Ms Song The Teacher

2009-01-29T05:13:00.001-08:00

Ms Song has become Mrs Khoo and so she's moving over to http://www.mrskhoo.blogspot.com

@bout Teaching

2008-11-25T17:15:00.000-08:00

Thought I'll share what Ms Teo shared with me with everyone.

I Didn't Know

I didn't know that years of school and a college degree would be of little consolation when facing a room full of bright little eyes on the first day of school. I thought I was ready...

I didn't know that five minutes can seem like five hours when there is idle time and an eight hour school day far too short for a well-planned day of teaching...

I didn't know that teaching children was only a fraction of my job. No one tells you about the conferences and phone calls, meetings and committees, paperwork and paperwork...

I didn't know that it took so long to cut out letters, draw and colour pictures, laminate - all for those bulletin boards that were always "just there"...

I didn't know that I would become such a scavenger and that teaching materials would feel like pure gold in my hands...

I didn't know that an administration and co-workers that support and help you could make such a difference...

I didn't know that there would be children that I loved and cared for and stayed up late worrying about, who, one day, would simply not show up. And that I would never see them again...

I didn't know that I can't always dry little tears and mend broken hearts. I thought I could always make a difference...

I didn't know that the sound of children's laughter could drown out the sound of all the world's sadness...

I didn't know that children could feel so profoundly. A broken heart knows no age...

I didn't know that a single "Yes, Mdm" from a disrespectful child or a note on my desk that says "You're the best!" could make me feel like I'm on top of a mountain and forget the valleys I forged to get here...

I never knew that after one year of teaching, I would feel so much wiser, more tired, sadder and happier, all at once...

And that I would no longer call teaching my job, but my privilege.

Author Unknown

@bout typing

2008-11-06T16:51:00.000-08:00

Kids,

Practise your typing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_typing_of_the_ghosts.html

http://www.thekidzpage.com/freekidsgames/games/alphadrop/alphadropgame.html

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_cup_stacking.html

@bout Boardgames Day 2

2008-11-04T18:32:00.000-08:00

These are the two games lower primary kids are taught to play for Boardgames Day.

In the hall where everyone's waiting eagerly to start.

The kids from 2 Creative at play.

@bout more Sudoku

2008-10-29T23:48:00.000-07:00

Hey Kids,

More sudoku of a different kind:

(1) Easy - http://www.thekidzpage.com/freekidsgames/games/sudoku/4x4/sudoku-02.html

(2) Hard - http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/sudoku/9x9money.html

@bout sudoku

2008-10-27T18:05:00.000-07:00

Kids,

Here's where you can practise sudoku for the challenge next week

(1) Numbers 1 to 4: http://mypuzzle.org/sudoku/kid.html (Easy)

(2) Numbers 1 to 6: http://mypuzzle.org/sudoku/6x6.html (Medium)

(3) Numbers 1 to 9 (this is the one we will be doing for the challenge): http://mypuzzle.org/sudoku/ (Hard)

@bout Deepavali (Diwali)

2008-10-25T01:40:00.000-07:00

Click here to find out about Deepavali.

@bout Fun Friday

2008-10-09T01:24:00.001-07:00

Hi Kids,

Guess what, we can still sneak some play time while we are working hard.

Mathematics

Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Length, Mass and Volume, Length and Mass
Money (Just change the £ to $)
Fractions (1), Fractions (2), Fractions (3)
Time (1), Time (2)
Graphs (1), Graphs (2)
Lines and Surfaces
Shapes and Patterns (1), Shapes and Patterns (2), Shapes and Patterns (3), Shapes and Patterns (4)

English

@bout Funtasy@Woods 2008

2008-09-28T18:56:00.000-07:00

Library week every year is filled with fun activities for the kids. 30 minutes passed by in a blink!

@bout the Puppet Show

2008-09-28T18:46:00.000-07:00

Sadly, we didn't get any prize but it was a good experience. It would be good to include the whole class the next time round.

There was actually a video but we could only hear the 2 little videographers talking. Mental note: must tell videographers not to talk while recording.

@bout Fun Friday

2008-09-25T03:39:00.001-07:00

Hi Kids,

Here goes:

Merry

Personal Pronouns Game (Levels 1 & 2)
Pronoun Reef

Lovely

Happy

Personal Pronouns Game (Levels 2 & 3)
Travelling Pronouns (All levels)

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When you done with your section, you can practise your typing:

Dance Mat Typing

@bout Fun Friday

2008-09-15T02:29:00.000-07:00

Lovely
(1) Stop The Time
(2) Clockwise
(3) Flitting With Fractions

Merry
(1) Stop The Time
(2) Clockworks (Medium & Hard)
(3) Flowering Fractions (Activity 1 & 2 only)

Happy
(1) What Time Is It?
(2) Time (Telling The Time & A.M. or P.M.)
(3) Shade The Right Fraction

After you are done with all your activities, practise your typing using this game:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

@bout ACE's Day 2008

2008-08-29T05:34:00.000-07:00

All Children Exercise Day. This year, we did kickboxing. It's healthy fun. :)

@bout STELLAR

2008-08-22T00:01:00.000-07:00

After so many years, the website is finally up. Although not everything is up yet, parents can still browse the pages to see what are some of the things we do in STELLAR.

@bout one of our Math Confectionery lessons

2008-08-21T23:42:00.000-07:00

Finally, I remembered to take some photographs of the lesson but it's only because this lesson is the easiest to conduct of all Math Confect. lessons. There's only cutting and spreading to be done. Nevertheless, the kids are quite happy doing it. Kids, how easily contented they are. :)

@bout the time when Ms Song tried being the emcee for the 1st time

2008-08-04T02:17:00.000-07:00

Ms Song wasn't suppose to be the emcee for the entire concert. She was only supposed to be the emcee for part of the show. She only knew about the arrangement that morning. If any one of you does find the conversation between Mrs Elvin and Ms Song a tad weird, it's because we didn't have any rehearsal before that at all. :)

Welcome to the life of a teacher. One quickly learns that plans change at the drop of a pin. One also needs to be quick on the feet. Finally, learn the fine art of taking things in one's stride. :)

Not too shabby for Ms Song's first time, Ms Song thinks.

But not again. Fingers crossed.

@bout the script for our puppet show

2008-08-03T22:41:00.000-07:00

2 Creative's version of
The Grasshopper And The Ant

Main Characters:
Narrator/ Beetle
Grasshopper
Ant
Butterfly
Bee

Other Characters:
2 Trees
4 Flowers
4 Ants

Script:

Narrator:
A long time ago, in a land far, far away, there was a grasshopper who loved to sing and dance.

Grasshopper, Trees, Flowers (singing):
La-la-la. Loo-la-ley. Loo-la-loo-la-ley. Summertime is fun for me.

Narrator:
Butterfly and Bee came to listen to this cheerful song.

Butterfly, Bee, Trees, Flowers (singing):
Grasshopper’s song is so much fun. Let us sing and dance today.

Narrator:
Ant worked all summer long. Ant feels there’s a time for work and a time for play. Ant was collecting food to fill up his home.

Ant:
There’s a lot of time to play. Let us do some work today. The winter is near. We must find some food to store.

Narrator:
Winter came. Butterfly and Bee flew away. Grasshopper turned blue and fainted. When Ant went to look for Grasshopper, he saw Grasshopper lying on the ground. Ant went inside his house to call all the other ants to help Grasshopper up. They fed him with mushroom soup and some medicine. Grasshopper slowly began to wake up.

Grasshopper:
Where am I? What happened? Eeeeww… The medicine tasted awful!

Ant:
How are you? See! I warned you to find some food. If I never look for you, you will be dead by now.

Grasshopper:
Thank you for helping me. I will teach you how to sing and dance.

Grasshopper, Ant, Butterfly, Bee, Trees, Flowers (singing):
La-la-la. Loo-la-ley. Loo-la-loo-la-ley.
We will have the best of everything.

Narrator:
Ant and Grasshopper sang and danced all winter long. Grasshopper turned over a new leaf. He’s the busiest among all the ants. They always have a party during winter. Grasshopper never feels hungry again.

~~ THE END ~~

@bout National Day 2008

2008-08-03T20:04:00.000-07:00

Hi Kids,

National Day is around the corner. You can explore the following website for related information.

Celebrating the Singapore Spirit!

Cheers,
Ms Song

2008-07-24T19:41:00.000-07:00

Hi Kids,

Here's what to do:

Lovely

(1) Make a Match

(2) Jungle Jim Monkeys

Merry

(1) Tony's Fraction Pizza Shop

(2) Knights of Math

Happy

(1) Tony's Fraction Pizza Shop

(2) Bonk the Moles

@bout Math Remedial today

2008-07-22T22:15:00.000-07:00

Hi Kids,

Start from Game 1.

1) Measure it

2) Reading Mass

3) Knights of Math

Challenge: Moles
Let's see who can get the highest score!

@bout the video on Grasshopper And The Ant

2008-07-22T18:27:00.000-07:00

@bout the story behind your class name "Creative"

2008-07-10T23:41:00.000-07:00

The Crow And The Pitcher

@bout Fun Friday on 11 July

2008-07-10T02:29:00.000-07:00

Hi Kids,

Here's what to do:

Lovely

(1) Click here for Kungfu Sentences. Start from "Medium", then to "Hard" and lastly, to "Really Hard".

(2) Click here for Pirate Spelling. Start from "Medium", then to "Hard" and lastly, to "Really Hard".

Merry

(1) Click here for Kungfu Sentences. Start from "Medium", then to "Hard" and lastly, to "Really Hard".

(2) Click here for The Patchworker.
Instructions:
- Write down each correct sentence in your English 1 exercise book.

Happy

(1) Click here for Fraser the Eraser.
Instructions:
- Write down each correct sentence in your English 1 exercise book.

(2) Click here for Floppy and the Puppies.

Lastly, if you are done, you can read some stories here.

@bout Nick Vujicic

2008-06-22T19:28:00.001-07:00

Hi Kids,

Well, did you enjoy your first day of school?
Do you remember the video clip I showed you this morning about Nick?

Here is the video if you want to share it with your family and friends.

Remember:
* Do your best with what you have.
* Sometimes it can be frustrating, but if you keep on trying, you will be successful.

And finally, as what I always say...
To be successful, sometimes we need to do things that we don't like.

This is life, isn't it? So, welcome back to school. :)

@bout the few weeks before school closes

2008-06-06T23:06:00.000-07:00

Hi Kids,

How're your holidays so far? Hope everyone's well and having fun. Ms Song just came back from the Student Council's Thailand trip last friday. It was an educational and rewarding trip for both the Student Councillors and the teachers.

Here are some long-awaited photographs of some of the things we did before the school holidays.

The magnetic experiment

Board Games Day

Recycling message by Millenia Institute students

@bout the revision in English remedial today

2008-05-13T23:26:00.000-07:00

Hi kids,

You can also play these games for revision at home.

(1) Click here for Tenses Treasure Hunt.

(2) Click here for Grammar Ninja.

(3) Click here for Punctuation Splatter.

@bout Cyber Safety

2008-05-13T18:42:00.001-07:00

Hi Kids,

When exploring the Internet for various learning activities, do make sure that you are safe.

Click here to recall what Netty has to say.

@bout Math Popper

2008-05-01T19:47:00.000-07:00

Hi Kids,

For remedial today, let's do some revision playing games.

Click here to begin.

@bout 3R City

2008-04-28T23:23:00.000-07:00

Hey Kids,

For this week's Fun Friday, let's do our part for the environment and practice the 3Rs - Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.

Click here to see how you can help.

Click here to practise your typing with Typing Terror.

@bout your digestive system

2008-04-28T22:55:00.000-07:00

Hi Kids,

You may want to watch your digestive system in action again.

Click here to watch.

@bout a videoclip on magnets

2008-04-22T19:39:00.001-07:00

Hi Kids,

Why do magnets work?

Find out by watching this videoclip.

@bout the Science Experiment: What can magnets do?

2008-04-21T23:52:00.001-07:00

The kids had a great time meddling with magnets in the Science Room the other day. It was their first time in the Nuclei Room. It was a little tough managing the behaviour since there are so many distractions in that room - tripods, specimens, beakers of unidentified liquids... Doing the KWL table was another tedious job. All in all, it was a good learning activity. The kids will be going on to Primary 3s very soon too. It's nice to bring them somewhere different once in a while too.

@bout Fun Friday, Term 2 Week 5

2008-04-17T21:25:00.000-07:00

Hi kids,

Today's Fun Friday lesson, there will be a few choices.

Pick what you like.

Happy
(1) Mulitplication Tunnel Blaster!
(2) Vocabulary Pinball

Merry
(1) Mulitplication Tunnel Blaster!
(2) Vocabulary Pinball

Lovely
(1) Addition Tunnel Blaster!
(2) Vocabulary Pinball

Have fun! You can also come back here to play the games at home whenever you wish.

@bout Proper Nouns

2008-04-16T00:19:00.000-07:00

Hi Kids,

Today we went through common and proper nouns.
Do you remember what they are?

Click here to revise on what proper nouns are.

Click here to revise on nouns (plural, regular, irregular, common and proper).

Play a game on common and proper nouns.

@bout Compound Words

2008-04-16T00:10:00.000-07:00

Hi Kids,

Do you remember what is a compound word?
A compound word is a word that is made up of 2 different words.

E.g. class + room = classroom

Take note that the 2 different words must have meanings of its own.

Here are some games to help you revise:

(1) Matching Level 1
(2) Matching Level 2
(3) Matching Level 3

@bout "The Missing Pencil"

2008-04-15T18:53:00.001-07:00

Author: Jeff Capel

Click here to read.

@bout "The Wishing Tree"

2008-04-15T18:52:00.001-07:00

Author: Rachel Dawson

Click here to read.

@bout "The Wiener Dog Magnet"

2008-04-15T18:49:00.000-07:00

Written and illustrated by Hayes Roberts

Click here to read.

@bout the zoo trip

2008-03-06T21:57:00.001-08:00

2 Creative went to the zoo on the 4th of March. Before we even step foot into the zoo, we had already done plenty of background work. We read 2 stories on animals "Beware of the Cat" and "A Butterfly is Born". The latter was extremely popular. The kids are really full of wonder for the lifecycle of a butterfly. We also saw 2 pupas turning into butterflies, which we later let free.

The weather wasn't very kind. It was cloudy and it drizzled a little, like last year. However, this year we spent more time walking around and saw plenty of animals in Cat Country and the Safari. We even saw Inuka, the polar bear doing a show for us. The only pity was we didn't get to go to the Fragile Forest as it started to rain and we ran out of time, though I heard from some teachers that the insects were all hiding due to the rain. So, we didn't waste any time walking there and back. :)

We came back and today, we did a sort of a reflection. The children wrote about their trip to the zoo with minimum help from me. It was surprising to see some of the kids being able to write something independently. A paragraph may not be a lot for some, but for these kids, it took them 45 minutes to come up with it. That's something.

Parents, more photos can be seen at Snapfish.

@bout the 2007 class party

2008-01-25T17:42:00.000-08:00

To end off 2007, we had a class party on the last day of school. The children made invitation cards to invite their parents. They also came up with game ideas to entertain themselves and decorated the classroom the day before THE DAY. We also held a voting competition and awards included Mr and Miss Creative.

Parents of 1 Creative were too, too nice. Many turned up, loaded with tons of food. They helped to serve the children and cleaned up after that. With the extra tidbits and sweets, they also made goodie bags for the children to bring home.

Overall, it was a well-deserved thing for the children for putting in so much hard work in 2007. Transition from kindergarten to primary school isn't easy. From a couple of hours each day in school to a whole 6 hours of school; from perhaps little or no homework to lots of homework; from having lots of play time in school to having most of learning done through reading, listening and writing. It's no small feat for a 7-year-old.

So, good job, 1 Creative!

Parents, more photographs can be seen in Snapfish.

@bout the Health Week

2008-01-25T17:27:00.001-08:00

I love it when there are such activities in the school. They make learning lots of fun. This time round, we have our Health Week. It started off with a mass aerobics workout. The lower primary children loved it. I enjoyed it too. I can't say the same for the upper primary though. As they always say, it's lame... Anyway, during the week, activities included On-The-Spot colouring competition, Sandwich-making competition and the Health Fair.

Parents, log in to Snapfish for more photographs.

@bout educational events

2008-01-13T00:32:00.000-08:00

Story Time
Date/Time: 18 January 2008 , 07.30 PM to 08.00 PM
Venue: Woodlands Regional Library - Everest Room
Subject: Education & Learning (English)
Presenter: Children Librarian
Admission: Free Admission

Let the storyteller bring you to the wonderful world of storyland with their fascinating children's tales and stories. For children aged 7-10 years old.

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Story Time
Date/Time: 19 January 2008 , 03.00 PM to 03.30 PM (English) & 04.00 PM to 04.30 PM (Chinese)
Venue: Woodlands Regional Library - Everest Room
Subject: Education & Learning
Presenter: Children Librarian
Admission: Free Admission

Let the storyteller bring you to the wonderful world of storyland with their fascinating children's tales and stories. For children aged 4-10 years old.

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Being My Child's Favourite Coach
Date/Time: 19 January 2008 , 02.00 PM to 03.00 PM
Venue: Pasir Ris Community Library - Activity Room
Subject: Parenting (English)
Presenter: Pasir Ris Family Service Centre
Admission: Free Admission

A workshop-based programme for parents of young children and topics revolve around understanding their children's developmental needs as well as how to best support them.

@bout 2008

2008-01-12T22:55:00.000-08:00

Hi Parents. Hope you had a great December holidays with your kids. It's a brand new year and we are back in action. But as always, we hope to work hard and play hard too.

Everything in school/ class is almost the same except for... 2 fewer boys (Joshua and Dexter) who had transferred to another school nearer to their house; a new boy in class called Yinkang. Work-wise, there will definitely be more since the kids are one year older.

MOE has launched a new website for parents on what's going on in the school scene in Singapore. Thought it would be quite informational to you. Quote: "The latest education news, info for parents,and features from schools and teachers." Here it is: Schoolbag.sg.

@bout seating arrangements in term 4

2007-09-25T19:20:00.000-07:00

@bout parenting workshops in September

2007-09-15T18:29:00.000-07:00

Here are details about some useful parenting workshops and how to join them.

http://www.lifetextbooks.com./edm/internal.htm

@bout the Science Carnival

2007-09-06T09:33:00.001-07:00

sciencecarnival5.JPG
Originally uploaded by hweifang

Teach less, learn more. I think this should be it. Pupils learning and educating other children with their findings.

@bout the groupings

2007-08-23T08:33:00.001-07:00

yellow group
Originally uploaded by hweifang

Dear parents,

This are the groupings for this term. And aren't the children cute?

@bout the Lower Primary Sports Carnival...

2007-08-23T08:05:00.001-07:00

Sports Carnival Aug 2007 - 01.jpg
Originally uploaded by hweifang

Dear parents,

Either due to work commitments or constraints of the school, most of you might not be able to participate in your child's various activities in the school.

To help parents be in the know, I had a blog for my P5s last year which the pupils update by themselves on a regular basis. This time round, because of the different age group, I haven't been able to do things similarly.

Since the beginning of the school year, I've been thinking of setting up a website to note down various activities that the class has been participating but as usual, I haven't had the time to do it. Thus, after much procrastination, I decided enough is enough and so, I sat down and uploaded photographs of the most recent activity - Lower Primary Sports Carnival.

The Lower Primary Sports Carnival wasn't a competitive one because the school wants to encourage active participation and enjoyment of sports. If you have any suggestions to enhance this activity, you know where to email.

Meanwhile, enjoy!