Mock Assessment - Week 10

There will be a Mock Assessment next week.

The schedule is as follows:

• 3 Mar (Mon) (0940-1140): English [2h]
• 4 Mar (Tue) (0940-1155): Mathematics [2h 15m]
• 5 Mar (Wed) (0940-1120): Mother Tongue [1h 40m]
• 6 Mar (Thu) (0940-1125): Science [1h 45m]
• 7 Mar (Fri) (1340-1500): HMT [1h 20m]

Please remember to revise your work!

Message for 6.5

Dear pupils from 6.5,

I am having a very bad flu and won't be able to come to school for two days (25/2 - 26/2). Please remind your relief teacher to complete the following tasks:

English:
- Celebrate English! 6A Course book,
- Unit 3, pg 59-63; pg 64-68
- Celebrate English! 6A Activity book,
- Unit 3, Activities 4-5; 6-7
- Remember to revise your Phrasal Verbs 250-363
- Grammar and PV test will be on Thu (28/2)

Mathematics:
- In Step Maths 6B, Unit 6,
- Angles in Geometric Figures,
- Worksheets 1-2; 3-5.
- There will still be Enrichment Programme on 27/2 (Wed).

Science:
- Process Skills worksheets on "Energy"
- Please complete all the activities as homework
- Do submit your My Pals are Here! Activity Book 5B

Social Studies Project:
- Please finalised your grouping
- You have to complete your project by this week.
- Project presentation will start next week.

Show and Tell:
- Will postpone Tuesday session to Thursday.

Language Week:
- Will happen in Term 2 Week 1
- It involves Readers' Theater
- The theme is on "Perseverance"

Hope to see you all real soon!

Love,
Mr Chan
Form-teacher of 6.5

Funny "Sick Poem" by Shel Silverstein

"I cannot go to school today,"
Said little Peggy Ann McKay.

"I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash, and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry,
I'm going blind in my right eye.

My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I've counted sixteen chicken pox.
And there's one more - that's seventeen!
And don't you think my face looks green?

My leg is cut, my eyes are blue-
It might be instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke
I'm sure that my left leg is broke.

My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button's caving in,
My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained,
My 'pendix pains each time it rains.

My nose is cold, my toes are numb,
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my spine is weak.
I hardly whisper when I speak.

My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow's bent - my spine ain't straight.
My temperature is one-o-eight.

My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There is a hole inside my ear.
I have a hangnail, and my heart is-

...WHAT?

What's that?
What's that you say?
You say today is...Saturday?
G'bye, I'm going out to play!"

Classroom Management Course

My dearest students from 6.5,

I will be on course on Thursday, 21 Feb 2008.

Please remember to complete the following task tomorrow:

1. PV 210 to 230 Revision Worksheets
2. Situational Writing
3. Picture Composition
4. Mathematics Diagnostic Test 4 on Solid Figures and Nets
5. Science Test on Energy

Regards,
Mr Chan
P6.5, Form-Teacher

Science Spelling Test

1. kinetic energy
2. light energy
3. fuels
4. communication
5. movement energy
6. heat energy
7. oil
8. charcoal
9. electrical energy
10. sound energy
11. natural gas
12. gravitational
13. potential energy
14. stored energy
15. position
16. solar-powered
17. chemical energy
18. tidal energy
19. convert
20. changed
21. geothermal energy
22. generator
23. replenish
24. hydroelectric
25. nuclear energy
26. turbine
27. renewable
28. non-renewable

Dictation 6

He took a deep breath and tried to calm down. He was claustrophobic and the darkness did not help. The atmosphere in the lift became increasingly suffocating. He felt that his lungs would burst. After what seemed like an eternity, the lift sprang back to life. It started to descend smoothly and he heaved a sigh of relief.

Spelling 6

1. extraterrestrial
2. influence
3. Pandora’s box
4. become confused
5. superhuman strength
6. temporarily
7. strangled a fearsome lion
8. Herculean strength
9. frequently
10. a winged horse
11. daring adventures
12. a symbol of purity
13. a thunderous voice
14. thunderbolt
15. extremely involved details
16. haughty
17. became outraged
18. simple yet reasonable
19. a shoal of enormous swordfish
20. vicious

The meaning of Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year (simplified Chinese: 农历新年; traditional Chinese: 農曆新年; pinyin: Nónglì xīnnián; literally: "Agrarian Calendar New Year") or Spring Festival (simplified Chinese: 春节; traditional Chinese: 春節; pinyin: Chūnjié) is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is sometimes called the Lunar New Year, especially by people outside China. It is an important holiday in East Asia. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month (Chinese: 正月; pinyin: zhēng yuè) in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival (simplified Chinese: 元宵节; traditional Chinese: 元宵節; pinyin: yuánxiāojié).

Chinese New Year's Eve is known as Chúxī (除夕). Chu literally means "pass" and xi means "Eve".

Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade.

The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year-cycle). This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year. This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year.

New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors.

The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals, united the living members with those who had passed away. Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family.

The presence of the ancestors is acknowledged on New Year's Eve with a dinner arranged for them at the family banquet table. The spirits of the ancestors, together with the living, celebrate the onset of the New Year as one great community. The communal feast called "surrounding the stove" or weilu. It symbolizes family unity and honors the past and present generations.

Mathematics Resources

ALGEBRA

Algebraic expression in one variable:
- Use a letter to represent an unknown number and write a simple algebraic expression in one variable for a given situation
- Link 1 Link 2

- Simplify algebraic expressions
- Link 3

- Evaluate simple algebraic expressions by substitution
- Link 4

- Solve word problems involving algebraic expressions
- Link 5

Science Resources

Topic: Energy
- Show an awareness that energy from most of our energy resources is derived in some ways from the Sun.
- Link 1

- Recognise and give examples of the various forms of energy.
- Link 2 Link 3 Link 4

- Show an understanding that energy can be converted from one form to another.
- Link 5 Link 6

Dictation 5

Lift breakdown - Introduction

With a violent jerk, the lift stopped between floors. Peter jabbed the lift buttons impatiently, but there was no response. After a few moments, the lights flickered and went out. “Great!” he thought sarcastically. The lift was plunged into pitch darkness. Another boy groaned in terror when the lift ground to a halt. He gripped his bag so hard that his knuckles turned white. He was paralysed by fear.

Spelling 5

1. demand proof
2. a bold claim
3. lose by a large margin
4. silly bragging
5. scrambled in
6. marvellous
7. keep an accurate count
8. skipped across the river
9. furious at being tricked
10. the grassy bank
11. growled
12. enquired about
13. facial expressions
14. emphasise points
15. create interest
16. make eye contact
17. speed-skating
18. hours of practising
19. imagery
20. vivid and poetic descriptions

Dictation 4

(Crime – Conclusion)

The two boys managed to catch the snatch thief and pin him to the ground. They restrained him till other passers-by came to help them. From a distance, they could hear the wailing of sirens. The thief’s accomplice, who was acting as a look-out, gave a shout of warning and took to his heels. Gagged and bound, hand and foot, the thief watched helplessly as his accomplice clambered out of the window and fled from the scene.

Spelling 4

1. pourquoi stories
2. imaginative explanation
3. traditional narratives
4. passed down through generations
5. standardised
6. vague settings
7. dwarves
8. myths and legends
9. handed down by ancestors
10. imaginary characters and events
11. creation stories
12. goddesses
13. minor roles
14. interact with one another
15. daring deeds
16. unusual strength
17. superior cleverness
18. tall tales
19. humorous
20. factual