Due to covid19, our lives have been much affected.
Firstly, there was the Circuit Breaker from 8 April to 4 May. And due to the Circuit Breaker, there is full home based learning for the students. And hence I am working from home.
The first week of the Circuit Breaker was challenging. Darling was also working from home. Yuanze and Yuanyi were at home as well. I was planning learning packages. Yuanze was asking us to play with him. Yuanyi was crying and wants to be carried. I had to carry Yuanyi and put him on my lap while I do the screen recording. And the screen recording can capture Yuanyi cries at certain times.
Then a few days later, the ministerial task force say that, we cannot bring our kids to our parents on ai daily basis for babysitting purposes. And my MIL suggested putting Yuanyi at her place for the time being, if not very difficult for both me and darling to work from home while taking care of 2 kids. So we agreed with this arrangement.
And then one week ago, the Circuit Breaker was extended until 1st June. And the June holidays were brought forward, and will be from 5 May to 1 June.
So the cons of this CB period are:
- Every saturday cannot bring Yuanze to swim
- Every sunday cannot bring Yuanze and Yuanyi to tampines to visit my parents and sisters
- Doing HBL packages are making me vomit blood, as well as the checking of submission of assignments, chasing students if they never do the packages, calling them or calling their parents
- Never get to see Yuanyi :( :( :(
- I miss the interaction with my students and my colleagues
The pros of this CB period are:
- Spend more time with darling and Yuanze at home
- Improve my cooking skills
And that's about it.
Honestly, I prefer to go back to school.
But anyway, I understand what the government is doing.
So in order to live longer and stay healthy, we should just stay home, until the covid19 situation is over, and life can be back to normal.
Sharing some photos of Yuanze doing his HBL and also exercising with me. :)
His hair so damn long omg.
Brought him to the barber to cut his hair on 19 April, and so lucky I did that, because a few days later, the government announce that haircutting services will be stopped.
So fit this boy. :)
To all my friends, jia you during this period!
My colleague passed me a few pieces of students' work, and attached a note:
"Dear YY,
Sharing with you this piece of writing by E2. As part of their EL task, they were told to choose a subject teacher and they have chosen to write about you.
Hope this makes your day! :) "
Thank you. Reading these really makes my day, and affirms me as a teacher. So I want to record it here, in case when I feel jaded from teaching, I can read all these again to find back the motivation on why do I want to teach.
Here goes!
1st Letter:
We are writing this report to express our appreciation and provide feedback on our Chemistry teacher, Mr Tan.
Mr Tan is capable of making lessons interactive by making light hearted jokes, which captures our attention and increases our participation in class.
Secondly, when our notes are thick and content heavy, Mr Tan will teach the chapter by writing on the board, while standing for multiple hours. Knowing the hard work and tireless dedication that he has to offer, we are deeply grateful to have met a teacher who wishes nothing but the best for us.
Overall, for the past three months that Mr Tan has been teaching, was a joyful and memorable experience. As he has proven to be understanding, approachable and encouraging towards us, regardless of our learning abilities, which we are forever thankful for.
Report written by: Amber, Camelia, Kar Ying, Kiferlynn, Yan Ting
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2nd Letter:
Mr Tan is an interactive teacher such that he makes his lessons entertaining and easier to understand. He always check our understanding on the different topics before continuing to the next topic.
Homework was given adequately so we are able to finish it on time. When we received an unexpected result for Chemistry Structured Class Test, he motivates us to do better in upcoming tests.
We really appreciate having Mr Tan as our Chemistry teacher. We hope he can continue to make us better students in terms of academics and character.
Report written by: Nayla, Aryani, Amirah, Shahana, Jeyaeni
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3rd Letter:
We are writing this report to compliment Mr Tan YY about his effective teaching. During Chemistry lessons, he adds a bit of humour to make lessons enjoyable and interesting. The tone of his voice is also loud enough to catch everyone's attention especially those that were daydreaming or falling asleep. Mr Tan always have a positive mindset when he steps into the class. This gives us a positive mindset as well, as it means that the lesson will be enjoyable since the teacher is in a good mood.
A teacher shouldn't always add humour or else the class is in a mess. Mr Tan is very strict with timing and loves to be on time for the following chapter. He has one of our LIGHTS values, self-discipline. He teaches us to be self-disciplined by setting our targets and making sure we reach the targets.
In conclusion, we find Mr Tan YY very disciplined and we are thankful to have him as our teacher.
Report written by: Siriporn, Rycca, William, Wai Kit, Wei Heng
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Early this year, the Mother Tongue teachers ask if I can perform for the CNY Concert.
So I decided to choreo something for my wushu students, with me inside it. Not that I want to show off, but it took me only one session to finish the choreo with my students. After one session and two rehearsals, we go perform already.
Though I must admit, the choreo is quite simple. The kids only need to learn 5 bars of steps. And they do some domino effect (to "waste" the music), walk down stage to perform, and then go up stage again ("waste" more music) and taaaa daaaa we are done. Hahahahaha.
I also ordered a costume from taobao for this performance. I ordered on 11 Jan 2020. And it got delivered on 23 Jan 2020. The performance is on 24 Jan 2020. Talk about treading on thin ice. :p
Got the wow effect a not? Hahahaha.
Signature pose! How can it be a Mr Tan item, without my signature pose, correct? Thank you to all my wushu students who are game enough to do it with me.
Right after the performance, I quickly went down to the canteen to set up the Lou Hei with my Staff Well-being Committee (SWC) colleagues. This year I am the SWC Chairperson.
My vice-chairperson, Diyanah. She will take over me as Chairperson next year.
My treasurer, Hui Ping. She was also my FT partner in 2016, when I first joined the school.
SWC 2020! I love this team. Thank you so much for working so closely together in enhancing the work life harmony! Missing another team member, Mdm Zahara, who is the SSD, and is like a mother to me, always giving me guidance and advice.
Of course must take pic with my beloved PE Dept!
Happy CNY everybody! Enjoy the long weekend!
