Term 3 Week 1 : PE Attire

Hi Everyone,
The principal has announced that all pupils can wear PE attire the whole day when they have their PE lessons. How do you feel about this rule? In your reflection, you can make use of these questions as a guide:
1. What are the reasons for the school to allow pupils to wear PE attire the whole day?
2. What are some advantages of wearing PE attire the whole day?
3. What are some disadvantages of wearing PE attire the whole day?
4. How does the wearing of PE attire the whole day affect your personal hygiene?
5. What do you think of the rule allowing pupils to wear PE attire the whole day?
6. What other suggestions could you offer to solve the problem of PE attire?

Hope to read your reflection soon.
Bye
Mr Ong

Holiday Blog Posting

Hi Everyone,
Hope you are having a wonderful time during this vacation. In order to capture what you are doing during this holiday, I hope you can do the following:
1. Post what you have done at the end of each week during the vacation. Reflect on what you have done. Include photographs in your posts. (Points will be given for each week you post)
2. Read at least three story books during the vacation and post two book reviews. (Points will be given for each review)
3. Comment on some of the posts in the class or your classmates' blogs.
4. Post some issues, be they relating to your studies or other matters, on the blogs so that your classmates can discuss them with you.


Wishing you a great vacation.
Mr Ong

Top Ten Pupils in SA1

Top Ten Pupils in English
1. Justyn Au
2. Nicole Liew
3. Timothy Kor
4. Ashley Teo
5. Joleen Ho
6. Tan Li Wen
7. Ang Teng Jun
8. Rommel Low
9. Derek Goh
10. Keerthigah

Top Ten Pupils in Mathematics
1. Choi Minsup
2. Joleen Ho
3. Timothy Kor
4. Wang Cheng Long
5. Tan Li Wen
6. Justyn Au
7. Tan Siew Ching
8. Derek Goh
9. Goh Xi Qiang
10. Clement Fok

Top Ten Pupils in Science
1. Timothy Kor
2. Choi Minsup
3. Rommel Low
4. Pow Cheng Yee
5. Phoon Chew Jian
6. Ashley Teo
7. Tan Li Wen
8. Goh Xi Qiang
9. Tan Juinn Guan
10. Derek Goh

Congratulations!

Mr Ong

Personal Response 5 : Earthquakes

Hi Everyone,

Now that the exams are over, you can spend some time reflecting on the things you have done this term. It is also good if you can spend some time reading. As the earthquake in China is still fresh on everyone's mind, I would like you to learn a little more about it. Hence, for this week, you will read about earthquake in the links below:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learning/kids//

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/

To help you in your personal response, I have prepared some questions below:

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?

Do explore the links given. I hope you have learned more about earthquakes.

I am eagerly waiting to read your personal response.

Mr Ong

Reflection 5 : My Mother

Hi Everyone,
This Sunday is Mother's Day. Mr Tan, our principal, has spoken about showing love and respect for our mother. In this post, I would like you to spend some time reflecting on the role your mother has played in your life. The following are some questions to assist you in this task:
1. What do you think of Mother's Day?
2. What did you do on Mother's Day?
3. What is your relationship with your mother?
4. How has your mother helped you through the years?
5. How do you strengthen your relationship with your mother?
6. Do you think mothers are important in children's lives? Why?
7. If there is one special thing you can do for your mother, what would that be and why?

Hope to read your reflection soon.
Best wishes on your exams
Mr Ong

Personal Response 4 : Child Safety Belt in School Bus

Hi Everyone,
For week 8, the personal response topic is on the need for school children to wear safety belt when travelling in school buses. First, you have to read the article in this link:

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After you have read the article, you are required to respond to the message.

To help you write your personal response, I have listed some questions below :
1. Do you take the school bus to school?
2. How do the children behave in the school bus?
3. Do you agree with Ms Karen Koh that safety belts should be installed in school buses? Why?
4. Do you agree with Mr Leow Beng Kiong's view that installing seat belts
is not only costly but also unnecessary as the children are on the bus for only about 15 minutes? Why?
5. What can children, bus attendants and school do to make sure that
children are safe when travelling in school bus?

I hope you will write your response soon. I know that week 8 is the examination week. Therefore, you might use the time in between your revision to write your personal response. Study hard and good luck in the SA1 examinations.

Regds
Mr Ong

Reflection 4 : Food Sold In Our Canteen

Hi everyone,
For this week, you will write your reflection on our school canteen food. Here are some questions that will help you to write your reflection:

1. Do you eat in the school canteen? Why? Why not?

2. Which is your favourite stall? Why?

3. Do you think the food and drinks sold in canteen are healthy? Give your reasons.

4. Do you think the food and drinks sold in the canteen are clean? Give your reasons.

5. What are some of the healthier food and drinks sold by canteen vendors?

6. Could suggest some healthy food to be included in our school canteen?

7. How do you think we can make our canteen a more conducive place for pupils and teachers?

You may click on the links below to find out more about a balanced diet and guidelines for healthy food:Ø http://www.hpb.gov.sg/hpb/default.asp?pg_id=1015Ø http://www.hpb.gov.sg/hpb/default.asp?pg_id=1709

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.

Waiting eagerly to read your reflection.

Mr Ong