Brainstorming Experiences that can be linked to Oral Topics by Rajima Rafiq https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc Look at the column headings. Add Activities/Events are linked to these topics and write your response linked to the topic using AROPE/ 5W & 1H. Look at the example that I have shared with you. Include your name right at the top of your response. I am looking forward to read your wonderful responses. Thank you in advance for your generosity in sharing your responses. en-us 2021-08-05 00:34:12 UTC 2021-08-12 07:29:32 UTC hello@padlet.com Mrs Rafiq rajimarafiq https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1669472342 Example : Leader in Me
My class mates and I were involved in this training earlier this year. It was conducted during FTGP. We worked in groups to brainstorm on ideas on how we could help the elderly manage their daily lives after we had viewed a video on the topic. I was moved by the plight of some of the elderly who had no one to look after them. My group thought of some great ideas and we narrowed it down to one. While we were discussing our ideas, we did have difficulties agreeing. However, we remembered our ground rules for group work: we had to be open to everyone's ideas. Through  our open conversations, we managed to come to an agreement. I learned that it is not easy to work with others but I need to be adaptable and open to the perspectives of others.]]> 2021-08-05 01:53:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1669472342 Aashish https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1669811764 2 years ago my classmates and I were involved in a group project on creating a brain ,eye and fast hand movement kind of game using the microbit and recycled materials . Learning how to programme the microbit was extremely challenging especially the part where you have to change the variables, functions and the capability of the microbit. We had to add many parts to it and many sensors for it to sense the hand crafted paper balls one of the artistic student made .Sure, there were a lot of disagreements between us but we tried our best to avoid physical violence and remembered what our form teachers had initially told us and tried to adjust to one another and we persevered. When we finished our master piece, it was awarded 2nd place among the whole primary four level entries. That was when I learnt that perseverance, patience, creative thinking and team work were the keys to victory.]]> 2021-08-05 08:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1669811764 Aashish https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1669840651 Family bonding is extremely important as it would boost our knowledge of one another in our family. This can be done through playing sports , creating music together or playing a board game together. Months before PSLE, my father and I would usually play chess and we would have a fun time playing as my father would crack jokes in between to distract me whenever he was going to lose . Whenever I captured his pieces, he would say “Arrrrrgggghhhh ! you little mosquito! “ However, this only happened in the past two years as  before that I kept losing horrendously. I felt very terrible so I started making a change. I joined  my school’s beloved chess CCA where I learnt from the best players. Moreover, the chess coach would teach us many techniques and gambits that we would use when we were exposed to many competitions. I learnt a lot from my competitors and that gave me greater exposure to more techniques and tactics. These experiences have made me who I am today. However, recently, I lost to Leon from 6 Diligence-just saying

]]> 2021-08-05 08:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1669840651 Aashish https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1669860332 The elderly is very important to our community as they have contributed a lot in the past. Some of them helped build Singapore’s famous buildings . Some of them contributed as social workers in the determination to make our beautiful red dot a better place to live in . And finally some were warm hearted politicians that came up with the impeccable rules for our beloved country . Therefore we should care for them and let them rest peacefully at home without us causing them any physical or mental troubles. I remembered the time I visited the old folks home near by my house out of my own will to understand their day to day lives. I learnt that many of their grand sons and daughters don’t come to visit them which is truly depressing . Many of them had dreams of seeing their grandchildren face to face and seeing that their dreams go to waste is extremely sorrowful. Thinking of them as my own grandparents, I offered them some scrumptious and healthy snacks and even taught them how to use a modern day phone. What an experience!]]> 2021-08-05 09:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1669860332 Aashish https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1669877650 The environment that we live in is the place where we eat sleep and grow.We only have one world were billions of people live in . We must save it by making simple efforts such as throwing our litter in the rubbish bin and clean up the public tables and chairs after use by doing so we are not only saving our environment but also saving the Cleaners time.Globally, there is something called global warming which is caused when high concentrations of carbon dioxide is released to the atmosphere of our dear earth that we developed from.This will cause The ozone layer to break a part causing the radiation from the sun to the earth. This will warm up the entire globe causing many fatal volcanoes to erupt Emitting harmful gasses such as carbon monoxide,carbon dioxide and smoke that will cover up the whole entire earth preventing sun light from entering earth which will cause plants to die and global cooling to occur Which would start a new ice age  causing every single organism in the plant to freeze to death.So we should prevent this from happening. We should cut down the usage of fossil fuel to power up mass transportation such as busses , air busses and cars.We know we cannot live without all these luxurious facilities so we can change fossil fuels to good old electricity .This would reduce the carbon dioxide emissions significantly.Efforts are made by men of higher standing such as Elon musk who came up with electrical car idea.We should also do our part to save our environment by throwing rubbish properly and use more biodegradable Bags when shopping .Thank you!

]]> 2021-08-05 09:58:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1669877650 Aashish https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1669893641 Having a healthy life is like having a longer life . If you want a healthy living you should cut down on fast food like burgers , pizzas and cold Drinks. By avoiding all this our body will naturally increase its metabolism which will help in weight loss.But unfortunately avoiding just fast food is not enough . We should consume at least 3 eggs a day (I barely eat one) but doing so, would increase vitamin A,B,Cand D it also contains zinc which is needed for height growth for mostly children aged 11-18-(hmmmm or are they teenagers) anyways,moving on ,It would increase the amount of LDL and decrease the amount of HDL in our blood stream reducing the risk of getting heart diseases such Stroke and blockage of arteries would lead in immediate death .Do you want that? (Do you think? By the way that is horrible)ok?Moving on,exerciseing would also contribute to our fitness ( wait wait wait,what? Like what exercise?) It can be as boring as doing jumping jacks till as fun as playing Soccer!( really ? Now you got to sign me in!)]]> 2021-08-05 10:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1669893641 Rainie https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1669899104 A healthy lifestyle is important without it you will be obese or having a bad time dealing with your health problems exercise is good for your health it can keep you fit and will make you strong than before and plus it will help you with for coordination this will help to interaction,and a healthy lifestyle is not only about exercise and also healthy food,healthy food like fruit, vegetables,meat and whole grain it helps in your health problem it will try to hang in there until you get will there was once my grandmother have diabetes she cannot eat alot of sweet day by day she miss the sweet that she like to eat so i told her it is ok to miss the sweet that you like to eat and so i told her if you to sweet than you have to eat more vegetables and exercise more so that one day you will be able to eat sweets my grand mother nodded and she follow what i say day by day she is ok to eat sweets now so i wish everbody have a healthy lifestyle]]> 2021-08-05 10:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1669899104 Aashish https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1670829162 Many have problems building confidence. They think their voices are horrendous and whenever they say something,they think that their voice is so terrible that a bird was about to sacrifice itself upon hearing their voice.This is because they hear their voice from mobile devices or computers that are capable enough to capture audio. Actually , it is not that their voice is terrible,but it is that the mobile devices or computers that can’t precisely record our voices . As , they are basically artificial intelligence (A.I) In conclusion  using of the hand phones and computers  are not to be used when  you want to build confidence.Instead , try speaking in front of a mirror and see yourself as in the way you open your mouth till the way you give facial expression .  This will help you a lot when you are practicing for a speech etc. This is how I practiced for my DSA . I would close the door and say the hand written speech that I wrote out loud. This boosted my confidence they asked me questions ]]> 2021-08-06 06:58:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1670829162 Rishabh........;0 https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1670841973 Having a healthy lifestyle has numerous benefits. Examples are  keeping fit: this not only helps you ''sweat it out'' but also keeps you healthy and as fit as a fiddle. This can be done by performing simple exercise regimens everyday like jumping jacks or playing an interesting sport that requires stamina and patience as these virtues can be hard to learn.
 One can also get enough or adequate sleep. This is true because if one does not get enough sleep, the body's production of Ghrelin increases. This is a hormone that boosts one's appetite, leading him or her to eat more food, hence increasing their weight.
 For one who is working or schooling, keeping healthy increases their productivity, uplifts their mood, and reduces the chances of them getting a chronic disease. 
In a recent survey conducted, one in eleven Singaporeans are obese, and at the rate we are going by 2024, at least 15% of all Singaporeans would have become obese, and by then preventing obesity will become a tedious and nearly impossible task. Hence keeping an active lifestyle can possibly prevent obesity or alleviate the causes of obesity.
 Thus keeping an active and healthy lifestyle is important.




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THANK YOU FOR READING>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. ;)]]> 2021-08-06 07:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1670841973 Yew Si Yu 6D https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1670850167 I think it is important to stay healthy and have a healthy lifestyle because it can help to prevent me from getting an illness, a disease or a virus. We should not overeat to reduce the risk of becoming obese. We should not drink to many sweet drinks to avoid getting diabetes. Drinking more water will also keep us healthy as we need to hydrate ourselves more during hot and sunny days. Eating more vegetables, whole grains, wholemeal bread, fruits and exercising more will keep me fit and healthy. Sleeping earlier will also allow us to stay healthy as our system will have energy to defend our bodies against viruses or diseases. To stay healthy, we should exercise regularly and do some activities such as doing at least 15 or 20 jumping jacks and stretching. I remember a time when I was in primary one and my P.E (Physical Education) teacher was going through the heath education booklet and explaining why it was important to exercise, eat healthily and have a well-balanced diet. After this lesson, I learnt the importance of staying healthy and keeping fit. I also learnt what is included in a well-balanced diet and the healthy plate plan. The healthy plate is a plan on what to eat during the day. It encourages students to have meat and others on a quarter of the healthy plate, brown rice and wholemeal bread on another quarter of the plate and fruits and vegetables on the remaining half of the plate. I am still using the plan now. I hope everyone will use this plan to eat healthily , keep fit and exercise regularly.]]> 2021-08-06 07:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1670850167 Yew Si Yu 6D https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1670853090 I will watch movies or series of episodes during the weekends with my family. I enjoy watching movies with my family during weekends. My family and I will watch at least two movies. We will watch movies such as "Wish Dragon" on either Netflix, Apple TV or Disney plus. We enjoy all the movies we watch. Sometimes we will also bring some snacks out to eat. I think spending time with my family is important because we can use our free time or the weekends to bond with our family. I remember a time when it was a Saturday night and the time was 7.30 p.m. We chose what movie we were going to watch and we finished watching it at 9.30 p.m. The movie’s tittle was “The Mysterious Benedict Society” and we watched it on Disney plus. It was actually a series and each episode was at least 30 min. After watching some of the episodes of that series, we watched another movie and it was the “Harry Potter” movie series. We watched the “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” movie till 12 p.m. We went to sleep after that movie. It was one of the best nights I had. I hope I can spend more time watching movies with my family.  ]]> 2021-08-06 07:32:47 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1670853090 Yew Si Yu 6D https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1670859690 I like making new friends because friends are always encouraging and supportive. Friends can uplift our spirits when we are feeling upset or furious. True friends are loyal, kind, caring, trustworthy, thoughtful,delightful and helpful. I think making many new friends is like building many bridges. When we make new friends, we are forming more friendships. I remember a time when I was a primary one student and I was afraid that I would not make any friends. Surprisingly, I made more new friends than I expected. Three or four of them became my best friends! At the end of three or four months, I knew everyone in my class. My class was always very delightful and welcoming. We seldom misbehaved in class. Friends can also help to reduce stress by encouraging you to try and do your best and telling you that you can do it. I hope everyone is positive about making new friends and forging more friendships.]]> 2021-08-06 07:42:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1670859690 Yew Si Yu 6D https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1670911466 The environment around us is an essential part of human survival. I think that people who do not care about the environment do not understand how important it is to all of us and that it does not affect them in any way. Some negative impacts that we have on our environment is depletion of natural resources, deforestation, water pollution, air pollution and global warming. Depletion of natural resources occurs when natural resources such as fossil fuels, minerals and metal become depleted or run out over time if they are not replaced. How quickly a natural resource is depleted depends on how quickly it is used up. Some natural resources cannot be replaced once they are used up and others can be replaced but it requires time. Deforestation occurs when forests are burnt or destroyed. Deforestation can cause loss of habitats for organisms living in the forests, soil erosion, global warming, water pollution and less rainfall. Pollution occurs when harmful substances, known as pollutants, are released into the land, water or air. Every day, we produce large amounts of waste. If waste is not properly disposed of, it can pollute the land, water and air. Waste takes up space on land when it does not break down quickly. Some materials such as plastic are non-biodegradable  so it will take a longer time to break down naturally then others. When waste breaks down, it gives off bad-smelling gases. If waste catches fire, it may give off poisonous gases which are bad for health. Global warming occurs when Earth’s temperature rises. This is because when there is more carbon dioxide in the air, more heat is trapped on the Earth which causes the average temperature of the Earth to rise. Global warming can be caused by deforestation and the burning of fossil fuels. Global warming can result in some changes in the environment such as the melting of ice in some parts of the world which is still happening now. When a large amount of ice melts, the sea level will rise and water will cover many areas  near the sea. Global warming can also result in droughts, floods and climate change which may result in a shortage of food. I remember a time when my science teacher, Mrs Balan, taught us about a science topic which was ‘Man’s impact on his environment’. She taught us the types of pollution humans have caused such as water and air pollution. She also told us about the negative impacts that humans have caused such as deforestation. Mrs Balan told us what we can do to have a positive impact on our environment such as turning off the lights and fans when we do not need to use them. We should conserve natural resources to prevent them from being destroyed or running out too soon. We can also do the there ‘R’s which are reducing, reusing and recycling. We should reduce the use of plastic as it is a non-biodegradable and bring our own bags instead. We should also throw rubbish into bins properly and not litter to keep the surroundings clean. To protect and conserve wildlife, we can set up more nature parks or sanctuaries so that animals will not go extinct. We should also plant more trees and plants which is also called reforestation. ]]> 2021-08-06 09:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1670911466 Yew Si Yu 6D https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1670946224 I think teamwork is important because teamwork brings new ideas, helps solve problems, brings different perspectives, makes us more efficient.  'Teamwork makes the dream work', we should work together so that we can solve more problems and we can become more productive. There are many benefits of teamwork such as improving self-confidence and having better social skills. I remember a time when I was in primary four and there was a project during my CCA which was Infocomm Technology. The project was actually like a mini competition and it was about making some PowerPoint slides to fit the theme "Cyber Wellness". My teammates and I managed to work together and find some images on cyber wellness. We had a productive discussion about who would do the image selecting and who would paste the pictures onto the PowerPoint slides. We all took turns to choose an image and one of us pasted the images on the PowerPoint slides. At the end, we had 16 slides on cyber wellness. The teacher-in- charge liked our PowerPoint slides and we were awarded 2nd place in our CCA class. 'United we stand, divided we fall', after this activity, I learnt the importance of teamwork as it led us to our victory.]]> 2021-08-06 10:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1670946224 Krish https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671049959 Teamwork is a vital value that will play the prominent role of acting as a compass out of predicaments and trials and tribulations that we chance upon in our daily lives. Teamwork is the ability to work cohesively with others with a common aim to solve a certain problem for example. Since I am a staunch supporter of chivalrous deeds and am an environmental advocate, I decided to take part with my parents in a beach clean up so as to raise funds that would be donated to an old folks home. It was an eyesore to see plastic bags and packets strewn across the sand. However, this boosted our determination to clean up the beach. After hours of back breaking work, we finally accomplished this feat. I felt an immense sense of self satisfaction after seeing the beach so pristine. On hindsight, I realised on that day that my parents and I were quite cooperative with the others and it was our teamwork that had paid off. In a nutshell, I feel that teamwork is an attribute that we should all develop in our character so as to overcome the challenges we face in our daily life. ]]> 2021-08-06 13:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671049959 Krish https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671060472 What is a family with members that have not forged a strong bond with each other? They say that blood is thicker than water. In opinion, this is certainly true as the relationship that we have between our family members should be stronger than the ones we have with others. So as to strengthen the bond we have with our family members, there are many exhilarating activities that we can engage in so as to do so. I engaged in such an activity last year when my family and I went to a carnival in Marine Parade. There we had a whale of a time reaping the benefits of activities like musical chairs and tag. It was a great way for me to bond with my parents. All in all, I would not hesitate to whisk up such an opportunity in a heartbeat so as to bond with my family again.]]> 2021-08-06 13:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671060472 Krish https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671067132 Who doesn’t love making friends? They are individuals who are supportive, loyal, helpful, humorous, and give us a shoulder to cry on in situations where we are disheartened. I made a friend named John who I met last year in my school bus. We shared anecdotes of our daily life to each other and started to forge an unbreakable bond with each other. We soon created a treasure trove f memories that I will always hold close to my heart. I would hence not hesitate to make friends with another individual who displays the characteristics I mentioned. ]]> 2021-08-06 13:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671067132 Anjali https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671547948 Teamwork... something that we all need to have to accomplish something. Although we have our differences, we have to forgive and forget while putting our differences aside to do your best and maybe even forge friendships! There was once we had a leader in me workshop where we had to work together to find a solution for a particular problem that a particular group of people in our society was facing. Every one of us had our own opinions and thoughts, but we discussed and narrowed our options down while getting everyone's input. I also learnt that working together gives you a perspective on how your teammates think so that you can work together better. In conclusion, I feel that working together and being able to communicate effectively is a lifelong skill that will always come in handy any day, anytime, anywhere]]> 2021-08-07 05:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671547948 Jad https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671601802 New friends can help you discover your truest self and grow as a person. One of the most difficult aspects of my primary school years was leaving the social "bubble" of school. Our paths separate and become more individualized as we grow older and navigate through life. It's possible that you won't have "everything" in common with new acquaintances. You could be of various ages, come from various backgrounds, and even come from other countries. However, these distinctions can help you see yourself more clearly, and you may discover that some of the things that used to be so essential to you are no longer so significant. New friendships can aid in the formation of your identity and provide you with the flexibility to choose who you want to be now and in the future. Meeting new people builds confidence and keeps your social skills sharp. It can be frightening to venture outside of your social comfort zone if you haven't been open to making new acquaintances in a long time. How will you be perceived by others? What if they aren't fond of you? What if they of you as completely uncool? Putting yourself in situations where you have to meet new people on a regular basis can help you overcome your worries and gain social confidence. You never know when you'll need those talents in the future, whether it's an unexpected move to a new city or being laid off and looking for work. A crucial secret weapon in life is having faith in your own talents to socially adjust to any scenario. When I'm down, I have one friend who is always there for me. What I enjoy about him is that he notices when I'm upset. He also takes the time to grasp the issue and makes every effort to resolve it. Another thing that makes me pleased is that when he makes a mistake, he accepts it rather than being haughty about it. This is an excellent example of a person because if you do not accept your mistakes in the future, you may wind up repeating them and never learning your lesson. He also enjoys playing with me, and despite the fact that I occasionally make mistakes in the game, he is always supportive and encourages me to do my best. Little things like this make me happy. He never fails to cheer me up, whether it's simply saying hello or conversing with me on the phone or at school. I also attempt to assist him when he requires assistance. I recall him coming to me for help once, wanting to break a nasty habit, and I did my best to assist him. Now that he has pushed outside of his comfort zone and admitted his mistakes, he is a lot better guy. This person has had a significant impact on my late primary school years, as well as teaching and inspiring me to be a better person. This is why it is critical to make friends. ]]> 2021-08-07 08:38:14 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671601802 Julian https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671879568 Teamwork is a value that is important as it enables us to work with one another to solve a problem or to reach a certain goal. In my opinion, everyone should have teamwork and be able to work with one another to overcome challenges. I remembered early this year, my science teacher, Mrs Balan put us in groups to work together on a project. The project was about living things in the environment. My group’s theme was about the seashore habitat and the animals living in the habitat. We had to choose whether we wanted a skit, speech, poster, slides or diary entry. My group mates and I discussed for a long time. After the many arguments we had, we finally had a conclusion, to do the diary entry. We went to different websites to add descriptions to the diary entry. After a few days of science lessons, we finally completed the project. We presented the diary entry and took turns reading it aloud to the other classmates. My group had the best presentation and we received class dojo points. In conclusion, I feel that teamwork is a very important attribute that should develop in everybody to help each other to overcome challenges.]]> 2021-08-08 03:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671879568 Julian https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671889855 Family bonding is important as it strengthens the bond between us. This also enables me to know more about my family members. Family bonding can come in many forms, for example: playing sports, board games, video games, watching movies and others. Every weekend, my family and I go to the nearby neighborhood for a short run. After exercising, we would usually go to the hawker centre to have breakfast. When we have finished eating, we will walk back home. This not only strengthens the bond between me and my family, but also enables us have a healthy lifestyle. Other than that, when my family has time, we would play board games or watch movies. All in all, I would always spend time with my family members to strengthen the bond between us.]]> 2021-08-08 03:31:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671889855 Julian https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671896476 Making friends is important as I can have a large community of friends which can help me when I am in need. To me, more friends mean that I have more people to look for to uplift my spirits when I am down. When I make friends, they need to be trustworthy, loyal, humble, helpful, kind, supportive, caring and never betrays me.I remembered in primary one, I was new to the school and did not have any friends. My teacher put us into groups. From there, I got to know more about my classmates and started making new friends. After a few months, I knew everybody in my class and had many new friends that would help me when I am in need. Till now, I am still friends with them. In conclusion, I like making new friends and build more friendships.]]> 2021-08-08 03:53:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671896476 Anjali https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671922788 Family is something we should always treasure. They are the only ones who will always have your back no matter what. Your family know you better than you know yourself and will support you in any decision that you make. It is important to maintain a strong bond with your family as they are willing to listen your troubles and give you a shoulder to cry on. My family and I have a great relationship in which although we quarrel, we still love each other very much and look forward to spending time with each other. We make it a point to have most meals together so that we can share our day with our family members and even reflect and get a good laugh out of the day's events with everyone else. As we do not live with my grandparents and uncles & aunts, we try our best to call them every week to catch up and maintain a relationship with them. All in all, I believe that family is the greatest asset to have in your life and thus having a great bond with them is essential so that you can be complete.]]> 2021-08-08 05:38:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671922788 Anjali https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671929886 They say that to care for the ones who once cared for us is one of the greatest honors. The elderly, the generation before us, are the ones who worked tirelessly for years to build what we have now. They wanted us to have the best life possible while they sacrificed so much, some even their lives, for us to have an advance life with technology and peace. It is time for us to appreciate all their sacrifices and do our best to care for them and ensure that their last days are what they dreamt of. Every year, my family and I go to an old folks home to spend time with them for the day. When I see the faces of the frail, wrinkled elderly faces light up, my heart filled with warmth and happiness that they were happy. All in all, I believe that we have to treasure these moments that we have with the elderly as we have so much to learn from them and admire them for.]]> 2021-08-08 06:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671929886 Julian https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671944205 A healthy lifestyle includes eating healthy food, vitamins, keeping fit, and sleeping right. Eating healthy foods include eating more fruits and vegetables, eating less junk food, process food and fast food. Drinking less soft drinks is also important as it reduces sugar intake and the chances of getting diabetes. Eating vitamins is also important. Vitamins include vitaminA, vitaminD and many more. Keeping fit can come in many forms, for example, exercise. Exercising does not only keep us fit, but also strengthens the immune system and prevent us from being obese. Sleeping right is very important so as to boost our memory and focus. Having enough sleep will help as it will keep us awake and focused on what we do. This way can make us have both a healthy lifestyle. In my opinion, I think that I have a healthy lifestyle. Every weekend, I would always go to the neighborhood or a jog and play basketball and floorball. Every day, I would eat two eggs for breakfast. Sometimes, I also eat fish for dinner as fish have DHA that is good for my brain. I would also always drink at least eight cups of water and have eight hours of sleep. Thus, having a healthy lifestyle is important.]]> 2021-08-08 07:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671944205 Syed Taufik https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671982569 Teamwork makes things impossible to possible as not one knows all And when there's more around us we can generate more ideas for example I was playing football and decided to dribble but after many failed attempts I decided to pass the ball and see the outcome in fact my team scored after just 6 passes!.I was brutally surprised.

SORRY ITS ABOUT FOOTBALL 😤]]> 2021-08-08 09:35:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1671982569 Julian https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1672277485 Caring for the elderly is important as the elderly were the ones that worked tirelessly to build Singapore’s towering buildings. They wanted the new generation of people in Singapore to live a better life. We should appreciate what they have done to build Singapore to its way now. Two weeks ago, I was walking back home from buying groceries for my mother and saw my neighbour, Mr Lee, walking home too. Suddenly, Mr Lee fell on the floor. Vegetables from his bag flew out. Upon seeing that, I ran towards him and helped him pick up his vegetables. I also realized that he had a bruise on his leg and I decided to walk him home. I felt happy as I have helped Mr Lee. Therefore, caring for the elderly is important.]]> 2021-08-09 01:32:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1672277485 Irfan https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1672427552 When I was p3 there was this program called microbit we have to work together but there is one girl who refuse to bring the material I went to her and talk to her then she realise that teamwork is important because If we don't work together things can go wrong and is hard to do stuff ]]> 2021-08-09 04:04:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1672427552 Irfan https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1672432663 Family bonding is very important because family bonding bring us together and we get to know about our family members better because during this covid-19 situation everyone is busy with their own work and sometimes they don't talk to each other. What if covid-19 is no longer in this world the whole family will crash like they don't agree on something andthe whole family fights that is why family bonding is important ]]> 2021-08-09 04:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1672432663 Irfan https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1672440723 The world is important because If there is no earth there is not humans if you humand doesn't take care of this world the world will collapse and there will be natural disaster and the people will be suffering from air pollution, earthquake, tsunami and etc. Some people are helping the world by planting more trees throw rubbish in the bin and some people don't take car even though they have their own car they cycle from to places to places cars give out black smoke and it is bad for the environment if there is smoke every where air pollution will increase that is why you have to plant more trees and take care of the environment. ]]> 2021-08-09 04:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1672440723 mathias https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1672632790 just this year i took part in the robotics ffl competition and this was a meaning full competition as it was my last in oeps our team started at a rocky start we were all wanting to do our own thing and wanted to take charge of every thing none of my group mates wanted to coorperate with each other and some were just playing around and every lesson we only managed to complete very little tasks and soon fell behind on scheduel our teacher then spoke to us that we had to work to gather and each of u s had to play apart in this competition the next lesson we all worked togather and got a lot done and even caught up with the other teams we then went on to take forth place in the whole competition i really think tea work is very important as without team work every thing will be very slow and everybody will go crazy and do what they want without completing any thing ]]> 2021-08-09 07:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1672632790 mathias https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1672639558  every year before the pendemic ther will be a day where every one in the whole school has to walk and the longer we walk the more rice that will be donated to the people in need after all of this walking sa few students will be selected to go distrubute rice i was selected to go distrubute rice at first i thought it was just a waste off time but my mom forced me too go on thd day its self we went around a bedoke community going up and down hdb distrubuting rice i changed my mind it was not a waste of time it was a learning experience for me i got to intteract with the older generation in need i felt that i finally did some thing really good to the community after this whole trip it taught me about the community even a small deed it will help the community ]]> 2021-08-09 07:58:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1672639558 Chi Hao https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1672729590 I really like overcoming challenges it involves me thinking with my mind and also learn new ways to solve problems and function my mind better with a quicker response, other ways involve thinking of a wide variety of ideas quickly and making faster decisions and being able to multitask and digest more information easily. even though it may be frustrating, we will be able to ]]> 2021-08-09 10:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1672729590 NgKaiJieLeon https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673484935 I think that making new friends is very important. There are many reasons why

Firstly, Friends are always a helping hand when you need them. Friends are supportive, kind,helpful and encouraging. When you need help, a friend would stay beside you, crack jokes and make you happy.

Secondly, making new friends can give you a variety of choices of who to hang out with. Sometimes, staying close to your normal friends can get a little boring. So having different friends to spend time with is very important.

We should make new friends as having friends is very important]]> 2021-08-10 00:51:34 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673484935 continued from previous. CHI HAO https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673570625 learn better. there was once where I had did not know how to do my homework, I then started to think deeply about it then I got the answer. I realy hope that i will be able to function even more well

]]> 2021-08-10 02:18:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673570625 Kieron https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673589422 Caring for the environment is important as without it, humans would not survive as it provides us with a lot of essentials such as food, water and shelter. Whilst there are some efforts being done about climate change, I do not feel that it is enough. And the saddest part is the majority of activists are just walking cash registers. All they care about is money. So what lies do they tell? Well, they talk about. Soultions about sustainable housing. Using biodegradable materials and stuff like that makes me mad as there is already a solution to climate change. Think of a house in a slum. The roof, which is made of metal will rust in a flood. The wood will rot and provide food for the small organisms. I am not saying that all the environmentalists are bad but I am affraid that the bad outweighs the good.

]]> 2021-08-10 02:36:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673589422 Kieron https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673600407 No one likes overcoming challenges. Yes. While it is hard to overcome, the real reward is the end. Let me share a personal experience. Once, in P5, I was barely passing math. Whilst it was sad, I did not give up. I studied a lot per day cried tears and in WA2 delivered full marks. Suddenly, all the sadness went away and I was ecstatic. So yes, while overcoming challenges are hard, there is no reward if you do not take a risk and do not try. Advice for people who are failing any subjects, get off your TV and start doing papers but just know, in order to succeed, you have to be fully committed.]]> 2021-08-10 02:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673600407 Srikrishna- Team Work https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673812660 Teamwork is a necessary skill that everyone must possess. Without which, a package of a wholesome development is incomplete. Any mighty task can be broken into simpler chunks making it easier to tackle with. Perfect example for team workers are ants. By being in a team exposes us to different learning experiences as well as keeps us  humble as we are exposed to various talents and life situations. Overall, being in a good team helps us become a better individual. 

A story of good teamwork goes as follows: A great flock of birds lived together in the forests. Food was plentiful and life was beautiful. One day a crafty hunter gathered grains of food on a net with the wicked plan of capturing them. Low and behold, the birds believed that there was food and happily flocked on the net for a hearty meal. To their surprise, they were stuck unable to fly. A wise old bird amongst the flock explained about the teamwork and motivated the rest to fly along with the net. In no time they were all up in the air.

This moral of the story is “Together they are strong, divided they are dinner.”]]> 2021-08-10 06:45:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673812660 Kieron https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673882800 Making friends is not as easy as said, but the thing is it is absolutely necessary to make new friends. The reason is that if you are lucky, and you have a good friend, they will have your back at all times, encourage you during tough times and do countless more things for you.]]> 2021-08-10 08:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673882800 Gwendolyn https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673905342 Annually, our school has a leadership camp that allows students like us to learn how to lead throught many stations and will also teach us how to work together in teams. Teamwork is also what makes a leader. A leader will find voice and courage in order to lead others in the team.

Team work is when a group cimes together with solutions to solve different scenarios and solve problems together. If the team is always arguing and bickering, the team is in no good position. The leader of the team will have to try to get everyone back to work together. Team work makes the dream work. Wokring together allows us to experience working with different people around us.]]> 2021-08-10 08:45:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673905342 Gwendolyn https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673908861 Family bonding is where a family comes together to get to know how each person's day went or what has happened when someone is injured or upset. When we are with the family, most of the time the weight over our shoulders are lifted. For me, I love spending time with my family so we can strengthen all our bonds. Knowing how sometimes, family members may argue over little things, deep down we actually love each other and would not try to hurt the other. Sometimes the family says things they don't mean but we take it too hard and assume we are wrong. For some people, being in a family is stressing but over time, family bonding is required and we all get to know each other. Things tend to go wrong lesser when that happens.]]> 2021-08-10 08:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673908861 Gwendolyn https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673912392 Caring for the elderly is important. Sometimes, elderly people are lonely and need people to be with them so they would not be lonely. With someone who spends time with them, they haveore emotional support and tend to get sick lesser. You can give them care and concern but do not give too much. Too much will make them think that you are pitying them. Some elderly do not like to be pitied so it is important to be careful. Another reason ro be careful is because some elderly have fragile bones. Fragile bones that can break easily are not to be messed around with. Be careful and help them around. Try not to let go of them suddenly as they might not be ready for ut and might fall down. To sum it up, caring for the elderly means to look out for them and show enough care and concern that you are not making them feel left out or annoyed.]]> 2021-08-10 08:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673912392 Ayaan https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673913741 Overcoming challenges is not easy. It can be from coping with deaths or studying. I myself had one challenge I overcame. On my CA1, I got terrible marks. I barely passed! Since then, I continued to work hard since then. I got a good tuition Center and my marks shot up on my SA1! I was proud of myself about it however I never stopped. I will continue pushing for more marks be it English or MT etc.. Therefore, overcoming challenges with marks will be easy if you put your mind and heart into it. 

Thanks for your attention.]]> 2021-08-10 08:59:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673913741 Gwendolyn https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673916650 Caring for the environment is everyone's responsibility. You can do simple actions like turning off the switch when your not in the room to save energy, or turning off the tap to save water. In Singapore we do not have electricity so we produce electricity by burning fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources. Once we use it up, we have to wait a long time to get it again. While we know we can use wind energy and solar energy, Singapore has not enough land to house people while having wind turbines blocking most of our paths. So, we burn fossil fuels to get electricity. Most of our water comes from Malaysia, we do not have a lot of fresh water. NewWater is one of the ways Singapore gets fresh water to drink and do what we do with water. To sum it up, caring for the environment is everyone's responsibility.]]> 2021-08-10 09:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673916650 Gwendolyn https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673924915 Leading a healthy lifestyle means putting a stop to eating too much junk food and excercising more. When we excercise, we burn fats. When we eat healthy it does not mean eating less. Eating healthy means eating the right food that is good for your body. When we eat junk food, we store unused energy which become fats.It is not good to eat too much unhealthy foods. Do not drink diet coke or diet soda. Diet coke and diet soda trick your body into anticipating sugar and energy. If our body gets tricked, the body will not be satisfied with the outcome.]]> 2021-08-10 09:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673924915 Gwendolyn https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673951098 Confidence is sometimes the most important thing in leading others. In other to lead others you need voice. Your voice needs to be heard by your team members if not there is no way your team members can hear you. To build confidence, people like me who are terribly shy practise talking to ourselves while looking in the mirror. In the mirror there is someone else. When we are confident in talking to "the person in the mirror", we move on and talk to our family member then friends, teachers and even people we do not know.]]> 2021-08-10 10:11:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673951098 Justin https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673993751 On the topic of teamwork, I believe that I had lots of experiences related to it, most of which happened in school. For example, I once participated in a 2-day Science Olympiad Preparation Course (?). One of the small experiments that we did was to test out about friction. We all had roles to play and had to work together. However, since one of my teammate did not work together, we took a longer time than most of the other teams. That is one event that taught me the importance of teamwork. On another occasion, my friends and I started a project on aminating a video and, again, we all have our parts to play. However, due to the forgetfulness of all of us, we missed meet-ups, forgot to bring the thumbdrive and many other things that hampered the project. What was supposed to be a 12-week activity turned into 16-weeks. And again, we all learned one thing : how we needed to teamwork in order to complete something. Without teamwork, we would not have been able to complete things in groups or even start the particular project! In retrospect, I wished that I had worked more on my teammates on team work and save more time.]]> 2021-08-10 11:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673993751 Justin https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673999062 There are many different ways to bond better with family members, including one of them, which is by getting to know them better through board games. On one occasion, my family sat around the dining table and played a board game -- Monopoly. The extremely common board game, though playing it might seem like a small activity to some, we got to understand each other better while playing it as we would often talk about different things while playing. That simple activity of spending just slightly over an hour playing a board game not only helped my family and me understand each other better but also bond. On another occasion, we cycled a relatively long distance and encouraged each other to go further. This helped us to bond better also, as we were encountering the same problem and also helping each other to overcome it. The problem was trying to cycle a long distance. In retrospect, I wished I had spent more times with my family members before the examinations, and I will make sure that I do so after the examinations.]]> 2021-08-10 11:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1673999062 Anjali https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674007639 Our environment is our home, the bane of our existence, why we are all living and alive. After all these years of our ancestors caring for and enriching our environment we should at least make an effort to conserve their efforts. Nowadays, the use of plastic and production of greenhouse gasses is increasing rapidly and not even governments are doing much. Environmentalists from every corner of our precious planet are warning people that we need to take action but their words are falling mostly on deaf ears. During the lockdown, the amount of greenhouse gasses produced plummeted, and animals from the forests came wandering into streets and homes, curious about the sudden stagnant world. Every day, habitats of animals are being destroyed so that we can have all the resources that we use in our daily life. In the past, we didn't have phones or plastic or even proper buildings but we still made do and flourished with what little natural resources we had while still keeping our environment safe. One little step we take can make a big difference. Let us honor our ancestors and do our best to save our environment!]]> 2021-08-10 11:54:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674007639 Anjali https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674013935 In the recent years, the numbers of obese people has increased and no one is doing anything about it. Keeping healthy isn't a transaction, it's a process, kind of like a marathon which you have to keep pressing on and never give up. Some teenagers are dieting at just the mere age of twelve as they are concerned about their weight and shape, skipping meals and going hungry for one, even two meals each day. This is the time that you eat well and grow healthily while exercising and having healthy sleeping habits. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle isn't only about exercising regularly, but also about having healthy sleeping habits and getting the right amount of fresh air and destressing every day. In my opinion, even if you eat healthily but do not sleep well every night, you will still feel lethargic in the day and not be able to focus well. I believe that a healthy lifestyle is having a balance of everything in life and most of all being happy! Without the right mindset, you cannot achieve anything!]]> 2021-08-10 12:05:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674013935 SriKrishna- Family Bonding https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674027566 Family is the greatest gift. I believe that spending time with the family gives a greater joy and helps us to bond well. It is important to understand each other, share and care. 

As a practise in our household we spend one hour of our time with each other trying to know about one another’s day during dinner time. We call that time so ‘no phone zone time’ where we ensure to give undivided attention to each other. By doing so we understand and appreciate our happenings in life. 

Like the saying goes ‘ charity always begins at home’, it is important to stay united and well bonded with each other within the family in order to grow well and face our challenges outside of home. 

I look forward to our’ no phone zone time’ every day.


]]> 2021-08-10 12:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674027566 SriKrishna- Caring for Elderly https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674036577 I love my grandparents and have high respect with the way they have gracefully aged. Much the same way as my grandparents there are many elderly in the society who deserves to be cared, respected and loved. 

We see many elderly in our neighbourhood struggling to carry on with their chores like grocery shopping, pushing the cart in the supermarket, weighing their vegetables, standing in the queue for billing. I feel for them and want to help them with whatever ways possible. 

After my exams I look forward to serving the community by helping elderly. Bonding with the elderly in our community allows us to have an extended family. ]]> 2021-08-10 12:32:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674036577 SriKrishna- School celebration https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674042008 Celebrations in School is a joyful occasion. We get to spend time with classmates and teachers in a way that does not happen on regular days. Both students & Teachers would be in a lighter mood and we see a different face of them during that day.

I was thrilled and excited to see my teachers at OEPS dressed up as Dragons on the Children’s Day. I was surprised to know that Teachers can also dance. I opened up and felt close with my Teachers after this day. It is during these days we see a special friendship and bond both with our teachers as well as our classmates. 

I look forward to school celebrations. ]]> 2021-08-10 12:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674042008 Hayden Tan Ward Manning https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674048120 Having a healthy lifestyle is important to every single one. Eating healthily is one way for us to keep a healthy lifestyle. And eating salad and eating less fried food and will help us to have a balance diet so that we can have enough nutrients to keep us active daily. Swimming and Cycling is my favorite exercise that I do almost daily it helps to burn my fats and keep me fit. I do Cycling with my mum and she also taught me how to ride my bicycle . The most important thing is consistent with the exercise routine.]]> 2021-08-10 12:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674048120 SriKrishna- Overcoming challenge https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674061065 Overcoming challenge is not easy. It requires grit, determination and practise. 

Challenges does exist in every ones life. How we overcome defines who we are and shows our maturity level.

I would like to share one instance about my personal life challenge when I had fractured my hand with three broken bones. This incident happened when I was playing in the playground one evening when I fell from the monkey bar and broke my arm. I faced a lot of trauma and uncomfortable situations with hospitalisation, skipping school especially during exams. I had to miss play time and cricket too. Greater challenge for me was to keep myself busy and less dependent for my chores. 

To overcome the challenge I enrolled for online classes and picked up singing skills and I also started to learn Italian language. This helped me to cross over the traumatising phase swiftly. ]]> 2021-08-10 12:58:36 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674061065 SriKrishna- Contributing to the community https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674068752 Contributing to the community can be done in many forms. As students we contribute to the society by getting equipped with knowledge and skills to help build a strong economy in the future.

We must also ensure that we do our part in protecting and nourishing the environment around us. My sister and I recently planted a plant in our community for self reliant Singapore initiative. 

It is important to lend hands to the governments projects in contributing for a better living. ]]> 2021-08-10 13:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674068752 Amir https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674070405 Caring for the environment is an essential thing we must do in our daily lives. There are many ways to save the Earth, we can start by turning off our fans ,lights and power sockets .I think that's the most crucial thing to do for everyone. Saving the Earth and caring for our environment is important as it can reduce carbon waste and can reduce greenhouse gasses. It will ensure a safe environment for future generations. We cannot depend on the future generation to take care of our Earth, so it's better and safer if we do it first. Back in the early 2010's, the air and environment was not a safe place to live in, especially for kids .But my grandfather used to save newspapers, reuse the recycled materials like water bottles. Even though he had the money to buy a car, he still preferred to ride a bike as he knew cars produced a lot of carbon dioxide .So he was being safe and caring for the environment .He also used to help the people in need whenever there was haze. There are others ways he cared for the environment like, making sure he doesn't spend a lot of money on food so that there is no food wastage. Every time when I used to come over to his house, I would always see packed boxes ready to be recycled. There were mostly bottles and tin cans inside .So I decided to help him out knowing that he can't carry all of them by himself due to his old age. But surprisingly, he was able to carry almost all of them by himself. He was great man as he was always a helping hand to people he does not even know or recognize. One day I want to be a man like him. I guess he is considered as my idol. But more importantly, we should all follow my grandfather's actions and hopefully change our future and have a better one up ahead the long journey.]]> 2021-08-10 13:07:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674070405 SriKrishna- Making Friends https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674073579 Friend in need is a friend in deed. Friends are someone who we run to when we want recreation and de stressing ourselves I am glad to have found friends in my P6 class mates and would want to stay in touch with them for many years to come.

While it is fun to have friends it is more important to have the right set of friends. We must always remember not to befriend any stranger as friends. 

I look forward to meeting many interesting people and making new meaningful friendship with them all. ]]> 2021-08-10 13:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674073579 SriKrishna- Confidence building https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674083729 Confidence building is a skill in itself. It requires tremendous amount of practise in any field to make you confident about your skill.

Be it Math problems, science questions, English Grammar, MT oral, singing, instrument playing or any sport, it requires a lot of dedicated practise to be confident.

I realised it when I was delivering my first violin performance on stage. I was very nervous initially however I clocked in at least 50 practise sessions before I confidently delivered the song. Secret behind confidence is practise and hard work. ]]> 2021-08-10 13:18:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674083729 SriKrishna- Healthy lifestyle https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674092122 When we talk about healthy lifestyle there are two aspects, one is physical health and another is mental health. Both are very closely inter related. 

Like we need healthy food for body we need healthy thought  for brain. We must expose ourselves to nutritional food and less junk and more exercise for our body to stay fit. On the other hand we must surround ourselves to healthy lifestyle such as peace, harmony, knowledge, helping. By cutting off ourselves from fights, un wanted arguments, bullying, grudge we are feeding our brain junk which is harmful to our own self.


We must be determined and commit to ourselves to eat healthy and think healthy for a better life. ]]> 2021-08-10 13:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674092122 SriKrishna- Caring for the environment https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674099679 Environment is what we create. It gives us what exactly we sow. We must save our resources and generate more nature friendly planet for a better tomorrow.

Saving electricity, consumption of water, rivers, sea, growing plants, vegetation will ensure that we have as bright future ahead. I appreciate and work hand in hand with Singapore in providing a green and safe environment for us and out future generations to come. 

I am committed to providing myself and everyone the best of environment around.


]]> 2021-08-10 13:30:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674099679 Catherine https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674333964 Making new friends may be hard at first,but once you get the hang of it, it is actually very fun.By making friends,you get the chance to get to meet a lot of people from different religions and back grounds.Making friends is good as they would be there for us when we are feeling down to comfort,support and encourage us.True friends are ones that will stick with you through thick and thin,influence you in a good way and puts you to your limit to do your best and help you improve as a person.They are also honest,loyal, kind, caring and helpful.Making good friend can make your daily life more fun and colourful,as well as more interesting,so try being open minded and meeting new people.]]> 2021-08-10 16:29:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674333964 Catherine https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674340369 Teamwork is something everyone has to learn to do.Teamwork is very important as with it,problems are solved,ideas are formed and solutions are created.Without teamwork, a lot of things we have might not even exist.I feel that we should always work together by putting aside our differences and accepting what everyone has to say.By working together as a team,we can turn the impossible possible and what one person alone cannot accomplish,can be accomplished as a group as long as we work together in harmony and help each other out.]]> 2021-08-10 16:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1674340369 Zhi Rui https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675018852 When I first joined OEPS,I did not have any friends that came with me from kindergsrten,so I was lonely.Luckily I had a buddy and soon made friends with my classmates that were supportive and although we are in different classes we still catch up every once in a while]]> 2021-08-11 04:49:56 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675018852 NEAL https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675085131 team is an important asset and life skill. Without teamwork, we would not be where we are right now in life. In my school, we have some workshop based on teamwork. If i can remember correctly, we had one workshop where me and a few of my classmates had to build a mini golf circuit. we took opinions from each other and learned things we did not know about. This year itself, i have shown traits of teamwork. i have been working with my parents to better my grades and have been sucsessful. I think without teamwork, the world would not be where it is today]]> 2021-08-11 06:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675085131 NEAL https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675096021 For me, caring for the environment is of utmost importance. In the first term, i was elected to be the green champion for our class. As an advocate of the green champions, i would like to say that we need to care for our environment as it is where we live and we have to sustain it for future generations. We have to practice the 3rs in everyday life, REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE. there a new on added to the list, RETHINK before you throw things away. i feel that this planet is the place we all live on so why are people destoying it? Come to think, we are cutting trees, throwing food and plastic. come on and play your part in keeping the environment clean for all!!]]> 2021-08-11 06:13:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675096021 BoAn https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675115843 Although having friends is good for wellbeing, I generally don’t like making new friends. That is because I do not know if they are real friends or fake friends and I may just step into a toxic relationship. I remember in P5 I had a good friend and we talked a lot. But in P6 he left me for another guy and that was when i learnt that it was a toxic relationship. If anyone wants to make new friends, I will not stop them. It is just that I have bad experiences and I have learnt that friends have to be trustworthy, kind, and most importantly, loyal. Real friends will never abandon you because there’s a better person out there. Real friends accept who you are and make an effort to communicate with you even after PSLE and we all go our separate ways.
  All in all, I do not like to make new friends.]]> 2021-08-11 06:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675115843 NEAL https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675119091 having friends to help us not feel lonely and support us in times. Without friends, we will not be able to function well and will be irritable and sad. friends will help us through the tough times we go through. Finding is true friends is not easy. Usually, we have hi bye friends. These friends are more like the friends you play with, eat with and talk too. True friends care about you. if something happened to you are something abnormal was happening, like for example you have not been coming to school, they will be curious to know what happeneed to you in a good way]]> 2021-08-11 06:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675119091 BoAn https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675123927   Generally school celebrations are supposed to be a Ho Ho Ho  jolly occasion. But in the midst of COVID-19, the celebrations are limited to a video presentation on a buncha’ stuff and a speech and then the principal saying “Happy (insert holiday here.)!”. And I do appreciate the effort that goes into making these streams and things but it is a bit boring. Though National Day was a turn for the better as the activities were very fun like the whole music and things made the atmosphere very nice.
All in all, I kind of look forward to school celebrations.]]> 2021-08-11 06:40:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675123927 Si LIn leesilin12 https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675131532 Overcoming challenges can be hard sometimes, but we will eventually succeed as long as we do not give up, just like how a “ mini adventure ” came to be while looking for my teachers just to ask some questions! you should have seen the three of us dashing from the Staff room to the HOD than to the Bicycle and Scooter “ parking lots ” ... ... just because we did not give up on getting answers! ( i know a lame example but not the main one anyway )
Ok... so, let's see...
There are many different types of overcoming challenges.
Can i state two first? If i could think of more than i will add later...
Ok, number one :
As all students should know, homework can be of varying difficulty, right? So one nice wednesday, i was given a tough chinese homework. So i went home and pulled at my hair struggling to solve the questions thrown at me. Then i wanted to give up and not finish it, but i remembered that i had to try my best in everything, so i went online to look for some resources, but no such luck and it was already 3.30p.m. So that moment i was at my wits end and did not know what to do. Suddenly i remembered that my father was a 华文高手 ( someone very good in chinese like hey, i am dead serious. ), so i went to ask for his help. Sure enough, i finished it.
Ok, so number two... :
My maths have always sucked. ( Trust me, it does, though i got a math oylmpiad award. ) So, my father got real paniky and shoved a whole lot of exam papers, assessment books and signed up for online maths tuition ( which is fun they give us kahoot every time ). Doing other schools past year exam papers are definetly hard, especially if you got to do Raffles Girls Primary's, Nanyang Primary School's ect papers. So my maths already sucked and i had to do a RGS paper. Great. So i got stuck on three questions that i put off to the last three after finishing and checking the paper once. After finishing and checking the paper once, i tackled the first  two but could not solve the third. So i used whatever method i have learnt and also tried my tuition methods, before finally finding an answer that suited the question the most. However, i still got it wrong. Even though i got it wrong, i read through the answer, understood it and did it again the next day. This time round, it felt easier and i got it correct!
These two examples show that if you are willing to try, you will eventually succeed and learn something new!
Good news! I just thought of another!
Hmmm...... let us see......
So, i was in robotics CCA. That year, i had to participate in a Science Automatica Competition! It was my first competition and i was so excited! ( who won't? ) So, because the themem or topic was about clouds and thier relationship with the temperature, we had to say goodbye to the cool and comfortable computer lab and head down to the open field behind the school. It was always scorching hot and i felt roasted. So, this typical Thursday afternoon, my groupmates had gone to get a cold drink, but i did not have extra money. When we checked the temperature, it was 41 degree c outside! That explains why all of us were already sweating buckets in 5 minutes. Then the worst part comes along. Our robot had overheated and all our progress was lost. We did not have time to obtain the experiment results all over again, so we had to think of a way to presnt the information to the judges. In the end, we found some references after surfing the web for some reliable sources, and we managed to present the information to the judges after all, so i was very happy to get third place!
So, this is all i have to share. Never give up and good luck for PSLE English oral, to whoever that is reading this!
]]> 2021-08-11 06:47:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675131532 Daceo https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675139416 teamwork is an important asset because if we did not have teamwork we will not be here right now. in school teamwork is very important and we must persevere and strive for the better as we all have stress as we are in a pandemic and we must not just care about ourself and be selfish. Although we have our differences, we have to forgive and forget while putting our differences aside. I can still remember it was about 2 years ago I was going through a hard time and I felt very lonely and my grades were not so good but my friends wanted to help so they encouraged me and told me to persevere. I am very grateful for my friends because my friend got me through my hard time and we should never and in a team project we must have a lot of teamwork or else we can't get anything done and in competitions, we must always have sportsmanship ]]> 2021-08-11 06:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675139416 Daceo https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675147089 Family bonding is very important because u never know if when they will go. i still regret not bonding with my grandmother i used to only find her food amazing i still miss her as she is currently not with me anymore I really regret the things we could have done instead of treating her like an acquaintance by just saying hi and by i wish we could of at least don't some activities with her she was a great baker and i wish i could have done it with her i should never have taken anything for granted so family bonding is very important if i could go back in time i would of spent all my time with her
 ]]> 2021-08-11 07:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1675147089 LUCY😋 https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1676536606 Family bonding is really important as u will treasure those memories for all your life maybe even after life. My experience is when we went mini golfing with My family plus my oldest sisters boyfriend. It was really fun but everybody quit except me,Jack aka my sisters boyfriend and me Sasha. We all had a lot of fun.Well that’s my experience.]]> 2021-08-12 07:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1676536606 SasHA https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1676548633 I love making friends my favorite friend has been Evie
We always drew weird stuff together and made stupid jokes.I think she is one of the best friends I have ever made.When I met her I really wanted to be her friend.And even though she is in another country we still are in contact.Me and LUCY miss her a lot but we are not the type of peeps who just forget about some one 
OK IM DONE NOW BAIIII]]> 2021-08-12 07:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/rajimarafiq/6q6pp5x3zwo7ituc/wish/1676548633