Mid-Year Holiday Consultation (Week 3)

Schedule updated on 21 May 2020

Note: SSP (28 May) Group 2 time changed to 1100-1200 (already informed via email on 27 May)

March Holidays Engagement

Dear S1-06

As we spoke in class, there will not be any written assignments for this holiday (unless you still have assignments, i.e. Percentages [HW1][HW2][HW3] not submitted).

Several things to do during the holidays:

(1) Study Notes: Rato, Rate & Speed
We are halfway through/ almost completed the unit.
Attempt the remaining pages (sub-topics) so that we go straight into the discussions, checking of understanding & answers.
A good resource is your Maths Textbook 1B - Read the examples there.

There are a number of consolidation activities that were assigned in Term 1 Week 10.
Some of you have not attempted yet.

• Ratio
• Rate (simple scenario)

Please complete them by this Friday.

(2) Preparation for next topic, Algebra
Algebra will be covered quite extensively in Seconday 1 (all the way to Factorisation).
A good way to prepare yourself for this topic is to go through the Algebra modules in SLS (as mentioned in class).

The following modules are already assigned to you in the SLS.
Take sometime to go through... Algebra offers lots of possibilities and flexibiilty... which we will discover in Term 2.

We'll have a diagnostic activity (anytime) before we start this topic - to find out the extent of readiness/ pre-requisite you have before we embark on this topic.

(3) Class Tests

• Class Test 1: Do corrections (if applicable) and file the test paper.

• [Heads-up] Class Test 2: 
• Topics: Unit 1 (Topic 3) Estimation & Application, Unit 2 Percentages, Unit 3 Ratio, Rate and Speed, Unit 4 Algebra

(4) Maths File
You should get your Maths File ready for checking by the end of Term 2 Week 1.
A list of items to be included in the content page is already posted in the Google Classroom.

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[Homework] 28 Feb - Consolidation & Preparation

Dear S1-06

On Friday's lesson, we discussed the following:

(A) Study notes:

(1) (p4) Practice 2 - as we follow Polya's 4-step process and learn that table (as a heuristics) can be used to organise and present information clearly to solve the problem.

(2) (p3) Practice 3 - Discuss the importance of knowing the base before we compare any given percentages; else we will need to make an assumption on the base. With that, we proceed to discuss how to justify our stand mathematically when we state whether we agree with what each character says.

(3) (p6) Using Practice 1, we check our understanding when we say INCREASE a quantity by a given percentage (in particular Q1(a))

(4) (p7) Activity 2: Through the first cycle, we discussed how the "Percentage Change" informs us whether there is an increase or decrease in the percentage.
You are to attempt the 2nd cycle on your own to see how different the percentage change looks like when the process is reversed.

(B) Task in Google Classroom:

We attempt the first part of [Activity] Percentages: Point of Sale in the Google Classroom assignment.
- We went "online shopping" - identified the items from the website and filled up the spreadsheet.
- Do indicate the quantitiy for each item in column G (that I forgot to inform you in class)

Below is a sample:

Do not submit the task yet.
We have not finished the task yet, so do not submit it.
We will continue with this task on TUESDAY

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HOMEWORK and Preparation for next lesson

1. Homework (written)
Refer to the instructions in Google Classroom (this was posted on Thursday).
Task to be completed on foolscap papers. Present clearly.
Please read the feedback in the previous marked assignments to improve on the presentation if there was any comment on this aspect.

• [HW1] Percentages

2. Study Notes

Attempt pages 8, 9 and 10 for discussion in the next lesson.

[Homework] 14 Feb - Consolidation & Preparation

Summary of what we did today: 

• Discussion on Rounding off to different degree of accuracy: Significant Figures VS Decimal Places
• Rule of Thumb: (1) Read the number from left to right (2) Look for the first non-zero 
• Study Notes: Complete p4 & p5

Homework: 

• [HW1] [HW2] [HW3] To be submitted via GoogleForms - Deadline: MON 17 Feb, 5 pm
• Attempt lessons assigned in the Google Classroom

[Homework] 7 Feb - Consolidation & Preparation

Below is the list of items we spoke about in class in the last lesson of the week (T1W5):

1. [HW2] for Chapter 2 (written work)

• It was posted in the Maths Google Classroom on Thursday (6 Feb)
• Refer to the details in the Google Classroom post, including the template on how you should present your answers. 
• To be submitted in the 1st Maths lesson of the week (T1W6)

2. Group assignment (refer to the blog post below)

• You were divided into groups
• Do attempt the collaborative work in the slide assigned.
• Complete the task (if your group has not finished yet)

3. Preparation for next topic, Approximation & Estimation

• Refer to the materials assigned in SLS

Other important information

• Class Test date and requirements (see information on the right panel of the blog)
• Timed Revision - has been re-scheduled to Thursday (13 Feb) during class time
• Topic 1 & Topic 2
• Calculator is required (no sharing)
• Answer all questions in ink

[Homework] 31 January - Consolidation & Preparation

A summary of the tasks assigned:

1. Google Classroom
[HW1] Selected Questions from Textbook Chapter 2 (Exercise 2D)
Focus: Rational Numbers Operations (multiplication & division; Calculator Skills
Estimated duration: 30 minutes
Follow instructions; refer to template
To be submitted on next Maths lesson (i.e. 1st Maths lesson in T1W5)


2. Maths Blog/ Padlet
This is a Dipstick of what we are going to do in the 1st Maths lesson next week.
The questions require us to apply BODMAS rule on Integers (both positive and negative)
We have not discussed the operations of negative integers yet.

Source: Study Notes (Topic 2) p9 - see blog post below.


3. Preparation for next lesson
Watch the clips in the Blog page


4. [Optional] Food for Thought
Blog Post (below)

[Homework] 22 January - Consolidation & Preparation

A summary of homework assigned:

1. Google Classroom 

• [HW2] Selected Questions from Textbook Chapter 1
• Focus: Prime Numbers, HCF, LCM
• Estimated duration: 30 minutes
• Follow instructions; refer to template
• To be submitted on 29 January 2020 (WED) during Maths lesson

2. Maths Blog/ Padlet

• Review Exercise 1 from Workbook Chapter 1
• This is to consolidate what you learnt in Chapter 1
• Read the instructions in the post below
• Estimated duration (for 2 questions): 10 minutes
• Complete before 27 January 2020 virtually

3. Preparation for next Chapter

You do not need to do all before the next lesson... do pace yourself to do the following in the next 2 weeks

• Read up textbook Chapter 2
• Refer to SLS materials 
• Watch the clips in the Blog page

4. For those who have not attempted the following - please complete the following for discussion on WED:

• [HW] HCF and LCM - What's the deciding factor?

[Homework] 17 January - Consolidation

A summary of the Homework assigned today:

1. Read the feedback given to the Prime Factorisation Exercise (Padlet)

2. Attempt the written work assigned in the Google Classroom (refer to template for presentation)

3. Attempt the post below - which checks your understanding of the concepts learnt this week.

• [HW] Taking a closer look at Factors & Multiples

4. Attempt the post below - that gets us to think about the application of HCF and LCM (which we will go further and deeper in the next lesson)

• [HW] HCF and LCM - What's the deciding factor?

5. [Optional] Challenging Question

Attempt the following challenging that question worths "-3" points if it is correctly answered with clear and proper presentation.
Post your answer as a blog post with heading "Challenging Question: Roots" 

[Preparation] Unit 1 Primes, HCF, LCM, Number Systems

Resources in SLS of the following topics have been assigned to you (from 14 Jan to 31 Jan)

With reference to the Scheme of Work (refer to Google Classroom),

• Pace yourself when you attempt the topics 
• Do not attempt all in one go
• You can also use the resources as a summary or recap after the lesson/ topic, too. 

If you spot any error in the answers to the QUIZ, you can screenshot the error, explain why the answer is incorrect and email to me.