Some flashback to March, 2020

It has been a month since we transitioned to online learning on 3/13 Friday, the very next day after the Lexington Public School District announced school closure on 3/12 Thursday evening. While we had plan for online learning, it still caught us by surprise, and our teachers had to rethink our pedagogy quickly! Most of …

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For students who are new to Singapore Math, CML-type questions are complex word problems that are non-routine and random. They are designed to sharpen critical thinking. Students are expected to apply math reasoning and to learn how to clearly explain their problem solving processes.  In Singapore, CML-type questions are part of the nation’s math program, where …

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Summer 2019 has been busy! Here are some updates! Standards InstituteI am very privileged to be facilitating at the Standards Institute for the 5th time. The conference focuses on the new Math Standards for United States, “why” these new standards are necessary and “why” attending to the precision of the language of the standards is …

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Today is the first day of our Summer 2019 program!

Hi all, Today is the last day of our Spring semester!A big thank you to our teachers for working so hard and caring for our students! A few updates: 1) We will be moving to 19 Muzzey St, Lexington, in Fall 2019! 2) Our students have done very well in the CML math contest 2019. …

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In collaboration with Cambridge Science Festival, Lexington Singapore School is pleased to host a Singapore Math parent-child workshop for early algebraic thinking! Workshop focuses on logic, early algebraic thinking and visualization. Find out about our unique Singapore Math approach, and how we combine rigor, deep understanding with Fun! Suitable for K to 1st graders. Pre-registration …

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Super excited to be facilitating at the Standards Institute again! This is my 4th time and as always, returned recharged and energized! This Standards Institute emphasizes on the new math FOCUS and the balance of RIGOR through the lens of Equity. The session I facilitated was for Grades 6 to 8 Math pathway I, for …

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There has been many research done on the importance of VISUALIZATION in math learning. In the video above by Prof Jo Boaler, Stanford University, she talks about how VISUALIZATION impacts Brain-crossing, and how it is super important for math learning! One of the main focus of Singapore Math is VISUALIZATION, the ability to break down a complex …

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We recently completed 4 sessions of Parent Workshops on (1) Bar Modeling and (2) Math team. It was very well received and the parents left feeling excited and ready to support their kids with bar modeling homework! There were also great questions from parents and lots of hands-on activities when parents shared their new found …

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