DSA - RI / HCI confirmed

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:30:34 GMT

Ban — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:30:34 GMT

JHFMum:
luckystar:
Just find out from my neighbour, RI invitations to briefing on 5 sept has been sent out since 26 Aug.

Is RI the only sch that has briefing after DSA results? What's the briefing about?

RI,NUSH and HCI have all met parents after DSA results. RI did it last Thurs. DHS has sent offer letters.

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:41:31 GMT

i30 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:41:31 GMT

Hi parents who have attended the briefing given by HCI, may I confirm with you that the registation date for HCI is in Jan 2010 instead of Dec 2009 (1 day after S1 posting date) so that the boys will have longer holiday? Thank you!

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:14:19 GMT

luckystar — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:14:19 GMT

sorry, not briefing, and is on thursday.

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:36:21 GMT

JHFMum — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:36:21 GMT

luckystar:
Just find out from my neighbour, RI invitations to briefing on 5 sept has been sent out since 26 Aug.

Is RI the only sch that has briefing after DSA results? What's the briefing about?

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:44:55 GMT

luckystar — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:44:55 GMT

Just find out from my neighbour, RI invitations to briefing on 5 sept has been sent out since 26 Aug.

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:55:46 GMT

turquoise — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:55:46 GMT

Dharma:
turquoise:
Do the top classes at RI (the ones with GEP and top PSLE scorers) do the same syllabus as the other classes? I heard that the Sports classes do not do the non-compulsory subjects. True? How about in RGS?

In RGS, all Sec Ones and Twos do the same Raffles Programmme. I’m not too sure abt the Sports Classes. There are some optional subjects like MEP, SAP, CSP,MSP and RSP but pupils must apply and be selected first. In Sec 2, only for maths they have 2 classes called Advance Strand Maths Class for selected pupils. But all pupils sit for the same paper.

I see. Thanks Dharma.

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:22:38 GMT

Dharma — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:22:38 GMT

turquoise:
Do the top classes at RI (the ones with GEP and top PSLE scorers) do the same syllabus as the other classes? I heard that the Sports classes do not do the non-compulsory subjects. True? How about in RGS?

In RGS, all Sec Ones and Twos do the same Raffles Programmme. I’m not too sure abt the Sports Classes. There are some optional subjects like MEP, SAP, CSP,MSP and RSP but pupils must apply and be selected first. In Sec 2, only for maths they have 2 classes called Advance Strand Maths Class for selected pupils. But all pupils sit for the same paper.

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:12:17 GMT

turquoise — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:12:17 GMT

Do the top classes at RI (the ones with GEP and top PSLE scorers) do the same syllabus as the other classes? I heard that the Sports classes do not do the non-compulsory subjects. True? How about in RGS?

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:05:04 GMT

father_of_3 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 08:05:04 GMT

[quote]That could be a reason. Was your son offered a place in RI and NUSH?[/quote]
Did not try RI. Wife dislike. Maybe due to her ex? Yes, he has a place in NUSH.
[quote]Hi Father_of_3, your son got HCI waitlist 2, may I know if he has been called for a briefing by HCI. Thanks! Good Luck![/quote]Yes, this evening at 5:30pm.

Just share so that there is no such thing as throu-train if SMOP platinum or GEP.

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:12:16 GMT

Mandarin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:12:16 GMT

Hi Fairy,

I am really curious what kind of questions were asked, care to share ?

Thanks.

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:46:16 GMT

Fairy — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:46:16 GMT

csc:
Hi Fairy,

Mine will read the Sports News the first thing in the morning during breakfast. She doesn't take afternoon nap but still in her uniform after school, will play with and 'talk' to her hamsters for at least an hour before she takes her bath.

I've given up 'nagging' - so long she gets all her work done which is usually by 11 pm each night.

Guess, she needs to \"wind' down each day. Maybe, your girl needs that nap too.

As for her interview, it seems to be fine - everything is fine with her actually. Two interviewers in the panel. I just asked her to treat it as the PSLE oral which I think she did. If you ask her what she likes best in NJC, it's the \"Sweet Talk\" sold in the canteen which she looks forward to buying everytime she's there. I wonder if she told the interviewers that.

ha ha ha..what a coincidence! My daughter also very 'excited' about getting a drink (ice-blended) from that stall the three times she was at NJC. Her interview was a very difficult one though. I was quite taken aback by the kind of questions they threw at her. Before the interview, I told her to relax and just be herself as I believe they just wanted to find out a little more about her, probably a formal 'chit-chat'. How wrong was I! :shock: The questions turned out to be quite harsh, probably to observe how she react/handle, though the interviewers were 'friendly' in their facial expression & tone.

After hearing what she related about the interview questions and how she answered them, I told her not to worry too much about the outcome. In my opinion, she has handled it the best she could and the experience of surviving a difficult interview alone is worth the time spent regardless of the outcome. I rewarded her by buying her a mango ice-blended drink from the NJC canteen. :celebrate:

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:22:36 GMT

csc — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:22:36 GMT

[quote]Hey! Mine too! I'm relieve to find out my daughter's not the only one out there who is 'like that'. She's very into Sports News. First thing she reaches home every day around 3pm is to read the ST Sports news before taking her long afternoon nap! PSLE or not, she is still the same - no anxiety, no extra effort

I remember your daughter was selected for NJC's DSA camp. How was her interview?[/quote]Hi Fairy,

Mine will read the Sports News the first thing in the morning during breakfast. She doesn't take afternoon nap but still in her uniform after school, will play with and 'talk' to her hamsters for at least an hour before she takes her bath.

I've given up 'nagging' - so long she gets all her work done which is usually by 11 pm each night.

Guess, she needs to \"wind' down each day. Maybe, your girl needs that nap too.

As for her interview, it seems to be fine - everything is fine with her actually. Two interviewers in the panel. I just asked her to treat it as the PSLE oral which I think she did. If you ask her what she likes best in NJC, it's the \"Sweet Talk\" sold in the canteen which she looks forward to buying everytime she's there. I wonder if she told the interviewers that.

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:12:13 GMT

csc — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 02:12:13 GMT

Extra effort? Frankly speaking, if you look at my daughter's 'punishing schedule' and piles of worksheet to be done, I am not expecting her to put in extra effort. To me, it is enough already. So if she has any spare time over the weekends, it will be purely for leisure - be it reading, watching movies or playing badminton with Daddy.

But this is on a case by case basis la. My darling daughter is coping well with her work... just don't think there's a need to add on extra stress for her to excel to perfection la. Unlike my son who is rather ambitious, she's happy and contented with what she has or is. Just like her mum! :lol:

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:15:47 GMT

whysoserious — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:15:47 GMT

I think p6 kids should be gearing up now to get their peak period during the psle.

No extra effort, no extra results.

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:46:12 GMT

Fairy — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:46:12 GMT

father_of_3:
My son has SMOP platinum award but wasn't offered by HCI. He is in waitlist2. Think the reason may due to dropping of HCL.

My colleague told me that his son's classmate from mainstream has SMOP silver but has HCL was offered by HCI.

I am really surprised to hear that. Maybe there's a change of selection criterion as compared to previous years.

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:44:01 GMT

Fairy — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:44:01 GMT

csc:

My daughter is taking her PSLE this year... but I'm rather relaxed. So is she. She's the happy-go-lucky type, not the type who will fuss over results. She's more unhappy when MAN U lost a match.

Hey! Mine too! I'm relieve to find out my daughter's not the only one out there who is 'like that'. She's very into Sports News. First thing she reaches home every day around 3pm is to read the ST Sports news before taking her long afternoon nap! PSLE or not, she is still the same - no anxiety, no extra effort :roll:

I remember your daughter was selected for NJC's DSA camp. How was her interview?

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:19:52 GMT

BelindaSG — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:19:52 GMT

Fluffy:

I implore parents not to place too much emphasis on DSA performance and in the process may put too much stress on their children. Sometimes, the unnecessary stress may cause more damage in terms of emotional well being especially when a student has high expectation of his/her success and unable to take failures.

I completely agree. For my #1 - we applied for only one DSA, #1 didn't get it - focussed on PSLE and got into the top school (Raffles). For #2 this year, we applied into 3 schools for DSA, #2 got admission DSA offer into one of them and now we are not sure if this is the best school for #2

It is better not to worry too much about DSA which is far too subjective to my liking, focus on PSLE good result and enjoy the fruits of hard work.

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:17:00 GMT

daisyt — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:17:00 GMT

yellow-dk:
I agree totally that DSA is not everything. My child wasn't successful in DSA - he was dealt with a hard blow. But it is important that we must believe in our child and when we do so, our child can feel it. That will boost their morale and they will do well :). Am confident of that... maintain GEP status or not? to me it isnt impt, what i want is my child to grow up well and be happy - as long as he has done his best

I believe, each blow or each setback the children meets, its a step forward of learning, whats life about. The more setbacks the children can handle, eventually they grow to be stronger. Of course, with the correct guidance from we, the parents.

From PSLE till Sec school, just a few months time, we learn many big lessons from all these setbacks. Now looking back, we are happy we walked through the stones and pebbles. Nowadays we would still discuss among ourselves these setbacks and feel good, but not upset.

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:03:18 GMT

csc — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:03:18 GMT

[quote]Compare to US primary schools' educational system, Singapore kids are under much more pressure. [/quote]
Actually, it's our choice whether we want to put the kids under stress. And also if the kid wants to succumb to stress too.

My daughter is taking her PSLE this year... but I'm rather relaxed. So is she. She's the happy-go-lucky type, not the type who will fuss over results. She's more unhappy when MAN U lost a match.

In fact, we are planning for a three week holiday in Dec and may not even come back to receive the sec school posting in person.

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:32:20 GMT

Merlion — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:32:20 GMT

Of course DSA is nothing compare to LIFE. It is just part of the learning journey. It is a very small step in life. I don't think there is any parents in this world who do not want their kids to be healthy and happy. But sometimes it is easy to say than done. Everyone wants the best for their kids and sometimes forget about the kids' feelings. Compare to US primary schools' educational system, Singapore kids are under much more pressure.

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:26:27 GMT

luckystar — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:26:27 GMT

Who got confirmed letter : congrate ! jia-you

Who got wait list letter : be patient, jia-you jia-you

who got rejected letter : don give up, jia-you, jia-you zai jia-you

The door still open !

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:07:54 GMT

yellow-dk — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:07:54 GMT

csc:
Thanks, Fluffy, for the sharing. These are my sentiments exactly.

I remember quite a number of my son's classmates did not get their choice school via DSA. In the end, they still get there via their PSLE results. In fact, a few were rejected by NJC, ACS(I), NUSH, RV but their final PSLE results landed them in RGS, RI and HCI instead.

Take the DSA exercise as an exposure or learning experience for the child. I hope the child's esteem is not just based on academic achievement alone. That will be real sad, indeed.

Celebrate effort instead. :celebrate:

That's what we did. Immediately after the PSLE oral, my hubby and I dated our daughter for a sushi meal and during the meal, nothing about the oral topics was discussed. :lol:

I agree totally that DSA is not everything. My child wasn't successful in DSA - he was dealt with a hard blow. But it is important that we must believe in our child and when we do so, our child can feel it. That will boost their morale and they will do well :). Am confident of that... maintain GEP status or not? to me it isnt impt, what i want is my child to grow up well and be happy - as long as he has done his best

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:50:44 GMT

csc — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:50:44 GMT

[quote]I implore parents not to place too much emphasis on DSA performance and in the process may put too much stress on their children. Sometimes, the unnecessary stress may cause more damage in terms of emotional well being especially when a student has high expectation of his/her success and unable to take failures. My experience on my children's DSA, past and current performance, their peers' behaviour (a couple very high achiever developed depression) taught me not to place too high expectation on them and instead focus on their continuous learning and give full support to their goals (be it academic or other interest like my kids who started picking up drumming and guitar). My wish is to ensure they pick up good life skills as they grow and my emphasis will be on character development. These are far more important than just pure academic achievement as they will go far in their future if they can manage their life well.
[/quote]Thanks, Fluffy, for the sharing. These are my sentiments exactly.

I remember quite a number of my son's classmates did not get their choice school via DSA. In the end, they still get there via their PSLE results. In fact, a few were rejected by NJC, ACS(I), NUSH, RV but their final PSLE results landed them in RGS, RI and HCI instead.

Take the DSA exercise as an exposure or learning experience for the child. I hope the child's esteem is not just based on academic achievement alone. That will be real sad, indeed.

Celebrate effort instead. :celebrate:

That's what we did. Immediately after the PSLE oral, my hubby and I dated our daughter for a sushi meal and during the meal, nothing about the oral topics was discussed. :lol:

Reply to DSA - RI / HCI confirmed on Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:08:42 GMT

john.09525316 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:08:42 GMT

Merlion:
Your friend's son is weak in both languages. 85% for GEP maths can be considered good, 78% for GEP science can be considered average. If he can pull his score for english to 75% and chinese to 70%, I think he will be ok. He is in P5 this year, so still got time to catch up.

I don't think your friend's son can maintain the GEP status with this kind of result. If you can not even maintain the GEP status, it will be hard for RI or HCI to accept you as they might not even see you as GEP student.

Thank for your advices.

I have shared all of yours comment to my friend. Interestingly, my friend told me his said his son classmate most of them are weak in Languages, at least 15 of them require remedy classes, most of them score below 70%. Wow, I shocked too!

I realised this yr P5 mainstream is also quite weak in Languages, especially the Chi, many of them HATE Chi, reluntant to learn.

My friend boy is from a SAP school

Everyone would like to comment and share this point.

I told my friend relax take it easy, study is not the only matter in life.

Thank U!