A lot of P6 students were caught off-guard yesterday when this appeared as their SA1 composition topic. Topic: An unexpected friendship Pictures: Old lady/bus stop/dog 1. Donβt fret when you see an unfamiliar topic. Unlike in P3 and P4 where they choose pictures that correlate and topics that are straight forward e.g. A rainy day,[…]
Help! My child is an entrepreneur! A very common question recently: My teenage son/daughter is selling this on carousell and the other online sites. I am afraid he/she will not focus on his/her studies. You are not alone. Just in the past year, I have parents telling me about their children who sell shoes, clothes,[…]
Science tip: Do you have problems with primary school Science open-ended questions? Try this question! Wallace carried out an experiement to find out how the height of three similar plants was affected by the amount of light they had been exposed to for a period of time. The results were recorded below. Dim light: Height[…]
πππSunday Thanks πππ Will like to end the week with some gratitude. On Thursday, a P3 student knocked at my door to pass me an envelope. This girl has been with us since P1 and has been taught by Florence, the motherly figure of Study Room. She teaches lower primary English on weekdays. I thought[…]
Secondary school visual text tip: Visual text is one of the easier components in the English paper, so take advantage of this low-hanging fruit. One of the most common questions: What is the purpose of the advertisement? Remember: put yourself in the shoes of the advertiser. He spent thousands (or more) to get a model,[…]
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Every now and then, we like to organise gatherings for the students to help them catch a breather from the busy schedule. Held a potluck session with the P6 and sec sch students. After all, they have been working hard for PSLE and school activities respectively. It was nothing fancy- some students played PubG in[…]