English
Focus and Beliefs
Here at Valour Primary School, we strive to build a strong foundation in the English Language and develop:
1) lifelong readers with a love of reading.
2) confident and effective communicators.
English Curriculum for 2024
Primary 1
| Term | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Unit 1: | Dan the Flying Man | Unit 5: | Crocodile Tea | Unit 9: | When My Baby Sister Came Home | Unit 12: | Lazy Duck |
| Unit 2: | Mrs Wishy Washy | Unit 6: | The Hungry Giant | Unit 10: | Mid-Autumn Festival | Unit 13: | The King's Cake | |
| Unit 3: | Walking Through the Jungle | Unit 7: | Ants in A Hurry | Unit 11: | The First Day of Hari Raya | Unit 14: | The Broken Bangle | |
| Unit 4: | To Town | Unit 8: | Dan's Lost Hat | |||||
Primary 2
| Term | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Unit 1: | Chicken Rice | Unit 5: | A Butterfly is Born | Unit 9: | Magnetic Max | Unit 12: | Willy and Hugh |
| Unit 2: | Bad Dreams | Unit 6: | Life in a Shell | Unit 10: | A Snake in the Garden | Unit 13: | Postcards to David | |
| Unit 3: | Mr Gumpy's Outing | Unit 7: | The Growl | Unit 11: | The Feast | Unit 14: | The Bicycle Race | |
| Unit 4: | A Day in the Kitchen with Grandma | Unit 8: | Roti Prata | |||||
Primary 3
| Term | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Unit 1: | Fearless Phil | Unit 4: | Predators and Prey | Unit 6: | Unusual Plants | Unit 8: | Prince Zak and the Wise Frog |
| Unit 2: | The Gruffalo | Unit 5: | The Stars of Chek Jawa | Unit 7: | There's a Boy Under the Bed | Unit 9: | Spilt Milk | |
| Unit 3: | Camille and the Sunflowers | |||||||
Primary 4
| Term | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Unit 1: | Making Ice Cream | Unit 4: | The World Beyond Us | Unit 6: | Dinosaurs Exist! | Unit 8: | All the Buzz about Honey |
| Unit 2: | Life of a Vet | Unit 5: | Ruby's Sunflower | Unit 7: | Heartbeats in the Dark | Unit 9: | What Happens When You Laugh | |
| Unit 3: | The Paralympic Games | |||||||
Primary 5 (Standard)
| Term | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Unit 1: | Coolie Boy | Unit 4: | The Promise | Unit 6: | Martial Arts | Unit 8: | Making Every Drop Count |
| Unit 2: | Amazing Friends | Unit 5: | A Game of Emails | Unit 7: | Dogs with Jobs | Unit 9: | Urban Wildlife: Friend or Foe? | |
| Unit 3: | Ten | |||||||
Primary 5 (Foundation)
| Term | T1 | T2 | T3 | T4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic | Unit 1: | Getting Ready to Learn | Unit 4: | Aunty Lin’s Story | Unit 6: | On the Job with a Photographer | Unit 8: | Martial Arts |
| Unit 2: | Mei’s Memorable Morning | Unit 5: | Creative Recycling | Unit 7: | An Unusual Friendship | Unit 9: | Dogs with Jobs | |
| Unit 3: | Coolie Boy | |||||||
Programmes
Lifelong Readers with a Love of Reading
The doorway to success
We believe in the power of reading. Reading feeds one’s imagination and opens up a treasure-house of wonder and joy for curious young minds. We advocate free voluntary reading (Krashen, 1993) whereby our students can read whatever they want to read and there is little or no accountability in the form of book reports and journal entries.
- Book Week
- Class library
- Library periods
- Weekly read-alouds
- Sustained silent reading
Recommended Reading Lists:
to be updated
Confident and Effective Communicators
We hope to develop confident and effective communicators who possess the values, dispositions and skills to listen actively to different perspectives while collaborating with others to work towards shared goals. Opportunities are given for our students to discuss issues, listen to different perspectives and develop their own opinions.
Valourians are also taught the 6 traits of speaking for oral presentations.
STELLAR
Our students will embark on the STELLAR programme in primary school. STELLAR, short for Strategies for English Language Learning and Reading, aims to strengthen children’s language and reading skills as well as promote a positive attitude towards learning. A unit starts with a shared reading experience whereby our students read a book with the teacher and engage in oral discussions. This is followed by explicit teaching of language items and shared writing experiences.
To complement STELLAR, authentic learning opportunities will be provided for Valourians to communicate confidently, effectively and sensitively. They will also be encouraged to explore ideas, concepts and areas of interest beyond the curriculum, developing them to be creative and critical inquirers.