All About Preparing For PSLE

[2centsworthy]

Last year, my friend called me at 7.30pm and we spoke past midnight. And that was 3 days before the P6 Prelims. Her child’s form teacher called to tell her that her child won’t make it thru PSLE. Can you imagine how terrifying it was? I called up 2 teacher friends to ask for advice. Both said it is "FEAR TACTICS". Apparently the child was super cool about PSLE. The SA1 results were not exactly great. So that’s to wake the parents and child up… and obviously like what Vlim said the ultimate is the school’s results.


On thinking back my friend said that it was good that the teacher called else she and her child might still be rather laid back. The child did pretty well.

I was also told that a school even had more than 50% failing in p5… and my friend in that school (different from the above child’s school) said that almost all parents panic (and obviously stressed out… and pass the stress to the child). Sometimes a little stress is good but it also depends on the child.

My friend’s sharing is that every time when the exams are near or around that time, her child would have eczema and her family doctor would always ask… when is the exams? Exams are stressful and it all depends on how well our child can take it.

Perhaps it would be good to tell our children that the level from p4 to p5 is a bigger jump from p3 to p4. Now that the results show that we have a learning gap to fill… let’s work on that… step by step and we will get there. Some words of encouragement.

Hope the above helps…

[sally72]

May refer to my last year post - 40/100 for SA1 MATHS

Every school wanted to set a higher PSLE standard…

[Pen88n]

My kid’s class also did badly for English, and everyone got "scoldings" (more like nagging) from parents. It was a nerve wrecking week for parents and children. But must admit some kids got really good results and that shows their foundation is superb.

[keroppi]

I know some schools deliberately set very hard test papers. When queried, the teacher would say that this is a wakecall for the kids. Also, there is a jump in difficulty level from P4-P5. Don’t worry to much - just look through her English test papers and identify her weakness. Work with her during this school hols.

[happiest]

Hi Janet,


There is a big jump from P4 to P5. I think you must get a tutor. the problem sums tend to get very difficult in P5. My son does the MCQ ok but struggles for the problem sums. For the science he can remember the facts but is unable to relate to the questions in Section B

[Brenda10]

Hi happiest


Yes. P5 maths is very much tougher than P4. The faction topics (remainder concept, repeat identity concept and equal concept etc) and ratio topics (internal transfer and external transfer etc) are not easy to understand and remember the model. What we do is identify the similar questions and let DD do more practices. We also bought a few Maths problem challenging books just to refer/learn for the respective model. Hope this information help.

[happiest]

Hi Brenda,


Thanks for the response. At the moment i am using the Onsponge workbook and the problems sums workbook by Dr Andrew Er. If you have any other books to recommend please let me know.

Any suggestions for science? I truly appriciate any feedback.

thanks and have a great day!

[ApronMama]

sally72:

May refer to my last year post - 40/100 for SA1 MATHS

Every school wanted to set a higher PSLE standard...

I am puzzled. Are the schools not aware that by doing so, the kids may missed a chance for DSA which look at their P6 SA1 result? No?

[Brenda10]

Hi Happiest


For Science, beside understand the key word and key concept, we also remind DD after analyzing the question in Booklet B, try to answer the Science question in the following style:


The higher the temperature, the faster the reproduction of the XXXX.

This experiment show a seed with a XXXX mess travels in a XXXX distance.

To find out if the length of XXXX affects the length of the XXXX.

XXXX was trying to investigate if XXXX is needed for germination of seed X.

To find out if the amount of XXXX given to a plant affect its growth

Hopefully the above are useful.

[happiest]

thanks Brenda,


I think the problem is that he must make sure he uses terms that are required to answer a question to gain marks.

thanks again!