P.S.L.E. Results

The P.S.L.E. results will be released on 24 November (Thursday). Please go to the school at 12 noon.

Dance steps for 'Friends Forever'

Thank you, Weng Leng, for choreographing the dance.

A Second Item?

This is the song suggested by Kate...



The music for the dance suggested by Weng Leng...



Which do you prefer?

Perspective Drawing

Please click on Perspective Drawing for a step-by-step tutorial.

Graduation Song

It's the P.S.L.E.

Hope you have read through all the Model Compositions in your Writing Folio and revised your work.

Things to remember:

Situational Writing
- PACT (Purpose, Audience, Context, Tone)
- Number the points & identify them in the picture
- Give a greeting
- Keep paragraphs short (1st paragraph - state the purpose)
- Give an ending
- Sign off (write down who it is from)

Composition
- Read the questions and select one wisely (is it similar to something you have written about before?)
- Plan your story (Do not spend more than 5 minutes) - setting, characters, what happened next, ending, write down a few descriptive words/phrases
- Start writing the story (Do develop your story well - about 2-3 sides of the writing paper)
- Check (Did you use the past tense? Did you include feelings, actions? Read the question again and check that you have made use of the points given)

Paper 2
- Note the contextual clues
- Read the comprehension passages carefully and check the tenses for the questions. Check by asking yourself if you have answered the questions directly.
- For sentence synthesis & transformation, check the meaning and the grammatical structure, spelling and punctuation.

All the best to all of you!

The Final Countdown...

Please remember to do the following this weekend...

Homework:
1) Do P.S.L.E. Comprehension Practice 7 & 8
2) Check the answers for Revision Paper 6
3) Learn the words and phrases in your Vocabulary Book
4) Read all the Model Compositions in your Writing Folio

Optional Homework:
1) Online practice (Revision 8-10)
2) Additional Revision Papers

Others:
1) Get the coverpage of the English file signed
2) Get the English P.S.L.E. book signed
3) Bring your Writing Folio to school on Monday


By the way, here are some tips to beat exam stress...
(Adapted from: http://www.collegefashion.net/)

1) Avoid stressful people.
Stress is contagious. During exam week, resist the urge to have a study session with your 'super-tense' friend, especially if she’s complaining about all the work she has to do and breaking pencils all over the place. Her stress will only add to your stress.

2) Eat healthy and exercise.
Skip the sugar and go for healthy snacks like granola bars, cereal or fruits and veggies to keep your blood sugar stable. Furthermore, try to get some form of exercise (Avoid strenuous or long exercise). A simple 10-minute walk will leave you calmer and more focused.

3) Say 'NO' to distractions.
What you need to say 'no' to are the people who want to take up your time. There will probably be a friend who needs to talk to you for hours about her life, or gossip the day before your exams. Resist the urge to say 'yes' to her. You should also avoid other distractions like computer games and too much television.

4) Take short breaks.
For every hour or so that you work, take a 10-minute break. Relax for about 10 mins, then start working again. This gives your brain a little rest and will help keep you more focused when you are actually doing work.

5) If you’ve studied all you can, be confident!
Just before your exams, it’s time to get yourself into confidence mode. You’ve prepared as much as you could, and now it’s time to ace the test.

Spend your time wisely this weekend! :)

P.S.L.E. Listening Comprehension

Date: 16 September 2011, Friday
Reporting Time: 8.15 a.m.
Venue: School canteen
Stationery to bring: 2B pencils, eraser

All the best! Be alert during the exam, sit up straight and be focused. Don't rest your head on the table, in case you doze off!!!

Holiday Homework

Do spend some time on English revision during the holidays...

(1) Complete Revision Paper 5 and bring it on Monday.
(2) Bring your Writing Folio on Monday.
(3) Revise the topic on Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs (Grammar Guide).
(4) Read English books and newspapers.

Try out this online tests on prepositions and phrasal verbs.

Click on Prepositions and Phrasal Verbs

For those who have not done so, remember the following:

(1) Hand in your P.S.L.E. book.
(2) Hand in Revision Paper 4.
(3) Bring money for P.S.L.E. books.
(4) Bring N.E. Quiz consent form.

Holiday Lesson

For our holiday lesson on Wednesday, 7 Sep, please bring the following.

(1) English Revision Paper 4 (Please ensure you've completed the homework.)
(2) P.S.L.E. English book (Please ensure you've completed the homework given on 26/8. Some of you who have completed the homework left this book in school, so you don't have to worry.)
(3) Writing Folio (for selection of compositions for class and school publications)
(4) Results slip (signed)
(5) Money for P.S.L.E. books (English, Maths, Science $2 each, M.T. $1.80)
(6) Foolscap paper

Hope you're enjoying your holidays!!:)

Top Performers in Preliminary Examinations

Top in English
Odelia Chung - 91.8%

Top in Mathematics
Odelia Chung - 93%

Top in Science
Chia Zhi Yi - 95%

Top in M.T.
Eng Wei Xin - 96%


Good Progress in English

Desmond Koh
S.A.1 - 58.3%
Prelims. - 65*%

Gordon Tan
S.A.1 - 68.8%
Prelims. - 74.5%

Odelia Chung
S.A.1- 79.5%
Prelims. - 91.8%

Ryan Tan
S.A.1 - 71.8%
Prelims. - 77.5%

Vanessa Tan
S.A.1 - 82.5%
Prelims. - 89%

Leona Wu
S.A.1 - 81.3%
Prelims. - 87.8%

P.S.L.E. Oral

Remember to revise all your oral notes and practise with the Oral Buddy on the school portal. Practise all the components using the strategies you have learnt. Check your L.C. book for the tips you took down.

All the best for the oral exams!

Graffiti Art

Reflections on Term 2 (by Wilbert)

I did well in Term 2. Even though my marks dropped a little in Maths, I met my target for English which is 80 marks and above. My Science score is not too shabby either. During this term, I sat with Alina. She is kind but we rarely talked and I don't really know her that much. For some reason, she called me 'annoying' but I think I was just being sociable. Other than that, we got along just fine.

Holiday Reflections

During the school holidays, I had a lot of fun. I spent most of the time playing and drawing. I also did some revision, especially on Maths as it is my weakest subject. I tried to relax but knowing that the PSLE is just around the corner, I simply can't.

There were many birthday celebrations. I was invited to Mavis' birthday party which was on 11 June but I couldn't go on that day so I gave her a birthday gift on the 10th. My sister had her birthday party on 8 June and my family went to 'Seoul Garden', an eat-all-you-can restaurant, for dinner. My mother had her birthday on 14 June but the party was delayed. We went to 'Taste of Thailand' to celebrate the occasion. On 25 June, we went to Sentosa with my uncle and aunt and their baby. We went to the 'Sentosa Luge and Skyride'. My father, sister, uncle and I tried the 'ride'. The Luge is a sled-like car system. We can easily control the speed by pushing a pair of handlebars back and forth. It was a ride downhill and I enjoyed it very much. But during the ride, my hand felt numb and my grip started to loosen so I went down at a fast speed and almost crashed into someone. Fortunately, I instinctively pulled back the handlebars which act as brakes to stop the Luge. After that, we boarded this 'ski-lift' to take us back to the starting point. My sister kept saying "Why did the ski-lift stop?" suddenly and made me frightened as we were very high. I am grateful to my parents for making my holidays fun.

Holiday Reflections (by Wei Xin)

My family went to Australia on 11 June. I was thrilled. We arrived at Brisbane after a an eight-hour flight. It was really cold there even though it was only the first month of winter. My father rented a car and drove us to the hotel. When we reached the hotel, we saw that there was an outdoor ice rink opposite the hotel. My brother asked my parents if we could go ice skating and they agreed. It was the first time that I did ice skating outdoor. I lost my balance and fell a few times. My clothes were wet and it was freezing cold.

The next day,we went to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. There were a lot of kangaroos and we bought two packets of food to feed them. Some of them were sleeping while some were just lying around or playing with each other. I fed the kangaroos and got their saliva all over my palm... it felt really gross. I also cuddled a koala and took some photos. It felt just like a teddy bear with a coat of thick fur and sharp claws and its grip was really tight.

After spending two days in Brisbane, my father drove us to Gold Coast. We went to Dreamworld and SeaWorld. There were a lot of roller coaster rides. The one that I had the most fun on was the Jet Rescue in SeaWorld. Another exciting activity was the high elements. There was three floors with different challenges. It was windy and my legs were stiff, but I managed to finish all the levels. I also saw kangaroos with its joeys in their pouches. They looked really adorable.

What I love most was AVPX. It is created according to the movie Alien Vs Predator. We went into a big, dark room and put on suits with a gun attached to it. It has lights on our shoulders and the front and back of the suit. Then we were separated into two teams. One of the teams represents the humans infected by aliens while the other team represents the humans. The human team is supposed to shoot the other team and the 'queen alien' and the 'eggs', in order to score points, while the other team is to protect the 'queen alien' and the 'eggs'.

After spending three days in Gold Coast, my father drove us to Sydney which took 14 hours. On the way to Sydney, we encountered a kangaroo which was about 6 feet tall. We also saw a rabbit crossing the road.

Finally, we arrived at Sydney after a long drive. We went on a buffet cruise at Darling Harbour and we met a couple. We talked to them and exchanged emails. Then only we found out that the lady is actually a successful pianist in the US. We met up with my mother's sister and brother.They took us to Blue Mountain, Sydney Fish Market, Sydney Opera House, Watsons Bay, Bondi Beach,and some other places.

I really had a lot of fun in Australia and I am so glad that I could meet up with my uncle and aunt whom I have not seen for years. I love the people as they are very friendly and the amazing views in Australia. I hope that I can go there for a vacation again.

Reflections on Term 2 (by Kelly)

Term 2 was a wonderful term. The Sports Day was like a battle between the classes. I participated in the 200-metre race and one of the relay races. I came in last in the 200-metre race and I think that's because my stamina was not as good as the other competitors'. As for the relay race, my team came in 2nd, probably thanks to Dzaki. Overall, our class lost to 6B by the smallest of margins. We lost and it probably meant that we had to brush up on what we were not so good at. The main thing is not about winning. It is to bring the classes together.

Personal Reflections

All this time that I am studying in Endeavour Primary, I have been hanging out with my best friends, Odelia, Vanessa, Leona, Sabrina and Sarah. They usually help me in my school work. During recess, we spend time together, sometimes even playing 'catching'. Time flies and the P.S.L.E is looming. Our teachers always tell us to start studying hard from the start of the year but we always think we have lots of time. It's weird that when we think of the future, we think time goes so slowly; but then we think of the past, time seems to have passed so quickly. This is an important year and we have to study very hard to go into our dream school. We should give it our best shot. It is not like shooting a movie and the director is able to re-take the shoot again when there is a careless mistake. In an examination, once the paper is handed in, we can't change the answers on the paper even if we realise our mistakes. PSLE can be a nightmare or a sweet dream. It can be a nightmare when you fear failing and it can be a sweet dream when you think of entering your dream school. PSLE is a important examination, and we cannot be careless or be lazy during this period of time.

Reflections on Term 2 (by Shawn Pang)

In Term 2, there were lots of exciting activities. One of them I enjoyed was graffiti art. First, the instructor showed us some pictures of graffiti art and I think it was beautiful. She gave us each a paper to draw our own name or nickname. I showed the instructor my drawing and she said that I needed to do a little sketches, some overlapping, and add some pictures and patterns to the words. We also practised drawing graffiti letters. In the fourth lesson, we drew the words of our school values. There were 8 groups so each pair of words is divided by 3 for each group.

Another exciting activity was the sports carnival. I arrived at school early. Desmond, Sherman and I helped Mr Chew to distribute drinks and bread to the classes. We also helped to carry the equipment to Woodlands Stadium, so we left the school earlier. At about 8.30 a.m., the primary 4 to 6 pupils came and they sat on the steps at the stand. The sports carnival started. The pupils were cheering loudly for their classes. I was in the 200-metre race. I started off well and was third in position but, while making the turn, someone overtook me and I was 4th at the end of the race. I was sad that i did not win a medal. I wish that we can have another sports day after the year-end examination.

I also had lots of fun lessons. Besides the art lessons on graffiti art, I enjoyed our computer lab lessons when we did our assignments and sometimes played English games from our class blog. I also had fun in the English remedial lessons. We did practice papers and Mrs Tay said funny things that made us laugh. I enjoyed the lessons in small groups as they helped me improve in SA1. I hope that there will be more fun lessons in Term 3.

English Holiday Homework

Have a good rest during the holidays but do revise your work regularly. These are some things you have to do during the holidays...

1) Online English exercises (9 assignments = 1 practice paper minus 2 sections)
2) Read at least 10 English books
3) Oral Practice (using Oral Buddy).
4) 2 Journal entries on any of the topics below.
(Each entry must be at least 200 words long.)
(Well-written entries may be selected for our class or school publication.)

Choose any 2 of the following.

Reflections on Term 2

Talk about your achievements in Term 2. (e.g. competitions, good results, good progress, etc)

Describe some exciting activities in Term 2. (e.g. graffiti art lessons, sports carnival, RD2)

Describe an interesting anecdote that happened in Term 2.

Talk about some fun lessons you had, explain why you liked them and suggest other lessons you would like to have (so that the teachers can plan more of such lessons for you.)

Reflections on Holidays

Describe how you spent your holidays and how you felt about it. (e.g. overseas holiday, tuition:()

Personal Reflections

Talk about your hopes and aspirations, fears and worries. (e.g. P.S.L.E. targets, dream secondary school, etc)

Talk about your good friends. (e.g. what you do together, why you like them, etc)

Give suggestions on how to make the class more united.

Share tips on how to study and how to remember facts.

Sports Carnival

6A, you 'rawk' (is that the way you spell it?)! To me, you are joint champions with 6B as the score was a tie. I think you were awesome... for you ran and cheered with all your might. There are lots of things we can celebrate... we came in first, second and third in the 4x50m race! Wei Xin, Vanessa and Dzaki did a great job leading the cheers! Our banners were the most 'cool'! And there was a sense of unity in our class!

Well done, 6A... you are MY champions!

English Quiz

Did you enjoy the English Quiz held during our assembly period? How many of the idiom puzzles could you solve? Do you know the meaning of the idioms?

Situational Writing - Persuasive Writing

Today, you learnt to write a formal letter to promote a book drive. Most of you were able to apply what you learnt in your writing:

1) Using a power statement or question in the first paragraph
2) Using active words to describe a situation
3) Making your letter personal
4) Closing politely
5) Adding a post script (P.S.)


Look at Khee Han's example below.

Top Scorers in S.A.1

You did well in the English S.A.1. Most of you have shown an improvement in Paper 2, compared to that in C.A.1. Even your wrong answers make some sense and I can see you have put in thought before you answered the questions. As for your composition, you did a great job. Most of you were able to adapt what you have learnt in class this year to the topic for the S.A.1. I am happy with you :)

Top in English (overall)
Chia Zhi Yi - 92.5%

Top in Composition
Chia Zhi Yi and Odelia Chung

Top in L.C.
Victor Ooi and Matthew See

Top in Mathematics
Odelia Chung and Vanessa Tan - 95%

Top in Science
Odelia Chung - 87%

Congratulations!

Writing a Report 2

After the group work, you did an individual report. Most of you remembered our 'PACT' - Purpose, Audience, Context and Tone and are able to get 5 or 6 out of 6 marks for content. However, your language can be improved. These are some of the better pieces of work...

Brainstorming in Groups

Today, you worked in your groups to come up with possible storylines for the composition. These are some of your ideas...

abused child

lost wallet

punished by teacher

extortion

bullied

cyber-bullying

ostracised by classmates

family problems

failed a test

Remember to draft your plot and write down some appropriate descriptive words and phrases. We will be writing the composition on Tuesday.

Spelling Quiz 11

This is the last spelling quiz for the term!

Pupils with a perfect score in Spelling Quiz:
Zhi Yi, Dominic, Phu, Ryan, Gordon, Mavis, Sabrina, Kate, Kai Boon, Leona, Thu Ta, Jun Han, Kelly, Wei Xin

Pupils with a perfect score in Dictation:
Shawn Pang, Vanessa, Zhi Yi, Timothy, Phu, Ryan, Gordon, Mavis, Kate, Wilbert, Yuan Kai, Kelly, Shawn Goh, Nigel, Odelia

Spelling Quiz 10

Pupils with a perfect score in Spelling Quiz: Wei Xin, Victor, Kelly, Odelia, Zhi Yi, Gordon, Ryan, Kate, Thu Ta, Manwin

Pupils with a perfect score in Dictation: Wei Xin, Victor, Shawn Goh, Han Chu, Odelia, Phu, Qun Mei, Zhi Yi, Dominic, Sabrina, Mavis, Gordon, Ryan, Kate, Weng Leng, Thu Ta, Cai Qi, Leona

This time, there are many names :)... but there are 7 pupils who have to sit for a re-test.

Writing a Report

Today, you learnt how to write a report about an incident. This is a quick summary of what to include in a report.

Greeting (audience you're addressing)

Brief introduction (who, what, when, where?)

Give details

Your signature and name

Remember:

Provide factual information, not opinions

Use the past tense to describe what happened

In your group work today, you were on task and cooperative. You carried out your discussion quietly and were considerate to the other groups. I am happy with all of you and am also impressed with your reports.

Spelling Quiz 9

Pupils who scored full marks for Spelling Quiz: None :(

Pupils who scored full marks for Dictation:
Khee Han, Thu Ta, Cai Qi, Shawn Goh, Victor, Phu, Kate, Mavis and Wei Xin.

Outstanding All Rounder Student Awards

Mavis Mah and Chia Zhi Yi have won the Outstanding All Rounder Student Awards. They will each receive a $50 book voucher and a certificate at an award ceremony in May. Our vice-head prefect, Kai Wen (5A), won the OARS Award at the CDC level.

The Outstanding All-Rounder Student (OARS) Awards is an annual event which aims to recognise students with the innate ability to be all-rounders and to stimulate the potential of students to be all-rounders. The award aims to recognise potential of students who are not only academically outstanding but also inclined towards community service, leadership, the aesthetics and friendship.

Congratulations to all our award winners!

Parson's Pleasure

I finished reading the short story 'Parson's Pleasure' (written by Roald Dahl) to you today. Did you enjoy it? If you did, what did you like about it? What do you think of the characters? Can you remember some of the descriptive words and phrases that were highlighted?

Road Safety

Today, Mr Yaidi talked about road safety during assembly. Check out these websites on road safety.

1) Animated Story: A Dog's Life
2) Tales of the Road 1
3) Tales of the Road 2

Remedial Lessons on Subject-Verb Agreement

For the last two weeks, besides learning new vocabulary, we have revised subject-verb agreement during our remedial lessons. Please click on the weblinks below for a quick revision.

1) Subject-verb Agreement: Factsheets (for remedial group)
2) Subject-verb Agreement: Game (for remedial group)
3) Subject-verb Agreement: Quiz (for remedial group)
4) Subject-verb Agreement: Test (Must try... for everyone!)
5) Subject-verb Agreement: Video Lesson & Examples (for everyone)
6) Subject-verb Agreement: Quiz 2
7) Subject-verb Agreement: Quiz 3

Some of you are working very hard during the remedial lessons and I am glad to see that you are showing a better grasp of this topic... Edison, Yuan Kai, Qun Mei, ... Everyone, continue to work hard!

Spelling Quiz 8

Pupils with a perfect score in Spelling: Phu and Gordon.

Pupils with a perfect score in Dictation: Odelia, Zhi Yi, Wei Xin, Victor, Mavis, Kai Boon and Alina.

Good job!

Video Lessons on conditional 'if'

Video Lesson on the First Conditional (Part 1)


Video Lesson on the First Conditional (Part 2)


Video Lesson on 'unless'


Video Lesson on the Second Conditional


Video Lesson on the Third Conditional (Part 1)


Video Lesson on the Third Conditional (Part 2)

Conditional 'if'

Today, you learnt about the first conditional, second conditional and third conditional. Please revise what you learnt in class by reading pages 80-82 of your English textbook again. Here is a quick summary to help you...

First Conditional

• used to talk about a condition that is likely to happen.


• If ... (present tense) ... , ... will + verb ('stem' form)...


• Example [If Tim studies hard, he will do well in the examinations.]

Second Conditional

• used to talk about a condition that is unlikely to happen.


• If ... (past tense) ... , ... would + verb ('stem' form) ...


• Example: [If I were a dog, I would choose to be Scottie.]

Third Conditional

• used to talk about a condition that did or did not happen in the past


• If ... had + (past participle) ... , ... would + have + (past participle) ...


• Example: [If Jack had been an honest boy, he would not have stolen from the giant.]

Please click First, Second and Third Conditionals for more examples.

Listen to this song. Which conditional is used?

Spelling Quiz 7

Pupils with a perfect score in Spelling: Wei Xin, Kelly, Vanessa, Phu, Gordon, Kate and Weng Leng. Well done! There was no dictation this week.

Fractured Fairy Tales

I think I read this story to you when you were in Primary 3?

"The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs' written by Jon Scieszka. The book can be found in the school library.

What are you reading?

Are you reading during the holidays? Mavis mentioned in an earlier comment that she's reading a 'Percy Jackson' book. Have you read any of the 'Percy Jackson' books? I saw Leona reading 'Animal Farm' by Geroge Orwell last week. I remember enjoying that book when I was a kid too. At present, I'm reading John Grisham's 'The Confession'. It's about a man on death row who is innocent of the crime that he was convicted of. What book are you reading? Tell us about it. You can mention the following:

1) Title
2) Author
3) What is the book about?
4) Do you enjoy it?

Learning to Spell Better

There are some strategies on learning to spell better. You can:

• identify root words so that you know how to form new words from them
• use suffixes to make new words and remember them
• find out the meanings of prefixes and use them to form new words
• learn homophones and their meanings
• break words down into sounds (by syllables)
• learn plural spelling rules
• recognise letter patterns in words
• spot the silent letters in words
• learn to differentiate between confusing words

Click on Learning to Spell Better for the whole list of strategies. You can print out the factsheets and file them for revision, try out the quizzes and games.

If you do not have the time to go through the entire list, you must at least check out the
Confusing Words.

After trying the activities, do post a comment to share which strategies you find helpful to you (points for grabs!)

100 Most Often Misspelt Words

I have given you a list of some of the most often misspelt words. Please note that 'neighbor' should be 'neighbour' (British English). Please learn the first column of words for the spelling quiz in Week 1 of Term 2.

Do you remember some of the 'tips' on remembering the spelling of these tricky words? Be the first to comment on any of the words and earn points for your new group!

Holiday Homework

The first term passed very quickly, didn't it? It's time for a break now. However, during the holidays, you should also do some revision.

English
1) Do English Homework Book Unit 5, Worksheet 1 (pages 79-80).
2) Read Unit 5, Worksheet 2 (pages 81-83) and bracket the answers in the text.
3) Learn Spelling.
4) To prepare for Unit 5, Worksheet 3, read English Textbook (pages 80-82) and Grammar Guide (page 102).
5) Read at least 3 English story books.
6) Read at least one news article a day and circle the phrasal verbs and prepositions in the news article.

Online assignments
1) Check the school portal (lead.com) on Tuesday for online assignments.
2) Post a comment to tell us about one of the books you are reading.
3) Check the class blog regularly for onine lessons.

Art
1) Complete your artwork (Colour Wheel).

All assignments are to be completed by 21 March 2011 (Monday).

Han Chu is back!

Han Chu returned to school today after a few months in China. He has missed a lot of lessons but he seems keen to learn and to catch up with his work. He assured me that he had been studying on his own these two months and had done both the written and online assignments given to him. I think he did for he passed his English C.A.1 today when he sat for the paper. Are you glad that Han Chu's back? Don't you think he has grown taller and more... um... well nourished?

Top Scorers in C.A.1

Top in English
Chia Zhi Yi - 96.3%

Top in Mathematics
Odelia Chung - 97%

Top in Science
Victor Ooi - 90%

Top in Mother Tongue
Ng Yuan Kai - 95%

Top in Higher Mother Tongue
Eng Wei Xin - 91.7%

Congratulations!

If you have not done well, do not lose hope. I have talked to you regarding your results and set your target for S.A.1 together with you.

If you have done badly due to your lack of attention and focus, do make up for it during the holidays by spending more time on your revision.

There are a number of you who are not making much progress in English due to the fact that you do not read much. Please make good use of the time during the holidays to read more English books and the newspapers.

Rugby Champions!

Our school's rugby team won every single one of its matches and emerged Zonal Champion! Timothy, Brian, Dzaki and Sherman are part of the team that brought glory to the school. Superb job! We are proud of you!

More Online Tests

These online tests are a good form of quick revision before your C.A.1. Do take them seriously and learn from the mistakes that you make in the tests. So far, ...

Graphic Stimulus
Ranked 1st (5/5) - Odelia, Shawn Goh and Timothy

Grammar MCQ
Ranked 1st (7/7) - Edison, Khee Han, Shawn Pang, Timothy and Kate

Punctuation
Ranked 1st (3/3) - Brian, Catherine, Cheryl, Johnson, Wilbert, Edison, Wei Xin, Qun Mei, Dominic, Weng Leng, Khee Han, Manwin, Mavis, Odelia, Victor, Shawn Goh, Shawn Pang, Cai Qi, Ryan, Timothy and Kate

Vocabulary Cloze
Ranked 1st (5/5) - Dzaki, Cheryl, Johnson, Wilbert, Khee Han, Manwin, Shawn Goh, Shawn Pang, Ryan and Kate

Vocabulary MCQ
Cheryl, Wilbert, Johnson, Desmond, Edison, Khee Han, Sherman, Manwin, Shawn Goh, Shawn Pang, Cai Qi and Kate

Online Tests

Today, 3 online tests were assigned. Some of you have already completed all of them. Good! By the way, I am able to track your online assignments and can even see how you did and ranked in the class.

1) Editing 1
18 pupils have done this. Ranked 1st - Shawn Goh (10/10)

2) Grammar Cloze 1
19 pupils have done this. Ranked 1st - Shawn Pang (10/10)

3) Comprehension Cloze 1
16 pupils have done this. Ranked 1st - Dominic (13/15)

Homework

1) English Review 2 - to be handed in on Monday
2) Spelling corrections (get it signed)- to be handed in on Monday
3) Abstract Nouns (school portal)- to be completed by Monday
4) Start studying for Spelling Quiz
(Remember, some pupils have to show the meaning of words to their Group Member 1 on Monday.)

Not too much work, right? Don't worry, you will still have time to... revise for C.A.1 :P

Spelling Quiz 5

Pupils who scored full marks for Spelling Quiz:
Zhi Yi, Kelly, Wei Xin, Leona and Cai Qi

Pupils who scored full marks for Dictation:
Zhi Yi, Kelly, Wei Xin, Dominic, Weng Leng, Thu Ta, Sabrina, Victor, Yuan Kai, Kate, Nigel, Mavis, Jun Han, Vanessa and Odelia.

Good job! Keep it up!

New School Portal

Today, I showed you our new school portal. The first assignment given to you is Abstract Nouns, due next Monday. When I reached home today, I checked the portal and was pleasantly surprised to find that a number of you had already completed the assignment.

'Early Bird' bonus points (+3) to these pupils who have completed and passed all 3 quizzes:
Cheryl, Nigel, Victor and Kate.

Some of you passed the first quiz but did not complete or did not pass the next 2 quizzes. Please persevere.

What does HOME mean to you?

This is what some of you think...




I still like the original version of the song 'Home'.

Rainbow Day 1 cum Total Defence Day

Did you enjoy our first Rainbow Day of the year? How is this Rainbow Day different from other Rainbow Days? Which are some of your favourite items? Do visit the other class blogs and drop some comments on their performance. I'm sure they will be delighted with your encouragement.

Did you pay attention to what the MCs said? What did you learn about Total Defence Day from them?

Homework

1) English Review 1 (Hand in on Monday)
(Time yourself - 1 hour 45 min. If you use the dictionary, you may spend more time on it.)

2) Revise Sentence Synthesis Worksheets 1.1 to 1.7 (Relative Pronouns)
(There will be a quiz on Monday.) Remember to bring your English Worksheet file on Monday.

3) Art - draw a 'Star Colour Wheel'
(Bring your artwork to school on Wednesday. On that day, remember to bring your apron and painting materials.)

4) Study Word List (Forming Nouns) for Spelling on Friday
(Desmond said that he had learnt the first column of words. That's right... you should break up the workload into manageable chunks.)

I hope you still have time to rest well during the weekend.:P

Spelling Quiz 4

Hmm... there are fewer names this time for perfect scores for Spelling Quiz and Dictation... but a lot of you are getting higher marks.

Pupils with a perfect score for Spelling Quiz:
Alina, Zhi Yi, Leona, Phu and Victor

Pupils with a perfect score for Dictation:
Gordon, Wei Xin, Cai Qi, Thu Ta

Please keep trying...

Assembly Talk on Integrity

Today's assembly talk was on integrity. What have you learnt?

Wei Xin, who is in the Drama Club, acted in some of the video clips that were featured. Don't you think she acted well?

After the talk, our visitors from Thailand put up a cultural show for us. Did you enjoy that?

Finally, to extend a warm welcome to our Thai visitors, everyone sang the YOG song, led by Kate, Weng Leng and Katrina. Don't you think our girls showed confidence when they sang the song? By the way, they had less than one day to prepare for this.

Chinese New Year Celebration

Did you enjoy our Chinese New Year Celebration? Many of you were involved in the conert.

• Zhi Yi was one of the masters of ceremonies, together with Felicia Peh from 5A.
• Dominic and Yuan Kai presented a 'xiang sheng'. Desmond was supposed to be in it but he was sick on that day:(
• Mavis, Alina and Qun Mei were in the Chinese dance.
• In the art competition, the top three prizes went to our pupils - Odelia, Dominic and Catherine! Congratulations!

I think you behaved very well on that day. I'm proud of you. I also think that the 'xiang sheng' was fabulous! Dominic and Yuan Kai were very natural and they made the audience roar with laughter.

Spelling Quiz 3

Pupils with a perfect score in Spelling:
Nigel, Dominic, Wei Xin, Phu and Weng Leng

Pupils with a perfect score in Dictation:
Kate, Dominic, Nigel, Thu Ta, Zhi Yi, Kelly, Kai Boon, Sabrina, Victor, Odelia, Gordon, Desmond and Phu

Well done! I think Nigel's name keeps appearing on the list... Great job, Nigel!

Abstract Nouns

Please read page 7 of your Grammar Guide to find out what abstract nouns are. There is a list of word families on Pages 122-124 of your Grammar Guide. To find out more, click on the weblinks below.

What are abstract nouns?
Abstract Nouns Game (Shoot the skull before it gets you!)
Forming abstract nouns

Have fun!

The Original Hip Adventure Bus