wanxuan75:

Need to get some advice from parents of sec 2 & above..


Is IS project a compulsory project?

If the child is unable to form a grp with anyone, would he be allowed to do the project on his own (tho I think it's a bit tedious cos of the scope, but nothing is impossible)?

If the school expects the IS project to be done in grp, would the teacher slot the child into any existing grp that has not hit the max of 4?

DS was enjoying too much of his school life in HCI and did not bother to go ard forming grps with his classmates.. when he realized that he has to, it was too late.. his classmates had all found members and formed the grp of 4, so he's left with no classmates to collaborate.. and since he only has 1 ex-schoolmate in HCI, but already formed grp in another consortium, he has no other friends that he know to collaborate.

Appreciate advice from the parents of the seniors, so that we can know how to proceed with this. thanks.

Yes, IS is compulsory. (It's calculated in the Mean Subject Grade).

It will be good to form a group, given that it is his first year doing IS. For this, he should approach his form teacher for some advice (or maybe to check if other classes have students who are also alone). Students usually do not do it alone but if so, it usually happens when he is in Upper Secondary.

CatMoon:

mathdog01:

[quote=\"CatMoon\"]Does anyone know how is the Science Olympiad Training Programme conducted? Is there lab work? Who is organising the competition? When is it held?


Any insight is most appreciated. Thanks so much.

Science olympiad training is for selected sec 1 and 2 students, held on Monday afternoons. There is lab work. There is no competition (just training). Mr Tan HK is in-charge of the programme.

Thanks very much, mathdog01! If there is no competition, would there be extra points for this course like the Australian Math course my ds took last year?[/quote]Extra points are only for achievements in competitions. Science Olympiad is only a basis to enter SMTP in Sec 3. The test scores will be used to allocate the student a SSMT (higher SMTP) if he enters SMTP.

CatMoon:

Does anyone know how is the Science Olympiad Training Programme conducted? Is there lab work? Who is organising the competition? When is it held?


Any insight is most appreciated. Thanks so much.

Science olympiad training is for selected sec 1 and 2 students, held on Monday afternoons. There is lab work. There is no competition (just training). Mr Tan HK is in-charge of the programme.

wanxuan75:

hI yymm03 , I think the website is down..

Hi all, the school wikispaces are all down today.

CatMoon:

wanxuan75:

Sec 1 newbie question again.


Can I ask what is Independent Studies ? Read that they have to do a project.. is it a grp project or it's an individual project? Can anyone advise?

It is a group project and the categories will be given out (very very long list). Between 4-5 boys in each group and the projects are graded on powerpoint presentations and actual project. They may do survey and then \"sell\" the project ideas to their mentors/teachers and they will spend about 2 terms working on this.

The requirements are <=4 per grp. 5 is an exception.
Please refer to http://hsprojectsday2016.wiki.hci.edu.sg/ for more details.
Secondary Ones will be receiving training every wednesday/friday which previous batches did not have (started last year), and will only be able to do Categories 3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11.

Ckll:

[quote]Based on the latest emb news:


\"Flag-raising ceremony will be conducted at the terraces at 7.35 am on Monday and 7.30 am on other days.
You must assemble at the terraces 10 minutes before the start of the flag-raising ceremony. (7.25 am on Monday and 7.20 am on other days).\"

Friday is 8pm in class.

I didn't see this on the High-School EMB. I only see 4 messages (2 regarding Orientation and 2 regarding the Tan Kah Kee MRT station exit). Was wondering if I'm looking at the correct EMB ?

Thanks,

CK[/quote]The message was only posted to sec 2-4 students.

CatMoon:

steven41:

Normal days (11/Jan onwards )school start 7.20am ?

Mon to Thu - start at 7.30am
Fridays - start at 8am

Based on the latest emb news:

\"Flag-raising ceremony will be conducted at the terraces at 7.35 am on Monday and 7.30 am on other days.
You must assemble at the terraces 10 minutes before the start of the flag-raising ceremony. (7.25 am on Monday and 7.20 am on other days).\"

Friday is 8pm in class.

Kabby:

mathdog01:

[quote=\"Kabby\"]ds1 will be in yr1 too! Hi everyone!

He'll be taking MSP too.
How many classes are there for Malay? Is it just one class? How many in a class?
Thanks for all the info so far!

Hi,
There are usually 2 classes for sec 1, with around 30 a class. But the class size reduces by half every year.
Hope it answers your queries.

thank you! so the 2 classes are on the same day in the week or different days? if on different days, is it the same teacher? they are allocated the day or there is a choice?[/quote]For sec 1s, the 2 classes will be on Monday and Tuesday respectively. Aphelion and Proed on Monday, Ispark and Ortus on Tuesday (supposedly) However, transfers may be made if ur ds has cca on either days. Time is 2.20pm to 5.30pm, with a short break. Teacher should be the same.

Kabby:

ds1 will be in yr1 too! Hi everyone!

He'll be taking MSP too.
How many classes are there for Malay? Is it just one class? How many in a class?
Thanks for all the info so far!

Hi,
There are usually 2 classes for sec 1, with around 30 a class. But the class size reduces by half every year.
Hope it answers your queries.

tanshortcake:

Are the CCA held on Weds & Fridays?

Nope. It depends on the CCA. All CCAs have trainings/practice held on Fridays. Most have them on Wednesdays too. Some have them on Mondays or Tuesdays also.