Seize the Day Rehearsal

Check out the dance steps to see if you've got them right. Take note of things you should not do... adjusting spectacles, pulling your T-shirt, staring at your shoes, putting up the wrong hand, etc.

Things to bring on Friday:
(1) Giordano T-shirt given to you (Phu's, Zhi Sheng's and Zhi Yi's T-shirts are with me.)
(2) water bottle
(3) some snacks
(4) a story book
(5) tissue
(6) jacket (in case you feel cold)
(7) consent form

Wear shorts (knee-length, the ones I approved on Tuesday) and school T-shirt.

Time to meet in school: 12.15 p.m.

Remember to have your lunch before going to school.

Seize the Day

The Last Day of School

Our top pupils

Our CCA Award winners

Our prefects

Farewell!

Our Incentive Trip (written by Kate)

On 19th November, some of us went to the Singapore Flyer and Marina Barrage. It was an incentive trip held for pupils who have contributed their service to the school. We had a fun time.

I was very excited when I stepped into the capsule of the Singapore Flyer. When we were high up in the sky, the view was so breathtaking that I was speechless. It took about more than a half an hour to ride the Singapore Flyer. When we get out of the capsule,we went to the Yakult Rainforest Discovery centre. Inside, we saw a pond full of fishes and a waterfall.

Next, we went to the Marina Barrage. When we arrived at our destination, we saw some fountains. We had our lunch there. The boys played in the water and got wet as they were too close to the fountain.

Then, we met the tour guide and started our tour in the Sustainable Singapore Gallery. Inside there was this Organic Tree. Next to it was full of NEWATER bottles. There were a lot of multimedias. Next, the tour guide showed us how the Marina Bridge could be opened and how the plunger was used. She also took us up to the roof top to show us the view.

I had a lot of fun on this trip!

Previously unreleased video of our performance in Malacca

Remember our performance at the orphanage in Malacca...

Maths Warriors Competition

Final Standing: Maths Warriors P3, 5 Rounds, 40 players, Swiss System.

Note:
(1) The Score (total match points) and Progressive Score (accumulative match points) are used to determine the final winners.
(2) Han Chu defeated Victor in a playoff for 1st place and Zhi Yi defeated Bingchen in a playoff for 3rd place.
(3) * = Math Warriors School Team player

1st - Wang Han Chu (4 points/13.5 points)
2nd - Victor Ooi (4 points/13.5 points)
3rd - Chia Zhi Yi (4 points/13 points)
4th - Qian Bingchen (4 points/13 points)
5th -Jiao Yi Ying
6th - Lim Khee Han
7th - Dale
8th - Leona
9th - Cheryl
10th - Vanessa, Aloysius, Eldridge
13th - Dominic
14th - Sherman Lim

Of special mention is Dale who is the only non-Maths Warriors school team player to finish within the top ten positions. Cool!

Award List

Top in Class - Jiao Yi Ying
Second - Cheryl Lim and Chia Zhi Yi
Third - Victor Ooi

Best Progress - Hmu Eindra Ko
Character Values Award - Tan Cai Qi
Outstanding Prefect - Vanessa Tan

CCA Leader Awards
Library Club - Jiao Yi Ying
Chess Club - Victor Ooi
Maths Olympiad - Chia Zhi Yi
ICT Club - Leona Wu
Choir - Katrina
Drama - Kate
Basketball - Sherman Lim
Chinese Dance - Alina Tan
Sailing - Dominic Lau

Congratulations!

My Sailing Experience (written by Vanessa)

Last holiday, I went sailing. It was really fun. I went with my friends, Katrina, Dominic, Gordon, Zhi Sheng and Jeffrey. The teachers who took us to Sembawang Yatch Club were Ms Jessica, Mr Ramadan and Mr Yaidi. It was a long journey.

When we reached Sembawang YachtClub, we waited in the lobby. Soon after, we went to a room where the sailing instructors divided us into different groups.Our instructor then taught us how to set up our own boat and how to balance the boat. Later, the instructor made us practise on wooden platform where there was a table and and two benches. After that, we had for lunch.

After lunch, we were paired off. I partneredwith Katrina, Dominic partnered with Gordon and Zhi Sheng partnered with Jeffrey. We learnt the capsize drill. First, we had to stand at the bow of the boat and try to pull the mask which is the pole that holds the sail.

On the second day, once we reached the yacht club,we went sailing. The wind was so powerful that it caught my boat and ZhiSheng's boat. The other sailors were safe as they were holding onto each other. Suddenly, there was thunder and lightning. Then a horn sounded, telling eveyone to return to shore. I tried to sail back to shore but the wind was too strong. I saw lots of toppers capsizing.Ieven. My instructor quickly drove a speed-boat over to rescue Zhi Sheng and me.

Then we had lunch.The weather was so fine after the storm that our boat moved really fast.

On the third day, the instructortold us that we would be on our own. We were really afraid because at first we had always sailed with our partner. But we were also very excited.When we set sail, I was the first one to capsize. Katrina fell into the water three times but her boat was still upright.

The last day was our graduation day. Our parents were invited. I saw my mother waving at me. I was very happy because my godsister and my godmother were also there.They were very excited to see me sail the boat. When I was sailing,my mother took photos of me.

I am thankful that my school gave me the chance to learn sailing. I learned about teamwork, patience and ways to manage things on my own. It made me very happy.

Top Scorers in S.A.2

Congratulations to these pupils for scoring the highest marks in the different subjects for S.A.2.

Cheryl Lim
Top in English - 96%

Jiao Yi Ying
Top in Mathematics - 100%
Top in Mother Tongue - 97%

Dominic Lau
Top in Science - 84%

Best Improvement in S.A.2

Congratulations to these pupils who have shown BIG improvement in their results.

I have seen all of you working reeeeally hard before the examinations. You deserve the good results!!

English

Shawn Pang
English S.A.1 - 56%
English S.A.2 - 81%

Hmu Eindra Ko
English S.A.1 - 56%
English S.A.2 - 79%

Wang Han Chu
English S.A.1 - 42%
English S.A.2 - 62%

Qian Bingchen
English S.A.1 - 55%
English S.A.2 - 73%

Tay Hui Tat
English S.A.1 - 28%
English S.A.2 - 45.5%

Jiao Yi Ying
English S.A.1 - 72%
English S.A.2 - 90.5%

Maths

Li Yu Ying
Maths S.A.1 - 34%
Maths S.A.2 - 68.5%

Ong Zhi Yong
Maths S.A.1 - 40%
Maths S.A.2 - 67.5%

Matthew Andrews
Maths S.A.1 - 42%
Maths S.A.2 - 68.5%

Timothy Pang
Maths S.A.1 - 70%
Maths S.A.2 - 93.5%

Shawn Pang
Maths S.A.1 - 66%
Maths S.A.2 - 90.5%

Hmu Eindra Ko
Maths S.A.1 - 50%
Maths S.A.2 - 72.5%


Mother Tongue

Hmu Eindra Ko
M.T. S.A.1 - 33%
M.T. S.A.2 - 58.5%

Lau Weng Leng
M.T. S.A.1 - 55.5%
M.T. S.A.2 - 78%

Shawn Pang
M.T. S.A.1 - 56%
M.T. S.A.2 - 78%

These pupils have shown the most improvement. Both improved their grades by more than 70 marks!
1) Hmu Eindra Ko
2) Shawn Pang

Hip Hip Hurray!

Mathematics Revision

Here are some sums to challenge the Star Group, but all are welcome to try out the sums.

(1) In a double-decked bus, there are 25 more people in the lower deck than in the upper deck. 11 people move up from the lower deck to the upper deck. How many more people are in the lower deck now?

(2) In a classroom, the desks are organised in equal rows. Tom sits at the desk that is fourth from the front and third from the back. There are four desks on the right but only one to the left of Tom's desk. How many desks are there in the room?

(3) There were peach trees and plum trees in a garden. For every 8 ripe peaches that Jane picked, she picked 5 ripe plums. When the trees were bare, she had 64 peaches. How many pieces of fruit did she pick altogether?

(4) Jack jogs 5 blocks on the first day of training. Each day, he increases his distance by another 3 blocks. On the last day, he jogged 35 blocks. For how many days did he jog?

(5) Mr Tan took his wife and three young children to watch a concert. The tickets cost $63 in all. An adult ticket cost $4 more than a ticket for a child. How much did each type of ticket cost?

You can post your working and answers in the comments.

Story-telling @ the Library

On 13 and 14 October, our student librarians held a story-telling session at the library during recess. If you had missed it, you can view the video here.

Revision on Area and Perimeter

Some of you did not do well in the mathematics worksheet on the topic 'Area and Perimeter'. Click on the links below and revise this topic.

Area
Factsheets (Read all the 3 factsheets)
Video
Quizzes (Choose the level you are comfortable with)
Using Area (for Star Group)

Perimeter
Factsheets (Read all the 3 factsheets)
Quizzes
Worksheets

Fraction Rock

Click on Fraction Rock for a 'musical' revision on Equivalent Fractions.

Rainbow Day 4 Dance: Alvin and the Chipmunks

I enjoyed your dance item very much!

Mondrian Art

Your Mondrian powerpoint art pieces are lovely. They have been uploaded onto the portal/learning resources/art/mondrian. I hope you'll enjoy viewing the pieces.

Spelling Update

For the spelling quiz on Monday, please learn the spelling of the words in the second column.

For example, you will be given a sentence with a box at the end:
The man wanted to break into the house that night.

Then you have to fill in the word 'burgle' in the box.

Destination Impossible

This week, we started on a new unit in English: 'Here's How to Get There'. We learnt the use of imperatives and prepositions in instructions. Here's a game on the theme.

Click on Destination Impossible and head for your destination. Don't lose your way!

After playing the game, please click on comments on the blog and tell us what you think of the game. Remember to include your name.

Oral Examination

Remember to practise for your oral examination which is on Tuesday, 23 Sep. Please practise all the 3 components:

1) Reading (5 marks)
2) Picture Conversation (5 marks)
3) Conversation (5 marks)

Do use the notes given to you for practice too. In addition, go to the portal to listen to the recordings (student/student resources/English oral comonents). Right click on the file and 'save target as...' onto your own desktop.

Here are some more conversation topics for practice:
1) What is your favourite sport?
2) Talk about one of your school values.
3) Do you have a pet? If you do not have a pet, what kind of pet would you like to have?
4) What is your favourite subject?
5) Talk about a family outing you have enjoyed.

Learning about Magnets at the Science Centre

Mental Maths Competition Round 2 Results

Congratulations to our pupils who qualified for Round 3 in the Mental Maths Competition. These are their results for Round 2:

Jiao Yi Ying - 596/600
Chia Zhi Yi - 593/600
Lai Qun Mei - 583/600
Wang Han Chu - 563/600
Qian Bingchen - 550/600

Qun Mei and Bingchen made tremendous improvement in their Round 2 results compared to their Round 1 results. Well done, girls! Keep it up!

Story-telling Competition

Cheryl, Zhi Yi, Mavis and Leona took part in our school's Story-telling Competition on 27 August. These are the results.

First - Leona Wu
Second - Chia Zhi Yi
Third - Mavis Mah
Fourth - Cheryl Lim

I think they did a good job. Congratulations!

I'm also proud of the class for giving the contestants your support during their rehearsal and the actual competition.

Story-telling

I hope the four selected contestants for the story-telling competition have learnt their stories by heart. We will rehearse on Monday without the script.

Holiday Homework Update

I'm glad that more pupils have completed their online maths assignment. Now, 12 pupils have submitted the assignment online. However, Sherman and Hmu have forgotten to attach the excel file, so, Sherman and Hmu, please re-submit your assignment.

Holiday Homework

Remember to complete your holiday homework before the new term begins.

1) online Maths assignment (Bar Graphs)
So far, only 4 pupils have submitted their work (Bonus points for Zhi Yi, Zhi Sheng, Zhi Yong, Shawn Goh in Term 4). Remember, go to the portal/Online assignments/Mathematics/Bar Graphs and save the attachment on your own desktop. Then complete the assignment. After that, submit the assignment by clicking on online assignment submission/Mathematics and attaching the file. Do use Mrs So's notes for guidance.

2) online English Forum (The Planets)
We had a lively online discussion on Monday, 7-8 p.m. However, only 11 pupils logged on. If you had missed the session, you can still do the assignment. Click on the class announcements and follow the instructions. You can still contribute to the forum by replying to my post.

3) Revise times tables
You can revisit the multiplication games sites on the blog.

Enjoy your holidays!

Our Singapore through Shawn's eyes

Shawn Goh won the second prize in 'Your Singapore Through Their Eyes' writing competition. In fact, the top 3 prizes went to pupils from Endeavour Primary!

Shawn has won for himself these fabulous prizes: a shoebag containing various stationery, e.g. highlighters, laser pointers, notebooks, pens, etc., a slingbag, a certificate endorsed by the principal and a $50 Borders book voucher!

To read Shawn's winning entry, click on http://www.ystte.com/html/a__second.html

Congratulations, Shawn!

Teachers' Day Celebration

We can hip hop!

Many of our 3A pupils helped to make Teachers' Day a memorable day for all our teachers.

Leona and Kate were the emcees for the event. Though it was the first time they were emcees, they did a wonderful job! Way to go, Leona and Kate!

The Maths Olympiad team conducted a survey to determine the winners of the Teachers' Day Awards. They used the UMPC to collect data over three days during recess.

There were different awards - Friendliest Teacher Award, Most Beautiful Smile Award, Most Cheerful Teacher Award, Most Macho Teacher Award, Cutest Teacher Award, Best-dressed Teacher (Male and Female) Awards.

(Thanks for your votes!!)

Dominic, our head prefect, presented the certificates and prizes to the teachers.

Katrina dedicated a song, 'Children of Yesterday's Dream', to the teachers.

The choir sang 'Top of the World'.

The P1 pupils played a 'Who's the Teacher' game. They have to match the pictures of the teachers to their names. Vanessa operated the laptop to show the slides and ensured the P1 pupils knew how to use the laptop to play the game.

The cake-cutting!

Learning Journey to the Science Centre

(by Dominic Lau)

Our class went to the Science Centre on 27 August.

We went to the Eco Garden. I saw many different types of plants, e.g. ginger, banana plant, water lily, rose, etc. Some of the plants have very strange names, e.g. 'mother-in-law plant' and 'old man cactus'. After half an hour's walk, we proceeded to a laboratory.

We were given some ingredients to make our own salad. There were raisins, cabbage, an apple, a carrot, a tomato and others. After we had finished making our salad, we ate it. It was delicious!

It was a really fun trip. I would to go to the Science Centre again.