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2008 Graduation Nite (P6_5)

PSLE Matters

Release of 2008 PSLE Examination Results and 2008 Secondary One Posting Exercise

• The results of the 2008 Primary School Leaving Examination (Release of 2008 PSLE) will be released on Thursday, 20 Nov 2008. Pupils may obtain their result slips from their respective schools from 12.00 noon on 20 Nov 2008.
• On the same day, eligible pupils will also receive their option forms to select secondary schools from their respective primary schools. Pupils are required to hand the option forms to their parents.

Submission of Secondary One Option Form

• In every sealed option form there will be a unique Secondary One Personal Identification Number (S1 PIN) which allows parents to submit the school choices for their child on-line via the Secondary One Internet System (S1-IS). The S1-IS is accessible 24 hours through the MOE Secondary One Posting website starting from 12.00 noon on 20 Nov 2008 to 3.00 pm on 26 Nov 2008.
• Parents are strongly encouraged to carefully consider and complete the option form before logging on to the S1-IS, so that they can complete their on-line submission quickly and smoothly.
• Alternatively, parents may also submit their child’s secondary school options through their child’s primary school. Submission at the primary schools will be from 12.00 noon to 3.00 pm on 20 Nov 2008; and 9.00 am to 3.00 pm on 21, 24, 25 and 26 Nov 2008.

Release of Secondary One Posting Results

• The Secondary One posting results will be released on 18 Dec 2008. This year, parents will be able to receive the posting results through an additional channel, via SMS text messaging. To receive the SMS, parents just need to provide a local mobile phone number during the submission of their child’s school choices, either on-line via the S1-IS or at the child’s primary school.
• Parents will thus be able to receive their child’s posting results through any of the following channels:
  - S1-IS
  - The Interactive Voice Response System (Tel: 6691-2066)
  - Going to the child’s primary school
  - SMS text messaging
• Pupils are to report to their posted secondary schools on 19 Dec 2008 at 8.30 am.
• For more information on the Secondary One Posting Exercise and S1-IS, parents can refer to the MOE Secondary One Posting website or Part One of the information booklet entitled “Choosing Your Secondary Schools” which had earlier been distributed to parents.
• For enquiries, parents can call the MOE Customer Service Centre at 6872-2220 during office hours.

Class Gathering

Hi all...

We will be having our class gathering tomorrow at the following place:

Aloha Loyang and Resorts
Pool Terrace 7
159W Jalan Loyang Besar
Singapore 507020

Enquiry Hotline : 6581 9033

Some interesting facts about Gongshang Primary

Gongshang Primary School is located near Tampines Avenue 7; 0.2 kilometre away from Tampines Street 42; 0.2 kilometre away from Tampines Street 41; 0.2 kilometre away from Tampines Street 21; 0.2 kilometre away from Tampines Street 41; Gongshang Primary School is geographically located at latitude (1.3571 degrees) 1° 21' 25" North of the Equator and longitude (103.9487 degrees) 103° 56' 55" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Singapore.
The locations related to Gongshang Primary School are represented by the the shortest path as the crow would fly between any two points and may not be nearest by road. For example, Gongshang Primary School is located 0.2 kilometre from East View Secondary School. Gongshang Primary School is located 0.2 kilometre from Tampines North CC. Gongshang Primary School is located 0.2 kilometre from Kheng Chiu Happy Lodge. Gongshang Primary School is located 0.3 kilometre from Pasir Ris Secondary School. Gongshang Primary School is located 0.3 kilometre from Tampines Polyclinic.
Block 201 Market 0.7km, Tampines Mall 0.7km, Century Square 0.8km, Tampines Mart 1.3km, Eastpoint 1.7km, White Sands 1.7km, Loyang Point 2.1km, Elias Mall 2.5km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Gongshang Primary School.
Downtown East 2.2km, Changi Chapel And Museum 2.9km, Johor Battery WW2 Gun 3.6km, NEWater Visitor Centre 3.9km, Changi Village 5.5km, Pulau Ubin 6km, Changi Beach Park 6.2km, Malay Village 7.3km, are places of interest (attraction) located near Gongshang Primary School.
Tampines Round Market and Food Centre 1.3km, Loyang Food Centre 2.9km, Fishermen's Village 3km, Changi South Amenity Centre 3.5km, Huakong - Herbal Chicken 3.6km, Bedok North Street 1 Food Centre 3.7km, Bedok Central Food Centre 4.1km, Bedok Food Centre 4.2km, are eating places (food court, cafe, hawker food) located near Gongshang Primary School.
East View Secondary School 0.2km, Pasir Ris Secondary School 0.3km, Tampines Junior College 0.8km, Dunman Secondary School 0.9km, Ngee Ann Secondary School 1km, Tampines Primary School 1km, Tampines Secondary School 1km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Gongshang Primary School.
Tampines Neighbourhood Park 0.8km, Tampines Mountain Bike Riding Trail 0.9km, Tampines Park 1.1km, Jalan Pelatok Playground 1.8km, Pasir Ris Street 21 Openspace 1.9km, Meragi Road Playground 1.9km, Mera Terrace Playground 1.9km, Sunbird Playground 2.3km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Gongshang Primary School.

Red Swastika Science

Please click on the following to access the answer.

http://gsp65anskey.blogspot.com/

Regards,
Mr Chan

What Does PSLE Mean To Your Child?

Before PSLE, your child would already have sat through many examinations. In those exams, he is competing against his school mates.

However for PSLE, it is a different case. Your child will be competing at the national level, with all the Primary six students who are from the various schools in Singapore, to get into the best secondary schools of their choice. This can be demanding for your child at the age of 12.

In order for your child to excel in his PSLE, there are three critical things that he needs to pay attention to:

1. Knowing the Subjects
To excel in PSLE, your child needs to know and understand his subjects very well such as:
- what topics to study and among them, which topics are most important
- the important concepts and key points in every chapter
- how each chapter is related
- what types of questions will be set for the various topics
- how questions can be set for the various chapters and concepts
- how to answer the questions that will give him the highest possible marks

2. Having the Greatest Competitive Advantage
Does your child have a competitive advantage in terms of the way he studies, learns in school and revises for his exams?
When it comes to learning in school, over 95% of the students adopt the rote learning approach.
Rote learning is boring. It takes a lot of time and energy, and yet does not help him to retain key and important information in their long term memory. It is simply ineffective and inefficient.
To have the competitive edge in his PSLE, your child needs to be equipped with a range of advanced learning techniques that will help him do well. Examples are:
- Effective reading skill, i.e. the ability to speed read and at the same time, actively understand what he has read
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Skill of summarizing
- Creative writing skill
- Active information recalling techniques
- Strong ability to build a large wealth of vocabulary that will help him comprehend what he reads and also answer the exams questions
- Effective revision method, such as ability to identify relevant information for the PSLE exams

3. Making the Fewest Mistakes
One common complaint from parents about their children not doing well in their exams is making careless mistakes.
People tend to commit more mistakes when they are under stress.
In exams like PSLE, your child will be experiencing tremendous amount of pressure and stress. To minimise the number of mistakes in exams, it is important to equip your child with the knowledge and skills on how to handle stress and to feel calm and relax.
On top of that, it is important to help your child to develop his inner inspiration of wanting to excel in his studies and exams; and hence he will be more careful with his work and therefore minimise the chance of making mistakes.

Who or Whom?

For your reference.

http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/relative-clauses

Study Tips

The following link provides some studying tips:

http://www.singaporelearning.com/knowledge_cafe/study_exam_preparation_articles/index.asp

Supplementary Groups

MA Group, Monday 1:30 - 2:15pm

GUAN JIN PING, KENNETH WONG, KHOO JING WEI, SEE JUN HUI, LIONEL KANG, ENOCH YEUNG, SAMUEL LIM, ALAN LOH, SIMARPREET, DICKSON TAN, YONG CHEE YEONG, JOANNE CHIU, KOH JING WEI, LIU QI LONG, CHERYL LIM.

HA Group, Tuesday 1:30 - 2:15pm

NG ZHENRONG, TAN AIK MING, ANG KAI JUN, TEO ZHEN KAI, GOH HUI LU, JONAH LING, KENJI LIEW, FANG LIYAN, LEE HUI XIN, LOH XIN HUI, VIVIEN KOO, TAN XING RUI.

LA Group, Thursday 1:30 - 2:15pm

AMANDA CHEW, NG JIA XING, CHERVINA TAN, CAREY TAN, CLARA TAN, ONG KANG JING, CHIU PEI YU, DELWYN TAY, SANDY CHAN, JEREMY SOH.

What is a teacher?

To a mind of flint,
the teacher must be iron, and strike sparks.
To the empty pitcher,
the teacher becomes a well.
To the fallow mind,
a planter of seeds.
To the cluttered mind,
a gardener to weed, shape,
and clear a space for growing.

To the lens,
the teacher is light,
and to the mind of light,
a lens.

To the sleeper,
the teacher is the wake-up call of birds at sunrise.
To clay,
the teacher is potter, sculptor, and trainer in self-shaping.

To the wanderer,
the teacher is a knowing guide.
To the developed mind,
the teacher is colleague, listener, and friend.

To all,
the teacher is a mirror that shows not only the self
but the path and its choices, the
task and its demands--the difficulties, the joys.

To all and from all,
the teacher is a learner, a person--and a prism
through which the ordinary continuously
reveals itself to be miraculous.

Science Preliminary Examinations

This is an interesting site about how fish breath:

http://www.saburchill.com/chapters/chap0023.html

LMS Day

Dear 6.5

Please login to the following to do your eLearning on Friday, 29th August 2008.

http://gongshang.moodle.egenie.org/

Regards
Mr Chan

Composition Exercise

Dear 6.5,

Please go to the following to revise your composition:
http://msireneteo.tripod.com/index.html

After you have completed your revision, post in your composition under the 4 headings for a narrative text.

Thank you.

Regards,
Mr Chan

Semester 2 Answer Keys

Dear 6.5,

Please click on the following to check for your answer.

http://gsp65anskey.blogspot.com/

Thank you.

Cheers,
Mr Chan

Preparing for your examinations

1. Study and revise systematically and regularly to get a sound understanding and mastery; last-minute study is generally impractical if not impossible!


2. Prepare notes conscientiously. Identify possible questions while reading/making notes.


3. Revise purposefully; random rereading and memorisation are ineffective. Organise revision around concepts/principles/main areas.


4. Work with a study group if you find that useful for moral support and sharing of resources. If you find it distracting, work on your own.


5. Find out what you can about the examination: i.e. duration, format, and types of questions (e.g. essay, multiple-choice).


6. Check out past years' papers and practise drafting/writing out answers within the time limit.


7. Ensure that you get adequate rest and relaxation, especially in the few days preceding the examination.

How can you give your teacher an A?

Start with A dedication.

Show how much you appreciate your teacher by sending in a special dedication. Just log on to http://www.teachersday.sg and tell us what makes your teacher special in six words before 31st August.

Preparing for Oral Examinations

Dear 6.5,

Please click on the link below to revise for your oral examinations for the coming Prelims.

http://www.evideo.edu.sg/vat_programme.asp?id=4&from=search&searWords=oral

Regards,
Mr Chan

Tips for parents

Like Stephen Covey says... Seek first to understand.... Yes! Understand why your child did not perform well for his SA1. At this age of 12 years, this child may not know what is before him. He may not know the grave consequences if he does not do well for PSLE.

Help him by achieving little successes. Help him see studying as fun and enjoyable. Find a tuition teacher who is able to shower praises whenever he improves, or make learning fun and easy to understand.

Get him enrolled in some programs so that he will like to learn more, because his mindset has changed. Do not resort to scolding or nagging or even comparing with his siblings or friends who have done better.... it does not help.

Put yourself in your child's shoes... be a supportive parent!

This is awesome!

Click on the link below:

http://www.simpletruths.com/a.aspx?mo=fjoy&t=2&af=132

Enjoy...