to loyal readers out there, SORRY for not updating for so long... been bz for d past mth.. close frenz wld hv known d reason... :)
anyway, nw dat i'm back, i'll try to resume updating frequently ya.. ;)
the past mth has been a reali fruitful mth as well as a bz mth..
i was sent for school attachment at Kranji Primary School
initially, i had some reservations abt going to a school which is so far away from home, but after the first few days there, my whole conception changed.
i've slowly grown to like this school, the people there and the kids too..
i got a "floating" timetable and was scheduled to take a P2 and a P4 class.. n due to d lack of space in d school, or rather shld i say the overwhelming number of teachers i nd school, there was hardly space to contain the six of us, so we got our "office" in the staff resource room.. which we later named it as staff room 3. thou it was only a small space, but we liked it alot as it is less stressing compared to the other two staff rooms as there was no one else other than d six of us.. thus we hv a greater space of freedom... :)
here's the six of us who got posted to Kranji Primary :)
(L to R: Mr Sherefudin, Ms Go, Ms Razifah, Ms Tan, Ms Zhao, Ms Nala)
our staff room 3
my super-packed table
me and my P2 babies during Racial Harmony Day (21/07/06)
me and half of my P4 class
i actually hv lotsa stuffz to say abt this practicum, but somehow, i'm lost for words.. thruout this whole period, it was really hard trying to juggle life n work.
i could hardly afford to spend real quality times with my baby, but luckily i hv a super understanding dearie, who's alwaz by my side, giving me his fullest support, despite nt being able to meet up with him dat often.. thanks darling!!
there were lotsa stress too, planning lesson plans, planning activities etc..
d lack of sleep everyday, the "torture" of rushing out lesson plans late at night..
there were times when i really feel like giving up.. but nice colleagues ard me stood by me, giving me encouragments and support.. really appreciate it alot! thx frenz! :)
Mr Sherefudin, Ms Razifah, Ms Go & Ms Nala
Ms Go & Ms Razifah
thanks to these wonderful frenz who nv fail to brighten up my days in Kranji..
i've learnt that itz really not ez being a teacher. itz juz not as simple as wad others perceived it to be. many ppl say, being a teacher is ez, juz hv to give students homework n dat's it??!? but hv u ever wondered, d workload that a teacher would hv to face d moment he/she gives out an assignment? each student has to do only 1 piece, while the teacher has to mark at least 40 pieces, which in my case i hv to mark 65 pieces as i've got 2 classes.. n that's nt counting the different variations of homework that d students can hv... itz indeed nt ez, and on top of that, teachers hv to deal with notorious kids.. phew~ tough job! so kudos to all the teachers!
i actually enjoyed my stay in Kranji Primary School..
special thanks to all the teachers there who gave me a helping hand during my stay there.. it juz feel like a BIG family over at Kranji..
it was really a nice experience... :D
flying towards my dreams
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