13 July 2012

Dear Parents,

The children had unseen dictation as well as completion of unfinished classwork and penmanship today.

Today I have completed the assessment of all the children in the class in terms of their reading aloud. Most of them have done well. There is still a general need to improve in terms of fluency and expression. There is also a need for the children to look carefully as some good readers tend to be less careful and misread words as they were in a hurry to complete reading. They should take their time to read expressively. There is no time limit for this exercise, so they can just 'perform' at the right pace to ensure that the listener understands the passage and enjoy listening to their reading. I will be sending the feedback forms to you for your signature next week. 

We then had a briefing. Reminders were given for ALL the children to submit the zip bag containing the yellow form (which must be completed and signed by you, as parents), and the relevant cheque plus any unsold tickets. If your child is coming for the carnival, I would highly advise buying the tickets for your child's and your use, as all FOOD, DRINKS, GAMES, RIDES ETC ETC ETC  will need tickets to purchase or gain entry.  All must be submitted on Monday 16 July or you may need to bring it to your child if your child forgets on that day, as it is compulsory to submit then. We have to hand it in and it will be counted and counter signed immediately after the collection during the first two periods.  So please do help remind your child and help your child get ready this for submission.

There was no art for your child yesterday due to the Maths Day, so I have helped the Art teacher, Ms Xu to inform your child of a racial harmony paper garland making competition. To be handed in on Monday 16 July to the art teacher.  I have helped to show the children re this. Details will be posted on the next post due to space constraint on this post.

We completed the Bingo Game on Multiplication and Divison today. The children then did a reflection on 'Maths Day' before they went home.

Thank you.

P.S. Next week, I will be away on Tues - HOD symposium organised by MOE.  The children will be doing written Maths work and penmanship then. Penmanship practice is long due, and is an important skill and we had always had lots of activities in class and could not find time for penmanship practice. Thus Tuesday would be a good time to work on this.  On Thursday, Mrs Leong will be taking the children for their Learning Journey. Mrs Leong is our Senior Teacher, specialising in English and she is wonderful with plants and would be able to share with the children a wealth of knowledge in this area.  I will be informing all regarding LJ groupings next week.  Mrs Leong also know the children as she was their Health Ed teacher last Semester.  I will be away for a cluster meeting then.

Have a wonderful weekend!
Ow Yeong