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Library - Literary Genres Hunt (Friday; 25/9)

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K: Know the different types of genres. U: Understand the features of different genres. D: Hunt for one book of our chosen genre.   Words of the Day 1. Literary 2. Stripe   Let's Begin! For today's task, you are getting a new list: The Literary Genres Hunt list.   Once you have it, write your name at the back of it. Keep it in your red folder as we will use it every Friday.   Task 1 Once you've returned the book you borrowed last time, choose a book from the list. Write the title and the author of the book before you read your book. You have 20 minutes for this task. 

Comprehension - A Formal Letter to Join Golden Deer (Tuesday; 22/9)

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K: Know the context of Claude's formal letter. U: Understand the reason for the letter. D: Write the questions and answer accordingly. Words of the Day 1.  Scavenge 2. Utmost   Let's Begin! Do you remember the formal letter written by Claude for Byleth? Time to scavenge the class for some missing questions!    Task 1 Once you found the questions, write the questions in your exercise book, then write your answers in the same book. Please skip a line for each question.   You have 30 minutes for this task.

Composition - Writing the Body of a Formal Letter (Monday; 28/9)

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K: Know the reason of the letter. U: Understand the format of a formal letter. D: Write a proper formal letter.   Words of the Day 1. Relaxing 2. Letch      Let's Begin! Take out your Composition book. Do you remember the introduction of your letter that you did last week? Now, let's look at how to finish the body. Write the title on the left side after "Dear...'  Be concise and relevant: Stick to the core purpose. Avoid informal language: Maintain a formal, respectful tone. Aim for three or four paragraphs: Each paragraph should have a clear aim.     Formal close-off: Use "Yours sincerely" if you know the recipient's name. Use "Yours faithfully" if you do not.    Task 1 Now that you've written your introduction, time to finish off your formal letter.   Writing to - Mrs Choo   School address - 19 Jalan Setia Bakti 1,  Bukit Damansara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persek...

Grammar - Passive Voice (Monday; 21/9)

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K: Identify the difference between active and passive voices. U: Understand the formula of passive voice. D: Convert an active voice to a passive voice.   Words of the Day 1. Passive 2. Transcribe   Let's Begin! In your Schofield & Sims book, flip to page 7. Write the day and date at the top of the page. First things first, do you remember the note you wrote in your English notebook?   Object + (auxiliary verb) + Verb + ('by' preposition) + Subject   * When you convert the voice, the tense has to be the same.   Let's try a few examples: 1. Riona eats an ice-cream. 2. Jayden chases after Shane. 3. Last weekend, Ms Farah was playing the new Fire Emblem game.   Task 1 On page 7, answer all the questions. Remember to use black/blue pen. Read the instructions carefully. Task 2 Once page 7 is done and marked, go to page 6. Do all questions.      

Composition - Writing a Formal Letter (Monday; 14/9)

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K: Remember the features of a formal letter. U: Understand the rules of proper English. D: Write a formal letter.   Words of the Day 1. Creative 2. Trill   Let's Begin! In a new page of your Composition book (brown exercise book), write the day and date, and the words of the day. Do you remember the features of a formal letter? Before we write, remember some rules: 1. Finger-spacing before writing the body of the letter. 2. Skip one line for each new paragraph.    Task 1   Writing to - Mrs Choo   School address - 19 Jalan Setia Bakti 1,  Bukit Damansara, 50490 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur    Word count - 250 words Time limit - 30 minutes 

Grammar - Structure of Informal Speech (Monday; 14/9)

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K: Know the features of informal English. U: Understand the difference between proper and improper English. D: Write informal sentences using the key features.   Words of the Day 1. Improper 2. Decorous   Let's Begin! In your Schofield & Sims book, go to page 18. Write the words of the day on the page. Now, can you tell the difference between these 2 sentences? I do apologize for my behaviour yesterday. (     ) Sorry, man.                                                   (     ) Task 1 In your Schofield & Sims book, go to page 18. Write the day and date at the top of the page. Let's answer questions 1 & 2 together!  Try and attempt sentence practice as well.   You have 20 minutes for this task.

Composition - Introduction to Formal Letters (Wednesday; 9/9)

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K: Familiarize with the features of a formal letter. U: Understand the purpose of a formal letter. D: Write notes about the features of a formal letter.   Words of the Day 1. Informed 2. Recipient   Let's Begin! Prepare your Composition exercise book (the tall brown book). Ensure that the cover has your name, title (Composition), and class. On the first page, write the day and date, and the words of the day. Afterwards, you will be getting a sample of a formal letter. Paste this sample on the first page (or on the second page if there is lack of space).       Task 1 Let's look at features of a formal letter. By using your pen, write down the features in your exercise book.  1. Include your name and contact information Put your address in the top right corner. 2. Add the date Write the date below the writer's address. Ensure the month is written in words.  3. Include the recipient's name and address Place the recipient's address on the left. 4. Choose ...

Comprehension - Formal & Informal Letters (Tuesday; 8/9)

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K: Identify the difference between formal and informal letters. U: Understand the writing style used in the letters. D: Think critically to answer the differences between letters.   Words of the Day 1. Slang 2. Reggae   Let's Begin! Here are 2 letters. Can you identify the difference?   Task 1 You will receive two comprehensive letters; one is formal and one is informal. Please write your name at the top of the first page.  Let's read the letters together!        Task 2 Individually, answer all 10 questions in the worksheet. Ensure to check your spelling when you answer. Try to answer in full, proper sentences. You have 30 minutes for this task. 

Grammar - Word Class Poster (Monday; 7/9)

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K: Recap about the word classes we've learned. U: Research about further information of the word classes. D: Create a word class poster.   Words of the Day 1. Unity 2. Them   Let's Begin! Do you remember the word classes you've learned?   Task 1 In your group, create a Word Class poster focusing on the respective parts of speech: 1. Nouns 2. Verbs 3. Adjective 4. Adverb 5. Pronoun 6. Preposition 7. Conjunction  Ensure that each word class has its official definition. Each word class must also have at least 3 examples. Your poster must be informative, colourful, and creative.   You have 45 minutes for this task.  

Grammar/Library - Identifying the Words (Friday; 4/9)

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K: Recapping some word classes in the past. U: Identifying word classes in published books. D: Create new sentences by using found words.   Words of the Day 1. Library 2.   Bibliotheca   Let's Begin! Write the day and date in your blue English notebook. Write the words of the day too.  Since the library won't be available till next week, we will have our library moment today in class. Yay! But first... Do you remember your word classes? Task 1 By using your notebook, find some example words that is related to the word classes in your chosen books. Refer to the checklist as to how many words you need to find. Nouns - Find and list down 10 different nouns. Verbs - Find and list down 10 different verbs. Adjective -  Find and list down 10 different adjectives. Adverb -  Find and list down 10 different adverbs.   Task 2 After you're done listing down, create your own sentence with the words that you've found. But don't worry... Noun - Choose 5 of your fou...

Introduction - Welcome to English! (Wednesday; 2/9)

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K: Know what to expect in English. U: Revise previous years' English topics. D: Be prepared for the upcoming English topics.   Words of the Day 1. Upcoming 2. Innovative   Let's Begin! Welcome to Year 6!!   In preparation for Year 6, you need to bring some stuff: 1. Black/Blue ballpoint pens Have at least 2 pens. This will be used for most of your task especially when you're writing an essay. NO GEL PENS ALLOWED.   2. Coloured pens This is optional for work decoration especially when it comes to writing notes. NO GEL PENS ALLOWED.    We will use pens starting next Monday (7/9/2026).     Task 1     Time to play in your first group! 1. You will get a category. 2. In 1 minute, list down as many English words as you can that is related to that category. 3. Only one person writes per category. Other team members can help give ideas. 4. Ensure spelling of word is correct. 5. Ensure the word is related to the category.   The group wit...

Project - Make a Quiz Book (Thursday; 25/6)

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K: Recap on the Year 5 topics we've learned. U: Understand the structure of our chosen essays. D: Create 10 questions for each non-fiction and fictional essay.   Words of Day 1. Challenging 2. Claptrap   Let's Begin! Congratulations, kids! You're almost done with Year 5! Yay! Time to end it with a bang by making a Quiz Book! But not just any quiz book. It's a quiz book that has both non-fiction and fiction text with 10 questions each!   Task 1 In pairs, you are to make a quiz book. The book has 2 types of text that you have learned in Year 5. And for each text, it has 10 questions. The questions must have a mixture of comprehensive text and grammar subjects that you have learned in Year 5. Materials 1. Test pad 2. A4 papers 3. Coloured papers 4. Yarn (to crochet and make it as the spine of the book) 5. Stationery   Checklist 1. Index page 2. Set A: Non-fiction text with 10 questions related to the text. 3. Set B: Fiction text with 10 questions related to the text. 4...

Composition - Introduction to News Report Writing (Friday; 12/6)

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K: Being familiar with the news report features. U: Understand the chronological order of events. D: Write a news report.   Words of the Day 1. Reality 2. Saviour   Let's Begin! Do you remember what a news report is? News report -  Share important information with people about what is going on in the world.   Features of a News Report 1. Headline  - The title  - A short, simple sentence of the main event. - First letter of each word is capitalized (10-Year-Old Gets Driver's License)   2. Introduction - Write a short summary about the main event. - Use the 5W1H to figure out what to add in the context (Who is involved? Where did the event happen?)    3. Moments before the main event  - What happened before the main event? - Use the 5W1H again to help you. - Did anything happen that led to the main event happening?   4. The main event - It has more detail than the headline and introduction. - Goes in order as to what happened and how ...

Comprehension - Seal Saves Drowning Dog (Tuesday; 9/6)

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K: Know the purpose of a news report. U: Understand the context of the news report. D: Answer the question based on each context of the news report.   Words of the Day 1. Seal 2. Gashed   Let's Begin! Flip to page 6 in your purple Schofield & Sims book. Write today's day and date at the top of the page. Let's read the news report together!   Do you know what a news report is? -  to inform readers of what is happening in the world around them.   Did you know that a news report is also a chronological text? How so?         Task 1 In your group, work together to answer questions 1-11 on page 7. You have 30 minutes for this task.