Friday, May 21, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Preparation for SA1 - Math
We have completed Test 4 and SA1 practice paper. Some pupils are well-prepared for SA1 next week but some are not quite ready.
Other than the areas of concern I have raised in my last blog entry, some others are that:
1. some questions are left undone
2. pupils not checking their papers (some didn't even write their names on their papers!)
3. some pupils are still not able to spell number words (especially eleven, twelve, twenty, thirteen and fifteen)
4. problematic area : 6+4 = ___ - 10
Most pupils wrote the answer as 10 without taking into consideration the highlighted portion. Answer should be 20.
Please file all returned worksheets and test papers. Use this weekend to go through the Math file and workbooks.
Final weekend before SA1, let's PERSEVERE 1C! 
Monday, May 3, 2010
Mathematics Updates
1. We have completed the final unit on ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION WITHIN 20.
2. The Math file (blue) has been returned to pupils for revision. Please file any subsequent marked Math worksheets into the files.
3. Pupils have completed their SA1 Alternative Assessment last week.
4. Pupils will be doing Math Test 4 and SA Revision Papers this week to prepare them for SA1.
5. The following are some general areas of concern for Math:
i. confusion between numbers and ordinal numbers - eg. when asked to circle the ninth object, pupils may circle 9 objects instead.
ii. confusion between LEFT and RIGHT. (I'll always encourage pupils to write down LEFT and RIGHT on the diagram when necessary)
iii. spelling of numbers from zero to twenty and shapes (rectangle, triangle, circle and square)
iv. grouping of tens : 2 tens = 20 ones
20 = 2 tens ( pupils tend to write 20 tens, which is 200!!)
v. numbers just before and after - what comes just after 12? (13)
- what comes just before 20? (19)
- what number is between 15 and 17? or 16 is between 15 and ___?
Please note : For Modular CCA (Rope Skipping) on 4 May and 25 May, pupils are to be in their PE attire.