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[Anna Ng]

I feel much better now. As mentioned, my son did not affected by the exam result at all, his happy face and a kiss from him has cheered me up.

Anyway, I still need to find out why he did badly for this exam. All along he can handle the top school exam papers and also the mock exam given before the actual exam date.

Dear Buds: Really appreciated your posting.

[buds]

Good to know you are feeling better Anna.


Wah your boy can do top schools papers
very well.. :salute: Honestly, mine can oni
manage few. Can get pretty discouraging
really if she really cannot do. P1 still can..
but P3 now.. a bit challenging. Plus i do
find that some top sch papers do not
really complement her own school's way
of testing. So for me, sometimes no point
if can or cannot do other schools' papers..
But that's just me. Important is foundation
and first ensure that she can understand
what has been learnt in school & be able
to apply it to handle her own school's paper.
Having said that; in P1 & P2.. DD1 was still
quite ok with the top sch papers. Only now
P3, need to go easy a bit on her.. Anyway,
i'm just sharing la.. different parents will hv
different expectations for their children.. &
so for mine, i'm happy she still enjoys going
to school. Only thing is, i wished she had a
better teacher this year la.. instead of this
lousy bo chap prehistoric rote style highly
uninspiring one that has been assigned to
the class this year.

We have to re-teach everything!

[Anna Ng]

Yes, he can handle the top school exam papers - math and this is why i so puzzled how come he did badly in his SA1. I’ve wrote to his teacher and being told that the paper will only be return this week. So, just wait and see what are the problems. I suspect he did not show the working (what he normally lazy to do so). Meanwhile, i think i will slow down a bit and have to make sure he understands the concept and also good advice from xxjustakidxx, to build up his english foundation. This is more headache, as we are not from english speaking family. (again, the english teacher commented that my son got no problem in English and she not even aware that he not from english speaking family, i hope i won be cheated AGAIN) Any ideas how to deal with this?

[mvelle09]

Hi Anna,


Understand your feeling as my dd didn’t do well in MT and Shocked me as well. But nvm it is only thru the exams I got to understand her level & weakness. I will put in more efforts in building up her basic foundation for MT. Actually maths can practise, MT dun know how to practise leh?? No choice, just have to do it !!!

Just to share, when my dd works on her maths worksheets or h/w. i normally leave it to her 100%. When she hits problem, she will approachs me then we will work together to make her understand the concepts. After she has understand the concept of that problem, I will create another 3-5 questions with the similiar concept to confirm her undestanding. I feel that they may not be able to think properly if we are there to distract them and you can’t really gauge whether they truely understand the concepts if you are helping them. So far, it works quite well for me. :!: :!:

[Anna Ng]

Dear mvelle 09: Thanks for your sharing. I am using a different approach. Normally I will sit beside him, if leave him alone, he will forever cannot finish the work as he is very playful and cannot focus furthermore the sister will tend to disturb him as well. Appreciated your sharing, I will try this way and maybe this is a good way for him.

[anniekiasung]

Dear Anna, I am glad you are feeling much better now. So sorry for my insensitivity. I will be careful with what I post next time. :love: for your ds and new baby.


Dear bud, mvelle09,xxjustakidxx and auntieM : Thank you all for your encouragement to Anna. You have brigthen up my day today.

Anna, I have limited access to the PC. I can PM you my mobile no# and you can call me anytime if you need someone to talk to to destress yourself.

[Anna Ng]

Dear Anniekiasung:

Before your posting, another mother had told me about the P4 boy already. On the same day i received the news about my son’s exam result. These 2 incidents made me stress and scare. No matter how life must go on, I will slower down myself & expectation to my son and believe that things will get better.

Thanks & May God Bless You.

[anniekiasung]

Dear Anna,


I have just PM you my number. Maybe next time we get our children together so that they can have a small study group themselves when they are in their upper pri level. Lets work together to help our children build their characters,confidents,self esteems and academics through their primary years. Cheers! :celebrate:

[Anna Ng]

Dear anniekiasung: i received your PM already. Thanks

[baby2momma]

Anna Ng:

Dear anniekiasung: i received your PM already. Thanks

Hi anna,

Don't worry about yr ds results.....and remember u r preggie now,
so do take it easy....
You are not alone coz my ds did badly for Maths too..... :roll:
I asked teacher & she said this round Maths was set more difficult
but as we have yet to see the paper, we are not too sure.
for me, i'll take things easy coz this is their 1st major exam & most
pri schools do not hv P1 & 2 exams. But of coz, this is not an excuse
for the kids to do badly juz becoz the paper was difficult but more of
the child's character & learning attitude; so.... give ourselves more time.
If I were to tell u my ds's Maths results, u would not feel so bad....