Dropping by

Dear all,

I'm just dropping by to say "Hi!".

Hope you're enjoying your holidays!

Ms Huang

Memories to keep. :)

Dear all,

It's finally the end of the academic year. I think i've said and done all that i wanted, on the last day of school. Thank you too, for dedicating some songs to me... i really didn't expect that. :)

It's going to be a very long 2 months break for all of you, please enjoy as much as you can!

Remember that this coming wednesday, 3rd Nov, you have to report to school in full school attire. You will be collecting your report book, school magazine, and 2011 book list.

See you real soon!

Ms Huang

The final lap.

ALL THE BEST FOR THE EOY EXAMINATIONS!!!

Two weeks will fly past really fast, after which you can play as much as you want.
Persevere ok?

Back!

Dear 1E4,

It's been reallllyyyyy long since i last posted something. Haven't had the time to do so! I hope everyone's enjoying the September holidays so far. It's been a pretty relaxing and enjoyable one for me.

Term 3 passed in the blink of an eye. I forgot to give all of you something on the last day of school. Anyone remembers what it is?

Please don't forget that the first week of Term 4 we'll be doing up our final class decorations! Let's do it well and continue to hold our title ok? :)

Lastly..........SELAMAT HARI RAYA to all my muslim students! Have fun celebrating and visiting your relatives and friends. :D




Ms Huang

Happy 45th!

I've always been proud to be a Singaporean, and have never felt luckier to be born in this small but safe country.

Do you love Singapore? :)

Ps. I wonder when i'll have a chance to watch NDP live, because i've never managed to get the tickets. :S

cheers

have a FANTASTIC longggggg weekend!!

:))))

Ms Huang

A gentle reminder

-There will be NO CME this coming monday as you'll be doing the survey about cyberwellness.
Please pass to wirdah your forms.

- Please cut your hair for Wednesday's photo-taking session.

Have a happy weekend!

Ms Huang

3rd going on 4th

Dear 1E4,

It's been 3 weeks since the start of term 3, i think everyone should be well-adapted to school life by now. This term's common test is a little later than usual, it's at week 10, due to YOG. Let's all go slow and STEADY.

I hope you're also getting used to your new Literature and Science teacher. :)

Btw, keep your journals coming in!!

Cheers to week 4 and a new chapter for Maths. :D

Ms Huang

Just dropping by

I realised i haven't blogged for a long time!

This weekend. :)

YOG class decorations

3 more days

Dear 1E4,

It's finally the last weekend before school reopens! I'm sure all of you are wondering what you're supposed to bring for the first day of school. So here's your packing list:

1. SCI, LIT, MT

2. Story book

3. Report book - signed.

4. Thermometer

5. Tie

6. Maths Homework

Please remember to adhere to the school rules, and be warned that the teachers and discipline committee will be catching students who break the rules.

Ensure the following:

1. Hair is not dyed.

2. Hair is of acceptable length.

3. No colourful accessories

4. Socks must be of ankle length.

5. Nails are short and not painted.

6. Wear proper school uniform.

You can refer to the school handbook if you're unsure of the school rules. I hope all of you have had a very gooooooood rest for the past month! See you on Monday.

Ms Huang

addiction...

... to technology.

i realised that ever since i changed my phone, i've been checking my emails, facebook, and tweet many many times a day. i agree that having access to the internet made things a lot more convenient for me, because i can get to go online almost anytime i want, but somehow, i realise this urge to keep checking those applications are slowly sapping away my time and energy.

i used to enjoy the time spent with myself while travelling on the roads, appreciate nature while walking down the streets, and just simply living the moment. but now it's become a habit for me to just whip out my phone to go online unnecessarily, and totally neglect the things which are happening around me.

i also noticed that it's a trend for youngsters to listen to their mp3 every single available moment they have. be it while travelling, or walking for a short distance, or doing homework, or even when talking to people. have people become so dependent on music/noise that we fail to appreciate the natural sounds around us? have people become so dependent on the internet that we fail to connect/interact with people face-to-face?

i plan to stop myself from checking my emails and facebook unnecessarily from now onwards, because it's just an addiction. it doesn't help me in living a better life, nor helping others lead a better life.

we should never be slaves to technology, because our lives are made for a greater purpose.

How are you?

Dear 1E4,

Great to see some of you in school.

I hope you're enjoying your holidays so far! It's interesting how some of you complain that holidays are not fun. I can't wait to start mine. Hopefully after this week i can take a break and enjoy myself, meet up with friends, spend more time with family and go for a short trip overseas.

Remember to have as much fun as you can during this June! Responsible fun of course. :)

Ms Huang

A final reminder

I have not received the maths file of the following students:

1) Eleena
2) Wirdah
3) Danish
4) Dzul
5) Syafiq

I want to see it in my pigeon hole by 2nd June, 12pm, LATEST. Please help to spread the word to them.

Ms Huang

Last day of school

Dear 1E4,

I hope you've enjoyed the class cleaning and talentime as much as i did! It was entertaining and i got to see the other side of some of you. :) All of you have been a great audience and since it was a success, i'll hope to organise another one and the end of the year. Receiving the prize for the best class decorations was also a great way to end the semester!

Have a good break these four weeks... :)

Ms Huang

Daily quotes

I have this 'flip-chart' which has different meaningful quotes everyday for 365 days. I haven't been diligently flipping the chart and reading them, but today i remembered doing so.

The quote for 22nd May reads "He who plants kindness gather love."

How true. If you are kind to others, it's only natural that they love/like you. If not... it works the other way.

Have you been kind to others? :)

Results

Dear 1E4,

i hope you have survived the first day of receiving results. Are you satisfied with your marks?

Don't be too busy comparing marks, blindly doing corrections, and then putting your exam paper aside. I think it's time you seriously reflect on your performance, and think about how you can do even better the next time round.

Keep the faith. :)

Ms Huang

Spread the word!

Dear 1E4,

I'm sure many of you are feeling happy that you do not need to report to school on monday! Hope all of you are enjoying the break so far, and also having fun preparing for your talentime i hope?

Btw please help to spread the word - i'll be doing maths file check this week! So you can take these two days to make sure you have all your worksheets in the file, the content page is updated, and ALL corrections must be done.

See you all on wed!

Ms Huang

Happy Long Weekend!

Finally the exams are over! Have a good break everyone. :D

(off to mark your maths papers...)

Maths Mid-Year

Dear 1E4,

It's finally here. I'm as excited/nervous/anxious as you are!

Some tips for the final lap:

1) you can try new questions but do not spend too much time on that.

2) look through ALL the past corrections you've done. You can attempt to re-do it to check if you've really understood the concepts.

3) read through your textbook to refresh the basics.

4) read your notebook on thursday morning. please do not attempt anymore new questions in the morning and start panicking if you cannot solve it. it'll make you flustered and will affect your mood for the exam.

5) lastly, sleep early! the paper will be long - 2hrs. i really need you to be focused and alert throughout.

All the best!!

Regards,
Ms Huang

Dear 1E4,

All the best for all your papers!

Remember to have lots of rest and drink lots of water.

Just one more week, so hang in there!

Hang in there!

Dear 1E4,

I hope all of you are coping well with your revisions!

I remember when I was in secondary school, I used to think that studying for examinations was really stressful and I longed to be one of the working adults who no long needs to cope with the stress of exams or neverending homework. Are you feeling this way too? If no, good. If yes, hang it there, because everything will be over in 2 weeks' time. :)

Everyone used to tell me that being a student is the most enjoyable time of your life. But when i was a student, this idea just didn't make sense to me, because it was really not easy coping with so many subjects. Actually if there were no exams, being a student IS fun, right? So why are exams so difficult?

Have you thought of why some students think it's not that difficult to pass a certain subject, whereas other students think it's really difficult? Is it all about luck and intelligence? I shall not give you the answer, because i know you can find it out yourself. :)

Now that i've experienced both student life and working life, i wouldn't compare which is better. I think what's most important is to live in the present, and enjoy it.

My first trip on the Circle Line

I was having dinner at suntec and i felt really annoyed at the thought of having to walk all the way back to City Hall to catch a train home. I was tired and wanted to get home as soon as possible.

I'm really thankful to my friend who enlightened me that there's a Promenade station along the Circle Line, which is just outside Suntec's Carrefour, which will lead me to Paya Lebar station.

I took the train from there for the very first time and in just 5-6 stops i was already at Paya Lebar. Thanks to the Circle line, we can now go to Suntec or even Bishan much faster.

Have you taken it yet? :)

TGIF

Dear 1E4,

I just realised it's been almost a week since i blogged. It's been a really long and tiring week for me that i haven't got the energy to go online at night. And i believe it's been quite a stressful week for you too right?

Thanks to all those who helped in the class deco, no matter how much you've contributed. Let's hope for the best! :)

I'm glad this longgg weekend came at the right time. :)))

I'll post more light-hearted entries soon to brighten up your moods.

Ms Huang

YOG deco

as some of you are really keen to start on the classroom decorations, we shall begin tmr, tues, from 215pm onwards.

EVERYONE is welcome to join in! Firdaus, Hui Ling and Natasha will tell you what to do.

If you have paint and paint brushes at home please bring it. Greatly appreciated.

If you're feeling stressed about exams, this will definitely help you de-stress a bit. :)

My saturday

I had two tickets to a concert organised by BRANDS for their 175th Anniversary, and it's a showcase of 4 youth talents, together with guest stars Taufik Batisah, Hady Mirza, Rui En and Wang Lee Hom. Since I was free, i decided to catch it with my secondary school friend whom i haven't met for a long long time. It's also because she used to be a fan of Wang Lee Hom.

It was a relatively short but entertaining concert with the youths performing solo using their musical instruments, and then performing with the stars later on. i'm frequently exposed to pop music, and it was nice to listen to the classical ones today.

My favourite song for today is Beat It, a song originally sung by Michael Jackson. Taufik Batisah performed it with the accompaniment of the piano and the violin. It was simply amazing! Who would have thought the musical instruments could actually complement the song.

The 4 youths today were superb, being so musically talented at such a young age. They all had something in common - they performed each piece wholeheartedly.

I guess as long as you put your whole heart into doing something, it'll definitely touch the people around you.

end of week 5

Dear 1E4,

it's been a week full of Algebra. I hope you guys are surviving. :)

We'll finish up 5.5 and 6.1 next week and go full steam for revisions.

Meanwhile, have a good break and enjoy the weekend!

Hope to receive more journals on monday.

Ms Huang.

a thought for today

Sometimes we got to be more selfless and look at things from a wider point of view.

Bad-mouthing and backstabbing create discord.

Why not control our mouths and let peace reign?

This way, everyone benefits.

journals

keep them coming in!

i'm receiving fewer and fewer journals week by week. There's a handful of you who are faithfully writing but i also want to read those which i haven't read for a longgg longgg time.

anxious

It's a rainy and cold saturday late afternoon.

I'm in my room marking your maths homework, and the feeling of anxiousness just set in, thus the urge to blog. I'm feeling excited about the mid year exams and i'm hoping that everyone will do better than before. It's my job to make you understand and love the subject. Do you? :)

Just 3 more weeks to go!

My engine has started, has yours?

a gentle reminder

Dear 1E4,

Besides your maths hw, please remember to prepare for your CME presentation on monday. I only have 1 hour for all of you to present, so please prepare your speech beforehand.

just 2 simple things i want to know:
1) what your drawing/poem/writing is about
2) what inspired you to draw/write it

have a great weekend!

PS. i will tell a piece of good news on monday. :)

Class decorations

Dear 1E4,

I've just received the results for class deco after the third round of judging.

Good news!! we're still the first in the secondary one level. :D

However, we're sharing the second place with 4E1 when i compare the results with the whole school. 2T1 is currently in the first place.

Good job so far! but of course i think we can still do better. Right? The next judging will be in early May, and i think we should put all our heart into the next task so that whether we win or lose, we'll still be proud of what we've done.

Will keep you updated of what we have to do.

Cheers,
Ms Huang

Hello everyone!

Dear 1E4,

I've created this blog for two reasons:

1) for me to send reminders about important things (eg, tests, exams, workshops etc etc)

2) my own 'journal' to the class, if i've got any feelings i want to share, about almost anything. (eg, what i feel about sports day, how i think the class is progressing etc)

Feel free to comment, but please DO NOT write anything offensive. remember to be RESPONSIBLE for your actions always and RESPECT one another. I hope i won't have to delete or ban comments if it gets out of hand. ok?

Happy week 4! (time really passes very quicklyyyyy)