Monday, July 14, 2025

WE 5: Caught In The Rain

 

Danette’s Revised Composition

Caught in the Rain

    One sunny morning, Jack and his friends Jacob, John, and Lucas were playing soccer at East Coast Park. They were having fun, kicking the ball around when they heard a loud thud of thunder. The sky had turned dark, and soon, it started drizzling.

    After a short while, the rain got heavier.
    “Let’s stop playing!” Jack shouted.
    Suddenly, it began pouring cats and dogs! The boys ran back home because the rain was just too strong.

    When Jack was running home, water was pouring down on his head and hair. Once he got home, he was drenched. Water dripped from his hair to his legs and down to the floor.

    Then he caught a cold. His mother was as fierce as a lion. She scolded him and gave him medicine and pills so he could get better.


✍️ ✍️ Alexis’ Revised Composition

Drenched in the Rain

        One sunny morning, Joseph was playing football with his friends. They went to meet up at East Coast Park. He did not notice that the clouds were getting darker and darker.

    It started to rain. They saw lightning flashing in the sky, so they decided to stop playing football. They were drenched! Joseph ran, slipped and fell. His friends helped him up. The rain went pitter patter, pitter patter. They heard thunder rumbling loudly. Joseph covered his ears. It was raining cats and dogs!

        He decided to run home. When he reached home, he was drenched to the skin. He shivered and his clothes were dripping wet. He took a thick towel and wrapped it around his body. He felt cold and took a hot bath. His mother scolded him for being naughty and not telling her that he went to play with his friends.

        Joseph went to rest in bed. His mother gave him medicine, took his temperature, and gave him hot tea. He promised his mother that he would tell her where he was going next time.

    Joseph learned that he should always check the weather and inform his parents before he goes outside.


✏️ Uma’s Revised Composition – Caught in the Rain

        One sunny afternoon, Jake and his friends were playing football in the field. Laughter filled the air as they kicked the ball back and forth. Suddenly, Jake felt a cold drop of water land on his nose. He looked up and saw dark, grey clouds rolling across the sky.

        “It’s nothing,” Jake said bravely, brushing it off. But soon, a loud clap of thunder boomed like a drum in the sky. Rain poured down in heavy sheets.

        “Run!” shouted one of the boys.

        Jake and his friends dashed in all directions to find shelter. His friends quickly found a place to hide, but Jake got separated and wandered through the storm. Cold rain soaked his clothes and he shivered as he hurried home, his shoes squelching with every step.

        When Jake finally reached home, his mother gasped. “You’re soaking wet!” she said, handing him a warm towel. “Go take a hot shower right away.”

        After the shower, Jake lay on his bed. His mother gave him some medicine and a cup of warm tea. Then, she checked his temperature with a thermometer. It showed thirty-nine degrees Celsius!

        Jake felt tired but grateful. He promised himself that next time, he would head home before the rain came.


 


Tuesday, July 1, 2025

WE 5: Caught In The Rain

 

✏️ Uma’s Revised Composition – Caught in the Rain

One sunny afternoon, Jake and his friends were playing football in the field. Laughter filled the air as they kicked the ball back and forth. Suddenly, Jake felt a cold drop of water land on his nose. He looked up and saw dark, grey clouds rolling across the sky.

“It’s nothing,” Jake said bravely, brushing it off. But soon, a loud clap of thunder boomed like a drum in the sky. Rain poured down in heavy sheets.

“Run!” shouted one of the boys.

Jake and his friends dashed in all directions to find shelter. His friends quickly found a place to hide, but Jake got separated and wandered through the storm. Cold rain soaked his clothes and he shivered as he hurried home, his shoes squelching with every step.

When Jake finally reached home, his mother gasped. “You’re soaking wet!” she said, handing him a warm towel. “Go take a hot shower right away.”

After the shower, Jake lay on his bed. His mother gave him some medicine and a cup of warm tea. Then, she checked his temperature with a thermometer. It showed thirty-nine degrees Celsius!

Jake felt tired but grateful. He promised himself that next time, he would head home before the rain came.

Thursday, February 20, 2025

My Fear

 

                                                          My Fear

Hello everyone,

I’m going to share with you about my fear. My fear is going into deep pools. I had this fear because once, I fell into a pool. I tried to reach for my float but it was too far from me. Luckily, my mother saw me and she quickly grabbed my hand and save me from the pool. I cried and cried for a long time. Later, my mother cooked spaghetti to cheer me up. My father also paid for a swimming coach to teach me swimming and he taught me well.

From then on, I am brave enough to enter the pool to swim by myself. I have learned to be careful when going swimming.

By Yu Luofei (JO2)

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Hello everyone,

Our names are Tasha and Hannah. Today, we will share with you about our fear. Our fear is about watching scary ghost stories. We are afraid of ghosts because they are creepy. Once, I watched a movie entitled ‘Spirited Away’ from Studio Gibilli. I saw black naughty ghosts that could fly very fast. They made me scared. I told myself to be brave . I didn’t watch that movie after that. I have overcome my fear by watching happy movies instead. I have learnt to think about the things that don’t make me scared and be brave.

Thank you for listening to my sharing.

By Tasha (JO2)

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Hello everyone,

My fear is evil spirits, because they are scary and creepy. One night, I had a bad dream about them. I screamed and cried so loudly that my mother said I could sleep in her room. To overcome my fear, my mother told me to look at something cute. She also explained that evil spirits were not real. After listening to her, I felt much better and was able to sleep well. Now I do not feel afraid of evil spirits anymore. I have learned not to believe in them.

By Giovanna (JO2)

Friday, September 20, 2024

Planning A Writing Actiivity

 


Using 5 Senses

 


Using 5Ws & 1 H

 





STORY STRUCTURE

STORY STRUCTURE

ORIENTATION

Characters: Setting: Time:




INITIATING EVENT




PROBLEM



EVENTS

1.

3,

4.


CLIMAX


RESOLUTION


MORAL (IF ANY)


Book Review Template 1

 



Character Report

 

Character Report

Choose a character from The Wolf's Story and complete the report below.

Name of Character: __________________________

Description of Character: Include appearance, personality, etc.

__________________________________________________


What is this character's role in the story? Why is this character important to the story?

__________________________________________________

What did you like best about this character? What did you like the least?

_________________________________________________________

EL: Learn on your own A

 

Viewing & Descriptive Writing: Watching a Show

https://vle.learning.moe.edu.sg/community-gallery/lesson/view/a027e34e-fe23-4e10-878f-5056325258f9

 


U5 Preposition -on, in, under & by (Revision)

https://vle.learning.moe.edu.sg/community-gallery/lesson/view/c4b60bcc-054f-486d-9bea-0559db769b15

 

P2 English Prepositional Phrases 1

https://vle.learning.moe.edu.sg/community-gallery/lesson/view/a35cab6e-1347-419f-afd5-8e2083cbb580

 

Vowel Phonograms/ Comprehension:The Space Trip

https://vle.learning.moe.edu.sg/community-gallery/lesson/view/6589d763-f787-4fc7-9b8b-40b3ceae757c

 

Past Tense Verbs: Ending '-ed' as /d/ and /t/

https://vle.learning.moe.edu.sg/community-gallery/lesson/view/2298e1fe-67ed-4fae-82c0-390dbf2829be

 



"Have" or "Has"

https://vle.learning.moe.edu.sg/community-gallery/lesson/view/646b4402-f377-45df-aefc-116204cbce5d

 

Opposite Words/ Antonyms: Unit 2 Opposite Words (Rev)

https://vle.learning.moe.edu.sg/community-gallery/lesson/view/2ae4d0ed-c759-4009-a7c1-1801d48c42d7

 

Collective Nouns:Beware of the Cat     

https://vle.learning.moe.edu.sg/community-gallery/lesson/view/4d3856c0-7f76-44cb-9a05-10202402258b

 

Spelling

https://vle.learning.moe.edu.sg/community-gallery/lesson/view/1a39f7a0-07d1-469a-8cd6-83742971c717

 


 


NLB website with lots of activities during the school holidays

 Recommended Reading Lists:  

https://childrenandteens.nlb.gov.sg/book-recommendations/recommend-primary

StoryTime:

https://childrenandteens.nlb.gov.sg/diy-resources/storytime/storytime-main

DIY Resources/ Primary/Learn about STEAM:

https://childrenandteens.nlb.gov.sg/diy-resources/primary/primary-main#learn-about-steam

Engaged in Reading:

https://childrenandteens.nlb.gov.sg/diy-resources/primary/primary-main#engage-my-child-in-reading

Read more books during school closure and holidays. Write book reviews in your Writing Journal.

 

School e-Resource Repository (SERR)

The SERR is a virtual school library that has been set up to support HBL and encourage wider reading by students for the long term. It complements but does not replace the physical school library.

It seeks to support wide and extensive reading in schools across various subjects and levels by providing easy access to online resources.

You may access the School e-Resource Repository by clicking the link below:


NLB e-resources:          https://childrenandteens.nlb.gov.sg/



Read Aloud Stories for Kids: URL Links

T-series Kids Hut: https://www.youtube.com/user/kidshut

Stories Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGtXn7C7DV0

Stories : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAghGEZrnDc

Learn Grammar: Adjectives: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zisZPCk8DCs

The Very Hungry Caterpillar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75NQK-Sm1YY&t=274s

The Selfish Crocodile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-NhjfJ_RZI

The Lion, Mouse and Sleepy Bear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUjOL_Nk6uo

What if we stop brushing our teeth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbxsdbisXzU

When did pink become 'Girl' colour? : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3l_ufgxLJo

National Geographic: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

WildEarth: https://wildearth.tv/


Interesting vocabulary and phrases under themes

                                                                               
Accidents
 l . screeched
2.  jammed on brakes
3.  shards of glass
4.  bleeding profusely
5.  unconscious
6.  a pool of blood
7.  deafening sounds of sirens
8. paramedics
9. stretcher


Fire
l. billowing smoke
2. chocked and coughed
3. ablaze
4. douse the fire
5. hoses
6. burning inferno
7. heroic firefighters
8. The siren of the fire engines
9. victims
10.whisked to the hospital

Drowning
1.struggled 
2.head bobbed up and down
3.flailing his arms
4.yelled frantically for help
5.plunge into the water to 
6.shivering in the cold
7.swam against the currents
8.as pale as a sheet of paper
9.courageous lifeguard


Burglary/ Robbery
l . fearing for his life
2.  beads of sweat
3.  wielded a knife
4.  ransacked
5.  rummaged
6.  wads of cash
7.  loot
8.  tried to escape
9.  lodged a police report
10.arrested

 
Fights
1.    clenched his fist
2.    battered
3.    sobbing in pain
4.    begged for mercy
5.    gave a hard punch
6.    bent over in pain
7.    flushed with anger
8.    pleaded
9.    shoved me aside
10.  fell backwards


Bullying
l .   demanded
2.    notorious bully
3.    snatched
4.    shivering in fear
5.    my hands turned clammy
6.    sneered
7.    gripped my neck
8.    threatened
9.    defend
10.   snarled


Cheating in exams
1. heart pounding
2. quick peek at 
3. racked my brain
4. Scribbled 
5. mumbling to 
6. caught redhanded
7. reprimanded 
8. disappointed
9. guilty
10. apologised





Punctuation

 Punctuation

1 . The full stop

The full stop is used

(a)   at the end of a statement:

-    Dictionaries are books that contain a lot of useful information.

-    Mrs Tan is a teacher.

(b)  at the end of a request, an instruction or a command:

-    Drink a lot of water.

-    Switch on the light, please.

2.      The question mark

The question mark is used at the end of a question.

- Is Mandy coming for lunch?

 - Why are you crying?

3.      The exclamation mark

The exclamation mark is used at the end of an exclamation. In other words, it is used at the end of a sentence, phrase or word that is said with strong emotions of anger, surprise, pain and others.

- Don't you dare talk to me like that! 

- Ouch!

4.      The comma

The comma is used

(a)   to separate two independent clauses in a compound or complex sentence: - Although he was tired, he carried on jogging.

(b)  to set off phrases that are in apposition:

-        Her son, a well-known scientist, has been kidnapped.

(c)   to set off an adjectival phrase:

-        Joshua, in a world of his own, could not understand the others.                                  


(d) to mark off an introductory infinitive or participial phrase:

-        Driving round the corner, I suddenly saw a monkey in front of me.

(e) to separate a series of nouns, noun phrases or adjectives:

-        At the supermarket, we bought some beef, a jar of jam, a bar of chocolate and some paper napkins.

-        Your report should be clear, simple and concise.

(f) to set off a name or noun used in direct address, that is, to call the person or persons spoken to:

-        Nicholas, are you ready to go? (g) to set off a question tag:

-        Nicholas is a fine boy, isn't he?

(h) After yes or no in answers, or after introductory expressions like oh, well, etc:

-        No, I will not go with you.

-        Well, I think you are right.

5.      Quotation marks (or inverted commas) Quotation marks or inverted commas are used

(a)   to mark off direct speech:

(1) If the words spoken are presented in two parts, two sets of quotation marks are used.

*            "No," said John, "he is wrong."

*            "Well, my dear," said the old lady, "do you think the world is coming to an

(2) The first word of the second part of the direct speech does not begin with a capital letter unless (a) the word normally begins with a capital letter ( eg God, r or (b) there is a full-stop just before the second part of the direct speech.  "How are you?" he asked. "I have not seen you for ages."

*            "I'm glad," he said. "Everyone wins a prize."


(3) If a full-stop, question mark or exclamation mark is part of the direct speech, it should be placed within the quotation marks.

- My sister said, "l told you so!"


(b)  to mark off titles of films, books, poems, chapters in books, etc:

-        Have you seen the film, "Blue Moon "Q

-        You should read "The Scientist" to keep up to date with science.

-        One of my favourite poems is "The Brook" by Tennyson.


(c)   to set off non-English words and their explanations:

*             "Kuai le" is Chinese for "happiness".