A New Year, A New Look

Hello everyone !

Here's a new face to our English Department Blog!

First up, Department Events. This year all our secondary two students went for a learning journey to the NEWater plant at Kranji, and learnt the processes invovled in the treating of recycled water into pure drinking water! Check out the photos taken during the event by clicking on the "Department Events" tab!

Next up, our secondary two students have also taken part in a SANA essay writing competition and our students were commended on their work! Read some of the winning essays in the "Department Events" tab!

Finally, we hope you enjoy the songs that had been playing in the background :) Do be patient as we add more suitable songs in here!

Vocabulary Words This Week

Here are the vocabulary words for this week:

Secondary One:

Align:

1. to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
2. to join with others in a cause.

Secondary Two:

Adjourn:

1. to temporarily join end something such as a meeting or a trial.

Adjourn to:
1. to leave one place and move to another.

Secondary Three:

Cease:

1. to stop something from happening or continuing



Secondary Four & Five:

Mitigate:

1. to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate.
2. to make less severe.

It's the HOLIDAYS!

Dear all students,

It's the time of the year again! We have all worked hard for the past 2 terms and now it is our long-awaited break. Enjoy yourself during the break but please do not forget to complete your HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT before you return to school! :)

*GROAN*

I can almost hear you retort "WHY MUST WE HAVE HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENTS?"

Well, the holiday assignments are created for you so that you do not waste precious time. Bearing in mind that without practice most of us (even teachers) tend to forget things we've learnt, the holiday assignments are created so that you will practice what you have learnt and would take time to improve on your grammar, writing and reading skills! :)

HOW do you know what assignments you have?

For English, you have TWO assignments:
1) Grammar (Lower Secondary), Compilation exercise (Upper Secondary).
2) Book Review (ALL levels)

Please look into your litespeed (e-portal) for more information. If you have any queries, just leave a comment here! :)

We (your beloved English teachers) strongly encourage you to complete your assignments.
We also wish you a happy holiday and happy learning! :)

Education for Life!