last day of school
and finally. 10 months have passed and it is the last day of school for the sec 1 to sec 3 students.
presenting to you, my beloved form class, 2E2. this class is a tough class to handle, with many "outstanding" individuals, and as a result there were many "outstanding" discipline cases last year. i guess the school management have alot of faith in me and so they put me as their form teacher this year to control the class. this year the class still have quite a few discipline cases, but through these cases i get to know the students much better and have established a much stronger rapport with them, as well as their parents. so for the last day of sch, my partner FT and myself chipped in money to treat them pizza, as a final closure for 2016.
this day was exceptionally emotional for some of them. we were having circle time during the last period, and i was with 20 boys (my partner FT was with 13 girls and the remaining 6 boys). so each person was supposed to share which classmate helped them in a positive way, and also to thank the classmate. then when it was a boy's (who is well known to be mischievous and immature) turn to share, he actually started crying. all of us were stunned, including me. and later on, another quiet boy, also started to cry when he was sharing halfway. these kids are really unpredictable.
another highlight to share is that another boy, who is well known to be immobile (because he refuse to participate during PE lessons and i gave him a nickname that is 小河马), actually automatically took a broom and dustpan and start to sweep the floor of the classroom during the Keep Admiralty Clean movement. we were all surprised. last day of school can have so many magical things happening.
so anyway, let me recap my experiences for this year, at a brand new workplace, from the beginning of this year, until now.
malacca trip happened in january, which is a cohort trip for the entire sec 2 level. this was the best time to get to know my form class students.
the first group photo with the pe dept, during cny celebrations.
the pe dept's signature event, admirals' run, which was held at chinese garden. a very nice and scenic place for cross country. but the distance from woodlands is a bit... far. one thing i like about this admirals' run is that it is also a 2.4 km test. one shot clear all the students 2.4 km in one day. that is efficiency.
all the pe teachers in our formal wear. in this sch, during the mid year exams and end of year exams, the pe teachers must be dressed in our formal office attire, because there are no pe lessons during exams. during exams, all teachers must be dressed professionally. seriously i find this a bit... nvm i shall not say. there was no such nonsense at the previous workplace. but having said that, at least i can wear my clubs and countries football jerseys in this workplace. batman dun allow the pe teachers to wear them, which until now, i still do not understand the rationale.
this was mid-year exam post exam activities. i was the referee for the sec 3 inter-class football games.
august is a defining month for me, because it is the time when the whole school realise who i really am, and they also realise that i can... perform/dance. we started to teach students and staff the mass dance steps in the beginning of august, and that's how the whole school realise my hidden talent. some of the teachers also put up a teacher's special item during national day concert, and of course i was being jio-ed, and taaa daaaaa, that's my virgin performance at the new workplace. :)
teacher's day dinner, that was held at chevrons. the theme for the dinner was superheroes, so the whole pe dept dress ourselves as power rangers. the whole costume is DIY ok! kudos to our creativity! taking a pic with the best dressed female teacher, who appeared as Storm of X-men. and i was the best dressed male teacher, because i did an exceptionally outstanding performance and my male competitor totally cannot fight. after that, a very senior teacher told my colleagues, "to know YY's true self, just give him the stage." HAHAHAHAHAHA.
how can we forget ACES Day? my first ACES Day experience at the new workplace can only be summed up using one word: INCREDIBLE. the whole school danced together. seriously no kidding. i can never achieve that at the previous workplace.
and the conclusion to this post will be the photos taken with the Student Development Team, the sci dept and pe dept.
i must say this is one power packed team. missing the discipline master, mr nigel chong, who was away on reservist. he is one guy that i really respect. even if i hate doing discipline, but for him, i will bite the bullet and persevere and continue settling discipline cases.
science dept! :)
and of course, the lovely pe dept. what a virbant, energetic and awesome pe dept. i am glad to be in a wonderful pe dept at the previous workplace. this pe dept is definitely on par! together we can achieve so much great things!
