| ON CAMPUS December 2018 Issue |
| Year-end School Closure(2 weeks)
We will be closed from Monday, 17 December 2018 through to Tuesday, 2 January 2019. Classes will resume on Wednesday, 3 January 2019.
Meanwhile, should you need to contact us, do drop us an email to chalk@creativecampus.com.sg, or leave us a private message on our Facebook page.
We will endeavour to reply soonest possible.
Happy Holidays and Seasons Greetings for the new year! |
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2019 Registration Registration is ongoing for our 2019 classes, with new classes slated across all levels. Please note that some classes might have a waiting list.
School Holiday Workshops
Our first cycle of holiday workshops was well-received. Limited seats are left for the second cycle.
P1-6 Nov/December Holiday Workshops
Dates/ Time: 3 – 5 December 2018 (CYCLE B)
P1 and P4: Celebrate Writing! Workshop
P5 to P6: Intensive English Bootcamp
Please call us at 6455 3063 or visit our website for more details.
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Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim
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Wait, what? A squad helped a dog to bite someone? That can't be right! Here's an example of a "syntactically ambiguous" sentence. This refers to sentences that have more than one meaning. Such sentences have to be understood by looking at context.
A common place these sentences are found is in newspaper headlines, as writers attempt to cut down words to create quick, eye-catching one-liners. After an article "Violinist Linked to JAL Crash Blossoms" was published, such attention-grabbing headlines came to be known as "Crash Blossoms".
Therefore when we write, we should aim to write concisely, yet clearly, without affecting the meaning of what we intend to put across.
Try rewriting these headlines to make them clearer! Use 10 or less words for each sentence.
1. Squad Helps Dog Bite Victim 2. Red Tape Holds Up New Bridge 3. Gator Attacks Puzzle Experts 4. Infant Pulled from Wrecked Car Involved in Short Police Pursuit 5. Google fans Phone Expectations by Scheduling Android Event
Suggested Answers
1. Squad Assists Victim of Dog Bite 2. Red Tape Delays Construction of New Bridge 3. Gator Attacks Confuse Experts 4. Infant Rescued from Car that was Wrecked While Evading Police 5. Google Excites Fans by Scheduling Android Event for New Phone |
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#StopSucking: Reducing Plastic Waste?
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| Many giants in the food and beverage industry have started to reduce or completely eliminate the use of plastic straws in their establishments. One such company is Starbucks, which has vowed to ban plastic straws in all its stores worldwide by 2020.
The movement started to gain traction in 2015, when a video showing a sea turtle suffering because of a straw stuck in its nose went viral. This has led to the widespread movement against plastic straws, with celebrities like Ellen Pompeo and Neil DeGrasse Tyson backing the #StopSucking movement on social media.
However, while conservationists laud the move for the awareness it creates, they are also skeptical about the positive impact on the environment this movement actually creates. Scientists have found that while there are approximately 7.5 million plastic straws strewn across beaches in the US, nearly 9000 kilograms of plastic end up on coastlines worldwide. Read more here!
Questions to Consider
1. Should the effort spent on reducing plastic straw usage be invested In cutting plastic in other ways?
2. Has human impact on the earth been a positive one? |
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Have you checked out our ebooks?
Two of them are FREE! Useful for all students from Primary 3 and up, these ebooks are essential building blocks for your child to have a better grasp on the English Language.
Click here to find out more on our website.
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| Until the next time, The Creative Campus Team |
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