Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[janet88]

Hi E3,

Is there a simpler version for P1 ?
I must encourage both my kids to pick up reading even more…English is getting tougher every year and reading more will help with the vocab.

[Trapwithin]

E3:

The Usbourne classics are written in simplified English for children, but the story plots are still very close to the originial Old English versions. After reading Jane Eyre, my dd loves it so much, she re-read it again. What Katy Did and The Penderwicks are sweet stories suitable for girls. Another one I forgot to mention is Chinese Cinderella. My dd reads many such stories with coming-of-age young girls in which she could connect to and learn from. It gives her a great sense of satisfaction at the end of each story.


Like what IJJ had suggested, Roald Dahl's stories are good and full of imagination.

My dd used to read Gero. S but soon, they couldn't satisfy her craving for a stronger plot. She is not so much into fantasy too. I have been trying to \"tempt\" her into reading The Chronicles of Narnia.

She loves Roald Dahl (her favourite author now).. prob finished half of its books. Recently she started on Horrible Science and enjoy it too. I am currently trying to encourage to alternate between Fiction and Non-fiction book. Might try her on some classic after her exam.

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E3:

Trapwithin:

Btw, do they provide a reading list for P1/P2?

IJJ:

I did not get it, if there is. Will be glad if someone share it here.

I managed to dig out the list my dd received last year, it's the the same as what IJJ had posted, minus the last three books (nos. 62 - 64)

Thanks again.

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E3:

markfch:

[quote=\"E3\"]
My dd used to read Gero. S but soon, they couldn't satisfy her craving for a stronger plot. She is not so much into fantasy too. I have been trying to \"tempt\" her into reading The Chronicles of Narnia.

My ds is reading 'The witch the lion and the wardrobe' now and he loves it (though he doesn't understand all the words). Obviously this book has underlaying interpretions and I take care to explain them to him. I guess adventure, fantasy & mystery are his preferred types of genre.

Actually Mary Poppins is a little bit of a fantasy too. Haha. I have a preference for British authors as the style of writing is good and she learns that perambulator is the actual form of pram from Mary Poppins. Although I had told her before, but it was thru reading, then things like these are concretised.

She did start reading the Chronicles actually but mine has all seven books in one so haha...it was rather heavy for her to bring anywhere she likes...so it had sort of been thrown into a \"stationary mode\" as she kept reading other books. She might pick it up again and continue reading during the hols.[/quote]Mary Poppins is fun and 1 read them when I was young.

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janet_lee88:

Hi E3,

Is there a simpler version for P1 ?
I must encourage both my kids to pick up reading even more...English is getting tougher every year and reading more will help with the vocab.

Rainbow Fairy series might be a good start. My dd start her reading from this series and picked up her interest. Prior to this, was the more \"pictures\" books.

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Just sharing what comes to my mind on...


Math Exam Tips

1. Copy carefully so as to avoid Transfer error.

2. If question asked for final answer to be in fraction, write the numerator-denominator separator on the answer space (-) first, then work on the qn so that even though working is in decimals, the separator will act as a reminder to convert final answer to fraction. Likewise for fraction to decimal, put in the \".\" first before working on the question.

3. Fraction - reduce to lowest terms or simplest form.

4. For multiple-step questions, read the question again to make sure you've completed all working steps before moving on to the next question.

5. Time question, check am or pm, for eg. 20 mins past 11:45am is 12.05pm. The options may have 12.05am to trick those who are not alert.

6. Graph questions, study the graph in detail, especially how much each item represents.

7. For models, make use of all the given numbers in the problem sum and represent them in the model. Once all the numbers can be represented, the model should be correct and thus can work out the answers.

8. For working out number patterns, start with operators + or - first, then x or divide, then mixed operators, if all else fail, clear mind and start again. Check that the solution applies ALL the way to the last number in the pattern.

Feel free to add more...

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janet_lee88:

Hi E3,

Is there a simpler version for P1 ?

I don't quite understand what you mean, sorry. Maybe you can pm me.

[janet88]

Hi E3,

Thanks. I’ll look out for the Rainbow Fairy series you mentioned.
In the meantime, will get her to read her storybooks from kindy…read and recognize those commonly seen words. But AFTER SA2.

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Hi All


I came across this thread and thought it might be useful to some parents.

Storybooks that can help your child write well

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11428&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

[janet88]

Hi E3,

Received your PM. Thanks
Gotta toggle my brain more next year...with one going to P1 and the other in P5. Really don't know what to expect.