KINDNESS

Kindness is to be nice to people through our simple gestures, words and actions. For example, smile, greet, says "please", "excuse me", "hello" or "thank you"; give helps to people whenever we can.

Kindness is importance. If we are kind to people, they will think, feel and do the same to us. This way, our community will be gracious and great place to live in.
We can show kindness by saying "hello, please or thank you"; giving up our seats in the bus or train to young or old and to hold the lift door for others. Always smile and be considerate!

One day, I was playing catching at the school hall with my friends. While I was running, a boy at the corner of the hall fell down. I rushed to the boy and helped him up. He thanked me . I felt so happy that I have done a good deed.

In the school, I would help my friends if they have problem in their works and help my teachers when they need help, such as carry books. At home, I would help my parents in house chores, such as washing dishes after meal, tidy the bed and carrying things after marketing. In the community, I would greet my neighbours by a smile or hello and hold the lift doors when I meet them in the lift lobby.


I can start first by smiling or greeting my friends, giving helps to my friends when they are in need so that my friends or others can feel it and do the same way too. It takes two to clap!

Everyday Is Earth Day

1. Is Earth Day important to you? Why?

I think earth day is important because it is a day to remind people to save the earth. It is also raising the concerns of the earth is facing such as, water and air pollution, global warming and deforestation. Therefore, we have to take care and save our only planet that we live in before it is too late.


2. What do you understand by the phrase "save the Earth"?
To me, saving the earth needs a lot more efforts and actions than saying it. It is the right mindset and actions that anyone have to do in anywhere and anytime to help saving the earth. Action speaks louder than words.

3. Why do you think it is important to recycle, reuse and reduce?
I think it is important to recycle, reuse and reduce because if we do not do that, the earth will have lots of rubbish. We can recycle and reuse our old/used things like toys, textbooks and shirts by donating them. This way we could reduce wastes.


4. What can you do to save the Earth?

I can use recycle paper for my workings, learning spelling, drafting, notes taking and use up both sides of a paper. This is to save the more trees. I could bring my own plastic bags to the supermarket; give away the empty cans and newspapers to the recycle centres. Lastly, I should not waste by buying less or what I need. Less buying means less wastes and throwings. I will buy or replace when my things they are spoiled and finished.

5. Can you suggest an activity which you and your family will do for "Earth Day?"

I would suggest growing more plants around our surroundings. Plants take in the carbon dioxide from our environment and produce oxygen for us. We spring clean our house and sort out all the old clothings; toys; books and materials which are still in working conditions to donate them to charity or voluntary organisations for reselling, recycling and redistributing to under previleage families. Earth day is from young, home and everyday!

International Friendship Day

What was the theme for International Friendship Day this year?

Ans: Sorry I could not remember its theme. All I could remember was a lady from Java, shared about her country Indonesia and some musical performances on stage that day.


Do you think that it is important to have friends from other countries?

Ans: Yes, by having friends from other countries I can learn their cultures, languages, taste their foods and so much more. It is important to know and respect other cultures. Maybe I could visit, study or work in other countries in future. So, it is better to have more friends around the world.



Why?In what way do you think that this is important to a country?

Ans: Yes. People today work and study all over the world, so it is important to have many friends wherever we go. We can learn from one another cultures and skills.


Do you know of anyone from other countries in your class or school?

Ans: Yes, Callum, a Canadian and Chin Chien, a Thai of my class. I also have some distance relatives and friends whom are from Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, America and China too. My grandma's maid is also from Indonesia.



How much do you know about them or their countries?

Ans: I learn from Callum that Canada and Singapore time difference is 24 hours and it is very cold and snowy. I know some of the different currency used by different countries. In Malaysia is known as "Ringgit"; Taiwan=NT; Korean ="Won"; Japan use"Yen", USA= US$, China =" Yuan". I learn some simple Korean language "nae means No" "aniyongsaeyo means hello". I love Japanese Yeast cold noodles, "Chasoba".



When you get to know someone from another country, what would you like to know or find out from that person?

Ans: I would like to find out the places of interests in their countries. I would like to go snowy places like Korea, USA, Japan and China.

地球日

四月二十二日是地球日，很多人会为地球做很多事.

我们可以多种植物；也可以通过资源回收来达到环保的目地。

当一个学生，我可以把用过的东西再环保。如汽水罐， 纸张，纸袋，布类 和 用品。这样地球就不会有这么多垃圾了!!！

Earth Day - 22nd April

Earth Day is on 22 April and there will be many who would get together and do something for the environment.

We have been focusing on the Dark Green mindset for too long and it’s time to embrace the Bright Green mindset. Our mindsets shape our actions and it is important to adopt the right mindset. There’s nothing wrong with both mindsets except that Dark Green tends to inspire fear and denial while Bright Green tends to inspire creativity and action.

Dark Green

It’s about sacrifice and the horror stories.
Use less and buy less.
Switch off the lights and use less energy
Save the whales.
Save the polar bears, the polar bears are dying.
Don’t do this, don’t do that.
It’s about pessimism and negative mindsets.
It’s about “I have a nightmare”.

Bright Green
It’s about solutions and innovations.
Think possibilities and green technologies.
It’s about creating jobs and improving lives.
Better quality lives and environment for all.
Embrace green businesses and clean energy.
Achieve energy and water independence.
It’s about optimism and positive mindsets.
It’s about “I have a dream”.
The time has come to focus on Bright Green and let’s work together towards a bright green future.

Interesting Facts About Giraffes

A Giraffe munching its favourite meal "Acacia Leaves".

The tallest mammal in the world is the giraffe. Giraffes belong to the family Giraffidae, which has only one other species, the okapi. (head of Giraffe and body of Zebra including its legs). Giraffes live in both open savanna areas and wooded grasslands.The average lifespan of a giraffe in the wild is about 25 years.


Male giraffes are called bulls. Females are known as cows and baby giraffes are known as calves.



Giraffes have excellent vision and are able to perceive colour.



Giraffes have black tongues that can extend approximately 20 inches. Their tongues are prehensile which means that it can grab and hold onto objects.


A giraffe is able to clean its ears with its own tongue. Giraffes have elongated vertebrae in their necks that protrude at the top of the giraffe's head forming small blunt horns.



At one time it was believed that giraffes were mute but they do make sounds. A form of communication used by giraffes is called infrasound and cannot be heard by humans. Giraffes do grunt, snort and bellow.

Each giraffe has unique markings that distinguish it from others. No two giraffes have exactly the same makings. The colour of a giraffe's coat tends to become darker with age.

Giraffes have one of the highest blood pressures of all animals, due to their height and the large size of their heart. A giraffe heart can pump 16 gallons of blood in one minute! A giraffe has just 2 gaits, walking and galloping. The hooves of an adult giraffe are about 12 inches wide.

A male giraffe can tell if a female (picture on the right) is fertile by tasting her urine. Male giraffes perform a type of dance to impress fertile females. A female giraffe gives birth to a single offspring after a gestation period of approximately 15 months. Females give birth by standing up.

A giraffe's neck can measure up to 5 feet in length.
A giraffe feeds primarily on acacia leaves. Giraffes can go for weeks without drinking water but even so they still usually seek water every few days. Giraffes derive much of their water from the plants they eat. A giraffe can run at a speed of 35 miles per hour. They have also been known to jump up to 6 feet.
Male giraffes stand up to 18 feet tall and weigh up to 4,000 pounds. Females grow up to 16 feet tall and weigh approximately 2,500 pounds.Giraffes need very little sleep and may only sleep between 20 minutes to two hours out of a twenty-four hour period.

Thinking that its parents were a camel and a leopard, the Europeans once called the animal a "camelopard."http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMNes9ULRy8&feature=player_embedded

...and more about Baby Giraffes...

A baby giraffe is called a calf. It stays in its mother's worm for around 14-15 months. It is borned by dropping from six feet height.

A baby giraffe is about six feet tall and weighs about 110~150 pounds at birth. It can stand up and suckle on its mother's milk within an hour after birth. It can grow an inch tall each day.

Friday, Field Trip to Farms

Finally, last Friday was the first school field trip to three farms. I could not wait to go snap... snap... Let me recall what I have learnt and seen at sites...

First Stop : Hay Dairy Farm
When I reached the goat farm, Mr John Hay, owner of the goat farm told us about the goat in his farm. I learnt that there are about 440 millions of goat worldwidely but not all goats can give milk. Each goat can produce 4 litres of milk daily. Each goat has four stomachs and two nipples. The workers use machine like a vaccuum to pump the milk out from the goat's nipples and store the milk in cyclinder for sales. Before selling and packaging the milk, it has to be pasteurized. Pasteurisation is a process to heat up the milk between 62 to 65 degrees celesius for half hour and immediately cool it to 4 degrees celesius. This way it will keep the milk fresh for 3 to 10 days. Thanks to Louis Pasteur, the French Chemist.

Second Stop: Agrotechnology Farm
When we arrived at the vegetables farm,we watched a short video first. Next, we were guided by the guide around the farm. I saw vegetables growing in soil and water.

I learnt that Agrotechnology is a new way of growing vegetables by using water chemicals. This way it helps the crops to grow 50% faster than the usual way of growing it in soil. Nutrients in the vegetables will be the same as those growing by soil.

First the seedlings are spread onto the cotton pads and soaked in the water with chemical for some hours. The water used will be recycled too!

A Baby Bittergourd & Snake Gourd

At the end of the trip, the guide gave us a salad treats and drinks. I got to try the lettuce with thousand island sauce. It was delicious and yummy....

Final Stop: Qian Hu Fish Farm

Quite a disappointment in this farm. First was the long wait before the guide came to bring us around. I saw different types of fishes and sea creatures, turtles, lobster and even sting ray. I learnt some new fish names.

Lobster Turtles Dragon Fish

The best part of this farm was everyone got a fish for free. I guess is to make up for all the waiting! Other than that it was the most boring of all the farms.

Another bad news was my fish became ants' meal next morning. Why? It commited sucide by jumping out of the container and landed on the table in the middle of the night. By the time I noticed it this morning, it was covered with ants...so disappointing... I have to throw it away. Too bad, forgot to take a picture of it!


Lastly,I have learnt a great deal and some new facts about goats and Agrotechnology farming. The fish farm was the worst of all three. I enjoy this learning journey because it is more fun and interesting to learn. I can see, hear, feel, taste and take pictures of the real things at the sites with my camera. Hopefully, there are more trips ahead this year to places like zoo, bird parks, bird watching, treetops, fishing and nature walks or reservoirs.