Back to school again!

It's always an interesting scene to see students coming back after the break! Some still feel sleepy, hoping to stay a little longer in bed! Some are a bit nervous about the new school but most are excited! 

Just before the term started, we received the report from the Comprehensive review team from EDB. I was glad that they found our students ‘happy with their school life’ and teachers,  ‘caring and supportive’. They reckoned the atmosphere of the school is ‘cosy’. It was a very encouraging remark as we have been working hard in the last five years on a happy and caring campus.

 Besides, they described our students ‘on the whole courteous, cooperative, cheerful and well behaved.’ Students ‘enjoy their school life’ and on the whole are attentive in class, ‘exhibiting a positive attitude towards learning’.

 I am so proud of our kids though they could still strive for better performance. Today in the School opening ceremony, I appealed to their ‘sense of responsibility in learning’. Teens in this generation are very much spoilt by parents and teachers and very often, they tend to be very complacent about everything and therefore shift the responsibility of learning from themselves to the others. I hope our students would understand their responsibilities in learning and have higher expectations for themselves.

 It’s about time we escalate the level of happiness to one about achievements and satisfaction. We need to nurture students who have aspirations and know how to train themselves and learn for it. We need students to be serious about their studies and put in the hard work to achieve success.

Where you are right now doesn't have to determine where you'll end up. No one's written your destiny for you. You write your own destiny. You make your own future. That's why today, I have asked the students to set their own goals for their education - and to do everything they can to meet them. Whatever they resolve to do, I want them to commit to it. I want them to really work at it.

As I said at the end of the ceremony,

‘We love you very much, kids!’ and...

 

‘You have to love yourself and 

make yourself a BETTER YOU!’

Happy 2013-14

What a roller coaster of a year it' s been! Although it's been packed full of activities and events, from the comprehensive review to the musical, it's been an awesome year. There have been so many happy and memorable moments that I will always cherish. 

Happiness is an option and I choose to be happy at all times. We should all seize the day and be grateful for what we have. This year, for sure has been a happy year because I'm proud of the achievements attained by our teachers and students. 

What are your happy moments this year?