St. Margaret's Secondary

[kittycat01]

ProudOfMyKids:

Gosh! Has CCA registration started? Or even ended?

How is the registration done? There isn't any form nor is there online registration! My daughter says that they only need to inform the PE teacher of the choices and it will be done next week.

I better check with her........

dd says the list of shortlisted CCAs for the girls were pinned up on the notice board. If the child signs beside the shortlisted CCA, that means she's in already. don't remember seeing any forms for CCA actually. Officially CCA will start after CNY. But for those preselected (or shortlisted), they can start next week.

[Poonie]

Hi Parents of Sec 1 girls at SMSS

How are your girls coping with sec 1 Math, Science and all the new subjects? Just want to gather some feedback cos my daughter feels she does not understand the stuff taught and can’t catch up. She is worrying me as for the first time she feels she is ‘slow’ and ‘stupid’. I am resisting sending her for tuition at Sec 1.

[kittycat01]

Poonie:

Hi Parents of Sec 1 girls at SMSS

How are your girls coping with sec 1 Math, Science and all the new subjects? Just want to gather some feedback cos my daughter feels she does not understand the stuff taught and can't catch up. She is worrying me as for the first time she feels she is 'slow' and 'stupid'. I am resisting sending her for tuition at Sec 1.

Is it just one or two subjects? Give her some time as the transition from primary to secondary is quite drastic (from 4 subjects to 7?) How about the tests? How did she do so far? I think try to encourage her to clarify with the teachers if she does not understand - right away. Don't accumulate doubts. I agree at sec level, kind of hard to go for tuition as already got to attend CCA plus other activities so there's hardly time to squeeze in tuition.

She probably just needs some time to adjust to secondary level. After clarifying her doubts with the teachers, try to revise constantly and read ahead of the teacher, so it's easier to catch up. The only problem is I don't think the girls are given the year's syllabus for the subjects. I think I saw only the science one. Without the syllabus, it's hard to predict what the teacher is going to do next, so it's hard to read ahead.

My dd is also adjusting.....and trying to juggle between other activities and studies.

Hopefully our girls will improve over time...

[Poonie]

Hi Kittycat

Thanks for responding. Does your dd complain about school work being difficult? Just wondering if my dd is the only one who can’t cope. The 3-4 times she has to spend at CCA also left her with little time to do homework.

[kittycat01]

Poonie:

Hi Kittycat

Thanks for responding. Does your dd complain about school work being difficult? Just wondering if my dd is the only one who can't cope. The 3-4 times she has to spend at CCA also left her with little time to do homework.

My dd didn't really complain about the difficulty of the school work, only once, she clarified one geography concept with her brother who is in sec 3. But then again, she's the relaxed type. When I asked her if she understood so far, she said yes. So I really hope it's the case she understands all that's been taught. And yes, her CCA is also 3 X a week and she also has little time to study. I think they have to learn to manage her time properly - she needs to improve in time management as she tends to dilly dally a lot when she gets home. I've to constantly remind her to get started.

[jacsplace]

Hello.

My DD is in SMPS (p6 next year) and has been dying to go to SMSS since she was in p1!.Unfortunately her MTL grades have been slipping since p3.

Can anyone tell me if SMSS offers the B Syllabus for Tamil Language? TIA

[doraemo]

jacsplace:

Hello.

My DD is in SMPS (p6 next year) and has been dying to go to SMSS since she was in p1!.Unfortunately her MTL grades have been slipping since p3.

Can anyone tell me if SMSS offers the B Syllabus for Tamil Language? TIA

hi jacplace

you may refer to this moe site for more info on SMSS http://sis.moe.gov.sg/

am targetting SMSS for my dd too.

Subjects Offered
ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS
ART
ART NA LEVEL
ART NT LEVEL
ART 'O' LEVEL
BASIC CHINESE
BASIC MALAY
BASIC TAMIL
BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
CHINESE
CHINESE (SPECIAL PROGRAMME)
CHINESE B
CHINESE N(A)
CIVICS & MORAL EDUCATION
CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
COMBINED HUMANITIES (S,G)
COMBINED HUMANITIES (S,H)
COMBINED HUMANITIES (S,L)
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
ELEMENTS OF BUSINESS SKILLS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLL A)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SYLL T)
FOOD & NUTRITION
GEOGRAPHY
HIGHER CHINESE
HIGHER MALAY
HIGHER MUSIC
HIGHER TAMIL
HINDI
HISTORY
HOME ECONOMICS
LITERATURE(E)
MALAY
MALAY B
MALAY N(A)
MATHEMATICS
MATHEMATICS (SYLLABUS A)
MATHEMATICS (SYLLABUS T)
MUSIC
MUSIC 'O' LEVEL
OECIE DRAMA (GCEO)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
PHYSICS
PRINCIPLES OF A/C
SCIENCE
SCIENCE (CHEM, BIO)
SCIENCE (PHY, BIO)
SCIENCE (PHY, CHEM)
SCIENCE (SYLL T)
SOCIAL STUDIES
TAMIL
TAMIL B
TAMIL N(A)

[jacsplace]

Hi Doraemo,


I never knew this website existed! Thanks so much for this.

[krisvan8]

Hi


Would like to know what is their ave L1R5 for ‘O’ level in 2013?

Thanks

[shadowplay]

Hihi, heard the principal is changing next year, anyone can confirm?