P6 English 2020 testimonials Every year, I ask a few parents of my P6 students to write a testimonial about their child’s experience in my English class. I feel that this is a good way for parents to get feedback from other parents about how my English classes are run. Read more…
Opening of a new Primary 1 English class Thinking Factory is excited to announce the opening of our Primary 1 English class in 2021. Over the years, our focus has been on helping students in the upper primary years achieve their PSLE goals. However, laying a good foundation and building Read more…
New 2021 Primary and Secondary English Tuition Class Schedule Here is the new schedule of our Primary and Secondary English Tuition classes by level starting October 1, 2020. Primary 2 English tuition 2021 class schedule Starting Second week of November Primary 3 English tuition 2021 class schedule Starting Second week Read more…
Tips on preparing Primary 5 students for their PSLE year in Term 4 As students head towards the end of term 3 and move on to Term 4, I begin to prepare my P5 students for their transition into their PSLE year. I do so by: Getting them to work Read more…
P6 Composition: Being Late Our last composition done in class was on the theme of being late. Using the Cause and Effect model for composition themes such as being late or being careless is very effective for planning. This is a quick and organised way to use the theme and Read more…
In 2 months, I will bid farewell to my current PSLE students. It was not a usual year. For almost 4 months the students went through plenty of disruptions, changes and anxiety. They had to acclimatise to a new way of learning in school and for tuition. Now, they are Read more…
Teacher Rachael has proposed a 2-day writing course. The course will follow the Secondary curriculum changes in English Language. DESCRIPTION The aim of the course will be to teach the students techniques on how to handle: Persuasive Writing Skills (Discursive/Argumentative) Narrative Writing Skills (Personal Recount & Descriptive) Dates: 22nd & 25th Read more…
Writing Workshops Hello everyone and I hope that you are doing well 🙂 Recently, I have had some parents request for short-term lessons during this ‘circuit breaker’ period. I have managed to arrange two workshops with the focus on writing. A Secondary 2 workshop, which will be conducted by our Read more…
Stimulus-based conversation: key questions Every year, I get my P5 & P6 students to prepare the questions on the list. The list was created by one of the ‘top’ schools a few years back as a means to prepare their students for the SBC portion of the oral component. I Read more…
Here is an example of a PSLE Oral Gadget Addiction It is a little early in the year to be posting about PSLE Oral. After all, we are all in the midst of CA1 revision. However, some schools this year seem to have scheduled the oral component a lot earlier Read more…