Mathematics and Science
F-2 HPE
We will be focusing on developing collaborative and coordination skills in Term 2. Apart from participating in both strength and cardio training, the students will also take part in different group activities and compete against each other. For Health lessons, students are learning about emotion recognition and regulation. They will learn to recognize their own and other feelings.
These pictures show students telling their classmates of different events that made them happy, angry, sad or excited. They take turns and roll the dice to share their stories. The pictures show that they are sharing their stories jubilantly.
Winter is here and we move the PE lessons indoor. Students are performing a range of aerobic exercises to strengthen their cardiovascular system. Last week, we played a game called Level Up! The below picture shows students participating in this game. They are performing different exercises to raise their levels and to beat the boss!
Years 5-6 Mathematics
This term, Years 5-6 students will learn about Geometry, especially 3D solids. From 2D shapes to 3D shapes, they learnt to build a range of animation figures using 3D nets and to calculate their surface areas. In the challenge below, students built a composite shape puzzle using 2D shapes. They would find all relevant shapes that could build this puzzle; thus, calculated the area of this composite shape.
In the following weeks, they will be learning about translation and rotation of different 2D shapes. They will plot the shapes on the Cartesian Plane to apply their knowledge.
Practice makes perfect! Years 5-6 students will continue to have Mathematics Stations to revise different topics. They will be divided into teams and challenge one another. This will be a great opportunity to apply and revise their prior knowledge.
Years 7-10 Science
Our secondary school students will be learning about chemistry this term. From the Periodic Table to Chemical Reactions, we will be conducting a range of experiments to investigate the properties of elements. In each experiment, students will pose a hypothesis and test for their assumption by recording the result. In Week 1, we learnt to recognise the atomic structure of elements and to read the Periodic Table. In Week 2 and 3, we made crystals in the Science Lab and made plastics out of milk and vinegar. To better connect students’ knowledge to real-world application, they will be investigating how to eliminate the use of plastics and how plastics can be a renewable resource.
In subsequent weeks, Years 9-10 students will learn about different bond formations between elements through experiments. Years 7-8 students will also continue to learn about chemical changes and how to separate mixtures using a range of techniques.
Years 7-10 Mathematics
Our secondary school students also learnt about geometry this term. They are combining the knowledge of fractions and geometry together to solve problems. For revision, we are using the Connect Four game to practice fractions. Students need to have at least four counters connected and the sum of the counters has to be a whole number, to claim the win.
We are also using different 3D solids to deduce the formula of cylinders, prisms and pyramids. From surface area to volume, students use different means to visualise both 2D and 3D geometrical shapes.
