Almost a year has passed

Hi there, Pupils of 4^Commitment!

Time really flies. It's now the end of the school term for you. It's really been an exciting year getting to know all of you, strengths, weaknesses, quirks and all. Still remember walking around in Chinatown for our heritage tour, growing bigger with the mealworm beetles :P, having our HPB presentations and so much more. I'll miss all of you.

I'm thankful that I have had the opportunity to be your form teacher this year. We had our ups and downs through the year, and I'm really encouraged to see some of you making positive changes in your attitude! Continue to keep up the good work! For those who are still feeling challenged in other aspects, may you be blessed with the determination to reach your fullest potential!

Here's hoping that you will have a fruitful holiday and an amazing time with your family and loved ones wherever you may be. Take good care of yourself, and be recharged and refreshed for 2010! :)

Overdue Photos

These were taken during ACES Day. Appreciate the effort that some of you took in performing on stage that day too. :)

Selamat Hari Raya to our dear classmates and parents who are celebrating it! :)

Sept Holidays

Hi pupils,

Hope you enjoyed the first few days of your holidays! Get a good rest and do complete your assignments too! Got to keep your brain active! :)

For Math, Review 6 from Math Workbook and Area and Perimeter from Homework Book
For Science, Vitamindz Plants WS9 and Humans WS8, 10.

Happy holidays!

e-learning

Hi pupils,

I hope you have logged into your lead.com.sg accounts to complete the assignments. Please remember to do so by tomorrow. Have an enjoyable e-learning experience! :)

Area and Perimeter

Hi pupils!

Please log into lead.com.sg and complete both of the tutorials on Area and Perimeter.

Then complete the 2 activities. Leave a comment in the blog post of your name, scores for the both activities and how you think you did. Follow the format given below. You can cut and paste that into the comment box.


Name:
Score for 1st Activity (Climbing up the dinosaur):
Score for 2nd Activity (Fly High!):
I think I did:

Happy Birthday, Singapore!

Wow! Today was an exciting day, don't you think so?
Loved the performance by P3s, the singing and dancing.. :)

Here's some snapshots of today. See if you can spot yourself in some of the photos. Miss Neo couldn't catch every one though. :(





Anyway, do enjoy your long weekend. Take good care of yourselves and keep healthy! :)

Happy holidays!

Hi pupils,

How's your holidays so far? Hope you're making good use of it. :)

Do remember to prioritise your time and complete the things you need to complete before the holidays end. :)

Take care and keep healthy! Wash your hands frequently.

Last Paper

Dear Pupils,

Tomorrow is your Science Paper, the last SA1 Paper you'll have to take. All the best! Take good care, rest early and wake up fresh tomorrow. Remember to bring your thermometer for temperature-taking! :)

Project Health Genius Snapshots

We're finally at the end of our PHG journey! Give yourself a pat on the back for your hard work! I'm so proud by some of your commitment and perseverance in this project. Keep up the good work!

For those who want to make their last tweaks to their projects, please note that you have until Thursday (30/04/09) to submit it to me.

Pupa!

Some information on the mealworm beetles!
These are the pupas which Ilyas brought to school a few weeks ago. Can you recall what is happening to the pupa at this stage?

That's right! It's developing adult structures to enter into its next stage! The picture below will give you a clearer picture of how it looks like. What does it remind you of?

We shall wait patiently for the larvas in Miss Neo's home to transform into pupas. I'll keep you updated! :)

You could go to this site to see the pictures of the adult mealworm beetles! The egg stage is missing though.

Shadows

Hi pupils,

Do try this activity on shadows. What do you notice about the size of the shadows when you move the light source nearer or further to the object?

Updates on the mealworm beetles (again)

Hi pupils!

Miss Neo just did some clearing up of the home of the mealworm beetles as many of them have shed their skin! They are still in their larva stage. It'll take some time. Don't worry about it. They are still well. Here's a snapshot of one of them which just moulted.

Say hi to 'pinky'!Here's a video of how big the mealworms are, about the same size as the last video. Look at how fast they move.

Earth Week

Hi Pupils!

We're commemorating Earth Week this week. Do you still remember the significance of Earth Day? Let's give our best to help Mother Earth in any way we can! :)

Saltwater - Julian Lennon 08

Light

Hi pupils!

Do try this activity on light.
Do you remember what light sources are?

A-L.I.F.E.ly Week 2009

Wow! Last week just flew past so quickly. What did you learn during the week? I hope you worked hard and played hard too!

Here are some snapshots of the happenings during last week!

Our P4 level Spelling Bee on Wednesday. Let's give a hand to Jezper and Fatin for representing our class. I'm proud of them for giving their best (and to those who also tried their best)! :)

Thursday morning work-out, learning the Haka Dance (a traditional dance form of the Maori of New Zealand) from Mr. Muru.


The finale on Friday! The games were so much fun! Traditional games by some of the teachers and the P6s really put in a lot of effort in preparing the games for us. Kudos to the P6s teachers and pupils for the great ideas and hard work!

And our project display on South Korea and the national costume! Thank you Sandy for being our lovely model to take the time and effort to don the national costume of S. Korea! :)

About Shadows

My dear ones,
video and link as requested. Enjoy! What a wonderful world! :)



Hope you have gained a better understanding about shadows from this video! :)

Flag of Korea

Flag of Korea

Assignments

Hi pupils,

Hope your PHG projects are coming along fine and that you are close to completing it.

These are the homework I would like you to complete soon. Pls note them down in your handbooks.
(1) Math File corrections [Thursday, 09/04/2009]
(2) Math Homework Book pg. 83 - 86 [Monday, 13/04/2009] --> 83 by tomorrow
(3) Science Vitamindz (Matter) WS4 [Monday, 13/04/2009]

Do let me know if you need help.

A.L.I.F.E.ly Week

Hi pupils!

Our week 4 in Term 2 is going to be an extremely exciting one! We will be having A.L.I.F.E.ly week! What's that all about? It'll be an interesting week, similar to our Learning Week last year, only more! YOG, AYG, SKM, IFD will be part of our lessons that week. Are you looking forward already? :D

And on Friday, we'll be presenting our project to the rest of the school. On what? South Korea! Let's find out more about the country (E.g.: Festivals, History, People, Food, Places of interest, Culture). So Hyung and Nan Hee can be our class experts! :)

Video of Mealworms

How are your mealworms doing? Miss Neo's mealworms are doing great! Growing day by day. Here's a clip of them. Say hello to the mealworms! :D

Updates on the mealworm beetles

Hi pupils!

How are your mealworm beetles growing? I hope they are still alive! The mealworms in Miss Neo's home are still in their larva stage. Here are some photos to keep you updated on their growth!

Don't they look huge?

Close up of the mealworms at the larva stage.

What to do?

Hi my committed ones!

As you already know, Miss Neo is on course today. (No, it isn't an April's Fool joke...)
I would like you to complete Steps 1 to 3 before 8.30 a.m.!

Step 1: Log in to http://www.lead.com.sg/ and look for the homework that I have assigned to you.

Step 2: Go through the tutorials and activities for P4 Math - Fractions (Adding and Subtracting Fractions).

Step 3: Complete the Test assigned to you (Fractions (Adding and Subtracting Fractions)).
Note: 3/4 is three quarters, 7/8 is seven eighths, 2/5 is two fifths and etc


If you still have some time left,
Step 4: Go through tutorials for P4 Math - Fractions (Improper Fractions and Fractions Of a Set)

Please ask for help from the teacher (Mr Goh) if you have problems accessing lead.com.sg

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At 9.30 a.m., please hand up to the teacher, your Math WB pg. 95 - 98.

He will inform you of the homework for today.
(1) Math Homework Book pg. 73 - 76
(2) Science - Vitamindz (Matter): Worksheet 3

Remember to bring your health booklets by tomorrow!

Leave a comment and your name if you have any questions!

Have a blessed day! :)

P/S: Happy birthday, Zheng Lin!!! :)

Eye Care Week and Term 1 Math Games

Dear pupils,

Have you been taking good care of your eyes? I sure hope so! Remember to rest your eyes after doing near work.

Did you enjoy the outdoor Science lesson we had today? It was a nice change of environment. Do you remember what were the flowering plants and non-flowering plants that we saw today? Here's a snapshot of what you did! :)

Remember the Math Game we had just before Term 1 ended? You guys did a great job with the multiplication, division and the graph drawing! Hope you enjoyed the time as much as I did! :)

Adding Fractions

Hi Pupils!

Take some time and try this activity on adding fractions! Remember what you must do before you can add two fractions together. :)

*Clue: Denominators!

Chinatown Project

Places of interest in Chinatown:

• Tian Hock Keng Temple
• Ma Cho Po
• Srimariamman Temple
• Nagor Durghar Shrine
• The Southern Hotel
• Masjid Al Abrar
• Jinrikisha Station
• Shophouses
• The Ya-dong Hotel
• Hong Lim Green (Hong Lim Park)
• Majestic Theatre
• Maxwell Market
• Tong Chai Medical Institution
• Chinatown Complex

Leave your group names, members and place of interest in the comments!

E.g.:

Group Name: XYZ

Group Members: A, B, C

Place of interest: Chinatown Complex

Mealworm Beetles

Hi pupils,

How are your mealworm beetles growing? I hope they are still alive! :)

Here's one of the mealworms living under the same roof as Miss Neo. It'll be some time before it goes into the next stage of its life cycle. Let's wait patiently for them to grow! :)

Meet-the-Parents 2009

Hi Parents and Pupils,

Thank you very much for taking the time to be here today. We really appreciate your presence with us today. Hope the session was useful for you in addressing your concerns, or simply getting to see your child's every day scene.

I have spoken to the MT teachers and English teachers, and they have given me feedback that they have spoken to some of you. With regards to homework and due dates, they will be indicated on the class whiteboard for your child to note down in their handbooks.

Please do let me know if you still have any queries regarding subject-banding.

Many thanks for your kind attention!

Things to do today

Hi pupils,

Please remember to do these by today.

(1) Sign Science Workbook (pg. 22) -- due Friday (06/03/09)
(2) Finish KWL (cite 2 sources for each L)
(3) Brainstorm on one idea to promote healthier living
(4) Finish Math File 1 corrections -- due Friday (06/03/09)
(5) Finish Math File 2 corrections -- due Monday (09/03/09)

Please let me know if you need help.

Project Health Genius 2

Hello my committed ones,

How are your projects coming along? You should have completed your KWL by Thursday (6/3). Please put your group's KWL into one document. (Did you remember to cite your sources?)

You can hand in the hard copy to me personally, or email your soft copy to my address.

Please brainstorm and discuss in your groups on some ways on healthier living! Be it games, a brochure, a slideshow etc.

Leave your group name (and group members) in the comments below, and share your smashing ideas on how to promote a healthier lifestyle! Please ask/email Miss Neo if you have any questions!

Template/Example:
Group Name: Healthy 'R' Us

Group Members: Henry, Alan, Theophania, Yasmine

Target group: Classmates

Ideas:
(1) A dance - We will be choreographing a hip hop dance which will encourage people to dance and in doing so, will exercise frequently. We will perform the dance and make a video of the steps. The video will be played in the morning so that pupils who are in school early can exercise and be energized for the day ahead!

(2) A game - We will create a board game which allows ...... (and so on)

Project Health Genius

Dear P4^Commitment pupils,

At the end of this session, you should have:

(1) 10 things you already know,

(2) 10 things you want to know, or 10 questions you have, (2 per group member)

(3) 5 things you have learnt from your research.

Please hand in the hard copy of your KWL to Miss Neo by Friday, 27th of Feb 2009. Please work closely with your group members.

PHG

Hi pupils!

Did you enjoy your trip to HealthZone? I sure did. There were many fascinating things I learnt and saw there. And it was also interesting to see how some of your classmates would look like if they wore spectacles (photos not uploaded to protect their privacy). :)

Hope you managed to gather more information for your project. You can go to HPB for more information. Do remember that you need to cite (or state) where your information comes from! :)

Your group should be able to come up with your K-W-L by the end of this week. Please let me have a look at what you have come up with. All the best!

Tables

How much do you know about tally?



Step 1: Try out this activity. It should easy peasy for you if you have understood what have been taught!



Step 2: Revise a little before you ......



Step 3: Try out the quiz!

Life Cycle of Plants

Let's learn more about growing seeds.

First Activity

Step 1: Try your hand at growing a plant in this game ! See if you can grow your plant successfully! It can be a little tricky.

Step 2: You can read up more from this site. about how to let your plant grow well!

Step 3: When you have finished, complete this quiz! You should get 8 or more if you have understood the topic well!


Second Activity (if you have more time)

Step 1: Read up on these topics if you have more time! They will give you a better idea of the life cycle of plants.
All About Seeds
Seed Structure
Germination

Some of the terms they use may be different. Don't be stressed about it. You just need to know the terms we have used in class, such as root, shoot, seed leaves, embryo, seed coat and etc.

TDD

Let's remember the significance in preparation for Total Defence Day (TDD).

Try out this game and see what you can learn! Enjoy yourself and practice self-discipline also. :)

Stop the clock!

How fast are you at building your multiplication sentence?

Try out this game to find out! Set it at more questions and a shorter duration for a challenge! :)

You can do it if you think you can!

Multiplication Practice

Hi my committed pupils. :)

You can practice your mental multiplications on this page. Remember to check your number of 'zeros' and estimate your answers! :) Who wants to be a millionaire?

After you have earned your first million, fly to space and shoot those meteors! See if you can hit more than 25 correctly. :)

What have we done so far?

Buddies with Primary 1s for Recess in week 1 and 2. Still remember your little buddies in school? Many of you have shown compassion in taking such great care of your new friends! Keep up the great work! Say hi to your new friends when you see them in school! :)

Our Chinatown Learning Journey

We have learnt a lot from our guide on how Chinatown was like in the past and the different parts of Chinatown.

I hope you still remember the significance of these places!

Many thanks to Joan's father, Mr Woo, who took time off to accompany us on our Learning Journey! We really appreciate your help and care in ensuring our safety!

Welcome

Hi pupils of P4^Commitment!

Welcome to our class blog!
This site will be a place of communication (for important dates or links) and perhaps a log of what we have done as a class.

You can leave comments if you have any questions. Remember to leave your names (not nicknames) so that we know who to direct the answers to! :)