Ingel Soong\" post_id=\"1816652\" time=\"1510974002\" user_id=\"162540:[quote=\"Ingel Soong\" post_id=1816652 time=1510974002 user_id=162540]
The use of calculators was introduced by the Ministry of Education for Primary 5 students in 2008 and Primary 6 students in 2009.[/quote]

I hope the rule is updated to accomodate the usage of smartphones (I know I know, the smartphone is too smart and too hard to monitor or control during exams by the teachers).
Reason: buying a new graphing calculator costs $179 from the school (my sec3 daughter just informed me yesterday).
While buying an app that emulates the same graphing calculator (same software and functionalities as the calculator but runs on smartphone) only costs $5.
I assume almost all students already have smartphones, or else, a $179 can also buy a new decent smartphone.

ivylian:

Hi, any 1I whatsapp gp for parents ?


Thanks

I just created a new one for 1I parents (1I is IP program), I pm you for the link, to prevent any spam.
On the second thought, maybe we don't really need it. Our children are old enough now to take care their school matters themselves, because they already have WA group per class since day 1. That's what I heard from my dd.

phtthp:

starting wef from 2018 Sec 1 students, All students including Sec 1 \"O\" level students, compulsory to take Higher Chinese -

is this true ? Thanks

yes compulsory for IP, but I don't know about O level.
It's Higher Mother Tounge to be exact, so it is either Higher Chinese or Higher Malay.

Rae4kids:

So to be clear for tmr: yellow pe shirt with pe shorts underneath skirt? A side question. Any sec 1 taking school bus?

yes, taking school bus, 6.20am from bedok

ss2:

They should be in PE shirt,Shorts and skirt.Info given during orientation.they need to bring stationeries,small notebook,waterbottle,money for food,napfa test results,Cedar tie,student ezlink card for first day.

About the ezlink card. The current ezlink card is for primary student which will expire at 31 dec 2017. When/where do we get the secondary student ezlink card?

Rae4kids:

What should they wear on the first day of school (sec 1)? N the following days? N what they nd to bring? Sch didnt provide much info on this

First 4 days are orientation days. They should wear PE. No need to bring school books

I just realized, there are no Math books in the book list that we bought from Cedar school on the registration day last Friday. There should be Math books, shouldn’t there? Anyone knows what Math book should we buy for IP express?

floppy:

ungu:

TJC IP across the house, or Cedar girls 50 minutes away?

TJC was 250
Cedar was 254
Dd 264

Is it worth it to take cedar?
Pls advise. Urgent. Thanks

You are in a Cedar thread asking for recommendation between Cedar and TJC. Let me guess, 99.9% will suggest Cedar

So seriously...
I would suggest Cedar.
4 years in an outstanding girl’s school, 2 years in an outstanding JC - very much a no brainer.
As an added bonus, Cedar / VJC uniform vs TJC uniform? No horse run in this contest.

To have balanced feedback, I also posted the same question in TJC thread. And I got the same answer from both
Everywhere I ask, seems like Cedar is the suggested choice, despite TJC is in front of our house.
So, Thank you for all your feedback.

Thank you for your responses. Yes, she took Malay. RGS is not an option due to the high fee for non citizen.

"despite the attraction of a 5 min walk to school, I would prefer Cedar…" —> this is the kind of feedback I’m looking for. Thanks again.
We finally put in Cedar. I may consider moving to somewhere nearby Cedar to lessen the transport time.

TJC IP across the house, or Cedar girls 50 minutes away?

TJC was 250
Cedar was 254
Dd 264

Is it worth it to take cedar?
Pls advise. Urgent. Thanks