Wednesday, January 2, 2008

First Day of School

Dear Students

Any feedback on the first day of school?
What do you think of the changes in the school rules?

Mr Satwant

67 comments:

Anonymous said...

can the school pls put toilet paper in the toilet? i stomach pain dunno where to let go sia....

Anonymous said...

ya!same problem too last year!

Anonymous said...

YES. no toilet paper. WORSt

Anonymous said...

why now then no need where school tie?then 70% white shoe.??

Anonymous said...

maybe the reason why now no need school tie is because we might have to use it as toilet paper??? ):

Anonymous said...

lol..but wht i can say is tht the rules are better then last year!
HAHA..
and whts with the pool table at the security gaurd table at the back gate there?

Anonymous said...

i very scared of the tests!! i scared i will fail! if i fail my test what will happen?

why the school never inform us about the test earlier and later we fail how?

Anonymous said...

the sci we nv even learnt it before, all the answers are almost tikam one. as for the maths, why noone inform that is based on what we learnt in sec 2 so we can recap.

i'm so not used to in my new class. the teacher is like very strict. always with one expression only. like not approachable at all :(

Anonymous said...

SCHOOL HAS BEEN GOOD SO FAR.
MORE STUFF CAN BE IMPROVED .

LIKE THE SCHOOL UNIFORM IS A PLACE TO START FROM .AS THE CUTTING OF IT IS NOT REALLY NICE SLEEVES ARE TOO LONG FOR STUDENTS.

SCHOOL SHOES CAN BE IN ANY COLOUR IF POSSIBLE LIKE GAN EN SENG.THIS COULD ALSO SAVE MONEY FOR STUDENTS IN ORDER ANOTHER PAIR OF SHOES HAVING COLOURED SHOES ALSO MEANS NO WASHING OF SHOES? AC EXAMPLE BLACK SHOES DONT GET DIRTY.

TEACHERS SHOULD ALSO NOT BE SO STRICH ABOUT HAIRSTYLES AS NEW TIMES COME IN STUDENTS MAY BE AFFECTED AS THEY MAY THINK THEMSELVES AS LOOKING STUPID THIS MAY ALSO BE A POINT FOR PEOPLE TO PICK ON .

GANGSTERISM IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM NOW IN OUR SCHOOL ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TOWARDS THEM.

LASTLY MR SATWANT THESE ARE VIEWS OF STUDENTS HOPEFULLY THEY CAN BE SHARED AMONG TEACHERS AS SOMETIMES DO REALLY WANT TO SPEAK UP. SOME MAY SEEM UNREASONABLE TO TEACHERS BUT STUDENTS DO LOOK FORWARD IN CHANGES LIKE THIS WHERE THERE IS MORE FREEDOM FOR STUDENTS.

YOURS FAITHFULLY.
PS:TYPED FORMALLY BECAUSE I RESPECT THE TEACHER .

Anonymous said...

To the "anonymous" before this comment:

1) You are not exactly respecting your teachers because you are typing everything using capital letters.

2) It is fine to give your feedback, but it would be better to type in better english.

To everyone who have commented:

I feel that you should comment in proper english. You do not see Mr. Satwant blogging in singlish.

On one hand, it is true that singlish helps foster better bonds with each other.
On the other hand, it does not reflect well on the students of the school.

I am sure it takes both the teachers and students to show Singapore what kind of school Merahans come from.

Anonymous said...

to passerby

can you relax abit??
cause you know we are always typing short forms in msn etc etc..
thats why we are used to it. so dont get too bothered? we all just have one common thing : say out our views and hope that bmss would be a better school. =D (no offence definitely)


To mr satwant:
i'm kind of not very okay with my teacher because he/she always look so fierce like he/she dont smile towards us or maybe only me (but i notice it's like towards everyone). i find it a little stress cause all my previous teachers are friendly and they jokes around too. i hope that he/she can be more friendly cause i would definitely have problems and would need to appoach my form teacher. previously my form teachers/ teachers are quite nice and some are like my mothers to me. i feel so upset when my form teacher is... so pls help, really need some help. thanks!

Anonymous said...

to passerby.

this blog is used to facilitate communication between teachers and students. Be it good english or singlish, i believed that as long as we achieved the above-mentioned aim, it does not really matter what type of language the users choose to use.

if you really expect everyone to use good english, then i will consider the school to start a forum instead of the blog.

Bobby Coldheart said...

er... i think we should try and type in proper english because now days english is an important subject and will get us far in life. i know its hard to express some emotion in english and english may be hard to understand but we have to start building up our english foundation now and before it is too late. i know have some spelling mistake in this comment thats because i started too late and i do not want you all to follow my foot steps.

Anonymous said...

this 1 blog leh
not ur essay writing
u want proper english,go write essay

Anonymous said...

The teacher is being far too strict. I think teachers should joke, be more friendly & interact with us more often as to getting to know us better. However, strict at times. It is not only how well the teacher can teach but also how the teaher can communicate with students. It can affects the mood of the students & the attitude towards learning.

Anonymous said...

Lockers
I think we should get the lockers sooner instead of dragging it until the 9th because the books we carry to school everyday is very heavy and thus increases the burden of students.

Anonymous said...

guys take it easy..lac la..

and why got tests ar?very stupid leh..can give nxt week ryte?

Anonymous said...

wah lau! no brainboy! lame la you! nevermind. well, that's wad i thought!!!!!!! some people's hair!!
dyed red and all sorts of colours!!
sec3 and 4s!! the class which is at the very back, if i'm not wrong i think its 3F. there's some people dyed hair. even red hair. they hid inside their hair and make it not obvious to be seen!! teachers should open their eyes bigger. there's 2 girls in 3F dyed hair and 4D a guy if i'm not wrong!
that 2girls dyed brown and another dyed red, strands of red. can you take action, i felt so unfair!!

Anonymous said...

More enrichment programmes like guitar or tawkwondo.. All levels should be included la.. if school doesn't have enough budget like dont know who say, students won't hesitate to pay a bit as a fee to the coaches one lor. school must subsidizes la.

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Anonymous said...

LOL.
gin put real name ah.
so power ah.

Merahanfeedback said...

Dear Pupils

Thank you for your feedback. It doesnt matter to me what kind of english you use in your comments as I long as I understand it. Secondly pls do not become too personal with your comment: address the issue/problem, dont criticise the person.
I have taken note of the comments and I will give a reply during the Tuesday assembly as well as take necessary actions where applicable.

Anonymous said...

can we have badminton interhouse or interclass???Cause badminton is really fun and its a pity there is no badminton as cca...so it is possible that badminton can be included in interhouse or interclass???Thanks

Anonymous said...

lol....hi everyone...hi shuhaidah....hi farah...hi hiadyah...hi xin lin...hi Zhansoon....hi jia xi...hi edwin...hi all NCC members...tis is USM

Anonymous said...

why not interclass tanjong pagah cheer!!! everybody seems to be practising the cheer everyday. it also fosters great interest in music. making music out of something very easy, but to make it with such precision like the tanjong pagah cheer , wow , hats of those who can succeed!!

Merahanfeedback said...

What is the tanjong pagar cheer?
satwant

Anonymous said...

this blog looks like dead!! shld post everytime. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!! there's badminton interhouse, not meh? lol!! can make assembly interesting mah? very sian leh and restless lo when de assembly is boring.

Anonymous said...

i think the assembly is soooooo boring.i fell asleep :x oops .i meant i was paying attention hehe..can cut short on talking.and more to class??class sit better leg not pain i wonder if the teacher sit on the floor for 1 hour hearing to those talk i bet they sleep first.plsplspl more to those fun assembly but we sec 3s need to study harder not like sec2..!!!jiayous

Anonymous said...

Exactly la.. Sit down there for an hour, should let the hers try also lor. Then they will knw how tiring larxx.

n the sch web not very nice leh. can make it more bigger. small small one, not nice larxxx.

Anonymous said...

instead of dota competition
can the school organise audition competition?!?!?!

Anonymous said...

audition play on psp la i dl for you (X plsplspl i want one day teacher sit listen to my grandmother story

Anonymous said...

How about assembly give us watch movies or video clips more often instead of hearing talks..watching clips can also make us learn things more easily

Anonymous said...

can the sec 4s be dismissed earlier for cca on wed esp uniform groups?its lyk mon tue had stay back till 4,30 pm and worse,wed had to stay back late too..its really tiring,please do smthing..thx

Merahanfeedback said...

Dear Pupils

1.More Toilet paper will be placed outside the toilet in the canteen. If theres no TP, pls go to office.Definitely will be provided.

2.Pool Table at study corner will be part of CAFE and its opening will be on Speech Day in April.

3.Teachers have to be strict, if not some pupils will take advantage. Once the trust is developed, your teacher will probably give you more space to relax.

4.Rules on shoes and socks have been tweaked slightly to give students alittle bit moe freedom to manage their attire.

5.Pls let me know if you know anybody who is behaving like a ganster. Iwould like to cut him down to size.

6. Locker - You would have receive your locks by now. The next day for registration is next Mon14/1

Thanks
Satwant

Anonymous said...

i would like to compliment the school and mr Satwant for taking actions to the comments and also making the school a better place in the process. keep up the good work! merahan will get somewhere soon. this is really a good example as it bridges the connection between the students and the school. looking forward to an improved version of the blog with tag boards and a pleasant skin. Bless the school and may it prosper.

Anonymous said...

our sch have quite a lot of gangsters
it will be difficult to deal them one by one
even if they are dealt by you, i don't think there will be any changee in them too

Anonymous said...

i hope de school will organise more competitions
like today we received this news of having a bmss idol
maybe there will be many upcoming competitions as well :)

Anonymous said...

the bukitmerah idol is like so totally unfair lo!x{
we are only allowed to sing english songs... and is like a total disadvantage for the china(s).
their english are not as good as ours. thus, they will have a little problem or more on singing english songs.
and dont say about china(s)
some singaporeans also only listens to chinese songs instead of english songs...

Anonymous said...

Just want to ask if drawings on school shoes counted as part of the 30% for other colours?

Anonymous said...

Why is st john guard of honour for speech day?tt is reallie nonsense....usually during speech day...as for other schools,we don c st john as GOH...but we always see NCC as GOH...n furthermore minister is coming...so we reallie in need of NCC....have u ever seen st john being a GOH for national day at stadium?...no rite?they r only supporting contigent...so NCC should b d GOH...

Anonymous said...

Not only soldiers as in NCC as referred are important only. True enough, soldiers fight but when they are injured, nurses or doctors will have to attend to them, aren't they. So both of the group should be the GOH. I guess you're either a st john member who're not active or shy or a very active NCC.

Zerpboiie said...

Hey....i know u wan ncc to be GOH...but can't u let sjab have a chance to try it out...somemore if u wan to quarrel about this,is not here...is somewhere else...here is only feedback about other things....not about GOH...can't u just let sjab try how its feel to be GOH???NCC have been GOH before,i know is very cool,but can't u let other people to have chance....everyone deserve a chance of what they wan to do...i don know who u are....but pls put ur real name next time

Anonymous said...

Why can't change our school shoes to black shoes?
Like some other pupils don't like to wash their shoes,might as well we change our school shoes to black shoes?



Thanks(:

ZhAnsOOn said...

hm, everybody shall have a chance in being the GOH [ Guard Of Honour ], since NCC have already been the GOH for the past National Day. To be fair, and to let the others experience and learn how to or how it feels like being a Guard Of Honour in a Parade. Believe St.John can make the parade a success!

UGs Rawks!

Anonymous said...

but seriously i don't really like uniform groups..but i like dancing.hip hop!wooohooo x)

Anonymous said...

school never even take any actions! there are ppl who dye hair, wore colour socks. i think de school shld allow black socks too. so school should ahve balck and white socks! its better. recently, ed water cooler water is dirty. there's dirt in it or else there's no water suddenly. can de school take note! i agree with cheryl, bmss idol should allow chinese songs too. most ppl listen to chinese songs only. allow malay song too la. so that its fair!

Anonymous said...

Yeah. BMss idol should include chinese songs.
and teachers & principle + vp should not nag so much early in the morning. it really makes students sleepy. even if they would like to talk, perhaps they should try to make it more interesting lar. if not littat early on the morning so sian liao.

Anonymous said...

the colour of the watercooler water is cloudy white
is that drinkable?

Anonymous said...

why is e back gate cafe so girly style??? jus because its done by YEC? I feel they need to somehow respect males by making it unisex! don't u guys feel tt e cafe is to girly?

Anonymous said...

Is the school ever going to build a shelter to link from the back gate bus-stop into the school? i remembered that Mrs Chin said at the start of last year 2007 that the school was going to build a shelter from the back gate bus-stop that links into the school so as to make it easier for students to enter or leave school when its raining. It's been a year a now!

Anonymous said...

"Is the school ever going to build a shelter to link from the back gate bus-stop into the school? i remembered that Mrs Chin said at the start of last year 2007 that the school was going to build a shelter from the back gate bus-stop that links into the school so as to make it easier for students to enter or leave school when its raining. It's been a year a now!"






wow u have good memory

Anonymous said...

There should be a separate forum so people can post feedback under other topic names. having all feedback here under "First Day of School" looks silly.

Anonymous said...

"wow u have good memory"

haha=D thks.
I always use the back gate. That's why. Beside, it rained heavily today.

Anonymous said...

i also lor
rain still must go school la
if not wait consider play truant
even no shelter also must walk to school

Anonymous said...

my primary sch got a rule if you stuck at mrt tell your teacher thta you be late then running to sch as you might fall nd injured yourself!omg..so i think mr satwant should consider this but you must relly stuck at somewhere no shelter to go to sch..taxi expensive lerrs..

Anonymous said...

ya lor
especially with the increase of taxi fare
i rather kena scolded than take taxi to sch

Merahanfeedback said...

Dear Students

1.Yes the school is going to build the shelter at the side gate .It should be completed by early next year

2. Dont worry. If it rains in the morning, I will be more lenient with students who are late as a result of delay.Ihave a heart too.

3. There will be another post called 'Any other Matters'

Thanks

Mr Satwant

Anonymous said...

since there will be two class outing for this year, why not the sch used one of the class outing for sec 3 for the class 2007.

Anonymous said...

If it is completed by the start of next year, i think is toooooo late lurhssss.

Anonymous said...

i dun agree to shift from hall to merahan square. :)

imagine the morning rays attacking your eyes, we still got another storey in the hall right?

Anonymous said...

I am sure that St.john drills are excellent too. we went for many courses and our cadets skills are in tip top condition.

u will soon realise that ur opinion is wrong

Anonymous said...

i too think that since there will be two class outings this year,one of the outings should be used for the classes of 2007 for this year's sec3s.

Anonymous said...

my bus does not always arrive at the bus stop regularly even if i go there earlier, isit my fault that i late? Who will take a taxi.

Anonymous said...

the hair length muz not be bothered and the shoes...it is good tat there is no need 2 wear tie then the $$$ how refund lah haha... and i bought 3 tie leh the teacher keep confiscating my tie..sad..the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!! the rulez muz be change!!!

Anonymous said...

i think the new school rules are somehow better. about the school tie issue, i think it has been changed to the increasing number of students who didnt bring their tie during assembly periods. so if you're one of those, please be thankful. about the people who bought as much as 5 ties and complaining that they have been confiscated by their teachers, i think they should know what they did till their teachers confiscated them. i am sure that the teachers doesnt want to collect school ties for fun. about the hair lengths amongst the present merahans, please, stop raising the issue of changing the rules. it is your duty to comply with the school rules. you can have your own style after you've graduated. just follow the rules and you wont be caught. bmss teachers are understanding people. they wont come to you if you have followed the rules and regulations. i hope you guys will understand why the school is doing all these. it is for the benefit of you guys too.

Merahanfeedback said...

Dear ex student

Thank you.I am proud of you.

Mr Satwant

Anonymous said...

How come the cafe like dead dead one ahh? how can we call it a cafe when there's only vending machine and no human? i still thought those got pp serve then got food and beverages one siax.

& i kind of agreed that the painting at the back gate that side damn girly. later pp walk pass might think we gal sch.

the bm idol can like enter in duet or not? cause like if one person only will like scared mah so 2 person at least not that bad.
after the cny celebration, i think our chers also should be eligible for entering. bm idol teacher edition? that would be cool.

the water from the water cooler taste weird. please do some filtering or something. i scared later i kanna poisoned :touchwood:

lastly, will there be interhouse floorball competitions for gals only? i want to root for my friends leh.