Birthday celebration

Hi everyone,

Just wanna say thank you for the birthday surprise on Monday! It really was a surprise, and I think other teachers who went into the classroom after me got the surprise too, with all the balloons and decor. Thank you for the cake, I have not had a birthday cake for a long while already. Finally, thank you for the present also! I'll see how I can use it, shouldn't be difficult because this is a very stressful week for me.

And of course, my birthday wish is that 1E1 can become a class of exemplary role models for the rest of Pei Hwa! It might be difficult, it requires effort from everyone to do good in every situation and in every way when they are in school, but it is possible! Will you help me realise my wish and make it come true?

Mr Ong
(Btw, Syafiq do you think you can post up photographs of our class outing here?)

Welcome back!

Hi all,

Welcome back to school for Semester 2! Unfortunately I'll be seeing much less of the class this semester because literature is over, but hope we'll still stay in touch (after classes?).

Hope everyone enjoyed our last outing too! I was really impressed by the Peranakan museum when I visited it last year, and that's why I wanted to share it with you all. Like most of you, I didn't really know who are the Peranakans, and the trip there was really enlightening for me.

The SYF performance was amazing wasn't it? It is really incredible to see so many talented Primary school students putting up fantastic performances, playing the band marches that I used to play in Secondary school, dancing almost as well as our own PH dance group etc. It is really inspiring to see them in action, and I hope you are inspired to nurture your own talents too, whatever it may be!

As always, do look for me often if you have something to tell me, or just want a talk or a meal together! This semester has a crazy start and I'm really really busy right now, but I still hope to spare some time for all of you.

Mr Ong

When will it be ???

Hey Mr Ong ! Fatin , iris and shu xuan here . when will you come back from your reservice ? we miss you . the class has been fine but even mr chng has left us . when will you come back? pls come back soon [:

Ready for the holiday?

Hi my dear class!

How's everyone? I've had a very good 2 weeks of reservists so far, with the most tiring week coming soon. Everyone in my reservist unit is new to me and I've met lots of interesting people over there. It's refreshing to take a break from work and do something really different like this actually, though I miss being with the class!

I've absolutely no idea what happens in school for you all in this post-exam period! Are you all getting your results/report book this coming week? I hope all of you are happy with your results! Now, whether or not you think you did well for the mid-year, do spend an hour or two everyday revising your work! Flip through what you covered this half year and make sure you really understood everything (don't cheat yourself on this!); if not, look over it and find out the answers. You can't go into the next half year without being absolutely confident of knowing what has been taught previously.

Besides that, look forward to the holidays!

Mr Ong

Post of the day

Humour section

Proverbs - According to 6year olds

Mary taught first grade. She had a class of twenty-five adorable 6yr olds. One day Mary gave each child the first half of a well known proverb and asked them to write in the remainder of the proverb. It's hard to believe these were actually done by first graders. While reading the results, keep in mind that these are only first graders, just 6 years olds.

No news is............................ impossible.

Love all, trust....................... me.

An idle mind is....................... the best way to relax.

Strike while the...................... bug is close.

Better late than...................... pregnant.

A penny saved is...................... not much.

Don't change horses................... until they stop running.

A miss is as good as a ............... Mr.

Happy is the bride who................ gets all the presents.

Two's company, three's................ the Musketeers.

Don't bite the hand that.............. looks dirty.

It抯 always darkest before............ Daylight Saving Time.

There are none so blind as ........... Stevie Wonder.

Where there's smoke there's .......... pollution.

The pen is mightier than the.......... pigs.

If at first you don't succeed......... get new batteries.

When the blind lead the blind ........ get out of the way!

Children should be seen and not ...... spanked or grounded.

You can't teach an old dog new ....... math.

Don't put off till tomorrow what...... you put on to go to bed.

Taken from Will and Guy's humour

Science centre

Tmr we are going to science centre. So pls bring/wear uniform for tmr. I will be putting pictures at the blog.

-Syafiq

Pictures of the day

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Joke of the day and Funny pictures of the day

What's the difference between a lawyer and a herd of buffalo?
The lawyer charges more.

Joke taken from Will and Guy's humour.

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-Joberg

Pictures of the day

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-Joberg

Work hard for the Mid Years exams!

Hi everyone,

Good luck for the exams! Hope everyone use your time productively and ask yourself this question constantly: "Am I doing my best to study for the exams?" Just 5 days of hard work before you relax and get ready for the holidays!

While studying, please remember these things:

1. Never leave questions that comes into your mind unanswered. Jot anything you want to ask and look for friends or teachers for the answer.
2. You MUST have 7 hours of sleep at least!
3. Apply exam tips! Despite all my reminders to get you to plan your essays, many of you still do not plan your composition last friday. Use the advice that teachers give and do not do things the same old way!
   

Study smart, and never leave things to chance!

Joke of the day and Funny pictures of the day

Hi Joberg here.Since i'm the one posting most of the jokes,i might as well become the official ''Joke Of The Day'' person.Since we are in a democratic society,please vote if i should be the official''Joke of the day'' person.I'll be making a poll...

Joke of the day

Pregnant Wife

A man frantically speaks into the phone, "My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart!"

"Is this her first child?" the doctor asks.

"No!" the man shouts. "This is her husband!"

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Joke of the day

Funny sentences

To avoid a collision I ran into the other car.

"The pedestrian had no idea which way to run, so I ran over him.".
From Will and Guy's jokes.
Sorry i really have no other jokes to share with you guys.
-Joberg

Joke of the day

Q:A Wolf went into an MRT train cabin at Sengkang and the train was heading to Punggol.In the cabin were 10 sheeps,sitting either beside or opposite of the wolf.When the train alighted at Punggol,the wolf walked out.How many sheeps were left in the cabin?

A:10.Because you can't eat in an MRT train.

Q:There are 5 people at a bus stop without any shelter,and there is a big billboard on top of them.All of a sudden,a strong wind blew and the big billboard dropped down and hit the 1st,3rd and 5th person's head,causing bleeding in their head.But why did the 2nd and 4th person not get injured?

A:It was a McDonald's billboard(M shaped).

If you don't get it then never mind.

-Joberg

Funny Football Moments and Painful Injuries

The 5 Most Bizarre goals of all times

Joke of the day

Why can't a bicycle stand alone?

Because it is two-tired.(2 tyres?Get it?)

Funny sentences of the day:

When an actress saw her first strands of grey hair, she thought she'd dye.(Dye,Die?)

I wondered why the baseball was getting bigger. Then it hit me.

A thief who stole a calendar got twelve months.
Taken from Will and Guy Humour

Class duty

Please be responsible enough to clean the class room when it is your turn to do duty. And those not doing duty for that day please be considerate by clearing the things under your table and throw away rubbish that is around you. Please do not litter. The person doing duty on that day will need to stay back after school for a long time to clean up the classroom. Please DO NOTbring FOOD and DRINKS to class as it dirty the classroom and attracts pest. Please be considerate by doing your part. Thank you.

-Syafiq

Doing the NAPFA Standing Broad Jump

I was the tester for the Standing Broad Jump station for the past 2 days for the upper Sec's test, and looking at so many of them not being able to pass after 3-4 years of doing it in Secondary school makes me really concerned. Girls who can't pass it are usually not active enough, and boys who fail will have to suffer in the future during NS for the next 20+ years of their life unless they learn to do it properly one day.

I used to take videos of students doing the jump so that I can tell them what they need to improve on, and also got them to film me in action so that they can see what they need to do right. I should have wrote this long ago to teach more people how to jump properly, but I guess better late than never!

Step 1 - Good Swing

Both arms above the head, start a full swing of the arms. Arms must be straightened!

Step 2 - Ready stance

Ready to jump - One swing is enough to get going! If you swing real hard, your straight arms will go all the way back, and your body will naturally bend at the hips, ready to plunge forward like a swimmer into a pool. Legs at slightly bent, ready to spring.

Step 3 - Take Off

Arms swing back forward, legs bent and ready to spring whole body up. Foot on tip-toes, ready to push off. You cannot jump now! Wait till the arms go out first.

Airborne! If your swing is very strong, your whole body will be pulled forward when the arms swing out, and that's when you straighten your legs and jump off. Notiec the whole body is flying at a 45degree angle - the best angle for maximum distance!

Stage 4 - Landing

To get maximum distance, swing your legs straight forward from the hips when you are in the air - do not kick your legs behind when you jump, otherwise you cannot do this! Notice the legs are now far in front of the body, and the body will bend forward for balance; you'll look like a kangeroo. Many poor jumpers will land here, standing upright, instead of swinging the legs forward for greater distance.

Preparing for landing...body tucked forward to prevent falling backwards.

You should land squatting down, and if you need to press your hands in front for support.

Joke of the day

Hi Joberg here,here's the joke of the day.

4 football fans(Chelsea FC,Arsenal FC,Liverpool FC,Manchester United FC.) were in Saudi Arabia(Middle Eastern Country) drinking smuggled alcohol in their hotel room.All of a sudden,the police came in and saw them drinking alcohol.They were arrested(I don't know if it is illegal to drink alcohol in Saudi Arabia) because it was a serious offence.They were brought to the king in Saudi Arabia for their punishment.

"So,you guys have commited a very serious crime.But since it is my wife's birthday today and i am in a very good mood,I shall give you 20 lashes of the whip instead of imprisonment in jail for 20 years.But before the whipping,I shall give all of you 1 wish,but it cannot be escaping this punishment''The king said.

The Manchester United fan was first.He thought about it and said"I would like to have a pillow tied behind my back."But the pillow could only withstand 5 lashes of the whip, and he was brought away after the other 15 lashes.

The Arsenal fan was next.He thought about it and said"I wish to have 2 pillows tied behind my back.But the 2 pillows could only withstand 10 lashes of the whip,and after the other 10 lashes,he had to be brought away.

The Liverpool fan was 3rd.He thought about what he was going to wish for and finally said"I would like to have 3 pillows tied behind my back."But the 3 pillows could only withstand 15 lashes of the whip,and after the other 5 lashes of the whip,he walked away in pain.

The Chelsea fan was last.But before he could wish for anything,the king said"Ahh.You are a Chelsea fan.You have one of the best cities in the world,your city has the finest supporters,your stadium is the best in the world,your city is beautiful,the players are the best and me myself is a Chelsea fan.For that,i can give you 2 wishes!"

The Chelsea fan thought about it and said"I would not like to have 20 lashes of the whip,but 100 lashes of the whip would do just fine."The king was shocked and said"Wow!You are a brave, honorable young man who is willing to get punished seriously for his mistake.May i know what your second wish might be?"

The Chelsea fan smiled and said"Please tie the Manchester United fan to my back."

P.S:I would like to create a game called Football Manager during the June Holidays.I hope you guys will play the game!

Journal

Please remember to pass up the journal by tomorrow (23/4/10, Friday)

-Blogger team.

Finally all done....Except.....

Finally class T-shirt done. Class banner done. What else is not done???

You guess....

MYE. Mid year exam!!!

Prepare for the exam. You study hard now later (Jun holidays) you can relax and play!!!

PS: When you want to wash the class t-shirt, please put it inside out in order not to spoil the shirt.

thanks.

-Syafiq

A joke that make your day.... (if it is not funny do not read it thank you) :)

Note: If the joke is not funny please ignore... If it is funny please Laugh thank u..

Q: Why is Mas Selamat 2/3 (in fraction) woman

A: Because he is a 1/3 (one-third = Wanted) man...

If u don't get it never mind.. Enjoy.. :)

-Blogger team

Holiday outing?

Something to take our mind off study stress perhaps - let's think about what we might want to do, or where we would like to go, for a holiday class outing.

I prefer something outdoorsy, or activities that can involve all of us together. Post suggestions in the comments!

- Mr Ong

IFD victory!

We won IFD Captain's Ball!

All thanks to the sporting girls who ran hard and jumped high for the netball on Monday noon, 1E1 is going to be mentioned in front of the school and receive a team prize on Friday! Will be good to receive a different form of attention from Mrs Lim for once haha...

For those of you who heard about other class' girls talking behind our back, I want to remind everyone again of the the right thing to do - Do not get provoked, do not respond, do not counter-insult. There will always be people who cannot stand losing and will behave unsportingly after games, and we definitely do not want to tar our own reputation by hurling insults back at them. Getting into arguments with them will only show that we are as petty and ungracious as they are. Simply smile, walk away without saying anything at all, and leave them unsatisfied for not being able to provoke you.

That will not be easy, but then, any true test of character and maturity will be difficult. Let's show the school how true sportspeople behave!

- Mr Ong

Touch Football!

Our classmates did us proud in Touch football! I'm happy to say that I was there to see them play their hearts out and achieve some great results at the first Touch football inter-school games. It was a very wet and grey Saturday morning and I would usually be in bed still at that time, but it was definitely worth the drenching and the mud to get them to Bukit Timah and watch all the exciting matches.

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Hope that we can continue to do our school proud with such representations in the future!

T-shirt done!

Finally! The T-shirt design is confirmed and sent for printing. It is a relief for me because I have spent so much time thinking about the design, getting feedback, thinking of solutions for the things that you guys didn't like. Actually, it's the first time I designed a class t-shirt - I like to be creative, but I find it hard to do creative things.

I'm quite proud of it, and I hope you guys are too. Sorry I couldn't keep it below $20l; like I said, for those who indicated that it is too expensive, you can pay $18 and I'll foot the rest. You can pay the sum to me slowly too, I don't mind that.

Cross your fingers and hope we can get it by Monday morning!

Suggestion form

Please give us topics to post in the blog.. Thank u. We really appreciate that..

In order to suggest click on the suggestion form above this post.. thank u very much for your co-operation ..

- The blogger team

Class banner.

What i heard from Fatin was, they had to make a new class banner because the previous banner had unnecessary paint over it..

What i suggest was to buy a red paint to cover all the unnecessary paint...

But now i would prefer the new banner. It is neater and better.

They planned to finish the banner before the international friendship day.. We should all thank them for their hard work..

-Syafiq

Word of the day..

Yesterday's word of the day from "dictionary.com" website was "NE PLUS ULTRA".

It is really a good motto for our class..

-syafiq

class banner

Just yesterday Gia yiings comitee(Jeremiah(me)Jonathan,Fatin,Valerie) stay back to do the class banner,it was a lot of work and we all got very dirty,plus Joanne had very violent moodswings that day.Me and Jonathan suffered alot. We got scratched,got objects thrown at us and paint rubbed on our faces.This is how Joannes face looked like that day

by Jeremiah Ng

Class spirit

Do we have class spirit?

By class spirit, I mean total cooperation and helpfulness towards each other in class. Excellence for Self and Others perhaps. You might think that your studies only depend on your own effort, but you need to know that whatever your classmates (or you) do will affect your studies and the teachers' teaching. Therefore without class spirit, it will be hard for all of us to improve together.

Do we:

• help the duty personnel maintain the class's tidiness?
• remind classmates to pay attention during lessons?
• help classmates collect work if they are absent?
• show courtesy and friendliness towards everyone in class?

These are just some ways in which we show class unity and spirit. Are we at that standard yet? If not, we will need to think about how we can do all this.

In 2 more weeks, it will be International Friendship Week, where there will be exhibition booths done by the Sec 4s for us to learn about different cultures, and also an inter-class games tournament. The boys will be playing soccer and the girls playing captain's ball, and that'll be a chance to show class spirit too. I really hope all of us can be there to play and also cheer for each other; winning classes will be awarded points for best class award!

But first, let's show some class spirit first - Can we finish up our class banner and the class t-shirt design first, so that we have something to show for that day?

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If u have any ideas or topics to share, pls click on the "Suggestion Form" above. If u have any other suggestion for us to improve on the class blog, do click the "Suggestion Form" above.

Thank You for your co-operation. :)

-Syafiq

First week of Term 2

It seems as if I haven't seen the class for so long even though it was just a week's break. Before that I was at the Sec 3 camp, and then I had the ODAC camp which used up Monday to Thursday of the week, and I attended a teacher's discussion on Literature stuff on Friday! That was how I spent my holiday week, isn't that sad?

I do know that all of you were probably quite busy too, and I guess the different subjects all gave some kind of homework for you. Thank you for the work done for the Literature book trailer, I'm so proud of you all for finishing it during the holiday! There was some really good work there, and I really enjoyed watching them. In addition to knowing more about the book, I hope you learned a little about working in groups too, which is an invaluable skill throughout your life.

I am very proud too that so many of the school's rugby team are made up of our class's members! Rugby's a great game and I love to see you all taking time out to enjoy it together. Have great fun and do Pei Hwa proud when the competition comes around!

- Mr Ong

Animal farm

Links to watch Animal Farm movie.

http://www.watch-movies.net.in/play_new.php?si=4452&s=1&tra_st=0&u=aHR0cCUzQSUyRiUyRnZpZGVvLmdvb2dsZS5jb20lMkZnb29nbGVwbGF5ZXIuc3dmJTNGZG9jSWQlM0QtOTE1MzQxMjIxMzgwMjkxOTQxNiUyNmhsJTNEZW4=&host=Google&mi=Animal-Farm-1999 or

http://www.watch-movies.net.in/link/Animal-Farm-1999/

Enjoy...

-Syafiq

Classmates and teachers of the week

We started this 'classmates and teachers of the week'. The class blogger team is looking out for 'these people'..... So look out for your names every week....

SINGAPORE NEWS Six SBS double-decker buses burnt at Ang Mo Kio depot By Saifulbahri Ismail, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 07 March 2010 1659 hr

SINGAPORE: Six SBS double-decker buses were burnt beyond recognition at the Ang Mo Kio Bus Depot at 3.30am on Sunday.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it dispatched two fire engines and 20 fire fighters to the scene.

The fire was brought under control within 30 minutes.

No casualties were reported and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

A spokesperson from SBS said the loss of the buses will have some impact on its operations.

However, SBS will try to minimise inconvenience to commuters by redeploying buses where possible.

The total cost of the six buses is believed to be about S$3 million as each new double decker bus costs about half a million dollars.

Taken by:CNA

-Syafiq

Touch rugby (again)

Boys who want to join the touch rugby enrichment can see Miss Tan (our PE teacher)

Thank you.

-Syafiq

Touch rugby

Girls needed for touch rugby. Urgent! Please, Miss Tan (our PE teacher) want girls to join the touch rugby enrichment. There will be competitions... Which means there will be CCA points.. If you are interested (remember girls only) please see Miss Tan and ask. Thanks...

-Syafiq

Living up to the class Motto

Don't you think the class motto is great? Ne Plus Ultra - the ultimate, the highest etc etc (thanks to our blogging team for the definition!)

It's something for us to live up to, and to make it happen, we really must be consciously trying to be our best! It's not something that comes naturally without us doing anything, for example.

I hope you guys know that is why there are some things I will nag about. Like the neatness of the rows, the cleaning up of the class room, the proper attitude during reading period et cetera.

I also tried hard to push for and finish the class banner and T-shirt by this term - because it is a symbol of our unity, something that we can be proud of. I want other teachers to know that this class is special when they see the banner and walk under it to enter. We can show our unity by wearing our class t-shirt all together during PE lessons.

Can we all work together and put in the effort to be the best?

Mr Ong.

An old blog...

Hi all!

Mr Ong here again... Just want to show you guys something interesting - I used to write a blog for my past years' literature students until I stopped last year. Not all of it is about the literature work in school actually; in fact I write about all kinds of stuff I thought about or am interested in. Do take a look here!

Touch Football(rugby) enrichment prgramme and others.

Hi,Joberg here.Ms Tan(PE Teacher) has slots for touch football enrichment avaliable and if you are interested,you can approach her.This enrichment will earn you CCA points,and if you are interested,please sign up and you will be in a competition.

I noticed many of you are casting your votes in the chatbox.Please cast your votes in the comments sections,not the chatbox.Thanks.

World News (Chile)

Chile's curfew city tense amid aftershocks and looting

Concepcion was empty of most people except soldiers during the curfew By Will Grant BBC News, Concepcion The drive down to Concepcion from Santiago passes through some spectacular countryside. After travelling past the vineyards of the wine-making region the landscape becomes more rugged as you head into Bio-Bio region and Chile's second city. But since this city was rocked by Saturday's earthquake, the normally modern and well-developed roads are now twisted and broken throughout the route. After a journey beset by fallen bridges and long diversions, the final approach into the province of Concepcion came to a frustrating halt just kilometres from the city. The military set up a 16-hour long curfew and were escorting just the most important aid vehicles past the disturbances. As the young lieutenant explained the situation to a crowd of drivers waiting to enter Concepcion, the ground shook twice in quick succession. The daily aftershocks are still very noticeable here. After some negotiation we're given the piece of paper which grants us access to the quake zone. It is a few kilometres down the road that the scope of this earthquake at last becomes clear. We pass by a destroyed shopping mall and half-a-dozen collapsed buildings on our arrival. Hundreds of soldiers are patrolling the streets and evidence of the recent looting is everywhere. Yet by arriving during a curfew, Concepcion is eerily devoid of cars and almost of people. 'No help' At a destroyed apartment block, where apparently eight bodies have been pulled from the rubble, rescue workers are still searching for survivors using sniffer dogs. They're concerned too about a half-finished apartment block which they say has been structurally damaged and could collapse at any moment. Given the constant earth tremors beneath us, it's a distinct possibility. Then suddenly, the city emerges from its strict curfew. Detailed map of quake Thousands of drivers are on the streets trying to reach the nearby town of San Pedro to find clean water and safe shelter. Others, however, can't leave. "We've been defending our homes from the looters," Eduardo Santos tells me, standing outside a badly-cracked apartment block which he and his family are too frightened to sleep in. Instead, they are living in a hastily-erected tent with several other families from the same building. The authorities just walk past us and don't help, he says pointing to some of the troops posted to the city who are dealing with a damaged bridge. Eduardo makes another emergency run into his apartment to get fresh water but refuses to stay there more than a couple of minutes. That has put him in conflict with the troops who want everyone off the streets by nightfall and with the looters who may try again to break into his empty home. News took from BBC News