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Anyone interested in buying 2nd hand German textbooks, pls PM me.

May I know if the IP students get a lot of work or projects during June holidays? I’m hoping to bring the family for a trip in the last 2 weeks of June.

June is winter time in Australia so yes, it will be cold & wet. Temperature should be about 10 degrees or below in the day & pre-dawn hours may drop to around 3 degrees. It will be raining quite a bit but should be light drizzles that come & go

Draw a model with 10 equal parts.


1/5 of the beads were sold on the second day=2 parts

3/10 of the cards (I think you meant beads) were sold on the third day=3 parts

ratio of the beads sold on the first day to the total number of beads sold on the next 3 days was 1:7=total beads should be divided into 8 (1+7) parts. Thus we need to share out the original 10 parts into 8 parts=10/8=1 1/4. This means that for each of the original part, you need to further divide into 4 smaller parts. Thus day 1=1original part+1small part (sorry I don’t know how to draw out on the computer, hope you understand)

number of beads sold on the fourth day was 14 more than that sold on the second day=remaining parts=3 original parts+3small parts
Thus 1 original part+3small parts=7small parts=14 beads. 1 small part=2 beads.

a) Total number of beads in the box=2x4x10=80 beads
b) No. of beads sold on day 4=16+14=30 beads
No. of beads sold on day 1=4+2=6
24 more beads were sold on day 4 than day 1

Think I’m correct, hope you understand

Think instead of a petition to reinstate the catering, we should petition for a change in caterer or have at least 2 vendors to induce competion. Hopefully a better nutritional menu will be introduced.

I think the canteen is also run by the same caterer. Maybe due to no competition, I never find the food in the canteen appetizing and it is expensive. My daughter can survive with $2 allowance a day for recess & lunch but one meal at Maris Stella is almost $2. Also don’t remember seeing real fork & spoons in the canteen.

cherrygal:

Can we all send in our petition to bring the catered food scheme back? Who to send to?

I think catered food is good but the school should change the caterer. If you have seen what your boys are getting for the catered food, it is very miserable and definitely not value for $$. They get bread buns (like those you can get from bakeries), hot dogs, nuggets, etc... I thought the MOH has been encouraging healthy food in school but there is hardly any veg in the kids' food, the very most is a miserable slice of cucumber. Most kids do not like veg but we should not let them have the idea that it's ok not to eat by not offering to them. Too often our kids get processed food and I don't think it should be further encouraged in school. There was once where the caterer gave utensils that has mould growing on them!!!

I think the children can still have catered food but in the canteen. In that way, they can have better food like fish ball/wanton noodles, spaghetti, fried rice etc.

Both my kids (P1 & P3 now) have been with Berries since K1. I find the teachers alright and both my kids have no difficulty with their school work, so I’m basically assured that Berries are teaching them well.

Well mamemo,


I guess if you are prepared to take things slow at a 3yo pace, both places are pretty ok. In Perth, we did farm stay at Margaret River, which my kids love.

However in Adelaide, we visited the wild life park & strawberry farm (which I can't find in Perth) and the kids enjoyed as much. There's also a tram ride between the city & the beach which can be an experience. Lifestyle in Adelaide is VERY slow and city do get quite \"dead\" at night but the monuments, fountains, statues make you feel you're in Europe. Do be warned that it can get real hot in Dec months due to heat waves but if that happens, hide in the malls!

Hope that helps & if you need more info, I'll be happy to help if I can

Hi mamemo


I lived in Adelaide for 3 years during my University days. It’s a very quiet city but a beautiful one. The city gives me a feeling like I’m in UK, with statue of Queen Victoria, monuments & the old buildings. You can probably cover the city in a day or 2 in slow pace. Glenelg is the famous beach area & more lively at night. When I went back with my family & kids twice, I chose to stay there rather than the city as the city can be quite "dead" at night.

For day trips to the outskirts, you can visit Handorf, a German town, where you can get some nice German food. I usually go there for a nice stroll down the street followed by lunch. After that, drive slightly down the street to Beerenberg Farm. They produce all sorts of jam (selling in NTUC) but our favourite part is plucking strawberries in the farm itself.

Moving out of the city, you can probably visit Kangaroo island for more nature & you might meet some fairy penguins & see sea lions up-close. If you are in for drinks, head for Barossa Valley, which is beautiful.

Hope the little insights will be helpful to your planning.