Reflections on Term 2 (by Wilbert)

I did well in Term 2. Even though my marks dropped a little in Maths, I met my target for English which is 80 marks and above. My Science score is not too shabby either. During this term, I sat with Alina. She is kind but we rarely talked and I don't really know her that much. For some reason, she called me 'annoying' but I think I was just being sociable. Other than that, we got along just fine.

Holiday Reflections

During the school holidays, I had a lot of fun. I spent most of the time playing and drawing. I also did some revision, especially on Maths as it is my weakest subject. I tried to relax but knowing that the PSLE is just around the corner, I simply can't.

There were many birthday celebrations. I was invited to Mavis' birthday party which was on 11 June but I couldn't go on that day so I gave her a birthday gift on the 10th. My sister had her birthday party on 8 June and my family went to 'Seoul Garden', an eat-all-you-can restaurant, for dinner. My mother had her birthday on 14 June but the party was delayed. We went to 'Taste of Thailand' to celebrate the occasion. On 25 June, we went to Sentosa with my uncle and aunt and their baby. We went to the 'Sentosa Luge and Skyride'. My father, sister, uncle and I tried the 'ride'. The Luge is a sled-like car system. We can easily control the speed by pushing a pair of handlebars back and forth. It was a ride downhill and I enjoyed it very much. But during the ride, my hand felt numb and my grip started to loosen so I went down at a fast speed and almost crashed into someone. Fortunately, I instinctively pulled back the handlebars which act as brakes to stop the Luge. After that, we boarded this 'ski-lift' to take us back to the starting point. My sister kept saying "Why did the ski-lift stop?" suddenly and made me frightened as we were very high. I am grateful to my parents for making my holidays fun.

Holiday Reflections (by Wei Xin)

My family went to Australia on 11 June. I was thrilled. We arrived at Brisbane after a an eight-hour flight. It was really cold there even though it was only the first month of winter. My father rented a car and drove us to the hotel. When we reached the hotel, we saw that there was an outdoor ice rink opposite the hotel. My brother asked my parents if we could go ice skating and they agreed. It was the first time that I did ice skating outdoor. I lost my balance and fell a few times. My clothes were wet and it was freezing cold.

The next day,we went to Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. There were a lot of kangaroos and we bought two packets of food to feed them. Some of them were sleeping while some were just lying around or playing with each other. I fed the kangaroos and got their saliva all over my palm... it felt really gross. I also cuddled a koala and took some photos. It felt just like a teddy bear with a coat of thick fur and sharp claws and its grip was really tight.

After spending two days in Brisbane, my father drove us to Gold Coast. We went to Dreamworld and SeaWorld. There were a lot of roller coaster rides. The one that I had the most fun on was the Jet Rescue in SeaWorld. Another exciting activity was the high elements. There was three floors with different challenges. It was windy and my legs were stiff, but I managed to finish all the levels. I also saw kangaroos with its joeys in their pouches. They looked really adorable.

What I love most was AVPX. It is created according to the movie Alien Vs Predator. We went into a big, dark room and put on suits with a gun attached to it. It has lights on our shoulders and the front and back of the suit. Then we were separated into two teams. One of the teams represents the humans infected by aliens while the other team represents the humans. The human team is supposed to shoot the other team and the 'queen alien' and the 'eggs', in order to score points, while the other team is to protect the 'queen alien' and the 'eggs'.

After spending three days in Gold Coast, my father drove us to Sydney which took 14 hours. On the way to Sydney, we encountered a kangaroo which was about 6 feet tall. We also saw a rabbit crossing the road.

Finally, we arrived at Sydney after a long drive. We went on a buffet cruise at Darling Harbour and we met a couple. We talked to them and exchanged emails. Then only we found out that the lady is actually a successful pianist in the US. We met up with my mother's sister and brother.They took us to Blue Mountain, Sydney Fish Market, Sydney Opera House, Watsons Bay, Bondi Beach,and some other places.

I really had a lot of fun in Australia and I am so glad that I could meet up with my uncle and aunt whom I have not seen for years. I love the people as they are very friendly and the amazing views in Australia. I hope that I can go there for a vacation again.

Reflections on Term 2 (by Kelly)

Term 2 was a wonderful term. The Sports Day was like a battle between the classes. I participated in the 200-metre race and one of the relay races. I came in last in the 200-metre race and I think that's because my stamina was not as good as the other competitors'. As for the relay race, my team came in 2nd, probably thanks to Dzaki. Overall, our class lost to 6B by the smallest of margins. We lost and it probably meant that we had to brush up on what we were not so good at. The main thing is not about winning. It is to bring the classes together.

Personal Reflections

All this time that I am studying in Endeavour Primary, I have been hanging out with my best friends, Odelia, Vanessa, Leona, Sabrina and Sarah. They usually help me in my school work. During recess, we spend time together, sometimes even playing 'catching'. Time flies and the P.S.L.E is looming. Our teachers always tell us to start studying hard from the start of the year but we always think we have lots of time. It's weird that when we think of the future, we think time goes so slowly; but then we think of the past, time seems to have passed so quickly. This is an important year and we have to study very hard to go into our dream school. We should give it our best shot. It is not like shooting a movie and the director is able to re-take the shoot again when there is a careless mistake. In an examination, once the paper is handed in, we can't change the answers on the paper even if we realise our mistakes. PSLE can be a nightmare or a sweet dream. It can be a nightmare when you fear failing and it can be a sweet dream when you think of entering your dream school. PSLE is a important examination, and we cannot be careless or be lazy during this period of time.

Reflections on Term 2 (by Shawn Pang)

In Term 2, there were lots of exciting activities. One of them I enjoyed was graffiti art. First, the instructor showed us some pictures of graffiti art and I think it was beautiful. She gave us each a paper to draw our own name or nickname. I showed the instructor my drawing and she said that I needed to do a little sketches, some overlapping, and add some pictures and patterns to the words. We also practised drawing graffiti letters. In the fourth lesson, we drew the words of our school values. There were 8 groups so each pair of words is divided by 3 for each group.

Another exciting activity was the sports carnival. I arrived at school early. Desmond, Sherman and I helped Mr Chew to distribute drinks and bread to the classes. We also helped to carry the equipment to Woodlands Stadium, so we left the school earlier. At about 8.30 a.m., the primary 4 to 6 pupils came and they sat on the steps at the stand. The sports carnival started. The pupils were cheering loudly for their classes. I was in the 200-metre race. I started off well and was third in position but, while making the turn, someone overtook me and I was 4th at the end of the race. I was sad that i did not win a medal. I wish that we can have another sports day after the year-end examination.

I also had lots of fun lessons. Besides the art lessons on graffiti art, I enjoyed our computer lab lessons when we did our assignments and sometimes played English games from our class blog. I also had fun in the English remedial lessons. We did practice papers and Mrs Tay said funny things that made us laugh. I enjoyed the lessons in small groups as they helped me improve in SA1. I hope that there will be more fun lessons in Term 3.