Happy Children's Day!

Dear 3B,
HAPPY CHILDREN'S DAY!

We hope you enjoyed your children's day concert!

Here is the clip of our concert finale for your viewing pleasure!
Enjoy your weekend!

Love,
Ms Priya :)

Innovations...

Dear 3B,
today we spoke about innovations during our Form Teacher Guidance Period (FTGP).

While most of you are very familiar with names such as Bill Gates, Thomas Alva Edison and Steve Jobs, you drew a blank when names such as Sim Wong Hoo were mentioned!

Indeed, it's good to know famous inventors/innovators around the globe but we should also recognise our homegrown innovations!


Sim Wong Hoo is the founder of Creative Technology, Singapore's homegrown music devices company.
Click on the link to find out more and also to know FIVE COOL INVENTIONS that were made in Singapore!


http://www.cnngo.com/singapore/shop/5-best-tech-inventions-singapore-rocked-our-world-423291



Chindogu (Quirky Japanese inventions)

Chindōgu (珍道具^?) is the Japanese art of inventing ingenious everyday gadgets that, on the face of it, seem like an ideal solution to a particular problem. However, chindōgu has a distinctive feature: anyone actually attempting to use one of these inventions would find that it causes so many new problems, or such significant social embarrassment, that effectively it has no utility whatsoever. Thus, chindōgu are sometimes described as "unuseless" – that is, they cannot be regarded as "useless" in an absolute sense, since they do actually solve a problem; however, in practical terms, they cannot positively be called "useful".
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chind%C5%8Dgu)
Do click on the link to find out more!

Here's the video on some examples of Chindogu!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=556zotQc-Qo

Enjoy!


Love,
Ms Priya  :)

Reflecting on Term 3 ...

Dear 3B,

 I hope you have been enjoying your holidays!

In your free time, do take a moment or two to think about the good & the not-so-good things in Term 3.

I hope all of you will comment on this post to:

1. What are some things you have learnt this term
 (by this, I don't mean topics or chapters but rather skills or values e.g. I learnt to work with my shoulder partner,etc)


2. What were your most memorable moments in Term 3?


3. Your feelings about Term 3 in general.

Do take time to ponder and write in your comments.
Remember to state your name & check for spelling, grammar and typing errors before posting.

I look forward to reading your comments!

Love,

Ms Priya :)

Highlights of Term 3 - The Last Day of Term (Teachers' Day & Sports Day)

Time flies when one is having a good time. Indeed, Term 3 flew past so quickly and we are now looking ahead to Term 4. I was very touched by the sweet surprise my dear 3B gave me on Thursday, 30 Aug 2012. They suddenly came over to my desk and handed me a piece of vanguard sheet with all their Teachers' Day wishes written on it. While I'm truly thankful for the cards and gifts you've given me on the last day of term, my most prized possession would definitely be the vanguard sheet as it was a combined class effort and something totally unexpected and heartwarming. As I shared with you, 30 August was the day I joined MOE a few years ago and it seemed like a positive sign that I received this wonderful appreciation on that day. Thank you so much 3B. With loads of gratitude and love, Ms Priya :)

Highlights of Term 3 - Our Parents' Report Cards Days

This had to be THE most favourite project of mine this term! In line with our EL Unit on Report Card Days, all of you were tasked to interview your parents about THEIR report card days and find out about schooling life in the past. Personally, I had fun conducting the interview with my mother as well as I got to know about her lifestyle in the past and it was so different from our times. Thank you parents for cooperating in this task and thank you students for giving a shot at reporting! Ms Priya

Highlights of Term 3 - NESTLE Healthy Living Kids Programme

In the last week of Term 3, we had a different type of Health Education lesson. For starters,it was held in the Science Lab. The teacher was also different - yep it was an a programme brought to you by NESTLE. We learnt about ways to lead a healthy lifestyle - from healthy eating habits to even yummy recipes were shared (Cereal Milo & Baked Nuggets anyone?;)) Ms Priya :)

Highlights of Term 3 - The AAs...

Dear 3B, while you have been learning a lot in class, it is always good for us to apply the knowledge we have learnt into tasks to assess ourselves. This term, we had Alternative Assessments for English & Science. Here are some pictures of you in action! EL AA - Creating an e-book on Microsoft PowerPoint in pairs. Science AA - Using iPhone for a Practical Test and Reflections on Growing Vegetables Thank you for giving the best in what you do! Ms Priya :)