Thank you!

To all my pupils (past & present),

Thank you from the bottom of my heart! I had an amazing last day with all of you today. The effort that you put into making and buying me farewell gifts really touched me. I will treasure the cards and notes you have written and the notepads I received will serve as nice reminders of my time in teaching as I take notes as a student in Australia. The beautiful gifts will certainly brighten up my new place down under.

For the class of ‘08 who came by to say hi and bye this afternoon, thank you for the lovely flowers. Also, thanks to those from ’07 who wished me a safe trip to Australia.

To my CCA pupils: Thank you for the very sweet cards and surprise gifts. I had a great time at the party with you this afternoon.

I will still be in NYPS until the end of next week, attending meetings and clearing my desk so you are welcome to visit me.

As for those of you who will be at Ms Chan’s big day, I will see you there.

Thank you for the memories.

I will miss all of you.

Mrs Dhillon a.k.a Ms Phua

PS: I will be converting this Social Studies blog into a personal blog so that I can keep in touch with all of you so do check for updates :)

Urgent Reminder to Submit Portfolio drafts by Friday, 29 May

I have not received drafts (either one or both) from the following pupils:

5K: Index Numbers - 2, 5, 6, 10, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 24 & 25

5L: Index Numbers - 8, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21, 23

5M: Index Numbers - 3, 7, 10, 13, 15, 16, 20, 23

5N: Index Numbers - 1, 8, 10, 16, 19, 24

The drafts MUST be submitted by Friday, 29 May 2009.

The Arrival of a New Teacher

Dear parents and pupils,

I made an important announcement yesterday to the 4 classes. I will be leaving NYPS and Singapore for Australia to pursue further studies so Friday, 29 May 2009 will be my last day teaching in NYPS.

A permanent teacher will be taking my place as the P5 GEP Social Studies teacher and the pupils met him yesterday. His name is Mr Sapiee and he will be teaching the classes from Term 3 onwards.

I have enjoyed teaching all 101 of you.

Keep in touch!

Mrs Dhillon

Parents' Signature

All the common test papers have been returned so this is a reminder to get your parents to sign your test papers. I will be checking for signatures next week.

Pupils are reminded to bring printed copies of their portoflio to class.

Many pupils forgot to bring hard copies of their portfolio to class today, this resulted in an ineffective use of time. Please print out your portfolio so that you can work on it in class.

Results of RAFT Project & P5 Social Studies Common Test

Dear parents,

Your child received the results of his/her RAFT project last week. The baseline of the project is 70% which equates to 28 out of 40.

As for the Common Test, the papers will only be returned at the end of next week (Week 9). The baseline is once again 70% which is 17.5 out of 25.

Weeks 8–10: Portfolio & The Last Topic of Term 2

Portfolio Drafts:
The portfolio drafts will be due on the 28th of May 2009. All pupils are required to submit the drafts for both the portfolio entries. Drafts reflections are not compulsory but may be submitted if you wish to do so.

Do note that each entry comprises of an artifact, a commentary and a reflection.

Example of a self-created piece:
Artifact - Biopoem
Commentary - Write-up (Template available on LEAD)

Example of a self-selected piece:
Artifact - Article from a newspaper
Commentary - Review (Template available LEAD)

There are other templates available on LEAD as well.

Pupils are advised to bring both a hard & soft copy of their drafts so that they can work on them in class. Hard copies are necessary should the computer labs be unavailable.

The Last Topic of the Term: Citizenship & Leadership
This topic will explore responsibilities of a good leader and citizen. It will also look at the selection process; voting, elections etc and how the citizens can select good leaders. There are no readings to refer to at this point but notes will be provided during lessons.

Common Test: 12 May 2009

Week 7: Revision

The lessons will focus on revision this week. We may miss some lessons as the world we live in is an unpredictable one but not to worry because I have printed revision notes for all of you. If there is insufficient time to go through the slides in class, you should read them on your own. Remember that learning is your responsibility and you can’t expect others to do the learning for you.

What will I go through during lessons?
I will be showing you samples of past year questions and teaching you how to answer them appropriately. This means I will teach you how to read and analyze questions and also how to focus your answers on the main point/s of the questions.

Announcement for 5L:
Most of our lessons will be taken up by various tests this week. Thus, in order to solve our problem I would like you to stay in class during recess on Wednesday for a short Social Studies lesson. Please pack a small snack for recess on Wednesday; preferably something that is easy to eat as I will allow you to eat during the lesson and it will be difficult for you to take notes if you have your hands full.