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Happiness Journal 28/7/25
It has been 3.5 years since I last taught Science. Nevertheless, I think my previous experience has compounded dividends. For my remedial class today, I went the extra mile to seal a piping hot cup of cup noodles inside a ziplock bag. Thus lay an authentic opportunity for them to think about how water vapour turned into water droplets - an explanation process that can come across as so convoluted that this teacher came up with the mnemonic WCLCW. đ
I also brought in two cups of ice cubes - one crushed and the other uncrushed. But I left them for too long, so they couldnât really see how the crushed cubes were melting faster than their uncrushed counterparts.
Anyway, I donât know about my students, but I applaud myself for bringing in real-life phenomena into my classroom.
Dear Mr Goh
I am writing to request that Yishun Primary School invite Michael Nash to our school.
Michael Nashâs professional basketball achievements have truly astounded the world. Since he and his team members will visit Singapore from 1 to 10 October, I believe that inviting him to our school will inspire our basketball team to play better. He is a magnificent role model for us to emulate.
I suggest that you invite Michael Nash to our school on Monday, 10 October. Yishun Primary School has been the top primary school team for three consecutive years, so he is likely to be keen to impart his experience to young enthusiastic players like us. On that day, basketball teams from five schools will participate in the annual combined schools training, so I think he will be delighted to speak to a wide audience. This way, his presence will be more impactful.
Ahmad, Bala and I promise to keep our school hall clean and tidy on 10 October. We will do our best to keep our school flag flying high.
I hope you can consider my request.
Yours sincerely
Gary
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hastened his speed, scurried away, strutted purposefully, hesitant footsteps, scampered, tiptoed quietly, gallop, ran as fast as a cheetah, sprinting, saunter, optimistic, pessimistic
Kathy went to take her place at the running track. When the teacher blew the whistle, she shot off as fast as she could down the track. Suddenly, Kathy tripped and fell to the ground. Her shoe, which was a little oversized, flew off her foot.
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Heartbeats in the Dark
drumming, wrinkly old man, attic, eyes glint in an evil kind of way, glare, shadow puppets, loomed over, suffocating, yanked the curtains open, reckoned, weather, independent
I sit up. I cannot breathe because the dark is so black it feels like it is suffocating me. I stare at where I know the curtains are. I tell myself that the sun is blazing on the other side of the curtain.
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Process: Suggested changes to be made to Foundation Science worksheets to the rep.
Impact: Revised worksheets were better aligned with actual wording and question types found in PSLE papers, thus enhancing studentsâ readiness in acquiring required knowledge and skills.
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My washing machine suffered from a water supply problem, so I engaged a plumber to fix it. He leveraged his burly side to take out my large washing machine. I complimented him on his strength, to which he blushed and said, âNo, not strong. Thatâs why I used water.â He had earlier sprayed water at the bottom of the washing machine, and that was when I felt a Eureka! moment. This is how people use water to reduce friction between two surfaces in their everyday life!
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In Singapore, primary schools do well to impart the finer points of fiction writing. Particularly, they collate lists of âShow Not Tellâ phrases for their students and integrate them into weekly spelling drills, hoping that the latter would be able to execute something beyond the run-of-the-mill writing that despairs many a language teacher.
But hereâs the thing: when kids regurgitate phrases like âgrinned like a Cheshire catâ, we donât exactly award them the top band marks, dismissing them as cliches. Then, why do we adults invest so much energy into ensuring that our young ingest these perfunctory phrases?
Can I create time and space in my lessons to allow students to think of their own original phrases, never mind that such incubation of heartfelt sentiments will be more tedious than using the phrases from their spelling list? Do I have the headspace to take a step from my hectic life and think of the phrases that truly reflect my quirks and idiosyncrasies; showcase where Iâve been and where I want to go; and put a smile on the examinerâs face, exhausted from reading tons of scripts?
I am not sure either, but this is my attempt today: His smile radiated warmth, like sunflowers leaning toward the sun.
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T: I see an elderly woman interacting with a therapy dog. A younger woman is sitting beside her. I think she could be the trainer of the service dog.
R: The dog is wearing a purple vest, which complements the purple polo T-shirt that the young woman is wearing. So, I believe that they are working partners.
E: Both the women have big relaxed smiles on their faces. In particular, the trainer is grinning from ear to ear. They must be having a whale of a time bonding with the dog. I think the trainer must be feeling accomplished because her dog is bringing joy to the elderly woman.
E: I don't have any experience with therapy dogs, but I think that dogs are man's best friend. Some working adults that I know don't want to have children. Instead, they want to have 'furkids'. This attests to how dogs offer their owners companionship.
S: I think that students in my school face a lot of stress these days. So, my school could invite therapy animals to promote emotional well-being and reduce loneliness. We don't have to restrict this to dogs - we can also include cats and hamsters.