Update 30/4/2013

Things have been really hectic at school, but here's a quick update of what I've been working on. Choral Speaking Much to my disappointment, even though we have practiced very hard, we only managed the fourth place in the district level. I have to admit that I was a bit too ambitious with the script. It was a little too complicated for primary school kids. My bad. Looking at the bright side though, I have a strong team of Year 4 pupils who have experience competing in the district level, has experienced defeat and did not give up....

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If I Were a Voice (Choral Speaking Script)

This was the script I used in the District Level competition. I have a video of my kids performing this at the competition. I might upload it later. Choral Speaking Script (Recommended for Secondary School) IF I WERE A VOICE STANZA ONE GROUP 1: If I... GROUP 2: If I... GROUP 3: If I... ALL: ...were a voice, A persuasive voice, That could... GROUP 1: ...travel... GROUP...

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The Detrimental Effects of Littering

Sorry McDonald's, but I couldn't find a better picture. Littering has long been a major environmental problem in Malaysia and is fast becoming a norm in the Malaysian society. Towns, countryside, rivers, beaches, mangroves and even national parks and marine parks fall victim to this unsightly phenomenon. Although it is devastating to see our beautiful landscape smudged...

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Pizza Treat

I promised my students a pizza treat for the top scorer for English in Ujian Formatif 1.  So here is our top scorer: DZIL HARITH ILHAM BIN MAZLAN Congratulation...

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Volunteerism and the Third Sector as an Agent of Democracy

by Anas Alam Faizli (TFTN founder) Every December 5 since 1985, millions of volunteers across the globe celebrate the International Volunteers Day. This auspicious day is designated by the United Nations to mark the contributions of many voluntary organisations worldwide. During the recent celebration, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave a profound message; crediting...

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Vests and Ties Have Finally Arrived

Airpak Express took almost a week but I'm so glad that our choral speaking vests and ties are finally here. I paid for these myself. Each set cost approximately RM30. So altogether for 35 students I have dug deep into my pocket and paid a staggering RM1,050. I know that I could have asked for money from the school or other sources, but I have thought this through and decided...

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Every Child is a Star

Everyone is a star. There is a Hindi movie directed and starred by Aamir Khan called Taare Zameen Par (I hope I spelled that correctly) which means 'every child is special'. I haven't watched the whole movie, I only did so halfway on YouTube, but long enough to know that it is a good movie for a teacher to watch. An important lesson from the movie is that there are hidden...

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Pen Pal Project V.2

Almost 2 years ago, I initiated a pen pal program for my Year 5 students with a classroom in Florida, USA. The response was overwhelming. Even though their English was not so good, they managed to communicate effectively in English with their American pen pals and I believe it had been a memorable experience for all of them. The only drawback is that snail mail communication...

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