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