Friday, 15 April 2011 - Sherryza Bt Abdul Hadi, our ex-pupil ( Year 6 1990 ) returned to visit her old primary school she had left 21 years ago. Pn Sherryza or Sherry as her friends call her is a secondary school graduate English teacher in SMK Bukit Katil, Malacca. For a mother of a four-year old son,she still looks young and sweet .Pn Sherryza was excited to visit her old school as she had seen photos and read about the news of the school events from our school portal http://www.skselama.net/v7 and SK Selama Jalan Menteri Group @ Facebook or Madam Oon's Facebook .
The English Language Panel and school administration welcome ex-pupils who wish to contribute to the school in creative ways or monetary as well. The Alumni of SK Selama will be organising programmes involving ex-pupils in helping the school . It is hoped by meeting the pupils personally, they would be motivated to learn English. Perhaps, they could understand how a small girl like Sherry had grown into a beautiful lady, an English teacher and also a writer of short stories and articles for the CELIK magazine.As she was walking around the compound many approached her and asked,"Cikgu, dulu belajar di sinikah?" Sherry said it was so touching, very nostalgic as she recalled her childhood days and those happy times playing together with schoolmates. How she wished she could turn back the clock.
Sherry related how she loved to learn English and the English activities organized by the English teachers of SK Selama like Story-Telling Competitions, English Grammar Quiz, Sketch Competitions etc. These activities had motivated her to read a lot of English story books and still is a loyal user of the English dictionary. She would search for the meanings of the difficult words and jot them down in her vocabulary book. Madam Oon used to be strict and in those days, pupils were more obedient than the ones at present. Why is this so?
Pn Sherry scored As for English from UPSR and all government exams and furthered her studies in the University. She is planning on pursuing her Phd (Masters ) degree and we wish her all the best. She has been using her love, interest, talent and skills in writing to produce articles in English and her new book which is in Bahasa Malaysia will be launched soon. She loves linguistics she said.
Pn Sherryza who returned to Selama with her family expressed her joy to return to her alma mater to see much development . Sherry's father was the ASP ( Assistant Superintendant of Police ) in Selama before. In those days Sherry talked about the lack of facilities and the old buildings they had to study in. Classes were warm but yet she was with smiles as she was lucky to have been taught by lovely dedicated teachers here. So, she reminded the pupils to appreciate what they have now with the advancement of ICT, wireless connections , equipped computer lab and a new building. They are indeed very lucky.
All the children have to do is to develop the love and interest in learning and improving their English, be brave to speak even if one is being laughed at. Just like what Sherry did before. The more her friends laughed at her for speaking like 'orang putih', she will speak more.
The SK Selama Choral Speaking team immediately were called to give a special presentation especially for Sherryza. She was impressed and even touched them up by offering some useful tips. Yeah, just a little more facial expression will make it perfect. Well, try a little harder boys and girls. SK Selama will grab opportunities to participate in English competitions such as "Spell-It-Right" and Knowledge Discovery Spelling Competition.
Yeah, sometimes we have to live out of the nutshell as it is 2011 now and there has to be a lot of positive changes. Learning English, Mandarin , Arab Language or others gives a person extra points. From the survey done recently, it was found that Malaysian university graduates attending interviews have poor English Language proficiency. Many can't speak English though they may have a string of As. Big successful international and national companies prefer employing job-seekers who are able to speak English well to those who can't. Therefore, pupils should no longer waste time and still refuse to study hard or read more English books. In the end , they themselves stand to lose.
ENGLISH IS AN INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE.
IT IS USED WORLD-WIDE OR GLOBALLY.
ENGLISH IS THE MEDIA OF COMMUNICATION IN BUSINESS, EDUCATION, RESEARCH,TOURISM etc.
LEARNING ENGLISH IS FUN AND INTERESTING.
ONE WHO SPEAKS ENGLISH WELL USUALLY WRITEs WELL.
CONSTANT PRACTICE IN SPEAKING ENGLISH MAKES IT PERFECT.
LEARNING AND MASTERING ENGLISH EQUIPS YOU FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE.
TO LOVE, LEARN AND ENJOY SPEAKING ENGLISH TOGETHER IS WONDERFUL.
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