I found

I found a clown in a box the other day.
I found an airplane in my bedroom that went up and down !
I found a mama bear in my treasure box with a grin ,
I found an elephant in my shower .. having a shower .. opps !!!
I found a great white whale having an ice cream in the palour.


I found ziggy with a twing in her hair.
I found marmalade jam on the kitchen table and wonder who it belonged to ,
I found the craziest monkey swinging here and everywhere,
I found a lion tamer in my back yard , and what's he doing ?


I found a snake charmer having tea with grandma,
Bears and uncles , I found a big book and jumped right into it !

Jaq And The Surprise

I received a call yesterday from my friend Jaq . It was quite late and we were all getting ready for bed . As I answered the phone , she told me not to go to sleep just yet . It was late and why on earth was Jaq telling me not to go to bed ? I mean it's nearly eleven at night and I want to sleep !!! So okay, I asked her why again . She finally told me that she has a surprise for me . At this point I was thinking maybe a very cute chinese guy for the coming new year !!!!! Well ............ nope it wasn't that at all . Sigh............. ( better luck next time huh !!). She told me to go downstairs and wait patiently for her . I went and waited . From upstairs I could her dad asking me if I wanted some company and also if I needed my handphone . No to both questions by the way .
In two seconds flat my dad was already downstairs waiting together with me . I decided.... to call her( dad brought down my handphone ) . So I called her and made her tell me what was the surprise . After much digging she finally told me . This is what she said . " We went for a reunion dinner , and we booked two tables there's a lot of left overs and we did not want to waste it so ,I thought of you and now I am on my way to bring you the left overs . " Wow ! Sounds good eh ? So with open arms , I took the delicious food from her and thanked her and her beautiful family for thinking of us . For today ,our luch will be restaurant style except that the rice will be cooked by mum . I can't wait to chow down and taste those wonderful dishes . Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm !!! .
I am so thankful to all of my friends out there who are kind enough to share with us their humble offering . I find that in this world , we are lacking in this . Simple acts of kindness goes to show that there are those who are kind enough in this world and for that , I am truly blessed to have friends like all of you out there . Regardless of race and creed , and I say amen to that !

I Was Mad

I was mad , as mad as a hornet ,
They made me so mad that I could yell,
And yell was something that I could never do ,
For I was mad , as mad as a hornet.


I was mad , as mad as a hornet ,
For my homework was never done ,
I asked why and they said they were busy watching Ben 10 !
I was mad , as mad as a hornet .


I was mad , as mad as a hornet ,
Someone had stepped on a pinky finger
And that made her cry,
For I was mad , as mad as a hornet .


I was mad , as mad as a hornet,
All I wanted was some peace and quiet ,
Till someone said , " I Love You Teacher,
and then I wasn't mad as a hornet anymore !

I Made Two Boys Cry Today.............. and I Loved It !!!

I made two boys cry today in class and I could not understand why. All I asked was for a little time , just a bit of time as I was not feeling too well . I asked them to read their flash cards while I took a five minute break , that was all I asked for . It was alright for awhile . They were spelling and going on and on until I heard giggles coming from a group of boys . I told them to be quiet and ................. that did not work out . Their giggles soon turned into laughter . The laughter was okay . But it got out of hand . They started to move ........... in all directions and the whole class ended up making so much noise . I looked at my watch it was 11.15 am . Another five minutes I would dismiss the class but no,me and my big mouth got the better of me . Here's where the action begins...............
I told all of the girls to get their school bags and line up . There were nine boys . I told the class that these boys were not going home . They were pretty cool alright . I got to give them some credit here . So out of the nine boys ,I told two boys to go get their bags . I went on till there were three boys . I proudly said to the three boys that they were not going home and that ........ before I could finish my sentence, the waterworks started . Okay I had no heart to see them crying so i gave them an option , apologize or just don't go home . We had a happy ending . They stopped crying and apologized to their one and only beautiful teacher !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In times like this , I feel sad to say thing like this to them but then again they leave me no choice at all . I mean , I warned them ( gently of course ) . Then I waited and gave them some time . But if all else fails then they leave me no choice . I have to do what I have to do . The great thing about these children are , no matter how angry you are with them or at times when you scold them , they do bounce back and they will approach you . Children are very forgiving towards their parents and teachers and for that I love working with them.

Mission Accomplised

Mission accomplished . Just the other day , I was thinking of ways to teach math to my students . I felt that I could go faster with my morning students however I really need to go slower with my afternoon students . I made a huge mistake last year . Thinking that they were ready , I gave them some excersises to do but boy I was wrong . It was a disaster , First of all I did not plan my lesson plan well . Without thinking , I took advantage of the situation and it went bust . This time I was prepared for the worst in fact . Don't get me wrong it was not all the bad .
Today , I asked them to complete four pages of math. You may think that four pages is a lot but frankly speaking more means good and it makes good practice as well . Don't you think so ? Well , as I began my lessons , I wrote down all of the equations on the board and thus my journey to mathematical thinking began............................. It was not bad as I began . At first they were shaky and a little noisy . Yup this happens each time I get them to begin their work . I went as slow as I could and as I went along , I got them to participate . Slowly , I could see that , they were beginning to understand the concept of addition . I went on to the next page . I began to encourage them , and moved on to the next page . By the time I reached the fourth page , three students out of thirteen , decided to attempt the equation on their own . I felt a little sad ......... only three but then again the students that I have with me are all from other kindergarten and some have never been to a kindergarten . It's not that bad and it's okay , I kept telling myself .
I am not too worried as I know eventually they will 'get it' and move onto the next level . It's just a matter of time and practice . I know what I need to do , that is to continue, to encourage them and make them believe that they can do it . It will be a long road ahead but I am prepared to work hard for them .

I Can Never Understand

I can never understand that you don't trust me at all,
I can never understand for all of the lame excuses that I give ,
I can never understand myself like how you seem to understand me,
Please do try , for I am telling the truth.

I can never understand how my dog ate my homework.,
I can never understand it at all , how you seem so nice towards others,
I can never understand when they do it it's okay and when I do it , it's not.
Look , look at me with your eyes and tell me , please don't just look at me and say nothing .

I can never understand friends who don't seem to understand me ,
I can never understand it when they add and get it right ,
I can never understand it when you don't seem to understand me,
Just tell me , be kind to me . That's all I ask of you.

The Drill

No, it's not a drill that I am talking about . It's more of how my new students digest all they can and all they want from me . It was a very slow ride at first . I was feeling anxious too . The reason was , I just could'nt wait to see how well they will perform academically but then again ... who was I trying to kid here , they or me ? So my journey began once again with alot of oral drilling . I got them to count 1 - 100 , say their days of the week , months of the year and sukukata drilling . It was quite though to get them to do it but I kept on encouraging them day by day .
Today after three weeks of school , I can only say that they have improved not a lot but a little and I am so proud of them . I have also observed that there are a few of my students with leadership qualities . One of my students approached me the other day and said that she would like to teach her friends to do the oral counting for the day . She has been doing it ever since I gave her the green light and as usual , children learn by imitating others and now all of them wants to be the leader in the class !!!! My , what a great thing to see .
I try to tell my students that they are special and they can do it . Lessons gets harder as they go along and I tell them also that they must try at all cost and it is okay to make a mistake . I see the determination in their eyes to do well . I also remind myself that these are young children that I am dealing with and if they should ever make a mistake in their work , as a teacher , I must guide them instead of hitting the roof !!!!
Children learn by examples of others . It is the same as , for example , if we want our children to grow up being good , What do we need to teach them ? The answer is simple . Don't fret , we ourselves are good examples to our children . They see through us and they know how much we care and love them .