2011 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[clayman]

UncleLim:

Reading all these inside info coming in is like watching stock prices on Bloomberg !!

Haha...I like your analogy. :rotflmao:

[Pen88n]

vlim:

hashroop:

What time is Paper 1 ending?

9.05 am.
Yesturday my ds class was released late after the first paper as he said the invigilator was kind of slow .... End up they left w too little time to eat and my ds didn't had anything for recess ... He was v hungry after paper 2. So last night I bought a bread for him to eat during today's recess break incase they are release late again .

DS brings along a snack during this PSLE period as I do not want him to rush to buy food for recess. It should be a relaxing recess for them with ample time to rest and go washroom before reporting for next paper.

[Leanne]

Not only that.The four subjects scoring also can be like stock market.


Cheers,
Leanne

clayman:

UncleLim:

Reading all these inside info coming in is like watching stock prices on Bloomberg !!

[OrangeJuice]

Leanne:

Went to ds school just now.The teacher was telling me that some gep kids cannot finish the paper one.


Good thing, its gep already got their dsa .


Cheers,
Leanne

Oh dear, if that is the case for GEP students, then what abt those from normal stream ...just hope this situation will not demoralise the kids...we parents must do our part to encourage our kids and tell them to fight on regardless !

[Green pastures]

Now I am feeling the nerves… Hope my son answered all questions. Paper 1 is MCQ, right?

[rylee]

Leanne:

Went to ds school just now.The teacher was telling me that some gep kids cannot finish the paper one.


Good thing, its gep already got their dsa .


Cheers,
Leanne

So it is safer to get a DSA first as anything can happen during PSLE due to the national exam pressure.

[Brenda10]

Leanne:

Went to ds school just now.The teacher was telling me that some gep kids cannot finish the paper one.


Good thing, its gep already got their dsa .


Cheers,
Leanne

Hi Leanne

This is very scary! :nailbite:

Think the stress will spread to CL and Science next week as these two subjects become some hope to help to cover for math.

[vlim]

Pen88n:

vlim:

[quote=\"hashroop\"]What time is Paper 1 ending?

9.05 am.
Yesturday my ds class was released late after the first paper as he said the invigilator was kind of slow .... End up they left w too little time to eat and my ds didn't had anything for recess ... He was v hungry after paper 2. So last night I bought a bread for him to eat during today's recess break incase they are release late again .

DS brings along a snack during this PSLE period as I do not want him to rush to buy food for recess. It should be a relaxing recess for them with ample time to rest and go washroom before reporting for next paper.[/quote]ya that is a wise move..

[clayman]

Brenda10:

Leanne:

Went to ds school just now.The teacher was telling me that some gep kids cannot finish the paper one.


Good thing, its gep already got their dsa .


Cheers,
Leanne

Hi Leanne

This is very scary! :nailbite:

Think the stress will spread to CL and Science next week as these two subjects become some hope to help to cover for math.

It does sound scary, but we parents must look calm and continue to encourage them....sighz...now it's getting to me. :gloomy:

[verykiasu2010]

MummySTay:

I remember 2 years ago when DS had PSLE, he thought he lost about 20 marks for Maths. That year, the paper was very tough! In the end he still got A*. Hopefully, this piece of news will make some parents feel better.

because the paper was tough, the standard deviation is greater, hence those at the top will still get high transformed score (t-score) for the subject, because those not so good will get lesser marks and the high SD separate them far far away

that is also why in a year when the papers are tough, the top scorer tends toward 290 in t-score