2013 PSLE Discussions and Strategy

[Just relax]

The children should continue with their normal routine until the end of Term 1. Thereafter I think it depends on the child but you will have to cut back on some leisure time to start revising.


DS will not take piano exams this year but will practice every day where possible. Will send for overseas competition in his game of interest until end of Term 2 then stop and only do local training and competitions. Impossible to stop completely, must still exercise including swimming and badminton.

[Mama Mania]

Thanks all, for your views. I really hate it when some teachers reveal after pressure from parents and others who dont and stick by the school policy reason. Seriously, really don’t understand the need to hide from us PSLE year parents.


COP for last year went up coz of dragon year? Wonder if they will revise to 2011’s COP for this year.

[mummy so kiasu]

Mama Mania:

Thanks all, for your views. I really hate it when some teachers reveal after pressure from parents and others who dont and stick by the school policy reason. Seriously, really don't understand the need to hide from us PSLE year parents.


COP for last year went up coz of dragon year? Wonder if they will revise to 2011's COP for this year.

COP is base on supply & demand. Dragon year has more kids taking PSLE & the demand for top schools has gone up by 2 to 3 points. Even some neighborhood schools COP has also gone up. This year COP will be the same as 2011.

[janet88]

mummy so kiasu:

Mama Mania:

Thanks all, for your views. I really hate it when some teachers reveal after pressure from parents and others who dont and stick by the school policy reason. Seriously, really don't understand the need to hide from us PSLE year parents.


COP for last year went up coz of dragon year? Wonder if they will revise to 2011's COP for this year.

COP is base on supply & demand. Dragon year has more kids taking PSLE & the demand for top schools has gone up by 2 to 3 points. Even some neighborhood schools COP has also gone up. This year COP will be the same as 2011.

I hated the reply given when son's prelim papers were not returned...but will be returned after a certain time. If not bcos it was PSLE, parents will not be so worried and insist to see which area went wrong.
The cop for most secondary schools went up by quite a bit for certain schools this year.

[clay569]

Feb already… How’s everyone holding up? DS still thinks he has lotsss of time…

[mama_10]

clay569:

Feb already... How's everyone holding up? DS still thinks he has lotsss of time....

same here make me worry :shock:

[Just relax]

Yes there is still. DC in DS's P6 class are still carrying on as if life is normal :imcool:


No need to start the stress so early, remain calm :imanangel:

Learn a few deep breathing techniques and just relax :rotflmao:

[julialai]

Just relax:

Yes there is still. DC in DS's P6 class are still carrying on as if life is normal :imcool:


No need to start the stress so early, remain calm :imanangel:

Learn a few deep breathing techniques and just relax :rotflmao:

P6 is a marathon year, not a 100 metre sprint, please don't press the button on the pressure cooker so early in the year, if not, the child will frizzle out..especially in the last term, it's uphill all the way. That's when the school piles on the test papers (after the prelims) and our poor kids have to do until past midnight, and they really get sick and immune from doing so many test papers.

Even now in the first term, with all the homework coming in, there's not much time to sit down and do revision by the hour. Just pockets of 15 minutes here and there, to explain the mistakes in their school worksheets and consolidate those concepts. Taking small steps is good enough. Build little by little..

Another thing is to put the relationship before the grades. When DS was going through PSLE last year, I reminded myself consciously to speak to him calmly and with a smile; never lose my cool with him, shout or show my anxiety. The relationship with our pre-teens is more important. As I journey with him last year, our relationship became much closer. Even now in Sec 1, he still holds my hand when we go out together and he tells me about things in his new school happily. I'm enjoying the mother-son friendship before he gets too 'grown-up' haha

[ScaredyMum]

zeemimi:

I will still let ds continue his sports n music. Just that no music exams this year till after psle. But he will still hv to practice everyday if possible, if not, will be back to square one.

doing his weekly sports is also a form of break for him.

DS doesn't seem to have time to practise at all
Now he's already rushing school & tuition work till 11pm every night.
Maybe its his time management but I am not home to supervise him during the day so really dunno wat is happening before I reach home

[mama_10]

ScaredyMum:

zeemimi:

I will still let ds continue his sports n music. Just that no music exams this year till after psle. But he will still hv to practice everyday if possible, if not, will be back to square one.

doing his weekly sports is also a form of break for him.

DS doesn't seem to have time to practise at all
Now he's already rushing school & tuition work till 11pm every night.
Maybe its his time management but I am not home to supervise him during the day so really dunno wat is happening before I reach home

:shock: every night till 11pm?
i want my DD goes to bed at 10pm in P6. actually no time for revision cos basically stay bk at school and then homework...! seems like no life at all