My Journal: August 2006

Thursday, August 31, 2006

6A/B 2003

I enjoy spending time with you gals and guys. You are a great bunch to hang out with. It is my honour and fortune to have you as my pupils. I wonder if I will ever have another class (for you will be classes) which will have such strong bonding and friendship which lasts for so long.

Through thick and thin we have been, shedding tears, standing outside the classroom (I don't, you do), and writing lines. I just found out that you people shared more priceless memories among yourselves--copying homework, making sure that I would not know by having different sources, playing water bottle game......I hate to be missed out on this!!!!

If you have been in the same class since P1, you have known each other for 9 years!!! Friendship built is priceless. Cherish it.

For 6B...you are still 6Best!

I must thank Cheryl and her family for putting up with us and our noise. We always impose on them but they always welcome us with open arms. Without this gathering place, our relationship won't have blossomed and strengthened.

I just want to "say" it again, you (6A/B 2003) are really a great bunch!

Teachers' Day Celebration

This Teachers' Day Celebration will be an unforgettable one for me.

Firstly, I must thank my 5 Diamond pupils for making it meaningful. I can see the effort put in to make the party successful and I do think the party is great. Some of you think that I should not be doing anything for the party and having me involved in the organisation is inappropriate. I am part of the class and it is perfectly fine for me to chip in. Today's party is the 3rd one we had so far and I feel that the organisation has improved over time and I am proud of you. It also stunned me when I saw the note each of you had received from the organisers. The planning was thorough and well-thought of.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for your gifts. It is the thought that counts.

The concert is entertaining and the performances were great. We really have good dancers in the school. Yiping and Joshua have done their best and Joshua's diction is great! The two of you just need more practices. Memorise the script by hard and have confidence in yourself to control the crowd. Pick up skills from Mr Fadial and Mdm Norhani. They are great role models.

Best present received so far: All your concerns. Your appreciation shown to me for being your teacher.

"Bestest" present (I hope to receive): Pupils with a fulfilling life. (The more A*s the better!!!Ha!Ha!!Ha!!)

Saturday, August 26, 2006

What A Week!

It has been a tiring week for me. I think you (pupils) felt this way too. You have been studying hard for your CA2 and Prelims (for P6) and I have been busy with NJRC 2006 and marking of your exam papers. Not to mention the preparation of lessons and meetings that I attend regularly.

I have an average of about 4 hours of sleep for this week and my class has experienced how insufficient sleep can affect Mrs Tan!! Ha!!

My friends, Mr Chong, Ms Loh, Mrs Loke, Ms Tan, Mr Goh, and Mrs Sin, worked especially hard for this week too! Kudos to them! I hope that pupils from Robotics Club put in more effort in the competition, appreciating teachers' guidance in their competition.

I must also thank my some of my class pupils for chipping in too. Thank you. Thank you.

2 more weeks to go! We can do it!

Robotics Competition (NJRC)

Good day everyone! I am in school now (8:45 am), on a Saturday, waiting for pupils in Robotics Club to arrive. We are here to work on the robots and do not have much time left!!!! Stressed!!!! Most groups are working fine and they should be able to complete Mission 1 today (at the Science Centre). They must start working on Mission 2 today as well!

It has been a tiring week for both the pupils and the teachers.

Push on! I believe, with hard work, we will be able to achieve our goals!

Thursday, August 24, 2006

All My Pupils Have A Blog

I took the class to the computer lab to create their own blog. The pupils were excited and I had a few experts assisting me in getting the class started.

I look forward to reading their blog entries.

Sunday, August 20, 2006

My first blog

After some serious considerations, I have decided that if I don't start a blog, I will be considered as ancient. I thought that I will never ever start one or start one only when I don't have a choice. However, I came to realise that I must adapt to the dynamics of the world and accept the fact that journal entries do not need to be in the form of an exercise book anymore. I wonder if I should just get the whole class to submit their journal entries by blogging.

Don't laugh at this "by-right-should-be-quite-IT-savvy" teacher to start blogging so "late". It is never too late. Now, the difficult task is to keep it going and blog conscientiously. I never had the habit of writing diaries. Now, I have to electronically. I must say that it is a good way to keep a record of one's life story. I should have started when I was in Seattle.