2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)

[sleepy]

zbear:

The only subjects that I could help my kids when they were in Primary School were English n Science. MT to a certain extent only.

I can only help in CL. Maths is obviously out of range. And all those Science keywords thingy very confusing le. My EL lagi cannot make it. So only left CL. At least I got an A1 in CL at O level. Even though my kids always laugh at my inaccurate 发音 but at least I can read comfortably and recognize most Chinese words

I withdrew my dd2 from CL tuition. Only sent her previously because she pestered me nonstop that she would like to attend same tuition center as her friends. But I find that a waste of money since CL is my most confident subject. And she did not do much tuition homework so I don't think we are reaping sufficient benefits out of CL tuition

To cut cost, I'm going to rely on dd1's CL tuition worksheets and ask dd2 to read and re-do some of the worksheets. Not sure if that's a sound strategy but I guess for a start, I do not have a lack of materials.
Oh, that reminds me, why did dd1 need CL tuition? :roll: dd1 refused to let me coach loh. Totally not cooperative and we have tug of war every time with CL.

If really need tuition, I rather spend the money on EL. Really :slapshead: :scared: at dd2's EL result

[happyheart]

Thanks for sharing on the assessment books


Me too, I find the Pri sch syllabus ridiculously difficult for 10-11 years old kid, esp Maths. When DS1 was struggling with Maths in Pri sch, he totally hates the subject. Now at sec 1, not only does he do well in Maths, he is telling me Maths is interesting!

I am surprised and delighted at the same time Then I asked myself.... why make Pri Maths such a 'hard to love' subject when it can just be simply MATHS, to be enjoyed?

[zbear]

happyheart:

Me too, I find the Pri sch syllabus ridiculously difficult for 10-11 years old kid, esp Maths. When DS1 was struggling with Maths in Pri sch, he totally hates the subject. Now at sec 1, not only does he do well in Maths, he is telling me Maths is interesting!

Hi5!!!!

This also happened to my DS.

[happyheart]

zbear:

happyheart:

Me too, I find the Pri sch syllabus ridiculously difficult for 10-11 years old kid, esp Maths. When DS1 was struggling with Maths in Pri sch, he totally hates the subject. Now at sec 1, not only does he do well in Maths, he is telling me Maths is interesting!

Hi5!!!!

This also happened to my DS.

:snuggles: Hi5!!!

[janet88]

sleepy:

nicnac:

I find it very difficult to teach/guide math at p4 or higher. They have all these different methods that I had never learnt back then. Everything was solved using algebra/simultaneous equation but now they have Excess/Shortage, Assumption, Sets, Model, Unit Transfer, ....etc. and these are only P4..

I gave up on Maths since p2.
Tried to help solve a p3 question once, gave the wrong solution :oops:

越帮越忙

when daughter was in p1, I took her assessment book to study what models are. after some 15 minutes, I gave up...after that, no way :dowan:
daughter shook her head :roll:
but i still have to know what kind of questions & topics she has learnt, so that i can plan revision. the wonderful scholars who made a parent like me such a math fool.

[nansk]

happyheart:

I want to be very focused in getting assessment books for DS2 as I believed he will not have so much time next year to work on so many.


Which do you recommend for science? Is the 'daily dose of science' 'challenging science by Renee Chong' or 'Ultimate science workbook' better?

We did this in P4 and will do the same in P5 - buy the bare minimum and ensure it gets done. Then, focus on solving top schools' exam papers. That's good enough.

For P4 Science, we bought (and dd completed) Daily Dose Science. My dh, who does Science with dd, liked this book. So that is what we are going to buy for P5 as well.

My friend's dd used Daily Dose for English and Maths. She had a favourable impression of both books, although her dd did not complete them.

This year, we may buy Daily Dose Maths as well.

We already have enough for English (bought last year).

[nansk]

sleepy:

I bought getmethinking p4. Haiz, still brand new and p4 already over.

Should i insist dd2 to complete it?

I suggest you sell it and buy the P5 books instead. Then make a time table to complete it starting in Jan.

I am selling off the P3 and P4 Getmethinking and OnSponge books. Already bought the P5 Getmethinking books.

[janet88]

I like Daily Dose too…there is a good mix of questions…and for English, all the components of paper 2 are covered…same for science.

[happyheart]

Mummies and Daddies,

I compared and found that the so called New Edition Normal chinese Mother Tongue textbooks for P5 are the same as the old edition. The only difference is 5A textbook page 66 is now printed on page 67. FYI .

[Lexmark]

Hi, hi, 2004 mummy reporting!