Dear 5A,

Once again, I must say a big thank-you to all who came for the party on Saturday, especially to Jeffery who came early to help and stayed late to clean up. Thanks to everyone who came on time, helped to chop fruits and even helped the caterer to set up! I'm also grateful to our SJAB girls who rushed down after a tiring morning of training. Also, I must thank our Cleanliness Rep who mopped the floor and surprised the girls with his domestic skills. Hahaha! :P I must say I especially enjoyed watching the dares and double dares! :) Those of you who took photographs, other than Zhong Ping, can upload them as well, especially since our Vice-Chair is not feeling well and needs to catch up with schoolwork. Take care of your health everyone, because Progressive Test 2 takes place next week!

For Lifeskills on Wednesday, we will review our Progressive Test 1 grades and set targets for next week's tests. After that, I hope we can FINALLY finish our motivational posters. Remember to bring your posters and any materials you may need to make them! Also, Birthday Reps, please bring the birthday cards for January so everyone can sign them. People who have not passed your hearts to your secret pal, please do so by this week! Get a friend to pass it to this person so you can remain anonymous. Regarding the School Family Education forms, only submit them if your parents are interested in coming for SFE events. Apologies to those who have submitted them even if your parents are not keen.

I organised a class gathering early in the year, because once we get to March, we really have to step up the pace and start going full steam ahead. And believe it or not, we are already in the second week of February. From March to October, we only have 7 months to the GCE 'O' levels. If you haven't already "woken up" and started working hard, you cannot wait till any later than March. People who have been missing remedials or refusing to take mock tests seriously, stop wasting your own time. Believe me, if you laze around till the June holidays, there is no way you can catch up in a couple of months, and you will definitely freak out. Most of you should have realized by now that the gap between the 'N' and the 'O' levels is really big and everyone has to work doubly hard to close that gap. There is no time to waste. If you are willing to put in a solid 6 to 7 months of effort, you will be amazed by what you can achieve.

Party time is over! Let's get settled down into study mode. The boredom, misery, and struggle will be worth it when you receive your results this time next year.

:)
Miss Ruby