Gotong-royong by the English Language Society

Last Saturday, the members of the English Language Society held gotong-royong at

our school. The aim of the project was to clean up the school compound. The gotong-

royong began at 7.30 in the morning.

The boys from Year 4 cleared up the rubbish left around in the school compound.

While, other students set to work, clearing and washing the drains.

Two of the English Language Society members had brought lawn mowers and began

mowing the grass on the school field. Year 5 pupils set to work on the gardens, weeding and

trimming the bushes and also clearing away all dead leaves and branches.

Next, the girls from Year 4 washed the dusty window of the classrooms, staffroom,

library and the science laboratories. A few pupils decided to do something about the school

gate that had the peeling paint and was beginning to rust in some places. They scraped away

the old paint and gave the new gate a new coat of black paint.

By the time the gotong-royong ended, some of the society members were worn out

but the school was spick and span. We gathered at the school canteen for the delicious

refreshments provided by the teachers. We were happy that our school looks nice and clean

again and we promised will always take a good care of our beloved school.