Preparing kids for P5 in 2011

[Champion]

cwc:

:gloomy: :sick:
Not for me leh. P5 DS last paper on 16th May :mad:

Oh sayang sayang :hugs: :hugs: - 加油! Hang On There! 2 more weekends and it will be over soon :imcool: :dancing: :boogie:

[plum-cake]

janet_lee88:

Hubby follows the rallies and tells me bits here and there...I couldn't be bothered. I am only thinking of next Friday when I can yell, 'Hooray ! SA1 over !'

I can understand the feeling n stress of P5,P6 mommies.

Hooray go celeb. after SA1... mine is over by Wednessday :boogie: I am keeping my 600 safely to celeb later...

[janet88]

I have a lot to rant :rant: about the tougher standard at P5. It's just May but I feel like it's been a LONG time :imdrowning: since school started. I've never followed dates of public holidays and school holidays this closely before. Now, I yearn for them BADLY.


All the rallies by different parties are not important to me bcos it's just TALK. I hope to see something constructive implemented to the education system. Sorry I know many parents have gone through P5 before but I don't know how I can make it through this year and still be sane.

[Chenonceau]

janet_lee88:

I have a lot to rant :rant: about the tougher standard at P5. It's just May but I feel like it's been a LONG time :imdrowning: since school started. I've never followed dates of public holidays and school holidays this closely before. Now, I yearn for them BADLY.


All the rallies by different parties are not important to me bcos it's just TALK. I hope to see something constructive implemented to the education system. Sorry I know many parents have gone through P5 before but I don't know how I can make it through this year and still be sane.

Janet... :snuggles: Many P6 parents think it'll get better as the year progresses... so hang in there yeah?

[janet88]

Chenonceau:

janet_lee88:

I've never followed dates of public holidays and school holidays this closely before. Now, I yearn for them BADLY.


Sorry I know many parents have gone through P5 before but I don't know how I can make it through this year and still be sane.

Janet... :snuggles: Many P6 parents think it'll get better as the year progresses... so hang in there yeah?

Hi Chenonceau,
I certainly hope so...losing sleep over his SA1, very stupid.

[JRLam]

Yesterday my son came back from his CL Paper 1, mummy was all geared up to do last minute revision for his HCL Paper 1 & 2 that are to be held today. Then he told me he had lots of hw to be submitted the next day, ie today Friday - 1) complete the entire 2010 SA1 Sci exam papers Booklet A & B, 2) corrections for another exam papers, & 3) some outstanding Art projects (THIS is my son’s fault for not finishing that earlier on time). I was fuming! With all these hw on the day before another exam, how are the children going to find time to revise?


I know it is partly our fault to do last minute revision, but who doesn’t? With so much hw to do and such challenging exam papers, P5 is really a year to sprint! While I am not expecting him to cover the entire P5A CL textbook within a day, I will certainly appreciate the last half-day or so to do some minimal revision … even that hope was dashed!

So, for the 1st time in his school examination preparation history, hahaha, he didn’t TOUCH a single page of the subject he is supposed to be tested on the following day … cool! I will be happy if he pass the papers … I just look forward to the GE long weekends … thanks to the govt … hahaha.

[Chenonceau]

JRLam:

Yesterday my son came back from his CL Paper 1, mummy was all geared up to do last minute revision for his HCL Paper 1 & 2 that are to be held today. Then he told me he had lots of hw to be submitted the next day, ie today Friday - 1) complete the entire 2010 SA1 Sci exam papers Booklet A & B, 2) corrections for another exam papers, & 3) some outstanding Art projects (THIS is my son's fault for not finishing that earlier on time). I was fuming! With all these hw on the day before another exam, how are the children going to find time to revise?


I know it is partly our fault to do last minute revision, but who doesn't? With so much hw to do and such challenging exam papers, P5 is really a year to sprint! While I am not expecting him to cover the entire P5A CL textbook within a day, I will certainly appreciate the last half-day or so to do some minimal revision .. even that hope was dashed!

So, for the 1st time in his school examination preparation history, hahaha, he didn't TOUCH a single page of the subject he is supposed to be tested on the following day .. cool! I will be happy if he pass the papers .. I just look forward to the GE long weekends .. thanks to the govt .. hahaha.

Hang in there!

[Brenda10]

JRLam:

Yesterday my son came back from his CL Paper 1, mummy was all geared up to do last minute revision for his HCL Paper 1 & 2 that are to be held today. Then he told me he had lots of hw to be submitted the next day, ie today Friday - 1) complete the entire 2010 SA1 Sci exam papers Booklet A & B, 2) corrections for another exam papers, & 3) some outstanding Art projects (THIS is my son's fault for not finishing that earlier on time). I was fuming! With all these hw on the day before another exam, how are the children going to find time to revise?


I know it is partly our fault to do last minute revision, but who doesn't? With so much hw to do and such challenging exam papers, P5 is really a year to sprint! While I am not expecting him to cover the entire P5A CL textbook within a day, I will certainly appreciate the last half-day or so to do some minimal revision .. even that hope was dashed!

So, for the 1st time in his school examination preparation history, hahaha, he didn't TOUCH a single page of the subject he is supposed to be tested on the following day .. cool! I will be happy if he pass the papers .. I just look forward to the GE long weekends .. thanks to the govt .. hahaha.

Don't worry lah. For language like EL or CL is not necesaary to revise the text book lah. Just my 2 cents thought.

As for 2010 SA1 Exam papers from other school as homework (EL and Maths - 1 set each, Sciecne - 2 sets), the teacher also given the answer key to the parent to verify themselves.

[jesschan]

Janet,

I think u r really super stressed up. That will also stress up your kid and affect his academic performance. Do relax a little. In my opinion, now u should just ask him to do self revision and refer to u when in doubt. Give him some space and let him learn to manage his time. Avoid giving him new work to practise since exams just round the corner.

[phankao]

Janet, i guess have to let your son really just rest during the hols. If not, become like my son - rebel against doing any work by end of p5 and also in p6.