p4 ca1

[smartmummy]

24hr-mum:

there r 46 qn n mainly whole nos. i think she lost focus n cant perform under stress. there were two qn undone

My son said when a boy passed the paper to T. ,his hand was shaking. Then the T said cool down.
Talk to her. Tell her that u love her.before the exam tell her that do ur best.

[24hr-mum]

she also did v badly for sci despite tuitn. last yr stil 80+, but sa2 76. now p4 ca1 jus 68. i cant believe it. whr she will wk harder i duno but shes willg to do wk type. i really duno wats wrong wf her. mcq 46/60. so jia lat. evn if she practise exam ppr all qn nvr come out. her class got pple 60+. 1 fail. but her gd frds all anv 80. now i duno wat to do: stop tuitn, change tuitn, wk harder　? she does well in tuitn but jus cant perf in exams. she sleep at 930, wake up 615. i nvr stress her . i totally lost confidence in her

[bebe]

I find the transition from P3 to P4 more drastic than from P2 to P3. My gal did badly for her first topical test (9/20) and since then, I have been monitoring her progress closely and lately she scored full for the last topical test. Her sch does not have CA but I printed out past yr CA for her…so far her score ranges from 65 to 79 - current weak area is the fraction part but I am forgiving as this is somehow different from P3. I think it will take a while for her to get used.

[Champion]

:hugs: 24hr_mum,

DO NOT LOST confidence with your girl; she still need your support & encouragement! :snuggles:

P4 is another level that our kids need to adjust & adapt. This is the 1st exam that they are taking so somehow it carries some fears & uncertainty of what will be expected in the papers :nailbite:

Have a talk with her - one to one in an environment both you feel comfortable in. Ask her for her thoughts in the result and assures her if she has tried her best, it enough also, check with her how she feels about attending tuitions; you never know her actual feeling

Above is my little opinion and I am actually taking the \"relax\" route awaiting for my P4 dd1's result She already \"pre-alert\" me that all her 4 papers are very tough!

[jedamum]

I think we all have to adjust our expectations.

despite tuition/enrichment, my boy's compo drop from 18/20 in exams to 18/30 for class work. :faint:

[jedamum]

24hr-mum:

she also did v badly for sci despite tuitn. last yr stil 80+, but sa2 76. now p4 ca1 jus 68. i cant believe it. whr she will wk harder i duno but shes willg to do wk type. i really duno wats wrong wf her. mcq 46/60. so jia lat. evn if she practise exam ppr all qn nvr come out. her class got pple 60+. 1 fail. but her gd frds all anv 80. now i duno wat to do: stop tuitn, change tuitn, wk harder　? she does well in tuitn but jus cant perf in exams. she sleep at 930, wake up 615. i nvr stress her . i totally lost confidence in her

maybe her paper is very tough? have you compare it with other sch's past year exam papers? analyse how marks are lost; your dd lost 14marks on MCQ (ie 7Q wrong) and got 68, means that she lost 18marks on Sect B (22/40). look at Sect B, is the marker very strict? or is she confused with certain concepts? or she missed/misread out certain questions. compare the materials/worksheets from tuition and sch exams to see what is the gap. some kids are naturally weak in certain subjects despite additional help; for my boy, it seems to be mother tongue. :sad:

[newuser]

For your dd science, is she on group or 1-1? Group tuition tends to be more hands-on. My ds of course loves and enjoys the class. When when come to exam, I found that he has the cconcept but cant answer to the point. End of the day, I need to sit with him and teach him technique of answering.

[Champion]

jedamum:

I think we all have to adjust our expectations.

:hi5: & agrees totally with your statement!

I remembered meeting DD1's Maths tuition centre teacher before one of the lessons started and got to chit-chat with her. She said this,\" When your kid has her 1st CA1, do expect a drop in the result. Then SA1 she will move up a little bit, CA2 a little bit more and by SA2, you will see a better result than what was in the CA1. P4 Maths is a bit more difficult compares with P3 and hence, do give the kid room to learn.\" I was very encouraged and touched by the tutor's words and hence adjust my expectations

[smartmummy]

Though they go to tuition we have to guide. That’s why i hesitate to send. Some more my son doesn’t like to go. I think i need to send my son in p5.

24hr_mum
be confident in urself. U can teach her.if u have doubt ask here and search in the book or web.clear urn doubts first then t her.u can do it.2papamum mentioned somewhere own parents are the best t for their kids.she did mention that don’t worry about what level ur education.i took her words as a mantra.we r blessed to have this forum and with more kind people.

[smartmummy]

I send my son for English only.now i asked him to attend mt he refused to go.very headache cos he doesn’t cooperate/listen with me for mt cos he doesn’t like.