The Class Gathering!

Dear children and parents,

Thank you for everything you have done so that our class gathering on the 22nd was such a successful and memorable one. From the planning to the delicious food to the thoughtful gifts and your presence! I hope everyone had a great time interacting with one another and that the children enjoyed themselves =) I know I definitely did! Keep in touch and may we all have a Merry Christmas and a great 2008 ahead! Enjoy the photos below =)

Class Gathering details

Date:

22nd December 2007, Saturday

Venue:
Mei Hwan Drive
Goldenhill Park Condominium
Function Room 1

* If security guard needs address of resident, it is Blk 70, #02-20.

Time:
10 am - 3 pm


Activities (Could be sequential):
- Swimming
- Lunch (Suggested time: 1 pm)
- Games/Interaction
- Aniq's Birthday Celebration
- Gift exchange (Each child to prepare a gift of maximum $5)
- Clearing up/Farewell


Attendance and Food
-Pupil's name (Number of people in family joining)
(List will be updated as response comes in)
*Please provide Halal food as far as possible. Thanks!

- Chua Ying Xuan (4) ~ 'Bao' & 'Siew Mai'
- Pamela Lim (4) ~ Mee Siam & Fried Bee Hoon
- Lim Yu Hui (3) ~ Drinks
- Kyna Wee (4) ~ Dim Sum
- Juven Lim (4) ~ Sandwiches & cocktail sausages
- Aniq Danish (4) ~ Finger food & Birthday cake for Aniq!
- Natalie Yee (4) ~ Log cake
- Jessica Zhong (4) ~ Chicken satay with lontong (rice cake)
- Gini & Bryan Wong (3) ~ Fish ball and sotong ball
- Andrew Sim (4) ~ Chicken nuggets and mashed potatoes
- Daniel Tan (4) ~ Pizzas
- Keefe Chew (2) ~ Mango pudding
- Kenji Wong (4) ~ Potato salad
- Shen Jun Wu (5) ~ Fruits

It's been a rewarding 2007...

Dear Children and Parents,

It's been a hectic but fulfiling year for me. This is my 2nd year teaching a Primary 1 class and I still enjoy the experience of guiding the little ones as they step into their beginning year of formal schooling. Their cute faces (this class is a very good looking class indeed! look at the slide show on the right and you will know what I mean!) and quirky antics in class always makes me smile even though they can make me exasperated many a time. It's amazing how much I've learnt from the children as well. Hopefully, this year had been a memorable one for all of us.
~Miss April loves all the Couragers of 2007~ *Hugs and kisses*

I would like to thank all parents for their support and encouragement throughout this one year. I'm glad that we have used the various means of communication, be it emails, calls or through the blog and homework diary to convey our views and opinions to each other. Thank you for appreciating my efforts. Your kind words and gestures are very encouraging to me.

May the rest of 2007 be filled with happy moments and here's wishing us all an advanced Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

~It is more blessed to give than to receive~ Acts 20:35

Our Top Pupils & Last Class Party

Dear all,

I would like to congratulate all 1 Courage top prize winners! They are Ying Xuan, Samantha and Gini. They have been consistent in their work all year round and have achieved excellent results in their examinations. Their conduct in class is exemplary as well. They are more than worthy being our class top 3! Amazing girl power! Well done, my sweeties~

Last Class Party

Aniq's Birthday Celebration!

We celebrated Aniq's birthday in advance last Wednesday in the canteen. (His actual birth month is in December!)
Happy Advance Birthday, Aniq! Mr and Mrs Shukor packed a full home-cooked meal, consisting of spagetti, sausage, chicken wing and a packet of drink for each child! The children were also treated to a delicious cake and given wonderful goodie bags. On behalf of the class, I would like to thank Mr and Mrs Shukor. Enjoy the photos!

Last few awards of the year...

Presenting our Class Star Pupils of October!

They are, in no particular order of merit,

• Natalie Yee
• Andrew Sim
  

These children have exhibited our school core values through action and speech and have been observed to demonstrate the values and character traits such as sharing, trustworthy, affective and responsible.

Well done!

Looking Good Award
For the month of November, Samantha, Ying Xuan, Briant, Jun Wu, Jolene, Yu Hui, Kyna, Raiyan and Vicky have clinched this award for their excellent handwriting. Keep up the great writing!

Glenda, Elkan, Luke, Rachle, Natalie, Pamela and Daniel were also awarded for their improved handwriting! Well done, children!


Well Kept Class Award
I'm proud to announce that our class has attained the Well Kept Class for the month of September! We are also 1 of 2 classes who have achieved the Well Kept Class of the Year! I'm proud of all the Couragers who have helped out in one way or another. They have each been rewarded with a packet of tidbits from the school. =)

Exam Results & Last Gathering

Dear all,

EXAM RESULTS

I'm proud to say that 1 Courage has done relatively well in the recent Semestral Assessment 2 Examinations. There are 100% passes for both English and Mathematics! =) Well done, children!
*Pat on your backs*

Below are some results that you might be interested in.
They are based solely on the SA2 Exams and not the Overall marks (SA1 & SA2).

English

Band 1 [85-100] : 27 pupils, 90%

Band 2 [70-84] : 2 pupils, 6.7%

Band 3 [50-69] : 1 pupils, 3.3%

Average Mark: 88.6

Highest Mark: 97

Mathematics

Band 1 [85-100] : 24 pupils, 80%
Band 2 [70-84] : 5 pupils, 16.7%
Band 3 [50-69]: 1 pupil, 3.3%
Average Mark: 89.1
Highest Mark: 100

Feel free to email/call me if there are any queries.

GATHERING

Mrs Choo (Elkan's Mom) has suggested to me to have a gathering for all parents and children of 1 Courage for the last time before the children part to move up to their respective P2 classes. =(

Some ideas are:

1) Barbaque at Bishan canal

2) Show and Tell (Children to tell of their experience in 1C)

3) Gift exchange

I would however, need the help of more parents to organize this get-together. Kindly email me if you are interested. Reply me with your email address and contact number if possible. I will be collating a list of interested parents' contact details and will send out a mass mail. Communication will be much easier in that way. Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Awards for Term 4.. more to come!

Most Improved Pupils

I am very proud to award both Raju and Andrew for their vast improvement in English and Mathematics respectively. I have decided to award these 2 pupils as the comparison between their SA1 and SA2 marks scores were the greatest. Raju had an improvement of 22.6 marks and Andrew, a jump of 8.5 marks. Congratulations and well done, boys!

Spelling Achievers for Term 4!
Congratulations to our 6 Spelling Queens - Gini, Natalie, Samantha, Janice, Jolene & Jessica and our only Spelling King - Juven! These children have scored a perfect score for all Spellings in Term 4.
Way to go!

Mental Sums Whiz for Term 3!
Congratulations to Aniq, Gini, Andrew, Ying Xuan, Juven, Samantha, Jun Wu and Kyna (absent).

These children have achieved a perfect score for all Mental Sums in Term 4! Excellent!

Looking Good Award
Briant, Samantha and Kyna (absent) have clinched this award for their excellent handwriting in September. Gini, Ying Xuan, Janice and Kyna (absent) have also been given this award for the month of October. Keep up the great penmanship!

Andrew and Jun Wu were also awarded for their improved handwriting in September! For October, Alka, Bryan, Kenji and Juven were our awardeds. Well done!



Best Group
I would also like to congratulate RED Group for being the Best Group in the month of September.

In the month of October, all groups are winners!

Happy Birthday Gini & Bryan!

We celebrated the twin's birthday today in the canteen with a delicious chocolate cake and specially prepared goodie bags . On behalf of the class, I would like thank Mr and Mrs Wong for taking time to come down to school with the wonderful treats~
Happy Birthday, Gini and Bryan! Enjoy the photos =)

Important matters

Dear all,

Please revise for the exams from all reading resources especially:

1. English Textbook 1A & 1B
2. Maths Textbook 1A & 1B
3. Red file (English workbook pages)
4. Green file (English worksheets)
5. Blue file (Maths worksheets from workbook and homework book)
6. KCPPS 2005 SA2 Exam papers - English and Mathematics
7. KCPPS 2006 SA2 Exam paper - English

Homework for the 1 week break:

- > Rosyth SA2 Exam papers - English and Mathematics

Points to take note for the exams [Remind child!]
1. Write down NAME, INDEX NUMBER and CLASS on exam paper.

2. Do NOT leave any BLANKS. Try every single question. Make intelligent guesses if you do not know the answer.

3. TIME is precious! Move on to the next question if you are stuck on a particular question. Do the questions you are confident in and then return back to the questions that you were stuck at.

4. READ INSTRUCTIONS. Many children do not read instructions and hence, they lose marks. [They circle instead of colour, tick instead of cross out, start from smallest number instead of greatest etc]

5. After completing the paper, always CHECK! [Check that you have done ALL questions and check your answers to see if they make sense!]

All the best to my dearest Couragers~