~Tuesday ~

Last 2 days:

1) Show your parents "Bursary Award" Letter

2) Science Centre Consent Form

3) Friday's Fund-raising Event letter to parents

4) Online-travel declaration letter to parents

5) Parent Volunteer for SINGAPORE DISCOVERY CENTRE''S TRIP !

~ WEEKEND ~

1) Read through your Social Studies 5B Chapters 1 - 3 !! Remember the key events !!

2) Enjoy your weekend!

3) Start bringing your newspaper over the next few days again!

4) Get ready to receive your EL + MA SA2 Paper!

~ Pumpkin: Halloween ~

Seeing, feeling & playing with the largest vegetable we've seen in our life!

A GIANT PUMPKIN!

DECORATING THE PUMPKINS - BIG & SMALL

HAPPY HALLOWEEN !

~ Happy Birthday You Bin~

I'm so proud of my Champions.

 To see so many of you actually putting in such great effort into making or even buying gifts for your

Ex-Monitress - You Bin !!

You Bin was really surprised when she received this parcel that is filled with so much LOVE! 

She told me to convey the message to all of her friends that she's really happy to receive your presents

& she misses all of you!

FRIENDS FOREVER!

Packed. Before shipping it off to Korea!

~ WEDNESDAY ~

FINAL PAPER !

GIVE YOUR 200% !!

Tomorrow for EVERY Booklet B Question:

1) Write down the Topic on the page (Water ...Electricity...etc.)

2) Write down the Concept that they are trying to test you ( Evaporation / Condensation / Conductors /etc..)

3) Start thinking of KEY WORDS and planning your answers

This will ENSURE you'll be ON POINT !!!

~ MONDA"Y ~

NO ROOM FOR ERRORS TOMORROW !!

YOU NEED YOUR MATH RESULTS to PULL UP YOUR DISAPPOINTING ENGLISH MARKS BECAUSE SOME OF YOU DID NOT DO AS WELL AS EXPECTED !


Step 1) HIGHLIGHT keywords!
Step 2) Read again and again till you understand the sentence
Step 3) Solve 1 SENTENCE at A TIME.
Step 4) CHECK your answer for the CORRECT UNIT.
Step 5) CHECK and see if your answer MAKES SENSE.
Step 6) Use some COMMON SENSE !!


NO MORE CALCULATION ERRORS please !!

Know how to convert fraction to decimal !

Know how to convert KG - G ...G - KG ... L - ml ...ml - L..in decimals.

Know the formula for VOLUME, AREA, PERIMETER, SURFACE AREA....

How to find Area of Triangle.....Geometry...Angles in a Triangle...Four-sided FIGURE...

BRING YOUR Mathematical SET + CALCULATOR !!

~ SCIENCE REVISION ~

NO SUPPLEMENTARY / REMEDIAL LESSONS THIS WEEK.

REVISION TIME

Science

1) Study through all Revision Exercises + Science Tests 

2) SA1 Paper + SA1 Revision Papers + CA2 Paper + SA2 Revision Papers

3) Top School Exam papers!


Important:

- Look at all your MISTAKES in your Booklet B!

- KEY WORDS are ALWAYS missing !!!

- Cover the answers and RE-DO the question, see if you have your KEYWORDS in it this time (E.g. SA1 papers, CA2 papers)!



Better go UNDERSTAND & MEMORISE how to explain common questions/processes like:

1) Condensation/Formation of water droplets
2) Heat/Expansion/Contraction
3) Conversion of Energy
4) Why heart rate increases during exercise
5) Closed circuit / Open circuit / Electricity
5) Saving energy
6) Renewable Energy
7) etc


Look through and revise how to answer questions like:

1) What can you OBSERVE....
2) What is the RELATIONSHIP between ...
3) What can you CONCLUDE from ...
4) FROM THE DIAGRAM, .....
5) EXPLAIN why....Give your reason....

~ Math: Try These ~

Think you're good enough?

Try these!


1) The average mass of a group of boys was 48 kg. When John joined the group, the new average mass of the group became 54 kg. If John weighed 72 kg, how many boys were there in the group in the end?



2) There were some rows of chairs in a room. Each row had 5 chairs. When Keith brought in 2 extra chairs and rearranged all the chairs, there were 4 chairs in each row and 3 more rows than before. How many chairs were there at first?



3) Megan, Nora and Olivia shared the cost of a rental flat. Megan paid 2/5 of the total amount paid by Nora and Olivia. The ratio of the amount paid by Nora to the total amount paid by Megan and Olivai was 1 : 3.

a) What is the ratio of the rent paid by Megan to the rent paid by Nora to the rent paid by Olivia?

b) Given that Megan paid $35 more than Nora, how much rent did the 3 girls pay for the flat?

~Ratio Math Question ~

 
  Nothing too difficult......but do try!


1)

ANSWER: 24 square-cm

2)  The ratio of the numbe of $2 notes and $5 notes Jamie had was 15:13. She exchanged 60 pieces of $2 notes for $5 notes. She then had an equal number of $2 and $5 notes. What was the total value of $2 and $5 notes Jamie had?

ANSWER: $3990

~ More Math Questions ! ~

Being a 5-2 CHAMPION is not about being able to solve a problem which you've done umpteen times.

A problem that you can solve easily is NOT A PROBLEM.

A 5-2 CHAMPION is one who perseveres and tries all sorts of methods and strategies to solve REAL PROBLEMS without giving up.

TRY THESE!  =)

1) The mass of sand in Sack B was 1/4 the mass of sand in Sack A. After 52.5kg of the sand in SAck A and 10kg 150g of the sand in Sack B was used, the mass of sand in Sack A was 1/2 the mass of sand in Sack B. What was the total mass of sand in Sack A and Sack B at first?

ANSWER: 67.75 kg



2) The average numbenr of sit-ups performed by 15 girls and some boys was 50. The average number of sit-ups performed by the girls was 80% of the average number of sit-ups performed by all the pupils. The average numbe of sit-ups performed by the boys was 30%  more than the average number of sit-ups performed by the girls.

a) What was the average number of sit-ups performed by the girls?

ANSWER: 40
b) What percentage of the pupils were boys?

ANSWER: 67.5%

~ Math Question! ~

SOLVE THEM !


1)  Aaron and Ben shared a sum of $200. Aaron gave 3/5 of what he has to Ben. Ben later gave 1/5 of what he has back to Aaron. They ended up with equal amount of money. How much did Aaron have at first?

ANSWER: $187.50




2) 

 

ANSWER: 95-degrees

~ Math Question (*Fraction) ~

SOLVE THIS!

Answer will be up by next morning.

The number of English and Chinese books are 305.

8/9 of the English books are fiction.

7/8 of the Chinese books are fiction.

The total number of English and Chinese fiction books are 270.

What were the total English books?


ANSWER: 225 English Books

~ Friday ~

Science:

1) Do Electrical System Test  (Please revise before doing. Take it as a real test. You can self-mark with the answers at the back if you want, to revise for exam.)

2) Do Systems Thematic Test

3) Do Energy Thematic Test



Math:

1) Stay-tuned for more challenging questions to be posted on the blog

2) Re-do and revise using your SA1, CA2, SA2 Exam Revision Papers! Make sure you can do all the questions that you've previously gotten it wrong.

3) Revise using your Math Timed-Trial tests and exam papers! They have good questions!

4) Practice more top school exam papers using www.test-paper.info

Please drop me a message or call if you need help!

~ Thursday ~

Remember to:

1) Do Science exam booklet B

2) Sign Science test paper

3) Bring Science + Maths revision papers

4) DO HEALTH ED SURVEY

~ Wednesday~

Remember to:

1) Revise for your SA2 MT Paper 1 !

2) Bring Sharity Elephant Envelope!

3) Bring Math + Science Exam Revision Papers

4) Bring Newspaper!

5) Parents Online Survey Feedback (10 pupils!)

~ EL SA2 ORAL EXAM ~

Yes, please bring your uniform to change tomorrow after PE.

You would want to be in a fresh set of uniform + tie while taking your SA2 Oral Exam, instead of feeling sticky and uncomfortable in your smelly PE attire!

GOOD LUCK & ALL THE BEST CHAMPIONS!

~ Weekend ~

SA2 Preparation:

1) EL Composition? Exam Revision Paper?

2) Finish up Science Booklet A + Booklet B

3) Math Enrichment Worksheet ( If you have time)

4) Science Revision Exercise 1 (If you have time)

5) Show parents "CASH FLOW for Kids" Workshop Letter

6) REVISE FOR YOUR ENGLISH ORAL !!!

~Happy Children's Day 2012 ~

HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY 2012!

~ Tuesday ~

Today's Practice for SA2:

1) EL File: Compo (Accident) + Helium (CA YNPS 2011)

2) EL Cloze Passage + Editing (Single Page)

3) King of the Forest (MCQ only, Others no need)

4) Science Exam Revision Paper MCQ (1-and-a-half sets)

5) MT ORAL REVISION !!!