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And oh, good luck to everyone who is preparing for SA2!!

Jolene: Wow, your girl has a very early SA2! Mine will be next week, so this weekend (and weekday nights next week) will be packed with revision. Somemore cannot take leave cos it is a busy time at work Good luck to all who had cleared first round GEP! My daughter will be going to 2nd round...

Hi mummies, My thoughts for CCAs is that, let them focus on one main one, and even if it is representing the school with longer hours, go for it! I find kids with a strong bond to the schools through CCAs tend to perform better academically too. CCAs are also very strong platforms to help...

yawn yawn: Depending on my mood, I am also erratic at times, relying on a one-day plan, haha! I just have a rough theme I want to work on, so it is easier to construct spontaneous one-day plan without needing to think what theme we need to focus on. Maisy Daisy: I get information for the...

Maisy Daisy: I usually structure my homelearning to thematic units, ie general knowledge that I want my kids to learn, then I apply the multiple intelligence format to a lesson plan, and work on it. Eg the first half of the year, we worked on Earth Sciences and Space (3 months each), and did...

Chicken Little: Very shiok to relax and just shake legs, right? I had been shaking legs (and so had my dd!) since last Wednesday. Wondering if I should let her revise something mild this week or just let her relax till June holidays! Natellehcim: Jiayou! Today is the last day of exams for...

Dear mummies, Very happy - exams over since Tuesday, and my dd and I had been shaking legs, doing absolutely nothing ever since! Really feel super good. To the rest of the mummies with kids still having exams, good luck! And jiayou! bebe75: Wow, it is good your #2 is now aiming to be an...

Hi mummies, Exams start today! English today, then Math and then MT on Friday, followed by Science next Tuesday. Unfortunately, my dd is having a sore throat, so hope she won't be tired out. bebe75: Hope your girl's sore throat is better too. Chicken Little, wow, you are going to USS...

Exam and GE time! A very busy period indeed! My dd's SA1 starts this Wednesday, and will end on 10 May with Science. But last night had a heart attack - she came down with a 38.8 degrees fever which subsided this morning. Which got me into jitters. What happened if she fell sick during the SA1...

Valerie: Thanks for your message. Yes, I went to ask my dd why the HPB slip was in the bin, and she said she didn't know what it meant. Luckily, I gave her the benefit of the doubt and did not ask more. She was actually pleased to hear she would be wearing glasses, haha! I guess as parents...

Hi mummies, Last night when packing the school basket, my dd1 was unusually enthusiastic about packing it, and I saw she threw away some papers in the bin, exclaiming loudly that these are "rubbish" from school. I got suspicious by her behaviour and snooped in the bin after she slept. True...

Yeah, in the textbook, I think the 6th characteristic is that living things can move by themselves...Science is very confusing huh...

My dd's CAs results are back - true enough, there is a dip in P3 results. I try not to be alarmed when I heard the results (especially for Science!) but at least, I know where to help her. I think P3 compre for both English and Chinese would be challenging, so we really need them to practise...

avrilf: I bought a similar set of testpapers for $50 as well. I started letting my dd do the CA1 papers, and indeed, some of the schools are really quite difficult. fz: Yes, I always feel the same as you, that's why I try to stop browsing around the Popular assessment book area, else always...

natellehcim: I was laughing so hard when I read about your son! He is indeed witty and smart, can call and tell you his "symptoms" somemore, so funny! Chicken Little: Hubby and I read about that yahoo article too, so we said we will try to be really cool and calm this week (this week is dd's...