Sumsing Turbo 3000

Will this invention be possible in future?

About Message Boards

To the readers of this blog:

Please be warned that the contents of this blog are at the responsibility of my care. This means that it is my duty to ensure that all the contents are not abusive. No doubt, pupils are free to leave comments and chat with each other. However this DOES NOT INCLUDE HURLING ABUSES OR 'FLOODING' OF POINTLESS / USELESS MESSAGES!

A warning post has been posted by me BEFORE the offenders repeat their mistakes. What I find most apalling is that the offender dares to claim that no warning was given. This goes to show that the offender did not read the message board and was just there to flood.

THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!

As such, the message board was taken down.

In view of the appeals made by EX-PUPILS OF P5 EXCELLENCE 2007, the message board will resume with effect from 23rd February 2008.

Hopefully this will give the offender sufficient time to think, reflect and REPENT!

Microsoft Surface

Look at how our future computers will be like. Cool stuff!

100% Focused

If you guys can pay attention as well as this hamster, you'll sure do extremely well for the exams. ;p

Adios, 5 Excellence (and M3)!

P5 Excellence (and M3)!

This will be the last time that I address you all on the class blog. You guys have finally reached the end of the P5 road. Yes, it has not been an easy one for most. Topics are tougher as you all move another step closer to your 1st big exam, the PSLE in 2008. However, what you guys must and have done is to show that you are even tougher than the topics!

Below are our class photos taken yesterday. For those individual shots with your buddies, I'll email to you all too at your lead.com email. Here goes our parting shots (absentees: Krishanth, Puvind, Nasir, Junsheng, Haziq, Desmond, Kenneth and not forgetting our 'big brother' Xunhui) I will leave this blog as it is on the Internet. It has been a pleasure teaching you all in 2007. Take care and good luck for your PSLE next year!

P/S: Do revise on your P5 work during this school holiday. Majority of your PSLE will be on your P5 work so do revise them, master them and don't worry about P6 work at this point.

PP/S: Your class postings will be made known to you on the first day of school. Similarly, I do not know for sure which class or level I will be teaching too.

PPP/S: Similarly to all those whom I've taught in Math Group M3, take care and good luck!

IT Lessons

5 Excellence!

Please note that there will be IT Lessons (Webpage design) during this last week of school. It will be held on Monday and Tuesday during school hours. Thus there will be no PE lesson on Monday.

Do note that this course is free and has been paid for by the school. However, if you miss the lessons for any reason (excluding on medical leave - MC), you will need to pay the money back to the school. Hence please attend this lessons as you will pick up a very useful computer skill.

Please remember to bring back your report book on Monday too!

Dragon Boat - 5 Nov '07

5 Excellence!

Hope this day is an unforgettable one for you. I'm sure this is our first time dragon-boating (yes, including myself). It is not just a day about fun, but also to expose yourself to one of the many water sports that are available in Singapore. More importantly, it is an important lesson on TEAMWORK!

Unfortunately, not all of us could enter the water as they did not bring their extra set of uniforms.

Getting ready for the 'Dragon'

Hey! Who says we look funny?

This is how you 'dig' into the sea

Off we go!

During the activity, we had a few races with the other dragonboats. Every member on the boat had to play their part in rowing the boat. Their only job was to listen to the timing given by the leader and to just focus and concentrate on rowing the dragonboat. Once any member starts to look elsewhere and worry about not being fast enough, the race would immediately be lost.

Walking hand in hand - "Together we overcome any challenges!"

Still remember the swim? Hey, our boat was the only one that had the opportunity to 'abandon ship' and swim to shore. And all of us did it! The waves may be a little choppy but that did not stop us from doing our best to swim ashore. It was not an easy feat and I'm sure the other classes may not be able to accomplish it like us! Hey! We were the only class which did not have anybody falling off the boat. Neither did we have any pupils vomiting in the boat or cry! Wasn't it amazing?!

Welcome the 'dragon', back to its 'nest'

I know many of you hated this part of the activity - to return the boats. The other classes had helped us pull out the boats and thus it was our turn to keep the boats. Again, you would realise that the success in completing this task lies with our teamwork. The first few tries may not be a smooth one as it was our first time working together. However, practice makes perfect. The extra teamwork effort that came in made the process even faster and smoother.

Feeling tired and beaten?

Didn't you guys wish you were as wet as the rest?

I hoped you all have learnt an important lesson on staying FOCUSED, TEAMWORK and DETERMINATION from this activity. Staying FOCUSED when rowing the boat, putting in TEAMWORK into action in moving the boat as well as having the DETERMINATION to swim back ashore.

It is very much closely related to your studies. When you are studying for your exams, you must be very focused in class, paying 100% and not be distracted by other things going around you or with your friends. Certain lessons require you to do an activity as a group in class. You have to help one another in order to accomplish the very same goal of the activity.

Lastly, you must have the will and determination to overcome all challenges in order to succeed. It is okay to try hard and fail, but it is not okay to not even try and give up. Only losers give up. Winners win by lots of trying and not having the fear of failing. They may have failed a couple of times but at the end of the day, sweet victory will be theirs. Even if they do not succeed, at least they have tried their very best and their conscience is clear.

That is what we mean by EXCELLENCE. Well done P5 Excellence! You guys sure did me proud! :)