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Well done, Champs!
You are marvellous!
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Thursday, July 4, 2013
ICT English Lesson: 5 July
Go to http://school.ebonline.com/
Task 1: Select Dictionary
Complete Vocabulary Cloze worksheets with the help of the online dictionary.
Write down the meaning of difficult / unknown words (select dictionary or Thesaurus).
Task 2: Go to Britannica Learning Zone.
Click on Explore.
Select 2 regions (countries) and learn something new about the place.
Write down 1 new information about each country of your choice.
Task 3: Go to CBBC News
Read an article about Whales and find out how do man-made sounds harm the Whales.
Task 1: Select Dictionary
Complete Vocabulary Cloze worksheets with the help of the online dictionary.
Write down the meaning of difficult / unknown words (select dictionary or Thesaurus).
Task 2: Go to Britannica Learning Zone.
Click on Explore.
Select 2 regions (countries) and learn something new about the place.
Write down 1 new information about each country of your choice.
Task 3: Go to CBBC News
Read an article about Whales and find out how do man-made sounds harm the Whales.
Monday, July 1, 2013
P5 Stellar English Unit 7: TEN
Set in a small, seaside town in Malaysia and culminating in a denouement at Wembley Stadium, it is a touching, multi-cultural story of the universality of human values.
(taken from: http://shaminiflint.com/books-youngreaders.html)
In Unit 7, a short story was adapted from the above story: TEN.
This was written by Shamini Flint who was a corporate lawyer and she has sold over 500,000 books since she began writing six years ago.
The main character, Maya is a 10-year-old girl who is crazy about football.
Watch video: Maya from TEN plays soccer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaO8JQZzgu0
This story uses many analogies from football to describe Maya's outlook of life.
It is very interesting to compare the football match to the family problem faced by Maya.
Example 1:
"When we were younger, Rajiv and I would rush upstairs and try to break up the fight. (of the parents)
Rajiv was like the referee of a game where the players start shoving each other - he would get between them. (parents) I would be like one of the senior players and try and drag one of them away."
Example 2:
"Zico scores.
Maybe this will turn out all right in the end!"
As Maya was talking about the football match, she was also referring to the family conflict which she hoped will turn out all right in the end afterall.
The subject matter - football could be unfamiliar to many pupils, especially the girls.
I've listed some videos below for easy reference:
1) Brazil vs France World Cup 1986 - Penalty Shootout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nhvqIjgQ04
(Some parts of the match were described on page 3 of our reading text.)
2) Socrates Backheel Penalty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7dFeY6kl1k
Socrates was one of the footballer mentioned in the story: Ten.
Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira, MD (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011), simply Sócrates, was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was also a qualified doctor.
Sócrates was a technical playmaker, known for great through passes and his vision on the field, as well as his physical strength. He was also a two-footed player and a prolific goal scorer. His ability to read the game was highly valued, and his signature move was the blind heel pass.[2] He was considered to be one of the greatest midfielders ever to play the game.[3] Easily recognizable for his beard and headband, he became the "symbol of cool for a whole generation of football supporters".[4]
(Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sócrates)
3) Zico Legend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1jJUX9HeHw
Zico was another footballer mentioned in the story: TEN.
He was Maya's favourite player and his squad number was 10!
Zico scored 52 goals in 72 international matches for Brazil, and represented them in the 1978, 1982 and 1986 World Cups. They did not win any of those tournaments, even though the 1982 squad is considered one of the greatest Brazilian national squads ever.[5] Zico is often considered one of the best players in football history not to have been on a World Cup winning squad. He was chosen 1981[6] and 1983 Player of the Year.
(Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zico)
4) The author: Shamini Flint has written many interesting titles.
Check out her website for more information on her books: http://shaminiflint.com/index.html
Just to list some of her titles:
- Crime Fiction Series: Inspector Singh Investigates
- Diary of the Taekwondo Master (and many other titles in this series)
- Sasha Series
- The Seeds of Time
Monday, June 10, 2013
Overseas Learning Journey to Batam for P5: 4 - 6 June 2013
9 pupils from 5C, together with 60 other primary 5 pupils, went on an overseas learning journey to Batam from 4 to 6 June 2013. It was an enriching educational tour. Here are some photographs of the trip.
Upon reaching Batam on board an air-con ferry, we had a great lunch at the local seafood restaurant.
After lunch, we visited a Batik outlet and watched a Batik wrapping demonstration. Two of our pupils were selected to be the models of the day! Afterwhich, we did a little shopping of souvenirs.
Then we visited a local temple. It is a quiet place and all of us behaved well to show respect to the worshipers there.
We also visited a Fishing Village at Batam. The condition of living and housing there are very simple and run-down. It was an eye-opener for many of us. We have learnt to cherish what we have back home in Singapore and to be contented with what our parents have provided us with.
Below are 2 photographs showing the source of drinking water for the villagers at the Fishing Village. We are so thankful that we are able to drink clean water directly from the taps at home. We must learn to count our blessings.
On Day 2, we learnt to do Batik Painting at a Batik Centre. We did it the traditional way with melted hot wax. We used a tjanting (a wooden handled tool with a tiny metal cup with a tiny spout, out of which the wax seeps) to outline our drawings before filling them in with coloured dyes. It was great fun! Many of us were great artists!
The highlight of our Batam trip was the visit to orphanages. We brought board games, stationeries and books with us to give to the orphans there. We taught them how to play the games. We read to them and performed a dance for them. We were very happy to be able to bring joy to others and to make friends with them despite we had language barrier.
On the last day of the trip, we visited the Taman Mini and saw many interesting designs of Indonesia houses. We also tasted the famous Batam Layer Cake. Before we departed from Batam, we had a wonderful meal of Nasi Padang. In short, this has been a memorable and amazing learning journey.
Upon reaching Batam on board an air-con ferry, we had a great lunch at the local seafood restaurant.
After lunch, we visited a Batik outlet and watched a Batik wrapping demonstration. Two of our pupils were selected to be the models of the day! Afterwhich, we did a little shopping of souvenirs.
Then we visited a local temple. It is a quiet place and all of us behaved well to show respect to the worshipers there.
We also visited a Fishing Village at Batam. The condition of living and housing there are very simple and run-down. It was an eye-opener for many of us. We have learnt to cherish what we have back home in Singapore and to be contented with what our parents have provided us with.
Below are 2 photographs showing the source of drinking water for the villagers at the Fishing Village. We are so thankful that we are able to drink clean water directly from the taps at home. We must learn to count our blessings.
On Day 2, we learnt to do Batik Painting at a Batik Centre. We did it the traditional way with melted hot wax. We used a tjanting (a wooden handled tool with a tiny metal cup with a tiny spout, out of which the wax seeps) to outline our drawings before filling them in with coloured dyes. It was great fun! Many of us were great artists!
The highlight of our Batam trip was the visit to orphanages. We brought board games, stationeries and books with us to give to the orphans there. We taught them how to play the games. We read to them and performed a dance for them. We were very happy to be able to bring joy to others and to make friends with them despite we had language barrier.
On the last day of the trip, we visited the Taman Mini and saw many interesting designs of Indonesia houses. We also tasted the famous Batam Layer Cake. Before we departed from Batam, we had a wonderful meal of Nasi Padang. In short, this has been a memorable and amazing learning journey.
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