22-1-14 EL HW

1. Daily homework : learn 3 sentences for spelling and read at least 10 minutes.
2. Journal homework for the week: My strengths and weaknesses

Supplementary class for English

Supplementary English Class for 4.4 will start on Monday, 27 January. It will be held in 6.4 from 3-3.45pm.

EL HW 15-1-14

1. Pupils are to do a journal entry on the topic: My class, 4.4.
2. Pupils are to do composition corrections if they have not completed and handed in their composition corrections yet.

Daily and weekly English homework

Daily English Homework:
Pupils are to learn three sentences from their spelling list as three sentences will be given each day for spelling.
Pupils are to read for at least ten minutes each day.

Weekly English Homework:
Journal writing homework will be given every Wednesday. Pupils are to write at least two pages, leaving a line, on the topic given.

Spelling List Term 1: Pupils to learn 3 sentences a day

South View Primary School

P4 Spelling / Term 1

Week 1

1. Smoke and panic filled the room.

2. She gasped in horror when she saw the fire.

3. Her voice quavered and trembled as she spoke.

4. The more Sally tried to fan the fire, the bigger it became.

5. She was so frightened that she stood rooted to the ground.

6. The fire department arrived shortly after, to put out the blazing flame.

7. Her voice was choked with emotions as she saw her flat go up in flames.

8. She had completely forgotten about her pot of soup that was boiling in the kitchen.

9. My father learned not to leave his pot of soup cooking on the stove while he was sleeping.

10. Sam was busy talking on the phone so he did not realise that the soup was overflowing from the pot.

Week 2

1. I panicked as I was terrified.

2. Helpless with fear, my legs turned to jelly.

3. .“Don’t! Don’t hurt me!” I screamed hysterically.

4. I stood rooted to the ground, unable to move.

5. “Phew! It is only a dream!” I sighed with relief.

6. Just then, I woke up in fright from my nightmare.

7. I looked around anxiously, wondering where I could hide.

8. I was jolted from the awful nightmare, drenched in perspiration.

9. “Help! Help!” I screamed as I ran away as fast as I could.

10. Fearing for my life, I ran as the two aliens pointed their laser guns at me.

Week 3

1. Feeling exhausted, I dozed off on the sofa.

2. I gasped in horror when the aliens approached me.

3. They wore shiny suits and were armed with laser guns.

4. I wolfed down the chicken wings and mashed potatoes greedily.

5. They had blue eyes, skinny arms and antennas on their heads.

6. Out of nowhere, two strange creatures appeared in front of me.

7. My heart was beating very fast as I was faint with fear.

8. As my parents had to attend a dinner, I was left alone at home.

9. I slumped in front of the television set and watched my favourite television programme.

10. Terror gripped my heart and I could feel my heart pounding heavily against my ribs.

Week 4

1. Sam warned me that the hill was very steep.

2. The events that followed are a blur to me now.

3. As I recalled the incident, I felt like throwing up.

4. Our hearts raced as our bicycles were speeding down the hill.

5. Filled with excitement, we cycled into the park on our bicycles.

6. It was Nick's first time cycling and the experience was amazing.

7. Short of breath, we assessed our wounds and were thankful to be alive.

8. I am still shaken by what happened and my close shave with death.

9. I suddenly felt a surge of pain as I fell onto the hard ground.

10. Samy was yelling at us to slow down but we were gaining too much speed to do so.

Week 5

1. The boys shrieked when their bicycles collided into the tree.

2. The boy was flung onto the ground when he lost control of his bicycle.

3. The car screeched to a sudden stop when the boy ran across the road.

4. It was too late. There was a loud explosion and there was smoke everywhere.

5. Ali was howling in pain when he fell to the ground with a loud thud.

6. A thousand thoughts raced through his mind as his bike went flying across the road.

7. The ambulance arrived soon after and the boys were sent to the hospital for treatment.

8. The driver heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Tom was not badly hurt.

9. The boy turned a deaf ear to his mother when she told him not to cycle too fast.

10. His shirt was torn and his shoes were frayed at the edge when he got up from the bushes.

Week 6

1. The injury was a painful lesson for Tom.

2. He jumped off the stool without hesitation.

3. He wanted to perform a heroic deed too.

4. Tom was bored to tears so he decided to watch some television programmes.

5. He was so in awe that he tried to imitate the actions of the superhero.

6. He landed heavily on the concrete floor and sprained his ankle.

7. While Mother was preparing dinner in the kitchen, Tom was up to his usual mischief.

8. He yelped in pain as he limped to the kitchen to inform his mother about the injury.

9. Tom was very impressed by how his favourite superhero leapt off the building to save someone.

10. He stacked a stool on top of the table and climbed up as he pretended to be the hero in the cartoon.

Week 7

1. Flames were crawling across the living room.

2. Ron yelled for help as he struggled to escape.

3. His face was charred and he was gasping for air.

4. A thundering sound suddenly erupted from the burning kitchen.

5. Firemen scrambled into the burning house to free Mrs Lee.

6. Her screams hit the firemen like a crack of thunder.

7. The firemen were shocked when the gas cylinders exploded.

8. The firemen arrived in the nick of time to rescue Mrs Lee.

9. Though afraid, Mrs Lee made a decision to get out of the burning house fast.

10. Looking at the things around her going up in flames, Mrs Lee felt fear gnawing at her.

Week 10

1. Tears welled up in his eyes.

2. I blushed furiously with embarrassment.

3. The boys finally confessed to their mischief.

4. She turned to leave, trying to shirk responsibility.

5. They lashed out a harsh lecture at the mischievous boys.

6. Her eyes sparkled with mischief as she crept into the kitchen.

7. Father burst into blistering rage when he saw what had happened.

8. Her eyes grew wide with rage when she saw the drawings on the wall.

9. They peered out and found their parents glaring angrily at them.

10. He apologised sheepishly after realising his mistake.

Information for parents

January 2014

Dear Parents/ Guardians of pupils in 4.4,

Happy New Year! I am your child's English teacher, Ms Linda Lee. I am teaching your child English. Please note the following:

1.      English dictation takes place every day. Pupils will be given 3 dictation sentences to learn every day. This is to enable pupils to learn in ‘bite sizes’. I tried this strategy with my previous classes and at least 70% of pupils have shown an improvement in English.

2.      Journal writing will be given once every week. Pupils are to write at least 2 pages.

3.      About 1-2 sets of worksheets/homework assignments are given each day. If your child’s time management is good, he/she might be able to complete the homework assignments in class. Kindly ensure that your child brings his/ her school diary to school every day. He/ She will be asked to note down the daily homework in it. Your child is expected to hand in all homework punctually. I would appreciate if you could help to supervise your child in completing his/ her daily homework. I will inform you via sms if your child persistently does not do his/her homework.

4.      Please ensure that your child pays for the e-learning subscription as many tutorials and assignments will be posted on that portal. The assignments created for your child allow your child to redo them until mastery or a better score is achieved. This is part of the school’s TLLM strategy and encourages independent learning, practice and mastery of knowledge.

5.      I shall be keeping all workbooks required in the class.

6.      Please ensure that your child has a blue, red and black pen. Pupils will do their work in blue. Corrections will be done in black and peer editing will be in red.

7.      I will sms you if your child:

-          misbehaves after 5 warnings have been given

-          repeatedly does not do his/her homework

-          hurts another child intentionally

-          does something which is deemed dangerous

(For minor offences, your child will be warned at least 3 times before he/she is punished.)

8.      My handphone number is 93884976. Please feel free to sms me if you need to contact me or if your child is not able to come to school. Kindly state the reasons example: He has a fever……

9.  If you need to email me, my email address is leelinda8@gmail.com

10.  Please log onto the class blog:  442014@blogspot.com for the following:

-          homework given

-          dictation/spelling list

-          information pertaining to the class

Your child will definitely benefit if we work closely together and I hope that you will support me in ensuring that child is motivated and achieves his/her best in 2014.

Yours sincerely,
Ms Linda Lee.