Sunday, January 31, 2010

Sec 1 Enrichment Classes

As what I have told your during previous lessons,
there would be enrichment classes held in the coming weeks.

Schedule are as such:
Sec 1/1: 2 Feb
Sec 1/2: 4 Feb
Sec 1/3: 9 Feb
Sec 1/4: 11 Feb
Sec 1/5: 18 Feb
Sec 1/6: 23 Feb
Sec 1/7: 25 Feb
Sec 1/8: 2 Mar

Location: @And.Create (Mac Lab, Level 3)
Time: 3pm to 5pm

We'll be working on posters design.
Here's the theme for your to ponder on before we head to the lesson:

8 student development framework action statements.
1. I am able to handle my feelings everyday.
2. I have friends and we support one another.
3. I make responsible decisions.
4. I love my family, my school and my community.
5. I can face challenges confidently.
6. I am a part of the global society.
7. I am able to come up with creative solutions when faced with a problem.
8. I do my best to achieve excellent results.

Don't forget the dates!

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Questions of the week

Question 1:
What is the 'Lab Color' found in Photoshop?

Ans: Lab Color is another color setting found along side the commonly used 'RGB' and 'CMYK'. Designed to mimic the human perception of colors and possessing maximum color flexibility. Its made up of 3 channels, L for 'lightness', a and b for color range.

Question 2:
What is 'Gutter' under page settings for Microsoft Word?

Ans: Gutter is an addition margin in documents set aside for the part of the paper made unusable due to binding.
Refer to picture for better explanation.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Sec 1 Literature Assignment

For those who are actively coming here for spamming of my chatterbox updates, here is something new.

I We do know that the Microsoft Word lessons is probably killing your through boredom. So for next week on, we'll be working on your literature project for CE. During which I will touch on more into Microsoft Word and teaching your how to make your assignment more deserving of a better grade interesting.

So the instructions for the literature assignment is here.
By the way, go and read up on 'Boy Overboard' so that you have an idea what to write.

Login Accounts

Everyone, as much as possible please use your own account.
For sec 1s, I'll inform your once your accounts are ready.

Those who have forgotten password or account expired already,
can drop me a note with your NRIC number, name and class,
I'll get the TA to reset your account.

Surveys

To all sec 1s,
please go and complete your surveys on the school portal.

Sec 1 Sabbatical
- Rank them in order of 1 to 14 with 1 as the most preferred
- More details on some of the workshops here

Sec 1 Drama
- Pls answer every single question. If nothing to write put 'NIL'
- By the way, question 7 has been fixed, now u can choose as many choices as you like

Monday, January 25, 2010

The Class Gathering Project

Here's the project brief and proposal template for the module on Google Document:

Project Brief

Proposal Template

For future lessons, we'll look into creating spreadsheets for collating attendance and compiling lists of items.