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Pen88n:

verykiasu2010:

[quote=\"Augmum\"]Yes, :congrats: to 2011 batch of A level pupils

Am glad to see DHS A level results improving year after year.
So which day will they have a day off ?

your DD one of the top scorers ?

vks2010, u getting old and memory fails u Augmum DD still in DHS, and she's waiting for the day off celebration :rotflmao:[/quote]Yo......vks2010......u getting old liao.....
gal said must work very hard then can see the name appears in DHS website....... [/quote]

Augmum, your DD soon will be listed... :evil:

:please: :boogie: :congrats: Well Done !!

Augmum:

Snow Crystal:

[quote=\"Augmum\"]
Class 3A is an O lvl class.
what it is alarming is that It even comprises of few pupils from the 2 Gep classes.
The 7 units classes offer 7 subjects instead of the 8 subjects if pupils obtain GPA of below 2.8
( btw, Grade B is equal to GPA of 2.8)
That 's why i said that one cant afford to slack here......

Augmum - indeed alarming and scary. But the IPs would usually say no distinction between mainstream and GEPpers by beginning of Year 3. To begin with, some of the GEPpers may have attained PSLE score quite several marks below DHS COP but had gotten in via DSA. Like what some parents and students shared, after PSLE, it's a new race all over. So late bloomers not picked up as GEP material in P3 may flourish in sec sch while some identified as GEP in P3 may not do as well in sec sch. Actually I hope the other students would be kind to these GEPpers and treat them as normal kids whose results fluctuate. They already have a heavy burden of carrying a GEP tag. Hope all do well in the O level class and continue in DHS year 5. Any idea what's the criteria for O levels students to continue to DHS year 5?

Snow crystal, first of all, i think u have misunderstood my intended meaning of my posting.
The key words are \"cant afford to slack\" esp when i read someone mentioned here abt \" Super slack\". :roll:

The issue here ISNT so much becos of early or late bloomers, Geppers or Mainstreamers as what u have stated.

Yes, there is no distinction between Geppers and  Mainstreamers by yr 3
as pupils are streamed according to their subj combo and results as well.

i am not too certain whether those few who were downgraded to O lvl class were \" truly Geppers\" or
they were mainstreamers with high psle agg score of 27X, as all these ppils are grouped under the 2 SBGE classes.

Be it Geppers or Mainstreamers, early or late bloomers,
pupils who are downgraded to O lvl class,
do generally have  some learning atitude problems,i.e.....very slack ( fr what i have seen and heard).

The school itself, has already done her part in trying to \" maintain\" them in the IP.
Much efforts  have been done, such  as by end of yr 1, 
pupils with poor results are being identified and forced to attend the mandatory supervisory studies, 
with close monitoring of their results.
Letters  with details of results of tests, exams, graded assignments N projects obtained in diff sch terms
are collated for parents to see and aknowledge.
Hence, both parents and pupils are notified.
And it is not only 1 letter given but several letters in a yr.
But if they continue slacking and ignore their studies, i guess the sch cant help any further.

in addition, besides academic results, heard that the school  would also weigh on teachers' 
comments/ recommendations over these pupils' learning attitude in class.

The above is what i have found out fr my gal as there were some ex classmates who went to 3A.[/quote]
Yes, agreed with Augmum. Whether you are Geppers or High T-scorer there isn't any different when you are in Y1.
The few marks below DHS COP for Geppers to get in or going in at high 27X does not make a different. The Geppers are taking a different program and some of the things they learn in p4-p6 will be taught in Y1 IP school that few marks on DHS COP does not make much diff. The high T-scorer work hard and with their resilence they made it with high PSLE score.
When come to Y1 all depend on how hard they want to work to achieve good results......no slacking.

EllyInTheSkies:

I'm a Sec 1 student in Cedar's IP and my best friend in primary school in now in Dunman's IP.


She tells me that Dunman is 'super slack' and their homework is at most a 'few pieces of worksheets'. She can afford to laze around at home everyday after finishing her homework. Also, she ends school way earlier than me (3.15pm!!).

As for my school's IP, it's horrifying. In just a few weeks I already have 2 science projects, one maths graded assignment where you even need to explain with words how you derived your answer and what logical reasoning you used and tons of homework from other subjects. Everyday it just keeps piling up. Usually we get 10+ sets of homework over the weekends. My class tried to negotiate with the teachers, but they often say that they did not violate our school's Homework Policy. I often need to finish my projects within a tight deadline and hence I usually sleep at 12 or 1am a few days in a row. Coupled with 3rd Lang, I always feel very drained at the end of the day. We also need to bring laptops on a daily basis, and it's really exhausting to carry it around.


Why is it that Dunman's Year 1 IP is so carefree, yet mine is so ridiculous? With my score of 264 I could've chosen Dunman as my first or second choice in the S1 posting exercise, unfortunately I had already been bound by Cedar's DSA. Now I kind of regret going to Cedar, because I'm really afraid I will breakdown one day.

Maybe you might want to clarify with your friend is she \"super slack\" or Duman High \"super slack\" ?

Don't talk about daily work, just project itself my ds need to complete 3 by this 2 days in order to submit by next week. They have also completed graded Maths and LA. Not forgetting with CCA already kick in and other class activities that he is assign to do and competition that he need to attend (briefing and preparation work). How to slack and carefree ?

EllyInTheSkies, do your best in the school you are in. Cedar's IP is also a good school. How well you want to do in the school depend on how hard you want to work for it. There is no way you can slack in any school and achieve good results. All the best!

carebear:

My dd, small size, has been assigned the bassoon :scared: .

She finds it so heavy.

I also wonder how they assign for CO

Big Octopus:

Hi Augmum,


Just pm you. TIA

:thankyou:

Hi Augmum,


Just pm you. TIA

Cher2101:

Hi, my dd will be P3 Earnest next year also. She's from P2 - Adv this year.

Hi Cher2101,

Just PM you.

rubydoll:

Why no one has replied ? I am also one , who waits to know about the ACSI IB diploma.

Hope soon I can see a reply.
Cheers!!!!

You can post it in the ACSI IP thread, Autolycus will be more then willing to share.