Preparing kids for P5 in 2011
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2DMommy:
The school already planned Supplements classes in their time-table. 3 days a week, he needs to stay back in the school till around 3:30pm. All the students whether they are strong or weak in the work need to attend! With all the homework and enrichments, I forsee he is going to be real busy
Most of the topics will be learned on P5. Like maths If I'm not wrong the new topics for P6 are circle, speed and algebra etc. The rest of the topics angles, volume, ratio, fraction and percentage etc already cover in P5. Although they will still touch in P6 but believe will move on a very fast pace. -
P4 only students who are weak in specific subject needs to stay for Supplement lessons but P5 it seems that they make it complusary for all.
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2DMommy:
P4 only students who are weak in specific subject needs to stay for Supplement lessons but P5 it seems that they make it complusary for all.
May be those are remedial class and now is supplement class so as to have sufficient time to finish the syllabus. -
To livewith_vanilla
I am very impressed by your train of thought as a secondary school student who just graduated from primary school. I am interested to know how you have developed your interest in study, motivation to do well, and the willingness to share.
I find the above attributes are seriously lacking in most of the primary school students.
Care to share with us your story? I feel that I am too involved in my P5 DS & P3 DD’s study. I wish they can be a bit more independent like planning their own time-table for revision and notes taking. -
2DMommy:
The school already planned Supplements classes in their time-table. 3 days a week, he needs to stay back in the school till around 3:30pm. All the students whether they are strong or weak in the work need to attend! With all the homework and enrichments, I forsee he is going to be real busy
I think the twice weekly supplementary at P5 is compulsory. Just wondering which term it will start for son's school. I have to plan a time-table for him...include nap time or he will be too tired to get hw done.
HappyFaye,
I'm very involved in my P5 son and P1 dd's school work too. Like you, I dare not leave them to make notes or plan revision/timetable. How ?
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Trapwithin:
P5 probably need more monitoring than P1. P5 is crucial for his PSLE next year.[/quote]Thanks, I will monitor him since these 2 years are very crucial.
He will be struggling to breathe if he continues to be so free.janet_lee88:
[quote=\"Herbie\"]I am trying to get my P5 girl to start her 'engine'. I left her on her own last year to coach my P6 boy..
Ended up, now my girl very relax and when i ask her to do work she drag her feet and bargain with me. She used to be very on the ball.. now i have to nag and nag to get her to do her work.. -
I’ve downloaded and printed out CA1 English for P5… :!: So would like to know which assessment book is comprehensive and recommended to cover Editing, Synthesis, grammar, vocab, MCQ compre and open-ended.
Can any parent pls advise ? Pref all-in-1 which can practice every week from now to Feb. THANKS. -
HappyFaye:
I don't know how I developed an interest in studying, I just like to study . Well perhaps its because I love reading, and I started reading books at 2, and was able to read Enid Blyton books on my own by like 5.To livewith_vanilla
I am very impressed by your train of thought as a secondary school student who just graduated from primary school. I am interested to know how you have developed your interest in study, motivation to do well, and the willingness to share.
I find the above attributes are seriously lacking in most of the primary school students.
Care to share with us your story? I feel that I am too involved in my P5 DS & P3 DD's study. I wish they can be a bit more independent like planning their own time-table for revision and notes taking.
Motivation to do well stems from my class competitiveness. My class is REALLY competitive, and I do well because I have great friends who would study with me and help me with my subjects.
I just thought that since society has brought me up so far, I should give back to society. I might not be able to give back to society using monetary measures now, but I am able to give back to society by helping others and sharing my knowledge, tips and other pointers to help my juniors do well.
Oh and to clarify, I did draw up a timetable, but I never seemed to use it. I preferred to study whatever I was in the mood for. I mean, who wants to keep doing Maths problems at home after a day at school doing challenging maths problems !?
Not me.
I suggest you slowly let go, if not your kids will suffer in Secondary, where the curriculum is pretty much independent. The kids won't get much spoonfeeding. Perhaps for the first lesson, but after that, no. We are left to our own devices. And it is for our benefit that we listen and not talk. Afterall, the teacher still gets the pay but we don't get the marks.
Thus, train your kids to be independent and disciplined, so that they won't find it too hard to adjust to secondary life. -
Hi livewith_vanilla,
I really should seek your advice on motivation and assessment books...you're the best example.
I do draw up a time-table based on son's time-table in school. Like what you mentioned, after a solid 2 periods of Maths in school, it's crazy :frustrated: to face more questions at home.
My son is very different from you and I don't think I will see him maturing in the next 1-2 years. Much as I want him to be independent, I guess I have to accept most boys mature much later. As for discipline, I guess he is quite ok in this area since he has got used to daily schedule. -
livewith_vanilla,
You have matured and responsible thinking for a new Secondary 1 ! Keep it up and thanks again for dropping into this thread. Reading your posts always make me feel there is still hope....someday ...someday...
I tried to let go 1 hand at P4 as I forsee the issue at Secondary 1 when there will be 9+ subjects to manage. However, it didn't work out very well. Since PSLE is upcoming, I have to step-back in and keep 2 eyes. I just pray that by end P6 and going into sec 1, the boy will mature and be more independent.
Janet : Good English assessment books are hard to find ! Vocab -> the RedSpot not enough ?
I am still fretting over the Chinese ! SOS !
Plus...
Reading the threads here......I have to study Science myself ! :?:
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