Green Hopes: August 2009

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Towards A Greener School Environment

If you had the choice to spend the day outside or go to school and sit inside all day, which would you choose? Spending time outdoors might be more fun, but school is important as well. Students spend a large amount of time during school sitting behind a desk in a classroom. I read somewhere on the internet that this can lead to “Nature Deficit Disorder”, or a lack of connection with the environment.

Tree planting can never be much more fun. 35 people turned up at the Taman Pertanian (mini garden in my school) to plant 25 precious trees, among which are mango trees, guava trees, soursops and hibiscus. Planting trees is a basic way to get started greening school grounds. Plus, gardens are a great way to teach students by getting them outside of the classroom and introducing them to local plants, animals, and ecosystems.

These trees are actually sponsored by the students of SMKS9 for the tree planting activity that was organized by the Kelab Pencinta Alam, Eco Warriors of SMKS9 and also TrEES (Treat Every Environment Special).

This wonderful activity is actually part of a campaign to raise awareness not only among club members but also the whole school community about the importance of keeping our

Earth green.

We have to put in mind that forests were put on Earth for a reason; they help to maintain a delicate balance between all nature’s elements and the importance of biodiversity. And remember, trees naturally absorb carbon dioxide, release oxygen, and store water in their roots. They also provide shade for shiny Malaysia too. We are actually helping to produce more oxygen.

I would like to this opportunity to thank my family who gave me a lot of green ideas and encouragement. I would like to say a big thank you to my mom especially, Datin Rossiti Aishah who brought me all the way to Sungai Buloh to get the trees, sent the trees to the school in her cute little Kelisa, go to the D.I.Y. shop to get the gloves and the most important thing; she came for the activity to give a talk on biodiversity and she even taught us how to plant the trees the right way.

And thank you, Kakak [Dr. Amira Adlya] for helping my friends water the plants. Haha.

Overall, I must say that this activity was a success! Everyone showed great enthusiasm for making

our school greener environment.

Our beautiful and handsome generous contributors:

♦ Farah Nadhira ♦ Sofia Maizura ♦ Nursyaza Syazwanie ♦ Alya Farina ♦ Ainaa Nadhirah ♦ Dura Munirah ♦ Nor Ayuni ♦ Fatin Nabila ♦ Ruzana Aqilah ♦ Syazana Nawawi ♦ Noradilah Idris ♦ Raina ♦ Syazwan ♦ Amir ♦ Nur Filza ♦ Laila Amerah ♦ Nur Fatin ♦ Nadya ♦ Husna Aini ♦ Izzah Farihah ♦ Nabilah Radzi ♦ Wan Arina ♦ Deanna ♦ Hanisah ♦ Amal ♦ Alia ♦ Aishah ♦ Atifah ♦ Ridwah ♦ Hanini ♦ Raihan ♦ Raja Zarin ♦ Aisyah ♦ Aliana ♦ Izatul ♦ Mira Edora ♦ Elyna ♦ Aleeza ♦ Nur Aqilah ♦ Iman ♦ Solehah ♦ Aiman Hamizah ♦ Aimi Sara ♦ Siti Sarah ♦ Nur Amirah ♦ Syarmin ♦ Nadhira ♦ Nur Afiqah ♦ Sarah ♦ Muaz ♦ Nur Adilah ♦ Ewan ♦ Amirah ♦ Adreana ♦ Nurul Syahira ♦ Nur Amirah ♦ Faris ♦ Aziz Faisal ♦ Shamsul Shamsuddin ♦ Benjamin ♦ Teacher Syed Ahmad Thani ♦

Much love,

-Siti Hani Ahmad Zuraidi-

Introduction

This is my first time on the blog. I am Rossiti Aishah Rashidi, a mother of five wonderful children. Siti Hani is my third child and she is just amazingly loving and caring towards animals. My other children are also animal lovers.

This blog is created in order to understand what “Green Hopes” is about and what does “being green” means.

“Green Hopes” as the word itself translates, an optimistic outlook for the future. Only if we desire enough and work hard enough to care for Mother Earth and all its creatures, only then we can make sure that Mother Earth can provide for her creatures now and forever. We need fresh water, good food and a clean environment to flourish. Our animal friends need their habitats protected so they can have a good home, plenty of water and good food.

Everything we do has an impact on the Earth whether it is the food we eat, how we live and play, the toys we play with, or the clothes we wear. All these come from planet Earth. How they are made and how much of them we use is very important to our environment.

So every day, please act green and continue to make “Green Hopes” alive and well. Let’s take the green steps to lessen our impact on Earth. To take green steps is as simple as following the three R’s: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. By taking these steps we can protect our planet and all her creatures.

If we love our family, care for our friends, treasure our children and continue to admire nature, we must be guardians of our environment instead of being agents of destruction.

-Rossiti Aishah Rashidi-