Letter Of Complaint

21st April 2010

Mrs Saraspathy Menon
Chong Boon Secondary School
Principal

Dear Mrs Menon

UNPLEASANT INCIDENTS AT THE SCHOOL LIBRARY

My friends and I have been going to the school library to do some self-study. However, while we were studying, there were a few incidents which took place and we are unhappy about it. I am writing to inform you about these incidents and I hope that you will take actions against it so that the library can be a conducive environment for us to study.

A group of boys were rude to the librarian. They scolded vulgarities at the librarian because they were unhappy when the librarian asked them to keep quiet. One of the boys even scolded unpleasant words in Mandarin at the librarian. The librarian was very mad and threatened to report this group of boys to the discipline master. The boys became abusive and even challenged the librarian to report them. I suggest that such behaviors ought to be punished and taken action upon.

Some students did not follow rules. They sneaked in food and drinks into the library. In addition, they even spilled sweet drinks on the study tables! The tables became sticky and attracted many ants too. It was impossible to study there. I hope that you would make sure that the pupils observed cleanliness in the library.

There was a boy who wore his PE attire into the library. He was soaked in perspiration. This is not good for him as he may catch a cold and there will also be an unpleasant smell and the people in the library would have to bear with the smell. I feel that students should not be allowed to go in to the library in PE attire until they change back to their uniform.

A group of students played games on the computer for a very long time. This is unfair because less privileged students do not have internet at home. They also need to do their projects and if they do not get a chance to use the computers, they would not be able to complete their projects on time. I think that there should be a limited time for each user and there should be no gaming allowed.

Libraries are meant to be conducive environments for us. I hope that you would take some actions against these rowdy and selfish students.

Yours truly,
Agnes Sooi
Respect 2

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P.E.E.L. on Watermelon

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Watermelons are healthy fruits for us and has many uses. Watermelons are juicy, sweet and the interior flesh usually pink, but sometimes orange, yellow, red. It is rich in energy, carbohydrates, protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin B6 and Vitamin C. Lastly, watermelons and other fruits ought to be eaten often so as to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

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International Friendship Day

Secondary 2 - Our School.
Questions:
- What are the relationships that are important to you within the school context?
The environment and I, as it concerns me too, especially in a green school. It is important to keep the environment clean as it would make the school a better place.


- What do you know about the history of your school/CCA?
About my school, I know that the school began in 1994 and till now, it has a history of 16 years. It may not be a very long history but the school has managed to clinch the niche award for environment. That is something to be proud of as we are 1 of the 2 schools in Singapore to have the award. The school vision, ‘A Thinking & Gracious Citizen’, was formulated in 2000. In March 2002, the school's Core Values: Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Dedication to the Nation and Excellence (PRIDE) were formulated.


- Share a story about your school/CCA. It can be funny ones, successful ones and difficult ones.
Last year I had my first growth camp in Chong Boon Secondary. I enjoyed the times I spent with my friends at the Dairy Farm for the camp. However, there were some really hard obstacles that were necessary for me to conquer. For example, I have acrophobia - scared of heights. And it happened that there were many physical activities which required us to climb to a high level. I played the abseiling and to say, I was really scared when climbing up the stairs as it was 5 levels high! There were even holes in between the stairs, and for a person like me, I would hallucinate and think that I would actually fall all the way down and die. However, my friend held on to my hand and we went up together. Soon, we went down and we completed the activity. I was really happy as at first, I thought that couldn't possibly have any guts to do it. But thanks to my friend's encouragement, I succeeded!


- Have the stories you heard from your classmates changed the way you view/feel about your school?
Yes. At first, I felt that this school was not as good as some other schools compared to Anderson. However, my friend told me that in this school, there were many team building activities which helps us to improve our relationship with each other. I felt that it was really useful as it can help us to co-operate better with group mates.

Sports Fiesta

9 April, 2010.
It was unexpected, this year's Sports Fiesta seemed to be really early. Last year, I could recall that it was held at the later part of the year. Like last year, it was held at Serangoon Stadium.

Zihui and I met up and went there. Then, all of us were called to the huge grass patch to take attendance. Later, we were divided into our house groups. I was in Aeros. Xueqi, Cherie, Mingaik, Hongtao, Sihui and I were from the same house too. We cheered for our fellow house teammates.

We watched the competitors compete with all their strength and I felt that even if they did not win any prize, I guess they would be contented as they tried their best.
After all the results were compiled, it was shown that Pyros was first, followed by Hydros, Aeros, Voltus and then Terrus.

I was really happy for my house as we got 3rd place. This is because most of us thought that we were most likely going to be 4th or 5th place. Apparently, the competitive competitors proved us wrong!

I look forward to next year's Sports Fiesta, and I hope that Aeros would win the 1st place next year! :)

Annual Cross Country

9 April, 2010.
Its Chong Boon Secondary's Annual Cross Country! There were no lessons and all Chongboonites were to report at Macritchie Reservoir.

All of us assembled at the huge tree and waited for the teachers to take our attendance. After we sang the National Anthem, my class and the Secondary 2 pupils went to Lim Bo Seng's tomb. Miss Sasi briefly explained to us how Lim Bo Seng's contributions to Singapore was deeply remembered by the new generations.

I did not take part in the competition but shortly after, my category, the Lower Secondary girls, began to run. It was kind of relaxing at the first moment when my friend, Roushyuan and I ran. But after running quite a distance, I began to pant. Thus, we walked briskly.

Halfway through the race, I was really thirsty and I was glad that there was a teacher stationed at one point with a water bottle. Thankfully, the female teacher offered to let me have a sip. Roushyuan and I then continued to run, but I was getting really tired. We stopped alot of times and walk because of me!

I felt like a burden to Roushyuan as she would have completed the race sooner if she didn't run with me. I apologized to her umpteen times but she said she didn't mind. I was grateful for that, as running alone in the forest would be rather lonely and scary.

When we were reaching the ending point, down the slope, Roushyuan and I ran at our fastest speed no matter how tired we were. It was just a kind of feeling then encouraged us to speed up and end the race. The feeling was good!

After we ended the race, we went to buy drinks. Awhile later, it was the prize presentation! I was glad and happy for my classmates and some of them got to the top 10 like Visnu, whom was first and Jenarth, tenth.

After this year's cross country, it inspired me to have the "never say die" attitude.
This year's cross country was fun! :)