MEMO

To            : Health & Safety Committee

From       : Ari Chan, Chairperson, H&S Ctte

Date        : 11 May ‘12

Subject   : Room change for next meeting

The meeting on Saturday, 9 Jun has been changed to Room 101

Chameleon

Chameleon

There are 80 different types of chameleons in the word, most of which are to be found in Africa, South of Sahara desert. The common chameleon ranges from the Middle East, along the North Africa coast to southern Spain.

The chameleon is a slow-moving lizard which hunts for insects among trees and undergrowth. One of its peculiar features is its eye, which are set in two conical sockets and can move independently of one another. This enables the chameleon to look behind with one eyes and front of with the other.

Chameleon is well-known for their ability to change color. The skin and body markings can change color to match the surrounding. Among the plants, for example, the chameleon is very difficult to spot among foliage.

When the chameleon spots an insect which it think would make a fine meal, it shoots out a long, sticky tongue and draws its prey back into its mouth.

The Bamboo leaf Sail Boat

The Bamboo leaf

Sail Boat

And the rain stops….

Having been trapped inside the house by the train, children are only too eager to get outside and play; so what if the air still feels cold!

Heavy rain usually leaves puddles of water here and there. Children see this as an opportunity to play. They start to use their imagination, wondering what kind of game would suit these puddles.

Aha! It seems that the bamboo growing near our house can be used. So we pick several bamboo leaves and start folding them into a sail boat shape. The end of the leaf that has a stalk is used as a hook.

Everyone starts to cheer when our bamboo leaf sail boat moves, blown by the cool wind in the puddle of rain water. We imagine that our boats are roaming the vast ocean. It is fun…..