2013 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[Shan]

I asked DS2 to memorise all those endings for good deeds & lesson learnt......all cannot use. :slapshead:

I think I better make sure DS3(pri 2) have a good foundation in Chinese.

[lexis]

what sort of theme would that be… for the pic compo?

[Jennifer]

lexis:

what sort of theme would that be.. for the pic compo?

This year PSLE HCL booklet has a comp about a child wanting to adopt a stray cat but could not do so as the mother is allergic to animal fur. He told a friend who lives in landed property. This friend took in the cat. Happy ending.

I hope ah boy remembers this compo n writes with a similar structure.

For me, I will write that the other child also took pity on the cat. End up with the 2 children become good friends .

[lexis]

thanks Jennifer. Frankly, I think I’d be stumped if i had to write that compo!

[Shan]

Looking at the trend of pic zuo wen from PSLE 2011…seems to be getting harder…or maybe I am not good at Chinese so to me, it’s hard.

[clay569]

Shan:

DS called pic zuo wen very hard for him cos he is weak in Chinese. According to him, pics abt.. child saw a cat, wanted to keep it so went home to ask for permission...when child went back, another person holding a box want to catch the cat??

I think the pic zuo wen will be easy for those ok in Chinese.

The other compos abt good neighbours.

:faint: DS is weak in Chinese too. We encourage him to choose pic compo but this theme...haha suan le, script already submitted.

Thanks for sharing.

[ngl2010]

Last night DS practised writing a compo on adopting a dog but we concentrated on how the dog helped to catch a robber that break into the house. I don't see how the compo could help him today


Last week DS practised writing a compo about fire on the night before the English paper so it helped him in the Continuous Writing.

The anxiety caused by the Maths paper must have clouded my mind in reading my crystal ball so I was inaccurate in my prediction

[skyhigh_18]

clay569:

Jennifer:

I am intolerant of careless mistakes.


I used to work with a girl who is 20 years younger than me. She makes a lot of careless mistakes in her work. When I pointed out to her nicely, she told me she has always been like this since she was a student :faint:

As a working adult, careless mistakes reduce your credibility as a reliable worker.

We all heard of horror stories of surgeons leaving xxx in the patient's body during surgery. Bad habits should be nicked off when young.

A pupil who is careful in his work should be rewarded.

Could you pls share tactics to help a child overcome making careless mistakes?

My son used to be much more careless than now. I thought he has finally learnt that losing marks to carelessness is not worth it. He's still careless now but that's because he tends to work fast and miss a word or two in the question.

My elder son learnt the hard way.. His handwriting is for teacher to guess.. If careless he will say don't worry have method mark... In the end when his PSLE result it's only 200...he was devastated and from then his attitude change..

I hv tried so many method to change his attitude .. Any method you name it i have tired..

Today he will come and tell me that what I said then is correct ...and he is in JC now..

He has to see it for himself .. What I have learnt is the attitude towards what you do is important .. He has to see and feel it..

As a parent do not give up

[Jennifer]

lexis:

what sort of theme would that be.. for the pic compo?

Over the weekends, I checked on MOE syllabus requirement for HCL.

第三章 课程总目标

2. 提高人文素养
• 培养积极的人生态度与正确的价值观。
• 认识并传承优秀的华族文化。
• 关爱家人，关心社会，热爱国家。
• 热爱生活，感受美，欣赏美

Hence I advised ah boy to write happy endings with people getting along harmoniously.

[lexis]

wow that wil be useful for Wed’s paper. Thanks again!