5L Meet-the-parents Session (9 Nov)

Dear parents,

My apology for giving out the letter late for the booking of the MTP. Please refer to the slots below. Take note that lunch time (12 p.m. – 1 p.m.) is out. The first session is 8 a.m. and the last session is 5 p.m. Thanks!

Please message me your preferred timing and I’ll slot it in!

 

1. Davis (Mother) – 8 a.m. – 8.15 a.m.
2. Pedro (Mother) – 8.30 a.m. – 8.45 a.m.
3. Hendy (Father) – 9 a.m. – 9.15 a.m.
4. Caster (Mother) – 9.15 a.m. – 9.30 a.m.
5. Chloe (Mother) – 9.30 a.m. – 10 a.m.
6. Isabelle (Father) – 10.30 a.m. – 10.45 a.m.
7. Aniq (Mother) – 10.45 a.m. – 11 a.m.
8. Yuki (Mother) – 1.45 p.m. – 2 p.m.
9. Namreet (Mother) – 2 p.m. – 2.15 p.m.
10. Alex (Mother) – 3.45 p.m. – 4 p.m.
11. Hafiz (Father) – 5 p.m.

 

Thank you!

 

Cheers,

Miss Joreen Lee

T4W4: Continuous Writing 7 Preparation

Dear students,

Please view the articles below to get some ideas for your next Continuous Writing on An Act of Bravery. Please only write the two pictures I have assigned.

 

Picture of a dog

• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1375812/The-littlest-hero-Boy-uses-body-shield-protect-younger-brother-dog-attack.html
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3927436/Moment-hero-mom-shields-two-year-old-son-two-dogs-viciously-attack-porch-frantically-try-home.html

 

Picture of a leg in cast

• http://www1.cbn.com/700club/horrific-car-accident-leads-angelic-encounter
• http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4569426/Moment-woman-saved-child-diving-way-car.html

 

Cheers,

Miss Lee

T3W10 – September Holiday Homework

Dear students and parents,

Please take note of the holiday homework this September.

1. Situational Writing 6
2. Practice Paper 7 Booklet A and B
3. STELLAR Unit 7 booklet

 

Please pace yourself and do one set per day instead of rushing through everything. I want quality work. My suggestion:

1. Situational Writing 6 (Thursday)
2. Practice Paper 7 Booklet A (Saturday)
3. Practice Paper 7 Booklet B (Monday)
4. STELLAR Unit 7 Booklet (Wednesday)

 

We focused a lot on formal (eyewitness) situational writing these two weeks. Please take note of the structure.

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Sample formal email or letter

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Sample formal report

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Sample helping phrases for situation writing 6 (This is a formal letter)

• My name is Ryan Low. I am a Primary 5 student from St James School.
• inform you of two Newton Primary School’s female students’ behaviours on a bus.
• when we encountered those two girls.
• My brother had fallen asleep after crying for some time and my mother was feeling very relieved.
• upset my mother
• The other commuters (people travelling on the bus) were also very upset with their behaviours.
• However, the girls ignored them.
• I hope you will be able to look into this matter. Thank you very much.

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Please do all your homework and submit to me when school reopens.  Enjoy yourself September holiday!

 

Love,

Miss Joreen Lee

T3W6: Helping Words for CW4

Dear students,

Please try to use at least 4 helping words below. Highlight them in your writing.

school bell echoed around the school	dashed	relieve some stress
around the corner	worried	petrified at the sight of a bleeding (name of the person)
time passed quickly	grew impatient	to her horror
could not believe her ears	hospitalised	Ambulance
unconscious for hours	in a blink of an eye	Ignore her advice
precious lesson	Safety is everyone’s responsibility because the consequence can be unthinkable.	panicked

T3W6: English Continuous Writing 4

Dear students,
Please refer to the checklist and sample story below to help you with the planning of your continuous writing.

Ensure that your planning is:

1. Logical
2. Short but clear
3. Built-up should show the action by your character
4. Problem should be the result of the action
5. What solution to solve the problem happened.

 

 

Introduction	Details of the paragraph.
Begins the story with a sound or a character speaking related to the main storyline. Provides details of setting – the who, when and where of the story Introduces characters and describe them, how they look like and how are they involved in the story.	“Ring!” The school bell echoed around the school as happy students dashed excitedly out of their classrooms. Who – Lily and Patricia When – After school Where – Outside Elias Park Primary School Lily – A soft-spoken girl who was Patricia’s best friend. The eye-witness who was with Patricia during the unfortunate accident. Patricia – A mischievous girl who often ignored her friends’ and teachers’ advice. Patricia was the girl who dashed across the road.
Built-up
Includes problems. (What was/were the problem/s?  What happened next?)	Patricia was supposed to head home after school because she had a SwimSafer Stage 3 stage. However, Patricia and Lily stayed back to play in the library. Lily was with her and reminded her that she had a test at 3.30 p.m. She forgot about the time and had to rush home.
Problem
What was the problem? Describe it in details. How did the characters feel when the problem happen Describe the feelings of the character.	She did not cross the road responsibly despite Lily’s warning. Dashed across the road and was knocked down by an incoming car. Flew above the car and was further hit by a lorry behind the car. Lily was shocked. Patricia was unconscious.
Solution
How was the problem solved? Describe it in details. How did the characters feel when the problem was resolved?	The driver immediately called for an ambulance to send Patricia to the nearest Changi General Hospital. Patricia was unconscious for hours. Woke up and could not feel her legs. Lily was sobbing uncontrollably because she blamed herself for not stopping Patricia in time. Patricia’s parents were all crying. Patricia was in a state of shock and could not register what had happened to her.
Conclusion
How the story ended? What happened to all the characters? Include the feeling of the main character about the story. Share a future action that the main character learnt.	Patricia spent another few months in the hospital to recover fully. She continued to visit the occupational therapist to help her in controlling her upper body movement better so that she could use the wheelchair well. Patricia learnt about the importance of personal responsibility. Road safety is not something that we should laugh about.

 

 

Sample Continuous Writing by Miss Joreen Lee

 

Being Responsible

———-“Ring!” The school bell echoed around Elias Park Primary School as exhausted students dashed excitedly out of their classrooms at 2 p.m. It had been a long day for everyone as exam was around the corner. Everyone was busy doing endless practice papers to prepare for their SA2. Lily and Patricia decided to spend time in the library to relieve some stress accumulated over the hectic weeks.

———-“Let’s play hide and seek in the library,” suggested Patricia to Lily. The two girls happily played in the library without realising that the time had passed so quickly. “Oh no! It is 3.30 p.m. Pat, don’t you have your SwimSafer Stage 3 test today at 4 p.m.?” reminded Lily worriedly. Patricia looked at the clock and panicked. Her test was at Toa Payoh Swimming Complex, a long way from Pasir Ris! The two girls quickly grabbed their bags and ran out of the library.

———-At the traffic junction, Patricia grew impatient while waiting for the traffic light to turn green. She lunged forward but was held back by Lily. Lily reminded Patricia that dashing across the road was a very dangerous act. Patricia ignored her advice because she was in such a mad rush. She dashed across the road. Out of nowhere, a blue Honda car came towards her at full speed. She flew above the car and was further hit by a lorry behind the car. She fell hard onto the floor. Everything happened in a blink of an eye. Lily was petrified at the sight of an unconscious Patricia who was lying in a pool of her own blood. The two drivers immediately ran to Patricia and called for the ambulance. The next few hours were probably the most frightening experience of Lily’s and Patricia’s lives.

———-Patricia was sent to the nearest Changi General Hospital. She remained unconscious for hours. She woke up to find herself surrounded by a group of teary eyes people. “Are you okay? I’m so sorry,” cried Lily controllably. Patricia tried to move her legs but to her horror, she could not feel them at all. “Don’t move please. Pat, Mummy has to tell you something. You have severely injured your spine and can no longer walk for the rest of your life,” cried Patricia’s mum as she broke the devastating news to her own daughter. Patricia was in a state of shock and could not register what had happened to her.

———-Months went past and Patricia continued to spend her days in the hospital going through rehabilitation. The accident had been a very precious lesson for Patricia. She had learnt that safety is everyone’s responsibility because the consequence can be unthinkable. Now, she is left suffering from the consequence of her own irresponsibility.

 

 

Cheers,

Miss Joreen Lee

T3W5 English: End of Unit 5 and beginning of Unit 6

Dear students and parents,

A quick summary of new topics we covered in Unit 5.

1. Read an expository text on transportation in Singapore.
2. Researched and wrote a group expository text on the bike-sharing scheme in Singapore
3. Phrasal verbs – Example, set off, call off.
4. Prefixes (un- , in- , dis- , im- , and ir- ) and suffixes (-ion, -ity, -ate, -able, -ly, -tably)

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Introduction on Unit 6: The World at Your Fingertips

Cheers,
Miss Joreen Lee

Term 3 Week 2 Maths Updates

Dear Parents of Miss Chua’s Maths Class, 

We did mainly on multiplying a decimal by tens, hundreds and thousands and dividing a decimal by 10, 100 and 1000. I would say that the children are doing very well in these two areas. They could have done even better if they were able to spot their mistakes. 

Next week, we will move on to dividing a decimal by tens, hundreds and thousands and converting of measurement. They will be required to do long division hence will need practice in this area. 

This week there is no homework unless they have not completed worksheet 3 due to health check up.

Here is a good video which explains the easier way to divide decimal by 10, 100 or 1000 and it teaches how to check if the answer is correct as some students had feedback that they faced difficulty remembering which direction to shift the decimal point.

Video link: 

Dividing a decimal by 10, 100 and 1000

Thank you. 

Have a good weekend!
Regards, 

Miss Chua

Term 3 Week 2 Class and English Updates

Dear parents and students,

Here are some updates and plans for the upcoming semester. As we all know, the semester 1 results were not very ideal for many. Thus, most students are now down for their remedial sessions on Monday and Friday. I’ll be posting up the schedule on the blog soon. Thus, if you have lost the schedule, you can always refer to the class blog. Please do give me some time.

English (Areas of focus)

1. Situational Writing (Formal format)
2. Oral Conversation
3. English Paper 2 Booklet A (Grammar and Vocabulary items)

These three will be the main areas of focus this semester. Thus, parents who are personally supervising your child can also focus on these areas.

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This weekend’s reading task

Students are to read up more about expository text. This is a NEW text type on top of the procedural text and narrative text that the students are familiar with.

• Meaning of expository – Intended to explain or describe something.
• Expository text – The main purpose of expository text is to inform or describe a topic of focus, supported with facts and evidence.

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What is expository text about? (Click on the link below)

http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-expository-writing-definition-examples.html

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How to write expository text?

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I will be asking some questions in class next week.

1. What is expository text?
2. What are the parts of an expository text?
3. What are the suitable topics for an expository text?

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That’s all! Thank you!

Cheers,

Miss Joreen Lee

Term 2 Week 10 – Post-reading Week Videos

Dear students,

Below are some videos on the history of Singapore. Enjoy and understand the hardship our founding fathers had gone through to build today’s Singapore. Also, appreciate some uniqueness of Singapore that still remains till today.

Fascinating Singapore 50 years ago

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History of Bugis Street

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Examples of Archaeology – 15 Newest Archaeological Discoveries

 

 

Enjoy.

Love,

Miss Joreen Lee

Term 2 Week 9 – Online English reading

Dear parents,

The students are going through a Reading Programme these two weeks. They have read a story on ‘Sherlock Sam’ and will be doing a series of research. Below are some articles and videos on the Historical Sites of Singapore.

(How Singapore looks like in the past.) Singapore – The Lion City, 1957

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Site and Sound – 10 – Singapore River Historical Landmarks (Singapore River)

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Footprints: Legacy of a Royal Malay Port (Kampong Glam)

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Landmarks and Historic Sites in Singapore

http://www.discoverabroad.com/singapore/livingabroad/TravelandLeisure/HistoricSites.htm

 

 

Thank you!

 

Cheers,

Joreen Lee