Preparing kids for P5 in 2011

[janet88]

Brenda10:

janet_lee88:

It's not just very tight, but impossible to continue with her Eng enrichment course. $900 for 1 subject a lot...furthermore, there is Maths 1-to-1 now at home. Told hubby these 2 years must tahan and control spending, esp next year PSLE.

Put him in centre for Maths group, but he is too weak.

Hi Janet

$900 is a lot! Does it mean for 1 term ( 3 months) and one lesson per week (1.5 hrs or 2 hrs) ?

1 term. $900 for 2 Eng courses - Creative writing and Eng made possible at Jan & Elly.

[Brenda10]

janet_lee88:

Hi Janet


$900 is a lot! Does it mean for 1 term ( 3 months) and one lesson per week (1.5 hrs or 2 hrs) ?

1 term. $900 for 2 Eng courses - Creative writing and Eng made possible at Jan & Elly.[/quote]

That work up to $300 per month!

[Pen88n]

janet_lee88:

Brenda10:

[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]It's not just very tight, but impossible to continue with her Eng enrichment course. $900 for 1 subject a lot...furthermore, there is Maths 1-to-1 now at home. Told hubby these 2 years must tahan and control spending, esp next year PSLE.

Put him in centre for Maths group, but he is too weak.

Hi Janet

$900 is a lot! Does it mean for 1 term ( 3 months) and one lesson per week (1.5 hrs or 2 hrs) ?

1 term. $900 for 2 Eng courses - Creative writing and Eng made possible at Jan & Elly.[/quote]Ohhh....u referring to 2 English courses. That seems like normal fee prices then.

So u r teaching Creative writing and English P2 all by yourself now? Pei fu, pei fu :udawoman: I can never teach those - just don't know the structure and strategy to teach!

[janet88]

Hi Pen88n,

I’m handling P5 English paper 2, Science and P1 daughter’s school work.
Don’t think P1 need to go for extra lessons…very scary leh.

[Peony]

Pen88n,

You’re spot on with the "structure and strategy" point.

I succeeded with her creative writing from P2 to 4. But at P5, I give up, especially since I cannot sustain how regular she revises and go nuts everytime I have to start from basics all over again due to lack of practise.

So while I have all the resourse, I did not have the right "structure and strategy".

[janet88]

Peony:

Pen88n,

You're spot on with the \"structure and strategy\" point.

I succeeded with her creative writing from P2 to 4. But at P5, I give up, especially since I cannot sustain how regular she revises and go nuts everytime I have to start from basics all over again due to lack of practise.

So while I have all the resourse, I did not have the right \"structure and strategy\".

Hi Peony,
At least you managed to coach your daughter creative writing. I just don't know how to teach my son. I've enrolled him for creative writing class and just had a word with his teacher..will be sending him for trial lesson next week at another centre which includes Eng Paper 2. If I'm satisfied with the trial lesson, I'll register him there and pull out from the other one.

[Pen88n]

Peony:

Pen88n,

You're spot on with the \"structure and strategy\" point.

I succeeded with her creative writing from P2 to 4. But at P5, I give up, especially since I cannot sustain how regular she revises and go nuts everytime I have to start from basics all over again due to lack of practise.

So while I have all the resourse, I did not have the right \"structure and strategy\".

Ya, Peony, I go nuts when I try to understand and establish some structure for DS to do his English compo - just can't / don't know how to. Similarly, try to teach him cloze compre - he just can't find the \"right\" word to fill the blanks. Don't know how to improve that other than make him read and do more, but doesn't seem too right to me.

These are just too different from Maths, whereby I have no issue with imparting him the concepts and application!

[janet88]

Pen88n:

Peony:

Pen88n,

You're spot on with the \"structure and strategy\" point.

I succeeded with her creative writing from P2 to 4. But at P5, I give up, especially since I cannot sustain how regular she revises and go nuts everytime I have to start from basics all over again due to lack of practise.

So while I have all the resourse, I did not have the right \"structure and strategy\".

Ya, Peony, I go nuts when I try to understand and establish some structure for DS to do his English compo - just can't / don't know how to. Similarly, try to teach him cloze compre - he just can't find the \"right\" word to fill the blanks. Don't know how to improve that other than make him read and do more, but doesn't seem too right to me.

Give me a FIVE. I am having the same problem with English too.
:snuggles: 'just can't / don't know how to'...really trying my luck which is very scary since it's an important subject. Reading alone doesn't seem to help since compre cloze is a tough area.

[Champion]

janet_lee88:

Give me a FIVE.

Ok, Here it is :hi5: :rahrah:

janet_lee88:

I am having the same problem with English too.
:snuggles: 'just can't / don't know how to'...really trying my luck which is very scary since it's an important subject. Reading alone doesn't seem to help since compre cloze is a tough area.

Can I come here to kapoh and :grphug: ?
Also very \"key sim\" over English :sad: also worried & :scared:

Now at this cross junction - shall i continue to self-coach EL paper 2 or shall I \"outsource\"? :moneyflies: :moneyflies:

[janet88]

Champion:

janet_lee88:

Give me a FIVE.

janet_lee88:

I am having the same problem with English too.
:snuggles: 'just can't / don't know how to'...really trying my luck which is very scary since it's an important subject. Reading alone doesn't seem to help since compre cloze is a tough area.

Now at this cross junction - shall i continue to self-coach EL paper 2 or shall I \"outsource\"? :moneyflies: :moneyflies:

If your daughter did ok for her SA1, you can still self-coach EL paper 2.
I self-coach my son until P4 Feb...until I cannot tahan the stress. When I outsource, I can be the backup since one a week is not going to work magic. Being a backup and sitting on frontline is totally diff.