Money

Dear Parents

For your reference.

Learning objectives:

• counting the amount of money in a given set of notes and coins
• reading and writing money in decimal notation
• comparing 2 or 3 amounts of money
• converting an amount of money in decimal notation to cents only and vice versa
• solving word problems involving money in dollars only (or in cents only)

Preparation for this topic goes back to the early part of the year. Click HERE to read more about it.

Some Important Notes

1) We read $15 as 'fifteen dollars' but some children may write it as '15$'. Children need to be mindful of the difference in speech and writing.

2) When counting money, we count from the highest to the lowest denominations.

3) Some pupils have the misconceptions that the set with more  coins has a greater amount of money. Some students may relate the size of a coin with its value, thus perceiving, for example, a 50-cent coin as having a higher value than a 1-dollar coin.

4) Students have not learnt the concept of decimals, so the decimal point is

regarded as a point separating the cents from the dollars, and the two digits after the decimal point denote the number of cents.

5) Point out that to change dollars to cents, just remove the “$” sign and

the dot. Remind students to put a dot after the dollars to separate the

dollars from the cents. Point out that they are not to use both “$” and “¢” together.

Temperature - taking tomorrow (28.06.12)

Dear Parents

This is a gentle reminder that there will be temperature taking tomorrow. Please ensure that your child's thermometer is in working order and he/she will have to bring it tomorrow.

Thank you.

Feedback on Review 4 (Term 2)

Some children used the wrong operator in question 7. The children had experience working with 2-step word problems that were separated into two parts {(a) and (b)} for them and also without the scaffolding. In this question, they need to recognise that it's  2-step word problem. Most often when the word 'than' is used, there is a need to compare. So, children need to know that WHO is lighter and WHO is heavier. In this case, the 'he' refers to 'Muthu' so we know that he is 37 kg. The key question is 'Is Amanda heavier/ lighter than Muthu?'

They are encouraged to draw models to help them to visualise. Before they'd learnt model drawing, they were taught to draw up and down arrows to help them visualise who is 'heavier/ lighter' or otherwise 'more/ less'.

2 Thinker New Form Teacher

Dear Parents,

I am Miss Munirah and I am the new form teacher of class Primary 2 Thinker. I look forward to working with you to help the children throughout this learning journey. Feel free to contact me via school (67535411) or drop me an email (siti_nurmunirah_mohd_ars@moe.edu.sg) should there be any urgent concerns or queries.

Thank you.

Class Photos

Dear Parents,

Class Photos
The class photos are out! The selection includes 3 photos; 1 formal shot, 1 fun shot and a special fun shot. You may wish to view the samples  before deciding which photo to purchase. There are 2 sizes available, 5R and 8R. Kindly indicate which photo(s) you wish to purchase on the white envelope given to your child on 25 June.

Prices of each photo are indicated on the envelope. Please place the full payment (CASH ONLY) into the white envelope and seal it up. Please do not staple the envelope and do not fold the money. No change will be given, so please place the exact amount.

All envelopes will be given to the vendor on 2 July.