Merry Christmas And Happy New Year 2010

Teacher James Wishes You All Merry Christmas And Happy New Year 2010

To all my students in SK Cator Avenue: This week is full of  joyful and happiness, because we are celebrating Christmas and New Year 2010. After this, we all need to go back to school for a new school season. So hopefully all of my students already prepared to go back to their WAR again. (I mean study and doing homework is like having a war.... am I right?) Anyway, Cikgu James was busying prepare some workbooks and activities for you all, if I were your class teacher or subject teacher. So hope to see you all soon in school. Bye and take care. You guys can find me easily in Facebook. Just type CikguJames and add me. I will reply to you as soon as possible. See you next year!! Have fun.....:)

School Convocation 2009

SK Cator Avenue Ipoh Convocation 2009

These are the pictures of our school convocation on 11 November 2009 (Wednesday). For those pupils who missed this convocation, you can see more pictures on that day activities at our school website: http://www.skcai.com

Thank you and wish you all "Happy Holiday". Cikgu James wishes you all the best and see you next year 2010. Bye.

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Questioning And Class Discussions

Oral Questioning And Discussion Skills

Just as the quality of scientific inquiry depends upon asking worthwhile questions, the quality of inquiry scinece teaching is guided by effective questioning. The effective teacher displays an open and questioning mind, making it clear that learning never ends just as the world of science is changing and growing at a rapid pace.

Many times, the process of finding the answer to a question is more important than the answer itself. By asking different levels of questions interactively and employing suitable reinforcement towards pupil's responses, the teacher can guide the thinking precess of the pupils. In the precess, the teacher can also involve more and more pupils so that questioning forms an important part of class discussions.

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Happy Deepavali 2009

Happy Deepavali To All Malaysians

Deepavali or Diwali is indian festival widely celebrated by hindus in India. 2009 diwali begins from 17th of October 2009 and continues untill the month end. Diwali party and parites are arranged by the hindu youths where they do diwali dance, exchange diwali gifts, and diwali greeting cards.

May the divine light of diwali spread into your Life peace, prosperity, happiness and good health. Happy Deepavali again to all my boys in SK Cator Avenue. Teacher wishes you all the best and happy holiday.

Teacher's Birthday

Happy Birthday To Cikgu Noor Izan

Cikgu Noor Izan was celebrated her birthday with her 6 Marikh class students in their class. One of the boy, Anthony bought a cake for teacher while others brought some food like sugar and candy. They also put some balloons on the wall to decorate their class. Cikgu Noor Izan was very happy and she felt grateful to his students for celebrating her birthday in school. So hopefully next year some boys will buy a cake for Cikgu James during my birthday. I am waiting for that day to come. Bye and take care. :)

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School's Art Project

Cikgu James' Art Project In School

Today during the art subject, I bring the boys to the hall in Tahap two to do the art project.  I give them each one a piece of white paper, and then I ask them to fold the paper to become a small plane. After that, the boys must test fly the paper plane to see whose plane can fly the highest. The winner will get a present. I will also give point base on their plane decorating or coloring. So hopefully they can try their best to do this art project. Thanks again to all my boys for having fun doing this project.

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Hari Raya Celebration

Celebrating Hari Raya In Malaysia

After a whole month of fasting, the Muslim community in Malaysia celebrates ‘Hari Raya' with joyous family gatherings and open houses. Join in the merry-making and taste the delicious traditional Malay favourites such as rendang, ketupat and lemang.

Have a safe journey back to kampung. Do not drive when you are tired. Have a coffee at Petronas station and take a rest if you need too. And finally, don't play self made fireworks. Is dangerous! Teacher don't want you all to get hurt. Wish you all enjoy your holiday and "Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri."  OK. Bye and take care. :)

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Fun Experiment

Having Fun With Science Experiment

After the UPSR examination, all the year six students are having fun. So I brought them to the science lab to do some science works. And they really enjoyed it and they suggested to do it again after Hari Raya. Now they can really enjoy science works in science lab after the test. Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all my boys.

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What Is 1 Malaysia?

1 MALAYSIA = 1 NATION

1 Malaysia, which PM has mentioned several times the past few weeks, emphasizes national unity and in his speech at the ceremony to disburse funds to Tamil schools, PM sounded remarkably like a reformer for race relations as well as a re-conciliator.

He said that two things were key in the 1Malaysia concept - mutual respect and trust among the different races in Malaysia. "Mutual respect is not just tolerance," he said.

"Once trust is developed, Malaysia will be the sum total of all races. We will not be moving as separate communities but as one Malaysia and we will be stronger. It will be a new Malaysia because we'll change our mindset because we trust and respect each other. I hope all will join me to bring Malaysia to greater heights."

Experiment In School

Primary School Science Experiment

To a child, doing an experiment means 'doing something to see what will hapen'. During the experiment, we change an object, an event or a situation to examine the result of such change in a controlled situation. Experimenting is an integrated science process skill because it requires basic skills such as observing, classifying, making inferences, predicting, measuring, communicating, as well as using the relationship between space and time.

Therefore, experimenting is more suitable for older pupils. Nevertheless, investigative experiments can differ in degree of difficulty. With guidance, even young children can carry out experiments that are simple.




Many teachers mistakenly consider all hands-on activities as being experiments. In truth, an experiment involves tow criteria:

1) The children need to have an idea of what to test. Because of this, they change an object, an event or situation for certain reasons. The act of forming an idea and testing it later is called making a hypothesis.

2) The children should change only one varibale at a time. If necessary, they should compare results when a varible is changed and when it is not. This skill is called controlling variables.

In primary school science, an investigation is considered an experiment if it involves changing an object or a situation so as to compare results with when no change is made.

Project Cool Colours

Kool Colours In School Science Experiment

Objective:

Tie-dye fabric using dyes made from Kool-Aid (tm) and vinegar.

What You Need:

1. Packets of unsweetened Kool-aid in dark colours


2. Vinegar


3. Small bowls


4. Warm water


5. Measuring cup


6. Rubber bands or string


7. 12-inch square pieces of white cotton fabric


8. Stir or wire, and clothes-pin or paper clips


9. Tray or pie pan as 'splash' collector


10. Gloves

To Do and Observe

Make your dye - for each color:
1. Pour 1/2 cup of warm water into a small bowl.
2. Add 1/2 cup of vinegar.
3. Add 2 packages of Kool-Aid
4. Stir the ingredients to mix.
5. Place the small bowl in the tray or pie pan.

Prepare and dye your fabric:
1. Fold and twist the square of the white fabric.
2. Use rubber bands or string to tightly hold the twisted fabric in place. Complicated twisting will make interesting dye patterns. Experiment.
3. Dip the cloth into a bowl of dye. Squeeze excess dye back into the bowl.
4. Remove the string or rubber bands.
5. Hang the fabric square to dry.

What's Going On

Dyes are substances that colour materials. All dyes are compounds made of molecules. Material may absorb the dye or a chemical reaction between the molecules in the dye and material may bind the dye to the cloth. A mordant is a substance that helps fix the dyes to the material so that the color does not fade.

In this activity, Cool-Aid is used to dye cotton cloth. The colored molecules in Cool-Aid form a chemical bnd between the fiber and dye molecules. The mordant addded is vinegar, a traditional fixing reagent, which helps bind the dye to the cloth. This mordant is not strong enough to hold the dye permanently - it works better for art pieces than for clothes such as t-shirts.

Parent/Teacher Tips:

Try natural dyes made from fruits and vegetables. Frozen blueberries, blackberries, and beet juice work well. Prepare dyes by blending the fruit or vegetable in a food processor and filtering off the pulp. The resulting liquid makes a dye.

My Dream Car

Cikgu James Dreams Car

School Visual Art LADAP

Learning Visual Art During LADAP

Today our LADAP's topic is Visual Art and our trainer is Pn Lim Boi Chin. She is an experience teacher teaching art subject in primary school. All the teachers will learn how to create Batik Art by just using a piece of tissue paper. We have also learn how to design a bookmark and also some festival's cards using some easy and simple tools. Hopefully after this training,  the art teachers can use this technique to teach the students to create some special cards. Thanks again to Pn Lim.

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School tKRS Activity

Primary School Cadet (TKRS) Activity

Today is Wednesday and  is also our school co-curriculum's day. As usual, I bring my kadet students for an activity under a big tree. Today our activity is 'How to cook an egg by using matches and wood only?" These are the photos I took during the Year 6 boys having their cooking lesson under the tree. At the end, only one group can success cook the egg. And the cadet boys really enjoy this activity which prepared by cikgujames.

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Science Experiment-Measuring Volume

Learn How To Measure Volume for Liquid by using Measuring Cylinder & Beaker

Place: SK Cator Avenue Science Lab Date: 01 July 09  (Wednesday)
Time: 9:30-10:30 am Class: 4 Marikh Teacher: Cikgu James
Learning Objective: Every student knows how to measure volume for liquid by using measuring cylinder, beaker and test tube.

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Transformer2-Revenge Of The Fallen

Transformer 2 Is Back To School Again

Transformer 2 is greater than Transformer 1. So if you are a fan of  Transformer, please remember to support it by going to watch it in the cinema. Have fun and enjoy yourself! Don't forget to transform yourself to a hardworking boy after watching it. Bye and see you again in the cinema.  "AUTOBOT... TRANSFORM!"

Since the days of Un Chien Andalou and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, filmmakers have reached beyond meaning. But with this summer's biggest, loudest movie, Michael Bay takes us all the way inside Caligari's cabinet. And once you enter, you can never emerge again. I saw this movie two days ago, and I'm still living inside it. Things are exploding wherever I look, household appliances are trying to kill me, and bizarre racial stereotypes are shouting at me. Transformers: ROTF has mostly gotten pretty hideous reviews, but that's because people don't understand that this isn't a movie, in the conventional sense. It's an assault on the senses, a barrage of crazy imagery.

And the true genius of Transformers: ROTF is that Bay has put all of this excess of imagery and random ideas at the service of the most pandering movie genre there is: the summer movie. ROTF is like twenty summer movies, with unrelated storylines, smushed together into one crazy whole. You try in vain to understand how the pieces fit, you stare into the cracks between the narrative strands, until the cracks become chasms and the chasms become an abyss into which you stare until it looks deep into your own soul, and then you go insane. You. Do. Not. Leave. The Cabinet.

Michael Bay understands that summer movies are about two things: male anxiety, and pure id. That's why he casts Shia LaBoeuf, that supreme avatar of pure male inadequacy, in the lead role. LaBoeuf projects a pathetic, wall-eyed dorkhood, when he's not babbling like a tumor removed from Woody Allen's prostate that somehow achieved sentience. I imagine the DVD of ROTF will include a whole disk of outtakes where they had to stop filming because LaBoeuf was drooling on camera. As it is, the film includes several extreme closeups of LaBoeuf's dazed stare. Read more at www.io9.com

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Science Process Skills

Basic Science Process Skills

The basic science process skills are what people do when they do science. Children using these same skills are active learners:

• They use their senses to observe objects and events and they look for patterns in those observations.

• They classify to form new concepts by searching for similarities and differences.

• Orally and in writing, they communicate what they know and are able to do.

• To quantify descriptions of objects and events, they measure.

• They infer explanations and willingly change their inferences as new information becomes available.

• And they predict possible outcomes before they are actually observed.

Seven Science Process Skills

1.  OBSERVING: Using your senses to gather information about an object or event. It is description of what was actually perceived. This information is considered qualitative data.

2.  CLASSFYING: Grouping or ordering objects or events into categories based upon characteristics or defined criteria.

3.  INFERING: Formulating assumptions or possible explanations based upon characteristics.

4. PREDICTING: Guessing the most likely outcome of a future event based upon a pattern of evidence.

5. MEASURING: Using standard measures or estimations to describe specific dimensions of an object or event. This information is considered quantitative data.

6. COMMUNICATING: Using words, symbols, or graphics to describe an object, action or event.

7. USING SPACE/TIME RELATIONS: Describe an object's position i.e., above, below, beside, etc., in relation to other objects. Or describe the motion, direction, spatial arrangement, symmetry, and shape of an object compared to another object.

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Program Permata Pintar UKM

Keterangan Ringkas PERMATApintar UKM

Di bahagikan kepada dua program iaitu:
- Program Perkhemahan Cuti Sekolah (PPCS)
- Program Pintar Cerdas Berbakat di Universiti
- Kedua-dua program telah ditanda aras dengan program University John Hopkins dan University Mahidol
- Melibatkan pelajar berumur 9 – 15 tahun.

Ujian-Ujian PERMATApintar UKM

UJIAN PERMATApintar UKM 1

Ujian PERMATApintar UKM 1 adalah ujian IQ yang dibina setara dengan Ujian Raven Progressive Matrices. Ujian ini berbentuk ujian atas talian yang boleh dicapai melalui lawan web PERMATApintar di alamat: http://www.permatapintar.com.my/ujian1/ujian1 dan dibina oleh sekumpulan penyelidik dari Fakulti Pendidikan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Ujian PERMATApintar UKM 1 ini adalah dalam Bahasa Malaysia dan sesuai digunakan untuk menyaring darjah kecerdasan (IQ) pelajar dari umur 9 hingga 15 tahun. Untuk menggunakan ujian saringan ini, pelajar hanya perlu tahu perkara-perkara asas penggunaan komputer seperti: menggunakan tetikus dan papan kekunci. Perlu diingatkan bahawa pelajar tidak dibenarkan mendapatkan bantuan dari orang lain semasa mengambil ujian saringan ini, dan setiap pelajar hanya dibenarkan mengambil ujian saringan ini sekali sahaja. Pelajar akan diminta memasukkan biodata mereka sebelum memulakan ujian saringan ini.

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    Pelajar tidak diberikan had masa untuk menjawab semua soalan dalam ujian saringan ini. Bagaimana pun, jumlah jam atau minit sebenarnya yang digunakan untuk menjawab semua soalan dalam ujian ini akan diambil kira untuk membolehkan pelajar meneruskan ke ujian saringan ke dua.
    

    BAHAGIAN 1: UJIAN PERMATApintar UKM 1

    
    Ujian ini mempunyai dua bahagian. Bahagian 1 mengandungi soalan bergambar dan Bahagian 2 mengandungi soalan-soalan yang melibatkan perbendaharaan kata. Untuk Bahagian 1 pelajar dikehendaki menjawab sebanyak 60 soalan yang terbahagi kepada lima(5) set: Set A hingga E. Terdapat 12 soalan yang perlu dijawab pada setiap set. Untuk menjawab setiap soalan pelajar perlu memilih rajah/gambar yang sesuai dengan menekan pilihan yang diberikan sebagai jawapan. Soalan seterusnya akan dipaparkan selepas pelajar menjawab sesuatu soalan.
    
    Soalan pertama bagi setiap set digunakan sebagai soalan percubaan dan panduan untuk menjawab soalan seterusnya bagi set tersebut. Contoh soalan percubaan Set A adalah seperti berikut:
    
    

    BAHAGIAN 2: UJIAN PERMATApintar UKM 1

    
    Pelajar perlu menamatkan semua set dalam Bahagian 1 (Set A hingga Set E) sebelum cuba menjawab soalan-soalan dari Bahagian 2. Bahagian 2 mengandungi Ujian Soalan Terbuka dan Ujian Pelbagai Pilihan yang menguji perbendaharaan kata. Bahagian ini ada dua set: Set A dan Set B. Set A mengandungi 44 perkataan, Pelajar akan diminta untuk menerangkan maksud bagi setiap perkataan tersebut dengan menaipkan jawapan mereka dalam ruang kosong yang disediakan. Pelajar diminta meletakkan tanda “?” jika tidak tahu jawapan kepada soalan terbuka yang diberikan. Pelajar perlu menjawab semua soalan dalam Set A (Bahagian 2) sebelum boleh menjawab soalan di Set B Bahagian ini.
    
    Set B juga mengandungi 44 perkataan pelbagai pilihan. Pelajar perlu menjawab semua soalan dengan memilih perkataan yang mempunyai maksud paling hampir dengan perkataan berwarna merah yang dipaparkan.
    

    KESAHAN DAN KEBOLEHPERCAYAAN

    
    

    UJIAN PERMATApintar UKM 1

    
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Mula UJIAN PERMATApintar UKM 1 - Bahasa Malaysia

Mula UJIAN PERMATApintar UKM 1 - English

Ujian Saringan

Pelajar 9-15 tahun disaring menggunakan ujian PERMATApintar UKM 1, 2 dan 3.

Mula UJIAN PERMATApintar UKM 1 - Bahasa Malaysia

Mula UJIAN PERMATApintar UKM 1 - English

My Presents For Teacher's Day

Cikgu James' Presents : Teacher's Day

These are my Teacher's day presents given by my boys in SK Cator Avenue during the celebration of  'Hari Guru 2009'. Teacher wants to thank to all my boys who gave me the presents and to others teachers also during our school Teacher's Day. Thanks again and wish you all the best.







(This was my last year photo celebrating Teacher's Day 2008 with all my presents from my lovely students. So many right compare to this year!) Because this year we don't have enough time to celebrate and we have to continue our P&P after the assembly. But I was happy too because some of the boys still giving me some presents. Thank you so much to all my boys. Teacher promises to give you all some presents too during the Children's Day. So wait for my presents lah. Bye and take care!

Menyambut Hari Guru 2009

Guru Pembina Negara Bangsa

Pada tanggal 16 Mei setiap tahun seluruh negara menyambut Hari Guru sebagai penghormatan jasa kaum guru dan tanda ucapan terima kasih kepada mereka. Penghormatan ini amat layak diberikan kerana usaha gigih guru dalam mendidik insan merupakan peranan yang mulia. Pembangunan diri insan yang cemerlang akan menentukan matlamat pembinaan sebuah negara yang maju dan aman akan dapat kita capai.

Menyedari pentingnya pembinaan negara bangsa bagi sebuah negara yang berbilang kaum seperti Malaysia, Kementerian Pelajaran telah memilih “Guru Pembina Negara Bangsa” sebagai tema Hari Guru pada tahun ini.

Keupayaan membina Negara Bangsa amat bergantung kepada keutuhan perkongsian nilai serta semangat patriotisme yang dapat dipupuk dan disuburkan dalam kalangan semua lapisan rakyat, terutama dalam kalangan generasi muda.
Menerusi semangat patriotisme, bangsa akan menjadi kuat, berani, mempunyai kekuatan mental, emosi dan fizikal dalam membentuk ketahanan negara.

Nilai sosial seperti semangat kekitaan, perasaan saling hormat-menghormati, mengamalkan sifat toleransi, taat setia dan pengabdian yang tidak berbelah bagi terhadap negara wajarlah dipupuk dan diamalkan sejak di bangku sekolah dan menjadikannya budaya hidup masyarakat.

Sekian. Selamat Menyambut Hari Guru!

Year 6 PEKA Project

PEKA - Year 6 Science Project

The UPSR Science Practical Work Assessment (UPSR PEKA) is a school based assessment that is implemented at school level as part of teaching and learning process. UPSR PEKA Assessment Guide contains information on the objectives, characteristics and organization of UPSR PEKA. It also outlines the procedures to assess the pupils’ practical work as guidelines to teachers as assessors and users of PEKA to carry out the assessment
in a coordinated manner.

OBJECTIVES OF UPSR PEKA
The objectives in conducting UPSR PEKA is to enable the pupils to :
* Master the Scientific Skills
- Science Process Skills
- Science Manipulative Skills
* Strengthen the knowledge and understanding on the theories and concepts in Science
* Inculcate the Scientific Attitudes and Noble Values

You can click this link to download PEKA Assessment Guide.

Program PEKA ialah 'Penilaian Kerja Amali Sains' untuk Tahun 4, 5, 6.

Below are the photos of my pupils doing science PEKA project in the science lab.

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Teacher Back To School

Cikgu James Back To School Again!

Hi to all my school teachers and pupils, welcome back Cikgu James! After six week study in IPGM Campus Ipoh, I feel that I'm ready for teaching not only in maths but also science subject with more confidence and skillfulness. Below is a photo with all others teachers during my course in Maktab Ipoh. See you all my friends next time. Please take care all the time especially to the pupils and be a good teacher. You all are always in my mind. Bye and take care.

DiGi RAP 2009

DiGi Read Action Play 2009

What is DiGi R.A.P ? R.A.P. is a DiGi initiative to encourage proper English usage amongst primary school children. R.A.P. is targeted at encouraging students in Standard 4, 5, and 6 to read and express themselves in English through stage plays.

The popular R.A.P. programme is running for the third consecutive time and aims to equip children with the necessary skill sets to excel in life - self-confidence, teamwork, and exposure to new experiences. Students will get the opportunity to make new friends and have lots of fun while participating in R.A.P.!

Participating schools will have the full support of DiGi. We will be providing story books for the competition, travel and accommodation, subsidies for stage props and costumes, as well as conducting Regional Acting Workshops to improve students' English and acting skills.

R.A.P. - It's fun. It's educational. It's endorsed by the Ministry of Education.
You can check for latest info in DiGi website.

This Is Our School's Team In The DiGi RAP Competition. Please watch it with fun.







SK Cator Avenue won the Gold Medal and The Best Actor.

Teaching and Learning Activites

The New Teaching Activities For Teacher

Residents participate in discussions and other learning activities related to teaching skills, time management, and team-building exercises. Information Services offers a range of services to help teaching staff make best use of IT in teaching and to help them ensure that their students have the appropriate ICT skills required to support their learning and to prepare them for the work place. During my student teaching experience, I also learned many different ways to actively engage students in learning (from both my courses, my cooperating teacher, and from observing other professionals within their own classrooms). For instance, the students in my classroom really enjoyed, and actively participated in, hands-on learning experiences. Another key component of my teaching skills that I developed through student teaching was the ability to use motivational strategies to promote the learning of my students.

Teacher and teaching excellence begin with great teachers' people skills in human relations, motivational teaching skills. Teacher excellence, being a great teacher demands concern, empathy in teacher student relations. The professional development of teachers has been identified internationally as the primary factor in enabling the effective integration of ICT into schools. Developing an eLearning Plan for your SchoolThis new course for ICT Coordinating Teachers has been developed to provide them (or any teacher involved in ICT planning in the school) with the necessary information and tools to develop an eLearning plan. Truly great teachers' people skills can enable education reforms in educational history and social pride.

Say No To Deforestation

Environmental Issues 2009

Deforestation: How It Affects Us?

The Earth is dying in silence due to human activities. When the elimt is at the tipping point, we put the blame on the blogbal warming. How can we solve this matter? How can we reduce the increasing number of trees that we have cut down from day to day? Do you really know what is happening to the Earth? Come and lets explore the latest environmental issues.



Deforestation: Do You Care?

What is Deforestation? Deforestation is defined as the permanent destruction of indigenous forests and woodlands. What are the consequences? Soil erosian, Greenhouse effect, Drought and higher climate.

What Can We Do About It?

1. Practise recycling habit.


2. Increases the number of tree plantations.


3. Enforcement of laws by governments for illegal loggers.


4. Creates an easier way to recycle papers.


5. Give supports and take part in awareness campaigns held by the government and global organizations.

Did You Know?

• An area of forest equal to 20 football or rugby fields is lost every minute.


• We are losing Earth's greatest biological treasures just as we are beginning to appreciate their true value. Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth's land surface. Now they cover a mere 6% and experts estimate that the last remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years.


• One hectare (2.47 acres) may contain over 750 types of trees and 1500 species of higher plants.

"We determine the key of tomorrow for our future generation. Save the Earth, and start recycling.
Lets give a hand to preserve our Earth.

THINKING SKILLS IN THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM

THE INCORPORATION OF THINKING SKILLS
IN THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM

The focus of current classroom teaching in Malaysia is the utilization of metacognitive strategies especially thinking skills. In fact many educational psychologists argued that thinking skills are important aspects in education (Sternberg, 1990a, l990b). In Malaysia, it is realized that many teachers are not fully capable of incorporating thinking skills in their teaching strategies. Therefore it is the objectives of this study to find out how far students are inculcated with: a) critical thinking; b) creative thinking; and c) divergent/convergent thinking. A research survey was carried out on 387 secondary school students aged between 15–16 years. Results showed that teachers incorporated critical thinking skills, creative thinking skills as well as convergent/divergent thinking skills in their teaching of their subjects. Though this study showed that there is a new trend in teaching and learning where students are actively involved in the learning process, there is plenty of room for improvement in incorporating the thinking skills. The implications of this study on education and teacher training are discussed in this paper.

By:
Rahil Mahyuddin
Zaidatol Akmaliah Lope Pihie
Habibah Elias
Mohd Majid Konting
Faculty of Educational Studies
Universiti Putra Malaysia

Kursus Dalam Perkhidmatan

Cikgu James Went For A Course In Maktab Ipoh

Tawaran Mengikut Kursus Dalam Perkhidmatan 6 Minggu Tambah Opsyen Untuk Subjek Sains Bagi Guru Sekolah Rendah Ambilan Tahun 2009

Cikgu James telah dipilih untuk menghadiri Kursus Dalam Perkhidmatan di Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia Kampus Ipoh selama 6 minggu. Segala aktiviti kadet dan sukan sekolah akan dikendalikan oleh pembantu penyelaras saya.

Cikgu harap dengan menghadiri kursus tambah opsyen sains ini, cikgu dapat membantu guru SK Cator Avenue yang bukan opsyen subjek berkenaan memantapkan lagi pedagogi, pengetahuan dan kemahiran mereka untuk menangani pengajaran dan pembelajaran di dalam bilik darjah. Sekian terima kasih.

Tarikh Kursus: 23 Mac - 30 April 2009 (6 Minggu)
Pusat Kursus: IPGM Kampus Ipoh (Maktab Perguruan Ipoh Lama)

Perkahwinan Cikgu Suriati

Majlis Perkahwinan Cikgu Suriati Di Ipoh

Perkahwinan Suriati telah diadakan di rumahnya di Jelapang, Ipoh.

About Wonder Pets

Adakah kamu peminat setia Wonder Pets?

Wonder Pets ialah sebuah siri animasi keluaran Amerikan Syarikat yang muncul buat pertama kali pada 2006. Mulai 2008, Wonder Pets telah dialih bahasa ke bahasa Malaysia di TV9. Wonder Pets telah dicipta oleh Josh Selig.

Watak-watak utama Wonder Pets ialah tiga ekor haiwan peliharaan, iaitu Linny the Guinea – Pig (tikus belanda), Turtle Tuck (kura-kura) dan Ming-Ming Duckling (itik). Mereka bersatu menjadi tiga wira yang menyelamatkan haiwan dalam kesusahan sambil menunjukkan manfaat nilai bekerjasama.

Animasi ini bermula dari filem ringkas yang berjudul ”The New Adventures of Linny the Guinea Pig,” di mana Linny mengembara ke angkasa lepas dan lautan bersendirian. Kemudian barulah tercipta watak Ming-Ming Dukling dan Turtle Tuck. Dari situ, lahirlah Wonder Pets! Menariknya, kebanyakan dialog di dalam Wonder Pets dinyanyikan. Itulah keistimewaan Wonder Pets. Cikgu James sangat suka dengar dan menyayi lagu Wonder Pets, saya harap murid-murid saya juga suka menonton Wonder Pets. Sekian terima kasih.

100 Years Celebration Anderson School

100 Years Celebration Anderson School Ipoh

These are the photos I took on that day during the Anderson school 100 years celebration. Hope you enjoy it and you are allow to download or save the pictures to your own pc if you like to keep it as souvenir. Thanks again for visiting my blog and I will try my best to update my blog with more photos of my student's activities in SK Cator Avenue Ipoh.

Happy Thaipusam 2009

Happy Celebrating Thaipusam In Malaysia

Thaipusam (Tamil: தைப்பூசம்) is a Hindu festival celebrated mostly by the Tamil community on the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai (Jan/Feb). It is also referred to as Thaipooyam or Thaippooyam in the Malayalam language. Pusam refers to a star that is at its highest point during the festival. The festival commemorates both the birthday of Lord Murugan (also Subramaniam), the youngest son of Shiva and Parvati, and the occasion when Parvati gave Murugan a vel (lance) so he could vanquish the evil demon Soorapadman. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Science Project- Microorganisms

Microorganisms are Living Things

Microorganisms are living things. 'Micro' means tiny and 'organisms' means living things. Microorganisms cannot be seen with the naked eye. They can only be seen using a microscope or a magnifying glass. Microorganisms can be found everywhere. They can be found in the air, water and soil. Some microorganisms can be found on human beings, plants and animals. Like humans, microorganisms also breathe, grow and move too.

There are various types of microorganisms:
a) Bacteria: Bacteria exist in different shapes, sizes and colors. They get food from dead and living things.
b) Virus: Virus is the smallest of all microorganisms. They feed on live organisms only.
c) Protozoa: Protozoa can be found in ponds, rivers and lakes.
d) Fungi: Fungi can be found on mouldy bread, rotten food and wet surfaces.

Today Cikgu James' Science Project is about Microorganisms Grow

When microorganisms grow, they increase in number. Microorganisms can grow on dead things or living things. They growth of microorganisms can be seen on bread that is sprinkled with water and left for a few days. After a few days, dark spots can be seen on the bread. The dark spots are moulds. The number of moulds increases when the ouldy bread is left for a longer time. See the pictures below for my science project results.

Celebrates Chinese New Year

Cikgu James Is Celebrating Chinese New Year 2009

Cikgu James wishing you all a Happy & Prosperous Chinese New Year in 2009.

Hey my friends, try the Chinese biscuits during the new year time. Is delicious!
Hope you like it. Have a Happy Holiday!