The period before PSLE

[sunflower]

Fairy:

I heard that schools like Henry Park, River Valley & Nan Hua had holiday lessons for their P5 & 6 students for the 1st & last week of June! Some of them engaged external service provider like Maths Olympiad trainers to give their students a boost in their Maths.

In fact, I've heard that MANY schools have extra lessons either during 1st or last week (or both) of Jun hols (esp for P6). My niece's school has already been practicising normal school hrs during last week of Jun hols since P5.

[MdmKS]

Fairy:

My child's school practised the opposite. There is only a 3 half-day supplementary lessons at the beginning of the June holiday. In the principal's words: \"the teachers, too need a break to recharge\". Students are expected to do their own revision at home.


I heard that schools like Henry Park, River Valley & Nan Hua had holiday lessons for their P5 & 6 students for the 1st & last week of June! Some of them engaged external service provider like Maths Olympiad trainers to give their students a boost in their Maths.

My girl in Nan Hua P5 but never engaged in any lesson in June holiday.

[sunflower]

MdmKS:

My girl in Nan Hua P5 but never engaged in any lesson in June holiday.

I suspect that the holiday lessons for some of these sch's mentioned might be for certain classes only, maybe to prepare them for the coming NUS maths olympiad competition.

[nothing2do]

sunflower:

I suspect that the holiday lessons for some of these sch's mentioned might be for certain classes only, maybe to prepare them for the coming NUS maths olympiad competition.

What i know is the 1st & 2nd are for most of the sch, bec my gf daughter also need to go back too(diff sch), as for my daughter the chinese teacher i think she is trying to maint. her own reputation. haha. bec fr wat we know is those kids in her class for all this yr. always hv at least and A in HCL/CL.

[nothing2do]

my kid prelim oral start on monday.

[James Ang]

MdmKS:

Mostly likely during the one month or so before PSLE, schools will be drilling the kids for exam papers. Is it more effecitive to follow-up closely with that at home or spending time running around for PSLE tuition and struggling between homework given by tutition centre and school. Is it better to stop all enrichment including tuition earlier?

My advice is for the students to work very hard and try more practices before the PSLE and push for best and optimal results, and after the PSLE exams are over in 2 months time, allow them to play all they want because all the hardwork is worth it and after the exams, it is time to relax and play.

I told all my students not to come for lessons after PSLE, just play for 3 months.

But now is the time to work very very hard, practising to perfection and excellence.

[James Ang]

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Jonathan from RVPS

[esther614]

very stressful…don’t know whether to sign up for Jiang English or British Council English during Sept Holiday

[MdmKS]

esther614:

very stressful..don't know whether to sign up for Jiang English or British Council English during Sept Holiday

My Child was \"forced\" to attend Mdm Jiang's daughter English lesson else he can't attend Mdm Jiang Chinese lesson. It did not help much in pushing up his grade,. The teacher spoke very fast, \"v\" sounds like \"we\", ... I think there were also feedback about her in this forum in the past. The other English teachers, some looks like they were from Philippine? not too sure. Anyway, I did not go back to them again for my second child this year. My second child used to attend Chinese leson there, and came across during lesson time, the English teacher came in to ask them to promote their lesson.

[Andaiz]

MdmKS:

My Child was \"forced\" to attend Mdm Jiang's daughter English lesson else he can't attend Mdm Jiang Chinese lesson.

MdmKS:

My second child used to attend Chinese leson there, and came across during lesson time, the English teacher came in to ask them to promote their lesson.

Sounds like hardsell tactics to me...preying on our young, impressionable children is NOT ACCEPTABLE :x :x

Thanks for the advice. I'll steer clear of Jiang.