NH's Turn - Parents Engagement

It is now Nana's turn. The school has invited the parents for an engagement session - the very 1st in my memory. 

The session was made up of 2 parts - 3.3pm to 4 30pm was the Pricipal Speech and Award Presentation, to be attended with the kid, followed by 30 mins with the class teacher, without the kid.

When filling up the response form, I was very excited to find out I could choose to attend only 1 of the 2 segments. I asked Nana if she was receiving any awards. Unlikely.. ok, skip the 1st part then. Hoho. 

I took time off from work, rushing down after a call ended at 4pm. I barely had chance to go to NH and was very lost. I called Nana, who came to my rescue. 

I joined the rest of the parents and students in the hall. Nana was sitting with her classmate, who told us that the session was coming to an end. "Very good!" I said, a little too loud. The session must be not too exciting bcos a few parents looked at me and gave me that "I know" smile. I made the right choice. 

The only thing that I got to hear, which is probably the most valuable information to me, is how great the last O level cohort has done. 

75% of the cohort went to JC, which is a great %. SST only 55%. What is more impressive, is the number of students who scored 7 points and below. 7 points leh, a whooping 45% of the students! Moreover, this does not include students who did equally well but decided to head to poly. I am very impressed. 

The parents were then ushered to the classroom and the students released. Nana's classroom is on level 6. Zzzz. The teacher session was more so about the class' moto, strengths and weaknesses. Nothing too specific actually.

I was glad to leave when the session ended at 5ish. I got no questions leh. I did leave, feeling that the race has started, that things have gotten serious now that Nana is in upper secondary. Scary siol. Secondary 3 just started, isn't it? 

Mummy Lim