30 April 2010 (Friday)

Dear Parents,

Admin

• Important: There is no school on Monday (due to Labour Day). Please report to school on Tuesday.
• Letter regarding CH Family Day. Please note: All 6 forms must be returned (with a "Nil" and signature if you do not wish to buy or participate in the activities) with information fully filled in. Please submit forms (and payment if any) on next Friday.
• English and Maths files are returned today for revision over the weekend. Please bring the files back on Tuesday.

Maths

• Complete two revision worksheets (stapled together).
• ATM books are returned for revision over the weekend. (There is no homework assigned)

English

• Write one journal entry.
• Reminder: Study SA1 Spelling List words 16 - 30. Spelling will be conducted on Tuesday.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Joyce Tan

大家好！

华文

1. 1A活动本--星期二交
第77到83页已经在课室里做完了，如果你还没做完，那回家要做哦！
记得跟爸爸妈妈（哥哥姐姐、爷爷奶奶也可以！）做第75页哦！

2. 补充练习册子（黄色）--星期二交
第34页的组词成句，练习十一（第36到37页）和练习十二（第38到41页）。

3. 模拟卷子2--星期二
星期二老师会给大家做一份模拟卷子！
所以大家要用活动本和补充练习册子温习哦！

PS：星期一不用上课哦！

Chinese

1. 1A Activity Book--Hand in on Tuesday
Page 77 to 83 are done in class, if you have not finished, please do them at home.
Remember to do page 75 with your Daddy Mummy (brothers and sisters, Granddad and Grandma can help too!)!

2. Practice Booklet (Yellow)--Hand in on Tuesday
Page 34's Rearrange the Vocabs, Practice 11 (page 36-37) and Practice 12 (page 38-41).

3. Trial Paper2--Tuesday
I will be giving you a Trial Paper on Tuesday, revise with your Activity Book and Practice Booklet. Do your best!

PS: There is NO SCHOOL on Monday!

星期二见！
李老师

29 April 2010 (Thursday)

Dear Parents,

Admin

• Letter regarding Upper Primary Sports Day. Please note: There is no school for P1 - P3 boys on 27 May (Thursday), please do not report to school in the morning. (Boys will have to report to school in the afternoon as they are performing in the evening for the 'P1 Evening of Theatre' - more details will be given at a later date.) Parents please sign the reply slip on the letter and submit tomorrow.

English

• Complete corrections to Learning Sheet 12.5.
• Complete Learning Sheet 12.7. Submit tomorrow.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Joyce Tan

28 April 2010 (Wednesday)

Dear Parents,

Admin

• Buy a dark green pen for corrections. (It is very difficult to differentiate the boys' wrong answers and the corrected answers if they use pencil for corrections)

English

• Complete spelling corrections and sign. Submit tomorrow.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Joyce Tan

大家好！

华文

今天有些同学去了CCA Screening，所以不知道老师教了什么。
不用担心！老师现在给你们看！
写在笔记本子里，老师明天要看！







然后，大家用“他”造句吧！

比如：他是我的爸爸。

Chinese

There are some of you who when for CCA Screening today and have missed the lesson.
But do not worry, I have scanned the notes done (from last chapter until today)!
Write them down in your Chinese Notebook and make a sentence using “他”.

Refer to the above pictures.

For example: 他是我的爸爸。

明天见！
李老师

27 April 2010 (Tuesday)

Dear Parents,

Maths

• Complete ATM book page 147 - 148. Submit tomorrow.

That's all for today. Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Joyce Tan

Tips for SA1 English Exam

Dear Parents,

SA1 exam is drawing near and I see our boys making mistakes, which if corrected, will help them to retain quite a lot of marks in their exam papers. Every now and then I will be dropping hints for the exam or highlighting common mistakes which the boys make. Please check the blog regularly for these exam tips!

English (Comprehension Open-ended)

• Do not start a sentence with "Because...". (incomplete sentence - zero marks)
• Do not start a sentence with "It is because..." (wrong sentence structure - zero marks)
• Example: Question - "Why was Jane wet?" Be precise and straight to the point in your answer. Your answer should be put simply as "She had fallen into the pond." or "She fell into the pond."
• Tip: Avoid using the word "because" (to make sure that you will not end up forming the wrong sentence structure). Just be straight to the point.
• If a question is phrased in the past tense (you know it's past tense when you see the word "did"), you answer in past tense. If the question is phrased in present tense, you answer in present tense.

English (Comprehension MCQ)

• The passage for the comprehension MCQ can come in many forms (story, advertisements, invitations, etc)
• For revision, please revise food recipe.
• Let your boy read more food recipes and familiarise himself with the format of a recipe.
• (I can't be more obvious than that already......................)

That's all for today. Let's work hard together to help our boys achieve their greatest potential!

Regards,

Miss Joyce Tan

26 April 2010 (Monday)

Dear Parents,

English

Reminder: Spelling will be conducted tomorrow. Study SA1 Spelling List words 1 - 15.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Tan

大家好！

华文

1. 这个星期没有听写！

2. 看图选句--明天交

Chinese

1. There will be no Spelling this week!

2. Choosing Sentence Based on Pictures--Hand in Tomorrow

明天见！
李老师

23 April 2010 (Friday)

Dear Parents

Admin

• Pupils' Aesthetics Survey Form - Parents please complete the form and submit on Monday.

English

• Reminder: Study SA1 Spelling words 1 - 15. Spelling will be conducted on Tuesday.
• Complete Revision Worksheet 1. Submit on Monday.
• Write one journal entry. Submit on Monday.

Maths

• Complete Ordinal Numbers Revision Worksheet. Submit on Monday.
• Complete ATM book page 140 - 145. Submit on Monday.

Thank you.

Regards,
Miss Joyce Tan

22 April 2010 (Thursday)

Dear Parents,

English

• Complete spelling corrections and sign. Submit tomorrow.
• The boys were given a "surprise English test" today. If your child comes home today and tells you that he sat for an English exam today, please do not be alarmed. The marks are not counted. It was actually a trial (revision) paper to prepare them for the exam. The boys are still in their "lala-land" and exam is drawing near, thus I gave them a mock English exam so that they would get a feel of how an exam is like. I will return and go through the paper with them soon. Parents, when the paper is returned, you can use it to have a gauge of your child's standard and focus on revising the section which your child is weak in.

Maths

• Subtraction revision worksheet - complete and submit tomorrow.

Thank you.

Regards,
Miss Joyce Tan

21 April 2010 (Wednesday)

Dear Parents,

English

• Reminder: Spelling (Unit 13) is suspended for next week. Please study SA1 Spelling List Words 1 - 15.
• Oral exam was completed today. Majority of the boys did well in their reading and I'm glad to see that the boys remembered the techniques (I see... I think... I feel...) for picture discussion! Boys, give yourselves a pat on your back for your good effort!

Maths

• A number of boys could not finish their work in class so I gave them permission to complete it at home. Parents please check if your son has brought his ATM book home. If he has, please ensure that he completes all corrections in the book and pages 129, 131, 132, 133 and 135.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Joyce Tan

20 April 2010 (Tuesday)

Dear Parents,

English

• SA1 Spelling List (updated version) was issued today. Parents please sign (Miss Tan will check tomorrow). 2 Spelling tests will be conducted based on this spelling list (spelling for unit 13 will be suspended for the time being). Spelling words 1 - 15: 27 April (Tuesday); Spelling words 16 - 30: 4 May (Tuesday).
• Reminder: Oral exam will be conducted tomorrow. Please revise.
• Spelling (Unit 12) is postponed to tomorrow.

Thank you.

Regards,
Miss Joyce Tan

大家好！

华文

1. 口试--明天到星期五（四月二十一日到四月二十三日）

没有写完的同学，记得写下来！
口试册子（紫色）
第四页：


第五页：


第十五页：


*记得！一定要以完整的句子回答老师哦！*

Chinese

1. Oral Exam--Tomorrow till Friday(21/4/2010-23/4/2010)

For those who have not complete the notes, please write it down.
Purple Oral Booklet
Refer to the above for page 4, 5 and 15.

*Remember to answer me in FULL and COMPLETE SENTENCES!*

明天见！
李老师

19 April 2010 (Monday)

Dear Parents,

English

• Reminder: Study Spelling (Unit 12) for tomorrow.
• Reminder: English Oral will be conducted this Wednesday. Please revise.
• Write Right (pink) booklet - Complete page 6. Submit tomorrow.

Thank you.

Regards,
Miss Joyce Tan

大家好！

华文

1. 请大家把这些笔记写在你们的笔记本子里：




第八“人”大家做个简单的造句吧！

2. 下个星期没有听写！

3. 明天老师没有来上课（老师要带大哥哥去比赛，要祝老师好运哦！）

所以……大家就做《好朋友》吧！

4. 记得准备星期三的口试哦！

Chinese

1. Please write the notes in your notebook ( special square book).

See above pictures.

Then, make a simple sentence using “人”.

2. There is NO SPELLING next week!

3. I will not be with you tomorrow...
So you will have to do your 《好朋友》 newspaper tomorrow!

4. Practice for your Oral on Wednesday!

星期三见！
李老师

16 April 2010 (Friday)

Dear Parents,

Admin

• Survey form for admission to P1 in 2011. Please tick one of the three options available in the form and sign (NIL return is required). Submit on Monday.

English

• Write one journal entry over the weekend.
• Study Spelling (Unit 12).
• Revise the techniques learnt in class for the oral exam next week. [I see... I think... I feel...]

Maths

• Complete corrections to ATM book page 113 - 115.
• Complete ATM book page 116 - 122. Submit on Monday.

Thank you and have a good weekend.

Regards,
Miss Joyce Tan

大家好！

华文

今天没有功课，所以大家要好好练习你们的口试哦！

Chinese

There is no homework this week, so please practice for your Oral exam.

星期一见！
李老师

15 April 2010 (Thursday)

Dear Parents,

English

• Complete corrections for Learning Sheets 10.5 and 10.5.
• Complete Learning Sheet 10.6. (Parents please let your child attempt this worksheet on his own because I want to see if they are able to handle comprehension MCQ questions on their own)

Thank you.

Regards,
Miss Joyce Tan

14 April 2010 (Wednesday)

Dear Parents,

English

• There are changes to the SA1 Spelling List. A new list will be issued soon. Please ignore the previous list.
• Complete Spelling corrections and sign. Submit tomorrow.

Maths

• Complete ATM book corrections. Submit tomorrow.
  

Thank you.

Regards,
Miss Joyce Tan

大家好!

华文

1. 听写九--明天
没有交听写本子的同学，明天记得带！

2. 口试册子--明天带

3. 特别方格本子--星期五带
如果爸爸妈妈还是不知道什么是特别方格本子，那就带七毛钱来给老师，老师帮你们买。

Chinese

1. Spelling 9--TOMORROW
Boys who did not hand in their Spelling Book, please remember to bring it TOMORROW!

2. Oral Booklet--Bring TOMORROW

3. Special Square Book--Bring on FRIDAY
If your Daddy and Mummy are not sure of what to buy, please bring 70 cents and I will get it for you.

明天见！
李老师

13 April 2010 (Tuesday)

大家好！

华文

1. 总听写--五月十四日，星期五
请爸爸妈妈记得签名。

2. 听写九--四月十五日，这个星期四

3. 特别格子笔记本
请大家到学校的贩卖部买一本特别格子的本子（7毛钱）当作笔记本。
如果已经买了，写上名字，明天交上来。

4. 口试册子（紫色）--星期四带来
大家记得星期四带口试册子来哦！

Chinese

1. Final Spelling--14/5/2010, Friday
Parents please sign on the boys' Final Spelling List.

2. Spelling 9--15/4/2010, this Thursday

3. Special Square Exercise Book
Please buy a special square book (70 cents) from the school book shop as their Chinese Note Book. If you already have the exercise book, please write your name and bring it TOMORROW.

4. Oral Booklet (Purple)--Bring on Thursday
Please bring your Oral Booklet on Thursday.

明天见！
李老师

Techniques/ Tips for Oral Picture Discussion

Dear Parents,

These were the techniques/ tips that were taught in class today:

• Start off the picture discussion with the following sentences - "This picture shows the scene in a..." or "This picture shows a..." or "This is a picture of a..." [Example: This picture shows a playground.]
• Proceed on to describe interesting events in the picture (but in a systematic manner). Describe interesting events in a clockwise/anti-clockwise direction, left to right or front to back. Do not "jump" all over the place. Be systematic. (To minimise confusion, I have told the boys to start off from the top left, then move on to the top right, bottom right and finally bottom left - they have learnt these terms in class already)
• When describing an interesting event in the picture, start off by saying "I see..." [Example: I see two boys on the slide. One is wearing a striped shirt and the other is wearing a school uniform. The boy in the striped shirt is pushing the boy in uniform down the slide.]
• After that, proceed on with "I think..." [Example: I think that this is wrong]
• Finally, end the discussion of this event by stating your feelings "I feel..." [Example: I feel that the boy in striped shirt should be punished for his behaviour.]
• After describing a few interesting events in the picture (about 3 or 4 events), you have to end off your picture discussion properly. If the picture is about playing in the playground, you can say "I feel that the playground is a fun place but everyone should be careful when they play". End your picture discussion according to the theme of the picture.
• Final rule: Always use PRESENT TENSE during oral (but use past tense when writing compositions). Over the years, many boys often get confused between which tenses to use for oral and composition, so right now we must start on the right track. Drill this into our kids right from the beginning: Present tense for oral and past tense for compositions.

Simplified version

• Start with a general statement of what the picture is about
• Describe what you SEE
• Elaborate what you see by stating what you THINK is happening
• Tell the examiner how you FEEL about it

Even more simplified version

• Describe --> State what you think is happening ---> Tell me how you feel about it (your opinion)
• Being able to state your opinions about the events will help to score more marks as it shows that a child is analysing the picture (analytical thinking) instead of merely describing.

Hopefully these tips are useful to you. Do make use of the 2 practice pictures that I have given out today as well as pictures which you can find in the assessment books. Get your child to familiarise themselves with these steps so that they will not get tongue-tied on the day that they are tested. I will be revising with them again. Hopefully the practices that the boys are receiving in school and at home will help them to do well in their first oral examination. :)

Please feel free to call me should you need to clarify any doubts in this area.

~Miss Joyce Tan~

12 April 2010 (Monday)

Dear Parents,

English

• Sign SA1 Spelling list. Show Miss Tan on Wednesday. (Note: Out of the 30 words, 10 words will be tested in the Listening Comprehension Exam). To ensure that the boys have learnt all 30 words well, I will be testing them on 3 different days. Spelling words 1 - 10: 4th May (Tue); Spelling words 11 - 20: 10th May (Mon); Spelling words 21 - 30: 14th May (Fri).
• Spelling (Unit 11) will be conducted on Wednesday.
• Oral practice for picture discussion was given today (Practice 1 & 2). You may use these 2 pictures for practice at home. Techniques and tips have been taught in class. Please revise with your child and get him to recall what was taught in class.

Thank you.

Regards,
Miss Joyce Tan

华文

1. 1A活动本，第62页--明天交
我们在课堂上已经完成了第63到65页，如果同学没有带，要记得做哦！
已经有很多同学把62页也写完，把活动本交上来了！*拍手*

2. 总听写表
大家已经收到了总听写表（和看图说话参考资料同一张纸）。
请爸爸妈妈签名，明天带来给老师看看哦！

3. 看图说话参考资料
看图说话参考资料和总听写表印在一起，老师看了签名后就会马上还给同学们！

Chinese

1. 1A Activity Book, page 62--Hand in TOMORROW
We have done page 63 to 65 in class, for those who did not bring, please remember to do it at home.
There are many boys who have done page 62 and handed in! *Claps*

2. SA1 Final Spelling List
I have given out the Final Spelling List (printed with the Oral picture notes), parents please sign it and let your boy show it to me TOMORROW.

3. Oral Picture Notes
It is a 2 paged paper printed together with the Final Spelling List. I will return it immediately after I see the signature.

明天见！
李老师

Miss Joyce Tan is on MC

Dear Parents,

I am down with a bad throat infection and will not be able to attend the Parent-Teacher Meeting today. Sorry for such a late notice and I apologise for the inconvenience that I have caused.

I will call you once I recover to talk to you about your child. Thank you very much for your understanding.

Sincerely,

Miss Joyce Tan

9 April 2010 (Friday)

大家好！

Miss Tan生病了，希望她能快点好起来！

华文

1. 4A活动本，第59和61页--星期一交

第59页：

“画一画”

画出你们学会的字，比如~



画了“手”后上色！

然后在“写一写”的线上写下“手”！

2. 听写九--四月十五日，星期四

Chinese

1. Activity Book 4A, page 59 and 61--Hand in on Monday

Page 59:

Under “画一画”, draw the picture of the word or words that you have learned, for example:



After drawing, COLOUR the picture!

Then, under “写一写”, write down “手” on the line.

2. Spelling 9--15/4, Thursday

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dear parents,

Miss Tan is sick and will not be coming for the PTM today.
She will give you a call when she is back.
I will still be meeting parents who have wrote down my name in the forms.

Let's hope for Miss Tan to get well soon and see you later!

待会儿见！
李老师

8 April 2010 (Thursday)

大家好！

华文

1. 补充练习册子--明天交
练习久，第30到32页

Chinese

1. Yellow Booklet--Due TOMORROW
Practice 9, page 30 to 32.

Fun Friday (TOMORROW)

Please bring colour pencils for Earth Day activities TOMORROW!

明天见！
李老师

7 April 2010 (Wednesday)

Dear Parents,

English

• Complete Spelling (Unit 10) corrections and sign. Return the book tomorrow.
• Many boys have not completed LS9.7 and they were given permission to complete it at home. Please ensure that your child completes LS9.7 (if he has brought it home) and submits tomorrow.

Thank you.

Regards,
Miss Joyce Tan

华文

明天没有听写哦！

Chinese

There is no Spelling tomorrow!

明天见！
李老师

Sandwich-Making in Class (MLEA - Modified Language Experience Approach)

6 April 2010 (Tuesday)

Dear Parents,

There is no homework today.

We made sandwiches in class today and did a piece of writing together. Photos will be uploaded soon!

Regards,
Miss Joyce Tan

华文

1. 第一课笔记
请大家把《少了什么？》小游戏做完，用彩色笔上色，明天交上来！

Chinese

1. Chapter 1 Notes
Please complete the "What's Missing?" game, colour the pictures and hand it in tomorrow!

明天见！
李老师

5 April 2010 (Monday)

Dear Parents,

Admin

• Appointment letter for the Parent-Teacher Meeting was issued today. Please follow the time stated in the reply slip and arrive punctually on 9 April (Friday).

English

• Bring Literacy Block Journal tomorrow for reading.
• Reminder: Spelling Unit 10 will be conducted tomorrow.

Regards,
Miss Joyce Tan

大家好！

华文

1. SA1考试范围回条--明天
请各位家长在读过信件后，在回条上签名并让孩子交还给我。
谢谢！

Chinese

1. Reply Slip for Content tested for Chinese Language SA1--TOMORROW
Please sign on the reply slip after reading and remind your boy to return it to me.
Thank you!

明天见！
李老师

Update on Character Alive

Dear Parents,

I am very impressed by the boys' work! I can see that they have put in a lot of effort in their scripts and they are of very good quality. Thank you for taking the time to guide them (and help them with the spelling of difficult words). I hope it has been a fruitful learning experience for the both of you.

I have checked their scripts and made some changes. I have also demonstrated how their script should be acted out. All that they have to do this weekend is to memorise their script and practise acting out their character. They have to bring their props on Monday for their performance as well. Please do not spend too much time on the props as the script and the acting is more important. Just source for materials that are readily available and create simple props.

Thank you for your support in helping to create fun in learning for the boys!

Regards,
Miss Joyce Tan

1 April 2010 (Thursday)

Dear Parents,

Admin

• There is no school tomorrow as it is a public holiday.
• Please take note: EzLink cards were issued today.

English

• Write one journal entry. (The small blue notebook which the boys have decorated). Submit up on Monday.
• English Grammar Book. Complete pages 10 - 12, 49 - 50 and 10 - 12. Submit on Monday.
• Memorise script for Character Alive and perform in class on Monday. (Remember to include simple props)
• Study Spelling (Unit 10). Spelling will be conducted on Tuesday.

Thank you and have a great weekend!

Regards,
Miss Joyce Tan

华文

1. 周记（词语搭配，第一课）--星期一

例子：

书包
本

PS:词语搭配是在SA1开卷里的其中一部分。

Chinese

1. Journal (Matching Vocabs, Chapter 1)--Hand in on Monday

Eg:

书包
本

PS: This section is including in the SA1 exam paper.

世安：“老师，大大后天见！”

各位同学们，大大后天见咯！
李老师