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Principal’s Message

Issue 50 / July 2017

The eventful one-week March holidays that I spent with some of my teachers and students did much to reaffirm my belief in the importance of sculpting new experiences for my school.

During that one week, I joined forces with four teachers (Mdm Pauline Cheong, Mr Fauzy Juffrey Mohamed, Mr Goh Shu Rong, Mrs Lim-Tan Su Xuan) to lead a group of 28 students to Xi’an (西安), China, for an exchange programme. I marked out this overseas trip as one of my most enjoyable ones in recent years. This enjoyment was not, however, brought about from seeing the many changes in the city. Instead, it is the up-close and personal interaction I had with the teachers and students that made this trip most memorable for me. It is also one in which I found myself learning the most.

I appreciate having the opportunity to know and interact with a delightful spectrum of students during the trip: from the thoughtful, dependable and unassuming ones like Megan, Jace and Zelene to the exuberant, chatty and playful ones like Kai Xin, Zahra and Denise, and the social and jovial ones like Areej, Yu Kai and Jia Hao. I am proud to note that they not only knew when and how to be well-behaved, but that they also rose to the occasion admirably to face challenges in distant land. For instance, they stood to the test of overcoming the initial discomfort of staying with an unfamiliar host on the very first day of their arrival; they also bravely took the local food which they were previously unaccustomed to throughout their stay; they remained calm and polite to the host at all times and demonstrated great willingness

to accept any situation thrust upon them. The fact that they neither panicked nor cried throughout their stay also signifies how steady these students are. I am confident the unique experience will leave a deep impression on these students, thereby helping them learn better in the future because all the learning they gained were felt at the heart. For example, now that they have experienced first-hand how a lack of fluency in the language used can affect one’s confidence when expressing themselves, I believe they will henceforth view the learning of languages with a new pair of eyes.

Undeniably, their ability to cope in a new environment, and the success of the trip itself, owed in great part to these four teacher chaperons who not only constantly reminded them of their safety and responsibility, but also relished spending fun times with them. An experience like this is precious to our teachers too because it affords them a different opportunity to see another side of our students, and thereby understand them better.

And herein lies the importance of sculpting new experiences in Northland. It is through new experiences that our students can further endeavour to construct meaning of what they learn; to build upon what they learn; to live by what they learn; and to reflect on how they learn. As a sculptor of new experiences, Northland takes the task with great earnestness and purposefulness. Our Northland experiences are always meaningfully planned; suitably diverse and most of all, deliberately aligned to teaching and learning. They are, in fact, all calculated to add to our students’ joy in learning here in Northland!

Our principal, Mr Tony Tan with Mdm Pauline Cheong, Mr Fauzy Juffrey Mohamed, Mr Goh Shu Rong, Mrs Lim-Tan Su Xuan and 28 P5 students in X’an, China for an exchange programme

Student Achievements

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For the period spanning three months since the beginning of this year, the School Athletics Team had emerged victorious in many Inter-Primary Schools Track and Field competitions at national level. Our athletes managed to win more than 50 trophies and medals with 10 Divisional Championship Titles in total from individual and relay events in the Annual Akira-Swift Track and Field Championship, national level Cross Country Championship for primary school category, Singapore Sports School Invitational Meet, Singapore Athletics Association Primary School Relays and the 58th National Inter-School Track and Field Championship. Despite the intense competition, our athletes have brought tremendous glory to our school in many major National Schools competitions. Our athletes have exemplified resilience and determination in all their races. Our athletes’ talents were developed through specialisation in different disciplines.

Two of our Primary 6 National Champion Team Relay runners shared their testimonies and reflections.

AKIRA/SWIFT GOH TECK PHUAN MEMORIAL AGE GROUP CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

500m Dash (Under 9 Boys)

Name Class Position

CHANG HENG YE SHOUN 3F 2nd

CHOU HONG KAI 3D 4th

SHIH HAO YI 3B 5th

500m Dash (Under 9 Girls)

Name Class Position

TAN YING XUAN 3D 3rd

NUR IFFAH TIHANI 3D 4th

LEE YAN QI ZOELENE 3E 5th

500m Dash (Under 10 Boys)

Name Class Position

FARREL DIAZ ILYASA 4G 4th

TANG ZHIJIE NICHOLAS 4B 6th

ONG WEI HONG 4F 10th

500m Dash (Under 10 Girls)

Name Class Position

SREENIKA 4A 11th

KOH JING XUAN, BERNYCE 4C 12th

KOH SHI XUAN, BEVLYN 4D 13th

1km (Under 11 Boys)

Name Class Position

NG RUSSELL 5B 4th

LIM LE BIN, JED 5F 5th

ANG JUN SIANG RYAN 5F 9th

1km (Under 11 Girls)

Name Class Position

CHIN SHUEN HUI 5E 4th

RUTH LIAW XIN YE 5F 8th

Our School AthleticsTeam : The year of Great Harvest!

“We did not have as many training sessions as the other schools but we were focused and went all out during training. We knew that if we wanted to win, each of us had to play our part since we depended on one another. We overcame our nervousness and did our best.”

Brendon Chow (6C)

“I have been in the School Athletics Team for 3 years, I definitely have gained a lot – whether experiences or friendship, they are all of utmost importance to me. Furthermore, the values I have picked up, along the way of my track and field journey would surely follow me through for many years to come. These values have taught me not only to overcome obstacles in life, but more importantly, the way I treat my teammates and opponents.”

Lim Yong Qi (6D)

School Athletics Team: Our Pride Our Joy


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1km (Under 12 Boys)

Name Class Position

BRENDON CHOW ZHENG JIE 6C 13th

1km (Under 12 Girls)

Name Class Position

CHLOE GOH JIN XUAN 6E 16th

SINGAPORE SPORTS SCHOOL – SINGAPORE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS TRACK AND FIELD INVITATIONAL MEET 2017

50m (D-Girls)

Name Class Position

KOH SHI XUAN, BEVLYN 4D 1st

KOH JING XUAN, BERNYCE 4C 3rd

60m (B-Boys)

Name Class Position

LIM YONG QI 6D 3rd

50m Hurdles (D-Girls)

Name Class Position

KOH SHI XUAN, BEVLYN 4D 4th

60m Hurdles (B-Boys)

Name Class Position

LIM YONG QI 6D 1st

8 x 50m Relay (D-Boys)

Name Class Position

TANG ZHIJIE NICHOLAS 4B

4th

MOHAMED ZAHID 4D

FARREL DIAZ ILYASA 4G

ZHANG SHU BIN BRYAN 4E

LOW JEY DEN 4D

NELSON CHAN 4D

ERNEST LONG 4G

CHANG HENG YE SHUON 3F

AKIRA/SWIFT TAN SOO LIAT MEMORIALAGE GROUP ROAD RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

4x500m (Under 9 Boys)

Name Class Position


3rdCHOU HONG KAI 3D

SHIH HAO YI 3B

OCEAN HUANG 3F

4x500m (Under 9 Girls)

Name Class Position

TAN YING XUAN 3D

1stNUR IFFAH TIHANI 3D

LEE YAN QI ZOELENE 3E

CHERMEL CHEONG 3B

4x500m (Under 10 Boys)

Name Class Position


1stTANG ZHIJIE NICHOLAS 4B

MOHAMED ZAHID 4D

NGOH CHOEN YI 4A

4x500m (Under 10 Girls)

Name Class Position

SREENIKA 4A

1stKOH JING XUAN BERNYCE 4C

KOH SHI XUAN BEVLYN 4D

TAN XUAN HUI JANELLE 4E

4x1km (Under 11 Boys)

Name Class Position

NG RUSSELL 5B

2ndLIM LE BIN, JED 5F

ANG JUN SIANG RYAN 5F

TAN SIYU 5B

4x1km (Under 12 Girls)

Name Class Position

JOY CHAN LOK YE 6F

2nd ISHITA BISHT 6A

CHLOE GOH JIN XUAN 6E

AMANDA YAP MUN YEE 6C

SINGAPORE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATIONPRIMARY SCHOOL RELAY 2017

4x100m Relay (C-Boys)

Name Class Position


3rdNG RUSSELL 5B

IMAN NURASHRAF 5E

LIM LE BIN, JED 5F


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4x100m Relay (B-Boys)

Name Class Position

MUHAMMAD AIMAN 6C

1st MOHAMAD AFZAL 6D

BRENDON CHOW ZHENG JIE 6C

KEVIEN TAN KE JUN 6A

Sprint Medley Relay (D-Girls)

Name Class Position

KOH JING XUAN, BERNYCE 4C

3rdKOH SHI XUAN, BEVLYN 4D

SREENIKA 4A

CHARISSA OH 4F

Sprint Medley Relay (D-Boys)

Name Class Position


2ndFARREL DIAZ ILYASA 4G

ONG WEI HONG 4F

DANIEL SUTTON 4F

Sprint Medley Relay (C-Boys)

Name Class Position

IMAN NURASHRAF 5E

3rdCHEW RUI HONG 5F

TAN SIYU 5D

DANI RYAN AYDEN 5C

Sprint Medley Relay (B-Boys)

Name Class Position

MOHAMED DANISH HARITH 6C

1stMUHAMMAD AIMAN 6C

MOHAMAD AFZAL 6D


4x300m Relay (D-Boys)

Name Class Position


2ndMOHAMED ZAHID 4D


DANIEL SUTTON 4F


Name Class Position


2ndNG RUSSELL 5B

TAN SIYU 5B

LIM LE BIN, JED 5F


Name Class Position


3rdMUHAMMAD AIMAN 6A

MOHAMAD AFZAL 6D


5x80m Relay (D-Girls)

Name Class Position

KOH JING XUAN, BERNYCE 4C

2nd

KOH SHI XUAN, BEVLYN 4D


KHNG JING ERN RENELL 3E

CHARISSA OH 4F

5x80m Relay (D-Boys)

Name Class Position

TANG ZHI JIE NICHOLAS 4B

1st

MOHAMED ZAHID 4D



NGOH CHOEN E 4A


Name Class Position


2nd

NG RUSSELL 5B

IMAN NURASHRAF 5E

LIM LE BIN, JED 5F

DANI RYAN AYDEN 5C


Name Class Position


1st

MOHAMAD AFZAL 6D

KEVIEN TAN KE JUN 6A


MUHAMMAD AIMAN 6A


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Outstanding ALL Rounder Students (OARS) 2017 – North West Community Development LevelThe Outstanding All-Rounder Student (OARS) Award aims to recognise outstanding students studying in schools within the North West District. All award winners must exhibit academic excellence, accomplish exemplary achievements in CCA, lead community service projects and serve as positive role models in school. Both winners of the North West Community Development Level, CHUNG XING YU (6E) and AMANDA CHAN YI NING (6B) are also our Assistant Head Prefect and Prefect Mentor from the Prefectorial Board.

AKIRA/SWIFT TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

60m Kids Dash (Under 9 Boys)

Name Class Position

CHANG HENG YE SHOUN 3F 1st

PANG TUN YUEN, HAYDEN 3B 7th

60m Kids Dash (Under 9 Girls)

Name Class Position

KHNG JING ERN RENELL 3E 1st

CHERMEL CHEONG TZE TENG 3B 8th

100m (Under 12 Boys)

Name Class Position

LIM YONG QI 6D 2nd

58th NATIONAL TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

4x 100m Relay (B-Boys)

Name Class Position

MUHAMMAD AIMAN 6C

1st


ANG WAH SIAN ASHWIN 6C

LIM YONG QI 6D

MOHAMAD AFZAL 6D

CHIN YU CHEN 6F

4x 300m Relay (B-Boys)

Name Class Position

MUHAMMAD AIMAN 6C

2nd


ANG WAH SIAN ASHWIN 6C

LIM YONG QI 6D

MOHAMAD AFZAL 6D

CHIN YU CHEN 6F

200m (B Boys)

Name Class Position

LIM YONG QI 6D 3rd

100m Hurdles (B Boys)

Name Class Position

LIM YONG QI 6D 4th

200m (Under 10 Boys)

Name Class Position

ZHANG SHU BIN BRYAN 4E 4th


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National Story Challenge16 students signed up for the National Story Challenge workshop at the start of the term. With just a phrase given and a chair as the prop, the students learnt to tell story within five minutes. Initially some found it quite daunting. However, after going through a series of workshops, the students thoroughly enjoyed themselves as their creative juices flowed through the stories they improvised.

From the workshops, 10 students were selected for the National Story Challenge Competition. The confidence level was boosted when some of them managed to clear the qualifying round. From a total of 72 teams, our students made it through the final 6 teams. Although they did not make it to the top three teams, they have certainly done Northland proud.

National Schools Individual Chess Championships 2017In the early morning of 21 March, our Northland Knights, under the stewardship of Knight Master Mr Chang Cheng Hwee, rode forth to the Our Tampines Hub battlefield to wage war over the next two days.

A record number of 1202 budding young knights participated in this year’s grand battle. The Northland Contingent which consists of 40 eager Northland Knights, took part in many gruelling battles and emerged victorious in many of those battles! We are proud to share with you, our spoils of war for this year!

Results:15 National Awards35 Zonal Awards

33 of our Northland Knights also qualified for the National Junior Squad with their immense performance during the battles. Of which, 23 of them qualified for the High Performance Intermediate Squad, including four who qualified for the prestigious High Performance Squad, an honour reserved for the very best performers!

The Northland Knights have done the school proud and have demonstrated the Chess Club’s motto of “Gracious in Victory, Dignified in Defeat” through their actions!


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JISMO-Japan International Science & Math Olympiad Competition resultsJISMO is a competition that unleashes the potential of elementary school students and encourages them to extend their learning in the classroom to practical situations found within the context of a competition.

Some of our P4, P5 and P6 students participated in JISMO on 9 March 2017 and here are the 41% scorers for the subject of Science.

Category of Awards:• Diamond-Awarded to the Top 1% of participants• Ruby-Awarded to the next 10%• Emerald-Awarded to the next 10% after Ruby• Sapphire-Awarded to the next 10% after Emerald• Good Effort-Awarded to the next 10% after Sapphire.

PRIMARY 4

Award Student’s name Class

Ruby TAN JIANG WEI 4E

Sapphire ZHANG SHU BIN BRYAN 4E

Good Effort JIANG EN 4F


VISWANATHA PANDIAN PRIYADARSHINI

4E

YANG XINYUE 4E

SETH ONG ZU'EN 4E

PRIMARY 5


Ruby YANG YICHEN 5F

NG ZHONG WEI 5F

MAEGAN KHO JING TING 5G

ONG MIL YUAN 5F

DAI ZHUOYANG 5G

TAN ZHI HUI, CLARIS 5G

Sapphire CHENG CHEN XI 5F

TOO SHI HUEI CHARRISE 5F

PRIMARY 6


Ruby TOMMY ANG WEI KIAT 6D

URVEE MISHRA 6D

Emerald YU KHENG LYN 6F

LI YUTONG 6A

JIN XINGYU 6E

THEODORE ZHOU EN 6F

Sapphire ANG WAH SIAN ASHWIN 6C

Good Effort TEO KACEY 6C

TOH YAN HUI 6C

Glory in Silat!

After six consecutive months of training and hard work, Nurul Atiqah bte Redzwan from Primary 6C emerged as the gold medallist in the National Pencak Silat Championship held on 4 and 5 March 2017 at Tampines Sports Hub and the Silat UNJ Open Competiton held on 25 to 28 April at Jakarta.

Joining her in the competiton was Wan Muhammad Irfan Zufar bin Wan Muhammad Ashraf from Primary 6E who won the silver medal in the Silat UNJ Competition.

Juggling between studies and trainings was not an easy task for Atiqah and Irfan. They trained four times a week, each lasting for almost two hours. Atiqah and Irfan worked very hard to boost their endurance, strength, nimbleness and speed. Despite the arduous task, they managed to pull through and made Northland proud. Kudos to Atiqah and Irfan!

13th National Primary Schools Wushu Championship 2017Jayden Sng Jun Ming (P5G) from our Wushu CCA has done our school proud. He has clinched two awards during the competition. Despite the fierce competition, he came in 3rd in the Junior Boys Sword event and 4th in the Junior Boys Spear event. Jayden had executed the choreographed routines with powerful, quick but controlled and graceful movements. Being focussed during the rigorous trainings and having a strong determination to excel are the keys to his success.

Nurul Atiqah (Row 1, 1st from left) and Wan Irfan (Row 1, 7th from left) with the Singapore Silat delegates after their

victory in the Silat UNJ Open Competition at Jakarta.

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School events

Chinese New Year Celebration at Northland Primary SchoolThe school celebrated Chinese New Year on 27 January 2017. It was a morning full of fun and rich in Chinese culture, with everyone looking their best in Chinese traditional costume.

During recess, the students were exposed to traditional Chinese culture such as Chinese Calligraphy and games namely the zodiac memory card game, orange stacking and chopstick games. The mini golf and Nerf gun booths were very popular among the students. A photo booth was also made available for students and teachers to have their pictures taken.

Highlight of the celebration was a concert with items presented by the Wushu and Chinese Dance Club members. A skit was performed by the Chinese Mother Tongue teachers, and everyone also enjoyed the mass singing session with the Principal and Vice Principals in the lead. The concert ended on a high note with the appearance of the God of Fortune and a lion dance performance!

We wish to thank the ChamPs and the parent volunteers, as well as the Chinese Mother Tongue teachers who had made the event an even more enjoyable one.

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International Friendship Day

Total Defence Day 2017Total Defence Day (TDD) 2017 is commemorated on 15 February every year, to mark Singapore’s fall to the Japanese in 1942. TDD serves to remind our younger generation that their participation in Total Defence is important and everyone should play a part in defending our beloved nation.

To put Total Defence into action in our daily lives, Northlanders participated in the School Emergency Exercise in the morning, followed by TDD Assembly Skit. Special TDD Menu were sold during recess to enable

Northland commemorated International Friendship Day on Thursday, 13 April 2017. This year, the theme, “ASEAN 50” focuses on the strong friendship that Singapore has built with the regional countries over the years.

Through the assembly programme, “ASEAN Star Charity”, our students learnt to appreciate the uniqueness and diverse cultures in the ASEAN countries, namely Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar. Our students learnt that Singapore, being a member of ASEAN, is involved in rendering aid to other ASEAN countries in need.

Northlanders were engaged in hands-on activities to learn more about Tinikling, Philippines traditional dance and Loy Krathong, Thailand Festival of Lights.

TDD Skit

Emergency Exercise

TDD Food Experience

TDD Board Display

Northlanders to experience wartime food during Japanese Occupation in Singapore. Our brave Northlanders challenged themselves to try out these food, although they were not as tasty. In addition, students participated in games and quizzes conducted by P5 CCE monitors during recess.

Through these activities, the NE Department hopes that Northlanders understand the 5 aspect of Total Defence and how we can support one another to keep Singapore strong.

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Reading Fest 2017The Reading Fest aims to develop a reading culture in Northland. This year the Reading Fest was launched in Term 2 Week 8 with a host of activities lined up for the students. The P3 to P5 students participated in ‘A Story is a Doorway’ competition, turning one of their classroom doors into a cover page of the class’ favourite Roald Dahl’s book. The students took a gallery walk to admire the ‘door page’ done up so realistically, The best 3 classes of each level were awarded prizes.

P1 and P2 students had a Character Dress-up Day where students came dressed as their favourite character based on the genre “Fantasy”. The students were simply thrilled and excited when the reading mascot, Olaf appeared on stage and danced to the soundtrack. The best dressed student from each class was selected and they presented a short speech on the selected character. It was indeed heartening to see the students plucking their courage to speak before a large audience.

Several fringe activities were conducted for the students: • P3 & P4 Book Talk Airtime - by NPS Reading

Ambassadors• P5 & P6 Mannequin Challenge “I’m Going to Read A

Book Today”• Fantasy Reading Fest Corner - BFG ‘Dream Jars‘• P6 Dab Challenge - Recommend a Fantasy book to

Northlanders, strike a Dab Pose with the book, snap a photo and post it on MCOnline

• P1 & P2 Story Time in PACMRL• Golden Ticket Challenge - Students hunt for the

Golden Tickets and borrow a book from the library to claim a mystery gift.

We hope that through the fun and meaningful activities, the students have been motivated to read more books and experience joy in reading.

Students dressed as their favourite characters

Characters parading on the stage

Golden Ticket Challenge

Book Talk AirTime

Dab Challenge - P6 students striking a Dab pose with their books

A P1 student dressed as ‘Peter Pan’ with the mascot ‘Olaf’

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Project Work-cum Value-in Action 2017Our World, Our Future, Our Cause’

Autism Awareness Week 2017

To fulfil their commitment to VIA, P5 students poured their heart and soul into entertaining the elderly at Sunshine Welfare Action Mission, Sree Narayana Mission Home and Ling Kwang Home. The students danced and sang, strummed the guitar, played the drum, played games and chatted with the ‘Ah Kongs’ and ‘Ah Mahs’.

Back in school, the students worked on their Science Project Work. From the Building & Construction Authority (BCA) they learnt how to bring about a caring society through improved public housing, in particular, for the elderly.

Students used brainstorming tools such as IRIS and Dot Voting in an attempt to bring about innovative ideas to solve problems faced by today’s society. Students were taught such brainstorming tools to help them develop confidence and be better prepared for present day challenges as well as that of tomorrow.

2nd April is World Autism Awareness Day which Northland Primary School took an active part in, for the first time.

Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects a person’s ability to make sense of the world and relate with others. Autism comes from the word ‘autos’, the Greek word for ‘self’.

Our first Autism Awareness Week was from 3rd to 7th April 2017. There were video-screenings, tools used to assist sensory stimulations, books for children to understand autism as well as pledges of their support!

Inquisitive lotWith MOE’s Educational Psychologist, Ms Lu Huihui

Students trying out the sensory tools to stimulate sensory awareness.


School events

P4 CCE CampJoy in learning is the way to go in our yearly two-day CCE Camp for Primary 4 students. The camp aims to emphasise the importance of Total Defence (CCE) and CLITE values, and most importantly, to foster camaraderie among students of different races. These objectives were achieved through engaging and fun activities.

One of the highlights of the camp was definitely the Concerned Northlander activity, where students learnt to prepare themselves in times of an emergency as a part

of Civil and Psychological Defence. Our students had first-hand experience in administering Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), kept a watchful eye on a Crime Scene Investigation (CSI), learnt to handle weapons and tried out on the ‘leopard crawl’. It was indeed an experience for all of them!

For their meals, students learnt to relish food from the different ethnic groups. Next was a learning journey to the different places of worship in the Yishun neighbourhood and then on a beach-cleaning mission to help keep Singapore clean and to fulfil their commitment towards Kindness@Community.

The camp had provided the students opportunities to have fun, to learn and to explore what were new so as to ensure that they find joy in learning.


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Maximum participation, Total exhilaration 29th Annual Sports DayIt was an unforgettable Day with the entire school participating in the biggest sports event of the year as part of our Fun and Fitness Funnanza Week.

The atmosphere at Yishun Stadium on 10th March was simply electrifying with representatives from the 5 houses competing on races and tele-matches on our school 29th Annual Sports Day. Spectators were treated with the marvellous display of our students’ skills, speed, stamina, athletics talents and cohesive team spirit during the course of the competition.

Close finish towards the finishing line

Primary 6 Telematch Games Primary 4 Telematch Game

The atmosphere was progressively built up with the intense competition picking up, culminating to the team relay, tele-match games and the ever popular grand finale, Staff-Parents race. With the provision of mass participation involving almost everyone from the 5 houses forming teams to take part in all 3 tele-match games for each level, it brought much widespread sense of satisfaction and exhilaration. With the presence of healthy and intense competitions, the mega sports event of the year is indeed an invaluable platform for enhancing character building traits with representatives pushing themselves to their limits.


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National School Games Oath-taking ceremony 2017Sports CCAsThe National School Games (NSG) Oath-Taking ceremony was conducted in our school to align with the NSG Opening Ceremony to mark the start of the National School Games for 2017 and to highlight on the value of resilience in our students. Dr Janil Puthucheary, Minister of State, Ministry of Education, reinforced the importance of learning to try new things and dare to do better each time in the pursuit of sporting excellence.

Excerpt from Dr JANIL PUTHUCHEARY’s speech during the National School Games’ Opening ceremony:

“In the midst of learning to be a stronger, more resilient and better person, we must remember to enjoy the learning process. “

Our Sports CCA leaders and coaches recited the athletes’ and coaches’ oaths respectively after the screening of School Students in action in respective sports and games

Health and Fitness Funnanza

The 4-day Health and Fitness Funnanza from 7 March to 10 March 2017 in Northland Primary was instrumental in the total mobilisation of our students to participate in health and fitness related activities to inculcate in them the importance of regular exercise and proper nutrition. The plethora of age-appropriate activities tailored for each level ignited the energetic spark in our children with voices echoed in varying tones and loud laughter filling the school halls and classes. The visible manifestation of passionate exuberance elevated the electrifying atmosphere whenever the novel and interesting activities were dovetailed when our children moved from one venue to the other. Our teachers also participated at the various staff game challenge stations in the quest to gain points for their respective houses. Indeed, the resounding

video clip featuring the lives, feelings and aspirations of student athletes. The meaningful and memorable ceremony reinforced the importance of exhibiting sportsmanship by competing with the right values and the support shown by other members of the school community in the pursuit of achieving peak performance in all sporting endeavours.

success of the 4-day school-wide Funnanza was not only the loads of fun enjoyed but the motivation to be involved in health enhancing activities with multiple benefits being reaped from the experiential settings in this endeavour.

Students from Primary 1 to 6 participated in a variety of activities. The P1 and P2 students were involved in ‘Jump Jam’, obstacle course, chess, cup stacking and Kids Athletics. Activities for P3 to P5 students included mass dance, ‘I Bounce’, skipping competition and Kids Athletics. The highlight of the Health and Fitness Funnanza, was the Sports Day which was held on 10 March 2017.

We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the parent volunteers who helped us during this 4-day event.

Sports CCA Leaders reciting the Athletes’ Oath

Coaches Reciting the Coaches’ oath



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P2 Peer Leaders Appointment Ceremony 2017On 7 March 2017, we welcomed a new batch of P2 Peer Leaders to our Student Leadership fraternity. The Peer Leaders were specially selected by teachers based on their leadership skills to better serve at school level. The roles and responsibilities of a Peer Leader include assisting teachers on duty to manage student movements and maintain discipline, as well as helping out during school events.

Graced by our Vice Principals, Ms Neo and Mr Ng, HOD of Character and Citizenship Education, Mdm Menhanah, the P2 Peer Leaders Appointment Ceremony rolled out with our Peer Leaders taking their stand on stage, reciting the Prefects Pledge, pledging their commitment and loyalty as student leaders to the school.

It was indeed a meaningful ceremony for all the Peer Leaders. We hope that through this opportunity, the

Prefects’ Investiture 2017“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, then you are a leader.” – John Quincy Adams.

On Monday, 23 January, we witnessed a brilliant celebration of student leadership in school with the Prefects’ Investiture Ceremony. The Investiture Ceremony marked a significant beginning of the new academic year. It was an occasion where the young students’ leaders were all prepared to don the mantle of leadership and discharge the responsibilities entrusted upon them by the school.

Peer Leaders will grow in their capacity to serve and be an exemplary role model for their fellow schoolmates. Welcome on board, Peer Leaders!

This special formal event began with the entrance of the smart, sophisticated and well-dressed prefect body and mentors before a few words by Mr Tony Tan, our school principal and Jessie Willet, the newly appointed head prefect.

This year’s event marked the first time whereby parents of the prefects were invited to pin up the badges personally for their children. It was clearly evident that they treated the occasion with the proper decorum that it deserved as they stood there accepting the roles before their parents and peers. As staff, we had pride splashed across our faces and enjoyed the opportunity to mingle with our new student leaders and parents over refreshments following the ceremony. We wish them all the best.


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29th School Anniversary CelebrationOur Progress Our PrideThe uplifting mood was evident throughout the day from the assembly and recess programmes, with a host of activities including video screening of Northland Primary’s past and present and the Staff-Students games during our 29th School Anniversary Celebration. The screenings of the interviews of staff and students triggered a sense

of nostalgia and pride with all present rejoicing at the transformation and progress our school has attained over the years from our humble beginnings. It was a great day of celebration with fond memories that would be etched in the minds and hearts of the Northland family.

Games Daddies PlayedOn 4 March 2017 morning, more than 80 dads (with a few mums ) and their kids participated and bonded over kampong games in Yishun Neighbourhood Park, organised by Dads@NPS.

Despite the drizzle, the bonding games continued in Northland Primary School. Enthusiastic daddies introduced and shared the kampong games played in their childhood. Some of the games played were country flag erasers, pick-up sticks, marbles, paper aeroplanes, zero point, hop scotch, sepak takraw and many more.

29th Anniversary Birthday Celebration

“Brings back old memories. Even simple games like zero point is building the kids’ self confidence to jump over the rope and overcome challenges.”

- Mr Ishairi ( Dad participant)


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Making Memories That Last18 Feb 2017 saw a group of 35 parents and their kids bonding over games that introduced as well as brought out the essence of the 5 love languages - words of affirmation, acts of service, physical touch, quality time and gifts.

Through the games and debrief conducted after each game, parents understood better what their child’s love language is, thus paving the way towards better communication between them. It was a morning well-spent at the Botanic Gardens!

SWEP@NWOn 26 March, 7 of our students attended a graduating ceremony by North West Student Wise Enrichment Programme (SWEP). This programme focussed on the developmental needs of students and growth to the fullest potential. Congratulations to the following students for completing all the programmes!

• Nur Shahirah Binte Nurshajahan (5A)• Aaryan Danish Bin Hydir (5A)• Shernyn Leow Boon Jia (5B) • Kelvin Lee Zhi Xian (5B)• Marsya Nashmia Binte Muhammad Sateria (5D)• Ang Yi Xin (5E)• Sofea Alana Tang (5G)

On top of that, Marsya Nashmia was also selected to share her experience during the ceremony and had a conversation with the GOH of the ceremony, Mr Amrin Amin, Parliamentary Secretary for Home Affairs. Well done!

29th Anniversary Birthday Celebration


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Overture: Financial Success Starts Young

WeCare@North-West Service week

Students from the National University of Singapore (NUS) conducted a financial literacy programme for the WeCare students in 2016. The team, Overture, was piloted under Enactus NUS, a wing of a global non-profit organisation called Enactus. Earlier in March 2017, Overture returned to conduct a 4-session Phase 2 programme for the same students. The programme aims to educate the students about the value of money through a series of customised content sessions integrating basic financial knowledge lessons with hands-on activities.

On 7 January 2017, a group of 40 students, teachers and parents from Northland Primary School teamed up with students from Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School to participate in the WeCare@North-West Service Week. It is an annual festive distribution drive in which partners of the CDC pack and distribute the gift packs to needy families living in rented flats within the neighbourhood of the school.

Students learnt to analyse various scenarios and spending habits. They visited Chong Pang market to make purchases with a given budget. They learnt budgeting and decision-making in payments. Students were successful in keeping within budget. They also learnt to draw up their own budget based on their peers’ suggestions. Students were awarded prizes for their effort.

Aside from teaching and learning on how to budget, the mentors and students also had time to bond, establish a strong rapport and enjoy themselves like friends always do. We are certainly thankful for such a collaboration and the team looks forward to working with Northland Primary School once again!

First, the volunteers gathered at the void deck to pack the goodies. Upon the arrival of Guest-of-Honour, Er Dr Lee Bee Wah, and with her taking the lead, the volunteers worked in groups to distribute the festive packs to 100 families.

Northlanders felt it was a Saturday afternoon well-spent and it was well worth the effort to bring cheer to the needy.


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North Area Founder’s Day Hike by Cub ScoutsOn 25 February 2017, the Northland Cub Scout unit and other units from schools in the North Area embarked on a km hike starting from Punggol Park. The cub scouts engaged in activities and trivia that tested their teamwork and knowledge on the history of scouting. Although it was

an arduous walk, the cub scouts showed their resilience and braved the hot weather and completed the hike that ended at Punggol MRT station where they renewed their Scout’s promise. It was definitely a refreshing experience for everyone!

Parents’ Workshop on Preparing Your Child for PSLE Chinese Oral Examination

On 24 March 2017, Friday, the Chinese Department conducted a Parents’ Workshop on Preparing Your Child for PSLE Chinese Oral Examination. The speakers for this workshop were Mr Zheng Junren and Miss Vivian Phang.

This workshop aims to coach the parents in guiding their child to excel in their oral examination. The duo shared the techniques that are useful for reading and answering questions pertaining to a video. The responses from the parents were good and they appreciated the effort in conducting such a workshop.


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Xi ‘an Cultural Immersion Programme 11 March 2017 to 16 March 2017Mr Tony Tan, our Principal, and four teachers, Mdm Pauline Cheong, Mdm Tan Su Xuan, Mr Goh Su Rong and Mr Mohamed Fauzy led a group of 28 students on an educational and cultural immersion programme to Xi’an, China. The aims of the internationalisation trip were to bring about an awareness of globalisation and an understanding of cross-cultural skills among students and to deepen students’ commitment to Singapore and to realize their root.

Students experienced a homestay programme in partnership with students from Kingfar School in Xi’an. Students were immersed in the local Chinese culture through hands-on activities such as calligraphy and traditional paper-cutting. The students were filled with awe during visits to historical sites such as the Great Mosque, the Ancient City Wall and the Terracotta Army Museum, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Many found the trip insightful and enriching. It is no wonder that these students are looking forward to playing hosts to their Chinese counterparts later in the year.


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P1 Learning Journey to the Singapore Zoological Gardens

P6 CMT Learning Journey to Chinatown and Heritage Centre (Yuan Mao Guan)

The English and Mother Tongue Department organised a learning journey to Singapore Zoological Gardens on Tuesday, 28 February 2017 for all Primary 1 students.

The objective of the learning journey is to provide the students with an opportunity to learn and apply the languages within an authentic context.

It is hoped that through this experiential learning process, our students would gain new ideas for writing.

During the Chinese New Year period, the P6 students visited Chinatown with their Chinese Mother Tongue teachers.

They visited the Heritage Centre (Yuan Mao Guan). The Chinatown Heritage Centre houses a wealth of memories and untold stories of the past. It tells the stories of the original tenants at 50 Pagoda Street, from the tailor and his apprentices, to the Samsui women and the coolies.

Guided tours to the Thian Hock Keng Temple, Ann Siang Hill, Sago Street, Trengganu Street, Pagoda Street and Temple Street were also included. Explanations on the past and present of Chinatown, cuisine, costume, architecture and religion were conducted by the guides.

From this trip, our students learnt about the resilience of our ancestors and to appreciate what they have now. Students were encouraged to do collaborative learning by completing tasks in small groups.

This learning journey has certainly given them a pleasant memory of Chinatown and a better understanding of Singapore’s history.

This year is the first year the CMT students were given a chance to make use of iPads during their learning journey to answer questions related to the places they visited.


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P5 Art-In-Transit Aesthetics Learning Journey 2017

P4 Aesthetics Learning Journey to Singapore Tyler Print Institute (STPI) 2017

On 20 and 21 February 2017, the entire P5 cohort embarked on an art learning journey to view and learn about public art displayed along the SMRT Circle Line and North-East Line. It was quite a refreshing excursion for the students as they learnt that art can exist beyond a museum or gallery, and that there is such a wide range of materials and mediums that artists can tap on to create art. Two of the students’ favourites included Roy Zhang’s The Perfect Moment at the Stadium Station, which depicts enlarged images of men playing soccer, and Seck Yok Ying’s Hands Up for Hougang at the Hougang Station, which features a community wall comprising the handprints of 3000 locals and foreigners. The learning journey has surely taught our students to be on the lookout for more interesting public artworks during their train rides in future!

In the months of February, March and April, our P4 students visited STPI for their printmaking exhibitions and in-house workshops. Two exhibitions were held over the 3-month period. The first exhibition entitled We are the World – These are Our Stories by Amanda Heng featured 12 personal stories of 12 individuals. Combining the artist’s process-driven approach and modern printmaking techniques, art documenting snippets of the individuals’ lives were created and showcased. Sitting in a circle to pluck beansprouts while listening to the guide talk about Amanda Heng and her art prints was quite a surreal experience for our students! But it was thoroughly enjoyable.

The second exhibition entitled Exquisite Trust (Blindly Collective Collaborations) by 4 international artists, Carsten Höller, Tobias Rehberger, Anri Sala and Rirkrit Tiravanija featured screen prints of Singapore buildings, eye-catching typography-based screen prints, stunning composite palm line drawings and organic watercolour monoprints. Besides being exposed to the different artists, what the students enjoyed the most were the hands-on workshops on dry-point printing and stencil screen printing. Truly, nothing beats viewing the art exhibits up close and personal in an art museum or gallery!


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Aesthetics Month – Magically ArtsTo celebrate the vibrancy of arts in school, a series of activities were planned for our students, staff and parents in the month of April. An assembly programme on artworks found in Singapore, Music Appreciation session during recesses, Art Conversation with the artwork in the library and staff jamming session were also organised for everyone.

The Aesthetics Night Festival was held on 21 April. Students, along with their family members, attended the activities which lasted from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. There were many specially curated art and craft booths manned by art teachers, parent volunteers and student helpers. Kpop and Djembe sessions as well as an illustration workshop conducted by a local artist were organised for our parents and students. We saw performances by our lower primary chimers, Modern dancers and Strings Ensemble members performing to a big audience. Naval Base Secondary School also put up a digital illustration booth for the participants.

The highlights for this festival were the two music competitions - the “Voices of Northland” and Guitar Competitions. This was organised to encourage students talented in singing and playing of guitar to showcase their pieces. The winners went through live voting and judging during the festival itself.

This year, we had a house challenge for all staff who put up a performance as a team. The winning team was selected through live voting and judging. Congratulations Amethyst ! A soap making session and Kpop Dance were also organised for teachers to promote better bonding for all staff.


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Editorial Team:Advisors: Mr Tony Tan Choon Kheng, Ms Jes Neo Aik Seo, Mr Ng Kian Woon Chairperson: Mrs Tan Lee Joon

Members: Mrs Lee-Goy Hoon Meng, Miss Tan Kheng Imm

Welcome on Board

Fond Farewells Wedding Bells

Bundle of Joy

Mr Mohammad Fazli Syufiandi

Mrs Chua-Lau Kia Sang has retired from service.

Happy Retirement

Miss Jomanda Lau Zhen Hui

Mr Rajiv Jude lllesinghe

Miss Melissa Hiang Mr Saravanakumar

Congratulations to Ms Katherine Tan Wenxin and

Mr Chong Zi Yi on 11 March 2017

Congratulations to Ms Munirah and Mr Abdul Mukmin

on 3 December 2016

Congratulations to Mr Muhammad Farhanon the arrival of his son,

Hassan Rayyan on 11April 2017

Congratulations to Mdm Nur Suhaila Lydia

on the arrival of her son, Adeen Ilhan

on 30 November 2016

Congratulations to Mdm Fauzani Azima Mawi on the arrival of her son,

Mateen Abdul Rashid on 24 September 2016

Congratulations to Mrs Gwendalyn Teoon the arrival of her son,

George Teo Zhe Kai on 10 April 2017

Congratulations to Mrs Poh Kexinon the arrival of her son,

Poh Tian Le Evan on 3 April 2017

Congratulations to Mdm Nirija

on the arrival of her daughter, V Tanmaya

on 24 December 2016

Congratulations to Mrs Joycelyn Goh

on the arrival of her daughter, Goh K-Ler Meryl

on 16 November 2016

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