P6 students are back to the school since last week and their PSLE year is underway. For the next 9 months, these students will go through the highs and lows of their most important primary school year. They will need to juggle extra work, examinations, expectations and stress. So how Read more…
The long school holiday is about to begin! While it is important to relax and unwind, PSLE and O level students are beginning to prepare for their major year ahead. Without piles of school homework (and unfortunately, the lure of exploring different countries this December), students can focus on the Read more…
Today, I will bid farewell to the last class of my 2020 P6 students. Like every year, it will take me some time to get used to not seeing them on a weekly basis. At the same time I feel excited for them as they take the first step towards Read more…
The PSLE Listening Comprehension is on the 18th of September. The LC is one of the easiest components to score or it used to be. Over the years the questions and texts have become more challenging. In one of my P6 classes, we recently compared the 2015 and 2019 PSLE Read more…
Firstly, congratulations to my students for their excellent Preliminary English scores. Some targets have been surpassed while others have been narrowly missed. And of course, there are also some disappointments. For those who are disappointed, don’t feel disheartened. There is still a month to go and a lot can be Read more…
This week marks the start of the Preliminary examinations. We have been working on writing diligently and regularly all year long. Despite the Circuit Breaker period, we continued on the weekly writing process and thanks to the help of the parents, work was submitted via scanning and email. My students Read more…
All my students’ prelim oral results have come in and I have to say I am really happy for them. The average score was 27/30 and this year, I had a few 29/30 which made me feel proud of all my students and the hard work that they had all Read more…
Half of my P6 students have completed their Prelim oral before the July break and the other half will do theirs this week. Like every year, my students have kindly helped to compile a list of oral themes below. I will post Part 2 later when everyone is done. ACS Read more…
6 PSLE Oral tips Are you ready for your PSLE oral? Some students are eloquent speakers, who thrive on this component. Others, aren’t sure about what to say. Here are 6 tips to help you in both the Reading and the Stimulus-based conversation sections. Tip 1 Enunciate your words clearly. Read more…
For the past couple of months, I have been working on one oral theme per week with my P6 students. Even though they were tested via zoom, I did see an improvement in confidence and quality when oral is worked on on a regular basis. So do continue to revise Read more…