P5 Camp 2011: Campfire

Campfire's burning
Draw nearer
In the gloaming
Come sing and be merry!

Movie Lesson: The *Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

5B ^embarked on a learning journey through watching an interesting fantasy movie: The *Chronicles of Narnia - The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as our post-SA2 activity.

The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children by C. S. Lewis.

The story was about four British children: Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie who were #evacuated during a war to the countryside. They found a wardrobe that led them to the fantasy world of Narnia. They learnt about bravery and friendship. They allied with the King of Narnia - the Lion Aslan against the evil forces of the White Witch.

Here are the post-movie discussion questions:

1) State adjectives to describe each of the children character in the story. (Eg. the loyal Lucy, the greedy Edmund etc)

2) Which is your favourite part of the story? Why?

3) If you can choose to be one of the talking animals, who would it be? Why?

Enjoy the show and have fun learning.

I hope some of you would pick out the Chronicles of Narnia novel from the bookstore or library to read during the school holidays.

Publication order	Chronological order
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe	The Magician's Nephew
Prince Caspian	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader	The Horse and His Boy
The Silver Chair	Prince Caspian
The Horse and His Boy	The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Magician's Nephew	The Silver Chair
The Last Battle	The Last Battle

Vocabulary Corner:

* chronicle: history / record / narrative / story

^ embarked on: to begin / to take up / to engage

# evacuated: to move out / to vacate / to leave

Website links to Chronicles of Narnia:

The Chronicles of Narnia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chronicles_of_Narnia

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe ...

www.imdb.com/title/tt0363771/

Happy Children's Day 2011

Dearest 5B!
You are the BEST!
Be the BEST you can be!
Each of you are special and unique in your own way!

With LOVE from Mrs Tong
(no 2 heart cut-out is the same!)

Math Revision Online

Dear 5B boys and girls,

SA2 is coming, please spend your time wisely to revise your work.

Here are some Math online revision.

1. Math Video
http://www.mathplayground.com/mathvideos.html
Please look under "Geometry" and click on the following video:

• Area of a triangle
• Triangle angle sum
• Using a protractor
  

2. Modelling
http://www.thinkingblocks.com/
Please go through Fractions and Ratio

3. Math Game (revision on fraction, decimal and percentage)
http://www.mathplayground.com/Decention/Decention.html

Children Day Celebration 2011

5B Class of 2011

Photos of Canberra National Day Dinner 2011 performance of Never Say Never by EDP 5B

Canberra National Day Dinner 2011 performance of Never Say Never by EDP 5B

An outstandingly excellent performance by 5B class!
You guys are wonderfully great!
You really live out the Never Say Never spirit!!!

1st & only onsite rehearsal for National Day Dinner @ The Jelutung CC

Dear 5B! You've put in great effort and lots of passion into preparing for this dance! Enjoy it on Monday and I'm sure it would be a memorable experience!

NE Show 2011

Math Ch8: Measurement - Convert cm to m

View the following powerpoint slideshow on converting measurement (cm to m).
Reflect on this lesson taught on Tuesday and comment on what you have learnt.

http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/59713645?access_key=key-2gonq3bk671peg3bcq0p

English Grammar Lesson: Phrasal Verbs

The following is a short powerpoint lesson on Phrasal Verbs.
http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/bbogage-1060173-phrasal-verbs/

More PowerPoint presentations from BethBogage

Here a some common phrasal verbs which are useful for your written assignment.

Break:

1) break into a house to steal

2) break away (from): to leave/escape

3) break up (with): to end a relationship with someone

4) break out (of): to escape from prison

5) break down: something stop working properly

6) break off (with)

Look:

1) look into: to investigate

2) look up: to find information

3) look at: to see

4) look away: to stop looking

5) look down upon/on: to regard someone as not important

6) look out: to be aware of danger

7) look up to: to admire/respect someone

Go:

1) go off: a bomb explores / a gun fires / an alarm sounds

2) go on: continue to do something

Make:

1) make out: to hear or see something with difficulty

2) make up to: to be very pleasant to someone

3) make away with: to run away with someone stolen (same as make off with)

4) make into: to change something

5) make up with: to make something

Put:

1) put up with: to accept or tolerate with something unpleasant

2) put down: to do or say something unpleasant to make someone feels unworthy

3) put out of: being forced to leava a place

4) put down to: something that cause another thing to happen

Use the above phrasal verbs to help you complete homework book worksheet 4 on page 7-8.

Term 3: Welcome Back!

Dear 5B!
Welcome back! Term 3 is going to be a busy term.
Let's work hard together to achieve our personal and class goals!
Get set, ready, go!

P5 Jogjakarta Learning Journey Blog

Here is a link to the P5 Jogjakarta Learning Journey Blog: http://www.edpasean.blogspot.com/

EDP Sports Day

P5B Little India Learning Journey

P5 English Idioms Quiz

June Holiday Reading: Book Review

Dear boys and girls!
Holidays are here again!
It's time to relax, have fun and do some revision.

I love school holidays as there will be more time to read, read and read my favourite books!
I certainly hope that you will develop good reading habit which can be a lifelong hobby :)

Let's read at least 2 books this holidays and choose at least 1 book for the book review assignment.
The book review format is as follows:
1) Title of book
2) Author of book
3) Favourite character(s) and why
4) Favourite part(s) of the story and why

Here is an example:
1) Rachel's Holiday
2) Marian Keyes
3) Josephine - the group support therapist. She is a very firm and determined person who knows the right moment to ask the right questions.
4) My favorite part of the story was when Rachel's parents visited her at a therapy session. When her parents explained what really had happened years ago which caused her mother to be depressed, Rachel had a revelation and realized that she was not to be blamed, and at that instant, all of Rachel's tensed muscles started to relax and all the years of guilt and pain was gone at that moment. I have learnt how important it is to be open to one's family and friends to clarify doubts and concerns, and that sometimes things are not like what they seem to be based solely on one's perspective.

Have fun reading and enjoy your holidays!
Remember to plan time for holiday written assignments (Math Revision Papers, Science Online Practices etc) and revision on your weak topics. Take care and see all of you next term!

SA 1 is coming soon!

Dear boys and girls!
It's time to plan our SA1 revision wisely and to focus on our studies.
Exams time is usually stressful and tough. Do press on and endure.
Let's encourage one another to try our best.
After SA1, we will be able to relax and enjoy our June holidays!

Dear parents,
The following Exams Schedule has been sent home in a letter.
Please help to supervise your child to revise at home. Thank you.
Week 6 (next week)
29 April Fri: Oral exams
Week 7
5 May Thurs: English Listening Compre and Composition exams
6 May Fri: MT Listening Compre and Composition exams
Week 8
10 May Tue: English Paper
11 May Wed: MT Paper
12 May Thurs: Math Papers
13 May Fri: Science Paper
Week 9
16 May Mon: HMT Papers

Congratulations

Dear 5B!
Congratulations!
We are the winner - 1st prize for term 1 (P5/6) - Cleanest Class Award!
A clean and conducive environment can indeed help us to learn better.
Do keep up the good work and continue to take responsibility to keep our classroom clean and tidy!

Term 2: Welcome back!

Dear boys and girls,
Welcome back to term 2.
This is going to be a very short and busy term as there is SA1 at the end of this term.
Let's continue to work hard together to make it a good and fulfilling term.

regards
Mrs Tong

Holiday Reading: book review

Yeah! School holiday is here!
Enjoy yourselves and do plan time for homework and revision too.

Here is a reminder of homework for the week:
1) Math Term 1 Holiday Revision worksheet
2) Revise Math Practice Paper and CA1
3) Revise English Practice Paper and CA1
4) Newspaper cutting: 1 article and 3 new words (write down the meanings of words)
5) Read at least 1 storybook and write an online book review

Here is the book review format:
1) Title of book
2) Author
3) Your favourite charater(s) and why?
4) Describe your favourite part of the story.
5) Would you recommend this storybook to a friend? Why or why not?

Here is my book review.
1) Title: Watermelon
2) Author: Marian Keyes
3) My favourite character is Claire as she is a kind and brave person. She tries her best in everything she does.
4) I enjoy the part of the story when Claire realised how her family members love and cherish her. Although she lived and worked in another country and did not get to see her family often, they still cared a lot for her. When she encountered problems, she was always welcome back home where her family would encourage and help her.
5) I would recommend this storybook to my friends as it is interesting and well-written. I'm sure my friends would enjoy reading it too.

I'm looking forward to reading your book reviews. Have fun!

Rainbow Day 1: Never Say Never!!!

Well done, boys and girls!



Congratulations!
All of you have performanced wonderfully during Rainbow Day 1!
It was amazing!
Your smiles and your confidence had brought on a mighty cheer in the audience!
I'm so proud of all of you!



Thank you Mr Chia for your encouraging words about our performance:
"The last item by P5B was great!
Usually by the time we come to the last item, the children are very fidgety and restless, and it can be quite difficult to engage them.
However, as P5B class performed, the audience was attentive.
Everyone watched.
The class performed well, and what I liked especially was the confidence I saw in the P5B pupils. This is what Rainbow Day is all about."

Lyrics and MTV @:
http://edp5b2011.blogspot.com/2011/01/never-say-never.html

Welcoming our friends from Thailand!

(Photo source: http://www.bangsaray.com/img/loi_krathong.jpg)

Hello, Pim, Fay and Grace!
Welcome to Singapore, Endeavour Primary School!

We are very glad to play host to our friends from Thailand!
They will be attending lessons with us for a week.

Today, at the school assembly, the Thai pupils performed their cultural songs and dances.
It was wonderful!

We enjoyed the song - Loi Krathong.
Here is a music video on this song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J05U2oeANg8&feature=related (in Thai)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSkriTLhM7A (in English)

Read more about the Loi Krathong Festival in Thailand:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loi_Krathong

Loi Krathong (or Loy Krathong) is a festival celebrated annually throughout Thailand.
"Loi" means "to float".
"Krathong" is lantern, traditionally made from a section of banana tree trunk.
Loi Krathong = Floating Lantern

See picture of an elaborated Loi Krathong:
http://www.loikrathong.net/

We look forward to knowing more about our new friends and their country.
Enjoy your stay in Singapore!

Online Blogging Homework:

Read the above links on Loi Krathong or Thailand.

A) Write down 3 new things which you have learnt.

B) Write down 2 things which you would like to find out.

C) Write down 1 thing which you would like to tell our friends from Thailand.

Lunar New Year

Dear boys and girls,

Chinese pupils:
How have your Chinese (or Lunar) New Year celebrations been?
Tell us about your Reunion Dinner on the eve of Chinese New Year.
Did you meet up with many relatives during the Chinese New Year home visits?
All of you must be elated to receive many red packets or Ang Bao.

Tell us about it!

Non-Chinese pupils:
How did you spend the long public holidays?

Tell us about it!

Read more about Chinese (Lunar) New Year below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year

photo source: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia

Cleanest Classroom Competition

Dear boys and girls!
Let's do our part to keep our 5B classroom clean and tidy!
A clean and conducive classroom helps us to study better!
Let's take part in the Cleanest Classroom Competition 2011.
Share what you could do to help make our classroom spick-and-span!
You may wish to draw up a whole-class action plan!

Math Websites

Hey boys and girls,

Here is a useful website which you will find many P5 Math topics. You can try them out.
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade/fifth/

Here are some intersting games on mutliplication and division:
http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/

Here are some more Math games:
Try the B-cubed!
http://www.coolmath-games.com/

Have fun!

Wizard of Oz

As a pre-reading activity to the play scripts on The Wizard of Oz, all P5 pupils gathered in the library for a mass viewing of the classic movie.

Post-viewing activities:
1) Name the main characters in the movie/novel/play Wizard of Oz.
2) Who is your favourite character(s) and why?
3) State what each main character ask for from the Great Oz.
4) If you were to meet the Great Oz, what would you ask for? Why?


A video introduction to the Wizard of Oz:


Enjoy the movie and look forward to a wonderful play script reading this week.

Following this link to read more on the Wizard of Oz:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1939_film)

You may also borrow Wizard of Oz book series from the libraries.
Here is a link to information on the list of Oz books:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizard_of_Oz_book_series

Whole Numbers

Hi boys and girls!
Do you know how big is 1 million?
What is bigger than a million?
Let's watch the following video to find out!



Post-video discussion:
1) We started with 1 unit.
2) 10 times of 1 unit = 1 ten-unit block
3) 10 times of a ten-unit block = 1 hundred-unit block
4) 10 times of a hundred-unit block = 1 thousands-unit block
5) Continue with this trend of thinking until you reach 1 million.
6) Are you amazed at how huge a million is?

Try some math questions on Place Value below:
http://www.ixl.com/math/practice/grade-6-place-values-in-whole-numbers

Classroom Decoration 2011

Last Saturday 8 Jan 2011 was our school's classroom decoration day.
I was very glad to see so many of you coming to school to take part in this activity.
Many thanks to the following pupils:
Ke Wei, Siti, Roshni, Kezia, Amanda, Klaudia, Kristina, Qalisya and Celeste.
Special thanks to Celeste's Mummy!

The Walrus and the Carpenter

Today's homework is to read Textbook p4 and 5.

The Walrus and the Carpenter is an interesting and funny poem.
The online text: http://quotations.about.com/cs/poemlyrics/a/The_Walrus_And_.htm

The video: http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/the-walrus-and-the-carpenter/31a1036550ce1f1127fc31a1036550ce1f1127fc-321950253377?q=the+walrus+and+the+carpenter+video&FROM=LKVR5&GT1=LKVR5&FORM=LKVR2

Here are some post-reading activities:
Part A)
Read and identify words from the poem which has the same meaning as:
1) great waves
2) sadly
3) to ask
4) salty
5) moving quickly

Following up reading homework P6 and 7.

Part B)
Read and identify words from the poem which has the same meaning as:
6) mainly
7) slight run or gallop
8) feel sorry
9) hardly, not quite
10) strange

Part C)
Can you identify words or phrases which describe sadness or crying?
Post your answers. Have fun!

Read and enjoy the poem. Try your best to answer the questions. Have fun!

English Lesson: Monstrous Imagination

Today we read a poem: Monstrous Imagination in the homework book p1.
Many of us like to read poems because they are interesting.
But some of us may find some parts of a poem rather difficult to understand.
So it is important that we find out the meaning of new words used in the poem.

Do you know the meaning of the following words:
1) monstrous
2) certain
3) lurking
4) overtime

In verse 2, who is working overtime?

Do post your answers soon.
Thank you.

Books to be collected in Term 1 Week 1

Write your names and class on every book before submitting.

English
1. homework book 5A
2. listening comprehension 5
3. synthesis transformation & usage
4. situational writing made easy part 1
5. spelling exercise book
6. word study exercise book
7. red file 1: English worksheet
8. red file 2: composition

Math
9. Math workbook 5A
10. Math tests
11. Math exercise book
12. blue file

Health Education
13. health education

Music
14. Music textbook

Social Studies
15. activity book 5A
16. textbook 5A

Science
To be advised by Science teacher

Never Say Never!

Never Say Never

See I never thought that I could walk through fire.
I never thought that I could take the burn.
I never had the strength to take it higher.
Until I reached the point of no return.
And there's just no turning back.
When your hearts under attack.
Gonna give everything I have.
It's my destiny.

Chorus:

I will never say never! (I will fight)
I will fight till forever! (make it right)
Whenever you knock me down.
I will not stay on the ground.
Pick it up,Pick it up,Pick it up.
Pick it up up up.
And never say never.

I never thought I could feel this power.
I never thought that I could feel this free.
I'm strong enough to climb the highest tower.
And I'm fast enough to run across the sea.
And there's just no turning back.
When your hearts under attack.
Gonna give everything I have.
Cause this is my destiny.

(repeat chorus)

Rap:
Here we go!
Guess who?
JSmith and Jb!
I gotcha lil bro.
I can handle him.
Hold up, alright?
I can handle him.
Now he's bigger than me.
Taller than me.
And he's older than me.
And stronger than me.
And his arms a little bit longer than me.
But he ain't on a JB song with me!
I be trying to chill.
They be trying to side with a thrill.
No pun intended, was raised by the power of Will.
Like Luke with the force, when push comes to shove.
Like Kobe in the 4th, ice water for blood. (let's go)
Try to be the best, and yes we're the flyest.
Like David and Goliath,I conquered the giant.
So now I got the world in my hand,.
was born from two stars.
So the moon's where I land.
I'm gone.

(repeat chorus 2 times)

Here's another youtube video (with lyrics)


I found this video on children's hip hop dance - maybe we can get some ideas for our class dance!

Welcome!

Dear boys and girls of class 5B,

Welcome back to Endeavour!
Welcome to a brand new academic year 2011!
Let's gear up to learn new knowledge and have lots of fun together.
I'm very eager to know all of you better and I'm sure that we will have many great learning experiences together!

with lots of love
Mrs Tong

my email: pang_wan_ching@moe.edu.sg
my handphone: 98530368