4Opal, the stone with many colours

2009-06-17T21:30:00.000+08:00

things to do during the holidays.

-eat goth candy
-do ur hw
-plan for ur future
-call keith and say hi.

STAYOVER @ JEE's HOUSE by leonard. =D

2009-06-17T21:19:00.003+08:00

so we stay at jee house.

THE END

Some things to ponder.

2009-05-21T20:47:00.003+08:00

It seems like a good time to talk about this.
What do you want to do after 'O' levels?
Think about it and come up with a list of crazy wackiest things to do or skills to acquire.
Set that as your reward for 'O' levels. You will feel good accomplishing them when you don't have regrets over the examinations.

By the way, I would like to know if majority of the class would like the following things this year before we part each other.

-Get a simple 4opal class Tee
-Chalet or some stay over activities for bonding section.

Response is much needed.
Those who have not even bothered paying last year's chalet please do so or whatever. (It's a matter of how you give people your impression and your attitude)

MYE09 OVER

2009-05-21T20:11:00.003+08:00

All right peepos. Update is here.

MYE has come to an end but please don't think it's over, that you can play all you want and go out chilling like nobody's business 'cos it's not. There's the so called mock exams and of course paramount to us all we have the 'O' levels real soon.

It's time to wake up guys and girls. WAKE UP! Unleash your hidden potential and work darn hard be it whether you intend to go to a polytechnic or a junior college. Your results are what matters. Throw away all your distractions and 'break' your hands revising your work.

4Opal. The class that's supposed to be full of elites. We have to do well. We are the last batch of triple science breed in Dunearn and let's prove that the school's reputation can be lifted from it's ragged state into high glory in our hands. We have to work together. We have to compete with one another to progress. We, 4Opalians have to influence other classes with our actions that this is a serious matter and that they should do the same too.

Ever got look down by friends from better schools? Let's work hard and do our best. Let's be Dunearn's first step to success.

MYE can be real depressing but if you're letting this fall break you now. You're kind of done for. Learn from your's and others' mistakes. Be serious. Look far. Look at your 'O' levels. If you think you've done well, compete even harder and be consistent. If you think you've done the opposite, think about it and make sure that you improve next time. Don't dwell on the past. Keep a positive mindset and strive for academic excellence and improvement.

Some quotes I've found useful for you all.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
Confucius

One who fears failure limits his activities.
Failure is only the opportunity to more
intelligently begin again.
Henry Ford

Experience teaches slowly, and at the cost of mistakes.
James A. Froude

A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed--I well know.
For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.
Georges Clemenceau

Without sweat and toil no work is made perfect.
Latin Proverb

Think about it class. It's whether you want it hard or not.

We're 4OPAL now!

2009-01-01T10:44:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year peeps! It's brand new 2009! Work hard and hope you all do well in the coming 'O' levels. Gambatte!

Promotion to 4Opal!

2008-12-18T14:06:00.004+08:00

Yes. I believe all of us made it to 4Opal next year, including this blog too!

Hooray!

Now now.... I want you all to come up with a new URL suggestion for the blog. We can't be using 3opaloeight anymore.

I've thought of using 4opalonine. what do you all think????

Tagboard will be put up for now and I really hope nobody, I mean NOBODY, will spam the board with darn lame crap and shit. Use your own name. If I see any rubbish, criticism against others, I will take down the board immediately.

Abel

Infomation you ought to know

2008-11-05T21:54:00.002+08:00

Class Chalet

Venue: Pasir Ris Costa Sands Resort
Date: 21-23 December 2008
No. of rooms: 2

BBQ on the 2nd night.
Info.

Supplier: EZB-BBQ made easy

The Packages
http://www.ezb.com.sg/package.asp

List of food/items
http://www.ezb.com.sg/menu.asp

If I don't recieve any feedback I take it as I can choose what it seem fit.

Things you MUST bring if you're staying over:
-Minimum 4 sets of comfortable decent clothes
-At least 4 sets of undergarment. Mr&Mrs Bean will be thrown out of the house.
-Personal towel for showering (you can bring 2 'coz towels may not dry overnight)
-Soap and Shampoo
-Jacket if you cannot stand the cold in thin blankets
-Sandals/Slippers to navigate about
-An extra pair of socks
-Handphone charger + 2 pin socket inserts
-Hard cash of at least $50 for your other meals, expenses like theme park, bicycle rental and more
-Medications if you're supposed to be on

Optional Stuff to bring:
-Hairdryer if you're desperate to dry your hair
-Hair gel or wax if you're really vain
-Extra towels
-Tissues for morning flu sickness
-Camera with plenty of batteries
-LAPTOP. There's fre access to Internet.
-Card games, no poker coz no gambling. Bring healthy games like UNO etc.
-Board games like monopoly or whatever game non-related to gambling

That's basically about everything. If I've missed out anything, be responsible and inform me. Thankyou.

Abel

CLASS CHALET AND TEE

2008-10-17T23:27:00.002+08:00

EXAMS ARE OVER!

We are left with 3 days together as a class in school. How sad.
Please support the class chalet and tee by attending it and offering constructive ideas. Thankyou!

September Break Homework

2008-08-30T08:31:00.007+08:00

Class,
Let me tell you this. This September holiday is not really a break for us. I suggest you all start revising you EOY now. If you choose not to, then I got nothing to say.

List of homework for the week:

Physics
-Self-study textbook chapter 11.4 & 11.5
-Finish workbook's worksheet 11B
-Finish Physics Video Project
-Revise Chapter 1-11 for EOY

Chemistry
-Revise for test on Term 4 Week 2; Chapter 13, 14 + ionic equations
This is will be our last chemistry test before the EOY.
-Chemistry workbook page 71-94 (no kidding)
-Revise Chapter 1-16 for EOY

Geography
-Finish the Revision Questions
-Revise Chapter 1-7 for EOY

Social Studies
-Finish the SS paper
-Revise Chapter 1-6 for EOY

Mathematics(E)
-Finish up the paper he gave on 27/8/08, entitled 'Holiday Work'

Additional Mathematics
-Go Lead Portal and self-study the chapters on circles and coordinate geometry before the tutorial. The information mentioned above can be accessed from your account's inbox.

Biology
-Finish biology workbook, Respiration****Updated

CME
-Group Project on any topic

English
-Group Presentation Project

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For Chinese Students,

Chinese Homework
-Chinese Comprehension Paper
-Chinese Project
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Mathematics Tutorial
Date: 2/9/08
Time: 9am to 12noon
Venue: 3Opal classroom
Attire: Anything that's related to our school
Note* : Please remember to bring your AM textbook, exercise book and writing materials.

Reminder to those who have not submit your signed report slip and CME individual project.
Please submit it to Mr Venkat when you come back to school for the tutorial.

Reminder to those who have not submit your reply slip. Do bring it on the day you are going to have your oral.
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Pet Rocket Participants

Please be reminded that you have a Workshop on 4 Sept (thurs), 1.30pm to 5.30pm, in school
and the Competition on 6 Sept (Sat), 7.30am to 12pm, report to school 1st at 6.50am!

Each student to bring a pair of scissors, a penknife, permanent markers and not forgetting the the most important thing, TWO 1.5 litre bottlesof the SAME & APPROPRIATE types (Each tem must have at least 4 or more bottles)
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If what I've written is wrong or if had missed out something, please contact me ASAP. Thanks.

Abel.

Week occupied by tests

2008-08-16T01:04:00.002+08:00

These are all based on what the teachers said and according to the new time-table posted by Mayshuan.

Monday - English Composition Test (on Argumentative Writting)
Tuesday - Biology (chapter 8 & 9) since there's no Bio on monday and Chemistry (chapter 15 with some word equations involved)
Wednesday - As stated on the whiteboard, Physics on Wed.
Thursday - For elective Geography students, there's a test on Coasts.(the different processes and drawing of diagrams)
Friday - Currently none.

CME projects
Individual - Come up with a write-up of your future ambition/career. (make it appealing)
Deadline: 29th August

Group - Get into groups of 3-4 (I think 5 also can). Come up with any topic that you want to share.
Deadline: After your September Holidays

For the chinese students,
please remember you have a project of 2 assignments to complete. Refer to the paper given by Mdm Goh.

That's all mates. Study hard for the tests and start your revision for EOY! Gambatte!

2008-08-16T00:48:00.001+08:00

Here's the new timetable (:

PS: Good luck for the tests next week! ;D

20 July 08

2008-07-20T21:30:00.002+08:00

Tomorrows the racial harmony outing.
Do rmb t wear a headscarf(fer the ladies)+ long pants
Jeans are allowed, snacks will be provided on the bus.

Things you ought to have done when school reopens

2008-06-20T12:20:00.003+08:00

List of things you're expected to do:

Attire/Image
- Get your ankle sock above your ankle. Show the DM your socks. Don't hide them. Sock hiders will be subjected to punishments set by the DMs.
- Guys, do have a decent haircut. Fringes not below your eyebrows. Hair not touching your collar and ear. Side burns have to be shaved.
- Girls, do get a nice trim and tie them up if it touches or hangs below your shoulder. Hairpins/bands and etc must be either black or dark blue.

Things to bring
- Your homework.
- Your report book (with Parent's Signature)
- Yourself
- Your bag
- Your stationeries
- Follow the Term 2's timetable. If they change the timetable and the teachers ask why didn't bring can just say you follow the timetable. They won't scold you like that.

I think that's about all. If I've missed out anything, do let me know. Thanks.

*NOTE for the class' SLs*
- Do remember to sign/fill up your edusave form for the camp.
- Do remember to bring the amount of cash you need to pay for your white long sleeve shirts or skirts. Long sleeve shirt $10 , Skirt $20
- Do remember to inform your parents that you'll be staying back on monday to try out the blazers at the hall after school, 2.30pm (if didn't rmb wrongly)
- For guys, do remember to get yourself a pair of black leather shoes.
- For girls, do remember to get yourself a pair of cock shoes (if I'm not wrong).

Oh forgot to mention. Be mentally prepared to change your seats as mr Venkat had already said that some people will have to change their seats in Term3. There might be ppl moving from front to back and back to front. So hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Hehe.

UPDATED sections are coloured red.

Abel.

Duty Roster Term 3.

2008-06-13T18:06:00.002+08:00

This is the draft of the duty roster for Term 3. I need approval from the class committee members before it can be finalised. FYI : I used a random number generator and the class list to get this result. Yeah, so it's all perfectly mixed with no biasness added in it. I just figured out that I left about 2 ppl without a duty for both Term 1 & 2. Yeah, so this one I have everbody inside. So there shouldn't be any problems.

class.

2008-06-08T21:48:00.002+08:00

Problems with this classblog are it's too bland, no pictures and nobody bothers to offer suggestions in beatifying it. Class decorations are deteoriating. Any suggestions will be entertained. Useless remarks will be ignored.

Was wondering if you all want to take a class pic in class and put it up here.
And, do you all want your bdays to be listed here? How about your CCAs too?

If no violent objections, I will edit it by the end of next week probably.
Those who can make a blogskin do make one for the class. Appreaciate all helping hands. Thankyou.

Some pathetic losers in the class/school

2008-06-08T21:37:00.003+08:00

We've found out that some pathetic people have came back to class within the holidays (around 4-5th june) and vandalised someone's table with paint.

For the bastard who's looking at this, you better own up or I'll just have to report to the DM when school reopens. FYI, the white and gold paint you used is not the class' but mine. I did not claim any money from the class fund for the materials used for the farewell. So, not only did you vandalised someone's table. You used my paint and the brush completely and threw it in the dustbin after using it. You offended me and I have to take action.

Those who have seen anybody in the class during the period please do let me know. Any information regarding this hatecrime do also let me know. Obviously, someone came in from the window an opened the back door or something.

I can't stand low-life people like this. Just tell the person face to face if you don't like the person, coward.

June Holiday Homework

2008-06-08T21:27:00.003+08:00

Here are the list of homeworks for the June Holidays:

1. Social Studies Assignment
2. Geography Assignment ( for Elect. Geog students. )
3. English Journal
4. Maths Inequalities Test on http://www.lead.com.sg/
5. Pi project. Do make sure you have everything ready with your group members by the end of the holidays. We have no time to spare later on.

I think that's all.

If I've missed out something please do let me know.
If you do not have the paper for Items 1, 2 or 3, I am able to scan a copy and send it to you.

For the Pi project, let me make myself clear. I want everybody to have their project done by the end of the holidays. We are the only class presenting it at the assembly and I hope you all work with your group members. Let's show the school what 3opal is made of!

For those extremely irresponsible slackers, I have nothing much to say, you are really irresponsible and I don't know why you're in this class anyway if you are one.

*UPDATED!*
1 more homework.
Do log in to your account at http://dssmathsdept.ninehub.com/.
Both User and Pass are your IC no.
Do explore around.
There are the materials for your Pi day Project.
There's A maths homework on the web.
When you reach the page, press the heading, not the white boxes.
Deadline is school reopen.
Basically, the A maths homework are Ex 4.1 and 4.2. The webpage teaches you the topic. Start on a new Ex book for A maths and start doing.

MYE's Over!

2008-05-13T12:37:00.003+08:00

Boo! Hey class,

MYE's finally over. But don't be too relax, there's still the O levels. Hahaha!

Anyway, please remember to pay $4 for the ICAS English thingy and hand in all the files, books that you're supposed to hand in.

Rest well, everybody!

Mr Goh's farewell thingy

2008-04-13T16:38:00.001+08:00

As most of you did not pay the class fund, the class committee could not organise a party. So it's cancelled. Now we left the gift. It would really help if all of you can pay the class fund to Daryl by tmr. Those who can stay back to help out with the gift please do so.

Serious.

2008-04-13T15:58:00.003+08:00

3opal.

1.Classroom neatness/tidyness
I think we should all be serious now. Keeping the class clean is everyone's responsibility. What's the duty roster for? Can you people on duty do your job? For those who have to arrange tables and chairs nicely, I suggest you people stay back after school and move the tables and chairs. For people on sweeping the floor, I'm really quite pissed off at you all. The class is obviously not clean enough, stop compairing with other classes, we are 3Opal, there's a standard we should meet. I've already assigned some people in groups 3 already, you three can take turns to sweep right? Stop complaining that the other party is not doing his/her duty, you should be the one asking him/her to do so. People wiping the whiteboard are okay though some of you can be more alert sometimes.

2.Classroom Hygiene
Eating of food in class. I know some of you brought food into the class and eat, I can't really say much since I, myself have also eaten in class before. But, please, please, throw away the wrappers or the plastic bags into the rubbish bin. Sweets are okay, but there are always empty sweet boxes and wrappers lying on the floor. Unwanted paper please throw away yourself. People at the corner and sides, Do Not stack your rubbish pile, people using tissues please do not leave it on your desk when you leave the classroom, throw it away. They can drop and race along the classroom floor.
If anybody continues to litter in class, I will list down the names on the blog and also report to the DM or any teacher. People like BenJia and Joe, please throw away the rubbish.
It's like no use helping you all clear your rubbish, sweeping the floor and arranging your stuffs, tables and chairs, it will all go back to its original state the day after.

3. Vandalism/Social Discrimination
Clearly, none of you are supposed to vandalise the tables and wars, somemore, you're not even suppose to vandalise other people's tables and chairs.
Please do not provoke/harm or do anything bad to one another and be civilised people. If you do not want people to treat you like that, then do not treat others like that in the 1st place.

4. Respect
I will bring in ms Ho's mutual respect thingy. Respect one another, do not bully those who are weak and take advantage of them. If one does not wish to do something, do not force them to, it's against their will, imagine I do that to you, will you like it? For some people, please have patience and understanding towards them, step into their shoes first before saying anything.

5. Changing of seats
Unless the person is not present in school, you may wish to change seats if everyone agrees to it, you can do so. Please do switch places with one another during class. I find it rude. If you want to sit with that somebody, you might as well choose to sit with him/her in the 1st place, it's really unfair to those who did not have a say in their arrangement of seat .

6. Playing of pranks
Seriously, those who played water after school in the class on 9th April please apologize to the person whoose chair and other chairs you've poured to. Please also own up. And to add on, if any of your friends come to our class, please let them know that this is not their class, they do not have the right to vandalise and play with our class property. I will not hesitate like last time in telling the DM if these things goes on again.

Farewell party for our Form teacher?

2008-03-29T16:07:00.002+08:00

Yes, since Mr Goh will be leaving us by the end of April. Do you all want to come up with a farewell party? If so, we need your suggestions.

We can go for :
Package A
- Banner

Package B
- Nice big cake

Package C
- Banner + Cake + food&drinks

Standard item include a memorial vanguard sheet board filled with each of us, 3opalians' last words and things you want to say.

So with all these preparations, we need the budget, so it's time for each of us to contribute to the class fund.

So class! please pay $4 to Daryl on Monday, the faster we finish this, the better it is.

Do you want to be Hooked? Oops, I mean Linked.

2008-03-22T22:50:00.002+08:00

Hahahas, so class!
I've been to quite a few people's blog from our class and I was wondering if anybody wants to be linked?

So c'mon and let me know if you want to be linked! ahhh~

Geog homework!~

2008-03-15T15:34:00.002+08:00

Oops, for got to update the homework list.

Class, there's still one more homework if you forgot:

- Geography workbook ex 4.1 and 4.2

The draft of the Sitting Arrangement

2008-03-11T23:27:00.006+08:00

Class, please understand and respect people around you. Stop thinking for your own needs. So, spare a thought and pity those who want to change.

Here's the draft:

Okays, I've made a but of changes of it.

-May Shuan and Carmen had switched with Meng Tuck and Asyraf for some apparent reasons.

Queries made by :

1.Syafiq & Brandon - Want to change seats with Mandy & Jasmine. But 'okay sitting at the window area' by Brandon.
Reason(s) = Don't want to be near with 'noisy' people.( negative cluster forming..take note )
Status = Pending. . .

2. Abel - Want to sit somewhere between 1st and 3rd column, probably at the sides. Hope somebody is willing to swap or change the place. Don't mind sitting with someone now.
Reason(s) = Can not concentrate. Noisy element beside.
Status = Pending. . .

3. SiYing - Want to sit infront.
Reason(s) = Can not see from the back.
Status = Pending. . .

4. Leonard - Don't want to be near John?

Reason(s) = No Idea

Status = Pending. . .

Links? and Class Tee.

2008-03-11T13:13:00.002+08:00

Oh yeah, some of you have blog of your own. I was wondering if anyone wants to be linked. If so, please make use of the tagboard and thankyou.

I will look into the class tee a few days later. Sorry for the delay.

WARNING on TAGBOARD ABUSE

2008-03-11T13:10:00.002+08:00

CLASS!

The vice-chair and I had decided to put back the tagboard because the blog's quite dead. So, with the tagboard back up there, we would like you all to make full use of it and dun spam. Please your your name or nick and stick to that.

Note!

- As long as there's someone spamming, we'll take out the class blog. the whole thing.

List of Holiday Homeworks!

2008-03-11T11:51:00.004+08:00

Okay, class!

This is the list of homework for the holiday:

Updated section!***

-physics workbook 4A
-Geography corrections
-VE homework. The link is here, http://www.dssve.blogspot.com
Let's all thank Kai En for telling me. XD

-E maths Worksheets No.1,2,3,4 and 5.
-Maths Quizstar. http://quizstar.4teachers.org/indexs.jsp
Your User is your IC and then your Pass is 3opal2008.
-Social Studies Project
-Geography Project
-Maths Journal on Amaths chapt3 Alpha & Beta
-English Grammar Pg 67-69
-English Comprehension Pg 115-122

For the chinese students, there's :

-The chinese Pink coverpage, you have to do something like 'xi zi'
- Chinese Letter Writting
-Then the chinese worksheets

If anybody wish to update the blog with any information. Do inform me.

2008-02-29T20:20:00.002+08:00

Class, please be reminded to visit the VE blog to answer the questions posted. If there's anything in class you guys want to improve on or anything you guys want to complain about, please feel free to tell the chairman/vice-chairman.

NOTE:
The purpose of writing your house no. and handphone no. of yours today is to let the class committe members to have a chance to inform you guys if there's anything that you people need to know. In total there are 5groups that the class will be divided in and it has already been set. Each group has 1 committe member in-charge. The committe member of your group will be the person to inform you of any information. I hope you guys will co-operate with them. If you have not given your numbers to the chairman/vice-chairman, please do so by 7thmarch2008, friday. Thankyou.

warning to all

2008-02-20T20:23:00.002+08:00

people, i have found out that many are abusing the class blog's tagboard. Thus, it will be removed. If there's anything you people are unhappy with each other, talk it face to face with the person. no point using your classmates' names to insult people whom you don't like. i would like to warn everyone of you that this is a class blog. NOT A SITE TO COMPLAIN OR TO INSULT OTHERS. This will be serve as a warning or else the blog will be taken down. Last but not least, please spent the time to revise instead of doing nonsensical stuff. Managing your time wisely is a key to success.

Notice

2008-02-10T21:16:00.006+08:00

1.Okays, Class! Eugene suggested that we all should get ourselves a Class Tee. Do you all want one? Can you all afford Branded shirts? Can you all???

2. The classroom. Please make sure you do your duties. I think the class needs more decoration. So please reach out your hands and have a heart... help the class!

Intro

2008-02-10T16:56:00.001+08:00

Oh okay, this is 3 Opal's classblog! woots. Please make full use of it and feel free to post whatever thing you want. Things like Obscene stuff, Pornographic Materials, Violence and the use of Vulgar Language is strongly prohibited here.

Well, I would like somebody to create a skin for this blog. woots.

Anyway, Happy Chinese New Year to you all!