On Thursday 24 April we went to the Botanical Garden. We walked down and boarded the bus.
After we arrived at the garden, we walked down to the Education Centre. The third grade students went to have alook around. First, we went to the first farm and Mrs. James read us some information. Then, we looked at all the lovely plants. After that we went down to a little spot on the Botanical Garden and had a morning tea break.
Next, we did sketching and then we met the fourth grade students at the Education Centre to have lunch. Soon after that, it was time for us to go and make our terrariums while the fourth year students went to have a walk.
A lady took us into a special room and introduced herself. Then she explained what we were going to do. Next, she took us to a pyramid terrarium. It was really interesting.
After we had finished, we met the fourth grade students outside the gardens. Then we reboarded the bus and returned to school.

RA Kartini



Every April 21, people in Indonesia commemorate the Kartini day. It is
a beautiful day for the woman because we celebrate the birth of great
lady, RA. Kartini. Everyone knows who kartini is. She is our national
heroine and a great lady with the bright idea.


Kartini was born in 1879, April 21 in Mayong Jepara. Her father was
RMAA. Sosroningrat, Wedana (assistant of head of regency) in Mayong.
Her mother, MA Ngasirah was a girl from Teluk Awur village in Jepara.
As the daughter of a noble family, she felt luck because she got more
than the ordinary people got. She got better education than other
children. She did anything she wants although it was forbidden. She
passed her childhood with her brother and sister. Because she was very
energetic,her father called her "trinil".



Then her father was chosen as Bupati (the head of regency) in Jepara.
She and her family then moved from Mayong to Jepara. In the same year,
Kartini's second sister RA Kardinah was born. The environment in Jepara
gave her big chance to develop her idea. She could study at the Dutch
owned school where only children from noble family could study here.


Few years after finishing her study, RA. Kartini was willing to
continue her study in higher level. But the custom of that day forbid a
woman to go to school. A tradition of that time, a teenage girl should
be secluded and limited her activity. So was Kartini. She was secluded
inside the house and forbidden to go out until a man propose her. The
rule could restrict her body but not her mind. During her "pingitan"
time, she spent her time by reading book which she got from her
relatives.

Although she was not able to continue her study to higher level, she
was smart had a bright idea. She got the knowledge from the books she
read. To express her idea, she established a school for local people on
the backyard of Jepara city hall.



In November 12,1903, she married Adipati Djoyodiningrat, the head of
Rembang regency. According to Javanese tradition Kartini had to follow
her husband.Then she moved to Rembang.



In September 13, 1904 she gave a birth to her son. His name was
Singgih. But after giving birth to a son, her condition was getting
worse and she finally passed away on September 17, 1904 on her 25 years
old.

Now Kartini has gone. But her spirit and dream will always be in our
heart. Nowadays Indonesian women progress is influenced by Kartini's
spirit stated on collection of letter "Habis gelap terbitlah terang"
from the dusk to the dawn.

desy listyana X1

Last night our family went to Ball Dome to watch the Kings play the Shooters. When we got to the stadium, an usher showed us our seats. Just as we sat down the band played the national anthem so we stood.

After the anthem both teams entered the court. As they did, the cheerleaders waved their steamers. Next, the referee placed his whistle in his mouth and signaled the start of the play. The game was so hot that the supporters of the two teams yelled out their chants every time a player scored the point.

In the end, the Shooters won and our family was happy that both teams had given their best

Sick Hero

One day when I wanted to back to my home. I felt dizzy and sick. Because result from math examination from my school. But, I still did my activities when I was sick. In middle journey to my house (likely), I found a money. But not valuable to me. Because it were 1 cent coin. So, I forgot about that. I straight to walked to my home.

I felt more dizzy and more sick (I think it’s ill). I was slowen my walk like snail. I went across the zebra cross and through the shop and market (Like a song from Dragonforce called “Through Fire and Flame”). I met my old friend in my old friend from elementary school. I think you knew if I was school in High School ? So I chat with my friend and I can’t spoke with him about my sickness that I felt. Several minutes later (almost 15 minutes), I finished my chat with my old friend and straight walked again to my home.

Suddenly, when I neared to the Money Credit Machine. I found a hole in there. I felt very VERY dizzy, sick, and confuse. I think a thief was stealing a lot of money in Money Credit Machine. I wanted to calling police but I didn’t knew where I could found police station in here and I didn’t knew about emergency number to calling police. So, I straight to walked to my home. Suddenly, between 2 walked road that in side were avenue, I was collide with someone in the side of avenue. I saw him and he brought a big bag. And he immediately ran straight forward. But, in his bag has a small hole. When I saw it, it were a paper and a paper is flew from his bag and it were a money !!! And he were a thief.

I chased him. He were very fast to catched him. Luckly, I was brought my skateboard in my backpack. But, when I wanted to use it, in the side walked road there was police to chased a thief. I can’t hold peace to chase a thief. But I felt little dizzy and sick. I went to catch a thief. Many 4 roads in there. So I followed a thief road. Luckly again, he didn’t drive a car. So it were very easy catch him. And finally, I could knock out a thief with my skilled skateboard. Police were coming and catched a thief. Police thanked to me about catched a thief and Police rewarded me a 20 dollars and a medal.

After the incident. I not felt dizzy and sick. I could continued my journey to home with my skateboard. About money from police I saved it to my money box and I used my money again to bought a Nintendo Dual Screens.



devi w / x1/11

errina x1

One day I was setting in the local library, I started to read a medical encyclopedia that was lying on the table in front of me. The first illness I read about was cholera. As I read the list of symptoms, it occurred to me that perhaps I had cholera myself. I sat for a while, too frightened to move.

Then, in a kind of dream, I started to turn the pages of the book again. I came to malaria. Yes, there was no doubt about it – I had malaria too. And I certainly had hepatitis. And yellow fever. And so it went on. I read through the whole book, and by the end I came to the conclusion that I had every illness. There was only one illness I didn’t have – and that was housemaid’s knee.

I sat and thought, and I became more and more worried. I wondered how long I had to live. I examined myself. I felt my pulse. At first, I couldn’t find it at all; then, suddenly it seems start off. I looked at my watch to time it – it was beating 147 times a minute. I tried to feel my heart. I couldn’t feel it. It wasn’t beating. I stuck my tongue out and tried to look at it. I could only see the end of it, but from that I was even more certain than before that I had yellow fever.

I went straight to my doctor, who was a good friend of mine. “What’s the matter with you?” he asked. “I have every illness in the medical encyclopedia.” I told him how I read the medical encyclopedia. Then he opened my mouth and looked at my tongue, and he felt mu pulse, and he listened to my heart. Then he sat down and wrote a prescription. It said:

* 3 good meals every day
* A two-mile walk every day morning
* Be in bed at 11 o’clock every night
* Don’t read medical books!

I followed the doctor’s instructions, and I am happy to say that I now feel quite well again.