2017 PSLE Discussions and Strategies

[janet88]

Having loads of hw before ca1 can be frustrating because there is no time to squeeze in revision. This will happen for prelims....teachers will dump past year exam paper after paper. Most of the time they are just marked by swapping with the classmate...mistakes are not explained and students make the same mistake when they encounter similar questions again.

June onwards, do monitor your kids for stress. Don't let them get burnt out.

For English, comprehension passages can be real tough...to the point of :siao: the real picture is psle...don't get overwhelmed by CA and SA.

[coast]

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Funz:

Problem with compre cloze is at times, I look at the answer that he has given and think it is acceptable but he was marked wrong. I am not sure how to explain to him so only thing I can do is to get him to ask his teacher why his answer is not acceptable. There were times when the teacher conceded a mark or 2 to him when he went to clarify with the teacher. Unfortunately, for PSLE, no such thing.

WAH! Don't know whether in PSLE, are there list of acceptable answers for compre cloze?

This section is looking for the MOST suitable answer. So the students should read through the passage at least once and understand the main topic/ideas before attempting it. However, for some blanks, there are indeed a list of acceptable answers

[Estéema]

janet88:

Having loads of hw before ca1 can be frustrating because there is no time to squeeze in revision. ...

June onwards, do monitor your kids for stress. Don't let them get burnt out.

For English, comprehension passages can be real tough...to the point of :siao: the real picture is psle...don't get overwhelmed by CA and SA.

Agree with you Janet.

This year started scaling down my monitoring time. I let DS manage his own. Thankfully he was deemed capable enuf for school not to 'select' him for supp classes for English & Science. Strange thing is his Math is just as good but not exempted. Overall less stress than last year.

Truly agree if we leave to teachers, most just wanna get job done. We've gotta let our kids practice targeted exam papers, mark & help them u'stand concept if not yet grasp or teach them techniques. Better do ourselves so we know our kids' level then let them pass w/o learning correct answering techniques.

In fact, alr cut down some tuition & intend to scale down on all tuition by July. Practice more PSLE papers & find time for them to rest so minimize stress buildup. No good if our kids go into exams with panic attacks.

[Essential]

Finally CA over … next week will go through correction. March holiday should prepare for upcoming SA

[Estéema]

Just to share 2017 secondary admission COP

Year entering secondary

1. Raffles Girls Sec Sch - 261
2. RI - 260
3. Hwa Chong - 259
4. MGS IP - 259
5. NJC - 256
6. CHIJ St Nicholas IP - 257
7. ACSI IP - 256
8. Cedar Girls’ - 254
9. River Valley - 251
10. Victoria Sch IP - 252
11. SCGS IP - 252
12. Catholic High IP - 252
13. Temasrk IP - 250
14. SJI IP - 253
15. Nanyang Girls High School - 264
16. Dunman High - 257

KSP are welcome to correct my info as I tried to get most accurate source I can.

[janet88]

Estéema:

Agree with you Janet.

This year started scaling down my monitoring time. I let DS manage his own. Thankfully he was deemed capable enuf for school not to 'select' him for supp classes for English & Science. Strange thing is his Math is just as good but not exempted. Overall less stress than last year.

Truly agree if we leave to teachers, most just wanna get job done. We've gotta let our kids practice targeted exam papers, mark & help them u'stand concept if not yet grasp or teach them techniques. Better do ourselves so we know our kids' level then let them pass w/o learning correct answering techniques.

In fact, alr cut down some tuition & intend to scale down on all tuition by July. Practice more PSLE papers & find time for them to rest so minimize stress buildup. No good if our kids go into exams with panic attacks.

teachers just give paper after paper...standard practice every year. do they mark? NO. do they explain the mistakes, no. so if the students do paper after paper and they encounter similar questions, the same mistakes will be made.

near august, the build up will get worse because there is PSLE oral to prepare for and prelims as well. so we really have to watch out for our kids' mental condition. last year when daughter sat for PSLE, i cut off science tuition in march and hubby coached her.

[janet88]

Essential:

Finally CA over ... next week will go through correction. March holiday should prepare for upcoming SA

CA is over. march holidays (if no supplementary lessons) will be spent revising and possibly teach ahead.

it's rather strange isn't it? from p3 to p5, teachers insist on models for math...but at p6, there is no such restriction. still remember how kids' teachers frown when they don't see model working and during PTMs, literally give us parents a lesson :mad:

[BigDevil]

Estéema:

Just to share *2017 secondary admission COP*

Year entering secondary

KSP are welcome to correct my info as I tried to get most accurate source I can.

There is already a list https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=88059

[anxious.01501dad]

MOE has updated the 2017 S1 COP on the School Information Services website.

http://sis.moe.gov.sg/

[Estéema]

:thankyou:

BigDevil:

There is already a list https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=48&t=88059

Thank you BigDevil for pointing out. I didn't realize as I hardly hv time to read every forum.

Wow! Your list is so complete! Kudos! :salute: