TetraLight

Suntec city thingy

2008-10-21T23:23:00.002+08:00

Hi ~! Sorry that it has been a while since the last post.
Dont worry. this will be short and really SWEET~!
on the 5-6 of November, be sure to look us up at Suntec City. One of the convention hall perhaps.. we will be setting up our booths on the 4/11 . Hope u support us.

Cya real Soon~!!

THE AFtermath~!!!! niak niak niak >.< finale at scc

2008-07-10T18:25:00.000+08:00

**sigh** looks like the competition has ended, but the THING is, WE NVR WIN ANYTHING~! sobbbbbbbbxx i mean its no surprise... =x (dun scold me horh)

BUT even though it ended in such a tragic manner.. we will still be conducting such events in sch~! yay ............ which means... more work larh. but if it is to safe mummie earth, ITS WORTH IT^^

Today we went to the Singapore Science Centre for the finale of the WORLDVIEW 360 competition. Basically we actually had to go there and come bck on our own. no transport.. =x Getting on. the finale was more of a meeting of *green* youths interested to inspire others to go *green* too~! but not to vomit or wat.. hehe

Must tell you horh. the performance.. k fine presentation from Mayflower sec is really really... not like ours~! i mean like .duh~! they even had drama in it. really really ESSY you noe?! its ESSY cause their group's name is ESS ARMY so.. as its name implies......fantastic~!

forget it.. the other grps were veri creative and i could tell that they went through alll the trouble just to save mummie earth. I feel guilty though. i think that i should recycle more. reuse more. and reduce my energy consumption... one good move would be eating less~!!! ITS TRUE YOU NOE?! it reduces the amt of carbon dioxide you produce horh~! humpgh~! ok.. thats it for now... there will be more events coming UR WAY. ^^

Help us~!T^T

2008-07-10T18:24:00.003+08:00

One more thing. If you would like to take time after school to HELP recycle paper using tetra-paks, do feel free to leave us a tag here.. stating your name, class and hopefully your email @ so that we can arrange it for you. or just find any of the grp members during sch.^^

BTW all the tetra-paks will be provided.. i mean we will literally dig up all the drink packets that our sch throws away and OFCOURSE wash 'em for you.

** terms and conditions apply

Erm actually u can also email me at wan_xuan_94@hotmail.com .. im onli a team member horh. if u wan to complain, complain to my leader.. muahhaha lols.. just kidding~!

During the WORKSHOP~!!!!!!

2008-07-01T18:20:00.005+08:00

HiHi~! looks like we really had to push some people to work with us. Haiz.... T^T but it was fun~!!!! ***in a way*** Before we could even do the workshop, ofcourse there is a need to intro ourselves~!

On 26june *thurs*, the boiis(martyn, waikit, and jerald) presented a speech abt the needs of recycling tetra-paks. By the way, when they mentioned the word tetra-pak, everyone went blank and mummering just filled the parade square. But luckily they explained it immediately. ~phew~^^

Here's what the speech looks like---

Around the world, there are disasters like droughts and floods that occurred because of changes in the climate due to our irresponsible actions. We can help to reduce these climatic changes by reducing the wastes we produce. Everyday in our school, there are lots of tetra-paks or drink packets thrown away. These tetra-paks can be recycled into other usefuls things. We want everyone to know that not everything have to be thrown into the incinerator.

We have organised programmes to help. Like placing bins specifically for tetra-paks in the canteen. You are definitely encouraged to dispose your packet drinks into these bins, but of course after you have removed the straw and flattened it. After that, definitely we won’t leave the tetra paks there without recycling it. We will learn how to do recycling OUR way.

so goondo... =x

YaY~! We're glad that the speech day is over, such that we actually celebrated~! Now lets not forget abt the TETRA-PAK recycling workshop~!** to the tune of 12 days of x-mas** XD

on the FIRST DAY of workshop my team mates sang to me~~~~~

- quick, late liao! OMG 12.30 le~!!!!!! **panic panic** (right after sch)
-Faster get ready equipments~!!! bring the pupils upppppp ~!!!! (in the sci lab)

soaking the tetra-paks... actually is washing the tetra-paks.. haha soup anyone??

-where spooon????? where window screeen??? where this where tat...(also in the lab)

-tear smaller~! tear properly~! (... in the lab...)

mushy...my grp... ^^

-uh oh... blender getting hot hot hot.... (......."...............)

-okok pour out slowly on to th window screen.. NONO UR WINDOW SCREEN WRONG SIDE~!

-alrighty!!! spread the pulp like peanut butter... eeeee... (labbbbbbb)

btw this is done by *Kenneth, Arfian, Joel and Samuel.

actually.. to summarise it all.. its messy and not really planned well. But the product is just b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l~!

and we were left with the cleaning.. haizzz

by **Deon, Hafiz, Zeke, LingHao and WahMeng**

by *Joanne, Chloe and Meihui*

on the SECOND DAY of workshop my team mates sang to me~~~~~

-eee? still got half an hour larh! scared wat?

-**yawn** haiyerrr still got 2o min

- ** prepared equips... ** alamak still got 15min

-** decorating the infested recycling bin** eehh~! not bad leh.. so nice.. must addd more butterflies! >.<

-**stretch and yawn** okok.. 1.30 loh. lets race down to get them

- **** then all the explaining and demo-ing starts **

basically.. to0 much time.. practically WASTED SNOOZING...but we were prepared~!!!!^^

on the THIRD DAY of workshop( which is todae) my team mates sang to me~~~~~

-eh? now already 2.45pm . where are they? ** panicking**

-** walked around but onli found 8** HaIz... T^T

-did everyting told.

i guess that todae isn't our day then... out of twenty onli 8 were found... *make a mental note to remind them mani times before workshop**

Making Paper

2008-06-03T22:23:00.010+08:00

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES THAT WE TOOK WHEN MAKING PAPER

These are the things needed:

1 : Shred the tetra-paks into tiny bits

2: Soak them in a basin of water for about 4 hours

3: Blend the mixture in a blender till mushy

4: Spread the pulp on the wire mache and wait for it to dry for at least a day

5: When it is semi-dry, flatten it with a rolling pin or hot iron

6: When it is dry, you are free to shape it and make your desirable objects ^^

Proposal

2008-06-03T11:31:00.006+08:00

Proposal

Introduction
Around the world, there are disasters like droughts and floods that occurred because of our irresponsible actions. These disasters should not be happening and we can all do our part to prevent these disasters from occurring and also to treasure our Earth (deforestation, wastage of resources). Everyday in our school, there are lots of Tetra-paks being thrown away. These should not be happening as the Tetra-paks can be recycled and made into recycled paper. We should recycle them as they are useful and are able to be made into a lot of things. We want to tell people that everyone can save the Earth, regardless of race, language or religion.

Aims of our Proposal
Our aim is to educate the school and public on the importance of saving the Earth. We want to tell them that we are able to save the Earth if everyone works together and do their part in conserving the Earth. We also want to tell them that not everything has to be thrown away, which is very wasteful. Another important thing is that it is easy to throw away something, but it is not easy to manufacture the thing that is being thrown. Basically, it is to tell them not to waste things and to treasure the Earth.

Our Idea
The first step that we will be taking is to place bins around the canteen to let the students throw the Tetra-paks for recycling. We will be holding a competition called 'Design Your Own Bins'. Each class will have to submit at least 1 bin that the class has designed. The top 5 bins will be chosen to be placed in the canteen and prizes will be given for the most attractive bins and the most supportive class. We want to involve more people in our programme and to make sure that they know the consequences if they continue to waste things that are recyclable.

Another competition that we will be having is to design a poster to be placed on the class noticeboard to remind the class to save the Earth. Each class will have to submit at least 1 poster. All posters collected will be put up on an exhibition held in the concourse. Prizes will be given to the most attractive posters and also the most supportive class. Tetra-paks will be thrown into the specially designed bins. Half of the collected Tetra-paks will be sold to recycling companies. The other half will be made into paper for sale as greeting cards and bookmarks. All money collected will be given to the needy pupil fund. We will be having a workshop called 'Use Your Hands'. Through the workshop, students will be able to make their own paper from Tetra-paks. The students then can take home their own paper and also learn to practise recycling as paper making is a very tedious process.

These are the things needed to make paper from Tetra-paks :
1. Tetra-pak
2. Blender
3. Water
4. Rectangular Basin
5. Spoon
6. Window Screen
7. Towels
8. Iron

Procedure to make paper from Tetra-paks:
1. Flatten the Tetra-pak and soak it in water.
2. Peel or scrape the paper from the aluminium and plastic.
3. Tear the paper into fine pieces.
4. Pour it into a blender and blend it until it turns into pulp.
5. Pour the pulp onto the window screen / permeable material and place it over a basin to collect the water that is filtrated from the window screen.
6. When it is semi-dry, flip the window screen onto a piece of towel. Use a rolling pin and remove the remaining water from it.
7. Leave it to dry for at least 24 hours.
8. Once it is dry, it is ready for use. =)

Other things that we will be hosting
We will also appoint a class each week to stay back after school to separate the Tetra-paks from the plastic and straws. We will talk to the principal to ask if CIP points can be given to classes that stayed back to separate. We are going to make a schedule to inform which class will be staying back each week. We choose to involve more students as these will tell them the importance of saving the Earth and also to give them some hands-on experience.

Future Plans
If the campaigns and the competition that we have for the school succeed, we are going to try to go into the neighbourhood to test out our programme. Like putting recycling bins and posters around the neighbourhood and invite members of the public to come to our school to learn how to recycle paper from Tetra-paks. Hopefully, the students will be able to spread the message to their parents, friends and relatives about our programme and also to tell them how to save the Earth. At the end of the programme, we are going to conduct a survey at the school's learning portal (http://jvs.commontown.net/) for the students and teachers to comment on our programme and how we can improve on it. Hopefully, with the comments, we will be able to educate more people and to make the world a cleaner and better environment.

Conclusion
We think that this project will have a great impact on the members of the public and our schoolmates as this involves them in various hands-on activities like ‘paper recycling’ and designing of recycling bins. Therefore, we will be implementing this project and we hope to make a difference to the environment.

Recycled Paper

2008-05-27T10:34:00.015+08:00

How to make Paper from Tetra-pak?

Materials Needed:

Tetra-paks
Blender / Whisk
Water
Bucket / Pail
Big square pan that is at least 8cm deep
A piece of wndow screen that fits inside pan
An iron / Rolling pin
Measuring cup

Tea towels

Procedures:

1. Tear the tetra-paks into tiny pieces, then soak them into a pail of hot water for about 30 minutes. Put a handful of the soaked paper into the blender and mix until mushed.

2. Pour the blended pulp into a measuring cup. Pour roughly 3 cubic centimetres of water into the pan. Place the screen into the pan and pour 1 cup of paper pulp onto the screen.

3. Spread the pulp evenly in the water with your fingers. It should feel kind of mushy. Lift the screen and let the water drain.

4. Lay the pulp-covered screen face down on a cloth or in between some newspapers. Lift the screen away, leaving the paper pulp on the cloth. Cover with another cloth and iron it, or use a rolling pin to flatten. Press out excess moisture. Let the pulp dry for at least 24 hours.

5. Once it is dry, it is ready for use.

Source:
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/fun_n_games/printables/activities/assets/science_nature/paper_making.pdf science_nature/paper_making.pdf

Science Centre

2008-05-17T17:17:00.003+08:00

Today, we went for a briefing at the Science Centre. There, the facilitators explained to us what the competition was

about and we decided on a date to meet up with the mentors to update them on our progress. After the briefing, we explored the science centre to pick up new ideas to improve on our project. We decided to continue with our idea and not to use the ideas that is available at the Science Centre. We have to prepare a presentation using Microsoft Powerpoint. We also have to create an exhibition decorating the 2 A2 boards provided for us.

Save The Earth

2008-05-04T19:40:00.003+08:00

HELLO!
Today, we are going to tell you about our project. The aim of our project is to
educate the school to be more environmentally-friendly. We will hold a campaign
to explain our project and to urge the school to help and also to be more
environmentally friendly. The main objective of our project is to recycle tetra-paks.
Everyday, tetra-paks are being thrown away. We feel that it is a waste. So we are
going to recycle it. There are only recycling bins in our school to recycle paper and
bottles, but there is none for recycling tetra-paks. Tetra-paks can be recycled. We
are going to set up recycling bins in our school canteen specially designed to
collect tetra-paks. Pupils will have to flatten the tetra-paks before putting them into
these bins. Every month, we will sell half of the collected tetra-paks to recycling
companies. The money collected will be given to the school's fund-raising
programmes. The other half of the tetra-paks won't go to waste either. We will
make recycled paper out of it. The recycled paper will be used to make bookmarks,
greeting cards and other stuffs. These will also be sold in school to the students
to raise money for the needy pupils. Other than these two, we will also be putting
up posters around the school to remind the school to be more environmentally
friendly. Stickers will also be made and sold to raise more money. Students can
paste the stickers in their books to act as a reminder to be more environmentally-
friendly. We hope these measures will help to raise money for the school as well as
to make the school aware of their needs to be more environmemtally friendly.