Other Entries: Tiara Deanna Binte Roslee

“SINGAPORE THROUGH MY EYES”

I love Singapore. It has very tall and nice buildings. The houses are comfortable to live in. I live in a 5-room HDB house. My Papa painted the walls with my favourite colour – purple!
When I look out of the window, I can always see the sunny blue sky. It is beautiful and my Mama says that it makes her feel cheerful. Usually, I like to go down and play Frisbee with my big brother Danial. I always win against him!
Singapore has low crime rate and it is because the men in blue and green will patrol around everyday. The cameras in the lift and speed traps help to catch people who break the law. When I grow up I want to be a policewoman. Robbers - Beware!
I like this part the best. Singapore has many food centre and restaurants. This is because Singaporeans love to eat. My favourite food is roti prata with egg and teh tarik. Yummy!
In my school, I have many friends. Some of them are Chinese while others are Malay and Indians. We play together at the school Parade Square and basketball court. We also go to the library to read and borrow books together. I love my friends and I love Singapore.

Other Entries: Hipol Roebhic Daeus Mogote

YOUR SINGAPORE THROUGH MY EYES

I am a Filipino boy living in Singapore. It may be a tiny red dot on the map, but it is home to people of different races, religions and languages. I feel welcomed by my peers here. The words ‘racial harmony’ ring true and sincere. I do not feel discriminated or looked down upon for belonging to a different race.

Singapore is truly the ‘Paris of Asia’. There are many tourist attractions, shopping malls, different types of entertainment and, of course, delicious food here. Orchard Road is the place to go for the fashionista. For those on a budget, they can visit the ‘pasar malam’. Items sold at the ‘pasar malam’ are much cheaper and affordable, like our ‘tiangge’ in the Philippines.

One thing I admire in this country is the courtesy of the people. Adults are addressed as ‘aunties’ and ‘uncles’ by almost everybody, not just their nephews or nieces! It is a gesture that I’ve never seen in my own country.

Singapore is very peaceful and clean. The longer I stay here, the more I want to remain here. Singapore is my home now.

North Zone NE Carnival 2009

This year, the NZ National Education Carnival Committee will be organising the NZ NE Carnival with the theme," REmembering the Past, LIving the Present, Crafting the Future (RELIC)" – NE Journey through Stories with values reinforced via games.

The objectives are to:
· share experiences that enable our young to understand what it means to be Singaporeans
· provide participants with insights and perspectives about our roots by passing on accumulated wisdom, beliefs and values
· initiate reflective learning that engages hearts and minds
· develop the leadership qualities of story tellers through service learning

NZ NE Carnival 2009 was held at North Spring Primary School on Tuesday 12 August 2009. 7 pupils from Class 5A attended the carnival with Mdm Angela Wee.

North Zone NE Carnival 2009: NE through Story Telling

Shawn Goh & Leona Wu Shun Ning of Class 4A participated in the Storytellers’ Toolbox Workshop and Grooming Workshop on 26 May, 28 May, 5 August & 8 August.

The training sessions focus on the following:
§ Why tell stories?
§ Storytelling games and activities.
§ How to find stories that are suitable for telling.
§ Techniques for learning story structure.
§ Techniques for imagining a story through different sensory modes.
§ Performance tips & Storytelling practice.

Upon the completion of training, these trained story tellers will tell stories to Primary School participants at the NZ NE Carnival. Whilst telling the stories to their peers, the story tellers will be able to develop communicative and leadership qualities. They learn to respond humbly / graciously to questions raised by their listeners and this hone the servant leadership skills.

Shawn was selected as one of the storytellers for Group B for the NZ NE Carnival. He had fun at the workshops and I hope that the experience had been an enriching one for him too, allowing him to learn more about himself -his own strengths & weaknesses - to become an even better story teller.

Assembly Program "Tree Neighbours"

On Wednesday 12 August 2009, Paper Monkey gave a wonderful and engaging performance. Pupils learnt the importance of getting along with our neighbours and helping one another.

Featuring our P5 pupils for NE Show by mediacorp OKTO

On the 18th July 2009, mediacorp OKTO interviewed 2 of our Primary 5 pupils about their personalised NE Tshirt. The interview was featured on mediacorp OKTO. Did you manage to catch the interview on television?

I would like to thank Mr Ryan Koh for helping to coordinate; as well as Mr Jahangeer and Miss Aida for helping with the Tshirt painting.

National Day @ EDP 2009

Come Together... Reaching Up, Reaching Out

On Friday 7th August 2009, we commemorated Singapore's 44th birthday. This year, the March-in ceremony of our national flag was carried out by our Brownies, under the guidance of Mdm Fauziah & Mr Ramandan.

In the hall, Mdm Vijayashree led her pupils and the school in the Recollections. Mr Chia read the National Message to the school. Mrs Kris Ong and our new citizens led the school in our national pledge.

This year, our Drama Club put up a fantastic performance, telling us about the Singapore Story. Tokens of participation were given to the 12 pupils who participated in the YSTTE literary competition by our principal Mr Chia. Mr Bhim, our vice principal, gave out the tokens to the 3 selected entries for the NE Show Tshirt Design and our very own " Muscle Man of Endeavour Primary". Do you know who he is?

Pupils and staff, who were also having their birthdays in August, came togather to cut a cake while the whole school sang a birthday song for Singapore. Miss Sharifah, together with her 3A pupils and choir members led the school in singing the community songs.


Happy Birthday, Singapore!!!

Thank you, pupils and fellow colleagues, for coming together to make this occasion a memorable one.