Microsoft Surface

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Final Exam Tips and Reminders

English

1. Go through you past worksheets, especially on the sections of grammar, vocabulary and synthesis.
2. Avoid silly mistakes by checking for your spelling, tenses and punctuations.
3. Check your work and keep on re-checking until the last minute of the exam.
4. For Situational Writing, make sure you have mentioned about the six points given in the question. Take no longer than 25min to finish this section.
5. For Continuous Writing, be careful of your tenses and make sure that you are writing the in the correct person (depends on whether you are supposed to be 'inside' or 'outside' the story). Take no longer than 45min to finish this section.

Mathematics

1. Go through your worksheets, test papers and exam practice papers.
2. Avoid silly mistakes of not writing your units or not checking your work.
3. Take no longer than 25min to do your MCQ, no longer than 35min to do your Section B. Allocate about 60min to do your problem sums and the remaining 15min to check your work.
4. Check your work and keep on re-checking until the last minute of the exam.

Science

1. Go through all your worksheets, test papers and textbooks.
2. Spend no longer than 45min for MCQ and leave about 40min for your Section B. Spend the last 20min to check your work.
3. Be careful with spelling mistakes as it will cost you half a mark each!
4. Always write your answer such that it is clear and the marker need not come back to ask you for any clarification. That is, make your answer 'foolproof' whereby anybody (without any science knowledge) who reads it knows what you are saying!

Have sufficient rest before the exam and GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY! This exam is very important and it decides where you will go in P6.

Reminder - Science Test

5 Excellence!

Reference to my earlier post on 24th Sept, please be reminded of your Science test on Forces and Simple Machines on this coming Monday:

Date: 22nd Oct (Mon)
Topic: Forces and Simple Machines
Time: Science periods

Holiday Homework (EL & SC)

5 Excellence!

Your holiday homework are as follow:

1. Science - 2006 S.A.2 Exam Paper (Sections A and B)
2. English - Worksheet "Keeping Pets"
3. English - Worksheet "Accidents"

Two more weeks to the exams!!!

Science All the Way!

5 Excellence!

For the coming two weeks starting tomorrow, please bring your Science books everyday! They are:

(1) Textbook
(2) Workbook
(3) Process Skills

I hope to finish 'Simple Machines' so that by next Wednesday, we can begin our revision for the exams. This week is week number 4 and the exams are starting (LC exams first) from week number 7. Time really flies fast.

Science Test

5 Excellence!

Please be informed of the Science test on Forces and Simple Machines:

Date: 22nd Oct (Mon)
Topic: Forces and Simple Machines
Time: Science periods

Simple Machines (Pulleys)

Ignorethe part on 'Newtons'. Pay attention to how pulleys can help us make work easier.

Simple Machines (Levers)

Can you name examples of each type of levers? :)

Science Test: Electricity

5 Excellence!

Please note that the test on Electricity will be held on 24th Aug. Details are as follow:-

Date: 24th Aug (FRI)
Time: 12.00pm to 12.40pm
Topic: Chapters 9 to 12 (Electricity)

Main Pointers:

1. Be familiar with the various components (parts such as bulbs, switches, wires, batteries) and functions of a circuit.


2. Know how to draw circuit diagrams and identify their symbols.


3. Note the important spelling words.


4. Know the advantages of the different arrangement of batteries and bulbs.


5. Be able to give at least examples on how to use electricity carefully.


6. Describe the various stages in the production (making) of Electricity.

World Statistics

The word 'statistics' refer to facts and figures (numbers) which tell us about certain matters. Click on the link below to see the changes that are happening in the world at every single second.

http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf

We live in a very big world. Everything is moving and changing so fast that the only constant thing is 'Change'.

P5 Young Scientists (Dateline)

To those pupils working on this project, please be reminded that the date to submit is 16th July (Mon). You must bring your Young Scientist Card and your Projects on that day.

Late submissions will not be accepted.

Science Test: Photosynthesis & Respiration

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Please be reminded of your class test on Wednesday (4th July)

Topic: Chapters 7 & 8 (Photosynthesis & Respiration)

Key Learning Points:

• Living things need energy to carry out life processes
• Animals depend on plants for energy
• The formula for both Photosynthesis & Respiration
• The differences between Photosynthesis & Respiration
• The meanings of herbivores, carnivores and omnivores (and examples)
• The use of Iodine solutions and Lime water (what do they test for?)
• The difference between Starch and Glucose / Sugar

English and Science Remedial (Term 3)

The following ten pupils are to attend remedial lessons. The exact date for starting remedial classes will be confirmed at a later date and be announced in class.

English (Mondays, 2 to 3pm) and Science (Thursdays, 2 to 3 pm):

• YIHAN
• SYAZWINA
• JING YI
• LINGLING
• PUVIND
• HAZIZI
• FADZLI
• HAZIQ
• DESMOND
• JIA HAO

As the school only allows at most ten pupils to be in any one remedial class, hence only these ten are selected. For those of you not involved in it, please do continue to do your own revision at home.

The Size of Our World????

Now you'll have a better feel of how small we are.

Thanks to Ikhmah (5 Diligence) again for this wonderful recommendation! :)

Science Test: Animal Reproduction

5 Excellence!

Please be informed that there will be another Science class test. Details as follow:

Date: 16th April (Mon)
Topics: Chapters 6 (Reproduction of Animals)

This shall be the last Science Test before S.A.1.

U6: Reproduction of Animals

5 Excellence!

Below are the key learning points for this chapter. You must be able to:

• Name and label the parts of the male and female reproductive organs of animals.
• Explain their functions.
• Explain the function of the umbilical cord.
• Compare the similarities and differences between sexual reproductions in animals and plants.
• State how long it would take for a foetus to develop into a baby who is ready for birth.
• Explain how the traits of our parents / grandparents are passed down to us through the genes inside the nucleus of the sperm and ova.

Science Test - Plants

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Please be informed that there will be a Science class test. Details as follow:

Date: 9th April (Mon)

Topics: Chapters 4 and 5 (Life Cycles of Flowering Plants and Reproduction from Plant Parts)

U5: Reproduction from Plant Parts

5 Excellence!

Below are the key learning points for this chapter. You must be able to:

• List the 4 different types of reproduction methods from plant parts
• Give examples of plants that reproduce for each method
• Name the plant parts (e.g. bud, roots, bulb, scaly or fleshy leaves, leaf scars)
• Explain the benefits of reproducing from plant parts (as compared to the usual pollination and fertilisation method)

U4: Life Cycle of Flowering Plants

5 Excellence!

Below are the key learning points for this chapter. You must be able to:

• Name the male and female parts of a flower
• Explain the function / work of that flower part
• Describe the process of pollination
• Give examples on how pollination can take place
• Explain the meaning and describe the process of fertilisation
• Describe and explain the consequences of overcrowding
• Name the 4 main methods of dispersal of fruits and seeds
• Give at least 2 examples of plants that are dispersed in any method
• Name the parts of a seed
• Explain germination
• Describe the conditions for germination to take place

Please do not be confused between pollination and fertilisation!! Pollination refers to the transfer of pollen grains from the anther to the stigma of a flower. Fertilisation refers to the fusing of the male cell and the female egg cell.

Happy Holidays

5 Excellence!

While having fun, please don't forget to do the following holiday exercises:

• English Unit 3 Paper
• Science Worksheet 2
• Science Worksheet 4

There is no need to write the weekly journal for this holiday week. Please do take good care during this holiday! =)