ngbrdad:

clayman:

ngbrdad,

Aren't you glad you don't have that hanging over your head, wondering when the news is coming in?

Hope to meet you in ACSI soon.

Are you going for the high tea on 6/1 ?

Yup. Will be going. Maybe we can say hello to each other. Any idea when the class list is out?

ngbrdad:

snowstars695:

Im really interested about the answer to the question above too!

my son got 261 but got into nus high through dsa.
he had applied for RI supp intake. but, there is no news to date.
he has math olympiad platinum medal.


wonder what are his chances?
anyone with similiar experence?

So no news about DSA CO transfer at all.

ngbrdad,

Aren't you glad you don't have that hanging over your head, wondering when the news is coming in?

Hope to meet you in ACSI soon.

Ichigokun:

All my friends that wanted to go to ACSI originally now run to other schools like River Valley. Anyone knows why is that so?

Why don't you ask your friends that question and tell us? Ask them why they changed their minds and decided to go to River Valley? I'm curious too.

COP do not make or break a school. Its the students, the teachers and the programmes the school has.

ACSI have just posted a list of students’ NRIC numbers who have been successful in their appeals on the school website. Total of 47 students were successful.

jtoh:

I believe both RGS and NYGH have informed students with DSA COs of the new MOE directive and have turned them away. I think RGS has also clearly stated this on their website. RI is the one school I know which has asked parents to put in their appeals.

I know of one boy who accepted ACSI CO, scored 27* for PSLE but was turned away by RI when he appealed.

ezmummy:

clayman:

There is also no rule for plain water only. You can bring sweetened water, Ribena...not an issue.

wah, that's nice

My son brings Yeo's packet drinks too...haha!!

Merry Christmas to one and all!!!

shalomger:

Hmm. What are the food prices like? Would like to know so I can budget recess and lunch money. ^.^\" TIA to anyone who answers this query.


Prob will try to pack recess for DS, I guess. Do most of the kids eat canteen food for recess or da bao food?

According to the letter they sent out, there is a morning healthy snack time. What are u all packing? I am a bit at a loss as to what to pack as my boy isnt terribly fond of fruits. Lol.

Prices vary between $1 for plate of plain chicken rice with a few thin slivers of chicken to $2 for rice with egg and some meat. Usually the longest queue is at the snack stall where in addition to your chips and mamee, they also have chicken pie, char siew bao, chee cheong fun and nasi lemak. Quite a number of choices actually. You can ta bao food from home. No problem. As for the snack time, biscuits, dried fruit, nuts or chips will be ok. There is also no rule for plain water only. You can bring sweetened water, Ribena...not an issue.

bbhome:

Hi all,


Just found my way over to this forum. My son will be joining the ACSP family in 2012 too. Thank you for all the important details shared.

Hubby will be taking the public bus with DS to school as it's along the way to his office but I expected they will reach school really early in order to avoid the jam.

Can I check when do we actually go into school and is it necessary to get the ID pass ?

Hi bbhome,

No need to get the ID pass. If you need to go to the bookshop or the general office for any matters, just inform the guard at the security counter by the lifts and they will give you a sticker. But the Teaching Block is out-of-bounds. In any case, for the first day of school, you will be able to accompany your DS to the auditorium.

If your DH is bringing your DS to school, the traffic is still fine before 7.00am.

Btw, you may not know, but the prices of the food in the canteen is a bit more expensive than other schools.

ezmummy:

clayman:

My son just finished his PSLE and will be moving on to ACSI IP Programme next year.

Like I told Shalomger, you can just give me a shout if you need any questions answered about the school, teachers and GEP. Will be most glad to help.

Congrats on your son's success to move on to ACSI

Yes, you have been very helpful.

Eh, just last thing. I heard some school's GEP very siong, with lots of homework.

How's your son's experience in ACS' GEP programme these 3 years? How's the homework load? And is it true that the school don't teach much of the mainstream curriculum?

I'm asking so that I know how much help I will need to give to my son. And also to decide how much commitment I can give to my job, which I'm very prepared to have lower income so as to help my kiddos.

Thanks.

I'll try to answer your questions as best as I can.

First of all, ACSP's GEP is probably the least stressful amongst the 9 centres across Singapore. There is not much drilling (which should be the case with GEP) except when SAs are around the corner. Most of the work is done in school, but the most important thing my DS learnt from the programme is time management. There is a fair amount of writing for English and Social Studies, so he just needs to keep track of the timelines and submission dates. Yes, you are right. They do not do much mainstream curriculum. In fact, my son did not even touch his maths textbooks in P5 at all....not to mention Science. Lessons and topics are interesting so the boys will definitely be engaged.

As for my son's experience, I suppose each boy goes through the GEP programme differently. If I may say, it boils down to the parents' expectations. Some boys in my son's class has tuition at that branded centre at United Square for all 3 subjects. To each his own, I suppose. You know your son best. In comparison, I would say my son kept up with the momentum on his own. He did not have English or Science tuition. He had about 9 months of Maths Olympiad training at a neighbourhood centre but switched to mainstream Heuristics problem solving class to prepare for PSLE. As for MT, he only had about 6 months of compo writing at Tien Hsia but switched to a home tutor for compo and oral for PSLE early this year. So I suppose he had it easy. I don't think the parents can help much curriculum wise, but it would help to just make sure he does his projects on time.

In the first 2 weeks of term, the boys would probably be made to take some assessment tests in all 4 subjects for the teachers to understand each boy's level. From the results they will pay more attention to the weaker ones. Do not be alarmed if your son had to go for remedial classes somewhere down the road. Take it as free tuition. The boys really benefit from this and you can see the improvement. These classes are strictly for GEP boys.

Overall, the boys will manage in the end. This year's GEP class had 21 boys score above 260 for PSLE and they only started their revision in June. That speaks volume about the boys and the teachers and I'm sure the less stressful environment helped in some way.

All the best to your boy in his GEP adventure!!

ezmummy:

ooohhhhh now I get you clayman.


I agree w you that HMT is for enrichment. Unless the teachers (and we parents) are able to impart a great interest in the language, else I won't force son to take it up too.

you son is in which level now? Or already graduated?

My son just finished his PSLE and will be moving on to ACSI IP Programme next year.

Like I told Shalomger, you can just give me a shout if you need any questions answered about the school, teachers and GEP. Will be most glad to help.