Thursday, January 28, 2010

Doodle Google

Hi children,

Good news!

You can hand in your Doodle for Google next week, with the accompaniment of a short write-up. That will give you ample time to write about your Doodle.

Please hand them in by next Monday.

Spelling 3

Spelling 3 will be conducted in Week 6, 11 February, Thursday.

The list is as below:
pp 80 - 81 (Burglary / Thief)
1) I saw two men clad in black jeans, white T-shirts and black jackets with white markings.
2) "A burglar!" I thought. The pounding of my heart filled my chest and I stood rooted to the spot, not knowing what to do. My eyes scanned the stairway.
3) The thief quickly took to his heels with her handbag.
4) Drawers and cupboards had been rummaged through and empty jewellery boxes were strewn across the once tidy room.
5) To prevent this from happening again, we installed window grilles on every window.
6) He snatched her handbag from her before taking off at breakneck speed.

p 86 (Murder)
7) The police car whizzed to the crime scene.
8) Straining my eyes, I saw a silhouette of a strongly-built man in the dark night.
9) Her legs and hands were bloodstained. Blood was still seeping through her clothes.
10) My heart palpitated. I bit back a scream, quickly snatched Tim's mobile phone and called the police.

Meanwhile, look through these pages and consider the meaning of these words.

Do bring your Creative Writing Phrases Book on Monday as I will be going through the words and their meaning with you.

The Faces






Monday, January 25, 2010

Task 1

1) Which is your favourite chapter? Why?

2) Did Grandfather meet the lady on the moon?

3) Who is the lady on the moon?

4) Did they become rich with the paintbrush? Explain.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Spelling List 2

Hi students,

Our next Spelling will be in Week 4 ie. Thursday, 28 January 2010.

Spelling list (Week 4):
1) p 24: She was looking very woeful with her eyes red and swollen and her cheeks wet with tears.
2) p 24: The doctor told her about the death of her mother, his cheeks streaked with tears.
3) p 25: She was wreathed in melancholy.
4) p 25: I wept bitterly when I heard the news.
5) p 25: When we gave her the bad news, she broke down and cried.
6) p 25: She was so tired and overwrought that she burst into tears.
7) p 25: The family were shattered by the news of his death.
8) p 25: The place is full of homeless orphans with woebegone faces and outstretched hands.
9) p 26: She was a bit squeamish at the sight of blood.
10) p 26: We were so stupefied by the dreadful news.

You may print the Spelling list out for convenience and ease of learning Spelling. However, you should, by now, already know that being able to understand and remember the meaning of the words in blue is the key to doing well for your Spelling.

Monday, January 11, 2010

Commenting made easy

Hi students,

I have changed the Comment setting so that you do not need to have a Google account to comment.

Just click on 'Comment', key in your comments and select the profile 'Name/URL' and key in your name there.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Temperature-taking Exercise

Please remember to bring your thermometer for the temperature-taking exercise tomorrow, and make sure that it is in working condition.

Spelling List 1

The Spelling list for Week 2 is out!

I had informed you earlier that the Spelling list will come from the Creative Writing Book. Below are the sentences:

1) p1: We heard an agonized cry.
2) p1: He felt an excruciating pain in the leg.
3) p1: He could not tolerate the pain and writhed and screamed in agony.
4) p14: She was numb with disbelief when she first heard the news.
5) p15: She let out a yelp of fear.
6) p15: Her eyes dilated with fear.
7) p15: His contorted face reveals horror and disbelief.
8) p15: The shock showed in her ashen face.
9) p15: My heart was palpitating with fear.
10) p16: My knees quaked when I heard the scream.

The words in blue are the words you are required to memorise.

These are sentences you may want to use in your writing assignments, so it will do you a lot of good to remember them well.