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Saturday, April 19, 2008

12:40:00 PM

WIPO1

Definition of a playground: (from dictionary)

1 : a piece of land used for and usually equipped with facilities for recreation especially by children

2 : an area known or suited for activity of a specified sort malignant disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and which is expected to lead to the eventualof the patient. Heart disease or cancer than for trauma.
Hospice care, which can be provided at home or in a long-term care facility, additionally provides emotional and spiritual support for the patient and loved ones. Some complementary medicine approaches, such as relaxation therapy, message and acupuncture may relieve some
symptoms and other causes of suffering
a very unpleasant sound/noise is the first sensory impression to be noticed (R. Moody: Life after Life);

About non-contagious but terminal disease

• A disease that cannot be cured or adequately treated and is expected to lead to the eventual death of the patient.

• Examples of terminal illnesses: cancer, heart diseases and physical trauma (suffered serious life-threatening or physical injury resulting disease such as shock, respiratory failure and death)

Mental impact
• A sense of being dead
• An out of body experience (a sensation of floating above one's own body and)
• Meeting deceased relatives or spiritual figures
Feeling of warmth even though naked.
• Emotional, calmness

Research of playground:

url: http://images.google.com.sg/images?q=playground&ie=UTF-8&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&sa=N&tab=wi

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Friday, April 18, 2008

5:31:00 PM

WIPO3

here are the pictures for making the playground model .
ENJOY ! :)

HALF WAY DONE:

MATERIALS WE HAVE USED:
toilet rolls- for making the slides
blue tack , UHU glue- for sticking things together
ice cream and satay sticks- for making the playhouse , fences and signboards
cotton wool- act as flooring for soft surface
strings- making slides , bridges
magazines , recycled papers- making of the paper balls and base
paint- to paint the playhouse and stuffs

OUR COMPLETED WORK:

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

8:17:00 PM

Name: Tan Heng Yeow (38)
Class: 2e8

Individual Reflections for Literature Mid-Year Project 2008
Sec 2 Express

1) Eco-friendly features about my group's 3d model

-Most of the materials are biodegradable and does not contribute to the harm of the environment.
-They include ice-cream sticks,magazines,strings,toilet rolls etc.
-They can be reuse,reduce and recyled.
-Reuse:When the project is done,the materials can be used for other activities.
-Reduce:We cut down the material usage as much as possible as to save the trees or other sources from depleting.
-Recyle:When the project is done,these materials can be recyled to make other objects so that lesser materials would be used.

2)Playground designs/concepts that are linked to the novel/Explanations on how designs/concepts are linked to the novel.

-At the entrance to the model,there is a bridge.This links to the novel as the novel's main part is about the imaginary bridge to the imaginary world Terabithia.

-The floor of the playground is also colored green as to give a atmosphere of a forest scene for the children to feel.

-The entrance to the doodle room seems like a imaginary gate to welcome Jesse and Leslie/May Belle to Terabithia and this can give the children a clearer view of the entrance to Terabithia and they would be more interested to find out about the novel.

-The fence surrounding each corner also depicts a similar scene to where Jesse and Leslie first met when Jesse was milking the cow.

3)Playground designs/concepts that meet the special needs of children/Explanation on how the designs meet the special needs of children.

-When the slide rolls down to the balls corner,there is cotton on it,so children would not get hurt when they slide down.Also,when children are playing in the balls corner,they would not injure themselves easily as there is cotton to support them.

-The merry-go-round also had a stable stand,so when the children are playing on it,they are advised to held on it tightly so that they would not fall off the merry-go-round.

-The doodle corner can also help them to vent their sorrows or angry by doodling on the boards using the markers provided and the parents can also understand what their child is thinking and can come up with ways to solve their problems.

-The whole playground is made up of ''friendly'' materials,that means it does not contribute to leading the children to injure themselves easily,example the floor is made of cotton,so that when they fall down,there would not injure themselves and let the wound expose to the surroundings.

-Bright colours are used as results has shown that bright colours lift up the spirits of children and they would feel happpy when they enter the playground and surrounded by a relax feeling.

Labels: Tan Heng Yeow (Individual Reflections)

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4:15:00 PM

Name: Melvin Kek ( 34 )
Class: 2e8

Individual Reflections for Literature Mid-Year Project 2008
Sec 2 Express

Eco friendly features of my 3-d model:

1)Most of our materials are biodegradable.
2) They can be recycle.
3)we used materials like wooden board, ice-cream sticks, strings and toilet rolls.
4)When the project is done, we could recycle all the materials. this would help sava those trees from being cut down.
5)We uses old magezines to make paper balls to put in the balls room.

Playground designs/concepts that are linked to the novel/Explanations on how designs/concepts are linked to the novel:

1)There is a bridge at the entrance of the playground which led the children into a different world. It links to the novel as towards the ending of the novel, jess build a bridge which inspire us.

2)The colour of the ground is green which give the children a feeling of playing in a forest.

3)there is a platform or rather a slide to allow the children to climb on and feel like they are like on the kingdom of the terabithia.

4)There is a doodle room for the children to draw the world they wanted to live in or magical creatures which links to the novel that jess likes to draw creatures that he imagine.

5)The fencing in the playground allows the children to have the feeling of living in a country side.

Playground designs/concepts that meet the special needs of the children

1)we did not choose any sharp or dangerous materials for fear the children may hurt themselves as they may be careless in their actions.

2)We uses bright colours to paint the ground of our playground as it give the children some hope and to tell them the world is bright, also to cheer them up.

Labels: Melvin Kek (Individual Reflections)

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11:48:00 AM

Name: Yuan Xiao Lei ( 29 )
Class: 2e8

Individual Reflections for Literature Mid-Year Project 2008
Sec 2 Express

Eco-friendly features about my group’s 3D-model

1) we had reused wood sticks for our project as it can be recycled and is biodegradable.

2) we also used toilet rolls to create the slides, it can be recycled and biodegradable.

3) the strings that were used to bind the materials together are also biodegradable and we are reusing it.

4) in the balls room, we used use magazines to make the paper balls.

Playground designs/concepts that are linked to the novel

1) there is a bridge at the entrance which led the children into a different world ( playground ), hence the bridge at the entrance post the same meaning as the bridge in the novel.

2) the slide in the central of the playground look like a small kingdom, children can stand on top to have a bird-eyeview on their happy land ( playground). this is almost the as the 'kingdom' in the novel.

3) the drawing room is where children can draw out the world they want to live in, this would give them a sense of autonomy.

4) the fencing which separate the different rooms remind people about the house Jess lived at the rural side of the country.

Playground designs/concepts that meet the special needs of the children

1) the board we used is golden in colour as children with non-contagious but terminal disease are sensitive to the colour of the sun.

2) we did not choose any sharp or dangerous materials for fear the children may hurt themselves as they may be careless in their actions.

3) we used bright colours to pain the playground so as to cheer up the children in a silent way. base on my knowledge, children who suffer from non-contagious but terminal disease usually have a sense of been dead.

Labels: Yuan Xiao Lei (Individual Reflections)

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

12:52:00 PM

Name: Eleanor Hor ( 06 )
Class: 2e8

Individual Reflections for Literature Mid-Year Project 2008
Sec 2 Express

Eco-friendly features about my group’s 3D-model
- Materials purchased are biodegradable such as ice crema sticks, satay sticks, which are eco-friendly.
- Materials brought from home are reusable such as magazines, which are used to make the paper balls, reused wood for the base of the playground model and recycled paper for the different parts of the playground model.
- Materials from the playground model can be used for other things besides making this playground model.

Playground designs/concepts that are linked to the novel
- The bridge at the entrance of the playground model, are connected to the title of the novel "Bridge to Terabithia" .
- The "playhouse" at the center part of the playground are like the ones Jess and Leslie had created in their imgainary world, Terabithia.
- Many parts of the playground model are made of wood, like the feeling of stepping into the woods, filled with tall trees.

Playground designs/concepts that meet the special needs of the children
- In the playground model, we tried not using dull colours so as to lift up their spirits and enjoy playing in the playground instead of thinking that they have illnesses.
- In the playground model, we also put cotton in some areas so as to prevent children who are playing from hurting themselves as they have illnesses.

Labels: Eleanor Hor (Individual Reflections)

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Wednesday, April 9, 2008

5:56:00 PM

Name: Chin Yi Shing ( 04 )
Class: 2e8

Individual Reflections for Literature Mid-Year Project 2008
Sec 2 Express

Eco-friendly features about my group’s 3D-model

Materials that we mainly used are biodegradable and recycled materials. ( e.g cardboard, rough papers)
The base of the whole model and some other materials are contributed by every member of the group.

Some of the materials are being reused or are contributed by parents of member the group.

2.Playground designs/concepts that are linked to the novel/Explanation of how the designs/concepts are linked to the novel

There is a bridge by the entrance that may let people think of the novel.
The hand glider made people think of the scene of the rope that helped Jess and Leslie cross the creek.
There are some plants that are with reference to the forest that the Kingdom of Terabithia is.
The fencing that separate each part of the playhouse will lead people to the thought when the Jess went to feed the cow.

3. Playground designs/concepts that meet the special needs of the children/
Explanation of how the designs meet the special needs of the children

In the corner where there is balls, we placed some cottons underneath to prevent the children from hurting themselves.
The doodle room can help the children to draw out or doodle out their feelings.
This way parents can understand more of what the children are thinking.
The base of the model is being covered with cotton so as to prevent the children to injure themselves when they fall.
As the immune system of the children are very low, we tried our best to not design things that may hurt the children. ( e.g. use of cotton, use of non-sharp materials)

Labels: Chin Yi Shing (Individual Reflections)

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Monday, April 7, 2008

9:39:00 PM

NOTE: You have to upload your information in your blog already.

I suggest you blog about your final decisions by this week beginning 7 April. I am interested to know how you have come up with the different things for your playground. Make sure to go to the Lit LMS by Ms Linda Yew as this document will help you to complete your proposal. Individual work should be included in the Project File while final decisions and reasons for them will be in the blog.

If you do not know how to do the LMS, consult your leader and your leader will contact me at my extension or in the blog. I will go into this blog on Wednesday 9th or latest 10 by 8 pm to see your questions. Pls put Question for LMS in title of query.

BY: MISS J

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Saturday, April 5, 2008

9:36:00 PM

Please Take Note Of The Rubrics For SA1.. :P

RUBRICS FOR SA1

You will be assessed in the following for the SA1 project: Rubrics courtesy of Ms Linda Yew.

Judging Criteria for:
a) 3D Model (Total marks- 30m)
- Creativity (10m)
- Craftsmanship/ Aesthetic appeal (10m)
- Function and Feasibility (10m)

b) Blog (Total marks- 70m)
- Proposal (description of playground features: eco-friendliness? How is the design/concept linked to the novel? How does it meet children's special needs?) (30m)
- Organisation and planning (10m)
- Research (10m)
- Visuals and Sketches (10m)
- Teamwork (10m)

Take Note:
You have to upload your final work in your blog. This is your final decisions for each item listed above.
The project file is for preliminary work or discussion work. It must show a continuous process. Please indicate in the Title that it is the FINAL SUBMISSION for 1) 3D Model or Final Submission for 2) Blog

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