coast\" post_id=\"2001403\" time=\"1604564116\" user_id=\"38933:

Imami\" post_id=\"2001155\" time=\"1604367339\" user_id=\"56961:

[quote=coast post_id=1999415 time=1603101495 user_id=38933]Most boys choose Triple Science with Geography or History. For my DS batch and based on their own observation (which may not be correct), most popular is History, then Geography, then Literature. DS and many of his friends decide on which Humanity to take in Year 3 mainly due to interest in the subject (not grades).

There are some who choose Double Science + Double Humanities. The Double Humanities cannot be History + Geography. Either Literature + Geography or Literature + History.

Some boys dropped 3rd language for other enrichments (AEP, CEP, MEP, ...). The dropout rate for 3rd language is high. Very few boys will be taking 3rd lang in Year 5.

If your boy has interest, he can continue in Year 3 and see how it goes. There are certain windows within the academic year to drop 3rd Lang.

Just wondering, is it common to choose triple science and 2 human? Or this is not allowed in RI?

Humanities here refer to the Core Elective Humanities (Literature/History/Geography). There is no option for Triple science and 2 Humanities as it exceeds the max 10 subjects allowed in RI. The optional 10th subject must be enrichment (AEP, CEP, MEP or Third Lang).

mamamiya\" post_id=\"2001281\" time=\"1604491515\" user_id=\"6056:

There is a separate Social Studies subject, which is compulsory for all boys in Year 3-4 (for recent Y3 batches, I think it has changed to Combined Social Studies/Philosophy subject).

Thank you both for the reply.

chenlaoshi\" post_id=\"2000423\" time=\"1603776601\" user_id=\"162894:

Sharing this in case some parents are thinking of getting pre-loved CL materials. Just as this year's Pri 6s are the first batch to enjoy the new Pri sch syllabus, they will get to study the new CL syllabus next year in Sec sch too.

https://i.imgur.com/lUZ5pZe.jpg\">

This is so timely. Have been wondering for a long time. Luckily I caught this. Thank you Chen Laoshi.

coast\" post_id=\"1999415\" time=\"1603101495\" user_id=\"38933:

Most boys choose Triple Science with Geography or History. For my DS batch and based on their own observation (which may not be correct), most popular is History, then Geography, then Literature. DS and many of his friends decide on which Humanity to take in Year 3 mainly due to interest in the subject (not grades).

There are some who choose Double Science + Double Humanities. The Double Humanities cannot be History + Geography. Either Literature + Geography or Literature + History.

Some boys dropped 3rd language for other enrichments (AEP, CEP, MEP, ...). The dropout rate for 3rd language is high. Very few boys will be taking 3rd lang in Year 5.

If your boy has interest, he can continue in Year 3 and see how it goes. There are certain windows within the academic year to drop 3rd Lang.

Just wondering, is it common to choose triple science and 2 human? Or this is not allowed in RI?

xueyan\" post_id=\"1997724\" time=\"1601955466\" user_id=\"6643:

Thanks for your encouragement to me always. Appreciate it.

I am just glad PSLE is over. Can focus on other things, like tidying up the house where there are papers all around. About secondary school subjects, about how to spend these 3 months where cannot travel overseas.

I know right! Since last week, I have been reading up the secondary school threads trying to find more information on the programmes, subjects, textbooks etc. Not sure where to go, what to buy, what to do. Not much findings though.

yes, let's focus on other matters. What is done is done. PSLE is but a phase that we all will cross with our kids. Everyone's path is unique. Same storm doesn't mean same boat. Let's look forward.

xueyan\" post_id=\"1997688\" time=\"1601952079\" user_id=\"6643:

I feel scared when i read this forum.

Ds find maths paper tough. :((
I am so worried that all of you find it so easy.

Dont be, whether easy or hard, I think it is child dependent and perspective dependent. Frankly, I think either way (whether you/your child think the papers are easy or hard), one will be worried. Especially if one is not among the majority.

We expected science being the landscape changing paper. My kid just reached home and said he found the paper easy while most of his classmates found it hard. :? My kid is not even among the top science kids in the class!

In any case, it is over. What we should do now is to plan ahead. Think about what is the possible range of scores our kids can achieve and where can our kids aim (which secondary schoo to select). Bearing in mind that the COP may swing a bit more as mentioned by some wise parents.

VooVoo\" post_id=\"1997665\" time=\"1601944228\" user_id=\"1203:

By the way, what's your general vibe regarding the Chinese paper 2 yesterday?

My kid (who counts chinese as one of his weak subjects) said it was easy. He looked so happy when he told me about his compo.

Generally, the first 3 papers seem easy in his opinion. We both feel that science may just be the killer paper. We just cannot believe that all papers will be easy. And if the papers are easy, there must be something we have missed.

Cant wait for tmr! Last paper!

678Yess\" post_id=\"1997280\" time=\"1601678787\" user_id=\"7364:

When so many people said that maths paper is easy... it worried me. As tolerance towards carelessness will be zero... which is not good for those that were strong in the subject but, not careful. I wondered, which subject is the will be the intentional differentiation subject ... I hope it will not an disadvantage to my ds.

I know right... The parents around me are mostly happy with the easier papers but I am worried (even though we should not be worried). The part in bold was what an experienced tutor told me earlier this year, after MOE announced the reduced syllabus.

Our kids just have to brave on, come what may.

Your children have such good memory! My son simply left everything behind the moment he left the exam room. It is always like that for every test or exam. I can never ask anything specific. Dont say the question, even if I reproduce the question (based on what I heard somewhere else), he cannot remember his answer.


He did mention this year's compo was different. Not easy, he said.

I asked if anyone didnt finish the compo. He said he knew two of his classmates could not finish and that was only because they mentioned so. And I went,\"aiya, towards the end, when the invigilator starts to count down, you can spot who are still frantically writing. Those are likely the ones.\"

His reply was,\" Mommy, I am one of these people lor.\"

Oh boi

icez118\" post_id=\"1995978\" time=\"1600788715\" user_id=\"116664:

Just wondering if your child's school is having their PSLE paper in the classroom or in the bigger common hall?

I have been thinking about this these few days too. The atmosphere of taking an exam in the hall is an entirely different experience altogether and if I am not wrong, it will be the first time my kid takes exam in the school hall. I should check with him (if teachers did mention that PSLE will take place in the hall). Then again, if PSLE will be in the hall, prelim should also be in the hall mah... So that the children have at least one dry run?

tanytv\" post_id=\"1939448\" time=\"1570023440\" user_id=\"39223:

Out of the 3 most challenging ones circulated online for PSLE 2019 Maths, the pattern question was possibly the most difficult. However, this is a pattern question of moderate difficulty if you were to compare 2018 SA2 papers. The green font shows the reasoning process and the blue font shows the required equations.
https://postimg.cc/kD6WYrYb
Below are similar pattern questions from 2018 SA2 papers.


https://postimg.cc/XrHwDVW9


https://postimg.cc/crdwxK4Q

Thank you for sharing.

By any chance would you know - Are pattern questions not too heavily tested?

I havent done much homework. However, I have glanced thru 2019 prelim papers from about 8 schools. Not many pattern questions leh? Pattern questions mostly choot in P4 and P5 papers?