Show and Tell Session (Term 2)

Dear Parents,

On the whole, most of them in 1F has done well. However, some students read from the prepared script in Term 1. I would hope to see improvements in this term. Students are suppose to talk to their classmates and not to read in front of the whole class.

For each Show-and-Tell session, I look for their
1) Content Knowledge
2) Vocal Skills
3) Non-vocal Skills

The topic is My Friend. Your child/ward is encouraged to bring a drawing or photo of his/her friend. It is ungraded.
The session will be conducted next week, starting from Monday.

Day/ Date	Pupils
Monday 2 April 12	Index No 1-8
Tuesday, 3 April 12	Index No 9-15
Wednesday, 4 April 12	Index No 16-23
Thursday, 5 April 12	Index No 24-30
Monday 9 April 12	Absentees

For example:
Introduction of Show and Tell presentation

• Introduce the topic for Show and Tell.( “This is a photo/drawing of my friend”)
• What is his/her friend's name?
• What does his/her friend like to do with your child?

Development of Show and Tell presentation

• Greet the teacher and friends.
• Introduce themselves and class your child/ward is in
• “This morning/Today, I will be sharing with you about my _______” ( topic )

How to end his/her Show and Tell presentation

• Share about his/her thought/feeling about this friend. ("I am ..... to have .... as my friend.")
• End the session by thanking the class for their attention.

School SMART Card- EZ Link

Dear Parents,

Our school library accepts the photocopied smart card. That is to say that your child can use the photocopied smart card for borrowing school library books. Please ensure that you photocopy the front side of the card because the barcode is needed.

Term 2 Holistic Assessment

Dear Parents,

Please take note of the following assessment.

Week 2:

Writing - Penmanship (0%)
Word Order (0%)

Week 3:

Speaking - Show and Tell (My Friend) - (0%)

Week 4:

Wednesday, 11 April: Math Topical Review 2 (5%)

• Chapter 5 Shapes & Patterns
• Chapter 7 Numbers to 20
• Chapter 8 Addition and Subtraction Within 20
• Heuristics Skills - Look for Patterns

Friday, 13 April: Listening Comprehension (5%)

• Picture Matching
• Following Instructions

Week 5:

Wednesday, 18 April: Math Performance Task 1 (5%)

• Chapter 5 Shapes & Patterns

Week 6:

Friday, 27 April: Math Journal Writing 1 (0%)

• Chapter 9 Length

Wednesday, 25 April: Reading Aloud (5%)

Week 8:

Wednesday, 9 May: English Topical Review 1 (10%)

• Vocabulary Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
• Grammar MCQ
• Comprehension MCQ

Thursday, 10 May: Math Topical Review 3 (10%)

• Chapter 6 Ordinal Numbers
• Chapter 9 Length
• Chapter 10 Mass
• Heuristics Skills - Act it Out

Friday, 11 May: Mother Tongue Topical Review 4

E-Learning Day Attendance

Dear Parents,

5 March 2012 is a school day.
If your child did not do the E-learning on 5 March 2012, his/her attendance will be considered as absent. If you provide medical certificate, I will mark it in the system as medical leave.

Math Term 1 Topical Review 2012

Congratulations! 10 of the students get 100%.
A total of 23 students achieve Band 1 (85% - 100%)

Those who achieve Band 3 (50%-69%) must work harder.

Dear Parents,
You will be provided the specific areas your child has mastered and the specific areas in which he/she needs more help.

Keeping Your Child Safe Online

Dear Parents,

I would like to introduce a free program to keep your child safe online.

Windows Live Family Safety helps make it easy for you!

You can install on the computer your child use, so you can give them some independence but still keep tabs on their computer activities. It can help keep your child off websites you don't want them looking at, and only let them talk to the people you're fine with them talking to.

To find out more or to install the program, go to
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Protecting-your-kids-with-Family-Safety

Add to Your Chat List

Dear Boys and Girls,

1) To access LMS
Read post titled "E-Learning Portal" dated Wednesday, January 25, 2012

2) To access GMail in LMS
Read post titled "Computer Lessons for IF" dated Wednesday, February 15, 2012

3) To add a person to your Chat List

• Type the person's email address in the "Search people" box on the left column of the page.
• Select "Invite to chat" 
• It's done. You'll see that person's name on the left column of the page.

Look for an email from Chun Min Jonathan Chua. You will find a list of Mother Tongue teachers's email address. Please add your MT teacher's email address so that you can chat with him/her on E-Learning day.

E-Learning - Monday 5 March 2012

Dear Parents,

E-learning is from 8am - 12.30pm
I will be taking attendance at 8 am. Please ensure your child go to chat.

8.30 am English
9.30 am Mother Tongue
10.30 am Math

Do take care of your child's eyes.
Some tips:
1) look away from your computer at least every 20 minutes and gaze at a distant object (at least 20 feet away) for at least 20 seconds. Some eye doctors call this the "20-20-20 rule." Looking far away relaxes the focusing muscle inside the eye to reduce fatigue.


2) Adjust your computer display settings 

Brightness. Adjust the brightness of the display so it's approximately the same as the brightness of your surrounding workstation.   

Text size and contrast. Adjust the text size and contrast for comfort, especially when reading or composing long documents.

Colour temperature. Reducing the colour temperature of your display lowers the amount of blue light emitted by a colour display for better long-term viewing comfort.


From http://www.allaboutvision.com/cvs/irritated.htm