Anyone has kid that are p5 in 2010?

[Tinkerbelle]

Brenda10:

Leanne:

Hi Brenda10,


Thank you for sharing.
I did not know that pic has such a heavy weightage.
DS is weaker in oral conversation.Do you have tips how to do well in this session if he hardly speak mandarin per se?thank you.

Leanne

Hi Leanne

I suggest you may use PSLE Oral book as a guide for the above.

However, the best way is still to communicate in Mandarin daily as in long run it also benefit in CL Compo.

Perhaps this can also ease our potential problem if the weightage in Oral increase (very likely) when our children are in Secondary School.

Just my 2 cents thought.

Thank you

Hi Brenda,
I hope MOE doesn't increase the weightage for MT oral in Sec sch. :nailbite: As it is, DD finds it stressful :slapshead:

Hi Leanne,
DD also hardly speaks chinese.. :lol: For MT oral prep, we used this PSLE oral book which shows model answers for typical questions asked in the conversation segment. DD finds it very useful. :idea: I don't have the book with me now as a friend has borrowed it so can't tell you the title. It's one of the latest PSLE oral book (green in colour). Maybe can check it our at Popular (for next year's prep).

[Tinkerbelle]

Hi tansm2010 & Brenda,


Tks for the clarification. :celebrate:

[James Ang]

for some schools, there are still changes to classes and those who did well in P5 overall can go to the best/top classes, and SA2 exam makes up around 50% weighting of P5 work, so SA2 is indeed the exam that can make a difference to the class the student gets in P6.

Tinkerbelle:

Leanne:

Hi Brenda and Belle ,

Thanks for sharing.
Forgot to ask, how did you dd fair for last CA2 , was it a tough one?How many percent of it will be included in sa2?

Thanks.

Leanne

Hi Leanne,

For my DD's sch, the weightage of exams are broken down as follows:

CA1 - 10%
SA2 - 20%
CA2 - 20%
SA2 - 50%
Total: 100%
I believe most schs place the most weightage on SA2. What about your DS's sch?

[Brenda10]

Tinkerbelle:

Hi Brenda,

I hope MOE doesn't increase the weightage for MT oral in Sec sch. :nailbite: As it is, DD finds it stressful :slapshead:

Hi Leanne,
DD also hardly speaks chinese.. :lol: For MT oral prep, we used this PSLE oral book which shows model answers for typical questions asked in the conversation segment. DD finds it very useful. :idea: I don't have the book with me now as a friend has borrowed it so can't tell you the title. It's one of the latest PSLE oral book (green in colour). Maybe can check it our at Popular (for next year's prep).

Hi Tinkerbelle/Leanne

Noted PSLE Oral test usually is in 3rd week of August.

Therefore, we still have almost 10 months to get prepare for it.

I always think that it is better to use Oral marks to cover CL compo. marks, how about your?

Best Regards

[Tinkerbelle]

James Ang:

for some schools, there are still changes to classes and those who did well in P5 overall can go to the best/top classes, and SA2 exam makes up around 50% weighting of P5 work, so SA2 is indeed the exam that can make a difference to the class the student gets in P6.

Hi James,
I can't agree more. Lots of revision to do next week during PSLE marking days. :!:

[Tinkerbelle]

Brenda10:

Hi Tinkerbelle/Leanne

Noted PSLE Oral test usually is in 3rd week of August.

Therefore, we still have almost 10 months to get prepare for it.

Hi Brenda,

Good to know that there's still 10 months for our kids to polish up on their oral skills. Let's hope that once work for P6 kicks in next year, we'll still have enough time to prepare for it. Maybe I should start conversing in Mandarin with her more now.. :lol:

Brenda10:

I always think that it is better to use Oral marks to cover CL compo. marks, how about your?

I share the same sentiments. I always encourage DD to try to excel in CL oral to compensate for her compo., which is her weaker area. Paper 1 on Friday.... DD won't write :offtopic:

[Leanne]

Hi Brenda,


Thank you for the reminder.

Will try to speak to dd more mandarin if possible.Bad habit of mine, tends to converse in eng more than mandarin tho mandarin in the forte.

He was rushing two compos in a day, hw from school teacher.On top of it, there are tons of hw, no choice, but helped him to draft the chinese compo, he was amused and told me, mummy, I din know you know how to write compo....I was like?????

This just show how often I have been conversing in mandarin as well....

Just wonder, how do u interchange the two languages...me auto to eng,any advice?thanks

Leanne

Brenda10:

Tinkerbelle:

Hi Brenda,
I hope MOE doesn't increase the weightage for MT oral in Sec sch. :nailbite: As it is, DD finds it stressful :slapshead:

Hi Leanne,
DD also hardly speaks chinese.. :lol: For MT oral prep, we used this PSLE oral book which shows model answers for typical questions asked in the conversation segment. DD finds it very useful. :idea: I don't have the book with me now as a friend has borrowed it so can't tell you the title. It's one of the latest PSLE oral book (green in colour). Maybe can check it our at Popular (for next year's prep).

Hi Tinkerbelle/Leanne

Noted PSLE Oral test usually is in 3rd week of August.

Therefore, we still have almost 10 months to get prepare for it.

I always think that it is better to use Oral marks to cover CL compo. marks, how about your?

Best Regards

[Brenda10]

Tinkerbelle:

Brenda10:

I always think that it is better to use Oral marks to cover CL compo. marks, how about your?

I share the same sentiments. I always encourage DD to try to excel in CL oral to compensate for her compo., which is her weaker area. Paper 1 on Friday.... DD won't write :offtopic:

Hi Tinkerbelle

Same here. It is not easy to write a good quality compo. and we are still trying and hopefully thing can get better by next year.

Wish your dd good luck in this coming compo. test.

Cheers

[Brenda10]

Leanne:

Hi Brenda,


Thank you for the reminder.

Will try to speak to dd more mandarin if possible.Bad habit of mine, tends to converse in eng more than mandarin tho mandarin in the forte.

He was rushing two compos in a day, hw from school teacher.On top of it, there are tons of hw, no choice, but helped him to draft the chinese compo, he was amused and told me, mummy, I din know you know how to write compo....I was like?????

This just show how often I have been conversing in mandarin as well....

Just wonder, how do u interchange the two languages...me auto to eng,any advice?thanks

Leanne

Hi Leanne

We started changing the conversation to Mandarin since mid of last year. It gets a period of time for both parties and gradually we get use to it.

Also introducing CL story books, CL songs and CL show etc that would help.

Cheers

[Leanne]

Hi Brenda


Thanks for the pointers.

Now, busy sorting with ds chinese compo.All in a mess.Just hope that he doesnt go out of point in the exam.


Leanne

Brenda10:

Leanne:

Hi Brenda,

Thank you for the reminder.

Will try to speak to dd more mandarin if possible.Bad habit of mine, tends to converse in eng more than mandarin tho mandarin in the forte.

He was rushing two compos in a day, hw from school teacher.On top of it, there are tons of hw, no choice, but helped him to draft the chinese compo, he was amused and told me, mummy, I din know you know how to write compo....I was like?????

This just show how often I have been conversing in mandarin as well....

Just wonder, how do u interchange the two languages...me auto to eng,any advice?thanks

Leanne

Hi Leanne

We started changing the conversation to Mandarin since mid of last year. It gets a period of time for both parties and gradually we get use to it.

Also introducing CL story books, CL songs and CL show etc that would help.

Cheers