WEEK 10

Class	5K1
Date	7 Mar 2011
Time	12.50-2.00p.m.
Theme	Literature
Topics	Nature / ULBI
Learning Outcomes	3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting. 1.2 a. Carrying out a variety of language functions.
Behavioural Objectives	1. choose one theme which they think can best fit the poem by giving appropriate explanation. 2. give one moral value which one have learnt for the poem. 3. speak in English appropriately based on the topic chosen.
Activities	1. Revise the previous lesson on the poem, 'Nature'. 2. Exercise. 3. The selected ss read aloud their answers. Discussion. 4. ULBI.
Moral Values	Appreciation on nature.
Skills/PS/Domain	L, W, S/ CX, I, IP/ CCTS
Reflection	The students were able to choose a suitable theme but most of them were unable to explain accordingly. The teacher needed to facilitate throughout the discussion.

Class	5S4
Date	7 Mar 2011
Time	3.25-4.00p.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	The Poem: Nature
Learning Outcome	3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	1. choose one theme which they think can best fit the poem by giving appropriate explanation. 2. give one moral value which one have learnt for the poem.
Activities	1. Revise the previous lesson on the poem, 'Nature'. 2. Exercise. 3. The selected ss read aloud their answers. Discussion.
Moral Value	Appreciation on nature.
Skills/PS/Domain	L, S, W/ CX/ I, IP
Reflection	There were more than 50% of the students able to explain on the theme chosen. They had the same choice of theme. They could finish the exercise appropriately.

Class	5K7
Date	7 Mac 2011
Time	5.10-6.20p.m.
Theme	People
Topic	Informal Letter
Learning Outcomes	1.1 c.ii. Relating personal experiences. 2.3 c. responding to questions and comments orally and in writing.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know the use of the vocabulary learnt (receiver/ recipient and writer) by responding correctly to the questions asked. 2. know the format of an informal letter by writing an informal letter with a correct format.
Activities	1. Introduce the topic: An Informal Letter. 2. Vocabulary: receiver/ recipient and writer. 3. The teacher discusses the format of the letter. 4. The teacher gives the instruction on the writing activity. 5. The students do the exercise. 6. Discuss the answer of the ss on the blackboard.
Moral Values	Politeness, love.
Skills/PS/Domain	W/ CX/ MI, CCTS
Reflection	Almost 80% of the ss were unable to write an informal letter even though the format and sample sentences are shown on the blackboard. Many of them could not express their ideas in English despite the bilingual dictionary provided.

Class	5K1/ 5S4
Date	8 Mac 2011
Time	5.10-6.20p.m.
Theme	People
Topic	Informal Letter
Learning Outcomes	1.1 c.ii. Relating personal experiences. 2.3 c. responding to questions and comments orally and in writing.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know the use of the vocabulary learnt (receiver/ recipient and writer) by responding correctly to the questions asked. 2. know the format of an informal letter by writing an informal letter with a correct format.
Activities	1. Introduce the topic: An Informal Letter. 2. Vocabulary: receiver/ recipient and writer. 3. The teacher discusses the format of the letter. 4. Copy the notes. 5. The teacher gives the instruction on the writing activity. 6. The students do the exercise. 7. Discuss the answer of the ss on the blackboard.
Moral Values	Politeness, love.
Skills/PS/Domain	W/ CX/ MI, CCTS
Reflections	5K1: The ss were able to accomplish the work. Satisfactory feedback. 5S4: The ss understood the lesson but there were around 30% of the ss did not complete the exercise in time. They needed drilling exercise to train their speed.

9 March 2011   5K7   English Mid-Term Test (March)   Paper 1

   

Class	5K7
Date	10.3.2011
Time	4.00-5.10p.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	Are You Still Playing Your Flute?
Learning Outcomes	1.1 d. exchanging ideas, information and opinions on topics of interest. 3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting.
Behavioural Objectives	1. share one's thought and feelings towards the topic discussed: 'Melody'. 2. enjoy the poem learnt by reciting aloud. 3. know the poet by reading the poet's background. 4. know the paraphrased meaning of the poem, 'Are You Still Playing Your Flute' by discussing the notes given and doing the exercise given.
Activities	1. The teacher briefs the students with the activities of the day. 2. The teacher plays different melodies played with different musical instruments. 3. The students match the tunes heard to the pictures of musical instruments. 4. The ss recite the poem aloud. 5. Discussion on the poet's background. 6. Exercise.
Moral Values	Family love, responsibility.
Skill/PS/CCTS	W/ CX / MI
Reflection	Satisfactory feedback. The exercise will be discussed in detail in the next lesson.

11 March 2011   5S4 ; 5K1   English Mid-Term Test (March)   Paper 1

Week 9

Class	5K1
Date	28 Feb 2011
Time	7.05-8.15a.m.
Theme	People
Topics	NILAM/ Tenses / ULBI
Learning Outcomes	2.1 c. ii. Reading silently a variety of materials in print and from the Internet. 2.3 i. using appropriate format , conventions, and grammar when presenting the information. 1.2 a. Carrying out a variety of language functions.
Behavioural Objectives	1. understand the story or information read by making filling the information in the form given. 2. tell the difference of simple past tense, simple present tense and present perfect tense by identify the verbs and tense used in the sentence heard. 3. change the verbs into a correct tense form based on the context in the reading text given. 4. speak in English appropriately based on the topic chosen.
Activities	1. NILAM. 2. Revise the previous lesson on sentence building. 3. Revision on the use of tense. 4. Exercise. 5. ULBI.
Moral Values	discipline, diligence
Skills/PS/Domain	L, R, S/ CC, CX/ I, IP
Reflection	The students were unable to finish the exercise on sentence building. It will be discussed further in the next period after they have done it. Most of them were able to identify the different forms of tense. The exercise will be discussed next week.

 

 

Class	5S4
Date	28 Feb 2011
Time	9.45-10.20a.m.
Theme	English
Topic	NILAM
Learning Outcome	2.1 c. ii. Reading silently a variety of materials in print and from the Internet.
Behavioural Objectives	1. understand the story or information read by making filling the information in the form given. 2. speak in English appropriately based on the topic chosen.
Activities	1. The teacher gives the instruction on NILAM. 2. Reading silently. 3. The students return the forms and books.
Moral Values	discipline, diligence, politeness
Skills/PS/Domain	L, R, W/ CX/ I
Reflection	The students enjoyed the reading process. Some students could finish the reading while more than 50% needed to continue their reading in the next lesson. It depends on their language proficiency and the length of the reading materials chosen.

 

Class	5K7
Date	28 Feb 2011
Time	11.30a.m.-12.40p.m.
Theme	People
Topics	Careers and Subjects/Courses Taken / ULBS
Learning Outcomes	1.1d. exchanging ideas, information and opinions on topics of interest. 1.2 b. ii. Asking one to think about / decide on something. a. Carrying out a variety of language functions.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know the difference between job and career by answering questions given. 2. know the relationship between courses taken and careers by copying notes. 3. speak in English appropriately based on the topic chosen.
Activities	1. Revise the previous lesson. 2. Notes and discussion. 3. ULBI.
Moral Values	discipline, diligence.
Skills/PS/Domain	S,W/ CX/ IP,MI
Reflection	The students were able to find the meaning of the vocabulary. They could not think of the answers accordingly based on the questions given on the difference between a job and a career. Discussion was carried out to help them answering.
Class	5K1/ 5S4
Date	1 Mac 2011
Time	7.05-8.15a.m./ 8.15-9.25a.m.
Theme	People
Topic	Personality and Career
Learning Outcomes	1.2 b. ii. Asking one to think about / decide on something. 2.3 c. responding to questions and comments orally and in writing.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know one's own inner traits in general based on the quiz given by choosing the best fit answers. 2. have an idea on what kind of field to choose as one's career in the future which suits one's personality based on the notes given
Activities	1. Revise the previous lesson on 'Courses and Career'. 2. Vocabulary: inner traits, personality, image. 3. The teacher gives the instruction about the quiz. 4. The students do the personality quiz: Handwriting analysis test. 5. Discussion on the test. 6. The teacher discusses with the students on one's interest of work and the field of career which can suit it. 7. The students copy the notes on personality and the field of career. 8. Writing exercise as homework.
Moral Values	discipline, diligence, bravery.
Skills/PS/Domain	S,R,W/ CX/ IP,MI, CCTS
Reflections	5K1: The students were interested with the quiz. They could follow the activity with the detailed explanation of the teacher. On the other hand, they found it boring to copy the notes. It shall be given in another form later. 5S4: The activity consumed more time as planned because the students had the problem to understand the questions. They needed more facilitation from the teacher. More students should be asked to share their findings. However, there were only two students are asked to do so due to the time constraints. The writing exercise will be discussed in the next lesson.

 

 

 

 

 

Class	5K7
Date	2 Mac 2011
Time	8.15-9.25a.m.
Theme	People
Topic	Personality and Career / ULBI
Learning Outcomes	1.2 b. ii. Asking one to think about / decide on something. 2.3 c. responding to questions and comments orally and in writing. 1.2 a. Carrying out a variety of language functions.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know one's own inner traits in general based on the quiz given by choosing the best fit answers. 2. have an idea on what kind of field to choose as one's career in the future which suits one's personality based on the notes given. 3. speak in English appropriately based on the topic chosen.
Activities	1. Revise the previous lesson on 'Courses and Career'. 2. Vocabulary: inner traits, personality. 3. The teacher gives the instruction about the quiz. 4. The students do the personality quiz: Handwriting analysis test. 5. Discussion on the test.
Moral Values	discipline, diligence.
Skills/PS/Domain	R,W/ CX/ IP,MI, CCTS
Reflection	Most of the students were not interested with the test. Most of them were not following the test due to their low proficiency of English. The teacher had to translate the questions into BM to enhance their comprehension.

 

 

Class	5K7; 5S4/ 5K1
Date	3.3.2011/ 4.3.2011
Time	10.20-11.30a.m.; 7.05-8.15a.m./ 9.40-10.40a.m.
Theme	Literature
Topic	The Poem: Nature / ULBI
Learning Outcomes	3.1 b. recognizing elements in a story such as characters and setting. 1.2 a. Carrying out a variety of language functions.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know the elements of the poem, 'Nature' by copying the notes given. 2. know the paraphrased meaning of the poem, 'Are You Still Playing Your Flute' by copying the notes given. 3. converse in English confidently and accordingly based on the topic chosen in groups.
Activities	1. The teacher briefs the students with the activities of the day. 2. The ss copy the notes. 3. Discussion on the notes. 4. Homework. 3. ULBI.
Moral Values	appreciation on nature, love on nature.
Skill/PS/CCTS	W/ CX / MI
Reflection	Satisfactory feedback. The homework will be discussed in detail next week.

Week 8

Class	5K1 / 5K7
Date	21 Feb 2011
Time	7.05-8.15a.m./ 11.30a.m.-12.40p.m.
Theme	People
Topic	Planning for Success / ULBI
Learning Outcomes	2.2 h. vii. Acquiring vocabulary. 1.2 a. Carrying out a variety of language functions.
Behavioural Objectives	1. spell the vocabulary correctly through a spelling test. 2. understand the vocabulary learnt by building sentences. 3. communicate with friends in English based on the topic chosen.
Activities	1. Revise the previous lesson. 2. Spelling test. 3. Exercise. 4. ULBI.
Moral Values	politeness, discipline, modesty, diligence
Skills/PS/Domain	R,W, S/ CC, CX/ I, IP
Reflection	The students were unable to spell all the words correctly. Most of them failed to build a sentence for each vocabulary learnt. More sentence building exercise will be given to them.

 

 

Class	5S4
Date	21 Feb 2011
Time	9.45-10.20a.m.
Theme	People
Topic	Planning for Success
Learning Outcomes	2.2 h.vi. Using the dictionary to find the meanings of words. vii. Acquiring vocabulary.
Behavioural Objectives	1. spell the vocabulary correctly 2. find the correct meaning of the vocabulary given by using a dictionary. 3. spelling the vocabulary learnt correctly through a spelling test. 4. build a sentence for each vocabulary learnt.
Activities	1. Vocabulary. 2. Reading activity. 3. Exercise.
Moral Values	politeness, discipline, modesty, be helpful
Skills/PS/Domain	R,W/ CC, CX/ IP,MI
Reflection	There were less than 50% of the students were able to build the sentences, but with serious errors. They were unable to spell all the word correctly too due to the limited time for them to learn.

 

Class	5K1 / 5S4
Date	22 Feb 2011
Time	7.05-8.15a.m./ 8.50-9.25a.m.
Theme	People
Topic	Career and Subjects or Courses Taken
Learning Outcomes	1.1d. exchanging ideas, information and opinions on topics of interest. 1.2 b. ii. Asking one to think about / decide on something.
Behavioural Objectives	1. know the relationship between courses taken and career by copying notes. 2. know the difference between job and career by answering questions given.
Activities	1. Revise the previous lesson. 2. Notes and discussion. 3. Exercise.
Moral Values	discipline, diligence.
Skills/PS/Domain	S,W/ CX/ IP,MI
Reflections	5K1: The students were blurred about the difference between career and job. They needed more explanation and examples to answer the questions asked. Facilitation from the teacher was crucial throughout the lesson especially in helping them to do the exercise. 5S4: The students could understand the difference between career and job after few explanations. The exercise given helped them to understand better about the difference.

 

 

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