Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[wsp]

E3:

Thanks Janet, I do hv one 看图写话 which is too simple for the school's standard. Her teacher requires them to use 成语. I ended up telling her what to write. :roll: Although she read this guide book, it's still not sufficient. I was hoping she can read some models which are more applicable. I will check out the books you had recommended. :thankyou:

hi, E3

May I know at which level does the children start to learn 成语 ?
Thanks.

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wsp:

hi, E3

May I know at which level does the children start to learn 成语 ?
Thanks.

Hi, my dd started this year at P2, that is for Chinese essay. The 成语 are given as helping words for writing the essay.

[cg88]

Hello all,


I'm new to this thread.
I am a SAHM and have 2 boys, p6 and p4 now.

My elder boy is feeling the stress this year, esp after the CA1. He didn't perform well as he had wanted. Hopefully he will recover from this and work hard towards his goal.

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cg88:

Hello all,


I'm new to this thread.
I am a SAHM and have 2 boys, p6 and p4 now.

My elder boy is feeling the stress this year, esp after the CA1. He didn't perform well as he had wanted. Hopefully he will recover from this and work hard towards his goal.

:welcome: Can imagine his stress. Good to have a goal. Perhaps u can help ur boy to adopt a motto to spur him on.

[cg88]

Thanks E3, will try that.


Btw, has anyone reviewed the p4 science paper? i have doubts with 2 questions :

1. MCQ Q20, choose an animal that has similar stages in their life cycle as that of a duck (a diagram showing egg -> young -> adult).
(1) tiger (2) housefly (3) butterfly (4) mealworm beetle


The answer is (1). Can anyone convince me? I had wrote a note to the teacher and the reply was 'internal fertilisation'! Does that mean that all mammals will have 3 stage life cycles instead of 2 which they were previously taught?


2. Open ended Q39. Fatimah decided to cut away all the leaves on his pot of plant in his garden. What do you think would happen to the pot of plant?

Answer : the plant will die eventually.
Reason: the plant cannot get sunlight and will not be ableto make food, hence it will die.

My son's answer: the leaves will grow back.
Reason: there are still food and nutrients stored in the stem, which will enable the leaves to grow back.

the teacher's explanation: the stem is too thin, therefore not much food in the stem!

This question is quite similar to the Science Practical wooksheet they had done before. But the question was such that the boy continue to cut off the leaves once it grow back, therefore the plant will die once all the food had been used up.

I am still not convince by these answers. Can anyone explain better? :?:

[CoffeeCat]

cg88:

Thanks E3, will try that.


Btw, has anyone reviewed the p4 science paper? i have doubts with 2 questions :

1. MCQ Q20, choose an animal that has similar stages in their life cycle as that of a duck (a diagram showing egg -> young -> adult).
(1) tiger (2) housefly (3) butterfly (4) mealworm beetle


The answer is (1). Can anyone convince me? I had wrote a note to the teacher and the reply was 'internal fertilisation'! Does that mean that all mammals will have 3 stage life cycles instead of 2 which they were previously taught?


2. Open ended Q39. Fatimah decided to cut away all the leaves on his pot of plant in his garden. What do you think would happen to the pot of plant?

Answer : the plant will die eventually.
Reason: the plant cannot get sunlight and will not be ableto make food, hence it will die.

My son's answer: the leaves will grow back.
Reason: there are still food and nutrients stored in the stem, which will enable the leaves to grow back.

the teacher's explanation: the stem is too thin, therefore not much food in the stem!

This question is quite similar to the Science Practical wooksheet they had done before. But the question was such that the boy continue to cut off the leaves once it grow back, therefore the plant will die once all the food had been used up.

I am still not convince by these answers. Can anyone explain better? :?:

For question 1, the best answer is 1. the rest are too far off.
Otherwise there is a possibility that the questions are badly set.

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cg88:

2. Open ended Q39. Fatimah decided to cut away all the leaves on his pot of plant in his garden. What do you think would happen to the pot of plant?

Answer : the plant will die eventually.
Reason: the plant cannot get sunlight and will not be ableto make food, hence it will die.

My son's answer: the leaves will grow back.
Reason: there are still food and nutrients stored in the stem, which will enable the leaves to grow back.

the teacher's explanation: the stem is too thin, therefore not much food in the stem!

This question is quite similar to the Science Practical wooksheet they had done before. But the question was such that the boy continue to cut off the leaves once it grow back, therefore the plant will die once all the food had been used up.

I am still not convince by these answers. Can anyone explain better? :?:

Let me attempt. Your son is quite right. Again, it's very subjective to state that the stem is TOO thin, it's not so for all plants. So in this case, we could explain such that:

Plants need to respire and photosynthesise. If the leaves are cut off, the plant will not survive because the tiny openings (stomata, if they are taught) in which the plant uses for exchanges of gases are mostly removed. Thus, the plant will eventually use up its food and die.

The word 'eventually' is used here because the plant may still survive for a couple of days. The new leaves may not grow fast enough for it to start making more food for the plant to survive.

(With exception to the case of the cactus plant, the stem will do most of the respiration and food making work cos the leaves are too spikey and thin to contribute much to these processes. )

If the question is put in such a way that the ROOTS of the plants are removed, then surely the plant will die.

[janet88]

Hi E3/cg88,

I looked at the question several times and tried to figure out but to no avail...it's strange to use such a diagram and the answer is tiger :? . I just cannot be convinced. What I do know is MAMMALS have 2 stage life cycles except spiny anteater and platypus. Fertilisation is inside the body.

Hey cg88,
:welcome:
I've got a son in P4 and younger gal in K2.

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janet_lee88:

Hi E3/cg88,

I looked at the question several times and tried to figure out but to no avail...it's strange to use such a diagram and the answer is tiger :? . I just cannot be convinced. What I do know is MAMMALS have 2 stage life cycles except spiny anteater and platypus. Fertilisation is inside the body.

Hey cg88,
:welcome:
I've got a son in P4 and younger gal in K2.

haha...Janet, you are right. Was confused by the teacher's answer pertaining to internal fertilization. Removed my first answer in case it start to confuse others. However, all the animals in the options go thru internal fertilization. How about both duck and tiger are warm-blooded? I don't see why they needed to show the life cycle of duck though.

[janet88]

Hi E3,

Mammals give birth to their young alive, because fertilization takes place inside the female body. I don't understand why such a question is tested...it's rather tough for P4 students. For MCQ question, it requires such deep level of thinking.