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
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
AEIS Maths
Date: 27/05/2009
Day: Wednesday
Students present: Michael, William, Susan
Students absent: Henry, Noe Noe
Teacher (main and assistants): Lim Young
Subject: Maths and English
Topic: Approximation and Estimation
Concepts taught: Got the students to do their corrections for their previous assignment. Subsequently, they were asked to do journal writing.
Example questions gone through: Nil
Practice questions given: CASCO Maths 1A
Post-teaching
General comments of students: Michael and Susan were doing fine. Will
Improvement points of students: Students are doing fine but they need to be aware of their careless mistakes. For the William, he has to put in a lot more effort in this chapter as he show weakness in it. I will be administering a lot more 1-1 sessions with him. He has shown some progress though. But he needs to do more to catch up with the rest.
Homework given (including due date): Nil
Day: Wednesday
Students present: Michael, William, Susan
Students absent: Henry, Noe Noe
Teacher (main and assistants): Lim Young
Subject: Maths and English
Topic: Approximation and Estimation
Concepts taught: Got the students to do their corrections for their previous assignment. Subsequently, they were asked to do journal writing.
Example questions gone through: Nil
Practice questions given: CASCO Maths 1A
Post-teaching
General comments of students: Michael and Susan were doing fine. Will
Improvement points of students: Students are doing fine but they need to be aware of their careless mistakes. For the William, he has to put in a lot more effort in this chapter as he show weakness in it. I will be administering a lot more 1-1 sessions with him. He has shown some progress though. But he needs to do more to catch up with the rest.
Homework given (including due date): Nil
Thursday, May 21, 2009
AEIS Maths
Date: 21/05/2009
Day: Thursday
Students present: Michael, Henry, William, Susan
Students absent: Noe Noe
Teacher (main and assistants): Lim Young
Subject: Maths
Topic: Real Numbers
Concepts taught: I let them continue with the questions that they left off yesterday, which was from Exercise 3e. Basically, I gave them until the break time to finish it, giving a time frame to work on their assignment so as apply a little pressure on them to focus and do their work.
Example questions gone through: Exercise 3e Q4
Practice questions given: Exercise 3e
Post-teaching
General comments of students: I tried something new today. I made the students sit individually, away from each other. Each student will have their own working space and they have no eye contact with each other. This made wonders for me as I was able to control the usually rowdy students much better. They've also became much more focused when doing their work. Susan finished her work first, something that was not possible before that. It really helped a lot.
Improvement points of students: William is still not very focused in his work. He gives up easily when faced with a problem. I am training him to be independent by forcing him to complete the questions by himself. Henry is starting to become disrespectful again but I made it very firm to him today. He knows I am not very happy about it. Susan and Michael are both doing fine.
Homework given (including due date): Nil
Day: Thursday
Students present: Michael, Henry, William, Susan
Students absent: Noe Noe
Teacher (main and assistants): Lim Young
Subject: Maths
Topic: Real Numbers
Concepts taught: I let them continue with the questions that they left off yesterday, which was from Exercise 3e. Basically, I gave them until the break time to finish it, giving a time frame to work on their assignment so as apply a little pressure on them to focus and do their work.
Example questions gone through: Exercise 3e Q4
Practice questions given: Exercise 3e
Post-teaching
General comments of students: I tried something new today. I made the students sit individually, away from each other. Each student will have their own working space and they have no eye contact with each other. This made wonders for me as I was able to control the usually rowdy students much better. They've also became much more focused when doing their work. Susan finished her work first, something that was not possible before that. It really helped a lot.
Improvement points of students: William is still not very focused in his work. He gives up easily when faced with a problem. I am training him to be independent by forcing him to complete the questions by himself. Henry is starting to become disrespectful again but I made it very firm to him today. He knows I am not very happy about it. Susan and Michael are both doing fine.
Homework given (including due date): Nil
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
AEIS, English and Maths
Date: 20/05/2009
Day: Wednesday
Students present: Michael, Henry, William, Susan
Students absent: Noe Noe
Teacher (main and assistants): Lim Young
Subject: English and Maths
Topic: Nouns Test and Real Numbers
Teaching process
Concepts taught: Conducted an English test on nouns, based largely on what I thought them yesterday. I injected the atmosphere of a test format that requires them to sit away from each other and talking was strictly prohibited. This prepares them for the exam mentality.
After the break, they were asked to do a Maths assignment. It consists of 6 word problems that they have to do, based largely on the requirements I set for them during the previous Maths lesson. They were introduced to the method of modelling for word problems and the students liked it a lot. They find it particularly useful
Example questions gone through: Exercise 3e Q1
Practice questions given: Exercise 3e
Post-teaching
General comments of students: Results of the english test are as follow.
Henry: 40/47
Michael: 32/47
Susan: 30/47
William: 4/47
Improvement points of students: I am very worried about William as through the test, he has not shown me that he has understood what I thought in class, despite repetitive reminders given to them to clear their doubts with me when in lessons. From the results, we can see that William is very far behind his siblings, all of whom sat through the same lesson.
William has also told me that he has a lack of interest to study English. He finds it very draining. He needs to improve on his attention span in class as he tends to drift off very easily. I will monitor him closely in terms of his English.
The rest are generally fine.
Homework given (including due date): Nil
Day: Wednesday
Students present: Michael, Henry, William, Susan
Students absent: Noe Noe
Teacher (main and assistants): Lim Young
Subject: English and Maths
Topic: Nouns Test and Real Numbers
Teaching process
Concepts taught: Conducted an English test on nouns, based largely on what I thought them yesterday. I injected the atmosphere of a test format that requires them to sit away from each other and talking was strictly prohibited. This prepares them for the exam mentality.
After the break, they were asked to do a Maths assignment. It consists of 6 word problems that they have to do, based largely on the requirements I set for them during the previous Maths lesson. They were introduced to the method of modelling for word problems and the students liked it a lot. They find it particularly useful
Example questions gone through: Exercise 3e Q1
Practice questions given: Exercise 3e
Post-teaching
General comments of students: Results of the english test are as follow.
Henry: 40/47
Michael: 32/47
Susan: 30/47
William: 4/47
Improvement points of students: I am very worried about William as through the test, he has not shown me that he has understood what I thought in class, despite repetitive reminders given to them to clear their doubts with me when in lessons. From the results, we can see that William is very far behind his siblings, all of whom sat through the same lesson.
William has also told me that he has a lack of interest to study English. He finds it very draining. He needs to improve on his attention span in class as he tends to drift off very easily. I will monitor him closely in terms of his English.
The rest are generally fine.
Homework given (including due date): Nil
AEIS, English
Date: 19/05/2009
Day: Tuesday
Students present: Michael, Henry, William, Susan and Noe Noe
Students absent: Nil
Teacher (main and assistants): Lim Young
Subject: English
Topic: Nouns
Teaching process
Concepts taught: Went through the very fundamentals of english which is grammar. This stem from the reason that their recent essay was too poor, rendering it useless to teach them anything more advance without clearing their basics first. I used one of my father's book, which he used during his university days to study english. It was a really detailed book and it really drilled them to the basic. They were taught nouns in general, collective nouns, pronouns, compund nouns etc.
I made them start a new exercise book which I aim to dedicate it to grammar. I made them write rules and regulations on the first page, forcing them to declare that they will not draw on the book, a problem which I had with Susan and Henry previously.
Example questions gone through: Nil
Practice questions given: Nil
Post-teaching
General comments of students: Students were attentive and they were generally receptive. The book was well maintained and the students were able to pick up fast. I feel lucky that I started this lesson as through this lesson, I realised that there were many basics that the students forgot.
Improvement points of students: They start to become distracted when things get a little dry. As much as I try to make the lesson more interesting by bringing in funny examples, grammar is still a relatively dry topic. Thus, I drill a lot on them to stay focus during my lesson.
Homework given (including due date): Nil
Day: Tuesday
Students present: Michael, Henry, William, Susan and Noe Noe
Students absent: Nil
Teacher (main and assistants): Lim Young
Subject: English
Topic: Nouns
Teaching process
Concepts taught: Went through the very fundamentals of english which is grammar. This stem from the reason that their recent essay was too poor, rendering it useless to teach them anything more advance without clearing their basics first. I used one of my father's book, which he used during his university days to study english. It was a really detailed book and it really drilled them to the basic. They were taught nouns in general, collective nouns, pronouns, compund nouns etc.
I made them start a new exercise book which I aim to dedicate it to grammar. I made them write rules and regulations on the first page, forcing them to declare that they will not draw on the book, a problem which I had with Susan and Henry previously.
Example questions gone through: Nil
Practice questions given: Nil
Post-teaching
General comments of students: Students were attentive and they were generally receptive. The book was well maintained and the students were able to pick up fast. I feel lucky that I started this lesson as through this lesson, I realised that there were many basics that the students forgot.
Improvement points of students: They start to become distracted when things get a little dry. As much as I try to make the lesson more interesting by bringing in funny examples, grammar is still a relatively dry topic. Thus, I drill a lot on them to stay focus during my lesson.
Homework given (including due date): Nil
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