My New Gal - 13 July 2009

Model pupil dies in accident - 16 Sept 2009

Mindy is described as 'creative, intelligent and humble' by her teachers and classmates, who have been making cards for her family.

NINE-YEAR-OLD Mindy Neo was so excited about returning to school after the one-week break that she slept early just so she could wake up feeling fresh the next morning.

But the girl, who would have been 10 next month, never made it to class on Monday after an accident involving a van while she was crossing Buangkok Drive at about 6.45am.

The Primary 4 prefect at Punggol Primary School was flung about 20m on impact and died in hospital two hours later.

The 24-year-old Indonesian maid who was with Mindy at the time was injured and is now warded in Changi Hospital with head and back injuries.

The accident is believed to have occurred when the red van turned right from from Punggol Road into Buangkok Drive. Mindy and her maid were using the pedestrian crossing at the time, although it is not clear if the traffic lights were in their favour at the time.

Mindy's parents were distraught yesterday and her father, Mr Neo Hwee Choon, 43, was in tears when he spoke to reporters before her wake yesterday morning.

Just last month, father and daughter composed a song - 'Teachers' Day Love Song' - on a piano he bought her recently.

Mindy went on to record the tune onto CDs and presented them to her teachers on Teachers' Day. Mindy's death was also a blow to her principal, teachers and classmates, who described her as 'creative, intelligent and humble'.

Police have arrested the 63-year-old van driver on suspicion of causing death through a rash or negligent act, offences which could see him jailed for a maximum sentence of five years and fined.

The police are appealing for eyewitnesses and anyone with information should call the Traffic Police on 1800-547-1818.

Happy Teachers' Day!

Teachers' day is around the corner. I guess most of you will be busy wrapping gifts and cards for your favourite teachers. Here's another way to show your appreciation to your teachers. Go to this website and send in your dedication to your teachers.

Teachers' Day Dedications

2 Schools Suspend Classes

SINGAPORE clocked its highest number of H1N1 cases in a day with 145 new patients on Sunday. Three of the now 599 confirmed cases are Ministry of Education (MOE) teachers from Presbyterian High, Westwood Secondary School, and Hai Sing Catholic School.

THE Ministry of Health said that although the number if infected cases has increased, 'the severity of the disease remains relatively mild'.

MOH added that with more local cases of infection appearing, Singaporeans should exercise good hygiene practises and be social responsible. This is to protect members of the community, such as young children and pregnant women, who are more vulnerable to the virus.

145 NEW CONFIRMED CASES OF INFLUENZA A (H1N1)
To prevent a spread of the disease, staff and students who were in close contact with the infected teachers have been advised to take Leave of Absence (LOA) for seven days.

As a result, Presbyterian High and Westwood Secondary will postpone school opening by a week. Hai Sing Catholic will operate as usual as only a small percentage of staff is affected.

70 staff members from Presbyterian High will be asked to take LOA from school as the infected teacher came into contact with teachers on several occasions. While no students were affected at Presbyterian, 58 students from Westwood Secondary will be placed on LOA.

Hai Sing Catholic School will not suspend classes because only six members of staff have been asked to take LOA.

While students at Presbyterian and Westwood do not have to attend school, they will be provided with Home-Based Learning (HBL) lessons. These will be coordinated by staff who were not in close contact with the infected teachers.

For students scheduled to take their 'O' Level Mother-Tongue oral examinations on July 2 and 3, the Singapore Examinations and Assessment Board (SEAB) will make arrangements for them to take the exams later.

MOE added that all affected staff, students and their parents are being contacted by the respective schools. MOE has also 'advised schools to avoid situations which bring all their staff and teachers together'.

Punggol Primary Open House

For those of you who are keen to go back, there's an open house on 30 May (Saturday).

Old photographs dug from PC. :D

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone!

I received a Valentine surprise this evening from a Secondary 2 student.
He is Daryl Ng. Very surprised to receive it from him as I only taught him last year. Thanks Daryl! :D

Guess what's inside the paper bag? :)



It's a little muffin!!! :D

Update!

I have updated the Secondary school posting list. Sorry if I have missed out your name as I may have forgotten it. :D

Happy New Year!

Hihi! It's a school year and the first day of school! I hope you have made some new friends on this first day of school.

Wish you all the best! Enjoy your days in school. :D

Secondary School Posting

Hihi! The year is coming to an end and all of you are going to a brand new school next year. Well, I wish you all good luck and all the best in your studies and everything you do. Here's a list of people I know that you may want to find when you go to your new school. :D

Sorry, I think forgot one or two who had told me. If I missed out your name, please update me. Thanks! :)


Bowen Secondary
Trina

Compassvale Secondary
Shi Zhen
Gin Peng
Fann
Jerald
Kaevinn
Sang Siang

Hougang Secondary
Tamara
Syahirah
Mayber

Nan Chiau High School
Jasmine

North Vista Secondary
Sharlene
Hifzhan
Bryan Peh

Pei Hwa Secondary
Joelle Sim
Alvina
Farhana

Punggol Secondary
Han Yi
Kimberly

Seng Kang Secondary
Ding Jun

Serangoon Secondary
Cassandra
Elaine
Mabelene
Nazihah

St. Joseph Convent
Shirley

PSLE Results

Congratulations to those who have done well in their PSLE. For those who did not get your expected results, please do not be disheartened. I mean you can still work harder in the secondary school you are going and get better results. Do let me know which secondary school you are posted after you get your school posting. Till then, happy holiday! :)

Count Down for PSLE Results . . .

Hihi! I guess all of you are counting down to getting your PSLE results in 3 days' time.

Good luck and all the best! :D

Sing to the Dawn

I went to watch this movie yesterday. Nice story.

Choice of schools?

Hihi! I guess you should have received a thick book on all the secondary schools in Singapore. Maybe you will be thinking of making your choice only after your results are out on the 20th November. Well, since you have all the time in the world, why not discuss it with your teachers and friends. Find out which school is better for you. Of course, you must also rank your choices from the 1st choice to the last choice.

Do update me on the school you will be going. Then, I can post them on the class blog. :)

Clock has STOPPED!

This morning, at around 12.15, the new clock, which my sister-in-law has bought, stopped moving. How would I know the time? Let you guess. Anyway, she just bought it three days ago. It wasn't one of those made-in-China stuffs (no bias against it). Anyway, it was made in Japan and cost about 14 times more than the one I bought ($1.90).

Forgot to mention about the fault with the clock. It wasn't the faulty mechanism, but it was the ants! The ants went into the clock mechanism and jammed the gears of the clock. That caused the clock to stop. The shop lady was kind enough to remove the ants from the clock free-of-charge. I just got back the clock.

The lady advised me to spray some insecticide before hanging up the clock. That will prevent the ants from getting into the clock.

I'm PINK again!

I think I have recovered from that awful stomach flu. Why does stomach have flu? Weird! I think I still have to abstain from tea and coffee for a while. I have avoided oily food as much as I can. So far, there is no necessity to take that "vomit" medicine the doctor prescribed.

Thanks for those people who have sent me their regards.

I have fallen ill!

Yesterday morning, I was still feeling well and eating well. I even braved through one heavy downpour. I wonder if that was the cause of my illness. I started to feel weak after my tuition session with a boy. He was still recovering from his illness. He had fever the week before and was still having flu. I felt so weak and could hardly move my body. I felt so cold. That was when I realised that I had fallen sick.

I slept early last night. Could not eat much as my stomach was bloated even before eating. This morning, I went to see a doctor after taking my son to his nursery class. The doctor told me that I had stomach flu! Oh my, that is one of the worst illnesses. I have to abstain from oily food, coffee and tea. This illness will usually get worse before you will get better. Now, I don't feel like doing anything at all.

I better rest. Signing off.

Hihi!

Hello to all of you! I guess you all must be enjoying yourselves and making whole lot of noise in school after your PSLE (I am referring to the P6 pupils).

This morning, I went to Tanjong Katong Girls' School to conduct an enrichment class for the Secondary Twos. They were having a Maths Carnival today at the school. Coincidentally, one of the girls recognized me as she was from PPS. I was a little surprised to find someone who knew me there since the school is nowhere near PPS! It was fated to meet her since there were two other classes of the same programme and it happened that she was in my class. Perhaps, Singapore is so small that you can just bump into someone familiar anywhere. Anyway, I think I saw her before but could not remember her name.

I think all of you (P6 pupils) should be thinking about which secondary school you would like to go next year. Remember you will be getting your results in the first week of the school holiday after the end of this term. There will not be much time to think about the schools. Some of you will be asking around and finding out where your good friends will be going so that you can join them in the same school. Well, no matter where you are going, just remember to keep in touch with your all schoolmates and friends.

I hope you will tag your school posting when you receive it later this year. I will put up the posting of the pupils on the blog. :D

End of PSLE

Congratulations to you! By now, most of you should have completed your PSLE, except those who are taking the Higher Mother Tongue Paper tomorrow.

Now, you can really let go of "yourself" and spend the rest of the year doing "nothing"! Well, not really. You will need to attend some talks from some teachers and principals from secondary schools. Then, you will start to think whether you will go into this or that secondary school. Wherever you are going, just remember to continue doing your best, even if you are not going to the "best" school with your friends. You will definitely make new friends over at your new school. But remember, choose your friends wisely. :D

Last Day of ICT

Finally, today is the last day of my ICT.
Took my IPPT this morning.

I think I got a Silver this time. :D