Sliverchair\" post_id=\"1998748\" time=\"1602659036\" user_id=\"188764:

Already received email from MOE. My son got a place at Qihua.

:congrats: May I know when did you receive the email.
We are still waiting for the update.

marsiling_parent\" post_id=\"1997505\" time=\"1601865340\" user_id=\"172238:

thomas76\" post_id=\"1997341\" time=\"1601714299\" user_id=\"188712:

Anyone received results for phase 3 yet for this year?

have not received anything in email. waiting still

Waiting still

Hello


Would like to know how many got in locals schools last year (2019 registration for 2020 intake )

Need to assess chances for my dd … thanks

Hi


Need advise.
Is it possible to get exemption In chinese language starting secondary school (Sec1 ) onwards ? We want to drop chinese and take any other foreign language.

We are an Indian family and my DS has been struggling all the years to achieve the minimum grades. we have somehow managed through this year PSLE. Initially at P1 my DS was keen on learning the language but only at P5 he realised it was getting too tough for him.
Thanks in advance.

dylanmummy2003\" post_id=\"1939794\" time=\"1570179164\" user_id=\"116705:

entei17\" post_id=\"1939792\" time=\"1570178140\" user_id=\"162440:

I think your solution is still overly complicated. There is no need to shift the semi-circles nor visualize anything. The solution is just 3 lines, does not involve algebra and easier than model method:
Top=Bottom
3D + 12 + 12 = 2D +22 + 22 +16
D = 36

As for the triangle question part (c), the suggested solution by one of the tutor is overly complicated too, and he is a tutor! Primary school maths and national exams do not need rocket science to solve, to a certain extent,it extends to math olympiad questions too. So one additional heuristic should be added to the top of your tools, and that's the maxim \"PSLE question is meant to be easy, there has to be a shortcut somewhere.\"

The solution for the triangle question part (c) is:
Note that the difference between the white and grey triangles are 1, -2, 3, -4, 5, -6,....., 249, -250
So there are 250 more grey triangles than white triangles
So there are (62500-250) / 2 = 31125 white triangles
31125+250=31375 grey triangles

But even though the questions do not need elaborate solutions, it does not mean they are easy to comprehend and frame a solution, especially when most PSLE students would not have exposure to these question styles. This put an unfair advantage to GEP, E2K students and MO trained students who have gotten exposure to these question types. There is also an element of luck in being able to find the key to the above solution. Under exam stress and time constraint, sometimes you just can't 'see' it.

MOE promulgate the belief that all schools are good schools. I agree, but I also believe that some schools are better. The better schools would be able to better prepare/expose the students for these questions. The field is not even, and toughening the PSLE would make the field even more uneven. This totally run contrary to MOE's new mission to de-stress the educational system. The trend of tougher questions simply pushes parents to seek more help to tackle them, math olympiad classes will get more business and less well off students get left behind. OYK was still asking parents not to send their kids to tuition centres when they scrap some of the exams? The change to the AL system is supposedly for students to be graded based on their individual performance and they will no longer be as finely differentiated. If you are setting a tough question that almost every student has not seen before, then fine. But if some have better exposure, then they are definitely well differentiated.

not necessary only GEP, and MO trained students will get exposures to such questions.
my DD, she is not GEP, not in the top 2 elite classes, never MO trained, she did lots of practices on past year papers and assessment books. she managed to solve these questions. same for her classmates. they are in a neighbourhood school only. all her classmates agree is tough, but no one cried, no one looks defeated. they managed to attempted all the Maths questions mentioned in the recently social media posts

Agree with dylanmummy2003.
Same with my DS and his classmates. He is also not GEP nor MO trained, no tution and from a neighbourhood school also.

Finally its end of PSLE !!


Super job everyone :rahrah:

Enjoy your holidays :imcool:

sembgal\" post_id=\"1937768\" time=\"1569562455\" user_id=\"5559:

sunnybear\" post_id=\"1937759\" time=\"1569562244\" user_id=\"22113:

What is the answer to the egg tarts question ?

Question: Jamie and X(forget name) used $61.20 each to buy some egg tarts. Jamie has a 15% discount coupon and bought 6 more egg tarts than X.
a) How many egg tarts did Jamie buy?
b) What is the cost of an egg tart?

My dd’s answers:
a) 46 egg tarts
b) $1.53

The price is asked without discount

ctys\" post_id=\"1937765\" time=\"1569562336\" user_id=\"181294:

sunnybear\" post_id=\"1937759\" time=\"1569562244\" user_id=\"22113:

What is the answer to the egg tarts question ?

I believe the answer for a is 40 and the answer for b is $1.80

My DS got the same.
He said both papers were OK.

Hi everyone


Has SJI sent out emails under PA - Choir ? Waiting with 🤞 ... they have stated auditions on friday .

Hi all

Has anyone recvd SJI - choir shortlisting email ?
Audition date as mentioned on website is 12 July.

CONGRATULATIONS to all going for auditions/ tests/ trails and ALL the best for the new term beginning to FINAL PHASE.
Hope we all rock the boat !!