23 September 2015 (Wednesday)

Dear children,

We did two little experiments today to see for ourselves what the resting position of a freely suspended bar magnet would be. With those done, our Science Activity Book (Interactions) can now be considered completed. :)

We moved on to go through the answers to the MCQ section of the Magnets Topical Paper. Isaac and Yuqi scored full marks for that section. For their good attempts, I will be awarding two ice-cream sticks to each of their groups. 

During Maths lesson, we did an exercise in the green Area & Perimeter booklet which required us to find the areas of rectangles and squares using the "Length X Breadth" formula you learnt. We then moved on to learn the problem-solving method called "Systematic Listing". That method helped us to:

1) Find possible lengths, breadths and perimeters of a rectangle, given its area

2) Find possible lengths, breadths and areas of a rectangle, given its perimeter  

I am glad that almost all of you were comfortable with using the method and showed much confidence in doing so! :)

Tomorrow is a public holiday because of Hari Raya Haji. When we return to school on Friday, we will start off with the term's first spelling test. Then, you will receive your previous composition and review it. With the comments received fresh in your mind, you will plan and write your next composition on the topic of litterbugs. The spelling words and phrases you learnt will be very helpful for that composition.

Here are some reminders:

1) If your Spelling Book is not yet in the classroom, bring it on Friday.

2) There is swimming lesson on Friday.

3) Friday is the last day that I will be holding on to the remaining nomination forms for Caring Teacher Award 2016. As mentioned in class, if you are interested to nominate a teacher/teachers, you will need to ask your parents for consent first. You can nominate teachers who taught you in the past too. I will give the form only to serious children whose parents have informed me about their consent. After Friday, I will pass our remaining forms, if any, to the other teachers so that the unused forms can be put to good use. If you or your parents are nominating a teacher, take note that the deadline for you to submit the form to the General Office is 12 October 2015, Monday.

4) We are left with just the open-ended questions for the Magnets Topical Paper before we fully complete the year's Science syllabus. Start reviewing your Science materials at home. A little revision a day will make a whole lot of difference in the end.

5) Refer to your handbook and do what you have to do.

Have a great holiday with your family tomorrow. 

Selamat Hari Raya Haji, Huda and Sarah! :)

See you on Friday!