2019 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2007)

[chenlaoshi]

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3 SA1 CL picture compo topics so far:
- Boy saw a bag on MRT station platform, thought there might be a bomb in it
- Boy (while on his way to have his meal) helped old man who fell down
- Mother brought son to playground after having meal at fast food restaurant, while Mother was engrossed with her hand phone, stranger approached boy with toy car, boy disappeared from playground

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【Chen Lao Shi's June 2019 School Holiday Chinese Language Workshops】 --> https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=85&t=93062&p=1906646#p1906646

Another SA1 CL picture compo question this year:
- Boy received call while doing work, lied to Mum he's going out to study with his friends (actually went to join them for soccer), Mum saw them playing while on her way to do grocery shopping

Update:
- (scene: park) Boy playing soccer with friends, on the way back home saw his friend & greeted each other, girl cycling at fast speed knocked into both of them, boy & friend got injured (hand injury + bleeding respectively) and onlookers start to gather

[chenlaoshi]

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[quote=chenlaoshi post_id=1908458 time=1556720018 user_id=162894]3 SA1 CL picture compo topics so far:
- Boy saw a bag on MRT station platform, thought there might be a bomb in it
- Boy (while on his way to have his meal) helped old man who fell down
- Mother brought son to playground after having meal at fast food restaurant, while Mother was engrossed with her hand phone, stranger approached boy with toy car, boy disappeared from playground

Another SA1 CL picture compo question this year:
- Boy received call while doing work, lied to Mum he's going out to study with his friends (actually went to join them for soccer), Mum saw them playing while on her way to do grocery shopping

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【Chen Lao Shi's June 2019 School Holiday Chinese Language Workshops】 --> https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=85&t=93062&p=1906646#p1906646

Update:
- (scene: park) Boy playing soccer with friends, on the way back home saw his friend & greeted each other, girl cycling at fast speed knocked into both of them, boy & friend got injured (hand injury + bleeding respectively) and onlookers start to gather[/quote]Sorry, don't mean to spam >_<\" but another student has shared his school's SA1 CL Picture Compo. Here goes:
- Boy brought sister to playground to play, boy meets friend who invited him for game of soccer, boy joined them while leaving sister to play alone, snake approaches sister

That's 6 different pics/plots (a couple of these topics were repeated across different schools) for your kids to practice planning and/or writing for this holiday. Shall continue sharing if my other students' pic compo are different.

[bluepencil]

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tryourbest\" post_id=\"1908293\" time=\"1556580558\" user_id=\"176900:

Hi bluepencil,

I find this book not too bad, u may wish to take a look .


https://postimg.cc/N5qH7Gqz

Hi bluepencil,

agree with tryourbest that, above p6 and p5 English composition books are good, because inside contain several useful story plot, for different compo topics (scenario) : can help your girl to prepare for Psle English composition (paper 1), worthwhile to buy

Oh thank you so much, we were buried in SA1 exams and only saw this now. 2 more papers to go , Thurs is last day of SA1. Even our tuition teacher, a chem engineer senior feel the stress from our science and math exams ..

[bluepencil]

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bluepencil\" post_id=\"1908467\" time=\"1556726197\" user_id=\"165241:

[quote=tryourbest post_id=1908319 time=1556592138 user_id=176900]Jiayou to yr child and all p6s sitting for Sa1 soon! :xedfingers:

Thank you tryyourbest! I have asked my child to write a bit of compo everyday. Hopefully it will get the engine running.

Hi bluepencil & tryourbest,

Is your sa1 over, by end of next Friday (17 may) ?

If you happen to look for a Chinese oral workshop during coming June school holidays to prepare for Psle, chenlaoshi is organizing a second oral workshop on June (6 and 7, Thurs and friday).
I find the list of Chinese Oral topics he going to cover, useful. His first oral workshop is full house.

https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=85&t=93062&sid=c33a1d7719ad1331b1b716c766feb2a6&start=20[/quote]Thanks for the info!
My child pick up chinese quite well ever since I turn on radio to 95.8 fm at meal times, many topics are daily matters and quite oral related

[bluepencil]

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MrsKiasu\" post_id=\"1909872\" time=\"1557578704\" user_id=\"43981:

I m the other way round..dd always locked herself in the room. I m basically unwanted by her. I ask her to eat, drink, wake her up from nap and nag her to sleep..I m not sure if she is indeed studying coz she has her earphone with laptop on says she wants to listen to songs..and if indeed studying not sure if she has her own effective ways..she just want to do it on her own and always reject my offer to help..I used to mark her paper but last week she asked my permission to mark it herself and do her own correction..and my dd2 continue with playing and her marks are going south :nunchuk:

Don’t mind me saying, you lost control liao. Yr DD so young lock you out?

When my kids study for exams, their hp all in my room. Normal days I’ll just alert them when too long using hp, but will not restrict them holding to hp as I want them to develop self-control. No earpiece as DH says it’s a bad habit & limits concentration since energy for listening to music can be better channeled to full focus on exams prep. DH thinks once hv such habits, tendency to shut others out & ppl can’t get their full attention on subj matters in discussion & pose danger when on roads as all other sounds got shut out by their favorite band. To DH, it’s an anti-social habit he does not want our kids to acquire.

We do not encourage our kids to shut parents out of their rooms. Wait till they own their place. I rmbr my M’sian intern staying with us when mum was ard, wld leave his room door half opened whenever his gfrd comes visit. He explain he’ll like to respect us as his guests just staying for short visit & usually come visit when he is not on houseman duty.

I quite agree.
This time is a very difficult time for all. Firstly our child is starting or going through puberty. which means they want to start to do their own things or even rebel against you just because their hormones tell them to do so, or peers are behaving similar.

On the other hand, they are still actually very close to you, so its like \"half baked\".

I worry over my child not studying especially sometimes my child just get so sick of studying and tell me plainly I don't want to study. One day by chance, I happen to praise her by chance for highlighting something that was important, and immediately she felt so motivated for nothing.
I realised that during this period, we can praise our child when she is doing good, even if it is just one thing like highlighting ... and this will lead to more good things. Of course child can still get lazy, but at least the atmosphere is more positive, and soon you will find your child coming to hug you because the mood is positive.

It is really a tricky time for all.. My child also doesn't really like to revise 100 percent with me, because I can't keep a poker face and hide my feelings when my child makes very bad mistakes, something like cannot write a super simple chinese word! I was then very lucky to find very cooperative young tutors to help me revise with her. That way my child continues working and I can monitor the situation too.

Tough time for us all!

[MrsKiasu]

agree, bluepencil…they tend to have own thinking now…dd thought she is revising well…I told her few times read those actual books and she thinks online resources are better…I kinda got a feeling she agrees with me that she is underprepared for today’s paper… need to learn from mistakes hope really learn and have enough time…

[tryourbest]

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phtthp\" post_id=\"1909824\" time=\"1557557253\" user_id=\"35251:

[quote=bluepencil post_id=1908467 time=1556726197 user_id=165241]

Thank you tryyourbest! I have asked my child to write a bit of compo everyday. Hopefully it will get the engine running.

Hi bluepencil & tryourbest,

Is your sa1 over, by end of next Friday (17 may) ?

If you happen to look for a Chinese oral workshop during coming June school holidays to prepare for Psle, chenlaoshi is organizing a second oral workshop on June (6 and 7, Thurs and friday).
I find the list of Chinese Oral topics he going to cover, useful. His first oral workshop is full house.

https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=85&t=93062&sid=c33a1d7719ad1331b1b716c766feb2a6&start=20

Thanks for the info!
My child pick up chinese quite well ever since I turn on radio to 95.8 fm at meal times, many topics are daily matters and quite oral related[/quote]What a good and free way to learn chinese!

my dc is only into Fm987...listening to Chinese stations? she's gonna roll eyes big time

[Imp75]

I was once in your shoes, always feel that my kids were underprepared for PSLE but well after going through the PSLEs, what I learned is: quantity is not quality, believe in your child, can read KSP forum to troll for resources but do not get too obsessed with the amount of work other parents do for their kids and finally do not set too high expectations that bring stress to everyone in the fam.

[tryourbest]

Thank u imp75 for always giving us reality checks.


Sometimes I admit that it can get quite intimidating or stressful for parents without the deep pockets to provide the best enrichments , tuitions to our child.

But I told myself i’ll try my best to help and guide her in whatever way I can. As long as we both try our best and never give up, that’s good enough.

[MrsKiasu]

need take note of shading of ans as well..dd complete paper then shade..skipped one and all shifted..and luckily it was on a test before sa..however, still not entirely improved...told me that she didnt do that anymore, I asked, so you shade one by one? she says no, 2 by 2 :faint: