Stimulus-based Conversation model on kindness Usually, by mid-May my students would be done with the oral component for their SA1. The rest of the levels would then have a break before they re-start oral testing in September for their SA2. The P6s would still continue on with oral as they Read more…
P6 Writing: City Underground & SOTA Primary 6 Creative Writing Competition 2020 Congratulations to one of our most hardworking P6 students, Sophia, for being shortlisted as one of the Top 50 finalist in the SOTA P6 Creative Writing Competition 2020!!!! We are very proud that your piece was selected as Read more…
Model composition – A Dangerous situation and English E-learning programme It has been a very busy two weeks and somewhat stressful. After the announcement that all enrichment and tuition centres had to close, Thinking Factory, was hard at work thinking of the best way to continue on with teaching and Read more…
P6 English Composition model: Being punished Bullies and bullying are common characters and themes that students like to use in their compositions. This is understandable because this topic is ever present in children’s lives, be it through books, the media and sadly for some, real life experiences. Before the March Read more…
PSLE Oral: 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 Read more…
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 this year. They start testing for Read more…
Primary 6 English: An unforgettable event composition This is the second composition theme my Primary 6 students are attempting for January. This theme was set for the 2019 English Preliminary for one of my students last year. I felt that this theme and the pictures given were not as easy Read more…
Primary 6 English Vocabulary and Editing List I hope that everyone had a restful and fun December school holidays. As the last week of the holidays approach, I have begun to prepare the necessary materials for my Primary 6 students. One such material is the Vocabulary and Editing list. These Read more…
Primary 6 English Composition: A Changed Behaviour & PSLE 2019 results Tomorrow we begin our PSLE Intensives until December 18th. I would like to congratulate my 2019 PSLE students for their accomplishments and results – from A*s and As and to my student who worked hard to accomplish his B Read more…
Changes to PSLE scoring from 2021 and how that may affect the English Language PSLE For the past few years MOE has been making an effort to reduce the stress that our stduents face in school. From removing the mid-year examnation at certain levels to revising admission rules by DSA. Read more…