Typo error in Things to bring for 23 March

Dear Parents,
There was a typo error for things to bring for 23 March. It should read

Things to bring on Wednesday 23 March  

• Small Whiteboard, duster and marker that can be used  (If your duster is not usable, please bring a packet of tissue instead.)
• Colour pencils
• Green pen

I have pointed this out to the children and they should have rectified on their list.

Thanks. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Have a wonderful day!

Ow Yeong

Information for 22 March (early posting)

Dear Parents,
Here's an early posting of the homework list and things to bring for 23 March Wednesday. Thank you. Have a wonderful day!

22 March 2011

There is NO homework today because it was already given on Monday 21 March. Homework given on Monday will be due on Wednesday 23 March. (English Journal and Maths Brain Gym exercise)

Things to bring on Wednesday 23 March 

• Small Whiteboard, duster and marker that can be used  (Please your duster is not usable, please bring a packet of tissue instead.)
• Colour pencils
• Green pen

Ow Yeong

PERI Assessment for Term 2, 3 and 4

Dear Parents,
For Term 1, we have had many bite-sized assessments and we only had rubrics for the different assessments. From Term 2 to 4, there will be some assessments that we will score them so that we have a better idea of their academic progress. Please note that these assessments will only be for us to compare internally and to calculate and record down for documentation purposes. The percentage to be taken for the total calculation of scores for the year are listed clearly in Slides 24 and 26 of the Peri Holistic Assessment for P1 slides which can be found on our school website (on the right hand side).

Fyi pl. Thank you. Have a wonderful day!
Ow Yeong

cc Mrs Singh - Can you pl help to disseminate this particular info to the other parents who are not able to access the blog? Thanks. Have a wonderful day!

21 March 2011 (Welcome back)

Dear Parents,
I hope that your child had a good March holiday! If your child requires extension for his/her scrapbook project on the zoo trip, please do ask your child to see me personally. After hearing his/her explanation, I will then give the required permission for the extension. Maximum extension time would be till this Wednesday if extra time is needed, but it will be given on a case by case basis.

Here's the homework list for today. As it is the first day of school, I am issuing homework which will be due this Wed and will NOT be issuing anything tomorrow so that both the English and Maths work can be done over the extra one day given. This will give your child time to adjust back to homework schedule after the break.

For English (Week 1/2) , we will be asking your child (one at a time reading to me outside the class) to read a passage for us - a bite-size assessment that we will assess and provide a score for their reading. Your child has already done a similar exercise in Term 1, however, the only difference is no score was given for that first exercise.
For Maths, we will be having a review quiz on Subtraction this week. The next topic that we will be doing at the start of Term 2 will be Numbers to 20.

Fyi pl. Thank you. Have a wonderful day!

21 March 2011

Homework: Due 23 March  

·        English Journal Writing – How have I spent my March Holiday

(Please share with me how you have spent your one week holiday. Please include an illustration or photograph as well.)

·        Maths Brain Gym – For each of the topics below, please write down at least one self-created question that is similar to the questions you have learnt to solve for that topic. Please include the solutions (answers) as well. Please give your exercise the title listed below.

Eg.

                                                                                      21-3-11

My Review of what I have learnt for Maths in Term 1

Topic 1 : Numbers 0 to 10

My Question:

Arrange the numbers from greatest to smallest.

3      10        8          4

Answer:  10, 8, 4, 3

Topic 2: Number bonds

Topic 3: Addition

Topic 4: Subtraction

Topic 5 : Numbers showing Positions

Things to bring on 22 March

·        Colour pencils and Colour markers for pairwork

·        Maths Coursbook 1A

·        A4 Size Blank Paper – 3 sheets

·        Green pen

Ow Yeong

Information given on 11 March (Happy Holidays)

Dear Parents,
Your child has received the following today:
a) Spelling list for Term 2
b) Homework list which is copied below
c) Report book showing report on personal qualites
d) Plastic folder with my letters and the bite-sized assessments that you need to see and sign (if it is not given yesterday - all given out today) This must be handed back to me when school reopens.
e) rewards earned by your child (Please note that the chocolate or sweets are given by Mrs Nair for the children at the end of the term as her gesture of rewarding them. The stationery etc are from me as usual on Reward Friday which is fortnightly.)

Here's wishing your child a very Happy Holidays! It is a good Term 1 thus far and I look forward to teaching your child in Term 2:)

Have a wonderful day!

Ow Yeong

P.S. Here's the homework list:

11 March 2011

There is no homework for today unless you have unfinished classwork.

Holiday Homework: Due 21 March  

·        English Individual Project : Making a scrapbook based on your learning journey to the zoo.

( You can either write or type, with illustrations and photographs. ( I will be developing for you – the photographs you took at the zoo. Due to a delay, the photographs will be given tomorrow. You can add in your own illustrations as well – either drawn or downloaded from sites that allow free downloading)  The size of  the scrapbook should be A4 size (to staple A4 size papers to make a scrapbook). You must have a cover page, a content page, as well as an acknowledgement page to thank the people who have helped you (for example, to buy resources or to give ideas) in your project. Title of the project: My trip to the Singapore Zoo.  Please write at least two pages after having the cover page, content page and acknowledgement page. No maximum limit.)

Points available to be earned for this project: 30 points

·        Problemsums.com exercises – entitled “March Holiday Homework (Revision for Maths)” – There are 30 questions assigned for your revision for all the topics learnt this term. Reminder: Log in and password are your BC number.

·        Please revise and review the topic of Subtraction for Maths as I will be giving you a Maths quiz on Subtraction when school reopens on Monday.

Things to bring on 21 March

·        Colour pencils

·        Maths Coursbook 1A

·        Plastic folder with the signed documents given either on 10 or 11 March

·        English Individual project

Information on 10 March

Dear Parents,
I was busy all the way from 10am till now so am late in posting blog. Sorry for this.

Homework list
- English Homework is that already stated yesterday - the scrapbook on "My trip to the Singapore Zoo". For details, please refer to yesterday's posting
- For Maths - it will be problemsums.com exercise just assigned. 1 exercise only - 30 questions.

There is NO homework today and tomorrow. I gave holiday homework early so that the pupils will get to enjoy their holidays.

Today I was going through with the pupils on the report I prepared for them, but as I have to attend to others with query etc during classwork today, I was not able to give out all and I didn't want to do that before I spoke to them. Thus for those who didn't get it today, the report plus the bite size documents for signature will be given tomorrow.

As for the photographs taken at the zoo, the shop had problems developing it as their machine broke down and thus I can only give it to them tomorrow. However, I was told by the shop that many photographs were too dark to be seen because the flash was not used, so I just hope that there will be some photos available for use. They are not developing those too dark to be seen. I will inform the children to use drawings or pictures of animals to make up for it.

Thanks. Have a wonderful day!
Ow Yeong

Information on 9 March

Dear Parents,
I have prepared a letter for you on the progress of your child thus far for this term. This is on top of the personal qualities report that you will receive in your child's report book this Friday. I have prepared the personal qualities report for you ( a standard item for the level) and I feel that there is a need for further input. Thus I have written a letter to each of you to be given to your child on tomorrow, to be brought home to you. Please do let me know if you did not receive as it may be lost in transit.

For the March holidays, there will just be problemsum.com practice and an English project to be done. I am letting the children think about their project from today onwards and tomorrow, I will let them know the holiday homework (which is problemsums.com and the English project mentioned today). No homework will be given this Friday so that there is more time for homework completion and your child can still get to enjoy much of their first school holiday. (They will technically have this Thursday, Friday, Sat, Sunday and the whole March holidays to complete the homework.)

As for today, here's the Homework and Things to bring list:

9 March 2011

Homework:

• Incomplete Maths Classwork – Worksheets on ‘Numbers showing Position” – Due on 10 March
•  Preparing for the English Individual Project : Making a scrapbook based on your learning journey to the zoo. (Due when school reopens on 21 March 2011. Extension may be given on a case by case basis.)

 ( You can either write or type, with illustrations and photographs. ( I will be developing for you – the photographs you took at the zoo.)  You must give your scrapbook a title, size of scrapbook A4 size (to staple A4 size papers to make a scrapbook). You must have a cover page, a content page, as well as an acknowledgement page to thank the people who have helped you (for example, to buy resources or to give ideas) in your project. Title of the project: My trip to the Singapore Zoo.  At least two pages after having the cover page, content page and acknowledgement page. No maximum limit.)

Points available to be earned for this project: 30 points

Things to bring:

• English Story book (for silent reading)
• Envelope or bag to hold photographs to be brought back - with name clearly written on it
• A4 size blank papers – 4 sheets
• Colour pencils and colour markers
• Cut out pictures of objects  that you can name and spell (for our Maths activity in class)
• Gluestick 

Thank you. Have a wonderful day!

Ow Yeong