English Champ @ Literacy World: July 2009

Monday, July 27, 2009

ICAS COMPUTER SKILLS 2009

Literacy World congratulates the following participants who have sat for the Computer Skills 2009 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS), held by the University of New South Wales, Australia:-

High Distinction
LIM WEI HAN (F2)

Distinction
WONG YAN ZHI (STD 4)
DANIEL CHEW (F4)
VICTORIA NGOW (F4)

Credit
JASMINE GRAIJ KAUR (STD 4)
LEE ZEN WEI (STD 4)
NATASHA TAI (STD 5)
VALERIE NGOW (F3)

Participation
NATANIA TAI (STD 4)
DAVID CHEW (F1)

Kindly contact our centre for an appointment to collect the certificate and assessment sheet.

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Literacy World is on Facebook

We are finally on Facebook! Do check us out and join us on Facebook where we will post the current events and happenings in the centre.

Do Your Kids Wear Them?

It is a common sight to find children whizzing around on their bikes, skateboards, and scooters in our neighbourhood. However, one may note that many are not wearing helmets.

According to a new national poll, half of the children who live in communities where there are no helmet laws do not wear helmets while riding their bikes. But helmets, like seatbelts, are one of those must-have safety devices that really make a difference. Studies have shown that wearing a helmet while bike riding lowers the risk of death by more than 50 percent. 40,000 head injuries and 50,000 injuries to the scalp and face each year would be prevented in kids ages four to 15 if they wore bicycle helmets, according to the American National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Brain injuries, unlike, say, a broken arm, can have severe and lasting consequences. In a recent review of nearly 30 studies on brain injury, researchers at the University of California Los Angeles found that kids with moderate to severe brain trauma trailed behind their peers in certain types of brain function such as memory, verbal skills and problem solving even two or more years after the injury. The study also showed that younger children are particularly susceptible to lingering problems from brain injuries. Kids who were between 2 and 7 years old when they suffered the injury sometimes lagged behind peers in verbal skills years later, even when the injury was mild.

So make it a mandatory rule in your house that your child must wear his helmet if he wants to ride his bike, skates, or anything else on wheels. If you instill the habit as early as possible, it'll become a part of his life, hopefully far into the teen years and beyond.

How strict are you when it comes to making your kids wear helmets?

Ref: http://childparenting.about.com/b/2009/06/17/bicycle-helmets-do-your-kids-wear-them.htm

English Champ @ Literacy World

We cannot stress just how important English is in today’s world. Learning English, you join approximately one billion other people in the world who are engaged in the same pursuit. English is an international language for communication in business, banking, finance, medicine, technology, science, aviation, tourism, entertainment and without a doubt, the most widely used medium for communication today, the Internet.

Just obtaining good grades for English in school is not enough. Your child needs to be equipped with the right tools on how to use the language. Like any other languages, there are four skills in English language which one needs to possess – reading, writing, speaking and listening.

At English Champ, we teach your child these four skills in enjoyable lessons where your child will come to learn and understand English through simulated scenarios to use the language appropriately. Your child will learn English without pressure through fun activities conducted by our trained teachers. This would promote an interest in English language which would lead your child to use the language effortlessly. Learning in a safe and loving environment of English Champ, your child will grow to be more eloquent in English and would bring these skills acquired to adulthood.