Hi there,


when we mark PSLE scripts, there is a considerable number of students who still use correction tape to correct their mistakes.

Why we advise students not to use correction tape:
- quality of the correction tape has a crucial part to play. Some brands of correction tape are of inferior quality. The mistakes still show through despite applying 2 layers of the correction tape. This is not immediate. The ink only permeates through the tape after some time. So there will be a superimposition of answers. Teachers will mark the answer wrong when it becomes difficult to decipher what the child wrote.

- In the course of flipping the pages, some correction tape will peel off. It might be due to abrasion or again the poor quality of the tape. Needless to say, the corrected answers peel off as well. This can happen in the midst of the exam or when the teachers are doing the marking.

So it's best to cancel and write again. Of course, make sure they do it neatly. Nobody can make out illegible handwriting or incoherent answers that are scribbled all over the place.
Hope this helps...just sharing what I have observed when marking PSLE and school exam scripts

That’s before we factor in the GST. It will be S$400++?

What are your concerns in preparing your child for his/ her Chinese?

Hi moonee, glad that progress is made and though the predicament has not been resolved entirely, a load must have been lifted off your chest... I always feel that sincerity and the willingness to emphathise is the panacea to our problems. Have a pep talk with your girl...

Hi moonee,

you are certainly in a dilemma. Priortising in the face of time constraint can always leave us vacillating. Your considerations are in your child’s best interests. And she needs to know her mom is not exercising her authority as a parent and telling her what the top priority is and what is not. Perhaps we just need to take a step back and seek their opinions and make sure parent and child are on the same page. Talk things through. But this does not mean allowing our children to have their way.

Compromise.

More importantly, our children must know that our utmost concern is their happiness. If they do not perform well academically, my concern will be their feelings. Does that make them feel lousy? Will they be able to take mockery from some insensitive individuals who label people…If they are nonchalant, my concern would be how they perceive life at their age.
Rationalising must go hand in hand with justifying the importance of their emotions.

Moderation.

Best regards
Artbeaucoup

moonee:

My grls been at NaFa arts for 4 yrs now, shes now in p3. I dont know what benefits can i achieve from her being there as art does not add extra marks now n when she gets to p6, Im contemplating on stopping her, some say Nafa cert. help add points to her score should she decide on a good secondary school. Can anyone advise the benefits of art classes for PSlE

Hi moonee,
what was the initial intention in sending your gals to NAFA? Did they enjoy themselves there? The tangible benefit will probably be gaining admission to SOTA under DSA system prior to the PSLE. The intangible benefits as discussed by many other parents are probably inexhaustive.

Get our children to express their wishes and discuss the possibilities.

Hi all,

seems like many moms here are on the lookout for good art class. Keen to have your darlings acquainted with drawing and colouring techniques?!

Hi ks_me,

would you prefer a centre which is nearer? Does location matter?

Hey, I just called Punggol Primary. The school canteen sells Vegetarian food. Hougang Primary and Anderson Primary?