PSLE MARKING
The marking extravaganza is over.
4 days of no school (Mon-Thurs) is no holiday. I was out at Rivervale Primary marking this year's PSLE Science paper. My first time doing it. Great experience but I tell you, IT WAS VERY TIRING! Imagine marking hundreds of scrpits from 8 to 5 (ok exception for the 1 hr lunch break and 2 15-min tea break).
And as I marked, I wondered how my own pupils faired or perhaps my cousins, nephews and nieces, friends' siblings. Could the scripts that I was marking be theirs?
My team mates were really on the go. I had a great team which made time fly and everything a breeze. I was the only one from Fuchun who got thrown to Rivervale. So sad! Everyone else had their colleagues around. But thankfully my team mates were all very friendly and so I didn't feel so lonely afterall. We even shared some classroom tales, which I so love to hear! hehe
I can't imagine the 1.5hr journey I have to go through every morning taking the public transport from Sembawang to Sengkang. Taking the MRT would have been so leceh! Or I would have to change to 3 buses. Thankfully Abah was willing to make the trip to and fro to send and fetch me. THANK YOU ABAH! I LOVE YOU!!
That was a good 1st experience at marking... despite going home with a backache everyday. Salonpas became my sleeping companion for the past 4 nights.
The extravanganza may be over, but I know the marking will never end. I'm just awarded another 3 stacks of revision worksheets from my pupils today. And I will need to return them by Monday. So weekend gone again?
Pupils, you better not complaining about your teachers giving you too much homework! One set for you is 40 times as much for us. Killing you means killing ourselves even more!!!!
BREAK FAST WITH MENDAKI PUPILS
Last Tuesday night, I finally got the chance, or more rightly put the time to break fast with my P6 Mendaki pupils. They have been bugging me endlessly to bring them out since they are so bored at home. So Tuesday night it was.
Met at Jurong Entertainment Centre. I didn't dare to bring them anywhere further since all of them stayed in Teban and Pandan. Susah oi nak jaga anak orang. I don't want to be responsible if anything happens. It was night time anyway and I wanted them to be home by 9. That also I have to talk to some of their parents to seek
permission.
EXAM FEVER
Oh man... is Hari Raya really around the corner?
Time really flies, doesn't it? I'm in no mood this year. Just just super busy. Ya some people have been trying to arrange buka puasa together but I just can't squeeze the time. Sorry ya.
I haven't shop much for Raya. Usually by this time, I would have gotten most of my things ready.I'm more worried for my pupils now. Their exams are just the day after Raya. I have stacks of revision papers to mark. I plan to type revision notes. Will my pupils do well this time?
Arrgghh I'm freaking worried la. It's not the time for festives. It would only be great if I can chuck work aside and celebrate. It's bad enough that they have been left alone at home for the past 4 days. And another break next week. Will my pupils be responsible enough to revise as I've told them?
The stress for my P6s is over.... now I'm stressed for my P2s and 4s.
I haven't been helping my mum much with the house chores too. I know she's complaining in silence. So my poor sister yang jadi mangsa. Hhmm I shall promise this weekend for you ok Mak. Eerr that is after my 2-hr tuition on Saturday morning.
