A Strike In My Heart

Dear parents and Ms. Ramani,

I remember the first time when something struck my heart. It felt like my heart had been hit by a thousand lightning bolts and was staying as still as the calm ocean at the exact same time. It was a sharp but exciting feeling. Ever since then I have been fortunate to feel outstanding happiness and gratitude. My laughter has become lighter and my smiles have become more meaningful throughout my years of being a student. I would like to thank everyone for adding countless amounts of joy and happiness. Here are some moments that struck my heart:

1. During minute-to-win-it hearing my friends cheer for me as loud as they could over the deafening crowd of a hundred students all cheering for their friends. It often seemed as though everyone was cheering for everyone although only one or two names came out of our mouths.

2. When everyone in my homebase including me went over to our APES(tour guides) and hugged them good bye, full of gratitude, thanking them over and over again. Seeing the smiles on our apes and seeing how even though their were a few bumps on the road, we loved having them and thought that they were great leaders.

3. When coach told us that we had to all play together, leaving no one out. A few people took leadership and got together, calming everyone down and deciding on what to play. After a few games of crocodile in the middle, we figured out that it wasn't working out and changed it to Marco Polo which worked out much better! We formed a group together as fast as the sea forms a wave!

4. Watching everyone in my homebase including myself begin slow and grow better in bowling turning most of the gutter ball into spares, strikes, and improving on knocking down the pins. We were rushing, gushing, and flushing with joy!

5. Most of us enjoyed the Hawker's stand. Seeing everyone and myself try something new and most of the time love it! At that point none of were wearing cultural blinders(we learnt about them in social studies) and were exploring new things!

6. Listening to everyone chant their chants and wave their flags opened my heart to see what other's had done and what we could've done instead. It made me feel proud of whoever made that flag or came up with that chant. I loved us performing our flag and chant, "The Wave Crashers!" We were on fire!

What I'm really trying to say is that my experience as a student with all of my teachers and friends has made this experience memorable and have made me as happy as I can be. I got through tough moments with my friends and I shared my doubts with my teachers. This is what strikes my heart.

What strikes your heart?

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Cyber bullying

Don’t be Mean Behind the Scene!

Everyone knows that cyberbullying is another form of bullying, either by a teacher or guardian. Most of us get bored after a while but over here is a true story that will probably make you understand how important cyber bullying is. This is a true story based on cyberbullying: A kid named Kevin sent a video of himself goofing around to his friend, Jose. Jose though that it was hilarious and posted it on the internet. Soon millions of people were watching the video. After a few days the video had many comments. Most of them were nasty saying such things as you are a fat nerd. A friend of Kevin realised what happened and went over to a teacher. The teacher went to Jose and had a talk. Kevin was devastated and this video made a scar in his life. This is why we need to stop cyber bullying.

I used to think that cyberbullying was exaggerated. The teachers gave long endless presentations on it many, many, many times. Soon my interest dropped in cyber bullying. Whenever we saw a presentation on cyberbullying I would get bored out of my mind. Until one day, when we were handed in a worksheet with the true story that I mentioned above. I found out that cyberbullying was a treacherous way of bullying. I also found out a good quote that a number of people say, “If you wouldn’t say it in person, don’t say it on the internet.” Another thing that I learned was that cyberbullying hurts other people’s feeling and the bully who posts it is normally insecure of something which is why he/she is bullying someone else. I learned this because in one of my classes, we talked about cyber bullying. A classmate brought up this fact and we all decided that this is probably why the bully is bullying someone else.

This learning will change my thinking because now I know that kids all around the world are getting bullied by their best friend and their worst enemy - the internet. In the future if a kid is getting cyber bullied and I know, I will go to a teacher or even a guardian to comfort the victim and confront the bully. I hope that whoever is reading this will now realise and notice that cyberbullying is not a laughing matter and that if possible you (the reader) will help confront a bully and try to reduce cyberbullying as much as possible.

Photo Credit goes to: Pixabay and creative commons

Laptop care

Laptop care poster:

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About Me 2016

On a distant remote island, south of Asia, lives a girl named Tavishi. She loves writing as well as reading. When she’s not busy writing, you can find her either reading or playing tennis. She loves animals and has a pet dog named Fizz. She has a younger sister named Samara who loves art and horse-riding. In addition, she has two working parents. She goes to an international school on the far end of Singapore. She, being an twelve year old kid, is in her second year of middle school. She loves traveling and exploring new places although she doesn’t enjoy the plane rides. She is also keen on photography and acting. She comes from India although she was born in Singapore. She has not lived in any other countries besides the two. She plays the piano that she has learnt since she was five and absolutely loves it. She has been learning mandarin since she was 10 years old and hopes to continue. Her favourite subject is RLA because of her intense love for reading and writing. If you want to check out her blog called Waterfall of Words, you can search up waterfall of words by Tavishi and will be able to view her blog which she hopes you will enjoy! During seventh grade, she will take two electives, Digital Media and Drama. She is very excited for the next step that awaits her in her life.

Wellness Center

Bicycle or steppers:

Moving makes your brain light up giving you more concentration, focus, and letting you see further. You also are more active and more enjoyable.

Balance ball chairs:

Bouncing helps you study better because your body is engaged as well as you mind. It also changes you body posture so you back becomes straighter and less curved.

Couches or bean bags:

A brain break is something that you do to give your brain a break from what you are doing. They help you learn because they give your brain a break so that when you get back to your work you brain is refreshed.

• A brain break that I like is called the pen flip. It's where you flip your pen in the air in one revolution in one hand, then the other hand, then both hands. 

White boards:

I think that this is one of the healthiest rooms in the school. Some ideas that we recorded were typing while walking on a treadmill, jumping on a trampoline while throwing darts on to a dart board(helps in focus and aim), and having adjustable rolling chairs(chairs that roll and can go higher or lower which you can use while typing).

Standing shelves:

Standing benefits your body because your shoulders and spine aren't slumped, so your lungs breath better, your blood flows better, and your veins stretch less. This makes you a better human being.

Digital Citizenship Agreement Pledge

As a responsible Digital Citizen at SAS, I, Tavishi, promise to respect and protect myself, others, and intellectual property while learning, sharing, and collaborating online.

Productivity and Organization

Using your laptop