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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Math Homework

Draw the following on a piece of A4 size paper.

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Enjoy your drawing!

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Privatization of the Science and Math Blog

Dear all,

Please be informed that the Math and Science Blog will be privatized with effect from today.

You will have to furnish me with your email address (the one that you use in creating your own blog) under the "comment" function in order to be invited.

The blog will only be available to members of P4.7 only.

Sorry for all the inconvenience caused.

Thank you and best regards.

Cheers....Mr Ang

Monday, March 24, 2008

Answers for Effective Grammar (Ex 1, 2 & 3)

Exercise 1
1) Our principal. Mrs Lim, is angry.
Mrs Lim, our prinicpal, is angry.
2) Jamie, my brother's friend, is seventeen years old.
My brother's friend, Jamie, is seventeen years old.
3) My dentist, Dr Tan, is very kind.
Dr Tan, my dentist, is very kind.
4) David Copper, a magician, lives in California.
5) Miss Tan, my tutor, is late.
My tutor, Miss Tan, is late.
6) Lisa, a good dancer, is my classmate.
7) Tina, my friend, plays with me everyday.
My friend, Tina, plays with me everyday.
8) Tommy, my friend, has just bought a new car.
My friend, Tommy, has just bought a new car.
9) Miss Lim, a writer, wrote those books.
10) My cat, Kitty, is ill.
Kitty, my cat, is ill.

Exercise 2
1) Janet, a member of the swimming team, won the third prize.
2) Jessie, the girl who is habituallyy late, was reprimanded by the Principal.
3) John, the boy whom I helped last week, gave me a ride home in his car.
4) Tom Cruise, a talented actor, is starring in this movie.
5) Betty, my best friend since we were ten years old, is coming with me on a holiday.
6) Mr Tong, the man who walks with a limp, fell down yesterday.
7) Kwan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy, is a popular icon in Chinese mythology.
8) Michael Jackson, Jane's favourite singer, was interviewed in this magazine.
9) Alice, the girl with long black hair, will be at the party tonight.
10) Sam, a very talented artist, drew this picture.
Kitty, my cat, is ill.

Exercise 3
1) The party which we threw for Samuel was so fun.
2) The glasses which Sheila bought for my aunt were broken.
3) The news that the war had ended brought tears of joy to the citizens.
4) The announcement that the parade had been cancelled reached all corners of the school.
5) The lorry which has two flat tyres crashed into a tree.
6) The coins which were collectors' items raised funds for the disabled children.
7) The BMW which had the rich man in it made its way down the road.
8) Your statement that we should conserve and preserve the environment received a positive response.
9) The bus that we take to Kuala Lumpur leaves at 9 p.m. every evening.
10) The chain which the actress was wearing was sponsored by a jeweller.

Answers for Effective Grammar (Ex 39, 40, 41 & 42) with clue words

Exercise 39
1) like (I) ; eat (I; everyday)
2) thinks (She) ; is (she)
3) keep (They) ; do (They)
4) rains (It) ; gets (village)
5) arrives (singer)
6) tells (Jane) ; is (She)
7) eat (do not) ; talk (do not)
8) do (you) ; like (do) ; do not like (I)
9) dresses (She) ; speaks (She)
10) is (jade) ; is (It)

Exercise 40
1) 3 (last night)
2) 1 (next month)
3) 1 (board of directors is considered as a group; till ... come)
4) 2 (Science laboratory)
5) 1 (Pauline; always)
6) 1 (later this month)
7) 3 (baby; every night)
8) 2 (last evening)
9) 2 (... and now they are celebrating)
10) 3 (a typhoon; last week)

Exercise 41
1) 3 (looked)
2) 3 (last night; refused)
3) 3 (in the near future)
4) 1 (I)
5) 1 (grandfather; every morning)
6) 2 (It is very pretty.)
7) 2 (soldiers; always; do)
8) 1 (long ago; but now he is retired.)
9) 1 (yesterday evening)
10) 1 (was)

Exercise 42
1) 2 (was asked)
2) 2 (were)
3) 1 (later this afternoon)
4) 2 (whenever; is)
5) 2 (whenever; hears)
6) 3 (were)
7) 2 (won)
8) 2 (have asked)
9) 1 (Scientists)
10) 3 (promised)

Answers for Effective Grammar (Ex 5, 6 and 18) with clue words

Exercise 5
1) 3 (apple)
2) 1 (cup of coffee)
3) 2 (examination)
4) 2 (coat)
5) 1 (woman)
6) 2 (United Stated)
7) 2 (boy)
8) 2 (old)
9) 2 (university; same as uniform... "a" is used instead of "an".)
10) 1 (bowl of ice cream)

Exercise 6
1) 1 (dresses)
2) 3 (ink)
3) 3 (money)
4) 3 (ants; all of them.)
5) 2 (of the houses)
6) 2 (belongings)
7) 2 (Are there; ?)
8) 2 (Is there; ?)
9) 2 (salt)
10) 1 (papayas)

Exercise 18
1) 1 (prince)
2) 2 (John)
3) 1 (lady)
4) 4 (pupils and their teacher)
5) 3 (brother and I)
6) 1 (I)
7) 2 (A dialogue; you)
8) 2 (elephant)
9) 2 (Patrick, Pamela and Patrina)
10) 2 (parents)

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Math Homework - Angles

Draw the following on a piece of A4 size paper.
Double click on the image to view better.



Enjoy your drawing!

Monday, March 17, 2008

Answers for the Fractions Word Problems 1 - 3


Double click the above to view it.
- Please attempt the questions again if your answers are not the same as above.
- Do let me know if there is any mistakes in the above answer keys. :)
- For difficult questions, please use the "comment" function to notify me.
I will try to go through the questions with you in coming lesson. Have fun!
Cheers...Mr Ang

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Answers for Math Practice Paper (Section A and B only)

Dear all,

You may proceed to mark your own Math practice paper based on the answer keys below.
We will discuss the word problems (Section C) in class.

Please try to work on the questions again if you got it wrong.
You can use the "comment" function if you need any help from me.

Click on the images to see clearly.




Peer-editing for Composition Writing (Ongoing Task)

Dear all,

Please also be informed that everyone of you will have to do peer editing for all your group members on the holiday writing.

The primary purpose of this task are:

1) To sharpen your writing skills.
2) To expose all of you to different writing styles.

How to peer edit?

1) Inform and suggest to your friends on their mistakes in the writings.
- Grammatical Structure
- Spelling

2) Suggest to your friends on how they could make their writings more interesting using:
- Other interesting words
- Other interesting phrases

3) Comment on the story flow.
- Does the story flow?
- Which part of it does not flow?
- How can we improve on it?

All of the above will have to be done using the "comment" function under the piece of writing you are editing.

Please remember to identify yourself when giving feedback.

Last but not least, this is an ongoing task for the entire Term 2.
Please do not worry about not being able to complete it before school starts. :)

Cheers...Mr Ang


Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Holiday Composition Writing

Write a composition of at least 120 words based on the picture given at your own blog.
Upon completion, please inform me using the "comment" function.
I will go to your blog to take a look at your writing and
all corrections will be done at your own blog.



You may use the words and phrases given below.

Helping words
- mischievous
- bananan skin
- supermarket
- got a shock of her life
- to her horror
- escaped
- tears rolled down her cheecks
- ladies

Friday, March 7, 2008

Language Week (20 Mar - 26 Mar)

Dear all,

We will be having our Language Week in Term 2 Week 2.
P4s are suppposed to design a book jacket with a synopsis of the story related to the theme "Perseverance".

Please make use of this holiday to read a story related to the theme "Perseverance" and write a synopsis of it and post it onto your own blog.

Cheers...Mr Ang

Problems encountered in word problems involving fractions

Dear all,

If you need additional help in solving any of the questions in the 3 word problems worksheets involving fractions, please me know through the "comment" function.

Please state the worksheet and question number clearly.
It will even be better if you can quote me the entire question.

Have fun with the problems! Haha...

Cheers.... Mr Ang

Model drawing to Samuel's question




Monday, March 3, 2008

Composition Writing 3 (For those who are absent today)



Daryl, Almas and Claudia,

Please try to work on the above writing at home today as homework.

Cheers... Mr Ang

Science Topics for SA1 - 2008 (Impt!!!)

The topics for SA1 -2008 to be tested are as follows:

1) Matter
2) Life cycles of plants and animals
3) Light
4) Magnets
5) Plant and Human Systems
6) Living and Non-living things
7) Diversity of living things
8) Diversity of materials

There will be a practice paper on this coming Friday. (Exclude "Light")
Please do the necessary revision on Primary 3 topics.

Good luck!

Cheers...Mr Ang