Anyone has kid that are p5 in 2010?

[Bentan]

Often I am asked what grade is best to start math tuition for Primary school children. My preference is to start in Primary 5. Primary 1 to 3 is too early for all child. Primary 6 is too late, especially for those not so mathematically inclined.


But if your child is scoring only 70% or below for Math in Primary 4, then Primary 4 is the time to start as your child is probably not mathematically inclined.

For Chinese tuition, it can start as early as Pr 1, especially for non-Chinese-speaking family. Tutors must be able to build interest in the student. Primary school students tend to dislike a subject very quickly. A good tutor would go a long way to help them to learn.

[Lynn2]

Thanks.


For what I know, some friends that have got children who scored high 80s for math, dropped as low as 70 plus in pri five.


For chinese, I guess as long as chinese foundation is there, the dropped shouldnt be too drastic like math.


Rgds

Bentan:

Often I am asked what grade is best to start math tuition for Primary school children. My preference is to start in Primary 5. Primary 1 to 3 is too early for all child. Primary 6 is too late, especially for those not so mathematically inclined.

But if your child is scoring only 70% or below for Math in Primary 4, then Primary 4 is the time to start as your child is probably not mathematically inclined.

For Chinese tuition, it can start as early as Pr 1, especially for non-Chinese-speaking family. Tutors must be able to build interest in the student. Primary school students tend to dislike a subject very quickly. A good tutor would go a long way to help them to learn.

[CJS]

Lynn2, yes, you are right. Many children do well in P4 Maths can suddenly drop their mark very drastically in P5 SA1 exams. My dd is one such case, from 90+ in P4 to 50+ in P5 SA1. It is due to the more challenging nature (time + quality) of the Maths paper. Dun worry too much. As long as the child is understanding the concepts taught by the teacher, it is just a matter of practice to the point that he can finish the paper on time.

[Emelyn]

My DS1 will be P5 next year.

Know that there is a big leap from P4 to P5.
Have spoken to him about it. And we are all prepared…
He is strong in Maths and has strong interests in it too.
Let’s see how he fare…

[karmeleon]

CJS:

Lynn2, yes, you are right. Many children do well in P4 Maths can suddenly drop their mark very drastically in P5 SA1 exams. My dd is one such case, from 90+ in P4 to 50+ in P5 SA1. It is due to the more challenging nature (time + quality) of the Maths paper. Dun worry too much. As long as the child is understanding the concepts taught by the teacher, it is just a matter of practice to the point that he can finish the paper on time.

I think it also depends on the school. Some schools start making it more difficult by p3 & p4, so the jump is not so drastic from p4 to p5.

[carebear]

Lynn2:

....For what I know, some friends that have got children who scored high 80s for math, dropped as low as 70 plus in pri five.

Yup, my son used to score 90+ for math in P1-P4.
Then suddenly P5 CA1 scored 78!
We panicked, did lots of math assessments.
Later in the year, gained back momentum, then luckily got A* for math this PSLE.

[Lynn2]

Congrats, carebear...


Having hear so much about the big leap in math, that is why I got panicked and decided to brush up on it...

Is math the only subject that he dropped then?

carebear:

Lynn2:

....For what I know, some friends that have got children who scored high 80s for math, dropped as low as 70 plus in pri five.

Yup, my son used to score 90+ for math in P1-P4.
Then suddenly P5 CA1 scored 78!
We panicked, did lots of math assessments.
Later in the year, gained back momentum, then luckily got A* for math this PSLE.

[sssdarlings]

Emelyn:

My DS1 will be P5 next year.

Know that there is a big leap from P4 to P5.
Have spoken to him about it. And we are all prepared....
He is strong in Maths and has strong interests in it too.
Let's see how he fare...

You may want to prepare him by getting to do some p5 CA1 papers once school reopens or even before. Besides the more complex topics, the exam format is also a major change. From 5 word problems, there will be 12 (pls correct me if I am wrong).

My dd's Band1s started disappearing in P4. I am getting her a tutor for Math next year onwards. Not because she is weak (in fact thats her so-called best subject but I want to support her in reaching her goal for PSLE. IMHO, p5 is when you start preparing for PSLE

[sssdarlings]

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Yup, my son used to score 90+ for math in P1-P4.
Then suddenly P5 CA1 scored 78!
We panicked, did lots of math assessments.
Later in the year, gained back momentum, then luckily got A* for math this PSLE.[/quote][/quote]

What math assessments do you recommend? MTIA

[Lynn2]

Which section that has made your dd band one disappeared?

sssdarlings:

Emelyn:

My DS1 will be P5 next year.
Know that there is a big leap from P4 to P5.
Have spoken to him about it. And we are all prepared....
He is strong in Maths and has strong interests in it too.
Let's see how he fare...

You may want to prepare him by getting to do some p5 CA1 papers once school reopens or even before. Besides the more complex topics, the exam format is also a major change. From 5 word problems, there will be 12 (pls correct me if I am wrong).

My dd's Band1s started disappearing in P4. I am getting her a tutor for Math next year onwards. Not because she is weak (in fact thats her so-called best subject but I want to support her in reaching her goal for PSLE. IMHO, p5 is when you start preparing for PSLE