We are going to Johor State Level tomorrow (Monday, 29 September 2014) after winning the Pasir Gudang District Level last May. The competition will be held at SK Medini, Nusajaya. We will be performing 'Fun with English'. I just hope the kids enjoy themselves performing, get some good experience and give their best. Do pray for us!
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 to use a portion of my tuition money instead. I hope this investment will pay off. We will use these uniforms for years to come. It makes me happy when kids enjoy learning English.
It's been a while since I last posted here. Things have been really hectic at school, and also with my studies. So, here are a few update on some of the things that I'm currently working on.
Choral Speaking
With the help of a fellow teacher, I've been able to put together a team of 35 students to participate in the Pasir Gudang district Choral Speaking Competition representing Zone H (Pasir Gudang). We've been training on weekends. Even though we're sort of pressed for time, I hope we'll be able to give our very best in the upcoming competition.
Penpal Project v.2
In 2011, I initiated a penpal project with a school in the US. This year, I intend to do it again. I've already got replies from a school in Mozambique and the UK. Hopefully, I'll be able to get responses from other countries as well. It'll be fun for my 4 Jujur to learn about different cultures and perhaps they can share it with the rest of the students at my school.
FUN WITH ENGLISH SK Kopok's Choral Speaking Script -- English Carnival 2012
ALL:
Good morning everybody,
Here we are,
A million, billion, willion miles from home,
Among strangers,
Who would like to know,
SOLO 1 (Girl):
Who are we?
SOLO 2 (Boy):
Where do we come from?
SOLO 3 (Girl:)
What are we going to do?
ALL:
Just like always,
We are going to tell you,
We are just children ,
Trying to have fun with English,
Making our voices heard,
Ringing voices, all in chorus,
Speaking English words,
Experimenting with English!
Playing with what we say,
Since English isn't easy,
We are having fun along the way,
GIRLS:
We can speak out loudly,
BOYS:
SPEAK THOSE WORDS OUT LOUD! (Spoken loudly)
GIRLS:
Stop!
Speaking out that loudly,
Just shouldn't be allowed.
GIRLS:
And we can speak out softly,
Or whisper in your ears,
(Girls turn and whisper in their friends' ear)
THIRD ROW:
No!
When you speak that softly,
No one else can hear,
BOYS:
We can speak quite rapidly,
GIRLS:
Just like a speeding train. (Spoken rapidly)
(Chuss! Chuss!)
BOYS:
Or say the words quite slowly,
ALL:
Just-like-a-clogged-up-drain
SOLO 4 (Boy):
Still wondering who are we?
ALL:
Just like always,
We are going to tell you,
We are just like you ,
Trying to have fun with English,
Making our voices heard,
Ringing voices, all in chorus,
Speaking English words,
Experimenting with English!
Playing with what we say,
Since English isn't easy,
We are having fun along the way,
HALF OF THE GIRLS:
And when the mood is right,
OTHER HALF OF GIRLS:
We'll speak up high!
BOYS:
Or-oh-so-low..
GIRLS:
Or water every word and..
ALL:
watch them grow!
BOYS:
Or say the words,
In such a way,
You want to sway,
GIRLS:
Tomorrow, tomorrow, and tomorrow, (swaying)
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, (swaying)
BOYS:
(Pointing at the girls)
Look at them,
Quoting Shakespeare,
Like they know better,
GIRLS:
Oh well!
Maybe we do,
The rain in Spain, (swaying)
Stays mainly in the plain, (swaying)
BOYS:
My Fair Lady!
GIRLS:
We can also,
Twist our tongues.
SOLO 5 (Boy):
Twist what?
GIRLS:
Sit back, relax,
And let us ask you a question,
SOLO 6 (Girl):
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
BOYS:
Hmmm... (thinking gesture)
SOLO 7 (Boy):
A woodchuck could chuck wood,
As fast as a woodchuck could chuck wood!
And, if a woodchuck could chuck wood...
GIRLS:
Stop! Stop! Stop!
SOLO 8 (Girl):
What are you doing?
BOYS:
Attempting to recite a tricky rhyme,
As fast as possible,
Without tripping over,
Difficult words!
GIRLS:
English words are fun to learn,
HALF OF THE GIRLS:
Some are short...
OTHER HALF OF THE GIRLS:
..and some are long.
GIRLS:
Ladies and gentlemen,
Lend us your ears,
For we know a very long word,
It is super...
SOLO 9 (Boy):
I know! I know!
It is superman!
GIRLS:
NO!
SOLO 10 (Boy):
Supernatural?
GIRLS:
NO!
SOLO 11 (Boy):
Super Junior?
GIRLS:
NO! NO! NO!
BOYS:
Then tell us what it is.
GIRLS:
It is...supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious,
If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious,
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!
BOYS:
Wow!
That surely is the..
PAIR 1 (Boys):
..longest!
PAIR 2 (Boys):
..biggest!
PAIR 3 (Boys):
..strongest!
PAIR 4 (Boys):
..cleverest!
BOYS:
... word we have ever heard!
GIRLS:
Then you definitely,
have never heard,
Mary Poppins sings!
ALL:
YOU, YOU and YOU!
Take a good look at us,
Having fun with English,
Making our voices heard,
Ringing voices, all in chorus,
Speaking English words,
Experimenting with English!
Playing with what we say,
Since English isn't easy,
We are having fun along the way,
Selected choral speaking scripts among schools, districts and states. These scripts maybe adopted and adopted to accommodate one's need, taking into consideration: suitability of the content, language level, and length of the text.
I am a teacher currently teaching in Pasir Gudang, Johor.
I graduated with a Bachelor of Education in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (Primary TEFL) from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia in 2010.
I am currently pursuing a Master's of Education in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).
In shaa Allah, I will graduate in 2014.
