What I've been doing...

Hello all,
Hope you are learning a new skill for the holidays...

Do you want to know what's mine? Take a peek...
http://team2-e-learning.wetpaint.com/

Important things to remember tomorrow...

Hi all,

Please remember to;

1) Bring the P1 registration form (a NIL return is needed by the office).

2) Bring the Math workshop form and money IF you want to attend.

3) Do the Math TB.

4) Bring the English 4B TB and WB

5) Bring the travel form (for Samuel and Alvin)

6) Bring your signed record books.

Bon Voyage, Sayonara...

Here's a pic of the 4 Joy pupils that left this morning for Beijing, China.

GM Lites instructions

Hi children,
Just in case you are wondering where or what to do again, here are the things to do list;

English
1) Go to P4 English Term 2 EL4T2
2) At number 5 titled "E-learning Day 21 May 2008", click all links eg Language features, Narrative poems, Structure poems, Little Abigail and The beautiful pony. Study them.
3) Then click on "Write a Narrative Poem Wiki", go to the top right corner to choose other wikis. Find your group according to the class groupings. Then start writing at the bottom of the page.

Mathematics
1) Go to P4 Maths Term 2 MA4T2
2) At number 3 titled "e-learning Day - 21st May"
3) Watch the videos by Mr Tan and do the quizzes.

Science
1) Go to P4 Science Term 2 SC4T2
2) At number 2 titled "E-learning Day On 21 May 2008"
3) Play the flash files and do the quizzes.
4) Then click on "what you have learnt" to participate in 2 discussion topics. Go to the top and click "Forums".
5) There are two discussions, please do both.

Section 2 is "Seeing in the dark" on a concept cartoon. Section 1 is on "What you have learnt" about why we are still able to see in the dark after we switch off the lights in our room.

Click on our class discussion and blast your sentences away!

Enough on wordy puzzles...try this

Greetings boys and girls,
I was wondering maybe I could help you solve a physical puzzle that is one of life's greatest mysteries...the RUBIK's cube...

Many like me would not like it as I've tried but just can't. There's a saying that says a person is gifted IF he/she can solve just one side (WITHOUT any prior knowledge of the Rubik's cube, meaning by hard-thinking and with a little luck). How nice it is to know that you're gifted!!! heh

Part 1


Part 2




-LIST OF ALGORITHMS-

1) Fi U Li Ui

2) Ri Di R D

3) U R Ui Ri Ui Fi U F

4) Ui Li U L U F Ui Fi

5) F R U Ri Ui Fi

6) R U Ri U R U U Ri

7) U R Ui Li U Ri Ui L

8) Ri Di R D

Legend:
U = up
L = left
F = front
R = right
D = down
No "i" means clockwise direction, with "i" means anti-clockwise direction (i = inverted)

May the Force be with you!!!
www.danbrownuniverse.com

Another puzzle by Cheryl...

Hi all,

try this from your dearest classmate...

1) There are 7 schoolgirls on the bus

2) There are 7 backpacks on the bus

3) Inside the backpacks there are 7 big cats

4) Out of the 7 big cats, there are 7 small cats

question: how many legs are there?

clue: there are more than 100 legs!

It is very hard.. i can't solve it too! but I know the answer! This is a fifth grade problem sum...

Idioms and phrases

Hi all,

I thought it would be good to share Sheryl's questions on English in an email to me yesterday. Just like how I've shared the riddles, now I'm sharing other info.

Enjoy...

1. Bull in a china shop = an awkward or clumsy person / an inconsiderate or tactless person / a troublemaker; dangerous person

2. Dog with two tails (actually its "be like a dog with two tails") = to be very happy

3. Bear with a sore head = to be in a bad mood which causes you to treat other people badly and complain a lot

4. Lose heart = to give up / to stop believing that you can succeed

5. Cat on hot bricks = to be nervous and unable to keep still

6. Spilt our sides = to laugh a lot at something

7. Held his tongue (actually its "hold your tongue") = to stop talking

8. Put his foot down = decided on something and will not decide again or change his/her mind

You can find the meanings of idioms at these websites

http://dictionary.reference.com/
OR
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/

Take care of your health!

Hello boys and girls,

After talking to Sheryl Chen during PE today and later found out she went home for not feeling well, I urge all pupils to take care of your health. Please inform your parents if you are not feeling well early so you can get the appropriate medicine as soon as possible.

To Sheryl Chen, please have a good rest before you continue to study hard again. Remember, a healthy body will support a smart mind. It's a waste to have an intelligent mind without the support of the rest of the body system!

Justin-san

Dear pupils,

here's Justin's reply to dear Cassandra...

another riddle...

There are two levels in the house. There are three switches on the first floor and three lights on the second floor. How do you find which switch belongs to which light by just going up to the second floor ONCE.

There is no time limit and not a trick riddle. And you cannot go out of the house to look upstairs.

He said, "Hope you can solve it in no time!!!! Good luck!!!!!"

Oooh, are the 2 red lines straight or bent??? Let's test your perpendicular and parallel lines skills :0

hmmm...

Hi pupils,

Here's another math problem (I think Heuristics) by none other than our dearest Cassandra...(I think she wants the smartie pants Alvin and Justin to solve it)

An apple and two oranges cost $2.30. Two apples and an orange cost $2.50. What is the cost of an apple and an orange?

How? I don't know! I need time to think too, WAAAH!

oooh, something's moving in the picture!

Homeworks and Thanksgiving!

Hi all,

The homeworks for the LONG weekend are

1) Compo corrections and Eng SA1 Compo

2) Math WB parallel and perpendicualr lines pgs

3) Math Supp parallel and perpendicualr lines

4) Math SA1 practice paper 1

The Science exam topics are

The P3 topics are;

Digestive systems
Life cycles
Characteristics of Animals only (under Living things)
Materials

(Did you all learn Skeletal and Muscular systems in P3?)

The P4 topics are;
Matter & Heat

Anyway, Good luck to all those performing and prize-winners for Thanksgiving day!!! I wish I could be there to take your photos :)

More riddles

Hello boys and girls,
Hope all of you are studying hard for next week's Listening and Composition paper.
How's the oral exam?

Here's another riddle for you to solve when you take a break from studying;

1) Bottleneck
Put a coin in a bottle and then stop the opening with a cork. How can you get the coin out of the bottle without pulling out the cork or breaking the bottle?

2) Crossing the River
Jake was standing on one side of the river, and his dog Scruffy was standing on the other side. "Come on Scruffy, come, boy!" shouted Jake. Scruffy crossed the river, ran to Jake, and got a treat for being a good dog. The amazing thing was that Scruffy didn't even get wet! How did Scruffy do that?

Something harder (clue is outer space)
3) The Last Three
Each letter below stands for the name of something. What should the last three letters be?
M V E M J S ? ? ?


The answers quite simple as in all mind games :)

More goodies (I hope)

Hi all,

How's life in school??? Fun? I'm starting to think I'm a national security guard now! X-ray machines, metal detectors, security checks...

Here are some websites (thanks to Mr Tan of 4 Ki)

1) How to use a protractor

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/protractor.html

2) Going Bananas!

http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/bananahunt/bhunt.html

3) Angles during PE?!

http://www.hittingthetarget.com/hittingthetarget.php

Anyway, I've receive many answers for the mass puzzle. Thank you so much :) Some answers are quite similar.

I have a new puzzle by Justin on Volume.

He said how to get the exact 4 litres of water if you only have

a) the tap,

b) a 5 litre bottle and

c) a 3 litre bottle?

hmmmmm...I have the answer but am not telling...hehehe

Greetings :)

Hello all,

How's everything? I have a puzzle for you on Matter.


Think you can solve it in 1 step? I tried it using 3 steps. Write your answers in the comment area. Or you can even email me the solution with diagrams!!!

Don't forget to write your name! I'll give prizes to the winner :)

By the way, how did the NAPFA 5 stations go?

Today in class

Hello,

Here's today's homework;

1) Math Supp wksht pgs 41, 54 and 55.

Congratulations on the completion of the first part for your Project Work.

I hope you find it interesting! But alas you have to continue the journey on your own as I'll be away :)

:(

1) Please go to GM Lites,

2) Click Online Classroom,

3) Click P4 Interdisciplinary Term 2 IDPT2,

4) Then click A Weblesson on Project Work.

Enjoy :)

Things for today

Hi 4 Joy,

Working hard at home??? I hope so, 2 more days before I leave to serve the nation so you can study in peace!!!

1) Don't forget to bring the materials for the project work.

2) Math TB pgs 120 and 121.

3) Math WB pgs 109 to 112.

4) Math Supp wksht pgs 36 to 40.

5) Don't forget to bring your Protractor daily.

6) From today onwards, Spelling will be every Tuesday after recess from 1030am to 11am. Next week's spelling will be Unit 5 Dictation.

That's all, simple yet many! heh

Today's HW

Hi all,

The homeworks are;

1) Math WB Practice 6 pgs 99 to 104

2) Science WB pgs 22 to 25, only do the questions that I've shown the demonstration in class. We'll continue the rest in class tomorrow. DON"T forget to bring the Science WB tomorrow!

Spelling for Monday

Hi all,
Tomorrow's spelling is Unit 5 Spelling. Please remember to do your CA1 practice papers 1 and 2. Don't forget to write your Journals too :)

Math websites for T2

Multiplication & Division by: 1-digit no. to 2-digit no.

www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/timestable/index.html

www.dositey.com/muldiv/div.htm

www.learningplanet.com/act/mayhem

http://www.gamequarium.com/division.html

www.gamequarium.com/multiplication.html

Fractions
Add & Subtract like and related fractions
Solve 2-step problems

www.gamequarium.com/fractions.html

www.aaaknow.com/fra.htm

http://www.webmath.com/convfract.html

Table & Graphs

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th_math.htm#data
Click on Data Analysis.

It works! Wonderful world of Maths!

Is it possible to calculate your age by how often you enjoy eating out?
Get ready for a mathematical mind-bender...
Here you go:-

1. First of all, pick the number of times a week that you would like to go out to eat (more than once but less than 10 times)

2. Multiply this number by 2 (just to be bold)

3. Add 5

4. Multiply it by 50

5. If you have already had your birthday this year add 1758 ... If you haven't, add 1757.

6. Now subtract the four digit year that you were born. You should now have a three digit number. The first digit of this was your original number, (i.e., how many times you want to go out to restaurants and the other 2 numbers would be your age!)