Thursday, September 26, 2013

Reading Roads (Pg 5)

Seventeen year old, Marc Ong, from Hwa Chong Institution has published an illustrated road safety book, “How to Read the Roads”. The cartoon illustrated book introduces readers to traffic rules through instructions and illustrations. Marc hopes that the book will help him share his knowledge of road safety and  reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children.


The teenager will also give all net proceeds to The Straits Times School Pocket Money. He was inspired to do so when he remembered witnessing a primary school friend of his who often could not afford to buy food from the school canteen and he wanted to help others in similar straits. 

(1)  Share some road safety rules that you abide by.

(2)  How has Marc shown examples of compassion and commitment (our school values) when he wrote the book?

(3) Given the opportunity, would you like to write a book to help young people too? What would 
      the book be about?

60 comments:

Lee Jia Yue said...

[Question 1]
1. I use the zebra crossing & did not jay-walk.
2. I use the pedestrian crossing at all times.
3. I do the kerb drill when crossing the zebra crossing.
[Question 2]
1. Compassion:
-He wanted less accident to happen so he wrote a book to educate young chidren
-He gave all the money he earned to the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund to help the needy.
Commitment:
-He did not give up despite being the fact that he is a JC student and might be busy with homework.
[Question 3]
Yes, I would like to. I will publish a book on 'How to manage my pocket money'&'How to cope with bullying'for young chidren.

Amanda Lau 5 Charity said...

1. I use the overhead bridge, abide the traffic rules and do not jaywalk.


2. Compassion:
a. He wanted to educate young children about road safety.
b. He wanted to reduce the number of road accidents involving young children.
c. He is willing to give all net proceeds to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund.
Commitment:
a. He put in a lot of effort to illustrate and publish the book.

3. Yes. I would want to write a book about ways to save money.

Jacie Koh said...

1)crossing roads with hand raised , looking out for traffic and using overhead bridges when possible.
2)he was inspired to give all net proceeds to The Straits Times School Pocket Money as he remembered witnessing a primary school friend of his who often could not afford to buy food from the school canteen and he wanted to help others in similar straits. he also hoped that the book will help him share his knowledge of road safety and reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children.
3)If given the opportunity,i would like to write a book to help young people about drugs.

Denice Yeo said...

1.The rules I would abide by is that I don't walk across the road when it is the red man.
2.Compassion :
-to educate young children about road safety.
-to reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children.
-will give all net proceeds to the Straits Times School Pocket Money fund.
Commitment:
-puts in a lot of effort to illustrate and publish the book.
-preserved despite the difficulties he faced.
3. Yes,I would write a book to help young people.The book would be about how to cope with bullying.

Ruby Chan said...

1)I use the zebra crossing ,i cross the road only when the greenman appears on the traffic light and is not blinking and i use the overhead bridge too.
2)He educated children about road safety and plans to reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children.He also plans to give all his net proceeds to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund.I think he also puts in a lot of effort to illustrate the comics and publish the book.
3)Yes.I would like to educate young children about saving money as that is a very important part of our lives.

Ruby Chan said...

1)I use the zebra crossing ,i cross the road only when the greenman appears on the traffic light and is not blinking and i use the overhead bridge too.
2)He educated children about road safety and plans to reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children.He also plans to give all his net proceeds to The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund.I think he also puts in a lot of effort to illustrate the comics and publish the book.
3)Yes.I would like to educate young children about saving money as that is a very important part of our lives.

Melody Chong said...

1)We should wait for the green man to appear before crossing the road.We should not jaywalk. We should look right, left and right again before crossing the road. When we cross the road, we should raise up our hands so that the driver can see us. We should not dash across the road when the green man is already flashing. When we cross the road, we should use the traffic light, zebra crossing or overhead brigde.
2)He showed compassion when he wrote the book to educate young people about road safety and to reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children. He will also give all net proceeds to the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. He showed commitment when he put in a lot of effort to illustrate and publish the book. And he tried very hard to introduce it it more people and teach them about road safety. He also persevered despite the difficulties he faced.
3)Given the opportunity, I would like to write a book to help young people. I would like to write how to cope with bullying and how to defend ourselves against bullies and strangers who mean harm.

Pamelyn Chen said...

(1)I do not jay walk and i always use the traffic lights.
(2)Marc shown care for children's safety on the road and he gave all the money he earned to Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund.
(3)Yes,I would. The book would be about how to defend yourself against bullies.

Jaynielle Pineda said...

Q1:
I do not cross the road when the light is still red. I do not use my phone while crossing the road. I use overhead bridges when possible. Even if the light is green, I still look around my surroundings to see if any vehicles are moving towards me.
Q2:
Compassion:
~He willingly gave all net proceeds to The Straits Time School Pocket Money.
~He wanted less road accidents involving children so he wrote a book to educate children about road safety.
Commitment:
~Even if he is in Junior College and might be busy with his studies, he put in all his effort to illustrate and publish the book.
Q3: If given the opportunity, I would like to write a book to educate children about ways to save money.

Long Xin Yi said...

1)Use the traffic crossing,use the zebra crossing,use overhead bridge

2)Compassion:Give his money to The Straits Times School Pocket Money.
Commitment:Put it a lot of effort to write and draw a book for other people.

3)Given the opportunity, I would .
The book will be about bullying .
What to do when someone bullies you .

Andra said...

(1)I always take the overhead bridge and the pedestrian crossing when I cross the road.I also look right,left and right before crossing the road so that I can ensure that there are no vehicles passing by.
(2)To show compassion,he wrote this book to educate the young children about road safety.Also,to reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children,he encouraged children from different schools to purchase copies of the book.He also gave all the net proceeds to the Straits Times Pocket Money Fund.To show commitment,he put in a lot of effort to illustrate and publish this book.To add on,he also persevered despite the difficulties he faced such as his studies.
(3)Given the opportunity,I would like to write a book to help young people too.The book would be about how to manage money.The book will include information about how money is precious and we should never spend it all on things that are not needed.

Celine Lam said...

1.I wait for the traffic light to turn green before crossing the road,use the overhead bridge and do not jaywalk.

2.[Compassion]
A. He does not want accidents to happen.
B. He is willing to give all net proceeds to The Straits Times School Pocket Money

[Commitment]
He did not give up illustrating the book.

3.Yes. The book will be on cyber-bullying.

Karine said...

1) I always use the overhead bridge,zebra crossing and other pedestrian crossing.

2)By writing this book to educate children,he is showing compassion.He also gave all the net proceeds to The Straits Times Pocket Money.
He also showed commitment by writing this book.

3)Yes.It will be on saving money.

Celeste low said...

1)I use pedestrian crossings,zebra crossing and overhead bridge whenever possible.
2)Compassion:
He has shown compassion while writing this book so as to help children.
2a)Commitment:
While writing this book,he has put in lots of time and effort.
3)If given the chance,Yes.I will write on how to prevent yourself from getting computer addicted.

Nurul nazirah said...

1) Use the traffic light and will not jay-walk. I will use overhead bridge. I will not use my phone or any other electrical devices when crossing the road.
2)Compassion
-He wrote the book to educate children about road safety and so give all net proceeds to The Straits Times School Pocket Money.
3) Yes, i will write on how to respect adult and what to do if you are being bullied.

Fion Neo said...

(1) I either use the underground tunnel,traffic light or zebra crossing to cross the road.
(2)He wanted to share about road safety to ensure the number of road accidents will be lesser and he was inspired to give all the net proceeds to The Straits Times School Pocket Money so that children is able to afford to buy food,or similar traits.
(3)I would like to write a book to help young people to prevent from eating drugs,or smoke.

Kee Hoi Ming said...

1)I use pedestrian crossings,zebra crossing and overhead bridge whenever possible.
2)Compassion:
He willingly gave all net proceeds to The Straits Time School Pocket Money.
3)I will write a book about ways to save money.

Gien Lyn said...

1)Always take the overhead bridge and the pedestrian crossing when I cross the road.
2)He showed compassion when he wrote the book to educate young people about road safety and to reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children. He will also give all net proceeds to the Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund. He showed commitment when he put in a lot of effort to illustrate and publish the book. And he tried very hard to introduce it it more people and teach them about road safety. He also persevered despite the difficulties he faced.
3)Given the chance I will write a book about saving money.

Rachel said...

1) I use the zebra crossing,traffic light,underground tunnel or the overhead bridge when crossing the road. I don't dash across the road.

2) He wrote this book so that the book will help him share his knowledge of road safety. He used his time to write the book even though he has no time.

3) Yes,I would like to write a book to help young people. My book will be about saving water. I will add a lot of pictures and interesting information about saving water. Examples: Why should we save water,ways to save water,dos and don'ts,etc. I will make it colourful so that people will be attracted to it.

Anonymous said...

1.I use proper crossing and I do not jaywalk
2.He has shown compassion by not only writing to teach children road safety he is giving all the money to The Straits Times School Pocket Money.He has shown commitment by finding time to write his book as it is not easy to find time as he also needs to study.
3.Yes I would,I would write about what young people could do if they are bullied

Nor Missyazrika ( 5 Faith) said...

1. I use the zebra crossing , pedestrian crossing and the overhead bridge to cross whenever it is possible.
2. He did show compassion by giving all net proceeds to The Strait Times School Pocket Money . He was inspired to do so when he remembered witnessing a primary school friend of his who often could not afford to buy food from the school canteen and he wanted to help others in similar straits.
3. Yup , I would like to write a book saving your money each day.

Melissa (P5 Faith) said...

1)Cross the road when the green men is on. Do Not jaywalk.
2)He did show compassion by giving all net proceeds to the straits times school pocket money.
3)Yes. I would write a book on keeping away from drugs.

Christina Yun said...

1.Some road safety rules to abide by are:
a) When crossing the road, always look to the left, right and then left again before walking.

b) At the traffic lights crossing, do not cross when the “green man” is flashing.

c) As a pedestrian, always walk on the road kerb instead of below the kerb.

d) During the night, always wear light coloured clothes so that motorists can see you clearly.

e) Always ensure that the moving bus has come to a complete stop before alighting.

2.Marc has showed examples of compassion and commitment by sharing the safety messages with other school children through his book. At the same time, he is donating the money collected to the charity.

3.If given the opportunity, I would certainly be pleased to write a book to help the young people too. My book would be about how children should respect and show filial piety to their parents and elders in the family. This is because our education is also about character development.

ZeenathNish said...

1. Cross at the zebra crossing and use the trffic signals.

2.He wrote this book so that the book will help him share his knowledge of road safety.

3.Yes,I would like to write a book to help young people. My book will be about saving earth. I will add a lot of pictures and examples for poor countries.Examples: Why should we litter,why should we waste water,electricity.Ways to save water,electricity.

Yeo Zhen Zhen 5Hum said...

2] Marc shows compassion and commitment and shares this message around Singapore,and saving money for needys
3]i would write about safety in other countries and kidnapping at other countries

Maha (5 Faith) said...

1. Crossing at zebra crossing,
pedestrian way, over-head bridge.
2. He showed Compassion as he wrote this book so that youngsters can avoid accidents
3. Yes, i would write about online strangers.

Anonymous said...

1)I would not jaywalk and cross the road when the traffic light is red
2)Marc wants to educate the young the children about road safety and said that the money he earn from the book will be donated to the Straits Times School Money Fund to help those who does not have enough pocket money and he puts in alot of effort to make this book so this shows that he is compassionate and commited guy
3)I would write a book about lerning how to defend yourself from cyberbullies

Peng Ying (p5 faith) said...

a)i use the zebra crossing ,and before crossing i will look left look right and look left again,if there is no car i will raise up my hand and walk carefull and don run .
compassion) he share the safety message as he want less accident to happen
3)yes!i would write a book of saving money and drugs free .

Barsha said...

1.When there is zebra crossing , look left,right and left again.
2.He wrote hi own book about road safety.
3.Yes,i would like to write a book for the younger kids who doesn't know about road safety.
The book will be about how to cross the road safely and howto cross traffic lights.

Li Si Qi said...

1.Use the zebra crossing instead of jaywalking.
2.Look left right before crossing the road and raise up our hand.
3.Wait for the green man to appear before crossing the road and stop crossing when the green man blink.
(2) Compassion
-He wanted less accident to happen.
-He give nets to The Straits Times.
Commitment
-When he saw a primary school friend who often could not afford to buy food and he wanted to help him so he put in a lot of afford.
(3)i would certainly be pleased to write about books to help the earth.My book would be about saving water.This is because water is very important for us.

Tong Yu said...

1.Do not cross the road when the traffic
light is red , look left and right and left again to make sure that there are no cars before crossing the road and do not jaywalk.
2.Marc has shown examples of compassion and commitment by sharing his knowledge of road safety with young children to reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents and by putting in a lot of effort to illustrate and publish the book.
3.I would, the book would be about teaching pupils what they can do to improve their studies.

Laya Grg(P5 Fa) said...

1.I do not jay walk,I use the overhead bridge and I use the zebra crossing road

2.He showed compassion and commitment by telling children about road safety

3.Yes i would,the book would be about saving electricity

Tan Li Wei said...

A)Use the zebra crossing, if don't have use overhead bridge.
B) Showing compassion to remind us to follow the right ways and be safe.
C)Ya! I would like to write about how to protect yourself from bullies on the internet...

Kessie Yeo 5 Hum said...

(1)I would use the overhead bridge to abide the cars.
(2)Marc wrote the book to let the people to know more about safety.
(3)Yes,I would.I would write about how they should respect the elderly .

ashwini said...

1.Cross the road carefully.
2.he wrote the book to share his knowledge to make people understand.
3.Yes, I would write a book for young children who those wo cant understand or felt it boring so they had no interest I will write a book all about behavior and others in a more interesting way to make them understand and make them feel interested.

Nagalakshmi said...

1) Do not jay walk.Use the overhead bridge and use the traffic signals.

2)He wrote this book for children to learn about road safety.

3)Yes, I would like to write books for young people.My book will tell them ways not to waste water.

Zhi Xuan said...

1.I look left,right and left again before crossing the road.
2.He wrote the book to reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children.
3.Yes the book will be about washing your hands.

Anonymous said...

Bimala Pun (5 Humility)

1)Use the zebra crossing and do not jay-walk.

2)The book will help him share his knowledge of road safety and reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children.

3)Yes .I would like to write a book to educate children about way to save money.

Tian Qi said...

1. I look left,right and left again before crossing the road.
2. He is not that free and he still make some time to write that book.
3.Yes the book will be about saving money.

Marjan 5 hum said...

1) Cross the road by using the zebra crossing.
2)Marc wrote a book about road safety.
3)Yes, it would be about "How to cross the road safely."

Kristen Chan said...

1)Do not cross the road when the traffic light is red.
2)Marc gave all net proceeds to The Straits Time School Pocket Monet.
3)Yes, i will write a book about cyber bullying.

Gladys(5 Faith) said...

1)I will use the zebra crossing and not jay walk.
2)he has shown compassion to others.
3)If i have the opportunity i will write a book about driving safely and do not drink when drive .

Joyce said...

1. I look right , left and right again before I cross the road.
2. He wrote the book to decrease the number of tragic road accidents related to children.
3. Yes the book will be about personal hygiene.

AnlinAsha said...

1.he.must.use.the.zebra.crossing.not.to.jaywalk.
2.He.wrote.this.book.to.let.children.know.about.road.safety.
3.yes.I.will.write.for.conserving.electricity.

Valent Ting said...

1. I will use the overhead bridge and zebra crossing.
2. The book he wrote is to reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children.
3. Yes I will write a book about saving electricity.

SirjanaMabo said...

Sirjana Mabo(5 Humility)

1)Do not cross when the Green man is blinking,Use overhead brige,Do not Jaywalk.
2)He wrote this book for children to learn about road safety.
3)Yes,I would like to write a book about "Cyber Bullying"

Anonymous said...

1.do not climb over the fans along the road divider and use the over head brige to cross the road
2.he wrote the book so that primary school puplis will be more aware about traffic safety and also to reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children.he will also give all net proceeds to the straits times school pocket money found.and he put in alot of effort in illustrating and writing the book plubishing it
3.I would like to write about how to reduce,reuse and recycling.

subatra said...

(1)i cross at the zebra crossings i do the kerb drill when crossing
i also use the overhead bridge if there is no pedestrain crossings/ zebra crossings
(2)he had shown compassion by sacrfising his money to help the needy and making this book
he had shown commitment by making this book despite of all the other work he had to handle
(3)yes i would want,it wold be about helping children to start saving in a young age

Samantha(P5 Humility) said...

1)use zebra crossing and do not jay-walk

2)compassion:he wants lesser accidents to happen
Commitment:he donated all his money to the straits time school pocket money

3)Yes.the book will be about saving electricity

Neshana(P5 Hum) said...

1)I use the zebra crossing,traffic light and the overhead bridge when crossing the road.
2)He show compassion and commitment by educating the young people about road safety and to reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children.
3)Yes.I would write about how dangerous when we meet a online stranger.

Anonymous said...

1.Do not jaywalk and use zebra crossing.
2.The purpose of Marc writing the book is to educate young children about road safety,reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children and he mentioned he will give all net proceeds to Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund Committed.
3.Yes.I would like to write a book to teach children ways to save money.

lisara said...

1) Look to the right then left and then right and when
you cross the road raise up your hand before crossing.

2) He wrote the book so that they would know about tragic road accidents involving children.

3) Yes I would like to write a book to help young people about recycling.

S.NARMATHA said...

S.Narmatha (P5Faith)

a)I will use the overhead bridge, zebra crossing.When using the zebra
crossing ,I will look right and left.
b)He wrote this book so that the book will help him share his knowledge of road safety.
c)I would like to write a book to help young people to prevent from bullying.

GITA PUN said...

GitaPun (5 Humility) said...
1. I use the overhead bridge, abide the traffic rules and do not jaywalk.


2. Compassion
-to educate young children about road safety.
-to reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children.
-will give all net proceeds to the Straits Times School Pocket Money fund.
Commitment:
- He put in a lot of effort to illustrate and publish the book.

3. Yes. I would want to write a book about ways to save money.

Eve Angelica said...

1) I use the zebra crossing while crossing the road.
2)Compassion
He share his knowledge of road safety and reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children.
3)I would write a book about what to do when you are being bullyed.

Acacia said...

Question1
Look right,look left then look right before you cross the road.
Question2
Compassion:He wrote the book so that primary school pupils will be more aware about traffic safety and also to reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children.He also give all net proceeds to the Straits Time school pocket money fund.
Commitment: He puts in a lot of effect in illustrating and writing the book before publishing it.
Question3
I would like to write about 'How to Reduce,Reuse and Recycle

Srinivasan niveda said...

1. I will use the zebra crossing while crossing the road.
2compassion
3i would like to write a book to help others not to smoke.

Athena Han (P5 Humility) said...

1)I use the zebra crossing,traffic light and the overhead bridge when crossing the road.

2)Compassion
He educate the young children of road safely and reduce the frequency of tragic road accidents involving children.
3)Yes, I would like to write about ways to save money by using less electricity bills

Sophia De Jesus said...

1) Look left,right and right again before grossing.
2) He was able to tell people about his knowledge of road safety and reduce the frequency of tragic accidents that involves children.
3) I would write a book about keeping the country clean.

Anonymous said...

1. I use the pedestrian crossing at all times when crossing the road.

2.He wanted no accidents to happen so he wrote a book to educate young children about road safety even though he is a 17-year student and might be busy with homework.

3.Yes, I would like to. I will publish a book on 'How to cope with bullying, Save electricity and water and Avoid strangers' for young children.