Well Done!

After all the marking and tabulation, I must say that I am very pleased and proud of how well most of you have done for the End of Year Exam and your overall for Semester Two! The English and Literature papers were not so easy, but yet most of you managed well and improved from your Mid-Year examinations! Well done!


I'm especially proud of those of you who improved by as much as 2 to 3 grade points. Wow! To me, it doesn't matter whether you got an 'A'. I think it's most important that you have personally tried your best and made some progress.. I also do not believe in comparing oneself to others as we each have our own individual talents and strengths.These are not always measurable in terms of marks and grades right?


For some of you, even if you didn't do as well as expected, don't be discouraged. Learn where you might have gone wrong and continue to improve on your weaker areas.

I believe in each and every one of you! =)

Literature Examination Reminder...

Hello my dears,

Hang in there, the exams are almost over!

Freedom is just round the corner!

Do give it your final sprint to the finishing line!

You can do it!

(*Ms Tan jumps around waving pom poms...)

Examination Topics for Secondary Ones (Lek Han, read this!)

For those who were not paying close attention during my lesson :(

Do read through my notes, all the necessary information is already there. The notes are actually all extracted from your

textbook itself... So it would be sufficient for revision.

What Would Be Tested:

i) Pirates of Riau

ii) Meet the Twits

iii) Feet First

iv)Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

v) Unseen Poem (You can't really prepare for this, so just read the questions CAREFULLY!)

~All The Best!~

When I was 24... Class Photos! :P

Presenting... (Drum roll please!)

1 Sassy Sapphire and 2 Oh-so-adorable Opal :P

(Cymbal clashes!)

First Things First...

Literature Tutorial Class (optional) tomorrow at the concourse 15 mins after your last exam paper. See you there!

Not feeling too good, my throat hurts.... Hmm... Must be from all the nagging! :) In fact, was thinking of taking a break from blogging today, but read Willis's tag... Thus decided not to break the trend. For once, less talk, more pictures!

*My other classes, do lend me your class picture which I will scan then return once I'm done scanning it ok? Would love to have 1 Ruby's, 1 Opal's, 1 Pearl's and 2 Emerald's. Thank you!

~What Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger!~

Exam Matters!

It has come to my utter horror (!) that some of you do not know your examination dates for your various subjects, so I feel it's the duty and responsibility of this mother hen to remind you (not so gently) of your End of Year Examination schedule....

Please start revising if you had not already done so!

Below are the important dates for Secondary 1 & 2 Express/Normal Academic Streams:

8 October (Thursday)

History

Mathematics Paper 1

9 October (Friday)

Geography

*I will conduct Literature tutorial class after your Geography paper in preparation for Monday's paper. Attendance is voluntary.

12 October (Monday)

English Literature :)

13 October (Tuesday)

Mathematics Paper 2

14 October (Wednesday)

Science

15 October (Thursday)

Visual Art

D & T

~Aim for the moon. Even if you miss it, you'll land among the stars.~

Two Down, Several More to Go! Hang in There!

It's finally Friday! :)

How were your English Language and Mother Tongue papers? Hope it went well! Whatever it is, do not dwell on what has already been done :) Time to move on and focus on your other papers...

Do hang in there, freedom is just round the corner! Trust me, it's much better to work hard for the next two weeks or so, then enjoy the holidays afterwards! If you allow yourself too much slack now, you might have to suffer during the holidays when everyone is having fun while you are busy "playing" catch up. Not worth it right? Short term pain, long term gain! (Two weeks of hard work in exchange for two whole months of fun!)

Although I am likely not qualified enough to help you with your other academic subjects, perhaps I can just share some study tips that I hope you might find useful!

For the content-heavy papers, like History and Geography, I think it would help if you can use mind mapping technique to help you organize your content. Have your central idea in the middle, then start branching out. Remember to put your ideas in point form, and I would recommend you use different colours to colour code the information. For instance, definition of terms would be one colour, explanations and examples another. You can even draw little icons to help you remember better! :) Better still, study and work in small groups to come up with a comprehensive mindmap on mahjong paper and paste in on your bedroom wall... (Yes, I'm serious!) You can also approach me in school if you need more help in mindmapping... I charge a minimal fee of $5 an hour... (Just kidding! Free for as long as you are my student!)

P.S (stands for Post Script, by the way) -My students comment my posts are long like essays, but there is a reason why I'm your English teacher right? Haha...

I will try to upload some photos soon :) Do send me scanned copies of your class photos ok? I'd love to have them on this blog to preserve and safekeep the memories!