The first month

How time flies. It feels like it was just yesterday that i graduated from NUS. Now, i have already finished my one year of training in NIE and have just completed my first month as a teacher. Honestly, i think i am blessed, for various reasons.

Firstly, i love CCHY. When i first came to this school months ago, for my practicum, i was filled with fear. The horror stories from my professors about students who make their teachers cry kept floating through my mind. But teaching in CCHY turned out to be a real joy. 3D/3G/3H/4B1 '09 were wonderful classes and each lesson with them was an enjoyable experience (except for when i had to repeatedly chase them for homework :d)

And this year, i am extremely fortunate to have gotten another set of wonderful students.

3D - My precious form class. Although they drive me up the wall with their incredibly lame jokes (BOOMZ, Maggi Mee etc), i completely adore each and every one of them. They are so full of life, and each one special in their own way. I look forward to all my lessons with them and they never ever fail to make me smile. And despite the typical stigma associated with the D classes, i think i have gotten an incredibly smart bunch of students :) I hope THEY will realise it for themselves soon.

3E - Another class with a 'fantastic' sense of humour and spectacular pronunciation skills (BIRTH). Ive told Ms Goh repeatedly, i LOVE teaching your class. And its true. Each SS lesson with 3E is fun in its own way and i love how responsive the students are to all the questions (Although sometimes pure rubbish tends to come out :D)

3F - Class filled with a bunch of jokers. I particularly think my SS Rep is a very adorable boy. The first student to have ever treated me to bubble tea :D On the whole, going to 3F is fun, especially with their new tiger theme. I love orange! So walking into 3F is such a treat for the eyes

3B - This is one of my favourites! They are super mischevious, extremely noisy and drive me crazy, and yet there's just something about them. I don't know if its the ridiculous things they say or the crazy jokes they make, i just enjoy teaching them. But its sad that alot of them hate social studies. I hope over time, they will grow to like it. :)

4E - My one and only sec 4 class. I dont think i have really bonded with them, mostly because i dont get to see them much, but im slowly getting to know them better. Going to the army musuem today with them was fun, and i realise alot of the students in 4E have a very good sense of humour. Its a pity they tend to be very quiet in class, especially when Mdm Sue is there. They are really scared of her. Not scared of me tho! :)

My colleagues are another reason why i love the school. Very helpful, very patient and a great deal of fun! I couldnt ask for more.

So there. The reasons why i enjoy school so much and a peep into my first month at CCHY :)