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Posted in N-level

N-Level Math Crash Course / Intensive Revision June 2014

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Dates: 23/6 to 25/6, 3 days straight.

Time: 9.30 am – 12.30 pm.

Location: Blk 627, Bukit Batok Central. (It is just a 3-min walk from either the Bukit Batok MRT station or the Bukit Batok bus interchange. Buses that stop along the road in front of Blk 627 are numbers 157, 178, 66, 506, 173, 174, 176, 187, 941, 947, 985)

Fee: $240

Max. no. of students:  8.

Tutor: Mr Ilyasa (ex-sch teacher, M.Ed, PGDE, B.Sc).

A former MOE school teacher, Mr Ilyasa has been coaching students in ‘A’ Level & IB Physics and Mathematics for more than 6 years, as well as ‘O’ Level & IP Physics, Additional Math, E. Math and PSLE Math for more than 10 years. An alumnus of RI and RJC, Mr Ilyasa holds both a Master of Education degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education with Credit from the National Institute of Education, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree from the National University of Singapore.

To register, sms <student name><NM> to 97860411.

Posted in N-level, Normal (Academic)

N-Level Science (Physics) Crash Course / Intensive Revision June 2014

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Dates: 23/6 to 25/6, 3 days straight.

Time: 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm.

Location: Blk 627, Bukit Batok Central. (It is just a 3-min walk from either the Bukit Batok MRT station or the Bukit Batok bus interchange. Buses that stop along the road in front of Blk 627 are numbers 157, 178, 66, 506, 173, 174, 176, 187, 941, 947, 985)

Fee: $240

Max. no. of students:  8. (vacancies as at 30 May: 8)

Tutor: Mr Ilyasa (ex-sch teacher, M.Ed, PGDE, B.Sc).

A former MOE school teacher, Mr Ilyasa has been coaching students in ‘A’ Level & IB Physics and Mathematics for more than 6 years, as well as ‘O’ Level & IP Physics, Additional Math, E. Math and PSLE Math for more than 10 years. An alumnus of RI and RJC, Mr Ilyasa holds both a Master of Education degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education with Credit from the National Institute of Education, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree from the National University of Singapore.

To register, sms <student name><NSP> to 97860411.

Posted in Science (Physics)

O-Level Science (Physics) Crash Course / Intensive Revision June 2014

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Dates: 23/6 to 26/6, 4 days straight.

Time: 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm.

Location: Blk 627, Bukit Batok Central. (It is just a 3-min walk from either the Bukit Batok MRT station or the Bukit Batok bus interchange. Buses that stop along the road in front of Blk 627 are numbers 157, 178, 66, 506, 173, 174, 176, 187, 941, 947, 985)

Fee: $320

Max. no. of students:  8. (vacancies as at 30 May: 8)

Tutor: Mr Ilyasa (ex-sch teacher, M.Ed, PGDE, B.Sc).

A former MOE school teacher, Mr Ilyasa has been coaching students in ‘A’ Level & IB Physics and Mathematics for more than 6 years, as well as ‘O’ Level & IP Physics, Additional Math, E. Math and PSLE Math for more than 10 years. An alumnus of RI and RJC, Mr Ilyasa holds both a Master of Education degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education with Credit from the National Institute of Education, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree from the National University of Singapore.

To register, sms <student name><SP> to 97860411.

Posted in Pure Physics

O-Level Pure Physics Crash Course / Intensive Revision June 2014

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Dates: 6/6, 13/6, 20/6, 27/6, 4 Fridays.

Time: 2.30 pm – 5.30 pm.

Location: Blk 627, Bukit Batok Central. (It is just a 3-min walk from either the Bukit Batok MRT station or the Bukit Batok bus interchange. Buses that stop along the road in front of Blk 627 are numbers 157, 178, 66, 506, 173, 174, 176, 187, 941, 947, 985)

Fee: $320

Max. no. of students:  8. (vacancies as at 30 May: 8)

Who should attend: (1) O-level Physics students; (2) IP Physics students

Tutor: Mr Ilyasa (ex-sch teacher, M.Ed, PGDE, B.Sc).

A former MOE school teacher, Mr Ilyasa has been coaching students in ‘A’ Level & IB Physics and Mathematics for more than 6 years, as well as ‘O’ Level & IP Physics, Additional Math, E. Math and PSLE Math for more than 10 years. An alumnus of RI and RJC, Mr Ilyasa holds both a Master of Education degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education with Credit from the National Institute of Education, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree from the National University of Singapore.

To register, sms <student name><PP> to 97860411.

Posted in Pri Math, Pri Science

Update on PSLE math and science intensive revision june 2014

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I’m quite happy that to date, 6 and 5 students have signed up for my june hols psle math and science intensive revision workshops respectively. My intention was to prepare my own daughter comprehensively for psle math and science, and the classes will continue even if she is the only student.

Each 3h lesson will consist of mini-lectures to highlight the important concepts to be tested at the PSLE, short worksheets with must-know questions that the students must do, and discussions at the end to reinforce the salient points of the topic. For math, I will display different ways to solve the same problem sum so that students can select their natural method of solving math questions. For Science, I will highlight common errors in answering the structured questions.

As it is a REVISION workshop, each worksheet will have easy to hard questions, and the faster students can do more questions while the slower students will be given guidance along the way.

There will be another PSLE intensive revision in the Sep hols, but I’ve not yet decided whether it will be a repeat or a continuation of the June one.

As with the previous year, participants will be invited to attend my post-PSLE Algebra workshops sometime in Nov or Dec, for which I already have one student signed up. : )

I believe in what I do, as I’ve successfully guided my eldest daughter (and most of my students) to make the transition from lower to upper pri, from upper pri to lower sec, and from lower to upper sec, without much academic pain.

I look forward to meeting the PSLE workshop participants this June.

Rgds,

Ilyasa

PSLE MATH & SCIENCE INTENSIVE REVISION JUNE 2014

Posted in A-Level, A. Math, JC Math (H2/H1), JC Physics, Pure Physics, Sec Math

Short-term ad hoc Math or Physics tuition during June Holidays 2014.

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By all means, go for your holidays, even short ones (I’m going on 10, 11 and 12 June). However, if you had done badly in your SA1 or mid-year exams, do not let the June hols pass without reviewing your first semester work. For things will only get harder in the second semester, and some topics or concepts learnt in the first semester need to be used to understand some topics later in the year.

If you are too busy to attend weekly tuition, you might want to take the opportunity this June to consult a qualified and experienced tutor, for just a few hours and for a few difficult topics. Since it is the school holidays, the lessons can be in the mornings or early afternoons.

If you need solid tutoring in Pri, Sec or JC Math, or Sec or JC Physics, don’t hesitate to contact me at 97860411 and I’ll work out an arrangement for you. You may opt for individual tuition or in small groups of 2 to 4 students from the same class or school. Fees vary depending on the level and number of students.

If you have any queries, you may also call or sms to 97860411, or send an email to principal@singaporelearner.com.

If you are serious about improving your Math or Physics, hope to hear from you soon.

Rgds,

Ilyasa

Posted in PSLE results

PSLE MATH & SCIENCE INTENSIVE REVISION JUNE HOLIDAYS

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This popular course is back!

Dates: 16 June to 19 June, 4 days.

Time: Math is 9.30 am to 12.30 pm and Science is 1.30 pm to 4.30 pm. (Light refreshment and rest breaks provided)

Location: Blk 627, Bukit Batok Central. (It is just a 3-min walk from either the Bukit Batok MRT station or the Bukit Batok bus interchange. Buses that stop along the road in front of Blk 627 are numbers 157, 178, 66, 506, 173, 174, 176, 187, 941, 947, 985)

Fee: $240 (one subject) or $450 (both subjects).

Max. no. of students:  8.

Tutor: Mr Ilyasa (ex-sch teacher, M.Ed, PGDE, B.Sc).

A former MOE school teacher, Mr Ilyasa has been coaching students in ‘A’ Level & IB Physics and Mathematics for more than 6 years, as well as ‘O’ Level & IP Physics, Additional Math, E. Math and PSLE Math for more than 10 years. An alumnus of RI and RJC, Mr Ilyasa holds both a Master of Education degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education with Credit from the National Institute of Education, as well as a Bachelor of Science degree from the National University of Singapore.

To register, sms <student name><PSLE><subject> to 97860411.

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Due to extra demand, the PSLE Math course above is repeated in the following week, from 23 June to 26 June, 1.30 pm – 4.30 pm.

To register, sms <student name><PSLE><Math2> to 97860411.

Posted in DSA

Direct School Admissions (Secondary) Exercise (DSA) 2014 – 2015

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My P6 daughter is also applying to some schools via DSA and since it’s quite a hassle to visit and explore every desired school’s website to look for DSA deadlines and such, I shall do interested parents here a favour by putting up the necessary info and links on a single page.

If you wish to view the Flowchart of Stages in 2014 DSA-Sec Exercise, click here.

If you wish to view the List of Secondary Schools Participating in 2014 DSA-Sec Exercise — for Admission to Secondary One in 2015, click here.

DSA for Integrated Programme (IP) and Specialised Independent schools:

(click on the school name to visit its DSA web page)

1. ACS (Independent). Deadline: 20/06/2014.

2. Catholic High School. Deadline: 01/07/2014.

3. Cedar Girls’. Deadline: 04/07/2014

4. CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ .  Deadline: 01/07/2014

5. Dunman High. Deadline: 01/07/2014

6. Hwa Chong Institution. Deadline: 02/06/2014

7. Methodist Girls’ Sch (Sec). Deadline: 20/06/2014 and 01/07/2014.

8. National Junior College. Deadline: Not stated but should be 01/07/2014.

9. Nanyang Girls’ High Sch: Deadline: 04/07/2014

10. NUS High School: Deadline: 20/06/2014.

11. Raffles Girls’ Sch (Sec). Deadline: 01/07/2014

12. Raffles Institution. Deadline: 01/07/2014

13. River Valley High Sch. Deadline: 30/06/2014 with GAT taken.

14. School of Science and Technology, Singapore (SST). Deadline: 07/07/2014

15. School of the Arts, Singapore (SOTA). Deadline: Not stated but should be 30/06/2014.

16. Singapore Chinese Girls’ Sch. Deadline: 01/07/2014

17. St Joseph’s Institution. Deadline: 01/07/2014

18. Temasek Junior College. Deadline: 30/06/2014

19. Victoria Sch. Deadline: 01/07/2014

Regards,

Ilyasa

Note:

(1) Starting from 2013, Catholic High School, CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ School and Singapore Chinese Girls’ School will be offering both the GCE ‘O’ Level Programme and the Joint Integrated Programme. The Joint IP will lead up to the GCE ‘A’ Level Programme offered at a new government Junior College.

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Posted in A-Level, H2 Physics, Track Record

Yay, my jc1 h2 physics student scored 35/40 for his first test

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Getting 35/40 for a physics test at sec 4 level is already very good, but getting this score for a h2 physics test is really an achievement. He said the test was easy, yet some of his classmates failed the test, on measurement and kinematics. These two topics may sound very familiar to those who have done O-level physics, but if you are an a-level physics student you would know that these two topics are much harder than their o-level counterparts. But his success doesn’t come as a big surprise to me, as he started his jc1 physics tuition on 9 Feb this year, soon after getting his jc posting. But why so early?

I guess he and his dad (who came to speak to me) understood that the content for jc subjects is very heavy and rigorous, and doing well in jc is all about preparation and consistency. The a-level cert is a passport to a university education, and thus getting good a-level grades is very important, much more important than getting good grades at the PSLE. Yet, if you’ve been in the tuition industry long enough, you’d have noticed that parents and students are more concerned about performance at the PSLE than at other levels.

Tuition for any examination for most kids has never been necessary. But if the examination that you’d be taking is just one step away from a university education and for some reason you are not confident of making it on your own, then I think it makes sense to get help early.

Rgds,

Ilyasa