Happy Children's Day!

Happy Children's Day 2005! Let me strike a pose before the ACES Workout. 'V' for Victory! I'm going to do well in my PSLE and go to the secondary school of my choice!

Here's Sufiyan after the ACES Workout. I call him 'The Friendly Giant'. His smile is contagious and he is certainly well-liked by his peers. Sufiyan poses together with Elfi, Hidayat and Khairi.

What's for breakfast today at White Sands Primary School? Two hosts from Kids Central acted in a skit and delivered the important message - Have a nutritious breakfast!

Do you know that Nestlé launched the world's first white chocolate in Switzerland some 60 years ago? Read about the history of Nestle below:

http://www.nestle.com/All_About/History/History+introduction.htm

Win $100, 000 with Nestle, which supports Team Singapore in the S.E.A. Games.

Click here for details. Closing date: 31st October 2005

The World's First Cloned Dog

Snuppy and Father

Picture: AP Photo/Seoul National University, Hwang Woo-Suk


In this undated photo provided by Seoul National University, Snuppy, the first cloned dog, at 67 days after birth, right, appears with the three-year old male Afghan hound whose somatic skin cells were used to clone him.

Source: http://animal.discovery.com/news/afp/20050801/dogclone_zoom1.html

Happy Teachers' Day!

They were my pupils from Chua Chu Kang Primary School (1999-2000) - Serene, LiJia, Kwang Wei, Edwin, Pelvin, Matthew and Shi Rong. Thank you for taking precious time to come all the way to my house on Teachers' Day. It is really heartening to see all of you again and remembering the time we had spent learning together. Yes, I also learn from you. Let me share with you what I had learnt 10 years ago.

"I've come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. My personal approach creates a climate. My daily mood makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess tremendous power to make a child's life miserable or joyous. I can be the tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humour, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized."

- Dr Haim Ginott (Teacher, Psychologist, Author)

Dear students, thank you for making my day! May you achieve your goals and contribute significantly to Singapore in the years to come.