Thursday, July 3, 2008
Finalized letter
Singapore 520124
Group
1 July 2008
Feedback on Playgrounds in Tampines
Minister Mah Bow Tan
Minister of Tampines GRC
Dear Mr Mah Bow Tan,
Feedback on Playgrounds in Tampines
We are Pasir Ris Secondary school. We are writing to feedback about Playgrounds in Tampines and to suggest on how it can be improved. Our school has been doing a project about Playgrounds and how it can be improved. After some time, we found creative and interesting ways of how to improve the playgrounds in Tampines.
Currently, the playgrounds in Tampines don’t really have what a child would really want in a playground.
And most of the playgrounds have spider webs on the monkey bars, children
that notice this, would not want to climb the monkey bar therefore, the playground would not be able to be used to its fullest.The playgrounds are often situated at dark, secluded places where very few people pass. They are also dangerous as some of the edges of the playground are sharp and can cause cuts. Also, they are often disfigured with vandalism.The playgrounds are a little dirty too because of litter and because of the rain. The rain also causes the playground to be wet and children would not be able to play in the playground for quite awhile, waiting for it to dry. The color of the playgrounds are a little boring too, the slides and swings are all the same color. The children would find the playground boring after awhile.
Our group had came up with a proposal to improve the playgrounds in Tampines. We suggest to use bright colours so the children will be excited when they see them and would definitely want to play it.The playground could be improved in ways such as, the monkey bars and the other parts of the playground could be cleaned regularly to remove any dirt or spider webs. The rain is quite a disturbance to the children and this can be stopped by either building the playground under the block or making the playground sheltered and also build a sheltered walkway from the block to the playground.
These are my feedback and suggestion, thank you for taking time to read this letter.
Yours sincerely,
Ryan, Fathullah, Elroy, Yu Wei and Chin Yong
Elroys letter :D
Feedback on playgrounds in Tampines
Dear minister
We have many playgrounds in Tampines. Almost near every block there is a playground for children to play. Most were made up of metals and will be very dangerous if a child trips hits his/her head against the metal. The design is quite nice and many new component such as spider web and many more.
However, there were not enough for those with special needs. My group and I have design a special playground for children with terminal but non contagious disease. It is very unique but used up a lot of space. This playground is specially made for children with terminal but non contagious disease and not opens to all.
Most playgrounds were vandalized by children who were normal, and so other children could not play with them. Some color was a bit dull and faded by the rain. We hope you would look into this matter to help the children have a better and cleaner playground to play in.
I hope that you will agree with it and thank you for your patient.
Elroy
Letter by Goh Chin Yong
Playgrounds in Tampines
Tampines is an excellent residential and commercial district for the people to live. Owing to your expert leadership and wisdom, Tampines has become an attraction for both residents and shoppers. However, due to your busy schedule, you have neglected the playgrounds in Tampines.
My name is Goh Chin Yong from Pasir Ris Secondary School. The purpose of writing this letter is to provide feedback on the playgrounds in Tampines and suggestions to improve them.
Playgrounds are used by children. They can give children hours of fun and enjoyment. Playgrounds are convenient as they are found near your houses. They are a fun but efficient recreational places.
However, the playgrounds in Tampines are merely above average. The materials used are not of sufficient quality and the design is quite unattractive. The playgrounds are often situated at dark, secluded places where very few people pass. They are also dangerous as some of the edges of the playground are sharp and can cause cuts. Also, they are often disfigured with vandalism.
My group had came up with a proposal to improve the playgrounds in Tampines. The number of playgrounds can be decreased to provide larger and better playgrounds for the
Residents. My group has also came up with some designs that the children has voted for.
Some of the playgrounds will be demolished to provide space for the new playgrounds.
After serious contemplation, my group members and I agreed that this is the optimal choice. This will provide more recreational activities for the people so that they can have fun in a convenient and safe way. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to read my letter.
Yours sincerely,
Goh Chin Yong
Monday, June 30, 2008
RYAN CHEW WENJIE FEEDBACK
Singapore 520124
Ryan Chew
1 July 2008
Feedback on Playgrounds in Tampines
Minister Mah Bow Tan
Minister of Tampines GRC
Dear Mr Mah Bow Tan,
Feedback on Playgrounds in Tampines
I am Ryan Chew Wenjie from Pasir Ris Secondary school. I am writing to feedback about Playgrounds in Tampines and to suggest on how it can be improved. My school has been doing a project about Playgrounds and how it can be improved. After some time, we found creative and interesting ways of how to improve the playgrounds in Tampines.
Currently, the playgrounds in Tampines don’t really have what a child would really want in a playground.
And most of the playgrounds have spider webs on the monkey bars, children
that notice this, would not want to climb the monkey bar therefore, the playground would not be able to be used to its fullest.
The playgrounds are a little dirty too because of litter and because of the rain. The rain also causes the playground to be wet and children would not be able to play in the playground for quite awhile, waiting for it to dry. The color of the playgrounds are a little boring too, the slides and swings are all the same color. The children would find the playground boring after awhile.
The playground could be improved in ways such as, the monkey bars and the other parts of the playground could be cleaned regularly to remove any dirt or spider webs. The rain is quite a disturbance to the children and this can be stopped by either building the playground under the block or making the playground sheltered and also build a sheltered walkway from the block to the playground. The playground could have more colors too.
These are my feedback and suggestion, thank you for taking time to read this letter.
Yours sincerely,
Ryan
F@thull@h's FeedBack...
Bedok South Ave 1
Singapore 469336
Mohd Fathullah
2nd July
Feedbacks on the playgrounds in Tampines
Minister Mah Bow Tan
Minister of Tampines GRC
Dear Mr Mah Bow Tan,
The playground in Tampines is very small and some of them have very dull colours and not much interactive games. Some of them do not even have swings nor see-saws.
I suggest to use bright colours so the children will be excited when they see them and would definitely want to play it. Some of the playground could be improvised by adding some challenging areas for the older kids, for example, a shaky bridge so the kids may cross over it while having fun. Having a trampoline would not be so bad, as most Singaporeans have not tried jumping on it, some of them have not even seen it in front of them, so it will be a new thing for them, something unique.
I have also seen some of the playground and they did not use most of the spaces provided, some have very large spaces between each other. When it rains, the playground will be wet , I suggest building a shelter with unique designs.
There should also be more benches, with shelter, so the parents may sit there supervising their kids. The child may also rest and then continue to play. They can also wait for their parents to pick them up.
Yours Sincerely,
M. Fathullah
Letter to Mr Mah Bow Tan
Feedback on Playground in Tampines
I am Liew Yu Wei from Pasir Ris Secondary School. I am writing on behalf of my group consisting of Elroy Ng, Ryan Chew, Goh Chin Yong and Fathullah on how to improve on the playgrounds in Tampines.
After some time, we have created a playground that is suitable for children with non-contagious and terminal diseases. Firstly, our playground consists of bright and colorful walls so that these children can feel that there is still hope for them. Secondly, the playground is quite safe as there are lots of cushion balls on the floor. Why not just cushion? Cushion balls are quite well-liked by kids, so cushion balls are to ensure that kids could have really lots of fun. Thirdly, there is a simple maze in the playground with some obstacles which represents one must be able to overcome anything in order to succeed. Fourthly, the playground is build like a castle so as to improve on the third point(able to overcome obstacles so as to ‘conquer’ the castle). This playground should be built indoor. It shall be also the first indoor playground in Tampines.
We came up with this project as we feel that the playgrounds in the neighborhood are a bit outdated and the facilities are inefficient. Firstly, there are lots of cracks which could hurt children. Secondly, colors are dull and paints are dropping off which makes the playground to look unattractive and boring.
Once our playground is build, the colors shall attract kids, the maze shall be educational and most importantly, it gives hope to children with non-contagious and terminal disease.
We hope that you would accept these feedbacks so as to improve the playgrounds in Tampines. Thank You for reading.
Yours sincerely,
Liew Yu Wei