SA2 SCHEDULE

10th October, Monday

• EL Listening Comprehension: 11.45a.m. - 12.15p.m.
• Mother Tongue Oral: 2.15p.m. - 4.30p.m.

11th October, Tuesday

• CL Listening Comprehension: 11.45a.m. - 12.15p.m.
• ML & TL Listening Comprehension & Spelling: 11.45a.m. - 12.15p.m.

24th October, Monday

• English Language Oral: 2.15p.m. - 5.00p.m.

31st October, Monday

• Mother Tongue Paper Two: 8.15a.m. 9.45a.m.

1st November, Tuesday

• English Language Paper Two: 8.15a.m. 9.30a.m.

2nd November, Wednesday

• Mathematics: 8.10a.m. 9.55a.m.

3rd November, Thursday

• Higher Mother Tongue (CL) Paper: 10.00a.m. - 11.20a.m.

HAPPY CHILDRENS' DAY

Mr Daryl wish all of you a very JOYOUS, FUN, EXCITING & BLESSED CHILDRENS' DAY!!
Hope you all had fun with all the activities, had a yummy time with all the food, especially the popping candy and also enjoyed the Special P2R Lucky Draw with the presents which you received out of the lucky dip!

Special P2R 'Angry Birds' Collections Lucky Draw!! 

New Photos...

Do check out the new photographs uploaded in the folders:

Fun with Maths! - Learning about 3D shapes and flat surfaces

Special Events - Learning Journey: Asian Civilization Museum  

Fun Maths Games on 'TIME'

Go to the SheppardSoftware link on the right hand side of the blog and try the game on 'On Time!' shown above to practice how to draw the hour/minute hand correctly. Have fun pupils! 

PAL Tambourine Dance: Remembering the Moments

Looking back at the moments of how P2R pupils learnt the Tambourine Dance through the PAL module.

NE Learning Journey (Term 4)

Dear Parents/Guardians,
P2R will be going on a National Education Learning Journey on the 22nd September 2011. Please ensure that your child is aware of the following do's/dont's below:

1. Do not touch works of art.   

A slightest contact can damage the surface of a painting, discolor stone, and even rust metal.

2. Keep a safe distance between you and each work of art. 
This helps to avoid accidental touching or bumping.

3. Use only pencils. 
If an accident should occur, a pencil mark is easier to remove than a pen mark. 

4. No leaning on walls or cases (either to write or for physical support). 
This helps keep works of art hung on the walls or displayed safe,

5. No food, drink, or gum is allowed in the galleries.

6. Running, pushing, and roughhousing are not allowed in the museum. 
Appropriate museum behavior is necessary to avoid accidentally bumping into and damaging works of art.

7. No photography is allowed 
The intensity of the light damages the art.


Reporting Time to School: As per normal
Time to leave school: 8.20a.m.
Returning time to school: 11.45a.m.

Mathematics Practical Test

Dear Parents/Guardians,
Your child/ward will be having his/her Mathematics Practical Test this coming Wednesday, 21st September.
Topics that will be tested are as follows: Length, Money, Division and Mass.
This test will be testing on pupils' application of mathematical concepts using different hands-on apparatus.
All the best P2R!!

HAPPY TEACHERS' & BIRTHDAY!

Really appreciate the little birthday surprise given by P2R to myself on Teachers' Day which is also my birthday. A big thank you to all you pupils for all the gifts and nice cards you made too. Lastly, thank you parents for buying all the food and drinks for the class party to celebrate my birthday with the class!

P2R STAR OF CEDAR (TERM 3)

3 claps for Vigyata for being a pupil that exemplifies the Cedar Values!

National Day Theme Song

A very heartfelt song to see Singaporeans, united as one, celebrating a very special and significant day for Singapore!! Happy Birthday Singapore...

National Day Celebration

An exciting day for all the pupils wearing their red coloured tshirts, celebrating National Day together as a Cedar family. A heartwarming sight as you see the sea of red pupils in the hall singing the songs and waving the flags! Enjoy...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SINGAPORE

P2R pupils wish Singapore a very blessed, warmth and fabulous 

46th Birthday!

Have an enjoyable break and lets remember how blessed we are to be in 

such a peaceful, safe and clean country on this special day for Singapore...

Learning Fractions

relating fractions to real life experiences...

cutting up a piece of cheese into equal pieces....

& of course, enjoying the cheese...

P2 Home-Based Learning (HBL) Day

 Dear Parents/Guardian,

Please be reminded that this coming Friday is HBL day whereby your child/ward will be engaging in online activities where self-directed learning is facilitated. Do allow your child/ward to access the computer & internet so that he/she can go to the MCONLINE website to complete the tasks that is assigned to him/her. 

The tasks assigned to your child/ward must be completed on Friday itself. Access will be denied on the following day as the tasks are specially planned for 29th July 2011. Below are some of the details with regards to the tasks:

Thank you for your cooperation and support to ensure that your child/ward has a fruitful day at home with the computer on Friday.

Great P2R Sale?

...pupils learning about addition & subtraction of money 
through buying & selling using 'play money'... 

...learning how to become good sales-person too...

GO for H3

A new integrated fitness programme called 'Go for H3" for the whole school! H3 stands for HOPE, HEALTH & HOUSE. This is a project to allow pupils run/walk for a purpose. Japan's current situation is used as the backdrop for this programme whereby pupils will run for a hope that Japan's situation will improve. Other than that, pupils will be exercising for their health and also their respective houses. The goal is for the whole school, including the teachers & staff to travel to Japan by accumulating the distances they have covered individually either by running or walking to add up to 8000 plus kilometers, measuring the actual land distance from Singapore to Japan. 

Last Friday was the commencement of the 'GO for H3' programme, initiated by our principal, Mrs Siew. The whole school did a mass run of '400m' around the school to contribute to the total distance covered by the school. A great start for the programme! 

3 cheers for Cedar!

New photos

New photos uploaded in PAL, Fun with Maths, Class photos & Birthday babies!

Have fun viewing them!

Fruittie Veggie Programme

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Fruittie Veggie Programme has kicked off once again to encourage your child/ward to eat more fruits and vegetables during their recess and lunch break. Little 'Fruittie Veggie' cards will be given to pupils spotted eating fruits and vegetables and they can contribute the cards to their respective houses' boxes as shown in the photo above. 

The other programme is the "Eat a fruit" day on the 22nd of every month. This is to remind everyone about eating 2+2 serving of fruits and vegetables a day. This coming Friday will be the 22nd of July where everyone in school will be encouraged to bring a fruit to eat during recess or lunch break. Do pack for your child/ward a serving of fruit e.g. an apple, a piece of papaya, a banana etc. to bring to school. Let's keep a healthy diet as it does take more than an apple to keep the doctor away! 

PAL:Tambourine Dance (Lesson 2)

pupils warming up, learning the steps in tambourine dance with the instructors...
*photos uploaded as well in PAL segment!

Reading Corner: New Books!

I've borrowed 40 new books for the class to be put in the class reading corner for the pupils to read. The class librarians will be accountable for the books as well. Do encourage your child/ward to read more books, especially during their free time so that they form a habit of reading and eventually developing a love for reading.
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body".
~ Joseph Addison

Kite Festival 2011

Dear Parents/Guardians,

After an exciting and captivating introduction of kite flying in our assembly program for your child/ward, I believe that they would have told you about the "Kite Festival 2011" that is coming up. This year's Kite Festival will bring the action into the heart of the city, at Marina Bay. There will be hundreds of imaginatively shaped kites on show and also 'learn-how-to-make-kites' workshops being conducted. 

It would definitely be a great opportunity for your family to have a great time of fun, fellowship and family bonding together. It is FREE too! The details are as follows:

Location: Marina Bay

Date: 3 September (Sat) - 4 September (Sun)

Website: http://www.act3international.com.sg/kitefest.htm

"What a fantastic way to start the September Holidays..."

Assembly Program: Kite Flying

An interesting program for the pupils to learn more about the origin of kite flying and also a 'live' demonstration of kite flying indoors by the professional kite flyers! Pupils were all captivated by the eye-catching performances by the host and definitely excited about the free kites (sponsored by NTUC income) they will be receiving! 

Belated Birthdays!!

Belated birthday celebrations for the May, June and July babies...

Ashley (birthday IC) having the honour to give out the birthday cards ..
(More photos of birthday babies posted up in "Birthday Babies Folder)

PAL: Tambourine Dance

Dear Parents/Guardians, for this semester, your child/ward will be learning the 'Tambourine Dance' for their PAL module. I will keep you all updated with photos and videos of their progress and hopefully, you all will be able to watch your child/ward perform the final choreography of the dance by the instructors. 

Stay tune for more updates!!  

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL

Greetings to all my beloved pupils from Primary 2 Responsibility. Hope you all had a great June holidays and all prepared for your Semester 2 in 2011. After a month of rest and fun, lets tune back to our "WORK HARD" & "EXCELLENCE" mode to gear ourselves up for SA2. 

Parents/Guardians, lets continue to partner together to help your child/ward grow holistically in their P2 journey in Cedar Primary. Do provide any feedback or contact me as and when a need arises! 

Thank you all. Have a blessed week ahead!

Learning Carnival

Gughan & Poorva showing off their dance skills....

Talented dancers indeed....

look how natural they are!!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Greetings to all my beloved pupils... hope you all are having a good rest and spending lots of quality time with your family and friends. Remember to go outdoors and play as well during the holidays to stay fit and healthy!

Parents/Guardians do remind your child/ward to revise their semester one's work in preparation for the new semester. Enjoy the rest of the holidays and take care!! See you all soon.
(P.S. More photos uploaded in "Birthday Babies & Class photos)

PAL: Educational Gymnastics Lesson 4

Forward rolls, pencil rolls, cartwheels....

Pupils exploring their gymnastics movements...

Meet-The-Parents Session

Pupils will not be required to report to school on Friday, 27 may 2011

The time slots for the sessions are shown as follows:

Thursday, 26 May 2011                     Friday, 27 May 2011
- 2.30 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.                       - 7.15 a.m. to 9.00 a.m.

- 4.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m.                       - 9.00 p.m. to 10.30 a.m.

                                                                       - 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.

                                                                       - 1.30p.m. to 3.30 p.m.

                                                                       - 3.30 p.m. to 4.45 p.m.

• Parents/Guardians of each pupil be reminded that you will have at most 10 minutes with each Form or Subject teacher as queues are expected to form on that day.                                                                          
   We seek your kind understanding for this.
• For parents/guardians who are unable to make it, they can collect their child/ward's Report book from the General office between Tuesday, 31 May 2011 - Friday, 3 June 2011.

Looking forward to this wonderful opportunity for a time of bridging home and school!

New Photos uploaded...

new photos uploaded in the 'PAL' & 'Class' folders... 

Semestral Assessment One (SA1) Schedule

Revision Time for all....

Dear Parents/Guardians,
Below is the most updated examination schedule for your child/ward:

28 April, Thursday
English Language Paper 1 (8.05 a.m. - 8.55 a.m.)
Mother Tongue Listening Comprehension (12.35 p.m. - 1.15 p.m.)

29 April, Friday

English Language Listening Comprehension (12.35 p.m. - 1.15 p.m.)

3 May, Tuesday

Mother Tongue Oral (2.45 p.m. - 5 p.m.)

4 May, Wednesday

English Language Oral (1.30 p.m. - 4.30 p.m.)

*Early lunch for your child/ward from (1 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.)

11 May, Wednesday

Mother Tongue Paper 2 (8.10 a.m. - 9.40 a.m.)

*Dismissal at 12 p.m. noon

12 May, Thursday

Mathematics (8.10 a.m. - 9.55 a.m.)

*Dismissal at 12 p.m. noon

13 May, Friday

English Language Paper 2 (8.10 a.m. - 9.45 a.m.)

*Dismissal at 12 p.m. noon

16 May, Monday

Higher Mother Tongue - CL (10 a.m. - 11.20 a.m.)

*Dismissal at 12 p.m. noon

All the best for your exams P2R!! 

Soy Drink Assembly Talk

pupils love the 'Soy Mascot' the most....

PAL: Educational Gymnastics Lesson 1

"An exciting start to their gymnastics programme..."

PAL: Hortpark Experience (Part 2)

"pupils wondering what fruit was on the tree..."

Birthday Song from the class...

March Birthday Babies... 

More photos under 'Birthday Babies' folder

MC-ONLINE: DISCUSSION ROOM

New Discussion Topic for P2R's pupils to ponder and share their views.
Topic: "Monkey see, Monkey do!"
Description: Just because EVERYONE else is doing it, does it mean it is the RIGHT thing to do?
Log on to your MC-Online now to share your views....

PAL: End of Hortpark Hiking learning journey

going back to school... pupils enjoying the bus ride...

PAL: Hortpark Experience

"smelling the curry leaves...."

PAL: Outdoor hiking

"Snake-Attack...what do you do??"

House Practice Sessions

"Four Houses, One Cedar"

Dear Parents/Guardians,
As highlighted in the letter given to you...
In preparation for Cedar Sports and Health Carnival 2011, there will be 3 House practice Sessions for your child in Term 2 on the dates stated below:

• 23 March 2011, Wednesday
• 29 March 2011, Tuesday
• 6 April 2011, Wednesday

On these days, selection for the various events e.g. 100m, 200m race etc. will be done, followed by some training sessions. There will also be House cheering practice and also House banner-making sessions. 

Hope that your child will be able to participate in this exciting practice together with their various houses teachers and master.

Thank You for your warm support and hope to see you at the carnival for parents participation!

New Uploads...

New photographs and videos are upload in the following folders:

1) PAL:

Final lesson in Hortpark

2) Special Events: 

Project back to school & "I am an able helper"

3) Class photos:

Mathematics lesson, Total Defense Slogan Design & Star of Cedar

4) VIA:

Name Calling

Project Back to School

Stretching Master demonstrating to the Kingdom 1 pupils 

Good job P2R...

PALS: I am a ABLE HELPER

Pupils learning how to tie their 'Shoe-laces'

Thank You parent volunteers for your time & effort...

Values In Action: Name-Calling

This video was shown to the class during VIA lesson, regarding an experiment done by Dr. Masaru Emoto to show the power of music, spoken words pictures and thoughts that can affect the crystallized state of water through a period of time. Indeed, children must be aware of the power of words and to be discouraged from name-calling or using foul languages. A good video to show the pupils practically how our words can also affect each individual as 60% of our body is made up of water.

Below was a reflection done by a pupil, Sakthi after watching the video...

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are endless..."
Mother Theresa

FEEDBACK on Mathematics Workshop

Dear Parents/Guardian,

Hope to hear from you regarding the Mathematics workshop on 'Heuristics Skills' for parents on the 5th of March 2011. This is to help facilitate our planning for future workshops and also to understand the challenges that Parents/Guardian might face at home when you are coaching your child/ward. 

Thank You for your kind support.

Marshall Cavendish Online

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The Online learning Portal is ready for your child/ward to use. 

The website is: http://www.lead.com.sg

Please follow the instructions below for your child/ward to access the portal:

LogIn ID: Child/ward's I.C number

School ID: cdps

Password: mconline

The class will be using the portal in school as well in the lab during certain mathematics lessons. 

Please encourage your child/ward to use the portal for their different subject areas to fully utilized it to enhance their learning! 

HAVE FUN!

PAL: Hiking Adventure Hunt

Pupils being blindfolded and assisted by their group members by making different

animals' sounds to guide them in their 'hunt'...

Science Centre Learning Journey

Pupils were taught hands-on how to make a simple life cycle of a butterfly to bring home with them to show their parents... this video captures the excitement of making the caterpillar stage...

Food for Thought...

Just a little sharing for Parents and Guardians to also understand the importance of 'Soft-skills' and 'Life-skills' for your child/ward. After the second PAL lesson (check out the photos under PAL), I shared with the class the importance of teamwork and being a team player. 

Pupils need to be EDUCATED about such values so that they can appreciate their friends and learn to work together. We all have that innate desire to 'win' and the Olympic Creed shown above is a good principle to share with them about the spirit of excellence and to de-emphasize the importance of winning. 

This is really to PREVENT individualism and self-centeredness in the child, and to help them understand that in a team, more can be achieved. 

It was so coincidence that during Via (check out photos under Via) lesson on Friday, the same week of their Pal lesson 2, the topic was on Teamwork. Hope to have your SUPPORT as well to input what is on my heart for your child/ward, so that they can become a team player in class and also in their CCA.

“Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. 

Working together is success.” – John C. Maxwell 

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller

Learning Journey to Singapore Science Centre

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Your child/ward will be going on a learning journey to the Singapore Science Centre on the 17th of February 2011, learning about 'A Butterfly is Born' in relation to the Stellar Unit. Things to take note below:

1. Pupils to bring some food (e.g. snacks, sandwiches etc.) and drinks.
2. Pupils to bring some money as well as they will be given some time to eat in the canteen when they come back to school from the trip.
3. Reporting/Dismissal time to/from school remains the SAME as a normal school day.
4. Do advice your child/ward not to bring expensive items as they will need to be responsible for their own possessions.

*Big Thank You to Wan Xuan and Lakshmanan's mother for volunteering to be the parent volunteers during the trip. I will be calling you personally for the confirmation soon. 

Chinese New Year Celebration

Chinese New Year Celebration on Wednesday, 2 February 2011

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Cedar Primary will be holding our school’s Chinese New Year celebration on Wednesday, 2 February 2011. Pupils are to report to school as usual by 7.45 a.m. 

They are invited to come dressed in bright festive colours for the celebration! All pupils will be dismissed at 10.30 a.m. on 2 February. Please make the necessary transport arrangements for your child/ward. School bus vendors have been informed of the earlier dismissal time. 

I would like to wish all of you and your family a very Blessed and Joyous Chinese New Year.

New Photos

New photos uploaded:
1) Class Photos
     "Chinese New Year Class Decorations"
2) Values In Action
     "Planning your Time Table"
3) PE / PAL
    "Non-Locomotor Movements"

Pupil's Daily Necessities

Dear Parents/Guardians,

A daily check list for pupils:
1) Pencil case with sufficient stationaries 
E.g pencils, colour pencils, sharpeners, short ruler, eraser, etc.

2) Pupil's Handbook
Do check on your child/ward's handbook for daily homework or even comments from their subject teachers. Do ensure that your child develop a habit of using the handbook daily to keep check of what they need to do or bring for school the next day. 

3) Mini-Whiteboard / Marker 
Pupils are suppose to purchase a whiteboard in P1. Therefore, ensure that your child/ward has one in his/her schoolbag daily as it will be utilized in class during Mathematics lessons or even other subjects. It will be great if they can have their personal markers too so that they can take ownership of it.

4) Required books
Pupils are advised to packed their bags the night before in relation to their school time-table so that they only bring the necessary books to school. Do reinforce and assist your child/ward to do so daily so that they will remember to bring the required books and leave the 'extra loads' at home.


5) Proper Attire
Pupils are to wear their school uniform daily to school. According to your child/ward's time-table for P2R, their PE periods fall on Monday & Wednesday.  Therefore, your child/ward should be in their PE attire during those 2 days. As for CCA days, if your child/ward is in any sports CCA, he/she can bring along his/her PE attire to change after school.

Class Photo Taking

Dear Parents/Guardians

Cedar Primary School's annual class photograph taking session will be held on a FRIDAY, 25 Feb 2011.

Please ensure that your child/ward is in their SCHOOL UNIFORM for the photo-taking session.  Please remind them to be in school uniform as it will be on a Friday which is also the CCA day. Your child/ward can bring along their PE uniform with them to change after school if they have CCA on that day.

Chinese New Year Decorations

Greetings to Parents/Guardians of P2R!

As you know, Chinese New Year (CNY) will be approaching and it is time for the inter-class decorations competition. It will be great if your child/ward can bring some CNY decorations (recycled ones from past years) to school so that we can all decorate the EXTERIOR of the classroom together starting from 24th of January. The decorations will not be in the classroom but on the doors, windows and exterior walls of the classroom. Hope that you can provide some materials or even have some fun time with your child/ward making nice decorations at home to decorate their classrooms. 

If you would like to join us next week in decorating the class, do let me know and you will be most welcome to come and help out in the decorations in the morning before school starts. Lets be creative together and I believe it will be a good platform for you and your child/ward to interact as well.

Values In Action

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Just an update about the ViA periods on your child/ward's class timetable. This is a new program launched by our very own pastoral committee in Cedar Primary School. Basically, VIA stands for 'Values In Action' and the rationale behind the VIA is to allow teachers to build rapport with their pupils, at the same time having the opportunities to teach values explicitly. There will be newly planned lessons and also the usage of the FTGP book (which your child/ward has already been using in Primary 1) during the 3 periods, every Friday, starting from this week. I am definitely looking forward to spend that 3 periods with your child/ward to teach them about values, positive attitudes and also share my life experiences.

I will try my best to keep you updated about the VIA lessons, giving you a snapshot of what is happening in class. Thank You.

Comment/Chat Box

Note: There is a "Comment/Chat" box on the right hand side of the blog where you can give your comments or ask any questions. At the end of every post, there is also a tab with the word 'comment' where you can give your comments too. Let's make the blog an interactive one between the teachers, parents and pupils.

Updates for next week...

Good Afternoon to all Parents/Guardians,

Hope you all are enjoying your weekend with your children! Just some updates for next week. There will be a CCA orientation and recruitment day on the 14th of Jan, Friday. This will be the first CCA in which your child/ward will be involve in, thus, do discuss and also advice your child/ward with regards to the CCA which they are interested in. CCA is a great platform for them to interact with other pupils as well as building their character and leadership qualities.

For CCAs, I am currently in charge of the soccer CCA and school team. If your child is interested in joining, do let me know as well. Let's work together to place your child in the area of their gifting and strengths.

A gentle reminder as well for your child/ward to bring back to school:

1. Receipt for the Pupil's Handbook or $2.20 if you have yet to purchase it for your child/ward.
2. 2011 Parents' Needs and Expectations Survey form

(*Photos of 2 January Birthday Babies, En Ze and Amber is posted in the pictures page)


HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!

Books for Reading Corner...

 Dear Parents/Guardians,

What is a reading corner without a huge library of books for the children to read! Although there will be a variety of books that the classes will be rotating every term, I feel that it will be great if your child can have a bigger spectrum of books to read. Thus, I have ask the pupils to bring some of their story books from their home to school to put in the reading corner so that everyone can share.
Note that if your child/ward is going to collect back the books at the end of the year, do label the book with your child/ward's name on the cover so that it can be kept accountable. As for those who are contributing some of the old books, just want to say "Thank You" so much for your kindness.

(P.S. Thanks to Wan Xuan and her parents for sharing her books with the class. Appreciate!)

Photos of classroom...

Some photos of the class interior is posted up! Click on the 'Pictures' tab on the left hand column of the blog page to view the photos! Enjoy...

Reminders for parents...

Greetings to the Parents/Guardians of the wonderful pupils of P2R,
Do remind your child/ward to bring back the following items by this Friday, 7th of January if you have not done so:

1) Pupils Data Form
2) Acknowledgement Slip to myself (Mr Daryl)
3) Thermometer
 
Thank you so much!

A Brand New Year

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