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Showing posts with label English Class Presentations. Show all posts
Showing posts with label English Class Presentations. Show all posts

Tuesday, 16 September 2025

HLS Newsletter September 2025

Hi, and welcome to the HLS website!

Over the last few months we have had some really enjoyable classes. Let's start with the Last-One-Standing Spelling Test.

Students were required to spell words of increasing length and difficulty as they made their way through rounds. Spell it correct, you stay in, spell it wrong and you're out. We had one or two intense battles along the way! Here are the winners from each class:













Next, we enjoyed our annual Merdeka class in August. Children talked about why they love Malaysia, and then had an activity to test whether they knew what is made in Malaysia and what is not. The food at the end of the class is always a big draw during both Merdeka and Halloween classes.





At HLS, we give our students plenty of opportunities to speak English. This is especially true during Presentations classes. Students prepare a presentation at home on a certain given topic, and then deliver their presentation in class. It presents a wonderful opportunity for public speaking practise and a chance to build confidence in speaking English.







Mr. Duncan enjoys creating new things which he can use in his classes. Over the years, he has been working on drawing a map. It ended up being 36 A4 pages in size! He pasted it to the classroom wall and prepared comprehension questions about it for the students to answer. This included giving directions, following instructions, and extracting information. Our students loved the map and were sad when it came down the following week!







For the first time at HLS, we held a Trading Class. Students brought an object from home that they were willing to trade. They had the chance to advertise their item to the class, then attempt to make a trade with someone else. We saw a lot of trades happen and there was a lot of fun all around!





We welcomed back some former students over the past few months who dropped in to visit and catch up with Mr. Duncan. These are always very special moments for us. We love our students and keep an interest in them after they leave our classes and continue with their studies and life.

Oscar and Hui Xin are legends of HLS, having spent several years in our classes. We are so thankful for their love and support of HLS, and for the deep friendship we enjoy


Falisya was our student for several years before she moved to boarding school. We miss her so much and it was a treat to see her again as she accompanied her sister Farra to class



Yan Chloe was a student of HLS many years ago when she was younger. She is now studying at college in KL but came back to visit during her semester break. So great to see her again! Beside her is her younger sister Vernice




We also said goodbye to Uzma & Attar who have been studying with us for the last few years. They are moving abroad with their family and we wish them all the best!


We also said goodbye to Ding Chok Onn and Ding Chok Han after many years attending HLS classes. This is their farewell speech!



That's a wrap for the HLS Newsletter for now. Thank you to all parents and students who are enrolled in our classes. We are grateful for your support and look forward to continuing to teach all of our students as we approach the last few months of 2025.




Sunday, 31 July 2016

English Class Presentations 3 - 25th - 30th July, 2016

English Class Presentations 3 was another success at Horne Learning Services, where we focus on building confidence to speak the English language. Opportunities like this are rare and we want to give our students these chances to practise public speaking and presentation skills.

On this occasion, we gave our students seven topics to choose from. They were:

1. The Benefit of Sports
2. My favourite Machine
3. Food in Malaysia
4. Music
5. Family Life and Activities
6. Special Possessions
7. Write a story of 200 words and read to the class

Here are some of the highlights from the week:

Classroom layout for English Class Presentations 3 at Horne Learning Services

Sharmayne demonstrated how to use her hoverboard for English Class Presentations 3 at Horne Learning Services

Justin entertained us with his saxophone during English Class Presentations 3 at Horne Learning Services

Farouq giving his well-prepared presentation at English Class Presentations 3 at Horne Learning Services

Ariff loading his nerf gun during English Class Presentations 3 at Horne Learning Services

Jing Rong showed his robotics skills for English Class Presentations 3 at Horne Learning Services

Eugene Tan's analysis of nerf guns during English Class Presentations 3 at Horne Learning Services

Isaac inviting a fellow student to try out his ukelele during English Class Presentations 3 at Horne Learning Services

Abby in full costume during English Class Presentations 3 at Horne Learning Services

Mr. Duncan writes notes about each student's performance for English Class Presentations 3 at Horne Learning Services

Yong Chuan showed his collection of Rubik's Cubes for English Class Presentations 3 at Horne Learning Services

Kennard told us all about his hamster for English Class Presentations 3 at Horne Learning Services


Saturday, 19 March 2016

English Class Presentations 2 - February 2016

Students of Horne Learning Services participated in the 2nd round of English Class Presentations during the last week of February 2016. This followed on from the first edition of English Class Presentations in August 2015.

Tuesday night class photo after English Class Presentations 2

The main goal of this exercise is for students to feel confident speaking English in front of others. They also get the chance to share with others what they are passionate about and to hopefully have a little fun in the process.

Here are some photos of the memorable moments from English Class Presentations 2:

Eng Kim showed us his robot during English Class Presentations 2

I played a bit of football with Qi Yao during English Class Presentations 2

For English Class Presentations 2, Sharmayne showed her stamp collection to the class

Joshua brought ice-cream for everyone during English Class Presentations 2

My girls thought it would be fun to show their Barbie doll's bum in English Class Presentations 2!

Justin brought another one of his lego creations to English Class Presentations 2

Aceline went roller skating around the classroom during English Class Presentations 2

Wednesday night adult class after English Class Presentations 2

Adam introduced everyone to his cat during English Class Presentations 2

Aqeel showed us some of his favourite toys at English Class Presentations 2

Ms. Lai delighted us with more of her lovely paintings in English Class Presentations 2

This is the moment where Xin Yan shared about free hugs and promptly received one from Lily in English Class Presentations 2

Enjoying some refreshments with the Thursday night adult class after English Class Presentations 2

English Class Presentations 2 saw Amanda bring along her toy poodle

Isaac shared a nice presentation about pizza and then distributed some with the class during English Class Presentations 2

Friday night class after English Class Presentations 2

Jun Hao fascinated us with a huge volume of his family history during English Class Presentations 2

Eugene fired some bullets from his nerf gun at English Class Presentations 2

Cheng Ze and his robots at English Class Presentations 2

The Saturday 4pm class after English Class Presentations 2