What I gave to my kids.

Today marks the end of my teaching practicum.
The 10 weeks passes so quickly.
To "thank" the students for their cooperations and fun times, some of the practicum teachers decided to do something for our students.
It was tough to think of what things to get or make for them as we do not want to have any repetition of gifts.

Since my sec 1 girls loved my cat images so much, I decided to print one for each of them.
Like wise, I thought that it would be an interesting gift to give them one of my photography works.
So...
My sec 1 got my pretty cat,
sec 2 received my silhouette taken at the top jejawi tower at chek jawa,
and sec 3 received a sunset image.

The set my sec 1s and 3s got looks like this.

It comprises of a name sticker and a photo.
Behind the photo is a little message written by me (thought it's standard wordings for all).

I'm sure the girls are touched by the little gesture from me, just like the little notes they wrote for me.
Similarly, I did the same thing for my two co-operating teachers (forgot to take pictures of them).
Thank you for making my practicum a memorable one.
Don't worry, I'm coming back.

Hugs,
Peiyan

What the kids gave me.

What do lovely kids do in class?
They write notes during my lessons and secretly place them in my marker box (thought I strongly disprove them of doing so).
Never thought that a simple post-it can be so useful under the creativity of my sec 3 math girls.
Most of the time when I walk back to change a marker, there will be a note place in my marker box.
Out of class, I enjoyed reading their little notes and they are so lovely and beautiful.


This is the very first piece that I got from my student.
Actually, she recycled a piece of paper that she has written wrongly on the other side.

These came in bits and pieces.
SInce most of them are post-it, I have decided to stick them onto a piece of paper and keep them in a plastic folder.

All of the "little" (some not so little) notes are pasted on my table's wall.

Lovely notes,
Peiyan

My work table (Update)

Here's an update of my table.
There are more things on my wall now after my students started to "secretly" place notes in my marker box.
I treasure these things and did not throw them away (they are beautiful too).


On the shelves side sits my books, files, papers, paper puncher and clips.
The little cupboard keeps my bag, plastic folders, thumbdrives, mobile broadband stick and mouse.
The table hold my students' homework, marker box, VGA cable and tissue box.


I love my table,
Peiyan

Human cheek cells

This is human cheek cells (mine).

Under the microscope, you will be able to see

• Nucleus
• Cell membrane

The human cheek cells are not connected in an orderly manner.

Human cheek cells are spread out.

The cells are transparent and thus, we need to stain them (with iodine).

The human cheek cells.

"Bio" teacher,

Peiyan

Onion epidermal cells

This is an image of a onion epidermal (skin) cells.


Under the microscope, you will be able to see

• Nucleus
• Cellulose cell wall
• Faint image of the central vacuole

The onion epidermal cells are arranged in a neat manner.

Onion epidermal cells do not have chloroplast as they are found underground.

The onion epidermal cell.

"Bio" teacher,

Peiyan

This is a backlog.

As the title says, this is a backlog.

Nothing much to update.

The only exciting thing is that I have just started my practicum in an all girls' school.

Looking forward to enjoyable lesson with the girls.

It's 10 weeks busying churning lesson plans.

Teacher!

Peiyan

Last Day at Chai Chee Secondary School

This day marks my last day teaching in Chai Chee Secondary School.
There are angers along the way,
There are happiness along the way.
What's importantly, it the support I get from the people around me.
They have shaped me into becoming a better teacher.

Well... I did not take much photos about the school.
This entry reflects the 3 aspects of Chai Chee Secondary School - Environment, Students and People.
It is really unfortunate that I could not take as much photos as I wanted.

Environment:
Though the school compound is small, it gives a cozy feeling.
No matter where you stand, you can almost see the whole school, from level 1 to level 4.
Don't be mislead by the condition of the school.
Every classroom is fitted with an interactive whiteboard.
I must admit that I quite like the board as it is very handy when you want to scribble notes on presentations. Like most would have feedbacked, the software kinda suck.

Corridor outside the general office, leading to the staff room.

Physics Lab is old and woody.

It still has half a blackboard on one side and half a whiteboard on the other side.
Sitting in between is the interactive whiteboard.
The lab is one of the best place to use the interactive whiteboard as it has the correct lighting condition.


Students:
After teaching in the school for 1 year, I would not say that all the students are bad.
Most of them are friendly. They are just lazy to pay attention in class.
WIth some encouragement and persuasion and guidance, they can do the given assignment.
Sometimes, I like to hang out with a few of them after school to have some chat.



Colleagues:
Colleagues make the best friends in school.
They go for breaks together, have breakfast and lunch together.
We joke around in the staff room, have some fun chats to drive all the frustrations away.
They are the bunch of people I will miss greatly after I leave.



The one year contract teaching experience at Chai Chee Secondary School has been rewarding for me.
I understand is cooperative learning.
I have picked up a new technology - Interactive Whiteboard.
I understood the importance of weekly lesson plans.
I understood a teacher is not just someone who passes knowledge down. There are much more things that a teacher needs to do in school like work review, cca... etc.
There are people who have aspired me to reach for a higher position in the teaching profession.
There are people who suggest to me what are the roles I can take up when I go to a new school.

For now, I'm just a student teacher.
My wish: I hope to become a HOD.

On the eastern shores of Singapore,
Peiyan

My shy student

This is Sayfun.
As you can see... He is a shy student.
But he is the best and most hardworking student I have taught so far.
Top student for my math class.
He likes to go for his band practices.
Obviously he enjoys it.
He plays the snare drum.

Let me introduce to you, Sayfun.

My Work Table

I was back in school to do some work.
Since I had my new camera with me, I decided to take pictures of my work table in school.



Shocked right...
hahahah
This is not my table.
The table belongs to my neighbour.
From what I know, some of the things have been there for the last 10 years.
wow...

Forget about that table.
This is my table.



There isn't much things on my table as I just used it for 6 months.
All there is would be worksheets and books.
I made some rearrangements to my table during the term holiday.
The postcards on the cupboard door were publicity materials from Montage 2009.

That's my table,
Peiyan

CCSS X-Country 2009

No school today.
Because the school is having her annual cross country cum 2.4km run at the East Coast Park.
The gathering point is at the sandcastle building area.
Since it's rather near, I've decided to cycle to the location.

Before that, I met up with Mdm Poon and Sophia for breakfast at east coast mac to have coincidentally met Liping and Joo Huat.
I ordered the Sausage McGriddles with Egg meal with Ice Lemon Tea.
Oh... I'm loving the McGriddle.
It is actually hotcake with maple syrup sauce shaped into the shape of a muffin bun.
Yummy... I want to eat it again.

After breakfast, I cycled to the gathering point - Sandcastle Beach.

The whole event ended at about 11.30am.
Ruby house was a total disappointment.
Only a handful of the students were cheering and they looked so dead.
After the event was lunch at Parkway's Jack's Place.
It's my first time there.
I ordered the NZ Ribeye Steak, medium done.
It's nice and the potato with the sour-cream and bacon bits is tasty.
It was nice lunch as 6 teachers got to seat down for a nice out of school chat. (We hardly get a chance to do that)

After lunch was cycling back home.
It was about 2pm and the sun was hot hot hot!

Reached home so tired, wet and shagged.

Total distance cycled: about 21km
It was a nice cycle.

Pedal Pedal,
Peiyan