Happy Holidays!

Hello everyone!!

It's been a week of holidays for you so far.. hope you're all having fun and relaxing. :) The hard work can come next week heehee..

I've been hard at work too and have just finished packing my table. Jiamin, you'd be proud of what I've done! (this probably doesn't reflect very well on me huh..:p) But yes... I've got a neat-looking table that's pretty organised now. It's a good start to the holidays. 

Regina, the nose-picking sounds awful! Haha... I guess you just have to make sure you stay healthy. Hope you are doing fine. Wish you could have come for the musical though. It was quite lovely. I was happily bobbing along to the songs backstage so much so a fellow teacher told me the director should be informed that I want to join the musical next year. :p 

I was surfing the net yesterday and came across this game online. 

http://www.quia.com/cb/96929.html?AP_rand=744924617

I hope the link works because I can't seem to use the ctrl-copy and paste function on my computer. 

Anyway, Zijian, I didn't see you at Lot 1. I don't see why anyone would like to impersonate me and post a reply... but that wasn't me. 

Hi Lydia, sorry I'd have to keep you in suspense on that... Hope your holidays are coming along fine though! Have you been to the zoo yet? I keep hearing about the Rainforest exhibit but have yet to go. 

Happy holidays everyone! Happy reading too! Go to the library and borrow as many books as you can. Holidays are perfect for lazing around with a good book and picking up some cool phrases to use in your compositions in P5! :) 

Good Job!

Just wanted to say how proud I felt of you guys today after I saw what you'd come up with in such a short time. 

The typing of the scripts, the enthusiastic acting, the reminders to 'face the audience!!', the focused way you were doing the props, overcoming your shyness to act in front of the class, remembering to look at the audience when you speak. 

It was all good. :) 

Just to list some things that made me really impressed... 

- the way Kishore took charge and did the script for the group

- how Zi Jian read so enthusiastically and expressively

- how Elroy was willing to take the group's ideas and incorporate them into his lines

- how the group made props with Daniel, Navin and David leading the way. I am really impressed with your 'shelter' for Wilbur! Not to mention your teamwork when doing the fence. that was really great. 

- how Chee Wee and Alvin switched roles and ended up doing better

- how well Boon How and Jonathan did as narrators

- the ideas that Clemence came up with...

- the way the group progressed from squabbling to being more focused and trying to remember to face the audience

- the way group 1 & 2 girls worked as a team and rehearsing so well together. I really enjoyed watching you guys esp Nadine bringing to life the idio-idio-idiosyncrasy of the goose! :p 

- it was really entertaining to watch you strut about pretending to be farm animals and seeing Delvine going 'so do it, do it, do it!', Lisa going 'Hmmm how about Pig Supreme?', Beatrice going 'But Charlotte... I'm not terrific!'. Kudos to Wei Li and Jia Min for memorising their very very very long lines and while I'm at it, kudos to Nadine for remembering that Double T double E etc etc CCCC line. I could see the rest mouthing the words along with you haha. Jing Yi's Templeton was cute too! "What's up!!" 

- the props made by group 3 & 4 girls were really impressive. You managed to finish the painting, the fence made by Yee Ann and the spider made by Priya were fantastic! I thought Hui Wen did a really good job as Lurvy with the 'Holy Moley Macaroni!' and your funny introduction by Wei Jia and Lydia (today) "I can show you my fist...." You worked as a team and managed to overcome your initial disagreements. I thought that was really great. Sandrina's cover page for the script was really nicely done too. 

So yep. That was a pretty long list. I think given the short time you had, what you've done is really quite awesome. 

think before you write

Sometimes it's easy to simply write an angry comment and not think about the consequences. You may think you are being very clever because no one knows who you are when you post a nasty comment in the chatbox, especially if you use a nickname. Or worse, if you use someone else's name.

Think before you write.

It's just cowardly behaviour when you post a nasty comment using another person's name. If you really have something you feel unhappy about, just tell the person straight. Hiding behind the computer writing petty remarks isn't going to solve any problems. In fact, the person you are angry with wouldn't even know what is wrong.

You need to tell the person what is wrong. Politely.

It is not nice to swear and write 'fish' because we all know it's meant to be a vulgarity. It's just plain rude and extremely cowardly behaviour. So please don't think you are going to get away with such bad behaviour because I will have my ways of finding out who you are. And I'd like to clarify, I don't mean writing nasty comments on this class blog only but also writing on your fellow friends' blogs. It hurts their feelings and the innocent person whose name you're using gets implicated.

Think before you write.

You need to have integrity in your words.

Dear everyone,
Sorry for making you check back to my blog so often when I hadn't posted the answers.
I fell sick over the weekend and was knocked out by the medicine I had to take.

UPDATE for Revision Paper 2:
Q29) Answer should be 3h 55 min. Thanks for pointing it out.
Q 26) The answer is 1 1/10.

Answer Key for Science Booklet A
1) 3
2) 4
3) 1
4) 2
5) 2
6) 4
7) 2
8) 1
9) 4
10) 4
11) 1
12) 4
13) 4
14) 4
15) 3
16) 3
17) 2
18) 1
19) 3
20) 3
21) 1
22) 2
23) 2
24) 3
25) 4
26) 3
27) 2
28) 3
29) 1
30) 4

Revision Paper 2 Answer Key

Hello Everyone.

I'm posting the Revision Paper 2 Answer key here. Please check your work and email me if you have any questions.

1) 4
2) 3
3) 3
4) 1
5) 3

6) 1
7) 3
8) 3
9) 2
10) 2

11) 2
12) 2
13) 4
14) 3
15) 4

16) 2
17) 3
18) 2
19) 1
20) 4

21) 0.53
22) 3 1/7 ( it's 3 and 1 over 7)
23) check that the distance between the two lines is the same, check that the line passes through point C
24) 4.6
25) 1.6 litres
26) 1 1/10
27) The angle should be drawn at the side of B, label the angle 150 O
28) 8623
29) 3h 55 min
30) 9
31) 1375
32) 458
33) 100
34) 0.63
35) shade only 1 arrow
36) Thursday, 1400 or 2 p.m.
37) $400
38) Aminah's red beads - 24
Total for Jane - 40
39) 5/9
40) Yes, No, No, No

41) $1.20

42) 1/5 + 7/10 = 9/10
(a) 9/10
1 unit-> 6
10 units -> 60
(b) $60

43) 1.45 x 2 = 2.9
4.2 - 2.9 = 1.3
Ans: 1.3km

44) 7 x 4 = 28
length of larger area -> 7 + 2 = 9
breadth of larger area -> 4 + 2 = 6
9 x 6 = 54
54 - 28 = 26
2
Ans: 26 m

45) 3 x 2.50 = 7.50
23.10 - 7.50 = 15.60
1.40 + 2.50 = 3.90
15.60 ÷ 3.90 = 4 (there are 4 groups of 1 pen and 1 pencil)
4 + 3 = 7

Ans: 7 pens

Using Guess and Check:

Number of Pens Number of pencils Total Cost Check
4 1 ( 4 x $2.50) + (1 x $1.40) = $11.40 x
5 2 ( 5 x $2.50) + (2 x $1.40) = $15.30 x
6 3 ( 6 x $2.50) + (3 x $1.40) = $23.10 ⁄





Thanks for putting extra effort into your work!
I will post the answer key for Science Section A tomorrow!

Our Class Photos

Here are some photos that were being passed around last week... I guess most of you have already placed your orders.














I'd do another post on composition writing again tomorrow. Meanwhile, study hard!

Its or It's?

When do you use its or it's?

It's always a big problem and you can see this everywhere! If you happen to have a can of Ayam tuna in your cupboard, go take a look at it. I think there's a slogan on the can, something that goes along the lines of 'tastes good on it's own'.

Every time I have tuna for breakfast, the English teacher in me cringes because it's supposed to be 'good on its own'!

Lesson for today:
it's -> it is

For example: It's a hot day! (It is a hot day.)

its-> to show something that belongs to a thing or an animal.

For example, the dog has brown fur. Its fur is soft.

Imagine the sentence being read as 'tastes good on it is own'. Doesn't make much sense now does it?

***

On a side-note, we wrote limericks today during CCA.

Some of you are really talented at it!

Here is one rather nonsensical one I wrote.

There was once a teacher named Ms Toh,
Who slept near her sister's big toe.
"Don't kick me in your sleep!"
"Alright, I'd try not to flip."
But alas, she did and gave Ms Toh a big blow.

***

So... challenging Math problems anyone?? *huge grin*

Hello!

Hello everyone!

Gosh, it really has been a very very long time since I've posted anything. After a few of you asked, 'Why aren't you posting anything???' I've decided I would do a little entry tonight.

Firstly... here's a loud helllooooo going out to all of you loyal blogders who've been reading the same few entries and happily tagging me on the tagboard. :)

Alright... on with the actual entry.

We had word introduction today and Beatrice introduced 'haemophilia' to us. I knew it had to do with blood because of the 'haemo' bit, but the actual meaning really eluded me, and the class as well. We were all about to give up when Doel sauntered into class from the watercooler and very coolly said, "Oh, haemophilia. I know the meaning of that word."

He proceeded to tell Beatrice the answer and at that point, I think we were all pretty flabbergasted. And it turned out to be the correct answer! The entire class broke into applause for Doel. Heh... that was quite exciting. It was such a close shave; if he'd been at the watercooler a while longer, Group 3 would have gotten 10 points!

Later on, Clemence introduced the word 'ubiquitous'. Thankfully I knew the word this time round. The clue he gave to the class was "Trees are ubiquitous" which makes perfect sense when you know the meaning of the word.

To the rest of you who haven't introduced words to us yet:
Please feel free to stump me! :)

I shall have to do some work now. I'd see everyone tomorrow!

.

.

.

In case you're interested, haemophilia is a condition where the blood cannot clot normally. This means if you get a cut, you would keep bleeding from it.

Ubiquitous simply means being everywhere / can be seen everywhere.