Vouchers are here!

We would like to congratulate those who have managed to finish the magazines in time and handed them with the template. See you again next year!

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Talk to the hand!

What can you say about flora and fauna? The Year 3 students came out with many words related to these two.

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Tree.

The tree is important to our lives. It gives oxygen for us to breathe. The leaves make food from the sunlight. The roots help to make sure that the tree does not fall. There are big trees and small trees.

What is the difference between a tree trunk and a stem?

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Send your greetings!

Nowadays, people use technology to send festive wishes to their friends and family. We can hardly see people sending the real cards today. However, if some of you managed to send one, that is considered a good effort!

In conjunction with the Eid and the Merdeka celebration, I would like to invite the readers to send your wishes through the comments below. Let's see how many wishes we can get through this blog!

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Riddles, riddles...

Do you have any riddles on occupation you would like to share? Let's post the riddle in the comment below! We can try and get others to answer them. I will start with my own riddles. Guess what is the occupation: I use a ladder I climb on buildings Whenever I see bright lights or smoke Who am I?

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Congratulations!

I guess I am a little late for this. But better late than never! We would like to congratulate all the students who achieved 5 and 6 As for their mid term examination. Meanwhile, I would like to personally congratulate Shah Fahad for getting 100% for English Language Examination. Finally someone accepted my challenge!

Photo by En Ishak

The Phase 2 examination will be focused on both Fun Times and Working People. Have fun!

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a, an, the

Today, 3 Gemilang learned about articles a, an and the. Article is an adjective. So, it changes the noun. What is the difference between a/an and the? a/an is used to tell something that is not specific.

 For example, Umairah is a doctor. Meanwhile, the is to talk about something specific.

 For example, The doctor is Umairah.

 Let's try another one. Let's read a book! - which means you can pick any book you like.

  Let's read the book! -which means you have the specific book in mind, like Spiderman, Ben10 etc.

 What about a and an? Why are they different?

  an - is for any noun that starts from the letter a,e,i,o,or u


a - is for any noun that starts from anything but the letter a,e,i and u Try it yourself! Here is a test for you: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/a_the.htm 

Reference: Purdue OWL http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/540/01/

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Rapuzel: Comic scene

During our final days of school, students of 3 Cemerlang were asked to create a dialogue based on a few pictures given. Each person received one picture showing different situation. When all the situations were combined, it would create 4 columns showing a scene from the story. These pictures were randomly selected and combined. Now look at how the story went:

These were the creative writers and artists selected for the comic:

Column 1
Artist: Megat
Writer: Umar

Column 2
Artist: Khidr
Writer: Khidr

Column 3
Artist: Sakinah
Writer: Faiz Chan

Column 4
Artist: I'zzety
Writer: I'zzety


This is the original scene from the movie:



What do you think of the story?

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Response to "On Borrowed Time"

Here is the video response to our short film. The footage were taken in both 3 Cemerlang and 3 Progresif. Enjoy.


What can you do to protect your forest?

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Ending the rainforest project

Before the school ends, students of 3 Cemerlang and 3 Progresif had involved extensively in the rainforest project. This is part of the Year 3 syllabus. I would like to thank all the students who participated in the project. I will edit our work to be posted as a response to the "On Borrowed Time" short film. In the meantime, if you are around Ampang after the holiday, come to the Taman Warisan celebration in Taman Rimba Ampang this Saturday (19 November 2011). There will be a lot of fun-filled activities such as face painting and nature craft. And most importantly, admission is free! Have a look at the poster.

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Environmental project

Students of 3 Cemerlang were given the opportunity to find ways to protect the forest. They became the rangers and created walls and other miscellaneous items to protect the Ampang Rainforest.

Planning

Thinking of where to put the guard houses

"Can I put helicopters too?"

What can you do to save the forest around your neighbourhood?

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On borrowed time

Students of 3 Cemerlang, 3 Iltizam and 3 Progresif were given a lesson on environment today. They were shown some videos on the rainforest and endangered species. This was based on a Year 3 topic of Flora and Fauna. 3 Progresif were given extra worksheets to guide them with the topic.

Here is the original short film shown just now, entitled "On Borrowed Time". It was produced by WWF Malaysia.



What do you think about the story? You can use these questions to help you:

1. Do you think the poachers are doing the right thing?
2. How can the animals become endangered?
3. Will the animals survive in the future, or will they be extinct?
4. Do you think we are helping these animals? Why?
5. Can you help to fight against these illegal poachers? How?

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Word game.

Last Friday, students were given the opportunity to create as many words as they can from one single word.

3 Iltizam were asked to write as many words from the word extraordinary, transformers and congratulations. Meanwhile, 3 Cemerlang were given a number of words as well to finish the task.

Here is a list of the total number of words that students from both classes managed to come up with.

3 Cemerlang (based on 7 words written on the board):
1. Aishah - 99 words
2. Aina Syahirah - 99 words
3. Syed Muhajir - 45 words
4. Haqim and Aqmal - 23 words
5. Nadine - 20 words
6. Rania - 20 words

3 Iltizam (based on 3 words written on the board):
1. Syamir - 24 words
2. Danish Afiq - 22 words
3. Amirun - 14 words
4. Afiqah - 5 words

Congratulations to the students.



How many words can you come up with from extraordinary, transformers and congratulations?

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NiE StarMag: Big day for students!

Today, our 3 Cemerlang students received a voucher from Pizza Hut for their tremendous effort of creating a magazine for the StarMag competition. Students who only produced a magazine would receive a Personal Pan Pizza each. Meanwhile, students who created a video about the magazine would receive a regular pan pizza each.

Formula 2

Genius

One Piece

Supra

Water Lily

Secret Diary

Club Penguin

Diamond Castle

Insya Allah I would like to invite all of the students to participate for the next year's competition, if there is one.

What do you think of the rewards?

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Picture story: The conquerer and Mr Sheep

The conquerer
by Iftiqar (3 Cemerlang)

One day I sleep on my pillow. This pillow has the best dream. I dream I am a captain of a ship. I embark Portuguese ship. I want to go to Malacca with this ship. On the journey I fight with Spanish ship, Italian ship, and French ship. Suddenly I reach Malacca. I rule the country.

Teacher's comment:
Weird dream indeed. However, you have made a good job in telling your story. Maybe you will become a better ruler than the Portuguese?


Mr Sheep
by Ines

One day I was sleeping. And then, I was dreaming. There was a sheep. They called him Mr Sheep. Mr Sheep loved to ride his aeroplane. It was his hobby. So he flew away. We did not know where he was going. He was going to Australia to receive a blue packet. So the next day he took the blue packet. So he went home to the village. Everyone was so happy! Suddenly the King arrived. He wanted Mr Sheep to become the Prime Minister. The End.

Teacher's comment:
Hurm... I wonder what is inside the blue packet. It must be something that all the villagers like. Anyway, good job!

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Picture story: Harry and me, Mr and Mrs Bunny

Yesterday the students were asked to come up with a story based on 2 pictures given by their teacher. The pictures showed an aeroplane and a jet. Here are some of the stories that might interest you:

Harry and me

by Ariff Aiman (3 Cemerlang)

I sleep in jet. The jet is blue in colour. I sleep on a pillow. One day, I fell from sky. I was about to die but Harry Potter saved me. Harry Potter taught me how to play with magic. After 10 years, I become a magician. Harry becomes my best friend forever.

Picture by Alisa.


Teacher's comment:
A very creative attempt with very simple language. I never thought such a story can be related to famous movie characters such as Harry Potter. Keep up the good work and you will become a good writer.




Mr Bunny and Mrs Bunny

One day,Mr Bunny got an aeroplane. He loves aeroplane. He likes to pilot the aeroplane with his wife Mrs Bunny. The next day, Mrs Bunny got a jet. Mr Bunny was jealous. They exchange the aeroplane.Then Mrs Bunny gave Mr Bunny the jet and Mr Bunny gave her the aeroplane. And they live happily ever after.

Teacher's comment:
There is a good moral value to this story. It shows that there must be mutual respect between people. Tolerance is also important to create a harmonious environment. Keep up the good work!

More coming up later.

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Cultural poster

On 19th September, students of 3 Cemerlang were required to do a poster based on one of the places of attraction in Malaysia.



What is your favourite state?

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Teaching English Using ICT

Last week, 3 classes namely 3 Cemerlang, 3 Iltizam and 3 Gemilang were given the chance to use the computer for the topic Working People. They were required to type about occupations in the computer. Meanwhile, they were able to learn how to use the Powerpoint in their presentation. This was also a group work which required students to work together and respect each other. Below is a video of 3 Cemerlang working on their PowerPoint presentation.



What do you think of the Microsoft Office Powerpoint? Was it very hard to use?

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Nie: Magazine and Video Contestants

These are the magazines that were sent to the Star office early in July. Out of the 9 groups, 7 groups had managed to come out with their videos about their magazines. Congratulations to all participants from 3 Cemerlang. Let's see all of their interesting videos here.

















Like Mr.Grizzly said, which group is the best? Please send your positive comments and suggestion on how to improve any of the video. Remember the rule before commenting: Respect your friends! =)

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NiE StarMag: All the best!

Alhamdulillah.
Finally we have managed to complete the Star Magazine entries on time. There are 9 groups from 3 Cemerlang who are contesting for SK Taman Bukit Indah, namely Club Penguin, Diamond Castle, Genius, Supra, Masked Ryder, Water Lily, Secret Diary, Formula Two and One Piece. The objective of the participation is to encourage the children the enrich themselves with the language through group work and independent learning. 7 videos are being submitted for the competition as well. All the best!

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