Students will go on a field trip to Sungei Buloh wetlands on Monday. They should wear comfortable clothes and bring mosquito repellent, sunscreen, water, snacks, and a small backpack. Students must stay with their assigned group and buddy. Upon arrival, they will go on hiking routes with their leader. After hiking, they will have lunch back at school. There is also an optional nature photo competition with four categories that students can enter by submitting printed photos to be judged.

3. Reminders for Monday
Students are encouraged to comfortable wear free dress,
comfortable hiking shoes and to bring the following items:
• Mosquito Repellent
• Sunscreen
• A hat
• Water Bottle – filled and not glass
• Substantial snacks
• A hand towel
• A folding umbrella/rainjacket
• Small backpack to carry items
• Uniform to change into back at SAS (leave in your locker)
Optional items
• Digital camera with a waterproof ziplock bag in case of rain
• Binoculars, sunglasses

4. Map of Sungei Buloh walking trails

5. There will be a lot of people at Sungei
Buloh on Monday – so it is absolutely
essential that you buddy up with someone
in your group and make sure that you stay
with your group.
It will be very easy to get distracted and
join another group – DON”T!!!

6. On Monday morning…
• Wear your hiking clothes to school
• Go to your Homebase
• Look at the hiking routes again
• Leave your school uniform in your locker
at SAS
• Fill your water bottle
• Apply sunscreen & mosquito repellent
• There are very few bathrooms on the trail!
• Remember that you still have Encore

7. Bus Groups
We want to leave by 8:30 --- so please make note of your bus #
1 2 3
Hill Haas Peterson
Miller Barber Greaney
Guggisberg

8. Schedule
8:00 – 8:25 Homebase
8:30 Depart for Sungei Buloh
- **Once we arrive at Sungei Buloh – get with your hike
leader and off we go!**
11:30 Groups assemble at Sungei Buloh Visitor Center
11:45 Board buses to return to SAS
Upon return - Change back to SAS Uniform and go the A side grouproom
12:45 - 1:20 Lunch
1:25 Encore

9. PHOTO COMPETITION CATEGORIES:
• 1: The Beauty of Nature – Flora
(best plant photo)
• 2: The Beauty of Nature – Fauna
(best photo featuring animal life)
• 3: The Impact of Humans – the best
photo showing how humans are not
respecting the natural environment.
– Please note that this photo must be
authentic and not staged.
– In other words – don’t create a mess
and take a photo of it!
• 4: Enjoying Nature – the best photo
of people interacting with nature

10. PHOTO COMPETITION RULES
• All photos must be taken on our earth day field trip (Monday, April 21)
• Photographers may enter each of the 4 categories
• Photographers may only enter 1 photograph in each category (ie. maximum
4 photos per person)
• All photos must be printed and backed (hard copy) and given to Mrs. Hill by
Monday, April 28
• All photos must have student’s first and last name and category entered
written neatly on the back of the photo
• The winners in each category will be selected by a panel of experts

11. A Snippet of What to Expect in Sungei Buloh…

13. Rhizophora

15. Puff Faced Watersnake

19. Smooth Otters

21. Mangrove Crab

22. Sea Hibiscus

23. Bruguiera

24. Monitor Lizards

25. Lumnitzera

27. Crocodiles

28. Dillenia

29. Avicennia

30. Nipah

31. Mud Lobster

32. Mudskipper