It's been a long time!

Isn't it funny how time flies by?

HOPE has been doing well. The inactivity on this blog is by no means an indication of the state HOPE itself. We've about 28 students (we seem to have been losing some here and there:() currently and let's just hope the numbers will grow.

Greetings

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Classes

The new school year is less than two weeks away, which means that Hope English Academia's new term also begins on January4, 2009.

Class schedules for 2009 are almost done. Trying to fit classes to accommodate the student's free time is almost impossible. To make things worse, half the schools in Kulim have only one session and half of them have two sessions. This makes it difficult to schedule classes for students in Year 1-3 and those in Form 1 and 2. It's tricky, but it will be settled soon. Once the scheduling has been finalised, we'll put it up here.

Thespians in the making?

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs went well. Thank God.

There were a few glitches here and there, and one of the young actors wanted to pull out right before the play started (he has a history of being nervous before performing but doing well once he is on-stage)! Despite being frazzled and in a dazed state of mind due to serious lack of sleep, Sherline and I managed to get it all together with help from the students, friends and my parents.
The backdrop had only been completed less than 30 minutes before the show started! But hey, the students got it right.
No forgotten lines, no chocking, no breakdowns.

TENG YI FAN AS ALEXANDER T. WOLF (A1)

The narrators: Nathaniel, Seraphina, Durgaashini and Daashayani

Shall I bake granny black forest?

Kughaan and Dhiiren, the two little pigs
I need a cup of sugar...why don't I ask my neighbours, the little pigs...
Lend me some sugar, I am your neighbour
He huffed, and he puffed, and he let out a great big sneeze...

The end.

COME

IT'S OPEN DAY!!!!

Tis the Season to Give

Hey guys,

Thanks a bunch for being fans/supporters of the school.

For those who are around Penang and Kedah, please take note. We are having a donation drive this holiday season for underprivileged children. We are collecting:

1. books (used/new school related books, storybooks, magazines...basically anything students can use for reading/learning purposes in any language/subject)
2. stationary (pens, pencils, erasers, etc)
3. bags (book bags/school bags new or old)

We have asked a church in Kulim which is very involved in community work with the lower-income group in Kulim to let us know of students who may need the items above for the new school year.

We are not accepting any monetary donation at the moment, but if there is a need for say uniforms or school shoes, we would inform you and perhaps you may want to sponsor them.

Do spread the news to your friends and family who are around this area. Any help is GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Cheers and God bless!

Regards,
Yasmin Bathamanathan

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