27 Feb 2014 (Thursday)

Dear children,

We spent some time learning how to draw comparison models for math today before continuing with our Reading and Response practice. We also learnt to read a problem sum very carefully so that we can decide whether a part-whole model or a comparison model is the right one to draw. Looking at the independent work you did today in your Part B booklets, I can say that most of you are clear about the differences between the 2 kinds of models and are able to choose the right kind to draw for a 1-step word problem. Many of you are also neat in your model drawing and are able to label your bars correctly. Keep up the good work! :) As mentioned, I will be awarding ice-cream sticks for perfect work and neat work.

If you find yourself still not very sure, please log on to the AskNLearn portal to watch the videos and try the practices there.

If you have a model-drawing ruler, please bring it along for tomorrow's and next week's math lessons. That ruler can help you save quite a bit of time when drawing the bars.

Remember to revise for tomorrow's spelling test. It's your chance to earn one more ice-cream stick for your group on the last day of February! :)

Prepare your spelling book so that we can start immediately tomorrow without delay.

That means that your spelling book should have:

1) Tomorrow's date, spelling number, and the numbers 1 to 11 written on a fresh page

2) Your parent's signature for the previous spelling test

3) Its past corrections and re-corrections completed

4) Its contents page updated

Have a blessed evening with your family! :)