Maris Stella High School

[CuriousHippo]

Hi Chez ,


My DS just told me everyone in the class passed the maths base test.

[MMM]

Oppa:

No more post/sharings after Transformer commented this forum is boring??

:xedfingers: I can join you all here for discussion in 2 years time. This is the target school for my p5 ds. Hoping that he can make it to MSHS via DSA next year. He is excited about the school band and macbook.

[Eriskang]

Chez:

Eriskang:

According to what I see, many math teachers teaching the Sec1-2s are horrible. More than half my class failed our first base test when I was in Sec 1 :slapshead:

Hi Eriskang,

Is this a norm in MSHS? This can be quite worrying. How did you cope with Maths then? Are the pupils suppose to use only the method taught in class to derive the answer? Strictly no other methods allowed?

Many students are able to cope somehow. Perhaps through tuition or what. Most teachers will insist that we use their method. I'm still doing rather badly for my Math and I'm hoping to pull it up this year

[Eriskang]

CuriousHippo:

My DS had the maths base test last week, result not out yet. So far he didn't comment much about the maths teacher except she goes slow with the topics to be covered.


Chinese Spelling does not really enhance much to my DS's Chinese, learning more of the Cheng Yu will be more important and needed.

This week my DS has 2nd Geography test. He didn't score in his fist test although he prepared well for the test. I guess he didn't give the right answers that the teacher is looking for. Hope he improves in his coming test.

I agree that the Chinese spelling don't help much. The cheng yu are taught but in my opinion or not often used and we forget them soon. As for the spellings, most students don't even bother to learn them. Many students do badly for Sec 1 as they are still in the relaxing mood after PSLE. After our SA1 however, we will usually buck up and do better. From Sec 3 onwards, the teachers in MSHS will somehow do some magic to make the students do better except for a select few. Many students actually fare better in upper sec than in lower sec

[blur boy]

I’m from 1B. Apparently everyone passed the math base test, which met the maths teacher’s expectations…

[mummy so kiasu]

Eriska:

Many students do badly for Sec 1 as they are still in the relaxing mood after PSLE. After our SA1 however, we will usually buck up and do better. From Sec 3 onwards, the teachers in MSHS will somehow do some magic to make the students do better except for a select few. Many students actually fare better in upper sec than in lower sec

It sounds normal to me & it happen to most kids in most schools. So nothing to worry. Sec 1 kids need time to adjust to the new pace & additional new subjects.

[beepo]

Happy lunar new year to all. . .

[blur boy]

This thread has been pretty quiet…

[CuriousHippo]

lets continue…did anyone attend the Mass this morning?

[beepo]

Nope. And i did not change my eating quota