Tuesday, August 19, 2008

A note to my students

Dear 1T1,

Even though I am not teaching the class now, I still expect you to be responsible for you work and be ready for every lesson. Please do not lose your spelling book and the worksheets that you have been given. Do your corrections and learn from your mistake. The TA 2 will be returned to the class soon and I hope you all will work even harder for your CA2 and year end examination. As I have said to some of you, I hope you will advance to a better class next year.

Some of you asked me why I have to leave the school. It is certainly not an easy choice for me to leave the school because I really like to stay and continue to teach the class. Like I said, I have to leave the school to further my studies at the National University of Singapore. I hope next time you can make it to the University too. That would be my dream for all of you.

Last week we had our pizza party. I hope you all have enjoyed it as much I did. I also hope you all like the photo i printed for each and every single one of you and read the message I hand written for you. I'm also very touched by the kind words that some of you have said or written to me. Thank you very much!

All of you are indeed very special in your own ways even though the class might get noisy at times. Nonetheless, I love teaching you all very much and I will miss the times I had with the class. Remember, every teacher cares for your class. So be good students in class and cooperate with the teacher.

Let's continue to use this blog to learn English. I hope more of the class will take some time to post something meaningful to the class blog.

All the best!
Mr Lim

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Thursday,14 august 08

Hello,
Today was great.
I have a day.(i think)
I think i behave myself as yesterday Mr Lim ask me to behave..Mr Lim did i behave today?
the spelling was easy as i learn spelling.Maybe i will be the spelling prince again if Mr Lim wants me to be.The TA2 is much easy and i think i can pass.For me, English is so easy as i can close my eyes and do.haha.Sometimes i lazy to do i just do anyhow..hehe...okie thats all..oh ya tomorrow Mr Lim will treat us pizza.Mr Lim don't break your promises..



love,
danial

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Letter of the Week!

Dear 1T1,

A few weeks ago, we have done a letter writing exercise. The task is for you to write a letter to your best friend whom you have not met for a very long time. Many of you have written very well and I was very touched by the content of your letters. It is evident that most of you missed your friend from primary who is probably in a different secondary school now.

I would like to commend and congratulate one student who has written exceptionally well and I am very proud of his work. As I have announced to the class, the best letter writer of the class is Md. Nauful and I would like to post his excellent piece of letter on this blog for all to read and learn.

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Dear Izzuddin,

How are you? I am writing to tell you about my secondary school life and my family members. It has been a long time since we have been posted to a different school. I have been posted to Junyuan Secondary School. How about you, which school are you posted to? One thing I like about the school is that they have CCAs like rugby, National Cadet Corps and many more. There's one thing that I dislike and they are some of my classmates. Some of them are very mischievous, rude and cause disruption to the class.

There are four family members in my family including me. They are very caring, kind and helpful. They are always there for me when I have problems. For my CCA, I joined the National Cadet Corpts. At first, I wanted to join rugby ass it is very interesting but my ankle is still numb. So, I decided to join National Cadet Corps. Maybe for my second CCA, I would rugby. Hope to see you again.

Yours sincerely,

Naufal

Monday, August 11, 2008

Monday,august 14,2008

Congratulations to the rugby boys! We are very proud of your achievements!
Cheers!

Hello.
On 080808junyuan rugby boys went to Malaysia for a tournament.
It was fun.I played a few matches.okay.it was a tiring day.so we went back to hostel no hotel
the hostel was great but scary.at night i can't sleep cos i miss my home..hahaha after that we went to dinner.then went shopping.i bought one shirt only..haha.the next day we need to wake up around 5 am..okie that's great..7.30 we went to the place where we going to have our match.
after two days of playing..ended up won spoon category..den went back to singapore..
home sweet home..



love,
danial


Friday, August 8, 2008

Invitation to post on this blog!

Dear 1t1,

I have sent out invitations to those who have given me your email addresses. As most of you haven't got a G-mail, you need to go an extra step forward in order to be able to post on this blog.

Please read the instructions carefully and follow them.

I hope once you are able to log in, you would be able to post some meaningful entries. For example, you can blog about yourself, your interests, your CCA or just how you spend your day.

I will supervise this blog carefully. Please use proper English at ALL TIMES. I will remove any posts which I see as inappropriate. Let's make this space a place for us to learn English.

Happy National Day!

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

National Day 2008!

Dear 1T1,

The topic and theme for our computer lab lesson today is on National Day. National Day is just 2 days away and it is a very special occasion for our country, Singapore. This year we celebrate our 43rd year of independence. It is indeed a very significant day for all of us.

I'm sure all of us have seen a National Day Parade before. Every year, we have a spectacular show just to celebrate our country birthday! As I show you some videos from the past NDP, I want you to think about the time when you were in the National Stadium for the NDP NE Show. That was when you were in P5! Can you remember it?

***
I hope you know how important 9 August is for all of us.

The words for the spelling next week will have something to do with National Day.

They are:

1) Finale
2) Theme
3) Conveys
4) Adventure
5) Curiosity
6) Determination
7) Challenges
8) Creativity
9) Inspiration
10) Versatility
11) Adapt
12) Opportunities
13) Illuminates
14) Hopes and Dreams
15) United

Go to the website: www.ndp.org.sg for more information for this year NDP
as well as to

www.dictionary.com or www.m-w.com for the meaning of the words

***
And I have one last announcment for the class. Next week will be our last spelling test together.

Next week will be our last week together

Monday, August 4, 2008

Spelling

Today is our third spelling test!

Sunday, August 3, 2008

You are my Stars!

Here are my stars so far!

Week 1:
Best Student - Faris
Most Improved Student - Ismail

Week 2
Best Student - Yin Xuen
Most Improved Student - Jun Ping

Week 3
Best Student - Siti Jueta
Most Improved Student - Lukmanul

Who will it be next???

Expectations of the Class

Dear 1T1,

Remember what I said about my expectations of the class during my first day? Here's what I want the class to be first and foremost

1) BE GOOD.

Do you see the shape for "Good" is a Circle? This is because to be GOOD has no beginning and no end. We always want to be GOOD instead of being bad. So in class, I would expect each and every one of you to be a GOOD FRIEND as well as my GOOD STUDENT.


Next, every teacher has his/her rules.

2) For my rules, I chose a triangle and at each of its 3 sides are the rules I would expect from each and every student in the class. Respect each other in class and in school. Respect your classmate, respect your teachers and respect everyone in school. Next, be responsible for your work. Responsible for your learning and responsible for yourself. And at the top of my rules, is READY. Be ready for every lesson!



Just as there are rules, there needs to be punishments if anyone misbehaves.

3) If you are rude or rowdy, you would face punishments. Similarly, if you scold or fight with your classmates, the punishments would be serious as well. Please do not commit these offences.


4) This is my favourite part! I believe each and every student in the class is a STAR!
Every week I would award 4 students for their good performance.


They include:
1) Being the Best Student in Class. He/She is a role model in terms of behaviour and school work in class. He/She has shown exemplary behaviour and deserves to be the best student in class.

2) My spelling prince and princess! Every week I would have spelling and dictation with the class. I believe spelling and dictation are very important in learning English. Let's see if you can indeed be my spelling prince and princess of the week.

3) Most improved student. He/She is a student who has shown significant improvement in attitude towards studies, conduct in class and in his/her work.


So class, I hope you will remember what I expect of you at all times!

Mr Lim