Announcement: Cyberwellness Bus & Topical test 4

SUPER FRIDAYS!!!

5 August 2011 (Friday) Cyberwellness bus

Do visit the bus on Friday. Tokens await you!

12 August 2011 (Friday) - Topical test 4

Focus: Unit 7 & 8 Textbook and workbook.

Reminder: Please revise all learning points covered for the above chapters and read instructions carefully.

Best wishes,
Mr Abel Kok

Important announcement: POSB forms

Important announcement: POSB forms to be handed in tomorrow, Wednesday 27 July. Please note the change in the date.

Let's save for a rainy day.

Mr Kok

Recap on Indirect & Direct speeches , & metaphors

Dear pupils,

Click on the following links and learn more about Indirect & Direct speeches and Metaphors.

Direct and indirect speech P4K & P4C

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P4 metaphor p4K &4C

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After you have viewed the slides, do summarised your learning under the comments.
This is a great way to learn more! Try it.

Cheers,
Mr Abel Kok

T3W4 Learning points + Lesson Extensions for parents

Dear all,

These are some of the things which we have covered this week:
Journal writing
Revised on the use of direct and indirect speeches
Reflection on Racial Harmony
RAFT- Roles Audience Format Topic (Project work)

Vocabulary related to accidents- three-lane road, head on collision, rear-view mirror, veered, side mirror, bumper, headlights, tail-lights, windscreen, etc.

ICAS exams English- for selected pupils

Lesson extensions for parents:

Discuss some of the traditional customs with your child and explain the significance to them.

eg. Why Chinese wear RED during Chinese New Year? To ward off the monster named 'Nian'.

According to Chinese mythology, a Nian (simplified Chinese: 年兽; traditional Chinese: 年獸; pinyin: nián shòu) is a beast that lives under the sea or in the mountains. Once each spring, on or around Chinese New Year, it comes out of hiding to attack people, and prefers children. Weaknesses of the Nian are purported to be a sensitivity to loud noises, and a fear of the colour red. The Chinese Lion Dance is known to have originated from the legend of the Nian. The tradition has its origins in a story of a Nian's attack on a village. After the attack, the villagers discussed how to make the Nian leave them in peace. The traditions of firecrackers and red robes found in many Lion Dance portrayals originates from the plans the villagers had in which drums, plates and empty bowls were hit, red robes were worn, and firecrackers were thrown, causing loud banging sounds that they hoped to intimidate the Nian. According to this same myth, the Nian has not appeared in the village again. The Nian is still believed to exist; however, it is not believed to ever make an appearance to a human again - a result of the successful plan.

Let's save!

POSB Banking Day- Announcement

POSB has initiated a Banking Day to give pupils the experience of saving money as a follow up activity from the “Save for a brighter future” skit. The POSB Banking Day will be conducted on Thursday 28 July 2011 during recess. Pupils will be able to open a personal POSBKids Account or deposit coins into their POSB Savings Account by submitting their application forms and coins (if any) to the POSB Officers on duty.

Please complete the application form and brochure, if you are interested. The forms will be given out this Wednesday.Please note this is TOTALLY OPTIONAL, even though strongly encouraged.
(1) open a POSBKids Account only (to complete sections A and B)
(2) deposit their coins into existing POSB Savings Account (to complete section C only)
(3) open a POSBKids Account and deposit coins into the account (to complete sections A, B and C)
No initial deposit is required for new POSBKids Account and S$1 cash gift will be credited into each new account.

MORE information will be given to you by your form teacher.

Survey for Cyberwellness lessons and AOB

Dear Pupils,

I hope you still remember the learning points for our Cyberwellness lessons on Netiquette. Do go to Mconline to complete a survey as you reflect on the learning points.

Next, complete all Mconline online work by today as this is the last week for submission.

Then, remember to contribute the Acrostic poems as assigned to you in class. Let us give the dedicated teachers a surprise on Teachers’ Day.

Finally, click here to play a game and revise on adjectives and click here to play a game about idioms.

Have fun,
Mr Abel Kok

ICAS English TEST on Next Tuesday 19 July

A gentle reminder for pupils are scheduled to take their UNSW ICAS English next Tuesday, 19 July 2010.

Some housekeeping matters:

4K pupils are to have the test during English lessons.

4C pupils will have their test at 11.05am to 11.35am

Term 3 Week 2/3 Learning points

Dear Pupils,

These are the learning points which we have covered for week 2/3:

• Composition writing- Excito-meter (Rising & Falling events)


• Homonyms


• Rhyming words


• Idioms. eg. lending a helping hand


• Alliteration


• Complete Unit 7 for English Workbook


• Ezportfolio recording


• Order of adjectives


• RAFT - roles, audience, format, topic

For 4K

Project for literature lessons (Deadline: end of term 3)

Lesson extension for parents
Brainstorm alliteration for each others' names. eg. Marvellous, magnificant Max!
I wonder who can come up with the longest alliteration. Do share and contribute under comments.

T3W1 Main learning points and Homework

Dear Pupils,

I hope you are as excited as me when it comes to poems.

Homework & things which we have covered for this week:

• Mconline tasks + Ezportfolio
  
• Workbook page 1-5
• Cyberwellness lesson on Netiquette
• Revision on the use of effective dialogues. eg. "I like you," teased David. "Not!"
• Writing effective dialogues (Do you know how to punctuate correctly?)
• Use variants of 'said'
• nonsensical poems
• rhyming words

Lesson extensions for Parents:
Together with your child, write Acrostic poems using names of relatives, friends, etc.
These poems make great gifts for all occasions!

For eg:
Able to listen with a listening ear
Being there to lend a helping hand
Eager to teach everyone in class 4C & 4K
Learning is key to success in life!

Would you like to form an Acrostic poem using words like, "ENGLISH" or "Hong Wen School" or "HWS" , etc? You may leave your contribution under the comments.

Have fun,
Mr Abel Kok