About a week ago I received an e-mail in my work inbox titled: Hello. There was a short apology, mentions of a crazy school year, and thanksgiving for our sweet letters and words of encouragement. It was very short and to the point reply to our cards. In the beginning of September, our fifth grade … Continue reading the reply
Permission to Fail
Often as teachers, we are scared of failure. We might preach to our students that it's ok to fail, you can make mistakes but you try again. We say it's all part of the learning process, but do we give ourselves that permission? The deep ingrained fear of failure has followed me for a while … Continue reading Permission to Fail
a brief glimpse into jordan & israel
My friend Petrina has this tradition where she takes wefie videos with her siblings while traveling together. So, we decided during our trip to Jordan and Israel to do the same thing at some of the key places we visited! So here's a short video of our wefies! Enjoy and make sure to watch in … Continue reading a brief glimpse into jordan & israel
journey to jordan
From floating in the Dead Sea, to seeing the ancient ruins of Petra, and riding camels in Wadi Rum (where they shot the Martian), Jordan was pretty incredible. From the moment our plane landed, everything felt so surreal. Yes, we actually floated in the dead sea, and got to put the mud on our body and … Continue reading journey to jordan
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a glimpse of 2016 through photos
This is a long overdue post, about 3 months late of my travel highlights from last year. 2016 was indeed full of adventures close and far from Singapore. I started off 2016 in Batam, Indonesia and then traveled to Hong Kong, Thailand, LA, NY, Iceland, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Melbourne throughout the year. I loved being … Continue reading a glimpse of 2016 through photos
mid mini-lesson eureka Moment
Do you ever have those eureka moments teaching, when you get an idea all of a sudden, like mid mini-lesson? I had one of those moments today during reading workshop this afternoon. My lovely students were sitting in our rug area, and I was giving my mini-lesson about using learning progressions to analyze our responses … Continue reading mid mini-lesson eureka Moment
the month of march
The Month of March Everyday a new post is up, from 22 fifth grade writers faced with a challenge. Small moments transformed into slices of life, captured through photos, poems, and stories. Everyday I learn something new, about the lives of our students. Reading all the posts, leaving as many comments as I can. When … Continue reading the month of march
melbourne: a stroll through the park
My friend, Melody, just happened to literally live across from the Shrine of Remembrance and the Botanic Garden. How convenient is that? Not only are these two places free to enter, but incredibly beautifully built and well managed. I loved being able to walk through the botanic gardens and see little kids on field trips … Continue reading melbourne: a stroll through the park
driving the great ocean road
By far one of my favorite parts of visiting Melbourne was seeing the great ocean road. I mean what can beat a beautiful scenic ocean drive along the Australian coast, with a road trip worthy Spotify playlist, and of course good food along the way. The route that we took as recommended by Melody's friend looked … Continue reading driving the great ocean road
