Dear all,
In today's grammar lesson, we learn more about two grammar structures that we have gone through at the start of the year.
Pronouns
are words that can replace/substitute nouns
1st person pronouns
I, me, myself, we, our, ourselves
2nd person pronouns
you, yourself, yourselves
3rd person pronouns
he, him, himself, she, her, herself, they, them, themselves, their, the boy's, the boys'
Adverbs
are words that add on to verbs and describe the manner and time of the action.
Adverbs of time
describe the time/frequency of the action
e.g often, now, then, later, weekly, annually
Sincerely,
Mr Nelson Ong
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Tribute to the late Mr Lee Kuan Yew
Dear all,
As we reflect back on this week thus far, I would like to take a break from academics and pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew, our first Prime Minister. Through our observance ceremony, I am sure we all know about the important contributions made by him. It is essential to know about why we remember him rather than just knowing about his life and what he had done.
In terms of education, the reason why we are able to speak and write English proficiently is due to his great contribution. He had the vision to foresee that English language is an important aspect of uniting the different races in Singapore with one common language. Also, English is an important language spoken worldwide. Compared to our neighbouring countries in the region, we are ranked highly in terms of our standard of English. We must be eternally grateful for this.
You may not have personally experienced what he had done but nonetheless, we remember him for his vast contributions in building this country. As such, do take some time to visit and pen down some words on www.rememberingleekuanyew.sg
Sincerely,
Mr Nelson Ong
As we reflect back on this week thus far, I would like to take a break from academics and pay tribute to Mr Lee Kuan Yew, our first Prime Minister. Through our observance ceremony, I am sure we all know about the important contributions made by him. It is essential to know about why we remember him rather than just knowing about his life and what he had done.
In terms of education, the reason why we are able to speak and write English proficiently is due to his great contribution. He had the vision to foresee that English language is an important aspect of uniting the different races in Singapore with one common language. Also, English is an important language spoken worldwide. Compared to our neighbouring countries in the region, we are ranked highly in terms of our standard of English. We must be eternally grateful for this.
You may not have personally experienced what he had done but nonetheless, we remember him for his vast contributions in building this country. As such, do take some time to visit and pen down some words on www.rememberingleekuanyew.sg
Sincerely,
Mr Nelson Ong
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
March Holiday Homework
Dear all,
As we reach the midway point of the March holidays, I hope you have been enjoying your holidays thus far. Here are the reminders for the holiday homework:
1. Two newspaper articles with comments (learning points) from your parents for each article.
2. Sign your English files for Term 1 and bring them on Monday.
3. MC Online Assignments on Grammar
As mentioned and encouraged to you in class, do re-look at your CA papers and cover the mistakes and redo the questions again. This will then help you to improve upon your mistakes.
Here are the Newspaper Articles from the last assignment.
As we reach the midway point of the March holidays, I hope you have been enjoying your holidays thus far. Here are the reminders for the holiday homework:
1. Two newspaper articles with comments (learning points) from your parents for each article.
2. Sign your English files for Term 1 and bring them on Monday.
3. MC Online Assignments on Grammar
As mentioned and encouraged to you in class, do re-look at your CA papers and cover the mistakes and redo the questions again. This will then help you to improve upon your mistakes.
Here are the Newspaper Articles from the last assignment.
Happy holidays and see you next Monday.
Sincerely,
Mr Nelson Ong
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
Post CA1 Feedback and Thoughts
Dear all,
Term 1 is drawing to a close and the CA1 results have been tabulated with your papers being given back for checking. Here are some feedback about the English paper.
- The target of 35 'Band 1's has not been met. Massively disappointed but I know that you can bounce back and achieve the 35 'Band 1's.
- Sections that need more focus and improvement this time around include Editing and Comprehension Cloze with Comprehension Cloze being the worst fared section of them all.
- Going back to the drawing board, I will look to focus on teaching you how and what to highlight in terms of the keywords for Comprehension Cloze. Some of you have given me the feedback that you do not know what to highlight. Taking this feedback, I will have extra focus on teaching you what to highlight so that no matter what the passage is, you will be confident of knowing what to highlight.
- You will need to brush up on your spelling and phrasal verbs which are major letdowns for the editing section. It is still a surprise to see that some of you are not able to spell simple words.
- Most of you are passing Comprehension OE but still, the marks could be better. Like I always say, you need to be aware of your tenses/singular/plural form.
Remember to not give up and press on for further improvement especially with SA1 coming up next term. This time around, you will sit for oral, listening and composition.
I know that English is in fact, very open and unlike Mathematics or Science, there are no fixed topics. Therefore, you need to make it a point to get your basics right and note down the grammar rules that I constantly go through with you in the classroom. There is a reason why I often repeat these rules because if you know them, you can apply them to any given situation and question. You need to know what verbs, nouns, adjectives, prepositions, adverbs, conjunctions are.
Reminders:
Please complete your composition corrections by this Friday.
Areas for Improvement in terms of Composition:
Lack of explanation. You need to explain your points. How? Why? Do not just tell me that Grandmother fell. How did she fall? Why did she fall? Likewise, do explain why the characters are feeling a certain way. If not, the composition is mostly quite well-done.
Quote of the Day:
The greatest glory in life lies not in failing but knowing what went wrong during the failure and having the courage to not fail the next time around.
We can do it!
Sincerely,
Mr Nelson Ong
Term 1 is drawing to a close and the CA1 results have been tabulated with your papers being given back for checking. Here are some feedback about the English paper.
- The target of 35 'Band 1's has not been met. Massively disappointed but I know that you can bounce back and achieve the 35 'Band 1's.
- Sections that need more focus and improvement this time around include Editing and Comprehension Cloze with Comprehension Cloze being the worst fared section of them all.
- Going back to the drawing board, I will look to focus on teaching you how and what to highlight in terms of the keywords for Comprehension Cloze. Some of you have given me the feedback that you do not know what to highlight. Taking this feedback, I will have extra focus on teaching you what to highlight so that no matter what the passage is, you will be confident of knowing what to highlight.
- You will need to brush up on your spelling and phrasal verbs which are major letdowns for the editing section. It is still a surprise to see that some of you are not able to spell simple words.
- Most of you are passing Comprehension OE but still, the marks could be better. Like I always say, you need to be aware of your tenses/singular/plural form.
Remember to not give up and press on for further improvement especially with SA1 coming up next term. This time around, you will sit for oral, listening and composition.
I know that English is in fact, very open and unlike Mathematics or Science, there are no fixed topics. Therefore, you need to make it a point to get your basics right and note down the grammar rules that I constantly go through with you in the classroom. There is a reason why I often repeat these rules because if you know them, you can apply them to any given situation and question. You need to know what verbs, nouns, adjectives, prepositions, adverbs, conjunctions are.
Reminders:
Please complete your composition corrections by this Friday.
Areas for Improvement in terms of Composition:
Lack of explanation. You need to explain your points. How? Why? Do not just tell me that Grandmother fell. How did she fall? Why did she fall? Likewise, do explain why the characters are feeling a certain way. If not, the composition is mostly quite well-done.
Quote of the Day:
The greatest glory in life lies not in failing but knowing what went wrong during the failure and having the courage to not fail the next time around.
We can do it!
Sincerely,
Mr Nelson Ong
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