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Bedok View Secondary School Lighthouse News FOR THE LOVE OF WORD BV Events . Secondary 2 Project Work 2 . Chingay Parade 2 . IgNITE Science Challenge 4 Story Time Editor’s Note . Unbake a Cake 5 Welcome, Bedok View! We are proud to present you with . The Three Words 7 our 3rd edition! Are you starting to look forward to every May . My Greatest Achievement 9 and October for our issues? Don’t worry, we won’t disappoint! Inspiration Corner In this edition, you won’t find a guide to the 10 places to get inspired but this is definitely one really great place to find . I Believe 10 some inspiration (tricked you there!). So, wait no longer. Read . Count Your Blessings 11 on to be at times amused, at others scared. We will tickle you . Famous Failures 12 silly and keep you positively occupied. Before you know it, Book Lounge 13 your command of English would have also improved, so long Movie Mania 14 as you continue to read. Stress Busters 15 Don’t forget to also write in. 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Secondary 2 Project Work Visit to Bedok Reservoir By Mr Syed Alwi and Ms June Cheah This year as part of our Project Work module for Secondary 2 Express and Normal Academic students, we continued our collaboration with the Singapore Environment Council under PUB's Active, Beautiful, Clean (ABC) Waters Programme so as to introduce our Secondary 2 students to water conservation in an authentic setting. Our students went on a learning trail at Bedok Reservoir, learnt from experts in the field, and transferred their learning by undertaking water conservation efforts of their own. During the learning trail to Bedok Reservoir on 12th February, 240 of our Secondary 2 students were introduced by facilitators from the ABC programme to the flora and fauna of the area, listened to talks about water conservation and tested the reservoir water to get hands-on experience as to what water quality tests entail. While it was a tiring experience, the students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and took back what they had learnt to continue with their own water conservation efforts. This is definitely a popular programme that went down well with the students. CHINGAY PARADE 2014 By Pakawat Maneechaemsai (President of Student Council, 2013 – 2014, 4E3) “Chingay Chingay, we are one!” Chingay Parade 2014 was a blast! Even though I had attended the Chingay Parade in 2013, I decided to join a group of our schoolmates consisting of international students, Service Learning Club members and our Red Dot Ambassadors to attend the fasinating show on a warm Saturday afternoon. Our teachers, Mrs Lee Chuen Seng and Miss Tan Yok Siew, accompanied us and enjoyed themselves tremendously. Most of us had at best only heard about the parade but did not really know what it was all about. However, we were thrilled after the show! The parade was amazing and we learnt more about the various ethnic cultures in Singapore through the visually stimulating performances. The international students also enjoyed themselves and at the same time we learnt more about Singapore’s unique cultures and the vibrancy of the people in bringing their message across to the audience. One of the best parts of the show was the spectacular fireworks that lit the night sky, flashing a kaleidoscope of colours and designs. We were left jumping and dancing happily on the giant stand with thousands of students from other schools. We also bonded as one despite our different backgrounds and where we came from. The finale was a very touching one when all the participating organizations and constituencies proudly displayed their collaborative work of “One People One Nation” embroidered craftwork. It was definitely an experience we won’t easily forget. I am sure that given a chance to attend again, we will surely grab it! Comments on Chingay Parade by student-audience: “Initially, I hesitated to go. I thought it would be a boring event. However, the parade was awesome! I realized that the performers were of a wide variety of ages. Hence, it must have been difficult for them to meet up for rehearsals. I could see that they have put in many special effects and also great thought in decorating their floats. Although some of them are not professional performers, they gave their audience the best performance they could muster. Chingay really inspired me.” - Sarah Zhao Nai Lin (international student – 4E3) “I enjoyed the Chingay Parade very much as it was a wonderful experience. I would go again if I could. I would encourage everyone to go as it is a memorable experience, especially if you go with a group of friends, such as the Red Dot Ambassadors.” - Arjan Singh (RDA member – 2N6) “I think that going to the Chingay Parade has enlightened me about Singapore. It has shown me how every race works together to further develop Singapore.” – Phukan Anchana (international student and Service Learning Club member – 2N6) IgNITE Science Challenge Preliminary 2014 By Ms Wong Wei Leen & Ms Jasmine Lian Our 2NT and 3NT Bedok Viewians participated in the IgNITE Science Challenge Preliminary 2014 on 17th April organised by the ITE College East. Bubbling with enthusiasm, the teams engaged their head, heart and hands in these respective categories: Chemistack: a computer gaming competition where students needed to form elements and compounds within each turn of 60 seconds. iDigix: a Microsoft Excel Proficiency Competition. Keep Kool: designing a sculpture with waste copper tubes based on the theme: Sustainability with a write-up. Sportalicious: creating a unique Sporty Drink. INKpressive: extracting natural dyes from vegetable and fruits to create colour tones to form a poster. It was a tough competition, with many strong competitors. Yet, two Secondary 2 teams emerged as Category Winners in Inkpressive and Sporticlious. One Secondary 3 team qualified for the Finals in the Chemistack. Thank you to our Science Teachers, Mr Won Wee Son, Mr Lee Khai Yin, Ms Jasmine Lian and Ms Norfarizan for guiding our students in this & educational journey! to the following teams: Finalists Chemistack team: Lim Chye Lai, Jim Ang Wei Rong, Calvin Lim Boon Heng Category Prize Winners: Most Captivate INKpressive team: Vanessa Ang Kai Lin, Mustaqiim B Buduk, Amr Ramlan Category Prize Winners: Most Attractive Sportalicious team: Clara Koo Ri Ting, Nicole Zheng WenYan, Abdul Hanan B Mohamad Yazid Unbake a Cake By Zeha Bte Hassim (2E1) Ivan says the stupidest things eyes. friends and well wishers, gathering sometimes. I had socked him four “Yep,” he says without together for a celebration. times today just because of his big, hesitation. “Come, come, come,” my Mom idiotic mouth. When he started I look over my shoulder. Ivan is calls, pulling the crowd into the teasing me by telling me that the back at playing with one of my toy dining room. The table is decked world actually worked backwards, cars, bashing it into the legs of my out in decorations and they sit me that was the last straw. That was favourite doll. Again, I have to fight at the front, slapping a silly hat on also how I ended up sitting in the the anger. I don’t think I can my head. They all clap and fret over corner for time out. squeeze my fists any tighter. me. “But Mom…” I whine, protesting “And everybody walks What can I say? It’s a great party. against my mom’s punishment. backward?” I ask him. There are gifts. There is laughter. Mom’s head pops out of the Ivan stops playing. I can hear There is happiness, joy and kitchen’s door, cutting me off him rustling around and then everything that I love. I wouldn’t before I can even spit out my next getting closer. I look over my trade it for the world, but there is sentence. shoulder once again and he is one thing I am looking forward to. “Not another peep from you, kneeling beside me. One thing I can’t wait to do. I Kay. I mean it. You have been “They do everything squirm in anticipation throughout bickering all afternoon with your backwards,” he says confidently. the party, eager to pass it all up and cousin. I’ve had enough squabbling “Really?” fast-forward to Mom’s promise. from you guys.” “They brush their teeth Finally, as everyone leaves, and I fold my arms and pout sulkily, backwards. They clean their houses the house is once again quiet, my staring at the dull and pale yellow backwards. They even fart Mom calls me into the kitchen. I try wall. Stupid Ivan. I try to hold back backwards.” to hide my excitement, to act a tear. My nose, however, runs, and I giggle at that, forgetting about grown up and ready to handle the I catch myself sniffling. I can hear my anger. I wipe my eyes again and responsibility, the way Mom has him chuckling under his breath look up.