Impressed :)

Our awesome 5F girls really impressed the teachers with their positive attitude towards work these 2 weeks! They were so cooperative so attentive so diligent during class though the exams were over! Keep it up girls :)

Today I decided to give them some Chill Out time after going through a paper, after all, "All work and no play makes 5F a dull class". I showed them a video of a performance of a Marching Band (Click on the link to watch), and boy were they impressed :) Promised the girls that I'll leave the link on the blog. We also watched "Matilda" the movie today.

Cheers,
Mrs Janet Chua

Issue of report books

Dear parents,
the report books will be issued to your child today. Kindly sign on it and pass it back to me tomorrow, 12 November 2013. Your child will also be informed of her class for academic year 2014.
Thanks and regards,
Ms Vivian Ong

Solutions to qns on patterns...

As promised, here are the solutions to the 2 questions on patterns which I had no time to go through in class today :)

Cheers,

Mrs Chua

It's the Final Countdown :)

Dear Parents,

I understand that it is a busy and perhaps "str@#&ful" (a word that I try to avoid using)  period for everyone. 

Here are some last-minute revision pointers that I may suggest:

• Go through ALL CA1, SA1 and CA2 exam papers as well as practice papers (past year exam papers) 
• Do a cross section revision of the process skills by attempting 1 or 2 qn from each practice WS in the Process skills book. 
• Read through the Revision Notes Cards. (A Big Thank You to all the wonderful parents who have helped in laminating and putting the cards together :)

Just a reminder for the girls:

1. For Booklet A (MCQ), it is a good habit to do your workings on the paper so that you can refer to them when you are checking your answers.

2. For Booklet B and Paper 2 (Short answer questions), you must write number sentences. Workings alone are not sufficient. Why do you need to write the number sentences? If you do not, I will not be able to award you with method marks if your answers are wrong.

A few things to take note:

1.    Time management



Please move on to another question if you are unable to solve a question. Spending too much time on a question will affect the amount of time that you have for word problems.

The maximum amount of time that you should spend on each section (Just a guide) :

Paper 1

Booklet A: 25 minutes

Booklet B: 25 minutes

Paper 2

1h 40 minutes

Qn1-6: 20 minutes

Qn 7-10: 20 minutes

Qn 11-18: 60 minutes

*At the end of 25 minutes, if you are still not able to complete the questions in Booklet A, you need to move on to Booklet B.

2.     Optical Answer Sheet (OAS)

 Please take note:

Use only 2B pencils to shade

Do the questions and shade at the same time (Do not complete all the questions before you shade.)

Do not leave any questions blank. Even if you do not know, shade at least 1 of the options. 

    (Well, at least you have a chance of getting that question correct.)

3.    Empty questions

Do not leave any questions blank!

Even if you do not know how to do, write down some number sentences, which you think are correct. You may be awarded another mark or two for your method.

So, please do not give up.

4. Messy handwriting

You may lose some marks if your words and numbers are illegible (which means, I cannot read what you have written).

For example, your ‘o’ looks like ’e’ and your ‘3’ looks like ‘5’.

Is it worth it to lose marks because of your handwriting? Those of you who are usually less tidy in your work, please be more mindful!

Do remember to eat and rest well, Go to bed NO LATER than 10 pm tonight! You'll need the stamina for tomorrow's paper :)

God Bless,

Mrs Janet Chua

Math Matters 11/10

Dear Parents,

The girls have received a set of revision notes prepared by me today. I seek your help in helping them to put the cards in order. You may wish to laminate the cards before you cut them up on to card size :) They have also received the "answer key" for the notes in case they are stuck. I sure hope that these cards will come in useful during their revision for the SA2.

We have also gone through the Semestral Review 2 (AB) today and completed going through the last few questions of SA2 2012. As usual, the solutions for the practice paper have been given to the girls.

 Please feel free to contact me via email during this PSLE marking days break should you need any assistance.

CHeers,
Mrs J Chua

HW 2/10

Math hw for the long weekend:
Math AB
Semestral Review 2 Sections A and B  only

Enjoy your long Weekend with your family:)

Cheers,
Mrs J Chua

Math HW

5B AB 7.2 to 7.4

See you all tomorrow!

Cheers,
Mrs J Chua

Have you done your Math HW?

Gentle reminder: Math HW for the weekend ~ Angles WS
~ Average WS 2

See you all tomorrow :)

Have a good rest everyone!

Cheers,
Mrs J Chua

Please take note!

Dear parents,

please be informed about a minor amendment to the Exam Time Table issued to your child on 17 September 2013.

The amendment is indicated in red, below.

29.10.13 (TUE)

Science

P3-P5

8.30 am to 10.15am

1 h 45 min

Also, your child has received a school letter regarding the launch of CHIJ OLQP 1^st Greeting Card series. We sincerely hope you can support us in this launch. The cost of each set of greeting cards (consists of 5 greeting cards and 4 postcards)

is $12. You may wish to view the designs of the greeting cards on our school website under "Latest News and Announcements".

Thanks and Regards,

Ms Vivian Ong

Welcome back + Updates

Dear parents,

a very good morning. I hope the girls had a good rest over the one week break and welcome back to school.

I would like to inform you on some housekeeping matters:

1)      The School Health Service (SHS) Team will be in school to conduct the Annual Health Screening & Immunisation in early November. As such, pupils are expected to hand in their Students' Health Booklets. Please let me know by 20^th September if you need me to order new Health Booklet for your child if she has misplaced her Health Booklet.

2)      There will be a collection of payment for worksheets for P5 pupils. A school letter and a small plastic bag have been given out to your child today. Kindly pay the relevant amount by placing the cheque/cash in the plastic bag provided together with the note indicating the name and class of your child by 23^rd September.

Have a good day ahead.

Warmest regards,

Ms Vivian Ong

Math activity book 5B part 2

Gentle Reminder to bring the above mentioned book next Monday :)

Enjoy your hols!

Take gd Care of yourselves.

Cheers,
Mrs J Chua

Math CA2 2013

Dear parents,

Please be informed that the Math CA2 2013 paper has been returned to the girls today. I've also given each child a copy of the solutions. Kindly go through the paper and inform me of any changes latest by 5th Sept 2013.

Pat on the back to the girls who have worked hard and done well :)
Our most improved pupils are Syasya and Reva, who have improved by 16 marks from their SA1! Keep up the great work girls. Sustained achievement award goes to Michelle, who has once again achieved an A*.

For those who are not satisfied with their results, do not fret. Strive to do better in SA2 which has a 60%  weightage of the year's total assessment.

Let your hair down and enjoy yourselves at the Camp!

Cheers,
Mrs Janet Chua

P4/P5 Adventure Camp: Attire for 2 September 2013 (Monday)

Reminder:
For pupils who are going for the adventure camp, you have to be in your T-SHIRT, SHORTS and PINAFORE on monday.

For pupils who are NOT going for the adventure camp, please report to school in your full school uniform at the usual time.

Math CA2 2012

Dear Parents,

Please be informed that the CA2 practice paper, CA2 2012 paper 2, has been returned to the girls today for revision. I had gone through the paper with the girls and have given them a copy of solutions prepared by me.

Please ensure that your child starts her revision.

Cheers,
Mrs J Chua

P5 Outdoor Adventure Camp 2013

Dear parents,

the P4 & P5 Adventure Camp is just around the corner. I am sure the girls are all excited about it.

Before the girls embark on their journey to the camp site on 2nd September (Monday), there are 3 forms which parents will need to complete and submit to the school.
1) School Letter and Reply Slip (given out on 7 August 2013)
2) Edusave Withdrawal Form (given out on 20 August 2013)
3) Reply Slip comprising of Medical Declaration, Acknowledgement and Consent of Parent, and Certification of Fitness. (given out on 20 August 2013)

Thank you to all parents for completing the first form. A gentle reminder to those girls who will not be attending the camp, a parent's letter stating the reasons for not attending is required to support her absence.

Thank you to the parents who have promptly submitted the second and third forms. The deadline for the 2 forms will be tomorrow, 22 August 2013. Kindly take note that all forms have to be submitted regardless of the status of attendance. Please ensure that you have indicated the same response on both the first and third form.(i.e. 'allow' on both forms or 'do not allow' on both forms).

Please take note that all payments made are non-refundable.

Once again, thanks for all your support and cooperation.

PS: Kindly remind the girls to stay focus for their upcoming CA2 examinations.

For the girls who are reading this, remember NOT to get overly excited about the camp and neglect your studies! :) ALL THE BEST! *do pass on the message to your friends*

Warmest regards,
Ms Vivian Ong

Math Matters and H/W 14/8

Homework
Percentage WS 1-3
CA2 2012 practice paper

Dear parents,
Please be informed that the Alt Mode of Assessment paper and Dec topical test paper have be returned for your perusal.

The girls have been reminded that this long weekend should be used for revising for their coming CA2.

However, 'All work and no play makes Jane a dull girl', hence some quiet and personal time is ok :)

Cheers,
Mrs J Chua

Math H/W 12/8

AB Review 3

That's all folks!

See you all bright and chirpy tomorrow morning

Mrs J Chus

Math HW 6/8

1. Math AB Activity 3.7 and 3.8
2. Decimals Test
(Both to be handed in on Monday 12/8)

Please be reminded that school will end at 11 am tomorrow.

Looking forward to seeing all of you don in your red tees tomorrow :)

Cheers,
Mrs J Chua

P5 Math Alternative Modes of Assessment

Please be reminded that tomorrow's the alternative mode of assessment for the P5s.

Remember to bring your mathematical set!

Rest well tonight:)

Cheers
Mrs J Chua

Math Alternative Assessment

Dear Parents,

Please note that the P5 Math Alternative Assessment will be conducted next Friday, 2 August 2013. The topics covered will include Symmetry, Volume and Area (Rectangles, Squares and Triangles). 

Thank you.

Mrs J Chua

Math Updates

Math Homework 16/07 Math AB Recall 2, Activities 2.1-2.3 (To be handed in on Fri 19/7)

Hello Parents!

Sorry for the very delayed post since the June Holidays! I had some problems accessing to the blog. Glad to have this fixed.

As mentioned by Ms Ong in the earlier post, the girls have been assigned some online work for tomorrow's HBL exercise. However, I've briefed the girls that in event that they are unable to log in or face any technical glitches, please DO NOT panic. They have been assigned some homework in the AB and they can complete those first. I will give either give them a hard copy of the exercise on Thursday.

We have covered up to Decimals (Estimation)  today. Some of the girls still need more practice on conversion of measurements of length, mass or volume.

Cheers,
Mrs J Chua

Home-Based Learning 17 July 2013

Dear parents,
good morning. This is a gentle reminder that we will be conducting the home-based learning tomorrow, 17 July 2013 (Wednesday), from 8am to 1pm. The girls need not come to school tomorrow, however, they are expected to complete the tasks assigned to them by their respective subject teachers via the Asknlearn portal.
Should the girls encounter any difficulties while completing the online tasks, they can approach their teachers for assistance via the "Forum" created.
Thanks for your support and understanding.
Warmest regards,
Ms Vivian Ong

Welcome back + Updates

Dear parents,

it's great to see the girls back in school today. Do join me to welcome Ms Tan Siew Lian on board. She will be taking the class for English Language and Social Studies. Ms Tan will also be the co-form teacher of 5 Faith this semester. Meanwhile, I would like to send my heartfelt thanks to Mrs Janet Chua for working together to take charge of the class in semester 1.  =)

Here are some updates for the first day of school:

1) your child will be receiving a copy of the school letter today. Attached is a Pupils' Particulars Form for you to fill in so as to update the school with your contact details. Kindly complete the form and pass it back to me by Wednesday, 3 July 2013.

2) your child will also be receiving a letter regarding the annual I-DRIVE Exhibition Fair. Parents of P5 pupils are invited to join us in this fair to view the wonderful inventions done by our pupils. Kindly complete the acknowlegement slip and pass it back to me by Wednesday, 3 July 2013. If you are unable to attend the fair, a NIL reply will be very much appreciated.

3) our school will be having the Temperature-taking Exercise on Thursday, 4 July 2013. I would like to seek your assistance in ensuring that your child bring along their thermometer to school on that day.

Thanks for your kind attention.
Together, we shall guide your child to achieve excellence this semester. =)

Cheers,
Ms Vivian Ong

Congratulations!

 Presenting Our Top Pupils in Math SA1:

Michelle 

Theresa

Morgaine

Hannah

Megan

Our Most |Improved Pupils:

Chloe

Micol

Laurenne

Daryn and Reva did well in the Raffles Institution Primary Mathematics World Contest 2013:)

P5Faith's Math Whizzes :) 

You girls are Awesome! Keep it up :)

Collection of Report Book

Dear parents,

your child will be receiving her report book today. Kindly sign on the results slip and submit the report book back to me on Thursday 30 May 2013.
Thanks for your cooperation.

On a side note, we had a great class party today! Thank you parents for your support. :)

Have a good day ahead!

Regards,
Ms Vivian Ong

5 Faith Class Party 29 May 2013

Dear parents,

our class will be having a class party during recess break tomorrow. The girls are encouraged to bring along some food align to the theme "RAINBOW FOOD".
Kindly ensure that the food are halal. Also, the consumption of sweetened drinks are not advisable.

Thanks and Regards,
Ms Vivian Ong

IJ Olympic Carnival

Dear parents,

we had a fun and exciting morning last Friday, 24 May 2013, during our annual IJ Olympic Carnival. The girls displayed strong class spirit and fought hard in the inter-class Frisbee match. Although we lost the second placing by a mere single point, I am sure the girls had a good workout and also strengthened their friendship ties.

To the girls: You girls were wonderful! Keep up the spirit! :)

Here are some photos taken during the event:

 

 

Cheers,
Ms Vivian Ong

Hair For Hope ~ Children's Cancer Foundation

Dear Parents,

My child, Isaac, will be doing his part to raise funds for the Children's Cancer Foundation tomorrow in his school. He has volunteered to be a shavee :)

If you wish to donate for a good cause and show your support for his BALD decision, please click on the link below:

http://www.hairforhope.org.sg/index.php?/shavee/idetails/2088

Every little bit goes a LONG way to help these children!

Thank you :)

Cheers,
Mrs J Chua

SA1 Math Papers Returned

Dear parents,

Please be informed that the SA1 Math papers have been returned today for your perusal.

Kindly acknowledge by signing on the cover of the Paper 2.

Cheers,
Mrs J Chua

Happy Mother's Day

Wishing all Mums a Happy and Blessed Mother's Day! God Bless you Mummies :)

Cheers,
Mrs J Chua

Math Updates

Dear Parents,

Please note that the practice paper for Math has been returned to the girls (Paper1 was returned yesterday and Paper 2 today). I found out that some of them have been leaving their WS and books in school! I've been reminding them to bring everything home for revision a week ago and I still find some lying around today :(. I've also gone through the papers and some WS today. Solutions for the Practice paper have been printed and distributed, through the girls, for your reference (many parents have feedback that these solutions have been helpful). The class found the practice paper challenging in general.

It is important to revise all returned WS, practice paper and Process skills booklet thoroughly for the coming SA1.

A few things to take note:

1.    Time management



Please move on to another question if you are unable to solve a question. Spending too much time on a question will affect the amount of time that you have for word problems.

The maximum amount of time that you should spend on each section:

Paper 1

Booklet A: 25 minutes

Booklet B: 25 minutes

Paper 2

1h 40 minutes

Qn1-6: 20 minutes

Qn 7-10: 20 minutes

Qn 11-18: 60 minutes

*At the end of 25 minutes, if you are still not able to complete the questions in Booklet A, you need to move on to Booklet B.

2.     Optical Answer Sheet (OAS)

 Please take note:

Use only 2B pencils to shade

Do the questions and shade at the same time (Do not complete all the questions before you shade.)

Do not leave any questions blank. Even if you do not know, shade at least 1 of the options. 

    (Well, at least you have a chance of getting that question correct.)

3.    Empty questions

Do not leave any questions blank!

Even if you do not know how to do, write down some number sentences, which you think are correct. You may be awarded another mark or two for your method.

So, please do not give up.

4. Messy handwriting

You may lose some marks if your words and numbers are illegible (which means, I cannot read what you have written).

For example, your ‘o’ looks like ’e’ and your ‘3’ looks like ‘5’.

Is it worth it to lose marks because of your handwriting? Those of you who are usually untidy in your work, please be more mindful!

Reminder:

Booklet A:

Shade every single question with a 2B pencil. 

You will still need to write down the answers on the question paper itself.

Booklet B: 

You must write number sentences.

Paper 2: 

You must write number sentences and word statement. 

Be careful if the question is on Money (do not leave out your '$' sign... that sign is half a mark per question).

Please use the weekend wisely to revise for next week's exam.

You can do it 5Faith!

Do remember to eat and rest well.

Cheers,

Mrs Janet Chua

Megan Koh's Art Sharing

Dear parents and pupils,

presenting the powerpoint slides done by Megan Koh for her Art sharing on SHADING. :)
Girls, remember to print a copy of this ppt slides and file it in your art portfolio. :)

Megan, good job! Thanks for the sharing. I am sure everyone in class benefited from it.



Warmest Regards,
Ms Vivian Ong

Updates

Dear parents,

your child will be receiving 2 letters today.

1) Video Editing Workshop
The first letter is regarding the FREE video-editing workshop conducted by the ICT trainer over the June holidays, on 28th June.

Please note that students who are keen to sign up will have to drop the registration form at the general office and enrolment is based on a first come, first served basis.

2) Parent-Teacher Conference
The second letter is regarding appointment booking for the Parent-Teacher Conference on 30th May 2013, Friday. There is a user guide printed on the back page for your reference.

Have a good day ahead!

Regards,
Ms Vivian Ong

Schoolwide Interactive Cyber Wellness Workshop

Dear parents,

a school letter on the Schoolwide Interactive Cyber Wellness Workshop has been given out to your child today. For P5 level, the workshop will be covering on the topics of computer security and managing virtual worlds & virtual consumption. After the workshop, the pupils are expected to be aware of scammers and learn to manage virtual worlds & virtual consumption.
Kindly enclose the acknowledgement slip and a payment of $6 in an envelope and pass it to me by 9th May 2013, Thursday.

Thanks and Regards,
Ms Vivian Ong

Math HW 30/4

Math Homework 30/04 Fractions Test and Volume WS1

Have a restful break tomorrow!

Math HW 25/4

Math Homework 25/04 AB Pg 71-74

Info - SA1 2013 Timetable

Math HW 23/4

Math Homework 23/04 AB Pg 47-54

Direct School Admission

Dear parents,
good morning! Just to inform you that your child will be receiving an information sheet regarding the Secondary One Direct School Admission. Do take a look at it. :)
Regards,
Ms Vivian Ong

Math HW 16/04

Math Homework 16/04 AB Activity 5.4 Qn 1 - 6 AB Activity 5.5 Qn 1 - 8

M(ath) and M and Ms :)

I introduced the concept of ratio to the girls in Friday with M and Ms :) It was a very happy lesson. I enjoyed it as much as the girls and was definitely a yummy lesson as well! Some conclusions we drew from the lesson:

There were about 16-17 M and Ms in each packet

The colours were randomly packed

The were at least 4 different colours in each pack (we had a max of 6 different colours for some groups)

Here are some pictures of the happy and excited P5 Faith:

 Some creative designs made with their M and Ms

Yes! We can finally eat them!!! Hahaha



Cheers,

Mrs Janet Chua

2013 SA1 Time-table

Dear parents,
it's the time of the term to start planning for revision for the upcoming SA1 examinations.
your child has received a copy of the 2013 Semestral Assessment 1 Time-table and the list of examinable components for each subject. Kindly take note of the dates and guide your child in the planning of her revision schedule.
Please take note of the dates whereby Remedial/Supplementary lessons and CCAs will be suspended.
Also, I would like to draw your attention to one of the examination guidelines. Kindly inform me should your child is absent from school on the day of an examination.
It would be greatly appreciated if you could complete the acknowledgement slip and let your child return it to me by 17 April 2013.

On a side note, I would like to inform all parents that your child is strongly encouraged to enrol in the CHIJ OLQP Young Lady Programme. The programme will be conducted as a post-exam activity during curriculum hours. It serves to develop your child into a confident young lady which is one of our school vision. I would like to seek for your support and understanding in this programme. Kindly complete the edusave form (for those pupils who have not done so) and return it to me. If you need any clarification, feel free to email me at vivian_ong@moe.edu.sg.

Thank you and have a good day ahead.

Warmest regards,
Ms Vivian Ong

Math HW 11/04

Math Homework 11/04 AB Recall 5 Pg 21-22 Area of Triangle WS 1 Q6-10

Math HW 9/4

Math Homework 09/04 AB Act 4.5 Q1-5 only

Math Updates

Math Homework 2/4 AB Pg 1-4

Dear Parents,

I'm back in school today after taking 3 days of compassionate leave. Thank you for being so understanding. I really appreciate the girls' care and concern, so warm, so genuine :)

We started on the topic: Area of Triangles. We identified height and base and derived the formulae using area of rectangles today.

Cheers,
Mrs Janet Chua