iRabbit:

iFirefly:

Y6 PTM is this Sat, 9am to 4pm. Parents can choose to see max 4 teachers. I've booked to meet Civics Tutors and GP teacher only.

When is Y1-Y4 PTM ?

I guess sch gave priority to Y6 parents, and rightly so since it's A level year. Y1 only allowed to book the timing of one of the 2 FT, and it's on a weekday.

Would we get the report book on the day of PTM?

It's been a while since my time at Y14 - don't remember when PTM were there. Academic progress report only after major tests (MYCT, EOY) and usually it's on the last week of school or even later.

lalaland:

Hi,

I would like to find out from parents here. What do prefects do? Do they organise activities (like Student Councillors), or more like uphold discipline (book ppl for infractions).
Also, is it true that once you are a prefect, you cannot (or will be less likely) be selected for leadership positions in your CCA?
Thank you.

At Y14, prefects do a mix of both, enforcing discipline and also planning some school events and match supports. Not sure if such a regulation exists, but I do know of prefects who were also CCA leaders.

bridesep:

Hi parents,


My DS is in Y1 and am trying to plan my June holidays. Was told at the academic briefing that they boys will have 2 weeks of \"free\" time during the June and Dec holidays. Is there a definite period of free time or it depends on the CCA and whether the boy has remedial lessons ?
Thanks in advance.

No definite period, depends on CCA and remedial. Most CCAs will try to either use the first week or the last week for CCA. Remedial almost always in week 1. Best to check with teachers.

Dark Stallion

House activities start in Orientation, which is when the JAEs come in (3rd Feb).


Yeah, they combined RG and RI houses to give the RJ houses.

doramon:

CMF:

[quote=\"doramon\"]Hi may i know how competitive are the sports CCA? Wondering if my DS has no experience but wish to join sports like shooting or softball, is it still possible? Are most of the vacancies taken up by those who get in via dsa sports?

For sports CCA, there are still spots for non-DSA boys. However, like in all the other CCAs, there will be trials and selections conducted. From what I understand, the school will try to match both skills and interests. Each boy will be required to rank his preference, and the CCA will allocate available vacancies based on their CCA requirement(s) and *skill-set(s) of each boy. Hence other than the compulsory trials, it would be good to sign-up for trials for any CCAs that the boy has an interest in, just for a try-out.

In most sec schools, CCA allocation is essentially based on *skill-sets required by the CCA & number of vacancies, and not on interest alone. It is an opportunity to explore new CCAs, and not be too \"hung-up\" or focused on just wanting to join a particular CCA. There are many instances of boys being allocated CCAs which were not even on their radar in the first instance, but they made the most of it and find that they are actually good in it & enjoy it! Most importantly, your boy should enjoy his CCA and look forward to it, as they spend at least 2-3 times a week at it & it's their \"downtime\". Camaraderie is strong amongst each CCA, and other than classmates, CCA-mates are an important avenue for interaction & friendship.

*Skill-set(s) : May not necessarily be that there has to be prior experience, but aptitude & innate talent / skill could be what the coaches etc may be looking out for:)

CMf,
thanks for the detailed explanation. Apprecaite it!
Can I just checked if RI allows the boys to change CCA, say after a year? Or it is the norm to stick to the CCA for 4 or even 6 years? Just worried that my DS chooses a CCA (and got in) and ended up find that is not so suitable....[/quote]There's a short window in the first half of Y1 for CCA changes during which most people who intend to change will change. They can still change outside of this window but this is on a case by case basis. Would recommend your son to seriously consider if he's interested and willing to commit for the whole 4 years. RJ has a much greater variety of CCA so it's quite common for most to change CCA again at Y5.

Physics 142 (Ss and Us), 142 (Ds and Es) out of 504 students

Go through papers first, then got many miscellaneous things for gap sem: meeting teacher mentors, going for sessions on how to make the most out of their gap sem experience.

Boarding is not compulsory, but highly encouraged. It’s about 1k for a term after the school subsidy (almost half price). Breakfast, dinner and laundry is provided (thrice weekly). There’s financial assistance if I’m not mistaken.


Boarding is easily one of the best experiences I’ve had at Y1-4. Would really recommend it!

1) They stay for one term with their class. Some classes board in term 1, some in term 2 and some in term 3. No idea how the school allocates classes. Note that the class will be split into 3 different building blocks so there’s some interaction across classes as well. They will also try to ensure that you don’t room with your classmates.

2) Breakfast and dinner provided on weekdays, breakfast on Saturday morning and dinner on Sunday night.
3) There isn’t much of a schedule before 7.30pm – they can do whatever they want. From 7.30pm-9.30pm there is "prep" which is basically time for them to study under the supervision of tutors (university students staying in RIB to help out) and the boarding staff. After 9.30pm it’s free and easy again until 10pm (on some days) where they have a short meeting at night. Lights out at 11.30pm.
4) They can choose to leave on Friday night or Saturday morning. During my time (2 years ago) about half of us stayed in on Friday nights. They are strongly encouraged to return on Sunday before prep at 8pm so they can prepare for school, but if they wish they can return after too.
5) For me, there wasn’t much of a difference.