Children's Day Celebration

Firstly, I'd like to thank Mrs Azhar for wishing me a very happy Children's Day! Secondly, I'd like to thank all the teachers who put up such a wonderful concert for all the pupils! After recess, the teachers put up a play for everyone to watch. I guess it was hard for them to memorise their lines, because they still had to teach and do what teachers do. :-)

Anyway, the play was about a day on Hari Raya Puasa(which coincidentally was on the same day as Children's Day). Mrs Azhar was in it too!

I hope that Mrs Azhar didn't spend alot on the snacks that she bought for the class. I really enjoyed them(the snacks, that is) and I think everyone else did too!(Right?) I'll be looking forward to another enjoyable celebration next year! 

I hope I'll be getting as many snacks next year! :-)

P5 Camp

2 weeks ago, we had to go for a camp. But, I fell ill on the day that we had to go for the camp. I think the activities would have been quite fun. I hope everyone enjoyed it!

Teachers' Day

Firstly, I'd like to wish all teachers a happy teachers day!
My P5 teacher is Mrs Azhar! She is a very wonderful teacher, and all her lessons are very interesting. Sometimes, even though she has a sore throat, she will still come to school to teach. Because she is such a great teacher, I really hope that she can teach us next year(although it might not happen). Mrs Azhar is a very inspiring teacher, and always tells us to do our best in whatever we do.
I sure am looking forward to next year's Teacher's Day Celebration. So...

HAPPY TEACHER'S DAY!

He has done it!

After smashing 7 world records and 1 Olympic record, Micheal Phelps, aka "The Baltimore Bullet", has gotten all the gold medals that he was aiming for! On Sunday (17/8/08), Phelps and his team managed to grab the gold medal to bring his medal tally to 8. In the first two rounds of the relay medley, the US were lagging behind in 3rd place, but Phelps and teammate Jason Lezak managed to turn the tides on their opponents!
In his second last race, Phelps nearly lost his gold to a Serbian, Milorad Cavic, but thanks to his speed, managed to miss getting the silver medal by just 1 millisecond. Very close indeed.
Well, let's hope he can do the same in the 2012 London Olympics! I wish him all the best!

Beijing Olympics 2008

Hi everyone! Did you see the opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics? It was wonderful! The drummers were very synchronized, making it look as though they were one thing, instead of just being individual. It was also very interesting to see the people dancing and painting on the very big "scroll".
The fireworks that were "walking" towards the stadium was quite unique too!(although it was computer generated, as I found out later.) The man that lighted the Olympic torch "flew" on the walls before lighting the big torch.
Which athlete will you be supporting? I'll be supporting Micheal Phelps, the swimmer, who will be trying to get all 8 gold medals in all the swimming events. He almost got a silver medal in the 4 x 100m swimming event. Luckily for him, Jason Lezak, the last swimmer, forged ahead, and beat the last French swimmer by just 8 milliseconds. Very very close, don't you think? Anyway, Micheal Phelps has already won his 6th gold medal! Well, let's hope he can go on and get his 7th and 8th!

Go Micheal Phelps!

Racial Harmony Day

Hi everyone! Today, I'm going to talk about the Racial Harmony Day celebration in school on Monday. During recess, there were some stalls set up that were selling traditional food, like satay, dragon's beard candy etc. I didn't get to buy any though...
Oops! I nearly forgot! Before recess, there was a play in the hall called "The Importance of Being Kay-Po" (means busybody). It was totally hilarious! Later, there were supposed to be a few activities in the parade square, but since it was raining, the activities had to be in the hall. :(
Later in class, we each made a garland. It was hard, but I finally managed to finish it at home. All of the activities were incredibly fun. I hope that the school will organise it again next year!

National Day Parade

Hi everyone! Today, I'm going to talk about the NDP. I was actually suppose to talk about the NE show, but I was feeling sick on that day, so I didn't go. But, I heard from my friends that it was fun. So instead, the NDP. The NDP, of course, stands for National Day Parade.
The NDP is a very big show, and alot of people like it. For instance, I like the aircraft. But, I can't go for the real thing, as tickets are very expensive, and the stadium can be very crowded. So I can only watch it on TV... :(
Okay, that's all I have to say. I hope you enjoy the NDP!

SPICES

Hi everyone! Today I'm going to talk about SPICES. You may be thinking about cinnamon and other spices but, SPICES is actually an acronym for Sincerity, Passion, Integrity, Courage, Excellence, and Self- discipline. Below are some examples on these values:

Sincerity:When you give up your seat in a crowded bus to a someone who needs it more.

Passion: When you do your homework thoroughly and check it until you are content with it.

Integrity: When you find money on the ground, instead of keeping it for yourself, you give it to a teacher or to the General Office.

Courage: When you have done something wrong, instead of lying about not doing it, you own up.

Excellence: When you keep on trying to do a certain thing, you keep on trying, and finally persevere.

Self- discipline: When you behave yourself without being told to do so.

And that's SPICES!

Reflection 5 :Netiquette

Hi everyone! Today, I'm going to talk about Netiquette. Netiquette is about displaying Internet courtesy and demonstrating mutual respect in Cyberspace. They are rules like everyday laws or school rules. There are 6 rules of Netiquette, which are:
1. Use capital letters and punctuation correctly. (Don't shout: Using capital letters unnecessarily)
2. Respect other people's time and privacy. (Only send important emails to people)
3. Know your audience. (Know who you are "speaking" to)
4. Don't flame. (No crude words or threatening)
5. Do not copy software, videos and other things that are under the copyright law.
6. Know when to use formal and informal styles of writing properly. (Use a formal style of writing when writing to your teacher)
We should follow the rules of netiquette to make Cyberspace a much safer, nicer, and better place for everyone.
And, always remember this Golden Message :
Display good manners and demonstrate mutual respect in Cyberspace!

Personal Response 4 : Earthquakes

You've all probably heard of earthquake in China, right? Today, I'm going to explain some things on earthquakes. Earthquakes are caused by underground stress that's released along fault lines under the Earth's surface, which make the plates of the Earth move, which split the Earth's surface. In an event of an earthquake, people indoors should quickly move to a safe location in the room such as under a strong desk, a strong table, or along an interior wall. This is to ensure that the person is shielded from any falling debris. Scientists can predict earthquakes. A group(I think) of scientists were trying to predict the Sichuan earthquake. But, they can only predict where the earthquakes will happen, but not when. Earthquakes have happened almost everywhere in the world. Every continent has had at least one or two earthquakes before. The reason why earthquakes happen is because these countries are located along fault lines. I don't think Singapore will ever get hit by an earthquake, but there's still a chance that we might get an earthquake.

Reflection 4 : Food Sold in our Canteen

Today, I want to talk about the food sold in the school canteen. Every day during recess, I will go to the canteen and eat. If I don't eat during recess, I'll probably get very bad gastric pains. In my opinion, I think the food in the canteen is quite nice. My favourite stall is stall no.6. I think that the food sold in the canteen is not really healthy as some food, eg. chicken rice, can still have the skin on it and the skin of the chicken is not really very healthy. I think that the food in the canteen is relatively clean. Why I've said this is because I found a small insect in the food once (Sorry, I didn't mean to sound gross, but it's true. You can skip reading this part actually). Almost all the dishes aren't really that healthy except for the vegetable dishes. Another alternative is to include more vegetable dishes. To make the canteen more conducive, we, as students, should have the responsibility in keeping the canteen clean by not littering!

Personal Response: HFMD

HFMD is Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease. HFMD can have many symptoms, such as fever, ulcers in the throat, mouth and tongue, headache, rashes and loss of appetite. I could tell whether my friend had HFMD if he or she had any of the above symptoms.HFMD could happen to anyone, despite the person's age. HFMD could be spread from little children to old folks! To avoid getting HFMD, we must practice proper hygiene methods such as washing your hands and not sharing food and drinks with another person. I have never known anyone who has contracted HFMD, and I hope that My family, friends and I do not contract HFDM. If someone has HFMD, he or she must be kept away from public areas such as schools, preschools, markets etc. If you don't want to contract HFMD, you should like as I mentioned earlier, practice proper hygiene methods so as to keep oneself healthy. I hope that the cases of HFMD will not increase.

Reflection 3: Friendship

For me, friendship means having friends or even just having having one friend. The importance of having friends is so that you won't feel alone and maybe your friend could even help you if you were feeling troubled. Just being friendly can help you get friends!(This isn't full proof though...) It is very important for Singaporeans to be friends with people of other countries because we might have trouble and those foreign friends could help us. I really enjoyed the activities on that day especially the Judo demonstration as I got to learn a Judo throw! Other activities like Sepak Takraw, Chapteh etc. should be included next year. I look forward to next year's International Friendship Day!

Personal Response 2 : Courtesy

I think that all the fables were very interesting and I think the second one(Good Morning) was very funny. In my opinion, courtesy means being respectful and polite to your neighbours, your friends, etc. The fable that impresses me most is the first one(Kong Rong Rang Li). The reason why this fable impresses me is even though Kong Rong's grandfather urged him to pick the bigger pears which were much sweeter than the smaller ones, Kong Rong took the smaller one so that his siblings could have the sweeter pears to eat. I think that some of the pupils in our class are courteous. They show courtesy by being polite, or even by respecting the teacher. To be courteous towards our friends, our teachers, our parents and others, we should start by respecting them and being polite to them. This is courtesy.

Reflection 2 : My Dream

My dream is to be a successful business man. The reason why I want to become a business man is because I want to be rich! And, with my money, I could give funds to try and stop global warming. To realise my dream, I will start a business. Then, when the business grows bigger and bigger, I will get more money! The reason why people should have dreams is because they could set a personal goal for themselves and try to achieve it. If you are trying to fulfill your dream, you should never give up as you should always try and achieve your dreams.

Personal Response 1 : Racial Harmony

To me, racial harmony means races(eg. Chinese) getting along well with another race(eg. Indian). Misunderstanding among the races can happen due to religion. Take the Maria Hertogh riots for example. The riots started because a dutch girl called Maria Hertogh was under the care of a Muslim woman named Che Aminah. Soon after, her parents found her and went to court to decide who would look after Maria. The court let her parents take care of her but many Muslims were not happy. Riots soon broke out. Rajah's idea was a very good as it could actually solve certain issues, but his idea could not be possible as everybody needs to have a race. To let other people from other races know each other better, we could let a race learn a new language. On Racial Harmony Day the school should make the pupils play traditional games and sing traditional songs.

Reflection 1 : Looking Forward

I got 48/50 for my English, 38/50 for Maths, 44 1/2 for Science, and 37/50 for Chinese. I feel that I have performed quite well in all my all my subjects except for maths. I think the reason why I scored low marks for maths is because I made a lot careless mistakes. To improve, I will do more assesment books on maths. I hope that I will improve in my maths.

Trip to the Science Center

Yesterday, my class went to the S'pore Science Center for a lesson on the phases of the Moon. It was really interesting and I learned quite alot about the phases of the Moon. Too bad Ray and Costine could'nt come, because they had to go and play a soccer match with another school. And, poor Rayden! He lost 3 of his pens. Poor guy!

Excursion

On Friday my class went on an excursion to Old Ford Factory and Bukit Chandu. Old Ford Factory was actually the Ford Motor Factory back then during WW2(or even earlier then that.) I think the soldiers of that time were fearless in the face of death and even sacrificed thier lives so we could live in peace now.

Total Defence Play

We watched a play on Lietenent Adnan Saidi who was the leader of the Malay Regiment, a group of soldiers who fought with the Japenese at Bukit Chandu (in english, it means Opium Hill) and were outnumbered but continued fighting to the last man. I think they were very couragous and brave men, who were not afraid of dying in battle.

Total Defence

Today in school, we had a fire drill exercise. It was com lab period and I was going to switch the com on when the fire alarm sounded. (For the exercise of course!) We had to hurry down to the school field and my class took at least a few mins to come down. Why? The reason was that the com lab was on the 4th floor! The school tried to 'evacuate' all the classes to the field in 8 mins. But, the whole school did it in just 6 mins and 8 secs! :) :) :)