fr p4 to p5 .. results dropped

[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]

Schootopia\" post_id=\"2014156\" time=\"1612426802\" user_id=\"143961:

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.

Pebbly\" post_id=\"2014146\" time=\"1612423292\" user_id=\"181752:

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.

[Swc]

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2036270\" time=\"1630568760\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2036270 time=1630568760 user_id=53606]
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.[/quote]

Out of curiosity, you mean the papers for HA classes different from other classes?

[zac's mum]

Swc\" post_id=\"2036324\" time=\"1630586070\" user_id=\"178585:

zac's mum\" post_id=\"2036270\" time=\"1630568760\" user_id=\"53606:[quote=\"zac's mum\" post_id=2036270 time=1630568760 user_id=53606]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.

Out of curiosity, you mean the papers for HA classes different from other classes?[/quote]

Er, no the papers are the same. Just maybe the parents were too used to seeing near-perfect marks and now more like average marks or failed.

[lalamissy]

I think as parents we also need to adjust to the expectations as our kids go up the levels. Things get tougher and by maintaining the existing grades are already an achievement by itself. However, if the drop is too drastic, we should look at whether the learning methods are incorrect, or look for help/other ways to assist them in learning. Different kids will have their own best method in learning or absorbing concepts.

[SG_KP1]

Think of it this way and maybe people will feel better.


P5 SA2 = PSLE Practice #1 (some add’l content added in P6 but not too much more)
P6 SA1 = PSLE Practice #2
Prelim = PSLE Practice #3
PSLE = test that matters.

I.e. it is most important to be "winning," or more broadly, "where you need to be" at the end. It is hard to operate if every test is the "most important" test, cannot screw up, etc. Take each one before PSLE as an official notice on where you can try to improve…