Raffles Girls' Primary

[bliss-ful]

I second that.

aqeqiq:

Power Puff:

Wondering if the teachers and principal will take good care of pupils who are not in the GEP? If the general consensus of parents of current students is that such children are being neglected or worse still, made to feel inferior, I would rather enrol my dd elsewhere where there are more competent and caring staff.

My dd is a mainstreamer. I don't have the impression that the school neglects or makes mainstreamers feel inferior to the geppers. The parents of mainstreamers and geppers who are my friends and with whom I speak, have also never given me the impression that the school takes that view.

[Power Puff]

That's great news. As long as all the girls are being encouraged to excel in a healthy way, I would feel assured that dd is in good hands. I know of parents in one of the SAP schools making a lot of comparisons and getting upset about GEP vs mainstream classes because of unfair allocation of resources including teachers and materials..The school has to address such worries positively and manage parents' expectations.


Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing dd wear the uniform (although I hated wearing it back then - so many 'layers'..blouse, pinafore, shorts underneath (my classmates and I were tomboys and loved swinging on the monkey bars and I was one of those who kept losing my school belt and forgetting to wear school badge

[aqeqiq]

Hi Power Puff,


Your concern is a valid one. There is a difference in the way mainstream and gep classes are taught and managed in rgps but it is not because the school neglects or puts the mainstreamers down. No worries about losing the badge. It is a sewn down one.

[gigima]

hi,


anyone knows what questions will be asked during PV interview? thanks.

[Luanee]

gigima:

hi,


anyone knows what questions will be asked during PV interview? thanks.

What areas can u contribute? Are u working full time? Will u continue to PV after ur dd gets a place? Etc

[gigima]

Luanee:

gigima:

hi,


anyone knows what questions will be asked during PV interview? thanks.

What areas can u contribute? Are u working full time? Will u continue to PV after ur dd gets a place? Etc

Thanks Luanee for your reply. Were you a PV before? Any idea who will be doing the interview and what kind of answers are they looking for? Do you know if those being called for interview have high chance of being selected? Thanks.

[Luanee]

gigima:

Luanee:

[quote=\"gigima\"]hi,


anyone knows what questions will be asked during PV interview? thanks.

What areas can u contribute? Are u working full time? Will u continue to PV after ur dd gets a place? Etc

Thanks Luanee for your reply. Were you a PV before? Any idea who will be doing the interview and what kind of answers are they looking for? Do you know if those being called for interview have high chance of being selected? Thanks.[/quote]Yeah i was a PV before but that was many years ago and during that time the PVG committee was a different group. So not too sure whether nowadays it be the same or not. I think there were 4 or 5 PVG committee members who did the interview, sort of like a panel sitting there. I dunno how many they called for interviews vs how many they actually select in the end. But u should get the reply pretty fast after the interview.

[Luanee]

Good news for citizens registering this year


http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1191133/1/.html

[phtthp]

Straits Times, 25 March 2012


S'poreans to get priority for P1 places during balloting: MOE

SINGAPORE:
From this year, Singaporeans will get absolute priority over permanent residents, when it comes to balloting for primary school places.

The Education Ministry said where balloting is required during Primary One registration, Singaporeans will be admitted first ahead of permanent residents, before home-school distance is considered.

For example, when the number of applications exceed the number of school places, Singaporeans who live closer to the school of choice will get higher priority compared to Singaporeans who live further away.

Citizens living within one kilometre will be admitted first, followed by those who live between one kilometre and two kilometres from school.

Singaporeans who live outside two kilometres of the school of choice will then be given a place.

If there are still vacancies in the school after all eligible Singaporean children have been admitted after balloting, places will be given to permanent residents, with priority given to those who live closer to school.

MOE said by giving Singaporeans priority over PRs only when balloting is required, it retains the underlying principles of the Primary One registration framework, which reflect a careful balance of considerations, and provide for diversity in Singapore schools, while according citizens a further privilege.

This is on top of a measure introduced in 2010, where Singaporeans are given two ballot slips for each child for Primary One registration, while PRs get one ballot slip per child.

MOE also announced that there will be seven new primary schools next year - five in the new towns of Sengkang and Punggol, and one each in Jurong West and Woodlands.

[Funz]

Which of these 2 CCA is better in RGPS?


Basketball or softball?