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,

CCA: PAL Programme

Dear Parents,

PAL Programme

1. Visual Arts Module (Start: Term 1 Week 1; End: Term 2 Week 1)
2. Sports & Games Module (Start: Term 2 Week 2; End: Term 2 Week 10)
3. Performing Arts Module (Start: Term 3 Week 1; End: Term 3 Week 7)
4. Outdoor Education Module (Start: Term 3 Week 8; End: Term 4 Week 9)

Please note that certain weeks have no PAL because of examination.

Change of Timetable

Dear Parents,

There's a slight change in the Timetable. I'll give your child an updated one next week.

Physical Education (PE):
Monday - 2 periods
Thursday - 1 period (0915-0945)

Health Education (HE):
Friday - 1 period (1015-1045)

Your child needs to wear PE attire on
Monday (PE),
Wednesday (Workout) &
Thursday (PE)