T1W3 Thursday, 22 January 2015

Dear children,

      I hoped that you have learned a lot from today's Maths lesson. Even though we had a little game during that lesson, the more important thing is for every one of you to understand the concept behind place values. When I return you your Part B books tomorrow, please do your corrections properly over the weekend. If you have questions over the weekend, you can post it here under the comments. Make sure to write your name though. We can share the questions here so that everyone can learn together. Just to recap, if a digit under a place value is more than 9, split the digits accordingly like I have taught you. For example,

250 tens = Digit 0 is under tens place value, Digit 5 is under hundreds place value & Digit 2 is under thousands place value. So, the number is as below:           
                                       Thousands           Hundreds           Tens          Ones
                                               2                        5                       0                0
So if you can see, 250 tens is actually 2500.

You must understand this concept completely first before moving on to addition and subtraction of numbers to 10,000. For example, 85 hundreds and 13 tens is the same as _____________.
If you had understood my lesson earlier, 


85 hundreds = Digit 5 is under hundreds place value & Digit 8 is under thousands place value. So, the number is as below:           
                                       Thousands           Hundreds           Tens          Ones
                                               8                        5                       0                0
So if you can see, 85 hundreds is actually 8500.

13 tens = Digit 3 is under tens place value & Digit 1 is under hundreds place value. So, the number is as below:           
                                       Thousands           Hundreds           Tens          Ones
                                                                         1                       3                0
So if you can see, 13 tens is actually 130.

Lastly  85 hundreds and 13 tens means to add both numbers together.
      So, 8500 + 130 = 8630.

      Parents, I seek your assistance to revise with them at home too so that we can further solidify the children's understanding on this concept together. Also, as a reminder, tomorrow is the Meet-the-Parents' (MTP) session. Kindly take note of the following timings:

6.45pm - 7.30pm             Meeting with myself at P3/1 classroom.
7.30pm - 8pm                  Meeting with MT teacher at designated classrooms
8pm - 8.30pm                  (For PCR volunteers only) Meeting with myself at P3/1 classroom
8.30pm - 9pm                  Sharing by the respective Subject Heads at the Hildan Ark (Hall)

 If you're unable to attend, please do notify me through email or the ClassDojo app so that I can update you accordingly on what you will miss during the MTP.

Have a good rest, children, as tomorrow will be a long day for you.

Best regards,
Mr Luqman