'Catch us If You Can' booklet

I will not grow weary of people who ask for materials, advice or help but never say 'thank you' or even give credit to me as the owner of original materials taken from this blog because this blog is part of my small contribution and deed (amal) as a teacher. It is a medium in which I can share anything useful related to English Language teaching (ELT) or bridge teachers and students with useful links related to ELT. What is knowledge if not shared? 

Lest we forget...the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: 

"When a person dies, all his deeds come to an end except three: sadaqah jaariyah (ongoing charity, e.g. a waqf or endowment), beneficial knowledge (which he has left behind), or a righteous child who will pray for him." 

(Reported by Al-Tirmidhi)

Here's the link to a little booklet which is a combination of my students' work and internet materials for the novel CATCH US IF YOU CAN. Please do edit as necessary as it is not the be all and end all.

Happy Teaching!




The Thinking Teacher

PPMP Meeting, SMK Tinggi Segamat

Date: 17th June 2013 (Monday)
Venue: SMK Tinggi Segamat

The PPMP meeting today was chaired by Mr Shanmuganathan A/L Suppiah, Principal Assistant Director (English), JPN Johor. Among others he shared the following points with all members:

• Remedial Instruction for secondary schools from Forms 1-5: teachers teaching the last set (based on the diagnostic test given by BPG) will be given training on how to teach end classes
• three teachers from Johor were trained by the U.S Embassy and ELTC trainers on the teaching methods
• 75% of our students pass English but 25% needs remedial programme
• The use of the mother-tongue to teach English: 85-95% of instruction must be in English (according to American experts). Spanish teachers in the U.S.A use 100% Spanish to teach and students are able to pick up the language within four months
• 1000 Stars Programme involving UPSR, Remedial Class, PMR and SPM: PPMP will run the programme with the assistance from JU's in the respective district

 

The Thinking Teacher

Kluang District Teacher's Day celebration in SM Sains Sembrong

Date: 15th June 2013 (Saturday)
Venue: Khalifah Hall, SM Sains Sembrong, Kluang

Alhamdulillah for another award from the PPD- Anugerah Guru Ikon (Kategori Akademik). Thank you to the PPD for awarding me this. I must say that I'm grateful for the acknowledgement and felt really ecstatic to receive it in my own school hall. Hard to describe, it just felt different and special :) How I wished my students were there to witness this special day...GC: KECEMERLANGAN BERTERUSAN!!

winners all!

with my principal. En Mohd Noh Mohd Yussof

thank you to the PPD!

The Thinking Teacher

36 hours to a journey of the soul...

Dallah Taibah Medina

Approximately 36 hours from now I shall be on Saudi Airlines en route to Madinah Al Munawarrah for the pilgrimage that I had been waiting for. It was ten years ago that I stepped foot in Madinah and Mecca for haj...and finally I'm returning to perform the Umrah. It's amazing how God has planned things for you. I had the means to return in 2005 but it was not meant to be. Having the means to go does not guarantee that you will be invited. Only Allah knows when is the best time for you to receive His invitation. 

The act of Umrah is known to cleanse one’s soul from past committed sins. It is advised to do Umrah more than once in your lifetime so that it can act as a cleansing of the sins from the last time one performs Umrah. Abu Hurairah (R) narrates that the Prophet(S) said, ‘One Umrah is an expiation for the sins committed between it and another Umrah'.  (Bukhari, Muslim)

My greatest hope is for me husband and I to be healthy so we can perform the umrah without major problems. I hope to be able to pray in Raudhah, which is one of the gardens in heaven. The distance from Dallah Taibah Hotel to the mosque is about 80 metres. I hope to make full use of the distance.

Al-Ghufran

After four days in Madinah we will leave for Mecca and the group will be staying at Al Ghufran Hotel which is approximately 90 metres to King Abdul Aziz' entrance. Although dear hubby is affected by gout now and had only recovered from fever yesterday, I hope he can lead me in the umrah rituals especially the tawaf as he has the advantage of being tall. The last time we performed the tawaf during our haj, I felt so safe amidst the millions of people because he was right behind me and protected me from the sometimes rough crowd! Whatever Allah has in store for me, I hope to come home after the umrah a better Muslimah, a better person.   

The Holy Kaaba

I humbly seek forgiveness for all my wrongdoings and shortcomings from my family, friends and students (especially to 5 Bukhari and 5 Syafie,  to whom I have been pretty hard lately only because I wanted them to realise their full potential). This umrah is a journey of the soul and its significance lies in cleansing the soul. May this umrah be accepted (mabrur) and will not be my last.

The Prophet (PBUH) said: 

"The performers of Hajj and Umrah are deputations of Allah (SWT). If they call Him, He answers them and if they seek His forgiveness, He forgives them." 

The Thinking Teacher