Sunday, 13 November 2011

My Reflections on Math

Have you done well?
Are you satisfied with your results?
What have you learnt this year?
Have you learnt anything else that is not covered in your Math books?

Sunday, 30 October 2011

Any questions...let's help each other out

Boys and girls

Do you have any questions that you would like to ask? Post your questions here and the rest of us can help out. Remember to indicate which question and where the question is from. Also include your steps in answering the question.

Do remember to have an early night's rest. No point revising till very late cause you will feel too sleepy during the exams to concentrate. You need to be fresh and alert.

Hope you have thought about how you are going to strategize and attack the Math paper tomorrow. Plan your time well.

NEVER GIVE UP ON ANY QUETSION.

To focus: Do your deep breathing exercise before the paper starts.
Steps for deep breathing:
1) Take in slow deep breath, count to 8 while breathing in.
2) Hold your breath for about 5 count.
3) Then breath out slowly to count of 8.
4) Do about 8 deep breaths.

This will help send more oxygen to your brain and help you relax. You can do this in the middle of the paper as well when you are getting tired and losing focus.

Hope my relaxing tips help.

All the best.

Mr AJ

Saturday, 29 October 2011

Practice Paper 6 Suggested Answers

Dear Boys and Girls

I hope have had a chance to check your answers with that of your friend's. To those who have uploaded their answers early, thank you very much.

I can see that some of you have been helping to solve some of the admin issues like 'how to access the Heuristics Answers'. Thank you Desean for the suggestion.

Others have been helping to check on your friends answers as well helping to provide suggestions. Thank you all for taking this first step to independent learning. I am indeed very proud of all of you.

With such a great spirit of helping one another, I'm very sure all of you will do very well for your Math and other subjects.

Do try to compare all the questions for all the practice papers and learn from them.


Mr AJ

PS: Click here to access the Suggested Answers for Practice Paper 6.

Thursday, 27 October 2011

Practice Paper 6

Dear boys and Girls

I hope you have had enough practice papers so far to prepare you for the Math Exam.

I will not be uploading the answers for the paper as yet. Instead, I wait for all of you to post your answers online so that you can share with one another.

Section A and B - only post your answers
Section C - post your steps/ method of how you derived your answers. This will help others to understand and also help you realise the mistakes you have made.

Do not be shy about posting your answers. We are all learning so do not worry. Just post and wait to confirm your answers when others post theirs.

I will only post the Suggested Answers when I see at least 30 of you posting yours. So post your answers earlier. If everybody takes their own sweet time, then you may only get to see the answers online on Monday.

Mr AJ

All the best...

Dear Boys and Girls

I am not going to wish all of you 'Good Luck'! Instead I'm wishing for all of you to be able to do your very best for all your exams. Everyone has worked very hard this year and has made significant improvements over the year.

I know that I have been quite harsh with some of you (always highlighting your mistakes) but I hope you understand that it was all done for you to learn, Remember what you have learnt. I always focus on your values and the way you do your work and not with the answers you arrive at,

That's why i do not believe in luck for exams as that would mean you are not prepared and you would be guessing your answers like when you buy 4D. Hard work and preparation is key to good performance, not luck.

So no good luck for you but "Believe in yourself and do your best!"

Have Pride in your Performance and remember, WINNERS NEVER QUIT.

Mr AJ

PS: Please click here to access answers for the Heuristics Practice.

On a FINAL note...

Dear 4-6,

I hope that you will revise and recall everything that you have learnt over the past ten months, particularly the last few weeks. I firmly believe that you are prepared and ready to tackle your examination tomorrow and pass it with flying colours. I have told you all the revision tips and guidelines that will be useful to you when you do your paper tomorrow. I am sure my words will be firmly-etched in your mind, providing you have paid attention and you take the time to revise the important worksheets and sections tonight. Do sleep early because there is no point burning the midnight oil, feverishly revising. You should be well-rested and raring to 'attack' your final obstacle when I see you tomorrow. Do it with every ounce of effort in you and I am sure you will be rewarded with a deserving grade.
Good luck, do not panic and ALL THE BEST!

Rooting for you (and biting my nails in anxiety),
Ms. Priya :)

Answers for Supplementary Worksheets

Dear 4-6,
Please check and correct your work according to the answers posted below.

1. Editing Worksheet (Starting with Alan and David)
Answers:
41. exhausting
42. symptoms
43. fast
44. greeted
45.scheduled
46. hit
47. would
48. confidence
49. advice
50. experienced

2. Comprehension Cloze ( Starting with 'I woke up today..')
51. home
52. living
53.chance/possibility
54.still/quiet/silent
55.pretended
56.packed/put/stuffed
57.out
58.crying
59.held/forced/fought
60.unit/room/place/house/apartment/flat
61.had
62.move
63.comfortable/safe
64.reality
65.new

3. Synthesis Worksheet 1 ( Starting with 'Food is scarce')
66. The scarcity of food has led to a famine in Uganda.

67.
Melanie asked her sister where she had gone the previous Friday. (2Marks)

Melanie asked her sister where she was the previous Friday. / the Friday
before. ( Awarded 0 MARKS)

 
68. I will not blame him for the mistake if he can prove his innocence.

69.
The tourists, as well as the tour guide, are feeling tired.

The tour guide, as well as the tourists, is feeling tired.

70.
Mr Yoshida will not cook for the distinguished guests unless
he is paid handsomely.


4. Synthesis Worksheet 2 (Starting with 'I was very relieved..'
66. Much to my relief, I was able to recover my stolen belongings.

67. She asked her sister if she had left that parcel there for her.

68. John made many mistakes in the test because of his carelessness.
      John made many mistakes in the test because of the fact that he was careless.

69. Mike installed an anti- virus software in his computer in case of a virus attack.

70. No matter where he goes, his dog follows (him).
      No matter where he goes, his dog will always follow him (O marks)

5. Comprehension Exercise 1 ( The one about the dragon)
34. The sentence is "The villagers avoided him like a plague."
35. She wanted to share a basket of strawberries with him.
36. The dragon did not respond to her question.
The dragon did not answer her question.
37. The word is "embarrassed."
38. She brought him a barrel of water to put out his fire.
She came back to visit the dragon again.
She brought him a basket of strawberries (ZERO MARKS)

6. Comprehension Exercise 2 ( The one about Kelly and her sister)

       They were eating fried carrot cake (1m)
       Kelly was eating fried carrot cake (1m)
35. Kathy/She cut out and sent in the proof-of-purchase (on the cereal box). (2m)
36. Kelly/She was trying not to cry. (2m)
      Kelly/She was about to cry. (1m)
37. The sentence is 'Kelly was dying to see the badge!' (2m)
38. Kelly/She was ashamed of herself (1m) She had blamed/misunderstood Kathy/her older sister and was mean to her. (1m)
Kelly was touched. (1m) Kathy had actually sent in the proof-of-purchase for her. (1m)
Kelly was grateful. (1m) Kathy had actually sent in the proof-of-purchase for her. (1m)


NOTE: PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT STATING THAT YOU HAVE CHECKED YOUR ANSWERS WHEN YOU ARE DONE.


Saturday, 22 October 2011

Good News

Hi Boys and Girls

I can see that many of you have been helping each other out with answers and methods to solving questions that others do not know. I'm very happy at seeing you helping one another out.

Through doing this, I believe you are learning more. That's why I'm feeing you up to do your revision this weekend.

As such, no assignment this week. Keep asking and sharing.

See you on Monday.

Mr AJ

Thursday, 20 October 2011

Practice Paper 3 Suggested Answers

HI Boys and Girls

Click here to check your answers for Practice Paper 3.

Add up your marks for Section A (40 marks), B (40 marks) and C (20 marks).

Please get your parents to sign on the paper.

See you soon.

Mr AJ

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

PRACTICE PAPER 4 AND 5 SUGGESTED ANSWERS

Dear boys and girls

As part of your revision before you attempt Practice Paper 3, do go through Practice Paper 4 and 5. Please look through the Suggested Answer Key i have linked below.

Practice Paper 4

Practice Paper 5

Hope you are able to understand how to solve the questions based on the answers and methods shown. Do ask me in class on Friday if you are not too sure about any of the questions.

Practice Paper 3 Answers will be shared with you tomorrow evening.

I know that we would have attempted a total of 5 Practice Papers by tomorrow, would you like me to prepare one more for you to practice next week in class? Please respond with a " Your Name Yes to Prac 6)" if you would like to and "Your Name No Too Stressed" if you do not want to. You must let me know by tomorrow.

Mr Aj

19 Oct Suggested Answers for Worksheet

Hi Boys and Girls

1) Please click here for answers for the worksheets for today. The Area and Perimeter worksheet would have been quite interesting and challenging for some of you. You probably would have many different ways coming up with your answers. Do look through the methods used in my answer key and try to understand them.

2) You should also have done most of your revision by now cause you will be doing Practice Paper 3 tomorrow.

3) Make sure you set aside 1hr and 45mins for Practice Paper 3. Remember to attempt the paper on your own and without any help.

4) Lastly, remember to comment "Your name Done" once you've checked through the answers for today.

All the best for the Practice Paper tomorrow.

Mr AJ

Tuesday, 18 October 2011

18 Oct Worksheet Answers

Dear boys and girls

Please click here to check your answers for the worksheets done today.

Please help to remind your friends that many of them have not indicated with their comment "Done" for yesterday's worksheets. Only 14 have done so.

Do remember to comment "Your name Done" for today's worksheet.

Mr AJ

Monday, 17 October 2011

17 Oct Worksheet Answers

Dear boys and girls

Hope you are having a good break and revising your work as well.

Please click here to check your answers.

I need everyone (each and everyone of you) to comment and indicate that you have done your work and checked your answers.

Just comment as:
Example, " Michael done."

This will help me check who accesses the blog and checks their work. Thank you.

Mr AJ

Monday, 19 September 2011

Answers and More Quizzes

Dear Pupils,
I am very heartened to see that most of you have completed your online assignment. Remember, this is for your own good and not for my gain. With that said, I am going to post the answers for the Passive and Active Test 1 and put up a few more links for grammar quizzes that you can do for your revision.

1. PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE TEST 1- ANSWERS

2. Present Perfect and Simple Past Quiz

3. Verbs and Pronouns Quiz

I will be posting tips on Oral and Composition skills over the coming week so stay tuned!

Lets press on,
Ms. Priya :)

Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Time Assignment Marked

Hi Boys and Girls

Please click here to access the marked assignment.

As much as I do not agree with Mr Kamil that you should ask for more homework so that you can make the teachers suffer (heehee)... I am reluctantly (heehee) going to prepare an assignment on Area and Perimeter for you by tomorrow. Heee...heee...my suffering will begin during the weekend.....:)

Mr AJ

Tuesday, 13 September 2011

PASSIVE AND ACTIVE VOICE ASSIGNMENT FOR 16TH September 2011

Dear Boys and Girls,

After our lesson on Passive and Active Voice, I am assigning you several online exercises that you should complete by accessing the links that I will paste below. These are quizzes that allow you to check your answers when you have completed them, thereby making it easier for you to monitor your own learning. There are 6 tests for you to complete, including tests on Tenses and Prepositions. Feel free to use the links to access other quizzes on the website. The more you practice, the better for you! :)

1. PASSIVE QUIZ 1
2. Passive or Active Quiz
3. Passive or Active 2
4. Past Perfect
5. Prepositions
6. Prepositions 2

Lets be Active and not Passive!
Ms. Priya

Saturday, 10 September 2011

Holidays are almost over....

Hi boys and girls

The new term is about to start soon. For those of you who have yet to submit your Time Assignment, please do so by 11th Sept. So far, only 16 of you have submitted.

Some things to take note when school re-opens.

Term 4 will be a very short term as there will be quite a number of days that you will not be coming to school due to the PSLE exams. We still have quite a number of topics to complete and I hope you have done your reading on Area and Perimeter.

There will be quite a few worksheets, practice papers that we will be doing throughout this term. Please prepare yourself.

Do also take good care of your health as the rainy and possibly hazy season is round the corner. Drink lots of water and have enough sleep. Do exercise regularly to keep yourself healthy and alert.

You need your body and mind to be at its best condition in Term 4. Practice your STAR values and take care of yourself and one another.

We will cross the finishing together........and remember...WINNERS NEVER QUIT!!!

Tuesday, 6 September 2011

Time - Assignment 1

Hi Boys and Girls

I have prepared a practice on Time for you. You have to complete the assignment by the 9th Sept 2011.

Please click here to access the assignmnet.

In the meantime, I hope you have been reading up on Area and Perimeter.

Science

How has your holiday been so far?

As discussed earlier in class, please go to Brainpop Jr to learn about heatand temperature. You can also go on to MC Online/ Science/ Lowerblock/ Energy-Heat and Temperature to learn on the topic. There are also practices for you to attempt.

Below are 2 questions for discussion:

Qn 1: Does fanning yourself on a hot day help you to cool yourself? If yes, why? If no, why?

Qn 2: When you hold a cube of ice in your palm, your hand feels cold. Has the cold travelled to your hand from the ice cube?

Do post your responses to the questions and we can discuss the various answers.

Monday, 29 August 2011

Celebrations

Dear 4-6,

I hope you have all had a good break over the long weekend. Of course, before we can break for our September holidays, we do need to ensure that tomorrow goes well too. Just a little reminder that you are having your Composition test and Science Practical test tomorrow, I do hope you have done the necessary practice and revision. Also, our classroom will be temporarily shifted to SCIENCE LAB 2 for tomorrow. Please do not go back to our 4-6 classroom as it is being used for the practical test.

I was very inspired by the videos that Mr AJ showed us all on thursday. I am attaching the links for you to go and view the videos and think about what it means to you. Let us put our past mistakes aside, and look forward to what can be done for the upcoming term. Remember, it is your ATTITUDE that determines how far you can go with your ABILITY.

Derek Redmond
 Little girl on a slide
 Inspiration and Perseverance


Selamat Hari Raya!
Love,
Ms. Priya

Saturday, 27 August 2011

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri


Here's wishing all my Muslim pupils and their families Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Have a great festive season and take good care of yourselves.

Tuesday, 23 August 2011

Bonding Time 24th August 2011

Quotes on Success and Failure

Dear P4-6,
Below are several quotes that we will be using for bonding time tomorrow.



 QUOTES ON FAILURE

1. "Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, only this time more wisely."~ Henry Ford


2. "There is no failure except in no longer trying. " ~ Elbert Hubbard


3. "If you have made mistakes, even serious ones, there is always another chance for you. What we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down." ~ Mary Pickford


4. "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fail."
~ Confucius


QUOTES ON SUCCESS

5. "Would you like me to give you a formula for success? It's quite simple, really. Double your rate of failure. You are thinking of failure as the enemy of success. But it isn't at all. You can be discouraged by failure or you can learn from it, So go ahead and make mistakes. Make all you can. Because remember that?s where you will find success."  - Thomas J. Watson


6. "The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will." Vincent T. Lombardi

7.Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be


8. “For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.”

Sunday, 21 August 2011

Decimals 1 and 2 Suggested Answers

Hi Boys and Girls

Please click here for the answers for the 2 assignments.

Do revise your work and all the best for tomorrow's CA2 paper.

Saturday, 20 August 2011

Math Assignement update.


Hi Boys and Girls

Hope you have are having a good break. To those of you who have been doing your Math assignment online dilligently, thank you.

There are quite a number of you who have yet to submit your work. Your CA is next week and I seriously hope you have been practicing on your own. Above is the list of those who have yet to submit your work.

I do hope that some of you can help call those who have not submitted their work and ask them to do so by Sunday 6 p.m.. Any later, I will not be able to go through in time as your Math CA is on Tuesday.

I also wish to share a piece of good news with all of you. Our class has done very well for the SAIL Performance task assessement. I am very impressed with how you have gone about showing all your steps and checking your work. Well done and keep up the good work. Will share the results with you on Monday.

Wednesday, 17 August 2011

Math Assignment

Hi Boys and Girls

I have realised that some of you are still not assessing your MC Online accounts and have thus not completed Decimals Assignment 1.

I have put up Decimals Assignment 2. Please click this link,


to access the 2nd assignment. For those who have yet to submit the first assignment, please do so together with the 2nd assignment. Please submit Decimals 2 by the 18th Aug 2011, 2359h.

If you are unable to keep to the deadline, please leave a comment and let me know why.

Mr AJ

Now can keep in touch on the go....Thanks Ms Priya.

Hi Boys and Girls

Now that we have a class blog, its going to be quite exciting as I believe that many of you have been eagerly waiting to share your thoughts with all of us.

Since the blog is public and can be viewed by anyone and everyone. Lets follow a few simple guidelines for blogging and commenting.

1) No Put-down and No Whining
2) Respect yourself and others
3) No anonymity, please leave your name, otherwise your comments may be deleted


Mr AJ

Tuesday, 16 August 2011

Tests are around the Corner!

Yes, we now have a class blog!
In time to come, I will be posting articles,videos,questions and various comments about certain issues which you will be able to read and share your opinions and feedback as well.

For NOW......
It's preparation time for your Topical Tests!
Remember that this is your final lap before your FINAL EXAMINATIONS that will determine your fate (or which class you go to in P5) :)

No need to be stressed though, for I believe that most of you already possess the knowledge and all you will need to do is revise adequately and be raring to go.

What about you? How do you feel about your upcoming tests? Share your thoughts by posting a comment below the post.
Watch this space for more updates!
Focus Learning Sheet answers will be out on Saturday.


Til then....Happy Studying!


Signing off,
Ms. Priya