P4 and P5 Math Intensive for the End-of-Year Exam
Go beyond knowing the steps. Build real understanding.
Two in-person sessions over one weekend at King Albert Park, Bukit Timah. Your child works through the key P4 or P5 topics until the concept makes sense, so a question that looks different stops being a surprise.
Choose one of four weekends, 26 September to 18 October · $240 for the weekend
The MathArchery October Intensive is a two-session weekend programme for Primary 4 and Primary 5 students preparing for the end-of-year exam, also called SA2. You choose one weekend out of four, between 26 September and 18 October 2026. Your child comes on the Saturday from 1pm to 3.30pm, and again on the Sunday from 12pm to 2.30pm. Each level works on its own topics, in a small group. The fee is $240 for that weekend.
What happens when the question changes?
“My child can do it, but doesn’t really understand.”
I hear this from parents often. The homework comes back correct. The practice paper on fractions goes well. Then the school paper asks for the same idea in a different way, and the child loses marks on a topic they had practised.
Hello parents and students. A child who has practised a question type learns to recognise it, remember the steps and apply the method. That works for as long as the question looks familiar. The syllabus also asks schools to set questions a child has never seen before, and those questions need more than a remembered method.
In my experience, more practice of the same kind rarely fixes this. Most children in this position are missing the concept behind the steps, and the way one idea connects to the next. Once a child sees why a method works, something clicks, and a changed question is still a question they know.
I built these two sessions to teach that.
One idea, asked two ways
Primary 5 · Percentage
- The practised question
- “Find 20% of $80.” Answer: $16
- The changed question
- “A bag costs $80. The shop gives a 20% discount. How much does the bag cost now?” Answer: $64
Primary 4 · Fractions
- The practised question
- “Find 3/4 of 24.” Answer: 18
- The changed question
- “Mei had 24 stickers. She gave away 3/4 of them. How many stickers does she have left?” Answer: 6
The idea is the same both times. A child who only remembers “multiply by the percentage” stops at $16. A child who understands that a discount is the part taken away, and that giving away 3/4 leaves 1/4, sees the second question as the first one with one more step.
Is this intensive right for your child?
Signs this intensive fits your child
- Your child gets practised questions right, then loses marks when the wording or the diagram changes.
- Your child can tell you the steps and cannot yet tell you why the steps work.
- The end-of-year exam is a few weeks away, and you want the big topics to make sense before it.
- Your child is doing well and wants harder questions on the same topics.
What does the intensive cover?
For every topic we do three things. We understand the concept. We see how it relates to what your child already knows. Then we meet it in a question presented differently.
Primary 5
Maths Concepts and Thinking Skills Intensive
Fractions and Percentage
A percentage as a fraction of a whole, and why discount and GST questions are the same idea
Area and Perimeter
Why the area of a triangle is half of base times height, and composite figures
Rate and Volume
Rate as “for every one”, and volume of cuboids with liquid in a tank
Angles and Triangles
Angles on a line, at a point and in a triangle, with the reason for each step
Math Thinking and Problem Solving
Model drawing and heuristics across the topics, and how to choose one
Primary 4
Maths Concepts and Thinking Skills Intensive
Fractions
Mixed numbers, improper fractions, fraction of a set, and unlike denominators
Decimals
Place value to three decimal places, and how decimals and fractions name the same number
Area and Perimeter
Finding a missing side, and composite figures made of rectangles and squares
Pie Chart
Reading a pie chart as fractions of one whole
Factors and Multiples
What they are, and how they appear inside word problems
Math Heuristics
Make a List, Guess and Check, Work Backwards, and when each one helps
Five hours will not reteach a whole year. In each topic I pick the ideas that the rest of the topic rests on, and we work on those.
How do the two sessions run?
One weekend, two sessions. Saturday from 1pm to 3.30pm and Sunday from 12pm to 2.30pm. The topics run across both sessions, so coming to both covers them all.
The same programme every weekend. I run the intensive on four weekends. You choose the one that suits your family and your child’s exam dates.
Each level has its own topics. P4 students work on the six P4 topics, and P5 students work on the five P5 topics. Every child meets questions written for their own level.
Concrete, then pictorial, then abstract. Each idea starts with something your child can see or draw, and only then moves to the numbers. A bar model on paper turns a wordy question into one a child can reason about.
A safe-to-be-wrong environment. A wrong answer in class shows me which idea is missing. We fix it there, in a room where trying an idea aloud is welcome.
Both kinds of learner. Top performers and developing students both belong here. Some children need an idea rebuilt in smaller steps. Some already have it and need a harder version of the same question. A small group leaves room for both.
Support after the weekend. The learning does not stop on Sunday. I give students extra questions to keep practising, and I record videos for them to refer back to before the paper.
About Your Coach
I’m Elaine Goh, Teacher Elaine to my students. I have taught Primary, Secondary, IP and IB Mathematics for over eight years, and I hold a Specialist Diploma in Specific Learning Differences. I have been through two rounds of PSLE as a mother, with two sons who each learn differently, so I know what the weeks before a paper feel like at home.
Sometimes it just takes something to click in a child’s mind. I teach for that aha moment, when a topic stops being a list of steps and starts to make sense. A child who understands starts to get questions right, the small wins build confidence, and confidence is what carries a child into the exam hall.
When is the intensive, and what does it cost?
Choose one weekend
Saturday 1pm to 3.30pm and Sunday 12pm to 2.30pm. Every weekend covers the same programme.
Sat 26 September and Sun 27 September 2026
Sat 1pm to 3.30pm · Sun 12pm to 2.30pm
Sat 3 October and Sun 4 October 2026
Sat 1pm to 3.30pm · Sun 12pm to 2.30pm
Sat 10 October and Sun 11 October 2026
Sat 1pm to 3.30pm · Sun 12pm to 2.30pm
Sat 17 October and Sun 18 October 2026
Sat 1pm to 3.30pm · Sun 12pm to 2.30pm
- Fee
- $240For the two sessions of one weekend. The $240 covers everything, including the follow-up practice questions and the reference videos. There is no registration fee and no materials fee.
- Seats
- Each class is a small group, and seats for each weekend are limited.
- Where
- In person at MathArchery, 9 King Albert Park #02-22, KAP Mall, Bukit Timah, Singapore 598332. King Albert Park MRT (DT6) is about 10 minutes’ sheltered walk away. The basement car park gives a 10-minute grace period for drop-off. More on getting here is on our contact page.
Fees and times for weekly classes are on the schedule and fees page.
What parents say about learning with Teacher Elaine
These parents wrote about my weekly classes.
“…teacher Elaine helped her to love the subject so much that she is now asking me to sign her up for year end math to learn more before school lessons. My daughter is now much more confident and does not delay doing her math homework.”
“She is an incredibly patient and thorough math tutor who has made a huge difference in my son’s learning. Her teaching style is clear and methodical, ensuring that my son fully understands each concept before moving on.”
Questions parents ask
Which weekend should we choose?
Every weekend covers the same programme, so choose the one that suits your family. You do not need to pick the weekend closest to the exam. After the sessions I give students extra questions to keep practising, and I record videos for them to refer back to, so the learning carries on until the paper.
Do P4 and P5 cover the same topics?
No. Each level has its own topics. P4 students work on the six P4 topics, and P5 students work on the five P5 topics.
Can my child come for one day only?
Yes. The topics run across the two sessions, so a child who comes for one day covers part of the topics, and a child who comes for both covers them all. Message me and I will tell you what each day covers.
Is there an online option?
No. I run the intensive in person only. Five hours is short, and children pick ideas up fast at the table, with paper, pencil and the materials in their hands.
Does my child need to be a MathArchery student?
No. The intensive is open to any Primary 4 or Primary 5 student.
Will this help with the end-of-year exam?
Yes. The two sessions work on understanding the main topics, and on meeting them in unfamiliar questions. Sometimes it just takes something to click in a child’s mind. When it does, the questions start to make sense, and a child can improve from there.
How is this different from weekly tuition?
Weekly classes follow the school term and build skills over months. The intensive is a focused weekend on the biggest topics before the paper. Some children do both.
How do we sign up?
Message me on WhatsApp with your child’s level and the weekend you would like. I will confirm the place and tell you how to pay.
Tell me about your child
Message me with your child’s level, the weekend you have in mind, and the topics that worry you most. I will tell you honestly whether the intensive fits.