Outstanding compositions

Melissa Anne Lim

During the school holidays, Jasmine and Aiden had a lovely holiday. They were very happy to go to a countryside in Malaysia to visit their grandparents.
Jasmine and Aiden were mesmerised by the trees and plants around their grandparents' house. Their grandparents were very happy to see them. They were welcomed with opened arms. It was very quiet and peaceful until Jasmine and Aiden met the neighbours' children.
They were so noisy and playful. They played games and had a lot of fun and exercises. They spent many happy hours playing under the sun among the trees. Then, Jasmine and Aiden had to go back. At that time, they realised that they did not ask the children for their names. They hurried back and asked,"What are your names?" they asked. The children replied, "Our names are John and Vivian." They said, "Nice to meet you!"
Jasmine and Aiden had to go already. They were very sad and reluctant to go home and they had enjoyed their trip to their grandparents' house. They bade farewell to their grandparents. They told their friends in Singapore about their wonderful experiences.

Dawn Ang

During the school holidays, Paul and Candy had a lovely holiday with their grandparents. Their grandparents lived in a countryside in Malaysia. When Paul and Candy reached their destination, they were very happy.
Paul and Candy loved the quiet and peaceful environment. There were many different kinds of trees and plants around their grandparents' house. Paul and Candy were then welcomed with opened arms by their neighbours and friends.
Paul and Candy spent many happy hours playing games as well as having fun and exercises under the sun among the trees. They could not stop playing.
Paul and Candy were sad that the holidays were over. They were reluctant to go home. Their aunt came to drive them home. They told their aunt that they enjoyed themselves and they wanted to come again. They bade farewell to their grandparents and friends. They brought back wonderful memories of this countryside.

Marie Tara Kwok Premraj

Last week, Belinda and her brother, Benedict, had a lovely holiday. During the school holidays, they went to Malaysia. They were very excited and very happy to see their grandparents. Their grandparents lived in a countryside in Malaysia.
Belinda and Benedict loved the beautiful view surrounding their grandparents' house. The surroundings were quiet and peaceful with many trees and plants. The children were welcomed with opened arms by their grandparents.
Belinda and Benedict spent many happy hours playing games like hide-and-seek and hop-scotch. They lay down under the sun among the trees and had lots of fun and exercise each day.
The next day, it was time to go home. Belinda and Benedict were very sad and they were reluctant to go home. They bade farewell to their grandparents and promised to visit them again. They enjoyed their stay at their grandparents' house and had wonderful memories of this countryside.

Nicola Lim

Last year, Mary and her brother had a wonderful holiday. They were on cloud nine as they were going to a countryside in Malaysia to stay with their grandplarents.
When they reached their grandparents' house, their grandparents were very happy to see them. Many and her brother loved the quiet and peaceful sights and moments. They noticed that their grandparents' house was surrounded by many plants and trees. The neighbours welcomed them with opened arms. They introduced themselves politely.
Mary and her brother spent many happy hours playing different games such as blindman bluff, catching, hide-and-seek and many others. They had lots of fun and exercise. They played under the shady trees.
When the holidays were over, Mary and her brother were reluctant to go home as they had enjoyed themselves there. They felt down and sad when their parents told them that it was time to go home. They had wonderful memories and experiences at this countryside and they wished they could visit their grandparents again. They bade farewell to their grandparents. They were extremely exhausted but happy.

20th Feb Friday

Dear parents, it will be a week more before CA1 begins. Hope that our girls are orientating themselves to the examination/revision mood already. Today, the girls filed in most of their English booklets into their files and were told to bring them home for revision. Please ensure that they have it with them throughout their revision period. Some of the work are left in the classroom for next week's use, but will definitely be returned before the examination starts.

Homework

1. Teacher's production Vocabulary Sem 1 WS 1
2. Teacher's production Language Booklet 2 WS 5, 6

19th Feb Thursday

Homework

1. Corrections for English Grammar Booklet
2. Maths revision paper 1
3. Health Education Pg 20

17th Feb Tuesday

Fire Drill

Following last week's series of activities for Total Defence, we had a fire drill at 9am today. Like many others, the students were more excited than 'anxious' about a 'fire' that could be endangering our lives. Situated in the first classroom on the level, we lined up at top speed and walked to the open field via the canteen.

Similar to my past experiences, the girls were 'whiny' and constantly complaining about stepping on the grass and many complained about bugs under their shoes. "Eeeeee..... Mrs Tan, there's a moth!!" "Oh, I don't want to step on the grass! It's so 'grassy'!!" More were concerned about the blazing heat to hear what our Principal was trying to say over the PA system.

Having spent 10 minutes in the morning sun, all of them appreciated their shaded and comfortable classroom and we resumed lesson 15 minutes before we break for recess :( Lessons missed!

Homework

1. English Preston Ex 97 & 98

16th Feb Monday

Homework

1. English Composition final draft (in green)

Spelling 3 Perfect scorers

1. Dawn Ang
2. Andrea Boey
3. Charmaine Cheng
4. Isabel Foo
5. Leanne Zhu
6. Carissa Lee
7. Lina Bte Mohd Yunos
8. Melissa Anne
9. Nicola Lim
10. Nicole Hooi
11. Rachel Pang
12. Sheryl Tan
13. Tan Yoke Hwee
14. Tan Yun Xin
15. Charmaine Thong
16. Elaine Toh

Bingo Perfect scorers!

1. Dawn Ang
2. Andrea Boey

Total Defence: Food rationing
12th Feb Thursday

In the series of activities to bring about the awareness of total defence, the food rationing in the hall and cut of electricity were the most impactful activities. The children had to attend lessons in classrooms without lights and fans, of course, teachers had to mark in a dark staff room without air-con too! When it was recess time, the children proceeded to the hall for the distribution of their 'ration', which is bread with vanilla cream. Luckily, the children looked rather pleased with the food.

13th Feb Friday

Today, I received a rose from Melissa Anne and of course, I was over the clouds. Understandably, roses work well with the female species and I was one typical woman who appreciates flowers. Amidst the crazy schedules that teachers have, with the added pressure from management, parents, self-expectations and social expectations, teachers sometimes have no outlets to air grievances at all. Leaving our own children behind to spend almost half of our day with other children, most teachers have to deal with the internal struggle and question if whatever we've sacrificed are worth the while. However, it is when our students learn their work well and complete their work well that we feel our efforts being reciprocated.

Homework

1. English Grammar booklet Cloze passage 1,2,3


2. English Grammar booklet Editing 1 and 2 (Should have been completed in class)

12th Feb Thursday

Hi parents and girls, I'm back. This entire week had been a freakingly busy week and amidst the marking and meetings and mess, I have tried to post homework on the blog but was unable to as the school lap top is always testing my patience. Anyway, here goes the homework today.

Homework

1. Maths Workbook prac 2
2. English Preston pg 109-110, Graphic stimulus
3. Comprehension cloze pasage 2.

6th Feb Friday

Homework

1. Language Usage Booklet 2 WS 20 & 24.
2. Preston Exercise 104 {1,3,5,7}, Exercise 107 {2,4,6,8} and Exercise 110 {all}

Spelling 2 perfect scorers

1. Dawn Ang
2. Andrea Boey
3. Isabel Foo
4. Lina Bte Mohd Yunos
5. Nicole Hooi
6. Rachel Pang
7. Tan Yun Xin
8. Blythe Hio

Bingo Perfect scorers

1. Isabel Foo
2. Nicole Hooi

Sandwich-making competition

Today's lesson was on Imperatives. After introducing the topic and giving some examples, we proceeded with our sandwich-making competition. This activity allows the use of imperatives to the fullest as they need to write down their recipes. Therefore, they will always be using imperatives like 'cut', 'spread', 'add', 'cover' etc.

Mrs Tan's sandwich demonstration

Denise's group

Rachel Pang's group

Charmaine Thong's group

Sheryl's group

Charmaine Seah's groupNamie's group

Which is the best sandwich? Put in your vote in the chat box! Votes will be consolidated next week and the winner will be announced!

5th February Thursday

Dear parents, please take note of a circular given out today on CA1 test scope. This is to help you narrow down to what they girls will be tested for CA1 and what they have to revise.

Homework

1. 作业本子２１，　２３页
2. English spelling corrections
3. Grammar booklet WS 9 & 10 (for girls who did not bring their files today)

BINGO Perfect scorers!

This refers to students who managed to score full marks for 3 consecutive spelling/dictation tests. They were rewarded with 2 chocolate snacks as a form of encouragement. Those who've 2 perfect scores, work hard to earn your treats!

1. Charmaine Seah
2. Lina Bte Mohd Yunos
3. Nicola Lim
4. Rachel Pang
5. Elaine Toh

Perfect scorers for Spelling 2

1. Dawn Ang
2. Andrea Boey
3. Charmaine Seah
4. Charmaine Cheng
5. Isabel Foo
6. Ashley Koh
7. Jillian Kok
8. Nicole Lee
9. Carissa Lee
10. Lina Bte Mohd Yunos
11. Nicola Lim
12. Nicole Hooi
13. Rachel Pang
14. Tan Yoke Hwee
15. Elaine Toh

Perfect scorers for Dictation 1

1. Charmaine Seah
2. Isabel Foo
3. Lina Bte Mohd Yunos
4. Nicola Lim
5. Nicole Hooi
6. Rachel Pang
7. Elaine Toh
8. Vivienne Sam
9. Yao Fang Lin

Notice

Dear girls and parents, I will be away for a 2-day conference from 3rd-4th February. Work has been assigned for the lessons on Tuesday and Wednesday. I will return for lesson on Thursday.

Anna Tan