While most of the primary school students have started their end-of-year school holidays, a certain group of students are starting to feel the jitters. Yes, primary six students, this Wednesday, 25 November 2020, the Primary School Leaving Examination results will finally be out! Are you mentally prepared to receive them? What’s the mood at home right now? Yes, we know that our kids would surely be pretty anxious about the impending results. But it’s not just the kids, is it? The PSLE results are something that would definitely give parents a few sleepless nights as well. So, what do we need to do right now?
Category: Stress
Planning your vacation in the post-COVID world!
Are you planning to travel? Traveling or even going for a vacation was a distant dream for a good part of this year. Now, after months of staying at home, we have an option to travel to a good number of destinations. With many of the countries and travel destinations reopening, the hospitality and travel industries are also taking the necessary measures to ensure the safety and well-being of tourists.
Mixing in some Discipline!
During the school term, what goes through your mind when you are racing against time trying to finish an assignment or any other piece of work at the last minute? Does your mind voice say something like, “Oh, if only I had started studying a bit earlier”?
How can my child learn from mistakes?
Mistakes – how many of us shudder at the mere mention of the word? Yes, that’s not surprising. We aim for perfection, and whenever we fall short, we feel bad. But unknown to many of us, “mistakes have the power to turn you into something better than you were before.” However, that being said, touch your hearts and ask yourselves – do you like making mistakes?
Preparing for the exam results!
For many of us, the daily routine would include spending a significant amount of time rewinding and analyzing the exact sequence of events that took place on the day of the exams. Many would be able to recall every minute detail from those days, ranging from the food you had for breakfast to the number of pens you carried to the exam hall. For others, most of the ancillary stuff would be a blur. Whichever category you fall into, chances are high that you may be kicking yourself constantly for some answer that you might have got wrong due to a lack of focus.
Help, my child is too stressed!
Kids can feel unduly stressed out due to the fear of scoring badly (or rather, less than the ideal grades expected) during the exams. However, this stress can only further deteriorate their prospects. How then, do we get our kids out of this stressful mindset?
Tips to improve your child’s Math
Mathematics! Does that word trigger chills up and down your spine? Well, you’re not the only one then! Many students (and adults) get flashes of horror when the subject is being mentioned, for they definitely had at least one negative experience with the subject. Regardless of whether it was due to blanking out during an examination, or making careless mistakes, a large number of people fear the subject.
Calming Your Nerves Before The O-Levels
Major exams tend to bring in tremendous amounts of pressure. Any student who is preparing to take the O-Levels now will definitely feel the pressure mounting. Stress is like the add-on of any exam season. But does this always have to be the case? How can you de-stress the exam season? Let’s examine the causes and try to figure out how to deal with this (undesired) add-on.
Help – I want my A* for Science!
So, did we all have a good rest over the weekend? Are we all set to take the PSLE science paper? For those who have butterflies in your stomach, don’t feel afraid – you’re not alone! The science paper can be pretty daunting, at least to some of us. But at the end of the day, with a bit of guidance and self-confidence (and not to mention hard work) you can definitely score a more than a decent grade on the paper. As you cruise through the PSLE season, here are our few words of wisdom that’ll help you gain an A or A* in the PSLE Science paper.
Help! Final tips for my Math exam please!
Congratulations, Primary Sixes, one paper down – English Language paper is over. Now, let’s focus on Mathematics! Yes, ‘The dreadful PSLE Math examination’ – that is how many of us think about the PSLE mathematics examination (or any other math examination for that matter of fact). But, guess what? That doesn’t necessarily has to be…
