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Letter issued to P2 Parents on 2 March 2009

Dear Primary 2 Parents/Guardians

 

PRIMARY 2 LEARNING JOURNEY – BUKIT PANJANG NEIGHBOURHOOD

 

As part of the Primary 2 curriculum, your child will be going on several Learning Journeys this year. This term, we are going on a Learning Journey around Bukit Panjang Neighbourhood.

 

The main objective of this Learning Journey around Bukit Panjang Neighbourhood is to reinforce concepts taught in school, thereby enhancing the learning process. Pupils will be actively engaged in new learning environments and apply life skills learnt in school to real life situations. It will also give your child the experience to be independent in taking the LRT, as well as purchasing their own food at the foodcourt. A pre-LJ briefing for the pupils has been conducted in the school hall today where safety guidelines and the activities for the LJ are touched on.

 

The first part of this Learning Journey involves a neighbourhood walk, which incorporates a Maths Trail, to Fajar Shopping Centre and Wet Market. Next, we will take the LRT (from Fajar LRT Station) to Bukit Panjang LRT Station. Along the way, we will identify some buildings and facilities found in the neighbourhood which will tie in with the Social Studies curriculum.

 

From the LRT Station, we will then proceed to Bukit Panjang Plaza. We will have our recess break at the Kopitiam Foodcourt in Bukit Panjang Plaza where English and Mathematics learning activities will be incorporated. We encourage your child to purchase food independently at the foodcourt. If you do not wish your child to do so, please pack a light snack for him/her. After the break, we will go to the Community Library in Bukit Panjang Plaza where your child will learn to select books that are suitable for his/her age group. This will tie-in with the school’s Reading Programme will be launched soon. Finally, we will make our way back to school by school bus for debriefing and dismissal at 6.30pm.

 

Please take note of the things that your child must bring for this Learning Journey and to pack them in a small bag:

·         EZ-link card

·         National Library Board (NLB) card or Student ID card

·         Umbrella or a raincoat

·         Money to purchase food at the foodcourt or Kopitiam card (about $5.00)

·         Light snack if your child is not purchasing food

·         Pencil Case

·         Storybook

·         Tissue Paper

·         Water Bottle

 

The schedule for the 12 Primary 2 classes is as follows:

PRIMARY 2 LEARNING JOURNEY – BUKIT PANJANG NEIGHBOURHOOD
Dates	Classes
5 March 2009, Thursday	2 Peace & 2 Love
6 March 2009, Friday	2 Humility & 2 Respect
9 March 2009, Monday	2 Hope, 2 Unity, 2 Loyalty & 2 Kindness
10 March 2009, Tuesday	2 Diligence & 2 Honesty
12 March 2009, Thursday	2 Patience & 2 Courage

 

Kindly be assured that the teachers have planned the route and addressed the safety concerns. We will be having at least 3 adults (1 teacher and at least 2 parent volunteers) for every class. If you would like to join us as a parent volunteer for the LJ, then please indicate in the response slip (on page 1) and the form teacher will contact you on further details.

 

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

 

Yours sincerely

Mrs Kristin Heng

Year Head, Primary 2

 

Pupils are to report to school as per normal but lessons will be suspended. Thus there will not be any Mother Tongue lesson on that day.

2 Courage Neighbourhood LJ Reflection

 

 

 

I enjoyed my trip to the Fajar Wet Market and Bukit Panjang Plaza. The place I like most was the library in Bukit Panjang Plaza because I loved to read story books. Next, it was the ‘Kopitiam’  Food Court. The food court sold a variety of food. I had bread and a cup of Milo. It was simply delicious! Lastly, I did not enjoy the trip to the wet market. It was quite smelly and dirty. It was hot too as the place was not air-conditioned. Overall, I enjoyed the trip and I had learnt a lot of things.

 

Joyce Mah Min Hui, P2-Courage

 

I enjoyed the fieldtrip. I learnt some library rules. I must not run, shout or talk loudly in the library. I also enjoyed going to the food court to have my tea break. We learnt how to buy food and also to queue up in an orderly manner. I hope that Miss Ong will bring us to the zoo or Science Centre the next time.

 

Jason Wong, P2-Courage

2 Peace Neighbourhood LJ Reflection 

 

 

 

I felt very happy because I could travel around the neighbourhood with my classmates. I was excited too as it was my first time exploring the Bukit Panjang Neighbourhood. I went to the Fajar Wet Market and took the LRT from Fajar to Bukit Panjang. We went to borrow books at the Bukit Panjang library. The librarian gave us a talk on how to select the appropriate books for our age group before we proceeded to borrow the books. I felt tired but happy. I hope to go there again.

 

Loh Ying Xuan, P2-Peace

 

I felt very happy because I could learn more about our neighbourhood. There are a lot of facilities in our neighbourhood. Every place we went means a lot so we must value them. Being quiet and behaving well during the trip helps us to understand the lesson well.

 

Dylan, 2-Peace

Greetings!  We would like to take this opportunity to welcome your child to Primary 2 and hope that he/she has a wonderful learning journey ahead!  We believe that every child has the capability to excel with proper guidance and care. Like any other parent, you have big dreams for your child to be someone successful and important in the future and we want to work with you as a team to pave the way for your child to achieve excellence.

 

We believe that a good parent-teacher relationship is important to maximise your child’s success. Throughout the year, we will communicate with you through notes, telephone calls, progress reports and parent-teacher conferences.

 

1. If you need to clarify anything with us regarding your child, please feel free to write to us through the Pupil’s Handbook.  Your child can then show us the parent’s notes in the Pupil’s Handbook the next day.  Alternatively you can make an appointment to see us.

 

2. You can contact us via my email (please refer to email address below). Please indicate your child’s name and your relationship in the email (e.g. Father of Janice Chua Si Min). Alternatively, you can reach me at 6762 5301 or 67632241 (staff room) or 6760 4265 (office) and leave a message for any of us. We will revert to you as soon as possible

 

Class	Name of Form Teacher	Email Address
2 Courage	Ms Ong Ai Leng (Level Head/EL)	ong_ai_leng@moe.edu.sg
2 Diligence	Mdm Rafizah bte Abdul Rahim	rafizah_abdul_rahim@moe.edu.sg
2 Honesty	Ms Cheok Tze Mei Jerris	cheok_tze_mei_jerris@moe.edu.sg
2 Hope	Mr Arivalagan s/o Rajangam (Assistant Year Head)	arivalagan_rajangam@moe.edu.sg
2 Humility	Mdm Oh Wei Jing (CL)/ «Mrs Teo-Low Li Lian (on maternity leave) Relief Teacher: Ms Hayati	oh_wei_jing@moe.edu.sg low_li_lian@moe.edu.sg
2 Kindness	Mdm Zuleha bte Abdullah	zuleha_abdullah@moe.edu.sg
2 Love	Ms Seri Nadrah Bte Mohamed Zakariah	seri_nadrah_mohamed_zakari@moe.edu.sg
2 Loyalty	Mr Mohamed Rashied s/o Sultan Abdul Kader	mohamed_rashied@moe.edu.sg
2 Patience	Mdm Toh Pei Shan	toh_pei_san@moe.edu.sg
2 Peace	Mrs Kristin Heng (Year Head)	kristin_heng@moe.edu.sg
2 Respect	Mrs Yeo-Ng Hui Lin Karen	ng_hui_lin@moe.edu.sg
2 Unity	Mrs Ong-Leow Guet Li Rachel	leow_guet_li@moe.edu.sg

 

 

3. The school disseminates much information through regular notifications, letters and consent forms to the parents.  Please respond (whenever necessary) promptly.

 

We consider it a great privilege and responsibility to be your child’s teacher this year and look forward to working in partnership with you.

 

Yours sincerely,

Primary 2 Teachers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The P2 pupils performed for the parents on 2nd November 2007.

 

 

Reflections from 2 Loyalty pupils 

Rachel, “I learnt to speak good English and to perform the best performance ever in front of 500 people. Speech and Drama course is useful for me because it is good to learn to speak good English and pronounce words properly and to act.” 

Damon, “I learnt to act and sing through Speech and Drama lessons. At first, I was nervous when I was performing. But when I have the chance to try more, I was not nervous after all.”

There was a concert for the pupils after the pledge taking ceremony and several of the P2 teachers put up a performance.  Here's what they said...

 

Teacher A

La, la, la, la, laa... (horrible singing)

Hi everybody!

I'm a teacher you know well but long ago before I was a teacher I wanted to be a ballet dancer. Sigh! But I kept flling and so I had to switch career. Can you guess who I am?

 

Teacher B

Hi everybody! I do not want to be a ballet dancer like the previous teacher. If you keep really quiet, you will hear my talents. Are you ready? (Opera singing followed by glass shattering sound)

As you can see I wasn't very successful. That's when I wrote in to be a teacher. Who am I?

 

Teacher C

I can't sing but I can be anything I want to be when I'm on stage.

"Ohhhh! I've been shot! Ahhhh!"

Let's try it again.

Cut! Cut Cut! Horrible acting! That did not look dramatic enough. Again.

Scene 101. Take 207.

Sigh! After the 250th take I lost my voice and my career. I then decided to take on my second choice career. That's when I became a teacher.

 

Teacher D

I love cooking exotic dishes for my friends and I was really good at baking. Everyone loved my superhard bubblegum cookies with fried grasshopper as toppings. But one day... as I was baking... (Explosion)

That's when I decided baking was just not for me.

So I walked to GRPS and became a teacher.

 

Teacher E

I love running and anything to do with sports. I try to dribble the basketball but it always runs away and when I jump, I usually have to visit the doctor after that. As you can see, being a professional basketball player was the 'perfect' job for me except for one tiny little problem... I was just too short. So, I became a teacher which is a job with no height requirements.

 

The National Primary Schools Rope Skipping Organising Committee is organising a Synchronized Rope Skipping Competition for Junior Division (Boys & Girls) in conjuction with the Singapore Heart Foundation World Heart Day on Saturday, 29 September 07 at Vivo City, Sky Park, Level 3 from 11.00am to 12.30pm.

 

 

I was very excited because I love to make things. I used tomato sauce, cheese, tuna, lettuce, bread and margarine. When I was done with my sandwich, I did not eat it because I wanted to give it to my father for his birthday. When he ate it, he said it was delicious. I was glad he liked it.

Ng Huiyan 2 Kindness

 

I was very excited about making a sandwich by myself. I spread the tuna and lettuce and I was done. I made it for my Mum and I felt happy about it.

Jamie Chua 2 Kindness

 

When I started making the sandwich, I felt so hungry and excited. I put the lettuce and cheese on my bread. I did not spread the margarine because I do not like it. My sandwich was delicious.

Chow Boon Hui 2 Kindness

 

 

This is an English enrichment programme that is introduced in Term 3.  The students are taught the essential skills towards improving their speech and in performing drama. It is indeed an activity that the students enjoyed and looked forward to every week.

 

One of the lessons was on learning to express themselves with words and without words (mime).

The students were asked to change words in the script to express different types of feelings and content and this essentially taps on their creativity and self-expression skills. 

The National Arts Council will be organising a kids concert this September school holidays. It's happening on Sunday, 2nd September at Bishan Park II. Why don't you drop by with your family? It's free!

 (Click on the pictures below to view a bigger image)

 

 Avita (in red t-shirt on the left of the photo), a student from Taiwan visited 2 Honesty during Term 3 for an exchange programme.

 

Colours are everywhere

Look around and see

Orange is the colour of the kite

That flies in the sky

White is a fluffy cloud

Floating up high

Green is a tree that is covered with leaves

Yellow is a sunflower blowing in the breeze

Red is a watermelon juicy and sweet

Black is the colour of the shoe on my feet

Blue is the bicycle I ride in the park

Silver is star that twinkles in the night

Grey is a day when the rain pours down

Pink is the pretty dress I wear on special days.

 

Written by Lee Kai Fong, Primary2 Respect

 

What is Yellow?

Yellow is a sour lemon

Yellow is a sweet corn that pop into my mouth

Yellow is the dried leaves on the ground

Yellow is the hot sun shining in the sky

 

Written by Janessa Chee, Primary 2 Respect

 

What is Green? 

Green is a pear,

Green is a grass,

Green is a kiwi fruit,

Green is a tortoise shell,

and green is the colour

that looks cool!

(Done by Pokemon Group, Primary 2 Grace)

Pupils in the group: Dillon, Kenji, Kai Ling, Wei Jie and Irfan

 

What is Yellow?

Yellow is ... for banana,

bird,

and is also for cheese.

(Done by Mickey Mouse Group, Primary 2 Grace)

Pupils in the group: Jing Lin, Clara, Edmund and Ernest

 

What is Yellow?

Yellow is for the sun,

daffodils and chicks,

the lemon is sour

but you are sweet!

(Done by Fantastic Four Group, Primary 2 Grace)

Pupils in the group: Iffah, Sarah, Feng Ting and Aliana

 

What is Green?

Green is for grass,

Green is for tortoise,

Green is for leaf,

And green also looks cool!

(Done by Bugs Bunny Group, Primary 2 Grace)

Pupils in the group: Celine, Hermann, Ida, Darren and Iffat

 

What is Purple?

Purple is a grape,

Purple is a flower,

Purple is a butterfly,

and a flower shirt too!

(Done by Surf Up Group, Primary 2 Grace)

Pupils in the group: Brenda, Faris, Elvan and Javier

 

What is Blue?

Blue is a pen,

Blue is a marker,

Blue is a nice colour,

in the sky!

(Done by Mr Bean Group, Primary 2 Grace)

Pupils in the group: Susan, Bardah, Kar Hin and Ming Zhan

 

What is Green?

Grasses are green,

Vegetables are green,

Green is a caterpillar

crawling on the green leaves.

(Done by Snoopy Group, Primary 2 Grace)

Pupils in the group: Shawn, Jing Ying, Huzarie and Donovan

 

 

 

The afternoon session teachers went on a learning journey to Hydroculture-Scape Pte Ltd on 15 August 2007.

 

They learnt that hydroculture is the method of growing plants in an inert medium with water and odourless fertillizer rather than soil. It is easy, clean and one has greater success in raising healthy plants. We can tell at a glance when the plant needs to be watered. It's simple! No more over or under watering therefore fewer plant losses.

The teachers planted their own plants in beakers using hydroculture and you can see them in the photos above.

 

More details can be found at this website, www.hydroculture.biz

 Please view our photos at http://grpsp2.spaces.live.com/?_c11_PhotoAlbum_spaHandler=TWljcm9zb2Z0LlNwYWNlcy5XZWIuUGFydHMuUGhvdG9BbGJ1bS5GdWxsTW9kZUNvbnRyb2xsZXI%24&_c11_PhotoAlbum_spaFolderID=cns!8CFE46A92902AFB!233&_c11_PhotoAlbum_startingImageIndex=2&_c11_PhotoAlbum_commentsExpand=0&_c11_PhotoAlbum_addCommentExpand=0&_c11_PhotoAlbum_addCommentFocus=0&_c=PhotoAlbum

 

 

 

I am very excited about Lower Primary Sports Day .It is fun and interesting. I hope I will have it again. This day would be etched in my memory forever. Written by Ming Zhan

Dear Mrs Heng, THANK YOU for supporting us. I like the game because it is exciting. Happy National Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Written by Shawn

Dear Mrs Heng, I stood at the starting line, I was bursting with hope and excitement. As the teacher blew his whistle, I was delighted. Bbbbbbb, Clara went .I did very fast for the race, so surprising my group came 1st! I know you are very proud of us. Written by Celine Chua

I was happy just now, because I like to play the Hop A Ball.  I wish I could get 1st. I wish to play it again. Written by Brenda

Dear Mrs Heng,  I enjoyed myself today with the exciting games like Hop A Ball. I love to play the games. All the games are exciting  I played Hop A ball like I am going to vomit . Written by Bardah

Dear Mrs Heng, THANK YOU for supporting us. I like the game because it is very fun. HAPPY NATIONL DAY. Written by Nur Iffah

Today I am very happy. We enjoy ourselves. I learn how to balance the bean bag on my hand. I love to play with my friends. Written by Lee Jing Ying

I felt very excited when I started to play Twin Attack  .My classmate Darren was noisy .After that it was my turn . I wish to win. Written by Edmund Yew

 

I felt very excited before the game started. When the game ended, I saw my elder sister. She was giving out the Hunny bottles. She saw me and then she waved her hand at me. She kept smiling at me. Written by Woo Kai Ling

I’m very happy about the Lower Primary Sports Day 2007. I think we will be the first. I think that our balancing act came in first; Twin Attack was second and Hop-A-Ball first. Written by Kenji Ho Jun Sian

Dear Mrs Heng I felt scared when it was my turn. After that I felt happy. I hope I can play again. Written by Aliana

Today, I am very happy. I learn how to play HOP A BALL. I enjoy myself very much. Written by Mohammad Huzairie