English Language

Vision

Effective and Confident Communicators

MISSION
Cultivating a rich environment for communications to develop reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.

• Desired Outcomes
• Signature Programmes
• Achievements
• Reading Lists
• Web Resources 
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Desired Outcomes

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All our pupils will be able to use English to express themselves.

All should attain foundational skills, particularly in grammar, spelling and basic pronunciation. They should be able to use English in everyday situations and for functional purposes, such as giving directions, information or instructions and making requests. The majority of our pupils will attain a good level of competence in English, in both speech and writing

SIGNATURE PROGRAMMES

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A) STELLAR Programme

As part of the Rosyth School strategic thrusts, the STELLAR @ Rosyth programme seeks to develop our pupils holistically with a comprehensive, stimulating and engaging instructional programme.

The objectives of the programme are as follows:

• To employ a variety of effective teaching and learning pedagogies that focus on WHAT and HOW students are learning (i.e. more learner–centred)
• To have a balanced and holistic assessment of our pupils.

It supports the current syllabus and is in line with the 2010 English Language Syllabus. It aims to mover learners towards independence using quality children's books and activities that motivate and engage young learners.

During STELLAR lessons, children are exposed to more speaking and listening activities. Children learn reading and writing using varied and interesting books, with discussion, enriched with children's written language and filled with various reading materials for children to use. Teachers use a variety of print and non-print resources and children are exposed to literature and different texts to promote the writing. Learning Centres are created in classroom for independent small group learning. This provides the reinforcement and extension of teacher-guided lessons and language-experiential activities. Through interdepartment collaboration, lower primary children are also introduced to early Science in the English Curriculum. At P3, the children learn about environmental care and write about it as part of Writing . In essence, this collaboration will bring about greater engagement and meaning for the learning of skills and values within the existing curriculum.

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One of the objectives of the English Language programme at Rosyth is to promote reading among our students. As such, we have put in place a reading programme for all pupils from P1-P6. This programme which consists of bookflood books for all pupils aims to stimulate students’ interest in reading, increase their knowledge and widen their vocabulary through a variety of reading materials and exposure to a wide array of genres and text types. Each class is provided with a set of such books which are loaned out to students on a regular basis.

Rationale for Programme: 

• Read and respond to a variety of texts and demonstrate a positive attitude towards reading and language
• Demonstrate knowledge about language and text types
• Use reading strategies to construct meaning
• Listen to/Read/View a variety of texts and demonstrate understanding of content in oral/written form
• Read: Language for Literary Response and Expression, Language for Social Interaction and language for Information
• Listen to/Read/View a variety of texts which can be demonstrated in oral or written form the ability to acquire and use knowledge for a variety of purposes
• Develop pupils’ vocabulary by introducing them to a rich repertoire of vocabulary through a varied reading diet

C) Literature@Rosyth

As part of our effort to enhance our reading programme, Literature is incorporated into the curriculum for selected pupils from Primary 3 - 5 Through this programme, we hope to provide pupils with a greater appreciation of the various literary elements in a story, deepen comprehension skills, build on vocabulary and develop a joy for reading.

P3 Text

The novel ‘Frindle’ written by Andrew Clements is selected. It is a humourous tale about a boy and his ingenious ideas related to the origin of words. The novel will enable pupils to explore themes such as friendship and teacher-pupils relationships. Apart from exploring the themes, the novel will also introduce pupils to literary elements such as plot, character analysis and point of view through discussions, which will enhance their thinking and reasoning skills.

P4 Text

The novel ‘Charlotte’s Web’ written by E.B. White is selected. It is a notable classic about the friendship between Wilbur the pig and a barn spider named Charlotte. Apart from exploring the theme on friendship the novel will also introduce pupils to literary elements such as plot, character analysis and point of view through discussions, which will enhance their thinking and reasoning skills.

P5 Text

The novel ‘Sing to the Dawn’ written by Minfong Ho is selected. It is a tale about the relationship between two siblings and the emotions they go through in deciding who gets to further their studies. Apart from exploring the theme on sibling relationship, the novel will also introduce pupils to literary elements such as plot, character analysis and point of view through discussions, which will enhance their thinking and reasoning skills.

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D) Language BUZZ

The Speak Good English Movement is a nation-wide campaign to promote the habit of using and speaking Standard English amongst Singaporeans in our daily lives . In Rosyth School, we emphasise the usage of English with correct grammar and pronunciation. We also encourage our pupils to express their feelings.

Pupils need to learn express themselves well as these are crucial for oral communication and understanding. To promote the use of good English in Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening, a host of engaging activities are planned throughout the year in the form of Language BUZZ to arouse pupils' interest in the speaking of the language. Examples of some of these activities include NLB Bulk Borrowing (Read, Swap, Share), Presentations by Reading Ambassadors and Readers’ Theatre.

Pupils are provided with opportunities to perform to their classmates, pupils in other classes as well as the general school population. This is in alignment with the student outcomes of C2015 which focus on nurturing each child into a confident person, self-directed learner, self- directed learner, active contributor and concerned citizen.

Through the various school programs, we hope that Rosythians will be able to use English to communicate well with each other and build happy relationships. Teachers and parents are especially important in this initiative as we are the main facilitators who play a very important role in the acquisition and usage of Standard English.

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E) Primary 1 Moo-O PiSP (Parents-in-School Programme)

The Moo-O programme has been incorporated into the P1-3 English curriculum in Rosyth. It uses a reading software that transforms the way stories are read and enjoyed, by involving the readers in the virtual story world as story characters. It is designed to help children read well, by letting them experience and understand how by reading fluently and expressively, they can enjoy their stories better. The software brings about the development of oracy amongst students and it is aligned to the self-directed and collaborative learning initiatives as identified in our 21st CC skills.

The programme has provided the school with the opportunity to build successful partnerships with our parents that are in the interests of our children through the implementation of the Primary 1 Moo-O PiSP (Parents-in-School Programme) during Curriculum Time. This programme aims to enhance the level of parental involvement in the school curriculum and hence, greater partnership with parents in the child’s learning.

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Pupils are identified for the LSP through the Early Literacy Indicators (ELI), a group-screening instrument developed by MOE, at the beginning of each year. Pupils attaining low levels on the ELI (Levels 0, 1 and 2) are placed in the LSP for additional support.

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Enhanced PREP with MUMs exposes students to word games, student collaboration and class presentations. There are opportunities for independent learning through book reviews. The programme provides deep learning to enhance greater student motivation through vocabulary lists and reading logs.

H) Extensive Reading Programme

The Extensive Reading Programme involves ring-fencing weekly one-period lessons for reading activities for all students. For P1 & 2 students, library activities are compiled into a teacher-designed booklet and differentiated to arouse interest. Students earn tokens upon completion of tasks. The different activities give the students autonomy when they explore texts of different genres and plan their completion on their own, thus developing self-directedness in learning.

I) Read@Rosyth

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Achievements

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English Department Achievements -­ 2019

English Department Achievements -­ 2018

English Department Achievements -­ 2016

English Department Achievements -­ 2015

reading lists

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Recommended reading lists for Primary 1 to Primary 6 (updated 20 March 2018).

PRIMARY ONE
S/No.	Title of Book	Author(s)
		Name	Last Name
1	Want to be a Knight?	Paul	Mason
2	King Jack and the Dragon	Peter	Bently
3	Night Song	Ari	Berk
4	Dragons Love Tacos	Adam	Rubin
5	The Insomniacs	Karina	Wolf
6	I Don't Want to be a Pea!	Ann	Bonwill
7	The Midnight Library	Kazuno	Kohara
8	Olympig!	Victoria	Jamieson
9	Press Here!	Hervé	Tullet
10	Chameleon Crisis (Beastly! Book 6)	Andy	Baxter
11	Purr-Fect Pete	Samantha	Hay
12	My Haunted House (Araminta Spookie, Book 1)	Angie	Sage
13	Soupy Saturdays with the Pain and the Great One	Judy	Blume
14	Dogerella	Maribeth	Boelts
15	Just Teddy	Emily	Lim
16	The Enormous Crocodile	Dahl	Roald
17	Giraffes Can't Dance	Giles	Andreae
18	Little Blue and Little Yellow	Leo	Lionni
19	Frederick	Leo	Lionni
20	Alexander and the Wind Up Mouse	Leo	Lionni
21	Ladybird Read it Yourself (Graded Readers)	Various

PRIMARY TWO
S/No.	Title of Book	Author(s)
		Name	Last Name
1	Little Friends	Onur	Tukel
2	Blast Off! (Storytime)	Malachy	Doyle
3	Hilda and the Troll	Luke	Pearson
4	Exclamation Mark	Amy	Krouse Rosenthal
5	If You Want to See a Whale	Julie	Fogliano
6	The Tooth Mouse	Susan	Hood
7	Frank 'n' Beans (Comics Land)	Amy	Lemke
		Donald	Lemke
8	The Mighty Lalouche	Matthew	Olshan
9	Bluebird	Bob	Staake
10	Fog Island	Tomi	Ungerer
11	The Matchbox Diary	Paul	Fleischman
12	The Dark	Lemony	Snicket
13	Top 10 Mythical Creatures (Blazers. Top 10 Unexplained)	Lori	Polydoros
14	You Are Stardust	Elin	Kelsey
15	Mr. Zinger's Hat	Cary	Fagan
16	Sherlock Bones and the Missing Cheese	Susan	Stevens Crummel
17	Xanda's Panda Party	Linda Sue	Park
18	Little Santa	Jon	Agee
19	Ralph Masiello's Robot Drawing Book	Ralph	Masiello
20	How to Bicycle to the Moon to Plant Sunflowers: A Simple but Brilliant Plan in 24 Steps	Mordicai	Gerstein
21	Rosie Revere, Engineer	Andrea	Beaty
22	Summer of the Sea Serpent (Magic Tree House, Book 31)	Mary	Pope Osborne
23	Oliver Moon and the Spider Spell	Sue	Mongredien
24	Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Buffalo and Someone Called Plastic	Emily	Jenkins
25	The Velveteen Rabbit	Margery	Williams
26	The Witch's Dog and the Flying Carpet	Frank	Rodgers
27	Patch (Breyer Stablemates)	Kristin	Earhart
28	The Beach Boy (GUNK Aliens, Book 5)	Jonny	Moon
29	Super Chicken Nugget Boy and the Pizza Planet People	Josh	Lewis
30	The Giraffe and The Pelly and Me	Dahl	Roald
31	I Believe in Unicorns	Michael	Morpurgo
32	Where The Wild Things Are	Maurice	Sendak
33	The Giving Tree	Shel	Silverstein
34	Oliver Twist (Simplified)	Marcia	Williams
35	A Midsummer Night's Dream (Simplified)	Marcia	Williams
36	DK Marvel (Graded Readers)	Various
37	DK DC Superheroes (Graded Readers)	Various
38	DK Star Wars (Graded Readers)	Various
39	Secret Kingdom (Series)	Rosie	Banks
40	Sea Quest (Series)	Adam	Blade

PRIMARY THREE
S/No.	Title of Book	Author
		Name	Last Name
1	The Yucky Yodelling Yeti (Monster Hospital)	Gillian	Johnson
2	The Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth	Eoin	Colfer
3	The Fight for the Frozen Land: Arctic (Secret Agent Jack Stalwart)	Elizabeth	Singer Hunt
4	The Sloppy Copy Slipup	DyAnne	DiSalvo
5	Meet the Beast (Beast Friends Forever, Book 1)	Nate	Evans
		Vince	Evans
7	How to Write Really Badly	Anne	Fine
8	The Killer Cat Runs Away	Anne	Fine
9	Museum Mayhem (Magic Trix)	Sara	Grant
10	The Reluctant Dragon	Kenneth	Grahame
11	Howl	James	Lee
12	The Wild, Wild Southwest! (Junior Explorer)	Jeff	Corwin
13	What's a Blue Furry? (Pittodrie Pirates, Book 1)	Lynette	Morrison
14	Exciting Escapades (On the Edge)	Jane	Bingham
15	My Hamster is a Genius (Stinky & Jinks, Book 1)	Dave	Lowe
16	Confessions of a Fairy Tale Villain: Cinderella's Not So Ugly Sister	Claire	Pyatt
17	Monster Mansion (Mighty Mighty Monsters)	Sean	O'Reilly
18	Bunny Finds the Right Stuff	Emily	Lim
19	Pete & Gabby: The Bears Go To Town	Kay	Winters
20	Zach & Zoe and the River Rescue (Streetlights)	Kristin	Butcher
21	An Egyptian Escape (A Charlie and Bandit adventure)	K. A.	Gerrard
22	20 Fun Facts About Beetles (Fun Fact File: Bugs!)	Arielle	Chiger
23	Nessie the Mannerless Monster	Ted	Hughes
24	My Best Friend is a Germ	Guillaume	Bianco
25	Justin Case: Shells, Smells and the Horrible Flip-flops of Doom	Rachel	Vail
26	The Story of Dr. Dolittle	Hugh	Lofting
27	Death Diamond (Dragon Blood Pirates, Book 1)	Dan	Jerris
28	Seeing Orange (Orca Echoes)	Sara	Cassidy
29	A Seaside Rescue (Willow Valley, Book 6)	Tracey	Corderoy
30	Vulgar the Viking and the Terrible Talent Show	Odin	Redbeard
31	How Pirates Really Work!	Alan	Snow
32	The Dancing Bear	Michael	Morpurgo
33	The Day The Crayons Quit	Drew	Daywalt
34	Fables	Arnold	Lobel
35	I Want My Hat Back	John	Klassen
36	The Fox and The Ghost king	Michael	Morpurgo
37	The Morning I met a Whale	Michael	Morpurgo
38	Rainbow Magic (Series)	Daisy	Meadows

PRIMARY FOUR
S/No.	Title of Book	Author
		Name	Last Name
1	Norby's Other Secret	Janet	Asimov
		Isaac	Asimov
2	The Wrong Pong: Holiday Hullabaloo	Steven	Butler
3	Hercules: Champion of the World	Nigel	Gray
4	Lower the Trap (Lobster Chronicles, Book 1)	Jessica	Scott Kerrin
5	A Seaside Adventure (Tumtum & Nutmeg)	Emily	Bearn
6	A Transylvanian Tale (Ghost Club, Book 3)	Deborah	Abela
7	Starring Jules (As Herself)	Beth	Levine Ain
8	Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth	Lloyd	Alexander
9	Extraordinary Losers: Operation Pants on Fire	Jessica	Alejandro
10	Art Smart	Traci	Bunkers
		Kathy M.	Durkin
		Melanie	Grimshaw
		Wendy	Walker
11	The Rotten Adventures of Zachary Ruthless	Allan	Woodrow
12	Tara and her Talking Kitten Meet a Mermaid	Diana	Cooper
13	Egyptians (Weird World of Wonders)	Tony	Robinson
14	The Whispering Lake Ghosts: A Mystery about Sound	Lynda	Beauregard
15	Tommysaurus Rex	Doug	TenNapel
		Patricia C.	McKissack
		Frederick L.	McKissack
		John Patrick	McKissack
16	13 Hangmen	Art	Corriveau
17	The Seeds of Time (Animal Talkers, Book 1)	Shamini	Flint
18	Half Upon a Time	James	Riley
19	Spy Technology	Stephen	Timblin
20	Beware the Ninja Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales	David	Lubar
21	The Case of the Terrible T.rex (Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives, Book 6)	Michele	Torrey
22	Searching for UFOS, Aliens and Men in Black	Michael	Burgan
23	We Are Not Eaten by Yaks (Accidental Adventure, Book 1)	C. Alexander	London
24	The Coming of Dragons (Darkest Age, Book 1)	A. J.	Lake
25	The Loser List	H. N.	Kowitt
26	The 13-Story Treehouse	Andy	Griffiths
28	Exploring the Past	Anita	Croy
29	Dragon Boogie (Stone Rabbit, Book 7)	Erik	Craddock
30	The Tale of Despereaux	Kate	Dicamillo
31	The Cricket in Times Square	George	Selden
32	The One and Only Ivan	Katherine	Applegate
33	Crenshaw	Katherine	Applegate
34	Charlotte's Web	E B	White
35	Charlie and The Chocolate Factory	Roald	Dahl
36	Kira-Kira	Cynthia	Kadohata

PRIMARY FIVE
S/No.	Title of Book	Author
		Name	Last Name
1	Escape from Planet Yastol (Way-Too-Real Aliens, Book 1)	Pamela F.	Service
2	Really Weird Removals.com	Daniela	Sacerdoti
3	A Practical Guide to Wizardry	Susan J.	Morris
4	One for the Murphys	Lynda	Mullaly Hunt
5	Middle School: Get Me Out of Here (Middle School, Book 2)	James	Patterson
		Chris	Tebbetts
6	Dinosaurs on the Beach  (Orca Young Readers)	Marilyn	Helmer
7	The Last Wild	Piers	Torday
8	Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, Book 1)	Suzanne	Collins
9	Half Magic	Edward	Eager
10	Case File 13: Zombie Kid (Case File 13, Book 1)	J. Scott	Savage
11	The Ice Ball Man and Other Poems	Margaret	Leong
12	The Year of Shadows	Claire	Legrand
13	Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King (Guardians, Book 1)	William	Joyce
		Laura	Geringer
14	Let the Burping Begin (George Brown, Class Clown, Books 1 to 3)	Nancy	Krulik
15	Egyptians (Weird World of Wonders)	Tony	Robinson
16	The Whispering Lake Ghosts: A Mystery about Sound	Lynda	Beauregard
17	Tommysaurus Rex	Doug	TenNapel
18	The Clone Codes	Patricia C.	McKissack
		Frederick L.	McKissack
		John Patrick	McKissack
19	13 Hangmen	Art	Corriveau
20	The Seeds of Time (Animal Talkers, Book 1)	Shamini	Flint
21	Half Upon a Time	James	Riley
22	Spy Technology	Stephen	Timblin
23	Beware the Ninja Weenies and Other Warped and Creepy Tales	David	Lubar
24	The Case of the Terrible T.rex (Doyle and Fossey, Science Detectives, Book 6)	Michele	Torrey
25	Searching for UFOS, Aliens and Men in Black	Michael	Burgan
26	We Are Not Eaten by Yaks (Accidental Adventure, Book 1)	C. Alexander	London
27	The Coming of Dragons (Darkest Age, Book 1)	A. J.	Lake
28	The Loser List	H. N.	Kowitt
29	The 13-Story Treehouse	Andy	Griffiths
30	Percy Jackson (Series)	Rick	Riordan
31	Chocolate Box Girls (Series)	Cathy	Cassidy
32	The Diary of Anne Frank	Anne	Frank
33	The Penderwicks	Jeanne	Birdsall
34	Wonder	R J	Palacio
35	Alex Rider (Series)	Anthony	Horowitz
36	Because of Winn-Dixie	Kate	Dicamillo
37	War Horse	Michael	Morpurgo
38	Treehouse (Series)	Andy	Griffiths
39	Inside Out and Back Again	Thanhha	Lai
40	Walk Two Moons	Sharon	Creech

PRIMARY SIX
S/No.	Title of Book	Author
		Name	Last Name
1	Grounded	Kate	Klise
2	Mal and Chad: The Biggest, Bestest Time Ever	Stephen	McCranie
3	Iron Hearted Violet	Kelly	Regan Barnhill
4	Cardboard	Doug	TenNapel
5	The Mystery (Troubletwisters, Book 3)	Garth	Nix
		Sean	Williams
6	The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls	Claire	Legrand
7	The Great Escape	Megan	Rix
8	The Railway Children	Edith	Nesbit
9	May B.	Caroline	Starr Rose
10	The Mudskipper	Ovidia	Yu
11	The Spindlers	Lauren	Oliver
12	Doll Bones	Holly	Black
13	Have An Idea (Templeton Twins, Book 1)	Ellis	Weiner
14	Draw Cartoon People in 4 Easy Steps: then Write a Story (Drawing in 4 Easy Steps)	Stephanie	LaBaff
15	Ancient Egypt (Puzzle Heroes)	Anna	Nilsen
16	The Boy at the End of the World	Greg	van Eekhout
17	The Twenty-One Balloons	William Pène	Du Bois
18	Genie in Training	Ciaran	Murtagh
19	Dalen & Gole: Scandal in Port Angus	Mike	Deas
20	Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of the Dancing Men (On the Case with Holmes and Watson, Book 4)	Murray	Shaw
		M. J.	Cosson
21	Dodging Danger on the Dartmouth (Ghostly Graphic Adventures, Book 1)	Baron	Specter
22	Diary of a Super Swimmer	Shamini	Flint
23	Switching Gears (Transformers Classified)	Ryder	Windham
		Jason	Fry
24	I Am So Over Being a Loser	Jim	Smith
25	Ghost Dog Secrets	Peg	Kehret
26	Mondays are Murder	Tanya	Landman
27	The Get-Rich-Quick Club	Rose	Impey
28	A Long Walk to Water	Linda Sue	Park
29	Shadow	Michael	Morpurgo
30	The Wreck of The Zanzibar	Michael	Morpurgo
31	The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane	Kate	Dicamillo

Web Resources

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