Thanks for the info, very helpful!
Latest posts made by joconde
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RE: What is L1R5?
Hi,
Can someone confirm if my understanding is correct : min grade for chinese for JC entry is D7 ?
If a student’s Chinese subject score lower than D7, even if the L1R5 is good, still cannot go to JC ?
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RE: Travel: Taiwan - Taipei
Wonder if it’s safe to travel to Taiwan in June (with elderly and kids above 10 yr)? Anyone still going ahead despite H7N9 ?
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RE: Tuition / Enrichment at Secondary level
Hi,
Am urgently looking for Eng coaching for my sec 3 boy. Got B3 last yr, but failed this CA1. I believe he needs pointers in exam skills.
Any recommendations ? 1-to-1, small group or tuition centres. North area.
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RE: All About Ordering Birthday Cakes
cody:
hi cody,Not safe to go by weight these days as fillings can weigh alot. So the cake may weigh 3kg but the physical size will be small.
Eg mousse, fruits filling weigh alot.
Unless u go to a traditional cake shop eg pine garden which has more cake content than filling, I would suggest u go by size.
As for your question - does your party include other food?
That's a consideration as well. If it's a heavy meal, a small serving of cake per person will do.
If it's just cake alone, I will get 40cm x 40cm just to be on safe side.
Kids who like cake can eat alot ESP if it's a flavor they fancy.
Anyway to be on the safe side, better to have more than to have not enuf.
Hope this helps.
My guests will have food before the cake. I hope the cake will be enuf to serve one slice for each guest, with some buffer for second helpings. I guess you're right, using the size is a more accurate gauge than using weight. Will check cake dimension with the bakery staff.
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RE: All About Ordering Birthday Cakes
Am first time organizing BD party for dd. Would like to check with experienced parents out there, for 30 kids (8 yr old) and 20 adults, how big should the cake be ? is 3kg too much ?
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RE: School Placement Exercise for returning S'porean children
Shanghaied:
I inquired a few primary schools but they do not take in students at P6 level. Will try calling up more schools.
SPERS would be a better option from personal experience, although that should not stop yr friend from considering DSA. In any event no school will take P6 student so yr friend should plan for S1 intake which is more ideal.joconde:
Hi,
I'm helping a friend explore options for her dd who is returning to SG this june, and need some advice from fellow forumers.
Friend's dd was born in 1999 so suppose to be P6 this yr. She left SG at preschool age and has never been exposed to SG syllabus all this while.
Both me & my friend called MOE, and the options are either she downgrade to join P5, or wait to take SPERS exams in Oct.
It seems to me SPERS is a better option, as no need to waste one year, but i just wanna double confirm if this decision is right. Without going thru SG primary education, will she be able to cope with secondary ? Anyone with similiar experience to share ? The international school she currently attends is very relax, and she's not very academic type, and doesn't read much.
Also, if the girl go for SPERS, it means she will not attend school for half a year, maybe only private tuition, etc. Is that normal ?
Thanks !
SPERS is held in October (registration commences late July) so a return trip would suffice. As I mentioned in my earlier post, the test is more about logic thinking (that IQ test bit) than Math and English. Yr friend shld prepare her dd, but there's no need to drop school just to prepare for SPERS. Yr friend can also look around for schools which accept students on waiting list without DSA, but I must caution you the waiting list is usually a very long one!!
I have been told about someone walking into an unnamed school and demanded to have his child admitted. It worked, but I am not privy to the events. Pretty 'strong arm', I must say.
PS. My dd was also not exposed to SG syllabus between P1 and S3.
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RE: School Placement Exercise for returning S'porean children
Freesia:
I would rather go the internatinal school route.
too bad this option is economically not viable to my friend -
RE: School Placement Exercise for returning S'porean children
Hi,
I’m helping a friend explore options for her dd who is returning to SG this june, and need some advice from fellow forumers.
Friend’s dd was born in 1999 so suppose to be P6 this yr. She left SG at preschool age and has never been exposed to SG syllabus all this while.
Both me & my friend called MOE, and the options are either she downgrade to join P5, or wait to take SPERS exams in Oct.
It seems to me SPERS is a better option, as no need to waste one year, but i just wanna double confirm if this decision is right. Without going thru SG primary education, will she be able to cope with secondary ? Anyone with similiar experience to share ? The international school she currently attends is very relax, and she’s not very academic type, and doesn’t read much.
Also, if the girl go for SPERS, it means she will not attend school for half a year, maybe only private tuition, etc. Is that normal ?
Thanks ! -
RE: All About Clothes Dryers
AC:
come back to u later...now got rush (lunch break). never expects so..o..many response :shock:[/quote]cos now wet season mah :lol:joconde:
[quote=\"AC\"] tried that yesterday, i think co's closed down. :? i desperately need the dryer....without it very jia-lat
AC, i've never used such thing, but am curious to know if it's really helpful. can share ur experience ?