10 Feb (Additional input)

Dear Parents,
Today I had a wonderful time meeting up with parents who came for today's sharing. Thank you for turning up and being part of the team:)

Thank you for the suggestions to make things better for the children as well! Much appreciated!

Today, Register numbers from 16 to 30, including no. 7, who have not done the recitation yesterday, have completed their poem recitation. I am proud of the children as they have all shown good efforts. We also had Spelling, besides briefing for homework, and review of model drawing for 2 step addition and subtraction questions.

Homework and Things to bring have been posted earlier, and were printed out for the children today. The Maths worksheets for homework is a 5-question exercise on model drawing and problem solving for 2 step addition and subtraction questions. Due to a lack of time today, after poem recitation, briefing and review, as well as Spelling, all to be done in just less than 2 hours ( 4 periods minus time for the children to return to class after PE ), reward day has been postponed.

In order for the children to move faster towards self-motivation and not fall into the habit of doing things just for rewards, points issued for good behaviour and good work ethics and character displayed in class will be given but not mentioned explicitly. The children have been informed that 'secret' points will be given (additions of points based on observations of good behaviour or attitude and performance, or withdrawal of points based on negative behaviour or attitude) and they will be shown the total score only at the next reward day. The children are encouraged to do their best at all times, and not just when they know points are issued and noted on the board. This move is to strengthen the character development of the children.

From next week onwards, in order for pupils to better pace themselves and to free up more time over the weekends, I will be issuing homework on Monday (due Wednesday) and on Wednesday ( 2 types of homework : the first type will be due Friday, and the second type will be due the next Monday, instead of issuing on Mon, Wed and Fri. Pupils can then learn to manage their time better and also learn to prioritise. I have already informed the children with respect to this change. This change will take effect from next week onwards.

Thank you for being part of the team! I am looking forward to meeting the next group of parents tomorrow. See you tomorrow :)
Take care and have a wonderful day!
Ow Yeong