31 March 2011 (Thursday)

Dear Parents,

Admin

• Letter regarding Parent-Teacher Meeting. Please submit reply slip by tomorrow. (Note: Teachers have indicated the mode of communication on the first page. There is no need to fill in the time slot on the second page if teachers did not indicate a face-to-face meeting on the first page).
• Survey form regarding P1 Phase 1 Registration for 2012. Please submit the form tomorrow. A NIL return with signature is required.
• Letter regarding "Enhanced Reading Programme". No action required.

Maths

• Complete ATM book page 111-112 if you have not done so. Submit tomorrow.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Tan

30 March 2011 (Wednesday)

大家好！

华文

1. 活动本--明天交！！！

有一些同学已经交了，可是还有一大半的还没有交！

明天不要跟我说你没有带或者没有做哦！今天就应该交了！

2. 听写八--明天

记得带听写本子！

Chinese

1. Activity Book--Hand in TOMORROW!!!

Some handed in but some did not!

I do not want anyone to tell me that you did not bring or do tomorrow!

You should have handed it in TODAY!

2. Spelling 8--Tomorrow

Please remember to bring your Spelling book TOMORROW!

明天见！

李老师

30 March 2011 (Wednesday)

Dear Parents,

English

• Complete Learning Sheet 6.7 and 6.9. Submit tomorrow.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Joyce Tan

29 March 2011 (Tuesday)

Dear Parents,

English

• Please sign the spelling book and submit tomorrow.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Joyce Tan

28 March 2011 (Monday)

Dear Parents,

English

• Reminder: Study Spelling Unit 6.1 for tomorrow.

That's all. Thank you!

Regards,

Miss Tan

25 March 2011 (Friday)

大家好！

1. AMODEs卷子--星期一交

记得让爸爸妈妈签名哦！

还有看看卷子和分数有没有问题。

2. 听写八--下个星期四

3. 好朋友11--星期一交

完成第7到第10页。

4. 听写本子--星期一交

大家记得做改正，然后给爸爸妈妈签名哦！

Chinese

1. AMODEs Papers--Hand in on Monday

Remember to let Daddy and Mummy sign them!

Check the papers too!

2. Spelling 8--Next Thursday

3. Hao Peng You 11--Hand in on Monday

4. Spelling Book--Hand in on Monday

Please remember to do corrections and let your Daddy and Mummy sign it!

星期一见！

李老师

25 March 2011 (Friday)

Dear Parents,

Admin

• Term 1 Progress Report Card was issued today. Please sign and submit on Monday.
• English and Maths files were returned today for revision over the weekend. Please return the files on Monday.

English

• Complete Learning Sheet 6.10. Use the two techniques that Miss Tan had taught. Find key words in the passage then use 'SPG' to check the sentences that you have written. Submit on Monday.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Tan

24 March 2011 (Thursday)

Dear Parents,

There is no homework today. Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Tan

Comprehension Answering Techniques

Dear Parents,

You would receive your child's Term 1 Progress Report Card soon and you would notice that he did not do well for his comprehension. All the boys are very weak in this area and they need to use the next few months to brush up on their answering techniques so that they would not lose marks unnecessarily for their final year exam.

I spent 3 hours drilling the boys on comprehension answering techniques today as I am getting increasingly worried by the boys' inability to comprehend the questions. And parents, it's time for you to spend some time studying too. Your child spent 3 laborious hours today perfecting his answering techniques, and now it's parents' turn! :)

Alright, jokes aside, the following techniques are very useful and I need parents to know this as well so that you can help your child in his revision.

Comprehension Open-Ended (These are the steps which your child is required to carry out when answering every single question)

1. Read the question and identify the key words. For example: What do some people like about pizzas?
2. In the question mentioned above, the key words are "What" and "people like about pizzas"
3. "What" requires you to give a description. The question requires you to give a description about pizzas that make people like them.
4. "What" questions usually require you to give descriptive information which can be found easily in the text.
5. After identifying the key words and understanding what the question requires you to do, you go back to the passage and search for these key words. So, following the example above, we would be looking for words such as "pizza", "like", etc.
6. Say for example, we found these key words in the following paragraph "Pizza is yummy! A lot of people like to eat it! Some people like the cheese. Some people like the sauce. What do you like the most?"
7. Based on the paragraph identified above, we would have found all our key words. The key words "some people like" are especially important in helping us to identify our answers. Through this identification of key words, we would have found the link to our answers: "cheese" and "sauce".
8. Now, we need to form a complete and proper English sentence to answer this question. This requires a second technique called "SPG".
9. S: Spelling; P: Punctuation; G: Grammar
10. After every answer that they have written, they are required to check their spelling (S) - check if every word is spelt correctly. Then, check punctuation - check if full-stops are written, quotation marks are used appropriately, etc. Lastly, check grammar (G) - check if you have answered in the correct tense. For example, if question is phrased in the past tense, you must answer in past tense.
11. This whole process is repeated for every single question. They will have to do this until they fully understand how to use this technique (before you allow them to provide you with answers). If they have used this technique religiously, you would see lots of underlining and lots of highlighter marks.
12. They have also learnt in summary, the requirements of certain key words: Who, What, Where, Why and How.
13. Who - asks for people; What - asks for a description of information; Where - asks for location; Why - asks for explanation & How - asks for a description of steps

I hope this would be useful to you! Happy studying!

Please feel free to approach me for help if this appears confusing to you (I understand that it is rather wordy)

Regards,

Miss Joyce Tan

22 March 2011 (Tuesday)

Dear Parents,

Admin

• Letter regarding Term 2 calendar and important dates for Term 2 was issued today. No action is required.

English

• Term 2 Spelling List and Grammar/Vocab List for Term 2 was issued today. Please acknowledge by signing on both sets of papers.
• Please note the dates that are written on your child's spelling list and prepare him accordingly. First spelling will begin next week, 29 March (Tue)

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Tan

21 March 2011 (Monday)

华文

1. 补充练习册子--最迟明天交

2. 看图写话册子--最迟明天交

3. 三月假期CIP--最迟明天交

注意：家长可以写英文。

4. 教育部华文调查问卷--星期三交

请家长以孩子的角度回答问题，没有的话（例：最喜欢的歌手）可以不用写。家长可以用英文或汉语拼音书写。这非常重要哦！大家记得带来！

Chinese

1. Additional Practice Booklet--Latest by TOMORROW!

2. Paragraph Writing Booklet--Latest by TOMORROW!

3. March Holiday CIP--Latest by TOMORROW!

ATTN: Parents can write in English.

4. MOE Chinese Survey--Hand in on Wednesday

Parents please answer the questions in the point of view of your child, if the answer (Favorite Singer) is NIL, please leave blank. You can use English or HYPY to answer the questions. This is very important! Please remember to bring!

明天见！

李老师

21 March 2011 (Monday)

Dear Parents,

English

• Please remind your child to bring his storybook tomorrow for exchange.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Tan

March Holiday Homework (Chinese)

大家好！

华文

1. 补充练习册子

完成第十四到第二十四页。

2. 看图写话册子

完成“到公园去散步”练习。

3. 笑一笑！

第八课--专心

Chinese

1. Additional Practice Booklet

Complete page 14 to 24.

2. Paragraph Writing Booklet

Complete "The Park" practice.

3. The above video is based on our textbook's Chapter 8 theme "Focus".

Have a laugh and enjoy your holidays!

开学见！

李老师

9 March 2011

Dear Parents,

English

• Complete spelling corrections and sign. Submit tomorrow.

That's all for today. It's the last day of school tomorrow, please come to school!

Regards,

Miss Tan

8 March 2011 (Tuesday)

Dear Parents,

Admin

• Reminder: "Teach Me to Fish" programme will be conducted tomorrow. Please bring the necessary items tomorrow (refer to letter that was issued on 3 March).

Maths

• Reminder: Amode will be conducted tomorrow. Please revise ATM book pages 63 - 75 and 81 - 85. It's the last amode for this term. Study hard and do well!

English

• Complete Write Right page 10. Submit tomorrow.
• Holiday homework: Worksheet on designing your dream robot (extension activity to the learning of adjectives). Complete during the March holiday and submit on the first day of school.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Tan

7 March 2011 (Monday)

Dear Parents,

English

• Reminder: Please study Unit 5 Spelling as Spelling will be carried out tomorrow.

Maths

• Reminder: Maths Amode will be conducted this Wednesday. Please revise ATM book pages 63 - 75 and 81 - 85.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Tan

7 March 2011 (Monday)

大家好！

华文

1. 活动本（上个星期五给的）--明天交

完成第四十九到五十五页。

2. 周记（上个星期三给的）--明天交

题目：长大后，我要……

很多同学没有画、没有彩色！老师很生气！

3. 文化营表格--明天交

要来的同学记得带十块钱给老师。

不要来的同学也要交表格。

4. 听写七--这个星期四

Chinese

1. Activity Book (Given last Friday)--Hand in Tomorrow

Complete page 49 to 55.

2. Journal (Given last Wednesday)--Hand in Tomorrow

Theme: When I Grow Up, I Want To...

Many of you did not draw or colour and did not hand in... I am very angry...

3. Chinese Cultural Camp--Hand in Tomorrow

Those who are coming, please pay $10.

Those who are not coming, you also have to hand in your form with a NIL reply.

4. Spelling 7--This Thursday

明天见！

李老师

4 March 2011 (Friday)

Dear Parents,

Admin

• Letter about swimming carnival was issued today. Please note that P1 - P3 pupils do not need to report to school next Friday. Only upper primary pupils are involved.
• Pupils do not need to bring plastic knives and plates for "Teach Me to Fish" programme as it will be provided by the school.

Maths

• Maths Amode will be conducted next Wednesday. Please revise ATM book pages 63 - 75 and 81 - 85.

English

• Study Spelling Unit 5. Spelling will be conducted next Tuesday.
• Write one journal entry this weekend. Submit on Monday.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Tan

3 March 2011 (Thursday)

大家好！

华文

1. AMODEs总听写--明天！！！

2. 好朋友9--下个星期二带来

完成第4、7、8、9和10页。

Chinese

1. AMODEs Spelling--Tomorrow!!!

2. Hao Peng You9--Bring next Tuesday

Complete page 4, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

明天见！

大家加油啊！

李老师

3 March 2011 (Thursday)

Dear Parents,

Admin

• Letter regarding "Teach Me to Fish" Programme. Please sign reply slip and submit tomorrow.
• Letter regarding violin class. If your child is interested to join, please complete the reply slip and submit tomorrow.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Tan

2 March 2011 (Wednesday)

Dear Parents,

English

• Complete Grammar Workbook page 5. Submit tomorrow.

Thank you.

Regards,

Miss Tan

1 March 2011

大家好！

华文

1. 周记--下个星期一交

题目：长大后，我要……

老师把你的照片年在周记本子里，长大后想做什么就画下来。

想象自己长大后要做什么，例：医生、警察、太空人、到所有的国家游玩、发明时光机，等。

然后写一段（最少五的句子）说说为什么，想做什么，等。

2. 模拟总听写--明天、星期四

为了不要让大家等到最后一分钟才学听写，老师决定明天开始就考考你们！

当然，真正的AMODEs总听写星期五才进行。

3. AMODEs总听写--这个星期五

听写七改正下个星期四。

Chinese

1. Journal--Hand in next Monday

Topic: When I Grow Up, I Want To...

I have pasted your photograph into your Journal, draw whatever you want to be/do when you grow up.

Imagine what you want to be/do when you grow up, maybe a doctor, a police officer, an astronaut, tour around the world, invent a time machine, etc.

Write a paragraph (not less then 5 sentence) explaining why, what you are going to do, etc.

2. Trial Spelling--Tomorrow and Thursday

To prevent some boys from doing last minute learning of the AMODEs Spelling, I am going to start the trial Spelling tomorrow. The real AMODEs Spelling will still be on this Friday.

3. AMODEs Spelling--This Friday

Spelling 7 will be postponed to next Thursday.

明天见！

李老师