Term Dates for January to June 2023

Term 1/2023 (10 weeks: 3 Jan – 14 Mar 2023)

Week	Tue	Wed	Thur	Sat	Sun	Mon
1	3 Jan	4 Jan	5 Jan	7 Jan	8 Jan	9 Jan
2	10 Jan	11 Jan	12 Jan	14 Jan	15 Jan	16 Jan
3	17 Jan	18 Jan	19 Jan	21 Jan	PH 22 Jan M.U. 21/1	PH 23 Jan M.U. 18/1
4	PH 24 Jan 31 Jan	25 Jan	26 Jan	28 Jan	29 Jan	30 Jan
5	7 Feb	1 Feb	2 Feb	4 Feb	5 Feb	6 Feb
6	14 Feb	8 Feb	9 Feb	11 Feb	12 Feb	13 Feb
7	21 Feb	15 Feb	16 Feb	18 Feb	19 Feb	20 Feb
8	28 Feb	22 Feb	23 Feb	25 Feb	26 Feb	27 Feb
9	7 Mar	1 Mar	2 Mar	4 Mar	5 Mar	6 Mar
10	14 Mar	8 Mar	9 Mar	11 Mar	12 Mar	13 Mar

No classes on Public Holidays 22 Jan – 24 Jan.

 

Term 2/2023 (10 weeks: 20 Mar – 3 June 2023)

Week	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thur	Sat	Sun
1	20 Mar	21 Mar	22 Mar	23 Mar	25 Mar	26 Mar
2	27 Mar	28 Mar	29 Mar	30 Mar	1 Apr	2 Apr
3	3 Apr	4 Apr	5 Apr	6 Apr	8 Apr	9 Apr
4	10 Apr	11 Apr	12 Apr	13 Apr	15 Apr	16 Apr
5	17 Apr	18 Apr	19 Apr	20 Apr	PH 22 Apr 29 Apr	23 Apr
6	24 Apr	25 Apr	26 Apr	27 Apr	6 May	30 Apr
7	PH 1 May 8 May	2 May	3 May	4 May	13 May	7 May
8	15 May	9 May	10 May	11 May	20 May	14 May
9	22 May	16 May	17 May	18 May	27 May	21 May
10	29 May	23 May	24 May	25 May	3 June	28 May

No classes on Public Holidays 22 April and 1 May.

 

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English Writing Accelerator

Do your children have the following difficulties with writing? 

- Lack of ideas to write an original story
- Too many ideas and ended up writing a confusing story
- Not able to express their ideas clearly and coherently
- Writing out of topic

Common Issues that Baffled Parents

==>> Your child may read a lot but is unable to write a good piece of composition independently.

==>> Your child may enjoy writing and practise writing compositions diligently, but he/she still scores below 17/20 (lower Pri) or 35/40 (upper Pri) consistently.

==>> Your child may read and memorise a lot of model compositions, but he/she struggles to write outstanding pieces on unfamiliar topics.

At From Tiny Acorns, our tried-and-tested Writing Accelerator programme will address these issues and teach your children effective techniques to significantly elevate their writing scores! 

The Writing Accelerator is a structured programme specially designed to help students learn to craft coherent compositions while developing their individual writing voice.

Nov/Dec Holiday Writing Accelerator (Zoom)

Learn effective skills and powerful techniques to elevate your composition score. 

Apply them in your writing and receive detailed feedback. 

Gather easy-to-use tips to manage your critical strengths and weaknesses.

How does it work? 

1. Students attend a 1hr group lesson, conducted LIVE via Zoom. Learn to craft engaging stories with captivating opening, vivid scenes and impactful conclusion. Write draft 1 after lesson.

2. Draft 1 is graded and returned with detailed feedback. 

3. For those who choose Option 2, a one-on-one coaching session via Zoom is arranged after draft 1 of topic 1 is submitted. In this 15 min private session, students will be guided to IMPROVE his writing STYLE, further DEVELOP his IDEAS before he writes draft 2.

4. Student writes draft 2 independently and submits within 3 days.

5. Draft 2 is graded and returned with feedback.

Group Lessons

Pri 3 and 4 (in 2023)

Friday 18th Nov and 25th Nov, 4pm-5pm 

Pri 5 and 6 (in 2023) 

Monday 21st Nov and 28th Nov, 6.30-7.30pm 

Option 1

2 group lessons, draft 1 only for each of the 2 topics.

Fee: $200 (Pri 3/4) and $220 (Pri 5/6)

Option 2

2 group lessons, 1 private coaching session, drafts 1 and 2 for both topics. 

Fee: $310 (Pri 3/4) and $340 (Pri 5/6)

All materials will be emailed. 

Limited places. Registration closes once the class is filled.

To register/enquire, please email from-tiny-acorns@hotmail.com with your child's name, level, parent's name and mobile number. 

Limited places. Sign up now to avoid disappointment!

Please ensure your child is available for the group lessons before enrolling. No refund will be made regardless of reasons if students have to miss any part of the lessons. No make-up lessons can be arranged for group lessons.