Jan 30

Kids 3 – 6 years old are in for a cool treat this summer with Junior Math Champs. Through discovery learning, hands-on activities, group games and individual work, preschoolers will hone their number sense, measurement, computation, geometric and statistical skills in fun-filled sessions.

Batch 1 – April 1 – 12 (Patterns, functions and Algebra and Number Sense)
Batch 2 – April 15 – 26 (Geometry and Measurements)
Batch 3 – April 29 – May 10 (Operations / Mass and Volume)
Batch 4 – May 13 – 24 (Statistics, Patterns and geometry)

10 sessions per batch / M-F

Call us now to reserve a slot and get discounts when you enroll on or before Feb 15, 2013. 🙂
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Jan 23

Mathemagis’ Singapore Math covers core content areas of Math learning and skills development.

1. Conceptual Understanding

Students learn the whys before the hows and understand the underlying mathematical principles behind common shortcuts and formulas.  An emphasis on conceptual understanding allows students to solve seemingly complex problems with ease.
Traditional Math:  5 x 3 = ?
Singapore Math:  5 x 3 = 5 x 2 + ?
Level 2 (grade 2) students will be able to answer this based on a conceptual understanding of multiplication (no algebra, please).

2. Procedural Mastery

Knowledge and mastery of mathematical procedures are developed AFTER conceptual understanding.

3. Mental Computations strategy

Students learn various mental computation strategies on top of pen and paper calculations.

4. Use of Bar model in word problems.

Students  develop visualization and analytical skills needed to learn higher mathematics such as trigonometry and calculus through the use of bar-models as early as level 1 (grade 1).
Traditional Math Algebra Word Problem : Jose’s present age is 1/7 of his father’s age.  His father will be 61 years old in 5 years’ time. In how many years’ time will Jose’s age be 1/5 of his father’s age?
Singapore Math Level 5 (Grade 5) Word Problem: Jose’s present age is 1/7 of his father’s age.  His father will be 61 years old in 5 years’ time. In how many years’ time will Jose’s age be 1/5 of his father’s age?
Level 5 students will be able to answer the above problem using the bar-model approach.  Yes, without using algebra!  Singapore math focuses on visualization, analysis and strategies for breaking down complex word problems — allowing grade 5 students to answer questions normally reserved for Algebra.

5. Heuristics

Mathemagis teaches various strategies that can be applied to word problems aside from the bar-model approach.  This makes students more versatile and exposed to a wide range of word problems both mathematical and practical.
The Mathemagis Singapore math program covers all content areas and skills development in mastering primary school math and preparing students for higher order math such as Algebra, Trigonometry and Calculus.
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Dec 28

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Aug 5

No. Some problems do not lend themselves to bar-modeling. Singapore Math teaches various strategies, called heuristics, for solving these kinds of so-called non-routine word problems. There are about nine heuristics used in Singapore Math. These strategies are taught as early as Primary 1 and spirals through Primary 6.

How does a student know when to use the bar-model and when to use heuristics? There are no hard and fast rules on when to use a specific strategy in problem solving. However, exposure to a variety of word problems, hours of practice and proper teaching methodology help, of course. In the end, the goal of Singapore math is to arm the students with various strategies to solve a variety of word problems and to develop analytical skills to decide which strategy is most applicable in a given problem or situation.

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Jul 30

What is Singapore Math?

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Jul 5

iPSLE is the international version of the exams taken by Singapore students in Math, English and Science and Chinese when they finish six years of primary school (equivalent to grade 6). It provides a  certification by Singapore’s Ministry of Education of the student’s knowledge and achievement in the particular subject.

Mathemagis will be offering iPSLE math review session starting this July; it will cover all math topics in
  • whole numbers,
  • decimals,
  • fractions,
  • measurements,
  • geometry,
  • algebra,
  • ratio and proportion.
It includes an exam for each topic and a mock-up exam which covers all the topics. The review session will run for 4 saturdays starting July 14 (1-4pm) at 2/F ESNA Bldg, #30 Timog Ave, QC.

Please call 482.1074 or 0932.843.5552 for details.

The appointed exam centers in the Phlippines are
  • Ateneo De Manila University – Grade School
  • Xavier School
  • Immaculate Conception Academy
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Jul 1

Mathemagis was at the HAPI conference held at 5/F St. Francis Square last May 19, 2012 to raise awareness on Mathemagis’ Singapore Math enrichment program as a  perfect fit to the Singapore Math home school curriculum.

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Jul 1

Preschool Levels

Del Rosario, John Erick (PS2B)
Tinio, Sancho (PS2A)
Dayo, Patti (PS2B)

Primary Levels

Angeles, Kyle (P2)
Ang, Iyo (P3)
Nicolas, Luis (P2)
Nicolas, Ricardo IV (P2)
Rivera, Inigo (P2)
Regino, Alfonso (P2)
Salud, Marco (P2)
Ursua, Jom (P3)
Villegas, Noah (P2)

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