Re: updates for 31st of March

Hi parents,
I've given our boys their EZLink cards. Kindly note that a refundable travel deposit of $1 is required in addition to the top-up value for the card and that the replacement cost for a lost card is $18. As such I would strongly advise you to keep the EZlink cards of your child and allow him to use it only when he is travelling or borrowing books from the national library.
Here are the assignments:
(1) Cut out 5 pictures of musical instruments (To create a music poster during music lesson)

(2) Learn spelling words in unit 6.2 for spelling test on Wednesday.

(3) Bring glue and a pair of scissors for group work tomorrow.

RE:Updates for 27th of March

Hi all,
Here's the assignments for today:

(1) Sign in your child's spelling book.

(2) Complete a comprehension text on a visit to the clinic.

(3) Reminder to submit purchase form for school magazine / class photo if you have not already done so.

Re: Updates for 26th of March

Hi all,
I've pasted our boys' IT work on "What I want to be when I grow up" in our classroom. Kindly take a look at their work when you're fetching your child to and from school. I've also administered spelling test for unit 6.1 today. Our boys read a story entitled "Help!" which features people of various occupations revolving around the central theme of helping others. Our boys have also completed their unit 6 workbook exercises and did individual summary and book review of the book "Help!"
Here's the assignments for 26th of March:
(1) A supplementary booklist has been given to your child.

(2) Class photo / school magazine order forms have been given out to the boys. Kindly indicate whether you would like to purchase them and attach the payment accordingly.

(3)Complete a simple exercise on verbs.

Re: Updates for 25th of March

Hi all,
Here are today's assignments.
(1) Spelling test for unit 6.1 tomorrow.
(2) Complete 1 writing assignment on nouns.

I've also passed the car decal to all our boys who have submitted the payment. Lastly, I've also collected the cute IT projects from our boys. I will return to them tomorrow for your viewing.

Love,
Teresa

Re: Updates for 24th of March

Hi parents,
I've taught our boys how to use microsoft word and wordpad to type out a short paragraph on what they want to be when they grow up. I'll be printing their photos and get them to finish their IT projects by tomorrow. I'll also be hanging all the great reading projects done by our boys during the March Holidays. Here are the assignments:

(1) Complete a parent survey and a short description on "my ambition".I've instructed our boys to interview parents on their occupations. Have fun!

(2) Learn spelling words in unit 6.1. Spelling test will be on Wednesday.

(3) I've given our boys the schedule for the parent meeting session on Friday.

Love,
Teresa

Re: Meet the parent session on 28th of March

Hi all,
I've compiled a list of timings for our meet the parent session on Fri, 28th of March. It is stored in our class email cathigh1b@yahoo.com.sg under drafts folder. I'll be returning the reply slip containing the specific timings to your child too.

Love,
Teresa

Re: Daily updates for 20th of March

Dear all,
Today our boys have completed the workbook exercises in unit 5. Our boys did a group job poster and gave a presentation on their posters. The only homework for this week is to complete a short comprehension practice and revise units 1 to 5 of the English textbook. Next week, I'll be getting our darlings to use Microsoft words to create an IT project entitled "What I want to be when I grow up." It would be really fun for our boys.

Hence could you ensure that your child is familiar with
(1) Switching on the computer
(2) The various important keys in the keyboard namely alt, ctrl, del, spacebar, caps lock
(3) Simple typing skills i.e. identifying the positions of the letters on the keyboard.

Many thanks in advance parents and here's wishing all a great Easter too!

Love,
Teresa
P.S.: Kindly sign in your child's spelling book and there's a parent workshop form too. See if you're interested. =D

Great pictures of our boys' holiday work!

Hi all,
Let's take a look at the fruits of our boys' labour. =D Remember to click on the images and view the album. There are loads more......

Re: Daily updates for 19th of March

Dear all,
Our boys had their spelling test for unit 5.2 and read a big book entitled "Grandma's Seventieth Birthday." After reading, they wrote a postcard to the main character in the book, wishing her a happy birthday. I've also taught the boys the format of an address in the midst of writing the postcards. Lastly, I've collected the car decal and workshop reply slips. Thanks for your prompt actions too! Have a blessed holy week. =D

Love,
Teresa

(1) Read pamphlet on new Chinese syllabus.
(2) Read Easter Fair notice.
(3) Collect 4 pictures of different occupations. These pictures can be from magazines, newspaper, internet or photographs. (This is to prepare the boys for tuning in activity for our next Eng topic on "Jobs around us")
(4) Maths Worksheet 1 and 2

Re: Daily updates for 18th of March

Here's the assignments for today.

(1) Sign in the class progress slip.
(2) Term 2 calendar has been distributed.
(3) Car decal order form has been given out.

That's all for today! Oh ya, spelling test for unit 5.2 as well!

Cheers
Teresa =)

Re: Daily updates for 17th of March

Hi all,
Big "Hello" once again dear parents and darlings. =D Great to see all our darlings looking so happy and energetic.

Ok, here are the assignments for today. Must say thanks to all our parents, our boys' post reading activities are superb!

Love,
Teresa

(1) I've given our boys their report book. Kindly sign on the result slip, the pupil's particulars and the holistic report card.

(2) I've given our boys a parent workshop form and the spelling list for term 2. Kindly indicate if you would like to attend the workshop by completing the reply slip on the parent workshop form.

(3) Learn spelling words for unit 5.2. I will administer the spelling test on Wednesday. =)

Re: Daily updates for 5th of March

Hi all,
Today I shared a class story entitled "Orang Utans" with our boys. It's a non-fiction book and covers a variety of information on the orang utans. Most boys enjoyed the book and I got our boys to create a book jacket for the story "Orang Utans" as a post reading activity.

Kindly note that I will be giving our boys their English workbooks, Spelling books and English files tomorrow for their revision during the March Holidays. As such could you check that your child's bag is relatively light tomorrow so that our boys will not be overburdened by the weight of the revision materials? Personally, I do not need our boys to bring their English textbooks to school tomorrow so just ensure that they do have an English story book for morning reading.

Lastly, I would appreciate if you could ensure that our boys bring along their English Holistic report cards with the parent's signature and completed section on the goal setting. Ok, 1 more day before our March Holiday break! =D

Many Cheers,
Teresa

Important! Assignments for the coming March Holidays

Dear parents,

Kindly note that our boys are required to complete at least 5 post reading activities that I have included in the class email draft folder. I have also compiled a list of good books for our boys to read during their March Holidays. Kindly note that the list is not exhaustive.

In addition, I have compiled a list of online websites for our boys to attempt during their March Holidays. Do ensure that they complete the activities that are available on these websites. Kindly browse through 1 or 2 websites with your child every day to help him familiarize with the layout and procedure to engage in the activities. Once your child shows that he is able to browse through the websites by himself, allocate about 30 - 45 mins every day for your child to attempt the online activities. A word of caution kindly allow your child plenty of vision breaks to help minimize the possibility of your child over straining his eyes.

Lastly, I will be posting some online quizzes and lessons in the web portal www.lead.com.sg.
Kindly ensure that your child completes them and go through English Primary 1 Term 1 and 2 activities on the portal too.

That's all for now. Thank you in advance for helping your child fully utilize his March Holidays. Enjoy the holidays and I wish your family be blessed with plenty of quality bonding time too! =D

Love,
Teresa

P.S.: All the above documents can be found in the draft folder in cathigh1b@yahoo.com.sg. Quick recall how to access our class email.

Click onto https://login.yahoo.com/config/mail?.intl=us&rl=1

yahooid: cathigh1b
password: GODISLOVE

Daily updates for 4th of March

Dear parents,
Today our boys did sentence making for the spelling words in unit 5.1 and completed their review exercise for unit 3 and 4 in their English workbooks. I've also covered the exercise on present tense in their grammar and vocab assessment books. On top of that, I've given our angels their English holistic report cards.

Kindly read through the report which covers some of the major strengths and weaknesses of your child. I've also included some strategies that you may wish to adopt at home while coaching your child. I'll be giving all parents a call over this week so if you have doubts or concerns, feel free to consult with me during our tele-conferencing.

Kindly also go through the goal setting in the report card with your child so that he knows the rationale of target setting and hopefully is more geared towards achieving his goal. I'll be elaborating on the importance of goal setting as well so not to worry. Remember that your child should set achievable targets according to his ability. No need to stress him by setting a target say 100 marks for English. =) I think it'll be pretty daunting and impossible to achieve.

Lastly, thank you for signing in our boys' English files and spelling books. I'll be returning our boys' workbooks, files and grammar books on Thurs so as to facilitate them in their revision during the March Holidays.

Cheers,
Teresa

Re: Daily updates for 3rd of March

Hi parents,
Thank you for submitting the parent teacher meeting letter promptly. I will be liaising with our subject teachers to finalise the parent meeting time and will inform your child about the exact timing after the March Holidays. Also today I've covered a revision exercise in the workbook for units 3 and 4. I've given our boys their spelling books and English files. Kindly go through the worksheets with your child to ensure that corrections are done. =D Also, pls acknowledge by signing under the parent's signature column in the content pg and in the spelling book too. That's all for now. FYI, our dear vice-principal, Mrs Chaillan, will be leaving Catholic High to pursue her course to become a principal end of this week. Let's keep her in our daily prayers. =D

Love,
Teresa