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How did your Class EXCO encourage your classmates to do their class duties? Were they effective?

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What were some ways your Class EXCO used to promote class bonding? Were your classmates participative in this initiatives?

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Are there any good habits/ initiatives your Class EXCO had to promote a positive class culture?
How effective were they?

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What are some problems your Class EXCO faced?

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Is there anything your Class EXCO would like to start after this CC? (To be completed after CC)

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1. CLASS DUTIES
We placed a duty roster on the whiteboard and there was a period of time where we would remind the class (call out the names of people on duty) after morning assembly
Effectiveness varies, some do their duties but some don't ;-;

2. CLASS BONDING
we had a bonding session in the morning during one CLE block last term when everyone folded paper cranes (to hang from the windows as class deco) with their deskies and those sitting around them.

3. CLASS CULTURE

4. PROBLEMS FACED
it is difficult getting the entire class to participate in the class challenges/initiatives rolled out enthusiastically.

5. NEW INITIATIVES!
class shirt! - everyone took part in designing it by an object/animal that represented themselves and these were incorporated into the final design of the shirt.

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How did your Class EXCO  encourage your classmates to do their class duties? Were they effective?

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How did your Class EXCO  encourage your classmates to do their class duties? Were they effective?

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1) We gave our classmates a token to remind them that they should complete their duty. After they have completed it, they will place that token back in a folder and cancel their name on the duty roster. This token has been effective because most of the time our classmates forget to do their duty and this token serves as a reminder.
2) We have a group reward system. So, that our classmates feel more encouraged to do their duties. The group with the highest points will receive a reward at the end of the term.
3) We created Whatsapp group chats for every group in our duty roster. So we text in that group chat every morning so that they remember to do their duty and we also communicate in that group chat if we are unable to do our duties on a particular day so that we can swap duties. This is very effective as it is easier to communicate with each other.

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What were some ways your Class EXCO used to promote class bonding? Were your classmates participative in this initiatives?

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What were some ways your Class EXCO used to promote class bonding? Were your classmates participative in this initiatives?

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We promoted class bonding through games such as Kahoot quizzes, as well as a class awards ceremony to celebrate our differences and identity in class 208. However, most classmates did not seem very engaged, and amusement was rather short-lived during the games

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Are there any good habits/ initiatives your Class EXCO had to promote a positive class culture?How effective were they?

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Are there any good habits/ initiatives your Class EXCO had to promote a positive class culture?How effective were they?

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Our class has a "bucket filler friday" initiative to write encouraging notes to each other every fortnight to let our classmates know about one another even better, and also give them support during tough times. We also held a class awards ceremony on the last day of semester 1 to acknowledge our classmate's contributions to the class.

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What are some problems your Class EXCO faced?

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What are some problems your Class EXCO faced?

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Some problems the class exco faced were the class not doing their duties and not being responsive during class discussions. These discussions include lesson discussions as well as casual discussions on how to improve the class environment (e.g. discussions on the class decoration initiative)

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Is there anything your Class EXCO would like to start after this CC? (To be completed after CC)

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Is there anything your Class EXCO would like to start after this CC? (To be completed after CC)

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Our class has utilized a strategy from another class, which was the implementation of class challenge OTs by splitting the class up into groups that are in charge of each class challenge, while assigning a classmate with not much leadership roles as the group leaders. This allowed for more participation and more leadership opportunities.

Our form teacher, Mdm Zhang Hao, has given the contact time on Thursdays to the class exco to conduct bonding activities for the class. Some of our bonding activities include: hangman, spyfall, charades, wheel of fortune, family feud and pictogram. We are also considering having a point system, awarding the group with the most points at the end of the year.

Our class already has a discord server but it is not very active. After this class centre meeting, we are considering encouraging more classmates to join the server and initiating more study calls or bonding games in the server.

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- we place the duty roster at the door and @ those on duty in the class group chat
- we write the names of those on duty on the whiteboard every day and the exco member on duty will tick their name when they have done their duty
- each exco member is in charge of one day to remind classmates and check who has done their duty
- follow-up on those who did not do their duty for three weeks (ask the reason why they do not do their duty, whether there is anything we can do to help her)

effectiveness: many people do their duties, but some still do not

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- we organise termly class parties and allocate groups consisting of people not that familiar with each other so they can play games together and get to know each other better during the class party

participation: some people try to get to know others, while some still return to their friend groups

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- we organise spotlight nominations where every few weeks, we send out a form for our class to nominate fellow classmates and teachers who display a certain class value
-> we announce the winners and write their names on the "wall of fame" on our board to encourage them to keep up the good work, acknowledge what they have done, and encourage other classmates to do the same too!

effectiveness: different people get nominated each time which shows that more people are being encouraged to display these values

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- getting feedback from the class
-> we have sent out a few google forms to get feedback from the class but they got very few responses
- participation
-> participation in class discussions is not always the best and it is difficult to encourage everyone to participate
-> it is difficult to get people outside of welfare committee to take the initiative to participate in class challenges

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How did your Class EXCO  encourage your classmates to do their class duties? Were they effective?

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How did your Class EXCO  encourage your classmates to do their class duties? Were they effective?

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We used the ice-cream stick method suggested by our class IC so that the duties were not repetitive and our class would be more engaged and active in doing duties.

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What were some ways your Class EXCO used to promote class bonding? Were your classmates participative in this initiatives?

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What were some ways your Class EXCO used to promote class bonding? Were your classmates participative in this initiatives?

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Our class is already well-bonded but we do have some initiatives in mind like "celebrating special days of a month together (like world cheese day)" .

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Are there any good habits/ initiatives your Class EXCO had to promote a positive class culture? How effective were they?

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Are there any good habits/ initiatives your Class EXCO had to promote a positive class culture? How effective were they?

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We encouraged our classmates to clap for each other when they are called upon to answer a teacher's question. This helps cultivate a positive and supportive class culture. Since we have good class spirit, supporting each other is like second nature to our classmates. We also send out reminders often which helps cultivate discipline and responsibility amongst our classmates.

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What are some problems your Class EXCO faced?

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What are some problems your Class EXCO faced?

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- Getting class's attention can get quite tiring
- Despite constant reminders, some classmates are not doing certain duties actively so we are facing troubles on how to encourage them
-  We hoped to have a backboard for the class to express themselves. However, we have not organized the whiteboard to have enough space for this. We hoped for this to add more personality to the class.

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2. We played bonding games in the contact time. A lot of people were talking among themselves while others were very participative.

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Is there anything your Class EXCO would like to start after this CC? (To be completed after CC)

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Is there anything your Class EXCO would like to start after this CC? (To be completed after CC)

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- new duty roster to accommodate changes made to classroom (eg. addition of plant watering duty)
- class party (after EYAs)
- celebration of events every day (eg. world cheese day)

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1. Class Duties
- We assigned friends to do class duties on the same day so that they can spend time together with their friends while doing their duties.
- We assigned buddies to everyone and the buddies would remind each other to do the duties
- We @ the person on duty everyday
- We write out who is in charge of the duties on the board and everyone have to check off their name on the board when they have done their duties. This way we can keep track of who did the duties.
Effectiveness: Some people may be dishonest about whether they have done their duties and some people would switch their duties without letting the EXCO know so that they can do the easier duties.

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4. It is difficult to get the class to focus in class. Most of our classmates use their computers to read comics or play games during lesson which also leads to a low level of class participation.  Some of our classmates also do not complete their homework on time despite the reminder sent out daily on our formal group chat and the google classroom announcements sent out by our respective teachers. We are also given a lot of time to complete our homework so we do not understand why our classmates are unable to finish it on time.

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3.  Our EXCO decided to introduce a point system where groups can earn points for volunteering to answer questions or share their opinion in class. We did this in hopes of promoting a more participative class and encouraging class culture. As it is a newly introduced initiative, it is hard to tell at this point if it is effective however, from it, we are able to tell which groups of our classmates participate in class.

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1. How did your Class EXCO  encourage your classmates to do their class duties? Were they effective?

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1. How did your Class EXCO  encourage your classmates to do their class duties? Were they effective?

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We printed out a large A3 duty roster and wrote down names on the whiteboard everyday for those on duty, as well as their duties. We also allocated one EXCO member to each day, who is in charge of ensuring all classmates with duties complete them. When they have completed them, the EXCO member will cross out their name from the whiteboard. People generally remember to do their duties although we have to give small reminders.

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2. What were some ways your Class EXCO used to promote class bonding? Were your classmates participative in this initiatives?

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2. What were some ways your Class EXCO used to promote class bonding? Were your classmates participative in this initiatives?

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We hold small birthday celebrations every 2 months during recess where we play games and a Kahoot about fun facts the birthday girls, which everyone participates in very actively and enjoys. They are willing to stay back in class during recess to attend this celebration. The kahoot also helps classmates know each other better, while the games give them a chance to bond and have fun with each other.

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3. Are there any good habits/ initiatives your Class EXCO had to promote a positive class culture? How effective were they?

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3. Are there any good habits/ initiatives your Class EXCO had to promote a positive class culture? How effective were they?

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We allocated one of the whiteboards at the back of the classroom for free doodling, where our class can freely draw or write anything. This has allowed students to be able to create funny drawings and/or play games (such as tic tac toe) with each other using the whiteboard. Additionally, when one of classmates presents/answers a question/is featured during hall assembly etc. , we will encourage or initiate clapping and cheering for them. Both of these have been effective as our class actively use the whiteboard during their free time, and now also automatically clap and cheer for fellow classmates.

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4. What are some problems your Class EXCO faced?

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4. What are some problems your Class EXCO faced?

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When we do class challenges, we try not to force our classmates to do them, which sometimes results in little participation if the class challenge is too time consuming. Additionally, sometimes, only a certain group of people want to do the class challenges, hence resulting in a group of students completing the class challenges by themselves. Additionally, while the class is usually active in participation, sometimes they may be tired at the last few blocks of the day or during days where the workload is higher, hence causing them to stay quiet during lessons.

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5. Is there anything your Class EXCO would like to start after this CC? (To be completed after CC)

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5. Is there anything your Class EXCO would like to start after this CC? (To be completed after CC)

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After a suggestion from our form teacher, we want to facilitate some destressing activities for our class in the mornings that will help us relax, take a break or prepare us for the day.
examples of activities:
- nap time (or like generally quiet time for everyone to just take a break not do anything and just close their eyes)
- try not to laugh videos
- random kahoot quizzes about general knowledge

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we write down the duty roster for the day on the board and verbally remind the students who are on duty. We also erase the names of the people who have completed their duties. It is mostly effective.

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1. How did your Class EXCO encourage your classmates to do their class duties? Were they effective?

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1. How did your Class EXCO encourage your classmates to do their class duties? Were they effective?

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1. Each day we wrote the names of those who need to do their duty for the day on the whiteboard, and ensured that after they finished their duty, they ticked their names so that we can keep track of who has or has not done their duty. An EXCO member would also keep an eye on those who are doing their duties. We also let them choose which day they are comfortable with doing their duty on, so that they can coordinate with their friends to encourage them to stay and do their duty.
It was effective, but sometimes we see the class slacking off, and we remind them.

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birthday initiatives- we prepare goodie bags at the end of each month for the birthday people. :D

through the class via, we were able to work together and bond through the process

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through the making of products for our class via, more people are able to step up as leaders and help each other when in need

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1. Some people may not do their duties consistently so we have to always remind them.
2. Our class VIA is very time-consuming. As a result, the class EXCO has to spend a huge amount of time on it and do not have enough time to do bonding/come up with new initiatives.
3. Class challenges: we don't really have time to do it, our class does not really want to participate.

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class challenge ot
online bonding
whiteboard decorating

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2. What were some ways your Class EXCO used to promote class bonding? Were your classmates participative in this initiatives?

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2. What were some ways your Class EXCO used to promote class bonding? Were your classmates participative in this initiatives?

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We encouraged the entire class to take part in completing class challenges together, especially for those that required design and decoration because the EXCO is not artistically inclined. Staying back as a group to complete a fun project helped the class destress and get to know each other better. We also celebrate birthdays as a class during morning assembly.

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3. Are there any good habits/ initiatives your Class EXCO had to promote a positive class culture? How effective were they?

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3. Are there any good habits/ initiatives your Class EXCO had to promote a positive class culture? How effective were they?

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We did not have to actively promote good habits to form a positive class culture as our class is already very friendly and comfortable with each other. Some things that we did as a class include drawing funny things on the whiteboards in the back to encourage a positive environment where everyone is able to have fun and laugh.

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4. What are some problems your Class EXCO faced?

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4. What are some problems your Class EXCO faced?

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We faced a couple of challenges as listed below:
- When sharing information with the class, or reminding the class of certain things (both in school and on the class WhatsApp chat group), the class did not respond or acknowledge what we were saying sometime, and that made communication difficult sometimes.
- We faced challenges in class participation, for example during Racial Harmony Day, even though we encouraged the class to wear their ethnic costume, they did not participate. Same goes for when we had the discussion during RHD.

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5. Is there anything your Class EXCO would like to start after this CC? (To be completed after CC)

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5. Is there anything your Class EXCO would like to start after this CC? (To be completed after CC)

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1. Design whiteboards according to season (e.g. national day red and white design)

2. Reminding our class on things more often

3. Catching up with people more and helping them keep up with their work (since many of them missed school due to the vaccine)

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1. class duties
In order to encourage our classmates to do their class duties, whenever we notice that our classmates have not been doing their respective duties, we will remind them during morning announcements. Additionally, our class secretary will update on the whiteboard who is doing what duty on what date every morning, hence classmates can easily check when they have to do their duty. Only after they have done their duty can they erase their name on the whiteboard. Otherwise, the name remains there and the person has to do that duty the next day so as to erase the name. Furthermore, we also record the names of those who did not do their duty in an excel sheet. We will remind those who have repeated offenses personally. Yes, they were effective and successful since now almost everyone does their duty, as compared to before.

2+3.

To promote class bonding, our class EXCO has held buddy group sessions during the June holidays to promote class bonding and spirit, facilitated by different EXCO members. During these sessions, the class could play games over a google meet (e.g. Stumble Guys, Scribblio etc.) with their group members or just talk about how they were doing and coping with school, or even discuss their personal interests. We also started the practice where our class claps for our teachers after every lesson. We hope that this will make the class more alert before the next lesson as well as show appreciation for the teachers. Additionally, we have kept the class spotify playlist, where the class are allowed to share their music tastes with classmates in preparation for PPAs for them to listen to while studying or to relieve stress, thus encouraging them to get to know each other better through music. Moreover, we have recently created a class Instagram account which we can post class pictures or events on. This can serve as a platform for the class to share their pictures and memories with their classmates, thus promoting bonding. These methods were quite successful, especially the bonding which was fun and on some occasions, we even extended the sessions.

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Currently, we are still facing the problem of not having sufficient participation in class. Sometimes, it is also hard to get the whole class involved in class challenges since some are more and some are less enthusiastic than others.

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During RHD, our class EXCO invited other members of the class to facilitate the discussion [when talking about the newspaper articles] and involving all of them in the discussion. This allowed them to share their opinions and be more comfortable with each other as they bonded over their thoughts and feelings. During RHD's paper craft activity, we encouraged everyone to do the crafts together and we all came together to build the diorama.

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In addition to writing the names of those supposed to do class duty on the whiteboard, we also changed the duty roster scheme so that people would do duty in seating arrangement groups rather than in register number. That way, each group can monitor themselves and their participants in doing duty and give each other constant reminders. This also encourages our classmates to be interdependent on each other and bond more during class duties. This was quite effective.

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In the June Holidays, we held buddy sessions amongst the different groups to check up on each other's wellbeing during the tough times of the pandemic where COVID cases had started peaking. They were quite effective as most were comfortable with their groupings and they were able to uplift each other's worries and concerns.

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1. Some people do not do their duties consistently or not in full [there are multiple tasks to each duty position]
2. Many of our classmates do not participate in lessons nor class-related initiatives such as class challenges

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We enforced the duty roster by placing a poster in our class that reminded students to do their duty. We also regularly reminded our classmates verbally to do their duty! In addition, we came up with a system; when a student does not do her duty for a day she has to take over the duty tomorrow. To ensure that everyone does their class duties diligently, we would assign one class exco member to each day of the week, and she would be responsible for checking if the classmates on duty that day have completed their duty. Our methods have proven to be effective as our classmates have been cooperative and our classroom is now cleaner :)

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What were some ways your Class EXCO used to promote class bonding? Were your classmates participative in this initiatives?

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What were some ways your Class EXCO used to promote class bonding? Were your classmates participative in this initiatives?

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We placed each fixed group in charge of a class challenge activity, and also celebrated each classmate's birthday by creating a Jamboard with wishes for her. The class EXCO is currently planning for a class party to celebrate our class birthday.

Our classmates were not very participative in these initiatives, probably because the idea was still new and they needed some time to get use to them. It works now!

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Are there any good habits/ initiatives your Class EXCO had to promote a positive class culture?How effective were they?

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Are there any good habits/ initiatives your Class EXCO had to promote a positive class culture?How effective were they?

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We allocated the different class challenges to various groups so that we can complete the class challenge effectively and on time. This is done on a voluntary basis and so far, all the class challenges have been covered by using this method. In order to build class spirit, we ensure that all the class challenges are completed well. We would also take photographs on days where we can come in our special clothes to serve as a memory.

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What are some problems your Class EXCO faced?

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What are some problems your Class EXCO faced?

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some of our classmates do not do their class duty despite frequent reminders
the singing of national anthem of is still a bit soft but it has improved
our class is not very participative during lessons
our class is also not participative in class challenges (even if the groups are assigned to class challenges, they might not do it without reminders / do it at the last minute)

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Is there anything your Class EXCO would like to start after this CC? (To be completed after CC)

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Is there anything your Class EXCO would like to start after this CC? (To be completed after CC)

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3. Are there any good habits/initiatives your class exco had to promote a positive class culture?

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3. Are there any good habits/initiatives your class exco had to promote a positive class culture?

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We encourage each other in class by having small initiatives planned or by giving each other moral support. For example, exco tries to start by answering question posed in class so that more of our classmates feel confident in answering the question.We also started birthday slides so that our class can have a positive relationship with one another, get to know more about each other and show appreciation! I think they were effective as our class have a positive class culture and we know that we are all here for one another and it is a safe environment for everyone

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1. How did your Class EXCO  encourage your classmates to do their class duties? Were they effective? 

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1. How did your Class EXCO  encourage your classmates to do their class duties? Were they effective? 

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The class EXCO announced that everyone would have to change the names from their own to the next person in charge of the index number same duty according to seating arrangement. This helped to remind our classmates to do their duty as it is obvious to see who did not change their name from the previous day. Those who are caught not doing their duty will also have to lead the class during PE warm-ups as a forfeit. This method was effective at the beginning of the term but the forfeit was not really implemented so the EXCO could work on this in the future.

2. What were some ways your Class EXCO used to promote class bonding? Were your classmates participative in this initiatives?
Some ways we promoted class bonding were by making the seating arrangement randomized. This way, our classmates were able to interact with others outside of their cliques. We also had a buddy group system which changed every semester. In semester 1, it was by reg. no. We wanted our classmates to get to know their reg. no. buddy better as they would usually be the ones sitting next to them during exams/ ljs/ any other event. Now, in semester 2, our buddy groups are sorted by seating plan. Due to covid, it is now distanced seating which makes it harder for our classmates to bond with their seating deskies so through the buddy groups, they can bond and it will not be awkward when they are grouped together for buddy work. They were generally participative and no one really had any complains about seating arrangement/ buddy groupings.

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4. What are some problems your Class EXCO faced?

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4. What are some problems your Class EXCO faced?

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One problem our exco faced was trying to get the class to be more responsive. Many a time, the teachers would ask classmates questions, but no one would take the initiative to volunteer to answer the question. Despite trying many tactics to get the class to participate more in class discussions, the tactics we used were not very effective.

Another problem we faced was trying to get the class to take lead to participate in class challenges. For example, when decorating the class whiteboard, only one or two people would take initiative to do it. We eventually solved this issue by getting one person to take charge of one class challenge each month, and hence making the class more enthusiastic about participating in challenges, together as a class.

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Is there anything your Class EXCO would like to start after this CC? (To be completed after CC)

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Is there anything your Class EXCO would like to start after this CC? (To be completed after CC)

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- We could decorate the whiteboard at the back of the classroom, and this would promote bonding when the drawing is carried out
- Having less formal bonding so that it is not too forced
- Send inspirational quotes every other day to encourage them
- Morning rest time or play kahoot quizzes
- Anonymous love letters
- Class party during study block
- Singing songs to keep our spirits high in between classes