Saturday, April 17, 2010

Leadership in You, Determination.Confidence.Performance







Participants:
Benny Ong, Pei Chun Primary School
Khoo Zhao Chen, Ai Tong Primary School

Scenario 1
Benny Ong: I did not feel scared. I thought that it was not so exciting, just like learning which started as easy and not so much challenges.

Zhao Chen: I learn about positive thinking. It was tiring but worth. I thought it was not much challenges.


Scenario 2
Benny Ong: I felt quite scared. However, I preserved and continued to stand. I feel we need determinations and perseverance in learning.

Zhao Chen: Just a little more challenging and I think I could take more challenges.


Scenario 3
Benny Ong: I felt even more afraid. However, I still held on. We face obstacles in learning but we must be determined.

Zhao Chen: We learnt about how to overcome our weaknesses. It was very challenging and difficult.


Scenario 4
Benny Ong: We are facing many distractions in learning. However, we can think of creative ways to overcome them.

Zhao Chen: It was challenging and we found a way to breakthrough.

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Leading Minds Chinese, Composition Beyond Creativity

周记

2009年9月28日
星期一 晴


今天是我表妹的生日,我们在外婆家庆祝表妹的生日。外婆煮了很多表妹爱吃的菜肴。如:咖喱鸡、鱼丸、虾、炒饭等。

由于外婆煮了很好美味佳肴,加上一个生日蛋糕,因此我们吃得很饱。吃饱后,我们便和表妹玩了起来,我们又跑又跳,玩得不亦乐乎。

妈妈看到我们玩得如此“激烈”,就告诉我们吃饱后部可以跳来跳去,不然会肚子痛,但是我们把妈妈的话当成耳边风,继续玩耍。

突然,我的肚子痛了起来,妈妈马上带我去看医生。医生说我吃得太多了,然后又跑又跳才会觉得不舒服,肚子才会痛。

所谓“不听老人言,吃亏在眼前”。以后我们一要听妈妈的话,以免再次发生这种事情。


2009年5月3日
星期日 晴

今天,我得上钢琴班。但是由于住在远方的表姐突然到访,所以我没有练习,只顾着与表姐叙旧,把练钢琴的事情抛到九霄云外去了。

到了傍晚7时,表姐一家人回到酒店去了。我这时才想起我的钢琴还没有练!于是,我赶快把书本拿出来练习,可是为时已晚。而且我得钢琴马上就要到时间了,我怀着忐忑不安的心情去钢琴学院。大拇哥我抵达那得时候,院长告诉我老师因为有急事,不可以来。我听到后,虽然面不改色,但只有我自己知道,我的心早已乐开了花。为自己不用被挨骂而感到庆幸。

从那件事以后,我就决定要改掉“平时不烧香,临时抱佛脚”的坏习惯。



2009年6月21日
星期日 晴

今天是父亲节,我们俩姐弟竟然忘记了这个重要的节日!直到我们开启电视机看卡通片,才猛然发现。就连卡通片的内容都和父亲有关,而我们居然忘记了,真是惭愧!

这时,弟弟提议制作一张卡片送给我们敬爱的爸爸。于是,我们吃过早餐后,便开始行动。我们先准备好材料如:彩色笔、图画纸、铅笔等,就到我们的房间里闭门“修炼”…

不久,我们的作品就新鲜出炉。我们画了爸爸,蛋糕以及五彩缤纷的小礼物,最后还在封面上写上:“爸爸,父亲节快乐!”七个大字。虽然字不是很美,却非常工整。,并把这些字与图画才上了鲜艳的颜色。

由于爸爸还没有起床,于是我们俩轻轻地把卡片放在了爸爸的枕头上,以便爸爸起床时可以第一时间看到。过后,我们便和妈妈一起商量要如何为爸爸庆祝。我想,今天一定会是美好的一天,让我们尽情地期待吧!

Leading Minds Chinese, Composition Beyond Creativity


优秀作品集

海底世界 杨英恺

今天是星期六,妈妈要带我去梦想已久的海底世界。这是我第一次到五彩缤纷的海底世界。我兴高采烈地坐上了妈妈的车,踏上了美好的旅程。

到了海底世界门口,我批不急待地打开车门冲了出去。到了里面,我看到了很多海底动物。有海马、鲨鱼等等。海马的嘴巴很长,身体是弯弯的,就像一个小月亮,在海里游来游去。还有一种鱼,我叫不出名字。身体像球一样,圆圆的很胖,并且嘴巴像鸟一样。有的鱼有很多只脚可以游得很快。还有一种鱼,它的嘴巴像一把锋利的剑,“剑鱼”因此得名。我觉得最可怕的就是鲨鱼,它张开大大的嘴巴要吃一只小鱼,那只鱼看起来很害怕。它的眼睛瞪得大大的,好像要突出来一样。

时间一分一秒地过去了,不知不觉地天黑了,我们也要回家了。小鱼伴着我们度过了一段美好的时间。再见了小鱼,我会想你们的,我们后会有期。


大扫除 林宣莹

新年快到了,为了辞旧迎新我们决定要大扫除,想把今年的倒霉运统统扫走。并且,新年期间也会有许多的人到家里做客。为此妈妈制定了一系列的扫除计划。于是,大扫除就这样轰轰烈烈地开始了。

首先,我们分工合作。我把不要的玩具收到一起;爸爸把旧的衣服整理整理到一起,打算一块捐给贫困儿童;妈妈负责抹地和所有的桌子。然后爸爸帮妈妈擦窗户,而我负责整理房间。我先把衣服叠好放在衣橱里,再把不用的书整理出来卖给收废品的人。

为此,我还增添了一笔小收入,我开心地把钱存在“猪宝宝”的肚子里。最后,我们用新的小饰物来装扮我们的房子。我们用大半天的时间,虽然累得筋疲力尽,但我们却非常开心。


坏习惯 林宣莹

我有一个坏习惯,每天晚上都必须吃甜食。就像小鱼离不开水,生物离不开空气一样。爆米花、冰淇淋和糖果都是我必不可少的“好朋友”。妈妈总是劝我,不让我吃太多甜食因为会伤害牙齿。所谓针不扎在自己身上,不嫌疼。所以我偏偏不信邪。

时间久了,我的牙齿便像年久失修的车子,出了故障,一天,我正在享用丰盛的大餐时,我的牙齿突然疼了起来。自从那次后,无论齿冷还是热的食物,都像冬天喝凉水,点滴在心头。为此,我吃不下饭。妈妈知道后,立刻带我去看医生。

我曾听说,谁的牙齿不好就要被拔掉。我吓得心惊胆跳。到了医院后,里面一个患者也没有,静悄悄的。我只听到医生的工具“叮叮当当”的声音,显得格外刺耳。我脸青唇白地呆坐这,医生看出了我的紧张。笑着对我说:“别害怕,如果不严重是不用拔去牙齿的…”

俗话说的好,吃一堑长一智。从那以后,我再也不敢吃过多甜食了。

Leading Minds Chinese, Composition Beyond Creativity


精彩片段

我最爱爷爷那座用根雕成的鹰,那鹰站在岩石上,居高临下,敏锐的目光注视着前方,好像能看到千里以外的动静。

它大腿的肌肉饱满有力,锐利的爪子牢牢的抓住岩缝里的小树。

它高举着双翼,仿佛正要展翅高飞,给人一种雄风万里的感觉。


上课随笔

创编谜语:

每当驾车的时候,你会看到我。我有一只脚,三只眼睛,并且还会发出不同的光。 (交通灯)
福恩P5

人物刻画:

我的爸爸有一双像月亮一样笑眯眯的小眼睛,但是发起脾气来,却像曹操手上的剑——锋利无比。
杨英川P6

我的妈妈有一双像玻璃球一样明亮的小眼睛。开心的时候,会像天上的闪烁的星星。生起气来,眼睛好像会冒火。
谢玮恒P4

Leading Minds Chinese, Vocabulary Development



颜色
花是红色的,
血是红色的,
成绩千万不可变
头发是黑色的,
乌云是黑色的,
牙齿千万不可变黑。
桔叶是黄色的,
月亮是黄色的,
星星是黄色的,
校鞋千万不可变
叶子是青色的,
小草是青色的,
脸色千万不可变




功课
生病最辛苦,
吃药最辛苦,
使我变成一只病猫。
默写最难,
考试最难,
使我变成一条书虫。




大树和风在玩游戏,
呼、呼、呼,
风玩得很开心,
呜、呜、呜,
大树不开心。
因为,
它的头发掉光了。

Monday, February 22, 2010

Leadership in You, Introduction


Take the Lead...

We are all leaders in some way, whether we consider ourselves to be or not. Parents and teachers are leaders of children, athletes are mentors to those coming up in the ranks and writers are leaders of all the hearts and minds they touch. Perhaps most important, we are leaders of the self.

Use the quotes below as leadership tools to inspire your child. Pick inspirational leadership quotes that motivate your child to become a leader in your family and community, through integrity and generosity of spirit and vision.

Quotation 1:
"The task of leadership is not to put greatness in humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there." ~John Buchan~

Quotation 2:
"You know what makes leadership? It is the ability to get men to do what they don't want to do and like it." ~Harry S. Truman~

Quotation 3:
"First organize the inner, then organize the outer ... First organize the great, then organize the small. First organize yourself, then organize others." ~Zhuge Liang~

Quotation 4:
"You can judge a leader by the size of the problem he tackles. Other people can cope with the waves, it's his job to watch the tide." ~Antony Jay~

Quotation 5:
"Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow." ~Chinese Saying~

Quotation 6:
"A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason." ~Harold Geneen~

Quotation 7:
"A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus." ~Martin Luther King~

Quotation 8:
"Leadership, I think you must have that, particularly when a team's on the field, they look to you. In critical situations, they look into your eyes to see if you're there. If you're not there, they start quitting." ~Dan Marino, Sr.~

Quotation 9:
"The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers." ~Ralph Nader~

Quotation 10:
"Leadership consists not in degrees of technique but in traits of character; it requires moral rather than athletic or intellectual effort, and it imposes on both leader and follower alike the burdens of self-restraint." ~Lewis H. Lapham~