Training and Sharing of Google Applications @ SMK Skudai

From the Google Apps we were exposed to during CALL class, my partner Siti Aisyah and I decided to share the knowledge with a few teachers at SMK Skudai. We chose to share the Google Form and IF formula and the Google Presentation with the teachers who volunteered to be our participants: Pn Noriza Hamid, Pn Lua Geok Chiau, Pn Rasyidah Md Nawi, Cik Hasniti Irwa, Cik Noraini Yusof and Cik Normila. The response was very positive. Pn Noriza has now collected her students' e-mail addresses and couldn't wait to share the new application learnt with them (the Google Form - for quizzes and exercises). As usual, in the excitement of training and sharing the knowledge, I forgot to take pictures - can only show you some parts of the slides we used. Also present to observe us were our two great tutors: Ideh and Safinaz.

A lot more happened in May (since my last posting) but I was too busy with quizzes, assignments, presentations and school exam that I couldn't devote much time to update anything. 15th May especially is a special date every year (my birthday!). This year 6A4 decided to help me celebrate it. First they sang the Selamat Hari Jadi (Happy Birthday)song and then gave me an empty box (cheeky!); next they sang the Selamat Hari Ibu (Mother's Day) & Selamat Hari Guru (Teacher's Day) songs and aptly presented a cake written with all three wishes - Happy Mother, Teacher, Birth- day. Thank you 6A4... you made my day! Then at home, my family also presented me with a cake written with all three wishes too - well.. it's a cakes-all-around day!

The cake my family gave me

Zaidi & Suhail......................

cutting & serving the cake from 6A4 in front of the school coop

Aunie trying to force me to bite more than I wanted to

 Also, in the morning the school launched the fund collection drive for the much needed 'dewan terbuka'. Hopefully many will donate and help the school to speed up its construction.

16th May - Teacher's day.. unfortunatey I forgot to take any pictures! Just enjoying the show by the students.

Voting day - 5 May 2013

Yes, 5th May is the voting day and recorded the best voter turn out in Malaysia voting history. Many places recorded more than 80% voter turn out. This year an additional security measure is introduced - the use of indelible ink on voter's fingers to ensure no double voting takes place. In the picture below are mine and my husband's fingers painted in the indelible blue ink. The ink was supposed to last for a few days but some people claimed it was almost gone as soon as they washed it off with dish washing liquid! Voting is one of our rights as Malaysian citizens and a responsibility that every one should carry out. Make your voice heard by casting your votes whenever there is an election.

Congratulations to Aqilah (6A3) for winning 3rd place in Malay Language Public Speaking competition after SMK Gelang Patah and SIGS in the Form Six Carnival. We didn't get any top places for petanque, bowling, the Malay Debate, and English language public speaking. Well, there's always next year. Hopefully we'll get some more talented and creative students this year when the lower six students register at Skudai later (so far no word yet on the registration date for the new batch). Hopefully we'll do better in next year's Form Six Carnival competitions.
Below is the picture showing the winners in the competition (English Sketch Team & Aqilah) with Pn Zawiah & Pn Lua in the middle.

Praise be to God.. finally all our efforts paid off. The English Sketch team managed to get second place after SMK Tasek Utara in the Form 6 Carnival - English Sketch Competition. We even managed to beat the host (SSI) - which goes to show that SMK Skudai students can be as good as those students from the more affluent schools if we really put in a lot of effort in whatever we do. I am especially proud of the team for doing their best within the limited time (planning, practising, preparing props in less than two weeks) and in between the PBS demands (other subjects presentation and assignments). Keep it up Skudai!

Tomorrow is the beginning date of the many competitions listed in the activities in the Form 6 Carnival. Wishing all SMK Skudai Form 6 students who are taking part in the competitions (bowling, public speaking and English Sketch) the very best of luck. I will be accompanying the English Sketch team to SMK Sultan Ismail tomorrow. I hope the students have practiced well and will perform their best tomorrow. Do us proud, ok!

Day 2 - two years on....!

Finally, here I am..  two years on! And this is only my second posting. That says a lot about my progress in using IT for communication...hah..hah. Oh dear, I hope I will be able to keep up with the latest trend in communication and be there in my students' 'world' (beyond school). Now that my timetable at school has changed (alas! I'm no longer teaching Chemistry  - goodbye my form 4 and form 5 science students; sadly I missed teaching Chem but life must go on!) - I can therefore focus on teaching English and dedicate my time and effort to connect with my Form 6 students in the cyber world - especially in helping them with the acquisition of English through communication. May the Almighty gives me the strength and inspiration to succeed in my endeavour, ameen.

Announcement - Self access learning online

                                                           (click on Online English)

Greetings to my students. You may access the websites that I have listed in the "Online English" page (above) to help you further in learning English on your own.