4E2 - Form class matters

Overdue pics

2008-09-01T05:47:00.001-07:00

Have I told you guys how much I appreciated the little farewell party you threw me? Here are some pics from the party!

Look like xiao ding dong like that

In times of despair

2008-08-23T08:15:00.001-07:00

Dear all
Life takes us by surprise, and sometimes these surprises aren't the ones we look forward to. In all difficult moments, be strong and turn to the ones you love for support. Look forward to what lies ahead, cherish past moments and focus on the present.
Help one another through this, and work hard.

Love,
Ms Laz

A Street Named....

2008-08-20T02:33:00.000-07:00

Hi guys, was just thinking..in case you're asked to write a formal letter during the exam, here are some (real!) street names you may wish to use for the recipient's address:

Coleman Street
Cross Street
First Avenue (there's also Second Avenue..all the way to Sixth Avenue)
High Street
Hill Street
Lavender Street
Orchard Road (I'm sure you all know this one)

These road names sound more 'official'. Hehe. Also, practise writing them in full, meaning, use "Street" instead of "St.", "Road" instead of "Rd" and so on.

All the best~

RHD 08

2008-07-21T04:42:00.000-07:00

Hey ya'll. Heard 3/4 of the class wore traditional costumes today, which is GREAT! Wish I could have been there! Thanks Ben, for the pics. Miss you guys!

Quick Tip!

2008-06-21T23:09:00.001-07:00

Hi all. Was just thinking about you. A tip for Situational Writing:If writing an informal letter to a relative (or friend) overseas, please do not use the following phrase:

"I heard it's cold over there. Don't forget to wear more clothes/put on more clothes."

That is a phrase that's probably been directly translated from Mandarin (chuan duo jian yi fu - not bAd eh?). So, instead, use this:

"I heard the weather's really chilly over there. Don't forgot to keep yourself warm!"

That's my tip for now. Until the next time! I'll be dropping by!

Ms Laz

Good bye

2008-06-05T20:09:00.000-07:00

To my dearest little monsters
It is definitely hard to say good-bye. For most of you, I have seen you through almost all four years of your Secondary School life, and you have grown so much. I've had the pleasure of teaching a bunch of horribly adorable and endearing students whom I will never forget. Each one of you has a special place in my heart.
Despite the numerous scoldings and naggings I have subjected your poor ears to over the past 2 years as your Form-teacher (some FOUR years), I hope you realise that I wouldn't have done so if I didn't care about you. I wish you all the best for your 'O' Levels. The next few months will be a true test. You don't need to learn anything new. I have given all I can to you, and now it's really up to you to strive. Whenever you feel despair, tell yourselves that things will always work out in the end. I have faith in you, so have faith in yourselves.
The world, much less Singapore is a very small place. We will definitely meet again, and till then, you'll always be in my thoughts. Many years down the road, you will have moved on. Some of you will still be in touch, some not, but I hope that you will remember me fondly just as I will remember you.
Once again, all the best and take care.

By the way, don't worry so much. I'll still drop by once in a while.
Remember, treat yourselves and one another with respect. Don't give your teachers (especially the new ones!) a hard time. They are there to help you if you give them a chance.

Love you all
Ms Lazaroo

Carnival 2008

2008-04-19T05:18:00.000-07:00

Even though the downpour and lightning that tore through the sky at 3am threatened to dampen the event, the skies finally cleared and the sun blasted us with its HOT HOT rays! All in all, it was a fantastic day!

Thanks to Sean and ALL those who spent all their time and effort making this day an excellent one! Great job to the team!

Athletics Meet

2008-03-28T19:18:00.000-07:00

Crazy woman

E-lessons during the March holidays

2008-03-10T22:18:00.001-07:00

Dear all,
This is a reminder to visit www.tampinessec.com and log in to access the e-learning portal. Search under "lessons" and you will find a link posted by yours truly.

Thanks and see you when Term 2 starts!

Ms Lazaroo

Who's that looking at the tree?

2008-03-07T03:42:00.001-08:00

Ok, I sort of forced them to pose. Wanted to take a front shot but these two young ladies claimed that they were too shy. (Oh come on, girls, don't have to act all modest!)

More more more more pics!

2008-02-17T05:29:00.000-08:00

2008-02-12T20:57:00.000-08:00

Is this Lester, and why is he always in such compromising positions?

Picaroos!

2008-02-12T20:30:00.001-08:00

More to come!

Of Shower Caps and Shopping Carts

2008-01-27T03:46:00.000-08:00

The school's Annual Mass Run took place yesterday, and boy, was it a day of sweat and sun. I had to wake up at 5am just so that I would have enough time to buy ice and find a parking lot just at the reservoir.
The first 4E2 student that I saw while waiting at the carpark was Tri. He was walking past the car (and looking slightly lost, I might add), so I flashed my headlights at him. Soon, we were met by Sean, then Ben and Ka Yan, so we lugged some of the stuff to the grassy area and found a spot to lay our picnic mats so that we could set up shop. Angelina came with a monster of an ice box and I had to send Ben and Vorawan off to buy more ice, because the three measly packs I had bought were not nearly enough. The good news is, we managed to sell of EVERYTHING!
Two of our classmates did extremely well during the run, coming in the top 10 category for the 'B' Boys' and Girls' Division. Fitriah did the girls proud and Joseph managed to clinch 2nd position for the Boys'! Well done!
Oh yes, I must applaud Chi I as well. He now has won my votes for being the most sporting student in class! He willingly donned on a shower cap, tied a towel around his neck like a cape, and hung some manner of stick or tube or pipe to his waist band. You should check out his pictures when I post them up!

Many thanks go out to the bunch who went shopping with me on Friday afternoon - Ben, Sean, Meizhen, Tri, Vorawan, Yuehan and Wen Feng. It was heartwarming watching them discuss business strategies as well as the odd topic now and then. I realised that I had been teaching this group of kids for almost 4 years, and how I would miss them (and everyone else) after they leave this year. Oh well, though it's hard to let go, I suppose it's a new chapter of our lives that we must all be prepared to begin.

Till the next post.

Happy Holidays

2007-12-20T02:17:00.000-08:00

Dear all

Here's wishing you Merry Christmas, Selamat Hari Raya Haji and Happy New Year. Enjoy whatever's left of the holidays and see you next year!

Depending on what's going to happen, this blog will either be left as tpss3e2 or changed to tpss4e2. Will only know at the end of the year ;)

Once again, happy holidays!

Vote Tampines Sec!

2007-11-22T19:08:00.000-08:00

Hi all, do check out the following website. Your friends (Ariel, Ben and Sean) have made it to the finals of the video competition! Show your support by voting for them! You would need to register, it doesn't take very long!

http://sg.wowtv.com/ugcAddNew.aspx

Ms Laz

.Teacher's Day Photos.

2007-11-07T21:44:00.000-08:00

Thanks, everyone!

.Attention!.

2007-08-01T19:20:00.000-07:00

WANTED

The following are wanted for their refusal to cut their long fringes. If you see them, please be warned that they can be highly obstinate. Try to remind them to abide by the rules.

Reward: Gratitude.

.Cross Stitch Thanks.

2007-07-25T21:58:00.000-07:00

Thanks to the 8 that are going to be part of the massive cross stitch project next week. Special thanks to the 5 that kindly volunteered!

*Tri
*Daryl
*Zhi Hao
*Jun Xian
*Angelina
Ariel
Hazel
Jessica

Regards,
Ms Laz
P.S Everyone, please bring $1.50 to cover the cost of the project, myself included!

.Racial Harmony Day.

2007-07-23T18:45:00.000-07:00

FINALLY some pics!!

10 students wanted!

2007-07-18T21:49:00.000-07:00

I need the names of 10 students to attend the following workshop on Video News Production. Details are:

Title: Video News Production Training
Trainer: Ms Hanis
Date: 1 August 07 (Wed)
Time: 2.30 - 4.30 pm
Venue: AVA Room

Attendance is MANDATORY! (IPW group leaders will have to go, plus a couple more to make up the numbers)
If there is no response, I will personally select the students to attend.

Regards.

EL Test

2007-06-27T20:01:00.000-07:00

Dear all,

Please be reminded that there will be a Free Writing test either in week 2 or 3. Be prepared...be very prepared...

Also, I would like all of you to aim for a B4 or higher - some of you (you know who you are) should target at A1 or A2, and not be complacent with a B3. Even those who are weaker should aim for a B4.

Another thing to remember is to PLAN and CHECK. A lot of you lose out due to very unnecessary grammatical errors. Remember to leave a line so that if you spot any mistakes, there's enough room to correct them. If your work is messy, it might just confuse the marker..

Ciao for now.
Ms Laz

P.S I'm STILL waiting for photos.

.Holiday announcements!.

2007-06-12T01:15:00.000-07:00

Hello my dearies

We're now into the 3rd week of hols (boohoo!Sob!) and I hope you're making the most of it!

Just a reminder: Maths test on Coordinate Geometry in Term 3 Week 1. Please remind one another, especially those who didn't come on the last day, namely, Sean, Tri, Jun Jie, Daniel and Lester.

Out of the 5 of you, only 3 have collected your report books. I tried calling Tri and Sean, but no response. Still need to pass you some homework from Mdm Shareena that I completely forgot about (only the 5 abovementioned).

Regards
Ms Lazaroo

.carnival day.

2007-04-17T20:03:00.000-07:00

Hello all!
Reminder that the Speech and Carnival day is THIS Saturday, 21 April. The majority of you need to report in the parade square at 10am (unless you're on official school duty).
Many thanks to all who have helped contribute to the planning of the games stall!

Let's hope this carnival will be a success!

Ms Lazaroo
P.S Angelina - can I please have the photos from the Mass Run? Thanks!

.Word of the Day.

2007-03-26T02:49:00.000-07:00

Greetings all.

Today's word of the day is...

Expunge (verb)

1. to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate.
2. to efface; wipe out or destroy.

.Stars amongst Us.

2007-03-25T19:34:00.000-07:00

Join me in wishing our classmates, Xun Nan & Jia Jun, all the best in their badminton tournament!

They've been practicing very hard and sacrificing a lot of their free time to win glory and honour for themselves and for the school.

All the best, guys!

.word du jour.

2007-03-22T23:23:00.000-07:00

A little "word of the day" section

Today's word of the day:

~Perforce~ (adverb)

Definition: By necessity; by force of circumstance.

He fell sick and had perforce to stay at home.

.Carnival.

2007-03-12T00:18:00.000-07:00

Oh yes..the arrangements for the carnival have been made:
We have been assigned:

Games - Sean's shooting idea
Services - Instant photo.

Will discuss more when we return from the week-break

Important!

2007-03-11T21:21:00.000-07:00

2 main things:

1. Missing class keys: a reminder to please be responsible for school property. If they are in your care, make sure that you do not pass the keys around. The missing keys are still a mystery. How can they get lost IN CLASS if NO ONE took it??

2. Temperature log sheet - who was the one who helped the teacher to record the temperatures at 11.50 ( 2nd temperature -taking slot) on that Tuesday? I need to submit the temperature sheet to the office. Please make sure the person holding on to this is responsible for it!

new seating plan

2007-02-26T05:42:00.000-08:00

Dear all,

Because of the increasing number of bratty groans and moans, and continuous "I want things my way" whinings, I have come up with a new seating plan. So starting from next Monday, you will sit according to the new arrangement. Please clear your books from your current table by Thursday, in order to facilitate the smooth shift.
Also, I do not want to hear any more complaints about the new arrangement. As always, you would need to adhere to this new arrangement until I decide that you need to be rearranged again. Subject teachers have the discretion to shift you around as they deem fit.

Thank you.

MT Oral Exam

2007-02-22T15:13:00.000-08:00

Please take note, regarding your Mother Tongue Oral Examination:

CL:
20 Mar (Tuesday) -
Girls (All 10) ; 2.30pm ; 2E3 Classroom
Boys (First 7); 2.30pm ; 2E3 Classroom
Boys (Last 17); 2.30pm ; 2E4 Classroom

ML:
ALL ; 2.30pm ; 1E4 Classroom

.reminders!.

2007-02-19T20:07:00.000-08:00

Hi guys.
Unfortunately, we've come to the end (SOB!) of our delicious 4-day break, so here's a reminder for the week ahead:

Bring your O level TYS this week, we're going to put in more much-needed practice!
The rest of the Book Talk will take place this Friday! We need to finish all by this week.

I keep reminding you to keep the classroom neat and tidy. Please don't overload the poor dustbin with litter, those on duty, do remember to empty the bin regularly.

Thanks.

.pictures galore!.

2007-02-18T00:18:00.000-08:00

.More pics.

2007-02-17T06:11:00.000-08:00

Collages for you

.CIP pictures!!.

2007-02-17T03:11:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the super late post! There are just too many pics to put up at one shot. There will be more coming soon...promise. Sorry also to those whose faces don't appear on the blog. Couldn't take pics of all of you!

.Thanks.

2007-02-14T22:32:00.000-08:00

Would like to thank the following students for graciously committing their time and effort to go to the Rehab Centre on Friday:

Pat
Boey Yi Ling
Daryl
Vorawan

It's very much appreciated.

.Alert!.

2007-02-12T21:14:00.000-08:00

Please take note that the Book Talk NPPA is scheduled for THIS FRIDAY, 16 February!!!

Length of each presentation: Approximately a minute.

Just in case...
Here’s your chance to be a book critic!

After having read your book, tell your classmates about it. In your book talk, consider the following:

♣ Introduce the title and author of the book
♣ Give a synopsis of the book (e.g brief storyline for fiction, general topics for non-fiction)
♣ Share with your classmates whether or not you enjoyed reading the book, as well as the reasons
♣ Tell them something that you really remember about the book (the content, not things like “I really remember the author’s name” or “I really remember what the front cover looks like”. Yes, things like that are NOT accepted.)
♣ Conclude with a rating of the book – Maximum of 5 stars?

You may wish to add in any other relevant pieces of information to enhance your book talk.

Grading criteria:
Presentational skills [clarity, engagement with audience, confidence]
Language skills

Total marks: 20

.Reminders.

2007-02-09T00:28:00.000-08:00

Please take note:

15/2 Thursday -
Sports Day Heats. Participants released at 12.50pm and are to report at the Tampines Stadium by 1.30pm

16/2 Friday -
Lessons as per normal. CNY concert for Upper Secondary is from 9.50 to 10.50. Please bring oranges for exchanging.

16/2 Friday -
CNY celebrations at Bedok North Rehab Centre. I'm assuming some of you are going down.
From 2.30 to 3.30.

CIP updates

2007-01-24T18:15:00.000-08:00

I sincerely hope that your behaviour on Monday(s) when you go to the centre will be much better than it was yesterday. It was quite embarrassing to watch you behave the way you did, what more an outsider who's coming in to represent the old folks and to teach you something valuable in life.

Think of others, not just about yourselves. Please step out of that "I'm-all-important" self-centred frame of mind. The world does not revolve around you.

On another note, it would be useful to bring your cameras and/or video cameras to the centre. The footage may prove useful for other important projects, such as IPW and NPPA.

Till then.
Ms Lazaroo

CIP!

2007-01-17T20:46:00.000-08:00

Please be reminded of the following dates:

24 Jan (Wednesday): Talk by Veronica @ 2.15pm. Venue: To be confirmed

29 Jan (Monday): 1st visit to Rehab Centre

5 Feb (Monday): 2nd visit to Rehab Centre

16 Feb: CNY Celebrations at Centre with 3E1

Consent forms will be given soon.

Also, please submit your parents' reply regarding the COMPULSORY computer enrichment programme!

Thank you!

VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

2007-01-16T01:17:00.000-08:00

Actually, there are 2:
One, I need you to bring your Comprehension book (the one from your booklist) for tomorrow's (Wednesday) lesson. Shaun has written the announcement on the board.

Secondly, PLEASE PAY $3 for your phototaking. The Sec 3 Phototaking will take place on the 18th (Thursday), hence, all the money needs to be collected BEFORE then. If you read this notice, please help to tell your friends. I would need you to stay behind for a short while tomorrow to collect and sort out the money. PLEASE don't spend it all during recess!

Ms Lazaroo

.Welcome!.

2007-01-12T00:16:00.001-08:00

Hello all you clever people from 3E2.
Welcome to the newly-formed blog for the class. Here, I will post announcements, reminders, pictures etc pertaining to the class. Feel free to pass me pictures that you might like me to post on the blog (in soft copy, please!).
Do communicate with one another via the shoutbox, but remember not to abuse it.

Meanwhile, have fun and enjoy the weekend. It's going to be a long year ahead!

Ms Laz