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| | | Holiday Closures
We will be closed on the following days:
- Labour Day, 1 May 2017
Classes will resume on Tuesday, 2 May 2017.
- Vesak Day, 10 May 2017
Classes will resume on Thursday, 11 May 2017.
K2 Classes
Creative Campus recently introduced the Junior Reading & Literacy Programme for K2 students. It is a fun literacy course to bolster each child's reading, writing, and comprehension abilities in preparation for primary school. We are excited to announce that a second class will be commencing on 22 April 2017.
Class Details: Saturdays, 4.30pm - 6pm
Please contact us if you are interested in signing your child up for the course. Visit our website for more details about the curriculum.
June Holiday Workshops
We are thrilled to announce that Creative Campus will be conducting workshops for P1 - P6 students during the June holidays.
Dates: 29 - 31 May 2017 OR 19 - 21 June 2017
Please call us at 6455 3063 or visit our website for more details about the workshops.
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| | | Word choice matters.
It could affect the tone of your story, or how your characters are perceived by the reader. To take control of how your story will be read, avoid vague terms. Opt instead for specific words that convey your message exactly as you intend it.
Walking
Anna walked to the market to buy some peaches.
How did Anna walk to the market? Were her steps light? Perhaps it was a leisurely stroll or amble, and she had a spring in her step, in which case she must enjoy visiting the market. Or maybe she was just happy to get her hands on some peaches.
What if her steps were heavy? If she trudged all the way to the market, maybe she found it to be a chore. Lumbering, which here means slow or awkward movements, could also indicate that something was troubling her, marring her journey.
Talking
Elsa said that she would be attending the Winter Ball.
Was Elsa excited to attend this party? If so she might have hollered the news from across the room, and squeaked in delight.
Conversely, if she was being forced to attend the ball, she might have grudgingly grumbled, muttered, or barked out the news. She could snap at or interrogate those insisting that she must be present at the ball.
What if parties made her nervous or panicked? She might have stuttered, her voice cracked and raw from crying. If she were attempting to hide her anxiety, she might speak absently, or whisper in a hollow voice.
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| | | We chose a more challenging article for this month. Here is the gist of the piece.
Added sugar is in everything from soda to spaghetti sauce. Unless you eat only unprocessed foods in their most natural state, you probably will not be able to avoid it. And there is a good reason why food manufacturers favour the sweet stuff. Sugar has been shown to stimulate the pleasure centres in our brain, like cocaine or other addictive drugs do. Unfortunately, excessive consumption of sugar can lead to diabetes or heart disease.
Food companies are looking for ways to reduce the amount of added sugar in their products, and thereby reduce health risks, without compromising taste. Some companies already utilise "bitter blockers" which prevent our taste buds from detecting sharp or bitter tastes. Nestle and an Israeli company, DouxMatok, are taking a different approach. They seek to tackle the problem on a molecular level. Nestle is attempting to hollow out sugar molecules while DouxMatok is trying to attach carrier agents to the molecules which will increase the intensity of sweetness tasted.
Read The Full Article: Scientists are trying to redesign the sugar molecule to make it healthier
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- Do you support research into the modification of sugar molecules?
- How can governments effectively encourage reduced sugar consumption?
- McDonald's was once sued for making people obese. (That lawsuit was thrown out.) Do you think food companies should be responsible for damage done to their consumers' health?
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Till the next time,
The Creative Campus Team |
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