Current/Past Students & Achievements

Students - Year 2011:

K1 - Nursery
Primary 1 - Keming Primary, River Valley Primary
Primary 3 - Keming Primary, River Valley Primary, Greenridge Primary *commencing Oct 2011
Primary 4 - Nan Hua Primary, River Valley Primary, Townsville Primary, Raffles Girls Primary
Primary 5 - West Grove Primary, Raffles Girls Primary, Henry Park Primary, St. Joseph Institution Junior, Catholic High *commencing Nov 2011
Primary 6 - West Grove Primary, Ai Tong Primary, River Valley Primary
Secondary 2 - North View Secondary, Peirce Secondary, Evergreen Secondary, Commonwealth Secondary
Secondary 3 - Chung Cheng High Secondary
Secondary 4 - Raffles Institution


* Private home 1-1 or 1-2 tuition. Limited time slots. Strictly West/Central/North areas. All genuine enquiry welcome. Contact me at 98587981 or email me at sdiego2011@gmail.com. *



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Students - Year 2010:
Nursery
Primary 2 - Keming Primary, River Valley Primary
Primary 3 - Nan Hua Primary, River Valley Primary, Raffles Girls Primary, Townsville Primary
Primary 4 - West Grove Primary, Raffles Girls Primary, Henry Park Primary
Primary 5 - West Grove Primary, Ai Tong Primary, St Andrews Primary, Jurong Primary
Primary 6 - Shuqun Primary, Admiralty Primary
Secondary 1 - A.C.S., North View Secondary, Bukit Panjang Govt High, Evergreen Secondary
Secondary 2 - Chung Cheng High Secondary, San Yu Adventist School
Secondary 3 - Raffles Institution
Secondary 4 - St. Joseph Institution

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Achievements for year 2011:

*Updated 19/9*

Prelim Results For PSLE Students:
( * Not all results are released * )

P6 girl from West Grove Primary School
Maths 88 (A) English 78 (A) Chinese 86 (A) Science 68 (B)

P6 girl from River Valley Primary School
English 71 (B) Science 70 (B)

P6 boy from Ai Tong Primary School
Maths 78 (A) * finally a breakthru' result! has always been 50s mark since P5.

P6 boy from Ai Tong Primary School
Maths 56 (C) * finally passed his Maths. failing since P4. started coaching him only this year.

Outstanding CA2 Results:
(For students who have achieved outstanding results or shown huge improvements.)


Primary Level:

P5 boy from West Grove Primary School
Maths 82

P4 boy from River Valley Primary School
Maths 99 English 93 Chinese 96 Science 89

P3 boy from Keming Primary School
Maths 85 Science 96 English 76

Secondary Level:

S2 boy from Commonwealth Secondary School
English 64 * Improved from C5 to B4 Science 81 * Improved from D7 to A1

S2 boy from Evergreen Secondary School
English 70 (A2) Maths 80 (A1)


Achievements for year 2010:


*Updated 28/3*


Sec 1 boy from North View Secondary School
Most Improved Student Year 2010


Sec 1 boy from Evergreen Secondary School
Most Improved Student Year 2010

PSLE RESULTS : *Updated 24/12*

P6 boy from Shuqun Primary
English A Maths A* Chinese A* Higher Chinese A* Science B
Total score 247. Pursuing his secondary education at Nan Hua High. Congrats!

P6 boy from Admiralty Primary
English B Maths B Science B Chinese A
Total score 201 (Huge improvements. Mostly failing or borderline passing in P6.) Pursuing his secondary education at Canberra Secondary. Congrats!


Prelim Exams For PSLE students


P6 boy from Shuqun Primary
English 65 (B) Maths 86 (A) Science 91 (A*) Chinese 95 (A*) Higher Chinese 87 (A*)




SA2 Results:  * updated 8/11 *


P5 girl from West Grove Primary
English 73 Science 82 Maths 66 Chinese 84 Higher Chinese 72


P4 boy from West Grove Primary
English 80 Maths 86 Science 84 Chinese 88


P3 boy from Nan Hua Primary
English 73 Maths 88 Science 92


P3 boy from River Valley Primary
English 83 Maths 100 Science 92 Chinese 94 Higher Chinese 90


P5 boy from Ai Tong Primary
Maths 60 (45 marks in CA2) Science 63 English 60


P2 boy from River Valley Primary
Maths 78 English 60


P2 boy from Keming Primary
English 76 Maths 76 Chinese 70


S1 NA boy from Evergreen Secondary
English 54 Maths 75 Science 81


S1 NA boy from North View Secondary
English 61 Maths 72 Science 80


S1 NT boy from Bukit Panjang Govt High
English 65 Maths 57 Science 59


P5 boy from Jurong Primary
Maths 51

P3 boy from Townsville Primary
Maths 56 Science 52 (failed both subjects in SA1/CA2)

P5 boy from St Andrew's
English 63 Science 63

P3 girl from Raffles Girls Primary
English 80 Maths 85 Science 85

P4 boy from Henry Park Primary
English 80 Maths 86 Science 90

P4 girl from Raffles Girls Primary
English 78 Maths 90 Science 88

S2 girl from Chung Cheng High Secondary
Maths 25

(...more updates coming up.....)

CA2 Results:

P5 boy from Jurong Primary
Maths 58 Science 54 (failed both subjects prior to my coaching)

P5 boy from Ai Tong Primary
Science 81

P3 boy from River Valley Primary
Maths 93 English 86 Science 95 Chinese 74 Higher Chinese 90

S1 NA boy from North View Secondary
English 54 Maths 82 Science 73

S1 NT boy from Bukit Panjang Govt High
English 83 Science 74

S1 NA boy from Evergreen Secondary
English 59 Maths 78 Science 75

(No CCA for most students. More updates coming up.)

SA1 Results :

P3 boy from Nan Hua Primary
Science 92 Maths 85 English 71

P3 boy from River Valley Primary
Science 98 Maths 95 English 74

P3 girl from Raffles Girls Primary
Science 88 Maths 90 English 80

P3 boy from Ai Tong Primary
Science 74

P4 boy from West Grove Primary
Maths 86 Science 77 English 77 Chinese 76

P4 girl from Raffles Girls Primary
Science 80 Maths 93 English 85

P4 boy from Henry Park Primary
Science 95 Maths 95 English 82

P5 girl from West Grove Primary
Science 83 Maths 66 Chinese 77 English 74

S1 NA boy from North View Secondary
Maths 77 Science 73 English 58

S1 NA boy from Evergreen Secondary
Science 72 Maths 72 English 56

S1 E boy from St. Gabriel Secondary
Science 66 Maths 62 English 53

S1 NA boy from A.C.S.
Chinese 50 (CLB)

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Students - Year 2009:
Primary 1 - Keming Primary
Primary 2 - Ai Tong Primary, Townsville Primary, Guangyang Primary, Nan Hua Primary
Primary 3 - Bukit Timah Primary, West Grove Primary
Primary 4 - Ai Tong Primary, West Grove Primary, St. Gabriel, St. Andrew's, West View Primary
PSLE - A.C.S, Townsville Primary, Greenridge Primary
Secondary 2 - Raffles Institution
Secondary 3 - St. Joseph Institution
Private School - Sec 1/2 (English & Maths)

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Achievements for year 2009: 

PSLE 2009 Achievements

P6 girl from Greenridge Primary

     English A

     Maths A*

     Science A*

     Chinese A*

Total score 262. Pursuing her secondary education at Nanyang Girls' High. Congrats!  

P6 girl from Greenridge Primary

     English A

     Maths A

     Science A

     Chinese A*

Total score 242. Pursuing her secondary education at Swiss Cottage Secondary. Congrats!

P6 boy from A.C.S

     Maths B (Huge improvement! Failing maths since P4.)
Pursuing his secondary education at A.C.S. Congrats!

P6 boy from Townsville Primary

     Science A

     English C

(Has ADD/dyslexic. Boy managed to pull through and eligible for NA.)
Pursuing his secondary education at North View Secondary. Congrats!

SA2 Results:

S2 boy from Raffles Institution
English A1 Maths A1 Science A1 Chinese A2

S3 boy from St. Joseph Institution
English A1 A Maths A1 E Maths A1

P4 girl from West Grove Primary

English 87 Maths 91 Science 86 Chinese 81

P4 boy from St. Andrews Primary

Maths 76 Science 67

P4 boy from Ai Tong Primary

Maths 75 Science 82 English 63 

P4 boy from West View Primary

Maths 77 Science 66 English 64

P4 boy from Ai Tong Primary

English 60 Maths 72 Science 72 Chinese 77

P4 boy from St. Gabriel

Science 62

P3 boy from West Grove Primary
Maths 88 Science 88 Chinese 80 English 70

P3 girl from Bukit Timah Primary
English 81 Maths 82 Science 91

P2 boy from Nan Hua Primary
English 89 Maths 94(SA1 band 3)

P2 boy from Townsville Primary
Maths 83 English 60

P2 boy from Guangyang Primary
English 56 Maths 65 (first time passing both subjects)

P2 boy from Ai Tong Primary
Maths 86 English 75

P1 boy from Keming Primary
English 86 Maths 88 Chinese 80

* Most of my students possess ADD/ADHD/Dyslesia symptons.
** Will provide reference from parents at any time if required.

CA2 Results:

PSLE girl from Greenridge Primary
English 83 Maths 93 Science 89

P4 boy from West View Primary
Maths 78 ( "Thank you for teaching me. My Maths now improves a lot and it is all because of your help." a Thank you card i received for Teacher's Day. )

P4 girl from West Grove Primary
Maths 73 Science 87 Chinese 90

P3 boy from West Grove Primary
Maths 87 Science 82 English 77 Chinese 70

P4 boy from St Andrews
Maths 75 English 75

P4 boy from Ai Tong Primary
Maths 61 English 71  Science 75

P4 boy from Ai Tong Primary
Maths 61 Science 74

P1 boy from Keming Primary
Maths 70 English 75 Chinese 88

PSLE boy from A.C.S.
Maths 52 (First time passing after 1 month coaching. Failing Maths since P4. Aiming A for coming PSLE)

PSLE girl from Greenridge Primary
Maths 75 Science 85 English 70

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SA1 Results:

PSLE girl from Greenridge Primary
Maths 99.5 Science 93 English 80

PSLE girl from Greenridge Primary
English 80 Maths 86 Science 85

P4 boy from St. Andrew's Primary

Science 81

P4 girl from West Grove Primary

English 76 Maths 83 Science 83 Chinese 96

P3 boy from West Grove Primary
Maths 83 Chinese 92 English 70 Science 71

P4 girl from Canberra Primary
Maths 87 Science 93

P3 girl from Bukit Timah Primary
Maths 88 Science 91 English 77

P4 boy from West View Primary
Maths 68 Science 70

P4 boy from St. Gabriel Primary
Maths 68

P4 boy from St. Gabriel Primary
Science 51 (first time passing)

PSLE boy from Townsville Primary
Science 68

P4 boy from Ai Tong Primary
Maths 64 (first time passing) Science 64

P4 boy from Ai Tong Primary
Science 66 Maths 65 English 66

P2 boy from Ai Tong Primary
English 76 Maths 75 Chinese 78

P4 boy from Anderson Primary
Science 79

PSLE boy from A.C.S
Chinese 43 (continues to improve)

Grade 7 (Sec 1) boy from United World College
Maths 76 (continues to improve)

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CA1 Results:

PSLE girl from Greenridge Primary
Maths 97 Chinese 95 Science 79 English 73

PSLE girl from Greenridge Primary
Maths 91 Chinese 85 Science 73 English 71

P5 girl from South View Primary
Science 82 Maths 70

P4 girl from Canberra Primary
English 80 Science 88 Maths 79

P4 boy from Ai Tong Primary
English 67 Maths 67 Science 69

P4 girl from Ai Tong Primary
English 77 Maths 75 Science 73

P1 boy from Keming Primary
English 100 Maths 100

P3 boy from Anderson Primary
Maths 92 Science 90 English 77

P4 boy from West View Primary
Maths 60 Science 80

Grade 7 (Sec 1) boy from United World College
Maths 65 (huge improvement from last test, 35 marks)

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Students - Year 2008:
Primary 1 - Townsville

Primary 2 - Bukit Timah, West Grove, Catholic High

Primary 3 - Ai Tong, St. Gabriel, St. Andrew's, West Grove, Canberra

Primary 4 - Jiemin

Primary 5 - St. Gabriel, Wellington, Townsville, A.C.S

PSLE - Fuchun

Secondary 1 - Raffles Institution

Secondary 2 - St. Joseph Institution

Adult - English Conversation & Writing

Taught few International students in the past

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Achievements for year 2008:

P3 girl from Canberra Primary

I started coaching her since January 2008. Despite her short span memory and attention deficit (symptoms), she has shown great improvement by achieving remarkable results in her SA2. Maths 91 Science 93 Chinese 90 and English 80. She will be moving up to 2nd Best class in 2009. In addition to her achievement, she has also become more concern with her studies and independent.

P3 girl from West Grove Primary

She didnt do quite well in her SA1. I took up coaching her since July 2008. She improved and achieved Maths 95 English 73 Science 81 and Chinese 92 in her CA2. In her recent SA2, she achieved Maths 95 Science 81 Chinese 95 and English 84. She will be moving up to 2nd Best class in 2009.

P2 boy from West Grove Primary

I coached him since July 2008. He achieved Maths 88 English 81 and Chinese 84 in his CA2. In his recent SA2, he achieved Maths 90 English 85 and Chinese 80. He will be moving up to 2nd Best class in 2009.

P3 boy from Ai Tong Primary

I coached him from August-October 2008. Despite only been with him for about 3 months prior to his exmination, he improved and achieved Maths 57 and Science 87 in his SA2.

P5 boy from A.C.S

I took up coaching him since July 2008. Despite his dyslexic symptoms, he improved his Chinese from 36 to 42 in his SA2. In addition, he received Most Improvement Certificate in his Chinese from his school. I am currently revising P3 Chinese text with him. Hopefully that will help him to recognise more words (reading).

P3 boy from Ai Tong Primary

I coached him since September 2007 - October 2008. He wasnt doing quite well especially in his Chinese when he was in P2 . Generally, he is an intelligent boy with great potential to excel but needs to be pushed. My expectation from him has always been higher than my other students. He achieved outstanding results in his SA1 by achieving Maths 91 English 91 Science 99 and Chinese 85. In his CA2, he achieved English 87 Maths 87 Chinese 81 and Science 96. In his SA2, he achieved English 89 Maths 84 Chinese 81 and Science 96. I was disappointed with his Maths and Chinese results though as I expected better results from him. In addition to his outstanding achievements, he has become more independent.

"Dear teacher,....... thank you for teaching me all this while. I improve because you taught me well...." A thank-you card I received from the boy.

P2 girl from Bukit Timah Primary

I have been coaching her since May 2007 when she was in P1. A band 3 student (non-chinese speaking family background) prior to coaching her. In her SA2, she has improved remarkably by achieving English 84 Maths 93 and Chinese 82. She will be moving up to 2nd Best class in 2009. She is now more confident and capable of getting better results. In addition, her attitudes towards studies has improved a great deal.

P2 boy from Catholic High

I coached him from September-October 2008. An intelligent but easily distracted boy. He achieved Maths 88 and English 80 in his SA2.

P3 boy from St. Andrew

I coached him since August 2008. He has never done well in his studies. He has austism symptoms. In his SA2, he achieved English 68 Maths 55 and Science 56.

P3 boy from Ai Tong Primary

I coached him since September 2007 when he was in P2. Despite his ADD, he made great improvement in his studies. He improved his Maths from 55 to 74 and achieved Science 83 in his CA2. In his recent SA2, he achieved English 80 Maths 87 and Science 83. He has become more concern with his studies.

P3 girl from Ai Tong Primary

I coached her since June 2007 when she was in P2. She improved her Maths from 65 to 87 and English 78 to 91 and achieved Science 87 in her CA2. In her recent SA2, she achieved English 80 Maths 74 and Science 85. She has become more independent and concern with her studies now.

P5 boy from Wellington Primary

I coached him from July-October 2008. Despite his hyperactivity disorder and short span memory, he is an intelligent boy with the potential to excel. He improved his Maths from band 3 to 74 in CA2. In his recent SA2, he achieved Maths 65.

P5 boy from St. Gabriel

I coached him from February - December 2008. He improved his English from 32 to 51 and Maths 55 to 75 in his CA2. In his recent SA2, he improved further and achieved Maths 89 Science 62 and English 56.

P6 girl from Fuchun Primary

I coached her English from June 2007 - October 2008 when she was in P5. In P6, she failed her Maths badly in CA1 and I was asked to coach her Maths. Despite her attention issue, she managed to pass her Maths and achieved a B for English in SA1 and SA2. She managed to obtain English C and Maths B for her PSLE.

P4 boy from Jiemin Primary

I coached him from July 2007 - October 2008. He is from China with weak English. He failed his English Entrance Examination while trying to get into a local school (P3). Gradually, he improved. In his SA1, he achieved English 60 Science 92 and Maths 93. In his recent SA2, he achieved English 78 Maths 92 and Science 81.

P5 boy from Townsville Primary

I started coaching him since June 2007 when he was in P4. A dyslexic boy with C, D and E results. Despite his difficulties, he is capable of doing better if he alters his attitudes towards studies.

P1 boy from Townsville Primary

I coached him since February 2008. Despite his mild learning disabilities, he achieved English 59 Maths 67 and Chinese 78 in his SA2.

Lina, English Conversation

I coached her from August 2007 - December 2008. An adult lady. She is now capable of using Phonics to read and spell. Have taught her some English Grammer, Writing and Vocabulary.

P3 boy from St. Gabriel

I started coaching him since July 2008. He has austism symptons. He did not do well in his SA2. He needs to alter his attitude and work harder if he wants to see improvement in his studies.

S1 boy from Raffles Institution

I coached him since January 2005 when he was in P4. He achieved 4 A* for his PSLE. He achieved English A2 Maths A1 and Science A1 in his recent year-end examination.

S2 boy from St. Joseph Institution

I coached him since March 2005 when he was in P5. He achieved 4 A* for his PSLE. He achieved English A2 Maths A2 and Science A2 in his recent year-end examination.

Boy from Korea

I coached him English from September-November 2008. He is currently awaiting for his A.C.I.S Entrance Examination results to enter Secondary 1 in 2009.

P5 boy from Zhonghua Primary

I coached him from January-July 2007. A Korean boy. He improved his English from CA1 35 to SA1 64 and achieved Maths 96.

P2 girl from Teck Ghee Primary

I coached her from January-July 2007. She achieved English 85 in SA1 and after that, she returned to Korea.

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Short Attention Span In Children

Have you ever wondered why the average attention span in children is so limited . . . why your little one can't stick with anything for more than a nanosecond? Well, much of that is just typical young child; however, did you know that reading to your little ones helps to develop the average attention span in children and the ability to concentrate at length?

Reading to young children encourages them to sit down and focus as they listen to a story . . . to sit down and focus as they look at the pictures . . . to sit down and focus as they follow the story being read to them. The average attention span in children, and their ability to concentrate at length, develops gradually over time as you continue to read and as the books you read grow in length and detail. This development continues as your child grows and becomes an independent reader as well. This is why it is so important to make reading a part of your daily routine.

Skills can only develop if they are practiced, and reading to your child gives her the ability to practice focusing and developing her attention span. And . . . having the ability to stick with a task and finish it through to completion is a necessary and invaluable skill to have as your child grows older, not only for academic success but also for future success in general.

Did you know that watching too much TV will have a detrimental effect on the average attention span in children, and on their ability to concentrate at length? TV is a constantly changing medium that jumps from one topic to another in hopes of gaining and retaining viewership. Add in a couple of commercials and you're lucky if any one, continuous, focused stream of thought stays the same for more than a couple of minutes! Yes, minutes!


Throw in the remote control on top of that, where viewers flip from station to station, and your continuous and focused stream of thought is reduced from a couple of minutes to mere seconds. And we wonder why the average attention span in children is so short. How can we possibly expect our children to focus and stick with anything when TV reinforces immediate gratification?


It is important to remember here that TV isn't the problem - it is the amount of TV that children watch that is the problem.


* This is so very true! It is very important for all parents to understand and be aware of this..... Reo.


So, make a point to read a book together . . . often . . . daily, if possible . . . and help your child develop her attention span and the concentration skills she needs to perform and to succeed.



" A man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them." -- Mark Twain


Article by Little Ones Reading Resource.

Top 10 Advantages Of Having ADD

Compassion
People with ADD have a tremendous power to connect with other people. But it goes a step further than that. We also have an advanced ability to empathize with others, and to see many different perspectives.

Creativity
I've never met an ADDer who wasn't creative! Writers, Painters, Musicians, Film-makers, Designers, Sculptors, Comedians and the list goes on! Artistic talents are abundant. Composers Mozart and Beethoven are believed to have had ADD.

Drive
When an ADDer is bored with a task, completing it can seem like torture. But give an ADDer an interesting project to work on and watch out! When we want to succeed, and we have the necessary tools to do so, there is no stopping us!

Problem Solving Ability
ADDers thrive on solving problems and puzzles. Give us an interesting problem to solve and we won't be able to drop it until we've found the solution! Important historical inventors such as Thomas Edison and Thomas Jefferson are believed to have had ADD.

Hyper-Focus
The ability to hyper-focus is something that ADDers can use to our advantage. When we kept under control and directed towards productive tasks, like accomplishing goals and living dreams, it can be an incredible asset that allows us to get the job done, and done well.

Sense of Humor/Comedic Flair
Most ADDers love to laugh, and many also have a knack for making others laugh! Famous comedians such as Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams are rumored to have ADD.

Resiliency
There's no denying that even though there are many great qualities that come along with ADD, there are also challenges.But ADDers have an incredible ability to bounce back from those challenges, and others' criticism of those challenges that we've endured.

Intuition
ADDers have a sharp sense of intuition. This may be due to highly tuned levels of perception, or great insight into the human mind, or something else that we have yet to understand. Whatever the reason, it's a very useful gift!

Idea Generating
ADDers are wonderful idea generators. We don't usually like to be bothered with details, but we can come up with ideas at lighting speed! We're a true asset in  brainstorming meetings!

That "Special Something"
Many ADDers feel that they have a unique was of looking at the world, a perspective that others just dont understand. That is, until the ADDer meets other people with ADD! You might say that we're on our own wavelength!


Article by ADD Coach Jennifer Koretsly.