Pasir Sir Ris Secondary school
390 Tampines st 21 singapore 529400
3 July 2008
Mr Mah Bow Tan
Minister of National Development
Minister of Tampines GRC
Dear Mr Mah
SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE PLAYGROUNDS IN TAMPINES
Currently I find that there are lots of playgrounds in Tampines. Some of them look beautiful and fun to play with but most of them are actually quite dangerous. Some of them are badly vandalized with unruly words and some other can be very badly littered and dirty.
Today I am about to provide with you some suggestions which I hope will be able to improve the conditions of playgrounds in Tampines.
The playgrounds in Tampines nowadays are meant only for normal children without any problems but what about those children with Terminal illnesses? These children will not be able to play because of the way the playground was built. The flooring of the playground can sometimes be quite rough and some of it is pealed off. The new playgrounds should have flooring made up of a softer material which will help to ‘cushion’ you when you fall. There should be shelters around the playground to rest if they are tired. When a playground is built there should be sufficient space for kids to run about when they play. The new playgrounds should also have chairs for parents to sit while they watch their children play. The playgrounds should always be well maintained and cleaned so that children of all ages will want to play in it.Our group had purposely choose bright colour such as red and light blue instead of dull colour such as black. We thought of this solution because we think that this can make the terminal illness kid to think of the positive side .
If you would like to see a mini model of an interesting playground to me you can go to this website: www.literature2e6group8.blogspot.com
More information can also be found in the website above
Yours Faithfully
Shahrazaf, Phay Kang, Ahmad, Destin, Jun Yu
Student of Pasir Ris Secondary
Making a Playground
-The Writer-