The English Debate

Should English be made compulsory to pass the SPM? This is indeed a hot issue today. The issue is raised now that the fate of PPSMI will be decided soon. As in many matters, there are pros and cons to the question.

Treasure Hunt 2009, 4th July 2009

The winners: Champion (No Name), Ist Runner Up (1/1), 2nd Runner Up (4S1)

The English Literary, Debating and Scrabble Society (ELDSS) conducted a treasure hunt last Saturday from 7.30 to 10.30 a.m in the school compound. A total of 23 teams registered but 18 turned out. Each team comprised of five members. A briefing for checkpoint officers and team leaders was done at the English Zone by Pn Rahmah. Thanks to all who took part and to ELDSS committee and members. A special thanks to Sahidah, Gayatiri and Vickneswary for helping me prepare all the clues and materials needed for the treasure hunt. Watch the slide below for the activities.

MGCJ Module Building Meeting (2), PKG Kluang, 2 July 2009

The second module building session for sharing best practices in teaching was held at PKG Kluang and we had a fruitful although tiring meeting as it ended at 4 p.m. The module builders and trainers were Adeline (Batu Pahat), Tan Bea Lea (Segamat), Syeikh (Mersing), Norzieha (Pontian), Ramesh (Johor Bharu), Manyamaran (Kulai) and Rahmah and Hafiz (Kluang). I had to rush to school at 12.15 to carry out the LET and panel meeting for my English panel and returned to the PKG at 1.30 p.m. Halfway through the discussion, I thought the panel was not paying attention anymore to the pesentations. Everyone was busy editing his own material! It was actually very tiring to listen to all the presentations and to make comments alone. And yet it had to be done so that we have the best materials to be presented during the course. Besides, producing quality materials should be foremost in a GC's work. However, all in all, we had a variety of materials to choose from for the training session later. Reaching home that day, I grabbed 'lunch' at 4.45p.m (there was no more lunch at the PKG by 1.30) and hit the sack at 9 p.m. The dummy is now with me and I will proceed with the final editing. Thanks to all involved.

Chocolate cake for 4RC, 29th June 2009

On Monday, I baked the long promised chocolate cake for 4RC. They told me they loved it! This time the cake rose slightly higher than usual. Could be due to the baking powder I used. Anyway, I was busy typing away when I smelled something burnt! I ran to the oven and adjusted the temperature as the top part was still not fully cooked and thank God, the cake came out alright. I've baked this hundreds of time so I couldn't have got it wrong.Glad they liked it!