2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)

[janet88]

nicnac:

janet88:

oral & compo DOWN :rahrah:

2013 for school's past year papers are given as homework on top of home-based learning next week. only 2 weeks more of exam fever.

School did not issue homework for the break..
6 more days of exam

Lucky you...all my work has to be cut into half to fit in homework + home based. Paper 2 starts end oct.

[Steadyberry]

Would like to know is there going to be another big jump from p5 to p6? or p5 results are a good indication of yr psle results? My ds marks were quite stable the past 3 terms. Tia.

[Steadyberry]

Actually I do not mind if school gives past yr papers as hw. Think it is good for revision. My concern is the papers are not marked. Then no point doing it since u won’t know if yr answer is correct or not. I saw 2 sets of ca2 papers inside my ds bag. It was not marked. If the teacher is too busy to mark, the least that he/she can do is to go over the answers with the class & get the kids to mark themselves.

[janet88]

Steadyberry:

Would like to know is there going to be another big jump from p5 to p6? or p5 results are a good indication of yr psle results? My ds marks were quite stable the past 3 terms. Tia.

p5 to p6 is almost psle...short of few topics more for MT, Math and Science...but English is same for P5 but add about 40% difficulty.

[Steadyberry]

Hi Janet


Thanks. When will the kids start to do revision? I heard some said in June & some said after March can start because the school should hv finish teaching everything in March.

[Steadyberry]

Hi nicnac


I have heard of a girl who opt for a better school but long traveling time. She fainted in the mrt. But my neighbor’s dd is tough. Fr woodlands to boon lay. Sports cca & 3rd Lang at Bishan after school. She reaches home between 8-9pm at least 3 days in a week. Then another friend, his t-score can get into catholic high, but he chose a school near his place. Can take feeder or walk for less than 15 min. He reaches home in the late afternoon & will take a nap before dinner. And teachers are good to him because he is in the top 5 in the top class.

[janet88]

Steadyberry:

Hi Janet


Thanks. When will the kids start to do revision? I heard some said in June & some said after March can start because the school should hv finish teaching everything in March.

when school reopens, teachers will go full steam to finish syllabus...probably slow down near CNY and then upwards again. revision for topics taught in p4/5 can start anytime to make sure they don't forget. can't remember exactly when all the topics will be completed...varies among schools.

[nicnac]

Steadyberry:

Hi nicnac


I have heard of a girl who opt for a better school but long traveling time. She fainted in the mrt. But my neighbor's dd is tough. Fr woodlands to boon lay. Sports cca & 3rd Lang at Bishan after school. She reaches home between 8-9pm at least 3 days in a week. Then another friend, his t-score can get into catholic high, but he chose a school near his place. Can take feeder or walk for less than 15 min. He reaches home in the late afternoon & will take a nap before dinner. And teachers are good to him because he is in the top 5 in the top class.

Precisely. I really do not want dd to be spending that amount of time just travelling to school. It is going to be for 4 years and on a daily basis .My ideal has always been ' within walking distance' or at most 1/2 hour bus journey.
Hopefully, the new transport minister, mr Khaw, will consider adding more bus services..... Direct bus pls

[Pen88n]

Gabby:

thanks a lot, Pen88n, we will put Anglican as our top choice at the moment.

Gabby, other good schools in the range of 23+ to 24+ in the east that you can consider is Victoria Secondary, Chung Cheng Main. I don't know the distance from your home or any direct bus, but you may want to evaluate and take these into consideration when choosing.

[phtthp]

Gabby:

Hi just asking, have you all decided on the sec school your DD or ds will be going? I am staying at Tampines. Any suggestion of good sec school nearby?


My ds marks are around this range at P5.

El 80, Maths 85, CL 85 and Science 80

try to aim for Cedar Secondary (offer O level / IP track)

can consider
Temasek JC
Dunman High

Anglican High