Think Happyy. Be Happyy. This is 6B! : 2015

Sunday, 25 October 2015

Publishing Writing Pieces...

Dear 6B,

It's the time of the year again!

Save your writing piece according to your index number (refer to the page number on the top right hand corner).
Format :
Arial, font size 12
Full Name and Class Written at the end
Title must be given.
NOTE: Please do all this formatting BEFORE you transfer it to the Google document.

here is the link for ECAW:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y6tgtJz_dERUCHXPgg-ZjtMJ2hgbo2oPGdyyNBcR7UU/edit?usp=sharing

here is the link for the Show, Not Tell (haunted house):

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QoidF_WYmDd42vPZe5wA_2T3OsJEJu_KTb9bfkaICLc/edit?usp=sharing

(note: for those of you who didn't get a chance to write the story, at least upload your show and tell paragraph on the haunted house we did during supplementary lesson. It should be in your journals. If you have destroyed the journal, recreate a paragraph :P).

Thank you for your efforts!

Love,
Ms Priya

Tuesday, 29 September 2015

Practice Paper 3 - HBL

Dear 6B,

Here is the link for Practice 3:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13NMp5qdXZPjQ_Hbi3iKCuTZ3c9tzN2kQWdCs3XqXJws/edit?usp=sharing

Look through it and if there are questions, you can clarify them with me tomorrow :).

Love,
Ms Priya :)

Tuesday, 22 September 2015

The Last Lap...

Dear 6B,

with 4 school days and 1 week to go, this is it!

Hang in there...

Folder

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3G9nELoTUPxeGl1aDhncGJST3M&usp=sharing

Cloze Passages

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BFVMcPNa79PPjB8BinXGhULq1LS3ZhbxjHY-3ug6OIU/edit?usp=sharing

Compre Passages

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TUjPTdrbAGwwsVP-kZZeeQSUABZuoyaP-zYqCnID6Mo/edit?usp=sharing

Love,

Ms Priya

Sunday, 19 July 2015

Term 3 Week 3 : Review 5 and Review 6

Dear 6B,

here's Review 5 and 6.
DO be careful with spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Analyse your mistakes using the form given.

Review 5

1. No sooner had the bears left for a walk than Goldilocks made her way into their home.

2. The cake was baked in half an hour after I put it in the oven.

3. While Alex was taking his violin lesson, his sister was at an art competition.

4. As far as the teacher knew, Erica was absent from school on that day.

5. Farid practised his singing till 3a.m. for he wanted to win the first prize in the talent contest.

6. The Queen was the fairest among all the ladies in the land.

7. In order to get her three children a good education, Mrs Teo worked two jobs to send them to prestigious schools.

8. To our astonishment, we found that our supervisor had been embezzling money from the company for the past two years.

9. Before brushing her teeth, Grandma removes her dentures.

10. Between Eva and her sister, Eva is more matured.

Review 6

1. As soon as the recess bell rang, Reuben rushed out of the classroom.

2. If you practise the game often, you will master it.

3. As though ashamed of himself, David hid his face.

4. As long as you promise to return the book, I will lend it to you.

5. Mum gets infuriated whenever Zachary is lazy.

6. Keith is a very sociable person whereas Ken is more private.

7. Not only is my new maid cheerful, she is also intelligent.

8. Instead of squandering her money on branded luxury items, Kathy would rather donate it to the poor.

9. My roses bloom when the weather is cool.

10. Sheila looks tired as if she had a bad night.

Love,

Ms Priya

Thursday, 2 July 2015

Great start to Term 3!

Dear 6B,

thank you for the (somewhat) positive start to the term.

I appreciate the fact that everyone brought your thermometers - great job! I can also see more effort in your work , do keep it up and let's stay in focus :).

For those of us who found the start negative in some way,

remember the Circle of Influence.

Is it(whatever is making you negative/stressed/sad) something you can control?

If yes, DO something about it.

If no, PAUSE. Take a breathe and....

(You know what to do ;)).

Love,
Ms Priya

PS Here are the notes and answers for GR 2 and GR 3.

General Revision 2

1. Both bank notes look identical only one does not have the official watermark.

Both bank notes are identical only that one does not have the official watermark.

(The “only” already indicates that the notes are not identical, so there is no need for the word “almost”.)

2. In order to fulfil his promise to the king, the knight rode to the ends of the world.

(Some wrote ‘ends’ as ‘end’.)

3. Together with the cast, the director was given a standing ovation at the award ceremony.

(While I accepted ‘cast’ and ‘director’ as interchangeable, cast is still a singular noun. So the verb will still be ‘was’.)

4. Neither the crops nor the farm animals survived the drought.

5. Joshua has been eagerly looking forward to Christmas ever since he learnt about Santa Claus last month.

(‘Christmas’ was commonly misspelt.)

6. The thief, as well as his gang, was arrested on Monday.

(The additional phrase should be between two commas.)

7. Ben, Nasri and Donald would like to join the soccer team.

(The three names are interchangeable.)

8. Either knife is sharp enough to slice the lemon in two.

(‘Either’ usually refers to only one, so the verb is always singular.)

9. The price offered for my flat was too low, moreover, I love living in this estate.

(‘Moreover’ should be between two commas.)

10. Mrs Tan was so taken aback by the man who whipped out a knife suddenly that she could not move a muscle.

(‘so…that’ – Her emotion was so strong that she reacted that way. Since we are emphasising this, the order should not be changed.)

General Revision 3

1. We do not have furry pets due to the fact that my mother is allergic to animal fur.

We do not have furry pets due to my mother’s allergy to animal fur.

2. Ken could afford to pay for neither the car nor the van.

( Ken could afford to pay neither the car nor the van has a different meaning – think what it means!)

3. Milk is high in both protein and calcium.

(‘rich’ and ‘high’ can be synonyms so in this case, there is no need to repeat them.)

4. All the guests, except Robert, thanked the host for the wonderful party.

(additional info should be between two commas)

5. The police mounted an island-wide search in order to recapture the fugitive.

6. The baby did not start learning to crawl until he was seven months old.

The baby did not learn to crawl until he was seven months old.

The baby had not learnt to crawl until he was seven months old.

(‘The baby did not crawl’ has a different meaning from ‘did not start to learn to crawl’ – think of it!)

7. Jolene refused to don the clown’s costume lest her friends laugh at her.

(Please revise this connector again!)

8. That is the wizard whose sudden appearance frightened everyone.

(‘appearance’ was commonly misspelt.)

9. My doggy will not do tricks unless we feed it some doggy treats.

10. That is the bungalow where the Nair family lived for the past twenty years.

(‘at’ is unnecessary.)

Thursday, 4 June 2015

Synthesis Review #4

1. I prefer Granny's fried rice to Mother's.
(No need for "one".)

2. That is my neighbour whom you mistook for an actor last month.

3. Tokyo, Japan was where Brandon bought the book. (READ your answers- did you change the meaning?)

4. Zoe is the girl whose cat won the prize. (READ your answers- did you change the meaning?)

5. My elder brother would rather listen to classical music than any other type.

6. The police officers are confronting the boys who sprayed graffiti on the walls.

7. The storm, which was forecasted to last till midnight, eased during the night.

8. The Emperor preferred his younger son to his elder son.

9. The house that the farmer single-handedly built was destroyed by the raging fire.
(building should come before destruction)

10. The lady, whose house was burgled, went to the police immediately.

Synthesis #28

1.If you shout, you will wake Mother.
(The "don't" is more of a warning)

2. Whenever I go on vacations, I put on weight.
(Whenever already means each time, so there is no need for the word "always".)

3. Olly ran off when its leash slipped from my fingers.
(Olly can be represented by 'its' or 'his'.
It's = It is. Its = ownership)

4. Leonard will give the beggar some money whenever he passes this way.

5. The fire alarm was set off when smoke wafted from the flames.

6. Linda should take care of her health if she does not want to fall sick.
(This is not simply a cause and effect question. The "should" has a tone of a stern warning.)

7. If we wash the dishes, Mother will praise us.

8. Whenever the parrot is not fed on time, it gets cranky.

9. The frame smashed when Tim dropped the picture.

10. I get dizzy whenever I ride on roller coasters.

Synthesis #25

2^nd action/incident suddenly

1^st action/incident

1. No sooner had we washed the car than it started to rain.

*past participle is used to for first action that happened in the past:

had + past participle (-en/-ed/different form) of main verb

2. No sooner had Willis stepped into the room than he was asked to leave.

3. The canary had no sooner flown out of the cage than the cat pounced on it.

4. Jack had no sooner planted the magic bean into the ground than it started sprouting.

5. Paul had no sooner laid his eyes on his present than he tore it open.

6. No sooner had I stepped out of my room than I saw a mouse run into the kitchen.

7. Lynn had no sooner walked into the mall than she saw Cynthia in a shop.

8. No sooner had the actress gotten out of the car than the paparazzi began snapping pictures.

9. Miss Hani had no sooner left the classroom than the students started misbehaving.

10. No sooner had one event ended than another is to start the next day.

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

Links 20 May

20 MAY 2015

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3feyyZU2OYkfmhKMFJYa1Q2dVdyQjZLS2ZMVF92dGwxd0VHYnBGbmo4YU9KY0c0NmROUlk&usp=sharing

Saturday, 28 March 2015

Mr Lee Kuan Yew - What he has done for me (us) and What I will do in memory of him

Dear 6B,

this entire week, you have been flooded with images, anecdotes, soundbites and documentaries on
Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
Just like you, so have I been inundated with them.
I have been processing them and reflecting about them.
And so today, I would just like to share my thoughts about them.

Have I met him or interacted with him in person?
No.

Yet, I grieve at his passing. Because everything I know and love about Singapore comes from his visions and foresight.

The fact that I live in a well-sanitised place, received a good education, am able to read and write fluently in two languages and have a decent conversation in the other official languages, have a constant supply of electricity and water, walk about safely even if I am coming home late at night...
I have him to thank.

That said, this is not a pro-political post.This is not a propaganda post. This is a Lee Kuan Yew post, from a Singaporean of 27 years.
The older citizens and even you 6B, as you grow up, you may find certain of his decisions controversial and not ideal. So do I. But that does not negate all the other contributions of his.

I admire him for

having one vision -
to make Singapore a world-class city despite all the factors working against us.

showing what true work-life balance is -
having time for his wife and children (the aspect I truly admire him the most for)

not being afraid to stand up for what he believed in

being able to let go even if he was fit to continue running the state because he wanted to groom the next generation of leaders

That said - I do not want his passing to be a mere 1 week affair.
Some people got tattoos, some reflections. But these are too easy. Living is tough.
Here are some things that I've learnt from him that I wish to apply in my life henceforth.

#1: Be thankful for what I have,

"What I fear is complacency. When things become better, people tend to want more for less work." - LKY, 1970

See how much of a foresight he has? Here we are, whining about every little inconvenience we have. Train late, wifi-lagging, queue too long, too much homework...

Train late - at least we have a convenient public-transport system.
Wifi-lag- at least we have a modern technologically advanced society and you can afford such electrical luxuries
Queue too long - at least it's an orderly line and not a stampede
Too much homework - at least you have teachers who are willing to go the extra mile for you to ensure your excellence in education

Even Mr Lee Kuan Yew recognises this annoying trait of ours as mentioned in his quote :

"You know the Singaporean. He is a hard-working, industrious, rugged individual...But let us recognise that he is a champion grumbler" - 1977

Why are we grumbling?? Travelling has opened my eyes to how the basic necessities in life can be a luxury in some countries whereas here it is taken for granted.
So, I'm going to make an effort to recognise and appreciate the things I have going right for me and if a roadblock comes, I'm going to do something about it instead of whining about it.

#2: Exercise

Mr Lee had a daily exercise routine all the way in his 70s, 80s.
Sure, it was modified but it was still part of his daily life. If a man in his late 70s can exercise, why can't I??
So, I'm going to fit in exercise as a regular portion of my life.

#3: Lifelong learning

Mr Lee started learning Hokkien. Then, he moved onto Malay. Followed by Mandarin, which he continued learning till 90! With a teacher and all...
Proves two things. One, even the founding father of Singapore had the humility to realise he did not know everything and there is always something to learn. Two, it is never too late to start learning.
I am going to pursue a skill, big or small. But I am.

#4: Decrease addiction to technology

"Life is not just eating, drinking, television and cinema...The human mind must be creative, must be self-generating, it cannot depend on just gadgets to amuse itself" - LKY

When do you think he said this? 2000? 2010? Not at all. He said this in NINETEEN SIXTY-FIVE.
1965. FIFTY years ago.
And here we are 50 years later, forever addicted to our smartphones and internet.
Let's make an effort to detach ourselves from technology and enjoy the actual world , company with actual people , our loved ones and friends , even ourselves and our thoughts more.

So here they are - the 4 things I'm going to do to pay tribute to my nation's founding father - Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

"If you want to reach your goals and dreams, you cannot do it without discipline" - LKY

Discipline matters. I've always believed in it, hence your classroom expectations. Now, I will need discipline to achieve my 4 goals. It's not going to be easy but I will make the effort.

As I watch the state funeral and procession, these resolutions will resound in my mind as I thank and respect the man for all that he has done and what he will continue to inspire even in the years he's not around physically.

If you've any thoughts or personal insights, do share them 6B:).

Love,
Ms Priya

Monday, 16 March 2015

EL Holiday Assignment

Dear 6B,

please take this week to

- revisit the grammar items covered this term

- use the MConline platform and do the lessons (Oral, Writing, Grammar - whichever you think you need more practice in)

- get your power zones prepared for Term 2

- REST!

Term 2 is going to be an even more hectic time. Loads more revision, work, new things to learn - so be prepared.
As you can see, I've not assigned any specific work - I've given you the power to choose.
But, with great power comes great responsibility...So, decide whether you are going to use this week to catch up, prepare and be ready (I will not be putting up with any slack in Term 2) or you are going to while away the hours until it's too late to do anything.
Make a wise choice.
See you in a week's time!

Love,
Ms Priya

Sunday, 8 March 2015

Synthesis #18- #20

Note:

"Which" is used for things/animals, NOT human beings!

Common Errors:

- The order of the sentence doesn't make sense.
(e.g. Everyone respected the minister whom has been imprisoned for fraud. - why would people do that??? - change in meaning) So, please READ your sentence after writing them.

- Sentence seems incomplete.
(e.g. The girl who gave the note to Miss Chng. ) So, please READ your sentence after writing them.

- Omitting important information.
(e.g. I pity the _____ boy whose family was swept away by flood waters. The word "little" is missing.) So, please READ your sentence after writing them.

Synthesis #18

1.   Sally decided to seek the counsel of her supervisor who is a wise and understanding man.
2.       The boy who was commended by the police for his honesty is my pupil.
3.       This is the lucky cat that seems to have nine lives.
4.       Queenie plucked some flowers that were public property.
5.       The dog that died tragically in an accident last week belonged to my neighbour.
6.       That is the archer who killed the dragon.
7.       The villagers wanted to help the man who was arrested by the soldiers.
8.       I want to get my son the computer that is top-of-the-line and energy-efficient.
9.       Ann wanted her father to buy the piano that they saw in the shop window.

10. That is the girl who gave the note to Ms Chng.

Synthesis #19

1. That is the old man whose daughter is my teacher.
2.       That is the family whose house was burnt down by the notorious arsonist.
3.       That is the lady whom Alfred is married to.
4.       The minister whom everyone respected has been imprisoned for fraud.
5.       That is the suspect whom you must follow like a hawk.
6.       The girl whose essay won first prize is my best friend.
7.       The lady whose son spent two weeks in the hospital is my aunt.
8.       Is this the man whom you came to see?
9.       I pity the little boy whose family was swept away by flood waters.
10.   The comedienne whose jokes always make me laugh will be performing at our school.

Synthesis #20

1. The snake which slithered into the school caused a great commotion among the pupils and teachers.
2.       That was the bungalow which the Lim family used to live in twenty years ago.
3.       This is where we keep old books and newspapers.
4.       That is where the mouse had been hiding all this while.
5.       Can you recommend Clara a place where she can buy some antiques?
6.       The room where the King’s treasures had been hidden was sealed for two centuries.
7.       Herman works at that store where we bought our new television set.
8.       That is the dog which was reported to be missing last week.
9.       This is the heirloom bracelet which Mother loves.
10.   We brought home the nestlings which fell out of their nest.

Wednesday, 4 March 2015

6B - WRITING UNFORGETTABLE INCIDENT

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tMxK6AWmLyOUiZNKEA7cfBwgLprgn8HMAyp_w8Tl1CU/edit?usp=sharing

Wednesday, 25 February 2015

EL Synthesis #33

1. Knowing his limitations, Mr Soon hired experts to help him with his business.

2. Luck and good fortune would come to people who touched the magic tree.

3. Turning to the class, Mr Siva grinned cheekily as he pulled the giant rubber spider down the wall.

4. Following the seminar, refreshments will be served at the foyer.

5. Reaching a quick decision in this matter is impossible as there are too many factors to consider.

6. As a result of Roy’s thoughtless words, Ivy was hurt.

7. Unless funds can be raised to repay the debts incurred, the firm will most certainly go belly up.

8. In addition to books and clothes, Carrie also bought shoes at the sale.

9. Being sociable, Nigel spoke to our new classmate first.

10. His acute embarrassment was why Shawn refused to divulge the reason for his rash action.

EL Synthesis #32

1. You will get into her good books by being gracious.

2. Switch on the air conditioner if the room is not cool enough. OR
Switch on the air conditioner if the room is warm. (REJECT: hot)

3. He would have finished the plate of noodles if it had been well cooked.

4. He often does not offer us a greeting.

5. You will not get fired if you are not tardy and rude to the boss. OR
You will not get fired if you are early and polite to the boss.
Note : tardy = late
punctual = on time (punctual is NOT equal to early)
6. Victoria will forgive you if you apologise to her parents.

7. He leaves nothing on his plate when I cook for him.

8.     Hector will not get his hands on your family’s considerable fortune if you do not let him have his way.
Note: Without the "do not" , the meaning changes when "if" is used
     OR
Hector will not get his hands on your family’s considerable fortune unless you let him have his way.

9.     The sweater is less comfortable than it looks.
Note : The sweater is not as comfortable as it looks is not accepted because "as___as" usually means an equivalent.

10. It was only with his father’s help that he made more money than me.

EL Synthesis #31

1.     He got burnt when he played with fire.          OR
He got burnt as he played with fire.                 OR
He got burnt while playing with fire.

2.     With a thud, Gina let the heavy brick fall after she lifted it.

3. Enroute to lunch, Jackson lost his wallet.

4. Provided that the grease is cleaned off, the stove will look as good as new.

5. Fluffy, more than anything else in the world, is loved by me.

6.     Supposing he agrees to join our club, we will let him in on the secret.
NOTE: Supposing if he agrees (×)

7.     The flood waters washed away the huts along the river banks. OR
The flood waters washed the huts along the river banks away.
NOTE: passive -> active voice

8.     At the sound of the gunshot, the ducks flew off.

9. Besides a book and a teddy bear, my parents also bought me a huge cake for my birthday.

10. Trouble can be avoided if one exercises caution.