Things to bring for Jacob Ballas Children's Garden

Hi all,

here are the things to bring...

Project Work

Hi all,
Here's the details to guide you for your Project Work. Remember,it can only be done in school. It's just a simple project.

Web-based Lesson (IPW)

Essential Questions:
“What material can we use to keep things cold?”

Trigger: “How do we keep ice from melting?”

Scenario:
“Mr Wolf has an ice-cream factory. But his ice-creams are all melting. You are helping him design a container made with a special material that will keep the ice-creams from melting.”

** TASK:
Your group is facing a challenge to keep the ice-creams from melting. Design a container made with a special material to keep the ice-cream without using additional amount of ice.

*Resource:
www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Science+Lab&cook=
(show ice changing to water and vice versa)
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages8_9/keeping_warm-.shtml
(activity on the conduction of heat)
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/reviewise/science
(activity on conductors/insulators of heat)
www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/insulation.html
(experiment on heat insulation)
www.school-for-champions.com/science/thermalinsulation.htm

Your Task
Using internet resources, gather relevant information about how to keep ice from melting.

1. Plan and conduct a test to find the best material to use in the making of the container.
   
2. Design a container for this purpose
   
3. Prepare a powerpoint presentation to show your findings – your slides should include: a) names of members, b) the objective of the experiment , c) the various materials tested, d) a table and a graph to show the findings, d) a report of the conclusion of your experiment.

Procedures
Step 1 - Choose a Group Role
In your group of 4, choose a role for this challenge. Each role has different responsibilities. You can choose from a Leader, Timekeeper, Recorder and Presenter.

• Leader - You will be responsible to lead the group and to work together and complete the task.
• Timekeeper - You are to make sure the group follows the time given and no time is wasted and to ensure that the group keeps to the timeframe.
• Recorder - You are to record all data neatly in a table.
• Presenter - You will have to compile all information and data and present the result to the class in Powerpoint.

Step 2 – Get an Idea of What to Do

Once your group chooses a role, visit

• www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Science+Lab&cook

to find out how melting and freezing of water takes place.

Next, visit

• www.school-for-champions.com/science/thermalinsulation.htm and www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/science

to understand the concept of heat insulation and conduction.

Visit

• www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/insulation.html

to get an idea of how to conduct experiments to find out what materials make the best insulation.

Visit

• www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/keeping_warm-.shtml

for an interactive activity to ‘test out’ the best insulation material (from the range of materials)

Step 3 – Coming up with your Investigation Plan
Next you will have to plan and conduct an experiment to find the best material to be used to make your container.

1. What is the aim of the experiment?
   
2. What do you need for your experiment?
   
3. What do you do?
   
4. What results do you want to record?
   
5. What have you discovered from your test?

Step 4 – Designing and Making of the Product
Based on your findings, design and make your container.

Step 5 – Tabulating and Presenting your Results
Create a powerpoint or prepare a 2D (chart) presentation to share your findings and display your product.
You will be presenting your findings and product to the class as well as turning in a hard copy to your teacher.

Assessment Criteria
There are several different areas in which you will be assessed.
Your group work and participation grade will be averaged from a survey that your whole group will complete.
Your data will be assessed by the following rubric.
For your powerpoint or 2D presentation (whichever you prefer), you will be assessed by several different factors. See the Powerpoint rubric attached.

Extra online activities for you...

Hi all,
Here are two links for you to try during the holidays or when you're bored of completing worksheets.


Compound Sentences (using connectors)

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/interestsentences/compoundsentences/game.shtml
• http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia/g3c5/nadia.htm

I'll place it in the link section of the blog.

Science Spelling...

Hello boys & girls,

here's something extra for tomorrow's exam, just in case you don't have anything else to revise (waaaaaaah).

The P4 teachers had came up with this list to help pupils avoid spelling errors or loss of marks when an error would change the meaning of the reason / sentence.

You can use the 'Online Speller' to practice the words.

http://www.spellingcity.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

Speedtest answers...

Hello!
Here are the snapshots for the Speedtests answers as requested!

GMLites practice...

Hello children!!!

URGENT mission impossible!!!

I've created Hot Potatoes quizzes for the Unit 2 & 4 Supp wkshts & placed them on our class GMLites, under English. Please practice & have fun. I hope this will give another form of revision other than pen & paper! But it will use your parent's electricity bill though!!! :(


Hot on GMLites are the Unit 2 quizzes. There are 6 of them.

Unit 4 quizzes are up...gogogo!

Pass the message along & let's make the impossible poSSibLe!!! hehehe

Math Topical tests

Hi all,
Just to inform you that we will be having the post test for Math Test 2 next Monday. Then we 'll have the Math Test 3 on Tuesday. I'll give out the Math Test 2 paper tomorrow. You'll do the corrections and bring it home for revision & parents signature.

P/S Good luck for the Listening Exams

SA1 Revision topics

Hello ,

As I've said today in class, these are the things to take note while revising for your exams. The dates of the exams have been given in Term 2 memo and I've also placed them in the calender at the bottom of the class blog. Please take a look & mark them in your diaries with the stickers (if you want to).

Science

• P3 topics

Diversity : Things Around Us (living and non-living things)

: Classification of Plants

: Classification of Animals

: Materials

Systems : Human Systems

: Plants Systems

• P4 Interaction: Magnets


• P4 Matter


• P4 Heat Energy (Energy Conservation is not in SA1)

English Compo

• Go through the phrases in the worksheets that we've done in the compo file.


• Revise through the compo & read my comments.


• Go through the Compo phrases booklet that I've given out sometime ago.

English SA1

• 4A TB

Math

• Study from Whole Numbers to Perpendicular lines of the textbook chapters.


• Squares & Rectangles is not in SA1 exam.

I'll update if there's more.

P/S I've still have some more compo worksheets that I left on my table! I've forgotten to bring it to class today (2 of them). PLease ask Ms Loh to give it out tomorrow or I'll do it on Friday.

Weekend homework

Hello boys and girls,
How's class? I'm fine serving the country here, I'm safe & your homes are safe too :) Here's the list of homework that I am collecting on Monday.

1. Please complete the Fractions Word Problems in your WB (I'll mark these).
2. Please complete the Eng Unit 4 Supplementary worksheet (Ms Loh will mark these).
3. For those who still owe the P1 registration form or the Science WB, please bring them on Monday too.
4. Please do the Sports Carnival reflection at GMLites when you're free.
5. I was informed that on Monday (20/04/09), all P1 to P4 classes are to watch a skit in the hall from 1230pm to 1pm, for Singapore Kindness Week. Then you'll be given a form after that to fill in your thoughts.

• In case if I'm unable to come on Monday, CIP monitors are to collect for me & place them on my table.

Do behave & Good Luck for Monday's Oral exams!

Good Friday Homework

Hi all,

I hope you will finish the compo homework so that I can collect them on Monday when I drop by. If I don't, it means I'm unable to find the time. So CIP monitors, please collect them & place it on my table so I can collect them when I can. For those who read this message, please inform the CIP on Monday.
Below is a list of reminders for you.

1. Please learn Unit 4's Dictation for Tuesday's Spelling. The relief teacher have been instructed by me to start Eng Unit 5, Math Angles topic & Sci Energy. Please bring your Energy WB on Monday so we can start the activity on Thursday & Friday.
2. Please remind the teacher to bring you to the hall on Monday at 8am for the Fun & Fitness program.
3. Please remind the teacher to bring you to the AVA room at 930am for your Health Check. Health monitors are to give out the Health booklet to everyone, to carry it for your health check by the nurses.
4. Please bring a protractor for Maths Angles. Refer to your TB on how it looks like for those who are unsure. You can buy it at the book shop.

Sports Day!

Hi boys & girls,

Here are some pictures that I took for our class. Enjoy :)

Li Yuan & Lindy screamed, " Help! A giant face!!!"

Lindy said,"Look at what the running did to my poor old shoes!"

"For honour & glory!" exclaimed Sandheep.

"We're best of friends!"

Thirsty Crow

Hello children,
Please follow these steps for the Science worksheet. These are the steps that we did last Friday in class.

1. Fill in the measuring cyclinder with water.


2. Record the volume.


3. Place the object (rubber bung/pebble/marble) in the measuring cylinder


4. Record the volume of the water and the object.


5. Volume of object = Volume of Water - Volume of Water (ml) the Object (ml)

Then, please fill in the 2 properties of Matter that you have learnt from the Thirsty Crow activity.

Sports Carnival to do list

Hello children,

1. Please be reminded to bring your own skipping ropes on Wednesday. You can bring it tomorrow & we'll place it in the lockers outside the classroom. You can collect them on Wednesday morning before you report to the bus.


2. Next, I would like some volunteers after school tomorrow until 230pm. You are to help me sort the ice-cream sticks & other equipment for the Sports Carnival Endurance Run, NAPFA run/walk & sprint races. Please do tell me by tomorrow before recess.

Last but not least, please pray hard for good weather for our Sports Carnival. May the best house wins that day.

Headphones / earphones with microphones

Hi all,
This is the message from the school's IT dept.

The School is happy to inform you that we have managed to get a discount of S$3/- for the purchase of the headphon set (original price was S$10, now it's S$7 only). A sum of S$3 will be returned to your child. Please get the money from him / her & do sign the acknowledgement slip. Thank you.

Mrs Irene Ho
HOD IT

The class have tested the sets in the computer labs today. I hope you (parents) would help to try it further at home as I did no have the time to teach the children how to test the microphones. They will be needed in a future English IT lesson.

Thank you :)

Total Defence "What will you defend?" video competition.

Hey children,
Give your support by voting 5 STARS for Mrs Rachel Heng's "What will you defend?" video. And of course do enjoy the video :)

http://www.razor.tv/site/servlet/segment/main/whatwillyoudefend/21376.html

Mass or Weight???

Hi children,
Here's something for you to read regarding the topic of Mass & Weight. Hope it helps you to further understand on the differences. Thanks to Mrs Chia, Science HOD for the website.

http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001846.shtml

Holiday homework at a glance

Hi boys & girls,

Hope all of you are doing fine, spending your holiday wisely. I'm spending time with my son, babysitting him for two days while my wife had courses. It's lots of fun, hope you had your fun too. And I really hope you wouldn't forget the homework that we have. Here's a run through;

Part 1

1. Eng => Please complete the whole worksheet of Unit 3 Supplementary worksheet (is it ok Khafizah & Haikal??? :)).


2. Math => Please complete Review 2 of the Math WB.


3. Science => Please complete the Matter Supplementary worksheet.

Part 2 --- GMLites

1. Please complete the principal's reflection questions on Term 1 week 10.


2. Please complete the March Holiday reflection questions.


3. Please comment on the Science Matter Concept Cartoons. I've placed 3 cartoons for you to comment.

Part 3

1. Please complete your Social Studies project on Kampong Glam. Remember that you need to create a poster (drawing block paper size) on a Malay Culture that you choose to write & display. It can be a 2 dimensional poster (you can paste a real 'ketupat' or 'green packet' on the poster). Mr Ng should have informed you of the due date.


2. Remember to eat healthy & stay fit as Sports Carnival is on 1st April.

Hmmm, it sounds like a lot. But like we've discussed in class on Friday about time management, we have 9 days, 216 hours in total of which you would have at least 100 hours to decide to take the time to complete the homework. Please do the homework at least once a day. Do not wait til the last day to complete all. Please try your best to avoid getting too many corections.

Kampong Glam pictures for your projects...(at last :))

Hello children,
Here are the pictures that may be helpful in your project. You can also visit this link for more pictures;

http://4joygmsp2008.blogspot.com/2008/03/kampong-glam.html

Dinosaurs!!!

Hi all,
Here's the intro to Unit 3 Dinosaurs! Who says they are extinct, they still live in out imaginations! And with these scientists and robotics engineers help, we can see real size walking dinosaurs! Hope the show will come to Singapore so we can all go and watch! hehehe
Enjoy!

Tomorrow's spelling

Here are the words that we've chosen in class today. Don't forget to try the Online Speller test for practice. The words are chosen from your spelling mistakes in Unit 6 WB worksheet.

1. frightening


2. memento


3. youthful


4. thesaurus


5. synonym


6. antonym


7. irreplaceable


8. unconscious


9. unnecessary


10. irregular

Good luck children :)