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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Social Studies Examination & Health Education Poster
Dear children,
Social Studies Examination
Only Social Studies Textbook and pencil case are allowed in the examination room tomorrow.
For those who have not tried the Quiz out, please go to Litespeed, 'Homework' and click on the 'Social Studies' link to attempt the quiz as a warm-up for tomorrow.
Health Education Poster
Children who have not submitted your 'Healthy Eating' poster, please hand it in tomorrow.
Social Studies Examination
Only Social Studies Textbook and pencil case are allowed in the examination room tomorrow.
For those who have not tried the Quiz out, please go to Litespeed, 'Homework' and click on the 'Social Studies' link to attempt the quiz as a warm-up for tomorrow.
Health Education Poster
Children who have not submitted your 'Healthy Eating' poster, please hand it in tomorrow.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
P3 Music Day 2009
Our children showcased their creative dance on 6th October 2009 during curriculum time.
Their audience, the other P3 classes, were clearly impressed. They oohed and aahed at the stunts did during the dance.
Getting ready for the dance
'Action!'
The agile Hidayat doing his floor work
Jun Wei at his cartwheel moves
Floor work 2: Zafranshah and David
Looking relieved and happy after the dance
Great moves, children!
Alert: Veronica, Vishva and Jeeva
Dear children,
I've been trying to contact Vishva and Veronica's parents in vain for the past few days.
They need to come down to school to collect their Maths file, Composition books and Composition assignments so that Vishva and Veronica can revise for their coming SA2 examinations.
Can you help me alert them about this matter if you are able to contact them via other means?
Jeeva,
If you're reading this, please ask your parent to come to the General Office to collect your Maths file and Composition book and assignments too.
I'll be in school on Thursday and Friday from 8 am onwards. Do try to come before 12 pm.
Thank you.
I've been trying to contact Vishva and Veronica's parents in vain for the past few days.
They need to come down to school to collect their Maths file, Composition books and Composition assignments so that Vishva and Veronica can revise for their coming SA2 examinations.
Can you help me alert them about this matter if you are able to contact them via other means?
Jeeva,
If you're reading this, please ask your parent to come to the General Office to collect your Maths file and Composition book and assignments too.
I'll be in school on Thursday and Friday from 8 am onwards. Do try to come before 12 pm.
Thank you.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Composition-Writing
Today, I went through with the children the common mistakes in composition-writing.
Some key points are:
1) The beginning must be relevant to the story ie. don't start the story with a beautiful weather and have it followed by sentences like 'Mary is a playful girl'.
Weather+character description = unusual expression.
Either one of the above can be the beginning. Not both.
2) Paragraph your story.
If the scenarios take place at different places, or if the course of actions changes drastically, or if the paragraph is a long one, break it up.
Remember: it's easier for your reader to read your story if it's in smaller chunks.
3) Elaborate.
Always describe the 'how'.
eg. 1) She was over-confident.
Describe how she was over-confident.
eg. 2) She was punished.
Describe the punishment.
4) Describe.
It is not sufficient to simply describe the pictures or the events. You need to give life to the characters by describing how they feel for each event
Eg. He felt ashamed of what he had done and decided to apologise to his friends. ('The Selfish Boy')
Use adjectives to describe the characters.
Eg. She stared in horror with her big, round eyes. ('An Accident')
Use adverbs to describe the actions.
Eg. Her classmates were studying diligently. ('The Playful Girl')
5) Use better vocabulary
Instead of scolded, use 'reprimanded'.
Instead of got home, use 'reached home'.
Instead of got back, use 'received' / 'retrieved'.
Instead of told, use 'informed'.
Instead of said, use 'replied', 'answered', 'shouted', 'screamed' etc.
Instead of cried, use 'wept'.
Instead of caught, use 'apprehended'.
Instead of scared, use 'worried', 'anxious', 'nervous' or 'afraid'.
Instead of happy, use 'thrilled', 'delighted' etc.
6) Write the proper form of the word.
Eg. exam should be written as 'examination'.
Don't use words such as CA1, CA2, SA1 and SA2.
If you mean to say English CA1, simply write 'English test'.
7) Give names to the characters.
Eg. teacher - Mr Tan
8) Don't give unusual names eg. Marry, Josepher.
9) Don't go into the nitty-gritty.
Eg. 1) She scored 40/100.
You may write 'She failed her test badly.'
Eg. 2) Her test was from 7.30 am to 8.45 am.
You may write 'She would have the test in the morning.'
10) Don't write in numbers if they are one- or two-word numbers.
Eg. 1) 1 page should be 'one page'.
Eg. 2) 100 should be 'one hundred'.
11) Always write in past tense (except for the flashback beginning).
12) After writing, read your own composition as if you are a new reader and:
- check for spelling and grammatical mistakes eg. are all the verbs in past tense?
- see if you would understand what you mean for each sentence or word.
Reading your own composition is as important as writing it. Most people, including famous authors, do not publish their first piece of writing. They do many self-corrections or editing on their own writing before they publish it.
Beginnings of a story
I've given the children a list on ways to begin a story. These are the few methods I've taught the children as starters of a story:
1) Sound
2) Flashback (Reminder from the present)
3) Setting/Weather
Homework for the week:
i) Composition 'An Accident'
ii) Composition 'Lost in a Shopping Centre'
The two tasks are meant to allow children to have more practices on composition-writing as the first day of school is also their Paper One Examination. I've gone through a model composition on another 'accident' with them for more helping words, and to show them how a good piece of writing looks like.
All the best, children!
Some key points are:
1) The beginning must be relevant to the story ie. don't start the story with a beautiful weather and have it followed by sentences like 'Mary is a playful girl'.
Weather+character description = unusual expression.
Either one of the above can be the beginning. Not both.
2) Paragraph your story.
If the scenarios take place at different places, or if the course of actions changes drastically, or if the paragraph is a long one, break it up.
Remember: it's easier for your reader to read your story if it's in smaller chunks.
3) Elaborate.
Always describe the 'how'.
eg. 1) She was over-confident.
Describe how she was over-confident.
eg. 2) She was punished.
Describe the punishment.
4) Describe.
It is not sufficient to simply describe the pictures or the events. You need to give life to the characters by describing how they feel for each event
Eg. He felt ashamed of what he had done and decided to apologise to his friends. ('The Selfish Boy')
Use adjectives to describe the characters.
Eg. She stared in horror with her big, round eyes. ('An Accident')
Use adverbs to describe the actions.
Eg. Her classmates were studying diligently. ('The Playful Girl')
5) Use better vocabulary
Instead of scolded, use 'reprimanded'.
Instead of got home, use 'reached home'.
Instead of got back, use 'received' / 'retrieved'.
Instead of told, use 'informed'.
Instead of said, use 'replied', 'answered', 'shouted', 'screamed' etc.
Instead of cried, use 'wept'.
Instead of caught, use 'apprehended'.
Instead of scared, use 'worried', 'anxious', 'nervous' or 'afraid'.
Instead of happy, use 'thrilled', 'delighted' etc.
6) Write the proper form of the word.
Eg. exam should be written as 'examination'.
Don't use words such as CA1, CA2, SA1 and SA2.
If you mean to say English CA1, simply write 'English test'.
7) Give names to the characters.
Eg. teacher - Mr Tan
8) Don't give unusual names eg. Marry, Josepher.
9) Don't go into the nitty-gritty.
Eg. 1) She scored 40/100.
You may write 'She failed her test badly.'
Eg. 2) Her test was from 7.30 am to 8.45 am.
You may write 'She would have the test in the morning.'
10) Don't write in numbers if they are one- or two-word numbers.
Eg. 1) 1 page should be 'one page'.
Eg. 2) 100 should be 'one hundred'.
11) Always write in past tense (except for the flashback beginning).
12) After writing, read your own composition as if you are a new reader and:
- check for spelling and grammatical mistakes eg. are all the verbs in past tense?
- see if you would understand what you mean for each sentence or word.
Reading your own composition is as important as writing it. Most people, including famous authors, do not publish their first piece of writing. They do many self-corrections or editing on their own writing before they publish it.
Beginnings of a story
I've given the children a list on ways to begin a story. These are the few methods I've taught the children as starters of a story:
1) Sound
2) Flashback (Reminder from the present)
3) Setting/Weather
Homework for the week:
i) Composition 'An Accident'
ii) Composition 'Lost in a Shopping Centre'
The two tasks are meant to allow children to have more practices on composition-writing as the first day of school is also their Paper One Examination. I've gone through a model composition on another 'accident' with them for more helping words, and to show them how a good piece of writing looks like.
All the best, children!
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