English UPSR : Differences in Vocabulary

Well,.... to all teachers out there, I'm sure sometimes your pupils may ask you many "WHY" questions in English especially on vocabulary, right? Now... here are a few common vocabulary which may sound confusing to many of us teachers as well when it comes to American English vs British English. Here are a few examples as listed below:-

American English - British English

1. corn - maize
2. cookie - biscuit
   
3. diaper - nappy
4. elevator - lift
5. eraser - rubber
6. flashlight - torch
7. schedule - timetable
8. soccer - football
9. truck - lorry
10. vacation - holiday
    

SK.Bandar Prize Giving Day

6 November 2008 - The Prize Giving Day for SK.Bandar Tawau was held in the school hall with 214 awards were given away. The event was actually the highlight of the year 2008 for SK.Bandar annual event activities. About 190 pupils involved in the achievement awards for this year. The event was a huge success and hereby a million thanks to all teachers and KTBM for their cooperation and job well done!!! See ya next year..........

Program Penyayang SK.Bandar Tawau

20 September 2008 - SK. Bandar Tawau held a special Program during the Month of Ramadan. The event was meant to show our love and care for the orphanage and less fortunate pupils in our school. Therefore, it was named the "Progam Penyayang". About 83 pupils were gathered in the SK.Bandar hall to receive some goodies and cash money. The fund was actually donated by several banks, companies, ministers , PIBG and individuals. Here, we would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to each and every one who had been kind enough to support us in this meaningful program. Thus, the school also would like to thank you the school's Welfare Unit for doing a tremendous job in enable the program to come to a success.

Excel Through Grammar

For most English teachers, teaching English is a headache when it comes to Grammar. Many pupils fail to master English due to lack of proper English Grammar Basic. As for me, the main thing pupils should know first is the 8 Parts of Speech. Here I would like to give a short notes regarding to the 8 parts of speech I've usually give to my pupils:-

1) Noun - Kata Nama 2) Pronoun - Kata Ganti Diri/ Nama 3) Verb - Kata Kerja 4) Adjective - Kata Sifat 5) Adverb - Kata Keterangan 6) Conjunction - Kata Hubung 7) Preposition - Kata Sendi / Arah 8) Interjection - Kata Seruan

Therefore, if pupils manage to fully understand these rules, then they can be sure that they can excel in English in a step by step manner. All the best!!!

UPSR 2008

This year is an important year for the Year 6 pupils who will be sitting for the UPSR Exam on this coming 11th September 2008. Besides pupils, teachers are also anxious in getting ready all their tips for the up coming UPSR.
Maybe, some pupils are confident in getting 5A's but not all hardwork is enough without really paying attention on their health. They must have enough sleep and eat nutritious food so that they can focus on their exam paper. Otherwise, they will certainly have gone sick without proper sleep and food. Therefore, teachers and especially parents must be aware of this warning. Last but not the least, all the best for SK.Bandar Tawau.

SK.Bandar Tawau National Day

27 August 2008 ( Wednesday ) - Every year our school celebrates National Day with many fun activities. This year one of the most popular activites is the kite flying competition. This competition opens to all phase 1 and phase 2 pupils. Pupils must bring their own kite. They can either buy kites from the school or make their own kites. The competition is judged based on the pupil's creativity, skills and how far their kites can reach the sky. The winners will be given prizes in the form of hampers.

SK Bandar Tawau Access Centre

Our Access Centre has been fully beginning to operate on the 12 of June , 2008 ( Monday ) - after waiting for almost 2 years since October 2006. Pn. Mariamah Kuntum, our headmistress would like to express her gratitude and thanks to all those involved in fixing and attending the technical problems occured, until managed successfully in giving all our pupils the opportunity to explore the CyberWorld. Thanks a million to BTP and PKG !!!