2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)

[MrsKiasu]

So long as our daughters are trying their best, that will be good enough for us.

[randwick]

janet88:

I don't blame the tutor for being frustrated. I know my daughter is also trying. She is slow...we have been revising science on other days. But I can't be scolding her because she is trying her best. Tutor and I usually discuss after each lesson what she has taught and on my part, I will let tutor know what I revised with daughter.


Thank you for your suggestions.

Hi Janet! Am wondering what you mean by \"she is slow\".

I faced the same problem since beginning of last year. DD's SA2 math was borderline pass. She couldn't understand fully what the tutor was teaching and although she passed her paper, her confidence in math dipped even more. I thought it was because DD's very weak in math since lower primary.

We had the tutor since P2 and DD has been getting average grades from P2 to P4. I thought nothing of it until P5. Initially thought DD's drop in math was mainly due to the increased depth in P5. By SA2, I realised that the tutor herself was not comfortable in handling upper primary math. So, it is not just my DD's problem but the tutor's too!

Sigh....Finding a good tutor with good teaching skills is very tough and must also have good rapport with the kid

[janet88]

randwick:

Hi Janet! Am wondering what you mean by \"she is slow\".

I faced the same problem since beginning of last year. DD's SA2 math was borderline pass. She couldn't understand fully what the tutor was teaching and although she passed her paper, her confidence in math dipped even more. I thought it was because DD's very weak in math since lower primary.

We had the tutor since P2 and DD has been getting average grades from P2 to P4. I thought nothing of it until P5. Initially thought DD's drop in math was mainly due to the increased depth in P5. By SA2, I realised that the tutor herself was not comfortable in handling upper primary math. So, it is not just my DD's problem but the tutor's too!

Sigh....Finding a good tutor with good teaching skills is very tough and must also have good rapport with the kid

she has a very short memory...so we would need to revise with her constantly. also, she works better with visual. attention span is like 15 minutes at most and after that you would need to get her attention.
lots of interaction required.

the tutor is also teaching english, math & science to other students at primary level.

yes, finding a tutor who can teach and have rapport is very very hard.

[happyheart]

DS seems to be very free. He has homework everyday and he always reports homework done all by the time I get home from work. May I know what kind of homework your DC are getting , i.e how may pages, questions per subjects? Is DS not getting enough?

[janet88]

happyheart:

DS seems to be very free. He has homework everyday and he always reports homework done all by the time I get home from work. May I know what kind of homework your DC are getting , i.e how may pages, questions per subjects? Is DS not getting enough?

it depends on the school.
my daughter has math homework in her activity book, english worksheets from school (editing, grammar mcq, vocab mcq, comprehension OE, composition). for science, so far i've seen fill in the blanks but majority of her hw is english and math.

[janet88]

Week 4. Let’s hope for a pleasant week ahead.


I emailed teachers to ask which topics which will be tested for ca1…maths details not known…teacher just mentioned will include p5 topics. Science not known yet.

[essentials]

Any recommendations on where to buy the top schools exam papers?

[janet88]

essentials:

Any recommendations on where to buy the top schools exam papers?

good question...i am also looking for exam papers too. the makeshift stall at bukit panjang plaza is no longer there.

[happy to be mum]

if you are at Toa Payoh, there is a stall that sell it…near Guardian Pharmacy.

[nicnac]

janet88:

essentials:

Any recommendations on where to buy the top schools exam papers?

good question...i am also looking for exam papers too. the makeshift stall at bukit panjang plaza is no longer there.

If you are staying in the East, there is a permanent store at Marine Parade Central, outside Crestar. This is the 'Jeremy' version, I am not sure how many 'publishers' out there though.