Hello Again!

How time flies! We're almost on our way home! Some of the pupils are already begging NOT to home. =) Just a lil update on what they've been doing for the last 2 days. We went to the Forbidden City and the Tianamen Sqaure. If you haven't been to China, you cannot imagine how big their land is! We were joking how if the school grounds were as big as the Forbidden City, walking to the Principal's Office would be punishment enough!

Everywhere we go, we've pretty much been the centre of attention. Toursist from all over are more interested in our kids than the national momuments themselves! We were fortunate that Mr Lee requested for the down jackets, not only did they keep them all toasty, they looked really smart when they walked around! From the pictures I believe you can see how our kids, clad in their bright red jackets, stand out in the crowd. It really helps when you have 40 children to look out for!If you look closely at the previous posts, you can even see Americans posing with the kids in the photos!

Our BIG BOSS Mr Lee

At 'Tian Tan' - The Emperor's personal place of worship, the pupils were given the opportunity to see how echos work. There was a circular enclosure where one could hear 1, 2 or 3 echoes depending on which stone you stood on. But because of the sheer volume of tourists, it was almost impossible to actually hear the echos. The children however, did get a chance to play with the 'talking walls' and hear their friends across the parade square just by speaking to the walls! Its amazing how people in the past were able to build everything without the help of technology!

Classes have already begun and our pupils were very impressed by the courage and leadership abilitiesof their beijing counterparts during the morning flag raising ceremony. During the first day, many of them were shy and would not dare approach the pupils of Beijing. However, they've started to warm up and have been the centre of attention ever since! Most of them have even been recieving little gifts which they've been proudly 'showing off' to their teachers and friends. Our pupils have been split into 3 levels but they all come back with the same complaint - that Chinese lessons are the most difficult to follow! =) hahaha.

We wanted to go to the Birdnest Stadium yesterday but it was too foggy to take nice photos, so we went back early instead. Hopefully we'll be able to stop by the stadium before we head home. Today, we went to the zoo and they really had fun taking photos with the pandas and other wild beasts! I'll let the photos do the talking! =) See you soon!

Miss Lee

Who looks more like the panda?

Empress Mdm Lim．We never knew Empresses in the past wore spectacles!

P.S. Check out the 'unwanted guests' in our group picture!!

第五天：我们交了很多朋友

我觉得中国学生都很勤劳，他们学的东西比较难。休息时间，我和他们玩了一些游戏，都很好玩。
――侯悦涵　p5.7

今天我认识了一个朋友，她把她的书借给我。我今天才知道中国的女孩一定要等到十八岁才可以带耳环。
――陈慧殷　p5.7

在四根柏小学的第二天，我认识了很多朋友，他们都很友善。家悦是我的第一个朋友，她的字写得很漂亮，学习也很用功。我一进班，家悦就叫我坐在她的旁边。我翻看她的课本，发现课本中大部分是真实的故事，课本也很厚。
――刘凯云P5.6

今天我们讨论自行车的优点和缺点，可是缺点比优点还多，所以老师说把优点记着，把缺点忘了！接着上华文课时，我跟同学借课本，一看，吓得脸青唇白，目瞪口呆，因为一课就有三个篇章，还好我会读很多字。
――谢昕諹　p5.7

今天我很高兴，因为可以和很多讲华语的学生在一起学习。第一课就学到了“地震中的父与子”。老师教我们做网络调查，过后我们要在自己的小组里讨论，讨论完后就下课了！过后在科技馆我们学到很多东西。

――庄沁琪　p5.7

今天上课我学了唐诗，也去了科学馆，今天真有趣。我希望明天快到。
――石慧敏　p5.5

今天上课前很多同学来到我的身边，他们真热情！后来我们去科技馆学习。

――郭思凤　p5.5

今天四根柏小学的学生对我们都很好，送了我很多很多的东西，我一直被围着。我今天有进步了，那就是没有乱跑、没有乱喊，也学会了利用时间。

――唐宝贵p5.6

今天上华文课，我学了古诗。下课时，我和朋友们玩了一些游戏，也互相交谈。吃完午餐后，我们去了科学馆，看了很多神奇的东西。
――杨翰林p5.7


今天体育课我学跳七彩阳光，上品德课时我们学习如何管理交通，注意安全。
――郭奕廷　p5.5

今天在课堂上学了三件事：交通规则、自我保护和学习语文。我上了语文、体育、品德社会和美术课。
――陈温敏　p5.7


今天上学时，第一课是音乐课，我学了一首歌。我们在语文课学到血有两个读音。第一个读音是（xuè）这是写在书上的；另外一个读音是（xiě）这是说话时念的读音。我们班语文课学的是盘古开天辟地的故事，我觉得很有趣。
――胡哲诚　p5.7


今天我上了三节课：语文、科学和音乐课，这些课都好好玩。上完课后去的科技馆也很有趣。
――叶璟萱　p5.5

第五天：到科技馆学习

第五天：科技馆，好好玩！