2013 PSLE Discussions and Strategy
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BeContented:
Hi BeContented,Thought we would be doing lotsa studying for DD's SA1.
End up we had a family late night movie (DVD) with chips, popcorns & drinks till 12am last night.
Woke up 9.30am & drove out for a Prata breakfast. Went home ~11am to let DD do her homework till 12.45pm before we went out for lunch & temple to pay respect to FIL. Both hubby & I was tired & nap but DD motivated & continued to do her work from 4pm - 5.30pm cos hubby promised to bring her for a swim. So now she's happily splashing somewhere with the daddy & brother (also behind time for his coming mid-year)
Hopefully DD can finish her schoolwork & gets to bed by 10pm. But she is happy. :love:
Strategy? No strategy lah. Just that we believe consistent work is important. Giving them some break keeps them happy & motivated & probably relieve some stress & monotony from full day study.
Happy holiday. Take a little break ......
Ps : John, hope your gal is better. Take care
The revision planned by you sounds so fun...i think any kid under you will be very motivated to study...haha....and happy children can study better as they have minimal stress. Looks like today is a school day...and mommy going to get busy again.
My gal is better...thanks for your concern...
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gtayc:
John hope yr dd2 is recover now. Make sure she drink more water and rest well.
Thanks gtayc...Yes, we are all drinking lots of water...today's weather is sooooooo hot....for all children doing their SA1, stay healthy...likewise for the mommies and daddies....drink more water
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what secondary schools are good at what subject? (Not including SAP schools )
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GDragon:
what secondary schools are good at what subject? (Not including SAP schools )
Which schools are you targeting? Maybe you can post your question in that school's particular thread? -
Just curious. Do you insist your PSLE DC do revision or homework on friday night or let them chill out after the tedious 5 days school work?
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sigh.... I really don't know what else i can do to help my DD. Her marks has been slipping for every revision paper done in school
..... she nearly fail two of them (english revision paper)!! Her performance has been consistent for the past years.
After going thru them, i noticed DD had been \"improving\" on her carelessness :slapshead: Even her better subjects (Math & sci) suffered!!! Her concepts and methods are there... its just plain carelessness...... sigh.... Her languages (esp english) are the worst hit....
I had been taking \"nicely\" to her until now. I thought all is well when i see that she is able to do and score for the past year school exam papers.
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happyheart:
Just curious. Do you insist your PSLE DC do revision or homework on friday night or let them chill out after the tedious 5 days school work?
You should let them chill out. Otherwise they will :frustrated: & will be burned out -
NYPS:
Yes agree and that is what my heart says but my mind hor....OMG :yikes: ! So many stuff not finished yet and it is not like DS works fast! So I will insist he does mindless school homework like ä¹ åļ¼ ę¹ę£ etc.happyheart:
Just curious. Do you insist your PSLE DC do revision or homework on friday night or let them chill out after the tedious 5 days school work?
You should let them chill out. Otherwise they will :frustrated: & will be burned out -
happyheart:
Yes agree and that is what my heart says but my mind hor....OMG :yikes: ! So many stuff not finished yet and it is not like DS works fast! So I will insist he does mindless school homework like ä¹ åļ¼ ę¹ę£ etc.[/quote]i agree with happyheart. too much work, too little time. i usu let dd decide for herself, if she's too tired she should stop.NYPS:
[quote=\"happyheart\"]Just curious. Do you insist your PSLE DC do revision or homework on friday night or let them chill out after the tedious 5 days school work?
You should let them chill out. Otherwise they will :frustrated: & will be burned out -
happyheart:
Yes agree and that is what my heart says but my mind hor....OMG :yikes: ! So many stuff not finished yet and it is not like DS works fast! So I will insist he does mindless school homework like ä¹ åļ¼ ę¹ę£ etc.[/quote]NYPS:
[quote=\"happyheart\"]Just curious. Do you insist your PSLE DC do revision or homework on friday night or let them chill out after the tedious 5 days school work?
You should let them chill out. Otherwise they will :frustrated: & will be burned out
DS did his PSLE last year and DD doing it this year. Our routine din change much whether its for sch exams or PSLE. While they are not allowed to play computer games during weekdays Mon-Thu, they are allowed 2 hours each day on Fri-Sun. On Fri, once home they will try to clear up some work till dinner time ~7pm, after which its R&R till ~10.30pm.
That's a typical case, however on situations when they really really have lotsa work, their R&R would only start from 8.30pm onwards. During DS time, his load was quite manageable, no issue. For DD this year, her workload can be quite scary. After a few hiccups, she has learnt to estimate her time and would automatically adjust ie. she would do more and decide when her R&R starts (sometimes 9.30pm, sometimes none). But because she owns the process, I feel she is more responsible for it. At times, she would of course go off track and we have to remind/nag her. But if DD does not want to listen, she will have to bear the consequences ie. sleep later on Sun to finish up or get punished by her teacher for incomplete work.
Personally, I think by giving them some R&R to look forward to.....it helps. :love:
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