Pages in Maths Workbook 2B not required to complete.

Hi,
The pupils will not be required to complete the following pages in the workbooks. I may go through it orally in class.

P2 Maths Workbook 2B

Part 1 : Pg 5-10, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 59, 78
Part 2 : Pg 8, 9, 21, 28, 29, 32, 41, 47, 48, 52, 57, 73, 74

Please help your child to cross out the page number at the bottom of the selected pages.

Thanks.

Asssessment book-Vocabulary /Temperature taking

Hi.

Just told the pupils yesterday that they are to complete the vocabulary component of the assessment book they bought from the school by term 3 week 5. I will go through the section in general, concentrating on the units related to Instep textbook 2B. They can check their answers with the answer key, once they have completed their work.


Today I have just rotated the seating arrangement of the pupils. I have placed those pupils who have eyesight problem (with letter from doctor) to sit in front.
The group leaders are as follows: Nursyahirah, Jeanette, Maximillian, Rui Shan and Shaiful.


Temperature taking will be held on 10 July, checking of thermometer will be done on 8 July. Please ensure that your child's thermometer is working. The General Office is selling them at $2.50 each.

Welcome back to school!

Hi to all parents and pupils!

Welcome back!
Firstly, to update the parents... The nurses are back for the next 2 weeks to provide routine medical checkup for all the pupils.

2.7 pupils are scheduled to see the nurses tomorrow.

Spelling 7.1 will start tomorrow. I went through the list today.

I intend to give the pupils 2 pages of work from the assessment book daily. The next day, I will go through the answers with them in general. I have asked them to complete Pg 121 and 122.

Today, I went through mental calculation(addition). I asked the pupils to complete Practice 1 of the Maths activity book 2B part 1. I went through the practice with the class first.

Will try to give daily updates, regarding admin stuff, test details as well as homework details.

By the way, there is an interesting website to improve one's vocabulary as well as to stop world hunger. I think it is more suitable for the older pupils and adults. Anyway, your kids can give it a try.

http://www.freerice.com

Have a good night! Take care...

Reminder to complete "Reading Treasury"

Hi all,

The June holidays has started and soon it is going to end. Please be reminded to complete the book reviews found in the "Reading Treasury". Parents are to sign on each book review.

Pupils are reminded to revise the multiplication table, as well as the topics covered for the first half of this year.

For those pupils who have not brought 2B of the English and Maths text and workbook, do remember to pack it into your school bag.

I am not introducing any more website at this moment, because I feel that numerous websites I have recommended to the pupils for the first half of this year are quite adequate for their level.

Important things to note...

Hi.

The pupils have been receiving many circulars, forms and letters from the school.
Please check to ensure that your child received the following:

1. P1 Registration form (Should be handed up to me by now.If not done so, please hand in next Tuesday, 20th May.)
2. Travel Declaration form (Should be handed up to me now. If not done so, please hand in next Tuesday, 20th May.)
3. Instruction on how to access the Gongshang Website for e-learning day on 21st May
(Pupils need to tell me whether they can access the website using their Birth Cert number on Tuesday 20th May. Remember to use CapLock for the alphabet.)
4. 2008 Excel fest brochure and letter (For your own reference.)
5. Celebrate Learning Letter & Bonding Day form
(Parent Support members will be going round to the classes next Tuesday 20th May to collect payment for the afternoon activities on Friday 23rd May. Pupils can also purchase coupons from 3-4pm at the canteen on the same day. Coupons will also be sold on Friday itself.)

As for the Meet-The-Parent Conference on 21st May, I would really appreciate if those of you scheduled to meet me that day, could meet me earlier on Tuesday before or after school or communicate to me through the phone; if you have many queries. If you still need to meet up with me, then we will meet at the scheduled time stated. However, I can only limit the time for each parent to 15 minutes.

As for those parents who are not meeting on 21st May, I will be giving you an email or phone call during the June holidays.

You can email me at heng_mui_gek_anne@moe.edu.sg or hengmg2004@yahoo.com.sg. Please identify yourself in the message.

Till the next update...

It's been a long while...

Hi to all parents,

It has been quite a while since I have updated this blog. My maid completed her 2 year contract last November. Eversince then, I have been juggling work, home and kids. It does not help that my elder girl is in P1 this year.

Now, things have sort of settled down. And the routine has set in. On top of that the SA1 exam is over. Manage to squeeze some time to start the"engine" of my blog. Hopefully, I am able to maintain regular blog entries from now on.

To start with, I have just returned the reply slip to your child yesterday. Hopefully they have passed it to you. If you have other kids in the school, you would have noticed that the time range given (8am to 2pm) is different from the time stated in your other kids' form(3pm-9pm).

As I have mentioned to your kids, 8 teachers (including myself) will be accompanying about 80 pupils to Melbourne for an educational trip from 21st May to 28th May. The flight is scheduled around 9pm on 21st May therefore the timing stated.

There will be a relief teacher to cover my duties from 22nd to 23rd May, so lessons will carry on as per normal.

Till the next update, do take care...

( Will be returning the SA 1 exam script on Monday, do go through and sign on it.)

Recent updates... ...20 Feb 08

An update on what is happening these two weeks :

- There was Maths Test 1 on Monday 18 Feb 08. I will be returning them the test paper by this week. They are to do their corrections.Please sign and return to them for filing.

-There will be English Test 1 this coming Friday 22 Feb 08, based on Unit 1 and 2. Concentrate on the vocabulary words in the text book and the grammar items: conjunction and countable and uncountable nouns.

-The next spelling is S3.2 and D3.2, held next Tuesday 26 Feb 08. The pupils will have to memorise the dictation passage next term. I will read the passage to them this term. Please ensure that corrections are done and you sign on the content page.

-Sport day finals will be held on 27 Feb 08 Wednesday. There will be no school for both sessions.

-I have asked the pupils to give me a new exercise book, labelled "English/Maths". This book is used for free writing, any notes for the kids, surprise quiz, newspaper articles,etc. The 1st assignment I asked them to do was free writing - My Favourite Person /Animal.
I will only comment, I will not be marking for grammar mistakes. They can draw and colour based on what they write.

As and when there are any other urgent matters, I will provide updates...

On Childcare leave, 28-29 Jan 2008

Hi.

Will be on childcare leave on both days as my daughter is not well.

I told the pupils to bring $5.30 for Effective Grammar 2 today. Could you tell them to hold on till Wednesday, then I will collect from them and pass the assessment book to them?
Thank you...

P2 Learn-to-swim programme / A NIL return for future reply slips & consent forms

Hi,

I gave the pupils the consent forms yesterday, regarding the P2 swimming programme. I understand from a show of hands, that quite a number of the pupils in 2.7 know how to swim. Therefore there are only a handful who signed up for it. This programme is a chance for the pupils to interact with their classmates outside a classroom setting. So the pupils will be divided into different group, according to their proficiency level. So if your child can swim and would like to progress further, he or she can still sign up.

The teacher in charge, Mr Azman asked for any questions regarding this programme to be directed to him.

For those parents who have returned to consent form, thank you.

For future reply slips and consent forms of any kind, a NIL return is required(if you are not interested to sign up for your child)

Thank you very much.

Have a good evening.

Yearbook for 2007

Hi all.

The yearbook for 2007 is out. It is not compulsory for all pupils to buy a copy of it. However, if the pupils would like to have a copy, it costs $2/-. As the yearbook has been heavily subidised by the school, those pupils under the Financial Assistance Scheme(FAS) who would like to buy, would have to pay for it.

I will start collecting the money from the pupils from tomorrow onwards till Friday18 January. Once I have collected from every child, I will pass the money collected to the general office. The yearbooks should be given to them by next week.

P2 Meet-the-parent session

Hi,

I gave out the the letter and reply slip for the P2 Meet-the-parent session yesterday. Some of the kids have handed the reply slips to me. For those kids who have not done so, please remind them to submit by tomorrow, 16 Jan 2008. If you are not coming for the session, please submit a nil reply too. You can write down any questions you may have. Thanks a lot!

Please take note that this session is not meant for meeting individual teachers, it is meant for the school leaders to communicate or clarify P2 matters as a whole. If you do need to meet up with me, you can email me your queries.

Lessons on 11 Jan 2008 (Friday)

Hi,

School will start at 10am tomorrow and end at 12 noon. The pupils need to be in the school foyer by 9.30am.

They need to bring their mother tongue books (Chinese/Malay), story book and pencilcase in a small bag. During my lessons, I will be giving out worksheet as classwork. So there is no need to bring any books for my lessons. There will not be any reccess so your child is encouraged to have a full breakfast before coming to school.

Do spend the weekend going through the first spelling and dictation (S1.1 and D1.1)
The words the dictation passage are longer. I told the pupils that I will slowly expect them to recall their dictation from memory after D1.2. Anyway, I will adjust accordingly and inform you.

Till the next update... take care.

Beginning of Term 1 Week 2...

Hi.

Lessons starts as of today. There will definitely be classwork, but I will go slow on homework.

I found a website that is good to teach your child numbers in general, especially place values. It is related to unit 1 - Numbers up to 1000. There are many other types of digital manipulatives that can be used throughout their schooling years. It serves as a good introduction as it shows the concept pictorially.

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_152_g_1_t_1.html?from=grade_g_1.html

A gentle reminder to all pupils ... remember to write the current date and day on every piece of classwork and homework neatly.

Will continue to update the blog.

Have a good evening.

1st day of school

Hi.

The pupils seemed well-adjusted on their 1st day of school yesterday. Their classroom is now located on the 2nd level, next to the Oasis(Techers' pantry).
For the 1st week(2Jan to 4 Jan), the timetable will be suspended. The time will be used for admin matter, goal setting and decorating the classroom.
The normal timetable will resume next week, I have already given them the timetable yesterday.
I have given the pupils a student detail form. Please check the details,make amendment(if any) and both parents are to sign in red ink.

I have told the pupils to bring their art materials. The list has been written in the learning journey 2008, which was given to them yesterday.

I have also given a them a letter from the school stating the change of dismissal time every Friday. The dismissal time is 6pm instead of 530pm.

Will keep updating . Thanks for yur cooperation.