Term 4 Semestral Assessment Schedule (P2)

Dear Parents,

Term 4 Semestral Assessment

7 October 2013

-English Language Paper 1
-English Language Listening Comprehension

23 October 2013 (Wednesday)

-English Language Paper 2

24 October 2013 (Thursday)

-Mathematics

Term 3 Holistic Assessment

Dear Parents,

Term 3 English Language: Weighting 30%
Mathematics: Weighting 30%

Do take note of the date of assessment.
Week 2:
11 & 12 July (Thursday & Friday) - Reading Aloud (5%)

Week 5:
29 July to 2 August (Monday to Friday) - Show & Tell (5%)

31 July (Wednesday) - Topical Review 5 (10%)

• Chapter 11: Money
• Chapter 12: Fractions
• Heuristics - Look for Patterns & Act It Out

Week 7:
14 August (Wednesday) - Individual Writing (5%)

Week 8:
19 August (Monday) - Topical Review 3 (15%)

• Vocabulary MCQ
• Grammar MCQ
• Vocabulary Cloze
• Grammar Cloze
• Comprehension MCQ
• Comprehension Open-Ended

20 August (Tuesday) - Topical Review 6 (15%)

• Chapter 13: Time
• Chapter 14: Volume -
• Getting To Know Volume
• Measuring in Litres
• Heuristics - Draw a diagram/model & Guess and Check

Week 9:
28 August (Wednesday) - Performance Task 2 (5%)

• Chapter 11: Money
• Chapter 13: Time

Term 2 Holistic Assessment

Dear Parents,

Do take note of the date of assessment.

Week 4

17 April (Wednesday) - Topical Review 3: 10%

• Chapter 5: Multiplication Tables of 2 and 3
• Chapter 6: Multiplication Tables of 4, 5 and 10
• Chapter 7: Using Models: Multiplication & Division
• Heuristics
• Look for patterns
• Guess and check

18 & 19 April (Thursday & Friday) - Picture Description: 5%

Week 7

8 May (Wednesday) - Performance Task 1: 5%

• Chapter 8: Length
• Chapter 9: Mass

9 May (Thursday) - Individual Writing: 5%

Week 8

14 May (Tuesday) - Topical Review 2: 10%

• Vocabulary MCQ
• Grammar MCQ
• Vocabulary Cloze
• Grammar Cloze
• Comprehension MCQ
• Comprehension Open Ended

15 May (Wednesday) - Topical Review 4: 5%

• Chapter 8: Length
• Chapter 9: Mass
• Heuristics -
• Draw a diagram/model

Week 5-8: Lessons learned

Dear Parents,

You may reinforce the lessons at home.

English: Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing
Vocabulary: Beware of the Cat and Bad Dreams (Check the spelling list)
Word Identification:
Initial consonants: [cl, fl, str, fr] example: clothes, floor, street, friends
Consonant blends: pr, thr, squ, dr, br
Vowels: short u as in but
Word parts: -atch, -at, -ish, -tle 
Rhyming: cat/fat, claws/jaws
Grammar
nouns
Pronouns: [she, her, they, we, I]
Collective nouns: people, herd, flock, school, class, etc.
Verbs: simple past:
positive and negative: fixed, didn't fix
irregular forms: go/went
Prepositions: by or for, in, under, to, with, on,
Conjunction: and
Adjectives: refer to the spelling list
Quantifiers: no more, some, no (room), little (room) too many, all
Phrases of time sequence: the next night, that night, by the end of the week, then
Punctuation

Math
Using Models for Word problem
Heuristics: Act it out

Assessment Schedule Term 1- 2013

Dear Parents,

Term 1 - 10%

Week 5:
6 February, Wednesday: Math Topical Review 1 (5%)

• Chapter 1: Numbers to 1000
• Chapter 2: Addition and Subtraction Within 1000

Week 7:
20 February, Wednesday: Math Journal 1 (0%)

• Whole Numbers

Week 8:
28 February, Thursday: Listening Comprehension (5%)

• Picture Matching
• Sound Discrimination

Week 9:
5 March, Tuesday: Topical Review 1 (5%)

• Vocabulary MCQ
• Grammar MCQ
• Vocabulary Cloze
• Grammar Cloze
• Comprehension MCQ
• Open-Ended Comprehension

6 March, Wednesday: Topical Review 2 (5%)

• Chapter 3: Using Models: Addition and Subtraction
• Chapter 4: Multiplication and Division
• Heuristics - Act it out

Speaking (0%)

• Picture Description
• Show and Tell

Reading (0%)

• Reading Aloud (Accuracy and Expressiveness)

Writing (0%)

• Penmanship
• Group Writing

Week 2-4: Lessons learned

Dear Parents,

You may reinforce the lessons at home.

English: Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing
Vocabulary: Bubble Trouble and A Butterfly is Born (Check the spelling list)
compound word
Word Identification
Initial Consonants: [tr], [cr], [sh], [dr, gr, br, str, cr, fl, sl]
Vowels: [short u] as in gum
Word parts: -op [pop], -ew (chew), -ble (bubble)
Grammar
Conjunction: and, but (between two sentences)
Nouns: [countable] (singular & plural)
Pronouns: it/its
Verbs: irregluar past forms, simple present tense of information texts
Contractions: wouldn't, don't
Preposition: off
Phrases of time sequence: in a few days, etc.
Adjectives
Synonyms: mad/angry
Determiners: [a, the]
Punctuation: [capitals for names]
['s or s' for possessives]

Math: Addition And Subtraction Within 1000

Week 1: Lessons learned

Dear Parents,

You may reinforce the lessons at home.

English: Reading, Listening, Speaking
Vocabulary: Chicken Rice & The Underground Dance (Check the spelling list)
compound word
Word Identification
Vowels: [ou/ow] in ground/down
Vowels: [short i, a, e] in dig, back, legs
Rhyming
Grammar
Pronouns; Verbs; Nouns; Contractions

Math: Numbers To 1000
Counting; Place Value; Comparing Numbers Within 1000


Thanks,