June holidays extra lessons

Dear all,

Today, we begin our June holiday extra lessons. Here is a recap of the important learning points of today:

English

• We went through the answers for unit 8 supplementary worksheet.
• In some instances, the word 'how' is followed by an adjective to describe an object or action. example: Mother told me how happy she was after hearing the good news.
• Words like every, either of, neither of, no one, not one of, each are in the singular form.
• Loss (noun) Lost (verb) Pass (verb) Past (adverb)

We also went through the PSLE booklet sections of grammar cloze, synthesis and vocabulary cloze. 

Science

• We started on the topic of adaptations for living in extreme temperatures which can be either too hot or too cold.
• We focused on extremely hot temperatures and climate such as the desert.
• Concepts to remember include 'Cacti have structural adaptations like wide roots, thick, juicy stem and tiny needle-like leaves to reduce water loss. 
• Wide roots spread out over a large area to absorb as much water as possible when it rains.
• Tiny-needle like leaves reduce the surface area for transpiration and loss of water.
• Thick, juicy stems store water and food. Also, the stems have chloroplast to photosynthesize!!!
• Animals have also special structural adaptations to survive in hot climates like the desert.
• Camels have humps to store fats for energy. 
• Camels have long eyelashes to prevent the sand and dust particles from entering their eyes.
• They have hoof-like, broad and wide feet to walk in the sand and not sink in.
• Some animals urinate and swear very little so as to prevent water loss in the hot climates.

Homework:

Situational writing for unit 8 (format on note)

On a side note, congratulations to all the winners for term 2. 

Groups of the term:

1st - Team Cordelia (Cordelia, Felicia, Yi Lin and Brendon Ting)

2nd - Team Yan Zhe (Yan Zhe and Wee Si Jie)

3rd - Team Guan Yu (Guan Yu, Kai Bin, Kenneth and Anselm)

4th - Team Li Ying (Li Ying, Joshua, Hui Ying and Philip)

Student of the term 

Terry Chan

Terry displayed great improvement and persistence in striving hard for his results. He is able to consistently display neat work and a positive attitude towards learning. Do learn from him and he is one of the few that believes that even though he may not do well, he does not give up and tries his best to make sure he passes all his subjects. For that, he is the student of the term. 

Next term, lets' strive for the top 5 groups. Lets' work hard together then!

Thank you,

Sincerely,

Mr Nelson Ong