Movie Review

Hi 4 Humility,

You have watched 2 movies - Wizard of Oz and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame

I would like to know the following from you:
(1) Which movie do you prefer?
(2) Which character do you like the most in the preferred movie?
(3) Why you do like the character the most?
(4) If you have a chance to re-write the plot of the movie, how would you change it?

Hope to hear from you soon :-)

Photos taken on Children's Day cum CCPS Superstar 2010

Hi 4 Humility,

Here are the photos of our friends who came in their storybook character costumes on the day of Children's Day celebrations :-)

Answer Key (for English worksheets)

Hi 4 Humility,

Here are the answers to the worksheets. Please drop me an email if you need clarifications. All the best for your exams next week :-)


Synthesis and Transformation 2

(1) Mrs Hee ordered her son to stop drawing on the wall. (Note: Strike out the word "angrily" in the question.)

(2) Sue asked her friend what the time was.

(3) Tom told me that he had bought the book from the bookshop the day before.

(4) Feel free to help yourself to the chocolate cake which I baked this afternoon.

(5) Mrs Lee, who is my neighbour, has a big fat cat.
Mrs Lee, who has a big fat cat, is my neighbour.



Synthesis and Transformation 3

(1) They have chosen the site where they will camp for the night.

(2) It began to rain heavily when we stepped out of the house.

(3) It was careless of him to forget his coloured pencils.

(4) The teacher chose Peter to be a monitor.

(5) Each of the twelve members in the team received medals.



Synthesis and Transformation 4

(1) George, who does the least work, talks the most.
George, who talks the most, does the least work.

(2) Matilda is better than Jacinta at dressmaking.
Matilda is better at dressmaking than Jacinta.

(3) While the dog was enjoying a juicy bone, a wild cat attacked it.

(4) It was foolish of him to spend all his savings on shares.

(5) Mary asked her friends if/whether they were going to her house the next day.



Synthesis and Transformation 5

(1) Tom said that he had bought a new book from the sale just then.

(2) She asked John if he could return the book to her the following week.

(3) Mrs Tan complained that she was feeling very hot.

(4) Siti asked Mrs Lim if she was going along with them.

(5) Theresa said to Sarah that she was inviting her to her birthday party the following Saturday.



Cloze Comprehension 2
(1) flight
(2) world
(3) fascinated / amazed
(4) distances
(5) kilometres / miles
(6) live
(7) but
(8) supply
(9) easily
(10)how



Cloze Comprehension 4
(1) until
(2) house
(3) important
(4) by
(5) animal
(6) removed / withdrew
(7) discovered / realised
(8) burned / glowed
(9) hand
(10)produce / manufacture / make



Cloze Comprehension 5
(1) asked
(2) spent
(3) box
(4) immediately / overseas
(5) available
(6) received
(7) puzzled
(8) solved / unravelled
(9) freezer
(10)box / postman

Happy Children's Day

Dear 4 Humility,

As you celebrate Children's Day, take some time to reflect on the last 10 years of your life and what you want for your future. You are special and have the potential to excel in your areas of strength. Work hard for what you want and do good to others :-)

Website on Capital Punishment

Hi 4 Humiliy,

This is the website from which I took the information I printed out for you today :-)

Arguments for and against capital punishment

Ms Teo YC

Let's go for virtual tours!

Hi 4 Humility,

Term 4 is here and I'm looking forward to teaching you and learning with you for the next 10 weeks. To kick off this term, we will be going to Esplanade on Thursday. In the meantime, you can go for a virtual tour of it by clicking on the following link:
Virtual Tour of Esplanade

For other virtual tours of attractions and places of interest in Singapore, click on the link below:
Virtual Tours of Attractions and Places of Interest in Singapore

Have fun "exploring" the places and I'll see you tomorrow :-)

Ms Teo YC

When to use "who", "whom" and "whose"

Dear 4 Humility,

Some of you have been asking me when to use "who", "whom" and "whose". You can go to the following website to look at some examples.

http://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/who_whom.html

Lesson from 12.30 to 1.30pm

Dear 4 Humility,

I've requested for the relief teacher, who will be going into your class at 12.30pm, to return you your Review Worksheets which I have marked. In the event that the teacher does not do so, please get the English rep to take the worksheets from my table in the staffroom and distribute them to the class.

I've also requested for the relief teacher/s to show you the answers to the Review Worksheets and the revision paper that you did last week. Please ask her to show you the answer keys.

The answer key to the Review Worksheets is at the back of 4B Homework Book and Mdm Noriza has a copy of the answer key to the revision worksheets.

All the best for your English paper tomorrow. If you need to ask me any questions related to English, you can give me a call tonight between 8 to 9pm.

Ms Teo YC

Answers to CA2 Revision Paper on ASKNLearn

Hi 4 Humility,

Here are the answers. After you have checked through your answers, post a comment to this blog entry to let me know
(1) how many marks you have scored for the paper
(2) 2 things you learnt from the revision paper

Section 1: Section A (Grammar)
(1) 4
(2) 3
(3) 3
(4) 3
(5) 4
(6) 1
(7) 1
(8) 2
(9) 2
(10)2

Section 2: Section B (Vocabulary)
(11) 3
(12) 2
(13) 4
(14) 2
(15) 4

Section 3: Section C (Comprehension MCQ)
(16) 1
(17) 3
(18) 4
(19) 2
(20) 1

Section 4: Section D (Vocabulary Cloze)
(21) shock, panic, punctual, dashed, grabbed, hurry, breath, unusually

Section 5: Section E (Grammar Cloze)
Passage A
(22) in, be, when, by

Passage B
(23) bakes, baking, bake, have baked

Section 6: Section F (Comprehension Cloze)
Passage A
(24) he, It, you, I

Passage B
(25) he, whose, its, which, whom, it

Section 7: Section G
Comprehension Cloze
(26) birthday, store, saving, expensive, pay, beloved, wash, Finally, lovingly

Links to online articles

Hi 4 Humility,

These are the articles that I showed you in class earlier. Remember to hand in your composition to Jia Qi before morning assembly tomorrow.

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/3552/4124/295962

http://sgforums.com/forums/2/topics/334002

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/motoring_goondus/422782/car_accident_causes_traffic_jam_at_yishun_street_71.html


Ms Teo YC

Pictures with Lyo and Merly

Paper Dolls - Lyo & Merly

Dear 4 Humility,

If you want to make more paper dolls, you can go to the following website and download the cut-outs for Lyo & Merly. Have fun!

http://www.singapore2010.sg/public/sg2010/en/en_multimedia/en_paper_dolls.html

Song: Things So Singaporean

Hi 4 Humility,

This is the video that we sang to earlier today. Enjoy it :-)

National Day Theme Songs - A Walk Down Memory Lane

Listen to the National Day Theme Songs. Which is your favourite? Post your answer as a comment to this blog entry :-)

National Day Theme Song 2001
Where I Belong




National Day Theme Song 2002
We Will Get There




National Day Theme Song 2003
One United People




National Day Theme Song 2004
Home



National Day Theme Song 2005
Reach for the Skies




National Day Theme Song 2006
My Island Home




National Day Theme Song 2007
Will You




National Day Theme Song 2008
Shine For Singapore




National Day Theme Song 2009
What Do You See




National Day Theme Song 2010
Song For Singapore

Survey

Dear 4 Humility,

Please click on the following link and do the survey.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?authkey=CMeZuLsI&hl=en&ui=1&formkey=dFYyZW5XeHV0bnhZZGVjT25UTHFWTlE6MQ#gid=0

Regards,
Ms Teo YC

Use of 'but' in Alanis Morissette's song

Hi,

This is the video I showed during remedial class earlier. Listen to the song and post a comment on the purpose of using "but" in the song.



Ms Teo YC

Mathematics - Decimals!

Dear 4 Humility,

Post a comment to this blog entry stating:
(1) 2-3 sentences on what you know about decimals.
(2) Where can you find or make use of decimals in our real life situation
(State at least 5 examples)
Example: in money (to separate the dollars and cents - $ 1.20).


Mdm Noor

Cyberwellness Lesson (elearning)

Dear 4 Humility,

View the slideshow below. After you have viewed it, post a comment to this blog entry stating:
(1) 3 things I have learnt from this lesson
(2) 2 things I will not do when I am in the chatroom
(3) 1 tip that I will always remember



Ms Teo YC

Social Studies Project for Semester 2

Hi 4 Humility,

You can refer to the following websites for your Social Studies project.

Nepalese Culture 1
Nepalese Culture 2
Indian Culture 1
Indian Culture 2

You need to come up with a short dialogue (script) among four people about the culture you want to present. In the dialogue, you have to mention at least 3 points about the culture. The dialogue has to be

• informative
• clear (diction)
• *entertaining

Ms Teo

James and The Giant Peach

Hi 4 Humility,

Below is the trailer of James and the Giant Peach and the link to the write-up of it on Wikipedia.




Write-up of James and the Giant Peach on Wikipedia

Ms Teo YC

Beautiful works by P4 pupils - T-shirt designs for CCPS Open House

Dear 4 Humility,

Some of you participated in the ICT enrichment workshop during the first of June holidays. Your works have been put up on the school website. Do take a look at the designs. I'm so proud of you :-)

Pupils' Showcase

Ms Teo YC

Reminder to complete earlier tasks and last two tasks for the June holidays

Dear 4 Humility,

Please be reminded to complete the tasks that were assigned the past 2 weeks - (1) book review, (2) view online lesson and take online quiz on idioms, (3) reflection on school visit in Desaru (only for those who went on the trip to Desaru with the school). The tasks need to be completed by 25 June 2010. For more details on the tasks, you can refer to the past blog entries.

Tasks on 18 June:
(1) Go to Little Red Dot blog, read the entries and post at least 3 comments to any of the entries.
(2) Create a personal blog and email me your blog address so that I can create a link to it on the class blog. (Note: you have to let your parents know that you are setting up a blog. For those of you who already have a blog, remember to let your parents know about it.)

That's all for the June holidays. I will not be giving you any more task next week. Thus, take the rest of the time to complete all outstanding tasks and I look forward to seeing you in school the following week. Take care :-)

Ms Teo YC

Reflections on trip to Desaru - school visit

Dear 4 Humility,

The trip to Desaru has helped me to appreciate the nature more e.g. the use of plants to reduce itchiness and how the stick insects play dead in order to get away from their predators. Also, the school visit on the last day of the trip has helped me to have a better idea of the type of games the Malaysian children play as well as the type of food they eat (the kueh kuehs were delicious!)

Hence, for those of you who was with me on the trip, I would like to hear from you how you found the school visit e.g.
(1) How you felt preparing for the song performance
(2) What you learnt from the school visit e.g. the games they play
(3) What is one thing that you would like to tell / ask the pupils in the school if you were to visit them again?

Please email your reflections to me at teoyanchun@gmail.com by 18 June 2010.

Ms Teo

Let's learn idioms! :-)

Hi 4 Humility,

Here's what I have for you this week.

(1) Log in to Asknlearn
(2) Select English - P4
(3) Select I Want To Be
(4) Select Reading

Once the window pops up, you will see the following idioms:

• Bed of roses
• Donkey's work
• Follow in one's footsteps
• Learn the ropes
• Let grass grow under one's feet
• Make a killing
• Set the world on fire

Read up the explanation for each of the idioms. After reading the explanations, construct three sentences using any three of the idioms and post them as a comment to this blog entry.

Optional: Play the two games related to idioms - (1) Amazing Words, (2) Smiles in the sky.

Have fun in your learning and I hope to hear from you soon :-)

Ms Teo

Book review

Dear 4 Humility,

Write a book review of a book that you have read during the June holidays. Your book review should include:

• Title of book
• Name of author
• Summary of the book
• What you like or don't like about the book
• Why you would or would not recommend the book to your friends
  

Post the review as a comment to this blog entry. You will also need to bring a hard copy of your book review (illustrated) to school in Term 3 Week 1.

Remembering Dr Goh Keng Swee (1918 - 2010)

A Tribute to Dr Goh Keng Swee Pt1/6 [Ch5 English]


A Tribute to Dr Goh Keng Swee Pt2/6 [Ch5 English]


A Tribute to Dr Goh Keng Swee Pt3/6 [Ch5 English]


A Tribute to Dr Goh Keng Swee Pt4/6 [Ch5 English]


A Tribute to Dr Goh Keng Swee Pt5/6 [Ch5 English]


A Tribute to Dr Goh Keng Swee Pt6/6 [Ch5 English]


Let's reflect on the following:
If I’d had a chance to meet Dr Goh Keng Swee, what would I have said to him?
Who can I care for now? What will I do to show care ? When will I start caring for this person?

Alliteration

4 Humility,

We had a short discussion on Alliteration earlier (page 16 - 17 of 4B textbook). You can find examples of poems using alliteration in the following link. After reading the poems, come up with one and post it as a comment to this blog entry. I look forward to reading your poems :-)

Short poems by Marinela Reka

Poems and Idioms

Hi 4 Humility,

Please post your poems as an entry to this blog entry. I look forward to reading them :-)

As shown in class earlier, this is the website on idioms. Have fun learning!
Idioms Connection

Plot Structure

Dear 4 Humility,

I know that your Paper 1 for English is over. However, learning does not cease so there is no reason to stop talking about plot structure even though your compo writing exam is over, right? :-)

Anyway, I was watching a music video over the weekend and thought that the plot structure of the story played out in the music video is interesting. Take a look at the music video and see if you can
(1) identify the setting (i.e. the context of the story e.g. who the characters are, personality of the characters) Hint: one of the characters has a medical condition
(2) Development of the story (e.g. the meeting between the man and the other characters and what happened after that) Hint: part of the rising actions leading to the climax is found between 2:32 - 2:38 (timing of the video)
(3) Climax (the most intense or "exciting" moment of the video)
(4) Falling actions (the events that happen after the climax) Hint: the duration of falling actions in this video is quite short
(5) Ending (What kind of ending is it?)



Note: The music video is that of a mandarin song. For pupils who do not understand the language, you can mute your computer / notebook and just view the story. In viewing the story, you will see a man singing. He is the singer and not part of the story.

Have fun figuring out the elements of the plot structure. Do post your thoughts of the plot structure of the video as a comment to this blog entry. I look forward to reading your comments :-)

Writings from Brittany and Fiona

Murder! Bloody murder!
By Brittany

My name is Icy. Whenever I see the little stain on the couch in our living room, it makes me laugh at the memory of what had happened a few years ago...

I was siting on the couch watching "The Simpsons". My mother was out working and my father was getting his hair cut. I was alone. Suddenly, the power failed. I was so shocked that I dropped the hot-dog I was eating. "Bang! Bang! Bang!" Someone was knocking furiously on the door. I was too frightened to open the door so I curled up into a ball and sobbed.

The door suddenly gave way and the person at the door stepped in. He came near me and tapped me on my shoulder. I saw a blade reflecting the light from outside. "Murder! Bloody murder!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, hoping somebody would hear me.

"Could you be quiet? It's only me."

I recognised the voice. It was my brother, Jason. He had come home early from school. "Oh, sorry..."I said, my cheeks turning bright red. Jason walked to the fuse box and checked the fuses. After he had fixed them, the lights came back on. The "blade" I saw was a shade of mirror. It was a long time before I got over it.


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Some Things Are Not As They Seem To Be
By Fiona Ang

I came back home with a heavy backpack. I stepped into the house. There was nobody at home. I shouted, " Hooray! I can have the whole house to myself!" I went into my room and put down my bag. My stomach was rumbling. I ordered food from KFC, McDonald's and Pizza Hut. While waiting, I watched my favourite programme on the television. The door bell rang. As I was walking towards the door, there was a sudden black out.

I screamed in fright. I tried to see in the dark and reached for the door. I yanked it open and saw a knife in front of me. I shouted at the person,"Don't hurt me! Don't hurt me! I come in peace" In the end, it was just the pizza man holding the knife for the pizza. Then, I went into the house and waited in the dark. I thought something touched my leg, so I screamed again. All of a sudden, the door bell sounded again. Two people shouted behind the door,"KFC and McDonald's delivery!" I told them to leave the food at the doorsteps.

After a while, I opened the door and peeked outside. There was a teenage boy pointing a gun at me. I was flabbergasted and stood rooted to the ground. My heart was beating a million times faster than before. The boy began to eat the gun. I stared in horror. Can a gun be eaten? I thought. He spoke, " Hey sister! I'm home! Are you glad to see me?" I realised it was my brother. He had just come back from the hostel.

"Why are you eating a gun?!" I looked at him strangely. "This is no gun, I found some food at the door step and took a chicken wing to eat," my brother said.

"You scared me out of my wits! First of all, I thought someone tried to kill me! Then, I thought you were going to shoot me! When is this nightmare going to end? This is the worst day of my life!" I exclaimed.

"This nightmare has just ended.... Let the party begin!" my brother said smiling, nodding his head and he lifted up the food.

"Now you're talking!" I grinned.

Phrasal Verbs II

Dear 4 Humility,

After you are done with the questionnaire, please look through this list of phrasal verbs and have a go at the crossword puzzles/quizzes. The link to the crossword puzzles is at the bottom of the page. Enjoy your learning :-)

Phrasal Verbs

Ms Teo

Phrasal Verbs

Hi 4 Humility,

We will be learning more about phrasal verbs in Unit 4. You can try out some quizzes at the following link.
Quizzes on phrasal verbs

Have fun learning! :-)

Ms Teo

Project Work - Kampong Glam

Problem
The number of visitors to the Malay Heritage Place, Kampong Glam is dropping. STB would like to publicise and market Kampong Glam as one of the highlights of Singapore. STB is now seeking your help to publicise Kampong Glam.

To publicise Kampong Glam, your team will have to come up with:
(1) A poster
Create an A4 size poster that shows the various places of attraction of Kampong Glam using ComicLife. Poster should be as attractive as possible as your main aim of it is to advertise and highlight the beauty of Kampong Glam so as to attract more people there.
(2) An itinerary
Come up with a proposed itinerary for a day trip to Kampong Glam

You can consider the following as you do your research on Kampong Glam:
What are the highlights of Kampong Glam?
How is the rich heritage of the Malay Community seen in Kampong Glam?
Why is it important for us to preserve racial and religious harmony in Singapore?
How can we keep our heritage and our way of life?

You can make use of the following for your research:
Google Search Engine
Wikipedia

Note: Not all information found on the Internet is reliable. Verify the information found with different sources.

Limericks

Limericks are special poems that have five lines. They are usually funny.

If you clap the rhythm of a limerick, there are:

• three claps for the first line,
• three claps for the second line,
• two claps for the third line,
• two claps for the fourth line, and
• three claps for the fifth line.

The first, second and fifth lines rhyme with one another. The third and fourth lines rhyme with each other, but not with the other three.

Below is a limerick. The fourth line is missing. Think of a line to fill in the gap.

There once was a man who said "Look!"

Someone's stolen my library book

I had it just here

____________________________________

That one of you folk is a crook!

To be noted for CA1

Hi 4 Humility,

Remember to make use of strategies when you are answering the questions in CA1 paper and make sure you check your work carefully. Use the time wisely to check your work instead of playing with your stationery or sleeping :-p

Also, use TIPS when you are answering the questions on Synthesis and Transformation:
Tense
Information
Punctuation
Spelling

All the best for your CA1. See you on Tuesday :-)

Regards,
Ms Teo

Answers to Open-ended Comprehension (Mock Paper)

Answers:

(1) His birthday was on Friday.

(2) Couscous is little wheat grains from Morocco.

(3) He was worried / afraid that his friends would not eat his food.

(4) She told him that people often made fun of things that they did not know.

(5) He was surprised that the tigadege was so delicious / tasty.

Research on Dinosaurs

Do a K-W-L on dinosaurs with your partner. Then, make use of the following to do a research on dinosaurs:
Wikipedia
Google Search Engine

After you are done with your research, post the following as a comment to this blog entry:
(1) State 3 facts you found out about dinosaurs.
(2) State 2 facts about dinosaurs that you find particularly interesting.
(3) State 1 question that you still have about dinosaurs.


Note: Should you come across any undesirable content, you should close the browser immediately and inform your teacher or parent.

Vote for your favourite N.E.mation clip!

Dear 4 Humility,

Take a look at the clips and vote for your favourite one. After voting, post a comment to this blog entry stating why you choose that as your favourite clip. Have fun! :-)

N.E.mation clips

Collective Nouns

Hi 4 Humility,

The websites below contain some examples of collective nouns. Are you able to find more from other sources such as libraries and assessment books? List down the examples you have found on your Grammar Book so that you can revise them for exams.

Examples of Collective Nouns 1
Examples of Collective Nouns 2

What should you be saying when you are asking your teacher for permission to go to the toilet?

Hi 4 Humility,

Take a look at the video. What should you be saying when you are asking your teacher for permission to go to the toilet? Post your answer as a comment to this entry.

Research - The Hummingbird or The Giant Anteater

Research on either the hummingbird or the giant anteater from the following:
Wikipedia
Google Search Engine

You can also use Britannica Online Encyclopedia (accessible from primary.asknlearn.com)
Steps:
Log in to Asknlearn
Select Resources
Select Britannica

Categorise the information found so as to help you write an information report later.

Note: Should you come across any undesirable content, you should close the browser immediately and inform your teacher or parent.

Welcome to 4 Humility 2010

Hi 4 Humility,

I'm looking forward to get to know you and help you in the learning of English Language and Social Studies this year. To help me know you better, please post a comment to this blog entry with the following information:

Name:
Class in 2009:
Favourite colour:
Favourite animal:
What I want Ms Teo to know about me:
My target for CA1 English:

Hope to hear from you soon :-)

Regards,
Ms Teo