SA2 Results

Please answer the following questions.

1. How do you feel about your English, Maths and MT results?
   
2. Why do you feel this way?
3. Why do you think you got such results?
4. What do you think you can do to improve or maintain the results?

Dangers of Cyber Contacts

Dear Cyber Kids,

Nowadays, we are exposed to the exciting world of the Internet. We are able to search for information or even chat with friends at the click of a mouse. At times, we are required to key in their personal information and we might not even be aware of the dangers of doing it. This is Elean’s encounter with one of her cyber contacts.
“Elean was a 10 years old girl. She loved chatting with friends and enjoyed knowing new friends online through various social network platforms. One day, there was a boy named Roy who initiated a chat with Elean. As Elean was bored at home, she decided to add him to her friends’ list and both started chatting with each other. After about 10 minutes, Elean began to share her personal information to Roy. She even sent a photograph of herself to Roy. Soon, Roy requested to meet up with Elean. Even though Elean knew nothing about Roy, she agreed. Just then, her parents came home and found out that Elean was going to meet up with an online friend, one whom she had never seen him before. Her parents stopped her and highlighted the dangers of meeting with a stranger for a young girl like her.”

What about you? Share with us your story. You may use the following questions to help in your reflection.

1) What your experiences on online activities?
2) Have you ever revealed your personal information online?
3) What form of personal information can and cannot be shared online?
4) What are the dangers of sharing personal information?
5) What would you do if your Cyber pal requested for personal information to be shared?

From,
Miss Lim

National Day

I am proud to be a Singaporean because.......

http://ndpeeps.com/reflections.html

Traditional Costumes

1) Name the traditional costume

2) Who wears it?

3) Why do you like it?

Please include some pictures.

Some helping words: Sari, Baju Kurung, Sarong Kebaya, Cheongsam, Peranakan

Inappropriate Content

Dear Cyber Kids,

Have you ever feel uncomfortable, weird, scared, confused or guilty about the content you see online? Here’s my story…

Many years ago, when I was surfing the Internet for information on my project, I chanced upon a website with the following caption. - “LOSE WEIGHT FAST- 10 KILOGRAMS in 3 DAYS.” The website provided 10 easy steps for ladies like me to lose weight. Though I found it a little unbelievable, I was tempted to give it a try. Just when I was engrossed in reading and understanding how to go around losing weight in the fastest way, my mother came into my room. She saw the content on the website and asked, “You are not going to follow the steps, aren’t you? How can you go without food for so many days? Is that the right way to lose weight?” I came to realize that I might even cause harm to myself. I have learnt that in order to lose weight, it is important to have a balanced diet and exercise regularly.

What about you?
- Have you ever seen anything online that made you afraid, uncomfortable or feel excited and yet guilty because you sensed that it was wrong?

- What should you do when the content on the Internet is inappropriate?

I hope to read your responses soon.

Cyber Addiction

Dear Cyber Kids,

I would like to share my personal experience on Cyber Addiction. For the past few weeks, I have been playing a game called “Waka-Waka”on the facebook, an improvised version of Pac-man. I have always enjoyed playing Pac-man since I was young. Soon, I was addicted to the game unknowingly.Negative behaviours such as spending too much time on the game and possessing the urge to play the game soon surfaced. My ultimate goal is to be the first on the score board. However after about a week, I realised that something was amiss. I wasn’t spending enough time with my family members. I began to reflect on the purpose of playing the game and how it has affected my daily routine. I came to understand the importance of having a balanced lifestyle and spending time with my family members. Now, I'll only play the game if I've completed my work and limit myself to at most 30 minutes of gaming every day.

That’s my story. What about yours? Share your experience on computer gaming and how you tried/ will be trying to overcome Cyber Addiction. Do make use of the following questions for your reflection.

1) What is your favourite computer game?
2) How many hours a day do you spend on playing computer games?
3) How has it affected your daily routine?
4) What can you do to prevent Cyber Addiction?
5) What advice would you give to your friend who is a game addict?

I hope to read your reflection soon. Start writing immediately.

H1N1

Hi Everyone,
We now have two cases of the Influenza A H1N1 in Malaysia. Will there be a case in Singapore? How much do you understand about this virus? For this week, I would like you to reflect on this topic. To help you, I will list some questions below:
1. What is Influenza A H1N1?

2. How does it spread?

3. Which countries in Asia have people with Influenza A H1N1?

4. How do countries try to prevent the spread of this disease?

5. Do you think the taking of temperature is effective in preventing Influenza A H1N1? Why?

6. What other preventive measures are being taken to combat the spread of this disease in Singapore?

7. What are you doing to prevent the spread of Influenza A H1N1 disease?

Changes in School

Hi Everyone,

Few weeks ago, Mrs Nam spoke about the loss of things during CCA in the school. She invited the CCA leaders to come up with suggestions to solve the problem. For this week, I would like everyone to think of ways of improving our school. This could be the improvement in physical facilities such as the field, toilets, classroom, canteen, library, art room, computer lab and other facilities or the people who provided services to you such as the office personnel, teachers, book shop lady, school bus drivers and even the cleaners. In short, you can think of any aspects of the school that needs to improve so that the lives of pupils will be better. To help you, I have listed some questions below:

1. Which aspect/s of the school do you like very much? Why?

2. Which aspect/s of the school do you think you dislike? Why?

3. What do you think can be done to improve it/them?

4. What other areas of the school should be improved?

5. How can pupils help in the improvement of the school?

Games on Animals

http://www.britishcouncil.org/kids-topics-dangerous-animals.htm

Household items

1) Name some household items you find at home. You can include some pictures.

2) Talk about a household item that you use frequently.

• What is this household item?
• What do you use it for?
• How do you use it?
• What would it be like without it?

A special one..

Dear Diary,

I have a dog named Louie. He is very special to me. He will be 4 years old this year. He has a pair of big eyes and brown and white fur. He has a long and bushy tail and he loves to wag it. He loves to play and go for walks.

I met him on Christmas day at a pet farm. He was the only Shih Tzu left in the cage. His big eyes melted my heart. He looked so cute. The sales person wanted me to buy him straight away but I told him that I would go home to think about. I wanted to be sure that I was ready to take care of a dog before getting one. After a night of thinking, I made up my mind. I went back to the farm to get him the next day. He was so happy to go home with me. After since I brought him home, my life changed. He is a great companion. He keeps me company all the time. When I am sad, he will sit by my side and lick me. If I come home late, he will sit at the door to wait for me. There are times when he is very naughty and I will get very angry. However, I hardly get angry with him for a long time. He will definitely do something to make me laugh again. Louie has become my best friend since he came home with me. I am so glad to I have him as my dog. He brings a lot of joy to me and my family. Everyone at home loves him.

Life is very short for dogs. I will give as much love and care to Louie when he is still around. I will try my very best to let him have a good and happy life.

Total Defence Blogging Competition

•What aspects of Singapore would you defend?
– e.g. multi-cultural society, our mother tongues, racial harmony, my friends, my family, my school, National anthem, the Singapore flag, trees and greenery, clean air, Merlion, Singapore cuisine etc (Nothing is too small to defend).

•Why do you think we should defend it/ them?

•How would you defend it/ them?

A sample can be found on Mr Yazid's blog:
http://stellarchildren.blogspot.com

•Be creative. The blog could include photos, video clips, poems, drawings, rap etc.

•Do visit the website http://www.whatwilludefend.sg
(You may also wish to take part in the video contest in this website).

Dateline for blog entries:
Friday, 6th February 2009

Something About Yourself

Hello boys and girls. Congratulations!!! You have just created your blog. I hope you will have fun blogging.

For your very first post, please tell me something about yourself. Here are some questions to guide you.

1) Tell me about your hobby. Why do you like it?

2) Tell me about your favourite things like food, subject, colour, cartoon character, game etc. Why do you like it?

3) Tell me about your family.

4) Tell me something special about yourself.