Term 3/Week 6 : Racial Harmony

We have just celebrated Racial Harmony Day.

This week, I'd like you to reflect on the importance of racial harmony in Singapore.

The following questions are to guide you in your writing:
1. What does 'racial harmony' mean to you?
2. Why is it important that we have racial harmony in Singapore?
3. Do you think the different races get along well in school and in your neighbourhood?
4, Do you have any friend/s from a different race? If yes, how did you get to know him/her? What do you do together? If not, why don't you have any friends from another race?
5. How can you help to promote racial harmony in your school and in your neighbourhood?

Looking forward to reading your response soon.

Term 3/Week 4 : Cyber Bullying

With the pervasive use of the internet, a good understanding of cyberwellness is very important. To complement our Pastoral Care lesson on Cyber Bullying, let's reflect on cyberbullying this week.
To help you in your reflection,here are some questions:
1. What is cyberbullying?
2. Have you encountered any cyberbullies in the cyber space before? If yes, what did the cyber bully did to you? How did you stop the cyberbully/cyberbullies from bullying you?
6. What would you tell the cyberbullies and their victims?

If you like, you might find out more information from this website :http://www.stopcyberbullying.org/

I hope to read your response soon.

T2/Wk 6 : HFMD

Term 2 / Week 6

Recently there has been an outbreak of Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in Singapore.

To understand more of the disease and to learn how to prevent it, you can go to the links given :http://www.hpb.gov.sg/health_articles/hfmd/

You can also go to this link below to find answers to the frequently asked questions :http://www.hpb.gov.sg/hpb/default.asp?pg_id=865&aid=272

Here are some questions which can help you write your personal response:
1. What is HFMD?
2. How can you tell whether your friend has HFMD?
3. Is it true that HFMD occur only among children below five? Why?
4. How do you prevent yourself from contracting this disease?
5. Do you know of anyone who has contracted this disease?
6. How does someone with HFMD help to prevent the spread of the disease?
7. What advice would you give to all children to prevent HFMD?

I hope you can include some pictures in your post.Waiting eagerly to read your response.Have a great week ahead!

T2/1: Target Setting

TERM 2/WEEK 1

Time flies! 10 weeks or a term had passed. I had enjoyed the past 10 weeks learning together with all of you.

I know some of you may be disappointed with your class test result. It is important that you do not lose heart as our journey has to be continued. It's still not too late for you to be serious.

For journal entry this week, please send in:
(1) your revised target for English SA1
(2)your plans to achieve the target for English SA1

Please see below for a sample journal entry :

Subject : English
Actual Achievement
(based on class test 1
& classroom practices) : 126 /200
Target for SA1 : 140 /200
My plans :
My greatest weakness is procastination. I always like to wait till the very last minute before completing my homework or revising for my tests. To achieve my target for SA1, this is what I have planned to do:
(a) work out a revision time table
(b) complete my daily homework
(c) limit my gaming time to 1 hour per week
(d) .....
(e) ....

Don't forget to set realistic target where you know that it is achievable by SA1 if you put in a little more effort.

T1/9 : Commuter's Tip-off Sets Off Massive Bukit Batok Search

TERM 1/WEEK 9

Read the following article. How can every Singaporean play a part in our search for Mas Selamat Kastari?

by Chong Chee Kin (March 2, 2008)

It was a bus commuter's tip-off on someone resembling fugitive Jemaah Islamiah (JI) leader Mas Selamat Kastari which launched the police's massive search operation in Bukit Batok Nature Park on Friday night. The hunt over 10 hours involved hundreds of officers from the Special Operations Command and the Gurkha contingent.
Since Mas Selamat's escape from the Whitley Road Detention Centre on Wednesday, the police have received more than 330 calls about Mas Selamat. On Sunday, Assistant Commissioner Wong Hong Kuan, the police's director of operations, said all information and feedback are taken seriously, and that no tip-off is too small to chase down.
Posters with photographs and descriptions of the escapee have already been given out so the public can help keep an eye out for the man.
AC Wong also urged the public to 'err on the side of caution' if they think they see someone resembling the JI leader.

'Even if they are unsure of what they see...they should still call us. Every second counts. Even if it later turns out to be a false alarm, it is okay,' he said. He made it clear that such calls are different from crank calls, which the police take a dim view of. On Thursday evening, a 58-year-old man was arrested for having called the police emergency hotline 999, claiming to be the escaped terrorist and threatening to attack 'multiple targets'. AC Wong said: 'We will deal with such cases seriously as they are a public nuisance and divert the police's resources away from their critical functions.' The Home Affairs Ministry ran security briefings with hotels, operators of service apartments, lodging houses and shipping-related businesses on Friday. AC Wong commended businesses and individuals for pitching in to help in the manhunt, singling out advertising firm MCCM Media and security firm Henderson Security Services, for having circulated the 'man wanted' posters among their employees and business partners.

T1/8 : Winning party - Singapore to Host Youth Olympics

TERM 1 / WEEK 8

Click on the link below to watch the vodcast "Winning party:S'pore to host Youth Olympics" dated Feb 21, 2008

http://www.straitstimes.com/Home.html

I cheered and felt so proud of Singapore when I watched the release of the news on the television that night. After watching the vodcast, share your feelings with the class. What do you suppose we can do now as our country starts her countdown to the inaugural Youth Olympics in 2010.

T1/Wk 7: "Had Enough of Chinese New Year Music?"

TERM 1 / WEEK 7

Click on the link below and watch the vodcast on "Had enough of Chinese New Year music?"

http://www.straitstimes.com/Video+News/Video+News.html

Post your comments on the following:
(a) Do you mind Chinese New Year music piped in at shopping malls? Why?
(b) What is the significance of festive music (e.g., Christmas carols, Chinese New Year songs and etc) to you?

T1/Wk 6 : The Stupid Monkeys

TERM 1/WEEK 6

Click on the link below to listen to the podcast, "The Stupid Monkeys":

http://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-Video/Literature/Short-Stories/Lit2Go-Audio-Files-for-4th-Graders/23885#

(1) Whose fault was it that the young trees were being pulled out? Explain your answer.

(2) Describe an incident where you or one person whom you know is like those stupid monkeys.

Photos of P6.7

T1//Wk 5 : Death on Two Wheels

TERM 1/WEEK 5

Before you click on the link below to read the article, what is "two wheels" referring to?

http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_200747.html

In your blog, post your comments on the following:

(a) what are the characterisitcs of the group who tend to suffer death on the "two wheels"?

(b) Should we ban "two wheels" on the road completely?
There is no right or wrong answer but you have to give reasons to substantiate your argument.