Dear Primary 2 Parents/Guardians,

 

STELLAR – ENGLISH LANGUAGE

 

We are pleased to provide with an update of the vocabulary and grammar items taught in Term 3. The FA3 Exam will include test items from Unit 12 to Unit 15. Please refer to the list below on the main vocabulary and grammar components that your child has been exposed to. We would greatly appreciate if you could revise these with your child.

 

Grammar Components
Pronouns	you, he, she, them, it, I, my, our, they, us, me, we, her, his, their
Prepositions	of, with, in, for, from, to, on, onto, off, out of, along, under, through, at
Phrases of time sequence	All summer long, one summer, in the autumn, once upon a time, on Monday, on Tuesday
Determiners	this, these, so much, whole, all, lots, the, no, all, another, every
Conjunctions	when, and, or, but, because
Nouns	countable and uncountable, regular and irregular, singular and plural, compound words
Verbs	verbs to be: is, are, was, were simple past tense: grow/grew, fly, flew, fee/felt, have/had simple present tense: begin/begins, like/likes, know/knows, do/does modals: must, would, should, could

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vocabulary List
cloudy	snow	fall	giraffe	wind
frost	directions	autumn	cat	rain gauge
rain	job	grasshopper	ratosaur	robber
rainbow	marker	insects	rat	mosquitoes
weather	measure	narrator	dinosaur	bee
warm	pulleys	summer	spiderfish	butterfly
thermometer	screws	winter	spider	sun
mole	tools	zest	fish	storm
cockatoo	wrench	dragodog	giraffocat	fleas
windy	ant	dragon	dog	flies

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Two

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (3) 2009 Term 3

Topics/Components To Be Tested

 

Subject	Week	Date - Exam	Topics/Components	Duration	Marks	Remarks
English	6	3/8 Mon	EL Paper 4 – Word Recognition Pupils will be asked to read 20-30  words from a high frequency list	10 minutes (estimated)	10 m	Stellar Unit 12 to15   Big Book Titles: 12. What will the Weather be Like Today? 13. A World of Tools 14. The Grasshopper and the Ant 15. The Best Pet   Please see attached - Stellar Information Sheet
	9	28/8 Fri	EL Paper 2 – Comprehension (Open-Ended) Pupils will answer 5 comprehension qns related to STELLAR themes	30 minutes	10 m
	9	24/8 Mon	EL Paper 3 – Listening Sound discrimination and specific information 1. Sound discrimination 2. Picture/Sentence Matching 3. Responding to text	30 minutes	10 m
	9	24/8 Mon	EL Paper 2 – Grammar and Vocabulary	30 minutes	10 m
	6	3/8-6/8	Readers’ Theatre Choose a passage (10 min presentation)	10 minutes per group	-
	T4W1	Term 4	Learning Journeys	-	-

 

Primary Two

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (3) 2009 Term 3

Topics/Components To Be Tested

 

Subject	Week	Date - Exam	Topics/Components	Duration	Marks	Remarks
Mathematics	5	31/7 Fri	Test 1 ·            Addition & Subtraction within 1000 ·            Multiplication & Division          (Tables 2,3,4,5 and 10)	30 minutes	20 m
	7	11/8 Tue	Alternative Assessment (Hands-On Activity - Use of Manipulative) ·            Money	30 minutes	10 m
	8	18/8 Tue	Test 2 ·            Money ·            Fraction	30 minutes	20 m

 

Primary Two

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (3) 2009 Term 3

Topics/Components To Be Tested

 

Subject	Week	Date - Exam	Topics/Components	Duration	Marks	Remarks
Mother Tongue –   Chinese	6	5/8 Wed	Part 1 – 汉语拼音、辨字、词语选择	30 minutes	10 m
	8	19/8 Wed	Part 2 – 完成句子、组词成句	30 minutes	10 m
	9	26/8 Wed	Part 3 – 短文填充、阅读理解	30 minutes	10 m

 

 

Subject	Week	Date - Exam	Topics/Components	Duration	Marks	Remarks
Mother Tongue –   Malay	6	5/8 Wed	Imbuhan (me, mem , men, meng, menye, be, ber, bel, di)	30 min	10 m
	8	19/8 Wed	Prosedur Kloz (Close Passage)	30 min	10 m
	9	26/8 Wed	Kefahaman (Comprehension)	30 min	10 m

 

 

Subject	Week	Date - Exam	Topics/Components	Duration	Marks	Remarks
Mother Tongue –   Tamil	6	5/8 Wed	Part 1 : Vocabulary (Fill in the missing letters)	30 minutes	10 m
	8	19/8 Wed	Part 2 : Word Formation	30 minutes	10 m
	9	26/8 Wed	Part 3 : Comprehension Cloze	30 minutes	10 m

 

Pupils will be tested any 10 words for FA2.

 

beetles	weeds	crumpled
screeched	chocolate	wailed
nectar	monster	sausages
nodded	eggshell	broomstick
invitation	squawk	enormous
oysters	parrot	underground
warlords	skateboard	trouble
amazing	custard	humongous
earthworm	crocodile	skeleton
backyard	toothbrush	comfortable

17^th April 2009

Dear Primary 2 Parents/Guardians,

STELLAR – ENGLISH LANGUAGE

We are pleased to provide with an update of the vocabulary and grammar items taught in Semester 1. The SA1 Exam will include test items from Unit 1 to Unit 10. Please refer to the list below on the main vocabulary and grammar components that your child has been exposed to. We would greatly appreciate if you could revise these with your child.

Grammar Components
Pronouns	he, she,  it, I, my, our, they, us, me, we, her, his
Prepositions	along, under, through, to, at, off, from, for, of, over, down, up, inside, outside, out
Adverbs	quickly, carefully
Determiners	a, an, the, some, all, a few, this, that, those, these, some, most, several
Conjunctions	then, when, and, but, then, so
Nouns	countable and uncountable, singular and plural, collective, compound words
Verbs	verbs to be: is, are simple past tense: blow/blew, go/went simple present tense: hatch/hatches, fly/flies, eat/eats, do/does  opposites: open/shut
Punctuation	capitals for [Mr Chua], commas: One morning,…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vocabulary List
miner	curry	branch	beware	cloak
tunnel	bubbles	flower	roof	shout
dance	trouble	lobster	broken	soldiers
drill	mouth	caterpillar	letter	candle
wriggly	parrot	sign	collection	stage
crabs	hair	invitation	swarm	drum
hate	feathers	party	dream	sword
tasty	beautiful	catch	squeeze	magnet
terrible	pupa	shiver	squirms	shake
yum	nectar	gate	screech	pocket
mussels	tongue	tomorrow	curtain	skateboard
turtles	clam	chocolate	stammer	bunch of keys

●You can find the above examples in the Stellar booklet 2009 (Term 1) and the Unit Worksheets 

  used in Term 2.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Mdm Shanthi Devi d/o Rangasamy

HOD / English Language

 

 

 

Primary Two                                Term 2

 

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (2) 2009    

 

Subject	Week	Date	Topics	Duration	Remarks
Mother Tongue –   Chinese	6	27th  April - 29th April	Oral -          Reading Passage -          Describing Picture -          Conversation	15 minutes (estimated)	校本-《小学1&2年级》P121,P126,P110,P154,
	7	4th May	Listening Comprehension 听力试卷	30 minutes	Listening Comprehension Revision Paper 1 & 2
	7	6th May	Use of Language -          Han Yu Pin Yin (汉语拼音) -          Word Recognition（辩字） -          Vocabulary（选词填空） -          Word Order (组词成句) -          Syntax（完成句子）	45 minutes	Chinese Text Book 2A  :Lesson 1 to Lesson 11
	7	7th May	Comprehension (理解问答) a)      Multiple Choice Questions b)      Open-Ended c)      Cloze Passage (短文填空)	45 minutes	Revision Paper
Mother Tongue –   Malay	6	27th  April - 29th April	Oral -          Reading Passage -          Describing Picture	15 minutes (estimated)	o     Mekar Aktivity & Text Books o     Malay Lang File o     Malay Vocabulary Bank Book o     Spelling Book
	7	4th May	Listening Comprehension	30 minutes
	7	6th May	·  Spelling ·  Affixes ·  Sentence Construction (Picture Based)	45 minutes
	7	7th May	·  Comprehension ·  Vocabulary ·  Verbs	45 minutes
Mother Tongue –   Tamil	6	27th  April - 29th April	Oral -          Reading Passage (10 marks) -          Describing Picture (8 marks) -          Picture Conversation (2 marks)	15 minutes (estimated)	-Tamizhosai TB/WB-2A (Lesson 1-14)   -TL Lang file   -Spelling Book
	7	4th May	Listening Comprehension	30 min
	7	6th May	·  Spelling ·  Penmanship	45 min
	7	7th May	·  Grammar ·  Vocabulary ·  Picture Matching	45 min

 

Primary Two                                Term 2

 

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (2) 2009    

 

Subject	Week	Date	Topics/Components	Duration	Remarks
Mathematics	7	5th May	·           Numbers to 1000   ·           Multiplication & Division   ·           Multiplication & Division Tables of 2,3,4,5 and 10	45 minutes	My Pals Are Here! 2A   Chapter 1: Numbers To 1000 ·          Pupil’s Book 2A, pp 6 to 26 ·          Workbook 2A, Part 1, pp 5 to 22   Chapter 4: Multiplication And Division ·          Pupil’s Book 2A, pp 79 to 85 ·          Workbook 2A, Part 1, pp 85 to 96   Chapter 5: Multiplication Tables Of 2 And 3 ·       Pupil’s Book 2A, pp 86 to 105 ·       Workbook 2A, Part 2, pp 5 to 22   Chapter 6: Multiplication Tables Of 4, 5 And 10 ·       Pupil’s Book 2A, pp 106 to 131 ·       Workbook 2A, Part 2, pp 23 to 48
	8	12th May	·           Addition & Subtraction within 1000   ·           Length	45 minutes	My Pals Are Here! 2A   Chapter 2: Addition And Subtraction Within 1000 ·          Pupil’s Book 2A, pp 27 to 59 ·          Workbook 2A, Part 1, pp 23 to 64   Chapter 8: Length ·       Pupil’s Book 2A, pp 137 to 154 ·       Workbook 2A, Part 2, pp 59 to 80
	8	15th May	Alternative Assessment (Hands-On Activity - Use of Manipulative)   ·           Mass	30 minutes	My Pals Are Here! 2A   Chapter 9: Mass ·       Pupil’s Book 2A, pp 155 to 175 ·       Workbook 2A, Part 2, pp 81 to 112

 

 

2 Diligence - https://cid-08cfe46a92902afb.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/2%20Diligence%20Neighbourhood%20LJ?ref=1

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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!

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