19 September 14 (Friday)

Dear children,

We applauded Ashley and Elizabeth today when they received their HARP badges and prizes in the hall for reading their 100th book and for being the class champions for last term. Great job, girls! :)

Although there is no HARP for this term, I would like all of you to continue with the good habit of reading on your own. Good writers are born out of diligent readers.

We spent time today discussing the different verbs we could use instead of "said". If somebody were very angry, what verbs would you use to describe the way that person spoke? What if that somebody was in pain? What verb would you use? What if he was in fear?

Those verbs can definitely help to make your stories more interesting, so think about how you would like to use them in the next piece of writing we will be doing next week.

We also discussed some adjectives such as "popular', "annoyed", "lonely", and "tight". Do you remember the difference between "small" and "tight"? How would you use them differently?

You worked on a comprehension exercise too. The faster and more focused children would have completed both comprehension exercises in the book. 

These are today's reminders:

1) Pass the Term 4 newsletter to your parents after you have corrected Zane's class in the newsletter from "2/4" to "2/2". He is part of us, and we should be proud of him!

2) Pass the 2015 Information Booklet to your parents. There is important information in it regarding our school's shift back to Tampines that they would need to know.

3) Pass the leaflet regarding the book fair to your parents. They might want to donate some old books and get some new ones for you at a 50-cent discounted price.

4) Pass the double-sided letter regarding the Lower Primary Sports Day to your parents. They will need to know the details regarding 2 October. Hopefully, some of your parents can join us at the Parents' Game segment too! :)

5) Pass the consent form for the Malay Cultural Learning Journey to your parents. Unless you are involved in a CCA on the morning of 29 September, you are strongly encouraged to participate in the Learning Journey. Submit it on Monday to me after your parent has filled it in. You have to submit the form even if you are not able to participate due to your CCA involvement.

6) There will be a formal attire check in the hall next Tuesday. By now, you should already be very clear of the requirements. Be ready.

7) If there are corrections that you need to work on in your Volume Part B and Volume Part C booklets, complete them. If you have not completed the first page of Volume Booklet C, please complete it. Show the booklets to your parents after that and ask for a signature on each of them. Submit both booklets to me on Monday. 

We will start on our final math topic for this year - Geometry - on Monday. Look forward!

Have a restful weekend. See you on Monday! :)