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| Colourful Frontierers: We Came in Our Traditional Costumes! |
20 July was the day my school officially commemorated
Racial Harmony Day, which falls on 21 July. It was another exciting day! My
friends and I went to school in our unique traditional costumes. Lo and behold!
Our teachers were also wearing traditional costumes! The school looked very
colourful with everyone in their unique costumes!
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| Teachers also Came in their Traditional Costumes! |
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| My Teacher sharing About the RHD |
The Racial Harmony Day
Special Assembly Programme started with Mdm Koh Ser Lian telling us an
interesting story entitled ‘Games We Played’. The story, written by Mdm Koh,
was about how children used to make kites as a pastime in Singapore. Next, Mdm
Nellie Soh talked about the importance of Racial Harmony Day. She taught us
that there were racial riots in Singapore on 21 July 1964 and highlighted the
importance of living together in harmony and appreciating the different
cultures that make up Singapore. Through the talk, I learnt that the MOE Racial
Harmony logo is in the shape of a heart as it represents both the brotherhood
of Singaporeans and the deep emotional, visceral bond that we share. After the
talk, my friends and I went on stage to sing the song ‘The more we get
together’. This was followed by a fashion parade in which Mdm Soh pointed out
the features of the various traditional costumes!
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| Parent Volunteers Manning the Stalls |
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| Sticky balloon! |
That was not all! To our delight, there was a local
food and games bazaar during recess! There were traditional snacks such as
kacang putih and crackers on sale. How I love the crispy nuts! Games such as
kuti kuti, Goli and sticky balloon were also on sale! My friends and I bought the sticky balloon, but I did
not know how to blow the gum into a balloon, so my teachers helped us. I was
fascinated by how the toothpaste-like gum could turn into a transparent ball
after blowing it with a tiny straw. Drums of various sizes were also on display
to let us play with them. Besides these, there was a booth where I could go to
try on other traditional costumes! It was really funny to see my friends
wearing other costumes! These activities were all organised by my teachers and parent volunteers. Thank you, we really appreciate this!
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| Trying some costumes! |
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| Chinese Drums! |
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| Buying Kuti Kuti! |
On the whole, I enjoyed myself tremendously! I love
the Racial Harmony Month activities, especially the games! I’ve not only learnt
how to play some traditional games, but I’ve also learnt the importance of
being united and living in harmony with others, regardless of their race and
religion. Besides, I have learnt to appreciate Singapore’s cultural diversity.
National Day is approaching. I wonder what the school has planned for us! I am learning so much this year!
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| A picture for my album |
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