PSLE Registration Confirmation, Creative Phrases T2W1 and Conversation Cards

VERY IMPT! Please confirm that whatever is printed on the slip of paper I gave to you today is correct and submit it back tome on Monday. If there are any changes, please do the necessary amendments in RED ink, only.


Creative Phrases T2W1: Sample answers (selected)

1. Tom was so ravenous that when he saw the food on the table, he gobbled everything up.
2. The customers bolted for the exit when the shop suddenly caught fire.
3. My head was throbbing in pain when I slipped and fell.
4. Missing a step, I tripped and fell on the stage and my face instantly turned red with embarrassment.
5. John stomped out of the room, muttering curses under his breath.
6. His voice raised by a few decibels when he noticed that the pupils could not hear him. 
7. She fell on her knees and pleaded incessantly for forgiveness.
8. He shot us a questioning look when we called for him.
9. He drifted into a fitful sleep, still troubled by the car accident that he had witnessed.
10. I was still reeling from the shock and took a while to come back to my senses.

Also, complete a 50-word write up in your Spelling book for this Conversation Card:

Have a good weekend with your family and stay fit and healthy.

LS 5.3 ...

• ... changing from active voice to passive voice, is due tomorrow.

Pros and Cons ...

• Complete the LRD page 3 activity and submit by tomorrow. List at least 3 pros and cons.

Synthesis Corrections and MC Online report

• Corrections for WS 8.2 is due tomorrow.
• Get your parents to acknowledge the MC Online report.
• There will be spelling for Unit 4 tomorrow so revise the 12 words and phrases.

March holiday tasks

• If you are participating in the stdot essay, remember to do so by the end of your holidays to claim the 30 points. Refer to the earlier posts for instructions.
• You are tasked to complete 10 English Achiever Exercises. The window period will only be open on Monday, 17 March and will close on Friday, 21 March. Each exercise has a time limit of 30 minutes and I will capture only the results of your first attempt which will be made known to your parents via a report in Term 2. Click on this link: mconline to go to login page.
• Try out the Conversation Cards with your family members. They are great to start conversations with.

Have a good rest and stay fit and healthy.

Misinterpretation and Art piece

• Since some of you have misinterpreted the LRD task, I have decided to extend the deadline to tomorrow for the submission of your LRD/Spelling book. Remember that if you are not writing the essay, then you must do a short write-up (at least 50 words) in your exercise book. However, if you choose to do the essay, remember to use the narrative plan and submit the essay (at least 200 words long) to both stdot and me. For the LRD/Spelling book, you need only write "I am sending my essay to stdot".
• Your Zentangle art piece is due tomorrow.

LRD task

Refer to LRD (11 March 2014).
If you are participating in the activity, please remember to send me a copy of your essay via email. Also, by doing so, you will automatically qualify for 30 points and if your essay is published, you will receive 300 points for your group. The due date for this task is 23 March.

However, if you decide to not participate in the essay activity, you are required to write your response to the prompts:

• How would you react?
• What would the two of you do?

You will need do a short write-up (of at least 50 words) in your Spelling / LRD book and submit it by tomorrow, 13 March.

Test 1

1. The principal announced that their swim team had done the school proud by clinching the gold medal that year.
2. Jane would rather stay at home and rest on the weekends than squeeze with the crowd in shopping malls.
3. The strong hurricane uprooted the trees from the ground.
4. All the children except Mary have changed into their costumes.
5. That man whom we met at the supermarket yesterday is our father's secondary school classmate.
6. Both Jessie and Jamie performed very well in the end-of-year examinations.
7. You will not be allowed to borrow any books from the library if you have not paid your outstanding fines.
8. Neither Sandra nor the twins know the answer to the Mathematics question.
9. John screamed out in pain when the doctor injected the antibiotics into his arm.
10. Although it was raining very heavily, thousands of fans continued waiting outside the airport for the arrival of their idol.
11. The consumers staged a protest outside the company's headquarters as they were displeased with the company's policy on animal testing.
12. This application form will not be processed unless it bears the signature of the participant.
13. The volcano which erupted last Wednesday has destroyed the houses of many villagers.
14. Since he shot to fame in 2008, he has worked with many Hollywood celebrities and directed many films.
15. The mischievous twins made a mess of the house while their parents were attending a relative's wedding dinner.

Art, Test and Consent Form

• For our Art lesson tomorrow, please bring along a piece of drawing block paper and your black marker (if you have one)
• Synthesis Test 2 tomorrow, so revise. 
• Submit your consent form reply slip for the upcoming Supplementary lesson by tomorrow.

Reminders for tomorrow ...

• Please get your parent to acknowledge the CA1 Paper and returned it to me , hole-punched and ready to be filed in.
• You will be required to write a composition so bring along your 'stuff' 
• Submit the completed LS 4.1

Anyway,

All of you did an AWESOME job today during the "Use Your Hands" session.

Rag ...

bring one tomorrow.

Synthesis Test 1 ...

... is due on Monday.

Stay fit and healthy.

Get enough rest.

Hydrate yourself sufficiently.

LRD page 11

Cut and paste the Activity Box found in page 11 and answer the questions. Your response should be at least 30 words long for each question.