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Hi guys,

There’s a new timetable for Term II For your convenience, I have created one for you all… download here: 2a2-timetable-2009-term-ii :)

See you all soon!

Alex

Hi all,

Hope you all are having a nice break I’ve already sent out an email about this, but this is just in case some of you didn’t check your emails

I’ve made a mistake with the holiday homework… if you check, you’ll find a page which I’ve struck out in red. That page is the paper 1 from Ngee Ann Secondary School.

What I meant to do was to strike out the section two, which is the formal letter writing So please complete SECTION ONE - COMPOSITION

Please post here or email me if you are unclear Enjoy your hols and stay safe

Alex

Hi guys,

I know the last two days were stressful ones… While I know that it is necessary to say and do what I said and did, do know that I did not enjoy it: it was something that had to be done.

And you know what? Although I was disappointed that things turned out this way, and was doubting about my decisions about the class, I realise that I am not wrong. In fact, I am so much more confident that I am right!

Right about 2A2. Right about you being professional students. Right about you guys being FULL of POTENTIAL. Right about you guys being great students. Right about us being a family. Right about being here as your form teacher. Right about being your friend.

I care very very much about each of your well-being, not just your education (which is just one part of your entire life), but also about what kind of a person you grow up to be.

That is why I got so angry.

I got angry because I care. Strange isn’t it

Well, it isn’t quite enough for me to just get angry. I hope each of you have learnt something about being in a class and being in a family. When something happens to one or some of us (be it good or bad), it happens to ALL of us We’re all in the same dragon boat

So here’s what I’ll do here. I’ll remind you all again… remind you who you are: PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS!

1.         Hand In quality work

2.         Respect everyone (including yourself)

3.         Perfect grooming – hair, socks

4.         Manages time well

5.         Excellent manners

6.         Have great self-respect

7.         Always punctual

8.         Submit work on time

9.         Create PRO journal

10.       Pay good attention in class

11.       Have big dreams and great ambition

12.       Never give up

13.       Just do the impossible

14.       Always think of others

15.       Honesty and integrity

16.       Think before you act

17.       Don’t discriminate

18.       Don’t interrupt teachers during lessons

19.       Be caring and considerate to others

20.       Be positive

I have and will back each and every one of you ALL THE WAY. I will ALWAYS BELIEVE you can do it! So let’s all put our hearts and minds on the same path and MOVE UP!

Always in your corner,

Alex

Hi guys,

As promised

1.      Situational Writing:            Missing Pages

2.      Situational Writing:            Child Abuse

3.      Situational Writing:            Myojo

4.      Cloze Passage:                 One Word Only – The Reunion Dinner

5.      Composition:                     The Class and the Evil Teacher

6.      Comprehension:                The Way We Live

7.      Summary:                         The Way We Live

8.      Comprehension:               My School Days

9.      Summary:                         My School Days

10.   Adverbs & Adverbials

11.  Cloze Practices #1            20 - 21

12.  Cloze Practices #2            22 – 23

13.  Cloze Practices #3            April’s Fool & Race Tracks

14.  Cloze Practices #4            Exercise 7 - 10

15.  Cloze Test

16.  Vocabulary Worksheet     My Birthday

17.  Practice #1

18.  Practice #2

19.  CA1

20.  Comprehension                Dogs

21.  Summary                          Dogs

Alex

Dear guys,

Here are the answers, albeit a little late Thanks to Chin Yong for helping (ask him for more details!)

Exercise 9:

1. trifle
2. argument
3. bombardment
4. accusation
5. warmth
6. initially
7. be
8. noticed
9. followed
10. silently

Exercise 10:

1. alarmingly
2. solution
3. supervision
4. education
5. taking
6. ignorant
7. boredom
8. forbidden
9. enforcement
10. possible

Hope you all did well

Hi guys,

I’ve gotten some feedback saying that you all like the monkey on my T-shirt… unfortunately, because of obvious copyright issues, I cannot use that image

But… I’ve done the next best thing I’ve created a little picture (which I hope you all will like!) and put it into the design of the T-shirt Check it out:

Feedback and comments welcome

Alex

Hi all!

Here are the answers to today’s cloze passages:

College Head

1. were
2. seemed
3. turned/ showed
4. moment
5. from
6. middle
7. did
8. foreign/ strange
9. but
10. enough

Michael & Richard

1. opened
2. through
3. just
4. place
5. rather/ much
6. cool
7. view
8. happening
9. getting
10. lucky

Please check your answers, grade your papers, and hand them in tomorrow

Hi all,

As I won’t be taking you all for Literature anymore *sob*, I’ve started another category called “English” Here, you can find some information about what you’ve studied in class

Also feel free to discuss some questions or things you’re not sure about with your classmates and myself

So, for my first post, just a quick one on the homework you have to do:

Write an original story about “The Class And The Evil Teacher”

• Use the character/ setting writing format we learnt in class
• Use adverbs and adverbials
• Be creative and make your story interesting
• Minimum word: 350 word
• Hand in on Monday, 9th February

That’s all for now Enjoy your weekend!

Alex

Dear all,

Here’s the lyrics to the Total Defence Musical: “It’s All Up To Us”

Sunny island in the sun

Where our children live and play and run

Our little piece of paradise

Where we live the stories of our lives

Colourful city in the blue

Where all our dreams can come true

Our sanctuary from the storms

Where we’re protected; safe and warm

Though the times are uncertain; the future unknown

Just remember: you’re never alone

It’s all up to us (it’s up to us)

It’s up to you and me

To keep what’s ours strong and free

 ‘Cause this is the place I want to be

It’s all up to us (it’s up to us)

I know I can depend on you and me

Everything we do brings us closer to

A better tomorrow (a brighter tomorrow)

A greater tomorrow (a fantastic tomorrow)

We can make our dreams come true

 ‘Cause it’s all up to us

And thanks to the 20 who volunteered We’ll have a nice rehearsal tomorrow

Alex

Hi guys,

Here is the list of FOODSTUFF you can bring (HALAL only please!):

• Assorted Nuts
• Biscuits & Cookies
• Dried Fruits
• Milo/ Ovaltine/ Horlicks
• Honey
• Peanut Butter
• Jam [any flavour]
• Coffee/ Tea Powder
• Sugar
• Coffee and Tea Sweetener
• Flour
• Oatmeal
• Instant Noodles
• Breakfast Cereals
• Popcorn
• Sweets & Chocolates
• Mushrooms
• Canned/ Packet Drinks
• Crispy Cuttle Fish
• Canned/ Tinned Food

And here’s the list of daily necessitites you may want to contribute:

• Soap & Shampoo 
• Face Cream & Face Powder
• Body Lotion & Powder
• Handwash
• Hair Clips
• Bath Foam
• Hand & Body Lotion
• Bath Towels

Please reply to this post, so that Shantosh, our CIP leader, can take note. We don’t want to have everyone bring hand towels or MYOJO Cup Noodles Haha!!!

Looking forward to being a HUGE BLESSING to those receiving our hamper! As the saying goes “It is better to give than to receive!”

See you all Monday!

Alex