Highlights of Term 3 - Making Magnets

Dear 3B, in term 3, our theme for Science was Interactions and we looked at Magnets. You were tasked with making a magnet for the Ritzia, the richest girl in the world (from our EL text : The Perfect Birthday Present). We even had "expert panelists" who assessed the entries and also went to groups to share their knowledge on the 3 ways to make magnets. There was also a "rapidfire" round where panelists took the hot seat to answer your questions about magnets. Most of you came up with fantastic and truly creative ideas and here are pictures of you at work! Hope you found the lesson useful and interesting as well. Ms Priya :)

Highlights Of Term 3 - Assembly Programmes & Events

Dear 3B,

here are some snapshots of the assembly programmes we had in Term 3 :)

(a) Sharing of the Malacca Learning Journey by Xavier & Cheryl

(b) National Day Celebrations

(c) Hari Raya Celebrations



Ms Priya:)

Assignments for the week...

Dear 3B,

here are the assignments for this week.

1.Listening Comprehension Book MUST BE BROUGHT ON TUESDAY

2.Science Process Skills Book:

Pg 60 (Qn 22),

Pg 61 (Qn 26),

Pg 62, (Qn 28 & 29),

Pg 64, (Qn 32) &

Chapter 9 Magnets (MCQ-section only) (pg 128-133)

3.English Revision Paper (Units5 &6)

4.Maths LMV WS

I trust each and everyone of you will be submitting completed assignments done to the BEST of your ability on Tuesday! Have a great weekend!

Love,
Ms Priya :)

3 August 2012

Dear 3B,
Apologies that you did not have much time to write down the assignment for the weekend. So, here it is :

1. Competition compo
(a) This has been marked and returned. To you. At the end of the compo, I have indicated the good points in your compo with a "+" and points for improvement with a "-". So please read through the feedback and keep the "+" and work on the "-"!

(b) A model composition has also been given to you- kindly attach it to the back of your composition.

(c) Do your composition corrections - Rewrite the compo on a separate piece of paper like a final draft. Thank you.

2. Integrity compo
(a) read through last term's supplementary lessons on writing

(b) do a story map to plan your

(c) brainstorm words and phrases for the compo and write it down( Add in your good phrase that you've picked up this week

(d) write your compo ! ( each time u use a good phrase /adj/adv , tick it in your word/phrase list that you have done.)

I look forward to reading wonderful compositions on integrity from all of you. Each and everyone of you is a writer and it is up to you to craft an interesting story! You definitely have it in you ;)
See you on Monday !

Love,
Ms Priya :)

Highlights of Term 3, Week 2 & 3

Dear 3B,
the past two weeks were filled with interesting activities and incidents in our class- here's a quick look at what has been done!

Maths: Money
Ms Priya's Salary *shhhh*

We continued to explore the topic of money and how we go about adding and subtracting money.
We tried to figure out Ms Priya's salary and where her money goes every month! All of you were excellent accountants, providing me with accurate calculations and even sage advice - thank you!
I hope you had fun being accountants and helping me to keep track of my money. I sure enjoyed it!


Science: Magnets
The floating bed
We looked at Dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars' invention : The Floating Bed and discussed about what could be causing the bed to "float".
When everyone smartly guessed "Magnets", they were then asked to wear a designer's hat and each group discussed how exactly could magnets be used to make the bed float.
I was very impressed with the detailed drawings groups came up with and the amount of thought and effort put into the discussion - keep it up guys!

Designs as to how the floating bed would work

Sharing by Designers

Some of the ideas suggested by You!

Here's some food for thought for you to think about:
1) Most of you suggested magnetic floors, magnetic ceilings and magnetic walls to control the magnetic field of the bed. Is this a wise idea? Will the bed be the ONLY object in the room affected by the field?

2) Like most adults, I usually place my phone right next to me when i sleep. If I were to do that on a magnetic bed, would there be any problems? Why?

English: Report Card Days
After the exciting "Blink-Off", we started on our next text : Report Card Days!

First, we sketched images that came to our mind when the phrase "report card" was mentioned.
We then predicted what the text would be like before reading it and discussed it!

And to follow up, you were given a task for this weekend :
An Interview with Parents/Grandparents about their Report Card Days!!

*Dear parents, this activity is just meant to be an interesting discussion for the children to know more about you and your schooling life! The pupils will share their interviews with the class - I hope you don't mind and have fun!


Surprise Visitor in the Class...
On the first day of Week 3, we found a surprise visitor in our class - a bird! Although it rammed into the light and fan, it still remained strong and unhurt.
But the shock of the collision seemed to have stunned it, so 3B decided to let it recover on top of our class cupboard until it was calm. Later during recess, Mr Amran popped by to bring the bird out of the classroom and free it - thank you Mr Amran!

Once again, it has been a great two weeks of fun and learning!

Post your thoughts about these two weeks!

Love,
Ms Priya :)

http://www.gizmag.com/go/5824/ (this article discusses the invention as well as provides us with more pictures - the one with the puppy on the bed is really cute!)

Great Start to Term 3!

Dear 3B,
welcome back to school!
This week, we had a great positive start to our term and I trust that we are going to keep this up and have a wonderful and happy time in school!

Here are the key highlights of this week:

English: The Blink-Off

We started on a new text titled the "The Blink-Off".
Here's the action replay of 3B's very own Blink-Off Challenge: The Final Round!

Maths: The GSS 2012 is here! (The Great Shopping Spree!)

This term, we are starting off with the interesting topic of Money. What better way to learn about the concepts of money than to shop and have fun while at it!

So, 3B had their Shopping Spree contest!

In their groups of 4, they competed in 5 rounds of shopping.

Each round involved a budget, a different category of products and a different place to shop.

All the pupils were very engaged in the tasks as they discussed and calculated the various possible combinations of items to buy to get the best deal possible.

Catch the action here!

Science: Mesmerising Magnets!

For our very first Science lesson, we took a look at a video by the Quirkles...The only twist was, the video was muted so that pupils could not hear from the presenters what they were doing and why they were doing it! They were also not allowed to catch a glimpse of the video title as it would have given the game away;)!

Looking at the visuals alone, pupils had to write what they observed  in their Nature Study Book (NSBs) and then based on these observations, they had to come up with questions and figure out the aim of the activity.

Here's the video link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ox3DgnH8Lw  (Colour Mixing with Magnets)

Indeed, magnets were used to create an interesting piece of art and this brought us to brainstorm some questions we had on Magnets.

And so... this questions will guide us on our exploration of Magnets this term!

Assembly Talk: Health Ed (Importance of our diet by Yeo's)



Importance of a Good Breakfast



I just love Yeo Bean - so adorable!

PE: A New Term, A New Sport...

After a term of tossing balls into baskets and a term of moving balls with sticks , we go back to the good ol' throw and catch the ball with your hands - RUGBY!

There you have it- a great start to our new term :)! 

HW:

1. Please log in to Knowledge Forum and let me know if you have any difficulties doing so ON TUESDAY!

Meanwhile, how did YOU find our Week 1 of Term 3 - post your comments and remember...

Identify yourself, read through your post once BEFORE submitting to check for any errors and do not write comments that are rude or nasty!

Have a wonderful weekend and do think about what we have done this week at home!

Love,

Ms Priya :)

The holidays are here! Time to READ!!!

Dear 3B,
it's been a week since your school holidays started. Hope you have been enjoying yourselves!
In Term 2, we watched two movies, namely, Matilda & The BFG. As we discussed, these are movie adaptations of Roald Dahl's books.

Roald Dahl is a famous children's author.
Click on the link below to know more about him and the books he wrote!
http://www.roalddahl.com/ (It's a fantastic website!)
Click on the "books and stuff" link to discover the entire reading list of wonderful stories written by him.

I hope that during the holidays, you will get a chance to read all or at least some of his awesome children's books! They are available at public libraries, so ask your parents to check if the books are available and pick them up. Enjoy reading!!!

Apart from the Roald Dahl Books...

Are you a Thrill Seeker? Brave Heart? Horror Fan? or a Jolly Joker when it comes to books?

click on the link below to answer a few questions to find out what kind of a reader you are!

http://www.pl.sg/IBMS/plRecommendations/showDocument.do?uuid=1e8d99ee-2d2c-4be7-9073-12bd462466b2

The second page will give recommended books according to the type of reader you are. Have fun trying the quiz!!!

These holidays, it will be good if you can also catch 10minutes of the Channel 5 or Channel NewsAsia news as well as read maybe one newspaper article a week. Such habits help us to expand our vocab and also listen to good ways of reading a passage (useful for oral). Not only that, it expands our general knowledge!

As an endnote,
do use the "Notes" section in your Pupil Handbook to write down all the titles of the books you've read and enjoyed. It will be fun to share when school reopens!

Enjoy the holidays!!!

Love,
Ms Priya :)