PSLE Marking Exercise 2006

It was the PSLE marking exercise on the 16th to 19th October. Everyone was sent to different schools, and we all had duties. We were either the markers or therecorders. Generally, all beginning teachers would be recorders, because we have not gained enough experience to be able to mark the scripts. And so began my adventure. I was sent to Yuhua Primary, and I was doing recording or marks. It sounded like a boring job.. I know...But boy was I in for a big surprise. This was my first year there, and I imagined the worst of it.

On the first day, all of us who were allocated into the room was quite shy around each other. There was minimal talking. Most of them were from the same schools, while I was the only Clementi Primary teacher there. I was really feeling a littel left out. However, after lunch, when everyone's tummy were filled, we came back and all started to get a little crazy. We started breaking the ice, and by the end of the first day, we were all crazy and laughing like nothing about silly jokes. I guess it does make life a little easier, and working and recording less of a chore.

On the second day, our group was even so crazy that we joked that what we were doing lookled like we were working for a factory production line. By the end of the second day, we agreed that on the third day, we would colour co-ordinate all our clothes to make ourself look like factory workers...And so it was agreed that we would wear red on the third day. Even our Assistant Supervising Recorder )ASR Mr. Sundaram joined in the craziness.. haha. Here's our "factory photo" taken on the third day. =P


Well, we had so much fun together that the days seemed to pass extra quickly. It also seemed to speed up "production", because our group was working the fastest among all the recordeing rooms in the school. There were 4. Our group cleared all our work, and we even had to help other groups clear theirs so that we could leave earlier on the last day. We decided that on the last day, the colour code was either green or yellow. Haha. Can you imagine a large group of teachers doing such silly things... hmm... Here's our class photo taken on the last da. See... I was not kidding you. Even our ASR played with us...

The two pretty mummies. Their babies would be due around the same date. We were even joking that they could arrange marriage for their kids. One was a boy and the other was a girl.. haha. How coincidental. The very very pretty lady on the right in green is Tricilia. From Jurong Primary. She is really a very very nice person. WHen I was serving my Practicum there, I would really admire her from afar. She has flawless skin, and is already a mother of two. And she looks so pretty even during her pregnancy. Wow.

Here's Dina. Remember her? We had practicum together. She was also in the same group as I, and still looking as glam as ever... =)

*Sigh*. The 4 days passed so quickly... WIth great friends to work with, it really makes a job look easy... =) I really hope and pray that I would be able to work with them again next year... haha.