Hello again,

you guys must be thinking... this one surely very boring. Sorry guys.

A REMINDER THAT YOU GUYS ARE TO BRING YOUR ORA CARD SOON AND THE MONEY AS WELL, start collecting if you haven't.

those of you who have not handed in your ORA FORMS are to give me a NIL reply even if you are not going

Lastly: Please do your homework

Please contribute to the discussion on school hours / schedule on the Congress online discussion board

Congress will be discussing the issue of the extended school hours/schedule and the impact of this on the average RGS student. In order for us to submit perspectives and recommendations to management that meet your needs, we need your valued input on this issue. PLEASE RESPOND AT http://rgscongressforum.heavenforum.com/ DO NOT RESPOND HERE. The above forum is completely anonymous, however you are free to identify yourself if you wish. Bryden Chew


WEP WORKSHOPS

Want to know more about the Work Experience Programme(WEP)? Go to CLC on Wednesday, 02/04/08, 09/04/08, 16/04/08 @ 3.15pm to learn more. Attendance is compulsory for those who wish to do their WEP this June. Students are to attend at least one session of the workshops. See U there.


MANAGING THE TRANSITION FROM SCHOOL TO UNIVERSITY

For those who wish to study in Australia, Taylors College (Perth) is organising a two week summer programme in Perth beginning 23/07/08 for the July programme and 17/11/08 for the December programme. The summer programme is designed to assist students in managing their transition from junior college to university. For more information, please contact Gary Lam @ gary.lam@idp.com / 6736 7037.

<3
Chair

Just a reminder from Ms Cheong:
Please hand up your personal exposition by Tuesday and lastest by Tuesday:D

thank you Chair for announcing those inet stuff!

those who wants to participate in the ORA walk-a-jog pls bring the $3 by TOMORROW (28 March, Friday) because the class list has to be submitted by monday.
It is on a first come first serve basis and only 7 people and 2 reserves are allowed

LOVES!
Ee Loon

Hello 205 :D

Reminders:
1. hand in your ORA concent forms. Nil reply needed by 28th March
2. Please write a learning journey reflection (kukup) that is to be handed in by 1st April. It should be either written or printed out and to be used during CLE lesson. *this is different from the CL one.
3. Please refer to one of the earlier post on the time table change. I will not be responsible if you do not bring the right books on the right day.
4. All those who were absent for any activities during the learning journey, please pass me your MC, excuse letter or HOY excuse by tomorrow. Other than that I will not be collecting and you shall face the consequences yourself.
5. Emily, Sharley and Wan shuen, could you please tell me why you were not in school yesterday. Wan shuen, please do give me the timing your left and came back from your piano examination.

From the INET:
Excuse letters for Sports Heats - urgent

For those who require excuse letters, please email Mrs Jonathan at hntan@rgs.edu.sg by Thu, 27 Mar. You are to state your name, class, house and event taken part. Also state for what activity you wished to get excused from (e.g. 3rd lang, CCA) and on which day of heats. Please collect your excuse letter from Fri, 28 Mar 12pm onwards from Mrs Jonathan's pigeon hole.


Sec 1-4 CCA Attendance for Term 1

Please be informed that your CCA teacher ICs are in the midst of collating your attendance for Term 1. If you have outstanding letters of excuse or medical certificates, do give it to your CCA teacher ICs asap.


New Arrivals for Chinese Books (Mar 08)

Pls find attached the list of new Chinese books we have in the newly named Deborah Tan library. They are also placed on the New Arrivals display in the library for your convenience.
Chinese New Arrivals Mar 08 (Books).xls


ORA WALK-A-JOGATHON, 12 APRIL 2008

ORA Walk-a-Jogathon. Procedure for signing up.
PE Reps:
1. On your classlist, please put a TICK next to the names of the 7 participants and put an ‘R’ (Reserve) next to the names of the 2 reserves.
2. Indicate the class’ contact person – include her contact number and email address.
3. All participants are required to purchase $3-worth of ORA coupons, which they can use at the Food & Fun Fair. Please collect $3 from each participant and submit the $ to Finance Dept. 4. Staple the receipt of payment onto your classlist.
5. Submit the classlist to Mrs Anis’ locker (outside the PE Dept) by Monday, 31 Mar, 4 pm.
More information on the Walk-a-Jogathon will be given out closer to the date.
For further clarification, please email sulastiri@rgs.edu.sg.


Sign up now to support in Earth Hour

The action is simple, the result is BIG. Support Earth Hour and turn off all lights & electrical appliances on 29 mar (Sat) from 8 - 9pm. Play a part to help conserve energy. Sign up NOW at here. You can find out more about Earth Hour at http://www.earthhour.org


Chung Cheng Calligraphy and Chinese Painting Exhibition 2008

有意参加中正中学2008年中小学书画展的同学，请在4月1日以前，联系陈心愉老师（分机：702）。比赛详情如下：
1.不限内容，但以汉隶唐楷，或汉唐诗文主题作品为优先选择（配合主题）。2.凡书法、水墨画和彩墨画作品皆可参加。3. 作品都必须自行装裱，卷轴作品为佳。3.镜框作品最大不超过70cm x 120cm，最小不小于 50cm x 50cm


Payment for Singapore Math Olympiad to Math Rep who will pay to Accounts Dept.

Registration by the pupils is on Inet Students Portal under Survey Singapore Mathematical Olympiad.
It is compulsory for Sec 3 RA Math pupils and ALL pupils training on Saturday mornings to take part in at least 1 competition. Registration fees are $8.00 for each category. If you are taking in both categories, the fees are $16. The school will only subsidise $8 for each Math Society member. Please inform your Math rep. if you are a member.All interested pupils including RA Math girls are to make payment to your math reps. who will in turn submit the class list and money to the finance department. Sec 1pupils are highly recommended to take part in this competition if you have intentions of being selected for Sec 2 Advance strand. Similarly, Sec 2 pupils are encouraged to participate if you are keen to be in Sec 3 RA Math class next year.
Closing Date:
• Registration closes on 27 March 2008. Late applications and changes after this date will not be processed.
• All payments must reach the finance department latest on 28 March 2008. Registration will be confirmed upon receipt of payment.

Thanks for having patience and reading to the end.
<3 Chair

Hello all,

Could Pearlynn Sim please see me tomorrow after the learning journey activity? you left you file behind after the RS project management workshop. Leading to this... I will have to say some things.
Guys... could you please be more considerate when using other's classroom? I had to push in all your chairs and clear all your 'butcher' sheets off the table. One group didn't return the markers to the teacher. Please... next time don't do that. Okay?

KIMBERLY, have you collected our periodicles? *sorry if I mispelled it. --"

And the class contacts have been uploaded into the class gmail @ 205oheight@gmail.com.

The username is 205oheight. The password is the same as this blog's.

And for those of you guys who want photos from the Kukup trip...you don't have to go to my blog anymore. I will try and upload pictures into the class photobucket. Anyone else who took pictures, please upload them as well for the entire class. Please make sure the photos are not *you know what* without mentioning names. Nevermind if you don't get this part --"

<3
Elaine (akane
Chair

Hello twohfivers,

Did anyone take the some parents letter to be given out to yor guys on the results of the A Level results?? I can't find it in the class tray.

Could Sharley and Catherine Tseng please find me after or before learning journey to collect some form for the Swim Team annual Camp.

Dear EL Reps (Kimberly)
Please collect the class' Broader Perspective from Eunice Tay at HOD Staff Romm. Thank You!

Eunice

Regarding the topic on changing this class blogskin, I will not have the time to redo the template that I did at the start of the year. Can some one please volunteer to find a suitable blogskin to change to or create one. Thanks!!

There is just one announcement on the INET. Happy Good Friday to everyone and Easter too :D Take this opportunity to complete all your homework. By the way, all the photos of the Kukup Trip has been posted my blog. You guys can go and get a copy of the class photo that we took.
www.beautiful-ugly.blogspot.com

Singapore Arts Festival 2008: enjoy discounts/subsidies

We are now taking orders for tickets to this year's Arts Fest which will be held from 23 May to 22 Jun. For more details on the various productions, please visit http://www.singaporeartsfest.com/

RGS pupils can enjoy a 60% subsidy on ticket prices courtesy of the NAC Tote Fund. Limited number of Special Student Price tickets ($15) are also available for each show.
Order forms with detailed instructions have already been placed in your class trays.

Please note that the deadline for bookings and payment is Fri 28 Mar. Late bookings will not be entertained. For more information or for the order form, please find me:D

Just a little note from me:
Thanks everyone for being so cooperative during the learning journey period. :D I hope you guys had fun okay? And whatever happened, just put it aside as a learning point. The matter is closed and no one is to dicuss it whatsoever. Please bear with me during the learning journey!

<3
Chair(akane)

Announcements from the INET.

Proposal Forms for Printing of T-shirts, Camps, Banner Painting, Consent Forms

Dear All, kindly note that all proposal forms for things like Printing of T-shirts, Camps, Banner Painting & Consent Forms can be obtained via your Form Teachers, CCA Teachers or Teacher IC of your activity. All these forms have been withdrawn from G.O. since 3 Dec 2007. Pls ask from your relevant teachers.....


Change of Timetable

Dear Girls,
Please open the attachment for details of the change of timetable:
Tue, 1 Apr by Fri (odd week) timetable;Tue, 15 Apr by Fri (even week) timetable; andTue, 1 Jul by Mon (even week) timetable.
Thank you.
ChangeOfTuesTimetable.doc

<3
Chair

HOMEWORK
1.Math Assignment 1 (Mrs Choo gave it to us today)
2.Yue4 du2 bao4 gao4
3.say hi to yujia-.-
4.Geog WSs
5.Lit PT DDD:
6.Chem PT
7.Nothing for the Speech and Drama girls.
8.Philo FA

Be in school at 6.45am in the KS CHEE Theatre on 19/03/08 for the kukup trip.
REMEMBER TO BRING PASSPORT!!!

THIS IS A REMINDER
everyone is to bring their PASSPORTS tomorrow. And please bring you bage ORA form as well.
Thanks!

From the INET:

Sec 2 and 3 pupils who had applied for Reseach Studies in Chinese
请于17/3/08到母语部布告版（在食堂入口处）查询申请结果。


Helpers needed to prepare IHG ribbons for Sports Fest!

If you are free in Wk 1 Term 2 to help prepare IHG ribbons for Sports Fest, and would like to fulfill House Hours at the same time. pls drop Miss Mariette Ong a note with contact no.or email in her locker or email (oyp@rgs.edu.sg). She will need to meet you at your convenient time to show you what to do.

<3
Chair

This is Hadley's new cheer booklet :D

The Learning Jouney schedules are already out. Please print out of a copy for yourselves and make sure you know what is going on. The first one is the schedule for 17th March and 18th March. Please do make a copy for yourselves too. Enjoy the last of your March Holidays :D
Next, there is supposed to be an entire stack of class lists for the Learning Journeys. May I know if someone has taken it from the class tray. Vice-chairs, if you did, please inform me. thanks!!

Announcements from the INET
1. Change of Venue for AIME 2008 on Tuesday 18 March
Please note that venue for AIME 2008 has been changed to AVA Room. Please pass this message to your friends who are taking part. Thank you.


2. Sinagapore Mathematical Olympiad 2008
Singapore Mathematical Olympiad 2008 (SMO 2008) The Singapore Mathematical Society will be holding its annual Mathematical Olympiads as follows:


• SMO 2008 (Junior Section): For students who were born on or after 2 January 1994
Date: 27 May 2008 (Tuesday)
Time: 9.30 am - 12.00 noon
Venue: RGSS Norris Hall


• SMO 2008 (Senior Section): For students who were born on or after 2 January 1992
Date: 27 May 2008 (Tuesday)
Time: 9.30 am - 12.00 noon
Venue: RGSS Norris Hall


• SMO 2008 (Open Section): Open to all secondary and pre-university students.
Date: 28 May 2008 (Wednesday)
Time: 9.30 am – 12.00 noon
Venue: RGSS Norris Hall


• SMO 2008 (Junior and Senior Section Special Round): By invitation only.
Date: 28 June 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 9.30 am - 12.30 pm
Venue: National University of Singapore


• SMO 2008 (Open Section Special Round): By invitation only.
Date: 5 July 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 9.00 am - 1.30 pm
Venue: National University of Singapore


Objective:The objective of these competitions is to test the ingenuity and problem-solving ability of the participants and to discover and encourage mathematical talents in secondary schools in Singapore.


Registration is on Inet Students Portal under Survey Singapore Mathematical Olympiad. There is no restriction on the number of competitions each student may take part in since senior and open categories of the competition fall on different dates. It is compulsory for RA Math pupils and ALL pupils training on Saturday mornings to take part in at least 1 competition.
Registration fees are $8.00 for each category. If you are taking in both categories, the fees are $16. The school will only subsidise $8 for each Math Society member. Please inform your Math rep. if you are a member.

When school reopens, please make payment to your math reps. who will in turn submit the class list and money to the finance department.


Closing Date:
• Registration closes on 26 March 2008. Late applications and changes after this date will not be processed.


• All payments must reach the finance department latest on 28 March 2008. Registration will be confirmed upon receipt of payment.

This is uploaded by request of Jessie. And Whoever is HOLDING ON to the LEARNING JOURNEY SCHEDULE. I'm going to kill you if you do not return it to me by the end of the March Holidays. I need the schedule. I don't care how you do it... put in the class tray or send it to me by post. I MUST RECIEVE it.

<3
Chair

Helloooo twoohfive –shinies :D

Well it's the MARCH HOLIDAYS :D yay non? :D

Holiday hw: LIT! (whale rider thing-oh), CHEM PT (okay not really, but you can start early right?), JIAN BAO! (on the you jin thingy. Cat shin I envy you. :D ), do your filing (especially math and chem. ): ) er if there's anything else somebody add on :D

And and and for those like eeloon who have comps, good luck jiayou and WIN if can (I know you can :D ). YAY (:

If not, go have a shiny holiday :DDDDDD

Ohohoh those who have camps and Sarawak trip, hope you have/had fun :D YAY :D

And then, once march hols are over, lets look forward to learning journey week :D

OH BRING YOUR PASSPORTS ON MONDAY (: to handup :D

Okay I realize I'm spamming this place :D

Byebyeeeee;
go figure who I am la (:

hello! :D

its the holidays people! woots xD

anw, here's info for the sungei buloh trip during learning journey wk. somehow i get the feeling tt nt many ppl heard elaine =.=" haha okay our slot is on the 20th march, 12.30-5pm.

Instructions
1. students who cannot make it on the scheduled date (due to competitions, exams etc) are to
make swops with other students from other classes
2. indicate on the class list by [u]17 march[/u] which class you are going with and if there's a
swop, the name of the student you swopped with (i'll be passing it ard on that day)

things to bring:
1. water bottle
2. snacks
3. poncho, windbreaker with hood. NO umbrellas!!
4. cap (optional)
5. clipboard + pen/pencil
6. insect repellent

attire:
1. PE tee shirt
2. track pants
3. comfortable walking shoes

okay that's it peeps! :D
~stef~

Hello sunshines :D
This is on behalf of Mindy (:

Read it: It's concerning History Learning Journey (:

Love,

Amanda!

HELLO,

Here I am with my body aching with mild fever. WARNING: ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS here are VERY IMPORTANT:

ART LESSONS WILL START ON 18 MARCH

Please go to the ART ROOM at 9.25a.m. Bring SketchBooks, Drawing Pencils. (Your Sketchbook should be without lines!! and at least A4 size. Colour and brand is up to you)

FROM THE INET:

1. RS Film Cluster Selection
Students who are interested to be considered for RS Film Cluster are reminded to submit their short films and group write-ups to Mr Redmund Law before Friday 7th March. Please contact Mr Law if you have any further questions.


2. Supporters needed for B Div Tennis Finals Thurs 6 March 08
Due to the heavy rain, the B Div Tennis Finals is postponed to Thursday, 6th March. Supporters are needed. Time: 1.15pm - 5pm Venue: Kallang Tennis Court Transport: One-way bus will be provided. Pupils who would like to support our Tennis Team, please meet Mrs Ho and Mrs Alfie tomorrow morning after the morning assembly at the parade square.

3. Excuse Letter for Sports Heats 25 Feb - 5 Mar
If you require an excuse from school related activties or 3rd Lang classes because you participated in Sports Heats as an athlete, please see Mrs J outside PE office on Thu, 6 Mar at 3-4pm. Other times will not be entertained.


4. Sports Heats on 3 Mar and 5 Mar postponed
Sports Heats on 5 Mar has been postponed to Mon, 17 Mar 2008 due to unfavourable weather. All who have registered for Sec 1 & Sec 4 Inter-Class and competitors from House can take part on this day. Procedure and time of reporting and submitting of house cards remains the same.


5. Helpers for Sports Heats on Mon, 17 Mar, 3.15 - 5.15pm at RGS
We need 25 helpers on this Sports Heats. Pupils who are available to help out at Sports Heats above, please sign up at the Sports Fest noticeboard by Sat, 8 Mar, 12pm. You are required to report for duty outside Dance Studio at 3.10pm for a short briefing and assignment of duty.


6. OVERSEAS FIELDTRIPS FOR STUDENTS - 2008

Please note that the LIST OF OVERSEAS FIELDTRIPS on the glass panel of the General Office will be taken down by Friday 7 March 2008 5.00PM.
Dear Students
1. A list of all overseas field trips organized by the school this year will be placed on the glass panel of the General Office from 25 February till 7 March 2008. This is to allow you to be selective in your choice of overseas field trips in the course of your studies in RGS. It would also help you in managing your time so as to have better balance between your studies and family life.

2. If you are eligible, and if you are interested, please apply directly to the teacher-in-charge. You may be interviewed or put through a selection process. Each department has its own selection criteria. The decision of the panel of teachers for each trip is final. For some trips, involvement is by selection only.

3. If you require more details such as the specific itinerary please approach the teacher-in-charge of the trip. Please note that the information provided here is subject to change without notification. Information such as the cost of the trip are estimates only. Each teacher-in-charge will be publicizing the details of the trip in due course.

4. Funding is 100% by students, unless otherwise stated. If you would like to participate in any of these trips, and require any form of financial assistance please speak with the teacher-in-charge or with Deputy Principal 2, Mr. Chang Weng Fatt.

5. If you are selected you must abide by the rules laid down and fulfill all obligations and duties, before, during and after the trip, as specified by the teacher-in-charge.

6. Please note that when you are a participant of an overseas fieldtrip you are a representative of the school. All school rules, unless otherwise specified by the teacher-in-charge, apply.
7. We hope that you will find the fieldtrip/s educationally enriching.

Mr. Michael Jalleh


Hall Assembly on Friday 7 March 2008
There will be a briefing on Learning Journeys this Friday
Please report to the following VENUES for Hall Assembly PUNCTUALLY
Year 1 (Hall), Year 2 (KS Chee)
Year 3 ( Hall), Year 4 (KS Chee)


<3
Chair

HELLO TWOOHFIVE!





This is really important so i hope you pay attention to this and uh, inform your various SL team leaders :D





Sorry that it's upside down cus i'm lazy to rotate it.
Anyway, the deadline for the first proposal is actually on FRIDAY , 29 Feb, but i'll explain to the teachers. So yeah. do it asap.

Pleasepleaseplease inform the SL teamleaders and get them to print this out. Thanks :)

Love,
Rachel