Wednesday, 31st August

Important Reminders:
1. School attire for tomorrow: Anything yellow/green; malay costume and school shoes
2. Sign and return the Musical Theatre consent form by tomorrow. It would really be great if you could come and watch your child perform.
3. If you're interested for your child to take the Muscial Theatre Exam, do complete the registration form and include the $40 fee. Please take note that it is strongly encouraged but not compulsory.
4. Complete and decorate the appreciation note for teachers.
5. Please report to school as per usual tomorrow by 1.45 p.m. Dismissal is as per usual also. Please remind your child to leave their school bags at the classroom before reporting at the outdoor stage by 1.45 p.m.

Wednesday, 24th August

Important Reminders

1. Thursday and Friday 25th & 26th August are E-learning days and are non-schooling days. Do ensure that your child logs on to Mc Online and completes the assigned tasks. 2 tasks will be given for each subject.

* Do check the class blog for any possible updates on both the E-learning days. The children have from the 25th -29th to complete the tasks.


1st Update :
1. You can access the school website and subsequently the level blog via this link:
School Website

Tuesday, 23rd August

Homework

1. Picture Composition - Please leave a line and write at least eight sentences. The composition should have three paragraphs, the beginning, middle and ending.

Monday, 22nd August

Homework

1. Please complete the FTGP booklet page 49. Parents do sign on the page after your child has completed it. Thank you very much.

2. Journal Writing

1. I am happy when...
2. My Best Birthday Ever

Do include illustrations.

Please note: I will be collecting the Teachers' Day Appreciation Message tomorrow.

What We Have Learnt in Term 3 Week 8

Important Notice

1. Do take note of the amendments made regarding the questions and pages to be completed for homework in the previous post. I typed the wrong pages and the pupils will be unable to do the homework as I have not taught them division or page 11-14 of the English worksheet. I do apologise for any inconvenience caused. For your easy reference, listed below are the amendments:

Homework

1. Maths Diagnostic Test (*complete questions on multiplication only as we have not done division) (Amendment as of 19/8)
2. Please sign the Mathematics workbook. Complete the corrections
3. The Enormous Watermelon page 14-17 (Ammendment as of 18/8)
4. Complete the Teachers' Day Appreciation Message.

Mathematics

1. Multiplication in Word Problems (Revise)

After doing more multiplication word problems with the students, I find that it is useful to use the multiplication concept of (groups and items) and models to solve word problems.

Example:

There are three children. The teacher gives each child 6 sweets. How many sweets does the teacher give out altogether?

Teaching Note 1:

Multiplication concept of (groups and items)

*Highlight that there are 3 groups of 6 = 3 children with 6 sweets each

Thus the number sentence is 3 x 6 = 18

**Highlight that the first factor 3 represents the groups and the second factor 6 represents the items in each group. This helps them to formulate the multiplication number sentence.

Highlighting the groups of items in the word problem, i.e. ___ groups of _____ will help them to see that they need to multiply and not add to get the answer.

Teaching Note 2:

Models

I find it effective to get pupils to draw models to visually represent the word problem especially when no picture representations are given.

This model will come in especially useful in helping pupils understand the concept of division ( concept of equal proportions) when we are doing division later .

English

Sound discrimination and listening comprehension (Revise)

1. We practiced listening and identifying the ending sounds /ow/, /tch/, /ose/ and /op/ in words such as cow, witch, rose and mop.

2. We practiced listening and identifying the beginning sounds /f/, /sh/, /k/ and /scr/ in words such as frame, shake, kite and screw.

Common mistakes:

1. Pupils confuse beginning and ending sounds.

Example 1:

They selected the word shake as beginning with the beginning sound /k/ instead of the word kite.

(Error is due to the fact that shake has the ending sound /k/)

Example 2:

They selected the word pot as ending with the ending sound /ose/ instead of the word pose.

(Error is due to the fact that pose and pot has the same beginning sound /p/)

Teaching note: Do highlight and practice listening and identifying the beginning and ending sounds that have been taught as this will be tested in SA2.

Wednesday, 17th August

Important Notice
1. There is no school for P1-P5 students on 18 & 19 August as it is the PSLE oral examination day. Please come to school as per usual on Monday.

2. I have issued the library cards for the pupils who have recently registered as members of the NLB.


Homework

1. Maths Diagnostic Test (*complete questions on multiplication only as we have not done division) (Ammendment as of 19/8)
2. Please sign the Mathematics workbook. Complete the corrections
3. The Enormous Watermelon page 14-17 (Ammendment as of 18/8)
4. Complete the Teachers' Day Appreciation Message.

Tuesday, 16th August

Homework:

1. Maths Homework book page 54-62

Important Reminder:

1. Please allow your child to bring their library card/school smart card tomorrow so that they can borrow the NLB books. For those who have recently registered, I have been informed that you can use your school smart card to borrow the books tomorrow.

Monday, 15th August

Homework

1. Maths Homework book page 45-54

Important Reminder

1. Please allow your child to bring his or her library card on Wednesday so they may borrow books from the NLB.

What We Have Learnt in Term 3 Week 7

Mathematics

1. Multiplication as repeated addition

4 + 4 + 4 = 3 groups of 4 = 3 fours = 3 x 4

Please note: Emphasize that we added '4' three times. Hence it is 3 x 4.

Common mistake: 4 + 4 + 4 = 4 x 4

2. Multiplication in word problems.

Please note:

a. Highlight the word 'each' and 'altogether'. This helps them to differentiate (tell the difference) between addition problem sums and multiplication problem sums.

b. Clarify that 'each' represents how much one 'group' i.e. bottle, basket, box has. Emphasise that it also means that each group has the same number of objects.

Example:

Missy had 3 bottles. Each bottle has 4 marbles. How many marbles are there altogether?

Correct answer: 4 + 4 + 4 = 12 or 3 x 4 = 12

Common mistake: 3 + 4 = 7

English

1. We revised singular and plural nouns. Pupils need to remember when to add 'es' and when not to.

Grammar rule for -o words:

Add 'es' when a consonant is followed by the letter 'o'.

Examples: tomato - tomatoes, potato - potatoes, hero - heroes

Add 's' when a vowel is followed by the letter 'o'

Examples: kangaroo - kangaroos, video - videos, radio - radios

Exceptions:

Shortened words, where you add "-s". For example, "autos" ("automobile"), "photos" ("photograph"), "kilos" ("kilogram"), "Zoos" (zoological garden). Words with Italian origin. For example, "graffito" becomes "graffiti", and "inferno" becomes "infernos", zero becomes zeros.

Common mistakes: tomato - tomatos , onion - oniones, is - was

Correct answer: tomatoes, onions, are

Thursday, 11th August

Homework

1. A Sum A Day Booklet page 29-37
2. Language Usage Booklet 2 page 8, 18-20

What We Have Learnt in Term 3 Week 6

English

1. We revised and practiced the grammar rules we learnt last week. There is a list of common words in their present and past tense on page 13 of 'The Lazy Duck Worksheet' that you can use to help the students revise and spell common words in their past tense.

Common mistakes:

Mistake 1: Pupils add '-ed' to the ends of the verbs without removing the 's'.

Present - The duck waddles every day.

Past - The duck waddlesed yesterday. (mistake)

Mistake 2: Pupils add the letter 's' or remove the letter 's' to change the verb to the past form.

Present - I go to school every day.

Past - I goes to school yesterday. (mistake)

Present - They go to school every day.

Past - They goes to school yesterday. (mistake)

Mistake 3: Pupils use the past tense after the word 'to'

I want to blew the candles. (mistake)

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2. We learnt when to answer questions in the present or past tense. Students need a lot of practice with this and they tend to answer in the present tense.

Example 1:

1. How did you come to school? *I asked them to circle the word 'did'.

I took a bus.

2. Who helped the king? *I asked them to circle the word 'helped'

The cook, queen and gardener helped the king.

Example 2:

1. How do you come to school every day? *I asked them to circle the word 'do'

I take a bus.

2. What would you like to do tomorrow?

I would like to go swimming.

Mathematics

1. We revise the concept of 'finding the difference'.

Example:

Daryl has 28 birds. Qi Hua has 19 birds. How many more birds does Daryl have?

Daryl has 28 birds. Qi Hua has 19 birds. How many fewer birds does Qi Hua have?

Please note:

(a) Regardless of whether the question is 'how many more' or 'how many fewer', they are asking for the difference and therefore we need to subtract the two quantities to find the difference.

(b) Some pupils apply this rule generally and as long as they see the word more or fewer they try to 'find the difference'. Emphasize that the question has to specifically be 'how many more' or 'how many fewer'.

Common mistake:

Daryl has 28 birds. Qi Hua has 10 more birds.

How many birds does Qi Hua have? *Highlight that the question did not ask 'how many more'

28 - 10 = 18 (mistake)

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2. Use a comparision model to solve word problems.

Tips:

a. Label the models.

b. Indicate with a question mark what you have to find.

Example 1:

Daryl has 28 birds. Qi Hua has 19 birds. How many more birds does Daryl have?

Example 2:

Daryl has 28 birds. He has 9 more birds than Qi Hua. How many birds does Qi Hua have?

Common Mistake:



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3. Pupils need to make sure they carry out their computations correctly and not make careless mistakes. Please emphasize it is important to carry our cancellation and regrouping and to indicate in their working.

Friday, 5th August

Important Reminders:
1. Pupils are to wear a red t-shirt with the school short or skirt and school shoes. No PE shorts allowed.

2. Please ensure your child reports to school by 7.30 a.m. if possible. They are to report latest by 7.45a.m.

3. They are to only bring the national day pennants, water bottle, pencil case and storybook.

Example of National Day pennants:





Holiday Homework
1. Language Usage Booklet page 2-5, 8-11, 14-15 & 23.
2. Maths Diagnostic test
3. Sign the 4 English worksheets. This is a chance for them to revise what they have learnt in English so far.
4. Sign the Heuristic Booklet. This is a chance for them to revise model drawing.
5. Sign the Spelling Book. Complete the corrections.

4th August, Thursday

Homework

1. Maths Workbook page 81-81
2. Maths Homework book 41-43

Wednesday, 3rd August

Important Reminder
1. Complete the registration to be a NLB member by tomorrow. If your child is already a member of the library, please allow your child to bring their library card to school tomorrow as verification.
2. Please complete the order form for the class photos. Below are samples of the photographs for you to make your selection

Homework
1. Maths Homework book page 29-38.

Monday, 1st August

Homework

1. Page 2 & 8 of the English worksheet.

Important Notice

1. Please read the previous blog post.