COLOURING COMPETITION

The competition was organised by Koperasi SMK Serian Bhd in conjuncton with the Koperasi Week 2008.

Date: 17th July 2008. The competition was held in the school's Dining Hall.

The response from the children of SMK Serian Staff was very encouraging.

The competition was divided into 2 categories.

Category A (children of 5 to 8 years old)- 24 children took part

Category B (children of 9 to 12 years old)- 14 children took part.

Result of the competition:

Category A: 1st : Hendrick anak Stanly

2nd:Nurin Afiqah binti Poisin

3rd: Syazwan bin Jomi

Category B:

1st:Audrey anak Albert Andrew

2nd: Johansen Tingang Jefrin

3rd: Hazzel anak James

Each of the other participants were given an ice-cream as a consolation prizes. The prizes were given by Tuan Haji Rambli Zainuddin, the Schools Principal. Reported by:

Puan Catherinila Sikun,

Organising Committe Member.

To Know Our Fruits/Plants 6

Solanum tarvun,

In Malay it is known as Pokok Terung Pipit,Terung Rembang orTerung Manggul, is a shrub growing to about 5 feet or more. It is used to treat headaches, aching muscles, cholera, diarrhoea and to bring down a high fever. A lotion made from the leaves is used to treat haemorrhoids or piles, whilst the roots may be pound into a paste to treat cracks in the feet. The fruit of the Terong Pipit is eaten to help reduce high blood pressure. Apart from these medicinal values, rural people add the leaves of the Terong Pipit into food as an appetite enhancer.

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The eggplant, aubergine, or brinjal (Solanum melongena) in Malay t is known as buah terung. - a plant of the family Solanaceae (also known as the nightshades) and genus Solanum. It bears a fruit of the same name, commonly used as a vegetable in cooking. As a night-shade, it is closely related to the tomato and potato and is native to India and Sri Lanka. It is a delicate perennial often cultivated as an annual. It grows 40 to 150 cm (16 to 57 in) tall, with large coarsely lobed leaves that are 10 to 20 cm (4-8 in) long and 5 to 10 cm (2-4 in) broad. (Semi-)wild types can grow much larger, to 225 cm (7 ft) with large leaves over 30 cm (12 in) long and 15 cm (6 in) broad. The stem is often spiny. The flowers are white to purple, with a five-lobed corolla and yellow stamens. The fruit is fleshy, less than 3 cm in diameter on wild plants, but much larger in cultivated forms. The fruit is botanically classified as a berry, and contains numerous small, soft seeds, which are edible, but are bitter because they contain (an insignificant amount of) nicotinoid alkaloids, unsurprising in a close relative of tobacco.

SARAWAK TEACHERS' UNION (STU) SAMARAHAN DIVISION

CONGRATULATION:

You have been successfully registered as STU members of SMK Serian

1. Puan catherinila ak Sikun 19717

2. Puan Chan Chien Yueh 19693

3. Puan Chong Miaw Ting 19722

4. En. James Benl ak Kawi 19720

5. Ust. Jeffery Dollah Humari 19721

8. Puan Maryiati bt Osman 19695

9. Puan Reganiald ak Ngawang 19719 (transferred)

10. Cik Shamsinariah bt Suib 19697

11. Ustazah Siti Sabariah bt Sapuan 19718

12. Ustazah Syarmima Hairna bt Shafiei 19696

13. Puan Teresa ak Stephen 19694

CLOSING OF THE HEALTHY TEENAGERS MONTH

The Healthy Teenagers Month is organised by Form Six Students Association of Serian Secondary School. The aim of program is to make the students aware of the importance of health to everybody. They must avoid bad habbits such as smoking, drug abuses and so on in order to stay healthy. They must also do regular exercise. The closing of the programme was held on July 8th 2008 at 7.30 pm at the school hall (Seri Sadong Hall). It was officiated by Tuan Haji Rambli Zainuddin, the school's Principal. The programme began with the singing of the National Anthem, Negaraku.

In his speech, the Principal congratulated the working commitee members for the good job done. The school is always giving supports to any programme planned by the students for the good of every students. Everybody must stay healthy. Unhealthy body will jeopardise any effort to achieve success in life.

During the month, various competitions were held such as futsal, karaoke and dancing. The prizes for the winners were given away by Mr. Rige anak Panya, The senior Assistance For Form Six and Tuan Haji Rambli Zainuddin, the Principal.

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ALOE VERA

IN MALAY IT IS KOWN AS LIDAH BUAYA Aloe vera, also known as the Medicinal Aloe, is a species of Aloe, native to Africa. The species is a leaf and stem succulent plant that has been used in herbal medicine. Extracts from A. vera are widely used in the cosmetics and alternative medicine industries being marketed as variously having rejuvenating, healing or soothing properties.There is, however, little scientific evidence of the efficacy of A. vera extracts for either cosmetic or medicinal purposes and what positive evidence is available is frequently contradicted by other studies.

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PANDANUS AMARYLLIFOLIUS

In Malay is Pandan Wangi

Pandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the screwpine genus which is known commonly as pandan and used widely in Southeast Asian cooking. It is an erect green plant with fan-shaped sprays of long, narrow, bladelike leaves and woody aerial roots. The plant is sterile, flowers only very rarely, and is propagated by cuttings. The plant is rare in the wild but cultivated widely for use as a flavoring in cooking. The leaves are used fresh or wilted, and are commercially available in frozen form in Asian grocery stores in nations where the plant does not grow. They have a nutty, botanical fragrance which enhances the flavor of Thai, Vietnamese, Malaysian, and Indonesian foods, especially rice dishes and cakes. The leaves are sometimes steeped in coconut milk, which is then added to the dish. They may be tied in a bunch and cooked with the food. They also may be woven into a basket which is used as a pot for cooking rice. Pandan chicken, or gai ob bai toey, is a Thai dish with chicken wrapped in pandan leaves and fried. The leaves are also used as a flavoring for desserts such as pandan cake and sweet beverages. In Indonesian it is called pandan wangi and in Vietnamese it is called lá dứa. The leaves of the plant have a repellent effect on cockroaches.[1] The characteristic aroma of pandan is caused by the aroma compound 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline which also gives white bread, jasmine rice and basmati rice, and bread flowers (Vallais glabra) their typical smell [2].

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SNAKESKIN FRUIT (Salacca edulis)

In Malay it s known as SALAK, Brown thin reptilian like skin encloses very delicious crunchy fruit. Fruits are size of a chicken egg or larger. Taste is like a cross between a crunchy sweet apple and a pineapple. This palm grows to 10 feet tall, is very thorny, and produces fruits in large clusters. Plants are self pollinating. Likes filtered sunlight.

The fruits also can be made into juice.

WHAT MY GRANDMA TOLD ME (3)

Lying down

• Lying down without any pillow on your head may bring bad luck to you.
• Lying down with your leg crossed may also bring bad luck to you.
• Never use your hand as a pillow while lying down, it symbolises a lazy person.

Travelling:

• If you travel at a long distant and a long period of time, before you live your home, look at the roof of your house. This will keep you keep you remember you home and you will be back soon.
• If any member of your family is travelling by boat or sea, the person left at home must not do any cleaning, washing or sweeping rubbish. Wait untill he reaches the destination. If not he might encounter difficulties on the way.
• If you visit a new place, upon arrival, before you do anything else, smudge a bit of soil to your fore head as a sign of welcome to the new place. The new visitor might not feel strange to the new place.
• Why is it so if you travel to a new place you will feel that it takes a long time for you to reach your destination? It is because everything that you pass by on the way (plants, animals and etc) greet you and ask where you are going.

Left-Over Food

• never throw away any left over of food in the rubbish bin. The soul of the food minght be sulky and you will not get enough food to eat in the next harvesting season.
• unfinished food should be given to your pets.

PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION DINNER SERIAN SECONDARY SCHOOL

The Parent-Teacher Association of Serian Secondary School held its' 2nd Get Together cum Fund-Raising Dinner on June 28th 2008. Theme: To recognise and appreciate ones' good works and services rendered to the school. In malay it is "Menjunjung Budi Menyanjung Bakti" Venue: Serian Community Hall Time: 1900 hrs. Patron: Datuk Seri Haji Awang Tengah Ali Hassan

State Minister for Recource Planning and Management II and State Minister for

Public Utilities.

However, YB. Mr. Frederick Bayoi Anak Manggie, a member Of State Assembly for N19 Kedup was present on behalf of the minister.