Club 2005 Kids

[Picolo]

SAHM_TAN:

CayennePepper:

Me thinks lower primary is very important for building foundation, not time to chase grades, so should take it easy actually. With the light workload, it's the best time to read a lot, build a good vocabulary bank, establish good study habits etc. Most of all, at this age they should enjoy school and the process of learning I've seen my fair share of p1 kids who lose all enthusiasm for school by mid-year after endless tuition classes, homework, assessment books and past year papers. By then, zero motivation left wor.

My 2 cents: must must must let your kids have time to read esp when in lower primary. Cos if they don't build up vocabulary and an intuitive sense for language, be it EL or MT, right from the start, later on you'll end up fighting fire with the most boring way imaginable, guaranteed to kill all interest... Piles and piles of guide books and worksheets... No amount of vocabulary lists can beat what you get out of reading good books for years!

Take the time to lay a strong foundation first; during the higher primary years, they can build on it with confidence.

:hi5:

:celebrate: Bingo, CayennePepper, you said what's most impt (reading & reading & reading to build good solid foundations), my ds1 did very little of those assessment books from pre-school - pri 3, though I want to admit that I buy quite a lot of those books, not to push them to kiddos but to learn and know what the edn system expects of the kids, what kind of milestones they're supposed to achieve, etc. My kids also visits different parts of Singapore (parks/zoo/science centres) very often when they were in pri 1 & younger. From Pri 2, they have more CCAs stuff from school and more homework and it became more difficult to arrange such activities effortlessly. Plus, kids prefer to read books than sweat when they become older...

Part of my work involved screening CVs. Just saw one today: Gal got PSLE score of 262, went to SCGS, did O levels but quite badly. Posted to no-name JC and then, went on papamama scholarship to study in an Australian uni. She just finished her year 1. Actually nobody in the co wants to take her but... her papa knows the GM and so just create a low-paying position for her lor...take it or leave it.

What I am trying to say is: it's a LONG journey, you know. Knowledge should empower us, not to stress us out. I am VERY thankful for mummies like psle2011mum who have walked the path to help decode, taking the mysteries out of PSLE EL/CL/Math/Sc, and assure parents that they can indeed be conquered. If not for her, we may never know what the examiners are looking for, or may take a very long time to understand. She has actually made the path shorter for us.

ds1 &2 are doing well in school, ds1 very well esp cos he's a very avid reader since young. From my observation, kids who read widely have a very strong competitive edge against others, and no amount of assessment books accomplishment is going to beat that. And it starts showing in upper primary and beyond.

[Castle House]

SAHM_TAN:

Castle House:

Hm... I don't really encourage drinking filtered water...

why not?

The older folks alway said..'la sap jia, la sap tua'...when your internal is too clean.. you will tend to fall sick easily.. also.. if you do eat outside.. as they don't filter the water.. so .....

IMO nia..

[Castle House]

Picolo:

SAHM_TAN:

[quote=\"CayennePepper\"]
Me thinks lower primary is very important for building foundation, not time to chase grades, so should take it easy actually. With the light workload, it's the best time to read a lot, build a good vocabulary bank, establish good study habits etc. Most of all, at this age they should enjoy school and the process of learning I've seen my fair share of p1 kids who lose all enthusiasm for school by mid-year after endless tuition classes, homework, assessment books and past year papers. By then, zero motivation left wor.

My 2 cents: must must must let your kids have time to read esp when in lower primary. Cos if they don't build up vocabulary and an intuitive sense for language, be it EL or MT, right from the start, later on you'll end up fighting fire with the most boring way imaginable, guaranteed to kill all interest... Piles and piles of guide books and worksheets... No amount of vocabulary lists can beat what you get out of reading good books for years!

Take the time to lay a strong foundation first; during the higher primary years, they can build on it with confidence.

:hi5:

:celebrate: Bingo, CayennePepper, you said what's most impt (reading & reading & reading to build good solid foundations), my ds1 did very little of those assessment books from pre-school - pri 3, though I want to admit that I buy quite a lot of those books, not to push them to kiddos but to learn and know what the edn system expects of the kids, what kind of milestones they're supposed to achieve, etc. My kids also visits different parts of Singapore (parks/zoo/science centres) very often when they were in pri 1 & younger. From Pri 2, they have more CCAs stuff from school and more homework and it became more difficult to arrange such activities effortlessly. Plus, kids prefer to read books than sweat when they become older...

Part of my work involved screening CVs. Just saw one today: Gal got PSLE score of 262, went to SCGS, did O levels but quite badly. Posted to no-name JC and then, went on papamama scholarship to study in an Australian uni. She just finished her year 1. Actually nobody in the co wants to take her but... her papa knows the GM and so just create a low-paying position for her lor...take it or leave it.

What I am trying to say is: it's a LONG journey, you know. Knowledge should empower us, not to stress us out. I am VERY thankful for mummies like psle2011mum who have walked the path to help decode, taking the mysteries out of PSLE EL/CL/Math/Sc, and assure parents that they can indeed be conquered. If not for her, we may never know what the examiners are looking for, or may take a very long time to understand. She has actually made the path shorter for us.

ds1 &2 are doing well in school, ds1 very well esp cos he's a very avid reader since young. From my observation, kids who read widely have a very strong competitive edge against others, and no amount of assessment books accomplishment is going to beat that. And it starts showing in upper primary and beyond.[/quote]Being parents not easy... being kids lagi not easy... :rotflmao:

[SAHM_TAN]

which is why I have books everywhere at home.

[CayennePepper]

SAHM_TAN:

How can this be science lesson :rotflmao:

:rotflmao: :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
I thought you will continue mah.

[Castle House]

Looking at the avatar.. just feel Christmas is nearer.. ...

[bigsnoopy]

Castle House:

SAHM_TAN:

[quote=\"Castle House\"]
Hm... I don't really encourage drinking filtered water...

why not?

The older folks alway said..'la sap jia, la sap tua'...when your internal is too clean.. you will tend to fall sick easily.. also.. if you do eat outside.. as they don't filter the water.. so .....

IMO nia..[/quote]But during that time not so much chemicals ma... Plus I don drink outside water de... :oops: I bring my own water.... DD also don drink outside water... I bought enough water to last for the day....

[Castle House]

snoopy… you got ‘jie bi’?

[bigsnoopy]

SAHM_TAN:

which is why I have books everywhere at home.

I make it an effort to visit the library every other weeks... Don want to buy so many books...

[bigsnoopy]

Castle House:

snoopy.. you got 'jie bi'?

:faint: don have la... :slapshead: