Ms Song has become Mrs Khoo and so she's moving over to http://www.mrskhoo.blogspot.com

@bout Teaching

Thought I'll share what Ms Teo shared with me with everyone.

I Didn't Know

I didn't know that years of school and a college degree would be of little consolation when facing a room full of bright little eyes on the first day of school. I thought I was ready...

I didn't know that five minutes can seem like five hours when there is idle time and an eight hour school day far too short for a well-planned day of teaching...

I didn't know that teaching children was only a fraction of my job. No one tells you about the conferences and phone calls, meetings and committees, paperwork and paperwork...

I didn't know that it took so long to cut out letters, draw and colour pictures, laminate - all for those bulletin boards that were always "just there"...

I didn't know that I would become such a scavenger and that teaching materials would feel like pure gold in my hands...

I didn't know that an administration and co-workers that support and help you could make such a difference...

I didn't know that there would be children that I loved and cared for and stayed up late worrying about, who, one day, would simply not show up. And that I would never see them again...

I didn't know that I can't always dry little tears and mend broken hearts. I thought I could always make a difference...

I didn't know that the sound of children's laughter could drown out the sound of all the world's sadness...

I didn't know that children could feel so profoundly. A broken heart knows no age...

I didn't know that a single "Yes, Mdm" from a disrespectful child or a note on my desk that says "You're the best!" could make me feel like I'm on top of a mountain and forget the valleys I forged to get here...

I never knew that after one year of teaching, I would feel so much wiser, more tired, sadder and happier, all at once...

And that I would no longer call teaching my job, but my privilege.

Author Unknown

@bout typing

Kids,

Practise your typing.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_typing_of_the_ghosts.html

http://www.thekidzpage.com/freekidsgames/games/alphadrop/alphadropgame.html

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_cup_stacking.html

@bout Boardgames Day 2

These are the two games lower primary kids are taught to play for Boardgames Day.

In the hall where everyone's waiting eagerly to start.

The kids from 2 Creative at play.

@bout more Sudoku

Hey Kids,

More sudoku of a different kind:

(1) Easy - http://www.thekidzpage.com/freekidsgames/games/sudoku/4x4/sudoku-02.html

(2) Hard - http://www.thekidzpage.com/learninggames/sudoku/9x9money.html

@bout sudoku

Kids,

Here's where you can practise sudoku for the challenge next week

(1) Numbers 1 to 4: http://mypuzzle.org/sudoku/kid.html (Easy)

(2) Numbers 1 to 6: http://mypuzzle.org/sudoku/6x6.html (Medium)

(3) Numbers 1 to 9 (this is the one we will be doing for the challenge): http://mypuzzle.org/sudoku/ (Hard)

@bout Deepavali (Diwali)

Click here to find out about Deepavali.