Activities for the "I am a Young Zoologist" Badge

Dear Parents and kids,

The holidays are coming soon! It's time to enjoy your holiday but complete some exciting activities as well!

Here's a list of activities that can be done to earn stars for your Young Zoologist Badge.
- Record the sound made by 5 different animals (1 star)
- Write an account of a pet you have (1 star)
- Visit the local fish market and learn to identify 10 or more different fishes. Make notes and sketches for explainations. ( 2 stars)
- Find and draw or take notes on at least 5 different types of spiders. (2 stars)
- Research on the definition of carnivores, herbivores and omnivorres. Compare the dietary behaviour of any 6 animals in the Singapore Zoo and describe the similarities and differences. (3 stars)
- Read up on illegal wildlife trade and make a poster on your findings to encourage conservation awareness. (2 stars)
- Read about an interesting experiment involving snails. Describe it to your classmates. YOur description must be clear. (3 stars)
- read up to find out how to either prepare for display the skeleton of a small animal or clean out and prepare for display the shells of 2 types of snails.

Complete The activities and bring it to school for your stars!

thanks
Miss Ang

Forms and notifications given

Dear Parents,

I have given some forms and notifications to the kids today.
Things Given:
1. Travel forms to be submitted by end of this week (21 May 2010)
2. Meet the parents' session forms to be submitted by tomorrow if possible.
*I understand that the slot 12.30 - 2 pm has been given as an option. Please try to avoid choosing that slot if possible as the Primary 3 teachers might have something else on.
3. Elearning letter

Thanks
Ms Ang

Title of Math Process Skills book

Dear Parents,

I have told the students to get an additional book to help them in Math.
Title: Process in Mathematics Primary 3
Publisher: EPH
Author: Fabian Ng

Thanks
Ms Ang

Title of science book

Dear Parents,

Some of the students are enquiring on the title of the quide book that i have been using with them.
Here are the details:
Publisher: FBP (Fairfield Book Publishers)
Title of book: Your companion to science. A complete guide to PSLE
THe book is blue in colour. It covers the topics from primary 3 - Primary 6.

thanks
Ms ang

Topics to be revised for the SA1

Dear Parents and kids,

We are just a few more days away from the SA1.
Please take note of the following topics to be revised.
ENGLISH
- the unit booklets in the file especially the vocabulary
- spelling words for Term 1 and Term 2
- grammar worksheets
- revision papers
- comprehension strategies
MATH
- Textbook 3A especially multiplication and division
- psp cards
- revision papers especially the Higher order thinking questions
SCIENCE
- What is diversity
- what are living things
- what are the characteristics of living things
- the four main groups of living things
- characteristic of plants, animals, fungi and bacteria
- the four mains groups of animals
- characteristics of mammals, insects, fishes and birds
- special exceptions of mammal - platypus and spiny anteater (lay eggs but are mammals)
- special exceptions of fishes - molly, swordtail and guppies (give birth to young alive instead of eggs but are fishes)
- sepcial exceptions of insects
- parts of plants
- chapter 1 and 2 of the science DIVERSITY TEXTBOOK
- biology log book

Thanks
Ms Ang

Term 2 Week 7

Dear Parents and kids,

Homework for the week are as follows:
1. WRP 2.6
2. SOlving word problems 1 and 2 (models to be drawn)
3. Week 6 cloze and Me
4. Hot science

Thank You!
Enjoy the weekend!

miss ang

Term 2 Week 5

Dear Parents and Kids,

The homework for this week:
1. WRP 2.5
2. CLoze and mE week 5
3. Grammar 06
4. Revision Paper G (only multiple choice questions)
5. Maths and Me
6. To study the phrases from the Narrative Booklet

*please note that the composition paper will be on 29 April 2010.

thanks
miss ang