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thank you!

additional tips

Remember to read all questions carefully.

Take note of the correct words to use when answering questions.
* increases/decreases
* more/less (only comparing 2 things)
* most/least (comparing more than 3 things)
* But for differences
* both for similarities
* when asked for conclusion, always look at the question for the aim of the experiment.
* when asked for aim of conclusion, always look at the variables in the experiment
* when asked to select the correct variables, always look at the aim of the experiment to help you ensure a fair test.

All the best!

Magnets

Magnets can be natural (lodestone/magnetite) or man-made(steel,iron, cobalt etc).

Magnets are normally metals but NOT ALL METAL ARE MAGNETIC.

so:
Metals can be:
1. Magnetic - iron, steel
2. Non-magnetic - aluminum, copper

Characteristics of magnets
1. two poles each end(N-pole and the S-pole)which also has the strongest magnetism.
2. always rest in the North-south direction.
3. Like poles (N-pole + N-pole) repels
4. Unlike poles (N-pole+S-pole) attracts
5. repels other magnets. (magnetic material can only be attracted to magnets, it CAN NEVER REPEL.)
6. magnetism can pass through NON MAGNETIC MATERIALS

A magnet can be damaged if:
1. hit repeatedly with a hammer
2. heat for a long period of time
3. dropped several times

A temporary magnet can be made using A MAGNETIC MATERIAL (steel, iron)either by:
1. STROKING METHOD - always stroke in the same direction
- magnetism can be increased by increasing the number of strokes
2. ELECTRICAL METHOD - magnetic material (normally a nail) becomes an ELECTROMAGNET when circuit is closed. (electricity flows through)
- strength of the electromagnet can be increased by increasing the number of coils around the magnetic material 0r
- adding more batteries

Magnets can be found in many household items or around you.

Materials

Materials can be man made or natural(from animals or plants).
Different kinds of materials have different purposes because of the different properties they have.

- strength(strong) - ability to support heavy loads without breaking
- hardness(hard/soft) - ability to withstand scratches
- flexibility - ability to bend without breaking
- sink or float - stay afloat or sink to the bottom
- waterproof - does not absorb water

*be very careful when answering questions. If the question is asking for an example of an object, DO NOT LIST A MATERIAL. You have to provide an example of an object (metal spoon, leather gloves etc).
If question asks for an example of a material, provide the materials (wood, plastic, glass, metal, rubber, leather etc) and not AN OBJECT.

*when comparing only two items, use more or less
*when comparing more than two, use most, least, heaviest, lightest.

Life Cycle

Different animals have different number of stages in their life cycles.

Four-staged life cycle
Egg ---->larva (moulting occurs at this stage)-------> pupa (Feeding stops at this stage, changes takes place inside the pupa) -------> adult
mosquito
butterfly
moth
mealworm beetle

Three-staged life cycle
Egg----->nymph------>adult
cockroach
grasshopper
dragonfly

Three-staged life cycle
Egg----->young------->adult
frog
chicken

Life cycle of a plant
seed------>seedling(young plant) ------>adult plant
*only able to make food when leaves appear. Depends on seed coat for food before leaves appear.

Living things

Living Things:
1. can grow (in height, in mass, in size etc)
2. can reproduce (to ensure continuity of their own species, to prevent extinction)
3. can respond to changes (escape from danger, look for shelter and food, to look for a mate)
4. can move on their own freely (plants move toward the sunlight)
5. need air, food and water to survive

* these are the characteristics of living things. All living things must have all the characteristics to be a living thing.

Living things can be grouped into:
1. Animals
2. Plants - only group that makes its own food
3. Fungi - feed on decaying matter
4. Bacteria - can be seen with a microscope

Animals can be grouped into:
1. Mammals - feeds its young with milk, give birth to young alive (except platypus and spiny anteater which lay eggs), has hair as body covering.
2. Insects - exoskeleton, 3 body parts, 6 legs, one pair of antenna
3. Fish - has scales as body covering, lay eggs (except guppy, molly and swordtail which gives birth to young alive), breathes through gills
4. Birds - has feathers as body covering, has a beak, lay eggs

*not all eggs will hatch. Only fertilized eggs wil hatch into young.

Plants can be grouped into:
1. Flowering - bears flowers which becomes fruits. Reproduces by seeds
2. Non-flowering - does not bear flowers which means no fruits, reproduces by spores
(fern, mosses)

*Seeds only need air, warmth and moisture to germinate. NOT SUNLIGHT AND FOOD

English SA 2

Dear parents and kids,

The SA 2 ENGLISH will be in 2 days.
Some important pointers:

1. Go through the synthesis from term 1 to term 4.
- remember the commas and not to capitalise in the second sentence.

2. Remember the grammar strategies - present/past/singular/plural/continuous

3. Learn your spelling all over again from Term 1 to Term 4.

4. Be specific when you are doing your Note-taking.
- hall is hall but school hall is school hall so please be specific.

5. When doing vocabulary MCQ, eliminate the choices if you are unsure of the meaning.
Underline the key clues to help you identify the correct word.

6. When doing vocabulary cloze, read twice and look for contextual clues.
EG: ____________ at 10 am but ended the next day.
Before you can end, you have to start/begin

7. When doing comprehension, take note of the tenses. Do not lose marks because of grammar or spelling error.

I believe you will do well! All the best!

Ms Ang

Appeals for Stationery and Books

Dear parents and kids,

Some of the students from the school will be visiting some schools in Sabah.
We are asking for books that are still good conditions as these schools are trying to build their own school library.
It would also be helpful if you could also help donate some stationery like pencils, pens, erasers or rulers.
Thank you so much for your kind understanding and generosity in advance.

Thanks
Ms Ang

Term 4 Week 2

Dear Parents and Kids,

Sorry for not updating the blog for a few weeks.
The exams will be arriving soon! The children will be doing more work than usual to be prepared.

Hw Term 4 Week 2
- Lead discussion
- English Pract 2 Section G
- Math pract 1 Section C
- WRP 4.2
- Psp 51 Page 198-200
- Science Pract 2 Section B (for those who have not completed.)
- Read through your phrases in your narrative book

Thanks
Ms Ang

HW for the Sept holidays

Dear Parents and Kids,

The sept holidays are here. I have assigned a narrative assignment for the students. Please remember to log into your lead.com to check for any oral discussions. I will see you soon in a week. Continue to revise your work!!!

Regards
Ms Ang

Things to note for CA 2

Hi Parents and Kids,

Just a few things to note for the CA 2.

English
- study all the spelling words from Term 1 to Term 3
- go through all your spelling worksheets especially the editing section

Math
- go through your sharp revision cards
- go through your fractions worksheets especially comparing and ordering fractions
- Look through all the practice papers again

Science
- revise on Materials especially the properties and types
- go through life cycle. Note the number of stages and the difference between the life cycle
- revise your diversity and living things again especially the types of animals

THat should be all for now!

Cheers
Ms Ang

Reminders for Week 8

Dear Parents and Kids,

Please remember to do your e-learning tasks assigned to you on Thursday and Friday.
I have also assigned a new discussion for you and additional oral practice over the weekend.

Reminders:
1. E-learning task on 19/20 August 2010
2. Discussion on Lead.com from 20 August 2010
3. Daily E-learning task from me
4. Oral Practice on E-learning from 20 August 2010
5. File in your worksheets and complete all corrections
6. Revise your work!

I will see you soon on Monday!

Love Ms Ang

Help Needed!

Dear parents,

The children were told to bring their costumes in for the Sing Singapore for the past weeks. Someone has mistaken someone's else jeans as their own and brought it home. Could you please kindly check and see if your child has accidentally took it back?
It is a pair Levi's dark blue jeans. I have a T2000 size 12 jeans on hand. No one seems to claim it. Please kindly assist.

Thanks
Miss Ang

Homework for Week 7

Dear Parents and Kids,

Below are the tasks for this weekend.

1. Science Practice A Booklet B
2. Math Fraction worksheet 4
3. Compo Phrases worksheet
4. Grammar worksheet 7
5. Oral discussion on Lead.com
6. Oral Practice on Lead.com
7. Lead assignments on Lead.com
8. Compo writing for students who have not finished their work.
9. Sign review 5, Math practice 2 booklet A, spelling
10. corrections for item 10

Please note that separate assignments will be assigned on Lead.com for friday, sat and sun. Students have to log in daily to be able to complete them.

Thanks
Miss Ang

We won!

Dear Parents and kids,

Congrats on winning the Level Sing Singapore!
Dear parents, please not that 3A and 3B are in the finals and they will need to perform once again on 6 august 2010 during the National Day celebrations.
The kids have brought the clothes back. Kindly remind them to bring it back on Monday after wash.
Once again, Good Job!

Thanks Ms Ang

Homework

Dear kids,

Homework for this week!

1. WRP
2. Compo writing - 5 phrases. Please underline them
3. Oral Circle 3
4. Lead oral discussion
5. HOT science

Thanks
Ms Ang

No MCCA on 30 July 2010

Dear Parents.

Please note that there is no MCCA tomorrow because of the PSLE Oral Prelims. The students will be dismissed at 1.30 p.m

Thanks
Ms Ang

Early Supplementary Lessons

Dear Parents,

From Thursdays onwards, there will be early supplementary in the class from 7.20 a.m. I have already informed the selected pupils.Kindly remind them to head to the classrooms for the lessons when they arrive.

Thanks
Ms Ang

Signatures for the spelling

dear Parents,

Kindly note that the spelling for the previous week has been given bak. Kindly sign them and return it by tomorrow.
Please note that Spelling has been badly done for the previous week.

Thanks
Ms Ang

YOG wave

Hi kids,

The website that you can upload your videos!
Have fun! remember to chose Changkat primary School!
http://home2.singtel.com/youth/yog/wave/index.aspx
Another website where you can view the waves of other schools.
www.youtube.com/yogwave

ms ang

Week 2

Dear Kids,

Here's the homework for this week.

1) WRP 3.2
2) HOT science
3) Math Investigative WS
4) Compo phrases
5) Oral writing
6) oral discussion on lead.com

See you guys on Monday!
Ms Ang

Homework for T3 week

Dear kids,

homework for the week are as follows.

1) Math WRP 3.1
2) Diary writing.
You are to include at least five phrases from your Narrative Writers Reference
book in your diary entry.
3. Discussion assignment in LEad.com
4. Math Psp 13,14,15,16,17 page 78-81 for students who have not completed it.

*Please note that Supplementary Lessons for 3B will only start in Week 3.

that's all for this week.
Miss Ang

Welcome back!

Dear Parents and kids,

Welcome back to school.
We are already in Term 3 of the school year.
Just a few reminders for this week to get us started off.

1. Science activities for the science card have to be handed in by Thursday, 01 July 2010.
2. Files are to be emptied except for the cover page and the dividers. Files must be brought back by Tuesday, 06 July 2010.
3. Report books to be handed in by Friday, 02 July 2010.
4. Supplementary for the Primary 3B will only begin in Week 3. Consent forms will be issued again.
5. Modular CCA will commence this week. 3B will be doing chess.

That's all for now.
Thanks
Ms Ang

Activities for the "I am a Young Zoologist" Badge

Dear Parents and kids,

The holidays are coming soon! It's time to enjoy your holiday but complete some exciting activities as well!

Here's a list of activities that can be done to earn stars for your Young Zoologist Badge.
- Record the sound made by 5 different animals (1 star)
- Write an account of a pet you have (1 star)
- Visit the local fish market and learn to identify 10 or more different fishes. Make notes and sketches for explainations. ( 2 stars)
- Find and draw or take notes on at least 5 different types of spiders. (2 stars)
- Research on the definition of carnivores, herbivores and omnivorres. Compare the dietary behaviour of any 6 animals in the Singapore Zoo and describe the similarities and differences. (3 stars)
- Read up on illegal wildlife trade and make a poster on your findings to encourage conservation awareness. (2 stars)
- Read about an interesting experiment involving snails. Describe it to your classmates. YOur description must be clear. (3 stars)
- read up to find out how to either prepare for display the skeleton of a small animal or clean out and prepare for display the shells of 2 types of snails.

Complete The activities and bring it to school for your stars!

thanks
Miss Ang

Forms and notifications given

Dear Parents,

I have given some forms and notifications to the kids today.
Things Given:
1. Travel forms to be submitted by end of this week (21 May 2010)
2. Meet the parents' session forms to be submitted by tomorrow if possible.
*I understand that the slot 12.30 - 2 pm has been given as an option. Please try to avoid choosing that slot if possible as the Primary 3 teachers might have something else on.
3. Elearning letter

Thanks
Ms Ang

Title of Math Process Skills book

Dear Parents,

I have told the students to get an additional book to help them in Math.
Title: Process in Mathematics Primary 3
Publisher: EPH
Author: Fabian Ng

Thanks
Ms Ang

Title of science book

Dear Parents,

Some of the students are enquiring on the title of the quide book that i have been using with them.
Here are the details:
Publisher: FBP (Fairfield Book Publishers)
Title of book: Your companion to science. A complete guide to PSLE
THe book is blue in colour. It covers the topics from primary 3 - Primary 6.

thanks
Ms ang

Topics to be revised for the SA1

Dear Parents and kids,

We are just a few more days away from the SA1.
Please take note of the following topics to be revised.
ENGLISH
- the unit booklets in the file especially the vocabulary
- spelling words for Term 1 and Term 2
- grammar worksheets
- revision papers
- comprehension strategies
MATH
- Textbook 3A especially multiplication and division
- psp cards
- revision papers especially the Higher order thinking questions
SCIENCE
- What is diversity
- what are living things
- what are the characteristics of living things
- the four main groups of living things
- characteristic of plants, animals, fungi and bacteria
- the four mains groups of animals
- characteristics of mammals, insects, fishes and birds
- special exceptions of mammal - platypus and spiny anteater (lay eggs but are mammals)
- special exceptions of fishes - molly, swordtail and guppies (give birth to young alive instead of eggs but are fishes)
- sepcial exceptions of insects
- parts of plants
- chapter 1 and 2 of the science DIVERSITY TEXTBOOK
- biology log book

Thanks
Ms Ang

Term 2 Week 7

Dear Parents and kids,

Homework for the week are as follows:
1. WRP 2.6
2. SOlving word problems 1 and 2 (models to be drawn)
3. Week 6 cloze and Me
4. Hot science

Thank You!
Enjoy the weekend!

miss ang

Term 2 Week 5

Dear Parents and Kids,

The homework for this week:
1. WRP 2.5
2. CLoze and mE week 5
3. Grammar 06
4. Revision Paper G (only multiple choice questions)
5. Maths and Me
6. To study the phrases from the Narrative Booklet

*please note that the composition paper will be on 29 April 2010.

thanks
miss ang

Homework for Term 2 Week 4

Dear Parents and kids,

The homework are as follows:
1. PSP 9,10 and 11 - Question 2
2. WRP 2.4
3. Grammar 05
4. Week 4 Cloze and Me
5. Compo writing
6. HOT SCIENCE 3

Please get your child to revise the oral booklet as well for the oral on Monday.

Thanks
Ms Ang

Oral SA1 on 19 April

Dear Parents,

Please note that the SA 1 oral will commence on 19 April 2010. The students will be given an ORAL PRACTICE BOOKLET. You may use that for additional practices with your child.

Thanks
Ms Ang

Week 3

Dear Parents,

As the school will be having their Sports Day tomorrow, the primary 3 students need not attend school except for participating competitors.

Homework for the week:
1. WRP 2.3
2. Division (1)
3. Grammar 04
4. Cloze and Me week 3
5. Compo Writing

Thanks
Ms Ang

Homework for T2W2

Dear Parents,

The homework for week 2 are as follows:

1. WRP 2.2
2. Multiplication ws 01
3. Cloze and Me Week 2
4. Grammar 03

Please note that supplementary for selected pupils will resume next week. Consent forms have been issued.

Regards
Ms Ang

Zoo Trip on Thursday 01 April 2010

Dear Parents,

The children will be visiting the zoo tomorrow. Please remind your child to have breakfast as the journey might be tiring for the children.
Please also prepare some light snacks for your child so that he/she can consume them during the break at the zoo.
The children have also been reminded to bring their raincoats in case of unforeseen bad weather.
THe children will be back in school by 1.30 pm.

* Girls are to be in their PE T Shirts and their school skirts
Boys are to be in their PE T shirts and their school shorts

Thanks
Ms Ang

Homework for Week 1

Dear Parents and kids,

Homework for Week 1 are as follows:

1. Vocabulary Practice 1
2.Grammar Practice 1
3. Grammar 02
4. Cloze and Me
5. WRP 2.1
6. Maths N Me

Things to be signed:
1. Spelling Week 1
2. Math Review (WBK Page39)
3. Multiplciation Test 1

Regards
Ms Ang

Sounds

Dear Parents,

You might want to check out these two websites that might aid your child in phonics and in turn, their spelling.

http://www.ehow.com/video_4403045_teaching-kids-alphabet-sound-charts.html
http://www.ehow.com/video_4403046_teach-kids-vowels.html

Regards
Ms Ang

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back!

It's Term 2 and the students are preparing for their semestral exams.
Some future events will include:
1. a visit to the zoo (1 april 2010)
- letters will be given out soon
2. Threatre visit for The Gruffalo
3. Sports Day ( only selected competitors will need to attend )

The Swimming lessons will resume this friday, 26.03.2010. Dismissal time will be at 3.45 pm.

English

Dear Parents,

Some of the main concerns for English for 3B are as follows.

- comprehension multiple choice
- students do not read deeper especially for inferring questions. tend to chose first visible obvious option.
- synthesis
- students omit the full stop and generally capitalise the first letter of the second sentence when they combine the two sentences.
- Grammar
- students tend to select the past tense form of the verb especially in questions or dialogues.
Eg: Did you _________ well last night?
- students are still unsure if using the singular form of verbs for uncountable nouns.
Eg: Sugar ________ sweet.

Regards
Ms Ang

Upcoming CAs

Dear Parents,

The following dates are for the upcoming Ca 2010.

1 march 2010 - English (10%)
2 March 2010 - Math (10%)
3 March 2010 - Mother Tongue (10%)

Regards
Ms Ang