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Yours sincerely,

Mae Quah

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Dear Parents,

October is a month when primary school children throughout Singapore look forward tocelebrating the much awaited Children’s Day. This year, it falls on 5 October 2018. As we reflecton our mission to mould the future of our nation, let us celebrate this day and reaffirm ourbelief in them as they shape the future of our country.

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For many years, it was celebrated on 1 October and our Primary 6students were not able to enjoy the festivities as much as the rest of thestudents as they had to sit for the national examination. Since 2012,when the Ministry of Education decided to move Children's Day to thefirst Friday of October, which is after their national examination, it hasbecome a double celebration for them. The school will be celebratingChildren’s Day on 4 October 2018, with many fun-filled and enrichingactivities. The Primary 5 and 6 students will be having Class Party,Primary 3 and 4 will be having Learning Festival while the Primary 1 and2 will be engaged in their Lower Primary Sports.

Like in previous years, our parent volunteers have come together to arrange a carnival forour students. We truly appreciate the time and effort our Parent Support Group (PSG) hasput in to make the day the most enjoyable and unforgettable one for all our students. Theawesome and positive experiences that the PSG creates for our children on Children’s Daywill be cherished and deeply etched in their minds. A big THANK YOU to all the parentvolunteers for your time and effort.

Whilst the Primary 6 students have shown their perseverance, resilience and hard workpreparing for and sitting through the Primary School Leaving Examination, our Primary 2 toPrimary 5 students will be having their final year examination soon. Let’s show our childrenthat we belief in them and encourage them to dream big and pursue their dreams.

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Primary 1 Learning Journey

Our enthusiastic cohort of Primary 1 students went for theirsecond learning journey when they came back from theirSeptember break. Equipped with their learning journeybooklets, they had an enriching experience observing andlearning about various animals in their environment whilediligently taking down important notes.

They also learnt how to be considerate while visiting these animals intheir natural habitat. Some brave students even touched the starfishand the horseshoe crab at the Touch Pool located in the Mary Riverenclosure. All the students had the opportunity to look at animals suchas the Red Panda and the Squirrel Monkeys up close. Even towards theend of the learning journey, they were still full of energy.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderfuland supportive parent volunteers who came along with us duringthe journey. We hope you had a fantastic timewith us too!

2School Visit: Overseas Delegates

Nan Chiau Primary School hosted a group of 12 delegatesfrom Netherlands on 12 September 2018. We also hostedtwo groups of delegates from Japan and Hong Kong on 10September 2018 and 11 September 2018 respectively. Notonly did we share with them our school curriculum, but wealso shared with them the different ways our school nurturethe students' creativity, scientific and technologicalinnovation skills.

3Gardens at NCPS

In 2017, Nan Chiau Primary School’s garden spaces had undergone a major renovation. It was officially completed in July 2018 and these green spaces now look more colourful and attractive.

Our two main garden areas are the Science Garden and the Edible Garden. Situated opposite the Primary 2 classrooms is the Edible Garden. It houses more than 15 different species of plants which have edible parts. Some examples are basil, rosemary, parsley and sugarcane.

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Values in Action

(VIA)

The Wushu Recreational team conducted their VIA sessionby putting up a performance during the Mid-AutumnFestival cum Mother Tongue fortnight recess activities. TheWushu students performed扇、棍、剑 and拳术。

VIA@OWEN is our signature programme forall Primary 5 prefects to raise theirawareness of volunteerism and help thembring some cheer to the residents and home-bound elderly at Owen Road. The prefectswere involved in the packing and delivery offood items. They also took the opportunityto interact with some of the residents.

Their fabulous performancescaptivated the teachers andstudents who were thereduring recess. The team alsoshowcased the commonweapons and costumes theyused for their practices.

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Brownies

On September 27, our Brownies paid a visit to Lions Befrienders SeniorActivity Centre at Tampines Avenue 9, to meet and spend time with theelderly. While they were there, the girls presented a Chinese song, playedthe Ukulele and recorders and finally did a dazzling dance for the elderly.The girls had put their hearts and souls into practising for this performancefor the past few weeks. After their dance, they mingled with the

elderly by playing games such as Chinesechess, ‘congkak’ and card games. Thegirls certainly brought smiles to the facesof the elderly.

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The members from the Art Club did their part in VIA by teaching the students how to do some crafts and art work.

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Our soccer team was fortunate to have been able to visitAsian Women's Welfare Association (AWWA) on 19 May. Theboys became young coaches and learnt how patience anddetermination were important in trying to impart the basicsoccer skills to the students from AWWA.

In conjunction with the celebration of the Mid AutumnFestival, our Guzheng Ensemble set up two booths on 25and 26 September for their VIA. The booths consist of thetraditional game “Guess the riddle” ( 猜灯谜 ) andinteresting information about the traditions of the MidAutumn Festival. The booths were available throughoutthe three recesses for all students. Through this VIA, theGuzheng Ensemble members aim to spread the love forChinese culture and to increase the awareness for Chinesetraditions.

They guided and led the students indribbling, passing and shooting. Theexperience was an eye-opener to ourboys, who are now more appreciative ofwhat they have.

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As part of their VIA, ourInternational Dance groupperformed a short danceon the stage in thecanteen.

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International Dance

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The audience were awed by thewonderful play of the pink ribbon sticks.After that, the dancers guided interestedstudents to use the pink ribbon stick toperform simple dance steps.

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Our Primary 5 students had a splashing good timeduring the dragon boating activity held in March andSeptember. The dragon boating activity was a greatopportunity for everyone to build friendships and fosterstronger class bonding. In addition, apart from pickingup useful and relevant skills such as coordination andcommunication, dragon boatingallows students to acquirevalues such asrespect, responsibility,perseverance, teamworkand discipline.

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Scouts Cubs Leadership Training Camp

Four Sixers had their first overnight camp from 3 to 4September in Sengkang Primary School. They learnt to developself-reliance and resourcefulness through camp activities.During the camp, Sixers learnt to pitch tents, do basic first aidand work collaboratively with Sixers of other schools in NorthZone. They played leadership and decision making games and ingroups, they worked together to solve and handle situations.Sixers had an enjoyable time during the camp. They now lookforward to another camp in November.

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72nd Overseas Immersion Learning Experience

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P4 & P6 BiCEP activities showcase

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In conjunction with the Mother Tongue Fortnight,the P5 Bi–Cultural Chinese Elective Programme(BiCEP) students and the P5 students, who wentfor Cultural Awareness Programme (CAP) trips toXi'an and Suzhou, gathered at the hall during thethree recesses on Friday, 21 September to sharetheir learning experiences with all the staff andstudents. There were thirteen booths in the hallmanned by the students. They have been eagerlypreparing to share their learning experience forthe past four months with the guidance of theiraccompanying teachers.

Besides the Overseas Immersion showcase, there was adisplay of the P6 BiCEP graduation reflection slides done bythe P6 BiCEP students. These slides showcase their 3 years ofBiCEP learning journey. There was also a booth showcasingphotos and the drama audio recordings of our P4 BiCEPstudents during the Language and Cultural camp.

This showcase not only created a platform for our studentsto showcase their enriching learning experiences with theirteachers and fellow students, but it also built theirconfidence and developed their oracy skills. The showcasehas provided our staff and students a better understandingabout BiCEP and CAP.

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Thoranam weaving, Rangoli , AvalUrundai, Bunga Rampai making, KhatArabic calligraphy, making of BungaManggar, clay sculpture, mooncakemaking, lantern making, lantern painting,pinwheel making, mask making, fandrawing, tea art, calligraphy, papercutting, diablo (Chinese yoyo), pitch potgame, rundle hook, top-spinning, cat’scradle

To celebrate Mid Autumn Festival which fallson 24 September, the Mother Tonguedepartment organised activities during thethree recesses from 17 to 20 September and24 to 26 September at the foyer area.Students got to enjoy and learn more aboutthe activities from the three different races.The activities are:

The highlight of all the activitieswas a live performance of 变脸(face changing in Sichuan opera)@the foyer area. Click on thephoto to watch a short video ofthe performance which attractedmany students and staff.

Mother Tongue Fortnight

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Clay Sculpture

Mask Making

Diablo Chinese Yoyo

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Paper Cutting

Tea Appreciation

Lantern Making

Bunga Rampai Making

Chinese Calligraphy

Fan PaintingPitch Pot Game

Spinning Top Game Rangoli Design

Bunga Manggar Making

Cat’s Cradle

Pinwheel Making

Aval Urundai

Khat Arabic Calligraphy

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Children’s Day Celebration

On 4 Oct (Thursday), the school will be celebrating Children’s Day with many fun-filled activities. All lessons will be suspended and your child should wear PE attireon that day. Recess and snack break will be as usual. Your child may bring a smallbag with water bottle and a story-book. There will be no selling of food duringcarnival, thus you are not required to give extra pocket money to your child.

Your child will be receiving a bag as part of their Children’s Day celebration. Please help to label the bag with your child’s name for easy identification.

Community Chest Children’s Day Appeal 2018

(Sharity Elephant)

Held in conjunction with Children’s Day, Children’s Day Appeals (CDA) 2018 is a nation-widefundraising campaign aim to nurture, encourage and inspire students to give and care for those inneed. Supported by MOE and in line with its Values In Action, CDA seeks to instil values such asrespect, care, responsibility, share and harmony amongst our students.

Students and their parents may place cash or cheques in the donationenvelopes provided and return the sealed envelope to their Form Teacher by 12 Oct 2018, Friday.Cheques are to be made payable to “Community Chest – Children’s Day Appeal 2018”.Please note that you are NOT allowed to go door-to-door or solicit any public donationfor this charity drive.

Description Class / Name Award

45th National Taekwondo Kyorugi

Championship

3PS, Ashton Ho

5RS, Eren Eer

5SC, Favian Sim

5RP, Louise Faith Ng

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Bronze

Primary School Debate Open 2018

(PSDO)

5IT, Toh Jun Hao Good speaker

(one of the 10 highest-ranking

speakers)

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The school has distributed to all students a leaflet showing the criteria, benefits and application procedure of MOE FAS for 2019. Existing FAS students will be issued an application form. New applicants may wish to contact the General Office for application enquires.

MOE Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) 2019

Application for Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan (SHHK) Bursary

Application for SHHK Bursary is now open for current P1 to P5 students. The criteria are:

The Household per capita Income should not exceed $650 per month. The applicant should attain an overall average result of at least 50% in respect of his academic

work and at least a Grade B for conduct.

The application form can be collected from the General Office. All supporting documents together with the application form should be submitted to the General Office by 31 Oct 2018.

School Yearbook

We would like to thank parents for your support in purchasing the yearbook for your child. Thedistribution will take place in November before the school ends.

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The school calendar has been updated. Kindly click on the linkprovided.

Date Level Activity/ Event Remarks4 Oct, Thu All levels Children’s Day Celebration

5 Oct, Fri All levels Children’s Day School Holiday

9 & 10 Oct P3 & P4 SA2 Oral (in the afternoon)

15 to 18 Oct

Mon to Thu

All levels PSLE Marking Exercise Non-school day

16 to 17 Oct P3 (selected students) GEP Screening Exercise

23 Oct, Tue P3 to P5 SA2 – English & Mother Tongue

Composition

26 Oct, Fri P5 SA2 – Higher Mother Tongue

29 Oct, Mon P2 to P5 SA2 – English Language

30 Oct, Tue P2 to P5 SA2 – Mathematics

31 Oct, Wed P2 to P5 SA2 – Mother Tongue Language

1 Nov, Thu P3 to P5 SA2 – Science

5 Nov, Mon All levels Marking Day Non-school day

6 Nov, Tue All levels Deepavali Public Holiday

15 Nov, Thu P3 to P5

P6

P1 and P2

Prize Giving Ceremony

Graduation Ceremony

Parent-Child-Teacher Conference

(Day 1 - PM)

8 am to 10 am

11 am to 1 pm

1 pm to 4 pm

16 Nov, Fri P1 and P2 Parent-Child-Teacher Conference

(Day 2 – Full day)

8 am to 5 pm

19 Nov, Thu P1 Primary 1 Orientation AM

22 to 26 Nov,

Thu to Mon

P6 PSLE Release of Results tentative

With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable