Preparing For KM1M 23/4, One Malaysia Reading

It was announced this week, that all schools in Malaysia will read at the same time to promote literacy. The event is called Kem Membaca Satu Malaysia (KM1M), roughly translated One Malaysia Reading. Both primary (SK) and high schools (SMK) will participate in the national literacy event. On Thursday, 23rd of April, from 10am - 10:10 am all students and teachers in Kelantan must be involved in a reading activity. There are no other guidelines, therefore each school can customise their literacy event to fit the needs of their local population.

At SK Panggong, they have decided to promote reading in three languages: Arabic, BM and English. The teachers selected three students to lead the school in the reading activity.  The teachers selected to read chapter 96 (Iqra) from the Quran. Teacher Ros, Teacher Zailina and Teacher Zuriana worked diligently today to train Hazura, Fatihah and Ayuni to lead the school in a trilingual reading event.

Look at how talented these kids are, they can read roman script in BM and English. Hold onto your hats, they can also read the Quran in Arabic script.

Today we trained girls to perfect their tajwid in Arabic and their pronunciation in English. The girls had to conquer some big words like: Cherisher, congealed, self-sufficient, forelock, transgress and righteousness.  The girls practiced several times, improving their annunciation. They were also able make their "t" and "d" in the terminal position of the word crisp.  The girls were practicing tone inflection with question marks and emphasis with exclamation marks. The students and teachers did a great job getting show ready for tomorrows event. I'm sure it will be a smashing success!