2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)

[SpartanMum]

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nms1:

I would not allow my daughter to be at a school event after 11pm however she is coming home. They are still 16 or under in secondary school and activities shouldn't continue that late. Teenagers still need 9 hours of sleep (although I know it is a lot less for most of them in reality).

As for coming home earlier than that on her own, I think she needs a bit more practice on the MRT first

Given a choice, I would not allow my DD to come home that late too. Unfortunately, there will be occasions where you have to accept and deal with it.

DD was in a UG and they were hosting a campfire at school compound. They invited fellow UG members from other schools (as it is a practice to take turns to host campfires). The event officially ended at 10.30 pm but the host team had to stay on to clear up. It was past 11 pm when all was done. So DD had no choice but to call daddy to come and fetch her home. This happened only once a year when she was in Sec 3 and 4 as she has taken up a leadership position. Must 'lead by example' for the juniors right?

9 hours of :snooze: daily while in secondary school when one has so much going on? That's a luxury or the person is super efficient/discipline in time management... :evil:

It is so sad that sleeping late is considered as leading by example by many students and even teachers. I find it such a joke in secondary school that teachers go on and on about time management but know full well that time management actually equates to sleeping less. That is the reality of the sec school life in SG. And the more elite the school is, the more you have to be \"efficient in time management\" aka \"sleeping a lot less\".It is only possible to manage time when you have time to manage.
But to be fair, I strongly suspect those teens who use their phones a lot less sleep a lot more.

[Imp75]

I agree, I wonder if my gal can still keep to her 9pm sleeptime next year in ngyh?

[nms1]

I think children of all ages are sleep deprived in Singapore. I remember last year when my daughter was preparing for her piano exam, she had an extra class at 8:30pm which finished at 9pm. There were what looked like K1 or K2 children coming out from their Chinese class for a toilet break. 5 or 6 year olds still having lessons at 9pm!


My daughter really needs her sleep. In the run-up to PSLE whenever she stayed up late to study - by which I mean no later than 10pm - she would end up having to take a nap the following afternoon. If the schools insist on keeping starting times at around 7:30am then they need to cut out evening activities.

[ashpikamon]

SpartanMum:

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I would not allow my daughter to be at a school event after 11pm however she is coming home. They are still 16 or under in secondary school and activities shouldn't continue that late. Teenagers still need 9 hours of sleep (although I know it is a lot less for most of them in reality).

As for coming home earlier than that on her own, I think she needs a bit more practice on the MRT first

Given a choice, I would not allow my DD to come home that late too. Unfortunately, there will be occasions where you have to accept and deal with it.

DD was in a UG and they were hosting a campfire at school compound. They invited fellow UG members from other schools (as it is a practice to take turns to host campfires). The event officially ended at 10.30 pm but the host team had to stay on to clear up. It was past 11 pm when all was done. So DD had no choice but to call daddy to come and fetch her home. This happened only once a year when she was in Sec 3 and 4 as she has taken up a leadership position. Must 'lead by example' for the juniors right?

9 hours of :snooze: daily while in secondary school when one has so much going on? That's a luxury or the person is super efficient/discipline in time management... :evil:

It is so sad that sleeping late is considered as leading by example by many students and even teachers. I find it such a joke in secondary school that teachers go on and on about time management but know full well that time management actually equates to sleeping less. That is the reality of the sec school life in SG. And the more elite the school is, the more you have to be \"efficient in time management\" aka \"sleeping a lot less\".It is only possible to manage time when you have time to manage.
But to be fair, I strongly suspect those teens who use their phones a lot less sleep a lot more.[/quote]Couldn't agree less with you. When my daughter was in her primary school, I chose to give her those traditional handphone just for urgency. When she move on to Secondary, we have no choice but to give her a smart phone as they commonly used whatapps for projects and for communication/liaising matters such as CCA. With smart phone, she also spend considerable time on reading from Wattpad, goggle search and youtube. And still has to juggle with her studies, homeworks and projects. How to have 9 hours of sleep?

[Kee Kor]

My DS maintained a 9.30 -10.30pm bedtime since sec 1. So it can be done but really need to ignore the phone… lots of nonsense chat going on

[nansk]

Coolkidsrock2:

Just buy one of everything that is sec 1 related. Cannot go too wrong.

But schools use different textbooks. Like some may use Discovering Maths, other may use Shing Lee New Syllabus Maths. Only if you are sure which school your dc will go to (DSA or affiliation) then you can confidently buy the textbooks now.

[janet88]

nms1:

My daughter really needs her sleep. In the run-up to PSLE whenever she stayed up late to study - by which I mean no later than 10pm - she would end up having to take a nap the following afternoon. If the schools insist on keeping starting times at around 7:30am then they need to cut out evening activities.

daughter needs her nap...on tuesday when she had 2 supplementary lessons, she would doze off after her bath. i don't know what her schedule will be next year. if she doesn't take a nap, she can't do her work.

[Kee Kor]

My DS maintained a 9.30 -10.30pm bedtime since sec 1. So it can be done but really need to ignore the phone… lots of nonsense chat going on

[janet88]

Kee Kor:

My DS maintained a 9.30 -10.30pm bedtime since sec 1. So it can be done but really need to ignore the phone... lots of nonsense chat going on

1030pm bedtime if she takes a nap...or else she will be zombie by dinner time and homework will be a struggle to complete.

[madhushi]

Hi Mummies

Just wanted to share my thoughts on Zhounghua open house that i attended last week with my DD. Overall i feel like the school got more achievements in NPCC activities and they are good in discipline. The school is too old and need some renovation. I didn’t like the canteen food there. My DD don’t want to join there as she is comparing her current Primary school with ZHSS. I would be happy to know if any parents visited the school and their opinion on it.