Coping with Primary 1

[Funz]

micollh:

is it depending on which school ur child is in then the stress level is different ?

I think so. DD did not experience any of these stress when in P1 and even now in P2 she seems ok. I think her Chinese enrichment is more stressful.

Yes there were topical tests, but nothing that is so mind boggling, the tests usually consist of 2 -3 pages of questions related to the chapters covered.

The one that both she and I were struggling with was Chinese show and tell and that is cos I am hopeless with Chinese. Even then, with my half baked attempts to guide her and her often inaccurate pronunciation, her scores are still pretty good and the remarks the teachers give are very encouraging.

DS will be going to a different Pr school next year so we shall see if his school adopts a pressure system.

[Sun_2010]

poppy15:

janet_lee88:

:hi5:

It's great there is another mummy experiencing the same torture...P1 and a P5 - one just entered REAL school and another one experiencing a crazy system. The crazy idea of not having CA/SA but tests every 10 weeks is WORST :frustrated: :stompfeet: Every week, it's just doing nothing but learning EL spelling and 听写. I agree, it wasn't this difficult when my older one was in P1...really :siao: now

:yikes: tests every 10 weeks, so its equivalent tests every 2 mths...

can i check... confirm P1 no more mid & final yr exams? or still hv... but CA/SA still as per norm right?

think i'm gonna get more white hair next yr... (as if i dun hv any now)...

No more SAs- which is the mid year and year end exam, but each school has its own way of assessing, - Mini tests, normal tests, quizes, show& tell , listening compre, etc...which they will brief you ( how much % weightage for what, how many per term )

For DS - the schools informs dates for higher weightage tests only , the minitests will be informed at the beginning of the term which week it will be held - thats all.

For me this is definitely better, each test is only a small weightage - so no need to feel the tension.

But in some schools the push is more intense - so it depends I guess

As for white hair -
Haha, wait till your child reaches P6 -

[poppy15]

:thankyou: sun_2010...


:faint:

[janet88]

Hi mummies,

I went through a rough patch last year...experienced bald area in scalp and it made me so worried. Applied whatever possible and fortunately hair grew again but white !!! At least hair grew...I had to console myself.
P1 no ca/SA but mini tests every 10 weeks. Next term, there will be show n tell. This term there was a compre OE/mcq test.
No need to reach p6 and my hair is already white :frustrated:

[SAHM_TAN]

janet_lee88:

Hi mummies,

I went through a rough patch last year...experienced bald area in scalp and it made me so worried. Applied whatever possible and fortunately hair grew again but white !!! At least hair grew...I had to console myself.
P1 no ca/SA but mini tests every 10 weeks. Next term, there will be show n tell. This term there was a compre OE/mcq test.
No need to reach p6 and my hair is already white :frustrated:

Take care and lots of hugs

[nms1]

janet_lee88:

Hi mummies,

I went through a rough patch last year...experienced bald area in scalp and it made me so worried. Applied whatever possible and fortunately hair grew again but white !!! At least hair grew...I had to console myself.
P1 no ca/SA but mini tests every 10 weeks. Next term, there will be show n tell. This term there was a compre OE/mcq test.
No need to reach p6 and my hair is already white :frustrated:

I think the idea of the mini tests is that they shouldn't need to prepare much for them.

We test my daughter on her weekly spelling & ting xie and my m-i-l helped her prepare for her Chinese show & tell earlier in the year but for the rest of the tests we've have just left her to do it on her own.

[Pen88n]

nms1:

janet_lee88:

Hi mummies,

I went through a rough patch last year...experienced bald area in scalp and it made me so worried. Applied whatever possible and fortunately hair grew again but white !!! At least hair grew...I had to console myself.
P1 no ca/SA but mini tests every 10 weeks. Next term, there will be show n tell. This term there was a compre OE/mcq test.
No need to reach p6 and my hair is already white :frustrated:

I think the idea of the mini tests is that they shouldn't need to prepare much for them.

We test my daughter on her weekly spelling & ting xie and my m-i-l helped her prepare for her Chinese show & tell earlier in the year but for the rest of the tests we've have just left her to do it on her own.

For show and tell, my P1 DD's teacher will make the kids write out their show and tell in sch (those can't finish can bring home to do as homework). Then they have a trial run day, before the actual show and tell. Usually DD can do the prep all by herself (we listen to her performance and add in a sentence or two of suggestion). As for mini tests and spellings, she handled all herself as we were too busy with our P6 DS most of these periods due to CA / SA. So far she is coping ok (marks in the 90s).

Strongly recommend parents to get their kids to read to improve foundation. You can learn vocab / grammar etc. through the easy way of reading (acquired naturally) or through the harder way of attending lots of enrichment and doing lots of assessments when young. Yes, there will come a time when enrichment class is needed (to further enhance knowledge), but with a strong foundation through reading, it will be a lot easier.

[janet88]

nms1:

janet_lee88:

Hi mummies,

P1 no ca/SA but mini tests every 10 weeks. Next term, there will be show n tell. This term there was a compre OE/mcq test.
No need to reach p6 and my hair is already white :frustrated:

I think the idea of the mini tests is that they shouldn't need to prepare much for them.

We test my daughter on her weekly spelling & ting xie and my m-i-l helped her prepare for her Chinese show & tell earlier in the year but for the rest of the tests we've have just left her to do it on her own.

The recent tests constitute 30% :faint:
The CL test consist of 10 chapters and there are just 3 weeks + to revise. For Maths, numbers till 100. Don't know how she performed for the recent tests but I don't want to push her too much. Hubby feels I'm too cool about her tests.

[nms1]

janet_lee88:

nms1:

[quote=\"janet_lee88\"]Hi mummies,

P1 no ca/SA but mini tests every 10 weeks. Next term, there will be show n tell. This term there was a compre OE/mcq test.
No need to reach p6 and my hair is already white :frustrated:

I think the idea of the mini tests is that they shouldn't need to prepare much for them.

We test my daughter on her weekly spelling & ting xie and my m-i-l helped her prepare for her Chinese show & tell earlier in the year but for the rest of the tests we've have just left her to do it on her own.

The recent tests constitute 30% :faint:
The CL test consist of 10 chapters and there are just 3 weeks + to revise. For Maths, numbers till 100. Don't know how she performed for the recent tests but I don't want to push her too much. Hubby feels I'm too cool about her tests.[/quote]I've posted this comment somewhere else but I really think we shouldn't worry too much about these tests. They don't really count towards anything - it's supposed to help to identify what they do & don't understand not to rank them or stream them or anything. Treat it as a learning experience.

[janet88]

Hi nms1,

To me, it's a brand new learning experience...P1 only right, why so jelak ? Every 10 weeks tell us parents those tests constitute 30% :faint:
Have to take it easy...still have long way to go. P1s supposed to be promoted enbloc to P2.