Preparing kids for P5 in 2011

[livewith_vanilla]

peterch:

Good post and share livewith_vanilla


Bless u dear.......

Thank you.
Hope I'm able to help in some way.

To add on:

Compositions-

You can get your child this book if you still haven't gotten it:

Creative Writing for Primary 3-6
Over 900 creative phrases !
By Liza Tan
Published by: Mexxi Three
It's white in colour. ^^

It's a useful and great book for me.
Many good sentences and phrases.

Sample phrases:

Anger

If looks could kill, I would have withered there and then.

He ranted and raved,oblivious to the curious stares of passers-by.


Anxiety

My heart pounded hard and fast as every step took me nearer to the Principal's office.

She wrung her hands and tugged at the hem of her blouse

[pixiedust]

Great great tips! Thank you livewith_vanilla ! Really appreciate your time and effort.


I will try to get ds to make use of remaining weeks to revise P3/P4 science before the P5 term starts.

[livewith_vanilla]

pixiedust:

Great great tips! Thank you livewith_vanilla ! Really appreciate your time and effort.


I will try to get ds to make use of remaining weeks to revise P3/P4 science before the P5 term starts.

Don't force your DS . Learning Science should be fun ! I know that because I hate studying science, its so boring.
No offence, but this is pupil's perception.
I would suggest surfing for simple experiments and letting your DS do these experiments.
Or you can surf online for websites on Science topics and let your DS read up himself or play the games online.
I have to go out soon . If I have the time, I will surf the internet for some fun websites.

If your DS is weak in Science, best to start revising the foundation (p3/p4 topics).
If your DS is not weak in Science, best to recap a little and work on Science Process Skills (Can be found in the My Pals Are Here Science PSLE Revision Guide).

The skills can help your DS in formatting his answer in the Open-Ended section of the Science Paper (Booklet B).
The skills would teach him what the question is asking for, the answers that should be written down etc.

At the back of the guidebook, there are Case Studies.
They are worked examples to help your child further understand the concepts.
There are also useful mindmaps at the back to summarize each main topic (EG. Energy)

Hope I helped. ^^

[Keroppi30]

Thank you livewith_vanilla for sharing these valuable tips :celebrate:

[2DMommy]

My boy will be in P5 next year and I am starting to get worried. I have started him with some Maths Assessment books, he kept asking me if he can use calculator for the problem sums. Am i right to say if there’s no "calculator" icon at the side, he cannot use? For Science, started him with topic "Systems", supposingly to be easiest according to his enrichment teacher, right?

[janet88]

2DMommy:

My boy will be in P5 next year and I am starting to get worried. I have started him with some Maths Assessment books, he kept asking me if he can use calculator for the problem sums. Am i right to say if there's no \"calculator\" icon at the side, he cannot use? For Science, started him with topic \"Systems\", supposingly to be easiest according to his enrichment teacher, right?

I don't know which Science topic will be started next year, but I think Systems could be first one. Allowed him to use calculator to do his P4 Maths assessment book...but workings must still be shown like models. Aim is to make sure he copies the right number from the calculator. My son is very careless...can copy wrongly.

[janet88]

pixiedust:

Mine also P5 in 2011.


Janet_lee88 & KoalaMummy - Are your kids taking HCL ? Mine taking NCL and did poorly for OE compre and oral. I am in panic mode. Any suggestions what to do to help our kids with MT ? I am really worried this subject will pull down the T-score. Everyone keeps saying read more Chinese books but it is like so little time left

My son was advised to drop HCL next year. Even though his 3 subjects improved, his Chinese dropped. His compo, 短文填空 and OE compre pulled him down. Everyone said to speak to him in Chinese but we just don't have the habit of doing so.

[znzyzyzx]

Mummyprincess:

My dd also p5 next year. Even though she got 87 for MT but was not selected to do HCL, we still sign her up. My DH was saying no harm letting her try out. If she can't keep up to the standard at the end of nxt year, the sch will decide for her. Hopefully, she can cope wif HCL.

My son's mark was lower than that but he was offered. However his Chinese teacher told him not to take it, saying it would be too difficult for him. But anyway, I still sign him up for it.

[janet88]

znzyzyzx:

Mummyprincess:

My dd also p5 next year. Even though she got 87 for MT but was not selected to do HCL, we still sign her up. My DH was saying no harm letting her try out. If she can't keep up to the standard at the end of nxt year, the sch will decide for her. Hopefully, she can cope wif HCL.

My son's mark was lower than that but he was offered. However his Chinese teacher told him not to take it, saying it would be too difficult for him. But anyway, I still sign him up for it.

To take HCL or not to take...that seems like a BIG question mark.
Son's teacher called me to advise me not to let him continue with it...bcos P5 will be a tough year ahead and if I let him continue, he will struggle with tougher subjects as well as HCL.

[KoalaMummy]

pixiedust:

Mine also P5 in 2011.


Janet_lee88 & KoalaMummy - Are your kids taking HCL ? Mine taking NCL and did poorly for OE compre and oral. I am in panic mode. Any suggestions what to do to help our kids with MT ? I am really worried this subject will pull down the T-score. Everyone keeps saying read more Chinese books but it is like so little time left

Hi Pixiedust, my son is taking NCL. i also in panic mode, cos my son is good in the other 3 subjects. i also worried that his t-score will be pulled down by this subject. my son has simply no interest in Chinese, how?