Lesson: 22-June

Primary 4 - 6

How to write an Essay
1. Always have an Introduction, Body, Conclusion

2. Ask the 4W + 1 H questions
(Equivalents are in Malay language)

W: What = "Apa"
W: Who = "Siapa"
W: Where = "Di Mana"
W: When = "Bila"
H: How = "Bagaimana"

Other W's
W: Why = "Kenapa" / "Mengapa"
W: Which = "Yang Mana"
W: Whose = "Siapa punya"

Objective: Write sentences to create a story about your recent school holidays.

1. When did you go for your school holidays?
I went for my school holidays last week.

2. Where did you go for your school holidays?
I went to the zoo in Kuala Lumpur.

3. Who did you go with to the zoo?
I went with my family.

4. What did you see at the zoo?
I saw many animals. For example, I saw lions, snakes, elephants, tigers and many more.

5. What was your favourite animal? Why?
My favourite animal was the ......(fill in yourself). I like it because ...(fill in yourself).

Suggested answers:
Rabbit - because it has white fur and cute ears.
Elephant - because it has a long trunk.
Tiger - because it has orange and black stripes. It can also run very fast.
Snake - because its skin is shiny.

Exercise: Write the story with the answers above.

Present: Yoga, Mega, Then, Madhu, Thebasri, Jana, Jega

Lesson: 8-Sep

Primary 3 - 6

Positive, Comparative, Superlative
Adjectives can have different degrees.

• She is beautiful.
  
• Marina compared to Lily is more beautiful.
• Marina is the most beautiful girl in her class.
  

1. Adding 'er', 'est'
Big - Bigger - Biggest
Far - Farther - Farthest
Thin - Thinner - Thinnest
Clever - Cleverer - Cleverest

2. Adding 'more', 'most' (usually for adjectives with more than 1 syllable)
Beautiful - More Beautiful - Most Beautiful
Interesting - More Interesting - Most Interesting
Fascinating - More Fascinating - Most Fascinating

3. Special ones
Good - Better - Best
Bad - Worse - Worst
Less - Lesser - Least
Many/Much - More - Most


Present: Keeran, Bo Yen, Desmond, Alex, Navina

Lesson: 11 & 18 Aug

Primary 3 - 6

Fractions
Introduced concepts of:

• What is a Fraction (visual graphic of a pie)
• What are examples of Fractions (e.g., 1/2, 1/4, 1/8)
• How to add simple & complex Fractions

e.g.,
1/2 + 1/4
3/2 + 5/8
1/10 + 3/5

• How to deduct simple & complex Fractions

e.g.,
6/8 - 2/8
31/2 - 1/4

Lesson: 4-Aug

Primary 3 - 6

Recap Question Words
8 "W" + 1 "H" (easy way to remember is 8 Wives, 1 Husband)

• What - What is your name? My name is .......
  
• Who - Who is your best friend? My best friend is ......
  
• Whom - To whom should this letter be passed to? You should pass it to Navina.
  
• Whose - Whose pen does this belong to? It belongs to Desmond.
  
• Which - Which car is yours? The red Ferrari car is mine.
  
• Why - Why are you so sad? I am sad because I lost my report card.
  
• Where - Where do you live? I live in .......
  
• When - When did you finish your homework? I finished my homework at .......am/pm.
  
• How - How is the weather today? The weather today is cloudy.
  

Plural forms
1. Adding 's'
Car - Cars
Book - Books
Pen - Pens
Table - Tables
Chair - Chairs

2. Adding 'es'
Church - Churches
Match - Matches
Beach - Beaches
Potato - Potatoes
Tomato - Tomatoes

3. Adding 'ies' (trick is to replace 'y' with 'ies'. However, does not apply to 'Toy', 'Boy', etc.)
Ferry - Ferries
Berry - Berries
Cherry - Cherries
Lady - Ladies

4. Adding 'ves'
Knife - Knives
Thief - Thieves
Leaf - Leaves
Calf - Calves
(note: a calf is a young cow)

5. Special
Man - Men
Woman - Women
Child - Children
Sheep - Sheep
Scissors - Scissors
Fish - Fish / Fishes

Present: Maureen, Bo Yen, Azizi, Desmond, Nelson, Lydia, Alex, Boy, Navina, Hui Hui
Absent: Keeran, Jia Yao

Lesson: 28 Jul

Primary 3 - 6

Recap Punctuation

• Full-stop (.)
  
• Comma (,)
  
• Question mark (?)
  
• Exclamation mark (!)
  

Question Words
8 "W" + 1 "H" (easy way to remember is 8 Wives, 1 Husband)

• What
  
• Who
  
• Whom
• Whose
• Which
• Why
• Where
• When
  
• How

Exercise
Round the table, ask each one to come up with possible questions. Also, prompt them on how to answer the question.


Present: Maureen, Bo Yen, Azizi, Desmond, Nelson, Lydia, Alex, Boy, Navina, Hui Hui
Absent: Keeran, Jia Yao

Lessons: 21-Jul

Primary 3 - 6

Punctuation

• Full-stop (.)
  
• Comma (,)
  
• Question mark (?)
  
• Exclamation mark (!)
  

Exercise
Used a Transformers story and get students to fill in the right punctuation.

One day, Optimus Prime was driving down a road _ Suddenly _ he was attacked by Megatron _ Starscream and Freaky_ Thankfully_ he transformed and managed to escape _
"Hey _ You are alive _ " said Bumblebee _ "How are you _" he asked_

Wrap Up
Country Game - name a country, fruit and place starting with '?'


Present: Maureen, Bo Yen, Azizi, Desmond, Nelson, Lydia, Alex & 3 new students (Dinesh, Boy, Ravina)
Absent: Keeran, Jia Yao

Lessons: 30-Jun

Primary 3 - 6

New words
Created a few sentences on Michael Jackson and learnt new words like: singer, entertainer, mourn.