A Poem For Dato' Freida

by Nicholas Tan Hao Yu, Year 6 Terra, Class of 2018

Today, Dato’ Freida, we would like to convey to you

Our warm heartfelt appreciation towards your contributions

Which we felt long overdue

For you started Cempaka Schools, and with it comes its legacy

And you have groomed us well, from small shoots to big trees.

You have taught us to be ladies and gentlemen

And not to be bickering and fussy children

You help shine a beacon to light up the way

To lead us to be the people we are today

We thank you for your optimism and kind heartedness

Which kept us all together in times of sadness

This school is at a high standard because of you

And for all these reasons which are soundly true

I, on behalf of all of us here, thank you.