2017 PSLE Discussions and Strategies

[lee_yl]

Moochi:

Hi,


My son's school is organising an overseas learning journey to Brunei this year. Not really sure should let him go or not. A bit worried about safety issues but he's quite keen to go. Anyone else going on overseas learning journey?

After today's bombing incident, I think the security situation is quite tense. If it is not necessary to make the trip, you may wish to re-consider.
My daughter is only going for the school camp held locally.

[janet88]

My kids only attend camps held locally.

[lee_yl]

janet88:

My kids only attend camps held locally.

Me and my DH were traumatized by the unfortunate event in Mt. Sabah Kinabalu last year! Already told my kids, no overseas trip.

[Moochi]

Thanks lee_yl and janet88. You are right. We also don’t really feel comfortable letting him go for the trip. Better not go than keep worrying.

[alng]

Am analysing my son’s time table.


There is a total of 55 periods (of 30 mins each) per week from 7.30 am to 1.30 pm. I will discount the first period as I doubt the teachers can commence lesson at 7.30 am sharp when the morning assembly starts at 7.25 am.

The distribution of 55 periods is as follows:
English - 12 periods
Chinese - 12 periods
Maths - 10 periods
Science - 6 periods
PE - 3 periods
Mass exercise - 2 periods
Civil and Moral Education - 3 periods
Social Studies - 2 periods
NANO - 2 periods
Music - 1 period
Art - 2 periods
Total - 55 periods

Are MOE and the school sending a message that Science is not important since it has half of the time as compared to EL and CL?

[Nebbermind]

alng:

Am analysing my son's time table.


There is a total of 55 periods (of 30 mins each) per week from 7.30 am to 1.30 pm. I will discount the first period as I doubt the teachers can commence lesson at 7.30 am sharp when the morning assembly starts at 7.25 am.

The distribution of 55 periods is as follows:
English - 12 periods
Chinese - 12 periods
Maths - 10 periods
Science - 6 periods
PE - 3 periods
Mass exercise - 2 periods
Civil and Moral Education - 3 periods
Social Studies - 2 periods
NANO - 2 periods
Music - 1 period
Art - 2 periods
Total - 55 periods

Are MOE and the school sending a message that Science is not important since it has half of the time as compared to EL and CL?

Science text books are also much thinner than the rest!!

Anyway, I guess it requires much lesser time consuming practice than the other subjects.

[janet88]

science text books have been thin all these years. it is more like a colour picture book for kindergarten kids.


my daughter has 5 periods of science.
12 periods of english.
10 periods of math.

if schools do not provide additional notes, there is no way kids can pass science using that picture book.

[starlight1968sg]

janet88:

if schools do not provide additional notes, there is no way kids can pass science using that picture book.

Cant help but laugh when read the above!
picture book :roll: what an apt term!
immediately I thought of toddlers' books in lib with lots of pictures and few words.

[janet88]

starlight1968sg:

janet88:

if schools do not provide additional notes, there is no way kids can pass science using that picture book.

Cant help but laugh when read the above!
picture book :roll: what an apt term!
immediately I thought of toddlers' books in lib with lots of pictures and few words.

it would be appropriate for kindergarten kids or even p1s as a form of exposure to science. total waste of money to buy that book. to make it worse, the science periods in school don't even match up to math periods.

[Nebbermind]

janet88:

science text books have been thin all these years. it is more like a colour picture book for kindergarten kids.


my daughter has 5 periods of science.
12 periods of english.
10 periods of math.

if schools do not provide additional notes, there is no way kids can pass science using that picture book.

Just get the PSLE revision guide...whatever is needed is all there.