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Mr Feliciano lost part of his left leg when he was six, but he still played high school sports and takes part in Paralympic games.

An amputee who lost half of one leg as a child is fighting to realise his dream of becoming a firefighter.Mr Isaac Feliciano's fight hit a road bump when city officials in Paterson, New Jersey, declared him to be not 'physically capable'. He finished 103rd among more than 600 candidates in a recent arduous physical test for the job, which included pulling a hose and carrying a life-size dummy while wearing a weighted vest.However, a medical consultant later ruled that he was 'not physically capable of sustaining the labours and exposure' of firefighting work.Mr Feliciano, 33, works at Cingular Wireless, training other sales representatives. He says his titanium-carbon fibre prosthetic leg is more resistant to heat and flame.He has dreamed of taking on the job since he was three, when a firefighter pulled him from a closet during a fire.

But when he was six, gangrene from spinal meningitis claimed his left leg below the knee.Despite his disability, he played high school football and baseball and participates in Paralympic competitions. Three doctors will make a recommendation to the state authorities in his case.

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Newspaper article: Swimming Champion survives shark attack

Swimming Champion survives shark attack

LOS ANGELES - FIVE-TIME Olympic swimming champion Gary Hall survived a shark attack. He was spear fishing with his sister off the Florida coast.

The American fought off the shark by punching and kicking it in the nose until his injured sister was able to shoot it in the mouth with a spear gun, he said during the Janet Evans Invitational meet.

'Fortunately she injured the shark badly enough that a lot of blood was pouring from its mouth,' Hall, 35, told the Los Angeles Times newspaper.

'The shark swam off. Otherwise with her bleeding as much as she was, it could have been disastrous.'

The US swim hero emerged unscathed from the attack, but his sister, Bebe, 28, suffered a bite wound on the arm that required 19 stitches.

The incident took place two weeks ago in the Florida Keys, a string of small islands 24 km south-west of Miami.

The drama began when they were spear fishing about 200m from their boat and spotted a shark. They started swimming back to their boat when a 1.8m black tip reef shark attacked. Another shark larger than the first one came in from the side and bit (Bebe) on the arm,' Hall said. “I didn't realise she had been bitten before the shark was on me. 'It was swimming after me, and had its back arched in a frenzy mode. I kept punching it in the nose and kicking it, but it kept coming after me. 'I was eventually able to get underneath it and roll it off of me. That's when it charged toward my sister. She had already been bitten, but in the meantime she had enough sense to load the spear. The shark charged her with its mouth open and she shot it. The shark swam away and they managed to get back to the boat, where Hall made a tourniquet for Bebe's arm. It was definitely a shot of adrenalin,' he continued.

“I don't know what my split was for the 50m, but I am sure I haven't swam that fast in years,” he said as he finally ended his interview with the reporters.

What would you do if you meet with a shark while swimming?
(Aim to write at least 50 words)

Boggle competition 1 (No less than 5 letters)

Could you locate the bonus words that could be related to what we have studied so far?

Good luck! I managed to get 13 words.

I will also reveal the 2 bonus words which will earn you bonus points.

The answers will be revealed next week.

Cheers
Mr Kok

Format for letter writing- Do you know the different parts to a letter?

1. Sender's address (Optional)
2. Date (Optional)
3. Opening phrase
4. [Main Message]
5. Closing phrase (Optional)
   
6. Your name

Below is an example

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Blk 10 Beach Rd #20-4861
S190010

15 January 2010

Dear Mr Puii

I hope you will get better from your diarrhoea and join us in class. The pupils missed you a lot. Do try to exercise more and eat more fruits. I'm sure you will feel much better if you do so.

Mr Kok
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Would you like to write a get-well-soon message under the comments for Puii as well?

urgent- update pupils' particulars form

Dear Class

Just a gentle reminder to update the above form.

Also, those who have not handed in report books, health booklets, English 3A books, etc, please bring them on Monday as well. You may also want to make sure you have all stationery, foolscap, contact numbers for the Class Relay System.

Oh ya, also finish the Logo design so that we can submit it to Mr Ng on time. I can't wait to see your fantastic designs.

Finally, those who have not paid $3.50 for your pupil's handbook, please be reminded to get it ready.

Have a great weekend,
Mr Kok

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Mr Kok

Have a Great year ahead!

Dear Pupils



Do allow me to extend a warm welcome to all of you back in school. I'm really looking forward to meeting all of you in person. I hope all of you will enjoy the games that I have planned for you and that we will have a whale of a time.

Finally, do visit this learning blog regularly so that you will be kept abreast with the learning in class. I wish all of you a great 2010, 2011 and more.

Cheers
Mr Abel Kok