2016 PSLE Discussions (Born in 2004)

[janet88]

Giggler1:

Hihi,


My dd also in P3 this year.

Sigh.. really worried for her. Her foundation really bad.
Yday was accompanying to do her Maths hw and vomitting blood at the same time.

Not sure how to help her to improve.

Hi Giggler,
I started to push daughter in English end of last year. Math wise, she is weak. Was accompanying her to do Math hw too.
Give our girls some time to adjust...there is Science too.
Maybe you can get Math Weekly published by EPH...i have planned schedule that she gets it done by end of every week. From there, see which area she is weak and then reinforce.

[nansk]

Giggler1:

...vomitting blood...

That seems like a very violent analogy! I am curious; where does it originate from?

I have seen it many times on these forums, but it is not standard English. Is it from Hokkien or another dialect? :scratchhead:

[iLoveChubby]

nansk:

Giggler1:

...vomitting blood...

That seems like a very violent analogy! I am curious; where does it originate from?

I have seen it many times on these forums, but it is not standard English. Is it from Hokkien or another dialect? :scratchhead:

Guess its from Chinese which we term it 吐血.

[nansk]

iLoveChubby:

Guess its from Chinese which we term it 吐血.

I thought as much.
Thanks!

[janet88]

iLoveChubby:

nansk:

[quote=\"Giggler1\"]...vomitting blood...

That seems like a very violent analogy! I am curious; where does it originate from?

Guess its from Chinese which we term it 吐血.[/quote] :rotflmao:

I have to keep or learn to be calm...or else risk having another bald patch when daughter reaches P6.

[iLoveChubby]

Giggler1:

Hihi,


My dd also in P3 this year.

Sigh.. really worried for her. Her foundation really bad.
Yday was accompanying to do her Maths hw and vomitting blood at the same time.

Not sure how to help her to improve.

I find one good way is to redo the problem sums on her school/enrichment worksheets (by covering the answers) to make sure she really understand what were being taught n e concepts, before moving onto new assessment books as e variety of e questions n how different assessment books phrase the questions (ESP problem sums) may confuse her further.

[nansk]

iLoveChubby:

I find one good way is to redo the problem sums on her school/enrichment worksheets (by covering the answers) to make sure she really understand what were being taught n e concepts, before moving onto new assessment books as e variety of e questions n how different assessment books phrase the questions (ESP problem sums) may confuse her further.

I agree. This was suggested to me by another experienced mum. She used to change the numbers and/or names in the word problems and then have her kids re-do them. By the time the kids have moved to the next topic, they have usually forgotten the word problems they did in the previous topic.

Another strategy is to have the kid teach/explain their solution to the other parent on the next day. When you teach another person, it cements your own understanding.

[janet88]

volume…present topic at the moment and topic included in SA1.


daughter is sitting for PSLE in 2016…at the present rate she is going, i really worry for her.

[Steadyberry]

Hi all


So surprise to c this thread. Would like to join. My ds1 had his sa1 oral yesterday. His sch is using the new format for English. Not much chg for cl but he said the cl pic description was very simple that he didn't hv much to say. English oral was the stimulus based conversation. Same thing, only a few small pic and 3 prompts for them to get started. Need to be very imaginative when only so little was given. Unlike last yr, they a have a big picture with so much details and they just go 1 big circle.

He is having his compo nx wk. I asked him whether he would like me to compile all the useful phrases and write them down in a note book for him to read. He replied, \"if you insist\". :rant:

As for the topics taught in sch, should be materials or life cycles even though I hardly see him bringing sci worksheets home. Did volume last wk, this wk not sure as ft has been away since Monday. Cl think is chap 8 or 9.

[nansk]

So your school has started area & volume in Maths?

Our school is still doing multiplication & division.