*Post PSLE Prelim English Oral* Following our 3 tips shared last week, we talked about BIG PICTURE, INFORMATION and SHARING. One of our p6 student’s topic was on ‘Returning Trays’. Below is a sample of how a student should prepare himself/herself while waiting. 1) Big Picture: – moral values – social responsibility – every one… Continue reading SBC Oral Sample 1
Month: July 2019
SBC Oral Tip 3
PSLE Oral Mini Tips: TIP 3: Sharing We love the new PSLE Oral SBC format, as it gives a lot of space for discussion among a student and the examiners, particularly sharing of personal experiences. After you have prepared your W+H questions and answers virtually in your mind, be confident and enjoy the session with… Continue reading SBC Oral Tip 3
SBC Oral Tip 2
PSLE Oral Mini Tips: TIP 2: Information Once you have identified the BIG PICTURE, quickly recall and brainstorm information or prior knowledge relating to the pictures. Apply the W+H as a guide. For example, still using the rock climbing activity, and you have identified the topics to be sports, healthy living, risks. – Spin the… Continue reading SBC Oral Tip 2
SBC Oral Tip 1
PSLE Oral Mini Tips: TIP 1: Big Picture We always teach our students to identify what the pictures are about. Observe the pictures given, then scale backwards to think of the BIG PICTURE(topics). For example, the picture shows a person doing an activity. The activity is rock climbing. Think further and you should be able… Continue reading SBC Oral Tip 1
P5 Science / 23 July 2019 / Tuesday / Seed Dispersal
Before touching on Plant Transport System for our P5 classes, we always like to teach them on the importance of seed dispersal, how seeds germinate and how they grow. These are the basic fundamentals to understand how plants transport food, water and minerals. Learning should not and never must be rushed, just like sowing seeds.… Continue reading P5 Science / 23 July 2019 / Tuesday / Seed Dispersal
P3-4 Science / 18 July 2019 / Thursday / Heat & Energy
Every Science topic has a story to tell, and we love telling stories, especially in the form of visuals and hands on. For our P3-4 class today, we covered Heat & Temperature. We actually taught that before over the first half of the year, but we will always recap and revise the concepts to our… Continue reading P3-4 Science / 18 July 2019 / Thursday / Heat & Energy
P5 Science / 17 July 2019 / Wednesday / Electricity
Our second P5 class also had the chance to tinker around with the electricity materials that we had laid out for them. We expanded into learning conductors and insulators, which our boys were excited to search for materials to test out the conductivity level. They predicted, tested, observed and recorded. Slightly different learning outcome from… Continue reading P5 Science / 17 July 2019 / Wednesday / Electricity
P5 Science / 16 July 2019 / Wednesday / Electricity
Although our students were quite tired from their school activities, they would not say no to experiments. We find that plugging the gap which most schools are unable to provide, ie more hands on experiments for their students, strikes a decent balance in our students’ lives. Our P5s explored electricity once again, with some levels… Continue reading P5 Science / 16 July 2019 / Wednesday / Electricity
P1-2 English Class 2 / 16 July 2019 / Tuesday / Pop Up Animal Craft Writing
Roarrrr! We knew we picked the right crafts for this class when we saw their responses after announcing what they were going to do. This class is an all boys class, and what more in common, is their love for dinosaurs! They could really rattle on the different names and species, which put us pretty… Continue reading P1-2 English Class 2 / 16 July 2019 / Tuesday / Pop Up Animal Craft Writing