Thursday, February 26, 2009
Rainbow in the school!
After many days of hot weather, we finally have rain. And after the rain, a rainbow made an appearance!!!It got all the teachers who were still in school at 6.30pm very excited. Me included.
Posted by 6H' blog at 4:54 PM
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Malaysia trip
Congratulations to the 15 pupils who are going to Malaysia....Posted by 6H' blog at 10:50 PM
Song
Song will be put up soon.However you don't like it don't ask me to change
ask Melissa not me
If I put the song it will be weird to hear christian song... hehe
Elsen
Posted by 6H' blog at 10:47 PM
Who is MUF???
Elsen here...MUF is me myself ELSEN.
I have purposely put myself MUF for a stupid reason and a reasonable reason
The stupid reason...
I am A Manchester United Fan (MUF) hehe
The reasonable reason....
I put myself MUF as I want to let you all know that you should put your name so we will know that it is you.
Take Erra as a example...
She put herself nes
NES?????
Who know??
Than I block her....
Than you cannot talk in Tagboard...
So if you want to put your shortcut name...
Introduce yourself in Forum so we will know..
May God blessed you,
Elsen
Posted by 6H' blog at 10:39 PM
Monday, February 23, 2009
Nouns
Nouns, nouns and nouns you hear then all the time but what are they. What are nouns? Nouns are like names. There are 4 types of nouns, common, proper, collective and abstract nouns. Common nouns are nouns that refer to something in a very general term. Cat, dog, car, fruits and humans, they are all called Common nouns. Proper nouns are nouns that refer to something in a very specific term, like Cashew road, Sam, Brigitte, Nissan GTR and Iphone. Collective nouns are nouns and a few more words and they describe a group of something. For example, a school of fishes and a cluster of stars. Abstract nouns are words like, sad, happy, angry and glad. They are words that describes feeling. After telling you all this, I have a question for you. Is the word 'noun' a noun? If it is, what type of noun is it.Posted by 6H' blog at 1:37 AM
Friday, February 20, 2009
KISSER
HOW TO BE A GOOD KISSER!!TIPS for Compo writing
K = Keep
I = It
S = Simple
S = Straight-forward
E = Engaging
R = Realistic
Done by Willeen
Posted by 6H' blog at 10:39 PM
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Mr Oaktree - Drawings
Posted by 6H' blog at 11:38 PM
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Animal Research - model pieces
Dear boys and girls,I have put up two of your friends' research - one on Panda and another on Humpback whales. Congratulations to Emmil and Bernard for their good effort. They scored full marks for this piece of work!
Posted by 6H' blog at 11:18 PM
Animal Research – The Giant Panda
IntroductionThe Giant Panda is a mammal classified in the bear family (Ursidae), native to central-western and southwestern China. The Giant Panda was previously thought to be a member of the Procyonidae (raccoon) family.
The Giant Panda is easily recognized by its large, distinctive black patches around the eyes, over the ears, and across its round body. It is about 1.2 - 1.5 meters in length and weighs 75 - 160 kg. Though belonging to the order Carnivora, the Giant Panda has a diet which is 99% bamboo. The Giant Panda may eat other foods such as honey, eggs, fish, yams, shrub leaves, oranges, and bananas when available.
Where they are found (Habitat)
The giant panda has been declining for thousands of years due to hunting by humans and climatic changes. Its populations originally extended throughout most of southern and eastern China, northern Myanmar, and northern Vietnam. In ancient China it was already considered rare! By 1900, it could only be found in one region: the Qinling Mountains and along the edge of the Tibetan plateau.
Giant pandas live in broadleaf and coniferous forests with a dense covering of bamboo, at elevations between 5,000 and 10,000 feet. They are found mostly in the bamboo forests in the mountains of central Peoples Republic of China, including the provinces of Gansu, Shaanxi, and Sichuan.
How many there were (The current Numbers)
The giant panda is listed as endangered in the World Conservation Union's (IUCN's) Red List of Threatened Animals. It is one of the most critically endangered species in the world. There are about 1,000 left in the wild. About 140 pandas live in zoos and breeding centers around the world, mostly in China.
The majority of the surviving (approximately 25) wild giant panda populations have fewer than 20 individuals.
What has led them to becoming endangered?
Some of the problems they face are natural, but some are caused by humans.
The major factors contributing to habitat loss and destruction — the most pressing threats to the giant panda — are:
• conversion of forests to agricultural areas,
• medicinal herb collection,
• bamboo harvesting,
• poaching, and
• large-scale development activities such as road construction, hydropower development, and mining.
Pandas do not have many offspring during their lifetime. Although the adults have few predators besides man, the cubs are very small and may be attacked by leopards.
Another problem is their diet. Bamboo grows in large patches, and different types of bamboo flower in different years. After it flowers, the bamboo dies back, leaving nothing behind to be eaten. Pandas must travel from one good patch to another to find food. Pandas have to travel to find new patches, and sometimes human-built villages are in the way as they move from patch to patch
What have been done to conserve them / what could be done to conserve them?
To save panda habitat, the Chinese government has set aside 12 nature preserves where bamboo flourishes and giant pandas are known to live. Fragile panda habitat are being protected from development by people and also from damage caused by cattle, sheep and goats as they graze on any emerging seedlings and trample the thin mountain soil.
Efforts are being made to introduce pandas to new areas not currently occupied by it in order to expand its habitat. Strips of land, called bamboo corridors, have been created to help pandas migrate or move from one area to another. This technique opens more habitats to pandas. When pandas move greater distances to find mates, they can spread their genes further in the population
A logging ban declared at the end of 1998 has put most panda habitat off-limits to commercial logging. Alternative forest uses that would be more ecologically friendly, such as commercial mushroom farming and ecotourism, are being evaluated.
Conclusion
Giant Pandas are important because they eat so much bamboo, there would never be an overgrowth. This helps to keep certain mountainous ecosystems balanced.
Giant pandas are also important because they are living things too, and they deserve to live on earth just as we humans do.
Society needs to start caring for our environment and the creatures that inhabit it. We could try to stop deforestation (one of the many reasons Giant Pandas are endangered). As a world of people united through our communities, we could all do our part to protest against pollution, over-development, and most of all poaching – all of which contributes and adds to the slow but steady decline of the Giant Panda.
A small gesture we as students could do is to either sponsor a panda or even adopt one! Such an act may seem small but goes a long way in saving our beloved adorable Giant Pandas!
We can also help in many other ways. For example, we could learn enough information about Giant Pandas so that we can come up with our own ways to help. We can also use that knowledge to convince other people to help save these magnificent animals. Finally, we can communicate with higher authorities to persuade them to do something to help these gracious animals. Perhaps persuade the school into creating a community school fund to go to the conservation of this beautiful animal.
Did you know?
• Pandas have excellent night vision?
• They also have very powerful legs to help kick down bamboo trees
• They have a highly developed sense of smell that males use to avoid each other and to find females for mating in the spring.
• Panda cubs are born all white and their world-renowned colours are developed later as they grow older.
• Pandas are often seen eating in a relaxed sitting posture, with their hind legs stretched out before them.
• They may appear inactive, but they are skilled tree-climbers and efficient swimmers.
References
http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/ailumela.htm
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/giant-panda.html
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/studshow/pinegrovems/samanthabkatlinb/giant_pandas.htm
http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/panda/37997.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Panda
http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/species/about_species/species_factsheets/giant_panda/problems/
http://www.thewildones.org/Animals/panda.html
Done by Emmil Ong Si Ming
Posted by 6H' blog at 11:16 PM
Animal Research - Humpback Whale
IntroductionThe humpback whale is a Baleen whale. One of the larger rorqual species, adults range in length from 12–16 metres and weighs approximately 36,000 kilograms. The humpback whale has a distinctive body shape, with unusually long pectoral fins and a knobbly head. It is an acrobatic animal, often breaching and slapping the water. Males produce a complex whale song, which lasts for 10 to 20 minutes and is repeated for hours at a time. The purpose of the song is not yet clear, although it appears to have a role in mating.
Habitat
Found in oceans and seas around the world, humpback whales typically migrate up to 25,000 kilometres each year. Humpback whales feed only in summer, in polar waters, and migrate to tropical or sub-tropical waters to breed and give birth during the winter. During the winter, humpback whales fast and live off their fat reserves.
How many there are and what has led them to becoming extinct
Due to over-hunting, its population fell by an estimated 90% before a whaling moratorium was introduced in 1966. Stocks of the species have since partially recovered; however, entanglement in fishing gear, collisions with
ships, and noise pollution also remain concerns. There are at least 80,000 Humpback Whales worldwide.
How are they protected and what should be done to protect them
At the Marine Mammal Center, Humpback whales have been observed. Probably the most famous humpback whale is "Humphrey," who was rescued twice by The Marine Mammal Center and other concerned groups. The first rescue was in 1985, when he swam into San Francisco Bay and then up the Sacramento River. To conserve the population of such endangered animals, the government should put a stop for the hunting of the animals. The marine mammal center can help them to reproduce their young before sending them back to the sea.
Conclusion
If efforts had put in to save the Humpback whales, they will survive and continue to improve the ecosystem.
Bernard Soon Pri 6H
Source from : www.wikepedia.com, www.tmmc.org
Posted by 6H' blog at 11:14 PM
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Find me a PERFECT FACE
Find me a Perfect Face...As mentioned in class, you are to find a poster of the most beautiful man/woman (exluding Miss Goh, no matter how much you like me) to class. A4 size or giant size. Black and white, or coloured.
Get ready and bring next week.
We are going to find out what makes him/her/me so beautiful.
Discover the fun in Mathematics and in Nature...
Posted by 6H' blog at 9:09 PM
The Golden Mean / Golden Ratio
Everyone, I talked about the Golden Ratio in class - how things can be measured using a standard ratio. Go watch the slideshow... It may be a little difficult, but don't worry. I will be talking about this in class.Bring your measuring tapes and strings!! We are going to measure stuff!!!
By the way, if you have LARGE posters of any idols (e.g. Britney Spears or Justin Timberlake, or Jay Chou...), bring them..... We are going to determine if they truly are beautiful people... Of course, they cannot be more beautiful than me.....
Posted by 6H' blog at 2:17 AM
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Golden Mean
Check out this SlideShare Presentation:Posted by 6H' blog at 10:01 PM
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Dear 6H,Saturday's newspapers reported on Bear Farming in Chengdu, China. Cut it out and read it. It is what we have been talking about in class.
For those who do not have Straits Times at home, I managed to save a copy here, but I cannot save the pictures. Please put your comments on the article in Forum.
Feb 7, 2009
Bears rescued from bile farms
CHENGDU (China) - A DOZEN Asiatic black bears, malnourished and diseased from years spent on abusive bile-harvesting farms in southwest China, were recovering on Saturday after being handed over to an animal charity group.
The Hong Kong-based Animals Asia Foundation took in the bears from state-approved farms in Sichuan province where holes were cut in their abdomens so that their bile could drip out to be harvested and used in Chinese traditional medicine.
Such bear farming is legal in China but the bears came from farms that violated regulations by mistreating the animals, the group says. Thirteen bears were handed over by the Sichuan Forestry Protection Department on Friday but one was put to death because it was so ill, apparently from late-stage liver cancer.
China started allowing bear bile farming in the 1980s, saying it would protect wild Asiatic black bears by satisfying the market for bile with farmed products, according to Animals Asia. But the lack of reliable population data on black bears makes it difficult to evaluate whether it has been successful, the group said.
Wild bears are still poached because wild bile is believed to be better than farmed bile, it said.
Asiatic black bears are also known as moon bears because of a crescent shaped marking on their chests. An estimated 7,000 bears are kept in China's 247 bile-harvesting farms, according to government estimates, but Animals Asia believes the number could be as high as 10,000.
The approved means of bile collection in China is through a permanent hole put in a bear's abdomen known as the 'free drip' method.
Animals Asia says this still causes pain and the slow death of bears. But more painful methods ranging from inserting metal catheters and rubber tubes into the bears' abdomens, which have been banned by the government, are still believed to be used in China.
The latest bears were handed over to Animals Asia under an agreement made in 2000 with the government to receive sick bears from state and illegal farms. The bears were sent to the foundation's Moon Bear Rescue Center outside Chengdu, which has handled 260 freed bears since the agreement was signed.
The latest freed bears had a host of illnesses from blindness to liver tumors, the group said. Some had ringworm around their faces and rocked from side to side biting their cage bars.
'Most of the bears that arrived today had scars and wounds on their heads as a result of repetitive bar-rubbing during their years on the farm. In short, they are cage-crazy,' said Jill Robinson, founder and chief executive of Animals Asia.
The bears were given fruit mash before being taken away for a months-long rehabilitation program, which includes health checks, medical treatment and living in recovery cages under quarantine. Of the 260 bears the center has treated, 77 have died. -- AP
Posted by 6H' blog at 9:50 PM
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Learning Log – Reported speech
Eg: Mary asked,” Tom, are you going home?”Mary asked Tom if he was going home.
· Yes/No – if
· Subject always comes before verb
Eg: Mary asked Tom,” Did you go home yesterday?”
Mary asked Tom if he had gone home the previous day.”
· Did = past tense – past perfect tense
Eg: Mary asked Tom,” When did you come home?”
Mary asked Tom when he had gone home.
Done by:
Huang Kaiwen
Posted by 6H' blog at 4:07 AM
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Clarifications on Animal Research
Dear 6H,Some of you are emailing me the wrong format.
Please make sure you are writing an information report based on the headings given in the worksheet. Refer to how an information report is written in the Textbook.
Cheers,
Miss Goh
Posted by 6H' blog at 10:31 PM
Learning Log : Division Of Fractions
1. Change divide to times (x)2. Inverse the second quantity.
Eg 1. 5 divided by 1\10
= 5 x 10\1
= 50
Eg 2. 1\10 divided by 5
=1\10 divided by 1\5
=1\50
( \ is the same as divide)
Done By:Sia Xiu Ming
Posted by 6H' blog at 10:14 PM
Learning Log : Age Problem
Susan is 12 years old now. Her mother is 37 years old.What is the difference in their age ? 25
In 10 years time , Susan would be 22 years old.
In 10 years time, her mother would be 47 years old.
The age difference is still 25.
1. Age difference is always the same .
2.Always compare ages at the same point in time.
Done by Melissa Neong
Posted by 6H' blog at 5:23 AM
Instructions on Animal Research
Instructions on Animal Research1.Select an animal of your interest.
http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
E.g. Tucan, Moon Bear, Anaconda
2.Do not copy wholesale. That is plagiarism (illegal use of others’ work).
•Pick out what you need.
•Group information according to the headings given as shown in the class worksheet.
3. Type it out on Word Document
•Comic Sans, Font size 16
•Print it out OR send email to Miss Goh
•Copy and paste a picture of your animal
4. Acknowledgements
•Give credit to the websites where you source for the information.
•Write down the websites / web pages:
E.g. http://www.kidsplanet.org/factsheets/map.html
5. Write in report format
•Paragraphs with headings
•Complete sentences
•Use T.A.P.S. to check your work
6. Rubrics
•Marks awarded based on rubrics
Deadline : Friday, 6th Feb.
For more information, pay attention to Miss Goh's lesson on Wednesday!
Posted by 6H' blog at 1:57 AM
Monday, February 2, 2009
Posting
Dear 6H students,Some of the entry in January are taken away and put into another link as there is too much entries already.
Exp: Reading Club- 1
Scroll downwards to Archives then click on January 2009.
Then you will see all the entries publish on January
Elsen
Posted by 6H' blog at 3:27 AM
Shark Fin Soup
Shark Fin SoupThe purpose of this written article is to inform everybody , including those who did not eat shark fins soup about dwindling numbers of sharks because Asians are eating shark fins soup . The main idea is about shark conservation , extinction an Mankind’s survival . Sharks are only killed for fins to create shark fins soup . The fins are the main body part , to balance the shark itself . 100 million of sharks are killed each year for their fins . If too many sharks are killed , the ECO System will go haywire and unstablised as sharks are the to predators . If the sharks die , other fish will be affected . Oceans provide 80% of our oxygen . So , if sharks die , it will also effect Man’s life and soon we will also die . I can conclude that we should not killed too many sharks for their fins and meat , if not it will be extinct . The writer is assuming in this article that only Asians eat shark fins . However other countries like America are eating shark meat . We take for granted that Governments in Asia are not doing anything to save the sharks , but countries like Singapore , Japan and Korea have laws against shark fishing . The point of view we are looking from are Mr Shark’s and the conservationist’s points of view . If I were the boss of the shark fin soup company , I would lose business and might have to close down . If I were the sharks , I would be able to survive and live in the Ocean and continue to be the Top Predator ! ( Tuna , watch out ! )
Done by :
Tan Wei Ling