Brighton Kids English Club VII

Wow! We had our most challenging Club meeting yet! Only eleven members this time, but the age range was six to fourteen! We tried several different activities including UNO, tongue twisters, a rhythm/skipping game, coloring and writing, among others, but the reaction was very mixed! It seems that there is simply too much disparity in the age groups to accommodate everyone at once. The younger children love singing and jumping, but the older children feel very awkward and shy, and are quite reluctant to participate in general silliness. Consequently, the reluctance of the older members spread to the younger children, and they also became shy and reluctant to participate.
Still, we managed to do quite a lot, and everyone enjoyed snack time and games, as usual.
For the next Brighton Kids English Club (VIII), we will separate the members by age: 6-10 and 11-14, and prepare activities specifically tailored for each group.
We're all looking forward to it!
 

Camping at SK Bukit Bota

SK Bukit Bota hosted a camping event today, 10th October 2014.  Sarah & I attended the event and had a great time helping the students & teachers.

First, pupils had to pitch their tents & prepare their sleeping bags.  Next, was the Bukit Bota Master Chef Competition.  The school provided the basic ingredients, and students had to bring items from home to cook a dish for the judges.  They had to build an open fire for cooking, and prepare their dish out doors.  All the teams did a spectacular job and I enjoyed tasting all their dishes.  Next, students had time to prepare their Teacher Appreciation Show.  They performed all different types of acts for the teachers, and coordinated it entirely by themselves.  Finally, it was time for bed and the students and teachers slept peacefully in their tents at SK Bukit Bota.

A great event!

Tom James, Chenor

Scholastic Book Club Event in Temerloh

Tom James, Chenor Mentor, and I, Sarah Higgs, Jempol Mentor, attended a book fair at SK Seri Sangsong in Temerloh.  The aim of the event was to inspire the students to love reading, and the objectives were (1) to arouse students interest in reading, (2) to create a fun learning environment and (3) to reinforce reading habits among the students.  Temerloh Mentors, Tom Hanly, Jimmy Ma and Martina Gilmartin, invited Tom & Sarah along to the event, with the hope of spreading awareness of the Scholastic Malaysia Book Club Programme.  Mr. Hanly, Temerloh Mentor, gave a short presentation on Peer Assisted Reading (PAL), which is a program that TELL2 is implementing across peninsular Malaysia.

We hope to promote literacy in our own zones, following the example set forth by Temerloh's dedicated Mentors.

-Sarah Higgs, Jempol

The Opening Ceremony consisted of speeches made by the Headmaster of SK Seri Sangson, Tn Hj Abd Azis bin Md Isin, and the DLO of Temerloh, Mr. Zaini, filling in for the Temerloh District Education Officer, Tn Hj Abdul Hamid bin Hj Wan Mohammad.  Additionally, a give was offered in friendship and cooperation.

The DLO & GB presented books to each class monitor & teacher.

A dramatic reading by a students.

PAL Programme, Presented by Tom Hanly, Temerloh

There was event time for a Quiz Show & Prizes!