c Primary 6 Parents’ Briefing

4th April 2014

Mathematics Department

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Class Math Teacher

6 Compassion Mrs Chan Puay Puay

6 Harmony Ms Lin Xiuyue

6 Attentiveness Ms Tan Hui Choon

6 Modesty Mr Joseph Lim

6M1 Mrs Loh Pui Teng

6M2 Mrs Chan Puay Puay

6FM1 Mrs Jamie Yip

6FM2 Mdm Soh MeMe

6FM3 Mdm Rameesa

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PSLE Math Components

Paper 1 (40 marks) Duration: 50 min

15 Multiple Choice Questions (20 marks) 15 Short Answer Questions (20 marks)

Paper 2 (60 marks) Duration: 1h 40 min

5 Short Answer Questions (10 marks) 13 Long-Structured Questions (50 marks)

PSLE Math: 26th September 2014, Friday

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PSLE Foundation Math Components

Paper 1 (50 marks) Duration: 1 hour

20 Multiple Choice Questions (30 marks) 10 Short Answer Questions (20 marks)

Paper 2 (50 marks) Duration: 1h 15 min 10 Short Answer Questions (20 marks) 8 Long-Structured Questions (30 marks)

PSLE Math: 26th September 2014, Friday

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• Term 1 (CA1) • Term 2 (SA1- Week 8) • Term 3 (Prelim 1 - Week 4, Prelim 2 - Week 9)

School Math Assessments

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Supplementary

• Weekly compulsory supplementary lessons on either Tues & Thurs, for 45 minutes.

• Focusing on completing the P6 syllabus by Term

2. • Training pupils in PSLE Exam skills for Term 3 &

4 with the use of practice papers.

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Enrichment Programs

• Differentiated Mathematics Enrichment Programmes

- Math Olympiad Programme (for competitions) - Math Heuristics Extenstion Programme - Math Amazing Thinking Programme (focus on basic problem solving heuristics) - Math Exploring Numbers Programme (focus on building up foundational skills & concepts)

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Competitions

• Raffles Institution Primary Math World Contest (RIPMWC)- RI

• Singapore Mathematical Olympiad Primary Schools (SMOPS)- Hwa Chong

• Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) • Singapore National Girls’ Mathematics Competition

(SNGMC)- Raffles Girls’ Sch • Math Exploration Day – Gifted Branch • River Valley High School Math Challenge • National Mathematical Olympiad of Singapore (NMOS)

– NUS High • Annual Mathlympics- ACS

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Practice makes Perfect Encourage your child to work on 3 to 5 Math questions daily. Start with the simpler questions first to boost your child’s confidence. After which, slowly move on to word problems.

Tips on helping your P6 child

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Positive working attitude Encourage your child to hand in all homework on time.

Encourage your child to take pride in his/her work by doing their best in their daily assignments and remind them to check their work upon completion.

Show perseverance. Do not leave any question blank. Instead, try to break down the question and work out some steps based on the hints given in the question.

Tips on helping your P6 child

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Study Smart Time your child when he/she is working on practice papers at home. Paper 1- 50 minutes, Paper 2- 1h 40 minutes. Instill some urgency in completion of work, as well as train them to check their work if your child is prone to completing his/her work too quickly. Encourage your child to seek the math teacher’s help if they come across any questions that they do not understand.

Tips on helping your P6 child

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