President Barack Obama 2009 Inauguration and Address

IF you missed the historical moment of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, also the first ever Black president of US taking up the oath of office as the 44th president of the United States and giving his inaugural address , catch it here and see for yourself the qualities and charisma of a world leader.....

ASPIRE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE....

Can you tell me what's your Nationality???

Hey kids,
This is a video that was shot in some of the European countries to teach children about Countries & Nationalities. For those of you who are still unsure about nationalities, watch this video and see if you can identify the nationalities of the people featured in the video and think about these questions:

Are you able to know a person's nationality by just looking at the appearance of a person? OR through the way a person speaks or behaves??
If you do not ask,can you tell which country they are from? How so??

Remember I told all of you about the case of mistaken nationality when I was at Sydney??? How do you think people in other countries recognise us as Singaporeans??

Feel free to drop in your comments about the video.

Enjoy!!!

Week 3: What matters most to you??

Hey 5.7,
Hope all of you had a good rest and had loads of goodies during the Chinese New Year!!!
So... How are all of you coping with your blog design for Total Defence Day???
Have you given some thought about what/ who you would want to defend??

Some guiding questions you might want to consider as you reflect and complete your postings....

What aspects of Singapore would you defend?
e.g. multi-cultural society, our mother tongues, racial harmony, my friends, my family, my school, National anthem, the Singapore flag, trees and greenery, clean air, Merlion, Singapore cuisine etc (Nothing is too small to defend).

Why do you think we should defend it/ them?

How would you defend it/ them?

Alternatively, you could visit the Total Defence Website to get some inspiration. IF you're interested, you could also take part in the Online Video Competition to share your sentiments with the others.

Here's Mr Yazid's blog and his sharing about what he would like to defend.

Closing date of intra-school blogging competition : 6th Feb 09

Remember, you are free to show your creativity in your blog postings and tell me what you defend through different ways, be it a song, a poem, a short reflection , drawing or comic strip etc .... I'll leave it to what you think is the best way for you to express yourselves.

Let your creative juices flow.....:P

Week 2 - School Vision,Mission, Values

Hi 5-sevens!
We're moving on quickly into the 2nd week of term and I'm glad that i am finally able to remember all of your names and gradually getting to know more of you better. It's great to see that many of you have set up very interesting blogs for yourselves and i must commend you for your enthusiasm and initiative. :)

Now, this year, you would find that our school is placing alot of focus on our school values. Remember earlier in week one, we went through SPICES and what they represented?
I'm just wondering if all of you have taken a close look at the first few pages of your school handbook? Or perhaps noticed the banners and posters around the school surroundings? Have you stopped to look at the title headings of our school website??
Are you aware of the school Vision, Mission and Values in APS??
Do you know what they are???

Over this weekend, I invite all of you to find out more about what they are and reflect upon the following questions in your next posting:

1) Based on your understanding, what do these value statements mean to you?

2) Do you strive to live up to our school values? Why?

3) As a student of APS, what sort of behaviour/actions would demonstrate our school values?? Give example.

4) What activities do you think the teachers can organise in class and in school to help students learn the values?

I'll look forward to read about your interpretation of the school's values and how much you know about these values.

Week 1- Welcome to our class blog!

Hi 5.7,

Here's a warm welcome to all of you to our class blog - Dreamcatchez@5.7 !!! It is my hope that all of you will work towards your dreams and aspirations. Thus the name of our class blog - so that we would constantly remind ourselves to pursue our dreams with passion and fervour.

Now, I hope all of you are gradually settling down into the pace of the academic year. I know its quite a leap from Pr 4 to Pr 5 and it will be a challenging year ahead for all of us, that's for sure. Nevertheless, rest assured that it will definitely be a fun-filled and fulfilling year for all of you, so just look forward to the upcoming events in the year!

While some of you may worry that you aren't catching up as fast as you should in your work, rest assured that I'm here to guide all of you through. I must emphasize the need for all of you to be in focus of your goals and targets you hope to achieve for yourselves and always strive to work towards them.
NEVER lose hope in yourself in the face of challenges or setbacks. I'm confident that all of you will do your very best.

If ever in doubt, please feel free to pose questions or talk to me about your problems / difficulties (if you have any). Don't be shy to admit anything you don't know as asking questions is the only way you will ever learn new things. It would be terrible if one was ignorant and yet didn't realize it, don't you think??

Well, just a few things to note before we kick-start our blog reflections and online discussions. There are some rules I would like all of you to strictly follow as responsible 5.7 Netizens:

- Be polite and courteous at all times. Remember that you're not communicating with a computer screen, but with a human being who has thoughts and feelings just like you. So, always think of the person on the receiving end of your messages.

- Do not TYPE ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS for emphasis. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE SHOUTING. If you need to emphasize a word, use asterisks, like *this* or lines, like _this_.
Or you could insert emoticons to better convey your expressions.

- Don't flame. Do not send rude or offensive e-mails or postings.

- Always identify yourself clearly in chat boxes or any online discussions.
Please use the same online name all the time. I stress that it is extremely rude to make comments without identifying yourself or to impersonate someone else's identity.

- Don't break any laws. When you're on the net, follow the same rules of behavior that you would in real life. Remember, if it is against the law in the real world, it is against the law in cyberspace.

Revised from "A Guide to Etiquette on the Net", contributed by Maria Georgiou. Sourced from A Kid's Guide to Etiquette on the Net



Please take specific care that you have read the above-stated rules laid down in this class blog. I seek all of your co-operation to adhere to them so that everyone can fully enjoy blogging and sharing of thoughts.

Three cheers to an enriching and exciting 2009!