Did you watch 'The Voyage of the Dawn Treader'?

If you've enjoyed the show, perhaps you may want to read the entire series of 7 fantasy books by C.S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature.

The Chronicles of Narnia
1) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2) Prince Caspian
3) The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
4) The Silver Chair
5) The Horse and His Boy
6) The Magician's Nephew
7) The Last Battle

Shawn Goh got 'The Voyage of the Dawn' for his group prize and he liked it so much that he bought the entire series!

More Books?

How about some mystery/detective stories? A few of you were checking out the detective/private investigator section on the Career Guidance website.

1) The Secret Garden by F. Hodgson Burnett
2) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(Choose the simplified version)
3) The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(Choose the simplified version)
4) The 'Mystery' series by Enid Blyton
a) The Rockingdown Mystery
b) The Rilloby Fair Mystery
c) The Ring O'Bells Mystery
d) The Rubadub Mystery
e) The Rat-a-Tat Mystery
f) The Ragamuffin Mystery
5) Destination Unkown by Agatha Christie

Titles in purple - for better readers (e.g. if you have scored at least an A in your English :))

Do let us know if you have read any of the books and encourage your friends to read too!

Bored during the Hols? Read :)

Here are some books which I enjoyed when I was a kid. See if you can find them in the library. Do let me know if you like the books after you've read them.

1) Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
(Ryan bought this book after reading an extract of it in our C.A.1 and he said he liked it.)
2) I am David by Ann Holm
3) Sing to the Dawn by Ho Min Fong
4) The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
(Choose the simplified version.)
5) A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
6) The Little Prince by Antoine De Saint-Exupéry

I will recommend more books next week. Do check our class blog during the holidays. If you have an interesting book to recommend, please feel free to share it with us on the blog by sending an email. I hope you remember my email address for the blog.

School Award Winners

Award Winners from our class:

Academic Awards
Top in Class & Level - Chia Zhi Yi
Second in Class - Vanessa Tan
Third in Class - Victor Ooi

Top in English - Chia Zhi Yi & Victor Ooi (87%)
Top in Mathematics - Chia Zhi Yi (95%)
Top in Science - Chia Zhi Yi (88%)
Top in Chinese - Eng Wei Xin (94%)
Top in Malay - Dzaki (82%)

Character Values Award - Mavis Mah

CCA Awards
Drama Club - Eng Wei Xin
Brownies - Sabrina Boo
Library - Victor Ooi
Rugby - Timothy Pan
Rope Skipping - Tan Cai Qi
Sailing - Dominic Lau

Certificates of Achievement
Leona Wu - Outstanding All-Rounders Award (CDC level)
Johnson Chui - 1st in North Zone ICT Competition

Congratulations to all!

Top Performers in S.A.2

Most of you have shown improvement in all your subjects. Well done!

These pupils top the class in the various subjects for S.A.2.

Top in English
Chia Zhi Yi - 87.8%
Odelia Chung - 87.8%

Top in Mathematics
Wang Han Chu - 100%

Top in Science
Chia Zhi Yi - 91.5%

Top in Mother Tongue
Eng Wei Xin - 96.8%

Congratulations!

Let's Revise Maths (2)

Hi P5 Pupils,
Here are a few more questions for your comments and discussion.
For Q1 to 3, tell us which answer is right or wrong and why.
For Q4, tell us the answer and how you can get it the fastest way possible.

Q1. Given a square with length 8cm. Find its area.
A: 32 cm
B: 32 sq cm
C: 64 cm
D: 64 sq cm

Q2. Change 0.6 to percentage.
A: 0.06%
B: 0.6%
C: 6%
D: 60%

Q3. Find the most number of 3-cm cubes that can be put into a container measuring 10cm by 5cm by 9cm.
A: 9
B: 27
C: 50

Q4. What is the fastest way to find the answer to the following?
1-2+3-4......+16-17+18-19+20

Happy revising!

Let's Revise Maths

Hi P5 Pupils,
Hope you have found the revision and homework over the last 4 days helpful.
I would like to get you to discuss some of the common mistakes that we make.
Can you spot the mistakes in the following solutions? Explain why they are wrong.

Q1. Express 5.5m in cm.
Solution 1: 5.5 m = 505 cm
Solution 2: 5.5 m = 5500 cm
Solution 3: 5.5 m = 5005 cm

Q2. Evaluate 2 + 4 x 50 - 30.
Solution 1:
2 + 4 x 50 - 30
= 6 x 50 - 30
= 300 - 30
= 270

Solution 2:
2 + 4 x 50 - 30
= 6 x 50 - 30
= 6 x 20
= 120

Solution 3:
2 + 4 x 50 - 30
= 2 + 4 x 20
= 2 + 80
= 82

What do we need to remember in order to do Q1 and Q2?

English Revision

Click on the links below for revision.

Putting Sentences Together (Factsheet)
Putting Sentences Together (Games)
Putting Sentences Together (Quiz)

Verb Tense Tutorial

English Homework

You do not have to go to school for the next few days due to the P.S.L.E. marking. Do spend the time wisely on preparing for your S.A.2.

Revision
1) Do the 3 English exercises (Grammar revision, Vocabulary revision, Editing) on the school portal.
2) Read at least 3 model compositions a day (from your Writing Folio, 'Every Child A Writer' on the school website or your own books.).
3) Study your Vocabulary Book.
4) Extra practice (optional) - Check out the revision papers by clicking on Practice Papers.

Others
1) Get parent's signature for consent form (immunisation)
2) Get parent's signature for Writing Folio and English Worksheets File
3) Bring Health Booklet to school (if you have not done so)

Conditionals

Click on the link below to revise what you have learnt about 'if'-clauses. Then do the exercises that follow. Do read about the three types of 'if'-clauses before starting on the exercises.

Conditional Tutorial
If-clauses

HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY!

Hi Pupils of 5A,

This is the second year we are celebrating Children's Day together.
Hope you will have a great and enjoyable day at the school's celebration tomorrow.
Have a fun-filled weekend with your family too.

From
Mrs Tan

Reading News

Do you read the newspapers? If your family does not subscribe to The Straits Times, you can read news online. Check out the weblinks on our class blog 'The Straits Times' and 'Pitara Kids Network'. Remember to select appropriate news articles based on the headlines (avoid sleazy news).

Pupils in the rememdial class, remember to bring along a news article that you want to share with your friends tomorrow.

Using Precise Language

Standard 1.2 Writing StrategiesUse precise language, action verbs -

Active and Passive Voice

Today, we learnt the use of the active and passive voice. Please do the following to revise the topic.

(1) Study Grammar Guide, pages 31 and 130
(2) Click on Passive Voice. (Remember to try the challenging exercises at the end.)

Note: Today's English homework - Unit 11 Worksheet 2 (to be handed in on Thursday)

Team 3 Reflections (by Han Chu)

I had fun in term 3. My results had improved a little. My partner was Gordon and my group leader was Weng Leng. My group members were helpful. When I did not know to do some question or forgot to bring some stationery, they would help me and lend me their stationery. When they do not know how to do some question, I will also help them. This was a fun and happy team for me.

Class Photo-taking on Wednesday

We will have our class photo taken on Wednesday. Please wear your school uniform, not P.E. attire, to school on that day.

Please spend your time wisely over the long weekend. Remember to:

1) do English Worksheets (U10WS3 and U11WS1)
2) start learning spelling

Term 3 Reflections..(: (by Timothy)

I had fun in term 3. My partner was Cheryl. My group members were Leona and Sabrina. They were very encouraging when I was upset or disappointed. There were many events in term 3 such as Youth Olympic Games Day, Opening Ceremony, National Day. My favourite event was Youth Olympic Games. I went to watch the wrestling event. It was very funny. My favourite day was National Day marked with semtrex. I was involved in semtraex, pretending to be injured - burnt. My head was bandaged. When the exam was nearing, Itried my best to study hard and pay attention in class. I was disappointed with my CA2 results and I promise to work harder this term.

Timothy Pan 5A(:

Term 3 Reflections (by Dzaki)

During term 3, my group members were Alina, Yuan Kai and Catherine. My grades for English, math and science have improved a lot and that made my parents happy. My group has not scored a lot of points as most of us are weak in our studies.

Though I am the only Malay pupil in the class and cannot speak Chinese, I can interact well with my friends. During the term, there were some celebratins like the National Day celebration.

Term 3 has been an exciting term for me.

Ahmad Dzaki

Term 3 Reflections (by Kai Boon)

In Term 3, the student librarians had a storytelling session during the first and second recess. I was in the ' Hercules' group. I had fun because when we acted, the audience laughed as they enjoyed themselves. It was a fun experience for me.

Term 3 Reflections (by Khee Han)

This term has been an interesting term for me. My partner is Phu. She is kind, helpful and diligent. She helped me with my school work which I did not know how to do. She always told us to discuss softly during group work. She also lent me things when I need them. I am glad to sit with a helpful and kind friend.