Dear Parents/Guardians,

Make learning fun during the school holidays! 🎉 Students are invited to join our Kahoot Revision Quiz to revise what they have learned in a fun and interactive way.

🗓️ Quiz period: 28–31 August 2026
🔁 Attempts: Students may play the quiz as many times as they like.

Parents are encouraged to assist and motivate their children to participate. A little practice each day can go a long way! 🌟

👉 Join the quiz here:

https://kahoot.it/challenge/05246774?challenge-id=3d8b5bdf-1610-4b5f-8282-78f54428a752_1787877320192

Happy holidays and happy learning!

Kepada ibu bapa/penjaga,

Jadikan masa cuti sekolah lebih menyeronokkan dengan pembelajaran! 🎉 Murid-murid dijemput untuk menyertai Kuiz Ulang Kaji Kahoot bagi mengulang kaji pembelajaran mereka dengan cara yang menyeronokkan dan interaktif.

🗓️ Tempoh kuiz: 28–31 Ogos 2026
🔁 Percubaan: Murid boleh menjawab kuiz sebanyak mana yang mereka mahu.

Ibu bapa digalakkan untuk membantu dan memberi galakan kepada anak-anak untuk menyertai kuiz ini. Sedikit latihan setiap hari pasti membantu! 🌟

👉 Sertai kuiz di sini:

https://kahoot.it/challenge/05246774?challenge-id=3d8b5bdf-1610-4b5f-8282-78f54428a752_1787877320192

Selamat bercuti dan selamat belajar!

Dear Parents/Guardians,

During the school holidays, we have prepared a fun Kahoot Revision Quiz for the students! 🐢💚

We would really appreciate it if parents could click on the link below and encourage your child to give it a try. The quiz can be played as many times as they like from 28–31 August 2026. 🔄✨

👉 Click here to join the quiz:
Kahoot Revision Quiz

A little practice goes a long way! 🌟
Happy holidays and happy learning! 💚🐢

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📚 KUIZ ULANG KAJI CUTI SEKOLAH 🎉

Kepada ibu bapa/penjaga,

Sempena cuti sekolah, kami telah menyediakan Kuiz Ulang Kaji Kahoot yang menyeronokkan untuk murid-murid! 🐢💚

Kami amat menghargai sokongan ibu bapa untuk klik pada pautan di bawah dan menggalakkan anak-anak mencuba kuiz ini. Kuiz boleh dimainkan sebanyak mana yang mereka mahu dari 28–31 Ogos 2026. 🔄✨

👉 Klik di sini untuk menyertai kuiz:
Kuiz Ulang Kaji Kahoot

Sedikit latihan membawa perubahan yang besar! 🌟
Selamat bercuti dan selamat belajar! 💚🐢

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Make learning fun during the school holidays! 🎉 Students are invited to join our Kahoot Revision Quiz to revise what they have learned in a fun and interactive way.

🗓️ Quiz period: 28–31 August 2026
🔁 Attempts: Students may play the quiz as many times as they like.

Parents are encouraged to assist and motivate their children to participate. A little practice each day can go a long way! 🌟

👉 Join the quiz here:
https://kahoot.it/challenge/02452292?challenge-id=3d8b5bdf-1610-4b5f-8282-78f54428a752_1787811256661

Happy holidays and happy learning!

Kepada ibu bapa/penjaga,

Jadikan masa cuti sekolah lebih menyeronokkan dengan pembelajaran! 🎉 Murid-murid dijemput untuk menyertai Kuiz Ulang Kaji Kahoot bagi mengulang kaji pembelajaran mereka dengan cara yang menyeronokkan dan interaktif.

🗓️ Tempoh kuiz: 28–31 Ogos 2026
🔁 Percubaan: Murid boleh menjawab kuiz sebanyak mana yang mereka mahu.

Ibu bapa digalakkan untuk membantu dan memberi galakan kepada anak-anak untuk menyertai kuiz ini. Sedikit latihan setiap hari pasti membantu! 🌟

👉 Sertai kuiz di sini:
https://kahoot.it/challenge/02452292?challenge-id=3d8b5bdf-1610-4b5f-8282-78f54428a752_1787811256661

Selamat bercuti dan selamat belajar!

As teachers, we often use technology to solve problems in our classrooms. 💡 However, sometimes the most useful solutions are for the responsibilities we have outside school as well.

Every Saturday, I attend my weekly religious class, where I serve as the assistant monitor. One of my responsibilities is to prepare the weekly cleaning duty roster. 🧹

With 50 members in the class, assigning five people each week sounds simple, but it wasn't.

I wanted the process to be fair. ⚖️ Members who had cleaned fewer times should be given priority, while those who had recently been on duty should wait for their next turn. I also needed to exclude anyone absent that Saturday morning.

At first, I explored one platform that seemed capable of handling the task. 💻 I spent hours trying to build the app, adjusting settings, and figuring out how to make the system work. The more I worked on it, the more complicated it became. Instead of solving my problem, I found myself trying to understand the tool.

That made me stop and ask myself:

🤔 Am I choosing the right tool, or am I forcing the wrong tool to solve my problem?

The answer became clear.

Since I had previously built my Music Room Booking App using Google AI Studio, I decided to use a tool I was already familiar with. 🚀

This time, I didn't start by writing code.

Instead, I spent time defining exactly what I wanted the app to do. ✍️

The app only needed to:

• ✅ Allow me to mark only the absent members.

• ✅ Automatically select five members for cleaning duty based on fairness.

• ✅ Keep a record of previous duty assignments.

• ✅ Display each member's total duties and last duty date.

Nothing more.

With a clear workflow and a focused prompt, I completed the entire application in about 30 minutes. ⏱️

The experience reminded me of an important lesson.

💙 The best technology isn't always the one with the most features. It's the one that helps you solve your problem simply and effectively.

Another lesson I learned is that AI performs much better when we first define the workflow clearly. 🧩 Once I knew exactly what I wanted the app to do, Google AI Studio transformed those ideas into a working application surprisingly quickly.

The app is still waiting for its first real test. 🧪 I will be using it during one of our upcoming Saturday sessions, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it performs in a real-life situation. I hope it works exactly as intended and makes the duty selection process quicker, fairer, and more transparent for everyone involved. 🤲

Whether everything goes perfectly or there are improvements to make, this project has already reminded me that solving a problem starts with understanding the problem first. Choosing the right tool and keeping the solution simple can make all the difference.

✨ Sometimes, the best innovation isn't about creating something extraordinary. It's about finding a simple solution to an everyday problem.

One of my favourite moments in teaching is watching my Year 2 learners smile while they are learning. Yesterday was one of those days.

Our learning objective was simple: to read and match clothing vocabulary correctly.

Instead of giving them another worksheet, I decided to turn the lesson into a game.

Getting Ready

Before the lesson, I asked each learner to bring one clothing item from home. I arranged the clothing items on chairs around the classroom by category. (A few learners forgot to bring theirs, but that turned out to be a blessing in disguise!)

The learners then formed groups of five.

Each group created number cards from 1 to 10, with each member holding two cards.

To decide whose turn it was, I used the Wheel of Names online. Whenever a number was selected, I played the Perky Piung song as the timer. The classroom instantly became more exciting as everyone hurried to complete the challenge before the music stopped.

The Challenge

The chosen learner had to:

• Read the clothing word from the textbook.

• Find the correct clothing item displayed in the classroom.

• Place the numbered card on the correct item before the music ended.

Since two clothing items were missing (because two learners had forgotten to bring them), there were also two "mystery" cards that had nowhere to go.

At first, I thought this would be a problem.

Instead, it became an unexpected opportunity to assess my learners. They had to think carefully before deciding whether a clothing item was really there or not. Sometimes, the best teaching moments happen by accident!

What I Learned

The activity was full of laughter, teamwork, and excitement. Every group encouraged one another, and it was wonderful to see even the quieter learners becoming involved.

However, the assessment results showed that the learning objective had not been fully achieved yet.

Out of the four groups:

• Two groups correctly matched about 50% of the clothing items.

• The other two groups scored even lower.

Although the scores were not as high as I had hoped, I was not disappointed.

Instead, I saw something even more valuable.

I saw learners reading aloud, discussing answers, helping one another, taking risks, and enjoying English. Those smiles reminded me that learning is a journey, and meaningful learning often takes more than one lesson.

Looking Ahead

This activity definitely deserves another round—but with a different twist.

Next time, I plan to revisit the same vocabulary using new games and activities so that my learners can build stronger recognition and confidence before moving on.

Assessment isn't only about finding out what learners know.

It's also about discovering what we need to teach next.

Yesterday's lesson reminded me that every game can become a valuable assessment, and every assessment can guide better teaching.

And of course, no Perky Piung lesson is complete without the Perky Piung song filling the classroom with happy voices!

Alhamdulillah.

26 days ago, I finally completed Perky Piung’s Story Island.

As I looked at the finished workbook on my screen, I smiled. It wasn’t because every page was perfect. It was because I remembered where it all began—with a simple idea to help my Year 5 pupils enjoy writing.

When I returned to the classroom, I met learners who were afraid of writing. They struggled to build sentences, lacked confidence, and often stared at a blank page without knowing where to begin. I knew they didn’t need more worksheets. They needed a reason to write.

That was how Story Island was born.

I wanted writing to feel like an adventure rather than an exercise. Instead of asking pupils to complete another page, I invited them to explore an island with Perky Piung, my cheerful turtle companion. Every completed topic earned them five adventure steps. Every pitstop unlocked a new discovery. Most importantly, every sentence they wrote helped them grow—not only as writers but also as confident learners.

Along the way, I made a promise to myself. This module had to feel close to home. So, instead of reading about places they had never seen, my pupils would write about Kuala Terengganu, Pulau Redang, the Crystal Mosque, keropok lekor, Malaysian sea turtles, and even their own school. I wanted them to see that their own surroundings are worth writing about.

Story Island became more than a writing module. It became a reflection of how I believe children learn best—with encouragement, imagination, and a little bit of magic.

Of course, this journey wasn’t one I travelled alone. Every activity was revised, rewritten, and refined countless times. Ideas changed, layouts improved, and new adventures appeared along the way. Looking back, I realise that creating this module taught me as much as it will hopefully teach my pupils.

Next week will be the real beginning.

Story Island will finally meet the children it was created for.

I’m excited. I’m nervous. I’m curious.

Will they smile when they meet Perky Piung?

Will they laugh at the pitstops?

Will they proudly colour their adventure steps?

I don’t know yet.

But I do know this:

If even one child who once believed, “I can’t write,” finishes the book thinking, “Maybe I can,” then Story Island has already achieved its purpose.

To everyone who has supported me, encouraged me, and believed in this little dream, thank you.

And to my future Story Island Explorers…

Perky Piung and I will be waiting for you.

Because here on Story Island…

🌱 Words Grow on Story Island.

“Every great adventure begins with a single step. Every great writer begins with a single word.”

Teacher Asniem
Creator of Perky Piung’s Story Island 🐢💚

 

Yesterday was my firstborn's 27th birthday.

It was just the two of us at the dining table, talking about life. As parents, we often wonder if our children truly understand why we made certain decisions while raising them. Yesterday, I caught a glimpse of that answer.

Our conversation began with conflict management.

I shared with him the approach I have always taken whenever he or his siblings found themselves in trouble. Instead of spending too much time investigating why something happened, I would shift the focus to what needs to be done next.

"What is your plan?" was usually my first question.

I would listen to their ideas first before offering my thoughts. Then, we would walk through the plan together. Looking back, I suppose I was unknowingly applying the educational concept of scaffolding—providing guidance while gradually allowing them to take ownership of solving their own problems.

I hoped that one day they would understand why I parented that way.

Yesterday, I realised one of them already did.

Then he surprised me.

He told me that tennis had taught him conflict management.

He explained that whenever he was close to losing a match, dwelling on his previous mistakes would only make him lose the next point as well. Tennis doesn't stop to let you replay your regrets. The next serve is already coming.

Instead, he learned to ask himself, "What do I need to do now?"

He also shared something that struck me deeply.

A good tennis player doesn't only think about his own game. He learns to read his opponent, anticipate the next move and adjust his own strategy accordingly. Adaptability, he said, is what gives you the upper hand.

He believes sports is one of the best teachers of emotional regulation, conflict management and social skills.

As I listened, I smiled.

We had arrived at the same destination from two completely different directions.

As a teacher and a mother, I viewed conflict as an opportunity for guidance and growth.

As an athlete, he viewed conflict as the next point to be played wisely.

Different perspectives.

The same principle.

Our conversation also reminded me that there is a place for asking "Why?"

Just not first.

When emotions are running high, the better question is:

"What needs to be done now?"

Once the situation has settled, then comes the time to ask:

"Why did this happen?"

Not to assign blame.

Not to beat ourselves up.

But to learn.

For me, that reflection doesn't end there.

After learning comes surrender.

I sit quietly with my thoughts. I acknowledge my mistakes. I seek forgiveness from Allah for my shortcomings. I place my worries, fears and unanswered questions before Him.

Most importantly, I remind myself never to become ungrateful for whatever has happened.

Because "good" and "bad" are often only our worldly translations of events. Allah, in His infinite wisdom, knows what we cannot yet see.

That is why one phrase has become an anchor in my life:

Alhamdulillah 'ala kulli hal.

All praise is due to Allah in every circumstance.

It doesn't mean every circumstance is easy.

It means every circumstance carries wisdom, whether we understand it now or much later.

As I looked across the table yesterday, I realised something else.

Perhaps parenting isn't about raising children who think exactly like us.

Perhaps it is about raising adults who discover timeless truths through their own journeys.

My son found his lesson on a tennis court.

I found mine through motherhood.

Different classrooms.

The same Teacher.

Alhamdulillah.

 

If I had to give this week a title, it would simply be…

“A Teacher Is the Master of the Class.”

Hahaha… 😄

Not because the teacher controls every learner or because the classroom is always quiet.

Actually… my classroom is rarely quiet! 😂

To me, being the master of the class means creating an environment where learning naturally happens. The teacher doesn’t have to stand in front talking all the time because the learners already know how to learn together. Looking back, I think that was exactly what Allah wanted to teach me this week.

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One thing that made me quietly smile was seeing how comfortable my learners were becoming with group work.

Over the past few months, I’ve consistently used pair work, expert groups, discussion groups, Running Reading, matching activities and cooperative games. Sometimes I wondered whether all that effort was actually making a difference.

This week, I finally saw the answer.

It was.

The learners were beginning to depend less on me and more on one another. Instead of immediately asking, “Teacher, what do I do?”, many of them naturally turned to their friends first. They discussed, negotiated, corrected one another and slowly built confidence together.

That was a beautiful sight.

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Of course… I still couldn’t resist stirring things up a little. 🤭

I deliberately placed some of the quieter or less popular learners into groups with stronger classmates.

The rolling eyes!

The dramatic sighs!

The looks they gave me! 🤣

But I simply smiled and pretended not to notice.

Sometimes our learners don’t choose the people who help them grow.

Sometimes… their teacher does.

By the end of the lesson, many of those same learners were working together happily. That alone made all those dramatic facial expressions worth it.

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If I had to choose one lesson that made me feel proud this week, it would definitely be my Year 5B Present Continuous lesson.

Not because everyone mastered the grammar.

Not because every answer was correct.

But because…

I genuinely enjoyed teaching.

That may sound like a strange achievement, but if you’ve been reading my reflections over the past few months, you’ll understand why.

There were weeks when I felt tired before the lesson even started. Weeks when I questioned my teaching. Weeks when I spent more time managing behaviour than actually teaching.

This week felt different.

I wasn’t angry.

I wasn’t rushing.

Instead, I found myself walking around the classroom, observing discussions, asking questions and quietly smiling.

The learners weren’t only learning grammar.

They were learning how to cooperate.

How to listen.

How to encourage one another.

How their own behaviour affected the success of the entire group.

I realised I had become less of a lecturer and more of a facilitator.

And honestly…

I quite like this version of Teacher Asniem. 🥹

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One learner stayed in my thoughts long after the lesson ended.

Hidayat.

When I grouped him together with several hardworking girls, I could tell immediately that he wasn’t impressed.

His face said everything.

“Teacher… why?” 😂

But something beautiful happened.

He stayed.

He accepted their help.

He completed the task.

And he submitted his work on time.

As I reflected on the lesson later that evening, I suddenly realised something.

I had forgotten to tell him how proud I was.

So this week I made sure to do exactly that.

I gave him a hug too.

Sometimes children don’t need another worksheet or another reminder.

Sometimes they simply need an adult to notice that they tried.

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Another unexpected blessing from all this group work was that I finally had time to observe my learners.

When I stopped talking so much, I started seeing so much more.

I noticed who naturally became leaders.

Who quietly waited for instructions.

Who encouraged others.

Who struggled silently.

Who needed reassurance.

Perhaps that is one of the greatest gifts of collaborative learning.

It doesn’t only teach the learners.

It teaches the teacher too.

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My Year 6 Music class… well…

We’re still negotiating our relationship. 🤣🎵

Some days I secretly hope a few of the more challenging learners are absent.

There, I said it. 😂

Thirty minutes is such a short lesson, and when behaviour starts taking over, it feels as though half the lesson disappears.

But Allah reminded me again this week that every class is an amanah.

Not only the easy ones.

Not only the classes that make me smile.

Every single one.

So we’ll keep trying.

One recorder lesson at a time. 🎼

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Perky Piung had a much quieter week.

She didn’t become the star of any lesson this time.

Instead, she simply sat beside me, watching the learners as they worked.

The children are so used to seeing her now that she feels like another member of the class.

This week I even had a new idea.

I’m going to create a Perky Piung Sticker Station where she guards all the reward stickers for early finishers.

Knowing Perky Piung…

I think she’ll enjoy her new job very much. 🐢😂

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English Month is slowly coming to an end, and I already know I’m going to miss it.

Looking back, I don’t think I’m most proud of the competitions or the prizes.

I’m proud that my learners participated.

Many of my Z-class learners stepped forward without hesitation whenever I encouraged them to join.

Some parents even messaged me afterwards.

I made sure to thank every one of them because I truly believe language learning becomes much stronger when parents and teachers walk together.

To my amazing English Panel…

Thank you.

We laughed together.

Worked together.

Solved problems together.

And somehow managed to make English Month a joyful celebration for our school.

Alhamdulillah.

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Outside school, life continued moving beautifully.

One of my happiest achievements this week was finally completing Episode 1 of my animation! 🎉🎬

Alhamdulillah!

There is still voice-over work waiting for me next week, but seeing the animation finally come together made me incredibly happy.

One small dream…

One small step closer.

At home, life also gave me little moments that I want to remember forever.

My eldest son is still waiting and hoping for a Senior Engineer position at an MNC. I pray that Allah opens the best door for him at exactly the right time.

Then there was Uwais.

Oh, Uwais… 🥹

He came home excited after learning about shadows in Science.

Without anyone asking him to, he found a cardboard box, cut a hole in it, taped a piece of white paper to make a screen, borrowed my reading torch and proudly created his own little wayang kulit theatre.

He even made his own puppets.

Watching him explain how shadows worked made me smile the entire evening.

People often focus on what he finds difficult.

But this reminded me to focus on what Allah has gifted him.

Curiosity.

Creativity.

The courage to explore.

Those are beautiful gifts too.

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Physically, this week sat somewhere in the middle.

Not my strongest week.

Not my weakest either.

I managed to work until three o’clock most days, spent my weekends working on animation, attended my Islamic class, enjoyed family time at a rather expensive café (😂), attended a wedding and… somehow managed to lose another kilogram!

Hopefully my cholesterol is slowly waving goodbye too.

Although, let’s be honest…

Blaming perimenopause is still much more entertaining than blaming myself. 🤣

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This week Allah taught me something that sounds simple but is actually profound.

Love your family intentionally.

Don’t become so busy serving everyone else that you forget the people Allah entrusted to you first.

Spend time with your husband.

Talk to your children.

Be present.

Listen.

Laugh together.

Those ordinary moments are actually extraordinary blessings.

This week I also realised something that I hope I never forget.

I am able to do many things—not because I suddenly have more hours in the day—but because Allah places barakah in my time whenever I sincerely ask Him.

That thought has stayed with me all week.

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When I looked back at Week 17, the week I nearly cried in my classroom, I smiled.

If Week 23 Teacher Asniem could whisper something to that exhausted teacher, I think she would simply say,

“Always remember why you’re doing this.”

Do it for Allah.

Not for praise.

Not for recognition.

Not for perfection.

Just keep showing up.

Keep learning.

Keep loving your learners.

Progress has always been the goal.

Never perfection.

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Finally, if my students remember anything about me from this week, I don’t hope they remember the Present Continuous tense.

Or habitat vocabulary.

Or Running Reading.

I hope they remember something much simpler.

That their teacher smiled.

That she believed in them.

That she cared enough to place them in uncomfortable groups because she knew they would grow.

And maybe…

just maybe…

that funny little turtle sitting beside Teacher Asniem every single lesson. 🐢💚

Because sometimes, the smallest things become the biggest memories.

Alhamdulillahi Rabbil ’Alamin.

All praises belong to Allah. 🤍✨

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