2017 PSLE Discussions and Strategies

[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?

[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.