Our Progress : Term 3 Week 2 to Week 5

English

We have completed the BIG BOOK 'The King's Cake'.

Grammar :
Contractions - haven't , that's and can't
Possessives : my, your, his, her, its, our, their
Possessive Nouns : ______ 's and _____s'
Punctuation : Capital letters and full stops
Singular / Plural

Comprehension : 2 passages
Pupils learnt to
- identify Question Words ( who, where, when, what, why and how)
- be able to state what they need in order to answer that question
- (who-people, where-place, why-reason, when-time, what-fact, how-explain)
- identify the Tense in each question ( present or past)
- underline Keyword in the question
- answer the question in full sentences
- check tenses used in their answer
- check that their answers begin in capital letters and end with full-stops

Writing :
- completed a Class writing (pupils response, teacher rephrases the sentences) based on a video clip on Birthday Party from YouTube
- did their first Group writing (in groups of 3) on a similar title
- tried out Individual writing, using the same theme
Pupils learnt to :
- start a paragraph with 2-finger spacing
- begin sentences with capital letters and end with full-stops.
- leave a line
- use simple sentence structures:  Noun (People) - Verb (Action) and There is / There was

Phonics :
- completed Book 3 (sounds of g, o , u, l, f, b)
- will post the lyrics in another entry later
- sound of 'qu' and 'wh' from The King's Cake
- use of vowels 'a-e'

Blending :
- did a mind map for the sound of 'an'
- pupils came up with words like : pan, hand, land, man, ran, fan, band, sand, can etc.

English File :
We have filed in 2 pieces of Editing (spelling) Week 3 and Week 4 for parents to sign.
Will be returning the STELLAR worksheet 'The King's Cake' soon for parent's signature soon.

Mathematics

 We have almost finished the second topic : Picture Graphs

Pupils learnt to :
- count the number in each group and write down on the picture graphs
- identify comparison questions ( ______ more than , _______ fewer than)
- use bigger number to minus smaller number to Find Difference. (required them to write number sentences)
- underline keywords like 'greatest' , 'smallest' , 'altogether' before attempting the questions

Parent's Signature :
The Mathematics Workbook 1B Part 1 has been sent home for 1st parent's signature as we have completed the topic on 'Mass'.

Mathematics File :
- We have completed 3 graded worksheets on Mass - Level 1, 2 and 3.
- Will be filing in and sending home for parent's signature as well

Test Book :
- We have completed Test 4 (including corrections)
- Completed SA 1
- Friday's homework was Test 5 (Mass and Picture Graphs)

Reminder :
Pupils are to complete E-learning homework by 14 August 2011.