Please remember to bring your Nature Study books to school tomorrow.
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Monday, 6 February 2012
Alternative Assessments
Dear Parents,
This is to keep you informed that the pupils' Continual Assessment 1 for this term will be conducted in the form of Alternative Assessments. I believe your child has already shown you this leaflet which was given out last week. The students were told to keep this leaflet in the pupils' handbook.
Maths Notice
1) Maths Topical Test 1 (on Unit 1 and 2) will be conducted on 8 Feb (Wed).
2) Maths Homework - Students are to complete Maths Workbook till Page 46 by 7 Feb (Tue).
This is to keep you informed that the pupils' Continual Assessment 1 for this term will be conducted in the form of Alternative Assessments. I believe your child has already shown you this leaflet which was given out last week. The students were told to keep this leaflet in the pupils' handbook.
Maths Notice
1) Maths Topical Test 1 (on Unit 1 and 2) will be conducted on 8 Feb (Wed).
2) Maths Homework - Students are to complete Maths Workbook till Page 46 by 7 Feb (Tue).
Mealworms - Day 4, Monday, 6/2/12
Here are the photos of our mealworms today:
Please remember to ask your parents to sign at Spelling 1, and to record your observations! :)
Sunday, 5 February 2012
Announcements (Science)
Dear 4G pupils,
Please take note that I will be returning the Nature Study books tomorrow (Monday, 6/2/12) for your parent's signature for Spelling 1. Thereafter, please make sure to bring it back to school in order to record your observations for the growth of our mealworms in class.
Please also remember to make at least two observations this week. You should include descriptions of how the mealworms look like and drawings. You are not expected to know the stages of the life cycle yet -- just use your eyes!
Spelling 2 will be conducted on Friday, 10/2/12, for the next ten words under Human Digestive System.
Pupils who have lost their Process Skills booklets for Cycles and Energy as well, please buy the whole set on your own. Please do so as soon as possible so that your studies will not be hindered.
See you tomorrow!
Please take note that I will be returning the Nature Study books tomorrow (Monday, 6/2/12) for your parent's signature for Spelling 1. Thereafter, please make sure to bring it back to school in order to record your observations for the growth of our mealworms in class.
Please also remember to make at least two observations this week. You should include descriptions of how the mealworms look like and drawings. You are not expected to know the stages of the life cycle yet -- just use your eyes!
Spelling 2 will be conducted on Friday, 10/2/12, for the next ten words under Human Digestive System.
Pupils who have lost their Process Skills booklets for Cycles and Energy as well, please buy the whole set on your own. Please do so as soon as possible so that your studies will not be hindered.
See you tomorrow!
Friday, 3 February 2012
Reading handout 02 - Canoe Diary
Canoe Diary.
By NIC BISHOP
July 21
The house looked such a mess this morning!
The living room floor was covered with gear....
piles of warm clothes, bags of food, pots and pans - you name it!
I was packing for a canoe trip in the wild,
and I didn't want to forget anything. Once
you're on the river, there are no shops.
Luckily, I'd made a list of all the things I
needed, and everything was there. But I'm
a bit worried. How is it going to fit into my
tiny canoe?
July 24
Today was the first day of the six-day trip.
My supplies did fit into the canoe, thank
goodness.
It was great to be paddling up the river
at last. The water was so clear., I could see
right down to the bottom.
I watched a terrapin swim slowly under the
canoe. It looked so peaceful and graceful.
Bu things were not peaceful for long. When
I looked up, I couldn't believe my eyes! There
was a moose just ahead! I never realized a
moose could be big. It was feeding on the
river bank and lifted its head to look at me.
Then I saw a female moose and her baby. A
mother moose is very protective of her baby,
so I didn't hang around for long.
July 25
Today I saw a tree on the river bank that had
been eaten almost half! I could see the
tooth marks, and that could mean only one
thing - beavers.
I think beavers are amazing animals.
Imagine being able to chew through a tree!
I looked hard for the beavers, but they were
nowhere to be seen.
July 26
Today I found a great campsite. It's by a big
lake surrounded by trees.
After I'd put up the tent, I went looking for
firewood. I nearly picked up a toad! It was so
still, I thought it was a piece of wood.. At first I
thought, "Gross!" When I looked closer, I saw
that it was really quite a beautiful animal.
Before bed, I put all my food into a big bag.
I used ropes to haul it up into a tall tree
to keep it safe. There are bears around here,
and if they smell food, they sometimes help
themselves. Bears don't usually mean any
harm, but I'd rather not meet one in the wild.
July 27
Last night, I had a real fright. I was just falling
asleep when I heard heavy footsteps outside
the tent. My heart started pounding. Was it
a bear? I didn't dare look out of the tent or
even move! The footsteps sounded so close.
Then they headed off into the night.
When I woke up this morning., my food was
safe!
July 28
The river has become more of a swamp.
Swamps are amazing places. I found some
strange plants that eat insects. They are called
pitcher plants because they have leaves shaped
like pitchers.
I found five ants trapped inside one pitcher.
Dragonflies zipped all around me , hunting
for sand flies and mosquitoes.
The best thing I saw was a baby garter
snake. It was lying by the edge of the swamp,
staring into the water. All of a sudden, it
pulled out a fish and swallowed it whole!
July 29
This is my last day. I think I'm going to miss
camping out and seeing all these creatures in
the wild. I can't wait till my next canoe trip.
Maybe next time I'll see those beavers.
By NIC BISHOP
July 21
The house looked such a mess this morning!
The living room floor was covered with gear....
piles of warm clothes, bags of food, pots and pans - you name it!
I was packing for a canoe trip in the wild,
and I didn't want to forget anything. Once
you're on the river, there are no shops.
Luckily, I'd made a list of all the things I
needed, and everything was there. But I'm
a bit worried. How is it going to fit into my
tiny canoe?
July 24
Today was the first day of the six-day trip.
My supplies did fit into the canoe, thank
goodness.
It was great to be paddling up the river
at last. The water was so clear., I could see
right down to the bottom.
I watched a terrapin swim slowly under the
canoe. It looked so peaceful and graceful.
Bu things were not peaceful for long. When
I looked up, I couldn't believe my eyes! There
was a moose just ahead! I never realized a
moose could be big. It was feeding on the
river bank and lifted its head to look at me.
Then I saw a female moose and her baby. A
mother moose is very protective of her baby,
so I didn't hang around for long.
July 25
Today I saw a tree on the river bank that had
been eaten almost half! I could see the
tooth marks, and that could mean only one
thing - beavers.
I think beavers are amazing animals.
Imagine being able to chew through a tree!
I looked hard for the beavers, but they were
nowhere to be seen.
July 26
Today I found a great campsite. It's by a big
lake surrounded by trees.
After I'd put up the tent, I went looking for
firewood. I nearly picked up a toad! It was so
still, I thought it was a piece of wood.. At first I
thought, "Gross!" When I looked closer, I saw
that it was really quite a beautiful animal.
Before bed, I put all my food into a big bag.
I used ropes to haul it up into a tall tree
to keep it safe. There are bears around here,
and if they smell food, they sometimes help
themselves. Bears don't usually mean any
harm, but I'd rather not meet one in the wild.
July 27
Last night, I had a real fright. I was just falling
asleep when I heard heavy footsteps outside
the tent. My heart started pounding. Was it
a bear? I didn't dare look out of the tent or
even move! The footsteps sounded so close.
Then they headed off into the night.
When I woke up this morning., my food was
safe!
July 28
The river has become more of a swamp.
Swamps are amazing places. I found some
strange plants that eat insects. They are called
pitcher plants because they have leaves shaped
like pitchers.
I found five ants trapped inside one pitcher.
Dragonflies zipped all around me , hunting
for sand flies and mosquitoes.
The best thing I saw was a baby garter
snake. It was lying by the edge of the swamp,
staring into the water. All of a sudden, it
pulled out a fish and swallowed it whole!
July 29
This is my last day. I think I'm going to miss
camping out and seeing all these creatures in
the wild. I can't wait till my next canoe trip.
Maybe next time I'll see those beavers.
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
Reading handout 01 - Prince Zak and the Wise Frog
One morning, Prince Zak was playing with a
rubber ball at the bottom of the palace gardens.
Nearby, builders had been working on a new bird
house. So Prince Zak was careful to keep away
from the post hole in the lawn.
He was throwing the ball against the old garden
shed by the duck pond. Someone was watching
keenly. A pair of big yellow eyes peered out from
the mud at the edge of the pond. Suddenly the
ball bounced off the side of the shed. Down it
went, straight into the post hole.
The prince reached deep into the hole, hoping
there was nothing slimy or sharp-toothed down
there. No good. He poked a spade down.
Not long enough. Then he picked up a hose,
wondering whether that might help. It did
reach all the way down. But it was too soft and
bendy to lift the ball. Prince Zak stared sadly at
the hole.
Shlop! Shlop! Shlop! A big wet frog climbed
out of the pond slime and hopped across the
lawn. “I can get your ball out for you,” he
croaked. Zak was shocked! A frog was talking
to him? “I just need to know what it’s made of,”
said the frog boldly.
“It’s rubber,” answered the prince. “I think
it’s hollow because you can squeeze it, and it
doesn’t weigh very much.”
“As long as it’s not made of gold,” mumbled
the frog.
“No way,” said Zak. “My mum and dad met
over a gold ball. But gold balls are really heavy,
and they don’t bounce. Only olden-day princes
and princesses had them.”
“That’s fine, then. But if I get your ball back,
you must do something for me.”
“What’s that?” asked the prince warily. He’d
heard a few frog stories before, and not all of
them were good.
“Will you clean my pond every week? It’s
filthy. You know, a bit of slime is fine for frogs,
but not a mountain of it.”
“That sounds fair. So how do I get the ball
out?”
“You should use the hose,” said the frog.
“But I’ve already tried that!”
“You know, frogs live half their lives in the
water. So we think a lot about how things float
and sink. Go on, put the hose back.”
Zak did as he was told. The frog hopped away
and turned the tap on. Was the frog going to
dive into the hole and fetch the ball back?
Zak wasn’t sure.
Soon he could see the ball bobbing up towards
the light as the hole filled with water. “What a
great idea!” cried Zak. “Why didn’t I think of
floating the ball out?”
“Well, you know, people often forget the most
obvious things,” said the frog, looking at his
slimy, weedy pond.
Prince Zak smiled. “I’ll get my bucket and
rubber gloves right now. Such a wise frog should
have a pond fit for a prince!”
rubber ball at the bottom of the palace gardens.
Nearby, builders had been working on a new bird
house. So Prince Zak was careful to keep away
from the post hole in the lawn.
He was throwing the ball against the old garden
shed by the duck pond. Someone was watching
keenly. A pair of big yellow eyes peered out from
the mud at the edge of the pond. Suddenly the
ball bounced off the side of the shed. Down it
went, straight into the post hole.
The prince reached deep into the hole, hoping
there was nothing slimy or sharp-toothed down
there. No good. He poked a spade down.
Not long enough. Then he picked up a hose,
wondering whether that might help. It did
reach all the way down. But it was too soft and
bendy to lift the ball. Prince Zak stared sadly at
the hole.
Shlop! Shlop! Shlop! A big wet frog climbed
out of the pond slime and hopped across the
lawn. “I can get your ball out for you,” he
croaked. Zak was shocked! A frog was talking
to him? “I just need to know what it’s made of,”
said the frog boldly.
“It’s rubber,” answered the prince. “I think
it’s hollow because you can squeeze it, and it
doesn’t weigh very much.”
“As long as it’s not made of gold,” mumbled
the frog.
“No way,” said Zak. “My mum and dad met
over a gold ball. But gold balls are really heavy,
and they don’t bounce. Only olden-day princes
and princesses had them.”
“That’s fine, then. But if I get your ball back,
you must do something for me.”
“What’s that?” asked the prince warily. He’d
heard a few frog stories before, and not all of
them were good.
“Will you clean my pond every week? It’s
filthy. You know, a bit of slime is fine for frogs,
but not a mountain of it.”
“That sounds fair. So how do I get the ball
out?”
“You should use the hose,” said the frog.
“But I’ve already tried that!”
“You know, frogs live half their lives in the
water. So we think a lot about how things float
and sink. Go on, put the hose back.”
Zak did as he was told. The frog hopped away
and turned the tap on. Was the frog going to
dive into the hole and fetch the ball back?
Zak wasn’t sure.
Soon he could see the ball bobbing up towards
the light as the hole filled with water. “What a
great idea!” cried Zak. “Why didn’t I think of
floating the ball out?”
“Well, you know, people often forget the most
obvious things,” said the frog, looking at his
slimy, weedy pond.
Prince Zak smiled. “I’ll get my bucket and
rubber gloves right now. Such a wise frog should
have a pond fit for a prince!”
Lost reading handouts
I 'm very concerned that students misplaced their reading handnouts. These handouts were given to them every two weeks to start a unit and were used as materials for revision.
For those who lost these reading handouts, they can print them from the 4G blog. Alternatively, the students have to copy the whole story from their classmates. I hope this will teach the students to look after their own things and taking care of themselves.
Mr Lee
For those who lost these reading handouts, they can print them from the 4G blog. Alternatively, the students have to copy the whole story from their classmates. I hope this will teach the students to look after their own things and taking care of themselves.
Mr Lee
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