The long school holiday is about to begin! While it is important to relax and unwind, PSLE and O level students are beginning to prepare for their major year ahead. Without piles of school homework (and unfortunately, the lure of Read more…
Most students have received their SA2 results. While some results are cause for celebration, others are reminders that certain subjects require more effort. Either way, examinations, while stressful for students (and parents), are good indicators of whether students have understood Read more…
In Part 2 of this blog series, we will be looking at Paper 1 components and how you can diagnose your strengths and weaknesses. A flow chart for each component/section has been designed for you to gauge your progress in Read more…
The secondary 1 examinations are done and results were out not long ago. This is a good time to take stock of where you are in Secondary English after completing your first year of secondary school life. In this 2-part Read more…
Now that the lower secondary students have completed their exams and received their results, it is a good time to review the areas that you need to improve on for the Writing component. The jump from Primary to Secondary school Read more…
In both the P3 and P4 Paper 2, there is a section called Grammar Cloze. This is broken up into two parts. One (Passage 1) is choosing the correct pronouns, which is easy to score and the other (Passage 2) Read more…
Our Secondary 4 2021 class will begin on November 1st 3.30pm-5.30pm. Just like the PSLE year, we believe that preparing students early for any major examination is important. In the post below, Tr Rachael, our upper secondary teacher, explores the Read more…
As we approach the final lap of the SA2 examinations, most students have completed their Oral and Paper 1 components. Next week my P3-P5 students will be busy revising for the components in Paper 2. In today’s post I will Read more…
Primary2 English: Evaluating grammar rules, comprehension and writing skills Most schools do not give formal assessments to their Primary 1 and 2 students. This is a good way for young students to enjoy their day to day school life and Read more…
Initially unplanned, the 2020 P3 class was started as a way to accommodate the siblings of my older current or ex students. As the Covid-19 situation worsened in the first part of the year, I stopped taking in new students Read more…