P3 Assessment Books (English, Maths, Science & Chinese)

[sleepy]

cwc:

First, make sure you go to the next 2 Popular BookFair at Expo/Suntec, grab a lot of things - GRAB GRAB GRAB. As long as it looks OK, take take. Remember to be kiasu and buy 2-3 levels up. Next head back to Popular outlets while the discount sill on to get whatever looks good but not found at bookfair. :lol:

:lol: I know what you mean, I saw many parents pilling assessment books to the rim of the trolley at every popular fair. I'm always feeling very 佩服 that they manage to convince their kids to do so many

Knowing my dd, I know I won't have much success. My dd is not into assessment books.

However, I still selectively buy a few every now & then (kiasu mama ) so that I can coax her to practice whenever I identify weaker areas. Sometimes there are notes inside assessment books, can use as reference. Then the rest of the empty pages I keep for my younger one to conquer. At least won't feel so heartache even though left so many empty pages.

I only bought one Chinese assessment book for dd beginning of this year. But that book is incomplete, don't have any 词句重组section le. Have to source for a 2nd one few days ago that contains that section. I guess quite impossible to rely on only one assessment book.

:idea: Maybe that's how the publishers managed to earn our money. Instead of publishing one book, they split the content into 6 books

[janet88]

cwc:

First, make sure you go to the next 2 Popular BookFair at Expo/Suntec, grab a lot of things - GRAB GRAB GRAB. As long as it looks OK, take take. Remember to be kiasu and buy 2-3 levels up. Next head back to Popular outlets while the discount sill on to get whatever looks good but not found at bookfair. :lol:

This Dec when we go BookFest, I will definitely grab esp for younger kid...maybe even for P3.
For son, I certainly think I have sufficient for PSLE next year.

[BeContented]

janet_lee88:

cwc:

First, make sure you go to the next 2 Popular BookFair at Expo/Suntec, grab a lot of things - GRAB GRAB GRAB. As long as it looks OK, take take. Remember to be kiasu and buy 2-3 levels up. Next head back to Popular outlets while the discount sill on to get whatever looks good but not found at bookfair. :lol:

This Dec when we go BookFest, I will definitely grab esp for younger kid...maybe even for P3.
For son, I certainly think I have sufficient for PSLE next year.

Ha ha, serious? For me, after going a few Bookfest/Bookfair, PHOBIA. These days, I find the discount not really fantastic, used to find pretty good books at $3, but now, the better ones ~25-30% cheaper only. In fact, I once bought some books on source of chinese words at $1....now it's retailing at >$7 I think.
Anyway, see no point wasting time and petrol there, fight crowd and long queue. At outlet, 20% off, can go through slowly and won't buy in frenzy

Anyway, for me Eng/Chin does not have to be latest edition cos' whatever out of syllabus, treat it as new words to learn

[janet88]

It was not crowded 2 years ago...still have space to walk comfortably without having to say excuse me several times. Last year, carpark at suntec was scary on the first day !! Saw parents literally filling up the bags and I was like 'really that much cheaper meh?' I don't think I want to go BookFest this year (better remind myself). 20% is much better and less stressful than squeezing through the crowd :dowan:


Prob is there is just 1 coupon for 20% in June and dec right? So pathetic. Hubby won't agree to go Suntec again as it is just not worth it.

[plum-cake]

janet_lee88:

cwc:

First, make sure you go to the next 2 Popular BookFair at Expo/Suntec, grab a lot of things - GRAB GRAB GRAB. As long as it looks OK, take take. Remember to be kiasu and buy 2-3 levels up. Next head back to Popular outlets while the discount sill on to get whatever looks good but not found at bookfair. :lol:

This Dec when we go BookFest, I will definitely grab esp for younger kid...maybe even for P3.
For son, I certainly think I have sufficient for PSLE next year.

Following your foot steps may be....started buying p3 books n some p4 :!:
KSP ha :oops:

[janet88]

plum-cake:

janet_lee88:

[quote=\"cwc\"]First, make sure you go to the next 2 Popular BookFair at Expo/Suntec, grab a lot of things - GRAB GRAB GRAB. As long as it looks OK, take take. Remember to be kiasu and buy 2-3 levels up. Next head back to Popular outlets while the discount sill on to get whatever looks good but not found at bookfair. :lol:

This Dec when we go BookFest, I will definitely grab esp for younger kid...maybe even for P3.
For son, I certainly think I have sufficient for PSLE next year.

Following your foot steps may be....started buying p3 books n some p4 :!:
KSP ha :oops:[/quote]I agree with cwc 100%
With the crowd at BookFest, expensive parking and lack of lots at Suntec, forget about going there. Firstly, don't know where the books are placed, so time is wasted finding them. I might as well go to my fav IMM store where I know where the books are placed.

I am getting P2 books since there is promotion from time to time...4 for $10 sometimes...good deal right ?

[Champion]

I was waiting for DD1 to finish her tuition and had the opportunity to chit chat with another teacher who had no class at that timing. She specialised in Maths so I grab the chance to ask her for recommendation for Maths Assessment Books especially those that are for problem sums.


She shared that there are many in the market and apparently Andrew Er, Fabian Ng ones are the most popular as their questions are more challenging. But she said that in order not to kill a kid's interest in doing Maths problem sums, it best to look for one that has different levels and close to school exam format. She showed me the following book that she is currently using with her students. Gosh! I found some familiar questions in the books! Yes, those are the ones that my DD1 teacher extracted out for them to work on. :lol: Also, I turned to the last few pages of the book to look at the answer sheets - the explanation is pretty clear and detailed.

Frankly speaking (and this is only my own point of view) - I never like to buy CASCO publication books - for the reason they never tell you who the author is and never states the year the book is being published. But nevertheless, guess what was my next action? Yes, \"Chiong\" to Popular Bookstore and get the P3 book for my gal :rotflmao:



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[Brenda10]

Hi Champion


Thank you for sharing.

I remember Mr. James Ang ever recommend Maths assessment book for 5A and 5B that published by Casco.

Anyway, enjoy your shopping. :celebrate:

[Champion]

Brenda10:

Hi Champion


Thank you for sharing.

I remember Mr. James Ang ever recommend Maths assessment book for 5A and 5B that published by Casco.

Anyway, enjoy your shopping. :celebrate:

Hi Brenda,
Thanks for the encouragement - Yes, got the book lioa ..But am not letting DD1 to start on it as she has other assessment books to work on :lol:. I am studying the questions 1st and maybe just randomly pick a few from each topic for her to work on before the coming SA1. Really not easy being a mummy

[pixiedust]

Champion, agree it is not easy to be a mom. Good that you are involved with your children's work so early on.


Don't mind me barging in here, the Casco Maths workbook recommended by Mr. Jame Ang is this one, by Lee-Ann Goh :
https://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/product/product_detail.jsp?vca001=112&vpd001=95240

Only P6 and P5A published this year (not for the other P levels & P5B not out yet). I had a look around and saw that the same author wrote Maths workbooks for Secondary schools - my friend with kids in S3 and S2 this year told me she has been using this series of workbooks for her children.