Good Job !!

Dear Pupils

Thank you so much for participating actively in the class discussion! Most of you gave very good and interesting suggestions.

This is our first time doing it and I'm very happy with your enthusiasm!

Please feel free to continue the discussion. There's no right or wrong answers - so don't worry. However, you need to be more 'polite' when you reply to a friend's comment.

If you agree, say "I agree with <friend's name>'s comment because <and give reasons>". Do not just say: "I agree." Tell me more, give more reasons. Explain clearly why you agree.

And if you disagree, say "I disagree with <friend's name>'s comment because <and give reasons>".

When you have received your friend's respond to your comment - it would be a good practice to say

(1) "Thanks for your comment... however I still believe that .....",
(2) "Thanks for your comment....however I do not agree with what you said ... because.....",
(3) "Thanks for your comment... I didn't think of that! Thanks for bringing that up.... ".

I will be compiling your comments - we will discuss them when the school starts. Also, we can work on improving the grammar from those comments.

Have a good holidays.

No English Remedial during Holidays

Dear Pupils

You do not need to come to school for English Remedial - because I do not think that the extra 2 hours (if you were to come back) is going to back a big difference in your results. More importantly, I am very confident that if you put in more effort and hard work in your English (and other subjects), you should do well.

Remember, when you do not do well in exam - it's because you do not put in enough effort, and not because you are stupid. No one is stupid. If you work hard and aim high, you will get what you want.

Please complete your homework assignments and bring them back on the first day of Term 3.

(1) Green Book - (Grammar exercises) - do as many pages as you want
(2) Grammar Cloze Worksheets (1 to 10)
(3) Vocab Cloze Worksheets (1 to 5) - and to 10 (optional)
(4) Activities on Penicillin (and other topics)

For those pupils who are weak in English, I strongly advise you to work on your foundation - i.e. grammar (try P3 and P4 Grammar Assessment books).

Please also visit this blog regularly for more online discussions.

Finally, have a good holidays - play hard and study hard at the same time!!

Regards
Mr Andy

Term 2 Week 10 - Discussion

Discussion Topic:

What facilities do you wish to see in the new school?
Give reasons.

SA1 English Results

Dear Pupils

The result for English SA1 will only be released on Week 9.

In my opinion, I think the class did not do well enough. However, I believe all of you can achieve better marks if you put in more effort in your class work and revision.

I already used Fabian and Renny as two good examples in class on Friday (Week 8). There is no secret formula for success. You need to work hard. I also shared with you on my primary school days in Dazhong. Your teachers can share with you that much - it's up to you to put your thoughts and words into actions.

For those who did not do well (you should know who you are) - you seriously need to work very hard to catch up during the holidays. You have to stop using "it-is-not-too-late" excuses on yourself. Start working hard now or else it is really going to be 'too late' - and by then, it would be too late to regret and cry in shame.

For those who passed and did reasonably well (only a few of you), do not be complacent (contended/happy) - because the teachers were quite generous with marks during the Oral Exam as well as in the writing paper (Situational & Composition writing). Paper 2 is a fair paper, not difficult at all - you would have done well if you did your revision well enough (that is, study the worksheets in the English File) - which apparently, many didnt. For those who didnt study/revise, dont you deserved to fair or perform badly? Do you expect marks to come to you without hard work? Dont be silly, wake up!


All of you seriously need to work really hard during the holidays - 1 full month of self-study revision. You need to be independent and to honour your work. I cannot be with you 24/7 (24 hours, all the time). I believe you should be old / matured enough to know what you should do to do well. You are no longer in Primary 3, Primary 4. Very soon, you will be taking your PSLE.

All the best.

Online Debate in Week 9 or 10

Dear Pupils

We will be having an online debate very soon in either week 9 or 10 at the Computer Lab.

In the meantime, please brainstorm for ideas or do some research on the following topic:

Examination & Tests - 

Is it good or bad for children?

Regards
Mr Andy