[1/2] Science Books on Body System & Homework

We have gone through the answers to your Work-Out! Book "Chapter 2 - Plants and their Parts" today.

Your task today

• Complete Topical Worksheet 1-Plant System
• This is due next Tuesday, 7 Feb.

Reading Science Books on Body System

• I've shared 2 books on Human Body with you today.

• We have also read one of the book, "The Magic School Bus - Inside the Human Body". 

• You would have noted down "New Information" (New facts you've learnt) in your Science Journal.

Your task to borrow a Science Book

• You are encouraged to visit the National Library to borrow a Science Book about Human Body. 
• It can also be a book on Digestive System as we will be covering this system in details next week.
• Bring along your Science Book next week for Science Lesson.

Happy Chinese New Year!!!

Items to bring for 

PEACE Connect Seniors

Set aside some of your red packet money to purchase the items

Collection between Monday, 6 February and Friday, 24 February 2017

Dishwashing Sponge (3 pieces)
Tissue packs (1 row of 12-16 packs)
Cloth hand/kitchen towel (3 pieces)
Medicated oil (3 bottles of 3ml each)

[26/1] Admin Matters, CNY Celebration & Homework

Math Homework
We have completed Factors and finding Common Factors.

• Complete Practice 1 Factors pg 17-18.
• This is due next Wednesday, 1 Feb.

Math Heuristics
We have started on comparing 3 quantities. We stopped at Word Problem 2, Question 2 & 3.

2017 school magazine

• Payment is only done in Term 3. You will received another letter on the collection. 

Letter on purchase of EL and CL resources (Little Red Dot, Thumbs Up and Zhi Shi Bao)

• Reply slip is given to the following pupils:
• Category 2: Did not opt in for EPSO (Edusave Programme Standing Order)
• Category 3: Non-Singaporean citizens
• For pupils in Category 2 & 3, return the reply slips & payment next week. Use your own envelops for payment.

CNY Celebration tomorrow

• Bring a small bag with pencil case, colour pencils, handbook, snacks and drinks.

[25/1] Create a Mindmap for Plant System

You have learnt the basic rules of mind mapping.
Here's a quick summary.

Your task today

Complete the Plant System Mindmap which you've started in class. Add in simple drawings to illustrate each word. For example "strong", you can draw a "muscular arm" to illustrate the meaning.

You should be using an blank paper the size of your drawing block. You may use the drawing block paper. 

Your Mindmap should include the following:

• Main Parts of a Plant. 
• Describing more on each part of a Plant. How each part can be different in different plants. (e.g. Strong vs weak stem)
• Functions of each part of a plant.

Remember the following to get started:

• Use thicker branch that progresses to thinner branch. 
• Write all words in capital letters.
• Use a variety of colours.
• Use drawings when necessary to illustrate the meaning of the words. 
• Use 1 word or a short phrase. Avoid a sentence or paragraph.

Here's an example of a Mindmap on Plants Diversity.

[24/1] Science & Maths Homework

Science Homework: Work-Out Book
Tear out pg 73-80.
Complete pg 73-78 only.
This is due tomorrow.

Maths Homework: Textbook
Practice Question on pg 39.
Make it a habit to list the factors in two way:
1) Use equations
e.g. 15 = 1 x 15
       15 = 3 x 5
2) Use listing from smallest to largest number
Factors of 15 = 1, 3, 5, 15

Revise and memorize your Timetables.
- Timetables 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- We will be reciting the timetable in class from next week onwards.
- Be prepared to be tested on timetable randomly.

Recap: Workbook Activity 2.3 Plant Discovery
We have discussed all the functions of leaves, stem and roots in class today.
We have also discussed the reason why leaves, stem and roots have specific functions.
Here are two videos to help your learning. Have fun watching and learning.

Tomorrow, we will be consolidating your learning into a Mindmap.

[23/1] Announcement + Maths Quiz tomorrow

Please note that last Saturday's PTM slides will be emailed to parents by end of this week.

We have recap rounding to nearest tens and hundreds in class today and gone through corrections to the worksheets.
Do revise up to Rounding as I will be having a short 5 questions Quiz in your Maths Exercise Book.

[20/1] Math Whole Number WS 3

Recap on Numbers and Place value

• 23 tens = 230 = 2 hundreds 3 tens
• 28 hundreds 30 tens 18 ones = 2800 + 300 + 18 = 3118 
• hundreds => add two zeros 
• tens => add one zero

Recap on rounding to the nearest tens or hundreds.

• Read the question carefully whether nearest tens or hundreds. 
• Nearest tens => Find the previous tens or next higher tens.
• Nearest hundreds => Find the previous hundreds or next higher hundreds.

Your task today

Complete WS 3

This is due Monday, 23 Jan.

Maths Games on Numbers

https://sg.ixl.com/math/primary-4/rounding

http://www.math-play.com/rounding-numbers-pirate/rounding-numbers-pirate-html5.html

[19/1] Math Heuristics: Comparing 2 quantities

You have learnt the following today:

• Drawing a comparison Model (classwork) 
• Find Total, given a quantity and the difference. (classwork Qn 3 & 4)
• Find Quantity,  given total & the difference. (supplementary class Qn 6 &7) 
• Draw a unit model - e.g. John has 3 times as many stamps as Peter.  John (3units) , Peter (1unit) (Qn 8 & 9)

Your Task
Complete up to Q9 and hand in tomorrow. 

[18/1] Science & Maths Homework

Science Journal
Collect 3 different pictures / photographs of difference types of stem from different plants/trees.
Paste the pictures into your Science Journal.
Observe and write down what you see from the difference types of stem.

• Use the words "I see...." to help you start the sentence for observation.
• This task is due next Monday, 23 Jan. We will use the pictures for more discussions in class. 

Visit the Library this weekend. Bring along a library Science books on plant parts on Monday, 23 Jan. 

Math Homework

Complete Homework Book pg 9-10. 

Note that this task is on rounding to the nearest hundreds. 

This is due tomorrow.

CNY Celebration, PTA Membership Form & MC Online login

CNY Celebration on 27 Jan (Friday)
A letter has been given out to pupils today.
Pupils are allowed to come in CNY costumes or Full School Uniform and school shoes.
Pupils will be dismissed at 11am.

PTA Membership Form
Payment in the form of Cash/Cheque is to be sealed in any small envelop.
Submit form and Cash/Cheque latest by Next Monday (23 Jan).
I will be on Course tomorrow & Friday. You can submit the forms & payment to Mrs Lin (Co-form teacher) before your PE lesson.

MC Online Login
Updated ID & password has been pasted in your pupils' handbook. We have a computer lab session today to familiarise with the login. Should you have any problems logging in, do alert me & I can help with the passwords reset.

[17/1] Maths Homework & What you've learnt today

We have completed rounding to nearest 10 and 100 in class today.

Recap on the Nearest 10 numbers.
Last digit MUST be "zero"

• 1 tens = 10
• 2 tens = 20
• 3 tens = 30
• 9 tens = 90
• 10 tens = 100
• 14 tens = 140
• 19 tens = 190
• 26 tens = 260
• 99 tens = 990 
• 136 tens = 1360
• 578 tens = 5780

Recap on the Nearest 100 numbers.
Last two digits MUST be "zero"

• 1 hundreds = 100
• 2 hundreds = 200
• 3 hundreds = 300
• 9 hundreds = 900
• 10 hundreds = 1000
• 14 hundreds = 1400
• 19 hundreds = 1900
• 26 hundreds = 2600
• 99 hundreds = 9900
• 136 hundreds = 13600
• 578 hundreds = 57800

Complete classwork if you have not finish in class.

• Homework Book Complete pg 7-8.

Your homework today

• Complete WS1 & WS2. This is a revision of last week's topics on whole numbers.

[13/1] Maths Homework

We have just completed Lesson 3: Number Patterns today.

Your task today

Revise TB pg 19-21

Do pg 22, Question 1-4

This is due on Monday, 16 Jan.

Do revise the following Lessons that were done earlier this week.

• Lesson 1: Numbers to 100 000 (TB pg 7-11)
• Lesson 2: Comparing and Ordering Numbers (TB pg 12-18)

Reminder

• Bring your mini whiteboard everyday for Maths Lesson.
• Bring a Single-lined Exercise Book (if you have not handed in today)

Mini Quizzes

We just had our first mini quiz today. 

We will have having mini Quizzes (5 questions) every Tuesday & Friday. You will be tested on simple questions as part of revision on what we have covered in the previous lessons. 

This will be done in your Single-lined Exercise Book.

Factual Fluency(FF) on Mini Whiteboard
We will be starting FF at the beginning of each lesson everyday. You will be given 10 simple calculation sums to answer within a given time limit. The purpose of FF is to ensure that you are good at the basic questions for the topic and to train your mental calculation.  
FF will start from next week onwards.

[11/1] Collecting Leaves in Science Journal

Today's task is to collect 3 different leaves and paste them in the Science Journal.

Write down what you observe about the leaves that you have collected.

[10/1] Science Journal & HW

You have received your Science Journal from me. This is a welcome gift from me. I hope to see you using the Journal to write down notes and complete any class activity to your best effort. At the end of the year, I would like showcase a few good Science Journals to your classmates. 

Purpose of Science Journal

• Keep a habit of writing Science notes.
• Summarising concepts learnt in class.
• To draw concept maps for each topic.
• To think like a Scientist.

Your task for today

• Decorate your Science Journal Cover Page. You can use coloured papers or wrapping papers to cover up the word "Biology". Do put the words "Science Journal" in the cover page.
• Complete the Page 1 - Word Splash on "System" by adding on as many words as you can think of related to System.

[From Girls' Brigade] Collection of Old Cotton Bedsheets and Pillow cases

As the Girls' Brigade Singapore is celebrating her 90th anniversary, the teacher-in-charge would need a large quantity of old cotton bedsheet or pillow cases. If you would like to donate to GB, please bring them to the chapel by this Friday (13 Jan).

Welcome to 4 Devotion (2017)

Dear Parents, 

Welcome to 4 Devotion (2017) Class Blog!

Class Promise
The pupils worked in groups to list down the class promise using the acronym of any animal. At the end of the group work, the pupils agreed on a "Panda" classroom theme. This is our class promise.

• Pay attention during lessons.
• Always complete our work on time.
• Never give up.
• Don’t be rude to friends and teachers.
• Actively participate in class.

Homework File

Ensure that your child is equipped with a homework file to keep all worksheets and handouts in. Please ensure that your child completes and hands in the homework to the respective teachers on time. Similarly, for handouts which require input from parents, please ensure that the handouts are filled in and sent back to the school the next day, through your child. 

Collection of books
Do ensure names are written on the following items and hand them in by 11 January 2016 (Wednesday).

1. Math Red File
2. 1 Math single-lined exercise book
3. Maths 4A Homework Book
4. Science Yellow File
5. Science System Workbook
6. Science Interaction Workbook
7. Science Energy Workbook
8. Science Work-Out! Book