One of my P6 Writer's Craft lessons was on the topic, "Friendship". I shared with my pupils a real life story about a friendship between a three-legged dog and a boy suffering from a genetic condition. Watch this video on an interview with the boy, Owen, and his parents.
Wednesday 28 January 2015
Monday 26 January 2015
Images of cells
The P5 kiddos learnt about cells during the Headstart classes in November. Here are images of some cells that were mentioned in class. They were excited to view some of these cells through the microscope in class.
Cheek cells
Red blood cells
Elodea cells
Onion cells
Cheek cells
Red blood cells
Elodea cells
Onion cells
Monday 12 January 2015
Five Elements of a Short Story
During the first lesson, the P5 kids in the Writer's Craft class are taught the five elements of a short story. The five elements are: plot, characters, conflict, theme and setting. Here's a video on the five elements from youtube.
Sunday 4 January 2015
Dear parents,
We have a piece of good news to share with all of you. Some of you know that I have been looking out for teachers with the same philosophy and who have a heart for the kids and a passion for teaching to join me.
Hence I am glad to share with all of you that a new teacher, Ms Hayati, has just joined us. Being an English specialist, Ms Hayati will be conducting English Paper 2 classes. Here's a brief profile of Ms Hayati:
- A dedicated ex-English HOD and ex-senior teacher with more than 20 years of teaching experience
- Has anchored upper primary primary classes, including P6 classes, for many years
- Has conducted workshops for parents and teachers at the school, cluster and national levels
- Master in Applied Linguistics, NIE
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education, NIE
- Bachelor of Arts, NUS
- Alumna of Raffles Junior College and Raffles Girls' Secondary
Feel free to read her profile under the "Profile" section.
Here are the details of the classes:
(1) P5 English Paper 2 class
Day: Saturday
Time: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Class size: 15 pupils (max)
(2) P6 English Paper 2 class
Day: Saturday
Time: 2.15 p.m. to 4.15 p.m.
Class size: 15 pupils (max)
We have a piece of good news to share with all of you. Some of you know that I have been looking out for teachers with the same philosophy and who have a heart for the kids and a passion for teaching to join me.
Hence I am glad to share with all of you that a new teacher, Ms Hayati, has just joined us. Being an English specialist, Ms Hayati will be conducting English Paper 2 classes. Here's a brief profile of Ms Hayati:
- A dedicated ex-English HOD and ex-senior teacher with more than 20 years of teaching experience
- Has anchored upper primary primary classes, including P6 classes, for many years
- Has conducted workshops for parents and teachers at the school, cluster and national levels
- Master in Applied Linguistics, NIE
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education, NIE
- Bachelor of Arts, NUS
- Alumna of Raffles Junior College and Raffles Girls' Secondary
Feel free to read her profile under the "Profile" section.
Here are the details of the classes:
(1) P5 English Paper 2 class
Day: Saturday
Time: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Class size: 15 pupils (max)
(2) P6 English Paper 2 class
Day: Saturday
Time: 2.15 p.m. to 4.15 p.m.
Class size: 15 pupils (max)
If you are keen, please feel free to contact me via email or sms.
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