Raffles Institution (Year 1-4)

[Verysuperkiasu]

firefly38:

Maybe they are training the boys on 'speed & accuracy'.. My DS has 'accuracy' but not 'speed'.. DS says the teacher has assured them that it wouldn't be like that in the exam.. Phew!

So glad to hear that....let's cheer our dses on towards better performance! :rahrah:

[iFirefly]

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firefly38:

Maybe they are training the boys on 'speed & accuracy'.. My DS has 'accuracy' but not 'speed'.. DS says the teacher has assured them that it wouldn't be like that in the exam.. Phew!

So glad to hear that....let's cheer our dses on towards better performance! :rahrah:

Btw, DS' RE group didn't meet up for discussion last Friday, as 2 of his group members went back to their primary schools (which are very far from RI), and they decided not to return to RI for the discussion.

Only DS and another boy went back to RI (after visiting their primary school), so they decided to cancel the meeting. Then DS went back to his primary school again, which was just a street away from RI. Very convenient, haha!

[jtoh]

firefly38:

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[quote=\"firefly38\"]
Maybe they are training the boys on 'speed & accuracy'.. My DS has 'accuracy' but not 'speed'.. DS says the teacher has assured them that it wouldn't be like that in the exam.. Phew!

So glad to hear that....let's cheer our dses on towards better performance! :rahrah:

Btw, DS' RE group didn't meet up for discussion last Friday, as 2 of his group members went back to their primary schools (which are very far from RI), and they decided not to return to RI for the discussion.

Only DS and another boy went back to RI (after visiting their primary school), so they decided to cancel the meeting. Then DS went back to his primary school again, which was just a street away from RI. Very convenient, haha! [/quote]If your son is taking 3rd lang at MOELC, Bishan will be his 'territory'. Primary school, secondary school, third lang and in a few year's time, JC.

[Snow Crystal]

firefly38:

DS showed me his first Math Test yesterday, and I nearly fainted..

The test was upon 20 marks, and the boys had to complete it in 10 minutes (what a feat!)..
DS couldn't complete all the questions, hence he performed really badly (weep weep)..
Any mummies had the same shock as I had?

Most IP parents would have experienced similar shocks before haha...aiyo the clever PSLE-smart ah boy how come juz pass or even can fail IP tests :frustrated: Vks said it's a quiz and if so, don't worry too much. Good to have shocks - wake the kids from slumberland. End of good times and slackness. Would believe either your boy did not prepare well for the test or it's some surprise last-minute quiz. Your heart will henceforth grow stronger

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jtoh:

firefly38:

Btw, DS' RE group didn't meet up for discussion last Friday, as 2 of his group members went back to their primary schools (which are very far from RI), and they decided not to return to RI for the discussion.

Only DS and another boy went back to RI (after visiting their primary school), so they decided to cancel the meeting. Then DS went back to his primary school again, which was just a street away from RI. Very convenient, haha!

If your son is taking 3rd lang at MOELC, Bishan will be his 'territory'. Primary school, secondary school, third lang and in a few year's time, JC.

So he must be very familiar with the Bishan area then!

[iFirefly]

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jtoh:

[quote=\"firefly38\"]
Btw, DS' RE group didn't meet up for discussion last Friday, as 2 of his group members went back to their primary schools (which are very far from RI), and they decided not to return to RI for the discussion.

Only DS and another boy went back to RI (after visiting their primary school), so they decided to cancel the meeting. Then DS went back to his primary school again, which was just a street away from RI. Very convenient, haha!

If your son is taking 3rd lang at MOELC, Bishan will be his 'territory'. Primary school, secondary school, third lang and in a few year's time, JC.

So he must be very familiar with the Bishan area then! :)[/quote]Ya, DS is taking Japanese Lang at MOELC, so Bishan is his 地盘。 In fact, one of our family's favorite hangout places over the weekends is Junction-8, haha! :boogie:

[Ms tay]

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firefly38:

DS showed me his first Math Test yesterday, and I nearly fainted..

The test was upon 20 marks, and the boys had to complete it in 10 minutes (what a feat!)..
DS couldn't complete all the questions, hence he performed really badly (weep weep)..
Any mummies had the same shock as I had?

Thankfully it's a math quiz, marks not counted. Although it's 8 questions, but each question has 2 or 3 parts right? How to finish in 10 mins? ds did badly. Due to time constraint, he rushed through and made many careless mistakes. Is it going to be like that for major tests and exams?

My Ds said he got all correct as his teacher give them tt math quiz as homework .(No time limit) .

[Augmum]

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firefly38:

DS showed me his first Math Test yesterday, and I nearly fainted..

The test was upon 20 marks, and the boys had to complete it in 10 minutes (what a feat!)..
DS couldn't complete all the questions, hence he performed really badly (weep weep)..
Any mummies had the same shock as I had?

Thankfully it's a math quiz, marks not counted. Although it's 8 questions, but each question has 2 or 3 parts right? How to finish in 10 mins? ds did badly. Due to time constraint, he rushed through and made many careless mistakes. Is it going to be like that for major tests and exams?

Actually a 10 mins or even 5 mins Maths Pop quizzes are not really that uncommon in IP schs.
And some are even graded....
(sometimes, only after the maths quizzes , then they are told that it will be graded.... :evil: evil, right?)
I remembered there was 1 maths quizz where almost the whole class failed as the topic was not even taught,
initially was told that it was graded but the whole class made hell lots of noises,
Screaming of \"unfairness\", which softened the teacher's heart, and finally the teacher gave in....haha
Yes, in the beginning, most parents are kinda of shock as not used to seeing crosses on paper here and there.
Not to worry too much, either they will improve on their speed,
revise more regularly and practise more diligently before the maths quizzes or they/we get used to it.....

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Ms tay:

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[quote=\"firefly38\"]DS showed me his first Math Test yesterday, and I nearly fainted..

The test was upon 20 marks, and the boys had to complete it in 10 minutes (what a feat!)..
DS couldn't complete all the questions, hence he performed really badly (weep weep)..
Any mummies had the same shock as I had?

Thankfully it's a math quiz, marks not counted. Although it's 8 questions, but each question has 2 or 3 parts right? How to finish in 10 mins? ds did badly. Due to time constraint, he rushed through and made many careless mistakes. Is it going to be like that for major tests and exams?

My Ds said he got all correct as his teacher give them tt math quiz as homework .(No time limit) . [/quote]Wah....so good ah? Did your ds time himself at home?

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Augmum:

Not to worry too much, either they will improve on their speed,
revise more regularly and practise more diligently before the maths quizzes or they/we get used to it.....

I certainly hope it will be the former.