A Peek into 2Excellence.......

Our class had finished learning all the units in the Maths 1A book. I decided to start on the new topic "Numbes to 40" from the 1B book during the last week of school. This will give us a headstart in Term 3.

To help the children understand the place value concepts of Tens and Ones, I got them to draw a tens and ones Place Value Chart on the plastic covers of their desks with their whiteboard markers. Many of them were shocked when I drew it on one of their desks as an example! (It is a classroom rule not to draw or write on the plastic covers.) I told them that it can be erased easily later.


Each pair of pupils were then given coloured strips representing "tens" and little coloured squares representing "ones". For each number that I wrote on the board, they were to display the corresponding "tens" and "ones' on their place value chart.

The partner will check their answers. The pupils took turns displaying and checking. They attained the mastery level pretty fast and were starting to feel bored after a few rounds.

With a big hundred unit square given to them,they were asking me to let them form bigger numbers. So we added the hundreds column to our place value chart. The children then went on to form big numbers like 165 , 179 etc . They got really excited.

Nearing the end of the lesson, Kai Zheng raised his hand and wanted to show me the number he had formed on his place value chart. He was able to form the number 208 on his place value chart using a hundred square , 10  tens strips and 8 ones squares. That was a "WOW" moment for me.The children never fail to amaze me at times.

Here are some photos I took. Hope you enjoy them.

  

Alvin : I am done!

Helping each other as they learn together......



A happy Wayne forming 207 on his place value chart

Dear parents,

Time flies quickly and I have taught the children for a semester. It has been a wonderful journey of learning with all the children for the past half a year.I remembered the day I first met the little ones on their orientation day and when they first reported for school at Endeavour Primary School. Looking at the past photos in the blog, I realised how they have grown !

Most of the children have settled in  well into the primary school environment. Many of the children in the class are well behaved and learn/play well with their friends. They display the school values of compassion, perserverance,diligence and integrity. I am thankful for them.

However, a handful of the children are also still learning to get along socially with their friends. There were times where I need to counsel or even disciplinec some of these children to teach them right and wrong. When I do that , I thank you for your trust and support. Two heads are better than one.Our end goal is helping the children to be responsible, safe and successful. I believe that when the child sees both of us singing the same tune, they will want to strive to do their best to improve.


Your child's progress report cards were given out during the last week of Term 2. Please feel free to approach me should you need to discuss your child's progress further. I look forward to our continued partnership together.  A the June holidays begin, I hope that you will find meaningful quality time to bond with your child.

Please also use this time to revise with your child concepts that they may not have grasped well in Semester 1 .

I wish you and your family an enjoyable and blessed June holidays.

Regards.
Mrs Ow Yong