7 March 2008 - Last Day of School

The past two days were hectic in lieu of the 3 events being held in school:

(1) Northzone Learning Symposium
(2) Chinese Dept Online Cultural Quiz
(3) Talk to Parents on Teenagers

Tables had to be cleaned and homerooms spruced up. Dry runs conducted. The uniformed groups had ushering duties and their manpower used to move pots and plants. The teachers and counsellors were on duty....And it worked out 'imppecably" !

All participants were amazed at how beautiful the school was! They were also delightfully overwhelmed by the warm reception received -

a. counsellors receiving them, showing them to the various venues for breakout sessions and bidding them farewell

b. teachers, facilitators and technical assistants helping the presenters

c. school leaders organizing the event, receiving them and bidding them farewell at day's end;

d. the airconditioned environment of the hall and classrooms

Early Dismissal

School was dismissed on6 March at 1:30pm and 1030am on 7 March in lieu of our victories in badminton. For many, it was also time spent preparing for the various upcoming events.

Meaningful Prayer & Term

Mr Christopher Foran introduced a new form of prayer through song. On Wednesday, he spoke about the difficulty of saying sorry and played us a song. It touched the hearts of many because the reflection was about teachers, students, parents, family and those we cared so much about:

What have I got to do to make you love me?
What have I got to do to make you care?
What do I do when lightning strikes me?
And I wake to find that you're not there
What do I do to make you want me

What have I got to do to be heard?
What do I say when it's all over?
And sorry seems to be the hardest word

It's sad, so sad
It's a sad, sad situation
And it's getting more and more absurd
It's sad, so sad

Why can't we talk it over?
Oh it seems to me that sorry seems to be the hardest word

On Friday, the prayer was a thanksgiving prayer for the term. There was a quick recap about the term's many events and a song of praise about how "If you believe it, you will see it"

I believe I can fly
I believe I can touch the sky
I think about it every night and dayS
pread my wings and fly away
I believe I can soar
I see me running through that open doorI
believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly

See I was on the verge of breaking down
Sometimes silence can seem so loud
There are miracles in life I must achieve
But first I know it starts inside of me,
ohIf I can see it, then I can do it
If I just believe it, there's nothing to it











4 March 2008