12 Sept- Motivating P6 Pupils in Art Lessons

As the P6 pupils will be taking their PSLE soon, stress level could be rather high for them. Hence, during the Art lessons on 12 Sept, I decided to get my pupils to do a motivation card for themselves to boost their morale. The art lessons were conducted in the school canteen. Pupils created "footprints" by using their clenched fists. Next, I wrote down some examples of motivational quotes on the whiteboard for them. Each pupil had to write down a motivational quote for themselves. To make this Art lessons more interesting, I told them to write well-wishing messages for one another. Hence, pupils are able to motivate each other. In this way, I am sure that their level of confidence and motivation would be greatly increased. :) Good luck to our P6 pupils in your PSLE examinations!

10 Sep - Science Supplementary Lessons with 3-Caring using IT and group work

On 10 September, we had a cooperative group activity using an exercise from the Science Workbook. As my pupils have learned about the 5 main human systems, each of them is assigned a system whereby they would go to the noticeboard to copy the function of the system. After that, they would share their answer with their group members. For the next activity, each group was given a worksheet with pictures of different organs from our human systems. They had to predict and discuss the given organs and write them in the blank spaces on the worksheets. After ensuring every group had completed their discussion, I showed them a flash animation from http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/interactives/systems.html. Pupils were delighted to participate in "placing" the organs into the body of the cartoon man. It was certainly an enjoyable supplementary lessons for us. To reward the pupils for their group participation, each of them was given a delicious and chewy gummy candy. :)

A BIG "Thank you" to all my wonderful students

This is the first Teacher's Day Mr Ang has celebrated as a teacher. I am joyful to receive card and little gifts from my students. I always encourage my pupils to make cards for their teachers instead of buying them. The cards they made would be the only one in the world. It will be the most unique one too. Nonetheless, I thank every student for making this Teachers' Day Celebration so meaningful to all the teachers in Peixin. The best gift a child can give to his/her teacher is to be an obedient pupil, pay attention in class and study hard. This is the best gift a teacher would love to receive. :)

Interdisciplinary lessons - Art with English Language for 4-Respect and 6-Respect

For my Art lessons with 4-Respect and 6-Respect, I encouraged them to write an acrostic poem in their teachers' cards about their teachers. In this way, the pupils can write creatively and also express their gratitude to their teachers in a very meaningful way. :)

30 August - Dramatisation in English Lesson

During our English Language with 4-Respect, dramatisation technique was used. Pupils role-played the characters in the picture composition. 5 boys roleplayed the 5 children in the picture. Three other pupils roleplayed the two drivers and a motorist on the road. The children "helped" the driver whose car had broken down. Dramatisation is extremely effective as pupils could relate to the characters' feelings, actions, and thoughts more easily. Hence, they can comprehend the picture better. :)

Recycling - Making a Building

During our Art and Craft lesson on 24 August 2007, pupils had brought many recyclable items such as plastic bottles, paper boxes and cardboxes. Children should know the importance of recycling. Here is a pupil from 4-Respect with his excellent model of a tower made using recyclable materials. Great effort! :)

Our mini Garden in the Classroom

My pupils were holding pots of plants they had planted in the classroom. It is important for them to develop an interest in caring for living things. On the metal tray, there are various seeds (such as saga seeds, angsana seeds, rubber seeds), and underground stems (such as potato and ginger) for my pupils to observe and learn.