We are making Ice-cream!

In sync with English Unit 4: Making Ice-cream, the boys and I experimented with making this delicious treat ourselves, manually. Yes, no machines involved.

One Big Ziplog bag

One small Ziplog bag

Whipping cream

Sugar

Hershey's cocoa powder

M&Ms (optional)

Marshmallow (optional)

Ice cubes (not in picture)

Salt

All the boys had a chance to shake the mixture in the ice-filled bag. After 10 minutes of shaking......

This is the 'victim' after 10 minutes of not-too-vigorous shaking. The boys were careful not to break the bag hence they did not shake as vigorously as they could have. The result was a mixture somewhere in between a milk shake and a real ice-cream. We could have used crushed ice instead of ice cubes to make sure the coldness is even. In addition, we could haven shaken the bag for a longer time such that it can freeze into a harder texture.

Dig in!

Welcome back to Term 2!

Dear parents and students, welcome back to school! I hope that all have had a good break during the March Holidays. Term 2 will be a tighter term as compared to Term 1 as there will be a few public holidays in the calendar. However, it is good to know that they boys already have a habit of tuning in quickly to lessons such that we can make use of every precious lesson time to gear them up for SA1 taking place in May. You would have received the school's letter of notification (dated 24/3/14) on SA1 Examination dates. The boys have already taken note of the dates.  

Term 1 Post-Examination Activity

PRIMARY 4 CAMP

The boys were really excited about this 2D1N camp in school as it will be their first experience sleeping in the school with their friends. Over the 2 days, the boys had many fun-filled activities going on that teaches them about leadership, innovation as well as team spirit. They also built their confidence from the rock-climbing activity with Onsight Rock Climbing, and not forgetting the thrilling night walk around the school compound. The boys spent all their time in the camp with their classmates and this provides a very good bonding experience among themselves and with their teachers too.

Term 1 Post-Examination Activity

EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS

The boys went through half a day of interesting lesson with Mr Eddy, learning how to be an effective speaker. Besides learning how to craft a speech that will interest your audience, Mr Eddy also imparted skills on how to lock in the audience's attention by speaking with confidence.

Play with Team Spirit and Integrity!

During Precious Moments lesson last Friday, the boys played a game in small groups. This game requires them to close their eyes and form shapes or alphabets with the pens they have.

During the game, we could hear some boys shouting in frustration as they couldn't agree on who to listen to. Of course, with an angry boy there will definitely be another upset boy who cannot tolerate being shouted. That's when the lesson on team spirit comes in. Following that, the game proceeded more smoothly.

The groups had to raise their hands when the goal is achieved. However, we overheard someone shouting,"Eeiii, not nice lah". That's when we got curious too. Weren't they supposed to play the game with their eyes closed? Then how did they get to check if the shape or alphabet was nice or not?

(hahahaha.......)

We grow Sunflowers!

In line with English Unit 3, Ruby's Sunflowers, and the topic in Science of Plant systems, the boys planted sunflowers in class last Friday. The class is divided into 4 teams where they take care of their own seedlings and water them every day. Jordan and Keegan is in charged of bringing the pot to the corridor every morning where there is plenty of sunshine.

Just a weekend passed and they boys appeared disappointed when they asked," Why the plant hasn't grown yet?"