2017 PSLE Discussions and Strategies

[janet88]

lee_yl:

Janet, therein lies another worry. I don't think it's healthy if the academic gaps between the two siblings gets wider and wider... Mothers tend to over worry? Oh well...

yl,
no matter what, mothers tend to worry. towards the last mile, i was losing sleep and worried sick if she had been exposed to enough unforseen questions for science, done enough math word problems and had sufficient practice in her weak areas for english.

[zbear]

Fabbymum:

Hoo hoo...another one checking in...gan cheong already since this year PSLE was over...My ds is going next and I am PSLE first timer mum!

PSLE first timer mum is no fun, very stressful becos you do not know what to expect. Better to enjoy the last few months of 2016 and start afresh in 2017. No worries - there is time to catch up next year but start early.

[sleepy]

Don’t fret. Honestly I don’t think psle is as bad as it sounds.


Schools will drill students with lots of practice papers. So no lack of practice.
My only concern is time constraint. Need to allocate time for revision, not just doing 1 practice paper after another practice paper.

I’ve been through 2 psle. Personally, I find dsa more stressful than psle.

[Fabbymum]

zbear:

Fabbymum:

Hoo hoo...another one checking in...gan cheong already since this year PSLE was over...My ds is going next and I am PSLE first timer mum!

PSLE first timer mum is no fun, very stressful becos you do not know what to expect. Better to enjoy the last few months of 2016 and start afresh in 2017. No worries - there is time to catch up next year but start early.

Planning to start soon...but problem is, where to start? Sending for tuition - which one to go? Do practice papers - too much to do plus school is also providing them. Revision - how can I do that if I am also a working mum? ...So many things gg on now. Ds is doing fine at school but I am uncertain what to expect come next year.

[Fabbymum]

sleepy:

Don't fret. Honestly I don't think psle is as bad as it sounds.


Schools will drill students with lots of practice papers. So no lack of practice.
My only concern is time constraint. Need to allocate time for revision, not just doing 1 practice paper after another practice paper.

I've been through 2 psle. Personally, I find dsa more stressful than psle.

Hi sleepy,
I wonder why is DSA so important to the kids...? Assuming they do their best in PSLE and have good marks, qualifying for secondary school admissions, why such a stress for DSA exercise? I am also looking out for this now, but considering if it is really worth going for the exercise.

[janet88]

Fabbymum:

Planning to start soon...but problem is, where to start? Sending for tuition - which one to go? Do practice papers - too much to do plus school is also providing them. Revision - how can I do that if I am also a working mum? ...So many things gg on now. Ds is doing fine at school but I am uncertain what to expect come next year.

there are new topics for primary 6. practice papers still early to start now.
after p5 SA2, take 1-2 weeks break and then start teaching p6 topics for math and science. don't forget to revise lower block science during the year end holidays.

when school begins next year, teachers will go on the fast track which means finer details would have to be covered by the students themselves. if possible, finish teaching math and science p6 topics latest by june.

[sleepy]

Fabbymum:

Hi sleepy,
I wonder why is DSA so important to the kids...? Assuming they do their best in PSLE and have good marks, qualifying for secondary school admissions, why such a stress for DSA exercise? I am also looking out for this now, but considering if it is really worth going for the exercise.

I think DSA is more important to parents than kids

There is 2016 DSA thread. You should be able to make an informed decision whether DSA is worth your trouble after reading.
284 pages

[Nebbermind]

sleepy:

I've been through 2 psle. Personally, I find dsa more stressful than psle.

But DSA donch need to prep...only stress from waiting for results, right?

[sleepy]

Nebbermind:

sleepy:

I've been through 2 psle. Personally, I find dsa more stressful than psle.

But DSA donch need to prep...only stress from waiting for results, right?

Your ds' time so easy huh?

Nowadays got GAT, interview and school-based written test.
School will also look at p6 mid year results so must do well for mid year. As good as bringing psle forward from Sep to May leh

[Nebbermind]

sleepy:

Fabbymum:

Hi sleepy,
I wonder why is DSA so important to the kids...? Assuming they do their best in PSLE and have good marks, qualifying for secondary school admissions, why such a stress for DSA exercise? I am also looking out for this now, but considering if it is really worth going for the exercise.

I think DSA is more important to parents than kids

There is 2016 DSA thread. You should be able to make an informed decision whether DSA is worth your trouble after reading.
284 pages

The thing is that doing well in PSLE is more about drilling than anything. For the top 10~20%, the drilling and re-doing past year papers/assessment books can be very boring and mundane. Securing a CO of their choice means they can be less stressed over losing that few marks during PSLE which may eventually translate to a lower T-score and missing out on the school they wanted.