Outdoor Education - A Picnic

Learning Journey on Monday, 16th September 2013

To :Singapore Philatelic Museum
Why: To get pupils to know more about Singapore and to develop a lively curiosity about things around them. The experiential learning journey to the Singapore Philatelic Museum is an opportunity for pupils to learn about stamps and how stamps provide a window to the history of Singapore and the world.
Departure Time: 1.15 by school bus
Return Time: 4.00 p.m.by school bus
School functions as per normal.

Pupils who have not submitted their consent forms please do so ASAP! 
On Monday without fail!

Thursday, 5th September 2013

Dismissal today is at 5.00 p.m.
Staff has a Teachers' Day Celebration at Orchard Hotel after school.
Pupils are given English & Math worksheets for holiday homework.
Pupils have to login to mconline for E-learning on Chapter 16: Straight Lines and Curves for tutorial and activity.

English Assessment - Tuesday & Wednesday, 20 - 21 August 2013

This is a gentle reminder -
Stimulus-based Conversation Assessment - 5%
Pupils will be given picture(s) as visual cues. They will hold a conversation with the teacher.
Index No 16 - 30 : 20th August
Index No 1 - 15 : 21st August

What's Up - Term 3 Week 8

Homework for Thursday & Friday - 15th & 16th August
English - mconline
Mathematics - Time Worksheet
Stimulus-Based Conversation Assessment - 5%
Graded Assessment on 20th & 21st August 2013

National Day Celebration

River Safari Learning Journey

Dear Pupils,
Finally, I completed editing / collating the video clip. A thousand apologies for some parts of the video not properly taken. ENJOY!

PALOutdoor - Friday

Dear Pupils,
Please learn to tie Reef / Square Knot and Standard Shoelace Knot.
I will test you all on these skills this Friday.

EL Showtime Photos

EL Showtime

Assessments - Term 2 Week 8

Monday, 13th May
Math Performance Task - 5%
Unit 8: Length
Unit 9: Mass

Assessments - Term 2 Week 7

Just a gentle reminder :
Mathematics - Weighting 15%
7th May, Tuesday
Chapter 4 [ Multiplication & Division ],
Chapter 5 [ Multiplication Tables 2 & 3 ],
Chapter 6 [ Multiplication Tables 4, 5 & 10 ] &
Chapter 7 [ Using Models: Multiplication & Division ]

English Language -Weighting 5%
Comprehension - Weighting 5%
9th May, Thursday
Unit 7 - Magnetic Max
Unit 8 - Life In A Shell
Unit 9 - Food Fit For A King

Spelling List - Term 2

link:
https://sites.google.com/site/judsim1/1-faith-2011

Assessment - Term 2 Week 5

24th - 25th April [ Wednesday & Thursday ]
Reading Aloud - 5%
Read a passage accurately and with appropriate expression.

PAL Art

Dancing Is Fun

The last lesson for PE is Dance.
We conducted a mass dance session for all the P2 pupils.
Here's the video clip of the pupils doing the Shoemaker's Dance. Enjoy...



2A Got Talent...
Representing 2A on stage are Jun Yang and Kayla.

LJ to Singapore Art Museum

Here's the video, enjoy...

Multiplication

6 x 3 means 6 groups of 3
         means 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3

Holistic Assessments - Term 1

This is just a gentle reminder.
26th to 28th February - English Show and Tell 5%
Index number 1 to 10 "My Favourite Past-time"
Index number 11 to 20 "My Favourite Television Programme"
Index number 21 to 30 "My Favourite Place In SIngapore"
1st March - Math Topical Review 10%

25th Feb [ Monday ] - LJ To Singapore Art Museum

Schedule
12.30 - 1.40 pm : Lessons as per normal
  1.40 - 2.00 pm : Briefing , Toilet breaks , assemble
  2.00 - 2.40 pm : KCPPS to SAM
  5.00 - 5.40 pm : SAM to KCPPS
  5.40 - 6.30 pm : Lessons as per normal
Small Bag

• snacks , water bottle
• poncho [ in case of rain ]
• cardigan [ optional ]
• story book
• pencil case

Overview of Activity / Holistic Assessments - Term 1

Letters regarding these activity / assessments have been isssued to parents.
This is just a gentle reminder.
21st February - English Language [ Listening ] 5%
25th February - Learning Journey to Singapore Art Museum
26th to 28th February - English Show and Tell 5%
Index number 1 to 10 "My Favourite Past-time"
Index number 11 to 20 "My Favourite Television Programme"
Index number 21 to 30 "My Favourite Place In SIngapore"
1st March - Math Topical Review 10%

CNY @ KCPPS

Parents' Consent

Dear Parents,
I have and would be uploading video clips of events in our school. These files are large so I have to use youtube facilities. If you are not comfortable having your child's photo/s featured in these video clips, please let me know so as not to upset or offend you.

Buddy Programme

Dear Pupils,
You have done a wonderful job. Here is the video clip...Enjoy!

Primary 2 Agape 2013

Hi Pupils,
A very Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all of you.
Hope you all have rested enough for the challenges in 2013.
Regarding your Holiday Reading Activities , if you have misplaced the worksheets , go to ...
www.kcppsmrl.weebly.com
click Recommended Reads

Travel Declaration

Dear Parents/Pupils,
Please submit your travel declarations by Wednesday, 14th November.
A 'Nil' return is necessary if you are not travelling during the school holidays.
P/S : Forgot to remind the pupils today.

Jacob Ballas

Spelling List Term 4

Skipathon 2012

Dear Parents,
Thank you very much for your support and generous donations.
I have uploaded a video clip of the event for your viewing pleasure.
Your children were wonderful!
They thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
They have learnt to skip for good health.
They have learnt to contribute to a good cause.

Coming Assessments

Gentle Reminder:
Wednesday, 22nd August
Topical Review Matheatics:
- Picture Graphs
- Numbers To 40
- Multiplication
Weighting - 30%
Thursday, 23rd August
Grammar:
- Possessive Pronouns
- Simple Past Tense [regular & rregular verbs]
- Present Continuous Tense
- Determiners [some, any, much]
- Joining sentences using 'and' & 'but'
- Concord - subject verb agreement [grammar cloze]
Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
Weighting - 25%

Coming Assessments

Performance Task - Mathematics on 6th and 7th August
Weighting - 5%
Topic - Mass
Able to measure mass of objects using non-standard units e.g. cubes, marbles, paper clips etc.
Able to compare masses of two objects and state which is heavier / lighter.
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Authentic Task - English on 13th August
Topic : Invitation Card
Ability to fill out an invitation card :
- to invite a guest to a special event
- to provide information of the special event
Text Features
- salutation [Dear......,]
- sign off [ Your friend, / Yours sincerely, / Best wishes, ....]
- Name of guest[s]
- purpose of invitation
- day and date of invitation
- venue / address of event
- time of event
- name of host[s]
- structure [ signing off is to be written in 2 lines]
Punctuation
- include comma in salutation and signing off
- time [e.g. 2.00 p.m.]
Features will be taught explicitly and two practices will be given to pupils.

Learning Journey To Jurong Bird Park

Finally, the trip to Jurong Bird Park video. Happy viewing....

Term 3 Week 4 Assessments

Just a gentle reminder....

Wednesday, 18th July

Listening & Viewing [ 5% ]
Sound Discrimination
Picture Matching
Functional Text

Thursday, 19th July & Friday, 20th July

Picture Description [ rubrics ]
You can go to mconline -> English Oral Buddy Primary 1 -> Picture Discussion for practice.

EL Show Time

Dear Parents,
A thousand apologies for getting the volunteers to turn up so early [ 1 pm ].
I suppose you can call me a kiasu teacher.
Many thanks for your support. Your children have put up a very good show. I'm so proud of them!

EL Show Time on Tuesday, 17 th July

Dear Parents,
Your children have invited you to watch their performance on 17th July.
If your child has not handed in or paid for his/her costume, please do so ASAP.
Your child also has to bring his/her own make-up ---- no sharing for hygiene.
I need parent volunteers to help with children's make-up. Please volunteer if you can come early....around 1p.m.
Many thanks

Our Class Ice-cream Party

Learning Journey to Jurong Bird Park

Thursday, 12th July
Arrival & dismissal time - the usual school hours
Attire - PE attire, school shoes
Things to bring -
# Food & drinks , snacks
# small backpack, no need to bring school bag
# a raincoat in case it rains -- no umbrellas -- for safety
# a storybook for silent reading
# pencil case and colour pencils
# water bottle [plain water only]
# tissue papers / wet tissues, small plastic bag for litter
# mini clipboard to be used as backing for worksheet

Speech & Drama

Here is the finale song for our EL Show Time.

Stories for your reading pleasure

Check this link for stories to read aloud.

http://www.rif.org/kids/readingplanet/bookzone/read_aloud_stories.htm

Discipline - how strict should the teacher be?

This incident happened two months back in our school.

A pupil played with his water bottle along the corridor facing the concourse on level 3. The water bottle went over the parapet and fell down to the ground floor. It landed on a teacher’s head. The teacher saw stars and was sent to the hospital. Thanks be to God....the teacher recovered and is fine.

Parent’s point of view : Children are by nature playful therefore this is an unfortunate accident.

Teacher’s point of view :
1.       A water bottle is not a play thing, it is for quenching thirst.
2.       The corridor is not a play area, other classes are functioning and pupils need the quietness to listen better and not be distracted.

What if the water bottle landed on your child’s head?
How strict should the teacher be with regards to the discipline of the pupils?

What is discipline?

A classroom is shared by many pupils who are there to study. No child should be disadvantaged when the conducive environment is jeopardized by someone in the class who continues to make noises [ like cat calls, running engine, etc ... ] despite being warned, to distract or just for fun.

As a parent, what is your take on this? Either leave a comment or email me at
choy_yew_cheong@moe.edu.sg

13th April - This Friday

Dear Parents,
Our school will be celebrating Founders' Day this Friday.
PM session will be dismissed at 5.30 pm.
You can post your congratulatory messages online.

My School Life

My School Life

Learning Journey To Kids' Kampong

Grammar - can , can't

Dear pupils,

Here is a youtube video on lesson 'can' and 'can't'.

Numbers Within 10 - Addition & Subtraction

Hi Parents,
I have uploaded a lesson on 'more than / less than'.
Hope it's useful when you coach your child.

Check my webpage :
https://sites.google.com/site/judsim1/1-faith-2011

Math - Numbers To 10

Here is a powerpoint lesson on 'more than'. The link is below.
https://sites.google.com/site/judsim1/1-faith-2011?pli=1

What's On? - Week 3 & 4

20th January : Chinese New Year Celebration
- Pupils to dress in their CNY clothes.
- 1 hour recess [ extended ]. Pupils can purchase tickets from Coupon Booth.
- Curriculum time with teacher - 4.30 to 6.30
25th January : Reading Festival 2012
- Pupils to dress in their favourite Story book character.
- Questions to help in presentation :
Who are you dressed up as ?
Which story book is the character from ?
Why did you choose this character ?
- Curriculum with teacher - 4.30 to 6.30

What's On? - Week 3

Parents to sign

1. Math worksheet 'Numbers To 10'


2. English worksheet 'The Farm Concert'

Return worksheets for filing in class.

Photo Taking For School Smart Card ( SSC )

Dear Parents,
A thousand apologies to you.
Phototaking session scheduled yesterday was postponed because the photographer did not turn up.
Will inform you of makeup day asap.

EL Showtime

Dear Parents,
Thank you for your support.
The show showcased your children's talents and potentials.
We see a Justin (Justin and His Toys) in the making.
We see the joy and enthusiasium in their eyes.
We see confidence and poise in their speech and acting.

Dear Pupils,
Good job, well done!!
I'm so proud of you!
What's your next mission?
Prepare for your tests!!

Don't Worry Be Happy song

Don't Worry Be Happy
http://youtu.be/-TJ7tW3188o

I Can See Clearly Now
http://youtu.be/NkwJ-g0iJ6w
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)Sun-Shiny day.
I think I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I’ve been prayin for?
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)Sun-Shiny day.
Look all around, there’s nothin but blue skies
Look straight ahead, nothin but blue skies
I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It’s gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)Sun-Shiny day.

21st July 2011, Thursday

Commemoration Of Racial Harmony Day
This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack.
Through this commemoration, we hope to nurture the character values of respect and love among pupils from different races so that they will understand the importance of promoting racial harmony and maintaining peace in Singapore.
Pupils to come in their traditional costumes or traditional costumes of other races and school shoes.

Kids' Kampong on 12th July

On the busDestination : Kids' Kampong
group photo
happy fishing

completing our worksheets

English Authentic Task Assessment On 28th April 2011

The Authentic Task Assessment this Thursday is on features of a recipe.
I have returned a similar practice worksheet for parents to sign today.
Pupils will be tested on these features :
Name of dish / recipe
Things you will need / ingredients
Steps / method : Use of imperatives
Get ......
Beat .....
Cut ......
Put .....
Add .....
Mix .....
Heat ......
Stir-fry .....
Serve .....

Chapel Time

During Chapel, pupils sing praises to God and listen to God's messages.