Post-examination activities - reflection time!

Dear Beloved Class,

I would like to thank everyone of you who has worked so hard this year. All of you have shown improvement in your work and most importantly, your character. Well done!

Let's move to another important topic which also requires our reflection on our school values- Compassion, Responsibility, Integrity and Passion:

Note: the best 3 entries for each of the values stand a chance to win prizes from the school. Good luck!

Compassion

- pupils are to do a bookmark using any medium

- link to video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0lynZYyshg&NR=1&feature=fvwp

Integrity

- pupils to do a bookmark using any medium to colour and decorate their work

- link

http://www.k12.hi.us/%7Emkunimit/honesty.htm
- Here's the link for the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv64DgrnISA&feature=related

Responsibility

- Pupils are required to write in their journals, 3 ways they show responsibility in school.

Passion

- complete a journal entry to link and reinforce the spirit of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG)
- Pupils are to do a Journal entry on their aspirations and what they will do to achieve it.

Deadline: 9 Nov, Friday

Best wishes,
Mr Kok

Games galore for English learning

Some games and online resources to help all of you unwind as you revise your work.

Click here

Remember to explore the different list of words and options in the website.

Enjoy and best of luck in your preparation for the SA2 examinations. I know all of you will do me proud.


Best wishes,
Mr Kok

Scholastic Books Galore! Have you placed your orders?

Dear Pupils,

Please refer to the brochures given to you for more information. Also, these are the important dates to note if you wish to make your payment:


14 Oct Thursday and 15 Oct Friday

The time is 10. 00 am to 10.35 am - during recess.


Thank you,
Mr Kok

Still hunger for more OLE?

Click here and complete the quiz.

You will learn how to write better sentences.

Burglary (Written by Gabriel 3K)

P3 Situational Practice

One hot Thursday morning, I was dismissed from school. I was surprised to see my house's door slightly ajar. I quickly ran into the house and saw my mother tied and gagged to a chair.The whole house was in shambles. Furniture were overturned and many items were broken. I then heard a rustling sound in my room. At that time, I was full to the brim with curiosity.

Full of curiosity, I peered into the dark room. What I saw astounded me. There was a humongous figure ranshacking my cardboards and looking for me. I thought to myself," What a huge person! It is better not to mess with him!" As I was about to escape, I stepped on a piece of broken glass." Ouch!!"I shouted loudly. Then I felt something hit my head.
" Where does your mother keep her jewellery?"shouted the robber in an unpleasent growl, holding a pistol to my head." It's in my mother's room, the third cabinet" I replied in a scared tone. When the robber went to look for my mother's jewellery, I realised that the robber did not tie me up properly. with immense strengh, I freed myself from the binds of the rope. I also freed my mother using a shattered glass piece from the floor. My mother immediately fished out her
handphone to call the police.

Within a few minutes, the police arrived at my house, armed. When the robber heard the wailing sirens of the police cars, he tried to escape but he was surronded by policemen at every angle, pointing their guns at him. After a while, the robber was taken away for custody. After this accident, my mother will remember to lock the door the next time.

Robberies! written by Gabriel 3K

The thief (narrative)
One humid night, Vijayan Muniandy was looking for a job. His luck dried out as nobody wanted to hire him. Vijayan emptied all his pockets to find some money. Soon, Vijayan realised he was broke. He had no choice but to rob an elderly woman. Vijayan tailed the old woman. When Vijayan knew that it was the time to strike, he asked the old woman, "Where is the MRT station?" "If you go this way, you will see the MRT station," replied the old elderly woman. Vijayan ran into the lift at the nick of time when the lift doors almost closed. "I left my ez-link card at my friend's house," Vijayan told the elderly woman.
When the old woman went out of the lift, Vijayan snatched the old woman's gold chain and rushed down the staircase. The old woman was drenched in perspiration when she told her daughter the news. Her daughter immediately fished out her hand phone to call the police.
After fifteen minutes, the police arrived at their house. The female officer asked the old woman, "What had been stolen from you?" "My gold chain," replied the old woman truthfully.
After the robbery, Vijayan's greed took over him again. He used the same method to rob another woman. This time, a necklace was successfully robbed from the old woman. After the phone call from the second victim, the police began to take action. They visited pawnshops and soon found out that Vijayan had gotten $15,000.00 from pawning the jewellery.
After the two robberies that Vijayan had committed, he decided to escape to Malaysia for at least a year. At the custom, he was stopped by some police officers. They wanted Vijayan to go to the police station with them.
"Where were you on 27 April, 10.00 a.m. asked the police officer. "I was in Malaysia," replied Vijayan with a guilt written on his face. "It's no use denying it. All the evidence we have points at you," the police officer hissed. Vijayan had no choice but to admit he was responsible for robberies. Vijayan was then sentenced to 3 years and 9 months imprisonment.

REVISION materials

Golden phrases to remember

Saw red
fished out
as mad as a hornet
as wise as an owl
as slow as a snail
darted
sprinted
suddenly
they came very quickly
cried bitterly
sobbed uncontrollably
smiled from ear to ear
as happy as a lark
worn a big smile on her face
extremely happy
burly burglar
muscular man
frail looking lady
weak looking elderly
as fast as lightning
in a flash
as fast as my legs could carry me


A crop of disappointments
A flood of pride rose in him
A glittering infectious smile
A reputation that swelled like a sponge
An albatross around my neck
An apple of his eye
Break one’s heart
By word of mouth
Crowed about
Despite bleeding profusely, she endured the pain
Eddie chickened out when the bully challenged him to a fight.
Everyone was whispering to another about the scene
felt a shiver down my spine
fished out my handphone and dialled triple nine
Flames leaped in his eyes
He was on cloud nine when he won the prize
her laughter moves like a bat through silent haunted woods
Her scream cut like a knife as the snatch thief ran off with her handbag.
His face turned red like a tomato

hollered, exclaimed, yelled, whispered, warned, advised, hissed, cried, screamed, scolded, warned, advised, replied, repeated...etc.

horsed around
I felt a shiver down my spine when I heard the bad news.
I was all thumbs with the dialling as I was feeling nervous
In the twinkling of an eye
Lend a helping hand
lightning glare
Made a beeline
mathematical precision
My friends horsed around in class when the teacher was away
My mother nagged, "Wake up, you will be late for school."
Paramedics rushed over to attend to the wounded
Passersby stood rooted not knowing what to do next.
Pay through one’s nose
Put one’s foot down
She was elated over her results
She was so embarrassed that she weeped bitterly
stung like a scorpion
The beating of her heart was like a drum
The place swarmed like a hive
the pupils roared in laughters
turned a deaf ear
When Andrew saw his results, a bitterness crept into his face.
Words as soft as rain

adjectives & Adverbs

Luckily
fortunately
immediately
unfortunately
unluckily

fierce
handsome
strong
wise
pretty
weak looking lady
frail looking lady
burly robber
kind
gentle
joval
good-looking

quickly
slowly
carefully
correctly
eagerly
easily
fast
loudly
patiently
quickly
quietly
well

Aabnormally
absentmindedly
accidentally
acidly
actually
adventurously
afterwards
almost
always
angrily
annually
anxiously
arrogantly
awkwardly


Badly
bashfully
beautifully
bitterly
bleakly
blindly
blissfully
boastfully
boldly
bravely
briefly
brightly
briskly
broadly
busily


Calmly
carefully
carelessly
cautiously
certainly
cheerfully
clearly
cleverly
closely
coaxingly
colorfully
commonly
continually
coolly
correctly
courageously
crossly
cruelly
curiously


fairly
faithfully
famously
far
fast
fatally
ferociously
fervently
fiercely
fondly
foolishly
fortunately
frankly
frantically
freely
frenetically
frightfully




reproachfully
restfully
righteously
rightfully
rigidly
roughly
rudely

Sadly
safely
scarcely
scarily
searchingly
sedately
seemingly
seldom
selfishly
separately
seriously
shakily
sharply
sheepishly
shrilly
shyly
silently
sleepily
slowly
smoothly
softly
solemnly



warmly
weakly
wearily
well

wildly
willfully
wisely
woefully
wonderfully
worriedly
wrongly


Dialogues (Know how to write dialogues correctly)

eg.

The police officer commanded, " Hands up in the air!"

"Keep quiet if not, I will kill you," the robber warned.

"Shut-up!" the gangster shouted.

The evil looking burglar hissed," I will kill you if you don't tell me where you have kept your jewellery."

Are you Ready for our MEGA AUCTION?

Dear Pupils,

I’m so glad that many of you have shown improvement in your composition writing. Well done! Many of you remembered to use many golden phrases, effective dialogues, apt adjectives and adverbs which made your stories fun to read.

These are some of my favourite phrases taken from your writing:

1) When I finally woke and regained consciousness, I found myself tied to the chair and my mouth gagged by a burglar who had many tattoos on his muscular arms. I felt goosebumps and a shiver down my spine when I saw him brandishing a sharp dagger threatening to kill us all!

2) “Put down your weapon and turn around slowly with your hands on your head!” the police officer hissed at the burly burglar.

3) My neighbour whispered, “Let’s lock the doors with these metal chains so that the burglar will be trapped inside.”

To celebrate your hard work, I went shopping at two flea markets during the one-week-break and bought many prizes for our MEGA auction at the end of the year. These are some of the prizes that you can bid for with your SUPERSTARS awards.

Congratulations!

Mr Kok

Thank you for your many sweet dedications

Dear beloved pupils,

Thank you so much for the many dedications posted online. I was informed by some pupils that some dedications even appeared in the Straits Times. WELL DONE! You have made me proud.

Here's another chance for you to share sweet memories online. Simply go to iremembermyteacher.com and who knows, your story could be selected for publication again!

Have fun,
Mr Kok

Thank you for making Teachers' Day so special!

Dear beloved pupils,

Thank you so much for your wonderful cards and tokens of appreciation. Frankly, it is my privilege to have such teachable and wonderful pupils like you. Thank you for giving me such a memorable Teachers’ Day!

I wish you success in life,

Mr Abel Kok

Confusing pairs- Homophones

Do you know the difference between peace and piece? How about knight and night? How about when and went?

Try to learn these homophones and avoid making mistakes in your writing.

Click here

Have fun!

Reminders T3W9 starting 23 August

OLE 19-20 August 2010

Dear pupils,

Please click here to access the P3 Level Blog.

You may also want to log into http://www.hongwen.moe.edu.sg/ to access to other activities. For example, hongwen yuan di.

Not forgetting www.brainpop.com

Have fun!
Mr Kok

• EMILY
• STANLEY

Congratulations to Emily and Stanley, both of you have been chosen to be our class's

NE Ambassadors

Mdm Winnie Wong, Teacher in charge, will be giving you more information in the coming weeks.

Your new duties include:

The NE ambassadors will go through training to be more aware and help to advocate the 6 NE messages among their peers. Your duties would include doing presentations as part of the pre-assembly programs and assisting NE committee members in executing NE programs.

National Education Messages

1. Singapore is our homeland; this is where we belong.
   We treasure our heritage and take pride in shaping our own unique way of life.
   
   
2. We must preserve racial and religious harmony.
   We value our diversity and are determined to stay a united people.
   
   
3. We must uphold meritocracy and incorruptibility.
   We provide opportunities for all, according to their ability and effort.
   
   
4. No one owes Singapore a living.
   We find our own way to survive and prosper, turning challenge into opportunity.
   
   
5. We must ourselves defend Singapore.
   We are proud to defend Singapore ourselves, no one else is responsible for our security and well-being.
   
   
6. We have confidence in our future.
   United, determined and well-prepared, we have what it takes to build a bright future for ourselves, and to progress together as one nation.

I believe both of you will meet the expectations of a NE ambassador.

Also, the training will be held on 8 September, Wednesday, from 12.45 – 1.45 pm. Lunch will be provided for pupils who are involved earlier in the morning for SOCC practice.Let me know if you are.

Have fun,

Mr Kok

Let's show our appreciation to the Teachers

Dear Pupils,

Let's commemorate Teachers' Day and to thank the hardworking teachers for their hard work. I would strongly encourage you to thank Ms Joanna Khong, Mr Jason Tan and your respective Chinese Teachers for their hard work. Both Ms Khong and Mr Tan have spoken well of you and believe that the class will do well if we work together as a team.

There are two publicity posters pasted in the canteen and outside the Staff Room. Do take a look and find out more.

You could show your appreciation by sending in a special dedication or video. Just log on to teachersday.sg and tell what makes your teacher special, in 150 characters or less, before 31 August 2010. As a bonus, selected dedications will be published in the Straits Times on 1st September 2010, which is, of course, Teachers' Day.

Have fun,
Mr Kok

Reminders T3W8 starting 16 August

The boy who has so much PASSION. Do you?

The boy who was mentioned by Mrs Sim today...enjoy the story.

This 12-year-old boy wearing an orange t-shirt and blue shorts left everyone wondering, "Who's that boy?".

Reason? He ran close to 15km in the rain, alongside bearers of the Youth Olympic Flame torch, as it made its way through Sengkang, Punggol and Hougang.


Clad in slippers and clutching a digital camera - which got soaked in the rain as well, the student from Compassvale Primary School told reporters from the Straits Times that his run wasn't planned.

He said he just wanted to catch a glimpse of the flame and follow it, as he "may never see it again".

Reminders T3W7 starting 9 August

Happy National Day- If you want a preview...watch this

Dear Parents and Pupils,

I would like to wish all of you a fruitful National Day and do remember to celebrate our Nation's 45th birthday as One People One Nation!

For Journal writing, you may want to share with me which part of the National Day Parade attracts you the most. TOPIC: NATIONAL DAY PARADE

Yours Truly,
Mr Abel Kok

P.S. Oh ya, have a great long weekend and see all of you back in school on Wednesday. Do remember to bring Unit 10 WS.

Special Announcement

Please note that you are to prepare for your Story telling as mentioned in class.

Also, be reminded to prepare for your Topical Test 4 which is scheduled on Next Thursday, 12 August 2010.
Please revise work from Textbook and Class blog covering learning points from Unit 1 to 9.

Wishing all of you a happy National Day celebration,
Mr Kok

Reminders T3W6 starting 2 August

Similes galore...

Let's learn more similes and I look forward to seeing more of you using them in your composition writing.

Click here to learn more similes
Still hungry for more? Click here


You may also wish to complete the following matching gamefor similes...
Click here

Finally, those without email accounts, please register for one at www.gmail.com. This is in preparation for the coming OLE exercise.

Scholastic Books Galore! Have you placed your orders?

The collection dates for their orders are :

• 5 August, Thursday and 6 August, Friday.
• The time is 10. 00 am to 10.35 am - during recess.

Also, FAS pupils are entitled $10/- (from the Opportunity Fund) to purchase the books of their choice.

Class Composition- enjoy

One late afternoon after school, I was taking a leisurely stroll back home. When I was at the doorsteps of my house, I was astonished to find the door left ajar. I felt goosebumps and a shiver down my spine because I knew my parents were attending a wedding dinner and would not be back so soon. Therefore, it must be someone else in the house other than my parents! Would it be a burglar?

Actually I wanted to go into the house to investigate and check what was going on. Fortunately, I did not. I remembered that my teachers had taught me to be careful and not to be rash. I decided to seek help from my friendly neighbour who had a heart of gold.

I sprinted to my neighbour’s house and knocked on their door. Thankfully, he was around. I was on cloud nine and elated to see his familiar and friendly face. I told him what was happening at my house and both of us sprinted over. My neighbour who was also an expert in Wushu was fearless and stepped right in.

When we saw the stranger who was busy ransacking the house, we saw red and gave him lightning glares. The burglar tried to escape but he was no match for my neighbour. My neighbour gave him a punch and a flying kick which sent his head spinning. At that moment, I fished out my phone and called for the police.

After fifteen minutes which felt like hours, the police finally came. They acted swiftly and handcuffed the man who looked downcast. He was remorseful but what he did was unforgivable.

When my parents came back home, they were rather surprised to see the whole house in a big mess. We explained to them what had happened and they were so proud of us and crowed about what we did to everyone in the newspaper when the reported interviewed them. They were also on cloud nine and brought us to a wonderful vacation.

Funny videos- Let's learn how to speak proper spoken English

Video 1 Video 2 Video 3 Video 4 Video 5 Video 6 Video 7 Video8 Video 9 Video 10 Video11 Enjoy and remember not to use Singlish from now on. Let's put in an effort to improve our Spoken English.

Do you know why owls could see at night?

Do you know why owls could see at night?

For thousands of years, the owl has been a creature to which people have attached special significance. Primitive people have many superstitions about the owl, chiefly because of the peculiar cries it makes. In many parts of Europe when an owl is heard to hoot, it is considered a sign of death. In ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of wisdom. That is why the simile, ‘as wise as an owl’.

Owls of one species or another are found in all parts of the world. In the frozen arctic districts, owls have snowy-white plumage which blends in with their surroundings and keeps them sage from their enemies. In parts of Texas there are owls so tiny they are no bigger than a sparrow, and they feed on grasshoppers and beetles.

The owl is a bird that really comes to life at night, and its whole body is especially suited to this kind of life. First, let’s take the owl’s hoot. When the owl utters this cry in the night, creatures who may be nearby are frightened by the sound. If they make any motion or sound, the owl hears them instantly with its sensitive ears.

The ears of an owl have a flap on the outside, unlike most other birds. Some owls have a kind of ‘trumpet’ of feathers near the eats to help them hear better. Once the owl has startled its prey and heard its motion, it can see it even in the dark! There are two reasons for this remarkable ability. The eyeballs of the owl are elastic. It can focus them instantly for any distance. The owl can also open the pupil of its eye very wide. This enables it to make use of all the night light there is. The owl’s eyes are placed so that it has to turn its whole head to change the direction of its glance.

Even the owl’s feathers help it to hunt its food. The feathers are so soft that the owl can fly noiselessly and thus swoop right down on the animals it hunts. Some owls are helpful to farmers because they destroy rats, insects, and other enemies of crops. But there are other owls that are fond of chickens and other domestic fowl, and these owls cost the farmer quite a bit of money!

Can you list the reasons why Owls are so adapted to hunt in the night based on the above article? (Leave your answers as comments) Reminder: Please use complete sentences. Thank you.

Also, the Honeydew and Mango pupils may also leave any other comments that you have after reading the article.

Reminders T3W5 starting 26 July

Reminders T3W4 starting 19 July

German fans want revenge grilling of oracle octopus

Reuters – Two year-old octopus Paul, the so-called "octopus oracle" predicts Spain's victory in their …

By Erik Kirschbaum Erik Kirschbaum – Thu Jul 8, 11:49 am ET

BERLIN (Reuters) – Some Germans are calling for a public roasting of the oracle octopus who correctly picked the winner of all six of their national soccer team's World Cup matches -- including a bitter defeat to Spain on Wednesday.

Paul, a two-year-old octopus in a German aquarium, turned into a global celebrity for his uncanny ability to predict the winner of all Germany's matches -- even a group stage defeat to Serbia and an ousting by Spain in the semi-finals.

"Nothing beats grilled octopus," said Dolores Lusch, a Germany fan who works on a Berlin fish stall. "Cut him up in thin slices and grill him on all sides with a dash of lemon juice, olive oil and garlic on it. Delicious!"

Not an ordinarily superstitious people, Germans became believers in Paul's possible psychic powers. The country was shocked and distraught when he picked Spain to win after tipping German wins over Argentina, England, Ghana and Australia.

German newspapers and websites were filled with suggestions of what to do with Paul -- most involved cooking and eating him.

"Throw him in the frying pan," wrote the Berliner Kurier newspaper in a popular sentiment echoed by Die Welt, Sueddeutsche Zeitung, the Hamburger Abendblatt and other newspapers.

Paul's picks have become news across Germany and around the world. German networks have had live reports on Paul's picks.

On Friday, Paul will tip the winner of Saturday's Germany-Uruguay match for third place as well as the winner of the Spain-Netherlands final on Sunday. Networks in Germany, Spain and the Netherlands are planning live coverage.

The octopus, considered by some to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates, gets the choice of picking food from two different transparent containers lowered into his tank -- one with a German flag on it and one with the opponent's flag.

The container Paul opens first is regarded as his pick.

Media attention over Paul's picks in Germany and abroad has grown exponentially and some commentators even wondered aloud whether his improbable winning streak might have begun to influence some of the more superstitious players.

Despite the antipathy toward Paul, Sea Life spokeswoman Tanja Munzig said Paul has a bright future at his home in Oberhausen.

"Nothing bad will happen to Paul," she said. "No one wishes him ill-will. Paul has had a great run."

Munzig added that Paul's career might go on.

"We've had some enquiries about his future," she said.

(Additional reporting by Anne Gonschorek and Katharina Serwuschok, editing by Paul Casciato)

As you read the newspaper article, look out for the following:

• Headline
• Byline
• Quote(s)
• Photograph + Caption
• Introduction

Also, do you think that animals like Paul could actually predict the future? Why?

Leave your comments here. Click here

Reminders T3W3

Reminders T3W2

Happy Youth Day

Dear beloved pupils,

I would like to wish all of you a Happy Youth Day.

Just a gentle reminder to complete the composition in your composition jotter.

The class is supposed to write a twisted version of Three Little Pigs.

In order words, write a different way the Three Little Pigs could have been written. For eg, you could change how the story could have ended.

Have fun,
Mr Kok

Reminders T3W2

Reminders + Homework

Bookmark making contest

Hi,

I hope you have enjoyed the presentation on Integrity.

Please remember to complete the bookmark related to our school value, Integrity. I would then select the 3 best pieces by the end of July for the contest. You are allowed to use any medium to colour and decorate their work.

Thanks for putting in the extra effort.

Here's the link as promised.

Here's the link for the video.

Have a nice day.

Why does the moon follow us when we drive?

Why does the moon follow us when we drive?

The moon doesn’t look as it it’s very far away, but its distance from the earth averages 239, 000 miles. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles, or less than the distance across the United States. But when the moon is observed with a very large telescope, it looks as it were only about 200 miles away.

Because the moon seems so close and big to us, we sometimes forget that 239, 000 miles is quite a distance away. It is this great distance that explains why the moon seems to follow us when we drive in a vehicle and look up at it.

To begin with, out feeling that this is happening is just that – only a feeling, a psychological reaction. When we speed along a road, we notice that everything moves past us. Trees, houses, fences, the road – all fly past us in the opposite direction.

Now there’s the moon, part of what we see as we look out, and we naturally expect it also to be flying past us, or at least to be moving backward as we speed ahead. When this doesn’t happen, we have the sensation that it is “following” us.

But why doesn’t it happen? Because the distance of the moon from the earth is quite great. Compared to the distance our vehicle travels in a few minutes, that distance is enormous. So as we move along, the angle at which we see the moon hardly changes.

In fact, we could go along a straight path for miles and the angle at which we would see the moon would still be basically the same. And as we notice everything else flying past, we get the feeling of the moon “following” us.

Cyberwellness (Complete the activities found here)

Dear all,

Remember what Cyberwellness is? There are lots of activities and I hope to see many of you leaving your comments under each activity. Enjoy and learn from them.

Click here.

Cheers,
Abel

Interested in winning great prizes?

Dear all,

Do check out this competition, you can celebrate your friendship and at the same time, win fabulous prizes like Playstation 3.
Click here


Best wishes,
Mr Kok

More on SVA

Subject-Verb Agreement

Instructions:

1. Click here to go to Brainpop to view a videoclip on subject-verb agreement.

2. Try Spaced Out Game to test your understanding of subject-verb agreement.

3. Try Super Spaced Out for even more challenging questions!

Something NEW for you to try.

CLICK HERE

Step 1: Register at the above link (Optional)
Step 2: Post your well wishes to your fellow classmates.
Step 3: Read the postings by others one week after you have posted your own message.

HAVE FUN! Let's see if we can built a wonderful board!

New groupings and class system (Also, bring 3B books and files back to school)

New group names for Semester 2

• Honeydew
• Mango
• Lemon

I will announce the names to these groupings when school reopens. Also, after speaking to your parents, there will be a new class system, Red card system and Ice-cream sticks, which will also be shared. Let's start afresh and do better than last semester.


Do remember to bring all the stationery, 3B books and files when school reopens.

Best wishes, my beloved pupils,
Mr Kok

Temperature taking exercise when school reopens

Dear all,

Just a gentle reminder that there will be a temperature-taking exercise when school reopens. Please ensure that you bring an Oral Digital Thermometer to school on Monday for the 1^st week starting 28 June 2010. In fact, I would strongly encourage that the thermometer is kept in your bag so that we are always ready in the event that we need to take temperature. Thank you.

Mr Kok

WIshing all a happy and fruitful June Hols

Dear pupils,

I believe all of you have started your June Holidays. All of you have worked hard and truly deserve a rest. Do remember to unwind and enjoy yourself. Play enough so that your mind and body will be ready for the work to be done in Semester 2. Let’s play hard and work hard.

Just a gentle reminder to complete the journal entry:
What did you do this June holidays? (At least 2 pages)



Best wishes,
Mr Kok

Subject-verb agreement revision

Hey P3 pupils,

So how well do you know your subject-verb agreement? Simply click here to recap.


Click on the links below to play quizzes that would help you assess yourself!

http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/subject_verb_agreement_1.asp
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/quizzes/svagr3.html
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/games/viper/viper.html
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/verb.cgi?A1=s&A2=1&A3=0&x=46&y=108
http://www.quia.com/pop/38406.html?AP_rand=521278279
http://www.softschools.com/manage/themes/knowledgetest;jsessionid=a5fAeLwcxspb

Reminders for forms.

Reminder:

Bring the forms -

1. Meet the parents
2. Travel declaration forms

Nil returns must be signed too and returned on Monday.

Thank you,
Mr Kok

Auction- some of the items awaiting bidders

Click here

Please remember to bring your Super-Stars Slips to bid for the items that you are interested in. Just a piece of advice, bid with wisdom. There will be a Mega Auction during Year-end.

May the top bidder win!
Mr Kok

So sorry for my absence due to my worsening eye condition.

So sorry for my absence due to my worsening eye condition. I hope things will improve.

Best wishes for SA1 examinations( Are you able to spot your name?)

Urgent announcement- Topical test 3 this Thurs (6 May)

Urgent announcement- Topical test 3 this Thurs (6 May)

Please revise learning points found in Textbook (Unit 1-6). You may also revise using our class blog.

Best wishes,
Mr Kok

Golden phrases to remember

• A crop of disappointments
• A flood of pride rose in him
• A glittering infectious smile
• A reputation that swelled like a sponge
• An albatross around my neck
• An apple of his eye
• Break one’s heart
• By word of mouth
• Crowed about
• Despite bleeding profusely, she endured the pain
• Eddie chickened out when the bully challenged him to a fight.
• Everyone was whispering to another about the scene
• felt a shiver down my spine
• fished out my handphone and dialled triple nine
• Flames leaped in his eyes
• He was on cloud nine when he won the prize
• her laughter moves like a bat through silent haunted woods
• Her scream cut like a knife as the snatch thief ran off with her handbag.
• His face turned red like a tomato
• hollered, exclaimed, yelled, whispered, warned, advised...
• horsed around
• I felt a shiver down my spine when I heard the bad news.
• I was all thumbs with the dialling as I was feeling nervous
• In the twinkling of an eye
• Lend a helping hand
• lightning glare
• Made a beeline
• mathematical precision
• My friends horsed around in class when the teacher was away
• My mother nagged, "Wake up, you will be late for school."
• Paramedics rushed over to attend to the wounded
• Passersby stood rooted not knowing what to do next.
• Pay through one’s nose
• Put one’s foot down
• She was elated over her results
• She was so embarrassed that she weeped bitterly
• stung like a scorpion
• The beating of her heart was like a drum
• The place swarmed like a hive
• the pupils roared in laughters
• turned a deaf ear
• When Andrew saw his results, a bitterness crept into his face.
• Words as soft as rain