Wednesday, 19 August 2015

Updates 19th August 2015

Hi Parents,

1) I have marked, gone through and returned the Test on Multiplication. Please kindly sign it and file it into the tests file. I will mark all the corrections in the files when I collect them.

2) There is English Holiday homework. The format of the paper will be similar to the Mini-test next Wednesday. Kindly complete the worksheet and submit on Monday. I will mark and go through the paper before their Mini-test.

3) Beginner chess course letter given. Those who are interested to take part, please sign up for it and submit to me on Monday.

4) Please revise for English Mini-Test on Wednesday, 26th August.

5) Please check that your son has filed in his own work in his files. Simon's STELLAR booklet is missing from his file. Kindly check that it is not filed in the wrong person's file.

6) Please bring the Writing booklet, English homework, SBA book on Monday.

7) I have gone through the writing booklet with the boys in detail.

Some feedback that I would like to highlight so you can also help them at home.

- 1 idea per sentence. Our boys have tendency to write long sentences with too many ideas
(E.g. It was a hot day and Harry was walking home after school and he was too tired and wanted to have a good lunch. Instead of making long sentences and along with it, lot of mistakes, it is encouraged that they focus on one idea per sentence. It was a hot day. Harry was walking home after school. He was too tired. He was looking forward to a good lunch.)

- There should be 4 paragraphs and each new paragraph must be written on a new line, along with 2 fingers spacing.

- There should be at least 4-6 sentences per picture for them to get better content marks. They should check their work thoroughly as the more they write, the higher the chances of making spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors.

- Helping words should all be used. It will help to keep them on track and allow for better content marks.

- The story must be written in past tense.

- Checklist is a good way to ensure they are still on track. Pupils must be encouraged to check their work against the checklist. Please take note that the checklist will not be given during the Individual writing assessment.

- Finally, please ensure they do their corrections. Please do not erase their original work. If there is no space in the booklet, they can write it on a piece of paper and attach it to the composition.

I will be collecting the booklet on Monday.

Thanks and regards,
Mrs Priya Chopra

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