Be happy. Smile always!

Joys Or Sadness?

2010-10-29T17:49:00.002+08:00

        Alright let's get a start for this post .yep and pls rate and comment for my english though it may really sucked.

        New Friends, new Dreams and New Experiences . So which of it you guys really want the most? New bunch of Good/Negative Friends , New Dreams that you really want to achieve and by the thought of it , it'll enlighten you Or Maybe New experiences gained in secondary school life ? Well, more or less i bet you guys want 3 of them , or should i phrase it , who did not wished for it .

        Well, do everyone is satisfied with what you had achieved in this year? Refering to Achievements like the 3 mentioned above . Satisfied of befriending new friends , the kind of really good ones that'll show care and concern or the kind of luring you into the true darkness and could hardly crawl back to the Light. Well, i'd say this isn't a critiscism but to those who are satisfied of befriending the Second Types , change a route, return to where you supposed to be , return to where you once treating friend a lollipop instead of an cigerette . If you did ask me whether i regretted anytime, anything in my life , i did only say that i regretted not being a class monintor during the year we're together ... Now that i wished to show you guys my improved leadership but it's some how too late i guess :(

         On the other hand, for those who really did well in this secondary life year :) *CLAP CLAP* continue on that and leave no regret when you graduated to the next academy .

         So how about dreams ? Anything in secondary really motivated you to really give it a best and persue for it ? Ahahaha for me , i did say being a teacher ...=.=... yes because by enjoying MR.TAN lessons , i can really imagined how fun would it be to teach a class with a humour mindset as a teacher :) keeping them laugh and preventing them from getting bored then dozed off halfway through the lesson

        Alright , so how about experiences ? what have ya gained and enjoyed in secondary school life . Tougher physical training in P.E/ CCAs? More homework to cope with and searching for solution to cure your stressed brain illness? Or maybe like me ? (well, i hate to say this but looks like i must share this true experiences that you guys noticed about me in p5/6 :D ). This reminded me that yesterday that was thursday , i met syazwan in the bus 913 , yes , he's in woodland sec and i'm in marsiling sec so coincidently we met . What happened nxt was that he asked me something that really embarrassed me but i kept it in mind ... "Hey yo RH, so how are you ?" syaz said . "yo , i'm doing good in the school " < RH. "Ya, haha , so nice ah ? need to wake up early everyday (syaz smiled cheekily ) . Remember you always late during primary school ? " .... so i replied ... "hahaha, ya T_T ". Yes so looks like i couldn't afford to late everyday like what i was doing in p6 well, basically sec school give heavy punishment right? so mine was 1 HOUR DETAINTION FOR 1 LATE .... OMGGGGGGOOOOODDDDD ...so i thought i was some how doom , because the school was further away from admps and i have to wake up veli veli early . more or less , it's around 6 am ..... yes luckily the 1st week they don't give punishment for late .. and i really late for the 5 days =.= ... yes sick of waking up at 6!!!!!!

          Oh cool , long enough? well, i'm done with this post .. i've nothing much to add in . Yes but lastly , Everyone's satisfied of what you had acomplished/achieved this year? Think about it and if necessarry , change your path now

          TO ALL 6RS
BE HAPPY SMILE ALWAYS


                                                                                                      帅哥，林荣豪！！

IT competition

2010-08-21T17:44:00.000+08:00

OKAY so it was about a competition for all the infocomm members around the singapore . So basically .. we will have to form a team of 3-5 and then we'll choose either video,audio, or animation.... so for my team .. we chosed to take part in video category

I was chosen to be the group leader .... so at first , my job is to create a story with script it was pretty tough job .. and everyone else is using computer for facebook while im doing my work =.= but at least i knew that after i done my job .. it's my turn to enjoy laughing at their acting ^_^ .. Well so at first .. my group member thought it was easy to act instead of creating storyboard and script and so they slack at first . So after that .. the nx lesson that's this monday ... i really enjoyed alot laughing at them.... our story was basically about a shattered family .. it was like drunken daddy beating brothers and the two brothers then ran away from house .... so it wasn't a long video .. just consist about 1 min ... (yeah pretty short ...) so we took about 1 and a half hour just for 1 min video ... it was actually not that easy to start acting at 1st .... and the reason i enjoy laughing at them was cuz .... halfway through acting =.= they will suddenly laugh ... so you see it wasn't really to do it as u said it ^_^ ..... yep ... at first their acting was really so called lousy =.= as i directed them in briefing .. they actually acted it well .. but when the camera man started video =.= their acting was so called lousy ...haha.... neither me was good actually .. i bet everyone will laugh if you are the one acting infront of camera ... but as they practised .. they actually made it fast in the last few scene .. 1st scene they took 21 cuts to do it .. and the 1st scene was just walking distance lesser than 5 m :O though i have no idea why .. but the one in 1st scene seems really hard to concentrate =.= he kept on laughing whenever he see the camera man =.=

so we actually have total of about .. 6 or 7 scene if im not wrong .. in the 1st 3 scene we took long time

as they aren't really adapted to it ... facing their friend and act like a retard =.= hahaha aren't refering that they are stupid but they looks like it ...hahahaha .... though it's easy to say that they wanna act .. but when the times come for their job to accomplish .... apperantly they regretted :O and im just to rest and direct them of wat to do while shaking my leg ^_^ .. so yea.. sometimes think be4 you leap .. look forward and actually also see what will actually happens next ... will you suffer ? or will you actually benefitted ??

Our precious time

2010-07-24T21:57:00.001+08:00

.... Time really flies .. sometimes .. when we are just rushing some homework maybe when be4 tuition, but u did realised .. the time's insufficient . However, sometimes .. times really irritates u for example of going to school o.0?? when u are anxious about going home for ur hobby , it goes slower and slower as u stare at the clock .
..... Let's just get to the point , just recently , i seen two person that surprises me REALLY ALOT . 1 from 5/6 rs and 1 was my fren . Let's start with the positive one , well u guys know who was it the one i mentioned from our class ?? I am actually refering to Lau Lup Huen . He's really change quite alot , on ....(forgotten what day) i took my buss went home happily .. so eventually , the stop be4 mine , i press the "ding dong" then i heard a familiar voice of "MMM??" (it's the same stop as his and he was wondering who it was ,i guess that's y he made the curious voice)... so when lup huen recognised it's me .. we went off bus tgt ..to be honest , im lil bit of ... wanna run =.= cuz i dono wat to say with him . But miracly, we get along well ... and we have quite loads of subject , so we eventually talked about subjects we are studying and our result etc etc .. and he didnt speak so ... pause pause that kind of speaking...yea so it's quite good to see that . Well but if we look around , there's really alot ppl change even faster . My good frend Ahemm not to mention the name , we usually jk around yea and really been tgt well , but since he nver came to bball court , we didnt really kept in touch . And last few days agn ... forgotten wat day =.=i was looking outside the window and i past by him , i was so shock that i saw him holding a cigarette... it really shocked me greatly to my as it was really unbelieveable ... the guy that usually jk around and always bring a smile , now becoming a smoking freak ...
so u see , times really flies and people change everyday including ourself, it does not wait for u too , so we have to really use it WISELY , to those optimistic one , keep it up and pursue your own ambition without letting it go .for those pessimistic , no point looking downward everytimes and try to be happier .. there's always a solution to EVERYTHING . Yeah so my message in this whole post is just to tell everyone , "Choose and take the right step , a little mistake does not matter , it can be solved , but when it reached the limit of wronging , It cannot be changed , Never ."

Times does not Pause
BE HAPPY SMILE ALWAYS, once again =D

About me ^_^ RH

2010-07-18T23:22:00.001+08:00

Well, before i get busy in school terms i did better make the last post ... it's rather abt me myself just in case some of u are curious abt it yeah,... so it's quite simple my life ...

Currently , my cca is it club as i mentioned .. every monday the attendance will take place in computer lab so eventually i just go home late on mondays and fortunately ... my cca is only 1 day per wk ( i purposely choose IT club as i noticed the attendance is only 1 day per wk 2 hour ea lesson ^_^ pretty short eh ?) yep and as usual ... go home straight i will just do my hmk ( different as primary school , rush home play computer) and after that i will just switch on my computer and hang around in FB/MSN yea .. if there isnt much event i will just skip it to my game .

so in the late afternoon around half night .. lol to make it simple .. around 6 pm , i will join in my frends in my bball court . till now that i had written .. it's all about weekdays , weekends i will be having fun with xavier and yi lun with his company of friends in cyber cafe for abt 2 hour each day and went bk home finish my hmk as teacher will always toture me with pile of worksheets/workbooks =.= ... yeah so after that ... join in bball frends agn .. that's all abt it .. simple and easy going life without stress . oh and lastly my phone "kenna" confiscated for the 2nd time =.= 90 days confiscation for offense o.0

just to end off with MRT slogan ....
BE HAPPY SMILE ALWAYS =D

RHD

2010-07-18T19:28:00.000+08:00

well so how's everyone yea? and the .. my birthday is coming soon err.. i mean my acroname's birth day : Racial Harmony DAY . If im not wrong schools will be celebrating RHD by wearing ethnic costume to school .. so what u guys plan to wear o.0 ??

as for me .. lol ... nothing much but remain in uniform ^_^ cuz im veli casual o.o i dont like to wear those fanciful costumes instead .. for me .. it looks pretty weird on me >.<

Unfortunately for my school, pupils nver wear ethnic costume cannot enter the party celebration >.< and the celebration is held in hall and is abt watching movie and performances ... i did like to watch .. but once agn .. im casual ^_^ i love casualty so i prefer wearing uniform to costumes yea.. kinda sad eh cannot watch movie =((

New life.. New leaves

2010-07-17T01:01:00.000+08:00

YEA so how's everyone been in secondary school eh??? ... anyway im rong hao as u can see i requested for ownership in the blog ... so today i wanna share some events happened in my new school ...

wel... my school isnt that good as in the result required .... some of u may know ald .. marsiling secondary ....so when i 1st enter the school .. i really can feel strange atmosphere . all kinds of new faces .. no one i know.. so at the start .. i really became another person , i can really kept in silence for the whole time in school that's suppose not to be in primary school .. well so it's really quite hard to use to it without u guys asides me . still, life have ta go on yeah .. so eventually .. there's some classmate began to start off with some question on me .. like .. hey what''s ur name .. hey what's ur primary school , hey what's ur hobby i replied "playing computer " so they gotten somehow curious and asked more abt on9 games ... yeah and that's how i started off with my secondary frends o.o kinda weird kind of way eh?? but that's wat happened ^_^

well... still, im only talking with my friends at the start but aafter quite sometimes .. for no reason and i did not realised .. i am starting to jk with others class mate like wat i always does in p6/5 right o.o
yes and now i gained the title of stress buster in the class =.= ??? so u see.. it's really quite hard to start off in new environment and with new faces, characteristic . oh and anyway there's really some ppl in secondary that still behaves like k1/k2 student in my class and i cannot really believe it o.o cuz they are really quite ... speechless when i engage them ... even worse .. there's even sort of gangster in my class that's really troublesome and irritating ..everytime he talk to us when we clique tgt we just ignore him .. but he will like start to scold upon us o.o can't help it these nuisance is just too bothersome eh... yep... just like MRT mentioned ... there's really all~~~~ kind of ppl in secondary school that we can be facing upon ... so everyone ~~ STRIVE HARD AND SCORE PERFECTLY!

BEFORE i end off .. my CCA is IT club o.o that's all for today ...

2010-06-17T21:19:00.002+08:00

Hello ! :D
Taffy here .
we're having class gathering on sat at MrTan's house .
where to meet not sure .
cause Mrtan need to confirm .
th meeting place is at AMK mrt station , 12pm.
Mrtan say if you want to bring food thr also can .

Me , Cecilia , yuzhen , eunice , RongHao , ZhuoJia , MingLiang , Marcus and samantha going .
i need to confirm .

Thx :D

2010-05-31T14:47:00.004+08:00

Hellos (:
YEA !!! 100th POSTS ! (:
Taffy here helping tht LAZY MELVIN to post .
he simply too lazy .
can't blame MrTan uhh ...
he's too busy alr .
dk what to write ...
i have change th link and music .
If your name is miss out in th link , tell me . <:
th music is melvin choose de , not me ^.^
melvin ... Organise class gathering soon arhhh !
can only at week 3 orhh !
K , BYE (:

2010-04-21T17:30:00.001+08:00

<: Mr tan ! During 23/May/2010 , SUNDAY . can come out cele your birthday ? :D ofcourse , you treat ! XDDD JOKES JOKES ! HAHAHA S !

100 days

2010-04-10T21:44:00.000+08:00

Hey all, how are you?

Well... perhaps not all... or perhaps just me... visiting this blog. It is my 'baby' after all. The original creator of this blog. Right now, it is taken care of by Mel...

Right, back to the topic. Between the start of 2010 till now (10 April 2010), it has been exactly 100 days since we went separate ways. How many of you still hold dearly the memories of 2008 and 2009? .. Can't remember those two years? Well, I (still) do. Those happy, exciting, disappointing, sad and many other emotional moments still linger in my head whenever I look at our class photos. By the way, it's the Buddy Shot tat prompts me to write this post. Of course, one of the trigger points was that I used the photo as a reference to show to my current class (6ED) what a Buddy Shot is like. My pupils (your juniors) had taken the class photo recently on Thursday. I'm waiting excitedly for the photos... you know how precious the photo is to them (and me) - it's the last class photo shoot before they graduate.

Another trigger point was the sighting of you going to school. Yes, I SAW many of you, in your new uniform, walking to school/going home on several occasions. Let's recap...

most recent, ZJ (cycling to school along Blk 630), Joey (walking to bus stop along Blk 680 & crossing the road fr Blk 718 to the Station), Cecilia (ahem, not so nice, jaywalking from Blk 708/9 to Blk 667), Ming Liang (along Blk 713 where the Bball court is), LYZ (same location as Ming Liang), Taffy (too many occasions, sometimes waiting for traffic light at Blk 714, walking home along Blk 713, fetching younger brother after sch...), Farisha (talked to her at ADMPS carpark) and Ain (2 occasions at ADMPS carpark as well)... and several more, just slipped off my mind.

Time really flies and you guys have embarked on a new journey. Life in secondary school may have been fun and definitely, you had those challenging moments. Nevertheless, persevere and do what's right. Do not get distracted and you should do fine. To excel, you must of course put in more effort/hardwork than your peers. Am I nagging again?... hahaha.... I guess it's just my personality. I know everyone of you will do just fine, no matter where you are, how you are.

The past 100 days isn't the only transition period for you. I had experienced changes as well (and still experiencing it). A new year, a new class of course (hey, we went through thick and thin in 2008 and 2009, and now we have gone separate ways, I have new batch of pupils under my care). Can't really share much about my new class since it's only a few months that we have got together. You guys have your good points, and my current 6ED pupils have their strengths as well. Your juniors are truly one talented batch and I'm still getting to know them. Oh, they have created a class blog by themselves too (impressive!). As usual, I'm constantly shaping their attitudes towards studies and develop them into capable and morally upright individuals (Im sure they can surely epitomise what you guys have achieved, and perhaps better).

As for me, sadly, my panda eyes remain uncurable. Haha... Getting busier as the days go by. Discipline issues are daily affairs (fortunately, my form and banded classes are rather cooperative thus far). Getting more query regarding my 'happiness'. Oh, your juniors can't believe my favourite cartoon character is Tweety Bird. Hmm... I think most people find it unbelieveable. Nevermind, it's my perference.

Sigh... there are so many things that I want to share but can't seem to group them together. Things like... oh yes, LYZ's sister is my pupil now (Sci and MA banded class)... Coincidental?.. haha.. perhaps. Marcus's cousin is in my Form class and CCA (Scout)... hoho... interesting. The world is rather small, if you were to say.

I'm tired... it's been a while since I had such lengthy posting. Well, just want to link back to the subject title '100 days', although we have parted and gone on with our current life, the bonding/spirit of 5RS2008/6RS2009 will remain. How strong it will be depends on how well we keep it going (meet-ups, chit chat on MSN/HP, etc).

As usual, I shall end it off with 'BE HAPPY. SMILE ALWAYS'. Wish you the best in whatever you do. Stay healthy, stay happy.

Warmest regards,

Mr. A. T

2010-03-06T12:19:00.000+08:00

Thought of having a class gathering soon . Please vote below to see when are we going . Where we are going will be plan later , most likely to watch a movie . thanks for voting (: Please spread around 6Rs thanks (:

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2010-03-05T20:14:00.000+08:00

hey everyone I'm cecilia who is helping melvin to post . although long time never post now i am going to post . haha . how are everyone in sec skool ? hope u all are happy to study there ! jiayou for our future woh ! so miss our classroom and tcher right ? haha . hope tat we can meet up as soon as possible . now i dunno wad to post le . nxt will post more ..
gottogo le eveyone . taqqyes more in e chatbox .. bbyes :D

HAPPY CNY !! && GONG XI FA CAI !! &&&& HAPPY VALENTINE DAY ! :DD

2010-02-14T10:48:00.001+08:00

WOOHOO ! thanks god most of us turn up that ttime ! :D hmm we had a great time rite ? but saddly i need to go halfway :x but nvm ! at least we saw eachother ? :DD hmm Now's CNY . Wish all HAPPY CNY !! && GONG XI FA CAI !! &&&& HAPPY VALENTINE DAY ! :DD Have a great holiday ahead !

gottogo , i still need go my grandparents house to "bai Nian " idk how to say in english >.<>

2010-02-09T20:51:00.001+08:00

Hmmm all , decided liao lah , we will continue our meet up , but , i will not be there as i have another thing to attend , Sorry for anything . >.<>

-Melvin (:

2010-02-08T16:00:00.005+08:00

LISTEN UP . We are Voting on whether to go back this friday , or postphone to later day as many of them cant make it . So we will be doing voting and i hope that you wont vote twice just to win or smth . Thanks (: (i have voted . )

-Melvin (:

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2010-02-03T18:16:00.003+08:00

Every body Listen up (:

We have decided to meet in Gate A during 12feb , 1.30pm . please tell me if you cant make it to that time . will try editing it if you cant (: so , Hope all of you come and all rush towards Mr . Tan :D HAHA ! You all must wear your secondary skool uni .

thats all (:

2010-01-26T15:11:00.000+08:00

boo ! :DD Back posting ! (:

Just to inform everybody , on 12FEB , we will not be meeting in Admiralty as idk why >.< LOL ! i will b comfirmming soon ! hope have time X.X MR TAN ! When will you online ?! ): i need ask you something luhh ! :x LOL !

buhyeas ~ :DD

2010-01-22T15:38:00.002+08:00

Heyy all ! :D Back to posting (: hmm , i made a class glog , you cant tag or whatever , it just have our class photo on it (: Feel free to view in from here (:

LISTEN UP ! (:

2010-01-14T21:24:00.000+08:00

Listen up (: !

erm , on 12thFeb , we SIXRSohNine is having a meet up in Admiralty , (: all are welcome ! do inform me if you wanna join , msg me or msn me , if you dun hav my number , you ask around for it , (: time should be comfirm laterr . Dress code will b inform laterr also , ned permission :x

th end ! :D
-Melvin (:

Moving on... slowly but surely...

2009-12-30T23:35:00.001+08:00

Moving on... slowly but surely...

Hi guys, wonder if anyone still visit this blog... well, even though I may be the only reader (and writer), shall get on with the usual greetings.

Xmas has just passed. Prior to that, all of you should have 'visited' your secondary school and attended the very first orientation - talks by the P or VP, orientate around the school premise, sat in the 'supposed' class, met the 'supposed' classmates, say hi to frens fr ADMPS, saw the various CCAs, bought the books, uniforms etc. In short, you had your very first secondary school experience. There could be mixed feelings. Some of you felt excited and looked forward to the school opening. Others might feel intimidated by the new environment, friends, syllabus etc. Nevertheless, that will be your (new) 'home' for the next few years! So cheer up!

30 December 2009, Wednesday. Cool weather.

I visited our classroom today to do some cleaning up. Well, not exactly since the cupboards had been emptied some time back. I was thinking of moving the mini-shelf to my new classroom...(back to 3rd level again).... As my hands laid on the shelf, the dirt and dust that had been accumulated for ages glady transferred to a new 'home'. That's right, my hands were blackened immediately! I quickly left the shelf alone and rushed to the washing bay to clean my hands.

After the wash, I had my body turned against the bay. In front of me, I had the full view of the classroom. Yes, our 6RS classroom.

It was empty. The room was partially lit and I had only switched on the fans at the front row.

The tables and chairs were left exactly the same way... I slowly made my way to my seat. From my seat, I could recall clearly how everyone would have been seated. Within me, I connected everyone's name to the very table and chair. The images of you were rushing through my head - having lessons, talking to friends, doing the work, dozing off, dreaming away.... the moment seemed surreal!

Before anyone wondered if I had gone bonkers.. haha... yes, i was alone in the room. Alone I repeat. What I saw were memories of us in my head. To make it clear, I don't really miss the class... Hmmm...does it sound correct?.. haha.. I mean, i do miss the everyone but, knowing that everyone has gone on to the next stage of your life, I feel relieved and ... hmm... loss for words.... how about this, the sense of loss (some of you may call it sadness) has been 'converted' to a more pleasant feeling. No tears, just feel proud of you.

For how long did I stay in the class, I could not tell. It definitely was a while long.

Just like a song comes to an end, I was brought back to reality. Alone in the room, I gave the environment a few last glances and made my way to the door. As I was moving to the exit, a smile appeared on my face and uttered something in my mouth.

"Yo people, be happy, smile always."

~~ The End ~~

By the way, if you can recall and wonder what happened to my shelf. Yes, I totally forgotten about it and left it in the classroom again!!! To think my naggy nature will prevent such situation from happening, I ought to be in a strong daze (or LaLa-land) at that time.

Sigh... guess I will pick it up again when school reopens on the 4th Jan.

Have I (we) move on?

Sure. Definitely.

2010? ... coming soon.

Happy New Year everyone!

From: Mr. A. T.

(you're not the only one in the world)

School Magazine Collection

2009-12-19T10:34:00.000+08:00

SCHOOL MAGAZINE 2009 COLLECTION
Dear all,

The school magazine is ready for collection from now till 26 Dec. You can collect them from the school office.

Please pass the word around to your friends - 6RS-ians, 6RP AND anyone from 6CH to 6LO.

Have a nice weekend. :>

Mr. A.T

2009-12-08T11:48:00.001+08:00

[UPDATED] !!

Venue for met up: SurfZone
Date: 18 Dec
Time : 12 !! DUN BE LATEE !!!
If intrested do contact me and tell me yea ? Or you can also tell Cecilia .
For more informatio do contact me in heartz-boii123@hotmail.com ! ((:

Advistisement is brought to you by 6resilience co.pte ((:

Pics to Relive the good-O-days

2009-12-07T09:50:00.003+08:00

Pics to Relive the good-O-days...

Hi people, I was clearing my lappy recently (goin to send it for servicing, the screen seems to crash any time now) and sorted out the pictures taken on graduation day... just want to share them here... so that you are not 'bored' with my writings all the time.. hahaha...

And so, before I leave on a jet plane, let's relive the good old days... here're the pictures..

Class Photo

(Full attendance, home clothes... rare occasion)

Three Men and A Boy

(or is it... One Man and Three Boys?)

(fine... Four Boys then)

Behind bars...

(haha... not literally of course...)

Random

Those who have taken class pictures, kindly share them with me... for collection sake. Thanks

Mood: Jolly & Nostalgic - "I'm leaving on a Jet Plane... Don't know when I will see them again..."

A feeling NOT used to, but MUST get used to...

2009-12-02T23:18:00.001+08:00

Good day!!!

In case you have forgotten, I'm the first owner of this blog. Haha, hope everyone is doing fine during the holidays. The deadline for secondary school registration has just passed and I wish you the best in getting to the school that you want (and suit you the best).

Now is the time for recharge - a period of rest or play. Well, you deserve this time for the hard work that you have put in. Some of you may be travelling overseas during this break, some may be visiting relatives locally or even in Malaysia. Some may be meeting friends for movie, lunch, basketball, neo-prints taking etc. Of course there are some who have nothing to do and simply, stay at home. One thing for sure, you are not in school having lessons! ... (it's weird, but this is the only thing that I miss during the holidays).

No matter how much you miss your friends or time spent in school, the fact stays - you have already graduated. For you, it's a feeling you are not used to. In the past, you could always look forward to the class that you were promoted to, and knowing that your FRIENDS were still be around, be it in the same or other classes. This time round, nothing is certain. You do not know the school that you are posted to (unless you've been accepted under the Direct School Admission programme), neither do you know your new class, classmates, schoolmates, teachers etc.

Feeling nostalgic? Haha, I do. Well, as I always said, you cannot discount the bonding built within the class. We have come a long way... 5RS + 6RS (form and banded class)... close to 2 yrs, more than 700 days, 4200 hrs, 252 000 min, 15 120 000 sec... no one can take away those memories (of course, people do get old and memory starts to fail them.. hahaha). The challenge is... we MUST get used to this feeling.. the feeling of missing your friends and ADMPS.

Why? This is part and parcel of life. There are many stages in our lives and for every stage, there is a beginning and there is an ending. This cycle occurs many times. Time will heal everything and soon, you will eventually get used to this feeling as you embark on your secondary school life. In fact, some of you are already getting used to this feeling and looking forward to next year. I'm excited for 2010 and I guess you are as well.

Actually, before this year ends, there's something which I'm looking forward to... that's our school magazine! Hmmm, so far there is no news about it but I suppose you can get it when you collect your PSLE certificate some time in December (hopefully I'm back in time to get hold of the magazine). Other than that, I really need this holidays to recharge myself before 2010 kicks in fast and furious.

Hope to keep in touch with you people through this blog... if not, you should know how to reach me if you need to.

Take care! Be happy. Smile always.

Yours truly,

Mr. A. T

(6RS-ians, always in my memory, always in my heart)

2009-11-19T17:48:00.003+08:00

Taffy , Eunice & Yu Zhen ((:

Iskandar & Irfan ((:

Farisha ((:

Zhuo Jia , Mr.Tan & Rong Hao ((:

Nabila , Syafiqah , Farisha & Seri ((:

Raihan ((:

Mei Jun & Taffy ((:

Yi Lun ((:

Mr.Tan ((:

Mdm Nazlin & Samantha ((:

Taffy , Mrs Kumar & Cecilia ((:

Joey , Mrs Dillon & Eunice ((:

Cecilia & Farhan ((:

To all Six Rs-ians ,

hanks youh all for letting me having such a wonderful year this year ((:

even if we are nortt veri good fwens , but we will still b fwens forever ! ((:

Wish youh all all th bestt for yourhh PSLE Result nxt thurs ! ((:

More meet-ups yea ? Those who wan to add me in msn can add at heartz-boii123@hotmail.com ((:

and sorrwie if i hav make youh upset or what that i didnt realise ... ((:

Will faster plan an class outing soon soon soon keys ? ((:

And thanks for letting me have an wonderful day today ((:

Must always remember !! FRIENDS FOREVER !! ((:

SIX RS YOU GUYZ ROCKS !! :D

Love , Melvin ((:

Steal-a-posting!

2009-11-14T18:56:00.001+08:00

Hi all...

First and foremost, apologize to the new owner that I am writing this posting without your knowledge!

Well well, it's the kind of affection that I have since I started this blog. So, for those who had criticised the 'plain, old bloggie', look no further, there is the new owner (Melvin) who had successfully done a make-over for this blog. Kudos to him for the work done.

Alright, I just want to use this posting to write about the JEP that we had recently. By my observation, I felt JEP 2009 was a SUCCESS!... Gosh, the customers came and were treated to a host of games and crafts... and best of all, some walked away with attractive prizes!

Of course, all the P6 pupils were the masterminds for the work done - creating the company, constructing the games/ crafts, testing them, setting up the stall, running the show last Friday, and of course, clearning up the stalls. I could see you really put in the best efforts to run the show. Even without looking at the number of coupons we have amassed, I know everyone went all the way out to enjoy yourself and to help the needy.

I had taken some pictures... just want to share them here...

Picking up the marbles!

Roll, roll, roll your... Ping-pong Ball!

Ring-a-Ring... Land in the right place with the ring!

Bowling Bingo!

Look at the queue for the Bowling Bingo...

Another game...

(tough luck, I had not win anything from this stall!)

Wire your way through ...

There are more pictures but just want to share some here. Okie... before the new owner found out that the bloggie is hacked by me, I shall say goodbye then... Hmm... and I genuinely want to say goodbye to all.

BYE BYE.

Be happy, and remember to smile always.

There will be ups and downs in our lives... most importantly, we have to face them and live positively!

JEP cominq !!

2009-11-08T21:11:00.000+08:00

hmmm , why didnt owner 1 post ? ohh well , Owner 2 will qo th job , (: hmm , this week i suppose we didnt have any homework ? yarhhs if i'm not wronnq ; hhaaa , and th class bloqq sonqq has been chanqed to "Eheh" - Lady qaqa , so do enjoyy ;D hmm , JEP is cominq up soon soon soon !! so all do Jiayyouus ! and do youhh all have fun playinq th "Guess Who ?" qame by Mr tan ? hahas ; its funn ! (:
comminq up next - holiday ; tuesday 10Nov (skool markinqq day) all do not need to report to skool (: so do enjoy your holiday ! see youh on wed , 11Nov ;D

okyeh cominq up next is class buffet wif 6respect (: 16Nov . (th followinq mon aft JEP) (:
on th followinq wed aft th buffet , we will b havinq our qraduation party ! its time we sayy byee byee wif each other D: ): qonna miss Six RS ' o9 !! )':

okyyeh , endinq here ; bbyes ! (:

-Melvin(:

Are Mr. Smiley usinq sinqlish ?!

2009-11-02T18:45:00.000+08:00

yoh all ! are you wonderinq why do Mr. Smiley owner is usinq such lanquaqe ? yeaap , you're not seeinq wronq , its sinqlish ! (: haha , actually to inform youh , Mr. Smiley have another owner called ; Owner 2 :D now Mr . Smiley does not hav th cute boi (as he claim he is) as his owner only its two ! . haha . Owner 2 will try to keep Mr . Smiley buzzy ! (: And , juz to inform those who have facebook , i have invited youh to join th qroup of our class in facebook (: so do accept !! :D

Secondly , i will b chanqinq this bloqskin sooner or ltr , so those who hav bloqq please tell me th url in th comment section as i will b linkinq youh all , :D please do not tell me in th chatbox as it would b easier to reffer in comment , once aqain , Jiayouuus for JEP ! (: okyeh , endinq here , bbyes ! <3

Shh.... i'm back!

2009-10-20T19:37:00.003+08:00

This posting is going to be unique... writing from the point of view of this blog... shall name it Mr. Smiley. Here it goes...

He's NOT dead!

"Oh gosh... I'm still alive! What have I been doing all these while?"

Mr. Smiley is back. Back to what he is doing... blogging! He has been away for the longest time you can imagine. Where was he then? What was he doing? He ponders for the possible answers but to no avail. He wouldn't know. He will never know. The only person who has the answer will be his owner... the one who controls Mr. Smiley.

Family

Mr Smiley has been effective thus far. Always providing the readers the weekly updates of happening in the school. Lessons learnt, concepts taught, jokes shared, values inculcated, happiness, sadness, disappointments, regrets... you name it, he has it. He has grown beyond the sharing of information. Mr. Smiley has become closer to this group of faithful readers... readers mainly from 5RS 2008 and 6RS/6RP 2009. He has become family... he is family to this group of readers. The bonding is strong... strong to withstand any tsunami.

Where were you?

The period of absence just made the heart fonder - between the readers and himself. Mr. Smiley was facing some technical difficulties a few months ago and was on the verge of losing his life. The owner was worried: posting and pictures couldn't be uploaded, and could be lost. After several days of trying, the owner decided to let Mr. Smiley go into a period of rest. An infinite period, for the date of recovery remained a mystery. And so the decision was relayed to the readers by the owner. At that same time, the readers were preparing for the greatest challenge thus far in their life - the PSLE.

New Discovery

The period of rest began for Mr. Smiley while the readers embarked on their battle for PSLE. During that time, Mr. Smiley couldn't rest at ease. He was always in touch with readers as the owner never stopped to feed him with their updates. He was constantly worried for the readers - an emotion a normal family member would feel for his members. The worry grew into excitement (some would call it anxiety) as the days to PSLE approached closer. He wanted to encourage the readers and sent them well wishes. He could not do so since he was supposed to be resting. Then, came the confrontation of the first day of exams. English paper... DONE! Second day soon followed. Mathematics paper... DOWN! Then the third... BYE BYE Mother Tongue papers! Then the fourth... no, wait... it was a break of two days. Science paper resumed on the following Monday and *POP*, it ended swiftly enough. Without any warning, PSLE WAS OVER! Mr. Smiley heaved a huge sigh of relief when the invigilator gave the last instruction on Monday. He felt like the readers - a huge stone lifted off the shoulders. How indescribable! But, he could not share the feeling with the readers, and neither could the owner who was away. It was at this moment, he felt that he was not just a family to these readers... He was MORE than family.

Revival

Although school has since resumed, the owner has not really revived Mr. Smiley. Mr. Smiley lies patiently for the moment he can start work - to begin posting on the Internet for the readers. He misses them. He really does.

Time is really one magnificent thing. The longer the time you spend with a thing/someone, the bonding just grows stronger. However, the reverse is true as well. The longer the time you do not keep in touch, the bonding can just disappear! Mr. Smiley finally realises that the readers do not miss him... perhaps this is subjective, and mainly the opinion of the owner, who likewise feels the same. Based on his personal experience, he knows that the readers will grow up and find their own worlds, live their own lives. Will they ever remember him? Only time can tell. Mr. Smiley starts to lose heart... wondering if the readers will ever remember his address (http://www.6resilience2009.blogspot.com/).

Last words?

And so, as end of the year comes relentlessly close, the owner decides to give Mr. Smiley his last few moments. Since 2008, Mr. Smiley and his owner have been working hard together to keep the bonding alive and kicking, beyond the classroom setting. They know that all good things will come to an end. They can't say the same for the readers, but deep down in their hearts, it's the kinship that ties them down emotionally. This shall not be the LAST post by Mr. Smiley, but perhaps the one of the last fews. The owner can switch hands - someone can volunteer to take over Mr. Smiley and keeps the legacy. Otherwise, Mr. Smiley can just go quietly... (and be a dead blog).

Coming to an End

Well, let's bring back our motto of "Be happy. Smile always." Mr. Smiley wants everyone to graduate in a joyous way. Before we draw the curtain of the Primary School years, let's make full use of the time left. It may be the end of one journey... but it also signifies the beginning of another. Who knows, in your new journey, you will find another Mr. Smiley (oops, he is irreplacable) ... I mean another form of support for happiness. So, look forth and embrace yourselves with the precious time left in 2009.

Wow... after a period of absence, Mr. Smiley is indeed as naggy as his owner. Rest assured, some more (last) postings coming up...

*Would like to take the opportunity to thank the readers for the support shown to this blog. This includes readers beside RS and RP. I hope you have found me as an enjoyable read. Thanks!

From: Mr. Smiley,

Your-ever-smiling-blog

Happy 44th Birthday Singapore!

2009-08-09T17:18:00.001+08:00

(Term 3 Wk 6, 3/8 - 7/8)

Singapore's 44th Birthday falls on the Sunday of Week 6. This national event comes at a time when everyone is so busy with the Prelim exams. The Community-Involvement Programme (CIP) at Sembawang Park on Friday was the highlight of the week. Most of you were excited and enjoyed each other's company - having picnic, chit-chatting, zapping photos, and nonetheless... picking litters to help keep the park clean and green! :>

Let's have a recap of the week in a different style.

Monday & Tuesday - Lessons per normal. Stayed back after school for structured programmes.

Wednesday - Well, Prelim Oral Examinations. (2 examiners!)

Thursday - Assembly talk! A Good reader makes a better writer and the best listener! (gosh, did i get it right?)

Friday:
7.10 - Reported to school.
7.30 - Parade started. National anthem, Pledge-taking.
7.45 - Singing session. (What do you see? ~~~~ PSLE!)
8.15 - *Kallang Wave*
8.20 - Boarded the bus to Sembawang Park.
8.40 - Arrived at the park. Found a location. Laid our things/food on mats provided by Marcus (Tks!).
8.45 - *Makan* session began after somebody took the first bite of the food. There were spicy-hot Ayam (courtesy of Farisha & family), Sandwiches (courtesy of Yuzhen, Taffy, Eunice... and some others), jellies (Cecilia), chips (so many of you... majority contributed by the boys I guess), Big Breakfast (only meant for Sharini), and other snacks (can't list them all).
8.50 - Start of photo taking (thousands of them!). Everyone was zapping away with their cameras.
9.05 - Heard cries from a frog, couple of grasshoppers and some insects who were held captive by the boys. Teacher to the rescue. Instructed the boys not to disturb the organisms and their habitat.
9.10 - Heard the cries from the boys who were reprimanded by the teacher. (ok...this is not true)
9.15 - Class photo-taking.
9.18 - Picked up litters.
9.40 - Said goodbye to Sembawang Park.

Friday was indeed memorable. Everyone cherished the time we spent together. Take it as a short break from the revision. That's how we balance our study-life and leisure moments.

There is the EL Practice Paper 14 to be done. Do a proper job since Monday you get a day of rest.

*I'm still unable to upload pictures onto the blog. Once the blogspot is up again, I'll post the pictures in the postings.

ALRIGHT! SMILE always. Have a good weekend!

Prelim Exams? It has started!

2009-08-02T21:25:00.000+08:00

(Term 3 Wk 5, 27/7 - 31/7)

Hihi! Everyone's doing fine? (Hang on!)

You have just completed the Listening Comprehension (Prelim) Exams. Wow, speaking of time flies... it really does! Nothing in particular during Week 5. At the very least, we have completed the syllabus for all subjects. I shall officially announce the beginning of 'full-drill' revision! (Well, we have more or less started on revision)

Coming up in the week: Focus lesson in the morning will resume on 3 Aug, Monday. Be on time for the lessons and bring along your notebook. Teacher-initiated Focused Teaching begin this week as well. (Don't forget to have the form signed by your parents and submit the reply slip tomorrow) Of course, we'll have our National Day Celerbation this coming Friday! More details/instructions coming soon, watch out. BUT... the most important event in Week 6 has to be your Prelim Oral Exams on Wednesday! I'll give you more information in the coming days.

Weekend work to be done.

1. EL: Comprehension Cloze Ex 2 & 3
2. MA: AB Review 3 (to complete all)
3. SCI: Life Science WS (to be submitted on Mon, 3 Aug)
4. STAY HEALTHY and HAPPY

See you soon. Revise well. Rest well.
Smilez!

RHD09

2009-07-25T21:24:00.002+08:00

(Term 3 Wk 4, 20/7 - 24/7)

Hello! This is another routine posting. I'm always vexed over how I can start off a posting. Hopefully I will not repeat a greeting more than once!

Week 4. The week when we celebrated Racial Harmony Day (RHD). This year, we were honoured to have our Minister of Education, as well as other distinguished guests to join us in the celebration. That day, we reinforced the underlying importance of having different races in Singapore living in harmony. We must continue to put in our best to ensure and maintain peaceful interaction among all people in this precious island of ours.

We also viewed the introduction video of the sitcom 'Under One Roof' (one of my personal favourite!) where we could see how people mingle in a neighbourhood. Of course, the follow-up activity of (modified) Hang-Man was to add some form of excitement to the day. Nevertheless, everyone took the challenge and competed with one another. Well, the prize was to enable the 'columns' to pick up their food for recess in a particular order. I could say that for the sake of the food, you guys truly put in your best.

The box was slightly bigger than a standard size table in the classroom. Everyone was neither excited nor emotionless towards the content of the box. "It's just some bread", "The box is so light, what food can it hold?". These were some queries/expectations for the food delivered to our class. Just when we thought the box contained the only food we were going to have, Syafiqah surprised everyone by preparing macaroni for the class. Wow, the effort to prepare the food for the class was simply great and appreciated. I must take this opportunity to again thank Syafiqah and her mum to contributing macaroni to everyone. THANK YOU! Everyone had only praises for the food. (While some showed their appreciation by taking a second helping!)

Alright, back to business. Prelim Listening Comprehension is coming up next. Do your very best. Treat it as the actual PSLE. Lack of motivation? Well, refer to the best wishes board in class. Everyone has been blessed by... well, everyone in the class! LC requires lots of concentration so make sure you listen closely and get the right answers!

Work for weekend.

1. EL - Practice Paper 13
2. MA - Read up Pie Chart (TB)
3. SCI - Read up Man & his Environment

Revise, rest. Manage your time, take care of your health.
Always look on the bright side of life.
You hold the key to your own future.

Don't forget to smile! :>

Solar Eclipse coming on 22 July

2009-07-19T17:36:00.002+08:00

(Term 3 Wk 3, 13/7 - 17/7)

I'm stuck with the usual greetings. How else should I start a posting? Can't think of any idea so shall begin with the usual. I guess I'm facing mental block.

HELLO. Guess everyone is fine over the weekend.

Nothing in particular for Week 3. The usual routine of work, work and WORK! Haha. There was perhaps the height and weight measurement taking exercise. The growth in some of you was simply awesome. Very soon, I will be dethroned as the tallest person in the class! (let's hope I can hold on to this crown till the end of the year. :>)

Oh yes, coming up in Week 4. Early dismissal on Monday at 12p.m. On Tuesday, we celebrate Racial Harmony Day 2009. Yup, this is your very last RH Day celebration in ADMPS. You must always remember the purpose of RH Day celebration - celebrating the unique Singapore racial mixes living harmoniously together. Wow, we do are proud of interacting, learning and playing together pretty well. Everyone has a part to play but it's the ability to do it so well that bond us so well together. Looking forward to Tuesday.

Almost forgot about the subject title. Well, the longest solar eclipse of this century will happen on the 22 July 2009. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passing between the Sun and Earth, thus blocking the view of the Sun from us. During the solar eclipse, the sky will turn dark even in the bright morning. However, in Singapore, due to our geographical location, we will only experience partial darkness during 8.41 a.m to 9.44 a.m, where the peak period of darkness happening at 9.11 a.m. (quoted from Reader Digest) Well well, we will probably in the classroom having our lesson. :> Don't worry if we can't catch it. The media will probably reports it the very next day through newspaper, news in TV, over the Internet.

So much for this week's posting. Work to be done? Yes there is.

1) EL - Practice Practice Paper 12

2) MA - Volume Practice 1
3) Bring along the Adaptation WS on Monday

Rest well people. See you tomorrow! :>

Offering your HAND, Showing your CARE...

2009-07-11T11:12:00.006+08:00

(Term 3 Wk 2, 6/7 - 10/7)

How fortunate are you? How comfortable your life is now? Ponder over these questions and you may say that your life is burdened with lots of school/home/tuition work. Furthermore, you have to take the PSLE in very near future. Yes, you do have a hectic lifestyle that you have to manage. However, there are people out there who are really less fortunate than you ~ insufficient food to fill their stomach, never try bubble tea before, do not have proper clothes to wear, can't afford entertainment like TV, Computer gaming etc etc ... ... and worse still, do not have the opportunity to be educated (no schooling). These are true AND sad.

We always heard that there are always someone out there better than us, regardless what is being compared. This will tell us no to be carried away when we achieve something and continue to strive to be better. On the other hand, we can tell ourselves that there are people out there who are less fortunate than us. This will remind us to appreciate what we have (family, values, friends, materialistic items, etc).

If we can offer our hand (to help them), we should always show our care to these people, in every way we can (big or small ways). After hearing some sharing by two of your classmates, we learnt that helping others must come from the heart. Yes, we may pity those needy people but we must be sensitive to them too. If they reject our help, we shall leave it as that. At the very least, we must not bad-mouth/tease them. Do keep this in mind.

Week 2 has zoomed past quickly as usual. There are only revision, revision and revision running in our heads. Nevertheless, laughters have never leave us and that help to lighten the atmosphere in our 'Work-a-holic' classroom. (hmm... i guess we can come up with a book if we can gather all the jokes we have said in the classroom this year... )

Work to do? Check it out...

1) EL - Practice Paper 11 (difficult vocabulary? use dictionary!)

2) MA - Fraction paper (completing the last 3, or 4 questions...)

3) SCI - Adaptation Readup (TB - self study)

Cheerios and Bye. See you on Monday! :>

Always look on the bright side of Life : )

2009-07-05T22:04:00.002+08:00

(Term 3 Wk 1, 29/6 - 3/7)

Welcome back to school everyone!

Wow, term 3 has started pretty fast. You are now in the final lap of your P6 year. I'm almost running out of content for this class blog... Not exactly though, I feel that there is always something there for me to tell you. As for this posting, I've thought of the gist...

Have you ever encounter moments when things just don't seem to go the way you want them to be? I'm sure you do, no matter in the past, present or future. You get irritated, frustrated or even confused why certain things are done in the particular way. No matter how important or trivial the problem can be, you complain, grumble and behave in manners that you usually don't. What's exactly is the problem?

Fear not, everyone faces such experience every now and then in life. We can't tell when the difficult times are... we can't run away from them if they fall onto us... what can we do?

So now comes the title of this posting. Always look on the bright side of life! Yes, you live your own life and you choose how you want it to be. You must be optimistic! There are always two sides to a coin. If you don't like one side of the coin, you can choose to look at the other side. Example, you can complain and grumble about all the school work, it will not do you any good, in fact, you become a grumpy person and you don't feel happy. Why don't you look at the school work from another perspective - the better perspective. Do your very best in all the school work given. They will help you prepare for PSLE --> score to the secondary school you want to go --> your future.

In short, look at things/matters/situations positively! I know it's not easy but you must do it. It's the best way to handle all matters. Always look on the bright side! :>

Woo.... i sound like nagging again with this lengthy post. Well, look on the bright side, the expiry date for my nagging is Nov 2009. Afterwhich, you are free from it! (hahha... sad but true)

Alright, back to business. Although school has started, lessons have been disrupted - everyone stays in the form for all subjects, except MT lessons. Nevertheless, you embark on your revisions. We don't waste time now. We use time wisely. It's only a few months left. Furthermore, you get a holiday on coming Monday. I've given you work to do (form class 6RS - see below). For those in the banded class of 6RS (MA & SCI), continue with your own reivison. You can see me during school hours if you need clarification. Revise well!

Work to do for the weekend

1. EL - Practice Paper 9

2. MA - Reinforcement Paper 1

3. Journal - Why must I be optimistic?

Hmmm.... rest well everyone. Take care of your health as well.

Coming to an end.

2009-06-28T08:20:00.002+08:00

What comes to your mind with the title above?

Most of you will probably link it to the June Holidays. Well so, that's the main idea. As I type this posting at this very moment, 28 June 2009, it marks the last day of the June Holidays. What significance does it bring? This depends on every individual - everyone is different (living a different life compared to others), thus experiencing your very own holidays. I am no less similar to you. :>

Regardless how you spent your holidays, one thing is for sure (at least now)... School REOPENS tomorrow! We could have meet earlier for lessons but the concern for H1N1 was too great that our study camp was put off. It IS still tentatively put off... awaiting for the situation to be better managed and controlled.

This brings about the next idea to the posting's title. I hope, I think everyone as well, that the H1N1 issue can come to an end. This very much depends on everyone's effort to keep the virus at bay. You can read everywhere (online, tv, prints) on how you can maintain high standard of personal hygiene - wash your hand thoroughly, sneezing with a piece of tissue paper etc etc. I will go through these again when school reopens.

Not to forget that your PSLE exams are coming, lessons will resume tomorrow and kick start My P6 Years: Part II. This isn't a movie title ... but your real life. Can't wait for school to start. I shall see you in school.

Important Things to bring:

- Travel Declaration Form (parents to complete and sign)

- thermometer/ temperature log card (if you still have it)

- report book (those who have not submitted)

Please note that you are to bring all the necessary books for lessons as well. Those things stated above are IMPORTANT things that you MUST bring to school.

Ok. Rest well. See you.

Oh... Be happy.... Must Smile always. (haha)

READ THIS: Study Camp is cancelled!

2009-06-18T20:46:00.002+08:00

Hi all, as of now, you should have received a call from me (except one of you, will try reaching you again) regarding next week P6 study camp. It is CANCELLED - meaning you do NOT report to school during the last week of June Holidays (week 4).

You shall continue with your own revision. Check your email account at www.lead.com.sg for any any updates or further instructions.

Till further notice, take care and revise well.

PS: If you intend to travel overseas soon, please keep the school informed.

Worn out. Rested. Enjoying life.

2009-06-15T00:51:00.007+08:00

(2009 June Holidays) - Part 1

HELLO everyone! How have you been? You have just experienced the 2nd week of the June Holidays and I believe you have spent it wisely.

1. Are you worn out after 14 fun-filled days?

Symptoms include experiencing at least one of the followings: (playing computer/psp/ps3/gameboy/etc games, sports - running/swimming/basketball/soccer, going for holidays - short trips to M'sia/chalets/overseas/etc, watching movies, having fun at friends'/relatives' homes) The list is simply endless. You have spent 26 422 min on your game console.

2. Or, have you been having a great rest?

Symptoms include ... sleeping like there's no tomorrow. You wake up and see the clocking striking 1p.m. or even later. You start to forget the meaning of breakfast. Your parents/grandparents/alarm clock starts to have no effect in waking you up. Your world moves 26 442 sec slower than others.

3. Perhaps, you have been enjoying life?

Symptoms include ... eating your favourite food every now and then. You visit MacD/KFC/Pizza Hut/ Swedsen/Bubble Tea outlets more than you visit your house toilets. You also make more trips to game arcade centres than you usually do in a year. You have eaten the 26 422th burger in your life. You fill in the arcade centre address as your home address. Maplestory 2 becomes a subject to you. You finally see your family members more often than you see your teachers. You forget how I look like.

4. But... maybe... you couldn't find joy in this holidays...

Symptoms include ... You are stuck at home. You miss your friends. You miss the class whiteboard. You are doing revisions - worksheets, tuitions, assessment books etc. You are doing more revisions. You are doing even more revisions. You wish the number of worksheets/pages of work that you are doing can turn into money because there are simply too many of them! You have completed 26 422 pages of work. You forget the name of the person seated beside you in the class. Of course... you miss my naggings.

No matter HOW or WHAT you are feeling, I'm here to pull you back.

I know most of you have been faithfully doing some revisions during these few days of break. However, it's time that you should step up the gear and get going further. For those who have been enjoying yourself (which is me!), let's get started hard at the revision. For those who have been doing work (i hope there is some play or fun that you have engaged in), continue with the hard work AND look after your health.

I will be back in school in week 3 (that's tomorrow) to help out in the P6 bridging programmes for some of your friends. I will be doing the PSLE booklets too - you better start working on them so that in week 4, you are ready for the study camp and revisions prepared by the schools (hmm, can you smell more mock exams coming up?)

I had my rest for the past week and though I've been doing some work, I'm going to work even harder. So do you! I've lost count on the running down of the days to PSLE. Can someone please update on this blog.

Before I end off... I will share 2 pics that I have taken at the place that I took my rest. Rest assured this is not the last post in this June Holidays. More postings coming up... when I have the time. :>

Remember to keep fit by exercising regularly. My jogging regime is starting soon too. Keep fit and stay Healthy. Smile always and be Happy! ;>

At a Loss?

2009-05-23T13:00:00.010+08:00

(Term 2 Wk 9, 18/5 - 22/5)

"Yo... Can you see me?"

"Look closer."

"I SAID LOOK CLOSER!"

"CAN YOU SEE ME!?!"

Oops... I think you can see me now.

Hi, I am Loss. No... I mean my name is Loss.

Errr.. Yes, I'm LOST.

My owner dropped me on the ground without realising

he/she had lost me. Sigh...

Fortunately, the writer of this blog found me

along the way to Recess on Friday.

Are you at a loss (like the Loss above) after learning your SA1 results? Hmm, you shouldn't be. In fact, you should be planning on what you must do to improve. Whether you've done well or not, you should look forward as the 'real' battle is only about 90 days (Oral & LC) and 120 days (Written papers) away.

As the wise man (hahaha...) has always said,

'Your days are numbered. Right now, everyone must work very hard as the real battle is only months away.'

Before you comment that you have heard the 'wise' sentence many times, you must agree that time is ticking away. Attitude for learning must be at the very best. I will NOT tolerate any misbehaviour at this critical period. Also, revision is in your own hands now (so is your future). Ok, enough 'nagging'.

The week's review:

Bravo! The long-awaited 1.6km run had been completed! Last Friday, the weather was brilliant - enough sunshine for you to burn your calories. All of you except those who were absent completed the 1.6km run. The buddy system went smoothly as well for the Resilien-ians and Respect-ians (names I give to pupils from RS and RP respectively). Still, running must be continued so that you remain fit and healthy.

"Hello everyone. Remember me?"

Mathematics: Congrats to those who have improved (Class Progress Award) their SA1 grades by a substantial margin, as well as the Top graders (Class Top Marks). I hoped the chocolates are as sweet as your achievements. Job well done. Don't rest on your laurels. Keep improving.

Coming up next: Area & Perimeter of Composite Figures.

Science: Congrats to those who have improved (Class Progress Award) their SA1 grades by a substantial margin, as well as the Top graders (Class Top Marks). I hoped the chocolates are as sweet as your achievements. Job well done. Don't rest on your laurels. Keep improving.

Coming up next: Science General Knowledge, 'Adaptations', PSLE Bklet

English: Congrats to those who have improved (Class Progress Award) their SA1 grades by a substantial margin, as well as the Top graders (Class Top Marks). I hoped the chocolates are as sweet as your achievements. Job well done. Don't rest on your laurels. Keep improving.

Deja Vu? Before you accuse me of 'copying' and 'pasting' the same words again, here's the add-on:

Congrats to 6RS (form class) Top 10! I hoped the chocolates are as sweet as your achievements. Job well done. Don't rest on your laurels. Keep improving. The rest must 'buck up'. If your friends can do it, so can you!

We'll continue with the TB teaching and learning. At the same time, grammar and vocabulary revision will be part of the routine too.

Weekend's work, check them out:

1) EL - Journal: "My P6 Year (Part 2) - Studies, Family & Friends, and Future (till Nov '09)"

2) MA - TB Let's Pract 10a: Q1-4 (Sketch the figures before you solve for area/perimeter)

3) SCI - Science General Knowledge Bklet (look through)

4) Ez-link Card Top up

5) Character to the Core Bklet Endorsement by Parents

Have a good weekend! Smile!

(By the way, can someone shed any light about the keychain 'LOSS'? I am clueless what character it is.)

(Mid-Year) Harvest

2009-05-16T20:39:00.002+08:00

(Term 2 Wk 8, 12/5 - 15/5)

Alright, it's time for 'harvesting' what you have sat for... the SA1 Examinations. To think that you just had the last paper on Wednesday, it actually came as no surprise that you were actually checking the papers as early as Thursday. Anyway, it is a routine to check the papers (and marks) after the exams. At this time, not only are you looking at how well you have done in your exams, you also have to look at areas for improvement. Be extra attentive as we go through the corrections, seek clarification whenever necessary.

Once you have consolidate your marks (in upcoming week), check if you have meet your targets. No matter what the outcome may be, you have to move on and get better. Time will not stop/rewind for anyone. We will base on your SA1 results and make adjustments to your targets accordingly. :>

Exams aside, lessons have resumed and so do focus lessons in the morning. During curriculum time, we go continue from where we have stopped. There are several topics left in every subjects and when we are done with them, we will go into the period of revisions.

Take a break during this weekend. For the efforts you have put in, you deserve a short rest. You should get back your papers by next week (provided markings are completed). So meanwhile, be happy, smile always. :>

Two down. Two more to go.

2009-05-09T16:39:00.003+08:00

(Term 2 Wk 7, 4/5 - 8/5)

Although the title had indicated that week 7 was the beginning of SA1 Exams (main papers), don't you think that there were other events that occupied the week too? Well, I am referring to the H1N1 virus screening. It is a blessing that the S'pore has dropped the alert to the yellow code on Thursday. There has been no report on any confirmation case on our island. Let's hope that the virus can be contained, controlled and eliminated soon, globally.

[Still, we must continue to take care of our health. Monitor our temperature when we do not feel well. Take proper medication when it is necessary.] - Also, make it a habit to wash your hand thoroughly and properly. Remember, it is for our personal hygiene.

OK, the week's update. You have taken the SA1 EL and MT papers on Wednesday and Friday respectively. There goes to say that there are two more coming up - MA (Tuesday) and SCI (Wednesday). Ever occur to you that there seems to have many holidays recently? Well, coming Monday will be a school holiday - holiday-in-lieu of Vesak Day. You get to have more time to revise for your exams as well as take a rest. Make good use of it.

Some Exams Reminders

- Careful! Yes, do NOT be careless. Read the instructions/questions carefully before you work on them. Every mistake made brings you further from perfection.

- Answer to the point. Give quality answer, not in quantity (lengthy but irrelevant)

- Work within the time given.

- Bring what you need. [2B pencils, calculators in working condition, maths set etc]

Hmmm, I shall end here. Have a nice weekend everyone! ;>

May Day! May Day!

2009-05-03T19:11:00.002+08:00

(Term 2 Week 6, 27/4 - 30/4)

No. I am not calling for help. Do not be mistaken by the title. I am trying to put across that May Day aka (also known as) Labour Day is here. In Singapore, we celebrate Labour Day on the 1st day of May. As it falls on a Friday this year, everyone gets to enjoy a 'long' weekend.

Well well, as much as you get to enjoy the long weekend, the exams are really round the corner. In fact, in coming week (Week 7), you will be taking MT and EL Paper 2. The former will be on the Wednesday and the latter on the Friday. Revision is what you need to be doing at this very moment. Besides, Mathematics and Science papers are coming up in week 8. There is simply little time for play now. (Note: There is actually another Holiday on the Monday of Week 8, holiday-in-lieu of Vesak Day)

Amid this busy period, please take note of the current news - SWINE FLU. The school has shared with you what the Flu is about. Please take care of your hygiene. Remind your family as well on the precautionary measures on personal hygiene. Falling sick should be the last thing to happen at this time.

Well, have a look at what's coming up in the week.

Week 7

- Monday - Temperature-taking Exercise AND 1.6km run

- Wednesday - MT Paper 2

- Friday - EL Paper 2

Week 8

- Monday - School Holiday

- Tuesday - MA Paper

- Wednesday - SCI Paper

Work to be done?

1) EL - Topical WS 7

2) MA - Circle Topical WS

3) Journal - Freestyle

Remember to put on PE ATTIRE on Monday. See you.

The Blog is Back!

2009-04-25T10:21:00.002+08:00

(Term 2 Wk 5, 20/4 - 24/4)

Warm greetings!

Hi everyone, especially to those who has been following this blog regularly, you would have realised that there wasn't any posting last week (Term 2 Wk 4). Well, due to several commitments, I wasn't able to find the time to write on the blog. Anyway, as the title suggests, you will get to read the posting for Week 5. Here here we go... : )

Let's have a recall... a two weeks recall... In week 4, there was the NAPFA test (5 items) on 13 April 2009. It was NOT new to you and everyone could get it done quickly. What is left will be the 1.6km run. As of yesterday, the run is scheduled on the 4 May 2009, Monday. Remember to put on P.E attire that day. As the date comes nearer, I will remind you again.

Besides physical activity, you also went through some practice tests and examinations during week 4 and 5. You had your SA1 EL and MT oral examinations on 20 April 2009. There was also the EL practice test that you had taken rather recently. Coming up next , it will be very eventful. Next week, there are MA practice (Mon), Sci practice and SA1 MT Paper 1 (Tue), SA1 EL Paper 1 (Wed) and Labour Day - aka May Day (Fri).

Hmmm, did I mention public holiday? Well, it will be a four-day week next week. I have spoken to you with regards to all the events/activities coming up. You must continue to cooperate and manage your time and revision well.

Alright, as for learning;

EL - there was the usual practices of Open-Ended (OE) comprehension, Synthesis and Transformation and Grammar Learning (Grammar Booklet). We had also completed on the theme on Sports where you learnt about Badminton (not physically). In the next topic, we had discussed on some of the common occupations in the society. You had also written a journal entry on your dream job. In fact, if you can recall, you had written something similar in the past. Many of you had a change of mind in the job that you want to have. I find it captivating as I read through your writings because I find your explanations for your dream job logical, meaningful and purposeful. I will definitely wish you the best to find a job that you like in future.

MA - The topic Speed moved as fast as its definition. Well, Circle is the new kid on the block. You have learnt centre of a cirlce, radius/radii, circumference of a circle and perimeter of a figure (that includes a/part of a circle). Refer to your TB as guide as you go through your work. I will continue with the Perimeter section next week before we head to AREA of a circle.

SCI - Environment, environment! Look around our environment, how are the physical characteristics affecting our lifestyle? How do they interact with each other? Why do we feel cooler when we are in the shade? What is the cacti more suitable in the deserts? Can we change all the trees in Singapore to conifer trees? Well well, these are some questions that you should be able to answer after the lesson on Environment. Don't forget to revise the topic for SA1. Coming up soon, it will be the topic 'Web of Life'.

To end off, let's look at the work to be done.

1) EL - Grammar Bklet (Direct to Indirect Practice)

2) EL - TB Reading on Occupations

3) MA - Pract 3 (Only Q1)

4) SCI - Self revision

Well, that's all for the time being, will see you on Monday.

SMILE! Be happy.

(I want to be happy. What about you?)

Clueless Entry...

2009-04-11T16:29:00.002+08:00

(Term 2 Week 3, 6/4 - 10/4)

A short school week, ending off with a public holiday - Good Friday.

Well, I'm stuck with this posting, uncertain what to type (thus the title 'Clueless Entry') since I wasn't around a few days. Anyway, I had told you to make use of the time to revise your work. Based on the work collected, I know you had been working hard during lessons. Nevertheless, I would still indicate the work you have to do over the weekend as well as upcoming event in the next week.

So here they go;

1) EL - Comprehension Bklet: Passage 1

2) MA - Revision WS

Event coming up;

1) NAPFA Test on Monday (to be in PE attire!)

I know you have a long weekend. While studies is the priority, do remember to rest well too. See you on Monday!

6 Months left... No, it's not a April Fool Joke.

2009-04-04T17:54:00.003+08:00

(Term 2 Wk 2, 30/3 - 3/4)

"Oh no, what's that black thing on your shirt!"

"Teacher, what is that behind you?"

Some of you said these to me in the class and after I had reacted to these concerns, a familiar response came ... "APRIL FOOL!" It just seemed funny when I had mentioned April Fool Day several times before the actual day (coincidentally the Meet-The-Parents session falls on 1st April too) and yet I was 'fooled' by some of you. Well, we don't fall for the same trick twice so I became alert after fallen for similar jokes in the first period.

Ok, on a serious note, we are putting week 2 of Term 2 behind us now. Six months left. No joke. Lessons continued in the week and we had gone through several practices too.

In EL, you practised Passage Reading and Picture Discussion (2 Components in Oral Exam). It was rather fresh for you to role-play as Teacher as well as a Student in the activity. If you recall, you were partnered up with another friend and both of you took turns to be Teacher/Student. It was a good learning experience 'to test your friend' and 'to be tested by your friend'. The aims were to practise ORAL and understand how you are actually tested during ORAL exam. That aside, there were the usual practice of Comprehension, Composition and Situational Writing. Not to forget the ever-present Spelling on Thursday!

The topic 'Percentage' was quickly followed by the topic 'Speed'. There was great emphasis in using model-drawing method in solving word problems involving Percentage. Model-drawing helps you to understand the questions better so I would encourage you to use it. 60 words/min. Yes, that is the SPEED of my typing. (sorry, I made up that number!) How do you read 60 words/min ? Hmmm, it means 60 words in one minute. You have by now know how to read speed and calculate speed by time. Most importantly, you also know the three key components - Distance, Speed and Time. They are related within a triangle. Use that to help you solve questions involving Speed. I will elaborate more in Week 3.

Forces. What is a force? What are the effects of forces? What types of forces are there? How do you explain, with examples, the functions of the different forces?

The questions can go on and on. Understand the concepts in the topic 'Forces' and apply them properly. Recall the experiments to on Gravitational Force, Frictional Force, Elastic Spring Force and Magnetic Force. Just remember not to mixed up with the concepts from the topic 'Energy'.

Week 2 was just another packed week. I hope I have listed all the work for weekend.

1. EL - Spelling (Correction + Parent's Signature)

2. EL - Grammar (A) - first three pages

3. EL - Journal 'I will say NO to ... '

4. MA - AB Pract 2

5. SCI - Forces WS1

6. Prepare an Exercise Book for Focus Group (Coming soon)

Long Term Target: PSLE

Short Term Target: SA1 (Mid-Year Exams)

See you on Monday.

Onto the fastest lane from now on...

2009-03-27T16:13:00.003+08:00

(Term 2 Wk 1, 23/3 - 27/3)

WELCOME BACK to school!

Hi everyone, the first week of Term 2 is over as you read this post. You might have realised that it seems a long week for you. It was a week packed with learning - English, Mathematics, Science, Mother Tongue and many more. Just this Friday (today), you've recieved the Term 2 Calendar. Have a good look at it so that you know what are coming up for you.

As you may have guessed, events such as NAPFA Test, Oral Exams, SA1 written exams, Meet-the-Parents Session and P6 Study Camp involve the you, the Primary Six pupils. Needless to say, we are on the fastest lane right now. Belt up and move along!

Here are the work for the weekend:

1. EL - Journal "Heal the World. Make it a Better Place"

2. EL - Grammar Bklet (Green) Read p51 - 63. Do p64.

3. MA - TB 6A Let's Practise 6b, Q1-7, p153 - 154 (on Writing Paper)

4. MA - Reply slip for Remediation

5. SCI - Process Skills WS

Mood: Heal the world, make it a better place. For you and for me, and the entire... Oops! I'm supposed to describe my joyous mood! Make use of your weekend wisely.

Term 1 Round Up

2009-03-14T14:34:00.002+08:00

(Term 1 Wk 10, 9/3 - 13/3)

Hi everyone. Term 1 has officially ended. One of the most unforgettable events would have to be the Class Tests results - especially when the class tests were done in Week 9 and you had the results in Week 10. Well, as I had said before, the results are a guage to what you have done/ what need to be done. Remember, we are 'RESILIENCE'. We can, and we must, recover and improve from this class test.

You know you have to 'mix' this Term Holiday (March Hols) with 'study' and 'play'. You shall manage your time. Do up a timetable and work out when you should do work, when you can relax. Don't forget to leave some time for family time. (Remember, you are not the only person in the world.)

I hope I will not leave out any work in this posting. Been struggling with my nose.

1. Practice 4 (WS)

2. Vocabulary Bklet A - complete the remaining questions (*can use dictionary)

3. Grammar Cloze - Ex 3 and 4 (page 3 and 4)

4. Journal - My P6 Year (Part 1) - at least a FULL-paged writeup

5. Writing - My Neighbour OR My Neighbourhood (Writing papers, at least 150 words)

MA:

1. Ratio WS

SCI:

1. PSLE Bklet: All the MCQs on Life Sciences (First section of the book)

Let me know if I have missed out or typed any work incorrectly. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH during the holiday.

Life after Class Tests

2009-03-08T14:29:00.002+08:00

(Term 1 Wk 9, 2/3 - 6/3)

How is life after class tests? I guess most of you can breathe a sigh of relief after several days or weeks of preparing for the class tests. Well, you do not deserve the 'short' break unless you have put in the effort to study for the tests.

Anyway, lessons will resume in Week 10. Enjoy your weekend.

There is work only for the 6RS form class (Form Class). Do I hear cheers from my form class? Hmmm ... ...

1. EL - Journal Writing (a FULL-PAGED Freestyle... yes, it has been a while that I hear from you)

See you soon. Very soon. Really really soon.

Science Revision Answer Key

2009-03-05T12:20:00.003+08:00

(Dear parents/guardians, kindly allow your child to use the internet today to refer to the answer key for checking. Regards, Mr. Tan)

Hi all,

As mentioned, the answer keys will be shown under the comment section of this post.

As for Q32(a). Here's the picture with the answer.

Alright. Revise well.

Answer Key

2009-03-01T16:48:00.001+08:00

In case you did not read my message in the message box, the answer keys for Grammar Cloze and Vocabulary Bklet A are up under the 'comment' section of the previous posting.

You can check the answer with your green pen AND I'll go through again in class on Monday.

The Preparation Week (for class tests)

2009-02-28T17:32:00.003+08:00

(Term 1 Wk 8, 23/2 - 27/2)

Week 8, as the title suggests, has been a week of revision. I hope you have, and are doing revision. The class tests next week will be a good opportunity to see how much you have learnt so far.

Feeling stressed? Well, it is normal. Stress exists in our lives every now and then. We have to learn to manage it. Like I have said before, the class tests will always be there, whether you feel stressed or fearful of it. With this situation, you have the options - face it or fear it. I believe you know the better choice. Anyway, at P6 level, tests are so 'norm' to you. Study well and be prepared for it.

Brain freeze from studying? Take a break. Smile.

Weekend practices.

1. EL - Vocab Bklet A, Q1 - 41

2. EL - Grammar Bklet pg 2

3. EL - Spelling Bk Correction and Parent's Signature

4. MA - Review A

5. SCI - PSLE Bklet Q8 (p83), Q13 (88), Q14 (89), Q20 (97)

I can only put up the answer key for the Grammar Bklet tomorrow as I do not have the Vocab Bklet with me (left it in school).

All the best.

Learning Trip to Science Centre

2009-02-20T22:12:00.019+08:00

(Term 1 Wk 7, 16/2 - 20/2)

Hi everyone!

Another week passed by again. Well, it was a memorable week nonetheless. I believe the highlight of the week has to be the learning trip to the Science Centre (6RS form class) to learn about 'Forces'. I want to try a little different in the posting this time round - that is to show more pictures rather than words. Of course, I will still recap the key learning points as well as the work for the weekend. So here we go!

For EL, there were the practices of Present Tense (Base form, Third Person Singular), 'to-infinitive', Synthesis and Transformation, and group reading on the passage of 'Priscilla and I'. I am happy to say that you are coping fine. So, do not forget these learnings.

Ratio is always tied with Fraction. Therefore, remember the Fraction concepts - 4 operations involving fractions. They will come in handy when you are doing Ratio. You must also understand how the questions for Fraction and Ratio are phrased so that you can apply the concepts appropriately.

Energy, energy, energy! Forces, forces, forces! Alright less words... pictures coming up!

Work for the weekend;

1. EL - Spelling Bk: Correction and Parent's Signature

2. EL - Journal: How I Handle Stress

3. EL - Practice WS 2

4. MA - TB Let's Practice! 5a, Q1-4, p107-108

5. SCI - Energy WS 2 (Due on Wed)

Ok ok. Pictures are up next.

Getting ready before the trip.

We had arrived!

The girls get to work instantly!

The boys work differently.

(ZJ, with hammer) Using all his might to strike it ...

(MT, beside ZJ) "What force does he apply?"

What a high score*!

(*ok, the picture has been edited)

Electric Man -

Brilliant electric spark passing through the figure

(well... YL is not the electric man)

Gravitram... how does it work?

Let's ask the owner ...

Hi Sir! How does the gravitram work?

What force is used?

Discover your weight at different planets!

(Why do we weigh differently at different planets?)

(Mass is not weight?)

What makes the ball bounce?

Lastly ...

Who scared our Whiteboard Master?

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Here's the culprit!

Alright, work well and rest well. Bye.

Total Defence Day

2009-02-14T12:44:00.004+08:00

(Term 1 Wk 6, 9/2 - 13/2)

Hi-lo...

As the title suggests, Total Defence (TD) was one of the highlights in week 6. As a Singaporean, we must defend our homeland in whatever way we can. We must contribute to the society and help one another. We may not feel the pain our forefathers had experienced. However, we must, the very least, understand that it has not been a easy task for Singapore to become what it is now (and future). As a result, we will play a part in the 'Total Defence' of Singapore.

Besides having the TD Day, we also continued with our learning. For EL, we had practices in Synthesis & Transformation. One strategy was shared - identify the question on 'Direct to Indirect Speech' and work on it first. We will be working on this strategy in future practices and keep it in mind. We had also visited the Singapore Zoological Gardens (well...literally). Through the exchange of letters found in TB, we had found out more about the zoo (especially those rarely seen animals). If you have time, you can visit the homepage of the zoo to look for more information (and pics!). In addition, we've gone back to the basics in Grammar - understanding what a sentence is, structure of a sentence and 'verb'. Work on the practices in the Grammar Book (Green) for reinforcement.

As for Mathematics, you must remember the steps in solving the division of a whole number by a fraction. (Both happening at the same time - change the operation to 'multiplication' and invert the divisor) As for the word problems, read the questions thoroughly and try for the solution. Try hard. Don't give up too easily. Take a break and come back to the question, you may have a better understanding of the question. We'll 'clear' Fraction first before going to Ratio. Stay tuned.

Once again, the movement of my fingers on the keyboard (as I typed this post) is one of the many examples that shows the use of kinetic energy. Can you list another two examples that illustrate the application of kinetic energy in our daily lives? I believe you can. Energy is important to our daily lives that we need it every now and then. Don't forget the different forms of energy and be able to cite its use, examples of application, and (if any) the factor influencing the energy. Eg. the amount of gravitational potential energy is determined by the mass of the object and the height of the object from the ground. Keep thinking... so that your mind is constantly applying kinetic energy. :>

Art lessons - let your creativity grows through simple lines and shapes. Your art pieces (6RS and 6RP) are good and in the coming lessons, you can only improve further. Keep it up!

Events coming up? Science Centre learning trip and Health Checkup. Be prepared.

Work? Definitely. Check it out.

1. EL - Journal: 'My Precious Moments'

2. EL - Grammar Bk (Green): Learn the base form and 3rd Person tense (p319-320)

3. MA - (Group 1) Pract 3

4. SCI - (Group 1) Read Chp 3 Forces

Work hard, rest well. See you on Monday!

Blow Wind Blow!

2009-02-07T17:25:00.003+08:00

(Term 1 Wk 5, 2/2 - 6/2)

Good day everyone!

Blow wind blow! Blow those who can remember the name of all the six solids! Can you do it? Well, I hope you can remember the name of the solids, the number of faces they can have, as well as the shapes of the faces. These are the concepts taught in Nets (MA). Blow wind blow was the activity that we had during lessons to help you recall the properties of each solid and react to the instructions given by the game master (that's me!). I believe you had enjoyed the activity and if we have time, we can play it again. Say hi to the solids below! (ps: there's a quiz at the end of this post on Nets)

Blow wind blow! Blow who?

As for EL, we had read the passage on the imaginative world where dinosaurs and humans came together. We know it's not possible now but well, it is an imaginative world after all. We also did Listening Comprehension, Synthesis & Transformation ... ... and also a composition writing. It was a busy week, don't you think?

As my hands rest on the keyboard (potential energy), I slowly move the fingers (kinetic energy) and begin typing this post. Hmm, I've just shown you an example on the conversion of energy. Bear in mind that energy is not created but instead, it can be stored, used up or converted. Can you recall the different types of energy?

Coming up soon: Health Check and Science Centre Visit. Remember to get the forms sign and submit when school reopens.

Here's the work for the wkend;

1. EL - Journal on "How do I make others happy?"

2. EL - PSLE Bklet pg14, 19-20.

3. MA - TB Review A Q 1 -26

4. SCI - JB: Identify 2 home electrical appliances and show their energy conversion equations.

Before you get back to work/rest/play, here's a little quiz for you.

Identify the solids shown below!

3-day Week

2009-02-01T21:55:00.002+08:00

(Term 1 Wk 4, 28/1 - 30/1)

Hi all!

Week 4 has been a very short week in terms of school days. Why? This was because Monday and Tuesday were public holidays - Chinese New Year! I hope you are enjoying/ have enjoyed this joyful festival. Anyway, lessons resumed on Wednesday and we were back to business.

For EL, you had taken the Spelling activity and we had gone on to World of Imagination (Chapter 2). We had also covered the use of demonstrative pronouns - this/these, that/those. I hope you can use the demonstrative pronouns appropriately.

Angles of Geometric Figures was not a new topic. Everyone must remember all the concepts/angle properties that were taught under this topic. Remember not to commit mistakes such as 'wrong expression' and 'missing units'. The topic 'Nets' was introduced on Friday. Observe your surroundings and identify objects that go with the shapes of 'Cube', 'Cuboid', 'Prism', 'Pyramid', 'Cylinder' and 'Cone'. (did i miss out any shapes?) Come week 5, you will have a greater understanding of Nets.

Papaya plant has poisonous parts? Why does the body of a car be made of metal? These are some questions that we have gone through under the subject Science. Beside the textbook and activity book, the worksheets also offer more examples for you to better understand the topic Classifying Things. Watch out for the new topic 'Energy' in Week 5.

Also note that you have to bring your thermometer for the coming week as we will have the Temperature-taking exercise.

Work for the weekend? Check them out.

1) EL - Topical WS

2) EL - Journal: "What make you happy?"

3) MA - AB Pract 1 'Nets'

4) SCI - Read Chp 2.

See you on Monday then. Have a good rest. ;>

Gong Xi Gong Xi (The Year of Ox)

2009-01-25T11:46:00.006+08:00

(Term 1 Wk 3, 19/1 - 23/1)

Happy Chinese New Year! Welcome the Year of Ox!

The Chinese New Year festival strikes this week and will continue into week 4. I wish everyone good health and best wishes for your PSLE.

Week 3 was as busy as usual. In English, we have completed the theme Festivals and had just started on Topic 2, World of Imagination. We had our first Spelling and Composition. For Mathematics, we have also gone on to Angles of Geometrical Figures, the topic after Algebra. It was actually a re-teaching of the Angles topic from P5. In Science, we had visited the Eco-garden and compared, using real specimen, fungus and plants. Though it may seem taxing, the concept mapping activity should help you gather the thoughts to have a good picture of what Classifying Things is about.

Work to do? Have a look;

~ Journal: If I can change the world, I will ... ...

Last Friday, you also attended the school concert for CNY 09. There were singing and dancing (some of you even participated in the performance!), wushu and lion dance performances, and the finale of a Sing-together.

Take a breather during the CNY festival. Watch what you eat and how you eat. Return school on Wednesday 28/1 with good health and ready for lessons. See you next week!

Listening attentively to the Concert Emcees

Singing and Dancing from a group of enthusiastic performers!
(Good job!)

I must thank those who have brought the red-packets for the classroom decoration for CNY. Especially those parents who have contributed the nice decor that brightens up the learning environment. Lastly, also pupils who have helped in 'dolling up' the classroom. THANK YOU!

Mood: GREAT! Awaiting nice delicacies for the CNY festival! Yummy... slurp slurp.. oops!

Welcome 2009!

2009-01-25T11:04:00.006+08:00

(Term 1 Wk 1 & 2, from 5/1 - 16/1)

Hihi everyone (including Parents!)!

Welcome back to school (welcome 2009 too!),

Wow! Time flies so fast and now you're in the last stage of your primary school education. 2008 was a past and now you are facing one of your most important schooling years in your life - the PRIMARY SIX!

This year, you are experiencing some changes in terms of your lessons for every subject. The form class, 6 Resilience, is also the class for the subjects EL , Health Ed, Physical Ed, Music, Art, Social Studies and SEL. As for Mathematics and Science lessons, you will be attending classes according to the banded group. This is to ensure everyone can learn at a suitable pace and recieve an even more appropriate support for your learning. As time passes, you will be accustomed to these changes. So, take the first two weeks to adjust to the movement.

Well well, as P6 pupils, you are the 'oldest' pupils in the school. Your conduct and learning attitude are expected to be the best among all the pupils in the school. You have greater responsibility in yourself and, whenever necessary, guide and help your 'juniors' - P1 to P5.

There is this acroynm that all P6 pupils are related to and you may be thinking now why I have yet to mention it... okay, embrace yourself... PSLE! Yes, Primary School Leaving Examinations. You will be taking your PSLE this year. It was a bonus for those whom I had taught last year as I had explained how important education was to you. For those new to this blog, you must know the answers to these questions,

"Why are you in school?" (For study, play OR misbehave, waste time away?)

"How can you make full use of your time in school?" (Do the right thing at the right time!)

Time waits for nobody. If you want to graduate Primary Sch education with good results, you have to do your part and learn well. Do not live with regrets. Should you have doubts, ask for help. All the teachers will be there to assist you.

Alright, a brief recap on what had happened during the first two weeks of school.

~ Met (new) classmates, Met (new) teachers.

~ EL - Festivals, MA - Algebra ( x + 2), Sci - Classifying Things (Living & Non-living things)

~ Photo-taking for SMART Card

~ Photo-taking for Birthday Chart 09

Evidence? Have a look.

Waiting to get photo taken for SMART Card.

6RS Birthday Chart 09

This blog is for pupils from 6RS (form class) as well as all Banded Groups coming to 6RS for MA and SCI lessons, and former 5RS (2008) pupils. Pupils of other classes from ADMPS are also welcomed but do observe Cyber etiquette.

Parents, feel free to visit this blog to have an update of the learning and happening your child is experiencing in school.

See you in the next posting! :>

A Festive of Receiving (& Giving)

2008-12-24T11:48:00.004+08:00

[Taken from http://www.fileflash.com/program/29334/ ]

Hohoho! Merry Christmas everyone,

It's been a long while since I wrote the last post. I hope everyone is doing fine in the holidays. Well well, it is Christmas Eve and I'm writing here to wish everyone a warm and happy Christmas Day. It is not just a festive of receiving wishes and gifts, it is also the time to give and share the care, concern and appreciation to your family and friends.

School is starting soon again. Get your mood and attitude ready for the new school year 2009. Be prepared as you will be embarking the last stage of your primary school education. With the right attitude and showing the good values that you have, you can manage P6 year comfortably.

I regret not being able to write on this blog frequently as I am working on my homework (eg. composition writing, PowerPoint slides preparation) in this December holidays. Yes, learning is a journey that goes on and on, even for me! So I must now go back to do my homework because I need to submit it by next week, haha.

Wishing everyone Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (2009)!

Mood: Anxious! Homework homework! I must finish my homework!

Place. Movement. Time.

2008-11-29T22:25:00.003+08:00

Holidays!

Hihi everyone!

It's been a while since I wrote the last posting. How have you spent your holidays so far? I hope you are fine and happy. If you read or watch the news recently, you will learn that there are so many happenings in the world. Some are quite sad that we question ourselves, "What's wrong with the world?". We must therefore be equiped with knowledge and skills so that we can tell rights and wrongs, and contribute to the well-being of the society, the world.

Well, I hope you can remember the basic structure of a sentence - Subject, Verb and Object. In this posting, I would like you to identify another common item in a sentence. That is Prepositions.

What are Prepositions?

They are words that tell us

(1) Place - where one thing is relation to another/ the position of something

(2) Movement - where a person/an object is moving to (direction)

(3) Time - the time and duration of an event

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Place - Examples: in, on, at, beside, on top of, in front, behind, opposite, against, near, between, under, near, among, above, by, ...

I sit at the table. ['at' is the preposition because it tells us where the Subject 'I' is sitting]

He puts the cap on his head. ['on' tells us where the cap is to the head]

Sulaiman sat beside Zi Hui.

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Movement - Examples: to, from...to..., across, along, up, down, into, off, towards, over, under, through, out, ...

Let's go to the library this Saturday.

We travelled from the MRT Station to the Marina Stadium for the NE Show.

The boys ran round the field yesterday.

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Time - Examples: at, on, in, until, till, during, for, between... and..., and, ...

Jessie and Meena waited for three hours to get the movie tickets.

You must return the report book by Wednesday.

The show will start in ten minutes.

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You may realise that some prepositions are repeated under Place, Movement or Time. This means that the words can be used for different reasons. I want you to learn to identify prepositions in sentences. Begin with newspapers or storybooks and list down the prepositions that you can find. Of course, prepositions may not appear in some sentences. So do not be surprised if you cannot find any preposition in a sentence.

That's all for this posting. Rest well, learn well AND play well!

THE Not-so-final FINALE & Academic Achievements

2008-11-16T15:43:00.014+08:00

(Last week of the school term, 10/11 - 14/11)

Hi 5RS-ians! (This is going to be a long long post!)

Time does not take a break. It has gone past so fast that the school year 2008 has officially ended. What a unforgetable P5 year it has been!

I had to say that it was a pity that I missed out your promotion exercise. It wasn't the finale that I would have wanted. I had a urgent matter to attend to and thus could not attend school last Thursday. Nevertheless, everyone has been promoted to P6 next year and you have at least met your P6 classmates. I believe there could be some mixed feelings. Some of you may feel happy and excited to see your friends (or new friends) in the same class. Others may missed the memories that have been created in this P5 year. Well, I too will miss the time we have spent together. The joy, excitement, nerve-wrecking times... ... there are simply too many to list down. Let us store these nice memories in some corner of our brain-ies. Hahaha.

JEP. During the last week, the graduating P6 pupils carried out the JEP activity and all of you (except Sharini) participated in it generously. How do I know? Well, let's look at the pictures to know what you have accomplished on that day.

Pic 1

Pic 2

Pic 3

Pic 4

Pic 5

Pic 6

Pic 7

From JEP '08: The Soft-toys Family!

Pic taken with the Girls

Pic taken with the Boys

Well well, I will be email-ing you the rest of the pictures taken on the same as the group photos via your lead.com account. I will inform you through the chatbox once I send out the email.

As mentioned, this is going to be a long post. Coming up next: Academic Achievements of 5RS-ians.

Tests and exams are common ways to assess how much you have learnt. In 2008, there are quite a number of 5 RS-ians who have done well in the exams. During the Prize-giving Day '08, three of you had been awarded the Good Progress Award. I will also mention in this post, based on only the pupils in our class, the Best in Subjects and Top Ten positions. The recipients are;

Good Progress Award from 5RS (not in any order)
Lau Lup Huen
Lee Li Ting Joey
Yeo Mei Jun

5RS Best in Subjects
English - Kaiyisah

Mathematics - Eunice Toh

Science - Lup Huen

Malay - Syazwan

Chinese - Joey Lee

5RS Top Ten Positions

1. Eunice
2. Lup Huen
3. Joey
4. Taffy
5. Farhan
6. Jun
7. Yu Xuan
8. Rong Hao
8. Marcus Teo
8. Syazwan

Nope. Your eyes are not seeing double or triple. There are three pupils at No.8 positions because their overall results are the same. Thus, there will be no No.9 and No.10 positions. CONGRATULATIONS to all those named above. Everyone must continue to work hard and strive for better grades.

Your Journals are ready for collection. You can come down to the school and head to my locker No.70 to claim your them. Meanwhile, enjoy your holidays and take care of yourself.

PS: This is not the last post. I will continue to write in this blog till early 2009.

Recollecting memories...

2008-11-08T08:58:00.008+08:00

(Term 4 Wk 9, 3/11 - 7/11)

Woohoo... one more week before the school holidays begin. It also means you have one week of schooling left. Wow... 2008 seems so short, yet so many things have happened. As I got you to read through the class blog on Friday, I was also recollecting the Good, the Bad and the Fond Memories gathered for the past ten months.

Everyone has changed. Since meeting you on Day 1, I have seen you making changes to yourself - learning attitude, interaction with friends, determination to do well in tasks given to you and many more. Most importantly, everyone has a clear picture of the purpose in studying. You know the reason why you are in school. So, like I have explained on the first day of school, you want to do well academically and also develop your character with good values. Give yourself a pat, you've achieved that, at least to my expectation.

Before this turns out to be another nagging post, I shall write something different.

We've talked a lot for the whole year. Come to think of it, there are several phrases or sentences that are repeated almost on a weekly or even daily basis. Let's see if you agree with me.

Popular/Special quotes:

"You are not the only one in the world." ~ by 5rs08.

"Something? What thing? Nothing.... " ~ by QML (whiteboard master)

"Thumb-B?" ~ by InD

"hahaha... haha... (always laughing hysterically)" ~ by LYZ and Eu, TJY.

"But why?" ~ by Mar, TWH.

"Horr................. I know already." ~ by LRH.

"Got meh?" ~ by LRH.

" T'Cher, you Lame lah!" ~ by ... the boys (most of the time)

"Class stand!" ~ by Mel, LBH.

"Good morning class! Please take a seat." ~ by 5rs08.

"T'cher go toilet." ~ by those who want to go to the toilet but always ask the teacher to go first.

Can you remember these quotes? Did they get you laughing? I hope so and I think there could be more. Perhaps you can share more in the comment section and I will add them in the next post.

Alright. Do up your journal - the final chapter. I will see you on Monday.

Rest well.

Time for the Harvest

2008-11-02T21:18:00.002+08:00

(Term 4 Wk 8, 27/10 - 31/10)

Exams are over. They just flew by in a blink. Weeks ago you were going through your revision (I hope so!). Now, your life calms down to a pace that is more relaxing, much relieved.

Very soon, you will be harvesting - for all the hardwork you've put in for 2008. Going through exams scripts and doing correction. These are the 'activities' that you always participate after exams. Watch out for them!

Well, the obvious way to tell what you've achieved is from your results. How much improvement have I made? Where are my strengths, my weaknesses? How else can I do to better the results. There are tons of questions you can ask yourself pertaining to the area of academic achievement.

I just want to say that beside academic aspects, you should also look at the changes in your behaviour, personalities, conduct, attitudes... - simply put: your maturity since the start of the year. These are areas that you cannot just use marks to tell how good you are. You know yourself, how much you've grown up. I, too, have an opinion in every one of you in terms of your maturity. Overall, I am very pleased even though I feel I could have done much better to shaping you to be a better person.

We have two more weeks before school ends. You might want to spend some time to ponder/ reflect on the YEAR 2008. The time can never rewind. (Maybe I will get you to do some reflection in your journal regarding this ... ... )

Well, I shall end here. I still have more to say but I think I will keep it for the next posting.

Work? Freestyle journal writing.

Mood: Calm. Retracking the special moments in 2008.

Two down. Two more to go.

2008-10-25T23:02:00.003+08:00

(Term 4 Wk 7, 20/10 - 24/10)

Welcome back after the PSLE marking days. Week 7 was also the start of your examinations - Mathematics and Mother Tongue main papers. English and Science examinations await you next week on Wednesday and Thursday respectively.

Revision continues and coming Monday, it will be another public holiday - Deepavali, Festival of Light. There is no school on Monday so you can spend the time resting and revising for the EL and SCI papers. Persevere through this period. Do your very best.

Work to do? Check them out!

1) EL - Practice Paper 2 (labelled as no. 2)

2) SCI - Self-revision

3) Journal - Freestyle (OPTIONAL)

Check out Comment section on Monday. I will put up some exercises and pointers for you.

This is your last chance. It is up to you (especially those whom I have given lots of chances). If you submit the work, I will check it for you and you will learn from your mistakes. If you don't, you face the consequence. For those who have been consistently submitting your work, you are building a strong and good character for yourself - and your future. Keep striving!

Mood: Good, for I see improvement in you.

Remarks: HSM 3 is fantastic! Even better than HSM 1 and 2.

Answer Keys for Your Checking

2008-10-19T23:30:00.003+08:00

See comments for answer keys**.

By the way, just want to reiterate (say it again) on what 'Zhuo'*** has mentioned in the Chatbox. Having education is a blessing and you must know it helps everyone (yes, including you) to be knowledgable, skilled and wise to do the right things. So, you must know: Education is necessary for everyone. Do not feel that you are doing it for your parents, siblings or teachers. You are doing it for yourself, too!

I MUST say I know that sometimes you feel tired/bored from learning, studying or revising. Take a BREAK... before going back to your revision. If you continue to study/revise when you feel bored or tired, you may start to dislike the work (learning). When you dislike doing something, you will not be happy when you are told to do it. So, take a break from work when you are tired and return when you have your rest. This will ensure that you will not 'dislike' learning (hopefully!).

Well, sound like the normal 'nagging' you get from me in class? Haha. I hope everyone can understand what I am trying to tell you. Alright, check out the comment section in the next few days.

** Just check your answers. I will go through thoroughly in class on Wednesday. I have also given some helping points to guide you to find the solutions.

***Zhuo, please DO NOT think I am reprimanding you. I am glad in fact that you have done your work. I must also say that whatever you said in the chatbox has given me the opportunity to advise you (and the class) on how one should look at his/her education.

On my own... doing the right thing.

2008-10-18T09:24:00.002+08:00

(Term 4 Wk 6, 13/10 - 17/10)

Good morning everyone! How is your revision getting along?

As I had made the promise on Wednesday, I will release the answer keys to some of your weekend work so that you can conduct a self-checking before returning to school on Wednesday, 22/10.

Also note, there will be a social studies test on Wednesday. Remember to spend an hour to read up Chp 1 to 4. Bring SS TB 5B when you return to school.

Weekend work;

1. EL - SPS Mid Yr Paper

2. MA - AB Revision Paper 2

3. MA - AB Review 7
4. SCI - Practice Paper 2

5. Journal - Freestyle (Optional)

REST WELL so that you can STUDY WELL.

Mood: Nice. Yup, just nice.

Your maturity was shown during his absence... ...

2008-10-11T20:54:00.003+08:00

(Term 4 Week 5, 6/10 - 10/10)

It's already week 5. Time really flies by fast.

Week 5 was indeed a frustrating week. Well, at least for me. The almighty has fallen under the spell known as 'sore throat' (Arghhh! I hate it). Why was it frustrating for me? I am physically well... I can write on the whiteboard, I can distribute the worksheets, I can mark your work ... ... I CAN DO PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING ... except to TALK. The voice is one of the most, if not the best, 'lethal weapon' of a teacher. The teacher's voice enables you to understand what is taught, the kind of instructions to follow, and most of the time, also serves to scold, nag and advise you. Unfortunately, I lost it and had to rest it for two days.

Nevertheless, it was a blessing in disguise. During my absence, all those teachers that went in to relieve the lessons, they were impressed by your behaviour. Some of your names were even mentioned. I really feel proud of you - proud of 5RS. Of course, some of you still need to be reminded on how you should behave. On a whole, I just feel that most of you have understood the true meaning of mastering great values, be a good person. Please have these values with you FOREVER - and pass them on.

Well, so much so for those emotional naggings. Haha. Alright. EL and MT Paper 1 and LC are down. Main papers for EL/MT/MA/SCI are coming fast and furious. Continue with your revision and feel free to see me if you are unclear of any concept or question.

Revision for the weekend;

1) EL - Read TB Unit 12 'Machines'

2) MA - AB 'Volume' Practice 6, Q5, 6, 8 and 10. (30min)

3) MA - Practice Paper Bklet A and B (50min)

4) SCI - Practice Paper Bklet A (50min)

5) Social Studies - Bring TB 5B, (read Topics 1-4 if you have the time)

6) Journal (optional)

For Science examinations, the following topics from P3 and P4 levels are also tested. I will be revising with you in the coming weeks. Feel free to read up on your own as well.

P3 - Digestive, Skeletal and Muscular Systems

P4 - Respiratory and Circulatory Systems

YOU MUST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF DURING THIS TIME. When your health is taken care of, you can revise well at the same time. I repeat, if you feel tired after revision, just take a break - watch television shows, chat with your family/friends/pets, have a nap, play some games etc. STUDY and PLAY must come hand-in-hand.

Alright, looking forward to seeing you on Monday. Remember to assemble in the hall from Monday onwards.

Rest well.

Mood: Feeling good again. Though still nursing my voice, I'm feeling much better. :>

The countdown to Examinations has started...

2008-10-04T20:02:00.003+08:00

(Term 4 Wk 4, 29/9 - 3/10)

Hi everyone,

Week 4 was another short week - Children's Day celebration on Tues and Public Holiday on Wed. Nevertheless, learning was done and you've done several work in this week.

As I emphasize everyday, you should begin your self-study by now. Revise the work done/concepts learnt since January. In certain subjects, you will also have to revise previous years' work (P3 and P4).

Coming up next will be your MT/EL Paper 1 and Listening Comprehension. Be prepared. Go through your previous writing. You should remind yourself to READ THE QUESTION and INSTRUCTIONS carefully before you start the papers.

I shall stop here. Let's take a look at what you need to do over the weekend.

1. Journal - "Preparation for Exams"

2. MA - TB pg164 - 166

3. SCI - (JB) What is a lever? List examples. What is an inclined plane? List examples.

Go through your Creative Writing package - situational writings and compositions.

Mood: I need a rest... badly...

Not one but TWO!

2008-10-01T11:06:00.010+08:00

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri!

Happy Children's Day!

Two joyous occasions falling on the same day. Everyone gets to celebrate these occasions which are annual (yearly) events in our multi-cultural country.

Take this time to 'let your hair down' (idiom) and enjoy yourself - use the Globe and find places you want to visit in future, use the Set-squares and revise your Geometrical Constructions. Feeling down and out? Make funny faces from Smiley Play-doh to lift up your spirits!

Work to do? Yes! Self-reading of the last few topics of your EL/MA/SCI/MT TBs. We'll be going through them shortly.

Lastly, check out your funny faces.... oops, I mean your funny faces on your Smiley Play-doh.

Super Five or Fantastic Five?

Alvin and The Chipmunks

Brain Genius

Fantastic Five or Super Five? I'M CONFUSED!

The Reds Arsenal

Twinkle Stars

Skyline.

Be happy. Smile always.

Hahaha... Hahaha...

2008-09-27T21:11:00.003+08:00

(Term 4 Wk 3, 22/9 - 26/9)

Surprised by the title? Well, I was thinking what was the most memorable event in week 3 and my mind was filled with the laughter from the class. Yes, LAUGHTER!... It has been a week of laughing. Lots of 'Hahaha.. ' and 'Hehehe... '. I guessed most of you have mastered the art of being happy.

Anyway, you have cleared one hurdle - Oral Examinations. Step up your gear and get ready for the next one - Paper One for EL and MT languages. You must almost stay focus and have full concentration during lessons and the time you spend on your self-study/revision. Seek clarification when you are in doubt. Leave no stone unturned (idiom).

Work for the weekend:

1. EL - Synthesis & Trans WS

2. MA - AB Pract 2 (Geometrical Construction)

3. MA - Topical WS

4. Journal - 'An expedition I plan for my friends and I' or 'Freestyle (at least a page)

Stay healthy during this time. You shall manage your own time after school and decide what you should do. Maybe I should be harsh in saying this... hmmm.. 'Stay clear from troubles!'.

Mood: Resting...

Come to think of it.. maybe our class motto should be, Be Happy. Laugh Always. What say you?

The Forgotten Toy - Teddy, Annie & Chauncy

2008-09-20T14:45:00.002+08:00

(Term 4 Wk 2, 15/9 - 19/9)

"They just need a child to love them." ...

Well, that was what the movie "The Forgotten Toys" was about. I believe you have been touched by the storyline of two abandoned toys who were searching for a child to love and care for them. Even if you have not, you should take away the message that we should treat our toys well. Before you discard it away, think about how else you can dispose your toy. Sometimes, by donating it away, you might be passing the joy of owning a toy to the other person.

Movie aside. You have learnt 'Adjectival Clause' and 'Connectors of Contrast'. Both are useful grammar items that offers you another variety of writing. Let's recall what they are;

(EL TB5B, p61-62)
Adjectival Clause: Provides information abotu the noun that comes before it. Usually, the clause begins with a relative pronoun such as 'who', 'whose', 'whom', 'which' or 'that'.

Ahmad threw away the cup that had a lizard in it.

Lilin has a good friend who is the prefect from the next class.

(EL TB5B, p81)
Connectors of Contrast: Use to show how at least two different ideas, actions or situations are linked in a sentence. Examples include 'but', 'yet', 'however', 'although', 'even though' and more.

Grandma cannot understand English but she enjoys watching High School Musical.

Although Raj had finished class, he had to stay in school for his CCA.

You have also learnt about the introduction to Forces. So for the coming weeks, we will be looking at the different types of simple machines involving force.

Draw with precision and accuracy. Label the points, lengths and angles!

Well well. These are the key notes that I told you when we started on the new topic 'Geometrical Construction' in Mathematics. You have remember the key notes and keep practising to master the topic.

I will end here. Do note to start your revision for year-end exams. Seek clarification if you have any. Take care of your health and maintain good personal hygiene.

Work for the weekend.

1. EL - U10 WS

2. MA - Topic 13 Pract 1 pg135 - 138.

3. SCI - Reading: Chp 14 - Small Force, Great Job.

4. Journal - 'My Forgotten Toy' or 'Freestyle' (at least a page!)

5. (Parents & You) Pls note that there is no Structured Prog this coming Monday.

Lastly, rest well... ... OH! Smile always too! ;>

A Change of Heart

2008-09-13T16:50:00.003+08:00

(Term 4 Wk 1, 8/9 - 12/9)

Hihi everyone!

Welcome back to school! We are now in the last term of the year. Time really flies and we must really make good use of it. Well well... let's recall what we have done in those four days of school.

For EL, we have started on the new topic "Making Movies". A movie does not refer to only the actors or actresses. Beside that, a movie crew includes the director, producer, sound effect specialists, stuntman, extras and many more. Also, we have done a continuous writing and one situational writing. Lots of writing!

Sum of angles in a triangle is 180°. Right-angled triangle, isosceles triangle or equilateral triangle. Do not forget the properties of triangles in the latest Mathematics Topic. That's right, you must remember the concepts well and continue your practice using the TB.

We also learnt about Forces under Science. Actions can that cause a non-living thing to move, change direction, shape, sizes or speed are examples where a force is applied. Recall the use of the rubber ball to understand what a force is.

Can you also remember the story that I said on Wednesday? The title was "Dislike to Thankful: A Change of Heart". For everything that you experience, try to understand the good intention behind it. This helps you to develop as an thinking individual. You can also become a stronger person, mentally of course.

Not to forget, I had also shown you the class photos. Seek your parents permission and let me know your order on Monday.

Let's take a look at the work for FRIDAY, 12/9, and perhaps, weekend:

1. EL: U9 WS

2. MA: Properties of Triangle (Diagnostic Test 1)
3. MA: Revision 1 (5A AB), pg173-186.

4. SCI: Read through Topic 13.

5. Journal: "A Change of Heart" (suggested topic) OR Freestyle

That should keep you occupied on the Friday. So, a gentle reminder for Monday:

* Structured Programme [1.30pm - 3.30pm]

* Class photo order

Alright, rest well then. :>

Loss for words... ...

2008-09-01T08:57:00.009+08:00

(Term 3 Wk10, 25/8 - 29/8)

What a bang to end off the last week of Term 3! And I really mean bang... the shouts (or I should call it 'shocks') that everyone gave me as I entered the classroom on Friday... my heart was really banged. Not once, but twice was my heart shook with surprises and excitement. The mind was blown off... the heart was touched ... every thought and action ... I WAS LOSS FOR WORDS! Till now as I am typing this post, I cannot find the adjectives to describe my feelings nor the experience for that day. I will never forget that day... in fact, the time (since day 1) I get to spend with 5RS. (for once, ignore my grammar: 5RS, u guyz ROCKz!) Many thanks for what you've done. You really make my day!

As I reach for tissue papers to clear my teary eyes (kidding!), let's have a look at some pictures that were taken on Friday's Teacher's Day Celebration.

Aces' Day Exercise... Exercise begin.

Turn to your left... Smilez!

Concert Time! Entertaining Music.
Wooo.. why weren't you looking at the stage?

Hey, who's not paying attention to the performers!

Dancing to the music...or was it simply
moving to the music?

Time flies and it will not wait for anyone. Make good use of the one-week holiday and do what you need to do. Take a break or revise your work. You shall take charge of your time. What comes next will be term 4, the last stage of learning and preparation for the final year exams. Go through the textbooks for re-learning and practise the work (from WS) again. You can also read up on the topics that have not been taught. No matter what you do, make full use of the time. Not to forget, reflect on what you've done. Think and plan how you can change yourself, improve yourself. These will include your school work, values that you have, how you treat your friends/teachers/family members, your dreams, your targets ... ... and many more.

Life is beautiful. It is how you want to see it. That's why I choose to be happy, smile always.

In case you forget, I will recommend the following to occupy some of your time during the hols.

1. EL - Vocab 2 (watch out for answers under comment section fr Wednesday onwards)

2. EL/MA/SCI - TB reading and revising

3. Journal - At least one entry. (Suggested topic: 'For myself, I will do it')
4. Read newspapers & watch the news, do some drawings.

5. Be happy, smile at the mirror. (Believe me! U will b happy because u will laugh at yourself.)

Alright, I will stop here because I need to go and clear my table... so messy!

A messy table!

Mood: Feel so happy and refreshed. I had a good sleep. Did you?

Oops. Lastly, one short clip by the performers. Pardon me for the soft volume. Cheerios!

Week 9

2008-08-24T19:24:00.005+08:00

(Term 3 Wk 9, 18/8 - 22/8)

This post comes later than usual. Well here it is.

The tests are over! ...

Hmmm, do I hear the sound of relief? Yes, most of you are done with the tests and may be resting now since spending days of studying for the tests. If you truly spend effort studying for the tests, you deserve some rest.

At the same time, Term 3 is coming to an end too (some of you must be looking forward to the one-week holidays). We shall face the last week soon. I hope that you can take the time to do your reflection for the whole of Term 3 - what you have done well, what you could have done better AND what you should not have done.

For this weekend, you have...

1. Journal

Yes. That's all

Mood: I've a mix of feelings. Can't really put them in words. :~i

Just like the Olympics

2008-08-16T10:28:00.004+08:00

(Term 3 Week 8, 11/8 - 15/8)

Hi all. Week 8 has got to win the Gold medal for being the 'shortest week' ever for you. Two days of school that are sandwiched between a holiday that was extended from National Day and two days of PSLE oral examinations. Nevertheless, we had done some revision for the CA2.

Just like the participants for the Olympics. You should be preparing for the CA2 next week - the Grand Final - for Term 3. Your 'Olympics' will begin on Tuesday and last for four days. Remember the key concepts in every topic (of every subjects). Go through them more than once.

Revision for CA2. Check them out!
1) EL - Vocab Bklet Q1-77 (check out for ans key in comment section!)

2) MA: CA Practice Paper 1 Bklet A

3) SCI: CA Practice Paper 2

4) Journal (optional)

By the way, is this the shortest posting that I've ever written? Hmmm...

Advice: Study well and take care of your health!

Singapore National Day

2008-08-09T09:06:00.003+08:00

5 Resilienc-ians,

Let's use this post and in the comment section, give your greetings for our nation's 43rd Birthday!

I shall be the first! Check out our comment section.

A Fun, Joyous & Victorious Week

2008-08-09T08:22:00.012+08:00

(Term 3 Week 7, 4/8 - 8/8)

Good morning to all,

This week is indeed filled with fun, joy, victory and to some, disappointment. I've so many thoughts right now that I do not know where I should begin.

Alright, let's start with classroom learning. Revision has started for the subjects. A new topic was revealed in English - teaching us the danger of fire. We had also done the concept mapping for the Science topics - Using Electricity Safely & Wisely. I believe what struck you the most could be the 'Restaurant Game' which enabled us to go through the topic on Percentage. Everyone had the chance to role play as 'Waiter/Waitress', 'Boss' and 'Customers'. Selecting what to eat/drink, jotting down orders, calculating 7% GST and checking if the calculation is correct using a calculator - these were the key actions done during the game. I hope you've enjoyed the game and remember the key concepts of Percentage.

(On the Left) Order Form. Menu of 5RS Restaurant (Right)

Moving on from the classroom learning, we also had our celebration for National Day at Woodlands Stadium. The two events that most of you had participated were the Costume Race and the Time Bomb Race. There was victorious joy that I will congratulate again - those who won the medals, the effort you've put in, the teamwork that was shown - *Clap, *Clap, *Clap!

The event was also marred by an incident that I hope all those who were involved and awared, to learn to be gracious and forgiving. I see it as part of your growing up - life is full of achievements as well as disappointments. Pick up from where you fall (or where you did not do so well), move on and improve. Therefore, I must reiterate that 'Winning is not everything. Sportsmanship is the key'.

Ok, I shall let the pictures & videos do the 'talking'. Enjoy.

Costume Race Runners

Costume Race Models

A short clip of the Costume Race

Time Bomb Race - At the starting line ...

The Race Begins!

A short clip on Time Bomb Race

Prize Giving for the second race

Before you set off for your holidays, here are the work for revision.

1) EL - Synthesis & Transformation WS - 'Unless'

2) MA - Review 5

3) SCI - Booklet A Practice Paper

4) Journal

5) Teachers' Day Appreciation Notes (go to http://www.lead.com/)

Mood: Joyous! It's our nation's birthday! Happy Birthday Singapore!

Teachers' Day - Appreciation Notes

2008-08-07T15:21:00.002+08:00

Hi all,

For the upcoming Teachers' Day, you can write appreciation notes to your teachers. Your appreciation notes can address to the form teacher and/or Mother Tongue teachers.

You can submit it either by hardcopies (eg. construction papers, cards) or softcopies (Powerpoint slide - limit to 1 slide only). For the softcopy (Powerpoint Slide), you can print it out and submit as hardcopy.

You have to submit by next Tuesday, 12 August.

Log in to your Lead.com account for more instruction and information.

I will remind you again tomorrow.

Rest well.

Gasing. Percentage. Present.

2008-08-02T23:09:00.003+08:00

(Term 3 Wk 6, 28/7 - 1/8)

This week we tried the game of Gasing. It's a Malay traditional game and many of us were playing it for the very first time. It was fun especially when everyone had a hand in putting the Gasing into spins. Of course, I must congratulate those who were able to successful carry the game of Gasing because it was not easy to get it spinning in the first place!

Beside learning about the game of Gasing under Malay Culture, we've completed the topic on 'Percentage'. Remember what have been taught and ask questions if you do not understand. Do not carry out activities on your own.

We also had the H-PBL presentation whereby every group presented on the site that they had visited. It was a great effort and with more opportunity, everyone can present well in front of an audience.

In this weekend, what do you have to take note of?

1. MA - AB Angles: Pract 2
2. SCI - WS (MCQ) on Electricity
3. Journal

Just a reminder, please take note of your appearance as there is a check coming up in the week. Make sure you get your hair trim (boys), finger nails cut (all), no footie (not shorter than ankle sock!).

See you on Mon! :>

Mood: Feel GOOD. Unable to describe this 'good' feeling. Maybe I'm happy.

The Show has ended. The Heritage Fieldtrip is done.

2008-07-27T18:34:00.006+08:00

(Term 3 Week 5, 21/7 - 25/7)

The show has ended. Yes, the P5 AEP Production on Monday was a success. I must say that it was a good show. A really really good show. We were the first class to present but there was no stage fright shown by everyone - maybe it wasn't obvious. Nevertheless, let me congratulate you again - Well done 5 RESILIENCE --> Narrator, Mr & Mrs Muthusamy, 3 Parrots, King & his Guards, and Villagers from the Home & Palace! I'm proud of you.

The photos (on the stage) will be put soon once I've gotten them. I've put up photos taken during our rehearsal in the class. So, enjoy the pictures at the end of this post.

Before you took a breather after the AEP Production, you prepared and went on a PBL Heritage trip to one of the six heritage sites on Thursday. Some groups visited Old Colonial House (Sembawang) and Changi Chapel. Others had a walk through of Civic District 1 & 2. There were also the exploration of McRitchie Reservoir and Labrador Park done by some of you.

From the feedback given, I could tell that it was definitely a meaningful trip, especially those who visited those sites for the very first time. Referring back to the problem statement in the booklet, think of ways to help solve the problem --> how to attract more visitors to the site to learn about the history of Singapore. Work together as a group. Come up with a PowerPoint presentation, skit, song or even brochure to share about the site that you've visited. We'll go through this again on coming Monday, 28/7.

For MA, we've completed 80% of the topic Percentage. Yes, 20% more to go. Perhaps you can read up on the meaning of GST. We'll be learning about GST soon.

As for SCI, do not forget about the key concepts of Electric Circuits. Coming up soon - How can we use Electricity Wisely?

Please check that you've done the following;
1. EL - U8 Topical WS (selected questions)

2. MA - WS on Ratio
3. EL - Journal (optional)

Here are the photos. Stay tuned for more.

The Rehearsal

The Center View

The 'Right' View

The View on the Left

Mood: After some rest, I feel refreshed.

Random posting - My Journal on 'Take a Break'

2008-07-23T22:12:00.007+08:00

Do not be too surprised. I just feel like writing a journal. Just a simple one.

Do you sometimes feel that you've too many things to do and you are not your usual self? Well, that's part of life. Life is full of happenings. They can be good or bad. Exciting or boring. When you get too tight up with your work (be it school work or other work), you can take a break - or in another word, RELAX.

Step away from what you've doing. Leave it alone for a while and do something else. Listen to music. Watch a few minutes of TV show. Talk to someone. In fact, you can also do 'nothing'. After you've taken that short little rest, you may feel refreshed when you get back to work. Sometimes, you may understand the work a little better.

So, try this method next time and see if it works for you. I am going to share with you one picture. When I feel tired from work, I will look at it to 'relax'. Enjoy.

I'll do my best - so what if ...

2008-07-20T18:16:00.003+08:00

(Term 3 Wk 4, 14/7 - 18/7)

It is already the end of week 4 for Term 3. Time really flies fast. There are so many things that have happened and many more to come by soon.

As the title suggests, you could have guessd that I will be talking about our AEP (Arts Education Programme) production. It is coming up on the Monday (21/7) as we celebrate Racial Harmony Day. Simply, I just want to say that many of you have shown the attitude that I expect to see for the AEP production. There are different roles for our edited reader threatre act and not everyone is assigned the role that he/she originally wanted. Despite that, many of you do your best in the role assigned to you.

Let me tell you. With such attitude, you show that you are the reliable one who will do the very best in the work given to you. Your friend will enjoy doing work/project with you because they know that you can do the work well. The teacher is rest assured in the work given to you. At home, everyone will know you will always try your best.

I shall stop here by briefly go through the work needed for this weekend. Have a check if you have done...

1. Journal: Freestyle or 'If I am (any character from Mr & Mrs Muthusamy)... "

2. MA: AB Percentage Act 1.

Rest well everyone. The show starts on Monday.

Mood: Good. Always smiling : )

Mr & Mrs Muthusamy - Something. What thing?

2008-07-13T21:37:00.003+08:00

(Term 3 Wk 3, 8/7 - 11/7)

Hi everyone.

If you are wondering why this post comes a little later than usual, it is due to some Internet connection problems that I'm facing at home. Nevertheless, I still manage to write up this post - it has been a weekly habit!

Well, I believe the most prominent happening in week 3 would be the rehearsing of our Reader Theatre activity. The cast (everyone included) had a good run-through on the whole script. We even tried out on the stage last Friday. I must say that it was a good try despite doing it on stage for the very first time. Furthermore, we had to continue with our curriculum which made our schedule so packed. Thus, I must praise everyone's effort to practise for the AEP production on the 21st Jul, Monday.

As tomorrow starts (we've structured programme), we'll again continue on our studies. Prepare for new topics coming up but we'll definitely do up the correction first for the topics that have been taught. So stay healthy and happy!

For the weekend, we've;

1. EL - Journal
2. MA - TB Activities

Mood: Excited (even for the weeks ahead)

An 'Extended' Week - NE SHOW 2008

2008-07-07T21:14:00.011+08:00

(Term 3 Wk 2, 30/6 - 4/7)

What do I mean by an 'extended' week? Well, usually we have a 5-day school week - one that begins one Monday and lasts on Friday. Sometimes, the week can be shorter when there is holiday. Week 2 is an extended week because most of you were back for the NE Show 2008 at Marina Bay Promenade on Saturday.

NE SHOW 2008. The atmosphere was great, as we went through the Show with several other schools. Everyone was in red! There was the breath-taking performance by the parachuters, landing right in front of our very eyes. Not to forget the awesome F-16 planes zooming in the skies - the sound of the planes nearly pop my heart out of the body! The equally majestic marching parade by the different contingents - Army, Airforce, Navy, Police and many others! Especially the song items, I must really say that after hearing and singing them for so many years, I still feel excited when they were played. I believe you will have your own share of experience for the Show. Those who couldn't make it on last Saturday, you'll get your chance in years to come.

Now, we must also remember what were done in Week 2. A brief recap includes the completion of the Science Topic 'Electrical Circuits' and the start of 'Average' in Maths. We also began our first structured programme for Term 3. You've taken your height and weight too. I believe I may have missed some events here or there. You can mention them under the comments section whenever you've the time.

What's for the week?
1. EL - Journal (to be done in school)
2. MA - AB Practice 2 (Average) & Review 4 (except the last 4 questions)

Well, I hope I did not miss out much. Do not forget to bring your thermometer on Wednesday as we'll be having the temperature-taking exercise.

Before I sign off, please note that I'll be putting up the script for AEP presentation in the new post. We'll decide who will play the characters when school reopens on Tuesday.

Here are some of the pictures that I've taken at the NE Show. Not many, if you've pictures that you want to share, you can email me or pass them to me in school through thumbdrive etc.

At the seating gallery ...

Hmmm, what's in the goodie bag?

Wave the flags!

Making of the heart shape by the Black Knights

The completed heart shape!

Showing off the stickers on our hands!

and the face too!

Have a good rest! :>

The Show Begins... (again)

2008-06-29T09:49:00.005+08:00

(Term 3 Wk 1, 23/6 - 27/6)

Wakey wakey everyone! Pardone me as I am writing this post on a Sunday morning.

First of all, let's welcome everyone back to school. This week marked the first week of Term 3. Time really flies and we're into the latter stage of your P5 journey. It's going to be another fun, busy, joyful, enriched and (maybe) tired experience for you.

Perhaps I can apply something we've learnt in class this week to better describe the upcoming few weeks. Adverbs of Degree! It's going to be another extremely fun, quite busy, too joyful, very enriched and rather tired experience for you. Can you think of more adverbs of degree? Ponder on.

We've also gone through the topic of Measurements in Mathematics. Just remember that in this topic, the key concepts are converting (i) a larger unit of measurement to a smaller unit, and (ii) a smaller unit of measurement to a larger unit. Units are very important so do not leave out your units in your workings and answers.

In Science, we've looked at 'Electricity'... not exactly but we've learnt about the uses of electricity in our daily lives. To better understand electricity, we will first learn about electric circuit - its components and the functions of every component. Read up on the first topic again and be prepared for some electrifying experiments coming up in week 2! (Get ready for new hairstyle! Hehehe)

NE Show 2008 is coming pretty soon. In fact, it's on the coming Saturday, 05 July. Remember to return the consent on Monday (that's tomorrow!). Bring your thermometer along and make sure it's working.

Work for the weekend... let's have a look;

1. EL: U7 WS - Sect A to E (Find the meanings of the MCQ options for Section D and write them on a blank piece of paper --> to be stapled to the main WS.)
2. Joural Writing: My Dream Occupation.

Remember the lesson on Clowns & Magician and you did a clown mask? Those who had submitted displayed unique creativity. Generally most clown masks are 'happy' expressions and I've decided to show the pictures here in our class blog. Enjoy.

Whose mask is it?

Can you find your mask here?

Or is it here?

Mood: A sunny Sunday... I'm definitely feeling... bright and happy!

Believe in yourself - Lesson from a Panda

2008-06-15T00:53:00.004+08:00

(June Holidays 2008)

GOOD MORNING CLASS!

Pardon me. It's been a pretty long while since I said those words. I miss saying those words to you, haha. How's your holidays so far? I hope the break has been meaningful. Some of you truly rested during the holidays - going overseas trips, visiting places of interests in Singapore and even joining family gatherings. Others might have enjoyed long hours of electronic gaming, watched a few movies and also helped your parents in one way or another. No matter what you've done, make sure that the time has been well spent.

Picture taken from http://www.kungfupanda.com/ on 15 June 2008.

Well, I watched two movies during this break - Prince Caspian: Chronicles of Nardia & Kung Fu Panda. I caught the latter just two days ago and I really enjoyed the show. For those who has not watched Kung Fu Panda, let me briefly share the storyline here:

"Long long time ago... alright, cut it short. The movie is about a Panda who managed to relish its dream to become a Kung Fu (Chinese martial arts) expert and beat a strong opponent to save the village."

Too brief? Hmmm, the interesting part is where a Panda (called Po) who was fat and totally unskilled in martial arts trained to become proficient in kung fu. Po was never going to be a Kung Fu expert. Many thought so, even himself. However, Master Oogway (pronounced as Wu Gui - yes, in chinese, it means Tortoise) encouraged Po to believe in himself to achieve what he always wanted to achieve - to be a Kung Fu expert.

Yes. This is what I want to focus on in this blog. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF. Very often, we complain 'we cannot do it', 'it's difficult', 'I don't know' etc. By saying that, we will never accomplish the work. We must change the thinking and start to believe we can do it, if not, do the very best in the work given. When you believe in yourself, you will always strive to overcome any obstacle or problem you face.

Example: I cannot do this word problem. It's so difficult.
What happened next? --> The word problem is left not done. (And you will never know how to solve the word problem!)

Now change it to:

I know the word problem is difficult BUT I know I can learn to solve it. (Belief!)
What happened next? --> You will find ways to solve the problem. (You can learn to understand the problem, break up the word problem, use a simpler method to solve it ... )

So, believe in yourself in whatever you do. It can be school work or even a task of folding your own blanket properly!

It's going to be a week left before you return to school. Make good use of this time to relax, stay cool and be happy. I shall now return to my sweety bed and make my way to LaLa-Land. Haha.

Mood: I'm feeling... zzz...zz...z....

The race is halfway done ...

2008-05-25T22:25:00.003+08:00

(Term 2 Week 10, 19/5-23/5)

Dear all,

I know this post has arrived a little later than usual. Pardon me as I was busy... or rather resting. The title suggests what I am going to share in this post. Yes, you've completed half the race - half of the school calendar year where you've gone through numerous topics, worksheets, tests, exams, learning journeys/trips etc. The past five months are definitely filled with activities and events that you might have lost count recalling them. I hope you can remember and learn from the experiences - for they will not come again.

Week 10 - one of the shortest week ever

I will not spend time listing all the events or happenings - I shall leave it to you to recall at your own time. The week 10 was a rather short week - Monday was a holiday, Wednesday and Thursday were E Learning days. Nevertheless, I believe you have picked up or became better in your IT skills in those E Learning days. (I must say I enjoy reading your work/comics ... I couldn't stop laughing!)

Week 10 also saw one of our friends left for Shanghai due to family commitments. Although it has only been a period of five months, I could see that the class has known one another better day by day and some form of unity has been created. So, Venezia! The class will always remember you! We wish you the best as you continue the learning journey in another country.

Of course, as the title says, we still have half the race left to complete. By now you should be clear how much effort you need to put in for the remaining race. Seek help whenever you need. If you do not help yourself... nobody will!

I shall stop here as I need to prepare for the structured programme for the next four days. Stay healthy everyone!

Mood: Err... I feel older... (haha)

(EXTRA: A very BIG thank you to those who has given me greetings. I really appreciate them as they constantly remind me of my ... err.. age!)

Sharky sharky ... ...

2008-05-17T22:48:00.002+08:00

(Term 2 Week 9, 12/5 - 16/5)

Hihi everyone,

Week 9 of Term 2 has just gone past. Before we welcome the last week of Term 2, let's recall what you've done for the week.

There was checking of exams scripts as usual. That was followed by the 1.6km make-up run on Tuesday. I could tell from those who did the run that you really did your best. Anyway, it's over! Next, we went through the topic on Sharks - the types of shark, habitat, features etc. Lastly, there was the IT lesson on sending Email, as well as attaching a file to the email.

I may not have mentioned all the things that we have done for the week. You can do the recollection on your own. I will email to your lead.com account regarding how you can attach a file to an email. Check your lead.com account from Sunday onwards and you can practise attaching a file to email - a skill that you need for the E-Learning days coming soon.

Here's the work for the weekend;

1. MA - Review 2 Q1-20.

Remember to bring colour pencils when you return to school on Tues. I've booked the Computer Lab on Tues. If the class can behave well, we will visit the Lab again to practise 'emailing' again.

Before I end off, here's the portrait of Sharky (and Sharky Junior too)!

It's the End ... or a Start?

2008-05-10T23:01:00.003+08:00

(Term 2 Wk 8, 5/5 - 9/9)

Many sighed a relief as they had completed all the exams papers. I know, and I believe, you have spent the time revising and preparing for the exams this week. It has come to an end now.

Before the week was done, some of exams papers were marked and returned to you for correction. The class had mixed feelings when they collected the papers. This is inevitable, especially when everyone has different expectations, and results respectively. Nonetheless, as I always emphasize, face the problem (reality) and deal with it courageously and wisely.

It could be the start of a change. A serious one probably. You can question yourself - if you could have put in more effort. Did my effort paid off? The list can go on... so the change is a must!

If you are not good enough,

try harder and wiser.

If you are already good enough,

be better and happier.

This just c0me to my mind as I write this post. I hope you can find meaning in this post. No particular work over the weekend. You shall have a rest. Shall see you in coming week.

What's the motto again?

BE HAPPY. SMILES ALWAYS.

(you choose the way you live your life)

Getting ready ... (with limewater)

2008-05-03T23:41:00.005+08:00

(Term 2 Wk 7, 28/4 - 2/5)

Preparation. Revision.
More Preparation. More revision.

It is the time preparing and revising for the mid-year exams. Recall what you have learnt and learn from your mistakes. The dates have been set: Eng (Mon), Maths (Tues) and Sci (Wed). Getting ready is all that you need to do. You have no time to feel nervous. Spend your time wisely by getting prepared for the exams.

No particular work over the weekend. Go through all the Textbooks, Activity Books, Worksheets, Spelling Bk, Jotter Bk etc.

Need motivation? Read through your journal on the entry after your Class Tests. Remember your own promise to yourself? Use that to help you in your revision. Everyone can only aim to do better!

I shall not 'nag' anymore. Do your best!

Before I log off, here's the video of the release of carbon dioxide from the yeast mixture taken shortly after you left the lab. Notice the bubble coming off the straw in the limewater content. That's the release of carbon dioxide and the limewater had turned chalky.

Mood: I'm feeling well so that I can learn better. :>

Busy As A Bee! + Punctuality Award!

2008-04-25T23:02:00.006+08:00

(Term 2 Wk 6, 21/4 - 25/4)

Gd day everyone.

Time really flies. Week 6 just flew past quickly. There were lots of learning and work done within the past 5 days. We also had our 'potential' 1.6km run which ended up being postponed due to bad weather. By the way, the 1.6km run will be conducted after your exams. Meanwhile, focus on your exams (and do NOT ask me the exact date for the run, I will let you once I'm informed of the date).

Let's take a look at the weekend work (& revision)

EL: Booklet A (Complete all)
MA: AB WS Practice 2 & 3 (Complete selected questions, You can also complete all)
Sci: Topical WS 1 on Reproduction of Animals & Plants (complete all)

Yes, you do not have to write Journal for week 6. However, if you want, you can still write an entry and submit to me.

CONGRATS to 5 Resilience for being awarded the March Punctuality Award! Being punctual for school is another great value one should have. This applies to your life beyond school. For example, we must be on time for tuition, movie, family outing etc etc. Here's the picture of the certificate that was awarded to us.

March Punctuality Award!

Here're some pictures taken during the Science Trail in the school garden.

Desert Plants

Cacti!

Fucraea

Hmmm, let us have a closer look.

Hibiscus!

Let's draw this beautiful hibiscus.

Moving on to plants at the pond

Another plant at the pond. What is this plant?

Duckweed --> Plant that floats on the water

Having a closer look at the plants

Well that's what I've shared. Before I log off, please rest well and study well too.
SMILES!

D.N.A

2008-04-19T22:02:00.009+08:00

(Term 2 Week 5, 14/4 - 18/4)

Hihi everyone,

What a week that has swiftly passed! Let's have a flashback. On Tues, you had your M.T Paper 1. On Wed, there was English Paper 1. Thursday was a long day when you took your M.T and English Oral Examinations. Lastly, on Friday (that's yesterday), we went to the Science Centre for a lesson on D.N.A. I truly enjoyed and learnt during the trip. What about you?

The work for this weekend;

EL - Journal
EL - Syn & Trans Pract 1 - Direct to Indirect Speech
Maths - Pract 5 'Word Problems on Ratio'

Before I end off, here's the showcase of some of the pictures I took during the lesson at Science Centre. Smiles!

Put on Lab Coat. Stayed focus.

Lesson: What is D.N.A?

Protecting our hands with gloves.

One sample, two sample, three sample...

Four samples! (and a stick)

Whose samples are these?

Hmmm, can you remember the smell of the solvent?

Extracting the DNA from the mixture.

(Who's the brave soul?)

Job done. Time to wash our hands!

Second Activity: Making D.N.A model.

Samples of the D.N.A model

(no picture)

(I will show the pictures in the class. Unless I have the permission of those who are in the pictures, I'll not publish the pictures in the blog. Remember, copyright lesson.)

Puff Puff, Catch my breath!

2008-04-12T17:03:00.003+08:00

(Term 2 Week 4, 7/4 - 11/4)

Good day 5RS!

Are you tired out from your NAPFA test? I could see all of you try to do your very best at all the station yesterday. Applaud for your effort and determination!

Week 4 has zoomed past swiftly and we'll be looking forward to Week 5. What's happening in Week 5? Just a short preview of the events: MT and EL Paper 1, Oral, Science Trail and of course, Learning Trip to Science Centre. It is definitely an exciting week ahead!

Before we move on, let's have a look at the work for this weekend.

EL: Journal & Second Draft (A Day in the Park)
Maths: TB (Read & Try) pg155 - 160, Q1-7.

You are to go through your Creative Writing package to revise for your Paper 1. Shall see you on Monday. Rest, Revise and ...........

SMILE!

Mood: I'm feeling hungry... but I'm still smiling.

Needle Needle Jab Jab

2008-04-05T21:48:00.002+08:00

(Term 2 Week 3, 31/3 - 4/4)

Hihi everyone!

I hope all of you are having a good rest over weekend. Yes, the week went by quickly as usual, especially most of you took the immunisation jabs (I hope your arms are moving fine!). The pace will not slow down - preparation for the mid-year examination, other events such as NAPFA test and trip to Science Centre. Please remember to stay HEALTHY and HAPPY. Eat well, rest well and smile as well.

What's there to do? Let's see;

EL: Journal
EL: Unit 4 Topical WS, Complete Compre Cloze
Maths: AB Practice 6
Sci: Read up Chapter 5

Mood: I'm resting well... and smiling. Are you?

Visit to Little India!

2008-03-29T18:30:00.011+08:00

(Term 2 Week 2, 24/3 - 28/3)

Well well well. I hope everyone is having a good rest now. Once again week 2 of Term 2 had gone by pretty fast and we also had our learning journey to Little India. I found it a very wonderful experience, even though I have been there several times. I believe some of you, who just went there for the very first time, find the trip enriching and eye-opening as well. Well, do remember what you have learnt about Indian culture so that you can share with your friends/family.

I shall begin with the work to be done over the weekend and going to include some pictures that I have taken during the trip to Little India.

Weekend work:

Maths: Fraction (2) Diagnostic Test 1 (WS)
EL: Journal
Art: Prepare recycled materials (Bring on Tues Art lesson)

Reminder:

Poster design for Earth's Day: You can start to design a poster for Earth's Day. The deadline is coming Friday 4th Apr. That means you can design and colour the poster and submit anytime in the next week. (It is to be done during your own free time)
Recycled materials: You are to begin to collect recycled materials (such as newspaper, plastic bottle and many others) to create a sculpture that you can use it. (Eg. Handphone holder, pencils holder, flower pots)

Pictures taken during the trip to Little India.

"Garlands! Garlands. Anyone?"

"Excuse me Madam, may I know what is the... ... "

Thumbs up for Poori. Yeah!

Sharing Tosai.

Winner of all: Bhattura!

Bloom Time.

2008-03-22T23:22:00.005+08:00

Here's the picture of the lily that I have shown the class last week. Can you identify the flower parts?

By the way, I have found my pencil case! I had left it in the classroom and the P2 class found it. Thank you!

I am feeling : HAPPY

A New Term, A New Me

2008-03-21T19:58:00.003+08:00

(Term 2 Wk 1, 17/3 - 21/3)

As the title suggests, welcome everyone back to the new term, you are going to have a change - a change for the better. I am sure you have plans on what changes you want and how you go about doing it. Be it finding the best ways to study, knowing your friends better or even changing to a healthy diet during recess! Believe in yourself, and you will have better chances in achieving your goals (changes).

Take a look at the weekend work;

EL: Complete WS [Learning Past Tense (1)]
EL: Journal
Maths: Topical WS on Area of Triangle

Here is view of the Spelling and Dictation list on the upcoming Thursday (27/3):

healthy
stretch
lean forward
bend our knees
measure
flexible
physical activities
tug-of-war
competition
trophy

Dictation

We should always begin our exercise by warming up. Stretching out and doing waist rotaion are examples to get our bodies ready for any sport.

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Alright, have a good rest and we'll meet on Monday!

My Mood: Not Good (hope I can find my pencil case soon :< )

Term 1 Week 10 (3/3 - 7/3) - Take a break!

2008-03-08T23:25:00.002+08:00

Hihi everyone!

The March Holidays are here! Many of you are looking forward to this break and so please make the full use of it!

Let's have a look at the holidays assignment;

EL
- Party Time! WS
- Journal Writing (2 entries)
MATHs
- TB Ex3g Question 1 - 6 (pg99)
SCI
- Read TB Chapter 4
- Find a flower (can be a real flower/ picture/ newspaper cutting)
- Look up the name of the flower/ (try) label the parts of the flower
[can be done on a paper or PowerPoint Slide --> email to 5resilience2008@gmail.com]

You should also work on the English Revised Guide as a form of revision. Suggested Grammar aspect to be focus on can be found from p40-49 of the Guide.

Remember to revise well and rest well (& enjoy yourself!) over this break. :>

Term 1 Week 9 (25/2 - 29/2) - The Time for Change (for the better)

2008-03-02T12:57:00.002+08:00

It's over! Yes, boys and girls, the class tests have ended. For the upcoming week, you will be getting back the papers.

I have said it in the class; YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO DECIDE HOW YOU WANT TO FEEL. There will be relief or dissappointment. Whatever the results, you will know how much you have learnt. DO NOT BE DISHEARTED. Reflect and think about the change you want to see in yourself. Write down the plan on how you want to further improve yourself. Work towards it. See me if you need further help.

"Nobody is more responsible to help you change for the better, other than you YOURSELF."

Alright, I've said enough. Here's the work for this weekend.

EL: Journal Writing (Freestyle OR The Change I want to see in Myself)
EL: English AB (pg32)
Sci: "From Parents to Young" Topical WS (2)

Good rest and I will see everyone on Monday. :>

RESPECT - I was touched, were you?

2008-02-22T21:01:00.004+08:00

Remember the story I told you on Wednesday about respecting others? I just feel like typing the story out in words to share with you again. Here's the story...

It was noon time. There were many people in the ward. The doctor had just done his check on the old man and was noting down his observation. The old man's daughter came in and spoke to the doctor, "Is there no other beds available? He can't stay here for another few days?" The doctor shook his head to the questions.

"Sigh, do we really have to bring him home today? It's the festival period!" exclaimed the daughter's husband, who had overheard his wife conversation with the doctor. She simply replied, "You heard the doctor. They can't keep him here because there isn't enough beds left."

All this while, the old man laid motionless on the bed. He could not tell what the people were talking about. He had not put on his hearing aid. However, he could tell from their expressions that the conversation was unpleasant.

The daughter moved towards the old man and said, "Father, we will bring you back home now to rest."

Within an hour, the old man was wheeled out of the hospital. On the way to the car, the old man had his hearing aid on and heard the following conversation between his daughter and son-in-law.

Son-in Law: "How long is your father staying with us?"
Old man's daughter: "I do not know."
Son-in Law: "Who is going to take care of him?"
Old man's daughter: "I do not know."
Son-in Law: "It will be expensive to get a maid for him. Sigh."
Old man's daughter: "... ..."

The couple stayed in a huge house. There was a huge pond that separated the main building and a small guest house. The old man was impressed and this was the first visit to the house since his daughter got married. The daughter wheeled the old man into the house for a rest.

Soon, it was dinner time. It seemed like a family gathering where the old man, the couple and the couple's two children were at the table, not forgetting the house cat. Everyone was enjoying the dinner and the old man wanted to try the vegetable dish. He reached for the dish on the table. As he lifted up the plate, his hand felt weak and began to tremble. Before the dish could reach the old man, it tilted sideway as the old man's hand trembled. Within seconds, the whole dish was spilled over the old man's plate.

"Aiyo, are our plates that heavy?" questioned the son-in-law. "There goes the dish of vegetables ... "

Before the son-in-law finished his sentences, the old man removed his hearing aid. The daughter did not respond to her husband. She just cleared the mess for her Father quietly. The children broke the awkwardness with their innocent laughter. The cat meowed in response.

Next day, the family again had their dinner together. This next time round, another incident occured. The old man wanted coffee and reached out for his cup of coffee. Before the cup touched his mouth, his hand went weak and trembled uncontrollably. Then, "CRASHED!" the cup dropped on the floor and broke into pieces. The coffee was spilled all over the floor mat.

"NOT AGAIN! ... Are our cups that heavy too? ... Gosh, if he does it everyday, how many floor mats do we have to change. They are not cheap too... ... " the son-in-law kept on grumbling.

The old man did not like what he heard. He took off the hearing aid again. The daughter was busy cleaning up the mess and there was not a single word to check on the old man. The children continued to laugh at their grandpa, oblivious to what had happened (or had been said).

The next few dinners were occupied with incidents involving the old man. He farted at the table, dropped a few more dishes and even peed on his sarong. On every occasion, the son-in-law would complain non-stop while the old man would also remove his hearing aid. The daughter would clear the mess disheartedly and the children would enjoyed the happening. So was the cat.

The final blow came two weeks after the old man had moved in with the family. The couple decided that the old man would have his dinner in the guest house across the main building. The dinning room was directly across the guest house and both places were clearly visible to one another.

The old had his dinner by himself. His utensils were changed. Those plastic plates and cups were unbreakable. They were exactly the ones used by the house cat! Except that they were bigger in sizes.

So, this continued on for months as the young family had their dinner in the main building while the old man sat lonely in the guest house.

One fine day, the couple returned from shopping and were calling out for their children. The children were playing 'house setting'. They were laying tables and chairs on the bridge above the pond. The couple walked to the children and asked what they were doing. The children replied,

"We are laying the tables and chairs."

"Yes! we are laying them for daddy and mummy."

The couple were curious and asked, "Why did you place them on the bridge?"

"Next time, daddy and mummy will have dinner here. We will have dinner in the big house. Just like how grandpa is having his dinner now."

Dumbfounded. The couple were ashamed. The daughter swiftly moved towards the guest house. The old man was resting on his chair. The daughter walked towards her Father and knelt down in front of him. She rested her head on his Father's hands and started to cry. She was remorseful and asked for her Father's forgiveness.

The old man said nothing. He just gently tap on his daughter's head.

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We must always respect one another. If you want others to respect you, you have to first learn to respect others. Keep this in mind.

Term 1 Week 8 (18/2 - 22/2) - Getting Ready

2008-02-22T20:54:00.002+08:00

Hihi everyone,

It has been a busy week and now everyone is revising for the coming class tests next week. Here is the update of the weekend work;

EL - Practice Paper (exclude Graphic Stimulus & Cloze Passage)
MA - Fraction I (Parallel Diagnostic Test)
SCI - Topical WS (2) The Unit of Life

Please take care of your health. Drink lots of water and have ample rest (and sleep!).