Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary

[piezolbs]

periwinklejoy:

Hi JRLam,

I managed to read fr pg 1118 to the current page! Had bn having a hard time balancing catching up with rallies and coaching both kids :gloomy:
I think u asked P5 parents on this forum if Math was tough. Yes, my dd came back with a heavy heart after her math paper, she lamented on why Math papers in P5 is so tough! I think I contributed partly to her misery as I told her CA1 is a killer, SA1 wld be definitely much easier :xedfingers:
She had a tough time gettg ready for SA1, didn't managed to revise lower pri science as was too busy with revising P5 topics; did only a few Eng and Math test papers; did 2 science papers and some Chin OE compre. Insanely lack of time. And weekends were burnt out as we were out for activities, so that contributed to the lack of revision time.
She had wanted to practice Math but I told SA1 shd be ok so I asked her to focus on Science and Eng Syn and transfn and Chin OE.
How abt ds? Coped well with revision prior to exams?

My DD has to adapt the P5 by only securing 70+ in maths which she can easily take 90+ in P4.

[IJJ]

Mrsbongz:

Happy Mama:

I gave her money to choose her very first book, with the hope of encouraging her to start reading CL books. Guess what she has shortlisted? Doraemon Comics! :yikes: :faint:

My DS chose pokemon!! sigh.. I actually thought Doremon was a better choice.. :razz:

:lol: :lol:

Mine is quite a 'poor thing'. This time, I listed abt 30 books and she has to slog it back for me. :lol: :lol: I pack in a recycle bag to carry those books. Mean mom here.

[Happy Mama]

IJJ:

Mrsbongz:

[quote=\"Happy Mama\"] I gave her money to choose her very first book, with the hope of encouraging her to start reading CL books. Guess what she has shortlisted? Doraemon Comics! :yikes: :faint:

My DS chose pokemon!! sigh.. I actually thought Doremon was a better choice.. :razz:

:lol: :lol:

Mine is quite a 'poor thing'. This time, I listed abt 30 books and she has to slog it back for me. :lol: :lol: I pack in a recycle bag to carry those books. Mean mom here. :p[/quote]IJJ, since you are buying so many books, you may want to drop by their bookshop in Bras Basah and buy directly from them. This way, you can also browse through to see if the books are worth buying or reading, and most importantly, your DD doesn't need to lug the heavy books back.

[IJJ]

piezolbs:

periwinklejoy:

Hi JRLam,

I managed to read fr pg 1118 to the current page! Had bn having a hard time balancing catching up with rallies and coaching both kids :gloomy:
I think u asked P5 parents on this forum if Math was tough. Yes, my dd came back with a heavy heart after her math paper, she lamented on why Math papers in P5 is so tough! I think I contributed partly to her misery as I told her CA1 is a killer, SA1 wld be definitely much easier :xedfingers:
She had a tough time gettg ready for SA1, didn't managed to revise lower pri science as was too busy with revising P5 topics; did only a few Eng and Math test papers; did 2 science papers and some Chin OE compre. Insanely lack of time. And weekends were burnt out as we were out for activities, so that contributed to the lack of revision time.
She had wanted to practice Math but I told SA1 shd be ok so I asked her to focus on Science and Eng Syn and transfn and Chin OE.
How abt ds? Coped well with revision prior to exams?

My DD has to adapt the P5 by only securing 70+ in maths which she can easily take 90+ in P4.

I rem last year P5 Maths also very tough. CH5 only had very few in the band 1 and a no. of them failed. The failure rates for FA5, GR5 were also high.

What is the avg score for the class and level? I think that should be a more relevant gauge. Mine had her P3 EL in the band 1 last year, but this year P4 CA1 EL paper was tough. Only 6 in the entire cohort scored in the band 1 region. Hence, she might still be in the top 20, but if I judge on the scores itself, the drop is drastic.

Anyway, all is not lost, SA2 has 60% of the total scores, 加油！加油！

[IJJ]

Happy Mama:

IJJ, since you are buying so many books, you may want to drop by their bookshop in Bras Basah and buy directly from them. This way, you can also browse through to see if the books are worth buying or reading, and most importantly, your DD doesn't need to lug the heavy books back.

I am too lazy. :oops: I think it is ok. Most of the books are thin books, and she has school bus to our doorstep.

[Happy Mama]

IJJ:

Happy Mama:

IJJ, since you are buying so many books, you may want to drop by their bookshop in Bras Basah and buy directly from them. This way, you can also browse through to see if the books are worth buying or reading, and most importantly, your DD doesn't need to lug the heavy books back.

I am too lazy. :oops: I think it is ok. Most of the books are thin books, and she has school bus to our doorstep.

Haha, I see. Anyway, kids love buying books on their own. Gives them the \"kick\", so I'm sure she'll be more than happy to buy the books from school book fair.

[Jennifer]

piezolbs:

My DD has to adapt the P5 by only securing 70+ in maths which she can easily take 90+ in P4.

The slip in P5 MA results is very normal. New topics, in-depth old topics, more wordy prob sums and more prob sums qns all add up to the reason.

To be kiasu, I think P4 parents need to start on P5 term 1 topics during the P4 Nov/Dec sch hols. This way, the child has adequately prepared himself for the jump in the level of difficulty in P5 and hence, CA1 paper will not be a shock and hopefully, the marks wld not slip too much to discourage the child.

When my elder boy was in P4 going to P5, I also heard abt the jump to P5 is quite huge. So I advised him to go thru' the P5 syllabus. Being a child, of course he turned a deaf ear to my advice. So I let him faced the music lor. True enough, he got 70+ for P5 MA (in fact, he could not believe it, his lowest among his academic path then). Luckily, he bucked up and mged 80+ by SA1.

Bearing in mind, some discouraged children might take a longer time to recover before SA1 starts. So, let's not take this risk unnecessarily.

I am already pyscho-ing my P4 boy to be ready to put in more efforts next year for P5 MA.

[Jennifer]

IJJ:

Happy Mama:

IJJ, since you are buying so many books, you may want to drop by their bookshop in Bras Basah and buy directly from them. This way, you can also browse through to see if the books are worth buying or reading, and most importantly, your DD doesn't need to lug the heavy books back.

I am too lazy. :oops: I think it is ok. Most of the books are thin books, and she has school bus to our doorstep.

When will you and family be back?

[Happy Mama]

Jennifer:

The slip in P5 MA results is very normal. New topics, in-depth old topics, more wordy prob sums and more prob sums qns all add up to the reason.


To be kiasu, I think P4 parents need to start on P5 term 1 topics during the P4 Nov/Dec sch hols. This way, the child has adequately prepared himself for the jump in the level of difficulty in P5 and hence, CA1 paper will not be a shock and hopefully, the marks wld not slip too much to discourage the child.

When my elder boy was in P4 going to P5, I also heard abt the jump to P5 is quite huge. So I advised him to go thru' the P5 syllabus. Being a child, of course he turned a deaf ear to my advice. So I let him faced the music lor. True enough, he got 70+ for P5 MA (in fact, he could not believe it, his lowest among his academic path then). Luckily, he bucked up and mged 80+ by SA1.

Bearing in mind, some discouraged children might take a longer time to recover before SA1 starts. So, let's not take this risk unnecessarily.

I am already pyscho-ing my P4 boy to be ready to put in more efforts next year for P5 MA.

Thanks for the tip, Jennifer. :celebrate:

[IJJ]

Jennifer:

IJJ:

[quote=\"Happy Mama\"]
IJJ, since you are buying so many books, you may want to drop by their bookshop in Bras Basah and buy directly from them. This way, you can also browse through to see if the books are worth buying or reading, and most importantly, your DD doesn't need to lug the heavy books back.

I am too lazy. :oops: I think it is ok. Most of the books are thin books, and she has school bus to our doorstep.

When will you and family be back?[/quote]This time, not sure. :?