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Nebbermind:

Cut down on spicy and oily food.

Stay hydrated...vegetable soup, traditional soup, sweet dessert soup...
Also plenty of fruits (not DURIAN, pls!!)...melons, papaya, banana...for the natural vits. and energy
And BRANDS to stay alert on crucial days....

And that haze won't come back... Seems to have hot spots in Indonesia again....

BTW, dd don't like brands... can't take the smell. Another other good alternative??? They were telling me take 5? but I am like....are you sure???

Take pao (4) shen (1)?

buds:

Verysuperkiasu:

[quote=\"buds\"]I share the EXACT same thoughts, Verysuperkiasu. :mad:

At least I'm not alone...but seriously contemplating calling the school for this drastic step. Has anyone ever homeschooled their chn few weeks before PSLE?

I already wrote in to get take her out of supplementary lessons for the whole month leading to PSLE when she was down for high fever last week. DD does not have enough time to rest due to the mountains of homework from all subjects on an average day that she has to complete.. what more to rest or sleep.. :roll: That has contributed to her immune system breaking down after holding out this long. I am also factoring in the importance of her being in tip-top shape (healthy) so with afternoons off supp, I am hoping she won't fall sick again anytime soon. The weariness of their daily more than 12hrs routine is taking a toll on their mind and their body.

Sometimes I dunno if the teachers care whether they get rest or not because they are pushing the kids to the edge. I have no choice but to intervene to find some balance at this crucial juncture. :xedfingers:[/quote]Agree. I think we parents must have the guts to say that enough is enough. The extra two hours will not make much of a difference at this point. It may be worse if the kids fall sick and then cannot function properly during the PSLE.

Don't understand why teachers like to pile pupils with revision papers during revision period. I heard of horror stories last year. After prelims, some teachers piled pupils with current year prelim papers. 2 to 3 sets per day. The poor kids did not even have time to revise!

Will there be any such camps during Sept holidays?

My elder child encountered some of these problems: doing revision paper after revision paper but teacher may not have time to finish going through or mark etc I heard top class worse. Do a lot of extra but all mark by themselves! Sometimes, the children end up asking their tutors whether the answers are right or wrong. Of course, some of his friends in other schools encounter another problem: extended supplementary hours or even staying back in school for many days in school for extra lessons.


I told myself that I would be more enlightened when my younger one takes the PSLE. After Prelims, if my younger one is tired and the teacher still extends supplementary lessons or conduct extra lessons, I will pull her out.

I think what a tutor (who was an ex-teacher) told me is true. Quantity does not guarantee good results. Of course, if you are talking about top class pupils who just need fine-tuning, MAYBE doing the tonnes of revision papers work. But there is no guarantee. Otherwise, all the top P6 class pupils in my children’s school will be getting A stars for Science and English considering the number of papers that they do.

I think it is important to study smart. Should spend time revising the weaker subjects and weaker topics. That is why I don’t understand why some teachers will pile pupils with current year prelim papers with two or three weeks to go to PSLE every year. These two to three weeks should be spent on revision and not doing ALL the questions in the prelim papers mindlessly. Yes, if the teacher bothers to look through and select certain tricky and challenging questions to do, I think this is good strategy. But to do all? Maybe it is easier to tell the class to do all than spend time selecting questions.

As for the crash courses… I think it may benefit those who are close to getting A stars and just need some "polishing". But for those who want to see miracles from A to A star, you may want to think twice. To me, I tried some before so that is my opinion.

All the best for the P6 kids who are taking their Prelims or are gearing up for the PSLE after the Prelims Parents, just a few more weeks to go! After that, it will be R & R ...

SAHM_TAN:

meowchan:

Hi all,


My son is currently in Primary one this year. He is poor in his English, any recommendation on what assessment books i can get for him to brush up on his English? TIA

I like this series.

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I like the series too. Saw it when I went to my bil's house.

winnie:

The teachers quality are bad in Ulu pandan branch.. As very hyprocrite as well

My nephew's experience at pandan valley branch was all right.

Jamesbond:

Do they choose and give topics in science for lower block to revise for exams...My DS don't have such things.....Have to study the entire lower block topics for CA1, SA1...etc....But I feel it's good this way......Atleast they revise quite often....

Some schools will list the topics like my child's school. Some schools will tell you the entire lower block topics.

I think both have pros and cons.

Funz:

Shabu pork in miso soup with wongbok, golden mushrooms & tofu.


Kids will have udon in theirs, for me, shirataki noodles.

Hi Funz

Where can I buy shirataki noodles to cook at home? Understand that they are low carbs. TIA

NotEducatedMan:

stay2013:

[quote=\"mumsobusy\"]Congrats to all mummies and daddies whose kids get into DSA! Reading this helps me to think through what should dear child go for next year. I know that some teachers in schools don't encourage DSA. Maybe afraid that pupils will get complacent after getting offer. Or maybe do not want to write so many testimonials. Not sure. But I will probably still try for DSA as it will take some stress away.

Just a word of caution, going through the DSA process can be stressful for the child. What's more, the child has to prepare for prelims and PSLE orals at the same time. Some DSA schools require 2 selection tests/trials and interview. The wait for the results is equally torturous. Having gone through 2 DSAs with my two kids, my advice is to go for DSA for 1-2 schools only. Both my children only went for DSA to 1 school. They felt that if they couldn't get into their desired school, they would rather study hard and go via PSLE route. You are not allowed to ask for transfer after the release of PSLE, once you accept an offer. I feel that primary school teachers are generally supportive. In fact, they need not do much. Testimonials may not be necessary. The two different schools my children applied for did not ask for testimonials.

That I agreed. I only selected 2 school for DSA which I think is suitable for my DS. And for that I already found out quite stressed him out.

If both also not successful, just continue to work hard on PSLE[/quote]True. Thanks for the advice on selecting one or two schools for DSA only. Do not want my child to be distracted and spend too much time on interviews and tests instead of revision.