Supplementary class

Dear all,
This Saturday, that is tomorrow, there is NO class as I need the time to prepare for the LC examinations.
Do matke good use of the time to revisit the Prelim Papers, especially those questions that we had gone through for the three days.
Relook at the Star questions to check if you see the diagram.

Have a good weekend and I will see you on Monday. There is Supplementary lesson on Monday.

Love you,
Mrs Mak

Prelim Practice 8b

Dear all,
For Q13, angle z is the acute angle at point B. It is blocked by the shaded area of the triangle.

Do make use of these few days to reflect what you can do to ensure you can have a fruitful revision before 29 Sept. Be
S- specific (have a timeline to set  yourself on the subject or topic you want to revise)
M- measureable ( how can you tell your revision is effective? )
A-achieveabe ( how do you know you have achieved your target or aim in that revision?
R- results ( if you were to do a parallel question on that concept, can you apply it and fully understand
     how to solve the problem?)
T- timebound ( with one hour, can you maximise your time to revise or it was wasted because you have 
     squandered the time daydreaming or doing something else).

Love,
Mrs Mak

Maths Paper 23 August 2011

Dear darlings,
For the Maths Paper tomorrow, remember to bring your CAREFUL friend with you. Be meticulous in your checking. Ensure that ALL questions are attempted and workings are all shown. Please do not ASSUME the markers can read your mind if you do not show your workings.

ALL QUESTIONS must be COMPLETED!!!

Last but not least, School bags! Bring a small bag.
-Your recess will be at 9am. You should finish the Paper 2 by 12pm. So you only bring your Science stuff.
- Place your school bag neatly in two rows outside the classroom.

Most importantly for tomorrow, READ your questions carefully and be at your best behaviour. Your future is in your hands.

Love you always,
Mrs Mak

Speed Questions from P6-8

Dear all,
Your breakfast:

 1. Peter and John decided to compete in a race. On average, Peter ran at 69 m/min slower than John. When John completed the entire race in 20 minutes, Peter had only completed 4/7 of the race.

a)     Find the time taken by Peter to complete the race. (1m)

            b)   What was the speed of Peter? (3m)

2. Town A and Town B were 240 km apart. Sharon left Town A for Town B          at 9.00 a.m. travelling at an average speed of 60 km/h. Kim left Town A          some time later than Sharon and overtook her at 11 a.m. Kim’s travelling speed was 90 km/h.

           a)  At what time did Kim leave Town A? (2m)

           b)  How much later did Sharon arrive in Town B than Kim? (2m)

3.  After jogging for 26 minutes, Alan has run 5/9 of the distance while Ben has covered only 1/3 of it. Alan’s average speed is 40 m/min faster than Ben’s. If Ben wants to complete the distance at the same time as Alan, by how much should he increase his average speed for the remaining part of the distance? (4m)

4. .   At 7 am, Ronnie started a running marathon from Point A to Point B at an average speed of 16 km/h.  45 minutes later, Sally started cycling from Point A to Point B at an average speed of 24 km/h. Both Ronnie and Sally reached their respective destinations at the same time.  What was the time taken by Ronnie to run his marathon from Point A to B? (4m)

Love you,

Mrs Mak

Secondary Schools

Dear all,
I went to look up the book which you will be receiving at a later date on choosing your Secondary Schools.
I thought you had better be well informed of the cut-off points. The results are based on 2010's cohort, thus when you get your book this year, there may be some changes to the cut-off points. Use the data below as a reference:

                                              Express                               NA
Anderson                             248 - 268                          189 - 199
Bowen                                 221 - 245                          182 - 199
Catholic High                       249 - 264
Cedar Girls                          244 - 271
Compassvale                       217 - 243                           178 - 198
Hougang                              211 - 235                           171 - 191
Nan Chiau                           232 - 252                           184 - 199
North Vista                         208 - 240                            173 - 197
Punggol                               188 - 240                           152 - 193
Seng Kang                           203 - 230                           173 - 199
Serangoon                            188 - 232                           152 - 184
Xin Min                                 242 - 263                          188 - 199


Do start to think of where your grades will lead you to. It is not too early to plan for your choices.

Remember Ms Chua spoke to you about the IMPORTANT word "CHOICE" and the MOST FEARFUL word "REGRET"?

Which word would you choose? The choice is YOURS...

Always there for you,
Mrs Mak

Daily Breakfast- 3 August

Dear All,

Reflection : Nobody ever did, or ever will, escape the consequences of his choices. - Alfred A. Montepart

1. Mavis and Janice have some beads each. If Mavis gives 30 beads to Janice, she will have 4 times as many beads as Janice. If she gives 150 beads to Janice, she will have 1 1/2    times as many beads as Janice. Find the number of beads Mavis has.

 

2. There were some marbles in Box X and Box Y.    1/4  of the marbles in Box Y were taken out  and put into Box X. After this, both Box Y and Box X contained the same number of marbles. If there were 120 marbles in Box X in the beginning, how many marbles were there in Box Y at first?

 

 

Your chef,

Mrs Mak

Breakfast - 2 August

Dear darlings,
Your serving of breakfast is as follows:

Reflection : Well done is half done - Aristotle (Pupils diary Pg 55)



1.   10 jugs of water can fill  5/8    of a pail. Another 4 jugs and 5 cups can fill the remaining part of the pail. How many cups of water can the pail hold?

2.   A slice of cake cost 5 times as much as a bun. Yani spent  1/5   of her money on buns and  1/2   of the remainder on 4 slices of cake. How many buns did she buy?

3.   Ali and Muthu share a sum of money. If Ali gives  1/2  of his share to Muthu, Muthu will have $48 more than Ali. If Ali gives 1/4 of his share to Muthu, Muthu will have $28 more than Ali. What is the Ali’s share?             

Your chef,

Mrs Mak

Daily Breakfast

Dear darlings,

Reflection : We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle (Pupil diary Pg 47)


Your long awaited questions:

1.  3/4 of George’s salary is equal to 1/3 of Patrick’s salary.

   If Patrick earns $2000 more than George, find their total salary.

2. At first, Sarah had 4/7 of the number of marbles Jack had. When Sarah received 36 marbles from Jack, both had the same number of marbles. How many marbles were there altogether?

3.  The number of goats in Farm X was  9/4 the number of goats in Farm Y. After 35 goats were transferred from Farm X to Farm Y, there was an equal number of goats in each farm. How many goats were there altogether?

Love,

Mrs Mak

Challenging Questions

Dear darlings,

Reflect on this maxim : Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do.- Johann Von Goethe  (Pupil diary Pg 42)

Please try these 3 questions:

1. In a class,  3/5    of the pupils are girls and  1/6    of the girls wear spectacles. If   3/4   of the boys wear spectacles, what fraction of the pupils wear spectacles?

 

2. Mrs Rahim baked some muffins.   3/4   of them were blueberry muffins and the rest of them were chocolate muffins. She sold 5/6 of the blueberry muffins and  1/2  of the chocolate muffins. She had 20 muffins left. How many muffins did Mrs Rahim bake?

 

3. Ahmad and Mei Ling saved $800 altogether.   1/4 of Ahmad's savings was $65 more than  1/5  of Mei Ling's savings. How much money did Mei Ling save?

Love,

Mrs Mak

Challenging Questions

Dear Darlings,
Your serving of appetiser is as follows:

1. A container weighs 14kg when it is filled with liquid A. The same container weighs 5 kg when it is filled with liquid B. If liquid A is 4 times as heavy as liquid B, what is the weight of the container?

2. Audrey and Benny had 44 marbles. Audrey and Collin had 52 marbles. The total number of marbles that Benny and Collin had was 56. How many marbles did they have altogether?

3. Mr Tan had 80 pens. He had 4 times as many pens as notebooks. After he had sold an equal number of each item, he had 7 times as many pens as notebooks left. How many of each item did he sell?

You should find these questions a breeze to solve.

Love,
Mrs Mak

Challenging Maths Questions

Dear darlings,

Please try these 2 questions and we will discuss them tomorrow.

1. A drum contains 9 litres more water than a rectangular tank. When 3 litres of water is poured from the tank into the drum, the volume of water in the drum is 11 times the volume of water in the tank. Find the volume of water in the drum at first.

2. Club X had 320 more members than Club Y. When 80 members left Club Y and joined Club X, the number of members in Club X became 5 times the number of members in Club Y.  How many members were there in Club X at first?

Love you always,

Mrs Mak

Motivational Talk

Dear darlings,

I am sure you learnt something from the entertaining speaker in Friday, 22 July 2011.

Reflect on 3 learning tips that you took away and 1 that you can apply in the form.

The school has done alot for you to prepare you for your last lap of the race. Those who are still in your "well",  it is time to come our of your "well" to face the reality!

Days to Prelim written (22 Aug 2011) -29 days. Days to PSLE written(29 Sept 2011)  - 68 days.

Those who have been working hard, you will see your fruit of your labour on 24 Nov.

Those who think you have been working hard, you probably will not have a good harvest. Are you ready to have a basket full of unripe fruits or even not developed fruits?

"There are no short cuts to any place worth going." - Beverly Sills
Found in your school diary pg 49

Love you always,
Mrs Mak

Weclome

Dear darlings,

Welcome to our very own blog! Finally! Our blog is ready.

Please be diligent to log in to get yourself updated.

Love you always,
Mrs Mak