AEIS English
Date: 30/05/2009
Day: Thursday
Students present: Michael, William, Susan
Students absent: Henry, Noe Noe
Teacher (main and assistants): Thachayini
Subject: English
Topic: Narrative Writing
Concepts taught: Students were introduced to the various openings and conclusions in a composition. They were also introduced to components that make up a narrative composition.
Example questions gone through: Nil
Practice questions given: ExamNiD Book Publisher Sec 1 Eng Language
Post-teaching
General comments of students: Students were attentive during class. They showed interest and asked questions.
Improvement points of students: Students were given narrative composition to write. I wanted to have a feel on where they stand. They experienced trouble in narrating. Their compositions were flat and straightforward and it lacked description. In terms of content, Susan and Michael had good ideas but they experienced trouble in expressing.
Homework given (including due date): ExamNiD Book Publisher Sec 1 Eng Language Pg 11 (02/06/09)
AEIS English
Date: 02/06/2009
Day: Tuesday
Students present: Michael, William, Susan, Henry and Isabel
Students absent: Noe Noe
Teacher (main and assistants): Thachayini
Subject: English
Topic: Emotions
Concepts taught: Students were exposed to different words and phrases that they could use in writing to express emotions in writing. They were made to understand the different degree of emotions and the situations in which they could use them.
Example questions gone through: They were provided with a model essay on the title given to them on the previous lesson. It is to increase their understanding on what is expected of them in composition writing. The focus was mainly on content.
Practice questions given: Students were given phrases on emotions and asked to form sentences. The objective is to familiarize them to the use of phrases so that they could incorporate them into their writing.
Post-teaching
General comments of students: Henry and Isabel have been spontaneous with response in class. Michael and William have also tried to give their input. Susan took some time to comprehend.
Improvement points of students: Students have been spontaneous and participative. They are comfortable and they ask questions when in doubt. Their progress and understanding will be noted when they hand in their homework.
Homework given (including due date): Forming sentences with phrases expressing emotions. Due date: Thursday (04/06/09)
AEIS English
Date: 16/06/2009
Day: Tuesday
Students present: Michael, William, Susan, Henry, Isabel and Noe Noe
Teacher (main and assistants): Thachayini
Subject: English
Topic: Reading and Composition
Concepts taught: We were not able to do Comprehension since the photocopier ran out of toner. The students went through the passage and they explained their understanding of the passage and vocabulary.
Example questions gone through: A passage from one of the assessment books. Composition title.
Practice questions given: Students were given two composition titles to choose from and write using the previous samples as reference.
Post-teaching
General comments of students: Henry has a flair for writing. William and Henry were playful initially. Susan experiences trouble in expanding her ideas. Isabel, Michael and Noe Noe caught on pretty well. William needs to work on his content.
Improvement points of students: Students have been participative and they have expressed their understanding of the passage.
Homework given (including due date): Nil (Photocopier was down)
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
AEIS Maths
Date: 3/06/2009
Day: Wednesday
Students present: Michael, William, Henry, Susan
Students absent: Noe Noe (sick)
Teacher (main and assistants): Lim Young
Subject: Maths
Topic: Introduction to Algebra
Concepts taught: I introduced them the fundamental concepts of algebra to them which is not a problem at all as they have already been exposed to them previously. Subsequently, I taught them how to translate words in algebra word problems into algebra expressions.
Example questions gone through: Worked examples in CASCO Maths 1A Chapter 4
Practice questions given: CASCO Maths 1A pg 88-93
Post-teaching
General comments of students: Students are generally much more well behaved. They are able to understand the concepts and have no major problems doing the questions.
Improvement points of students: Michael still has to improve on the quality of his work. As with the previous posting, he needs to strike the balance between speed and accuracy. Henry is doing fine and he just have to cut down on the minor mistakes. Susan has a lot of careless mistakes. On top of that, she had a some problems constructing sensible statements. I've already sat her down for a one to one guiding session and some improvement is observed. William is worrying as he seems to be unable to grasp what the word problems are trying to say. He has difficulty deciphering the language of the questions. He still has the 'dreaming' problem but has improved from previous lessons.
Homework given (including due date): Nil
Day: Wednesday
Students present: Michael, William, Henry, Susan
Students absent: Noe Noe (sick)
Teacher (main and assistants): Lim Young
Subject: Maths
Topic: Introduction to Algebra
Concepts taught: I introduced them the fundamental concepts of algebra to them which is not a problem at all as they have already been exposed to them previously. Subsequently, I taught them how to translate words in algebra word problems into algebra expressions.
Example questions gone through: Worked examples in CASCO Maths 1A Chapter 4
Practice questions given: CASCO Maths 1A pg 88-93
Post-teaching
General comments of students: Students are generally much more well behaved. They are able to understand the concepts and have no major problems doing the questions.
Improvement points of students: Michael still has to improve on the quality of his work. As with the previous posting, he needs to strike the balance between speed and accuracy. Henry is doing fine and he just have to cut down on the minor mistakes. Susan has a lot of careless mistakes. On top of that, she had a some problems constructing sensible statements. I've already sat her down for a one to one guiding session and some improvement is observed. William is worrying as he seems to be unable to grasp what the word problems are trying to say. He has difficulty deciphering the language of the questions. He still has the 'dreaming' problem but has improved from previous lessons.
Homework given (including due date): Nil
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
AEIS Maths
Date: 1/06/2009
Day: Monday
Students present: Michael, William, Henry, Susan, Noe Noe
Students absent: Nil
Teacher (main and assistants): Lim Young
Subject: Maths
Topic: Approximation and Estimation
Concepts taught: Basically made them practice Approx and Estimation questions. Stressed to them that this chapter is very easy. The students just have to follow a fixed sequence of steps and adhere to them diligently, then they will be able to do well in it.
Example questions gone through: Nil
Practice questions given: CASCO Maths 1A Chapter 3
Post-teaching
General comments of students: Michael is very fast in finishing his work. He always finishes way ahead of others. However, he commits a lot of careless mistakes. I made him redo many times, so as to remind him the importance of balancing speed and accuracy when tackling maths questions. Henry is doing fine. Susan is fine too. But she has a very bad habit of arguing and not admitting her mistakes. She is also too focused on the end result instead of the lessons learnt, meaning she bogs herself down with how many corrections she has to do instead of learning what was the mistake she committed. William has improved slightly but he still lack to focus to do his work. He is very slow in doing his work and commits very weird mistakes, mistakes that show he wasn't focusing at all. Noe Noe is doing good. She is able to catch very fast despite missing so many lessons.
Improvement points of students: Michael has to be more accurate in his work and learn not to rush through his work. Susan needs to learn to admit her mistakes and understand them. William really need to focus or he won't be able to catch up at all. Noe Noe and Henry are both doing fine.
Homework given (including due date): CASCO Maths 1A Tutorial 3
Day: Monday
Students present: Michael, William, Henry, Susan, Noe Noe
Students absent: Nil
Teacher (main and assistants): Lim Young
Subject: Maths
Topic: Approximation and Estimation
Concepts taught: Basically made them practice Approx and Estimation questions. Stressed to them that this chapter is very easy. The students just have to follow a fixed sequence of steps and adhere to them diligently, then they will be able to do well in it.
Example questions gone through: Nil
Practice questions given: CASCO Maths 1A Chapter 3
Post-teaching
General comments of students: Michael is very fast in finishing his work. He always finishes way ahead of others. However, he commits a lot of careless mistakes. I made him redo many times, so as to remind him the importance of balancing speed and accuracy when tackling maths questions. Henry is doing fine. Susan is fine too. But she has a very bad habit of arguing and not admitting her mistakes. She is also too focused on the end result instead of the lessons learnt, meaning she bogs herself down with how many corrections she has to do instead of learning what was the mistake she committed. William has improved slightly but he still lack to focus to do his work. He is very slow in doing his work and commits very weird mistakes, mistakes that show he wasn't focusing at all. Noe Noe is doing good. She is able to catch very fast despite missing so many lessons.
Improvement points of students: Michael has to be more accurate in his work and learn not to rush through his work. Susan needs to learn to admit her mistakes and understand them. William really need to focus or he won't be able to catch up at all. Noe Noe and Henry are both doing fine.
Homework given (including due date): CASCO Maths 1A Tutorial 3
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