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QUEENSTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL 310 MARGARET DRIVE, SINGAPORE 149303
TEL : 64741044
FAX : 64713640
Email: [email protected]
School website: www.queenstownpri.moe.edu.sg
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3 May 2016
AN OPEN LETTER
MAY 2016 Dear Parents / Guardians,
1. Warm greetings from Queenstown Primary School. We hope that this letter finds you well.
Updates…
Staff Movement
2. We extend a warm welcome to Mrs Ong-Lim Lay See, our former HOD/Science who has
recently completed her studies and returned to the Queenstown family.
3. New appointments. Leadership appointment is key to ensuring that we continue to develop a
conducive learning environment and instructional approaches that will enthuse and engage students in
their learning. Assuming new appointments with effect from May are:
Mrs Ong-Lim Lay See School Staff Developer (SSD)
Mr Vincent Lee Kar Leong SH/ICT (Internal)
School Procedures… Discipline Matters 4. We have established the rules and regulations for student conduct in our school. They are
intended as a basis for the development of positive attitudes and appropriate behaviour on the part of
students as well as to promote and maintain an atmosphere that is conducive to learning. Thus, should
there be any matters of concern especially those relating to the discipline and conduct of our students,
we request that parents/guardians bring this to the attention of our staff for investigation and resolution.
Please do not engage another parent directly or discipline a child who is not your own. Students
determined to be at fault will face appropriate consequence(s) in accordance to the school’s discipline
guidelines.
Thanksgiving… International Friendship Day (IFD) 2016
5. The theme for this year’s IFD is ASEAN. The IFD week started out with an assembly
programme with insights into the history and objectives of ASEAN as well as the celebration of our
warm ties with ASEAN and beyond through clips and lively dance performances. This was followed by a 3-day programme wholly put together by our Queenstown Parent Support Group (QtPSG) in which our Media Resource Library (MRL) was turned into a hive of activities with vibrant and interactive
booths showcasing the cultures of the different nationalities and races. The various activities offer
insights that enhance our students’ global awareness and their appreciation of common values like
respect and responsibility that different nations share.
6. We are grateful for the strong support and invaluable contribution from our QtPSG. Their
efforts have not only enabled our students to learn more about ASEAN and other countries. The IFD
Activities @ MRL were also extended to students from Rainbow Centre. Parents, thank you for making
a difference for students in QtPS and Rainbow Centre! You are awesome!
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Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Arts Presentation 2016
4. The SYF Arts Presentation for our participating Performing Arts CCA groups has been
completed. CCA is a good platform to build students’ character and inculcate school values such as
perseverance, quality work and self-discipline. We celebrate every effort made and achievement earned by our students. It gives us great pleasure to share with you our achievements at the SYF Arts
Presentation:
CCA Result
Chinese Dance Certificate of Distinction
Indian Dance Certificate of Distinction
International Dance Certificate of Accomplishment
Malay Dance Certificate of Distinction
Chinese Orchestra Certificate of Accomplishment
5. Congratulations to all participants! Such positive results would not have been possible without
the dedicated hard and heart work of our teachers and instructors. Thank you, teachers and instructors!
6. To celebrate the growing talent of the members of our Performing Arts groups, these SYF items,
together with items from our Choir and Drama Club, will be showcased at our Open House Concert on
Saturday, 16 July. Let’s support our students with our presence at the concert!
Gi r ls’ Br i gade Company A war d
2015
7. This is an annual award in which the girls of the Girls’ Brigade (GB) CCA have to complete
various badge work and meet different criteria set by GB HQ to achieve it. For the effort they had put
in, our GB girls attained the Bronze award. Congratulations, girls!
J M Fraser Award for Excellence 2016
8. Our Boys’ Brigade (BB) CCA has achieved the Bronze Honour Roll in the J M Fraser Award for Excellence 2016 (Year of Assessment 2015). This award was introduced to allow the BB units to
evaluate themselves in the effectiveness and efficiency of the unit’s programme and activities while
ensuring that the students benefit fully from its programme which focuses on holistic character
development. Congratulations, boys! The J M Fraser Award for Excellence 2016 will certainly spur all
of you to continue your efforts to make excellence a way of life! Keep it up!
Raffles Institution Primary Mathematics World Contest (RIPMWC) 2016
9. A group of our P6 students took part in the Open Category of the above challenge. The objective
of RIPMWC is to promote interest in Mathematics and develop problem solving ability through a
friendly Mathematics contest for Primary School students. We are pleased to announce that our students
have done us proud and have achieved a total of 1 High Distinction, 5 Distinctions and 3 Credits at the
Preliminary Round. One of the winners, Kairav Shaurya Makhija, made it to the final round and won
himself a High Distinction! Well done, boys and girls! Keep up the sterling performance!
Type of Award Participants Class
High Distinction Kairav Shaurya Makhija,
6 Care
Distinction
Lao En Xing, Maya Ariana Weiyan Bte Muhd Khalid, Kumaresan Harish Hirthick, Lum Wei
Young & Jonathan Koh Zhaoyun
Credit
Chai Yue Sophia & Gnana Amal Paulraj Joshua Andrew
Sophie Luo 6 Courage
15th Inter-school National Scrabble Championship 2016
10. Students from our Scrabble Club CCA took part in the above competition. It was an intense
competition where our participants cracked their heads to figure out interesting words to form with their
tiles! We are pleased to announce the winners:
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Division Category Award Participants Class
Junior
(Individual Event)
Plate 3rd Place Raghav Kumar 3 Care
Merit Madeswaran Kavin Bhalaji 3 Care
Bowl Merit G Vignesh 4 Courage
Cup Merit Ananya Shyam 4 Care
Senior
(Individual Event)
Plate Merit Lesnar Chong Zhen Qi 6 Care
Bowl 4th Place Foo Toon Hao 5 Care
Junior
(Team Event)
Cup
3rd Place
Raghav Kumar 3 Care
James Maagdalene, Galupo Mikaela Joy Yu, & Mo Thant Cin
4 Care
Ainsley Jaden Kartili 4 Courage
Linus Leong Wei Cheng 4 Diligence
Christine Chan Kai Xin 4 Joy
Senior
(Team Event)
Plate
4th Place
Foo Toon Hao, Liu Kaiyu & Tham Kai Wei 5 Care
Lim Wyatt Tien Xiang 5 Courage
Chua Qi Yang & Lesnar Chong Zhen Qi 6 Care
11. Good job, children!
Tamil Speech Competition
12. In conjunction with the Tamil New Year Chittirai Vizha 2016, Clementi CC IAEC organised a Tamil Speech Competition for students in primary schools. Srivatssan Ayyasamy of class 2 Joy took
part in the competition. He spoke on the topic, ‘An Indian Festival I celebrated’ and away with the First
Prize! Congratulations, Srivatssan!
Up-coming events… SA 1 matters
13. All P3 – P6 students will be sitting for their SA 1. The time table for the SA 1 examinations,
including the topics to be tested, has been given to each child. Please guide your child in planning
his/her daily revision. As assessments are an integral part of the school curriculum, any absence from
school examinations must be supported by a medical certificate. As mentioned earlier, the school will
not administer make-up exam for students who are absent for written examination. Should your child
be unable to take the assessment due to valid reasons, please be assured that he/she will not be penalised
in this examination.
e-Learning Day cum Meet-the-Parents Session
14. Thursday, 26 May, is the school’s eLearning Day cum Meet-the-Parents Session. On this day,
all students do not report to school. Instead, they will access the school’s subscribed Learning
Management portal, MC Online, at their stipulated time, to learn and do the assigned work. This e-
learning exercise is also to ensure the school's readiness for Home-Based Learning (HBL) in the event
of an emergency.
15. For families who do not have computer and/or Internet access, your children may access the e-
learning in school. Our Computer laboratories 2 and 3 will be opened that day from 8.00 am to 3.00 pm.
The e-learning instructions and information will be disseminated to all students through their respective
form teachers nearer the date.
16. The day is set aside for parents to meet with their child’s teachers to discuss his/her progress
and to collect his/her Report Book. You will receive an invitation from your child’s form teacher nearer
the date. Please indicate on the response slip any alternative arrangement if you are unable to meet the
teachers on the date set aside for this event.
17. Incidentally, our Learning Management portal is available 24/7 for access. Students can keep
up with their lessons at home by logging in to access the fun and interactive online resources for English,
Mother Tongue, Mathematics and Science at their own time.
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Swimming Carnival
18. Our 14th Swimming Carnival will be held on Friday, 27 May, in the morning at the Clementi Swimming Complex. The Guest-of-Honour for the occasion is Mr Kalai Vanen, the 2015 ASEAN Para
Games powerlifter, who became a para-athlete after losing his left leg to cancer nearly 30 years ago.
19. The carnival caters to students of various swimming competencies. For the strong swimmers,
they will compete in races such as the 50-metres Breast Stroke, Freestyle and Back Stroke, and provide
them a chance to see who is the fastest in the water. There will also be exciting water games such as the
Flippa Ball (a game similar to water polo) and Telematch (made up of a Treasure Hunt and Obstacle
Course) for the non-swimmers. The water games will be played in the 1-metre deep training pool.
20. As the venue is unable to accommodate all the students from the school, we will only be inviting
P3 and P4 students as spectators. A separate letter will be issued through your child. All P1, P2 and P5
students who are non-participants need not report to school on that day. P6 students will report to school
as usual for their lessons.
Open House
21. We are holding an Open House on Saturday, 16 July, from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm, on our school
premises. This is a good platform for the school to share with the community our facilities, programmes
and achievements. Through this effort, we hope to maintain increasing student intake at the P1
registration for admission in 2017. If you know of friends who are considering a school to register their
child in, do work with us to recommend QtPS to them.
School’ s Cal endar o f
Events
22. Please refer to Annex 1 for the calendar of events (COE) for the month of May. You can also
access it at our website, http://www.queenstownpri.moe.edu.sg/others/coe-for-parents.
Concluding Remarks…
“Positive thoughts generate positive feelings and attract positive life experiences.”
~ Anonymous
23. Indeed, our thoughts create our moods and our emotions, shaping our lives, for good or bad.
Whatever situations we are in is a direct result of what we thought. Parents, work with us to encourage
our children to be positive thinkers who see potential and to turn obstacles into opportunities.
24. We would like to take this opportunity to wish all mothers and fathers, a blessed and happy
Mother’s Day & Father’s Day! Thank you and have a wonderful month ahead!
Warmest Regards,
Mrs Grace Chua Mrs Helen Tan Mdm Poon Pei Ping Principal Vice-Principal Vice-Principal
QUEENSTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL 310 MARGARET DRIVE, SINGAPORE 149303
TEL : 64741044
FAX : 64713640 Email: [email protected]
School website: www.queenstownpri.moe.edu.sg
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Calendar of Events in May…
Annex 1
WEEK DAY DATE ACTIVITIES STAFF / STUDENTS
INVOLVED TIME
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Mon 02 May Public Holiday off-in-lieu: Labour Day
Tue
03 May
SA1 EL/MT Make-up Oral P3 – P6 students During curriculum time
No CCA after school
Wed 04 May QtPSG Exco & TM Meeting QtPSG 8.00 am – 10.00 am
Thurs 05 May SA1 EL & MTL Paper 1 P3 – P6 students During curriculum time
Fri
06 May
SA1 EL & MTL LC P3 – P6 students During curriculum time
No CCA after school
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Mon
09 May
SA1 EL / FEL Paper 2 P3 – P6 students During curriculum time
Sale of school Uniform Parents who are interested 12.30 pm – 2.00 pm
Tue
10 May SA1 MTL / FMTL Paper 2 P3 – P6 students During curriculum time
No CCA after school
Wed 11 May SA1 Math / FMath P3 – P6 students During curriculum time
Thurs 12 May SA1 Sc/Fsc P3 – P6 students During curriculum time
Fri
13 May SA1 HMTL P5 – P6 students During curriculum time
No CCA after school
Sat 14 May QtPSG Family Bonding Family who signed up 8.30 am – 1.00 pm
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Mon
16 May
Kindness Week SG 2016 Whole School During recess time
Assembly: Vesak Day Sharing/Kindness Week Sharing
Whole 12.15 pm – 1.15 pm
HMTL lesson P5 – P6 HMTL students 2.45 pm – 4.00 pm
P4 Mathematics Olympiad Programme (6/6) P4 students who signed up 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm
P3 Mathematics Olympiad Programme (6/6) P3 students who signed up 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Tue
17 May
Kindness Week SG 2016 Whole School During recess time
CCA after school resume
Wed 18 May Kindness Week SG 2016 Whole School During recess time
Thurs
19 May
Kindness Week SG 2016 Whole School During recess time
P5 Mathematics Olympiad Programme (6/8) P5 students who signed up 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm
P6 Mathematics Olympiad Programme (6/6) P6 students who signed up 3.30 pm – 5.30 pm
Rock Hub (Special Enrichment) Selected students 3.45 pm – 5.30 pm
Fri
20 May
Kindness Week SG 2016 Whole School During recess time
2nd Prefect’s General Meeting Prefects 2.30 pm – 4.00 pm
Sat 21 May Public Holiday: Vesak Day
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Mon 23 May School Holiday off-in-lieu: Vesak Day
Tue
24 May
P1 – P3 NLB Books to Go P1 – P3 Students During curriculum time
P4 Art cum NESS Learning Journey (Sculpture Walk)
P4 Students 8.00 am – 1.15 pm
KidsRead LJ Selected P1 & P2 students 8.15 am – 11.30 am
Wed
25 May
Freeze time-table for the day
Term 2: End-of-term Prize Presentation Whole School 7.45 am – 8.45 am
P1 – P3 NLB Books to Go P1 – P3 Students During curriculum time
FTGP cum Appreciation Circle Process Whole School 8.45 am – 9.45 am
Use your hand campaign Whole School 11.15 am – 12.30 pm
Assembly talk: Police Talk Whole School 12.30 pm – 1.10 pm
Thurs 26 May E-Learning day cum Parents-teachers meeting (All students need not report to school for lesson)
Fri 27 May Swimming Carnival P3 – P4 students and
P3 – P6 competitors only 7.45 am – 1.45 pm
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WEEK DAY DATE ACTIVITIES STAFF / STUDENTS
INVOLVED TIME
10 Fri 27 May No CCA after school
June Holiday
Mon
30 May
P6 Supplementary Classes P6 students only 8.00 am – 12.30 pm
Football CCA training Football CCA members 8.30 am – 10.30 am
Basketball CCA training Basketball Group 1 members 9.00 am – 11.00 am
P5 Mathematics Olympiad Programme (7/8) P5 students who signed up 9.00 am – 11.00 am
International Dance Practice Senior International Dance
members 9.00 am – 12.00 pm
Malay Dance Practice Malay Dance members 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Softball Training Softball members 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Tue
31 May
P6 Supplementary Classes P6 students only 8.00 am – 12.30 pm
Football CCA training Football CCA members 8.30 am – 10.30 am
Basketball CCA training Basketball Group 1 members 9.00 am – 11.00 am
P5 Mathematics Olympiad Programme (8/8) P5 students who signed up 9.00 am – 11.00 am
Chinese Orchestra Practice All Chinese Orchestra
members 9.00 am – 12.00 pm
International Dance Practice Senior International Dance
members 9.00 am – 12.00 pm
Malay Dance Practice Malay Dance members 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Softball Training Softball members 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Wed
01 June
P6 Supplementary Classes P6 students only 8.00 am – 12.30 pm
Football CCA training Football CCA members 8.30 am – 10.30 am
Chinese Orchestra Practice Senior Chinese Orchestra
members 9.00 am – 12.00 pm
International Dance Practice Senior International Dance
members 9.00 am – 12.00 pm
Malay Dance Practice Malay Dance members 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Thurs 02 June P6s Learning Journey to Zoo P6 students 8.00 am – 12.30 pm
NEWS BYTES QtPSG Parents Newsletter May 2016
KAYAKING WITH A CAUSE The Kayak River Clean-Up Pro-
gram aims to promote the human-
nature relationship through spend-
ing time in the outdoors by retriev-
ing litters from the river while pad-
dling. Participants will be briefed
on the importance of environment
protection and impacts of litters,
followed by Kayaking and Lunch.
| Date: 28 May 2016 (Saturday) | Time: 8.30am - 12.30pm |
“MOMMY & DAD,
I’M PROUD OF YOU!” This was the response Chan Yi Jun (P4 Joy) gave
when he was asked about his feeling knowing that
both his parents are leaders in QtPSG.
“Do you like them involve in your school?
“Yes. I get to see them in school. I know they
organize things (activities) and they work with a team of parents.”
“Do you want to be a leader someday?”
“Yes, because I get to help others, including my friends, families & charities.”
Christopher Chan is the Team Manager for Fathers@QtPS & Selina Wee is the Exco for AMRead.
~ Want to be part of this awesome PSG community? Contact us now! ~
IFD 2016
Upcoming
Events
14 May 2016:
Movie Picnic Party *
24 May 2016:
- kidsREAD Learning Journey
- AMRead Library Visit
28 May 2016:
Kayaking For A Cause
28 May - 26 June 2016:
Semester Break
9 July 2016:
Willing Heart Soup Kitchen Out-
reach
16 July 2016:
- QtPS Open House
- Rock Climbing Adventure
(* selected parents)
CONTACT US | Email: [email protected] | Help Line: +65 6474 1044 | www.facebook.com/qtpsg
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