Sunday, July 31, 2005
Saturday, July 30, 2005
END OF TERM 3 WK 5
Grp photo of my little monkeys...
My cute and noti P3 kids...
My kids and me @ Yangzheng Pri...
View of the pictures on my table!
My working table in ZPS...
My gift frm TTC! nice tee and mug!!!
My darling TTC gang!
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itz been yet another busy week...
Mon and Tue spent on PSLE Prelim CL Oral... left sch close to 5pm... went to meet ah yan on tue night @ Far East, picked up my photos..
Wed was spent on mani and pedi @ Toa Payoh... a ncie and relaxing session.. first time there.. not too bad..
Thu was CIP planning workshop day. i chaired the discussion with the P3 level reps.. came up wif some ideas... have yet to consolidate them for submission...
Fri was NIE's Grand Welcome concert... went back to NIE to give a short speech.. v nervous but extremely glad that there were no hiccups.. rushed back to school to bring my P3 kids to YangZheng Pri for a CL literature sharing workshop.. bought some tidbits for them .. and they were thrilled.. hehe... went to ah ma's house for dinner after that...
spent this morning @ NYJC... went back for another CL sharing workshop from 9am to 12pm.. met zhuren and chatted wif her for almost an hour.. oh ya.. i forgot to mention.. i almost got struck by lightning!!! there was this display of books outside the NYJC canteen.. and it was raining.. den suddenly w/o any warnings, there was a sharp flash of lightning.. and it zapped right passed me.. after that, i felt numbess at the spot where it narrowly missed me.. SUPER scary... they girl next to me jumped up when the lightning struck.. think she also kenna 'sort'...
after that, met dear to watch The Island.. v interesting show.. hehe... den it was off to Hotel Royal for dinner with his parents and ah ma... my treat today... hehe... now super full...
quite tired now.. think gg slp soon.. enjoy the pics for now... yan's bdae is coming in a few hours!!!
Sunday, July 24, 2005
END OF TERM 3 WK 4
yet another week has passed.. how time flies.. me already into my 1st mth in ZPS...
school has been great. wif my kids. can feel myself bonding well with them..despite the occasional shouting and screaming @ thos little devils, discipline has been pretty smooth-sailing for me...
trying my best to keep to the adhered timeline n work schedule... my poor kids are always going home with homework.. hehe.. so they know wat to expect at the end of my lesson - delegation of homework.. hehe...
my P3 and P4 participated in the storytelling competition held in the school on Friday. P4 came in 2nd, P3 did not win antg.. but it was a great bonding session with them, though i only got to know 8 kids slightly better.. i mux refrain frm practising favouritism though i have identified some 'pet' students.. hehe... and i wanna try my best to balance the after school activities wif varied groups of students..
my P2 class is generally smart, with the exception of a few who are namely: autistic, attention-seeking, angmoh potato who has jux rtn to Singapore frm Australia in June 05 and as usual, a few talkative ones... being young, they are easier to control. jux a fierce stare or a loud shout can send them shivering @ the edge of their seats.. haha... last fri i was so angry wif a few students : Yi Xiong, Jun Fan, Xu Xuan, Qi Quan and Zheng Wei.. punished them and made them go w/o ting1 xie3 .. threatened to give them 0 marks.. aiyoh.. all cry like shit.. but it was a good warning to them as well as the whole class.. but in the end i will still let them sit for their ting1 xie3 on Monday.. hehe.. being the nice Weng Laoshi that i am.. heheheh
P3 kids are also a very well-behaved bunch.. and i tend to feel closest to them.. thinking of bringing them to the workshop on friday.. and not the P4s .. haha.. cox later the P4 will surely accuse me of practising favourtism towards the kids who can get to go for the workshop...
P4 is also an intelligent group of kids.. most no. of china kids and indonesia kids in my class.. but also many many weak ones... disciplining this class is also the toughest cox they are slightly older... so screaming and shouting and being fierce alone will not be enuff.. it helps by playing some mind games with them and getting them to do the opposite of wat u say (intentional planning) ... haha....they are kids afterall.. hehe...
the school trip to Kukup on Sat was v fun... sat in the same bus and the same lunch table wif my principal, rcd some compliments from him for being a 'good leader'... hehe.... the kids, dear dear and i also saw fruit tress, fishes and went shopping.. dear bought me a really lovely adidas top... he also got the same one.. as well as his dream shoes!!! much nicer than the pair which i saw in Taipei @ S$180.. hehe.... breakfast at the coffeeshop (fried guo tiao and kuey chap), the-not-so-nice seafood lunch and the yummy dinner @ Marrybrown on the swing was also unforgetable.. hehe...... thks dear dear for a wonderful time... 1st travel milestone of our life completed... looking forward to the year-end holidays!
dear and yan starting school tom liao.. beginning of another semester... pls work hard ok? take good care of yourselves cox me already 'descended the mountain' liao.... dear.. don bully ah yan ok? yan ... keep an 'eye' on *ahem* for me ok? heheh..... all the best to the both of you in this new semester... aim for the best and be the best ok?
i love you dear dear.. thks for everything.. muackz muackz muackz!
Friday, July 22, 2005
MOTIVATION
a simple email which made my day....
Hi Sharon,
Just a short message to share with you, Fuming seem getting more interested in the chinese subject, he would sometime take out hischinese text book to read and learn his spelling also without me chasing him.
He did mentioned that he like his new chinese teacher, she is caring and nice - "she don't scold me, which is most important".
FYI-He hate teacher scold him, if teacher were to talk to him nicely he wouldlisten and follow. Is just my son styles.
Wish you a nice weekend.
Cheers!Annette Leow
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
天空 ; 蔡依林
听着自己的心跳 没有规则的跳跃
我安静的在思考 并不想被谁打扰
我们曾紧紧拥抱 却又轻易地放掉
这种感觉很微妙 该怎麽说才好
时间分割成对角 停止你对我的好
瓦解我们的依靠
在你离开之后的天空 我像风筝寻一个梦
雨后的天空 是否有放晴后的面容
我静静的望着天空 试着寻找失落的感动
只能用笑容 期待着雨过天晴的彩虹
听着自己的心跳 没有规则的跳跃
我安静的在思考 并不想被谁打扰
我们曾紧紧拥抱 却又轻易地放掉
这种感觉很微妙 该怎麽说才好
时间分割成对角 停止你对我的好
瓦解我们的依靠
在你离开之后的天空 我像风筝寻一个梦
雨后的天空 是否有放晴后的面容
我静静的望着天空 试着寻找失落的感动
只能用笑容 期待着雨过天晴的彩虹
oh～～～
在你离开之后的天空 我像风筝寻一个梦
雨后的天空 是否有放晴后的面容
我静静的望着天空 试着寻找失落的感动
只能用笑容 期待着雨过天晴的彩虹
在你离开之后的天空 我像风筝寻一个梦
我静静的望着天空 试着寻找失落的感动
我安静的在思考 并不想被谁打扰
我们曾紧紧拥抱 却又轻易地放掉
这种感觉很微妙 该怎麽说才好
时间分割成对角 停止你对我的好
瓦解我们的依靠
在你离开之后的天空 我像风筝寻一个梦
雨后的天空 是否有放晴后的面容
我静静的望着天空 试着寻找失落的感动
只能用笑容 期待着雨过天晴的彩虹
听着自己的心跳 没有规则的跳跃
我安静的在思考 并不想被谁打扰
我们曾紧紧拥抱 却又轻易地放掉
这种感觉很微妙 该怎麽说才好
时间分割成对角 停止你对我的好
瓦解我们的依靠
在你离开之后的天空 我像风筝寻一个梦
雨后的天空 是否有放晴后的面容
我静静的望着天空 试着寻找失落的感动
只能用笑容 期待着雨过天晴的彩虹
oh～～～
在你离开之后的天空 我像风筝寻一个梦
雨后的天空 是否有放晴后的面容
我静静的望着天空 试着寻找失落的感动
只能用笑容 期待着雨过天晴的彩虹
在你离开之后的天空 我像风筝寻一个梦
我静静的望着天空 试着寻找失落的感动
Monday, July 18, 2005
CASE STUDIES
no mood to mark worksheets.. rather spend my time blogging.. haha... nid to destress and download the 'informations' from my head to the pc...
CASE STUDY #1 - P2 boy
he is autistic. the class doesn not like him. only one boy is nice enough to hold his hands everytime the class lines up. he will refuse to do work sometimes. can be intimidated whenever i raise my voice angrily. has not resorted to hiding under table or chairs so far. loves to play games, like any other kid. chinese standard above average. but difficult to maintain concentration.
CASE STUDY #2 - P2 boy
he is an attention seeker. lovessss to get my attention by doing all kinds of stupid things such as purposely not doing his homework, talking loudly, playing and disturbing others etc. but tends to cry if i embarrass him in front of the whole class. lives wif his grandfather. refuses to talk much about his parents.
CASE STUDY #3 - P2 girl
she is from China. supposed to be @ least P4 or P5 but is in P2 due to her english standards. super tall and lanky girl, few friends in the class except for Shermaine. the local kids don like to sit near her nor play wif her.. jux found out today that her mum does massages for others to earn a living in Singapore. not sure what kind of massage it is... but one thing is that she does not have anyone to help her in her sch work cox her mum cannot speak english...
CASE STUDY # 4 - P3 Caucasian boy
he is supposed to be my student but he has not been doing his work ever since he was with the last teacher. apparently, the form tcr has been asking the boy's parents to drop Chinese.. v v disruptive boy who plays with almost everything he can lay his hands on. scissors, penknives, gloves etc.. aiyah.. have to tame him down by scolding. one weakness. he has a serious case of rashes and loves to cry...
CASE STUDY #5 - P4 girl
She is undergoing counselling in school twice a week. refuses to talk to pple, even throwing tantrums. that day, she packed her bag and threatened to walk out of my class. i stopped her, shouted at her and she wailed. like a baby. but managed to calm her down in 3 mins by asking her to do her fav activity - draw. today i confiscated her radio cox she listening it and disturbing the rest in class. in the end she cried non-stop and used a marker to draw all her books. when i finally spoke to her at the end of the day, she was alright again. v v tempermental
CASE STUDY #6 - P4 boy
a boy who has been 'notorious' since 2 yrs ago when i was @ ZPS. notorious for not doing homework, bad behaviour. however, i feel that he has tamed down a lot already.. willing to do homework.. but donnoe y his books will always go MIA one.. his mum came to the sch last fri.. spoke to me abt his missing books. asked him to see me aftr class and i spoke to him.. realised his parents divorced, staying wif an 'uncle' who is working in the army. the mum is a beer promoter. again, no one to turn to for help academically. another shocking discovery: his right eyebrows were trimmed off while he was sleeping (accd to him).. not sure if it was his drunkard 'uncle' or mother.. and i really wanna find out... haiz...
off to bed for now.. more case studies when i not sleepy...
take care yan... nightz dear...
CASE STUDY #1 - P2 boy
he is autistic. the class doesn not like him. only one boy is nice enough to hold his hands everytime the class lines up. he will refuse to do work sometimes. can be intimidated whenever i raise my voice angrily. has not resorted to hiding under table or chairs so far. loves to play games, like any other kid. chinese standard above average. but difficult to maintain concentration.
CASE STUDY #2 - P2 boy
he is an attention seeker. lovessss to get my attention by doing all kinds of stupid things such as purposely not doing his homework, talking loudly, playing and disturbing others etc. but tends to cry if i embarrass him in front of the whole class. lives wif his grandfather. refuses to talk much about his parents.
CASE STUDY #3 - P2 girl
she is from China. supposed to be @ least P4 or P5 but is in P2 due to her english standards. super tall and lanky girl, few friends in the class except for Shermaine. the local kids don like to sit near her nor play wif her.. jux found out today that her mum does massages for others to earn a living in Singapore. not sure what kind of massage it is... but one thing is that she does not have anyone to help her in her sch work cox her mum cannot speak english...
CASE STUDY # 4 - P3 Caucasian boy
he is supposed to be my student but he has not been doing his work ever since he was with the last teacher. apparently, the form tcr has been asking the boy's parents to drop Chinese.. v v disruptive boy who plays with almost everything he can lay his hands on. scissors, penknives, gloves etc.. aiyah.. have to tame him down by scolding. one weakness. he has a serious case of rashes and loves to cry...
CASE STUDY #5 - P4 girl
She is undergoing counselling in school twice a week. refuses to talk to pple, even throwing tantrums. that day, she packed her bag and threatened to walk out of my class. i stopped her, shouted at her and she wailed. like a baby. but managed to calm her down in 3 mins by asking her to do her fav activity - draw. today i confiscated her radio cox she listening it and disturbing the rest in class. in the end she cried non-stop and used a marker to draw all her books. when i finally spoke to her at the end of the day, she was alright again. v v tempermental
CASE STUDY #6 - P4 boy
a boy who has been 'notorious' since 2 yrs ago when i was @ ZPS. notorious for not doing homework, bad behaviour. however, i feel that he has tamed down a lot already.. willing to do homework.. but donnoe y his books will always go MIA one.. his mum came to the sch last fri.. spoke to me abt his missing books. asked him to see me aftr class and i spoke to him.. realised his parents divorced, staying wif an 'uncle' who is working in the army. the mum is a beer promoter. again, no one to turn to for help academically. another shocking discovery: his right eyebrows were trimmed off while he was sleeping (accd to him).. not sure if it was his drunkard 'uncle' or mother.. and i really wanna find out... haiz...
off to bed for now.. more case studies when i not sleepy...
take care yan... nightz dear...
END OF TERM 3 WK 3
a super hectic week! more pics than words...
went to Toa Payoh stadium for National RopeSkipping Heats. 2 students from my sch participated, won SOuth zone overall champion even, but din manage to get into the National heats.. well done anyway! a gd experience i would say!
convocation ceremony was last tue... rushed home after sch to bathe and change... met dear den took a cab to NTU wif mummy to meet my auntie.l lots anf lots of pics, an interesting meet-up wif the Principal of a Sec Sch too.. really considering her offer to join her school.. dinner @ Jurong East was superb! great food, nice ambience and reasonable prices! ;op
rcd a call the same night as my convo while i was having dinner wif mummy, dear, my aunt and my uncle.... abt a good friend of mine who was hospitalised. underwent an operation in the afternoon of my convo, in fact has been discharged already, now recuperating @ home.. glad that the op was a success.. can't imgaine wat would happen if the op wasnt successful... haiz....
rehearsals for storytelling were in full force last week too.. stayed back wif the kids almost everyday, thks to ah yan for coming and helping me to train them... the kids liked her v much as well, and enjoyed her company as much as i do... really hope they will win in wed's and fri's storytelling competition...
tution wif the 'potato girl' has been quite ok too.. typical ang moh educated primary sch convent girl.. hope she can show improvements in time to come..
wkend was spent wif yan and the rest of the sisters... happy advanced bdae ah yan... thks for the porridge & earthquake treat @ Suntec, hope u like the watch... and the CD too.. think that's the best thing to express everything i wanna say to you.. like i said in the bdae card, thks for being the significant person in my life! wanna wish u a blissful marriage, and a great academic year ahead! grab all the As you can possible ok!?!?!
supposed to go dinner wif dear's parents but sister was sick so trip was canx.. we ended shopping and buying lots of clothes.. haha... sinful sinful.....
and guess wat, i jux got a new hp yesterday! Starhub roadshow @ Toa Payoh... Siemens SF65..... though i still getting used to the sms method of Siemens and a bit fustrated @ times, so pardon me if u rcd my sms in bits and pieces.. hehe...
another exciting week ahead.. storytelling competition, tuition, grooming workshop, PSLE chinese oral briefing, CIP presentation during assembly, racial harmony day celebration, Cartoon drawing @ York Hotel, Kukup trip and sister's sch funfair..
did i jus said it's gonna be a super hectic week? and oh ya, don get me started on my plans for next week... PSLE Oral, CIP Planning workshop, NIE FOC and NIE Grand Welcome, Workshop @ Yangzheng Pri with 20 lucky students..
nontheless, thks for the KTV session today ah dear... muackz... ;op
went to Toa Payoh stadium for National RopeSkipping Heats. 2 students from my sch participated, won SOuth zone overall champion even, but din manage to get into the National heats.. well done anyway! a gd experience i would say!
convocation ceremony was last tue... rushed home after sch to bathe and change... met dear den took a cab to NTU wif mummy to meet my auntie.l lots anf lots of pics, an interesting meet-up wif the Principal of a Sec Sch too.. really considering her offer to join her school.. dinner @ Jurong East was superb! great food, nice ambience and reasonable prices! ;op
rcd a call the same night as my convo while i was having dinner wif mummy, dear, my aunt and my uncle.... abt a good friend of mine who was hospitalised. underwent an operation in the afternoon of my convo, in fact has been discharged already, now recuperating @ home.. glad that the op was a success.. can't imgaine wat would happen if the op wasnt successful... haiz....
rehearsals for storytelling were in full force last week too.. stayed back wif the kids almost everyday, thks to ah yan for coming and helping me to train them... the kids liked her v much as well, and enjoyed her company as much as i do... really hope they will win in wed's and fri's storytelling competition...
tution wif the 'potato girl' has been quite ok too.. typical ang moh educated primary sch convent girl.. hope she can show improvements in time to come..
wkend was spent wif yan and the rest of the sisters... happy advanced bdae ah yan... thks for the porridge & earthquake treat @ Suntec, hope u like the watch... and the CD too.. think that's the best thing to express everything i wanna say to you.. like i said in the bdae card, thks for being the significant person in my life! wanna wish u a blissful marriage, and a great academic year ahead! grab all the As you can possible ok!?!?!
supposed to go dinner wif dear's parents but sister was sick so trip was canx.. we ended shopping and buying lots of clothes.. haha... sinful sinful.....
and guess wat, i jux got a new hp yesterday! Starhub roadshow @ Toa Payoh... Siemens SF65..... though i still getting used to the sms method of Siemens and a bit fustrated @ times, so pardon me if u rcd my sms in bits and pieces.. hehe...
another exciting week ahead.. storytelling competition, tuition, grooming workshop, PSLE chinese oral briefing, CIP presentation during assembly, racial harmony day celebration, Cartoon drawing @ York Hotel, Kukup trip and sister's sch funfair..
did i jus said it's gonna be a super hectic week? and oh ya, don get me started on my plans for next week... PSLE Oral, CIP Planning workshop, NIE FOC and NIE Grand Welcome, Workshop @ Yangzheng Pri with 20 lucky students..
nontheless, thks for the KTV session today ah dear... muackz... ;op
Sunday, July 17, 2005
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