Must do
Huangshan
High Speed Rails
This is because it is enriching and interesting, it shows development of China's economy and industry. We cannot get to experience such things in Singapore and should make use of the trip to China to do so
Cannot do
Sanheguzhen
Li Hong Zhang residence
Although Sanheguzhen is preserved, but it is very boring and even by going lihongzhang residence we do not truly experience what life was like there, and despite having values explained to us, it is pointless because we all know of the values but it comes down to us not being able to experience it.
Can improve
Visiting buddies house in school immersion
It makes it more interesting for us and we get to bond and live a day in the life of a person living in China.
Thursday 17 July 2014
Chingay Reflections
CID
Chingay reflections
Yeo Zonghan
On 25th January, our school organized a learning Journey to the Chingay Parade. I was excited even before going as I had never been to one before. Upon arrival, I could see all the different people in different costumes that were preparing for the parade. We were led to our seats by the ushers which was quite far off. When the parade started, performers started streaming in from the left across the entire road. There were many people screaming and cheering which made me feel that this event was extremely lively. I was amazed by many different vehicles, structures and especially the horses. At the end of the parade, it was already late at night. Then fire works of many different colours bloomed in the sky. Their vibrant colours and patterns were truly a sight. It was truly an unforgettable memory.
Jazlyn Seng
In my opinion, the trip to Chingay was an extremely successful one. Truthfully, we had enjoyed ourselves that evening, especially when the whole year 2 cohort from river valley cheered with enthusiasm at the end of the parade. We had displayed the RV spirit by participating actively and went home feeling contented and satisfied. It was an enriching experience as well! Through the parade, we got to know more about the Singapore culture. They had introduced many items with rich historical background, some which we have never even heard of before. Lastly, the vibrant colors and patterns of the parade never failed to amaze me. It was truly a fun and enjoyable night.
Rachel Ho
The Chingay parade was an extremely rare experience for all of us, I am eternally grateful to have been given the opportunity to participate in such a national and large scale event. Although I was only one of the audience members, I could feel the spirit of all the volunteers and performers, despite the long day, everyone still tried their hardest and gave their 100%. The Chingay parade also let me be part of showing the RV spirit, at the end of the performance, RV students were all cheering and clapping, it brought everyone's' spirit up and we were all hyped up again. The Chingay parade showed me the some of Singapore culture by having floats that portray our multi racial society, there were also floats of other races so that we get to learnt about them too because at the end of the day, the lesson is that we are all One Singapore just like the theme suggests "Colours of fabric, one people" despite all of us wearing the different colours of the traditional costumes, and some even with different coloured skin tones we all are sewed together like one big fabric and thus having one heart. I had a lot of fun and it was a great experience for me, if given the chance, I would definitely go again!
Lee Si Ning
The Chingay Parade was spectacular. It was my first time watching the live performance of Chingay Parade I really enjoyed performance and appreciate the efforts put in by the performers. The costumes were very delicate and colourful. The colours used are very vibrant which captures my attention. The theme "Colours of Fabric, One People" was clearly brought out by the performance, and also the knitted cloths from different estates of Singapore. People of different races, wearing clothing of different colours, materials, but they united as one people to perform in the Chingay Parade and made it successful. It shows the unity, bonding, and no segregation among the people. So is the knitted cloths, people living in the same estate, although they might be from different races, they still put in the effort to participate in knitting the cloth together, showing their togetherness and unity as they did not reject because of the different races. They participated to knit the colours of fabric as one people. Personally, I feel that this performance was great. Not only is the performance and float display wonderful, the fact that the theme could be seen in the performances added on to the amazing performance. We could enjoy dances from different races and listen to the nice music played, it made the night a comfortable one.
Chen Zuohui
In my opinion, i think that the chingay parade was very successful. It was a great opportunity for us to be at the chingay parade as not many schools were able to grab this rare opportunity. We went to the chingay parade as a whole year 2 cohort and the student councilors also accompanied us. During the parade, we did different kind of cheers led by the student councilors and this shows the rv spirit. It also act as a bonding time between my friends and I. We also learnt many things about the singapore culture such as the getai. This helped us increase our knowledge towards the singapore history. The colours at chingay was also beautiful and unforgettable. Overall i think that this was a fun and rare opportunity that we would encounter once in a life time.
Chingay reflections
Yeo Zonghan
On 25th January, our school organized a learning Journey to the Chingay Parade. I was excited even before going as I had never been to one before. Upon arrival, I could see all the different people in different costumes that were preparing for the parade. We were led to our seats by the ushers which was quite far off. When the parade started, performers started streaming in from the left across the entire road. There were many people screaming and cheering which made me feel that this event was extremely lively. I was amazed by many different vehicles, structures and especially the horses. At the end of the parade, it was already late at night. Then fire works of many different colours bloomed in the sky. Their vibrant colours and patterns were truly a sight. It was truly an unforgettable memory.
Jazlyn Seng
In my opinion, the trip to Chingay was an extremely successful one. Truthfully, we had enjoyed ourselves that evening, especially when the whole year 2 cohort from river valley cheered with enthusiasm at the end of the parade. We had displayed the RV spirit by participating actively and went home feeling contented and satisfied. It was an enriching experience as well! Through the parade, we got to know more about the Singapore culture. They had introduced many items with rich historical background, some which we have never even heard of before. Lastly, the vibrant colors and patterns of the parade never failed to amaze me. It was truly a fun and enjoyable night.
Rachel Ho
The Chingay parade was an extremely rare experience for all of us, I am eternally grateful to have been given the opportunity to participate in such a national and large scale event. Although I was only one of the audience members, I could feel the spirit of all the volunteers and performers, despite the long day, everyone still tried their hardest and gave their 100%. The Chingay parade also let me be part of showing the RV spirit, at the end of the performance, RV students were all cheering and clapping, it brought everyone's' spirit up and we were all hyped up again. The Chingay parade showed me the some of Singapore culture by having floats that portray our multi racial society, there were also floats of other races so that we get to learnt about them too because at the end of the day, the lesson is that we are all One Singapore just like the theme suggests "Colours of fabric, one people" despite all of us wearing the different colours of the traditional costumes, and some even with different coloured skin tones we all are sewed together like one big fabric and thus having one heart. I had a lot of fun and it was a great experience for me, if given the chance, I would definitely go again!
Lee Si Ning
The Chingay Parade was spectacular. It was my first time watching the live performance of Chingay Parade I really enjoyed performance and appreciate the efforts put in by the performers. The costumes were very delicate and colourful. The colours used are very vibrant which captures my attention. The theme "Colours of Fabric, One People" was clearly brought out by the performance, and also the knitted cloths from different estates of Singapore. People of different races, wearing clothing of different colours, materials, but they united as one people to perform in the Chingay Parade and made it successful. It shows the unity, bonding, and no segregation among the people. So is the knitted cloths, people living in the same estate, although they might be from different races, they still put in the effort to participate in knitting the cloth together, showing their togetherness and unity as they did not reject because of the different races. They participated to knit the colours of fabric as one people. Personally, I feel that this performance was great. Not only is the performance and float display wonderful, the fact that the theme could be seen in the performances added on to the amazing performance. We could enjoy dances from different races and listen to the nice music played, it made the night a comfortable one.
Chen Zuohui
In my opinion, i think that the chingay parade was very successful. It was a great opportunity for us to be at the chingay parade as not many schools were able to grab this rare opportunity. We went to the chingay parade as a whole year 2 cohort and the student councilors also accompanied us. During the parade, we did different kind of cheers led by the student councilors and this shows the rv spirit. It also act as a bonding time between my friends and I. We also learnt many things about the singapore culture such as the getai. This helped us increase our knowledge towards the singapore history. The colours at chingay was also beautiful and unforgettable. Overall i think that this was a fun and rare opportunity that we would encounter once in a life time.
The one lesson I have learnt
CID
The one lesson I have learnt so far
Jazlyn Seng
The one lesson that I have learnt so far is definitely script-writing. There are many things to take note of when planning a script. First of all, it has to be kept short and sweet. If it is too long, the audience might get bored and not pay attention. It is important to not go out of point. Otherwise, the whole script will be full of excessive information which is not needed. In order to achieve that, we have to link back to our original topic and provide the sufficient information that they require.
Rachel Ho
One thing I learnt during CID is how to work together as a group. To be honest our group is definitely not the most perfect and we are all flawed, all of us tend to procrastinate and all of us have different thoughts but throughout all the lessons where our teacher have given us free time to consolidate our thoughts and research we got to communicate and work with each other, not only are we more productive especially proven when near datelines but we are all now better friends. I think is it safe for me to say that we really appreciate the time we were given to spend together to help us work well and learn teamwork in the process.
Lee Sining
I have learnt that actually observation is very important. Not only we can understand someone, something, a situation or a picture better, from these observations, we could also improve ourselves, maybe physically, mentally or morally, or deduce what had happened and help if we could or if any help is needed. Like what we have done in lesson 2, we actually observed some pictures to better understand the picture, situation and also deduced what happened. And after knowing what actually happened, we could also learn certain values from the lesson. When we observe someone, we could better understand the person (looks, features). We could then deduce whether he is rich, kind, based on the clothing he is wearing and what he does et cetera. One last example, when we walk around the streets observing others' dressing, we could refer to the fashion nowadays and improve on our fashion sense. However, we cannot just base on observation to know and deduce what happened. After observation, we should still verify, maybe by asking, surveying or researching, to make sure what we know is actually the truth.
Yeo Zonghan
I have learned that we should appreciate the cultures of all people and not judge the people because of their culture.
Chen Zuohui
One thing i have learnt during CID lessons is note taking. As the scrip in the group, note taking is my responsibility and it is important to take down the important notes that the teacher tells us. We can apply this note taking skill outside the classroom too. For example, when going for learning journeys, i can apply my note taking skills to take down important points. I have learnt many different ways of taking notes such as writing down on paper, taking a photo with your iPad, and using short forms. All these skills are very important as we may have to use it during certain circumstances, for example, some times the teacher will be talking too quickly and we may not catch all that she says and we will have to use short forms to sad time and take down as many things as possible.
The one lesson I have learnt so far
Jazlyn Seng
The one lesson that I have learnt so far is definitely script-writing. There are many things to take note of when planning a script. First of all, it has to be kept short and sweet. If it is too long, the audience might get bored and not pay attention. It is important to not go out of point. Otherwise, the whole script will be full of excessive information which is not needed. In order to achieve that, we have to link back to our original topic and provide the sufficient information that they require.
Rachel Ho
One thing I learnt during CID is how to work together as a group. To be honest our group is definitely not the most perfect and we are all flawed, all of us tend to procrastinate and all of us have different thoughts but throughout all the lessons where our teacher have given us free time to consolidate our thoughts and research we got to communicate and work with each other, not only are we more productive especially proven when near datelines but we are all now better friends. I think is it safe for me to say that we really appreciate the time we were given to spend together to help us work well and learn teamwork in the process.
Lee Sining
I have learnt that actually observation is very important. Not only we can understand someone, something, a situation or a picture better, from these observations, we could also improve ourselves, maybe physically, mentally or morally, or deduce what had happened and help if we could or if any help is needed. Like what we have done in lesson 2, we actually observed some pictures to better understand the picture, situation and also deduced what happened. And after knowing what actually happened, we could also learn certain values from the lesson. When we observe someone, we could better understand the person (looks, features). We could then deduce whether he is rich, kind, based on the clothing he is wearing and what he does et cetera. One last example, when we walk around the streets observing others' dressing, we could refer to the fashion nowadays and improve on our fashion sense. However, we cannot just base on observation to know and deduce what happened. After observation, we should still verify, maybe by asking, surveying or researching, to make sure what we know is actually the truth.
Yeo Zonghan
I have learned that we should appreciate the cultures of all people and not judge the people because of their culture.
Chen Zuohui
One thing i have learnt during CID lessons is note taking. As the scrip in the group, note taking is my responsibility and it is important to take down the important notes that the teacher tells us. We can apply this note taking skill outside the classroom too. For example, when going for learning journeys, i can apply my note taking skills to take down important points. I have learnt many different ways of taking notes such as writing down on paper, taking a photo with your iPad, and using short forms. All these skills are very important as we may have to use it during certain circumstances, for example, some times the teacher will be talking too quickly and we may not catch all that she says and we will have to use short forms to sad time and take down as many things as possible.
Chinese New Year
CID
CNY
Jazlyn Seng
Chinese New Year symbolizes a new year in the lunar calendar. Thus, it is a festival celebrated by Chinese from all over the world. The most popular color during this festival is red as it is said to bring good luck to everyone. Also, it is an auspicious color and is thus commonly seen everywhere on a traditional occasion like this. A famous symbol for Chinese New Year is definitely the inverted '福', which means that (happiness, good fortune etc) is arriving.
Rachel Ho
CNY colours: Red
Symbol: ❤️
Picture: Angbao
Lee Sining
Colour : red
Symbol : dollar sign
Image : Chinese New Year goodies with family
I feel that Chinese New Year is an occasion for our family to catch up with one another's life, especially with those relatives which we do not usually hang out/ meet up with. Also, it is the time to let us start our new year refreshed, leaving all our troubles back in the previous year, starting this new year without any sorrows or worries. Lastly, it is the days for us children/students to receive red packets! :))) Although it serves as a blessing from our elders, we still get very excited because of the money instead of the blessings :P
Zonghan
Chinese New Year is an occasion where people visit and spend time with their family as they may not have enough time to do so on other occasions. People would buy Chinese New Year treats to share with others especially the children. People also give their relatives red packet and wish for them to have a good year ahead. The colour red symbolizes wealth and fortune for the Chinese, hence the red packets also means wealth and fortune. The symbol for Chinese New Year would be the word 福 written upside down. The picture of Chinese New Year would be a family spending time with each other.
Chen Zuohui
The Chinese New Year means the start of a lunar year. Families get together, celebrating the new year, wishing a whole new and good year the Chinese festival marking the start of the new year, begins on the second new moon after the winter solstice and ending on the full moon fifteen days later. It is marked by visits to family and friends, special meals, fireworks and and gift giving . During Chinese New Year, red is the colour that we see everywhere as red is believed to be able to bring wealth and prosperity to a person or family.
CNY
Jazlyn Seng
Chinese New Year symbolizes a new year in the lunar calendar. Thus, it is a festival celebrated by Chinese from all over the world. The most popular color during this festival is red as it is said to bring good luck to everyone. Also, it is an auspicious color and is thus commonly seen everywhere on a traditional occasion like this. A famous symbol for Chinese New Year is definitely the inverted '福', which means that (happiness, good fortune etc) is arriving.
Rachel Ho
CNY colours: Red
Symbol: ❤️
Picture: Angbao
Lee Sining
Colour : red
Symbol : dollar sign
Image : Chinese New Year goodies with family
I feel that Chinese New Year is an occasion for our family to catch up with one another's life, especially with those relatives which we do not usually hang out/ meet up with. Also, it is the time to let us start our new year refreshed, leaving all our troubles back in the previous year, starting this new year without any sorrows or worries. Lastly, it is the days for us children/students to receive red packets! :))) Although it serves as a blessing from our elders, we still get very excited because of the money instead of the blessings :P
Zonghan
Chinese New Year is an occasion where people visit and spend time with their family as they may not have enough time to do so on other occasions. People would buy Chinese New Year treats to share with others especially the children. People also give their relatives red packet and wish for them to have a good year ahead. The colour red symbolizes wealth and fortune for the Chinese, hence the red packets also means wealth and fortune. The symbol for Chinese New Year would be the word 福 written upside down. The picture of Chinese New Year would be a family spending time with each other.
Chen Zuohui
The Chinese New Year means the start of a lunar year. Families get together, celebrating the new year, wishing a whole new and good year the Chinese festival marking the start of the new year, begins on the second new moon after the winter solstice and ending on the full moon fifteen days later. It is marked by visits to family and friends, special meals, fireworks and and gift giving . During Chinese New Year, red is the colour that we see everywhere as red is believed to be able to bring wealth and prosperity to a person or family.
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