HOW I SURVIVED PSLE (PART 1)

This is a part one (hopefully) cos if you asked me any questions, I would answer them in part two.

Though from our "outing", that idea seems too far-fetched.

So I won't really be counting on it or anything.


I seriously think I'm crazy to actually type out all these stuff for you. Because you probably won't even read it since you don't really visit this blog right? So, MM can print this out and show them during their tuition lessons. I hope.


HOW I SURVIVED PSLE.
(Wow this sounds so cool! Like a title of some book)

First things first.

What is PSLE?

If you don’t know, well, I just have to wonder whether you have been living under a rock all those years.

So I guess I don’t have to elaborate on that. (I hope).

Anyway.

You don’t really have to stress too much over PSLE.

Why?

According to my History Teacher in Nanyang (who will hereby be referred to as simply “HT”, for confidential reasons), PSLE is unreliable.

Oh, and I think that Mr. Ong has mentioned to you that PSLE isn’t really important.

Ok, the reason why it’s unreliable is that not everyone can release their full potential during PSLE. Many other factors could affect your performance, like nervousness, and worse, if you got ill.

For example, ME. I got a lowly 266 for PSLE which ranks about No. 20+ out of the 32 students in my class in Nanyang. But in the end, well, let’s just say I improved by…A LOT?

So well, PSLE can’t really measure your level of intelligence. You might score really well during school exams, but your marks could drop by say, 10, for PSLE. There were true cases for some of my classmates in BPPS.

And the importance of PSLE?

Well, it is only there to get you into a good secondary school. That’s all it does. Because, like what Mr. Ong said, no company will want to look at how high/low you score for PSLE. What matters next after PSLE is, O’levels, A’levels and university.

How to study for PSLE?

Well, just don’t stress over it too much.

For me, I didn’t really study much.

But well, if you study at the last minute, don’t bother about Chinese.

There’s really no need to study for Chinese, because it’s so easy. And there’s nothing much to study for that.

I really don’t have many ideas for this…so…

Just study what your teacher tells you to.

If I’m not wrong, yours is one of the blessed batches to use calculators right?

So remember to learn properly how to use them accurately and quickly.

How did I survive PSLE?

That’s a really good question.

But I forgot.

I seriously can’t remember what I was doing before PSLE…

However, I do remember I had an awful stomachache before most of the PSLE exams.

You know, when you’re really really nervous and you get those butterflies in your stomach while practically ruins all possibilities of concentration and makes you just want to rush to the toilet and waste precious exam time?

Well. My solution to that was humming/singing songs. It really does work, because it takes your mind off the pain. It’s better if you hum/sing an energizing/happy song instead of a melancholic/woeful song though.


These is all I can think of now.

If you have any questions, tag/post on this blog.

Because it's dead and it's only alive cos we seniors post on it.


TINGTING(:

I know it has been ages ago when we had the senior and junior outing. But I still think that I should comment on it.

I don't know why, but is it so difficult to start a conversation with us? Or are we very weird or whatsoever that when we try to talk to you guys, you all avoid us. Giggling among yourselves, hiding, smiling, blushing... .... Do you know that we felt so embarrass and 尴尬 when you all react like that?

I know that it's my fault that I am late but can you at least say something when we talk to you? We also need a lot of effort to talk to you guys. We don't know each other at all and yet we tried. But what kind of treatment is this?!?

If I am not wrong, this should be a Q&A session. But what it ended up is like a two gang outing - "the seniors gang" and "the juniors gang". I am so disappointed. I don't know what will happen if we continue to try talking to you and you keep ignoring us... Perhaps I will really 抓狂.

If you say that you are from an English speaking family and does not wish to communicate in Chinese, well, fine. But we did try in both languages but still didn't get a reply and we ended up in the "I give up" senario...

Haiz... I hope that next time if we have the chance to meet up, this thing won't happen again. Kays?

Anyway wish you guys a belated merry christmas...

All the best in Year 2010

Kailin上

Outing on 16th

The outing yesterday was quite fun and enjoyable, right?

However, some has failed to realised that it was supposed to be a CO-OUTING. A JUNIOR/SENIOR outing.

And that's where the problem lies.

This CO-OUTING was supposed to be something like a junior/senior bonding session right? Like a get-to-know-you-better session. And perhaps a Q&A session.

But the thing is, we didn't really talk. Or chat. Or communicate. Which is personally, what I was looking forward to.

As seniors, when we ask you a question right, we would really rather get a reply instead of like some giggles, smiles, and then you go into hiding or something. Cos we're really not that scary and intimidating right?

We understand that you might be shy to talk to us or something cos we still have this age gap of 2 years but the thing is that when we ask you something and you don't answer we feel embarrassed also.

Since we're the seniors, we're supposed to take initiative to guide you and stuff, but since we aren't that much older than you we would of cos also feel shy and hesitant about talking to you, so we also need to muster up some courage to actually try and start a conversation.

In the end, the outing wasn't much of a bonding session right? The juniors and seniors stuck together, and we seniors are also partly responsible for this scenario, I admit that we never really put in much effort to communicate with you and stuff. It might as well have been 2 separate outings by 2 different groups of people.

So I hope that next time, and I really really hope for a next time, if/when we have another co-outing together, then we can really chat and stuff. You can really ask us anything, like ANYTHING, from studies to choosing schools to emo-ing to worrying about PSLE and yeah. We'll help.

But it's good that most(if not everyone) enjoyed this outing and liked it.

love, (yes, LOVE)
TINGTING(:

Release of Answers for Maths Holiday Homework

Here are the answers to the set of Maths holiday homework. Please correct your answers. Do your corrections on a fresh set of paper and indicate clearly the level and the question number. Submit the CORRECTIONS sheet on the 1st day of class.

If you do not know how to do the sum, please indicate on the corrections sheet (at the end)the level and questions number.

Level 1
1. 40kg 2.79 3. $300 4.90 5.A:235;B:5 6. Darren 70; Herbert 140
7.$1800 8.7 9.103g 10.10

Level 2
1.$2000 2.348 3.680 4.210 5.Wilson: 92;David628 6.Ruth:$5200;Ken$2900
7.Tony:$43000;Kelvin:$5000 8.287.75kg 9.77ml 10.13

Level 3
1.10 2.a)19 b)$152 3. 5 4. 6kg 5. $56000 6.9 7.48
8.a)16 b)44 9.16 10.103

Level 4
1.8 2.15 3.7 4.Chickens 23; Ducks 67 5.$5700 6.26
7.288 8.16 9.19 10.Breadth 24; length 48

Level 5
1.$186 2.$106 3.$60 4.$25 5.$1321 6.$1193
7.$24 8.96 9.$10 10.$32

Regards,
Marina

Things to bring for outing

Please bring along your EZ link cards..with money topped up in it!!
Bring about 15 bucks (not more than 50 please)just in case you want to buy something along the way (like titbits or small items)
Bring water bottle
Bring a jacket along cause if we head into the cinema it's going to be cold...
Bring tissue paper (at least 1 packet)
Bring handphone

Our class outing

Finally, the date is all set!

We are going out on 16th Dec (next Wed). Let's meet at 11am! At the void deck of block 218.

We're going to have lunch together so please state your preferences or what you can't take.

Also, Seniors, please think of ideas of where to go after lunch. I think movie is good but I'm not sure what would catch your eye.

If you other good suggestions, like going museum, or going some park, please also suggest!!!

So, please remember to inform Yuejia and Sherlene cause these 2 haven't replied.

Give me IDEAS!!!

Regards,
Marina

GPA

When I was in university, we were using GPA to count scores. But our GPA scoring is different from NUS and NTU.

Like in our college,

Each module (subject) has a highest score of 4.0. Then our GPA is calculated based on the assignments, tests, classroom participation and presentations that you have been awarded. So in our college, a score of 2.5/4.0 for a module is considered C grade. The grading would be 2.6,2.8,3.0,3.2,3.4,3.6...etc

By 3.2, it's already A-. But usually to get 3.2, you need to put half of your life into the course. Remember that in every semester in university(meaning every 3months), you take up 5 subjects, attend classes and tutorials, stay back to do project and rehearse presentations, write up about 5000 (5k) essays, sit through 2 major exams and spend a whole lot of your life waiting for friends to show up for project meetings. So you can only afford to put so much of your life for each module.

At the end of the semester, you get all 5 grades for the 5 modules you took up. For e.g. 3.0, 3.0,3.0,3.0,3.0 (let say the student got all 3.0 for 5 modules). You add up all the grades (of 3.0) and divide by 5.The final answer is your GPA for that semester. That's my school's calculation.

I think in NUS and NTU they do GPA but their highest grade is 5.0. As SMU is very US-centric (meaning US focused), we follow strict US college methods in scoring and assessment. So speaking up in class and disagreeing with your professors gains you points!!Hehe...

Kailin, is this the way your school counts?

Regards,
Marina

Important announcement for P6 class

Please get another 2 friends of yours (not less than 70 for every subject)to form a class.Once the 2 students are confirmed, we will decide on start of class.Therefore, work quickly to gather 2 more friends to join our class so that we can decide on class details.

Next year's tuition fees is marked at $200 per student (per 8 lessons). Fees are to be paid every 1st lesson (same as 09).

If you have any other questions, please let me know via sms.

Regards,
Marina

Our meeting

Let's have it on 19th Dec. Any objections?

Marina

RE: KAILIN'S POST

TINGTING!:D

hello(:

LOL. Kai Lin, they haven't had PSLE yet lor, why the "your PSLE result IS".

and your results are not, in your own urm, generic word, "shit", nor is it horrendous, horrible, and whatever.

your results quite good liao lah, you weren't the last in class. :)

congratz for your EOY results! which you seem to be pretty satisfied with. :)

SO...i heard from hwee han that nanyang and hwachong are the only schools which use MSG (mean subject grade) but you'all use GPA (grade point average).

i'm quite curious, how do you'all calculate GPA?

MSG is calculated by: eg A1= 1, A2=2, B3=3 .... then find the average, so the lower the better.

the lowest possible grade is 1.0 :D

which i've been aiming to get ever since the start of the year.


so how is GPA calculated? :D

More updates

Looks like the meeting shall happen after 17th Dec. I suggest 21st. Everyone ok>

Marina

Some updates

Ok I have some latest news.
Ting is away for camp from 9-12 Dec. Hannah is away for trip from 10-17 Dec. Looks like we can do it on 8th Dec next Tuesday. Is everyone ok with 8th? If not, we will do it after 17th.Let me know

Hi! This is Kai Lin from class'08. Think that your PSLE result is surely 100% better than mine. My results is like shit. Last in my 6k class and also in the tuition class. Haiz... I used to see myself as a failure but ever since I get to Nanhua, I gained confidence and improved though my history isn't up to standard yet. But overall still get 7As and 2Bs. :D I used to be damn shy in school lor. Don't like speaking up and made few friends. But now have friends even from other class. Yay! 友谊万岁 :D But I am the nerd in class. LOL! St John is awesome and I manage to passed my BFA. I am promoting my school. It's the best school! But it's up to you guys...
Btw, how's the outing thingish going on? Hope that we got to spend a day out together, ya? Don't be fraid of us kays? If you have any suggestions on the outing, please voiced it out. Then we can see abt it. We are not scary kays? Bye! :)