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Well, the lexicons being built in our English classes are impressive!   This week, Timothy Cheng of 8S has found the word anodyne (which is anything but!). Grace Lee of 8K has been thinking about the meaning of life, and in her metaphysical ponderings, she has realised that it is more than “42”. (Brownie points […]

From Mr Graham’s classes we have the following fabulous selections for word of the week!   In 7K, Marcus Leong found the word “prescient” – having a knowledge of events before they take place. Hope Wu in 7S was almost (but not quite!) “bamboozled” by the array of new words she encountered in the dictionary. Rayyan in […]

Mr Graham, new to KIS, was exceedingly impressed with the range of imaginative and ambitious word choices his students had to offer this week. The following three are his top picks:   In first place, winning five house points for Gaya, is Vayne Lim from 7S with the rarely used and curious word for the […]

The consistently high standard of KS3 vocabulary this term shows no sign of abating. It has been another very impressive week. This week’s winner is Jeong Mo (7K) – My friend, who never smiles, is a real sourpuss. Five points for Sapi. Runner-up is Alqualyn [7S], earning 4 house points for Gaya – Tammy could swim as well as […]

As Christmas approaches the weather might not be seasonal but it’s definitely snowing words in KS3. This week’s winner is Grace (8K) with ‘malice’ : I did not anticipate the malice of his response. 5 points for Sulug. In runner-up position we have Trinity (8K) with ‘revulsion’: The cat looked at the plate in revulsion. […]

In first place this week is Charmaine (8S) with ‘brook‘ – The water I heard was nothing more than a babbling brook.  Five points for Sulug. The runner-up is Chloe (9K) with ‘bewilderment’– She paused as she stared in bewilderment at what appeared to be in the bathtub.  Four house points for Gaya. In third place we have Tobias (9S) with ‘happenstance’ – In […]