Term 4 Week 3 : Recycling

Recycling is important because it help us save the environment. Recycling is necessary as it can make old objects into new ones. For example used glass bottles can uesd to store biscuits. I recycle newspapers and aluminium cans. I think tkat our school has done a lot on recycling. I will say this to my friends," Buy less, recycle more."

Term 4 Week 1: Reading

Reading is important in our daily lives. Our language will be better. For me I like to read novels, Survival stories and Riddle and Joke books. I read and play but reading mostly in school. I think computer games which are highly addictive might not lead a child to read books, because they think that reading is boring or a waste of time. I will encourage them by reading a book when he or she is free.

Holiday Homework 4 (T3Wk10): Computer Games

I play Computer Games although they are highly addictive. Once played it may lead you to many difficulties in your homework. You must be very careful when going to other sites because some need money. For me I play Computer Games like Halo Trial, Runescape, Dragon Fable and Lego India Jones Demo. I play them because they are fun. Some of them like Halo Trial and Lego Indiana Jones have to be downloaded from sites. I play Computer Games only in school holidays. So in a week in a normal day 0 hours. In a school holiday maybe about 2-3 hours. Playing Computer Games can be highly additive because your mind keeps thinking about the game and will affect you concentrating in your studies. Solution: Play during school holidays.

Holiday Homework 3(T3Wk9): The Olympic Games

The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC. They Began as a religious festival and were held every 4 years. They were held in a valley of Ancient Greece called Olympia. That is how they came to be called the Olympics. The only event held was a foot race, they raced the length of the stadium. Later a nine mile chariot race was added. And a lot more people were interested in that than a foot race. I think that the Olympics is important because some people want to impress their country. I have watch a Volley Ball Olympic event (U.S.A vs Brazil). Usain Bolt smashes World Record with a speed of 9.69 seconds. If I could participate in the Olympics I will participate in fencing because it is fun. I think it is worth joining the Olympics because it is a new experience to me.

Usain Bolt
Runs 9.69 seconds in 100m race
Calculation=
9.69secs about 10secs
100 divide by 10 = 10m
10 divide by 10 = 1sec
He runs more than 10m per second on average. ~~WOW!!!~~

Holiday Homework 2 (T3Wk8): National Day

Singapore celebrated its first National Day in 1966, one year after Singapore's independence from Malaysia on 9 August 1965.
The first National Day Parade started in the morning at 0900. People came as early as 0700 in order to get good vantage points. Singapore's first President, Mr Yusof bin Ishak and Singapore's first Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, were seated with members of the government at the grandstand on the steps of City Hall.
Over the years, the Parade has become the biggest national event in Singapore. What is perhaps most memorable at each celebration is the fireworks display marking the climax of the parade; the sky would be bursting with the wonderful colors of the visual vista, dazzling it as well as the hearts of fellow Singaporeans. On this very special occasion, most Singaporeans would be decked out in patriotic colours - namely, red and white.
The Parade has gained enormous popularity and support from the people that it is not unusual to find massive number of citizens trying to get their hands on a ticket, which is released free-of-charge. In the past, it has been known that people would arrive hours before the ticket booths even open, such as the one in 1998, where some arrived as early as 36 hours before the actual release of tickets.
This proved to be problematic for obvious reasons and as such, the government set up the e-balloting ticketing system in 2003, in order to tackle the problem of overcrowding and possible problems that might result. Such ticketing system enables citizens to stand a chance at winning the tickets by registering their e-mail addresses or mobile numbers at the NDP website or phonelines.
Nearly 50,000 Singaporeans among the first to watch this year's NDP after 3 years of setting up the e-balloting ticketing system in 2003.

Holiday Homework 1 (T3Wk7): Copyright

What is Copyright?
Copyright is a form of Protection provided to the authors of "original works of authorship," including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works under the Copyright Act (Cap. 63) (the “Act”) in Singapore.“Copyright” is defined as the exclusive legal “right” of the copyright owner to reproduce (“copy”), publish, and sell the matter (whether literary, musical, or artistic work) as covered under the Act.This intangible intellectual property right can exist as literature, art, music, sound recordings, film and broadcasts. Copyright is automatic. The author, performer and maker of the work can claim copyright. Copyright protection exists so long as a protected work is original.

Copyright protection enables the copyright owners to profit from the use or reproduction of their works by preventing others from doing the same. It is unlawful for anyone to violate any of the rights provided by the Act to the owner of copyright. Anyone who, does not have the copyright owner’s consent, and proceeds to do one of the things that the copyright owner is exclusively entitled to do (e.g. makes copies of the copyright owner’s book) is infringing the copyright owner's rights.A common form of copyright infringement takes place when a student photocopies an entire book or substantial portions of a book. That student would infringe copyright. It would also be an infringement to instruct or request someone else, for example, the owner of a photocopy shop to make a copy/copies of copyright material.It is also a violation of copyright if anyone sells, lets for hire or imports for the purpose of trade, any infringing articles, which he knows or ought reasonably to know was made in infringement of the copyright. A person who is found to have more than 5 or more infringing copies of any work is presumed to be in possession for the purpose of sale.

If someone copies something which has the Copyright symbol will be prosecuted by the police because it is illegal.

Teachers' Day E-CARD Contest

Mdm Asrina

Things I have learnt when Mdm Asrina taught,

1. Brunei national lagugue is malay.
2. Singapore $1=Brunei $1
3. No MRT trains in Brunei.
4. Brunei is larger than Singapore

Unit 8: Question Words and Question Tags

Hi Mdm Asrina,

Welcome to Anderson Primary School. I will be asking a few questions.

• Do you like our school?
• How is netball played?
• Is netball fun to play?
• Do you like our Learning Journeys?
• Which part of Brunei are you living in

Please reply on my blog.

Unit 8: Indian Folktales (Part 2)

In the grasslands, there lived a goat who kept telling lies. One day the goat told ale again he shouted" The hunters are here!" Everyone ignored him and continued to eat the grass. A few days later the hunters really came. The goat knew that it was their last chance to escape, so he told everyone that the hunters are here. Nobody believed him and continued to eat the grass. Soon the hunters killed the family and friends. The goat was sad and went to join another herd. The moral of the story is to be honest. I hope after you read the story you will be honest.

Unit 7 People of Japan

all images are taken from yahoo search

Personal Response 5: Earthquakes

1. What are the causes of earthquake?
2. What can people do when there is an earthquake?
3. Do you think scientists can detect an earthquake? If so, how do they do it?
4. Where have earthquakes occurred?
5. Why do these countries have earthquakes?
6. Do you think there will be an earthquake in Singapore? Why?

~~Reflection~~

Earthquakes are one of the world`s dangerous disasters. Many lives were killed in the Sichuan Earthquake. The cause of earthquakes was stated correctly in 1760 by British engineer John Michell, one of the first fathers of seismology, in a memoir where he wrote that earthquakes and the waves of energy that they make are caused by “shifting masses of rock miles below the surface”. Here are some tips if you encounter an earthquake.

1. If you are INDOORS--STAY THERE! (Get under a desk or table and hang on to it, or move into a hallway or get against an inside wall. STAY CLEAR of windows, fireplaces, and heavy furniture or appliances. GET OUT of the kitchen, which is a dangerous place (things can fall on you). DON'T run downstairs or rush outside while the building is shaking or while there is danger of falling and hurting yourself or being hit by falling glass or debris.
2. If you are OUTSIDE-- get into the OPEN, away from buildings, power lines, chimneys, and anything else that might fall on you.
3. If you are DRIVING--stop, but carefully. Move your car as far out of traffic as possible. DO NOT stop on or under a bridge or overpass or under trees, light posts, power lines, or signs. STAY INSIDE your car until the shaking stops. When you RESUME driving watch for breaks in the pavement, fallen rocks, and bumps in the road at bridge approaches.
4. If you are in a MOUNTAINOUS AREA--watch out for falling rock, landslides, trees, and other debris that could be loosened by quakes.

The world's deadliest recorded earthquake occurred in 1556 in central China. It struck a region where most people lived in caves carved from soft rock. These dwellings collapsed during the earthquake, killing an estimated 830,000 people. In 1976 another deadly earthquake struck in Tangshan, China, where more than 250,000 people were killed. A nervous laugh often accompanies the statement, “Our house is on the fault line”. We all know that it is not a great place to be during an earthquake, but what actually is a fault line?
Cracks or fractures in the earth’s crust are known as faults and, because there may be more than one rock fracture, an area is called a fault line. This might be an inactive fault where scientists can see where past movement has been, or one which continues to be active even after millions of years. All but the very deepest earthquakes occur on faults. Faults might be only metres or up to a thousand kilometres.
When tectonic plates move, the rocks at the junction between the two plates are not able to simply glide past each other, due to friction and the rigidity of the rock. Instead, stress builds up in the rock until eventually it breaks, and the two rocky blocks move relative to each other along a fault line. Most Earthquakes are usually from when the place where fault lines are. Luckily Singapore is not near fault lines. Singapore might not have Earthquakes or one day, earthquakes may be in Singapore......

Personal Response 4: Child Safety Belt in School Buses

Many people take school buses to and from school. All lot of pupils have been seen walking around the bus while the bus is moving as it is very dangerous because if the bus is in for an emergency brake, pupils standing up will be thrown forward, smash the windscreen and may die. I agree with Ms Karen Koh that safety belts should be installed because your live is more important than anything else. I do not agree with Mr Leow Beng Kiong because our lives are important. I think that attendants, drivers and even children should remind each other to have your safety belts buckled at all times when you get on a vehicle.

Reflection 5: Mother`s Day

Every 11/5/08 we celebrate Mother`s Day. I will send my mother a card. My mother has taught me maths every day. My mother helps me send me to school, tution and many places. The next mothers day I will buy her a handbag becase she loves handbags.

Reflection 4: Food

Our body requires 40-60 different nutrients to maintain health and well-being. The secret towards a balanced diet really means having these different nutrients in appropriate amounts through the foods we eat. Over-eating any one type of food even the kinds we call "healthy" could be harmful.

My school canteen sells nutrition food such as sushi, noodles and economical rice. We need healthier food so that our body is fit and strong. Many people think that we can survive on sweet and fatty food but it is not true. If we do not take care we can suffer from many heart diseases such as heart attacks. So now lets eat a balanced diet!

Personal Response 3: Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease

Hi children. We`ll be doing our 3rd piece of personal response this week. Let`s visit the website of Health Promotion Board.
First, go to this link: http://www.hpb.gov.sg/hpb/default.asp?pg_id=865&aid=272
Read the article on Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease.
You may also click on the additional links shown on the right-hand side of the page.
Read these articles and give your opinion and comments about them. To guide you in you in writing your personal response, here are some questions:

Why is it important for children to be kept away from crowded public places if they should signs of infection?
Why is it essential to follow good hygiene practices?
What does 'good hygiene practices' mean to you?

~~Reflection~~

Hand, Food and Disease is contagious which can spread easily among places which have a lot of people like shopping centres, food courts and restaurants. We must also have good hygiene practises like washing your hands before eating. Wash hands with soap before eating and after going to the toilet. Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing. Do not share eating utensils. Ensure that toys or appliances that are contaminated by nasal or oral secretions should be cleaned before they are used again. Here are some Symptoms to look out for:

1. Fever
   
2. Sore Throat
   
3. Ulcers in the throat, mouth and tongue
   
4. Headache
   
5. a Rash with vesicles (small blisters-- 3-7 mm) on hands, feet and diaper area. The vesicles are typically on the palm side of the hands the sole side of the feet and very characteristic in appearance.
   
6. Loss of appetite

Here are some prevention for HFMD.

The child should be kept away from all public places (such as restaurants, playgrounds, markets and public transport) if he shows signs of infection. Also, keep the child home from school. Family members are advised to follow good hygiene practices, including frequent hand washing, to limit the spread of the infection and to look out for signs and symptoms of other members within the household.

Children with HFMD should remain at home until all the blisters have dried up. Consult your doctor before sending him back to the school, kindergarten or childcare centre. Keep his toys, books, eating utensils, towels and clothes separate from others.Inform the school, kindergarten, or childcare centre as soon as possible. They can monitor other children closely and take additional precautions to prevent the spread of HFMD.

Reflection 3: Friendship

• What do you mean by 'friendship'?


• Why do you think it is important to have friends，


• How can you develop friendship with others?


• Do you think it is important for Singaporeans to be friendly with people of other countries?Why?
  I hope you will really reflect on the topic so that you can write copiously. One or two lines are not adequate as reflection. It would be interesting if you could include some photographs in your post. Hope to read your reflection soon.
  Have fun!

~~Reflection~~

Friendship to me is making friends. We must make friends to lead a better life. For example if you do not know something you can ask your friends. We can also make friends by striking a conversation.We must also make friends with other races because we can also have more friends. We must not be racist too. Let`s now start making friends!

Personal Response 2: Courtesy

Courtesy to me means Sharing, Respect and Care. Many people think that sharing is usless but they are wrong. When we share we can also make friends. The Kong Rong Rang Li fable impressed me most because Kong Rong`s father ask him to take the bigger pears because they are much sweeter. But Kong Rong took the smaller pear. His father was confused. Kong Rong said: "As I am the youngest, it is only right that I take the smallest pear. I should let my elder brothers and sisters enjoy the bigger and sweeter pears." This fable impressed me because Kong Rong shared and showed Respect and Care.

Entry 7: Post card writing

Reflection 2: My Dream

My dream is to become a palaeontologist(a person who digs up Dinosaurs).

I was interested when I read a book. Once a year my mother would buy a Dig It Up set.

I hope when I grow up I would like to be a palaeontologist.

Personal Response 1: Racial Harmony

Term 2 Week 2
Hi everyone, time seems to fly. We are now in Week 2.
For this week, you are given a link. After you have read the story, you will give your personal response.
1. Go to this link: http://sam11.moe.gov.sg/racialharmony/Click on 'Articles' and go to '2. Regardless of race' article.
2. Read the article.
3. Give your personal response to what you have just read.
To help you, I have given some questions for you to give your response. Here are the questions:
a) What do you think is 'racial harmony'?
b) How can misunderstanding among the various races arise?
c) What do you think of Rajah's solution? (He said, "We shan't be Chinese or Malay or Indian. Everyone is the same, no races at all and there will be no more fights."
d) How can we encourage people of different races to be friends?
e) What do you think our school should do on Racial Harmony Day?
In writing your personal response in your blog, please write the title : Personal Response 1: Racial Harmony and include 'AR' as your label for this post.
Happy writing.
Waiting eagerly to read your responses.
~~~

Response

I think what Rajah said was right we should cooperate and to be friends and so that life would be more peaceful.

Reflection 1: Looking Forward

Term 2 Week 1
Dear children,
You are to reflect on your own performance for the first class tests. What did you obtain for your class tests for the various subjects? How did you perform? How did you feel about your results? What are the reasons for your performance? Which subjects did you do well and which subjects did you not do so well? Any reasons? How do you propose to improve yourself this term? Post your reflection under the title 'Reflection 1 : Looking Forward' and include 'AR' as your label for this post. Your reflection should be as comprehensive as possible. I look forward to reading your posts. ~~~
My Reflection

Welcome back to school! My target is to get 95 for Engilsh, 85 for Maths, 92 for Science and 80 for Chinese. I hope I can do better the next test or exam.

Entry 6: Sports Carnival

Our school held a Sports Carnival in our school. We had a lot of fun.

1. Candy floss
2. Bouncy slide
3. Gummy bears
4. Music
5. Balloon making
6. Achery

I hope everyday is Sports Carnival.

Entry 5: Thank you, Mr. Singh

Dear Mr. Singh, hope that you become a

principle of another school.

Best Wishers,

Foo Jen Sean

note: picture is taken from Anderson primary school

Entry 4: Chinese New Year Celebrations

On Chinese New Year Eve I went to school and other pupils wore their racial harmony clothings and our principle gave the prizes to the classes who won the Class Decorations Pogramme. After that we watch the lion dance it was very noisy and exciting. After that we went to class and we did our work.

Entry 3: Pet

I wish I had a kitten for my pet because they are cute and adorable. My mother did not allow because my mother is scared of furry animals and she thinks they are dirty and smelly. If I had I will it feed it milk everyday. We must not anyhow abandon our pets. Be kind to animals, choose to adopt not buy.Note: Pictures are from Yahoo! Image.

Entry 2: My December Holidays

Hi everyone, I went Taipei during the December Holidays. When I reached the Airport I felt very excited. When I reached there, cold air brushed against my face. We took a bus back to the hotel(name of hotel, One-star hotel). When we reached our room it was very late. The next day we went to the Taipei 101. It is the tallest building in the world today. The lift to the observatory is very fast, so fast that my ears popped! There is a giant metal ball to counter strong wind resistance. It was an amazing sight up there. I can see the whole Taipei city and all seemed so small like my toys! A few days later I went to (大坑)a leisure farm. I went to an outdoor hot spring pool and it was very hot. Just as I was relaxing in the pool, I saw a boiled Leopard frog(a type of frog.) in the pool! Terrified I jumped out of the pool. It was one of my worst fears I encountered. My father used his slipper to scoop it up and threw it away. Then I went back to the pool to enjoy the water with my father and brother. We had a great time! After our dip in the pool, we explored the whole farm and did a small mountain climbing. We stumbled upon an obstacle playground and my brother and I had great fun climbing. I nearly fell off from the obstacle and I was very nervous. But I persevered and continue, my father and mother were egging me on at the sides. It was very fun. Later I also went to play the gondola. It slide from one end to another. My mother, brother and I had a great time playing with the gondola except for my father. He had a phobia for height. We spent one night at the farm and the next day we went back to Taipei city. We spend the next four days exploring the city. We spent some time in the museum and also to some bookstores. The next day I went back to Singapore. This is a holiday I will never forget.

Entry 1: Blog Netiquette

Manners of blogging

We must have good manners when blogging. For example cannot use vulgarities during blogging . We also cannot make bad comments about others. Make sure you get permission before using other people's photos. We must make sure that we have the manners when blogging.

Note: this picture is taken from Yahoo! Image.