Teacher Day Celebration on 31 August 2007, Friday

Please note that the P1 and P2 pupils have to be in school by 7.15 a.m. tomorrow. They are to bring their pencil case and colour pencils along. There will be a concert for all pupils, thereafter they will be sent back to class where some activities and worksheets will be prepared for them to complete by the end of the school day.

There will be holiday assignments given to them to complete during the September holiday.
This will be communicated through this blog and their Learning Journey. Please check regularly.

Photographs taken during our visit to the Singapore Zoo

Hi all,
Managed to upload the photographs I took today. My photography skills are not that great. If there are any professional photographers amongst you parents, do share some pointers with me, so that I can upgrade my picture taking skills.

The link below should direct you to the photographs. Do let me know if they don't..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12054689@N08/?donelayout=1

Good Night!

By end of term 3 ... (Part 2)

Sorry, for the late update.

Have inform all the pupils that the last spelling ,12.2 will be conducted on 27 Aug 2007, Monday. The reason being that there is teachers' day celebration next Friday, 31 August 2007. Will update you on the schedule soon.

There will not be any Maths practice paper this term.

The kids were very excited over the first excursion they were going with their classmates today. I will give one and all an update on it soon, including photographs.

Pupils can complete the zoo worksheet on their own at home and I will give them a photo for the exercise on diary entry as soon as possible.

I believe the kids were exhausted at the end of the day, hopefully they enjoyed themselves.

Till I update again, have a restful evening!

By end of term 3...(Part 1)

Good morning to all...

There will be an English practice paper given out next Thursday, 30 Aug 2007. This will be conducted in class, in the form of a test. As we don't have CAs in Gongshang, this is a good chance for them to prepare for SA2 as it will be conducted in an exam setting. Some of the pupils may have forgotten the dos and don't of an exam, so it is a good time to refresh their memory. Items covered will be from unit 1 to unit 12. Any changes I will inform again,

Once I receive the Maths practice paper, I will let you know when the maths practice paper will be conducted on and other details.

Few points to take note :

1. Pupils are to wear their house t-shirt tomorrow for the excursion to the zoo, as it is Thursday. Remember not to bring valuable items and money, just snacks and drinks. All valuable items bought is at their own risk.

2. For pupils who have only a few more pages left in their spelling book, please buy a new exercise book, and continue from it.
I would like parents to take note that spelling and dictation corrections are to be done thrice. For example, the phrase "colourful butterfiles" is spelt wrongly, the child has to write "colourful butterflies" three times neatly in blue colour pencil neatly.

Will continue to update all of you..

PSLE Oral on 16 Aug and 17 Aug 2007

Please take note that there will be no school on 16 and 17 Aug 2007 as PSLE Oral will be conducted on both days. I have just passed your child a letter from the school informing you about this. I have to apologise for not giving it sooner as I was on childcare leave yesterday.
Please return the acknowledgement slip to me next Monday, 20 August 2007.

As it is going to be a long break, I have given the children homework, English worksheet -Unit 11 worksheet. Please ensure that they read the instructions before completing the different sections. I will not be giving any Mathematics homework, as I think they should revise through the topics previously taught.


A gentle reminder:

* English Test next Wednesday, 22 August.
* Return Zoo consent form (if have not done so yet) on 20 August.
* Return Acknowledgement form regarding school holidays due to PSLE Oral on 20 August.
* English Spelling 12.1 Next Monday, 20 August.

Have a great weekend.

Learning Journey to the Zoo-23 Aug 2007

By this evening, you would have received the consent form for the abovementioned event. Please return the reply slip by this Wednesday 15 August 2007.

Please take note of the following points, stated in the letter :

* Your child will not be allowed to buy any food and drinks at the zoo, so he /she has to bring enough food and drinks.
* He /she has to bring a cap and a raincoat/umbrella , due to the unpredictable weather condition nowadays.
* He/she is not encouraged to bring any camera or mobile phone along in case he/she misplace them. The school will not be held reponsible for any loss.
*He /she is also not encouraged to bring any money to the zoo in case he/she misplaces the money.

Filing of English & Maths Worksheets

Good evening!

Please assist your child in filing his/her English file and recording on the content card, according to the list given below :

17/07/07 WS(4)-Preposition
19/07/07 WS(5)-LC6
24/07/07 U10 WS
26/07/07 WS(6)-Verbs
31/07/07 WS(7)-Preposition
02/08/07 WS(8)-Tense
03/08/07 WS(9)-Pronoun
03/08/07 WS(10)-Pronoun

Please do likewise for his /her Maths file :

13/07/07 WS(6)-Picture Graph
17/07/07 WS(7)-Number to 40
27/07/07 WS(8)-Number to 40 (-)
31/07/07 WS(9)-Number to 40 (+)
06/08/07 WS(10)-Multiplication

Do ensure that corrections are done properly in sharpened blue colour pencils.

Do remember to initial on the file cover.

Thanks for your responses!

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Thanks again and have a great weekend ahead!

Just a little reminder...

Tomorrow, the kids will be celebrating National Day in school. They will be having the Lower Primary Sport Competition. Please ensure that your child is in school by 7.15a.m. And if your child is not taking the school bus, please ensure that your family member fetches your child by 10.00 a.m.

To one and all, have a well-deserved long break!

Test dates/ Change in spelling dates/Maths Workbook 1b Part 2

Please take note of the following items :

English test (6 ) on 22 Aug 2007, Wednesday – based on unit 10 & 11.
-preposition, simple present tense, animals and the sounds they make, related vocabulary.

Maths test (6) on 14 Aug 2007, Tues ay.-based on unit 11 & 12 (Graph and Numbers to 40) .

Bring Maths Workbook 1B Part 2 next week Please take note of the following pages in WB 1B Pt 2 which the pupils will not be required to complete. They are optional.
Pgs 26, 28, 31, 32, 33, 57, 64, 66, 67, 69, 70, 85, 86, 88, 100, 105, 106, 107
(Cross out the page numbers at the bottom of the pages)

English spelling 11.2 – scheduled spelling for this Friday is postponed till next Monday 13 Aug 2007.

English spelling 12.1 – as the following Friday is also a school holiday (PSLE Oral), the scheduled spelling for the following Friday is postponed till the following Monday 20 Aug 2007.


*The above info was given to pupils today in class.

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