Birds

Birds are winged,bipedal,endothermic vertebrate animals that lay eggs.There are around 10,000 species making them the most numerous vertebrates.They inhabit ecosystems through the globe,from Arctic to Antarctic. They range in the size 5cm(Bee Humming Bird)to 2.7m(Ostrich).Their fossils recorded that birds evolved from dinosaurs during the Jurassic period.The earliest bird known in the Late Jurassic is the Archaeopteryx.Paleontologists regard birds as the only dinosaurs that survived during the Cretaceous period from the extinction event.

Modern birds are characterised by feathers, a beak with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a lightweight but strong skeleton.All kinds of birds have forelimbs.

School Holiday Fun-2 Puzzles

Top Picture / Bottom Picture
1. Window panes are yellow / Window panes are white
2. Painting is bold / Painting is black
3. Drawing palette has different colours
4. Rear of stage has a stack of papers/Rear of stage doesn't have any paper
5. Window has less lines/Window has more lines
6. Tomato is carrying a green bag/Tomato is carrying an orange bag
7. Paintbrush is orange/Paintbrush is purple.
8. Cheese's cap is dark blue/Cheese's cap is a lighter blue
9. Background's floor has no stripes/Background's floor has stripes
10. Stage colour orange and red/Stage colour is orange and brown.
I have been trying to decipher the hidden message since Monday through the computer screen. Today, my father printed out a copy of this picture. After careful observation, we find out that the method to understand the message is by looking at the printout at certain angles and look carefully to get the message. The messages are:

Message 1 - At first you only see
Message 2 - Weird shapes and lines
Message 3 - Then somebody helps
Message 4 - And a miracle happens

Pupil's Response 9-Track And Field Day

Does anybody know that my school, Anderson Primary School has a Track And Field Meet or Sports Day every year? Me and the Green Leaders were at the canteen waiting for the teacher of Green Club which is called Mr Randy Koo. We were waiting at school in Anderson Primary at 6:30 a.m. which is pretty early. We had tongs to prepare to pick up the plastic bottles at Yio Chu Kang Stadium. That was where the Track And Field Meet was held. Keith held the tongs for later use and some of us had to carry some plastic bags to store them.

Everyone was wearing their P.E. attires as P.E. means Physical Education. The stadium was packed like sardines as even some of the pupils in Anderson Primary came in early. After the morning sun, the blazing hot sun became drier. First,we headed to our classes to mark the attendance. For the P.E. groups,there were made of names of jewels which were Topaz,Sapphire,Ruby and Emerald.

I didn't like the Track And Field Day as the cheering almost made our lungs fly out of our mouth. After a hard time cheering we finally had to go to the school bus to send us back to school. I think that the 1st group was Sapphire, 2nd was Topaz, 3rd was Emerald and the last was Ruby. The Green Club Members were the earliest to arrive back at school.

The Green Club members had to stack all the plastic bottles in a neat and orderly way. Mr Eric Lee, also with Mr Koo helped to take a picture of us with the neat and tidy plastic bottles. I was quite sad as our group,Topaz had got into 2nd.

The P1s and P2s had their Sports Celebration which is called Sports Day. I hope that our group wins the other groups next year.

History Of Singapore's Currency

In this world,every country has its different money.These are some examples.

a) Ringgit - Malaysia
b) Rupiah - Indonesia
c) Renminbi - China
d) Peso - Philippine
e) Euro - European
f) Rupee - India
g) Pound - British

These were the time that the Orchid series were issued.
a) Orchid series - 1967 - 1976

This series has nine denominations. The dominant feature is a spray of orchid in the centre of the front of each note. On the front, all notes have the Singapore Arms, a watermark of a lion's head and the signature of the Minister for Finance and Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore. With the exception of the $10,000 note which has two security threads, each note has a single thread embedded vertically across the note. A scene of Singapore is depicted on the back.


These were the time that the Bird series were issued.
b) Bird series - 1976 - 1984

This series also has nine denominations as in the first except that a $20 note was introduced to replace the $25 note of the Orchid series. The dominant feature is a bird on the left side of the front of each note. The birds depicted on the notes are noted for their strength, adaptability and independence which characterize the young Republic of Singapore with the potential of soaring to greater heights in its progress.On the front, all notes have the Singapore Arms, a watermark of a lion's head and the signature and seal of Minister for Finance and Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore. With the exception of the $1,000 and $10,000 notes which have two security threads, each note has a security thread embedded vertically across it.

These were the time that the Ship series were issued.
c) Ship series - 1984 - 1999

As was with the previous 2 series, the Ship series also has nine denominations. The denominations are similar except that the previous $20 note was discontinued and a new denomination of $2 note was introduced. The pictorial and aesthetic themes of this series are based on maritime vessels and the modern development of Singapore. The vignettes on the front of the Ship notes depict vessels that have plied the waters of Singapore over the centuries. The series starts with the merchant craft of bygone days, and progresses to the modern bulk carrier which is featured on the highest denomination. The series pays contribution of merchant shipping to the development of Singapore from an entrepot trading centre to the busiest port in the world.

On the front, all notes have the Singapore Arms, a watermark of a lion's head and the signature and seal of Minister for Finance and Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore. On the front centre panel are creatures from Chinese mythology printed in colour lithographic offset prints. Each note has a security thread embedded vertically across it.

On the reverse of the notes are scenes depicting Singapore's achievements in the fields of communication, housing, defence and port management. The orchid featured on the back of all the Ship series notes is the national flower of Singapore, Vanda Miss Joaquim.

The three properties of an ideal currency note are:

a) High quality paper. A counterfeit note is usually printed on lower quality paper and has a smooth and waxy feel.
b) Watermark. The watermark on a counterfeit note is clearly visible without requiring the
note to be held against the light. It lacks the three-dimensional effect.

c) The micro-lettering. The micro-lettering is not present in a counterfeit note.

My parents like the Orchid series the most as the Orchid represents the Singapore flower and looks the best.

Pupil's Response 8-Fire Safety

Singapore is facing dry weather which may cause injuries or accidents to happen. If there were a fire at your block,you should not panic or faint.

My friend had told me about a fire accident near his house.He said that a fire started at a supermarket called 'Sheng Siong'. The stocks were stacked high above.The fire reached the top of the stocks and burnt them up.

When there is a fire,you should crawl to get out or else the smoke will go into your lungs. If you catch a fire,you should stop,drop and roll. The best way to prevent a fire is to not let any children play with things that produce fire.

I don't think that a fire will start in my school (Anderson Primary School ) because there is a fire alarm and fire extinguisher. If there are people who play with fire,there is likely to be a fire accident. The number you should dial is 995.

The cause of dry weather is about Global Warming.That will happen in the future if nobody cares for the environment.My school has a place which has bins encourage us to recycle. I am in a CCA which wants the people in to protect the enviroment.

Sometimes,fire can be useful and fire can be harmful.

The advantages are they are used for cooking. At the age of the cavemen, we believed that they used fire to light up caves they lived in. Thunder can cause fire by hitting trees.

The disadvantages are that they harm people or take away peoples lives.So,adults,please let your children stay away from fire.

For more information,please go to http://www.scdf.gov.sg/

http://www.kfst.net/

About Mosquitoes

Mosquitoes are small insects which suck blood.They do not eat the blood but they use it for protein which develops their young.Most mosquitos will bite at dawn or dusk.The infection which they inject is called dengue fever.The aedes mosquito carries the disease.The aedes mosquito is easily identified by its black and white body.All mosquitoes have two wings.Unlike the other insects,the mosquito has scales on its wings.

Pupil's Response 7-Reading Is Good And Fun

Every day,I have to read a book.It is one of my hobbies.The thing that I like about reading is it enhances our knowledge.My favourite books are 'Young Scientists' and 'Geronimo Stilton".Reading lets us enter the world of knowledge which helps us with our schoolwork.Some books even tell us about facts.Some people read books when somebody is talking.This should not be done as the information that people give would all go into the drain.Some people even read books which are joke books.The best books to read are books with good information like science books,Chinese books or word learning books.You should get more time to read fiction books.You could even borrow some from the library.

Pupil's Response 6-Using A Personal Computer To Do Your Schoolwork

Advantages:

1.It helps you get more new information.

2.You can use it for research.

3.You can create a blogger for a diary.

4.It can be used to watch videos.

5.It also improves your knowledge.

6.You can use it for communication near or far.

7.Its also used for entertainment.

Disadvantages:

1.You can become a game addict.

2.You'll be more lazy.

3.It may spoil your eyesight.

4.There may be cyber bullies.

5.It may also restart if you leave it open.

Pupil's Response-5 Outside School Activities

I have outdoor classes which are tuition classes.At Tuesday,I have a Chinese tuition teacher which comes to my house and teaches me.For Wednesday,I have and English teacher which teaches me at her house in Hougang.At Saturday,I have a Science tuition class which is called Science Buddies,I also have a piano tuition which is every Friday.All of the tuition classes are about 1 hour and 30 minutes.It helps me and enhances my knowledge.I don't feel stressed doing all those activities as everyday I have one.So,if you have any activities,you should do it properly.

Pupil's Response 4-Passion For Learning

Passion for learning means that the student likes learning.When the pupil likes learning,when he does his work,he will put in more effort to learn in order to understand more.When my mother was young, my grandmother was a teacher and my grandfather was a principal. She had always score well as she liked learning. My father had the same experience, but his father & mother were not teachers nor principal. With his effort, now my father has become Principal Engineer. But I did not really like to put a lot of effort in learning. My mother has always told me to break that habit. But now, I learn better and faster than what I used to. I like to learn things which required experiment. Now I am attending tuition which has a lot experiments.

Pupil's Response 3-Setting Targets

  Setting targets are useful for students of any school as they help students to strive and work harder than their previous results.For the students who have just started the primary level,they should also start setting targets.For students who are in P3-P6,you should already know how to set a target.You should use the value Excellence to do the things in your everyday life.For me,I will practise my work much and during the exam,I will strive for success.For my parents they are also helping me in practising my work for the exams or tests.The teacher for the school should help us get more work to train our brains to get more information or knowledge to make us better in our work.

Pupil's Response-Our Festivals In Singapore

My family and I celebrate Chinese New Year.We celebrate this every year.As we are Chinese,we celebrate Chinese New Year.We like to celebrate this festival by going to our cousins house giving oranges and receiving red packets called Hongbao.There are people of other races which celebrate different festivals.Those are Malays,Eurasians and Indians.The Malays celebrate Hari Raya while the Eurasians celebrate Christmas.But some of the Eurasians celebrate Chinese New Year with us.Indians celebrate Deepavali which they have to light lamps.The celebrating of different races will strengthen our racial harmony.But if we want to not have a racial riot,the people from different races and the race of you should help and work together.We can develop stronger bonds in different races by helping people from different races and be friends with them.

Anderson Primary School - My School

The Mission:
> Providing quality education to equip pupils with the values, knowledge and skills for the 21st Century.

The Vision:
> A School of Distinction Nurturing Future-Ready Citizens of Character

The Motto:
> Courage & Sincerity

The Values:

• Sincerity
• Passion
• Integrity
• Courage
• Excellence
• Self-Discipline
  
• SPICES

I think that the values are better in helping students to strive for success.

I believe in the school values for they can help students.

But,so far,there are almost no students following the school values.

We should be sincere and have a passion for learning to achieve excellence and self-discipline,but integrity is also important to andersonians.

Teacher should discipline the students when they are naughty.But if they continue to be naughty,the teacher should bring them to the general office.They could do a appreciating board and if they do any of the values,put their names on the list and let any visitors e.g. parents guardians see them.

Garry Shi

adopt your own virtual pet!

Total Defence Day

For the Total Defence Day,I will defend the Singapore Flag.I will not open the door to any strangers.I will not let bullies run if they bullied anybody.I will also not do anything witout permission.

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year was a fun and also happy.My family and I went to my cousin's house I played the computer AQ(Adventure Quest Worlds).It was an online game so me and my cousin played happily.After playing,we watched a show which were performed by my cousin,Alison and my sister,Alice.
Next,we had the photo-taking session.My cousin,Aaron Shi did not like it.After that,we continued playing the computer.I changed it to Poptropica.My sister liked it and created her own account.
Lastly,we were going back home.But my cousins wanted to follow us.After a while,they could go.At home,me and my cousin,Aaron played the Wii.After a while we changed to in-line skating.While playing,my father got a new game for my DS.It was called Di-Gata Defenders.We went to the car and got to North Point.We ate Swensents and finally,we brought our cousins home and went home happily.It is the year of the ox.
Have a happy and prosperous New Year!!!
Gong Xi Fa Cai!

Why Is The Sky Blue?

The sky is blue due to Rayleigh scattering.White light is a mixture of colours of the rainbow.The colours have different wavelengths.The sky appears a little pale since blue light must pass through the air.As light moves through the atmosphere,most of the longest wave lengths pass through.So,whenever you look at the sky the scattered blue light reaches you.

During the holidays

During the holidays,My mother's sister came to singapore.My mother's sister had a daughter.Me and my sister welcomed her to our house.We went to Sentosa & had lots of fun playing the wii game,"Super smash brawl" & "Indiana Jones".

My New Class

My new class this year is P3.2 which is a IT class. We always have many activities going on. Some people like to walk or run around the classroom when there are no teachers.Some may even run out the class! Ms El will teach us computer lessons about Microsoft office e.g. power point,publisher,word...Many people in my class are naughty. Our new form teacher is Mr Roseman. He will turn off the lights or fans if we talk or become noisy. I think that from all the P3 classes, our class is the noisiest and naughtiest.