2011 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[jtoh]

stressedoutmummy:

jtoh:

[quote=\"kitcat\"]Are you going to accompany your sec 1 ds/dd to secondary school on first day 3rd Jan except drive him/her by car there?

What do you mean by accompany your ds/dd to school? Aren't you just going to drop them off at the school? You can't accompany them into the school for the day, unless the school has expressly organized a parent activity like CCA orientation or something.

I've heard of parents who want to hang around the school on the first day of school or wander around the school. Please don't. Your kid is in Sec 1 already. He knows what to do.

VS 1st day of school is a 3-day outdoor camp. Mummy has no chance to linger in the school.[/quote]I like schools like that.

[justwondering]

my daughter got into cedar 'o' level.the COP for IP is 258... quite high....Anyway, Merry Christmas Everyone

[Pen88n]

suecat:

Pen88n:

[quote=\"South African\"]Hi it looks like most cases of appeal is already made known. Anyone heard from ri appeal yet? My son appeal for ri and still waiting for results. Was told that appeal cases are overwhelming and they need time. But I suspect those successful are already informed. :xedfingers: :lightrod:

It's not true that most cases of appeal is already made known. I've not heard from a lot of appeals yet - those to Cedar, VS, HCI, DHS, NJ, RVH, CHS, SJI, St Nicks' etc. I supposed need the \"top of food chain\" to start the ball rolling, and the rest will then know the vacancies they have and start their \"recruitment\" as well.

Ya!strange! The vp from scgs told me that moe s directive is to only inform parents the outcome on 27 dec???[/quote]Given this year 24 Dec is on Sat and 26 Dec Mon is a public hol, I think the appeal outcome is going to be delayed.

Anyone who has appealed and gotten the outcome, can you please share school, COP and if successful? This will help those who have submitted appeal know their chances as well as manage their kids' expectations.

So far, this is a compilation from the forum and frens:
- RI, 261, successful
- NYGH, 262, called for interview, not known yet
- NUS High, 26x, successful
- NUS High 25x, called for interview, not known yet
- ACSI, 247, unsuccessful

Anyone has more to add on? Let's start the ball rolling.....

[phankao]

jtoh:

kitcat:

Are you going to accompany your sec 1 ds/dd to secondary school on first day 3rd Jan except drive him/her by car there?

What do you mean by accompany your ds/dd to school? Aren't you just going to drop them off at the school? You can't accompany them into the school for the day, unless the school has expressly organized a parent activity like CCA orientation or something.

I've heard of parents who want to hang around the school on the first day of school or wander around the school. Please don't. Your kid is in Sec 1 already. He knows what to do.

Schools allow it lah . Not all schools so unfriendly. eg. NJC has a whole morning of briefings which parents are allowed to sit in(actually quite boring). In fact, much of it is useful for parents to know. There are seats placed in the hall - enough for all the students plus parents. The actual orientation starts in the afternoon after lunch. Parents usually leave by then, after the briefing/lunch.

[tisha]

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Merry Chrishmas and a Happy New Year to all.

[jtoh]

phankao:

jtoh:

[quote=\"kitcat\"]Are you going to accompany your sec 1 ds/dd to secondary school on first day 3rd Jan except drive him/her by car there?

What do you mean by accompany your ds/dd to school? Aren't you just going to drop them off at the school? You can't accompany them into the school for the day, unless the school has expressly organized a parent activity like CCA orientation or something.

I've heard of parents who want to hang around the school on the first day of school or wander around the school. Please don't. Your kid is in Sec 1 already. He knows what to do.

Schools allow it lah . Not all schools so unfriendly. eg. NJC has a whole morning of briefings which parents are allowed to sit in(actually quite boring). In fact, much of it is useful for parents to know. There are seats placed in the hall - enough for all the students plus parents. The actual orientation starts in the afternoon after lunch. Parents usually leave by then, after the briefing/lunch.[/quote]What I'm saying is if the school allows it, and caters for the parents, it's fine. Some schools do hold joint briefings on the first day of school where parents are invited to join in. That's fine. But some schools have briefings/orientation etc expressly for the students that begin the first day of school. What's the point of parents hanging around during orientation? To watch their kids mingle with other children? To check out the classrooms? To see if the kids are eating lunch properly? The kids are Sec 1 already and parents have to let go.

[ilikecats]

South African:

Given this year 24 Dec is on Sat and 26 Dec Mon is a public hol, I think the appeal outcome is going to be delayed.

Anyone who has appealed and gotten the outcome, can you please share school, COP and if successful? This will help those who have submitted appeal know their chances as well as manage their kids' expectations.

So far, this is a compilation from the forum and frens:
- RI, 261, successful
- NYGH, 262, called for interview, not known yet
- NUS High, 26x, successful
- NUS High 25x, called for interview, not known yet
- ACSI, 247, unsuccessful

Anyone has more to add on? Let's start the ball rolling.....

My daughter scored 260 plus 2 for her psle and had been called for interview by nygh, although the results is not known yet.

[Pen88n]

ilikecats:

South African:

Given this year 24 Dec is on Sat and 26 Dec Mon is a public hol, I think the appeal outcome is going to be delayed.

Anyone who has appealed and gotten the outcome, can you please share school, COP and if successful? This will help those who have submitted appeal know their chances as well as manage their kids' expectations.

So far, this is a compilation from the forum and frens:
- RI, 261, successful
- NYGH, 262, called for interview, not known yet
- NUS High, 26x, successful
- NUS High 25x, called for interview, not known yet
- ACSI, 247, unsuccessful

Anyone has more to add on? Let's start the ball rolling.....

My daughter scored 260 plus 2 for her psle and had been called for interview by nygh, although the results is not known yet.

Congrats! Another case of 259+3 also invited for interview at NYGH, results not known yet! Hope you all can get good news in the coming week!

[kitcat]

stressedoutmummy:

jtoh:

[quote=\"kitcat\"]Are you going to accompany your sec 1 ds/dd to secondary school on first day 3rd Jan except drive him/her by car there?

What do you mean by accompany your ds/dd to school? Aren't you just going to drop them off at the school? You can't accompany them into the school for the day, unless the school has expressly organized a parent activity like CCA orientation or something.

I've heard of parents who want to hang around the school on the first day of school or wander around the school. Please don't. Your kid is in Sec 1 already. He knows what to do.

VS 1st day of school is a 3-day outdoor camp. Mummy has no chance to linger in the school.[/quote]oh ok, I am just curious to find out which class ds will be allocated in, plus purchase the PE T-shirts that were out-of-stock on the registration day from the school bookshop, so parrent will be allowed in the school campus on the 1st day?

[kitcat]

phankao:

jtoh:

[quote=\"kitcat\"]Are you going to accompany your sec 1 ds/dd to secondary school on first day 3rd Jan except drive him/her by car there?

What do you mean by accompany your ds/dd to school? Aren't you just going to drop them off at the school? You can't accompany them into the school for the day, unless the school has expressly organized a parent activity like CCA orientation or something.

I've heard of parents who want to hang around the school on the first day of school or wander around the school. Please don't. Your kid is in Sec 1 already. He knows what to do.

Schools allow it lah . Not all schools so unfriendly. eg. NJC has a whole morning of briefings which parents are allowed to sit in(actually quite boring). In fact, much of it is useful for parents to know. There are seats placed in the hall - enough for all the students plus parents. The actual orientation starts in the afternoon after lunch. Parents usually leave by then, after the briefing/lunch.[/quote]oh, seems NJC is good at communication and parents engagement, thanks for sharing.