Homework
1. English Exam Paper Set A (Pupils who attend remedial have completed it)
Notice:
1. I returned
- Maths Workbook 1A pt 1 and pt 2
- Maths Homework 1A
- Maths File
- English File
The pupils need not bring to school any of the returned items.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Friday, 21st October
Homework:
1. Please complete the Non-routine booklet.
Important Notice:
1. Please take note that I have given the pupils the class photos that they have ordered. If there are any discrepancies, please write a note to me in the student diary. Thank you.
1. Please complete the Non-routine booklet.
Important Notice:
1. Please take note that I have given the pupils the class photos that they have ordered. If there are any discrepancies, please write a note to me in the student diary. Thank you.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Exam Tips for Maths
New Updates!!!! Please take note that the important tips are always highlighted in red.
The tips I am giving is based on:
1. the format of the P1 SA2 Maths Exam (let's teach the children to be exam smart)
2. misconceptions made by pupils in their work
3. 'careless mistakes' by pupils
Note: (Of late, I find it helpful to highlight to pupils their common mistakes and specifically tell them to look out for them when they check. This seems to be an improvement from simply asking them to 'check your work! check their work!' which simply frustrates everyone. Telling them their 'careless mistakes' helps them to identify and correct them. However this metacognitive skill (awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes) needs to be developed.
Careless Mistakes
Numbers to 100
a) Pupils sometimes misread the instructions.
- Write the correct number in words
Example: 48 instead of forty-eight
b) Pupils tend to miss out or mix up the instructions for 'circle' and 'colour'.
c) Number Patterns - Please as much as possible encourage the pupils to indicate with arrows the difference between the two adjacent numbers. This is important because the difference is not always consistent and this meticulous step prevents them from making a mistake. Please refer to the diagram below.
Place value
a) Example: 48 = 40 tens and 8 ones instead of 4 tens and 8 ones
b) Please take note of the numbers in red in the diagram below. This will help pupils make less mistakes. The place value table helps them to translate 3 tens 9 ones into numerals e.g. 39
Mass
Time
a) Please ask them to look carefully at the hour hand. They can circle it the way I did in the diagram if necessary. If the hour hand has not past 1, than it should be half past 12.
Number Bonds
a) Pupils must know how to interpret the number bond. It comes out in every exam paper.
Length
a) Please take note that the question usually asks for the difference. It would be good if the pupils draw the dotted lines and indicate the length of each of the object (as shown in the diagram).
The tips I am giving is based on:
1. the format of the P1 SA2 Maths Exam (let's teach the children to be exam smart)
2. misconceptions made by pupils in their work
3. 'careless mistakes' by pupils
Note: (Of late, I find it helpful to highlight to pupils their common mistakes and specifically tell them to look out for them when they check. This seems to be an improvement from simply asking them to 'check your work! check their work!' which simply frustrates everyone. Telling them their 'careless mistakes' helps them to identify and correct them. However this metacognitive skill (awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes) needs to be developed.
Careless Mistakes
Numbers to 100
a) Pupils sometimes misread the instructions.
- Write the correct number in words
Example: 48 instead of forty-eight
b) Pupils tend to miss out or mix up the instructions for 'circle' and 'colour'.
c) Number Patterns - Please as much as possible encourage the pupils to indicate with arrows the difference between the two adjacent numbers. This is important because the difference is not always consistent and this meticulous step prevents them from making a mistake. Please refer to the diagram below.
Place value
a) Example: 48 = 40 tens and 8 ones instead of 4 tens and 8 ones
b) Please take note of the numbers in red in the diagram below. This will help pupils make less mistakes. The place value table helps them to translate 3 tens 9 ones into numerals e.g. 39
Mass
Timea) Please ask them to look carefully at the hour hand. They can circle it the way I did in the diagram if necessary. If the hour hand has not past 1, than it should be half past 12.
Number Bonds
a) Pupils must know how to interpret the number bond. It comes out in every exam paper.
Length
a) Please take note that the question usually asks for the difference. It would be good if the pupils draw the dotted lines and indicate the length of each of the object (as shown in the diagram).
Friday, October 14, 2011
14th October, Friday
Notice:
Dear Parents, thank you for working with me for our first two tests. The English Oral and the Listening Comprehension. Thanks to your support, the children did very well for their English Oral with more than half the class scoring 13/15. What an achievement. The results of the other paper is not ready yet. I have returned their English and Math worksheets to them for revision during the PSLE marking days. I will be posting study and exam tips throughout the week so do keep checking the blog for daily updates. Let's work together to help the children achieve their best.
Important notice:
1. Mon-Thur next week are non-schooling days. Please help me to make sure the pupils come to school on Friday. Anytime I have left with them before the exam is very precious.
Homework:
1. Maths Practice Paper 3. Please allow them to complete the paper on their own so that I can get an idea of their ability level. Feel free to correct them if you want to but leave their original answers.
2. Maths and English worksheet corrections.
Dear Parents, thank you for working with me for our first two tests. The English Oral and the Listening Comprehension. Thanks to your support, the children did very well for their English Oral with more than half the class scoring 13/15. What an achievement. The results of the other paper is not ready yet. I have returned their English and Math worksheets to them for revision during the PSLE marking days. I will be posting study and exam tips throughout the week so do keep checking the blog for daily updates. Let's work together to help the children achieve their best.
Important notice:
1. Mon-Thur next week are non-schooling days. Please help me to make sure the pupils come to school on Friday. Anytime I have left with them before the exam is very precious.
Homework:
1. Maths Practice Paper 3. Please allow them to complete the paper on their own so that I can get an idea of their ability level. Feel free to correct them if you want to but leave their original answers.
2. Maths and English worksheet corrections.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Thursday, 13th October
Homework:
1. Complete workbook ( most would have already finished it in school)
2. Maths Money Worksheet 2
Important Reminders:
1. Please bring the Maths fastened worksheets so thy we may file more worksheets.
1. Complete workbook ( most would have already finished it in school)
2. Maths Money Worksheet 2
Important Reminders:
1. Please bring the Maths fastened worksheets so thy we may file more worksheets.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Wednesday, 12th October
Important reminder:
1. Supplementary tomorrow at 12.45p.m. - 2p.m.
Venue: Class 1.6
2. Tomorrow is the listening comprehension exam.
Pls practice the 20 spelling words with the pupils. These 20 marks from the listening exam can make a difference between a Band 1 and band 2.
Spelling- 10 marks
Listening - 10 marks
Commonly Mispelled words:
Cupboard, candles, tasted delicious, birthday, heavy, stripes
Writing sentences:
Begin a sentence with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
1. Supplementary tomorrow at 12.45p.m. - 2p.m.
Venue: Class 1.6
2. Tomorrow is the listening comprehension exam.
Pls practice the 20 spelling words with the pupils. These 20 marks from the listening exam can make a difference between a Band 1 and band 2.
Spelling- 10 marks
Listening - 10 marks
Commonly Mispelled words:
Cupboard, candles, tasted delicious, birthday, heavy, stripes
Writing sentences:
Begin a sentence with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Tuesday, 11th October
Important Reminder:
1. Tomorrow is the English oral exam. Please practice the reading aloud and picture discussion.
Here are the tips I shared with them:
Reading Aloud (10 marks)
- read fluently
- read with expression
- pronounce the words properly ( pls refer to the common mistakes posted on Sunday)
It is very easy to score full marks. Please help them practice so they can get full marks.
Picture discussion (5 marks)
1. This is a picture of ...
2. Describe what the people are doing
3. I think ...
4. Speak in present tense
5. Thank you. That is all I have to say about the picture.
1. Tomorrow is the English oral exam. Please practice the reading aloud and picture discussion.
Here are the tips I shared with them:
Reading Aloud (10 marks)
- read fluently
- read with expression
- pronounce the words properly ( pls refer to the common mistakes posted on Sunday)
It is very easy to score full marks. Please help them practice so they can get full marks.
Picture discussion (5 marks)
1. This is a picture of ...
2. Describe what the people are doing
3. I think ...
4. Speak in present tense
5. Thank you. That is all I have to say about the picture.
Monday, October 10, 2011
Saturday, October 8, 2011
What We Learnt This Week
English
Tip 1. Read fluently. I gave the pupils an example of reading fluently by using a pointer/finger.
Reading fluidly - Pointer or finger moves from one word to another smoothly
Example: One morning, / Danial went to the market with his mother.
Reading abruptly - Pointer or finger points to one word at a time. One word is read at a time.
Example: One/ morning,/ Danial/ went/ to/ the/ market/ with/ his/ mother.
Tip 2. Pronunciation: Pronounce the last letter of the word.
Examples:
"las" instead of "last" , "firs" instead of "first"
"live" instead of "lived"
"stop" instead of "stopped"
Tip 3: Common mistakes in pronunciation.
Example: "de" instead of "the"
"their" is pronounced as "there" not "de-are"
Tip 1: Begin the picture discussion.
Example: "This is a picture of a clinic."
Tip 2: Start from right to left or left to right. Please remember to
(a) Highlight what is happening or what the people in the picture are doing.
(b) Share your opinion.
Example: "There is a girl sitting on her mother's lap". "She is crying." I think the mother brought her to the doctor because she is feeling unwell.
Tip 3: Use the present tense.
Tip 4: Do not say "I see..." instead say "there is ..."
- We did 'Reading Aloud'. Here are the tips I shared with the pupils:
Tip 1. Read fluently. I gave the pupils an example of reading fluently by using a pointer/finger.
Reading fluidly - Pointer or finger moves from one word to another smoothly
Example: One morning, / Danial went to the market with his mother.
Reading abruptly - Pointer or finger points to one word at a time. One word is read at a time.
Example: One/ morning,/ Danial/ went/ to/ the/ market/ with/ his/ mother.
Tip 2. Pronunciation: Pronounce the last letter of the word.
Examples:
"las" instead of "last" , "firs" instead of "first"
"live" instead of "lived"
"stop" instead of "stopped"
Tip 3: Common mistakes in pronunciation.
Example: "de" instead of "the"
"their" is pronounced as "there" not "de-are"
- We did 'Picture Discussion'.
Tip 1: Begin the picture discussion.
Example: "This is a picture of a clinic."
Tip 2: Start from right to left or left to right. Please remember to
(a) Highlight what is happening or what the people in the picture are doing.
(b) Share your opinion.
Example: "There is a girl sitting on her mother's lap". "She is crying." I think the mother brought her to the doctor because she is feeling unwell.
Tip 3: Use the present tense.
Tip 4: Do not say "I see..." instead say "there is ..."
Friday, October 7, 2011
Friday, 7th October
Homework
1. English Worksheet page 11-12
2. Maths Money Worksheet
3. Maths Diagnostic Test
4. Maths Practice Paper Set A
Important Reminder
1. There will be remedial on Monday at 10:45 a.m.
1. English Worksheet page 11-12
2. Maths Money Worksheet
3. Maths Diagnostic Test
4. Maths Practice Paper Set A
Important Reminder
1. There will be remedial on Monday at 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Wednesday, 5th October
Important Reminders:
1. Wear sporty attire tomorrow. If they don't have any, you may wear the PE- attire.
2. Please sign the Written Expression Class Test
3. Please bring the homework file tomorrow.
4. Do try to bring some food to share for our class party.
1. Wear sporty attire tomorrow. If they don't have any, you may wear the PE- attire.
2. Please sign the Written Expression Class Test
3. Please bring the homework file tomorrow.
4. Do try to bring some food to share for our class party.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Tuesday, 4th October
Homework
1. Maths Workbook page 84-100
Important Reminders
1. Sign spelling book
2. Sign the yellow booklet.
3. Sign the listening Practice Paper 1 Set B
4. Sign the reply slip for the Exam topics.
5. Practice oral and picture discussion.
1. Maths Workbook page 84-100
Important Reminders
1. Sign spelling book
2. Sign the yellow booklet.
3. Sign the listening Practice Paper 1 Set B
4. Sign the reply slip for the Exam topics.
5. Practice oral and picture discussion.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Monday, 3rd October
Important reminder:
1. Do sign the Practice Paper 2 Set B. We did it in class and it's a good gauge of their current standard. Please emphasize and highligt the grammar items. I have done so just now but it would be good to reinforce it again at home.
1. Do sign the Practice Paper 2 Set B. We did it in class and it's a good gauge of their current standard. Please emphasize and highligt the grammar items. I have done so just now but it would be good to reinforce it again at home.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
What We Learnt This Week
Mathematics
Money: Common Mistakes
1. 60$ instead of $60
2. ¢60 instead of 60¢
Pupils need more practice:
2. $1 = ______ 20-cent coins
3. $1 = ______ 10-cent coins
4. $1 = _______ 1-cent coins
Money: Common Mistakes
1. 60$ instead of $60
2. ¢60 instead of 60¢
Pupils need more practice:
2. $1 = ______ 20-cent coins
3. $1 = ______ 10-cent coins
4. $1 = _______ 1-cent coins
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