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2019 Secondary 4 Week 4 Update

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We are in the last week of January and I can’t believe that one month is over.

The children are busy with school and their schedules have been quite tight these days. They hardly have time to even go for tuitions and I’ve been quite busy trying to reschedule timings.

We also went to GG’s school for a parents night and I was quite surprised to not see enough sec 4/5 parents around. After all, this is one of the most important years for their children. I didn’t really learn more at the session, but it was good to see the principal and vice principal who are both new to the school.

The school also has been pushing the direct admission scheme to the polys and junior colleges, and while I am happy that the school is doing this, I feel this will increase competition to the courses that BB & GG are applying to.

The week after is the Chinese New Year and will be a short work and school week for everyone. I am for one, looking forward to the CNY break.

Have a wonderful Sunday folks!

2019 Week 3 Update

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Hmm, actually there’s nothing really to share this week. I live a fairly mundane life and this week has been especially boring even to me.

Nothing really happened and the highlight of the week was someone calling me for an interview next week saying they would follow it up with an email confirmation latest by the next day…which still hadn’t come in! I actually found it rather funny and telling about the organisation than being offended. If I do interview with that organisation, I will definitely keep this boo-boo in mind about potentially how disorganised they could be.

I am reading a lot more this year as compared to last year. This is one of my habits I am tracking and started when I could not hit my initial goal of books read and had to revise the figure downwards as the year ended. So far, I am on track and am reading both physical and e-books so far. I am hoping this will continue throughout the year.

Have a wonderful and productive week folks!

2019 Secondary 4 Week 3 Update

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School is in full swing now as the Teachers race to finish the syllabus for the year before the O level exams in October/November.

This week, I got a call from BB’s school, his E Math teacher specifically. She called me about Bb’s handwriting and slipshod work submitted. So I had my talk with him and made him apologise to her with a promise that he will not do it again. He has said he will improve and that’s my hope for him too.

We’ve also been thinking seriously about their Early Admissions to Poly these days. When we went to the open houses last week, we learnt that the course BB is interested in is very competitive and the admission committee even rejects good students because they feel they can get in through merit. So to distinguish themselves from the others, we have been thinking of hooks that they both can use when they start applying. We’ve identified one each as of now, and the children have to research a bit more on the hooks to make sure they speak and write well about it.

Happy Sunday folks!

2019 Week 2 Weekly Update

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We’re at the halfway point in January and somehow I feel that this week has just zoomed past me!

I have been more or less consistent in the habits I have been tracking since the beginning of the year and I am happy with my progress so far. Unfortunately, since some of these habits are quite personal, I will not be able to share it here.

Work-wise, things are still where they were at the end of last year, but I am still hopeful for the future.

We also went to some poly open houses over the weekend and I was quite impressed with how GG conducted herself there. She went to speak to current and past students as well as lecturers to ask about the course requirements as well as any other questions she had to them. She has grown up into a very confident and articulate young lady and I am so very proud of her. I know she will excel in the course she finally chooses.

This week most of India will celebrate various harvest festivals, be it Makar Sankranti across most of the region north of the Vindhyas, the Pongal of Tamil Nadu, Lohri in the plains of Punjab and Haryana and Bihu in Assam in the north-east of India.

To those celebrating these festivities, wishing you a very happy harvest festivals. Have a wonderful week people!

2019 Secondary 4 Week 2 Update

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The first full week of school has ended and the children are already tired! GG started CCA from day one of school while BB will start his CCA next week.

The 2018 O level results come out tomorrow and now the stress is real! The current Sec 4/5 cohort has to be in school in the auditorium when the results are declared and S and I will be doing this one year on. I don’t know if I can take the stress…

We also went down to a couple of polytechnics yesterday to check out some of the courses that BB & GG are interested in. Both of their schools also took the graduating cohort to some of the polys to check out some of the courses. We will be going to some of the other polys which were not covered by the schools.

The semester load is also increasing as the schools race to finish the curriculum in time so that the children get enough time for revision. I guess this is the case whenever there is a national exam involved.

On this note, have a wonderful Sunday!