[T1W2 update] English and Science

Dear Parents/Guardians,

This week for English, we have started on the big book "Fearless Phil" and looked closely at the language features of the book.

For Grammar, we looked at the unit on Past Tense and some grammar rules to follow when changing a base verb into its past form.

We also did a feature focus on similes. A simile is part of figurative language that compares two things that are alike in some way, and is characterized with the use of 'as' and 'like'.

I shared a book titled "My Best Friend is as Sharp as a Pencil" as an introduction to similes, where the pupils get to picture how a character looks like or behaves based on the author's description using similes. 

We also read a poem titled "Predictable" by Bruce Lansky where the poet used many similes in his poem. The pupils then worked with their 6 o'clock buddy on their poem and they tried to use rhyming words in their poem.

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Science - by Ms Natalie Chan

For some of you, this is the first time your child/ward is taking Science as a core subject in the school curriculum. The updates provided on this blog will help you to support your child/ward in the learning of Science this year.

It is now Week 2 and pupils have already started learning about the concept of classification and living/ non-living things.

By now, pupils should be able to:

·         Classify objects into groups based on their similarities

·         State the characteristics of living things (Please refer to the summary below that was shared with pupils in class. Pupils should focus more on the characteristics highlighted in bold)

 

Concepts will be reinforced to pupils next week. As Science is a new subject for your child/ward this year, do constantly remind your child/ward to ask questions if he/she is unsure about what is being covered in class.

Thank you.

Sincerely, 

Ms Cindy Chan & Ms Natalie Chan