2nd reflection by Si Ying

oh hi:D im back! we didnt choose butterflies as our animal we were going to present on so there goes my chance to impress the MILK kids a little D; anyways i think we are doing on the hogs and kangaroos. I love the kangaroos and i cant wait to present to the kids but also a little worried as it is not the usual presentation in class to familiar people. It would be total strangers this time round. i hope that this presentation would run smoothly as we planned so that we would not embarass ourselves in front of kids. I really hope the kids are cute and adorable but not those that would wreck our presentation. we would'nt welcome any hipcups:D

cute right? i know you agree with me :D

2nd Reflection by Gen

This is my 2nd time writing on this blog.We have finally chose the animals to present to the students-the kangaroo and the warthog.We chose them as their enclosures are very near to each other and i want to know about these animals.
We chose the MILK fund as it has the most votes in our class.I hope that I do well for this project.

Reflection by Gen:)

This is my first time writing on this blog.I am very excited about our trip to zoo and leading the students around the zoo.I have never done this type of project before. So it will be quite a challenge for me. But I am kinda excited to do this project as I get to see my capability of 'public speaking'.
~Gen

2nd Reflection By Shirleen

We have chosen our animals to present. They are the warthogs and the kangaroos.We chose them as they are probably popuar among the children and their enclosures are near each other making it easier for us to walk from one animal to another, giving us more time for our presentation about the animals.
We chose for the VWO the MILK Fund ( Mainly I Love Kids) as i think that the children which
are troubled and come from low-incomed families have not been to the zoo. Even though there were many other VWO whom children might not have been to the zoo, our class all voted for the MILK Fund. Still researching on the animals and wondering how to design the brochure.So hard...
~Shirleen~

Reflection by Shirleen

This is my first post on this blog! I am very excited to go to zoo and see the animals as I have never been there before. I am also excited in leading the students to tour around the zoo. This is probably the first time I have ever experienced this before. I will try my best to make it an enjoyable trip to the zoo for my group and the students!
~Shirleen~

2nd Reflection by Hui Bing

I feel really excited and looking forward to this project, to guiding the needy children around the zoo and see the smiles on their faces. I guess we will probably do more research on the animals that we have chosen next week? We chose the kangaroo and warthogs parts because their enclosures are situated near each other, so it saves us times to go from one side to another. We have chosen the MILK Fund and their profile is:

Registered in June 2004, MILK (Mainly I Love Kids) Fund is a charity organisation that was set up to reach out and help disadvantaged childdren and youth who "fall through the cracks" of our social safety net. We work alongside mainstream programmes, through our partners, to plug through the gaps and provide a holistic approach that guide guide these disadvantaged children back to mainstream society.

MILK reaches out to disadvantaged children and youth, both Singapore and overseas, into developing them to contributing members of society. These children and youth came from troubled or low-income families and impoverished and are often caught in a downward cycles that thier circumstances destined them to. We support them in their education, care and guidance, vocational and livelihood developement, or other special needs so as to help them break out of the disadvantaged circumstances they were born into.

Reflection by Hui Bing

Finally it is confirmed that we are going zoo!!! It will be very fun to guide the little children around the zoo and telling them about some cool animals... I was thinking of maybe doing on the penguins or otters because they are just so cute!!! Let's do our best and make this project a success!!!(it rhymes?)


daisuki daiyo,
Hui Bing XD

WARTHOG

Introduction of the Warthog
The Warthog or Common Warthog is a wild member of the pig family that lives in Africa.The name comes from the four large wart like protrutions found on the head of the warthog, which serve the purpose of defense when males fight.
Descriptions
The Warthog range in size from 0.91-1.5 metres in length and 50-150kg in weight. A warthog is identifible by the 2 pairs of tusks protruding from the mouth, which are used as a weapon against predators. The tusks are used for digging, combat with other hogs, and in defence against predators. The male is called the boar and the female is called the sow. Wild warhogs can live up to 15 years and the captive warthogs can live up to 18 years. The sow takes 5-8 months to give birth to a litter of 2-8 piglets and can only give bith twice.
Behaviour
Warthogs prefer to forage in dense, moist areas when available. The warthog is an omnivore which eats on plants and animals both. Wartogs are good diggers, using both snout and feet. While feeding, they often bend their front feet backwards and move around on the wrists. Warthogs are fast runners and quite good jumpers. They will often run with their tails in the air. Despite poor eyesight, the warthog have a good sense of smell, which they use for locating food, detecting predators and recognising other animals.