Finalized letter

23 Jalan Tenaga
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

Dear Minister Mah Bow Tan,

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