Homework

1) Choose your strategy worksheet p. 4, 5
2) Branching Q2-4 (Percentage)

Homework

1) Do p. 73-76 of Workbook 5B
2) Please ask your parents to sign on the topical review

Information on topical review:
Highest mark: 18/20
Mean mark: 12.2/20
This test could have been done better. Many of you did not make use of the strategies taught.

What we did today:
1) Percentage of a whole
2) Have you figured out the number trick?

Palace Ball Preparation

Dear Princes and Princesses,

Today, we converted more fractions into percentages. There are three methods you can use:

Method 1 (Convert the denominators to 100)
E.g. 2/5 = 40/100 = 40%

Method 2 (x 100%)
E.g. 2/5 x 100% = 40%

Method 3 (Unitary Method)
E.g.
5u = 100
1u = 100/5 = 20
2u = 20 x 2 = 40
Thus, 2/5 = 40%

Hope you enjoyed the chocolates and the cake.

Homework:
1) Sorry! I made a mistake on the pages. You should do p. 69 - 72 (Practice 2) of the workbook. Please help to spread the word around to your friends if you are reading this. Thanks! Have a good weekend.

Percentage in Newspapers

We learnt how to convert percentages to fractions and decimals.

In groups, we were supposed to look up how percentage is used daily.

Homework

Most of the period was taken up by photo-taking today. :(

Homework:
1) Identifying the Strategies Worksheet p. 1-3 (Remember to highlight the key phrases)

We are going to have a surprise visitor on Friday! Guess who?

Percentage

Today, we learnt how percentage is used in real life. For example, about 7-10% of the world's population is left-handed. We also learnt how to convert fractions and decimals to percentage.

Fractions to percentage
31/100 = 31%
7/10 = 70%
1/2 = 50/100 = 50%

Decimals to percentage
0.44 = 44%
0.7 = 70%
1.25 = 125%
1 = 100%

Homework:
1) Please do p. 65 and 66 of Workbook 5B.
2) Place the ratio worksheets (from Workbook 5A) in your Maths files
3) You need today's newspapers for tomorrow's lesson.

Enjoy your evening.

Ratio Kit Revisited

Today, we went through all the problems in the ratio kit. Phew! We have finally conquered the whole kit. We'll start on Percentage tomorrow, so remember to bring your 5B workbook.

Have you figured out the pattern in the animal magic trick? Heehee......Who is brave enough to try the tapping tomorrow?

Have you solved the "termite" problem yet?
Here is the problem:
4 volumes of an encyclopedia, numbered 1 through 4 from left to right, have been placed on a shelf. Each volume has 500 pages. The thickness of each 500-page volume is 2 cm and the thickness of each cover is 0.25 cm. If a termite eats page 1 of volume 1 through page 500 of volume 4, what distance will it have travelled?
Stand to earn 10 points for your group if you write down the correct answer and steps in your notebook.

Have fun. :)

Ratio Kit Conquered!

On Friday, we went through all the strategies in the Ratio Kit!

Homework:

1) Complete all the problems in the Ratio Kit.

I also showed you the amazing mind reader. You can find it at http://www.onemorelevel.com/game/amazing_mind_reader

Write down how the mind reader works in your notebook to earn a sticker.

See you tomorrow and enjoy the rest of your weekend. God bless. :)

Ratio Kit - Strategy 1 (Total Unchanged)

We went through strategy 1 in the ratio kit today.

Please complete questions 1-4 of Strategy 1 if you haven't already done so.

I will also be collecting your WB (the topic of Ratio) and your branching vs models worksheet tomorrow.

Models vs Branching vs Logical Reasoning

We had 4 rounds of battle today!
I showed you 3 methods to conquer your enemies in each round. They are: Models, Branching and Logical Reasoning.
Do be sure you practise, practise and practise!
You must win the battle!

Homework:
Ratio WB corrections (must finish till p. 158)

What We Did Today

We went through Ratio Kit Strategies 1 and 4. Please complete p. 12 and 13 in the kit. Also, read through the sample question of Strategy 1 (Total Unchanged) and try to complete question 1.

Homework
1) p.12 and 13 of Ratio Kit
2) Review Strategy 1

Homework (8 April)

For ratio, we compared three quantities today.

You need to complete Maths Workbook p. 159-162.

Ratio

What we did today:
We went through problem sums on ratio and you did 4 questions on your own. They are quite well-done. Remember to write the headers when you are writing ratios. Also, highlight / underline or circle the key words in the problem sums so that the sums do not seem so daunting.

There is no homework today. Do revise your work.

God bless.

Topical Review 2 (Results)

Average score: 13.5
Highest score: 20 (Congratulations to the 4 of you)
No. of pupils who improved by 2 marks or more: 12

Keep working hard! Whatever you do, do it heartily.

Homework (5 April)

1) Branching Worksheet

If you did not bring your file today, please bring it tomorrow (6 Apr). We will go through questions that we did in the past.

Welcome!

Dear 5E,

I'll use this blog to update homework and what we do in class. Please continue to write the homework in your handbooks as it is a good habit to do that.

Keep working hard! Do not give up.

God bless you.