fr p4 to p5 .. results dropped

[zac's mum]

It’s only an official removal of the SA1 MYE. However, schools can still conduct a max of 1 weighted assessment per term. So it’s just a change of name - basically you can still have Term 1 CA1, Term 2 SA1, Term 3 CA2, Term 4 SA2. Weightage and format will be up to the schools.


Anyway, there’s nothing stopping parents from making use of the past year exam papers and practising at home. Tuition centres will be conducting mock SA1 exams for the kids i’m sure. The idea of the official removal was to ease the school teachers’ workload I think. (Rush to finish teaching the topics, stress to set the papers, stress to mark the papers and go through corrections during lessons, then must compile the results…all this stress is pretty evident to the kids). I don’t mind improved wellbeing for the teachers, which will translate to better classroom environment also.

[SG_KP1]

I see. I’m not entirely sure but I assumed my kid’s school would ease off the full length SA1 (use time to teach upper primary curriculum further, de-emphasize exams, etc).


I have started collecting the prior year SA1s. They are definitely a good practice run. Still, sometimes I think the kids focus more on the actual thing vs. at home. There is also the question of can you do it when it really matters (anxiety always a bit different for the real thing).

Anyways, the journey continues…

[zac's mum]

I see many parents mentioned here in the forum about the drop in results in P5.


But nobody seemed to mention the “sudden” faster pace & spike in homework load right from Term 1 in P5. Some of my friends (and their kids) have been caught unawares and are struggling to adapt. These are across several primary schools and their kids are in HA classes as well as MA classes.

Certain schools also make after-school supplementary lessons compulsory (for as many as 3 subjects). So the kids are not only more tired daily, they find it tough to finish the increased hw & still have adequate sleep.

I happened to start DS on P5 tuition during the Nov holidays, with tutor giving regular & challenging homework. Guess the motor was kept running & sufficiently warm. So not much complaint from him once school started. He is also cruising quite well despite his classmates saying the teaching pace is very fast in P5. There is a big jump in content & thinking skills required.

Not suggesting kiasu parents torture their kids with zero relaxation during the hols, but maybe u can consider this plan for your P4 kids in future.

[phtthp]

For language English, not much jump, from (P4 to P5).


But for (Maths & Science), the gap in jump is quite big, from (P4 to P5).

For Standard Chinese, not much jump.

[sharonkhoo]

Rather than worry too much about the drop in marks because of the jumps every couple of years, teach your kids to expect these jumps and figure out what works best for them in overcoming and adjusting. There will be many more jumps - S1, S3, J1, Poly/Univ, every new job or promotion, marriage, having kids… Some people can make quantum leaps and need very little adjustment. Others need time to work up to the new level, and the initial phase can see a drop in performance, and increase in stress, etc. Once the child understands himself (and when the parent understand the child), they will all cope better.

[Pebbly]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2014038\" time=\"1612330574\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2014038 time=1612330574 user_id=53606]
I see many parents mentioned here in the forum about the drop in results in P5.

But nobody seemed to mention the “sudden” faster pace & spike in homework load right from Term 1 in P5. Some of my friends (and their kids) have been caught unawares and are struggling to adapt. These are across several primary schools and their kids are in HA classes as well as MA classes.

Certain schools also make after-school supplementary lessons compulsory (for as many as 3 subjects). So the kids are not only more tired daily, they find it tough to finish the increased hw & still have adequate sleep.

I happened to start DS on P5 tuition during the Nov holidays, with tutor giving regular & challenging homework. Guess the motor was kept running & sufficiently warm. So not much complaint from him once school started. He is also cruising quite well despite his classmates saying the teaching pace is very fast in P5. There is a big jump in content & thinking skills required.

Not suggesting kiasu parents torture their kids with zero relaxation during the hols, but maybe u can consider this plan for your P4 kids in future.[/quote]

Hi ZM - after reading your post I polled my kids cos they still seem relative \"free\" after school. Answer is \"spend every free minute in school finishing hw so that have more playtime at home\" ...

[zac's mum]

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For some schools, from 2021, the Primary 5 students will also not have any mid-year examinations.

You will have one Final with 70% weightage ... give you one jia-lat jia-lat K.O :rotflmao:

Our “MYE” SA1 not full paper, Compo & 作文 only . SA2 60%. If don’t train stamina, sure will KO.

[Zeal mummy]

:goodpost:


My kids do this too.

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zac's mum\" post_id=\"2014038\" time=\"1612330574\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2014038 time=1612330574 user_id=53606]I see many parents mentioned here in the forum about the drop in results in P5.

But nobody seemed to mention the “sudden” faster pace & spike in homework load right from Term 1 in P5. Some of my friends (and their kids) have been caught unawares and are struggling to adapt. These are across several primary schools and their kids are in HA classes as well as MA classes.

Certain schools also make after-school supplementary lessons compulsory (for as many as 3 subjects). So the kids are not only more tired daily, they find it tough to finish the increased hw & still have adequate sleep.

I happened to start DS on P5 tuition during the Nov holidays, with tutor giving regular & challenging homework. Guess the motor was kept running & sufficiently warm. So not much complaint from him once school started. He is also cruising quite well despite his classmates saying the teaching pace is very fast in P5. There is a big jump in content & thinking skills required.

Not suggesting kiasu parents torture their kids with zero relaxation during the hols, but maybe u can consider this plan for your P4 kids in future.

Hi ZM - after reading your post I polled my kids cos they still seem relative \"free\" after school. Answer is \"spend every free minute in school finishing hw so that have more playtime at home\" ...[/quote]

[lalamissy]

The jump from p4 to p5 is something they may not have experienced and, thus may find it hard to adjust to the "higher" level of expectations. That happened to my kids and it took a while for them to really adjust. Expect sudden drop in grades for some of the subjects like Science for my kids.

[zac's mum]

Those kids who had been streamed to the HA classes in P5 are having a big shock after WA3 (EL: Paper 2, CL: Compre, HCL: non-picture Compo) and the parents are panicking big time too. Previously the kids had been doing well in P1-4 but now that the requirements are tougher, they seem to fumble.