Congratulations to Simran and Kelven who have been selected to present the donations for Project Care. I am sure that the two of them will do us proud as they represent us in presenting the donated items to the eldery.
More information will be given out on Monday.
Yours truly,
Mr Abel Kok
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
SA2 Examination dates to note
Dear Parents and Pupils,
Please note the following SA2 examination dates. Taking this chance to wish everyone all the best! Break a leg!
10 Oct 2011 Monday - English Composition test (Paper 1)
11 Oct 2011 Tuesday - Chinese Composition Test (Paper 1)
24 Oct 2011 Monday - English Paper 2 and Listening Comprehension Test
25 Oct 2011 Tuesday - Chinese Paper 2 and Listening Comprehension Test
27 Oct 2011 Thursday - Mathematics Test
28 Oct 2011 Friday - Science test.
Do make good use of the books and files which have been given out. Please note: All books and Files should be brought home for revision purposes by 5 Oct 2011. Remember one of the best ways to learn is to learn from one’s mistakes.
Best wishes,
Mr Abel Kok
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Social Studies Open Book Test (to be conducted in week 5)
Dear Pupils,
Please get ready for the Open Book test by reading Chapter 1-4 (Social Studies Textbook).
Also, be reminded that English Topical Test 6 will be in week 4. (Please revise learning points on our English blog and Chapter 9- 11 (English Textbook) to prepare for it.
Best wishes as we strive for the best possible results,
Mr Kok
Please get ready for the Open Book test by reading Chapter 1-4 (Social Studies Textbook).
Also, be reminded that English Topical Test 6 will be in week 4. (Please revise learning points on our English blog and Chapter 9- 11 (English Textbook) to prepare for it.
Best wishes as we strive for the best possible results,
Mr Kok
Monday, September 26, 2011
Oral SA2 is on 29 September (Thursday) after school
This is a gentle reminder that there will be Oral SA2 Examinations this Thursday from 210pm to 4pm (After School) Please remember to arrange your transportation for that day.
Also, please make good use of the Listening Comprehension Book which contains Oral passages and Picture Discussion prompts to prepare for your Oral. Parents may want to go through the reading passages and picture discussions with your child in order to boost their confidence.
In my opinion, most of the pupils in both classes are able to ACE the reading aloud component. However, some of the pupils may need to improve on their interpretation of the picture prompt. It is important for them to understand the difference between merely describing and good interpretation. For eg. Instead of saying… “There are two adults clapping.” One could interpret based on the picture, “The two adults are applauding loudly in order to encourage the chimpanzees to perform better in their show.”
You may also want to go to hwsezportfolio.commontown.net to listen to your child’s recordings to have a better sense of their standard of reading and picture discussion. Do give them due credit for their effort in learning how to read well and how to interpret well. Thank you so much.
Cheers,
Mr Abel Kok
Also, please make good use of the Listening Comprehension Book which contains Oral passages and Picture Discussion prompts to prepare for your Oral. Parents may want to go through the reading passages and picture discussions with your child in order to boost their confidence.
In my opinion, most of the pupils in both classes are able to ACE the reading aloud component. However, some of the pupils may need to improve on their interpretation of the picture prompt. It is important for them to understand the difference between merely describing and good interpretation. For eg. Instead of saying… “There are two adults clapping.” One could interpret based on the picture, “The two adults are applauding loudly in order to encourage the chimpanzees to perform better in their show.”
You may also want to go to hwsezportfolio.commontown.net to listen to your child’s recordings to have a better sense of their standard of reading and picture discussion. Do give them due credit for their effort in learning how to read well and how to interpret well. Thank you so much.
Cheers,
Mr Abel Kok
Friday, September 16, 2011
Spelling for this term
Spelling words for TERM 4- ***Spelling will be tested every Thursday.
Term 4 Week 2
1 The government has announced plans to create ten thousand new jobs.
2 Everyone cheers at the speed and baton-passing skills of the athletes.
3 Salaries will be paid at the end of the calendar month.
4 I was a natural athlete as a kid who was good at sports.
5 The trophies on that table were won by James for winning many swimming competitions.
6 He is practising every day, in preparation for the ice-skating championship.
7 We try to teach the kids good sportsmanship, that is being fair, honest and polite in a game or sports competition.
8 The students attend house practices once a week for several weeks.
9 Someone who runs in fast races over short distances is a sprinter.
10 A school for students between the ages of 11 and 16 is a secondary school.
11 Her greatest ambition is to represent her country at the Olympics.
12 Olympics is an international sports event held every four years in different countries.
Term 4 Week 3
1 Sports Day is a day when the children in schools have sports competitions.
2 Mr Lee is our guest-of-honour for this year’s anniversary celebrations.
3 Dr Evans thanked him for coming to the prize presentation ceremony.
4 She won a bronze medal at the last Olympics.
5 She was presented with an award for her courage.
6 The audience applauded loudly after he had ended his speech.
7 Everyone in the class is expected to participate actively in these discussions.
8 Ivan is the current holder of the skating championship.
9 James is undergoing a special coaching session with one of England's leading coaches.
10 All the children will each receive a small gift.
11 Sam does weight training twice a week.
12 There is a television programme about killer whales next month.
Term 4 Week 4
1 The pots turned charcoal black after heating for a few hours.
2 The fierce dog was dangerous-looking.
3 The stout lifeguard was broad-shouldered and muscular.
4 The model was tall and well-proportioned.
5 Babies have very delicate skin.
6 The mischievous pupil pouted his lips at the guests.
7 The elderly lady worked hard despite having a hunched back.
8 The beggar wore a crumpled shirt.
9 Mr Lee is a well-known and prominent leader in Singapore.
10 He had bloodshot eyes after staying awake for more than twenty hours.
11 The body builder was muscular and poised during the grand finals.
12 The salesperson was neatly attired.
Term 4 Week 5
1 The untidy pupil was sloppily dressed.
2 The manager has forgotten to take his leather briefcase.
3 The teacher stormed out of the room after scolding the pupils.
4 The pupil heaved a sigh of relief when the teacher told her that she had managed to
pass her examinations.
5 The shirt was torn and tattered after being stepped upon by the shoppers.
6 Some ladies wear high-heeled shoes to look elegant.
7 The prefect glared at the bully who was bullying the younger pupils in the canteen.
8 Perspiration was on their faces after the race in the hot sun.
9 The rich businessman wore gold-rimmed glasses and a gold watch.
10 The supermodel has very attractive features like a small nose and large eyes.
11 His father kept his temper to find out what exactly happened.
12 The car stuttered along in first gear.
Term 4 Week 2
1 The government has announced plans to create ten thousand new jobs.
2 Everyone cheers at the speed and baton-passing skills of the athletes.
3 Salaries will be paid at the end of the calendar month.
4 I was a natural athlete as a kid who was good at sports.
5 The trophies on that table were won by James for winning many swimming competitions.
6 He is practising every day, in preparation for the ice-skating championship.
7 We try to teach the kids good sportsmanship, that is being fair, honest and polite in a game or sports competition.
8 The students attend house practices once a week for several weeks.
9 Someone who runs in fast races over short distances is a sprinter.
10 A school for students between the ages of 11 and 16 is a secondary school.
11 Her greatest ambition is to represent her country at the Olympics.
12 Olympics is an international sports event held every four years in different countries.
Term 4 Week 3
1 Sports Day is a day when the children in schools have sports competitions.
2 Mr Lee is our guest-of-honour for this year’s anniversary celebrations.
3 Dr Evans thanked him for coming to the prize presentation ceremony.
4 She won a bronze medal at the last Olympics.
5 She was presented with an award for her courage.
6 The audience applauded loudly after he had ended his speech.
7 Everyone in the class is expected to participate actively in these discussions.
8 Ivan is the current holder of the skating championship.
9 James is undergoing a special coaching session with one of England's leading coaches.
10 All the children will each receive a small gift.
11 Sam does weight training twice a week.
12 There is a television programme about killer whales next month.
Term 4 Week 4
1 The pots turned charcoal black after heating for a few hours.
2 The fierce dog was dangerous-looking.
3 The stout lifeguard was broad-shouldered and muscular.
4 The model was tall and well-proportioned.
5 Babies have very delicate skin.
6 The mischievous pupil pouted his lips at the guests.
7 The elderly lady worked hard despite having a hunched back.
8 The beggar wore a crumpled shirt.
9 Mr Lee is a well-known and prominent leader in Singapore.
10 He had bloodshot eyes after staying awake for more than twenty hours.
11 The body builder was muscular and poised during the grand finals.
12 The salesperson was neatly attired.
Term 4 Week 5
1 The untidy pupil was sloppily dressed.
2 The manager has forgotten to take his leather briefcase.
3 The teacher stormed out of the room after scolding the pupils.
4 The pupil heaved a sigh of relief when the teacher told her that she had managed to
pass her examinations.
5 The shirt was torn and tattered after being stepped upon by the shoppers.
6 Some ladies wear high-heeled shoes to look elegant.
7 The prefect glared at the bully who was bullying the younger pupils in the canteen.
8 Perspiration was on their faces after the race in the hot sun.
9 The rich businessman wore gold-rimmed glasses and a gold watch.
10 The supermodel has very attractive features like a small nose and large eyes.
11 His father kept his temper to find out what exactly happened.
12 The car stuttered along in first gear.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
IMPORTANT announcement
- Important announcement
OLE exercises- at least 2 Mconline exercises & Class blogs
Unit 8 & 9- Next Tuesday TT5 (Grammar MCQ, Synthesis- Active to Passive, Direct to indirect speech, Comprehension MCQ)
Unit 10 & 11- Week 4 TT6
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
WOW!!! another composition shared
‘One small step on the moon, one giant step for mankind,” the plaque beneath the astronaut exhibit read.
Everybody gazed in awe at the life- size replica of Neil Armstrong that was before them. The first man on the moon, he had uttered these immortal words when he stepped
out from his Apollo spacecraft onto the moon.
The group of fascinated students of Class A, St. Margaret Primary, were at the Science Centre for the Astronomy Exhibition. It was the Science Crusade Week and their Science teacher, Mr. Lim, thought that it was a gem of idea for the students to pay a trip to the exhibition to learn more about space and the universe.
“ You need to wear a special spacesuit if you want to travel in space,” Mr. Lim explained to a group of wide-eyed students, pointing earnestly at Neil Armstrong's uniform.
“The spacesuit helps you keep warm by insulating your body heat, and also allows you to breathe properly through the special breathing apparatus.”
“ I vow to be the Singapore’s first astronaut!” Abu, the “Einstein’ of Class A, blurted out enthusiastically, to a chorus of approving ‘oohhhs’ from the rest of his classmates.
He cocked his head to one side, scrutinizing the astronaut exhibit with an intensity that only a completely mesmerized student could muster.
“What a noble aspiration!” Mr. Lim grinned as he patted Abu on his head.
The Astronomy Exhibition was indeed a magical treat for everybody and anybody interested in the comos- besides the astronauts and spaceships exhibits , there were also eye- catching miniature of the Solar System, intriguing samples of genuine moonrocks and fascinating chronicles on space exploration.
Documentaries such as the ‘Bid Bang Theory’, the ‘Mystery of the Black Holes’ and ‘Can Humans really Travel to the edge of the universe?’ had the students completely engaged and fully agog with born-again curiosity.
“Everybody look! That’s a shooting star!” Mary yelled exhilaratingly, peering through a gigantic telescope mounted in the middle of the Space Gallery.
The space gallery was undoubtedly another perennial favorite of all visitor. Nobody leaves the highly'- acclaimed gallery without being swept off their feet. The myriad of gigantic telescopic devices, straddled impressively across a transparent globe, offers one a breathtaking peek in the wonders of deep space.
Another key attraction was the ‘Zero- gravity’ simulator. In this special simulator, a person got to experience what it was like being weightless and being able to float around freely.
Needless to say, all the students were thrilled to this with the gravity defying sensation. The more adventurous amongst them had a whale of a time failing their limbs and squirming acrobatically in the simulator!
The students left the Astronomy Exhibition at 5 pm, completely enthralled and intrigued with what they had experienced and seen. It was a most memorable and truly unforforgatable learning experience.
Author: Irene (4K)
Everybody gazed in awe at the life- size replica of Neil Armstrong that was before them. The first man on the moon, he had uttered these immortal words when he stepped
out from his Apollo spacecraft onto the moon.
The group of fascinated students of Class A, St. Margaret Primary, were at the Science Centre for the Astronomy Exhibition. It was the Science Crusade Week and their Science teacher, Mr. Lim, thought that it was a gem of idea for the students to pay a trip to the exhibition to learn more about space and the universe.
“ You need to wear a special spacesuit if you want to travel in space,” Mr. Lim explained to a group of wide-eyed students, pointing earnestly at Neil Armstrong's uniform.
“The spacesuit helps you keep warm by insulating your body heat, and also allows you to breathe properly through the special breathing apparatus.”
“ I vow to be the Singapore’s first astronaut!” Abu, the “Einstein’ of Class A, blurted out enthusiastically, to a chorus of approving ‘oohhhs’ from the rest of his classmates.
He cocked his head to one side, scrutinizing the astronaut exhibit with an intensity that only a completely mesmerized student could muster.
“What a noble aspiration!” Mr. Lim grinned as he patted Abu on his head.
The Astronomy Exhibition was indeed a magical treat for everybody and anybody interested in the comos- besides the astronauts and spaceships exhibits , there were also eye- catching miniature of the Solar System, intriguing samples of genuine moonrocks and fascinating chronicles on space exploration.
Documentaries such as the ‘Bid Bang Theory’, the ‘Mystery of the Black Holes’ and ‘Can Humans really Travel to the edge of the universe?’ had the students completely engaged and fully agog with born-again curiosity.
“Everybody look! That’s a shooting star!” Mary yelled exhilaratingly, peering through a gigantic telescope mounted in the middle of the Space Gallery.
The space gallery was undoubtedly another perennial favorite of all visitor. Nobody leaves the highly'- acclaimed gallery without being swept off their feet. The myriad of gigantic telescopic devices, straddled impressively across a transparent globe, offers one a breathtaking peek in the wonders of deep space.
Another key attraction was the ‘Zero- gravity’ simulator. In this special simulator, a person got to experience what it was like being weightless and being able to float around freely.
Needless to say, all the students were thrilled to this with the gravity defying sensation. The more adventurous amongst them had a whale of a time failing their limbs and squirming acrobatically in the simulator!
The students left the Astronomy Exhibition at 5 pm, completely enthralled and intrigued with what they had experienced and seen. It was a most memorable and truly unforforgatable learning experience.
Author: Irene (4K)
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Another model composition to share....keep them coming. :)
Ominous grey clouds shot through the previosly blue sky. Jonah was on his way to school. He was extremely elated, until he heard a sound. '' Bang! ''. Being as curious as a cat, he looked over his shoulder. ''Oh no! Not the thunder! '' Jonah moaned. A shiver went down his spine as he stopped and stared at the sky in sheer disbelief. Shaking his head, he hastened his footsteps and continued his journey to school.
Thunder roared with ferocity a the raindrops started with a slight trickle, sprinkling down like dewdrops. When Jonah saw the raindrops, he immediately dug his bag for his raincoat and umbrella, but they were nowhere to be found. His heart was filled with immense worry as the rain was getting heavier and heavier.
Torrental rain pelted down on every inch of the earth. Five minutes had passed but there was still no sign of Jonah's raincoat or umbrella. His fear overwhelmed him. Out of the blue, Jonah spotted a HDB flat nearby. He immediately lifted his elephantine bag onto his head and ran to the flat as fast as his legs could carry him.
By the time Jonah had reached the flat, he ws filled with fatigue. Dizziness overwhelmed him as he headed straight for the bench. However, before he could even settle down on the bench, he fell onto the ground with a thud.
After five minutes, Jonah's friend, Ryan, who lived i that flat, saw him lying down on the floor sickly. When he noticed that Jonah was unconscious, he dialled his father to help Jonah.
After a while, Jonah regained conscoisness and sat up straight in the bed. He was shell- shocked to see that the bed room was not his, but it was Ryan's. Ryan then walked into the room and explained how he had ended up in his bedroom. Ryan said, " You really should stay here as we checked your temperature and it was pretty high. You can stay here for the day and get your parents to pick you up tommorow."
Although Jonah felt very grateful, he did not have the strength too express it, so he just said a weak, " Thank You".
After that incident, Jonah learnt to be more responsible in the future and remember to bring his raincoat or umbrella to school.
Charmaine Lee
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Sept hol homework.... Starting preparing for SA2 exams....
Dear Pupils,
As you unwind during this school holiday, please start preparing for SA2 examinations by completing the following exercises found in your Workbook.
Pages 56-58
Pages 61-66
Pages 78-83
Thank you and I wish all of you a fruitful and enjoyable holidays ahead,
Mr Abel Kok
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