Happy Birthday Ethan!

Dear Ethan, Happy Birthday to you!

Wishing you all the great things in life, hope this day will bring you an extra share of all that makes you happiest.

Love,
Miss Chan

Reflect, Appreciate and be Thankful

Dear children,

The school year has come to an end and it is important that we take a step back now and do a little reflection. What have you done well this year? What do you need to improve next year?

A key to always being happy and positive is to appreciate and be thankful for what you receive. Some of you may take for granted the many opportunities given to your class by the school, and that should not be the case.

So, as mentioned in class, I have done up a digital 'Wall of Thanks' (not tanks), for 5SD6 to pen down and share what they are thankful for this year. Do drop by!

http://padlet.com/wall/5sd6_wall_of_thanks

I will be inviting your class teachers to join us to post on the wall. Parents, you are welcomed to post on it too.

Love,
Miss Chan

Prize-Giving 2013

Dear all,

Last Thursday was truly a proud moment for all of us to see so many of our classmates receive awards and prizes for the core subjects! For the parents who unfortunately, were not able to join us, here is a summary of our achievements!

Our class, 5 Self-Discipline 6, won the HIPS Superclass award for the Primary 5 Level! This award is given to the class which achieved outstanding results in the school character development activities (e.g, the cleanest class, the best-behaved class, most charitable class in the level etc).  Everyone contributed in one way or another. I am truly proud of you all!

Another outstanding achievement is the Model Pupil of the year. Both awardees are from our class, Lin Min and Xue Qing. Excellent! =) Continue to be a good role model to your classmates next year!

Academically, you have all worked hard, and both Mrs Baldwin and myself are so proud to see many of you taking prizes for being the top 3 in the level for core subjects.
English: Wei En and Sarah
Mathematics: Irving and Zachary
Higher Chinese: Karen, Wei En and Lin Min
Chinese (Std): Lin Min
Science: Magdalene, Wei En and Sherman

The good progress award for our class goes to Ashley, who displayed resilience and self-discipline, and worked hard to improve her grades throughout the year.

Lin Min and Carson also received the CCA Awards for both Chinese Speech and Drama Elite and Wei Qi respectively for being outstanding contributors in their CCA.

Alister received the Gold Award in the Annual Mathlympics. Yan Bing, Irving and Alister also received the Gold Award for Singapore & Asean Schools Math Olympiads(SASMO).

Wei En, Levelle and Lin Min received with the HSK Chinese Proficiency Test Distinction Award. Chinese is not an easy language to master, continue to keep your interest in this subject!

The Service Excellence Award for Prefects goes to Lin Min and Sarah, our Deputy Head Prefect and Asst. Head Prefect respectively. They have contributed greatly to the school this year, leading teams of prefects to help out during school events such as the Teachers' Day Celebrations.

This year, Levelle, Samantha, Sarah, Xue Qing, Ryan and Karen have worked hard in championing good character among their peers as members of the Friends of Singa and received the Friends of Singa Bronze award. Well done!

Finally, many of our pupils have done well in the various International Competitions & Assessments for Schools (ICAS):
Distinction in English: Sarah, Wei En, Ryan, Alister and Ying Fei
Distinction in Mathematics: Yan Bing, Alister, Sherman and Kang Yan
Distinction in Science: Carson and Alister
Distinction in Computer Skills: Ryan

After working hard this year, enjoy your holidays and recharge for an exciting year ahead! 

Yours Sincerely,
Miss Chan

Happy Birthday Irving!

Dear Irving, Happy birthday to you!

Keep your smile and stay the happy-go-lucky boy you always have been. 

Love,
Miss Chan

Travel Declaration

Dear all,

This is a gentle reminder to do your travel declaration at MC Online if you have not done so. Even if you are not travelling for the holidays, you are still required to submit a "Not travelling" reply.

Please note that the report books will be returned tomorrow. Thank you for your patience.

Tomorrow is the "Use your hands campaign". Please remember to bring a rag and a pail (for those 7 pupils who volunteered) and I will tell you your duty tomorrow.

Regards,
Miss Chan

A little update and FAQs

Dear all,

Thank you for being so patient with my lack of updates. Now is truly a busy time, with subject banding and results processing. I also appreciate your understanding when I return calls late at night.

I know many parents are concerned over the SA2 results and class allocation. So here are some commonly asked questions and the answers.
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Is the Mathematics SA2 paper tough?
Comparing it to CA2 paper, I would say it is a little more challenging. That is to be expected, after all it is the last paper of the year, combining more topics for the entire year. There are also more questions which requires spatial-visual skills (due to the topics in term 4), which seems to be an area of weakness for some of the children. So it would be good for them to practise more of such questions over the holidays.

I also noted that the time management skills also need some improvement. We have practised sufficiently so far, each time for the revision paper where the class will sit for a mock test in class within the time limit, and also the 3 examinations since beginning of the year. Overall, I feel that the paper is a manageable one.

Is my child offered Higher Chinese next year?
In the event that he/she is not, Mrs Baldwin or myself would have already called you to clarify and to explain in detail.

For the others, do prepare your child to be ready, as it is indeed challenging to cope with all subjects on top of HCL, and P6 is a more demanding year in preparation for PSLE. I would especially advise those who did not score too well for CL or HCL this year (60 - 70 mark range) to use the holidays to revise your Primary 5 work. Likewise for children who did not do too well for your Mathematics, revise through your Math file this holidays.

Will my child be transferred out of the class? 
Please do not worry, we will be promoting up to Primary 6 together as a whole class. As far as I know, there is no transferring in or out of the class. They will be re-banded during Chinese lessons. I am glad as the class has bonded well within this year and I believe they will stay strong in class spirit next year.

Are you following the class up to Primary 6?
Deployment will only be released at the end of the year, so I cannot say for certain. In the event that there is a change in the form teacher, please rest assured that I will communicate closely with him/her even during the course of next year to help him/her understand your child's needs and dynamics of the class.

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If there are anymore questions, feel free to drop me an SMS (Sorry I have a high tendency to miss calls as my phone is always on silent) or e-mail me at chan_xiao_yan@moe.edu.sg, and I will get back to you as soon as I can. 

Yours Truly,
Miss Chan

Cleanest Class Award (October)

Dear all,

Congratulations on receiving the cleanest class award for the month of October! Keep up the good work and continue to keep our learning environment clean!

Thank you to those who have been taking out their time to maintain the classroom even though you were not instructed to. This is really a strong display of good class spirit and initiative! I'm very proud of you.

Yours Truly,
Miss Chan

Post examinations

Dear all,

It had been a long and tiring week for everyone. Do have a good rest this long weekend.

Do be reminded that next week, there is NO school on Monday, 4 Nov (Deepavali) and Wednesday 6 Nov (Admin Day).

Yours Sincerely,
Miss Chan

Happy Birthday Xue Qing!

Dear Xue Qing, Happy Birthday to you!

Although your birthday was during the examinations, have a good rest this long weekend and have an outstanding belated birthday!

Love,
Miss Chan

(Sorry to post this belated)