PSLE is ... OVER

except for those taking higher mother tongue. :) Jia You wor... Last paper.

ENGLISH paper - ok
MATH paper - quite hard
SCIENCE paper - easy (I heard Jingkai dunno how to do, Huiwen cannot finish and Anna shade wrongly!)

Now can play till you drop!!! Everyday PSP, COmputer games, dont need to sleep... no homework... no scolding from Mrs Ang. hahahhahaahhaha

I can concentrate on my baby le... haha

See you all on 10th October. Remember we still have a PARTY to plan...

Maybe we should brainstorm some ideas first....

Suggestions:
1) KFC
2) PIZZA HUT
3) POT LUCK - meaning everyone bring something. (I like this)
4) BBQ - if someone can book a bbq pit near his/her house
5) any other suggestions except Mrs Ang's house. lol

PSLE - ORAL

Here comes DOOMS DAY!

Good luck to all p6s taking oral this coming thursday and friday. Remember to come to school. :D

CONFIDENCE is the KEY to SUCCESS

Exams Stress!

It's the prelims. Can you believe it? 58 more days to PSLE.

My expectations of my pupils are getting higher and higher. I so desperately want them to do well. 70 marks are no longer my target, now I am aiming for 80 marks. However, it seems that I am the only person who wants them to do well. The pupils are not working as hard as I expected.

1. They have to be forced to read the Ultimate Science Guide and learn their spelling.
2. They are as careless as before in their work, especially calculations.
3. They give up easily when encounter with a difficult problem.
4. They engage in little and insignificant quarrels and fights.
5. They spent their break time running under the hot sun.
6. They get all sweaty and smelly on the day of the exams (even though PE and TAF were suspended hoping that they can concentrate better)
7. They are more interested in other things than studies.
8. They are not serious in their work, no effort.
9. They are forgetful.
10. They find all kinds of excuses.

Are these the actions and attitudes of a graduating class? I doubt so. What went wrong? Perhaps I should just let go and acknowledge that KIDS WILL BE KIDS. They are still quite childish and cannot think for their future. Should I close one eye, and let them be? I am so tired. I have been working till late at night to prepare them for the prelims and mark their work. I even gave each of them a little gift (hand written) hoping to motivate them. Where's the appreciation? What do I get in the end? Disappointment and more disappointment.

Disclaimer: The above is only directed to certain pupils, not the whole class. There are pupils who having been working hard and showing good progress. I am really happy and contented to know such students exist. I sincerely pray to God for more such students. They are my inspiration and motivation to carry on this calling of mine.

Mock Exams

SIGH... mock exams... STRESSED

After marking your English papers, I also stressed!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have taught what I need to teach, yet my pupils cannot remember! They make the same mistakes again and again. Why is that so? I am really disappointed and sadden by their results. At the same time, I am also worried. Will they do well for their prelims and PSLE? What if they do badly?

Time and time again, you have broken my heart. I wonder if I can pick up the broken pieces and continue with this journey.

DISHEARTENED!

Congratulations

Congratulations to Tony for getting the 1st runner-up (2nd prize) in the P6 Toastmasters Competition. Well done, Tony.
Tony had spend a lot of time preparing for this event. Although he was still quite nervous during the competition, he had done pretty well.

So 6 Hope, if you believe in it, put your mind to it and strive towards your goals, I am very sure you will achieve your targets.

NEVER SAY DIE!

Just for laugh~

Lone Ranger and Tonto are camping in the desert, set up their tent and are
asleep.

Some hours later, The Lone Ranger wakes his faithful friend, "Tonto, look up
at the sky and tell me what you see."

Tonto replies, "Me see millions of stars."

"What does that tell you?" ask The Lone Ranger.

Tonto ponders for a minute.

"Astronomically speaking, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies
and potentially billions of planets.

Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo.

Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three.

Theologically, it's evident the Lord is all-powerful and we are small and
insignificant.

Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow.

What does it tell you, Kemo Sabi?"

The Lone Ranger is silent for a moment, then speaks:-

"Tonto, you Dumb Ass, someone has stolen our tent."

Discover the 90/10 Principle.

It will change your life (at least the way you react to situations).

What is this principle? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.

What does this mean? We really have no control over 10% of what happens to us.

We cannot stop the car from breaking down. The plane will be late arriving, which throws our whole schedule off. A driver may cut us off in traffic.

We have no control over this 10%. The other 90% is different. You determine the other 90%.
How? ……….By your reaction.

You cannot control a red light. but you can control your reaction. Don't let people fool you; YOU can control how you react.

Let's use an example.

You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You have no control over what just happened.
What happens next will be determined by how you react.
You curse.
You harshly scold your daughter for knocking the cup over. She breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you turn to your spouse and criticize her for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt. Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and get ready for school. She misses the bus.
Your spouse must leave immediately for work. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. Because you are late, you drive 40 miles an hour in a 30 mph speed limit.
After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at school. Your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye. After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home.
When you arrive home, you find small wedge in your relationship with your spouse and daughter.

Why? …. Because of how you reacted in the morning.

Why did you have a bad day?
A) Did the coffee cause it?
B) Did your daughter cause it?
C) Did the policeman cause it?
D) Did you cause it?
The answer is "D".

You had no control over what happened with the coffee. How you reacted in those 5 seconds is what caused your bad day.

Here is what could have and should have happened.

Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, "Its ok honey, you just need to be more careful next time". Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come back down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.
Notice the difference?

Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different.
Why?

Because of how you REACTED.

You really do not have any control over 10% of what happens. The other 90% was determined by your reaction.

Here are some ways to apply the 90/10 principle. If someone says something negative about you, don't be a sponge. Let the attack roll off like water on glass. You don't have to let the negative comment affect you!

React properly and it will not ruin your day. A wrong reaction could result in losing a friend, being fired, getting stressed out etc.

How do you react if someone cuts you off in traffic? Do you lose your temper? Pound on the steering wheel? A friend of mine had the steering wheel fall off) Do you curse? Does your blood pressure skyrocket? Do you try and bump them?

WHO CARES if you arrive ten seconds later at work? Why let the cars ruin your drive?
Remember the 90/10 principle, and do not worry about it.

You are told you lost your job.
Why lose sleep and get irritated? It will work out. Use your worrying energy and time into finding another job.

The plane is late; it is going to mangle your schedule for the day. Why take outpour frustration on the flight attendant? She has no control over what is going on.
Use your time to study, get to know the other passenger. Why get stressed out? It will just make things worse.

Now you know the 90-10 principle. Apply it and you will be amazed at the results. You will lose nothing if you try it. The 90-10 principle is incredible. Very few know and apply this principle.

The result?
Millions of people are suffering from undeserved stress, trials, problems and heartache. We all must understand and apply the 90/10 principle.

It CAN change your life!!!
Enjoy….

A meaningful story

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: "When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where is the natural order of things in my son?"

The audience was stilled by the query.

The father continued. "I believe that when a child like Shay, physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes in the way other people treat that child."

Then he told the following story:

Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they'll let me play?" Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his handicaps.

Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance and said, "We're losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him in to bat in the ninth inning."

Shay struggled over to the team's bench and, with a broad smile, put on a team shirt. His Father watched with a small tear in his eye and warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning, Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat. Everyone knew that a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.

However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay could at least make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would have been out and that would have been the end of the game.

Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, "Shay, run to first! Run to first!" Never in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base. He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second!" Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right fielder had the ball ... the smallest guy on their team who now had his first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and far over the third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward third base deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.

All were screaming, "Shay, Shay, Shay, all the Way Shay"

Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to third! Shay, run to third!"

As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators, were on their feet screaming, "Shay, run home! Run home!" Shay ran to home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the grand slam and won the game for his team.

"That day", said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, "the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and humanity into this world".

Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy, and coming home and seeing his Mother tearfully embrace her little hero of the day!

AND NOW A LITTLE FOOTNOTE TO THIS STORY: We all send thousands of jokes through the e-mail without a second thought, but when it comes to sending messages about life choices, people hesitate. The crude, vulgar, and often obscene pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion about decency is too often suppressed in our schools and workplaces.

PASS IT ON

God Bless

Dear Lord,

Almighty God, thanks for your guidance in the CA1 exam. Please continue to bless my pupils with good results for their SA1, Prelim and PSLE. Amen.

Baptism

Check out my new hairstyle. :)

Thanks for being there~

Beauties & the Beasts... ok a bit handsome ok? :P

Bye bye ~ So Yeon

sorry been too busy to update blog~

New phase of life

Hi all P6 2007 pupils,

How's life in secondary schools??? Are you enjoying??? I would say that it will be the most exciting years in your life. There are so many different CCAs, you have camps, orientation, and more. Play hard, but work hard too. :) Remember to visit your teachers when you are free. haha

ALL THE BEST