Mathematics 30/09/11

Dear Parents,

I gave the boys a practice paper for them to do in class. However, some of them were unable to complete it. As such, i will give the boys some time to complete it on Monday.

There is no homework for today.

Have a restful weekend.

Regards,
Mr Nicholas Chua

English. 29th September 2011.

Dear Parents,

Today we did a composition practice in class, incident being a fire at home. We will be doing more composition practices in the run-up to the exams to get the boys used to writing under the time limit of 45 minutes, as well as to brush up on their writing style.

As a guide, I have informed the boys to write four paragraphs - one for each picture - with each paragraph having a minimum of four sentences. That should allow them to sufficiently cover all the points. Typically, the first picture would reflect the setting - who, where when. As the body is the main focus of the story, I have allocated two paragraphs to it. Pupils may end the story by explaining what happens in the end and if they wish, include a lesson to be learnt.

There is no homework for today. Spelling tomorrow is for Unit 17.1.

That's all.

Best,

Miss Nurul

29/09/11 Mathematics/PE

Dear Parents,

Mathematics:
The boys have to complete 'MyPals' revision 1 page 102-112 for homework. They would have to hand in by tomorrow.

PE:
The boys have to do a PE online quiz. This quiz can be found in the AsknLearn portal. The link for the quiz can be found on the right hand side of the Catholic High School website.

Please feel free to drop me an e-mail or sms if you have any doubts.

Thank you. Have a blessed day.

Regards,
Mr Nicholas Chua

28 September 2011 (Mathematics)

Dear Parents,

The boys have to complete ATM 15.5 page 136-139 for homework. They would also have to complete page 133-135 if they have not completed it in class.

I will be giving the boys 1 practice paper to do in class on Friday. And next week i will start revision.

That is all for today.

Have a great day.

Regards,
Mr Nicholas Chua

九月二十八日，星期三

大家好！

华文

1. 听写二十--明天

2. 看图写话八《地铁上》--明天交

自己做，不要让家人帮忙，给自己40分钟，认真做，小心检查。

注意：SA看图写话考40分钟！

Chinese

1. Spelling 20--Tomorrow

2. Compo Writing 8 "On the Train"--Hand in tomorrow

Please do it yourself, do not get help from your family, give yourself 40 minutes, try your best and check your work.

ATTN: SA Compo Writing will take 40MIN!

Art

Dear Parents,

In lieu with Childrens' Day, Primary Two students are doing a "Family Handprint". As such, they will be required to complete the Handprints at home together with all their family members. The family could also choose a particular design for the "Handprint" to represent themselves. The completed pieces of work will thereafter be displayed outside the classrooms.

Examples: shape of a flower or a tree.

Please hand in by next Tuesday during Art lessons.

Message by the Art teacher, Ms Dawn Lee.

九月二十六日，星期一

大家好！

Admin

1. Progress Report Card--Bring tomorrow

2. Event Participation 2011 Form--Bring tomorrow

华文

1. 年终总听写--十月十二日，星期三

老师今天分了总听写表，大家要认真练习哦！

2. 听写二十--九月二十八日，星期三

3. 年终口试--明天继续

Chinese

1. End-of-Year Final Spelling--12/10, Wednesday

I have given out the spelling list today, remember to learn it~

2. Spelling 20--28/9, Wednesday

3. End-of-Year Oral Exam--To be continued tomorrow

明天见！

李老师

26 September 2011

Dear Parents,

There is no homework for today.

Please remind the boys to bring a pair of scissors and glue tomorrow for their Mathematics lesson.

That is all for today.
Thank you for reading the blog. Have a great day.

Regards,
Mr Nicholas Chua

九月二十三日，星期五

大家好！

Admin

1. Progress Report Card--Return on 26/9, Monday

2. Events Participation 2011--Return on 26/9, Monday

Dear parents, please help your son to fill in the required details. If you are not sure about the events, just write them under "Others" and I will check if it can be counted.

华文

1. 年终口试--下个星期一和二，九月二十六和二十七日

注意《看图说话》：

a) 这里是哪里？

b) 这里的人多不多？

c) 讲小图（四小图个里，最少讲三个）

-〉图里的人在做什么？

例：小男孩把小女孩推倒了。

-〉他这样做对不对？

例：小男孩这样做是不对的，因为小妹妹会受伤。

-〉心情（开心/伤心/生气/担心）

例：小妹妹受伤了，她的爸爸妈妈会很伤心。

-〉如果我在那边，我会……。

例：如果我在那边，我会叫小男孩不要这样做，还会叫他对小女孩说：“对不起。”

2. 听写二十--下个星期三，九月二十八

3. 《好朋友31》--下个星期一，九月二十六日交

完成第7到10页。

Chinese

1. SA Oral Exams--26/9, 27/9, Monday and Tuesday

Please refer to the above for tips on Oral Picture.

2. Spelling 20--28/9, Wednesday

3. "Hao Peng You 31"--26/9, Monday

Complete page 7 to 10.

九月二十二日，星期四

大家好！

华文

1. 《好朋友30》--明天交

完成第7到第10页。

2. 听写二十--九月二十八日，下个星期三

3. SA口试--九月二十六和二十七日，下个星期一和二

Chinese

1. "Hao Peng You 30"--Hand in Tomorrow

Complete page 7 to 10.

2. Spelling 20--28/9, next Wednesday

3. SA Oral Exam--26/9-27/9, next Monday and Tuesday

明天见！

李老师

English. 22nd September 2011.

Dear Parents,

Today I handed out the exam spelling list as well as an oral examination package to the pupils. I have gone through both with them.

For the oral exam package, I highlighted certain points the oral examiner will be looking out for. The reading aloud component should be manageable as it is much like the poem reading AMODES. As for the picture discussion, I kept emphasizing the following:

1. Always begin with an overview of the setting - where? when? eg. "This picture depicts a scene at..."

2. Talk about 3 main points, starting with the most obvious/important one. For each one, describe who is doing what, suggest how he is feeling and explain why, then put yourself in his shoes.

3. Summarize.

4. Answer using present tense or present continuous tense.

5. Never use your hand to point at the picture.

I have attached 3 passages and 3 pictures for practice.

Meanwhile, the exam spelling list is for all the four components of the English final year exams - oral, listening comprehension, composition & the main paper. For the oral exam, your child only needs to know how to read the list of words but he must know how to spell them for the other papers.

Note that as much as possible, we will try to test as many students as we can on the first day of the oral exam so that lessons may resume quickly.

There is no homework for today. Please ensure that your child learns his spelling (unit 16.1) for tomorrow. That's all.

Best,

Miss Nurul

九月二十一日，星期三

大家好！

华文

1. 听写十八和十九--明天

老师会选出10个词句来听写。

2. SA华文口试--下个星期一到三

请各位同学用《口试册子》、2A和2B课本来温习。

SA口试的图片和短文和《口试册子》里的不一样。

Chinese

1. Spelling 18 & 19--Tomorrow

I will choose 10 spellings from both Spelling 18 and 19.

2. SA Chinese Oral Exam--Next Monday to Wednesday

Please use your "Oral Exam Booklet", 2A and 2B textbook to do revision.

The pictures and passages is NOT THE SAME as those in your "Oral Exam Booklet".

21 September 2011 (Mathematics)

Dear Parents,

The boys have to complete their ATM book Worksheet 13.2 Page113-115 if they have not completed it in class.

Homework:
'MyPals" page 31-36.

The boys have to submit the above assignments by tomorrow.

Thank you for reading the blog. Have a pleasant day.

Regards,
Mr Nicholas Chua

English. 21st September 2011.

Dear Parents,

There is no homework for today. Thank you so much for your prompt reply pertaining to PTM! :)

Warmest regards,

Miss Nurul

20/09/2011 Mathematics.

Dear Parents,

The boys have to complete 'MyPals' Practice 1 page 21-24. Please submit tomorrow.

Thank you. Have a great day.

Regards,
Mr Nicholas Chua

English & Admin matters. 20th September 2011.

Dear Parents,

Please sign your child's spelling book. There is no homework for today.

On another note, today I issued the Parent-Teacher Meeting (PTM) form to your child on behalf of Lee lao shi. Please return the form tomorrow as it is extremely urgent. On the first page, Mr Chua, Lee lao shi and I have indicated our preferred mode of communication with regards to providing you with feedback on your child's progress. Since Mr Chua and I are both new to the class, we are hoping to meet you in person.

Case One: If you are coming for the PTM on Friday, please indicate your attendance on the second page by filling in the subject and names of corresponding teachers in the table provided.

English - Miss Nurul Ain

Mathematics - Mr Nicholas Chua

Chinese - Miss Amber Lee

After which, circle your preferred time-slot and us teachers will try our best to accommodate your preference and keep the wait time to a minimum.

Case Two: In the event that you are unable to make it, simply indicate so on the second page. We will find an alternative way of providing you the necessary feedback. You may leave the table blank or give a -NIL- reply.

On behalf of your child's subject teachers, we seek your co-operation in making this as smooth sailing as possible. Please return the PTM form to me tomorrow so that we can collate the replies and allocate your appointment slot as soon as possible in order to inform your child the necessary information to be relayed to you by Thursday.

Thank you so much for everything and we deeply apologise for not giving out the form sooner.

Sincerely,

Miss Nurul

English. 19th September 2011.

Dear Parents,

Today I began preparations for the boys' oral exam next week. We went through the necessary steps in discussing a picture then did a practice. We will be doing another round tomorrow. However, as there are two parts to the oral component - reading an unseen passage as well as picture description - please help to prepare your child by listening to him read.

There is no homework for today save for learning their spelling (unit 15.2). Pupils are reminded to bring their book for the weekly exchange tomorrow. That's all.

Warmest regards,

Miss Nurul

Mathematics 19/09/2011

Dear Parents,

There is no homework for today.

I have started on a new topic on graphs.

Have a great week ahead. Thank you.

Regards,
Mr Nicholas Chua

English. 15th September 2011.

Dear Parents,

For this weekend, the pupils have been tasked with the following:

1) A journal entry

2) Learning Sheets 16.5, 16.7 and 16.11 on prepositions, tenses and comprehension respectively.

Kindly assist your child where necessary.

Best regards,

Miss Nurul

English. 13th September 2011.

Dear Parents,

The boys were tasked to complete learning sheets 16.2, 16.3 and 16.6 today. These exercises are a recap of what was covered in the recent chapters - pronouns, connectors and contractions. Kindly check that they have completed all the necessary pages.

With regards to spelling, I did not give out the spelling list today. I thought about it and decided that I shall eliminate all possibilities of error while note-taking. Hence, I have written out the meanings of the words, along with their example sentences and photocopied everything for the pupils. I will be attaching this to the spelling list. You may expect it either tomorrow or Thursday.

On another note, the boys will be off on their learning journey tomorrow. We will leave the school at 8am and arrive at approximately 11:15am. Following which, the boys will have their break. Lessons will resume afterwards, with an hour each of Chinese and English.

The boys will need to bring the following for school tomorrow:

a) storybook

b) pencil case

c) water bottle

d) umbrella or raincoat

e) drawing block

f) coloured pencils

g) learning sheet for unit 16

(e)-(g) will be left behind in school.

That's all.

Best regards,

Miss Nurul

English. 12th September 2011.

Dear Parents,

Welcome back! It's the final term. I hope you're ready for the mad rush that awaits us. The pupils' task today is to go home and get your signature for the following:

1) Show & Tell AMODES

2) Poem reading AMODES

3) Listening comprehension AMODES

4) Spelling Unit 15.1 (They are to complete their corrections as well)

5) Information sheet for Term 4's work

It is pertinent that they get your signature as we need to do filing for their book check this week. Speaking of which, as a result of the book check, we cannot have spelling this week for Unit 15.2 (in term 3's spelling list). Instead, I will reschedule that for next Tuesday, 20/9.

The Term 4 spelling list is out. I will be issuing it to the boys tomorrow. As we have 5 rounds of spelling (excluding Unit 15.2) and only up till Week 5 to prepare for the final exams, I will need to conduct spelling twice a week in weeks 2 & 3. I am so sorry about this and I wish I didn't have to resort to this but there is really no other way to cover the syllabus. Please bear with me.

The schedule will be as follows:

-Unit 15.2 Week 2 Tuesday, 20/9

-Unit 16.1 Week 2 Friday, 23/9

-Unit 16.2 Week 3 Tuesday, 27/9

-Unit 17.1 Week 3 Friday, 30/9

-Unit 17.2 Week 4 Tuesday, 4/10

-Unit 18 Week 5 Tuesday, 11/10

I have decided on Tuesday as it is the routine as well as Friday to give them as much time as possible to learn their spelling.

Furthermore, I have received some feedback about the spelling list. I understand that you might not be very pleased about how only words are listed. While I am in no position to change the list, I could go through it with the boys tomorrow and have them record down the meanings of the words, as well as example sentences. Hope this would ease you for a bit :)

Have a blessed day!

Best regards,

Miss Nurul

九月十二日，星期一

欢迎大家回来！

华文

1. 听写十七--九月十五日，星期四

Admin

1. Learning Journey--14/9, this Wednesday

Please refer to the letter given to the boys for more information and return the reply slip to me by TOMORROW.

2. No school this Friday, 16/9.

Please refer to letter given to the boys for more information.

3. $1 Donation for the elderly--Please bring tomorrow.

Please refer the the letter given to the boys for more information.

Mathematics (12/09/11)

Dear Parents,

Welcome to a new term. It is going to be an exciting and fast pace term with exams starting in about a month time.

Students are to complete ATM worksheet 12.3, 12.4, 12.5 if they have not complete it in class.

Thank you and have a good day.

Regards,
Mr Nicholas Chua