Anyone has kid that are p5 in 2010?

[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

[Brenda10]

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

Hi Leanne

You're welcome.

Good luck to your ds on his CL comp. as well as SA2 Exam. :celebrate:

Best Regards

[Leanne]

Thanks , Brenda.

All the best to your dd too.
Will keep each other update again on post exam mood...LOL

Leanne

Brenda10:

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

Hi Leanne

You're welcome.

Good luck to your ds on his CL comp. as well as SA2 Exam. :celebrate:

Best Regards

[Tinkerbelle]

Leanne:

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?????

Wow!! That's a lot of homework for 1 day. :shock: Teachers must be rushing to complete the curriculum.

Leanne:

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

:hi5: I also converse in Eng to DDs automatically. Now, very difficult to undo. Speak to DDs in Mandarin, they'll reply in Eng.... :slapshead: Guess must not give up, like Brenda.

[Tinkerbelle]

Brenda10:

Tinkerbelle:

[quote=\"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[/quote]Thanks Brenda. DD need lots of it. Good luck to your DD in her coming SA2 too.

Leanne, good luck to your DS in his SA2 too.

Let us all jia you together. :celebrate:

[Leanne]

Thank you Tinkerbelle,all the best to your dd too.


These few days, ds has been in a high stress mode.Today is English PAPER one.What about yours?


Leanne

Tinkerbelle:

Brenda10:

[quote=\"Tinkerbelle\"]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

Thanks Brenda. DD need lots of it. Good luck to your DD in her coming SA2 too.

Leanne, good luck to your DS in his SA2 too.

Let us all jia you together. :celebrate:[/quote]

[Tinkerbelle]

Leanne:

Thank you Tinkerbelle,all the best to your dd too.


These few days, ds has been in a high stress mode.Today is English PAPER one.What about yours?

Hi Leanne,
What a coincidence. DD also had Paper 1 today, but for both Eng and MT. So stressful! She chose situational writing for Eng and 'ming t'i for MT. She tends not to choose the picture compo. She said that she's not creative and tends to misinterpret the pictures.