19 Jan 2012

Dear Parents,

Today we had our learning journey at Chinatown. My sincere appreciation and gratitude to the following parent volunteers for making the learning journey a wonderful one for the children:

Natalie Phua’s  mother

Odelia’s grandmother

Saricha’s mother

Rahul’s mother

Kabir’s father

Celeste’s mother

Zoe’s mother

Mushfiqur’s mother

The children have enjoyed themselves today, having visited the Chinatown heritage centre, as well as the Chinese New Year Bazaar. Today we did not have much time to go through the learning journey worksheet as Mrs Ho wanted them for the last two periods. Thus I will go through with them next week. The children will be completing their Maths (Numbers to 1000) and English project (on the learning journey) next week.

Things to bring tomorrow: I've told them orally today - colouring materials.

Tomorrow we will be all be in the morning session - celebrations, recess, art activity in the hall. Dismissal at around 12.45 pm.

Things to bring for Wed will be given tomorrow -
It will be : -
Coloured markers
A4 size blank paper - 4 sheets
Maths coursebook 2A

Homework has been issued earlier and due next Thursday, one day after returing to school on next Wednesday.  Spelling for Week 3 and 4 will be on Friday.

Today the children received a Maths magazine, a dragon / sweet , a mandarin orange and a stalk of pussy willow ( for those who told me they are allergic to flowers, I have not given them. I've tried to check with the children regarding this.) 

Thank you. Happy Lunar New Year to all those who are celebrating CNY and Happy Holidays to one and all :)

Communication will resume next Wednesday via this blog.
Have a wonderful long break!

Ow Yeong

18 Jan 2012

Dear Parents,
We have briefed the children re their Learning Journey tomorrow. We learnt more about the Chinatown Heritage centre that we will be visiting via a powerpoint presentation. We are also going through the Maths Problem sums as well later.

Today I have typed out the Things to bring and Homework list for them and have also gone through with them as well.

18 January 2012

Things to bring on 19 January

-          Water bottle

-          Snacks for recess

-          Tissue paper (packet)

-          Umbrella / rain coat

-          Clip board with attached pencil

-          Story book

-          (Optional – cap, mosquito repellent etc)

Note: There is no other lesson. Please bring all these in a small bag. NO school bags please.

Homework (Due 26 January 2012 1 pm )

One extra day. To return to school on Wed 25 January 2012.

-          Email to Ms Ow Yeong at ow_yeong_wai_mang@moe.edu.sg (all underscore)  to share with me as to how you have celebrated your Chinese New Year or how you have spent your Chinese New Year holidays.

-          Go into Lead.com.sg  to review and do all the exercises under Maths /P2/  Numbers to 1000

Note: Spelling for this week will be postponed to next Friday. Thus Week 3 and Week 4 will all be tested on 27 January 2012.

Thank you. Have a wonderful day!
Ow Yeong

17 Jan 2012

Dear Parents,
Today, we had a class project with the children working in small groups, preparing how to introduce two key concepts learnt from the topic " Numbers to 1000", e.g. how to compare numbers, values of each digit. They would be presenting to the class next week on this. We also had Social Studies ( this year it is subsumes under English), and we read a big book and did a class exercise, learning about festivals in Singapore. Our Learning Journey to Chinatown on Thursday is a reinforcement and enrichment of this Social Studies unit.

Things to bring tomorrow:
a) Green pen
b) Foolscap Paper - 3 sheets
c) Coloured markers

There is NO homework today as Homework is due tomorrow. I will be issuing homework tomorrow and it will be due after the Chinese New Year. I'll not be issuing much, mainly computer related exercises and revision.

Thank you. Have a wonderful day!
Ow Yeong

16 Jan 2012

Dear Parents,
Today we had Mental Sums (reviewing Numbers to 1000), as well as Listening exercise on Rhyming words, and Listening Comprehension.

Homework due 18 Jan (Wed)
- Maths Problemsums Worksheets 1 and 2 ( on One-step Addition and Subtraction) - Models must be shown. I have gone through some of the sums with them. I will be going through with the children once again on Wed before we collect the worksheets so that they are all aware of how to present their answers.

- English Exercise book - Prepositions
The children are to form as many sentences using prepositions  and to underline the prepositions used. A list of common prepositions can be found on this site http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiqBGZTZP6Q

E.g.    There is a mouse under the table.
Good penmanship is necesssary for this exercise.

Things to bring on 17 Jan 2012
- Social Studies book
- Maths Coursebook 2A
- A4 size blank paper - 5 sheets
- Coloured markers

Thank you. Have a wonderful day!
Ow Yeong

13 Jan 2012

Dear Parents,
Today, we reviewed Maths Worksheets 1 and 3. We also discussed regarding the English Creative Writing Project that the children need to do, with a given verbal example by me (a short summary will be given later). The children also did Maths written work in the Maths Activity book, as well as read a story during the last period - which is the Reading period - Every Friday last period. The children have also received their rewards today, after earning points for learning and behaviour for two weeks. Next reward day would the in Week 5.

Things to bring on Mon 16 Jan
- Maths Coursebook 2A
- Coloured Markers
-Foolscap Paper - 3 sheets

Homework due on Mon 16 Jan
- Maths Worksheets 2 and 4 
- English Creative Writing Project
Cover page - on A4 size blank paper. To paste pictures of people, place and object (s) on the cover labelling it as such :

                                                         People (picture) Name/ Identity of people
                                                                                    /
                                                                                   /
Place                                                                                                                          Object (s)
(picture)                                                                                                              (Picture) 
Name of place  ------>                        Title of story                            <------- Name of objects


                                 Type of story ( e.g. A mystery, a funny story ..... etc)


- To write a story based on the people, place and object or objects selected ( pictures to be pasted on cover page to form a simple 'story map'.  To write on foolscap paper and to leave a line after writing on each line. To leave 2 finger spacing for each new paragraph.  Good penmanship is important for this exercise.

No limit to length. The important part is to write an interesting story that others will like to read.

P.S. There will be a briefing for all Parent volunteers for the Chinatown learning journey at 12.15 pm. To meet at the lobby outside the general office. All information and briefing will be given then.

P.P.S. My sharing with parents will most probably be on 10 Feb morning (timing to be confirmed) as well as on 11 Feb morning (timing to be confirmed). Meeting place would be the lobby and I would bring parents up to the student leadership LT on 3rd level for the sharing. Thus I hope you will all be punctual as you may not be aware of where the particular LT is, and others around the school may not know too. I am sharing on two dates but parents need only turn up at one of them. I would like to have 100% attendance by parents, and knowing how busy your schedule is, I have tried my best to accomodate by scheduling two sessions (and repeating myself ). This is my own initiative to meet up as the level will only schedule a Meet-the-Parents session this coming May, as required by the school. Thus Mrs Ho will not be around for the session.
Agenda for the session will include - sharing of my class practices and class matters and expectations, P2 test / exam component matters, and syllabus to be covered this year,  areas of concern raised by parents (e.g. how to help the children in english and maths matters ), plus Q and A.  I hope that parents will all join the class blog as I am blogging each and every day and a lot of information may be lost if parents are not in the loop. Session will be only about one and a half hours.

P.P.S. The children are going for their Learning Journey this Friday 19 Jan. They will be briefed to let them know more about this next week. Pupils will be divided into about 9 to 10 groups with about 3 pupils per group assigned to a parent facilitator.

Thank you. Have a wonderful weekend!
Ow Yeong

12 Jan 2012

Dear Parents,
Today we had a Maths lesson cum quiz on value of digits in a given 3-digit number, as well as comparing numbers. We also did written work in class for Maths. For English, we reviewed Pronouns and Prepositions, followed by a quiz. We also listened to a story on values of friendship.

Tomorrow will be spelling (Week 2). That is the only work for the children to review at home.
Homework issued yesterday will be due tomorrow (Journal and Maths WS  - WS 1 and 3) if it is not yet handed in.

Things to bring for tomorrow:
- A4 size blank paper 5 sheets
- Foolscap paper 5 sheets
- stapler
- pictures (Cut separately) of objects, people and places - not in a single picture but in separate ones

Note: I missed out glue stick. So please do ask your child to bring if you have read this blog.

Thank you. Have a wonderful day!

Ow Yeong

11 Jan 2012

Dear Parents,
Today, we reviewed 'Numbers to 1000' and also read a story about 'How many, how long, how much is 1000". We went through some of the questions in the Maths Worksheets. The children are to attempt ONLY WS 1 and 3 from the stapled stack for homework.

We also started exploring picture composition writing with the pictures that they have selected. The children had time to discuss and creat a story based on a single picture that they have selected. We will be slowly developing this to more pictures to create a more substantial story. This is a start of your child's development in composition writing.

Things to bring on 12 Jan
- small whiteboard, duster and marker
- Maths Coursebook 2A
- A4 Size blank paper - 5 sheets

Homework due 13 Jan (Fri)
- Journal : My good friends in school
- Maths Worksheets on "Numbers to 1000" - ONLY worksheets 1 and 3

Thank you. Have a wonderful evening.
Ow Yeong