HAIG GIRLS SCHOOL. 14 Sep Dear Parents and Guardians,

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1 HAIG GIRLS SCHOOL 860 NEW UPPER CHANGI ROAD SINGAPORE Telephone: Facsimile: Ref No: S26/ 14 Sep Dear Parents and Guardians, Welcome Back Welcome back to the final term of the school year. I hope you all had a lovely break and managed to enjoy some family time! We have so much to look forward to this term and we will make the most of our time together before the end of the school year. We are also delighted to welcome the following to the HGS family: Ms Beth Chew, Allied Educator (Learning Behaviour Support) Celebrating Learning and Achievements We are pleased to share with you the learning and achievements of our pupils in the Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Information & Communication Technology, Performing & Visual Arts, Sports and Uniformed Groups. We are proud of our pupils who have given their best and demonstrated our school values, including pupils who have taken part in various competitions and have not won awards. We would also like to express our heartfelt appreciation to our teachers and instructors for their dedication and hard work, and to all parents for their support and involvement. Highlights of our key achievements in Term 3 are at Annex A. Teachers Professional Contributions We are pleased to inform you that our Aesthetics Head of Department, Miss Leu Yifang, is one of the twelve finalists for the Outstanding Youth in Education Award (OYEA). This award recognises excellent young teachers for their enthusiasm, energy and active involvement in the development of youth. Please join us in extending our warmest congratulations to Miss Leu. Our staff conducted professional sharing and lesson demonstrations of our school s good practices and innovative programmes at a range of platforms. Details are at Annex B. We received positive feedback about the quality of the professional sharing and lesson demonstration conducted. We are proud of our teachers commitment to professional development and their contributions to the education fraternity. Health Measures Prevention of Mosquito Breeding We would like to assure you that, throughout this year, the school has been diligently checking the school compound for mosquito breeding and eliminating all stagnant water spots. Fogging is conducted every week and the drains are oiled every Monday, Thursday and Saturday. The grass is cut regularly. In addition, we have also installed electronic mosquito killers around the school. We have also enlisted NEA's assistance in eradicating mosquitoes. NEA has put up units of mosquito gravitraps to track the mosquito breeding condition around the school fencing area. So far during NEA s regular inspection of the school compound for mosquito breeding, no mosquito breeding has been detected within our school. NEA and the school have also been working closely with the Town Council to check for mosquito breeding outside the school fencing area. The well-being of your child/ward and our staff is our primary concern. We will monitor the well-being of our students and staff closely and adopt the necessary mitigation measures. To help keep mosquitoes away, students can apply insect repellent or put on mosquito patches. With effect from term 4, students going for outdoor learning journeys will be given mosquito patches. Students may also bring their own mosquito repellent and will be allowed to apply their own repellent where necessary at appropriate breaks during the school day. 1

2 Haze Management Measures We would like to assure parents that our school continues to monitor the haze situation and will take appropriate measures to ensure the well-being of our pupils and staff. An air purifier has been placed in every classroom. When air quality deteriorates, air purifiers will be turned on in classrooms with doors and windows closed. The school has prepared air-conditioned rooms with air purifiers for staff and pupils who have heart or respiratory problems and/or who are not feeling well. During the PSLE period, P6 pupils will take their exams in air-conditioned rooms with air purifiers. We will maximize the use of enclosed indoor spaces and air-conditioned rooms for all pupils, should the need arises. We carried out a Haze Evacuation Exercise in the last week of Term 3 to familiarize staff and pupils with the necessary precautions to adopt where necessary. Safety is our top priority, and we make every effort to ensure that all our students are safe, every day. Thank you for working together with us to make the school a safe place for our students as Safety is Everyone's Responsibility. PSLE Listening Comprehension, Written Exams & Marking Exercise The PSLE Listening Comprehension Examination will be held on Fri, 16 Sep. There will be no lessons that day for P1 to P5 pupils. The PSLE Written Examination will be held from Thu, 29 Sep, to Wed, 5 Oct. Lessons will be conducted as usual for all P1 to P5 pupils during the PSLE Written Examination period. The PSLE Marking Exercise will be held from Mon 17 Oct to Thu 20 Oct. All P1 to P6 pupils need not report to school during this period. Art HGS It is the time of the year to celebrate our pupils' artworks and creativity through our annual art exhibition. We are pleased to invite you to the exhibition that features works by our P1 to 6 pupils from Tue, 20 Sep to Mon, 26 Sep, at the Art Gallery, Blk C, Level 2, in our school. The exhibition will be open for viewing from 11.00am to 3.00pm, Mon to Fri. Think! Contemporary Exhibition at Singapore Art Museum TIMEOUT Think! Contemporary is an award-winning interdisciplinary museum-based curriculum innovation initiated by our school. This year, our P4 pupils have been engaged in an exploration of issues associated with the themes of Identity, Heritage, Nationhood, Globalisation and Communities. The artworks they have created, inspired by SAM's Once Upon This Island Exhibition, will be exhibited at SAM from Thu, 6 Oct to Sun,13 Nov. We would like to invite parents to the launch of the Think! Contemporary Exhibition at SAM, 71 Bras Brasah Road, on Thu, 6 Oct. Parents can view the exhibits from 3.00pm to 6.00pm and 7.00pm to 8.00pm on 6 Oct. Parents and pupils who are unable to attend the launch are invited to view the exhibition from 7 Oct to 13 Nov. This year s joint exhibition will include artworks by pupils from CHIJ (Our Lady Queen of Peace), Fuchun Primary School, Geylang Methodist School (Primary), Mayflower Primary School and St. Anthony s Primary School, schools which have adopted or adapted our TIMEOUT Think! Contemporary programme. Children s Day The school will be celebrating Children s Day on Thu 6 Oct and the pupils will be dismissed earlier at 11.00am. Parents are welcome to join us in the celebrations. More details will be provided at a later date. Kindly note that the following day, Fri 7 Oct, will be a school holiday. Deepavali Deepavali falls on Sat 29 Oct, and Mon 31 Oct will be a school holiday. Results Processing Day Results Processing Day is scheduled on Thu, 10 Nov. There will be no lessons and pupils need not 2

3 report to school on that day. Speech and Prize-Giving Day The school will be having our Speech and Prize-Giving Day on Thu, 17 Nov, from 11.00am to 1.30pm in the school hall. There will be no lessons in the morning that day. Only pupils who are involved in the concert performance and prize-giving need to report to school. Promotion Exercise and P6 Graduation Ceremony Please note that Fri, 18 Nov, is the last day of school. There will be a promotion exercise for all P1 to P5 pupils. The P6 Graduation Ceremony will also be held on the same day. All parents/guardians of P6 pupils are invited to the P6 Graduation Ceremony. PERI/PRIME School Upgrading Our school's PERI/PRIME upgrading works at the Koon Seng Road campus are due for completion by end October. We plan to move back to our Koon Seng Road campus by Wed, 30 Nov. An orientation tour of the upgraded premises will be carried out on Fri, 30 Dec, for all students and their parents. More details will be sent via closer to the date. A copy of this notification will be uploaded on our school website at We look forward to your continued partnership in the holistic education of your child. Thank you. Yours faithfully, Mrs Constance Loke Principal 3

4 Annex A Celebrating Learning and Achievements Language Arts Chinese Language 17th International Chinese Language Competition (ICLC ) Gold Award (Singapore Region) Silver Award (International Region) Feng Yuan, 6 Kindness English Language Speak Up! Kids Public Speaking Competition Open Category B 3 rd Position Riddhima Mishra, 4 Humility Tamil Language Tamil Language Festival Competitions organised by Potong Pasir Community Club Indian Activity Executive Committee Primary 1 Singing Competition - 1st Prize Primary 2 Word Games Competition - 2nd Prize Karishma Raveendrakumar, 1 Charity Shakti Saravanan, 2 Joy Sadhana Arul Prakasam, 2 Humility Information and Communication Technology, Mathematics & Science Distinction Aanya Haralalka, 2 Charity Aishani Sahu, 4 Charity Resham Rachhpal Singh, 4 Charity Asha Meredith Solomon, 4 Humility Shah Diya Raja, 5 Charity Maher Ketul Kamdar, 5 Grace Nur 'Iffah Binte Andy Azaly, 5 Grace Anjali Upadhyay, 5 Humility Qaisara Amanina Binte Muhamad Irshad, 5 Humility Information and Communication Technology ICAS Digital Technologies Credit Shanti Eliza Solomon, 2 Joy Ariel James, 3 Grace Kiana Ketul Kamdar, 3 Joy Clarisse Poon Min Yi, 4 Grace Aabidah Binte Aminudin, 4 Humility Lee En Jia, Calista, 4 Humility Riddhima Mishra, 4 Humility Ishita Agrawal, 4 Kindness Aaliyah Binte Afdillah, 5 Charity Charlize Teo Hui Zi, 5 Charity Liu Jiaqi, 5 Charity Nuriya Fareed Kagda, 5 Charity Teo Woon See Ashley, 5 Grace Merit Jalene Toon, 3 Joy Maradana Thirdha Manogna, 5 Grace 4

5 Gold Medals Chin Le Xuan Caylee, 6 Joy Yong Kye Qin, 6 Joy Silver Medals Park Claire, 5 Charity Feng Yuan, 6 Kindness Song Si Hyun, 6 Joy Mathematics & Science International Young Whizzes Challenge Bronze Medal Honourable Mention Ashmita Bhattacharyya, 6 Kindness Tan Jiexin, 6 Joy Merit Poorva Maithani, 5 Charity Nicole Ka Ohu Viengkhou Li, 5 Charity Anjali Rasesh Parekh, 6 Joy Syamayne Binte Syariman, 6 Joy Performing & Visual Arts Classical Solo 9 & under - Honourable Mention Duos & Trios - Jazz 9 years & Under 1 st Foo Yu Xuan, 2 Charity CSTD Aggregate Award Junior Duos & Trios Jazz 9 & Under - Honourable Mention Lyrical Solo Novice 9 & Under 2 nd Cheah Yan Ni, 3 Charity Dance Commonwealth Society Of Teachers of Dancing (CSTD) Singapore Regional Competition Song & Dance Solo 9 & Under 1 st Tap Solo 9 & Under 1 st Jazz Solo Novice 11 & Under 2 nd Lyrical Solo Novice 11 & Under 1 st Melissa Koivuaho, 4 Charity Classical Solo 11 & Under 2 nd Jazz Solo Novice 11 & Under 1 st Nosheen Batrisyia Binte Mat Nasir, 4 Charity Lyrical Solo 11 & Under 1 st Lyrical Solo 11 & Under - Honourable Mention Tap Solo Novice 11 & Under 3 rd Foo Yu Han, 4 Joy 5

6 Classical Solo 11 & Under 1 st Demi Character/National Solo 11 & Under 1 st Jazz Solo 11 & Under - Honourable Mention Angeline Koh, 5 Grace Duos & Trios Classical & Lyrical 12 & Under 1 st Duos & Trio Jazz & Tap 12 & Under Honourable Mention Sophia Adelina Binte Noor Sukhairan, 4 Joy Dance Commonwealth Society Of Teachers of Dancing (CSTD) Singapore Regional Competition Classical, Lyrical, Neo Classical Groups 9 & Under 1 st Jazz, Tap, Song & Dance, National Groups 9 & Under 2 nd Jazz, Song & Dance, Tap, National Groups 12 & Under 1 st Foo Yu Xuan, 2 Charity Cheah Yan Ni, 3 Charity Cheah Yan Ni, 3 Charity Nosheen Batrisyia Binte Mat Nasir, 4 Charity Foo Yu Han, 4 Joy Sophia Adelina Binte Noor Sukhairan, 4 Joy Angeline Koh, 5 Grace Classical, Lyrical, Neo Groups 12 & Under 2 nd Melissa Koivuaho, 4 Charity Nosheen Batrisyia Binte Mat Nasir, 4 Charity Foo Yu Han, 4 Joy Angeline Koh, 5 Grace Classical, Lyrical, Contemporary Groups 15 & Under 1 st Melissa Koivuaho, 4 Charity Nosheen Batrisyia Binte Mat Nasir, 4 Charity Angeline Koh, 5 Grace Singapore Performing Arts Festival Piano Solo, Grade 2 - Gold Certification Cheah Yan Ni, 3 Charity UCSI International Piano Festival and Competition 4th Annual Asia Arts Festival Junior Category 1 st Prize Piano (Solo) Category - Gold Chen Jing, 1 Kindness Music 3rd Singapore Raffles International Music Festival Chamber Music Category - Gold Award Violin Solo Competition (Children Category) - Elite Award Anna Van Praet, 1 Kindness Megan Sin, 1 Kindness Lim Yi Xuan, Earlene, 1 Patience Singapore International Chinese Orchestra Competition Gold Award Anna Van Praet, 1 Kindness 6

7 Sports National Primary Schools Tenpin Bowling Championship Sportmanship Award Cheah Jing Qian, 6 Joy Eliya Binte Mohamed Fawzi, 6 Charity Bowling Novice Bowling Challenge Primary Level Lower Primary Masters - 1 st Position Lower Primary Doubles Girls - 2 nd Postion Lim Sze Suan, Reine, 3 Grace Girls 7-8 years old Category Swimming Chinese Swimming Club Novice Age Group Swimming Meet 50m Freestyle - 1st 50m Butterfly - 1st 50m Breaststroke - 3rd 200m Individual Medley - 3rd Lim Yi Xuan, Earlene, 1 Patience Chinese Swimming Club Single Age Group Swimming Meet 50m Freestyle - Gold 50m Butterfly Gold 200m Individual Medley - Silver National Wushu & Sanda Championships Sword Routine, Girls Youth Category - 3rd Place Ng Yu Ninn, 5 Humility Wushu 1) 5 Duan Spear - 1st Prize Singapore International Martial Arts Tournament 2) 4 Duan Sword 1st Prize Ng Yu Ninn, 5 Humility 3) 5 Duan Chang Quan - 1st Prize Uniformed Group Brownies East Division-Wide Game Challenge 2 nd Prize Nur Insyirah Binte Muhammad Rizal, 4 Charity Nur Sofiah Firzanah Binte Mohamad Nazri, 4 Charity Zoe Tay Hui En, 4 Humility Nurul Huda Binte Helmi, 4 Humility 7

8 ANNEX B Celebrating Teachers Professional Contributions 1. 12th International Conference of the Society of the Learning Sciences, 22 June Our principal, Mrs Constance Loke, was invited to speak at the symposium as part of a panel of overseas and local educators, such as Marlene Scardamalia and Carl Bereiter, pioneers of Knowledge Building, and representatives from MOE s Education Technology Division, on the topic Beyond Tried and True: The Challenge of Education for Innovation. 2. Sharing on Implementing Knowledge Building in a Primary Science Classroom, 13 July Mr Muhamad Ansar and Mr Michael Lee, Science teachers, were invited to share his experience of implementing Knowledge Building in his Science class with a group of participants attending a postgraduate module on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning and Knowledge Building at the National Institute of Education. 3. Innovation In and Through the Arts Symposium, 15 July Ms Genevieve Wong, Level Head, English Language, and Ms Nikki Yeo did a presentation on Thinking Beyond Boundaries ; a pilot programme designed by them in collaboration with the National Gallery Singapore. They shared on the use of art as a stimulus to develop students inquiry, research, critical thinking and communication skills. 4. E5 Cluster Mother Tongue Languages (MTL) Sharing of Best Practices, 22 July A number of our Mother Tongue Language teachers contributed to the E5 cluster MTL sharing of best practices that promote student-centred learning in Mother Tongue Languages. Ms Ang Chuay Yen and Ms Loh Chu Imm, Chinese Language teachers shared on the implementation of Adaptive Reading Programme a self-paced, personalized learning system which seeks to help students acquire comprehension and critical thinking skills. Our team of Malay Language teachers, Ms Mainura, Ms Siken, and Mdm Rita, led by Mdm Norah, Senior Teacher, shared on using thinking routines to sharpen our students oral skills. Mr Maha, Tamil Language teacher and Mrs Shakila, AED (T&L) shared on use of Differentiated Instruction in the development of oral skills to cater to students of different abilities. 5. Teacher Led Workshops, 28 July Mrs Esther Tan, HOD English Language, and Mrs Grace Chia, School Staff Developer, conducted a workshop at the Academy of Singapore Teachers (AST), sharing with participants the use of Writing Goals and Artful Thinking Routines, to communicate with students the essence of good writing and to develop skillful writers. 6. Curriculum Leadership Learning Journey for East Zone Vice Principals, 3 August A group of newly appointed primary school vice principals from the East Zone visited our school to enrich and consolidate their understanding of curriculum leadership, by observing curriculum leadership-in-action. Our Principal and Vice Principals shared with participants their roles as curriculum leaders to promote a vision of learning and a culture of learning and innovation. 7. World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS) International Conference, 5 September Mrs Eileen Low, Head of Department, PE & CCA, and Miss Cheong Long Xin, PE Teacher, presented a paper on Using Focused Questioning to Enhance Physical Education Teachers Capabilities at the WALS Conference in Exeter, United Kingdom. 8