31 March and 1 April 2016

Dear Parents,
On 31 March, the children had a class-based test for Continuous Writing.

For 1 April, we will have a class-based test for Paper 2. Homework will be  practice for oral stimulus-based conversation using T.R.E.E.S via mconline oral buddy - first 5 exercises.

Thank you.
Have a good day.
Ow Yeong

29 and 30 March 2016

Dear Parents,

On 29 March- we had group discussion and group work based on the STELLAR reader 'Space Junk'. Homework was issued - topic 'Space' on mconline oral buddy. They are to base their reading and stimulus-based conversation on what was provided for these topics and to record via vocaroo and email me at missowyeong@gmail.com. Homework is due 1April.

On 30 March, we had a mock Listening comprehension and situational writing class-based test.

Thank you.
Have a good day.
Ow Yeong

28 March 2016

Dear Parents,
Today we had our Spelling for Week 2. Then the children reviewed the Companion Booklet that they had completed while I issued rewards earned. There is no homework issued today.

Thank you. 

Have a wonderful day!

Ow Yeong 

Strategy for Stimulus-based Conversation for EL Oral

24 March 2016

Dear Parents,
Today we reviewed the Learning Sheets in class and the children were encouraged to ask questions pertaining to the meaning of words and the reasons why certain questions were answered in such a way. I am happy to report that a number of students who had formally been very quiet and did not participate, had raised their hands today and asked their questions in class. The others who had usually questioned were also given the opportunity to voice their opinion or ask their questions as usual. We then had a fruitful time discussing their queries in class while I was reviewing the learning sheets. I hope that this trend will continue, as I continue to encourage the children to learn actively in class in a non-threatening environment. The children learnt active and passive voice, as well as how to join sentences with connectors today.

As messaged today, the children will be having their Oral SA1 on 25 April. We had learnt how to elaborate for oral stimulus-based conversation using the strategy of T.R.E.E.S. I'll blog more in my next post. We will be reviewing oral strategies for reading aloud, and stimulus-based conversation in the coming week.

Homework due on Monday 28 March will be the exercises (cover page to p. 15) from the companion booklet issued to them. They were told to do their best and to highlight any queries if they are in doubt when they are doing their homework. We will review this booklet on Monday. They will be having their Spelling for Week 2 on Monday as well.

Thank you.
Have a wonderful day!
Ow Yeong

23 March 2016

Dear Parents,

Today we started on a new STELLAR topic - Space Junk. We introduced the topic via a video and the children had group work today with sharing within the group.

They also did classwork via Learning sheets 5.
Homework was issued yesterday and due tomorrow - 4 worksheets on synthesis.

Thank you.

Ow Yeong

Spelling list for Term 2

5F SPELLING LIST (TERM 2) – Commonly misspelled words

WEEK 1	WEEK 2	WEEK 4	WEEK 7	Week 9
accidentally	occurred	acquire	exaggerate	beneficial
amateur	receive	achievement	fascinate	controversial
argument	receipt	disappointment	unanimous	foreign
believe	restaurant	disappear	unnecessary	calendar
conscientious	weird	committee	usually	beginning
conscious	separate	business	opportunity	possibility
embarrass	their	tomorrow	preferred	humorous
experience	recommend	noticeable	interesting	incredible
grateful	relevant	government	severely	opinion
guarantee	principal	forty	explanation	cemetery
immediately	jewellery	familiar	hindrance	technique
manoeuvre	height	especially	benefited	truly
mischievous	definitely	sincerely	optimistic	whether
occasion	conscience	faithfully	pessimistic	physical
perseverance	committed	perspiration	frantically	particular

*Dictation (of model compositions or passage) will be carried out in week 3, 5 and 8

21 March 2016

Dear Parents,
Today I briefed the children on my expectations for Term 2 and encouraged them to work hard. Then I collected my holiday homework and then the children had their Spelling for T2W1.

The Spelling list is attached for your information in the next blog post. This was given out in Term 1 Week 10.

We had a short Grammar Quiz at the end of the class.

Homework (due tomorrow 22 March) - A one page handwritten journal on A4 size blank paper (with illustrations or photographs) on "What I did during the March holidays" - to write only one or two paragraphs -  but to make the description of the contents interesting. This exercise is a good practice for writing as well as stimulus-based conversation. 

Thank you.
Have a wonderful day!
Ow Yeong

9 March 2016

Dear Parents,
Today we reviewed the Learning Sheets 4.2 - 4.8 and the children were asked to do specific questions on their own for our class discussion tomorrow. They are also given their Spelling Sheets today (for Term 2). Spelling will still be on Mondays. Holiday homework has been assigned since yesterday and due first day of Term 2.

Thank you.
Have a wonderful day!
Ow Yeong

8 March 2016 (plus information on Holiday Homework for March)

Dear Parents,
Today we reviewed the strategies for oral stimulus-based conversation. I also demonstrated how we can use the strategies T.R.E.E.S to elaborate. I have also informed the children regarding their holiday homework, due Term 2 Week 1 Day 1. It is to take a picture, print and paste it on a piece of A4-size paper and then write or type a story based on it. They are to be the ones taking the picture as we are doing the STELLAR reader on 'Basic Photography'. I told them about my story of the flower pot which happened during my Primary School days as an example. For me, I would then take a photograph of the flower pot and then narrate the story behind it.

We have read the reader and the children were given their copies to bring back as their manual to refer to when taking their photographs.

By the way, today's homework would be to review T.R.E.E.S as they would be practising in class tomorrow.

Thank you.
Have a good day.

7 March 2016

Dear Parents,

We reviewed and returned Term Review 1 on 7 March. I have gone through in detail the reprinted copy of the term review and modelled how the children should be attempting the paper.

Thank you.
Have a good day.
Ow Yeong

4 March 2016

Dear Parents,
On 4 March, the children learnt by taking notes on their learning log on the strategy to use for stimulus-based conversations. Then they did classwork on comprehension and cloze passage. Homework was issued earlier - situational and continuous writing. The children were told to spend only 20 mins and 50 mins respectively on these assignments at home as they would be given these specific timings for the exams.

Thank you.
Have a good day.
Ow Yeong

3 March 2016

Dear Parents,
Today we continued with our corrections. We also reviewed situational and continuous writing strategies and issued homework due 7 March. Homework - one situational (report which they will try and we will go through on Monday) and one continuous writing (embarrassing incident). To write on foolscap paper and staple behind the question papers. To show planning behind the question papers. They were advised to use S.P.A.C.E.

We also revealed what T.R.E.E.S. stands for - and we will look into this stimulus-based conversation strategy tomorrow.

Thank you.
Have a wonderful day!
Ow Yeong

Slides for Parents' Presentation on 1 March (How can we support our children in preparing for EL PSLE

2 March 2016

Dear Parents,

Today we took the time to review what we have learnt for comprehension, cloze passages, as well as grammar and vocabulary.

No homework issued today. Homework will be issued tomorrow.
Thank you.
Have a wonderful day!
Ow Yeong

29 Feb and 1 March 2016

Dear Parents,

We had Spelling and reviewed work done (for corrections) on 29 Feb.
We also started to explore the proposed strategy for stimulus-based conversation - T.R.E.E.S.

For 1 March, we had listening comprehension exercises - 2 practices and reviewed techniques for listening comprehension, as well as corrections for work done.

Thank you.
Have a wonderful day!
Ow Yeong