Project #3 - Family Tree Write Up

My 2nd Social Studies project. This is a follow up on the first. After doing the Family Tree, we now have to choose a "Senior" from our family and interview this person and write about him/her. I wanted to interview my grandpa but he went overseas during that period and so, I decided to interview my daddy instead.

I spend many days planning the interview questions and then, spend 1 hour interviewing him. Next, I had to use the interview notes to do a write up about him and also make comparison between his life and mine. Then got to get photo of artefacts to support my write up.

Project #2 - Photo Journal

Its our 1st English project. We were told to write on topic conveying a social concern or an environmental concern. I chose to write about Animal Abuse. I thought it was a simple project but it turned out that I needed 2 weeks to complete it. That's on top of the daily homework from school. There is actually a lot of reading to do and I spend every weekday evening searching the internet for information.

Then I spend another day printing and decorating it. Mommy was practically "barking" at me for taking such a long time to decorate this. But I like to do things slowly, perfecting it. Luckily, mommy had everything in her art corner and I am able to use everything there to decorate it.

My slow and steady work paid off. I got FULL Mark for my Photo Journal!!! 20/20!!! YIPPEE!! I was so so happy!!!!

But need to work on my oral presentation skill. Only managed to score 17/20 for the oral part...

Eastern Knights - Primary Schools Chess Championship 2012

My first competition this year. Mommy said its a warm up for the BIG one that is in March.

I played in the U-11 category and won 4 games out of 7. Without much chance to practise (busy with school works), I think I did pretty well.

With good friend, Sarah

I got 7th position. And so funny to receive the medal from Aunty Jane.

My jiejie got 5th.

Project #1 - Family Tree

Our First Social Studies project. Its just a simple Family Tree but we spend 1 month doing it in school... data collection, planning, drafting and the final piece!

Mine was an apple tree. I had different colours for each generation (Red; Green and Yellow). My apples are special. Lift the flap and you can see the family member's particular.

Fruit and Vegetable Day

Its the first "funfair" like event since I came to this school. Mommy had signed up as Parent Volunteers for my school. She said she had to pay $10 per year to be a volunteer there. I am puzzled. Why she volunteer and still need to pay the school? Shouldn't it be the other way?

Anyway, this week is the Fruit and Vegetable week. And today, mommy came in to help selling vegetables. We had long recess today so that we can purchase the cheap vegetables and also free sample of fruits too.

Free samples of all the fruits here...

Fruits Rojak!

Mommy's stall

Mr Strawberry

My First 3 Days In School

On the first day of school, I was both very nervous and excited as I was going to a new school.

After the flag raising, I went to my classroom with my class. The co-form teacher, Mrs Faizal, told us we will have a 3 days break and a 1-hour recess so we can explore the school. She also said that we will have a buddy from P5 to show us around.

After recess, the teacher gave us many forms to bring home for our parent and told us to hand it in by tomorrow. Then, we went to the lecture room and played games and did reflection. The next 2 days was the same thing....hand in forms, have recess, play games and do reflection. The games I like are "The Great Egg Drop" and "Handcuff".

For "The Great Egg Drop", we were given straws and an egg and we were supposed to do a frame around the egg so that when we drop it, the egg will not crack. Its fun.

For the "handcuff" game, We were group into 2s and were given some rope. We were to tied the loosely tangle rope on each hand and then tried to untangle them without removing it from our hands. We have to go through the "holes" and such..it really fun!

So far, I have enjoy the new school.

My Penang Trip

On the 5th of December, my mother, my sis and I went to Penang for a chess competition. My chess competition was from the 6th to the 10th.

For the chess competition, there was a total of nine rounds. Its two rounds a day and one round on the last day. Each round was two hours per player with increment thirty seconds per move. At first I felt very nervous but after the first round, I was calmer. I won three rounds in total. Although I didn't win any prizes, but it was a good experience for me!

Pool... we swam almost everyday!

Round 1 ... I lost..

Round 2... I put up a very good fight but still lost. He commended me though for my good game.

Round 3...this girl again! I always played with her in Singapore and so far, I have yet to win her... but I won!! Actually she is my friend la... mummy so worried that I don't play seriously.

Round 4...lost

Round 5... lost again! This boy's opening very different from our usual style...my coach very nice. He took the effort to find games how other GM played against such opening and asked me to learn.

Round 6...lost...AGAIN...

Round 7...

Round 8...FINALLY, I win!

Round 9... I win again!

Thinking hard...

We have a game in between our match in the afternoon...

Beach is a place we go every evening to unwind...

Daddy brought the boys and my aunty over on the last day of the competition. So its our family's holiday now from 10th to 14th. We went to Adventure Zone, went for sea-sport like the banana boat, the jet ski and para sailing at the beach. The banana boat is when we have to sit on a float shaped like a banana and they will us along on a jet ski.

We also went to the War Museum, the Snake Farm at the Snake Temple, the fruit farm and the butterfly farm. At the butterfly farm, there were a lot of butterflies and caterpillars. There were also giant millipedes, a show and pictures about insects. I enjoyed the show very much as it was very funny. There was also butterfly stickers and magnets. We bought one magnet which was an orange butterfly.

Getting ready to "fly"...

Banana Boat ride...

Jet Ski with daddy...

Adventure Zone...

Zooming down the slide at the Adventure Zone...Thrill!

Snake Farm...

Chameleon on my head...

War Museum...Nicholas was a little scared of the exhibits

Butterfly Farm

The giant millipedes...

having a feel of it...

In summary, it was a fun and enjoyable holiday. My only grumble was not enough time there. We still have not visit the Toy Museum... we have another few more days there...