Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]
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OrangeJuice:
haha I guess one thing is that in general, everyone does pretty well for Year 1 Math, and after all Math is a lot about practice and all, so your DD should be fine
Hi fix_you, thanks for info. It is \"comforting\" that your classmate scored 0 even though she is good in math, i guess it just takes some adjusting, guess I shouldn't be unduly worried, well my DD isn't ...and she is enjoying school v much, I can tell by her happy moods when she is going to/coming home from school and she is always chatting to me and her dad abt what happened at schoolfix_you:
actually non-routine is a lot about on the spot thinking and using logical deductions- and there isn't a fixed way of studying for it. to be very honest, it just depends if you are able to see the permutation there and then, but then the teachers will make it do-able. I have this classmate whose math is really really good. like 39/40 that type. but she got 0 for non-routine so yea
your DD is year 1 right? year 1 math coverage is rather limited in the sense that a lot of things are linked like after learning algebra you learn how to draw graphs and etc (if I remember correctly- sorry I was year 1 quite awhile back).
hmm and with regards to what friendship said about the lab technicians- I don't think its very nice that you say \"thought the chem lab is suppose to provide and what is the lab assistant doing the whole day? washing and cleaning laboratories apparatus is part of her/his job scope.\" because while it is part of the jobscope, this is about contamination of lab apparatus which is unavoidable considering how we do our practical (hehe :P) and yea actually I'm very grateful for the lab technicians- they help a lot during like all our weird projects (especially Year 2- SIP, CSI) and cleaning laboratory apparatus is actually something we ALL do at the end of practicals because it isn't very fair to leave your mess for others to clean up (?)
yep thats all hehe. oh and with regards to my previous post about banding and all I forgot to include that like actually when you get to Year 4 you do get banded- one of the most obvious ones is Chinese, where you hear everyone talking about which \"ban\" they are in (there are 3- A, B and C) and there are others that are a bit weirder (?) too. like haha my class is banded for physics, and I hear of other classes banded for Chemistry and all hmm so justsaying.
hope everyone's having fun in RGS
personally my math is like quite fluctuating, like sometimes 4.0 sometimes 2.8 so yea it'll all balance out!
tell your DD to enjoy school while the \"honeymoon\" period lasts
then she'll face all the rigors of our curriculum but its actually quite fun la in the sense that it really stretches you and you learn more/benefit in the long run?
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Choco05:
Just looked at DD's math file contents page......For Yr 1, there's only 1 worksheet for each topic :shock:OrangeJuice:
I see...so I suppose the teacher will give out worksheets on a regular basis for practise ? Sorry to ask so many questions cos DD seemed to be struggling on some of the questions on worksheets. Hopefully she will get the hang of it and do better with time
Thanks !
Does she have the math file contents page for unit 1? If she does, whatever is listed up there, is all that you'll be getting for the unit:/ Might not be enough, but for every unit, it's like that. You can get only 2 worksheets for 1 unit even.
From your experience, where do the gals find other resources to practise on? Just buy assessment books? Thanks.
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don't worry too much about non-routine
it's a whether you get it or don't get it kind of test so don't fret if you don't get a very good score! and if it's anything comforting those who do so-so for math exams or below average can do very well (even score full marks!) for the non-routine
and regarding fix_you's post (haha hi batchmate you're year 4 aren't you) yes there is banding but only for subjects and not for overall academic results. I think banding affects more of the sciences I guess (though I think bio is left untouched!) and not all classes are affected.
hmm \"banding\" in some sense happens in math -- there's this math advanced, enriched thing in Year 2 apparently (hmm Year 2s, would you like to elaborate? I'm not sure about how this goes), and in Year 3/4 there's math clinic, where weaker students are identified to go for math clinic which will offer them extra help through an extra lesson almost every week (if I am not mistaken), and teachers will also pay extra attention to them for lessons, which is great as it really helps them grasp the concepts better.
oh and regarding assessment/guidebooks for math practice/revision (which I saw somewhere), my take is actually it's not necessary (especially for Sec 1 and 2!)- the school will provide more than enough practice, and the worksheets should be clear enough, and usually have some sort of summary included (especially if it's very big topics) for the student to revise. I think the math textbook has practices too (I hope I'm not wrong...long time since i've been Sec 1). In Sec 3 and 4 the teachers will encourage you to buy a certain type of assessment book so that's when it's encouraged
not sure if the Sec 1s do this, but there's this thing called unit summary that Sec 2s to 4s do for math: teachers will assign a group of students, or for the whole class to do individually, a certain math unit that was taught, and they have to summarize all the key learning points of the topic within some page restrictions. It really aids in revision, for Year 3 they assigned all the students one of the hardest topics with the most number of things to remember, and when we really did the summary we realized it was so so useful for studying later on in exams if different units are assigned to different groups, by the end of the year you'll have a summary of each topic since it's shared.
it's a graded thing though, this unit summary, but not to worry it's rather simple. if sec ones aren't doing this, then you can suggest to your DD to do this on her own and summarize the topic when the teacher finishes teaching (or just before a math test) for her own revision--> for me, it really does help.
p/s Tinkerbelle --> i think your DD is expected to fill up the rest of the worksheet titles on her own? (i might be mistaken though!) -
Tinkerbelle:
Just looked at DD's math file contents page......For Yr 1, there's only 1 worksheet for each topic :shock:Choco05:
[quote=\"OrangeJuice\"]I see...so I suppose the teacher will give out worksheets on a regular basis for practise ? Sorry to ask so many questions cos DD seemed to be struggling on some of the questions on worksheets. Hopefully she will get the hang of it and do better with time
Thanks !
Does she have the math file contents page for unit 1? If she does, whatever is listed up there, is all that you'll be getting for the unit:/ Might not be enough, but for every unit, it's like that. You can get only 2 worksheets for 1 unit even.
From your experience, where do the gals find other resources to practise on? Just buy assessment books? Thanks.[/quote]Haha it's the same for every year i guess. Each topic in the unit has only 1 worksheet. Some people can survive without assessment. Oh, ace-learning quizzes! They are quite useful, and has detailed explanations. But that also one quiz per unit...
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oops my bad misunderstanding what you mean by topic in the unit, read too fast! >< but some topics can have two!! when you progress up to higher levels
either that or that one worksheet gets really. really. long. -
kcym:
Yes year 2 has enriched/advanced. I think advanced is for those who got selected via the test! And enriched is made up of those who don't pass it, and some GE classes. Like i'm in enriched. There are 3 enriched+1 advanced altogether i think. Or is it 2 enriched and 2 advanced? There are also math clinic sessions for year 2s, if your math GPA is below 3.6, and the teacher calls you for it...don't worry too much about non-routine
it's a whether you get it or don't get it kind of test so don't fret if you don't get a very good score! and if it's anything comforting those who do so-so for math exams or below average can do very well (even score full marks!) for the non-routine
and regarding fix_you's post (haha hi batchmate you're year 4 aren't you) yes there is banding but only for subjects and not for overall academic results. I think banding affects more of the sciences I guess (though I think bio is left untouched!) and not all classes are affected.
hmm \"banding\" in some sense happens in math -- there's this math advanced, enriched thing in Year 2 apparently (hmm Year 2s, would you like to elaborate? I'm not sure about how this goes), and in Year 3/4 there's math clinic, where weaker students are identified to go for math clinic which will offer them extra help through an extra lesson almost every week (if I am not mistaken), and teachers will also pay extra attention to them for lessons, which is great as it really helps them grasp the concepts better.
oh and regarding assessment/guidebooks for math practice/revision (which I saw somewhere), my take is actually it's not necessary (especially for Sec 1 and 2!)- the school will provide more than enough practice, and the worksheets should be clear enough, and usually have some sort of summary included (especially if it's very big topics) for the student to revise. I think the math textbook has practices too (I hope I'm not wrong...long time since i've been Sec 1). In Sec 3 and 4 the teachers will encourage you to buy a certain type of assessment book so that's when it's encouraged
not sure if the Sec 1s do this, but there's this thing called unit summary that Sec 2s to 4s do for math: teachers will assign a group of students, or for the whole class to do individually, a certain math unit that was taught, and they have to summarize all the key learning points of the topic within some page restrictions. It really aids in revision, for Year 3 they assigned all the students one of the hardest topics with the most number of things to remember, and when we really did the summary we realized it was so so useful for studying later on in exams if different units are assigned to different groups, by the end of the year you'll have a summary of each topic since it's shared.
it's a graded thing though, this unit summary, but not to worry it's rather simple. if sec ones aren't doing this, then you can suggest to your DD to do this on her own and summarize the topic when the teacher finishes teaching (or just before a math test) for her own revision--> for me, it really does help.
p/s Tinkerbelle --> i think your DD is expected to fill up the rest of the worksheet titles on her own? (i might be mistaken though!)
Unit summary is quite fun actually! Though it's graded it's pretty cool. The trick to pick the topic to be presented after June holidays/any other holidays. You get the entire month to do it yay. That's what my group did for last year. It's not difficult to score, and at the same time when you're explaining to others about that unit, you're actually understanding it better yourself too!
I think for year 1 the contents page is already printed with how many worksheets and its title:) It was the case for last year. Even for sec 2 we're getting content pages. -
Choco05:
whoops as previously mentioned misunderstood the topic in the unit thing ><
Yes year 2 has enriched/advanced. I think advanced is for those who got selected via the test! And enriched is made up of those who don't pass it, and some GE classes. Like i'm in enriched. There are 3 enriched+1 advanced altogether i think. Or is it 2 enriched and 2 advanced? There are also math clinic sessions for year 2s, if your math GPA is below 3.6, and the teacher calls you for it...kcym:
don't worry too much about non-routine
it's a whether you get it or don't get it kind of test so don't fret if you don't get a very good score! and if it's anything comforting those who do so-so for math exams or below average can do very well (even score full marks!) for the non-routine
and regarding fix_you's post (haha hi batchmate you're year 4 aren't you) yes there is banding but only for subjects and not for overall academic results. I think banding affects more of the sciences I guess (though I think bio is left untouched!) and not all classes are affected.
hmm \"banding\" in some sense happens in math -- there's this math advanced, enriched thing in Year 2 apparently (hmm Year 2s, would you like to elaborate? I'm not sure about how this goes), and in Year 3/4 there's math clinic, where weaker students are identified to go for math clinic which will offer them extra help through an extra lesson almost every week (if I am not mistaken), and teachers will also pay extra attention to them for lessons, which is great as it really helps them grasp the concepts better.
oh and regarding assessment/guidebooks for math practice/revision (which I saw somewhere), my take is actually it's not necessary (especially for Sec 1 and 2!)- the school will provide more than enough practice, and the worksheets should be clear enough, and usually have some sort of summary included (especially if it's very big topics) for the student to revise. I think the math textbook has practices too (I hope I'm not wrong...long time since i've been Sec 1). In Sec 3 and 4 the teachers will encourage you to buy a certain type of assessment book so that's when it's encouraged
not sure if the Sec 1s do this, but there's this thing called unit summary that Sec 2s to 4s do for math: teachers will assign a group of students, or for the whole class to do individually, a certain math unit that was taught, and they have to summarize all the key learning points of the topic within some page restrictions. It really aids in revision, for Year 3 they assigned all the students one of the hardest topics with the most number of things to remember, and when we really did the summary we realized it was so so useful for studying later on in exams if different units are assigned to different groups, by the end of the year you'll have a summary of each topic since it's shared.
it's a graded thing though, this unit summary, but not to worry it's rather simple. if sec ones aren't doing this, then you can suggest to your DD to do this on her own and summarize the topic when the teacher finishes teaching (or just before a math test) for her own revision--> for me, it really does help.
p/s Tinkerbelle --> i think your DD is expected to fill up the rest of the worksheet titles on her own? (i might be mistaken though!)
Unit summary is quite fun actually! Though it's graded it's pretty cool. The trick to pick the topic to be presented after June holidays/any other holidays. You get the entire month to do it yay. That's what my group did for last year. It's not difficult to score, and at the same time when you're explaining to others about that unit, you're actually understanding it better yourself too!
I think for year 1 the contents page is already printed with how many worksheets and its title:) It was the case for last year. Even for sec 2 we're getting content pages.
sec 3 the teachers aren't so nice anymore to give you content pages.
and seriously, 3.6? can't be that high. that's below 70%? -
kcym:
:thankyou: kcym for your detailed sharing.don't worry too much about non-routine
it's a whether you get it or don't get it kind of test so don't fret if you don't get a very good score! and if it's anything comforting those who do so-so for math exams or below average can do very well (even score full marks!) for the non-routine
and regarding fix_you's post (haha hi batchmate you're year 4 aren't you) yes there is banding but only for subjects and not for overall academic results. I think banding affects more of the sciences I guess (though I think bio is left untouched!) and not all classes are affected.
hmm \"banding\" in some sense happens in math -- there's this math advanced, enriched thing in Year 2 apparently (hmm Year 2s, would you like to elaborate? I'm not sure about how this goes), and in Year 3/4 there's math clinic, where weaker students are identified to go for math clinic which will offer them extra help through an extra lesson almost every week (if I am not mistaken), and teachers will also pay extra attention to them for lessons, which is great as it really helps them grasp the concepts better.
oh and regarding assessment/guidebooks for math practice/revision (which I saw somewhere), my take is actually it's not necessary (especially for Sec 1 and 2!)- the school will provide more than enough practice, and the worksheets should be clear enough, and usually have some sort of summary included (especially if it's very big topics) for the student to revise. I think the math textbook has practices too (I hope I'm not wrong...long time since i've been Sec 1). In Sec 3 and 4 the teachers will encourage you to buy a certain type of assessment book so that's when it's encouraged
not sure if the Sec 1s do this, but there's this thing called unit summary that Sec 2s to 4s do for math: teachers will assign a group of students, or for the whole class to do individually, a certain math unit that was taught, and they have to summarize all the key learning points of the topic within some page restrictions. It really aids in revision, for Year 3 they assigned all the students one of the hardest topics with the most number of things to remember, and when we really did the summary we realized it was so so useful for studying later on in exams if different units are assigned to different groups, by the end of the year you'll have a summary of each topic since it's shared.
it's a graded thing though, this unit summary, but not to worry it's rather simple. if sec ones aren't doing this, then you can suggest to your DD to do this on her own and summarize the topic when the teacher finishes teaching (or just before a math test) for her own revision--> for me, it really does help.
p/s Tinkerbelle --> i think your DD is expected to fill up the rest of the worksheet titles on her own? (i might be mistaken though!)
Will not rush out to buy any assessment books then.....haha
Yes, DD mentioned they've done 1 Unit Summary for maths so far. She has taken note of your tips about unit summaries. Seems like RGS does a lot of journals as well.
As for math file contents page, first page is all nicely filled up by the sch already but there are blank spaces on the second and third pages....yet to be filled up...keke :evil: -
Choco05:
Haha it's the same for every year i guess. Each topic in the unit has only 1 worksheet. Some people can survive without assessment. Oh, ace-learning quizzes! They are quite useful, and has detailed explanations. But that also one quiz per unit...[/quote]Oh yeah, forgot about ace-learning quizzes. Thanks, Choco_05!Tinkerbelle:
[quote=\"Choco05\"]Does she have the math file contents page for unit 1? If she does, whatever is listed up there, is all that you'll be getting for the unit:/ Might not be enough, but for every unit, it's like that. You can get only 2 worksheets for 1 unit even.
Just looked at DD's math file contents page......For Yr 1, there's only 1 worksheet for each topic :shock:
From your experience, where do the gals find other resources to practise on? Just buy assessment books? Thanks.
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Choco05:
Thanks for sharing your valuable experiences.Yes year 2 has enriched/advanced. I think advanced is for those who got selected via the test! And enriched is made up of those who don't pass it, and some GE classes. Like i'm in enriched. There are 3 enriched+1 advanced altogether i think. Or is it 2 enriched and 2 advanced? There are also math clinic sessions for year 2s, if your math GPA is below 3.6, and the teacher calls you for it...
Unit summary is quite fun actually! Though it's graded it's pretty cool. The trick to pick the topic to be presented after June holidays/any other holidays. You get the entire month to do it yay. That's what my group did for last year. It's not difficult to score, and at the same time when you're explaining to others about that unit, you're actually understanding it better yourself too!
I think for year 1 the contents page is already printed with how many worksheets and its title:) It was the case for last year. Even for sec 2 we're getting content pages.
It's great having all you helpful seniors & mummies around. :salute: :grphug:
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