CHONG MALCOLM Class: 1/6
Write a letter to your primary school friend to tell him/her about your experience on the first day of orientation at Riverside Secondary School.
Dear Yu Heng,
How are you? Ever since you moved to America, the whole class has been missing you! How is it over there? Is the weather very cold? Anyway, that is not what I am writing to you about, I want to tell you about my first day at orientation camp! By the way, I am enrolled in Riverside Secondary School. You know what, I am in the same class as our primary schoolmate, Zi Jian and I am so happy about it!
At around 7a.m, we gathered in the school hall and the seniors divided every class into two groups: A for the people with odd-numbered index and B for people with even-numbered index. I was in B as I was number 26. Then, the class was split up to play some icebreakers with our Orientation Group Leaders (OGLs). We played ‘Splat’, ‘Bow Wind Blow’ and some other games. The best part was when we worked together to make an amazing group flag! We waved it around everywhere we went in the school to show it off. Though I thought it could have been decorated better, I am still proud to show that I am a part of 1/6B! All in all, I made two new friends during the ice breaker session and loved the first day of orientation!
Another memorable thing I thought was really funny was when 1/6B got into a bombing as well as cheering match with 1/4 along a corridor. First, let me explain what ‘bombing’ means before you get worried. At the hall, all of our OGLs taught us what ‘bombing’ was. For example, a class will start by shouting, “1/6 bomb, 1/6 bomb, 1/6 bomb to 1/4 bomb!” and in order to not lose, the class which got bombed needs to repeat the cheer and pass it on to the next class by shouting the cheer in unison. Do you get the game? When the OGLs taught this on stage, they also taught us some cheers like the ‘Banana Cheer’ and many other interesting and catchy ones! At the end of the day, my class won. The bombing match was really memorable!
On the whole, day one of orientation was great! I hope you read my email soon and let me know how you are doing in America. Take care and catch up with you soon!
Regards,
Malcolm
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