2013 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[notredame]

Jennifer:

I finished packing. Only 76cm tall.

:razz: :razz: :razz:

[notredame]

ScaredyMum:

My helper very fast all bring downstairs liao before i have a chance to measure it's height!

:rotflmao: wonder woman :rotflmao: I could only drag to the storeroom and wait for my hercules to clear them later.

[ScaredyMum]

notredame:

Shan:

Has anyone reward DC with smart phones for their hard work?

Ya, we did. Not so much of a reward but as a necessity.
Dd didn't ask for it but we feel it is essential for her for the purpose of
-keeping track of the bus arrival time (super accurate),
-google to get info related to schoolwork,
-twitter esp with her cca kakis for notices and discussions,
-whatsapp as they can photoshot Q&A for schoolwork discussion, etc.

However, we did warn her that we will confiscate the phone if we caught her using it for other purposes while doing her homework. She doesn't have much opportunity to use the hp in school since there are rules.
That makes her 'no government control' time on her bus/mrt journey home only. i don't see her using it while walking/crossing on the road.

Same same, main purpose was google info/words etc relating to sch work, esp sci & eng. They used to whatsapp me with pictures of their sch work if they had any questions. We disallowed games apps during school term. They got used to not having games and are not hooked to their phones even though they hold it throughout the day.

[caringconcernedparent]

any of your kids playing minecraft?

[beariecrystal3]

Dd has packed her table and threw her books at the newspaper recycle rack.

Playing her iphone the whole day since she did not take HMT

[notredame]

ScaredyMum:

Same same, main purpose was google info/words etc relating to sch work, esp sci & eng. They used to whatsapp me with pictures of their sch work if they had any questions. We disallowed games apps during school term. They got used to not having games and are not hooked to their phones even though they hold it throughout the day.

Yours in primary school? Sorry I didn't clarify that mine got hers only in S1.

[Candy08]

caringconcernedparent:

any of your kids playing minecraft?

Yes, both my girls into minecraft but they only play during weekends n can't be whole day.

[ScaredyMum]

notredame:

ScaredyMum:

Same same, main purpose was google info/words etc relating to sch work, esp sci & eng. They used to whatsapp me with pictures of their sch work if they had any questions. We disallowed games apps during school term. They got used to not having games and are not hooked to their phones even though they hold it throughout the day.

Yours in primary school? Sorry I didn't clarify that mine got hers only in S1.

Yeah they in pri sch... They only happened to inherit dh & my iphone 4 when we changed phones, and to iphone 5 when the contract was up and iphone 5 was offered on a very low price by dh company...

[janet88]

caringconcernedparent:

any of your kids playing minecraft?

Finally, PSLE is all over!!! :rahrah:

My kids inherited iPhone 4 when hubby and I upgraded to the 5.
They do not have data roam, so can only whatsapp at home. But my son has wi-fi in school on the first floor only. His teacher uses Facebook to update them on any school event, or homework. I warned them to use the mobile sparingly. Once they exceed call out limit or engrossed in it, I will confiscate.

[clay569]

Wow.. I MIA for 12hrs and the pages flew!!


If you all remember, I confiscated DS phone 2 months back. He's over the moon today when he returned home to find it fully charged.

DS finds today's hcl ok. 20min to check, he said. I looked at him, incredulous. He's weak in Chinese, always marginal pass for HCL. And yet didn't want to study much for it, and also didn't want to drop it. I :xedfingers: for a pass

You all have very good DC who efficiently packed up the books. Mine hasn't started and yet created another mess with computer and gadgets. :faint: