2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)

[mumto2]

janet88:

Imp75:

Just asked the school. My gal's school no supp classes till July (once a week, I don't think it's meant for everyone). June holis 3 days and Sep holis 3 days compulsory for everyone. For those that require remedial, this has already started, in fact, started since P5. Is this usual or is the school expected to give more supp classes?

my gal's school has supp every tue/fri for everyone.

as for extra lessons, it will be june hols 2 days, sep hol 2 days.

Mine started supp since P5 (every Tues/Thurs). For this year, supp just started in Feb, also Tues/Thurs. As for extra lessons, it will be 5 days during the Jun hols.

[janet88]

she had supplementary in P5…twice a week.

this year also twice a week…except that i took her out of Friday’s supp but she would have to ask her classmate if there is any homework given during supp.

[12mum]

Not all parents want supp class for various reasons.


My kid's teachers said all that is required to be taught will be done during normal lessons. Supp class is just something extra (extra in what sense I really have no idea - maybe more exercise or whatsoever) and parents are strongly encouraged to let kids attend (haha, school letter said is compulsory).

We are treating tuition and the supp class as revision so that we can have some time to go through those subjects he has no tuition.

His friends have been feeding him with info on the many schools and he has been checking them out on the Internet. only thing he find stresses him out is everyday someone sure complain abt psle stress. He is trying to be positive abt it but sometimes too many mouths complain and he 破功

[hquek]

So far the only feedback I got was that the teachers are treating the supp classes as extension of class time - going through stuff they don’t have time to cover during regular hours. No PSLE stress for mine yet - possibly don’t know what’s going to hit him. Revision is still an alien concept. He still plays games on computer/handphone but happy to say he seems to have cut down on these.


A lot of projects deadlines these few weeks and super glad he is keeping on top of these by himself.

[janet88]

12mum:

My kid's teachers said all that is required to be taught will be done during normal lessons. Supp class is just something extra (extra in what sense I really have no idea - maybe more exercise or whatsoever) and parents are strongly encouraged to let kids attend (haha, school letter said is compulsory).

it mentioned that supplementary lessons are 'strongly encouraged' in the school letter, but i didn't ask daughter what is taught during supp.

[randwick]

janet88:

Irabbit,

My daughter here is different from your junior.
She needs to revise lower block topics because she can really forget. So I pick topics like magnets, heat, states of matter...because some are 'independent' topics while others are related to upper block. If you have a child with short memory/forgetful, it's never ending.

When she is stressed, she plays her type of music on the speaker or in the car...not my cup of tea but just bear with her in the meantime.
She will also ask for chocolate or ice cream...anything sweet.

Hi Janet, when my DD is stressed, she will space out so I try not to put stress on her. But problem is when she is too relaxed, she will also space out!!! :skeptical: Aiyoh, we parents have the difficult task to balance things for them.

From what I have read so far, you seem to be more concerned about your daughter's science. Her math and languages are well taken care of?

[janet88]

randwick:

Hi Janet, when my DD is stressed, she will space out so I try not to put stress on her. But problem is when she is too relaxed, she will also space out!!! :skeptical: Aiyoh, we parents have the difficult task to balance things for them.

From what I have read so far, you seem to be more concerned about your daughter's science. Her math and languages are well taken care of?

her math is slightly better than her science...on most occasions, she is able to get word problems done with little help. but her science with so many topics to remember tends to be challenging.

for english, she doesn't have to memorize. not that fantastic and even daughter herself tells me her mood for english fluctuates :faint: so it can be ok on some weeks and down the hill on another.

[GreenBird]

how about Chinese Paper 1 (zuowen) ?


how to prepare for zuowen ?

[Sun_2010]

iRabbit:

12mum:

Absolutely no time for revision everyday except sun which should be his rest day (we have yet to do work on this day).


When cca and supplementary classes begin, definitely no eyes see.

Trying a strike a balance but is feb already.

Seems that most kids are being stretched in P6. However, I heard that there were some schools that are staying very calm and still giving breathing space to their students. Hardly any supplementary lessons yet. I've complained about the time taken for supplementary. But I think if there's none, I'll end up feeling uneasy. :oops:

Janet,
Just take the school h/w as part of PSLE revision. It really is. And the materials will be superior to those we get from Popular as the sch should be experienced enough to know what makes the system tick.

DS's school is one such school. Only remedial , no supp. Homework around half an hour to max one hour each day. DS is the kind who will try to rush and finish his home work during class. So that usually means more corrections because of careless work :slapshead:
The FT said more work expected after CNy. I dont know whether to feel relieved or worried :scared:

All said he seems getting more tired this week , earlier to bed, and later to wake up. Stress of PSLe seems to be in the air.

Keep breathing, parents! Just a few more months

[janet88]

hi Sun_2010,

to the teachers, it’s a very short period.
to the kids, it is a VERY long period of suffering.
PSLE is definitely in the air…stress started 2nd week of school and intensified week after week.