2014
Community in Bloom Awards 2014
Platinum Award and Diamond Award
The Community in Bloom Awards that which is organised by the National Parks Board is to promote community involvement in gardening by recognising the good efforts in creating and maintaining the community gardens and to encourage the sharing of creative ideas in gardening. This year Hougang Primary was presented the Platinum Award again and it was also presented the Diamond Award for attaining three consecutive Platinum Awards.
13TH Elementz Science Project Competition & Exhibition 2014
2 Golds & 1 Silver
2 golds and 1 silver…The school’s haul at the 13th Elementz Science Project Competition and Exhibition that was held from 21 July to 25 July 2014 at Anderson Secondary School. A total of 3 teams represented the school in the competition and together with their respective teacher mentors, the school performed exceedingly well in the competition. The team from Primary 3, comprising of Josiah Wong, Atiqah Zahra Ahmed, Jevon Loh, Kellie Tan and Thaddeus Hooi, mentored by Miss Amanda Tan, Mr Ko Kuan Woei and Mr Yahya, was so impressive that their project, “Save Our Ship!” was awarded the prestigious gold (with presentation) prize. Not to be outdone was of course the other two teams – the Primary 5 team comprising of Caleb Koh, Jordan Loh, Tan Xin Li, Chloe Tan and Thaddeus Pang which was awarded a silver for their project, “Let there be water” and the Primary 6 team comprising of Goh Pei Han, Zhong Siqiang, Priya Natraj, Seow Xin Ning and Ryan Cheong which won the other gold for their project, “Compost Power”. Once again, congratulations to all the teams and their teacher mentors!
Science Fair
Four pupils who are pro-environmentalists took on an investigative project on the absorbency of three biodegradable sponges. They explored the usage of the most absorbent sponge in removing stagnant water in vases, flower pots and overlays of plant leaves.
Through this project, they have learnt a lot on the scientific method and the importance of conducting a fair test as well as ensuring the accuracy of their results. This experience has made their learning of Science more meaningful.
