Science Guide Books
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Pen88n:
True, I agree. I stopped going to POPULAR. Cos I never returned empty handed from that shop.
I received that too, but have stopped buying. Suggest mummies who need to get books to go there for a look. But control your purchase. What counts is quality, not quantity. Believe it or not, I really feel it this P6 year - no point getting the kids to keep doing when they already know, for the school will be doing those drills too. -
plum-cake:
Yep, no see no buy! There are 101 Maths / Science assessment books out there, and the questions in quite a number of them are just more or less the same save some tweaking here and there. Those questions will be repeated in the top school papers parents buy too. And repeated again when school teacher give / tuition centre provide. :slapshead:
True, I agree. I stopped going to POPULAR. Cos I never returned empty handed from that shop.Pen88n:
I received that too, but have stopped buying. Suggest mummies who need to get books to go there for a look. But control your purchase. What counts is quality, not quantity. Believe it or not, I really feel it this P6 year - no point getting the kids to keep doing when they already know, for the school will be doing those drills too. -
Hey mummies, another discovery from that guide book: it’s a myth clarification - those creepy crawlies you see near a dead animal or decaying plants are not called decomposers. They are called something else sorry I really cannot remember what but these creepy crawlies only help in breaking down decomposition. Confused? So was I!
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plum-cake:
True, I agree. I stopped going to POPULAR. Cos I never returned empty handed from that shop.Pen88n:
I received that too, but have stopped buying. Suggest mummies who need to get books to go there for a look. But control your purchase. What counts is quality, not quantity. Believe it or not, I really feel it this P6 year - no point getting the kids to keep doing when they already know, for the school will be doing those drills too.
Hee hee, I used to buy & buy but have been cutting down a lot since this year as stock too many liao. Also, months later, realised that I have bought some under the same author (different book cover tho) and contents are quite similar ----- alamak, it's reprints/newer version. :slapshead:
Have also stopped going to those book fairs at Suntec/Expo cos' put off by the crowd and long queues. :yikes: My opinion is that as the child approaches upper primary, should look at quality and not quantity. Prices at book fairs are not really worth the trip anymore, can just selectively get from the outlets. -
hashroop:
Hey mummies, another discovery from that guide book: it's a myth clarification - those creepy crawlies you see near a dead animal or decaying plants are not called decomposers. They are called something else sorry I really cannot remember what but these creepy crawlies only help in breaking down decomposition. Confused? So was I!
Detritivores - eg. earthworms, snails - they feed on dead matter and break them into smaller fragments. Decomposers are the ones that can further break these down to simpler form of nutrients. -
Pen88n:
Yep, no see no buy! There are 101 Maths / Science assessment books out there, and the questions in quite a number of them are just more or less the same save some tweaking here and there. Those questions will be repeated in the top school papers parents buy too. And repeated again when school teacher give / tuition centre provide. :slapshead:
Couldn't agree more. This is my second time as a Psle mom. Our kids will have a lot of exam practise papers from Sch n tutors. They will be pumped to the max in the next 90 plus days. I had half a dozen incomplete assessments books staring back at me at the end of his Psle.
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Pen88n:
Yep, no see no buy!
Went to Popular last night to take a look at that guidebook...but didn't buy. Hubby was like, 'Huh, buy again?' Decided not to get any more Science related books, be it assessment or guidebook. Think my son has sufficient to last him all the way to P6 next year. -
hashroop:
Half a dozen is not too bad. Mine there are those assessment books since P5 still staring at me. Have not counted, but definitely > 1 dozen!
Couldn't agree more. This is my second time as a Psle mom. Our kids will have a lot of exam practise papers from Sch n tutors. They will be pumped to the max in the next 90 plus days. I had half a dozen incomplete assessments books staring back at me at the end of his Psle. -
I’m trying to restrict my Science assessment books purchase. No time to do. Limited to 2 guide books so far. Actually, all guide books seem quite similar to me
English assessment books have an easier way out. Just buy in advance. No huge difference between p3 grammar or p6 grammar. But can’t do the same for Science since it’s by topic -
sleepy:
Sleepy,
English assessment books have an easier way out. Just buy in advance. No huge difference between p3 grammar or p6 grammar. But can't do the same for Science since it's by topic
can share with us what are the grammar books you are using? I am still :frustrated: that DD1 P3 is on the stellar programme with no textbook so at times dare not buy too many EL assessment books.
am I :offtopic: lioa?? Should discuss this over at the EL assessment books thread.... :imsorry: got carried away......
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