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2018 Secondary 3 Week 43 Update

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School’s out officially for the year and both have been promoted to Secondary 4. Since next year is their O level year, they have to go back to school for one more week where their teachers will start the Sec 4 syllabus and complete any sec 3 portion that was undone.

We also got the results this week and BB has done atrociously. I am very appalled with his marks and he got a real talking to from both me and his form teachers. I fact, because his school does not have a formal parent teacher meeting for the end of the year, I emailed all of his teachers for either a face-to-face meeting or a phone call to see what I can do to work with him over the holidays. During the face-to-face meetings, I also requested he be pulled out of class to meet with the teachers so he knows what we discussed. BB has promised to do better in sec 4, so let’s see.

GG on the other hand, did better, though not with stellar results. But she is the more dedicated and diligent child, so I am not that as concerned about her as I am about BB.

Happy Sunday folks

2018 Secondary 3 Week 42 Update

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I mentioned about BB’s relatively bad marks, this week, I reached out to all his teachers to speak to them. In his school, the teachers meet the parents of all students after the mid-year exams, but for the year-end exams, they only meet parents of selected students. I am guessing that he has not reached that stage yet, he is probably in the bottom 15-20% of his class, but not yet bottom enough to stage a parental intervention.

I spoke to a couple of teachers and have an appointment to meet some more next week. The consensus from his teachers seems to be that he needs to change his attitude which I  also agree 100%. Now I will know for sure once I meet his form teachers next week. BB is also going on a trip to a Malaysian state in a couple of weeks for a Humanities learning journey.

As to GG, she did relatively well in her subjects. In the subjects which she is weakest, which are Maths and Science, she did better than we expected, but there is still a lot of scopes to improve, which we will start working on during the holidays.

Have a blessed Sunday!

2018 Secondary 3 Week 41 Update

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Exams are over and its results time. Since BB’s exams ended last week, he started getting his results back this week. He didn’t do well at all with the exception of Maths. In fact he failed in his core sciences also which is totally unacceptable to me. He was upset at the results but this is what he sowed, so he has to reap the fruits of the same, right. I do hope he has a wake-up call and learns his lesson.

GG ended her exams this week and spent a nice long weekend just doing what she likes. Her results will start coming from Monday and while she is enjoying her weekend, she is also worried about going back to school on Monday.

Happy Sunday folks!

2018 Secondary 3 Week 40 Update

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Exams week! Both the children were neck deep in exams. Actually, BB’s exams ended on Friday, with just English listening comprehension left. GG still has major exams and hers will only end of next week.

BB has Tuesday off for marking and then his papers will start to be distributed back to the students. That’s when I will know how well he has done this year. GG’s exams end by the end of the week and she has Friday off for marking. Then next week, her papers will start coming in.

Then it will be a couple of weeks more with non-instructional days in school before they break for the year. They both have to go back to school for the first week of their holidays for a heads-up on their Sec 4 year and then the holidays with a tonne of homework.

Have a fun Sunday people!

2018 Secondary 3 Week 39 Update

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We’re counting down to the end of this school year and it’s exam season for BB & GG.

They are super busy these days because the year-end exams are ongoing. BB’s school exam timetable is fairly straightforward with continuous exams daily this whole week. GG’s school on the other hand, has exams for two days and then three days of normal school curriculum and then exams again. This means her exams end three days after BB’s.

Once exams are over, they go back to school for some weeks for CCA and some learning activities. School ends on the last Friday of October. And then it’s the start of the countdown to their O levels. Both BB & GG have to go back to school for a week or so after the holidays start for an O level head start. This will probably mean they get holiday homework to work on.

Have a blessed Sunday.