MIDTERM EXAM..OPEN DAY...

School's in! The exam papers which have been marked are ready to be distributed to all pupils. No shocking result happened. Those who are selected to received special compliment from us must be happy as we have prepared some gifts for them. (They don't know who they are and there could be a surprise they never imagine ehehe.)

Apart form that, I have trained few pupils to perform before their parents during the Open Day. Those who will perform are:


-Hanis Farisya (singing a song called "Baca Buku")
-Aaliyah Natasha (reading a chant called "Five Shiny Bugs")
-An action song team with a song entitled "A Small World".


I hope they can give the best performance not only for their parents, but for themselves too.

A Small World

It's a world of laughter

A world of tears

It's a world of hopes

And a world of fears

There's so much that we share

That it's time we're aware

It's a small world after all

It's a small world after all

It's a small world after all

It's a small world after all

It's a small, small world

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Peace be upon you..

It's kindy mentioned that the PPH (acronym for Prasekolah Permata Hati) administration team had been busy lately since we are preparing the pupils for the midterm examination.
Here I would like to lay out few programmes we are facing ahead...


* The 2nd Annual Meeting of Preschool Panel (27th May)
*Midterm Exam (1st-3rd June)
*Open Day (26th June-after school holiday)




Hope it will be noted. Thank you. Be back soon.


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SPECIAL...SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SPECIAL.

The school holiday just around the corner. When I render the things I've done so far, I can't help to feel ashamed. Just because there are 6 "special and unique kids" in my class, I start to feel that I am an unsuccesful teacher. I feel bashful since  it is difficult to teach them reading. Until now,  the best skills they have gained is only reading KV+KV.

(I want to write more, but as I have to prepare for school, my hubby and baby, I have to say bubbye..I promise you to be back later.. )

LINUS OH LINUS!!

The first time I heard this new term was on 30th December 2009. That day, we organized a registration session. The children who have been selected to attend my class in 2010 registered their names along with their parents..

During a talk delivered by Puan Herlina Adam (a former KIA2M coordinator), she mentioned the term LINUS .to my first knowledge. I wonder the difference between LINUS and KIA2M and how the assessment will be conducted.

She told that LINUS  which stands for (Literacy & Numeral Screening) is a progamme for assessing pupils' ability in Literacy and Numerals skills. It is basically focused on BM and Mathematics and all their related skills (including reading, writing, listening, speaking).

As far I am concerned, KIA2M have bee designed to fit the ministry's need for preparing Year 1 pupils who are lacking basic skills in reading and writing before they proceed to Year 2. Pupils in this programme will be equipped with basic literacy skills as long as they can show their ability to read and write.

Starting from this year, the ministry looks further by inroducing numeral skills as another basic skill that pupils have to undergo. Pupils tend to know the basic operations in Mathematics like adding, substracting, multiplying and dividing numbers. Not only that, pupils also should be able to differentiate quality among variety of items. They have to know how to distinguish the day and night, value of Malaysian currency, length or sizes of items..

I've seen the sample of LINUS papers and I think it is a bit tough for average pupils facing such questions. Only chosen few will be pass through. After sitting for the screening test, pupils will be put in different classes, showing how good they are in answering LINUS questions. They are 3 categories of classes; Perdana, LINUS and Tegar (according to their ability respectively)

I would like to remind you (viewers), those who fall under LINUS  categories couldn't be seen as "malnutricious", stupid, illiterate, awful, clueless or any related terms. Most of them are able to read and write but it is different in the way the assessment is made. Pupils are assessed in holistic way. They have to show their confidence and literacy in listening passage or statement and be able to talk about it. They must be able to extract the thing they know into words in verbal manner. In other sense, if they cannot talk, it is hard for them to be in good classes (Perdana). In most situation, if they fail to complete it, they will be labeled stupid, don't know how to read and whatnot. As a result,  teachers who prepare them for early education (including kindergartens and preschools) will be blamed. They can't do their job very well, can't take responsibilities or not able to finish such an easy job to educate small children. This stigma is normal and by any means we (the preschool teachers) have to face it.

Whether we want it or not, we have to face it. We have to do ALL WE CAN to equip them with "LINUS knowledge" and get ready to be smashed. This is the fact we have to face. End.

Thinking of the future..

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A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS..THOUSAND PICTURES?

Finally, after waiting for so long to get the photos uploaded, I bring you some pictures which describe our recent activtities. Enjoy!

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On 8th May, I was among few teachers from SKBU2 who attended a course on  "Professionalisme Keguruan".  The course was held at JOTIC, which situated in the heart of JB.  Datuk Shahrir Samad, the MP of JB came as the VIP who officiated the closing ceremony.
Those who were giving talk were En. Aminuddin Adam (PPDJB), En. Akbar Abdullah (lecturer,KUTHO) and Hema Nair a/p SUppariam (Counsellor, Permai Hospital).

Datuk Shahrir Samad launched the closing ceremony

Among the participants

Encik Fahmi took the certificates on behalf of us

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27th April 2010."Hari Anugerah Cemerlang" and "AGM of PIBG"..All female teachers decided to wear blue dresses.

Ready to be on the red carpet..hhehe

"Tomorrow, my face will be on the newspaper frontpage" -Azim, the prefect. They lined up to welcome the DPM of Malaysia who launced the HAC and the AGM of PIBG.

One little sister for one big sister (I copied the idea to create the cap/head gear from Cikgu Ain, teacher of Brilliant Aulad, the SK LKTP Jengka 8 preschool class)

Lethargy captured the atmosphere

The DPM  cum the Minister of Education, Tan Sri Dato' Muhyiddin Yassin waved the crowd.

On 28th April, we (our class) received some foreign guests. They could'nt speak Malay and spoke a bit of English..Here they are..

A delegation from a Thai university. Thank you for the warm visit and hope they care to come again.

SAWADDEE KA----

On 30th April, Athirah (two from right) celebrated her 6th birthday..here are some pictures.

Ok kids...let's show your nostrils! mueheh.

What is it inside?

Owh, jajan....! (munchies)