FTGP, Final and Math Adventure

1. FTGP pages 33 and 34 are due next Monday, 1 Feb.
2. The final version of your composition on "Bully" is due tomorrow. Remember to use the suggestions that your friends have given to improve your story. This task is due tomorrow.
3. If you intend to subscribe to the Math Adventure Magazine, please complete the order form and provide the necessary payment to the vendor who will be stationed in the canteen tomorrow.

Weekend reminders and homework

Reminders: What's coming up?

1. Parent-Teacher Networking on Saturday 30 Jan
2. Field-based Learning Journey on 1 Feb. Please submit your consent forms on Monday, 25 Jan.
3. Smart Card photo taking on 2 Feb

Homework:

• Complete any outstanding corrections in the Companion Booklet. Exclude PS 2 and 6, I will go through the answers with you on Monday.
• First Draft of your "Bullying" composition from Companion Booklet PS 12. You need to include the Story Mountain for this compo. Write your first draft in a foolscap in your best handwriting please.

Homework due tomorrow

1. Spelling Corrections. You need to write out the whole sentence with the correct answer as your correction. Please underline or highlight the correct word.
2. LRD page 16, Part 1: Antonyms and Part 2: Idioms. Cut and paste them neatly in your exercise book.

Answers to Synthesis 1

Please do your necessary corrections.

1.       Kevin is not good in Math. His brother is not good in Math.

Kevin and his brother are both not good in Math.

2.       “Please ask your mother for permission if you want to go out,” said Miss Lim to Peter.

Miss Lim told Peter to ask his mother for permission if he wanted to go out.

3.       Henry does not put enough effort during football practice. He will not make the football team.

If Henry does not put enough effort during football practice, he will not make the team.

4.       Tim broke my toy boat. I bought it yesterday.

The toy boat I bought yesterday was broken by Tim.

5.       Mary went to the market. Mary did not buy fruits.

Although Mary went to the market, she did not buy fruits .

6.       James dislikes the smell of durians. Jane dislikes the smell too.

Neither James nor Jane likes the smell of durian.

7.       The French woman was trying to ask me for directions. I could not understand what she was saying.

The French woman was trying to ask me for directions but I could not understand what she was saying.

8.       The boy continued to play in the rain. His mother warned him.

The boy continued to play in the rain despite the fact that his mother warned him / his mother’s warning .

9.       “You can all leave class early today,” the teacher told her students.

The teacher told her students that they could all leave class early that day.

10.   Mike left his house in a hurry. He left his keys on the table.

Mike left his keys on the table because he left his house in a hurry.

Synthesis

• If you have not completed the PS2 of your Companion Booklet in class, please do so during the weekends. Remember to check your answers at least twice over before you submit it on Monday.
• Also due on Monday is this Synthesis exercise. Write out these questions on a foolscap paper, neatly. Thank you for saving the Earth.

                1.       Kevin is not good in Math. His brother is not good in Math.

___________________ both __________________________.

2.       “Please ask your mother for permission if you want to go out,” said Miss Lim to Peter.

Miss Lim told Peter _________________________________.

3.       Henry does not put enough effort during football practice. He will not make the football team.

If _______________________________________________.

4.       Tim broke my toy boat. I bought it yesterday.

The toy boat I _____________________________________.

5.       Mary went to the market. Mary did not buy fruits.

Although _________________________________________.

6.       James dislikes the smell of durians. Jane dislikes the smell too.

Neither __________________________________________.

7.       The French woman was trying to ask me for directions. I could not understand what she was saying.

____________________________ but ______________________.

8.       The boy continued to play in the rain. His mother warned him.

________________________ despite _______________________.

9.       “You can all leave class early today,” the teacher told her students.

The teacher told her students __________________________.

10.   Mike left his house in a hurry. He left his keys on the table.

_____________________ because _____________________.

PSLE test papers and Companion Booklet

• Fill up the correct information for the PSLE test paper order form and submit it together with your payment to me tomorrow. I would appreciate very much if you could pay in exact change and no coins please.
• Companion Booklet: PS 6 - Direct Speech to Reported Speech, is also due tomorrow.

Week 2 LRD task due tomorrow

Cut and paste:

1. Page 16 Part 1 only. This should take up 2 pages of your exercise book.
2. Page 17 (with the attached illustrations - preferably). This should also take up 2 pages of your exercise book.