Can you locate this article in today's Straits Times?
The eagerly awaited arrival of two VIPs (very important pandas) - Kai Kai and Jia Jia - from China may be (1)d_____________by two months.
The cuddly (2)d___________ on loan for 10 years from the China Wildlife Conservation Association (CWCA) were originally expected to move into their home at the upcoming River Safari attraction in Mandai by this month.
Wildlife Reserves Singapore (WRS), the parent company for the river-themed animal attraction and Singapore Zoo, said it hopes to welcome the pandas before the June school holidays.
WRS (3)d__________ not say if the (4)d___________ will affect the public (5)d____________of the pandas, which was slated for October, when the entire River Safari opens.
All the missing words begin with the letter 'd'!
Do you think Kai Kai and Jia Jia will be able to adapt to living in Singapore?
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Writing from different perspectives - Student attacks classmate with pe-knife
Remember the earlier article on the Student Attacks Classmate with Pen-knife?
Look at the responses submitted. Taking into the considerations of what your peers have written, refine and rewrite your account on a piece of paper.
Here is another report on the same incident. Read it here.
Look at the responses submitted. Taking into the considerations of what your peers have written, refine and rewrite your account on a piece of paper.
Here is another report on the same incident. Read it here.
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Macabre hobby gives dead animals new life
Macabre hobby gives dead animals new life
Read this news article.
This is a very interesting hobby but it gives me the chills. How about you?
Read this news article.
This is a very interesting hobby but it gives me the chills. How about you?
Friday, March 2, 2012
File submission
Dear Pupils
On Monday (5 March 2012), you have to hand in:-
- English file,
- English writing file,
- Maths file and
- Science file
Please make sure all your written work is filed in.
English
- stellar learning sheets (2 units),
- Stellar texts (2 units),
- English focus learning sheets (grammar, graphic stimulus, vocabulary, synthesis and transformation, editing and etc)
- CA 1 practice paper 1,
- CA 1 practice paper 2 and
- CA 1.
English Writing Folder
- SW 1 (draft 1 and corrections)
- CW 1 (draft 1 and draft 2)
- text retelling (On news article - collapse of factory)
Maths
- worksheets from activity book
- whole numbers (1)
- whole numbers (2)
- fractions
- topical worksheets on whole numbers
- All CA 1 practice papers
Science
- Activity sheets on plant transport system and photosynthesis
- topical worksheets
- plant system
- human transport system
- photosynthesis
- CA1 practice paper
I may have left out listing some items. Please file accordingly.
Thanks.
Yours
Mdm Toh
On Monday (5 March 2012), you have to hand in:-
- English file,
- English writing file,
- Maths file and
- Science file
Please make sure all your written work is filed in.
English
- stellar learning sheets (2 units),
- Stellar texts (2 units),
- English focus learning sheets (grammar, graphic stimulus, vocabulary, synthesis and transformation, editing and etc)
- CA 1 practice paper 1,
- CA 1 practice paper 2 and
- CA 1.
English Writing Folder
- SW 1 (draft 1 and corrections)
- CW 1 (draft 1 and draft 2)
- text retelling (On news article - collapse of factory)
Maths
- worksheets from activity book
- whole numbers (1)
- whole numbers (2)
- fractions
- topical worksheets on whole numbers
- All CA 1 practice papers
Science
- Activity sheets on plant transport system and photosynthesis
- topical worksheets
- plant system
- human transport system
- photosynthesis
- CA1 practice paper
I may have left out listing some items. Please file accordingly.
Thanks.
Yours
Mdm Toh
An Article a Day - Student attacks his classmate with penknife 2 March 2012
SINGAPORE - An argument that broke out in the middle of an English lesson yesterday ended with a student injuring his classmate and leaving him with eight stitches on his arm.
The Secondary 3 student at Anderson Secondary School is (1) b____________ to have injured his classmate with a penknife and was yesterday (2) a____________by the police.
The police said the boy is being (3) i______________for causing grievous hurt.
According to the victim, his 16-year-old classmate was asked a question by their teacher during the class.
In (4) r____________, the classmate had shouted at the teacher, saying he did not know the answer.
This prompted the victim, 15, to ask the classmate to speak politely to the teacher, but the boy told him (5) o____________.
The victim told TODAY that the quarrel had (6) c____________ in the school corridor after the lesson ended but was broken up by a teacher and the victim returned to the classroom.
However, he came out again when he saw the boy appearing to charge towards one of his friends outside the classroom.
The victim attempted to block the path of the boy, and, in the process, (7) s___________ injuries to his arm from a penknife the boy had apparently been holding.
The school called for an (8) a__________and the victim was taken to hospital.
The school's principal, Mr Mark Lo, said the victim was discharged after receiving (9) t______________.
"The other student involved in the incident is (10) a______________ police with the investigations," said Mr Lo.
"The school will render the necessary support to the students involved and any other students who may be affected by the incident."
He declined to comment on whether the 16-year-old boy has been suspended, noting that the police are still investigating the case.
Article taken from TODAYonline
Task 1
What are the missing words? Fill in your answers here.
Task 2
Write an account of the above incident from the perspective of
- the English teacher (index numbers 1 to 6)
- the assailant (index numbers 7 to 12)
- the classmate who told the assailant to be polite to the teacher (index numbers 13 to 18)
- the teacher who broke up the quarrel in the corridor (index numbers 19 to 24)
- the victim (index numbers 25 to 30)
- the principal (index numbers 31 to 36)
- the police (index numbers 37 to 42)
Complete your Task 2 here. For those who prefer to do the writing task on fullscap paper, please indicate in the form that you will be submitting your work to me on Monday.
The Secondary 3 student at Anderson Secondary School is (1) b____________ to have injured his classmate with a penknife and was yesterday (2) a____________by the police.
The police said the boy is being (3) i______________for causing grievous hurt.
According to the victim, his 16-year-old classmate was asked a question by their teacher during the class.
In (4) r____________, the classmate had shouted at the teacher, saying he did not know the answer.
This prompted the victim, 15, to ask the classmate to speak politely to the teacher, but the boy told him (5) o____________.
The victim told TODAY that the quarrel had (6) c____________ in the school corridor after the lesson ended but was broken up by a teacher and the victim returned to the classroom.
However, he came out again when he saw the boy appearing to charge towards one of his friends outside the classroom.
The victim attempted to block the path of the boy, and, in the process, (7) s___________ injuries to his arm from a penknife the boy had apparently been holding.
The school called for an (8) a__________and the victim was taken to hospital.
The school's principal, Mr Mark Lo, said the victim was discharged after receiving (9) t______________.
"The other student involved in the incident is (10) a______________ police with the investigations," said Mr Lo.
"The school will render the necessary support to the students involved and any other students who may be affected by the incident."
He declined to comment on whether the 16-year-old boy has been suspended, noting that the police are still investigating the case.
Article taken from TODAYonline
Task 1
What are the missing words? Fill in your answers here.
Task 2
Write an account of the above incident from the perspective of
- the English teacher (index numbers 1 to 6)
- the assailant (index numbers 7 to 12)
- the classmate who told the assailant to be polite to the teacher (index numbers 13 to 18)
- the teacher who broke up the quarrel in the corridor (index numbers 19 to 24)
- the victim (index numbers 25 to 30)
- the principal (index numbers 31 to 36)
- the police (index numbers 37 to 42)
Complete your Task 2 here. For those who prefer to do the writing task on fullscap paper, please indicate in the form that you will be submitting your work to me on Monday.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
An Article a Day - Faulty server at polyclinics rectified 29.2.2012
Faulty server at polyclinics rectified
SINGAPORE: P_____________who visited the polyclinics on Wednesday morning may have found themselves queuing for a longer period of time.
The National Healthcare Group said a server f_________ affected its clinic registration system for about 30 minutes, at about 9.45am.
It said the problem has been r____________ and the system is running smoothly again.
NHG added that no patient was turned away and all urgent cases were a___________ to immediately.
Article taken from http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1185989/1/.html
Do you know what the missing words are? The first letter of each word is given.
SINGAPORE: P_____________who visited the polyclinics on Wednesday morning may have found themselves queuing for a longer period of time.
The National Healthcare Group said a server f_________ affected its clinic registration system for about 30 minutes, at about 9.45am.
It said the problem has been r____________ and the system is running smoothly again.
NHG added that no patient was turned away and all urgent cases were a___________ to immediately.
Article taken from http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1185989/1/.html
Do you know what the missing words are? The first letter of each word is given.
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