Maris Stella High School

[jinglebelle]

Just wondering, is this school made up of mostly rich men’s sons??

[MintLeaf]

jinglebelle:

Just wondering, is this school made up of mostly rich men's sons??

I doubt it. What made you think so?

[lovethekids]

Hi Claire,


We did not attend the open house. Anyway PSLE results already released, my child did not score well too. Quite disappointed for a while as he did well in his prelims, hoping that he may do well in Sec 1 and request for a transfer to Maris Stella.

Well, any one has experience transferring to another sec school using the sec one results? I heard if attained 70% for overrall subjects, we may do so. Is it true?

Please advise.

Thank you


lovethekids

claire:

Hi lovethekids
Did you eventually go to the open house at Maris Stella on saturday ? We went and my child is quite impressed by their innovative MACbook one-to-one learning during curriculum time.
We've advised him that there are alot of other factors to consider while choosing a school. We are not near Maris Stella and distance is therefore one of the considerations for us. However, he is still very keen, but I suppose we'll all have to wait for the PSLE results to be released before he decides making any final decision.
Hi Tianzhu,
We have seen how the MACbook is being used as part of the classroom curriculum , and it's indeed \"appealing\" to the students as children nowadays are really drawn towards IT/Infocomm technology. I agree with you that some families may have problem getting the child a MACbook. But I think in such cases, the school might help those who are in need.

Wishing all our children the best with the PSLE results.

[MintLeaf]

lovethekids:

Well, any one has experience transferring to another sec school using the sec one results? I heard if attained 70% for overrall subjects, we may do so. Is it true?

I would suggest appealing to the school on the 23rd December. Don't worry about the T-Score gap from the COP. If you like the MacBook program, find a way to mention it in the appeal process. After all, it appears to be the only Secondary School in Singapore that is using MacBook.

There is a streaming process for Secondary 3 that depends entirely on the Secondary 2 results. The child needs 70% and above for Maths, Science and Overall Average, before he can opt for triple science.

[ooptimizer]

lovethekids:

Well, any one has experience transferring to another sec school using the sec one results? I heard if attained 70% for overrall subjects, we may do so. Is it true?

It depends from school to school. You will have to call the new school in Term 4 to check if there are any vacancies. They may ask your child to take some exams, usually in Maths, Science and maybe English, Chinese.

[skyjuice]

Anyone has boys in Maris Stella to share about the school? My son will join the sec 1 class next yr there. It seems so happening. 1st week already has 3D2N Orientation and Discovery Camp. But i guess this is the best way to get to know one another. Thanks!

[MintLeaf]

skyjuice:

Anyone has boys in Maris Stella to share about the school? My son will join the sec 1 class next yr there. It seems so happening. 1st week already has 3D2N Orientation and Discovery Camp. But i guess this is the best way to get to know one another. Thanks!

I wrote something in the 2009 COP forum topic. Believe it was on the 23 Dec. Yes, it seems they have camps every year. I'm not a camp fan, but the kids seem to survive quite well. Generally secondary school is a big change for kids. There will be a number of team projects and initially the kids are not sensitive to deadlines. Depending on the teachers, the kids may be awarded zero for not handing up work on time. You can help your kid by checking Studywiz regularly. But some assignments are not posted on Studywiz although more than 80% are.


Make sure you can log on to both Studywiz and Admin Portal. Academic performance is posted on Admin Portal. Some kids neglect to vet their Admin Portal access choosing to use parent's account instead. Not a good idea as some info (especially at sec 2) are only accessible with student account.

The school has this system of teaching Geography, History, Home Economics and D & T for only half a year. So if he is studying Geography for first half, he can forget about Geography in second half of year. Many kids do struggle with Literature so take note. If your child is weak at Chinese, make sure he look out for the exam list with 造句，完成句子，etc to memorise. Sec 1 Design & Technology has a section on isometric drawing
which may be challenging for some kids.

[poohandtigger]

Heard that it is compulsory to buy laptop in Sec1. is it true? how to prevent mis-use such as playing computer games?

[CJS]

The students have to buy a Macbook and it comes with a parental lock system. However, it is no use. The students are so smart. They load in Microsoft OS which will bypass the parental lock system and play internet games.


The only foolproof way to prevent them from computer games is to guard the laptop physically. Very "Leh-jeh".

[skyjuice]

MintLeaf:

I wrote something in the 2009 COP forum topic. Believe it was on the 23 Dec. Yes, it seems they have camps every year. I'm not a camp fan, but the kids seem to survive quite well. Generally secondary school is a big change for kids. There will be a number of team projects and initially the kids are not sensitive to deadlines. Depending on the teachers, the kids may be awarded zero for not handing up work on time. You can help your kid by checking Studywiz regularly. But some assignments are not posted on Studywiz although more than 80% are.


Make sure you can log on to both Studywiz and Admin Portal. Academic performance is posted on Admin Portal. Some kids neglect to vet their Admin Portal access choosing to use parent's account instead. Not a good idea as some info (especially at sec 2) are only accessible with student account.

The school has this system of teaching Geography, History, Home Economics and D & T for only half a year. So if he is studying Geography for first half, he can forget about Geography in second half of year. Many kids do struggle with Literature so take note. If your child is weak at Chinese, make sure he look out for the exam list with 造句，完成句子，etc to memorise. Sec 1 Design & Technology has a section on isometric drawing
which may be challenging for some kids.

Thanks, MintLeaf. Tat's very helpful. My son is very weak in Chinese. Do you know why the booklist doesn't come with Ch textbook? Any advice on CCA? My son is thinking of joining Infocomm cos he likes robotics and web design work. How many CCA are they required to join? Thanks in advance.