Nan Hua High School
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julongmum:
Hi all,
Hi sorry for the late reply cos didn't have the time to access to the forum for the past days. Yes, my DD did told me they were released late for makan time and she couldn't finish her meal. Well, to our dismay yet can't control, what I advised DD was that in times when she only have little time to eat at the canteen, she should just go for snacks like sandwish, instead of joining the Q and end up no time to eat the food. Grab some like snacks better than going hungry without food hor.computerkid:
Hi julongmun, need advise from parents . my kid complainting not enough time for meal. Only half an hour for recess, lunch and between 2.30 to3.00 before their CCA. I dare not ask him to buy things from the bookshop because after queing up, he has no time to eat. Yesterday I was shock that he did not eat at all. Skip meal during recess, told me assembly took up their lunch period. Teacher conducted remedial lesson after school 2.30 to 3.00. After that 3 to 6pm CCA. He came home exhausted, hungry. and need to do homework till 10.30pm until I ask him to sleep.
I am sure the problem is not unique to him. CCA, enrichment, remedial lesson and so on is common to all students. How are your kid coping
Referring to your DD no makan break in between class and CCA. Is this an isolated incident or it will reoccur? If this happens often, I would suggest inform either the subject teacher or the CCA teacher-in-charge to be excused for a makan break. Hope this helps.
Wow, it's really a concern if the students are not having a proper meal during their breaks. Sometimes teachers/assemblies encroach into the students' break times and there is nothing we can do about it. I'd suggest that maybe the PSG can propose to the school to increase lunch breaks to 40 minutes and have the recess remain at 30 minutes, so as to take into account the time wasted for queuing.
If this doesn't work, I think another way is to suggest to your child to see whether the recess or the lunch have shorter queues. He/She can then choose to go for a meal when the queues are shorter and grab a snack when the queues are longer. Since there are 2 breaks, I think the students should see which break is better to have a meal when the queues are shorter.
As for lunch after school but before CCA, I don't think it's possible to push back the CCA starting time further from 3pm to lengthen the lunch time because the amount of CCA Training time/hours have already been reduced immensely since the implementation of the 5 day work week.
The last thing is to pack food to school altho I think that may be a hassle for some especially the preparation by parents.
Well, I hope this problem can be addressed and it should be raised to the school. Meals are important because they give one the source of energy to concentrate and focus during lessons. -
Hi all,
Just happen to visit Nan Hua High’s official website to see their O Level 2009 results. Apparently, the school has once again achieved sterling results, improving on their 2008 grades and hopefully this trend can continue. For the first time, 100% of their candidates obtained 5 or more ‘O’ level passes and a total of 345 out of the 430 (80.2%) students who sat for the examinations scored 4 or more distinctions… I believe that this upward trend will continue and trust that your children are in good hands, so no worries!
Lastly, here’s wishing one and all a Happy Lunar New Year and all the best in the new year! -
julongmum:
Hi all,
Hi computerkid, this is your 1st post in KSP, a big welcome to the family (KSP & NHHS).computerkid:
Hi,
I am new to this forum. I too wanted my son to be in RV which is very near to our house. Not only avoiding \"O\" level. Now all the top JC are IP. NJC, HCI, RJC etc. That will leave very few selection for our 'O\" level graduates. Since he is in Nan Hua now, I decided to move on, and concentrate on what Nan Hua can provide. I particularly like the Chinese culture appreciation Prog where he get to learn calligragphy, painting and chinese medicine. He is in class 101. So far he is enjoying himself, happy that the school allow handphone. Though complainting tired unlike Pri school half day. He is selected for Symphonic Band and today is the first lesson. By the way, The Parent Support group has organised a welcome tea for parents this Sat.
Yes, many of us also felt the same way initially, however, are now happy seeng kids settling well in NH. DD came back and told me abt 弟子规- this was mentioned in one of the culture talk. I didn't even know what's that! pai seh
Just happen to visit Nan Hua's official website to see their O Level 2009 results. Apparently, the school has once again achieved sterling results, improving on their 2008 grades and hopefully this trend can continue. For the first time, 100% of the candidates obtained 5 or more ‘O’ level passes. I believe that this upward trend will continue and trust that your children are in good hands, so no worries!
Lastly, here's wishing one and all a Happy Lunar New Year and all the best in the new year! -
mods, please merge with this. http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7112
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NHHS sucks lah.
The school only achieved band 1 because of the 30+ PRC scholars.
Without them, only about less than 10 local people are in the top listed on the website, and fyi, about 5 of them are PRs only.
Besides, in 2006 (my batch), NH is supposed to have the highest COP in history, 249. It is no surprise for them to maintain a band 1. As for me, with 256+2, I still did not make it on the list even though I also got into Hwa Chong.
My point is–those who got on the list are people getting 271 and 265+. They are in my class, I know. If you know people who got 240+ and are in nanhua, their chances of getting L1R5 at least 7 is not high at all. -
Serafiel:
Hi Serafiel,NHHS sucks lah.
The school only achieved band 1 because of the 30+ PRC scholars.
Without them, only about less than 10 local people are in the top listed on the website, and fyi, about 5 of them are PRs only.
Besides, in 2006 (my batch), NH is supposed to have the highest COP in history, 249. It is no surprise for them to maintain a band 1. As for me, with 256+2, I still did not make it on the list even though I also got into Hwa Chong.
My point is--those who got on the list are people getting 271 and 265+. They are in my class, I know. If you know people who got 240+ and are in nanhua, their chances of getting L1R5 at least 7 is not high at all.
You're an ex-student of Nan Hua and it startles me to know that you have such negative feelings towards your alma-mater, as evident from your opening sentence.
Undeniably, it is a common phenomenon across the board in all schools and there's no escape from it. Even the top student for the past 2 'O' Levels are Malaysians.
The picture painted may be a facade but I believe it is commonplace in almost all schools in Singapore. Even though I am not a proponent of \"foreign talent\", I still believe that due credit must still be given as a whole. By saying that the chances of people who got 240+ are not well placed to get a good L1R5, it is a slippery slope. Maybe you'd agree that in every case, there's always an exception. -
I’m sure many people would be angry that I hate my school, but i really do. I usually don’t hate places, but this is REALLY, REALLY an exception, believe me. Let me explain.
I called NHHS the Nine levels of Hell. Reason? Well, aside from the ugly uniform and tie-plaits thingy and the expensive but awful canteen food, the teachers suck. They can’t teach at all. Good teachers are all transferred to be principals or HODs in other schools. NHHS organise a lot of useless, time-wasting events instead of actually teaching. So much so that towards o levels, we barely got time to do any TYS despite our teachers having made us order them. Plus, teachers just read from textbook, they don’t know how to teach. Hard questions they have no idea how to answer, but my tuition teachers do.
NHHS is also a very sick school. A lot of my classmates went from guai kia to paikia. My friend got 252 for PSLE, got slipped into the worser class, and is now in poly. They always behave very gangster-like. Girls and guys make sick jokes and are biased towards indians, mainly because we are SAP school. But everyday you’d hear racist comments. And I hated nh because I also got no friends there. People just seemed to hate me because I’m a bit heavier (translation->really a bit only. I’m 120% for the H and W thingy, just borderline overweight). I don’t weigh like a 100 kg. But still, nobody wants to be in my group for PW, and no one to play with in PE, that’s why I really hated NH. In my Primary school nothing like this ever happens. NH is just freaking mean–you’re popular if you’re skinny. If you’re smart, then stick with the smart people.
I can guarantee you that in 2009, nobody who got 240+ ended up with 8 or more A1s. Maybe in 2006 got, but definitely not 2009. -
Serafiel:
Serafiel, I personally don't hate you on those remarks you made on your old school. I simply feel sorry for you.I'm sure many people would be angry that I hate my school, but i really do. I usually don't hate places, but this is REALLY, REALLY an exception, believe me. Let me explain.
I called NHHS the Nine levels of Hell. Reason? Well, aside from the ugly uniform and tie-plaits thingy and the expensive but awful canteen food, the teachers suck. They can't teach at all. Good teachers are all transferred to be principals or HODs in other schools. NHHS organise a lot of useless, time-wasting events instead of actually teaching. So much so that towards o levels, we barely got time to do any TYS despite our teachers having made us order them. Plus, teachers just read from textbook, they don't know how to teach. Hard questions they have no idea how to answer, but my tuition teachers do.
NHHS is also a very sick school. A lot of my classmates went from guai kia to paikia. My friend got 252 for PSLE, got slipped into the worser class, and is now in poly. They always behave very gangster-like. Girls and guys make sick jokes and are biased towards indians, mainly because we are SAP school. But everyday you'd hear racist comments. And I hated nh because I also got no friends there. People just seemed to hate me because I'm a bit heavier (translation->really a bit only. I'm 120% for the H and W thingy, just borderline overweight). I don't weigh like a 100 kg. But still, nobody wants to be in my group for PW, and no one to play with in PE, that's why I really hated NH. In my Primary school nothing like this ever happens. NH is just freaking mean--you're popular if you're skinny. If you're smart, then stick with the smart people.
I can guarantee you that in 2009, nobody who got 240+ ended up with 8 or more A1s. Maybe in 2006 got, but definitely not 2009.
And as a parent, I would also feel sad in the way you felt so strongly abt your old sch. I trust that most parents though 'gan chiong' on our children academic grades, but we are even more concerned over the emotional and mental health of our children. That's why I feel sorry and sad over how u actually felt abt yr sch, it pains me a lot if I were to know my child were so unhappy in sch, a place where she spends most of her waken hours. I would wish my children to be happy and get along well with others in school, this is definetly top of the list among other things. Nevertheless, you r now pursuing higher education in another sch, be positive and cherish your sch life (I missed my old sch days and thought that I should have done more and enjoyed those days). I wish you happy :lol:
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julongmum:
Haha, don't feel sorry for me. My parents have no idea that I hate NH that much. I wanted to go other schools like SCGS but because NH is so near I'm forced to go there. My parents don't really care about my mental health, and I'm now really happy in Hwa chong as I've got lots of friends there. Even some guys became my friends, though there's still those I hate as well, but not as many as in NH. Whenever I get emo about NH, I'll just cry znd then go back to studying. This bad experience has actually make me more resilient and stronger to adversity. And actually I liked my CCA and third lang class.
I simply feel sorry for you. And as a parent, I would also feel sad in the way you felt so strongly abt your old sch. I trust that most parents though 'gan chiong' on our children academic grades, but we are even more concerned over the emotional and mental health of our children. That's why I feel sorry and sad over how u actually felt abt yr sch, it pains me a lot if I were to know my child were so unhappy in sch, a place where she spends most of her waken hours. I would wish my children to be happy and get along well with others in school, this is definetly top of the list among other things. -
Serafiel, glad to know you r happy in your current sch - a prestigous sch huh, well done on your o level. Whenever my children use the word ‘hate’ I would suggest them to use another word, ie ‘dislike’ as the earlier is a very strong negative word. Well, there is many kinds of human souls in life. We cannot expect everyone to behave alike, can we? As till now, I always TRY to remind myself and people around me that whenever we see good kind souls, we learn from them. On the other hand, for sure we will also see and encounter less desired behavious around us, but we take these as mirrors and reflections. Stay positive is vital to being happy.
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