Racial Harmony Day was celebrated on 21 July in Mayflower. The event was to commemorate the 1964 Race Riots, which took place on 21 July 1964.

Racial Harmony Day also represents a day for us to reflect on, and celebrate Singapore's success as a racially harmonious nation and society built on a rich diversity of culture and heritage.

Here in Mayflower, students are encouraged to be dressed in their traditional costumes such as the Cheongsam and the Baju Kurung and Punjabi suits/saris.

Traditional delicacies are also featured in the celebrations.

Traditional games such as five stones were played.

One of our students learning to perform an Indian dance from Mrs Nathan.

Henna painting.

An exhibition was put up by the English department to showcase the rich culture that Singapore has and students were asked to guess whose wedding clothes these were!

Learning Journey for Staff

On 18th July, the teachers went on an exciting learning journey to the various museums in Singapore.

Some of us decided to visit the Singapore History Museum,



while others decided to drop by at the Art Museum. (Can you recognise any of our teachers outside the Art Museum?)





Meanwhile, a large group of teachers decided to rediscover their roots and dropped by at the Asian Civilizations Museum.


(What do you think Mr Nara is thinking?)

(Hmm.What are they looking at? )


The teachers guide managed to engage our teachers with what he had to share with them.



A smaller group of teachers dropped by at the new Peranakan Museum.

Did you know that two of our teachers are Peranakan? Can you guess who one of them is from these pictures?



We are very glad we took the afternoon off to visit these museums.

For students who are interested in going for a vitual tour, do drop by these websites.

1. National Museum of Singapore

http://www.nationalmuseum.sg/

2. Singapore Art Museum

http://www.nhb.gov.sg/sam

3.Asian Civilisations Museum

http://www.acm.org.sg/home/home.asp

4.Peranakan Museum

http://www.peranakanmuseum.sg/home/home.asp

Outing to Kukup Fishing Farm

A day trip to Kukup, West Malaysia, was organised for the staff of Mayflower Secondary School on the 5h of July. The aims of this trip were as follows:

1. to promote bonding among staff and family members
2. to promote a cosmopolitan mindset through experiencing and appreciating the rich diversity of cultures of Malaysia.



















The first stop was at a petwer factory .

Here the tour guide explained how petwer is manufactured.

Pewter is a metal alloy , consisting of 85 and 99 percent tin , with the remainder consisting of copper and antimony , acting as hardeners.

(Ms Nora, Mr Han,Mr Prem and their families learning about pewter.)






















Next,we visited a fruit farm where we were given an opportunity to taste various local fruit.
(Here, the farmer explained to Mr Fam and his daughter, the various types of fruit that can be found in his farm.)



















And of course we even had the opportunity to eat our favourate fruit, the durian!
(Mr. Mahamood offering a helping hand to open a durian for Wee Mein's mother.)

After a good lunch, we took a boat to visit the fish farm.



































Mr. Nara, the official ticket inspector?

Even a two year old child could "walk the plank."




















Our tour guide explaining to us the workings of a fish farm.



















Later we had the chance to explore the Chinese fishing village of Kukup.

It was an enjoyable trip and it gave us the opportunity to get to know our colleagues and their family members better.