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17 Sept 2019 Ref: TNPS/P3/2019/13

From the Principal’s Desk

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Term 4 will be an exciting term as the school gears up for our Silver Jubilee (25th Anniversary) Celebrations on 3rd October.

The celebrations started in Term 3, with a range of pre-anniversary celebration activities in preparation for the actual day.

The children had participated in the “Wall Mural Activity” which required them to write down their aspirations and wishes for the school. Titled “Soaring on Wings”, it will be officially unveiled by our Guest of Honour, Mr Loke Chee Peng, our School Cluster Superintendent on the day of the celebrations.

The students were also involved in the naming of the ‘Limited Edition Commemorative’ bears. Priced at $11.80 per pair of bears, they represent the qualities of Care and Resilience, the school values of TNPS. The bears will be sold on the day of the celebrations as well.

On the eve of Teachers’ Day Celebration this year, the children witnessed the ‘Time Capsule Event’. Students from each class has discussed with their form teachers and identified an item representative of their class to be placed into the time capsule. The time capsule would provide an opportunity for our students from the past and future to reminisce their memories of the school.

As we celebrate our 25th Anniversary, it brought back memories of my school anniversaries when

I was a student and a teacher. It gave me an opportunity to connect back with my ex-classmates,

colleagues and students. You may also want to share with your child about your anniversary

celebrations in school as a student. It is definitely a conversation piece over breakfast, lunch,

dinner or even in the morning when you send your child to school. Engage your child. Find out

which activity had excited them and their thoughts about the entire celebrations.

Amidst all these celebrations, our Primary 6 students will be sitting for the Primary School Leaving

Examinations (PSLE) at the end of September and early Oct. Their journey in the primary school

is also coming to an end. We would like to help them have fond memories of their years in the

school. This is indeed a proud moment for parents, students and teachers as our primary six

students mature into young adolescents and move on to the next phase of their journey –

secondary school. We want to wish them all the best as they prepare for this final lap and may

they achieve their goals.

Finally, I would like to wish all our students and parents a great start to Term 4! Thank you for

your support and understanding.

Your Partner-in-Education,

Mrs Ratna Elangovan Principal, Tampines North Primary School)

TAMPINES NORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL 30 TAMPINES AVENUE 9, SINGAPORE 529565

Tel: 67854329 Fax: 67863117

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1. STAFF UPDATES We would like to warmly welcome Ms Chen Hui Ting (Art) to our Tampines North family.

2. STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS

We would like to congratulate Mdm Rafidah Bte Ridzuan and Mr Lingeswaran s/o Gunasekaran who were both awarded the MOE Service Excellence Award 2019 (Silver Award). The MOE Service Excellence Award (MSEA) recognises MOE staff who are passionate in service delivery, consistent in serving customers with c.a.r.e (courtesy, accessibility, responsiveness and effectiveness) and inspire colleagues to do likewise.

3. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS

We would like to congratulate the following students for their achievements in the recent events/competitions; 4th Funky Sports Tchoukball Cup The team emerged 2nd Place

1. ETHAN TAN 2. EVIN LAU YONG LIANG 3. FOO WENG KANG KENDRICK 4. RUZAIN AMANI 5. JEFFRIN JENSON JEYASINGH 6. MOHAMED THASIM RIFAI 7. MUHAMMAD EZRA AQIL 8. SANKAR S/O MANIVANAN 9. LIM YAN CHENG 10. JULIUS CHUA ZONG REN

P4.1 P5.1 P5.1 P5.1 P5.2 P5.3 P5.3 P5.3 P5.4 P5.5

National Primary School Chinese Language Recital Competition The Lower Primary team was awarded the Silver while the Upper primary team was awarded the Bronze.

1. LOW LEE CHAN 2. LEONG JIA XUAN

P2.6 P3.3

3. HUANG HAO XUAN 4. JACQUELINE LEE JIA YI

P5.4 P5.4

National Primary School Chinese Language Crosstalk Competition The team won the third prize.

1. LEONG JIA XUAN 2. WANG JUN CHEN

P3.3 P5.4

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Pintar Kata App National Competition 2019

For 5th consecutive years, our Tampines North Primary School pupils had emerged top 10

placings in the annual Pintar Kata App National Competition organised by Malay Language

Centre of Singapore (MLCS).

Our pupils who were among the top 10 winners for the competition include:

NUR QAIRISYA BINTE NOOR AZLI P5.3 1st position SHAZMEEN BINTE ABDUL RASHID P5.5 2nd position

PUTERI NUR ALYA BINTE MUHAMMAD RAZALI P5.3 4th position

Brownies

Our Brownies achieved 1st and 2nd position in the East Division Girl Guides and Brownies Day

respectively.

Group B

1. ZENG ZIQIAN ZOE 2. SARA IMAN 3. SHARLEEZ 4. YUEN YI YAN

P5.5 P3.3 P3.2 P5.1

Group A

1. MARSYA 2. ZETA DAFINAH 3. BHAVIKA 4. MAIZATUL ‘AINA

P5.2 P5.2 P4.2 P5.5

Scouts

Students from Scouts were promoted to sixers after their Cub Scout Leadership Course.

1. DHARUN LOGESH 2. RYAN KO 3. JAYAVARDHAN HARIHAR PRASAD 4. LEYTON TAN SI KAI 5. JUSTIN LOW WEE HIAN 6. MUHAMMAD ADEN BIN MD NOR HARRITHS 7. GUANG TONG GOH 8. MOHD DANIAL MIKAIL BIN MOHD HAZMI 9. MOHAMAD SAHRIN BIN MOHD RAZIB 10. KO ANDREI ROWELL STA 11. XAVIER NG YAN XUN

P5.4 P6.5 P5.3 P5.3 P5.5 P5.4 P6.4 P6.4 P5.3 P6.3 P5.3

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Our Performing Arts CCA groups were invited to perform during the National Day Observance Ceremony at @ TREASURY, Ministry of Trade and Industry,@ OTH (Tampines GRC) and at the Tampines North GRC National Day Carnival.

Angklung 1. FARSHA NUR KHISTINA BINTE MUHAMMAD KHIDHIR 2. PUTERI NUR ALEESYAH 3. NURUL NASUHA BINTI ABDUL RAZAK 4. QISYA ERYNA BINTE MUHAMMAD TAUFIQ 5. KASIH IMANI PUTRI KHAIRULNIZAM 6. NUR MIRSYAH EIRIENNA BINTE ABDULLAH 7. PUTRI NUR HUMAIRAH 8. FAIQA ANNISA BINTE HAIDIL ASWAD 9. NADRA TANISHA BINTE ISHAK 10. NUR HAYANI DANEEN BINTE MOHAMAD RUSDI 11. NURLIDYA HUDA BINTE YAZIR 12. NURUL ANIQA BINTE MOHAMMED NASIR 13. SAKURA DINAH BINTE MOHAMED FAIZAL 14. UMAIZA BINTE SANUSI 15. ABDULLAH BIN FAOZI BASWEDAN 16. DINA HANNANI BINTE MUHAMMAD SABARUDDIN 17. HERLEYSHA HAZLYND BINTE HAMZAH 18. INDAH KHALISAH PUTRI KHAIRULNIZAM 19. NUR CARINA ABDUL YAZID 20. NUR JALA'A KHALIESAH BINTE ROSTAM 21. SHASMEEN 22. SHIRIN ARIANNA MOHAMMAD ZAKARIA 23. SITI HUMAIRA BINTE ABDUL HAMID 24. SAHIRA BINTE HAROON 25. NUR ELLYASYA QYAUSRYNA BINTE ABDUL RAHIM 26. MUHAMMAD FARREL BIN JUSRIANDI 27. NUR ZARIFAH BINTE SENIN

P2.3 P2.3 P2.3 P2.5 P2.4 P2.4 P3.1 P3.3 P4.5 P4.5 P4.1 P4.2 P4.4 P4.5 P5.3 P5.4 P5.1 P5.4 P5.2 P5.3 P5.4 P5.1 P5.1 P5.1 P5.2 P5.2 P6.5

Malay Dance 1. SITI NURALIYAH UMMAIRAH BINTE NAZARI 2. ALIYAH MAISARAH BINTE HAMZAH 3. NURSYAHIRAH BINTE MUHAMMAD SHAFIK 4. AIMI BINTE ABDUL RAHMAN 5. NUR QAIRISYA BINTE NOOR AZLI 6. PUTERI NUR ALYA BINTE MUHAMMAD RAZALI 7. NURSYAFIRAH BINTE MUHAMMAD SHAFIK 8. ERYNNE NUR ARWIRDA BINTE EDDY HERMAWAN

P4.2 P4.3 P4.4 P5.3 P5.3 P5.3 P5.4 P5.5

Indian Dance 1. NG HUI XUAN 2. SREEKANTH RITHIKA 3. MURUGANANDAM ANISHA 4. NATALIA SHAFEEQ AUNG 5. JAYARAMAN JANVI 6. KEERTHANA RADHAKRISHNAN

P5.2 P2.6 P2.3 P3.3 P3.2 P3.1

International Dance

1. POH YI HENG 2. JANELLE CHIA 3. YURI CHIA 4. VENETIA 5. CARINE 6. GAO YA YAN 7. GAO YA RUO 8. SIM YAOTING 9. KELLIE CHOE 10. YOSHII LISA 11. KOH KEXIN 12. EMMA ZHANG 13. LEK SI YAN 14. FYN CHUA KAI XUAN 15. LIEW JING TONG

P6.4 P6.4 P6.4 P6.4 P5.2 P4.3 P5.5 P4.1 P3.2 P4.1 P4.5 P5.4 P5.1 P5.1 P5.3

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4. SCHOOL HOURS 2020 In Term 3, we conducted a survey with teachers, parents and selected students, to find out their preference of school hours for 2020. We considered many factors during our deliberation stage which includes feedback from our stakeholders and observations of students in and out of the classroom. Finally, based our professional judgement on what would benefit the students best in terms of their development and well-being, we have decided on the following school hours stated below: School Hours : Mon to Fri – 7.30 am to 1.30 pm CCA Hours : Mon/Thurs : 3.30 to 5.30 pm Remedial Hours : 2.00 to 3.00 pm The students will have a 30-minute recess break and a short snack break later in the day. Our Co-curricular Activities (CCA) days will be on either Mondays or Thursdays or both days. More details will be provided to you in 2020. If you have any concerns about the changes, please include your concerns in the Acknowledgement Slip provided and we will get back to you. Your concerns are our concerns as well. We want what is best for our students. We seek your understanding and support as we shift to these new hours in 2020. Alternatively, you can call us at 67854329 or email us at tnps@moe.edu.sg.

5. SCHOOL GATE OPENING HOURS in 2020

In view of the changes to the school hours in 2020, the opening hours of the school gates will be as follows;

Opening/Closing Hours

Rear/Back Gate,

HDB car park at Block 496F

7.00 to 7.25 am

1.30 to 2.00 pm

Side Gate,

(Along Tampines Ave 9)

6.30 to 7.30 am

1.30 to 3.30 pm

CCA days (Mon & Thurs): 5.30 to 5.45 pm

Main Gate

(Along Tampines Ave 9)

6.30 to 7.45 am

5.30 pm onwards ( Mon & Thurs)

4.00 pm onwards (Tues, Wed, Fri)

Please be reminded that parents would not be allowed into the school premises to pick-up your

child at all times. In order not to hinder traffic flow along Tampines Ave 9 and compromise on the

safety of our students, parents who are driving are not to park alongside Tampines Ave 9 during

dismissal. Alternatively, you can use the HDB car park at Block 496F when picking-up your

child/ward during school dismissal time between 1.30 to 2.00 pm. We also seek your cooperation

to adhere to the instructions of our security officers with these changes in managing the safety of

our students.

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6. 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

We will be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Tampines North Primary School on

Thurs, 3 Oct, the eve of Children’s Day.

On the day of the celebrations, students are to come school attired in a red / school PE T-shirt and

school pinafore/shorts.

Students would enjoy a host of activities on that day.

Due to the nature of the activities, Primary 4 to 6 students, are reminded to bring an extra pair of

dark-coloured T-shirt and school PE shorts.

Students will report to school from 7.45 am to 1.30 pm. Parents are advised to make the necessary

child care arrangements for your child on that day.

7. E-LEARNING DAY FOR P1-3, P5

The school will be conducting its E-Learning Day on 2 October 2019, Wednesday. Your child/ward is not required to report to school on that day. The objectives of the Self Learning Day are to: a) promote self-directed learning by encouraging pupils to take responsibility of their learning

and be self-disciplined in completing the tasks assigned,

b) enhance learning through the use of information technology for P1 to P6 pupils.

c) better prepare students in the event of school closure due to national emergencies.

Students are to log on to https://learning.moe.edu.sg to access work assigned by their teachers and submit their assignments online. The school’s computer labs are opened to students who do not have internet access from home. The opening hours for the computer lab are from , from 8 am to 3 pm on 2 October, Wednesday, Further details will also be posted on the school’s website https://tampinesnorthpri.moe.edu.sg. Thus, we seek your support and cooperation to assist your child / ward to log on to the above site to ensure that he / she is able to login by 23 September 2019. You may refer to QR code provided below if you have problems accessing the portal..

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8. STUDENT WELL-BEING MATTERS In view of the Haze situation with the increased number of hot spots in Sumatra and Kalimantan,

and the continued dry weather, parents are advised to update your child’s form teacher on your

child’s medical conditions.

The school is also taking precautionary measures to ensure the well-being of our students. We

seek the understanding of parents with the changes in the after-school programme schedule,

including cancellation of activities and events due to unforeseen circumstances. Parents will be

informed of the changes via Parent Gateway, school website and through the students.

Students are also recommended to wear their PE T-shirts with school pinafore/ shorts on non-

PE/CCA days. These arrangements will continue till the end of the school term.

9. CARING TEACHER AWARDS 2020 The Caring Teacher Awards (CTA) are aimed at acknowledging and rewarding those teachers in our schools who show care and concern for the holistic development of their students and go the extra mile to ensure their charges grow up to be confident and independent learners. Nominees for the awards should fulfill the following criteria: a. Be a full-time teacher in a primary school, a secondary school or junior college/centralised

institute in Singapore; b. Possess at least three years of teaching experience in Singapore; and c. Demonstrate exemplary character, initiative, integrity, altruism and a proven record of service to

their schools and students. While demonstration of good teaching practices and the ability to deliver excellent examination results are part of the selection criteria, the emphasis of the awards is on the humanistic qualities of the teaching profession. We would like to encourage our parents/guardians and students to nominate our deserving teachers for the Caring Teacher Award 2020. All nomination forms, either the online submission or hard copy forms are to be submitted by 20 October 2019. Hard copy nomination forms are to be submitted through your child/ward to the General Office. Further information can be found at the following website: http://www.cta.nie.edu.sg.

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10. ENHANCEMENTS TO PARENTS GATEWAY:

We are also glad to share that there are some new features made available via the Parents

Gateway (PG) app (ver 3.0.0).

EMAIL NOTIFICATION – Parents can now

have the option to turn on email notifications.

This feature will trigger alert when there is a

new message sent by Parents Gateway.

Parents would still need to log in to the Parents

Gateway app to view the entire message

(announcements/consent forms) and respond

to consent forms. This is to ensure parents do not miss out on new announcements/consent forms

sent by the school.

APP UPDATE NOTIFICATION – When a new version of the Parents Gateway app is released,

parents would receive an alert to update their current app to enjoy the latest version. This update

feature would only be available to parents after you have upgraded your mobile version of Parents

Gateway to v3.1.

How to access these new features These new, carefully designed features will be available from 20 Aug 2019 for parents The

Parents Gateway app will be automatically updated on parents’ devices if they have enabled the

auto-update feature. Otherwise, parents could also update their app through Apple App Store or

Google Play Store to enjoy these features.

11. SCHOOL BASED YEAR-END EXAMINATIONS 2019

Our school based year-end examinations for the Primary 3 to 6 students will start in Oct. The

examination time-table as well as the topics to be assessed are attached in this letter. If your

child is unwell during the examinations, you are advised to consult a doctor and obtain a valid

medical certificate (mc). Students who are absent from the examinations without a valid reason

or mc will be awarded zero marks. There will be no make-up examinations for students who are

absent.

12. STUDENT MEDIA CONSENT Throughout the school year, students would be highlighted in our efforts to promote both

teaching and learning activities and student achievements in and beyond the school. Students

may be featured in materials or performance beyond school to increase public awareness of our

school programmes and niche areas as well as to promote the joy of learning in and beyond

school. These materials would include school website and any school publication.

If you have concerns about your child featured in these materials, please inform your children’s

form teacher or email the school at tnps@moe.edu.sg.

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Week Date Day Event/Activity/Holiday Level Remarks

1 20-Sep Fri PSLE Listening Comprehension

P6 P1-P5 students do not need to report to school.

2 23-Sept Mon Rehearsal for 25th Anniversary

Selected students

2.30 to 5.30 pm There will be no CCA and reading programme for all students. Swimming prog for P2 students will continue.

2 26-Sep Thur PSLE English Language Paper 1 & 2

P6

2 27-Sep Fri PSLE Mathematics P6

3 30-Sep Mon PSLE Mother Tongue Languages Paper 1 & 2

P6

3 1-Oct Tue PSLE Science P6

3 2-Oct Wed PSLE Higher Mother Tongue Language Paper 1 & 2

P6

3 30 Sep-02 Oct

Mon-Wed

P4 Adventure Camp P4

3 2-Oct Wed E-Learning Day P1-3 & P5

There will be no school for Primary 1 -6 , except for P6 students taking PSLE Higher Mother Tongue Paper

3 3-Oct Thur TNPS 25th Anniversary Celebrations

P1-P6 Reporting time: 7.45 am to 1.30 pm

4 7-Oct Mon SA2 English Language Paper 1

P3 - P5

4 8-Oct Tue SA2 Mother Tongue Languages Paper 1

P3 - P5

4 9-Oct Tue SA2 Listening Comprehension (English Language & Mother Tongue Languages)

P3 - P5

4 9-Oct Wed Math Trail for P2 students P2 More details will be made available via the Subject teachers.

4 10 - 11 Oct

Thur & Fri

SA2 Oral (English and Mother Tongue Languages

P3 & P4 More details will be made available via the Subject teachers.

5 14 - 17 Oct

Mon - Thur

PSLE Marking Exercise There will be no school for Pri 1-6 students

5-7 14 Oct - 01 Nov

CCA stand-down P1-P5

6 21 & 22 Oct

Tue & Wed

SA2 Oral (English and Mother Tongue Languages

P5 More details will be made available via the Subject teachers.

6 24-Oct Thur SA2 English Language Paper 2

P3 - P5

Tampines North Primary School School Events and Holidays 2019 Term 4

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Week Date Day Event/Activity/Holiday Level Remarks

6 25-Oct Fri SA2 Mathematics P3 - P5

7 30-Oct Wed SA2 Mother Tongue Languages Paper 2

P3 - P5

7 30-Oct Wed Math Trail for P2 students P2 More details will be made available via the Subject teachers.

7 31-Oct Thur SA2 Science P3 - P5

7 1-Nov Fri SA2 Higher Mother Tongue Languages Paper 1 & 2

P5

8 7-Nov Thurs Values in Action Programme- Beach Cleaning – Changi Beach

P5

8 8- Nov Fri Results Processing Day All There will be no school for all students

9 15-Nov Fri Prize Giving Day All 9 – 11 am Only prize winners are required to attend school.

9 15-Nov Fri P6 Graduation Tea P6 3-5 pm

10 21-22,25 Nov

Release of PSLE Results (Tentative)

P6 Students are to report to school at 12pm.

Dec 20,23/ 24 Dec

Release of Sec 1 Posting Results ( Tentative)

P6

Dec Registration at Secondary School

P6 One after release of Posting Results

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ACKNOWLEGDEMENT SLIP

TERM 4 PARENTS’ LETTER 2019

( Please detach this page and return it to the Form teacher by 18 September)

To: Principal

I have acknowledged the contents of the letter dated 17 September 2019.

Comments/questions on the New School Hours 2020

____________________________________________

Parent’s Signature / Date

*Delete where not applicable

Name of Student

Name of *Parent/Guardian

Relationship to Student * Father / Mother / Guardian