SA2 2009
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About 2-3 weeks ago, DD already started revising with my MIL on weekends. Instead of the usual \"reading from a Chinese storybook\" routine for my Chinese \"tuition\" with her on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, I have been supervising her in doing a set of Chinese revision papers I got from Popular. They are rather difficult for her but I sat there with her all the way and we used the Besta e-dict a lot. Therefore, when it was time for her to do a paper of her school's standard, she had few problems.
As for the past week, DD has been a very busy young lady:
1. Spent last weekend (including Monday) with PILs. Coached by MIL.
2. I was on leave on Tuesday so I coached her in Chinese and she did 2 papers, one difficult and one more of her school's standard. Then, she helped me sort out the baby clothes before accompanying me on my gynae check-up.
3. On Wednesday, she went to BASC at her old CCC and played and rehearsed for their annual concert.
4. Thursday and Friday mornings were spent at BASC rehearsing. The BASC children are performing one item for their annual concert and she is also one of the emcees. sashimi was on leave so she was picked up after lunch. What I understood from sashimi was that the rest of the day (for these 2 days) were spent spring-cleaning (sashimi recently bought a new shelving unit) and revising.
5. On Friday night, she went off with my PILs again to play, be coached and also for her usual piano and ballet lessons.
So other than helping us with chores, revising, rehearsing and practising for her enrichment classes, she also had time to just be a kid; watch TV, play, read, draw, etc. The only thing she wasn't allowed to do was to play PC games but I think she didn't even mind since she didn't bring it up again after we reminded her that her exams continue next week.
Next weekend, she's going to play, play, play to her heart's content. We're going to bring her out and my dad has indicated that he wants to bring her to West Coast Park after her exams are over.
I wonder how it'll be like when she reaches P4 and P6. (She's only P1 now.)
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[quote]I wonder how it'll be like when she reaches P4 and P6. (She's only P1 now.)
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results normally take a dip in p3, thats when i started more enrichment classes for my grl, could then identify her weak areas
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It is a good one week break for me as my son finished his p4 gep just before the break and so I can concentrate my time for my p1 girl revising work with her during the 1 week holiday. :celebrate:
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moonee:
[quote]I wonder how it'll be like when she reaches P4 and P6. (She's only P1 now.)
results normally take a dip in p3, thats when i started more enrichment classes for my grl, could then identify her weak areas 8)[/quote]Okay, I'll keep that in mind. We're only prepared to send her for Chinese tuition should the need arise cos we can tutor/coach her in everything else....in pri sch, that is. When it comes to sec sch, well, we'll see how much our old grey matter can recall by then.
If the dip is negligible and we know that she can \"bounce back\" after the initial dip, it'll be okay. The only thing we need to focus on then is helping her nurse her wounded pride and convincing her to lower the standards she puts on herself momentarily.
P.S. For this week, we've actually stopped the revision work since this is the actual SA2 week. No point cramming stuff into her anymore. Just need to remind her to check her work and be more careful. -
vlim:
It is a good one week break for me as my son finished his p4 gep just before the break and so I can concentrate my time for my p1 girl revising work with her during the 1 week holiday. :celebrate:
Still remember when my DS1 was in P1 and 2, frankily no revision was done with us parents. We sent him to a after school care and he justed follow-up with the assessment work there. Eveything was perfectly Ok. -
moonee:
My boy is in P3 this year. I think what happens is that in P1 & 2, the kids basically do tppics that were taught in most pre-schools. So if the kids have a solid pre-school foundation, they will breeze through P1 & 2. In P3, teachers will start to introduce harder topics like Science, more difficult comprehension passages and composition etc... so the so-called \"headstart\" gained in pre-schools will be less.
results normally take a dip in p3, thats when i started more enrichment classes for my grl, could then identify her weak areas
My boy hardly study for his tests and exams in P1 & 2 but this year, they are streamed into different classes of different abilities so he experiences more stiff competition from his classmates and that actually motivates him to be more serious in his studies. He also realises that he needs to revise his work consistently in order to do as well as his peers.
In fact, this time round, he voluntarily asked me to put up a daily revision checklist and he dutifully goes through each and every item. I think he feels more confident that he has done some proper revision for his exams. And I kept drilling in the idea that he does well in his studies not by chance or pure smartness but rather because he puts in enough effort and is more focused in his studies. -
Working parents,
Do you take leave to do revision/ coach your children before and on exam week ? If not, why and how did you manage? If you do, are you worry that your kids will become reliance on you in future in his/her study? :? -
I didn't take leave to coach/revise with him. Basically just told him \"you need to study hard, focus & not be careless doing the paper!\". Also told him if he doesn't come back with 100% for each subject, he'll not get to watch TV for the whole of next year!!! :evil: (just joking
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I realised his school & student care had been giving them papers & mock tests to try out - so I didn't think he needed the extra 'pressure' from mommy. He's only in P1! Just made sure he slept well last night & drank his chicken essence this morning - he's taking the 1st subject today : English! :xedfingers: -
I took leave but primarily to go for my check-up and to spring-clean with DD. Since I’m already on leave, and she needs help in Chinese, I did supervise her while she did revision papers.
Yes, the school gave her past year papers to do too and so did my MIL. Since my DD enjoys the challenge, and doesn’t complain (except for Chinese but that one die-die must coach), we just give it to her to give her more practice with the questions, being careful with her answers and checking. -
Someone complained about having compo for P1 SA2.
[quote]Pri 1 pupils tested on composition
MY YOUNGEST son, who is in Primary 1, will be sitting for his final examinations next week.
I was surprised to learn from a school circular that Primary 1 pupils would be tested on English composition, which contributes to 10 per cent of the score for English.
I checked with friends who also have children in Primary 1 at other schools, and composition is not part of the English examination. Is the school raising the bar too high for Primary 1 pupils or is this required by the Ministry of Education?
My elder son who studies in the same school was tested on English composition only from Primary 3 onwards.
Ms Koh Li Png
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[quote]Exam too tough for primary one?
In a letter to my paper published on Monday, Ms Koh Li Png wrote that her son, who is in primary one, will be tested on composition in his final examinations next week. According to her, the composition component of the exam paper will contribute 10 per cent of the score for English.
She was surprised because her elder son, who studies in the same school, was tested on composition only from primary three onwards. She also checked with friends, who say that their children were not tested on composition in their schools.
Finally, her letter questioned, \"Is the school raising the bar too high for Primary 1 pupils or is this required by the Ministry of Education?\"
Shin Min Daily approached five schools to find out if English composition was a requirement for primary one students at their schools. They found that it was not a requirement by the Ministry of Education, but some schools included it in their syllabus.
Canossa Convent Primary principal Miss Christina Teo said teachers would give the students proper guidance on how to write a composition before the examination. For example, they tell the students stories, and ask them to share their opinions on the stories; then they will write a story together as a class before writing in groups; and finally, write their own compositions.
She says that the children love to share their stories, and the English paper only requires them to write eight to 10 sentences to describe a picture, so it is definitely within their ability.?
Chongzheng primary school principal Mrs Jasmail Singh Gill said that the school lets the students go through different experiences in the course of their learning. When answering composition questions based on pictures, the students can base their compositions on their experiential learning.
At Tao Nan, primary one students are asked to construct one sentence for each picture that they are given. Tao Nan School's principal, Mr Tony Tan felt that students should be tested on composition only at primary three.
\"To test them on English composition at primary one is expecting a little too much,\" he said.
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