Good websites to explore

Free Audio stories for children

You can download mp3, audiobooks or podcasts to listen to a list of stories.

The Woodland Wide Web Playground

This site provides a lot of games to play. I'm sure you will enjoy it!

The Kids Page-Brain Games

Need to stimulate your brain after a long holiday? Try these games then.


BBC Bitesize
What are Compound and Complex sentences? You can learn more about it here.

Online Activities

Some websites to learn English and Mathematics.

1. Funbrain.com

for Reading, click here.


2. You be the Historian

3. Digger and the Gang (English, Maths & Science activities)

-English worksheets

Feeding time!

(above) photo by t7330 posted on Nature Photographic Society (S).

Click here to read more about the photographer's experience in taking this rare shot.

If you are interested to look at more of such exotic photographs on nature by photographers, click here. This is a forum which allows people to post their photos and others will post their comments.

Oh, you must click here to see how a snake eats up a bird.

(above) a spider, unknown species.

The above is taken by another photographer-budak who posted it on NPS (S) website. Click here for the link in the forum.

Last but not least, how about a close-up view of an ant?  Does an ant know when it is dying? Click here to see a few photos of the ant and a short write-up by the photographer. 

I'm sure you will learn more about nature at NPS (S) website!

a bird that washes its prey?

Click here to see four photos on a bird which washes its prey before eating it. 

The photographer also wrote some notes about the photos taken.

Photography-spiders by Darren Chng

I came across Darren Chng's photography website here.

The photos of three spiders taken by him are so fabulous.  He has also included a short paragraph of how he took the picture of each insect.  Read his descriptions of the insect and can you tell what are the adjectives he used to describe the insect/photo?

I've inserted the photos here in case the website page is no longer available.  

I encourage you to visit  Nature Photo Society because there are other insects and nature taken by him and other photographers.  You will be amazed by the beauty of nature and the fantastic skills of these photographers.

Darren Chng's MacroPhotography: (taken in nature parks in Singapore)

(above) Ant-Mimicking Spider by Darren Chng

(above) Long-legged spiders by Darren Chng

(above) Extreme close-up of Crab spider by Darren Chng

Alicia as reporter and Beacon Butterfly Heaven

Beacon is featured on DV Campus and you can watch a movie clip on the Butterfly Heaven.

The voice of the narrator is Alicia! You will see her near the end of the clip.

Watch video on animals

Here's a great site on animals and nature. The Nature Conservation.

Madagascar/Holiday activities

(above) Wallpaper downloaded from www.madagascar-themovie.com

Hello children!

How have you been? Are you enjoying your holidays? Are you reading English story books and watching English TV programme too?

If you are thinking of watching a movie or renting a DVD to watch at home, how about Masagascar?

(Tips: Eng Wah cinema is offering $6 ticket to children. Make sure you bring your student pass when buying it. Otherwise, OCBC credit card will allow you to buy the second adult ticket at half-price if you buy a popcorn combo (worth $7.50) together with the tickets.)

Or if you have watched it, how about do some activities on this movie?

(above) Wallpaper downloaded from Madagascar movie homepage.

1. Madagascar Movie Homepage

Read about the story behind each character. You can also download wallpaper, screensaver and icons. There are other activities to do under FUN and LEARNING. A movie preview too.

To practise writing, download the postcards (FUN and LEARNING-->DOWNLOAD and PRINT ACTIVITIES--> PRINT POSTCARDS) and writing based on the picture on the card. Write what you think the animals are doing, how are they feeling, what do they want to do after that, who is saying what (use speech bubbles) etc.

(above) Go Wild with Map activities from http://www.madagascar-themovie.com

OR
Go to the GALLERY site and write a story based on each photo you click on. For example, the photo with the penguins in the crate. Why do you think they are there? What are they thinking when they are in the huge crate? How do they feel? Where do you think they are going?

Make sure you visit this site!

2. Make 3D Penguin or click here.

Follow the step-by-step instruction to make a penguin.

3. 2 Cootie Catchers or click here.

Print and fold these Cootie catchers to play with your friends.

4. Geography and history activities on Madagascar

Geographic Description: Madagascar is the fourth largest island, covering an area of nearly 226,700 square miles and stretching 1,000 miles by 350 miles. Geologically, the island was formed... ...

Why is the Baobab the national symbol?

Is flying the only way to get here?

To find out more, visit the site now!


5. PBS' The Living Eden-Madagascar

(above) The homepage of PBS' The Living Eden.

Prize-Giving Ceremony

[Post-dated]

Prize-Giving Ceremony marked the last day of school for the pupils. It was also a special day for them because the whole was selected to perform a drama based on the Literature book Spider! they did in Term 4.

(above) Aaron with the medal for Contributing to the class. He was very faithful in getting and returning the attendance file. Well done!

(above) Ernie and Alicia with their medals.

(above) Alicia and her daddy. Ophs, my hands must have shaken. So sorry for the blurry photo.

(above) Alicia and her mummy, who is also a faithful parent volunteer in Beacon.

(above) Yu Ling and her medal. She looked so charming with the make-up, isn't it?

(above) Si Yu was so proud of receiving her medal for Greatest Improvement Award.

(above) Wee Khong received three medals. One of them was being first in class. Congratulations and keep up the good work!

(above) Rachel and Justin also did very well this year. They came in second and third. Congratulations and keep up the good work.

(above) Vanness and Danish were smiling so brightly. Danish was holding on to the CD-rom given to each pupil. Keep it as a memento-of all the good memories of 1-1.

(above) Hey, do not leave us out!

(above) We are so pretty with the make-up!

(above) Dylan: Are you ready to watch my production later? I am going to shout "Action".

(above) Siti and Peishan looking a bit nervous.

(above) Si Yu with her spider mask on and Adeline.

(above) The pretty angels looking so refreshing.

(above) Justin with his spider mask, Aaron and Wee Khong in their costumes for the drama.

(above) Chu Xin (left) as Min, Yu Ling as the narrator and Rachel (right) as Miss Tweedle in the drama.

First Honours Day

[post-dated]

On 13 November, Thursday, saw all P1 pupils attending Beacon's first Honours Day to commemorate the pupils for finishing their first formal year in the school.

Each pupil went on the stage to receive a badge. Pupils who have contributed to the school in one way or another were also called upon to receive their certificates.

(above) The principal giving a speech with the background of Alicia and Rachel leading pupils in pledge-saying every morning for one term.

(above) See 1-1 pupils in the background, projected on the screen!

(above) Aaron is one who always concentrates on the one speaking.

(above) 1-1 boys waiting to go on stage to receive their badges.

(above) Hey, these are the the badges for us!

(above) Ernie putting her badge on her T-shirt.

(above) The girls admiring their badge.

(above) Gladys: Hurray! I am going to primary two next year!
Gabriena: Me too, but we are going to different classes.

(above) Aaron: See, I look so smart with the badge on.

(above) We are classmates for the last two days.

(above) We love each other.

(above) Heng Wee, Vanness and Justin looking so serious today.

(above) Hip hip, Hurray!

(above) Gabriena and Ernie giving each other Hi-fives!

(above) These are our certificates for being contributors to Beacon.

(above) Let's smile brightly for Irfan and ourselves.

(ab0ve) We are so proud of our achievement in this year.

English sites for School Holidays

1. Tell a T-Rex (on phonics) and language games

On the main page, click the icon LITERACY.

Next, click Tell A T-Rex.

This is the homepage of this phonics activities.

There are others language games which you can play too.


2. Martha Speaks-PBS Kids

Watch video clips, play identification games or listen to stories.



3. Fun sites for Primary Pupils-English