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Re:Real WRONG Ratio Problem -> Don't WORRY be Happy
(Forum/ThinkingMath@OnSponge)

In this case it happens that the 2 ratios will fall nicely to give a solution when equated. But it would not be a general approach for a question of this nature as there could be cases when linking ...

Saturday, 05 June 2010
Re:Real WRONG Ratio Problem -> Don't WORRY be Happy
(Forum/ThinkingMath@OnSponge)

Let me ammend the question so it becomes valid and Chris's solution becomes the only valid solution i.e. where there will only be ONE SOLUTION. Also have taken out the redudant statement. Only Lorries ...

Saturday, 05 June 2010
Real WRONG Ratio Problem -> Don't WORRY be Happy
(Forum/ThinkingMath@OnSponge)

There are too many things wrong with this question and it is invalid. Parent and students should ignore this question. The following discussion is for those with a deeper understanding and parents/students ...

Saturday, 05 June 2010
Re: MGS Handout
(Forum/ThinkingMath@OnSponge)

... them directly. We would be more than happy to develop something similar for CHIJ based on their requirements should they wish. ...

Thursday, 06 May 2010
Re: Transitive Implications
(Forum/Lighter Moments)

Some Possible Answers: (a) "Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs DROPS OFF." -> guilt-trip method, now we know this can back-fire (b) Because my ...

Wednesday, 05 May 2010
Transitive Implications
(Forum/Lighter Moments)

... head. She looked at her mother and inquisitively asked, "Why are some of your hairs white, Mom?" Her mother replied, "Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one ...

Wednesday, 05 May 2010
Re:Speed problem sums
(Forum/ThinkingMath@OnSponge)

A lorry left Happy Town for Bayview Town at 60 km/h. Two hours later, a sports car travelling at 140 km/h left Happy Town for Bayview Town too. The sports car caught up with the lorry at a distance of ...

Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Speed problem sums
(Forum/ThinkingMath@OnSponge)

Hi janice tien, Thanks for your time and solutions.Much appreciated. :) Just to add one more speed question: Q4 A lorry left Happy Town for Bayview Town at 60 km/h. Two hours later, a sports car ...

Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Re:Part Whole- P5 Maths CA1 practice paper
(Forum/ThinkingMath@OnSponge)

... be happy :cheer: The question was worded wrongly. ...

Friday, 19 March 2010
Re:How to check answers online
(Forum/ThinkingMath@OnSponge)

... be happy to help you. If you mean download the online answers from the +hinkingMath books, you can click on this link http://onsponge.com/online-solutions to take you to the online solutions. You ...

Monday, 01 March 2010
Re:Methods, heuristics, all over the place!
(Forum/ThinkingMath@OnSponge)

... happy to hear that you spotted the method type. But then again, you are not a 'normal' parent when it comes to solving math problems :) So far with any of the +hinkingmath books (P3 to P6) for Number ...

Friday, 26 February 2010
Re:P3 Thinking Math Internal Transfer pages 70&71
(Forum/ThinkingMath@OnSponge)

Nice to meet you too. Yes - I have a P3 boy and another in K2. And yes - do feel free to post any questions you have on solving problem sums. I am sure the other parents will also be more than happy ...

Tuesday, 05 May 2009
Rough fun?
(Forum/Bonding with kids)

... all fathers to go for it! But exercise care during such 'rough' sessions as the growing up boys might just cause the sprain on your back... Very Happy ...

Monday, 25 August 2008
Tuition: Choice or necessity?
(Education/Enrichment & Tuition)

... charge anything from $60 an hour upwards. And then there are those who are happy to pay an undergraduate $30 an hour to teach their child. One mum, Mrs S. Selva, 37, says her son's Mother Tongue teacher ...

Thursday, 14 January 2010
Letter from Anastasia: No longer afraid due to her "guardian angels"
(Home & Family/Relationships)

... said, ”You’ve made me a happy man. I actually do not know if what I’ve been doing is right. It was difficult initially as she is a teenager and she also came with baggage from her ...

Saturday, 26 December 2009
Share a kindness - get a copy of the Yong-en 2010 calendar today!
(Lifestyle/Social Issues & Current Affairs)

... Ah Hoe “I’m happy to be able to do work and be in charge of my life again. I like to come to Yong-en. People here are friendly and helpful.” When Mdm Ah Hoe first came to Yong-en’s ...

Tuesday, 22 December 2009
"is cycling": Which is the verb?
(Education/Schooling)

... found yet. 6. They are very strange creatures. 7. I am very happy for you. 8. I wish I could be a frog. 9. Henry is my pet lizard. 10. You were mean to that dog. h4QEzJe6_ok ...

Thursday, 30 July 2009
Learning English? Get the plan!
(Education/Schooling)

... A. noun B. verb C. conjunction D. preposition 5. The receptionist always smiled ________ she was not happy. Which of the following conjunctions would you use to fill in the blank? A. but ...

Monday, 29 June 2009
onSponge interview: Insights from a parent volunteer
(Education/Schooling)

... happy with what I've come away with. I've discovered plenty about our ancestor civilisations and feel that I understand our Singaporean identity a little better. I will be volunteering this year not only ...

Wednesday, 13 May 2009
Seven Secrets to Problems Sums for Parents
(Blogs/Education & Learning)

... Being a Happy Teenager by Andrew Matthews, "You reap your harvest after you do the work ... Effort + patience = results." When you have a spare moment use it. Start from the beginning, ...

Wednesday, 06 May 2009
When Kids Teach....
(Blogs/Child Development)

... All excited and happy, this bespectacled kid waving his test paper like crazy. However, it fell short of my expectations but like a good Mummy, I pulled a wide plastic grin and said, 'That's VERY ...

Thursday, 02 April 2009
Does your child enjoy laughing?
(Home & Family/News)

... muscle tension, increases the amount of oxygen in the blood, exercises the heart and produces happy chemicals in the brain called endorphins. Thus laughing would burn more calories too, as a result of ...

Monday, 23 March 2009
BEGINNINGS.......
(Blogs/Travel & Leisure)

... and see where our journey takes us. Sometimes it's the happy accidents that make the journey interesting, even surprising ourselves by what we actually can do.... and if things don't work out there's always ...

Monday, 02 March 2009
Freshen Up for the Year of the Ox
(Blogs/Travel & Leisure)

... of potpourri to keep your linen and pillows smelling heavenly! So, happy spring cleaning, and have a Happy Lunar New Year!! ...

Monday, 19 January 2009
Testimonial
(Landing Page/Learn)

... his working... it is very encouraging to see my son appreciating Maths for the first time. :) am indeed very very happy. Great job." Ng Peck Wee who has a son in P5 at Yew Tee Primary "I ...

Friday, 21 November 2008
Nothing special, just communication!
(Home & Family/Relationships)

... is happy. What we ask of them won't get rejected, permission to go out is also granted fairly easily, and we are able to enjoy each together better. So, I have learned not to rob myself of all these great ...

Wednesday, 12 November 2008
HAPPINESS
(Blogs/Child Development)

Most of the time we think that true happiness is when things happen to be happening the way we want it to happen then we are happy (as how my pastor would say it). We have it all planned out and know what ...

Wednesday, 05 November 2008
Ramping up the fun during school holidays!
(Backroom/Publisher's Note)

... aspect of gaming with your children. For more ideas on holiday fun, check out something different for this holiday season! Happy school holidays! ...

Monday, 03 November 2008
Homework struggles - FAQs for parents
(Education/Schooling)

... unhappy, talk to your child to find out the reason. Then talk with the teacher to come up with a solution. As teachers want students to learn from homework, feedback helps them to match homework with student ...

Friday, 31 October 2008
Coping with tweens - the confident "tween"ager!
(Home & Family/Relationships)

... of adjustment to school life has gone well, you now face a confident child more secure with their friends and becoming less reliant on you, a possible source of pique! And yet you are happy...for ...

Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Holidaying overseas with kids
(Lifestyle/Entertainment & Leisure)

Examinations are on most parents' minds in October and November. For some, their kids complete their school examinations earlier, and the holiday mode begins sooner with accompanying demands. Examinations ...

Friday, 17 October 2008
Learn from our Parents
(Blogs/Child Development)

I came across this old picture recently and looking at the happy smiles of my brother and me, stopped all that I was doing and started to reminisce about my childhood. What did I remember? ...

Tuesday, 14 October 2008
5-more-marks disorder
(Education/Schooling)

... 80s or 90s of earlier lower primary years. Then you were a happy parent! Unfortunately, all hopes shatter at some point, usually at Primary 5 – the tormenting year for the average Singaporean. Unless your ...

Thursday, 02 October 2008
Rejecting the PSLE syndrome
(Education/Schooling)

... wonders if he would ever able to complete them. Tearing out of hair over apparently unsolvable problem sums – year after year with unhappy parents expressing their views in the forums. Scaling down ...

Thursday, 02 October 2008
October greetings!
(Backroom/Publisher's Note)

... school and national examinations are on the mind of every kid and their anxious parents. In the midst of this period of sobriety, we also extend happy greetings for Children’s Day that launches October. ...

Wednesday, 01 October 2008
Ants
(Blogs/Child Development)

... it and who should I see "ANTS". Not one, not two, not even three but a whole load of them! All looking very happy very busy and running in and out of the cup. I was shocked to see them. How could ...

Friday, 26 September 2008
DO NOT FRET!!
(Blogs/Child Development)

... earlier painted in my mind...this blissful, happy, mother of two.....sacrificing my career and ambitions for my kids! Until one day....when my eight year old son...sat me down...and told me straight to ...

Friday, 26 September 2008
S.P.A.C.E
(Blogs/Child Development)

... every mental picture of what was happening....why it was happening....to remember every happy moment I had with my dad....to say "I Love You"..."Thank You"...."Good-Bye".....but alas....it goes too fast. ...

Thursday, 25 September 2008
Studying takes over
(Blogs/Travel & Leisure)

... she needs to be streamed into pure science else it's not going to make her happy :( It has been a long long time since I saw her letting her hair down. This September holiday, she came by my home and became ...

Saturday, 20 September 2008
Toto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window
(Growth & Development/Character Development)

... nursery and this time was told that the boy is indeed normal and happy – so no worries. In fact, she was advised by the teacher in the new nursery to permit the boy to develop at his own pace. My ...

Friday, 29 August 2008
About us
(About Us/About Us)

... the children to help many other concerned parents whose journey might have just begun. Happy sponging with love! ...

Thursday, 10 July 2008
Happy Children's Day
('Uncategorised Content')

I know the exams are just around the corner but surely 1 day is not going to make that big a difference. Yes? Its Children’s Day tomorrow so what do you have planned? Movies? ...

Tuesday, 30 September 2008