hApPy HaPpY hApPy!

Praise the Lord!
In the month of Sept, W9 was birthed forth- combination of Eena’s & my students.
Wowow! Though this multiplication is not totally just from my bus (my next target) but is amazing to see W9 come to past! =)
Even in the midst of planning in the month of Aug, I was like kept asking my ZS- “W9 will come to pass right” Is so amazing that I myself can’t believe is happening right infront of my eyes!

Ever since W5 transferred out 8-9 students to W9, 3weeks in a row, W5 has the attendance of 21. Haha! I can’t believe my eyes too… before the transfer, were seeing 26-28 and even 30 sometime but now big drop to 21.

Just last Sunday, W5’s attendance 23 with 1 absentee! Trust me… I am so so so so so so so so happy!
Though increase by 2… but to me, that’s so great!
Few more months to year-end… trusting & leaning on God that W5 going to end it with a big BANG!

Just want to take this opportunity to thank my helper, Xiaoying who also transferred to W9 to assist BC Huimin.
Struggled to “release” her to W9 at first but for effectiveness, just got to “release”.
Pray that she will be a great help to BC Huimin and together both of them will bring greater breakthrough to W9. Amen! =)

Xiaoying- always and always available and ready whenever I need her help, even last minute!
Though at times she can’t avail herself for busing due to cg but she is always on for visitation… she will even initiate the date for visiting. And to me, that’s the most important cause I believed in being consistent in visitation so like she will also know the family better and the family will feel comfortable in sharing with her. And of course I don’t have to search high and low every week for a visitation helper (that’s what I am doing now… arggghhhhh).

One incident where I never forget is when I was off to Thailand, I prepared her that she will visit for me with Yiwei. I was amazed that she started visiting alone at 5pm plus to visit those “out of the way” before meeting Yiwei who was sick to continue visiting, She really shocked me with the effort of going the extra mile and doing more than what is expected.

Not forgetting her love & patience for the students in W5. One awesome thing is that she “click” very well with my bus’ higher students (that’s important too cause is not easy to disciple so many higher students all by myself) and she is one who the higher students will go to without pressure.

From the bottom of my heart… THANK YOU THANK YOU! =)

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Found this interesting passage in my kindergarten...
Do read it with some "attitude" ar! Heehee!

Said also don’t listen.
Listen also don’t understand.
Not understand also don’t ask.
Ask also don’t do.
Do also do wrong.
Wrong also don’t admit.
Admit also don’t correct.
Correct also not happy.
Not happy also don’t say.

An UnFoRgEtTaBlE tUeSdAy

I went to school as usually… just when I saw one of my colleagues standing outside the school and it got me more puzzled when I saw another colleague and my principal outside too. Just when I got near the school, I saw our entrance’s window broken. At the moment when my colleague asked me to peep in, I actually don’t dare cause didn’t know what to expect. Haha!

Incident which I heard in news before & just dont understand why... all happenED right infront of my eyes!

Burglary took place in our school… kindergarten! (wondering “why” right?) Me too actually!
Quite “big scale”- with police and CIDs questioning, checking fingerprints and footprints etc. Only missing thing is media! Haha… just kidding!

The culprit/s broke through the window and with the assistance of our school's hammer, knocked out a hole on the “wall” (made of wood) of the office and opened up all the lockers, leaving a BIG mess… taking all the $ they can find.

Few "interesting factors" about the culprit/s that was among us staffs' talking points-
. while climbing in the window, the culprit/s dropped his workplace’s name tag
. instead of easily opening the door to escape, the culprit/s actually took the extra effort and went to my class (2 rooms away from office) and with all the might, bended the window grill and escaped
. beside having the time to munch on some biscuits from our kitchen, the culprit/s drank a bottle of vitagen from the fridge and threw it on the floor (leaving down his saliva for the police)

Still the culprit/s left us some “thinking” to do as is such a coincidence that the burglary took place during the week of intense school fees’ collection, somehow know the location of our hammer & even know that the “wall” of office is not fully wall.

=) Kept my school & the children in prayers!

Is amazing to see how school went on per normal on Wed… of course still a “talking topic” among parents and us staffs. This incident made all of us in school to always be cautious and to ensure doors closed at all times. One thing for sure is that this incident has somehow left a little “fear” in all of us.
My school's cook (the 1st to witness the scene) was extra more careful when she came to school today, double check her surrounding before fully open the door. Haha! Even I myself- during my break time, I was sitting at the lobby, just then there was few hard knocks on the door... it caught me BIGGGG time! I was afraid for that second! Haha! They are actually the HDB people who came to mend the wall. =p

=) Will surely continue to keep my school in prayersss... for protection!
No doubt about it... thank God this doesn't take place during school hours which will somehow danger the children & staffs in school.

PrEsChOoL tEaChEr...

We soar when we see a child “get it” for the very first time.

We worry while we drive home about that child that just seems lost.

Not much grosses us out.

We know when it’s been too quiet for too long and we need to investigate.

We can pretend to be interested in slimey things- from a safe distance.

We can make almost anything sound like a fun and interesting choice.

We save bubbles wands and the lids to dried up markers.

We’ve perfected the “I don’t think so” look and can guide children’s’ behavior often with just a facial expression.

We get excited about little things.

We know that a band aid does more than just cover a scrape or cut.

We save things that other people consider junk… and when we see “junk” we wonder what can we do or make with it.

We know the current most popular children’s television shows, based merely on the shoes the kids are wearing, who needs nelson ratings?

We will pick things out of the garbage for our school, but not for ourselves.

We respond to things like: “Miss Cathy!” being yelled enthusiastically (and with a degree of bewilderment) in the grocery store.

We inwardly groan when a child comes in with an action figure, or with McDonalds because they “didn’t have lunch yet”.

We are often heard to say the phrase: “Use your words” as a mantra.

We usually know when problems at home have started, even before a parent tells us.

We know how to make a bathroom accident seem like absolutely no big deal.

Some of us know we don’t look very graceful getting up from sitting on the floor anymore, but we know that that’s not what’s important.

We love Velcro and we love the dollar store.

We instinctively know when a child is about to put a serving spoon in their mouth.

We usually have a tissue on hand.

We go home very tired at the end of the day, but usually happy.

As a group, we tend to have a genuine love for life and fun, and appreciate that quality in children. We know that what we do is important.

-by Cathy Abram