2021 PSLE Discussions and Strategies (Children born in 2009)

[alyssammmm]

staypositive18\" post_id=\"2006540\" time=\"1606908572\" user_id=\"189915:

Hi, new here to learn more tips too as my girl taking PSLE next year too.

Seems this year end results, there is a drop of 8-10 marks, wondering should I be worrying? 😐

Don't think there's a need to worry too much as there is still 1 year to prepare! Think as long as she does some revision during holidays to make sure she is still familiar it should be okay. I am probably doing the same for my girl, am considering Snapask's revision classes after chancing upon it.

[sky minecrafter]

[quote]...there is still 1 year to prepare!...[/quote]
Less than a year -> 10 months

[sharonkhoo]

KKmama\" post_id=\"2005917\" time=\"1606713942\" user_id=\"42931:

Or should we give them p6 assessment books for them to do first to let them get use to p6 qns first?

It can be demoralising for a just-completed-P5 kid to be asked to do P6 Maths and Science. Surely there will be topics and more advanced types of questions they have yet to cover. If you must do this, check carefully that the child has actually covered the topics. Personally, I have never liked to teach in advance, or to ask my kids to try things that they have not yet covered. If your child has not done as well as expected in P5, it would be more useful to do more P5 questions and deal with all the gaps and misunderstandings there, so that the foundation for P6 will be strong.

For the languages, the above doesn't apply, so doing some practice with P6 questions is probably OK.

But don't do too much - 2 hrs a day is quite a lot. If your child starts P6 already feeling burned out and that he hasn't had a break, he will be even less able to study well in his P6 year.

[laughingcat]

During the holiday, tackle the weakness first before studying more or way in advance. No point jumping into the P6 SA1 papers etc when the child is struggling at P5.


Personally I feel what is more important is mental health. Talk to the kids more and agreed together on the area of weaknesses and how to tackle them. Let the child be aware and take the ownership. Study everyday and so hard and yet not improving or improve rather slowly can be detrimental to the child’s morale.

[Vodkarib]

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2006577\" time=\"1606922524\" user_id=\"162894:

Vodkarib\" post_id=\"2006566\" time=\"1606918839\" user_id=\"48519:

Hi

Thinking if getting a few key assessment books to help my child.
He is weak in CL composition and CL oral and would like him to read more model compositions. And practise on oral conversations. Any recommendations on any books to check out at Popular?

Hi Vodkarib,

You can check out these posts regarding the different recommendations/reviews

CL Compo:
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1911564#p1911564
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1911579#p1911579

CL Oral:
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1880497&hilit=oral#p1880497
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=92241&p=1969296#p1969296
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1883740#p1883740

Thank you. Very helpful list.

[Vodkarib]

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2006577\" time=\"1606922524\" user_id=\"162894:

Vodkarib\" post_id=\"2006566\" time=\"1606918839\" user_id=\"48519:

Hi

Thinking if getting a few key assessment books to help my child.
He is weak in CL composition and CL oral and would like him to read more model compositions. And practise on oral conversations. Any recommendations on any books to check out at Popular?

Hi Vodkarib,

You can check out these posts regarding the different recommendations/reviews

CL Compo:
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1911564#p1911564
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1911579#p1911579

CL Oral:
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1880497&hilit=oral#p1880497
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=92241&p=1969296#p1969296
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1883740#p1883740

Thank you. Very helpful list.

[chenlaoshi]

KKmama\" post_id=\"2005914\" time=\"1606713812\" user_id=\"42931:

For CL, I would advise
- preparing for Oral (focus on expanding vocab range on nouns and verbs) which will be tested in Aug
- consolidating understanding of syllabus words and phrases for Pri 5
- working on descriptive phrases for feelings, actions and weather to be used in compo writing

staypositive18\" post_id=\"2006540\" time=\"1606908572\" user_id=\"189915:

Hi, new here to learn more tips too as my girl taking PSLE next year too.

Seems this year end results, there is a drop of 8-10 marks, wondering should I be worrying? 😐

For CL, it's fairly \"understandable\" because of the differences in tested components. For eg., picture compo from 4 to 6 pics, paper 2 from /45 to /90 and some schools covering video format oral for the first time (some schools expose their students to video format oral in Pri 4 but there are also schools that use the old picture style format to build the students' oral description and conversation skills).

As what other members have suggested, it's important to analyze which area requires working on (e.g. paper 2 booklet A - i.e. syllabus words and phrases, compo, or compre etc.)

sky minecrafter\" post_id=\"2006693\" time=\"1606980242\" user_id=\"130531:[quote=\"sky minecrafter\" post_id=2006693 time=1606980242 user_id=130531][quote]...there is still 1 year to prepare!...

Less than a year -> 10 months[/quote]And just ~8.5 months to PSLE Oral examination

Vodkarib\" post_id=\"2006755\" time=\"1607007320\" user_id=\"48519:

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2006577\" time=\"1606922524\" user_id=\"162894:

Hi Vodkarib,

You can check out these posts regarding the different recommendations/reviews

CL Compo:
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1911564#p1911564
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1911579#p1911579

CL Oral:
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1880497&hilit=oral#p1880497
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=92241&p=1969296#p1969296
https://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=81235&p=1883740#p1883740

Thank you. Very helpful list.

If your child's compo is ~mid 20s, then I would recommend starting off with 华文巨无霸作文200篇 Chinese Mega Compositions (mentioned in the first link) first.

[Jesslyn48]

I share the same view. Do let your child revise the P5 topics. I understand that some of the school will want their students to do some of the past years PSLE papers in school so as to assess the student's level of understanding prior to Preliminary and even PSLE. Hence , best to check with the school before letting your child to attempt PSLE past year papers. One more point to note, for 2020 Maths and Science PSLE papers, certain topics are excluded due to COVID situation.

slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2006698\" time=\"1606983238\" user_id=\"28674:

KKmama\" post_id=\"2005917\" time=\"1606713942\" user_id=\"42931:

Or should we give them p6 assessment books for them to do first to let them get use to p6 qns first?

It can be demoralising for a just-completed-P5 kid to be asked to do P6 Maths and Science. Surely there will be topics and more advanced types of questions they have yet to cover. If you must do this, check carefully that the child has actually covered the topics. Personally, I have never liked to teach in advance, or to ask my kids to try things that they have not yet covered. If your child has not done as well as expected in P5, it would be more useful to do more P5 questions and deal with all the gaps and misunderstandings there, so that the foundation for P6 will be strong.

For the languages, the above doesn't apply, so doing some practice with P6 questions is probably OK.

But don't do too much - 2 hrs a day is quite a lot. If your child starts P6 already feeling burned out and that he hasn't had a break, he will be even less able to study well in his P6 year.

[phtthp]

settle this first,


for those P6 (Maths & Science) key topics that have been omitted out for this 2020 P6 batch,
due to covid-19 disruption,

confirm with your 2021 P6 class Teachers / HOD, will they be added back, put them back, re-tested inside 2021 Psle, like All the topics that had been tested inside 2019 Psle ?


Here are the 2020 Psle topics, that were removed from 2019 Psle batch


https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/reduction-of-national-exam-topics-brings-some-relief-to-students

[BeYourself2020]

alyssammmm\" post_id=\"2006684\" time=\"1606978484\" user_id=\"189909:

staypositive18\" post_id=\"2006540\" time=\"1606908572\" user_id=\"189915:

Hi, new here to learn more tips too as my girl taking PSLE next year too.

Seems this year end results, there is a drop of 8-10 marks, wondering should I be worrying? 😐

Don't think there's a need to worry too much as there is still 1 year to prepare! Think as long as she does some revision during holidays to make sure she is still familiar it should be okay. I am probably doing the same for my girl, am considering Snapask's revision classes after chancing upon it.

Could I know what is that? i googled it is not like \"class\"