Term 4, Week 2

English

1. We learned the use of 'this', 'that', 'these' and 'those':

Grammar rule:

*Please begin revising all the grammar rules I have taught as they will be tested in the exam.

Example: Who is _______ man standing by the gate?

(1) this
(2) that
(3) these
(4) those

2. We learned to change singular nouns ending with -fe, -f, and -y to their plural forms.

Rule: Replace -fe, -f, and -y with -ies

Example:

-fe
wife - wives, knife - knives

-f
loaf - loaves, leaf - leaves

-y
lorry - lorries, story - stories, body - bodies

*Do differentiate from words ending with -eg. monkeys
*Please begin revising the rules I have taught. Do take note they will be tested in the exam.

Example:

There are many lorry in the carpark. lorries

Mathematics

1. Division is the concept of 'sharing equally'. Each group must have equal number of items.

Things to take note (common mistakes):

- Groups of 2 do not mean 2 groups. Emphasize that groups of two mean each group has 2.
Division problem sums

Concept: Groups of 3
Mary has 15 bracelets. She gives 3 bracelets to each friend. How many friends did she have?


Concept: 3 groups
Mary has 15 bracelets. She gave an equal number of bracelets to her 3 friends. How many bracelets did each friend get?


Emphasise the different concepts to help them understand and solve division problems.