Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) 2016 Called to Serve: Our Hearts, Our Hopes, Our Aims are One 2016 20 30 44 Our ACS(P) Brand of Education Our Vision Our Staff 60 84 Our Events Our Awards & Achievements 96 124 176 Our Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) Our Pupils Our Partners & Our ACS Family The cover design is a rendition of a water colour painting by Ms Jessica Lai, an art teacher at ACS (Primary). It was commissioned by the school to celebrate 130 years of the Anglo-Chinese School on Founder’s Day. 002 Our Founder 003 The Best Is Yet To Be 004 Christ Our Cornerstone 005 A Knight’s Prayer 006 Our Anthem 007 Our Motto and School Crest 008 Our Vision, Our Mission and Our Shared Values 009 Our Desired Outcome, Our CARE Principle 010 ACS Principals and Vice-Principals 012 Message from the Bishop 013 Message from the Chairman 014 ACS Board of Governors 015 Principal’s Foreword 016 Editorial Committee 017 Theme Verse for 2016 018 Celebrations On The Hill 020 Our ACS(P) Brand of Education 030 Our Vision 044 Our Staff 060 Our Events 084 Our Awards & Achievements 096 Our Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) 124 Our Pupils 176 Our Partners & Our ACS Family 1 Our Founder Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham 1857-1937 Anglo-Chinese School began with the dream of Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham and had its humble beginnings in a shop-house at 70 Amoy Street on 1 March 1886, with 13 boys. Today, it has grown into a strong community comprising seven units of the ACS family. All seven schools continue to live true to Our Founder’s vision of the ACS philosophy of education which is rooted in “Academic Achievement, Strength of Character and Christian Service”. 2 “ Grow old along with me, The best is yet to be... ” Robert Browning 3 The Anglo-Chinese School is founded on Christian Principles as embodied in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ 4 A Knight’s Prayer ‘God Knows’ And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: “Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.” And he replied: “Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.” from the poem ‘God Knows’ by M LOUISE HASKINS 5 6 The School Motto The Best Is Yet To Be! Introduced by the late Mr T W Hinch (Principal, 1929-1947) and incorporated into the crest in 1959. The School Crest The crest was designed in 1930 by the late Dr Yap Pheng Geck who was then a member of the staff. The upper part of the crest shows a creature with a lion head, eagle wings and a dragon body with claws, technically a wyvern, symbolising that the school was founded when Singapore was a British Colony, by the American Methodist Mission, and during the Manchu Dynasty in China. The lower part comprises a panel of blue and another of gold, representing the heavens and the earth. Superimposed on them are the letters ACS in red, signifying life bridging earth and heaven. It is shaped like a shield to uphold knightly virtues such as chivalry, honour, loyalty, valour and manliness. 7 The Best Is Yet To Be Our Vision Every ACSian a young man of character, capability and creativity Our Mission ACS (Primary) believes in providing an all-round education in an environment which seeks to bring out the potential in every pupil to the fullest, and to develop in him a strong moral character, imbued with Christian values and principles to guide and prepare him for life ahead. 8 Our Shared Values integrity, Humility, Obedience, Perseverance, Empathy, Faithfulness, Unity and Loyalty Our Desired Outcome Traits of an ACSian . iHOPEFUL Leader . Creative Learner . Effective Communicator . Community Collaborator Our CARE Principle Coach . Affirm . Relate . Enthuse 9 ACS ACS ACS (PRIMARY) (INDEPENDENT) (JUNIOR) 50 Barker Road 121 Dover Road 16 Winstedt Road Singapore 309918 Singapore 139650 Singapore 227988 www.acspri.moe.edu.sg www.acs.sch.edu.sg/acs_indep www.acsjunior.sg Mr Arene Koh Mr Winston Hodge Mrs Chaillan Mui Tuan Principal Principal Principal Mrs Grace Khoo Ms Chock Siew Hwa Mr Patrick Soo Mrs Lim-Foo Boon Ching Vice-Principal Deputy Principal Mun Keong Vice-Principal Deputy Principal Mrs Wendy See Mdm Yong Lee Har Mrs Judy Ho Mr Morgan Zhou Vice-Principal Deputy Principal Deputy Principal Vice-Principal The Best Is Yet To Be Ms Eileen Seow Ms Thirunalan Vice-Principal (Admin) Mirunalini Deputy Principal 10 PRINCIPALS AND VICE-PRINCIPALS OF THE ACS FAMILY ACS ANGLO-CHINESE ACS (BARKER ROAD) JUNIOR COLLEGE (INTERNATIONAL) ACS JAKARTA 60 Barker Road 25 Dover Close East 61 Jalan Hitam Manis Jl. Bantar Jati, Kelurahan Setu, Singapore 309919 Singapore 139745 Singapore 278475 Jakarta Timur - Indonesia www.acsbr.moe.edu.sg www.acjc.edu.sg www.acsinternational.com.sg www.acsjakarta.sch.id Mr Peter Tan Ms Beatrice Chong Mr Rob Burrough Mr Ng Eng Chin Principal Principal Principal Executive Principal Mrs Aw Meng Yin Mrs Choo Hong Kiang Mr Melvin Sim Mr Richard Maclean Vice-Principal Vice-Principal Vice-Principal (Primary) Vice-Principal (Pastoral) Mr David D’Souza Dr Lee Khen Seng Mr John Wu Mrs Tan Siew Hoon Vice-Principal (Admin) Vice-Principal (Secondary) Vice-Principal Vice-Principal (Staff & Student Development) Mr Manmohan Singh Vice-Principal (Admin) 11 Message from the Bishop here are various reasons why people serve, but there is only one that we Tmust aspire to. Some serve because they are forced by circumstances beyond their control. While slavery might be non-existent in our experience, there are still those who work under conditions close to the slavery of old. There are others who serve because they are paid to; this is a contract between two parties – if I am not paid, I am not going to serve. There is another kind of service in which we are not paid at all, that of being a volunteer. However, one may volunteer for a variety of reasons too. Some serve to obligate the person or organisation to return a favour. When that expected favour is not realised, one stops volunteering. In the midst of all kinds of motivation, the biblical formula is two-fold: love and humility. To serve with love is to place the interest of others before ours; it is paying Bishop Dr Wee Boon Hup wholehearted attention to their needs and meeting them. It includes giving up what is rightfully ours so that the needs of others come first. The Methodist Church in Singapore To serve like that is being sacrificial. It is for this reason that we need to couple it with humility. What might have begun as sacrificial service can end up being a cause for pride: Look at how much I have to give up so that he or she can be in a better position. To serve with humility means that nobody needs to know how much I have given; deep down in my heart, the reason, whatever that may be, is He came simply and sincerely that I want the best for that person. “Not to be served, Such a service of love and humility springs out of a life that has received the but to serve, and to same. Hence, we do it out of a sense of deep gratitude. Anyone who has come to know Jesus will have begun to experience what this give His life as a is. We are told that He came “not to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). After He had washed His disciples’ feet, ransom for many” He said to them, “You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash (Mark 10:45) one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you. Truly, truly, I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.” (John 13:13-16). Jesus was asking His disciples not just to copy His acts of service, but also to capture what is at the heart of service: to be like Him in humility. As we deepen our knowledge and love of God, may we also serve as He had served. 12 Message from the Chairman e give thanks this year for 130 years of the Anglo-Chinese School. From Wthe time that Oldham heeded the call to set up a Methodist Mission in Singapore to the present day, generations of ACSians have been blessed and have in turn become blessings to others. While Oldham may have taken the first step to start our journey, countless contributors have, over the years, helped ACS to grow from a class of 13 boys in Amoy Street on 1 March 1886 into a family of six schools in Singapore and one in Jakarta. To all who have been a significant part of our history, from devoted educators to dedicated support staff, generous benefactors, parents and alumni, the Methodist Church and the Ministry of Education, we owe a debt of gratitude. My thanks and congratulations to the pupils and staff of ACS (Primary) for a year filled with Grace, Growth and Learning, as well as one of academic achievements and extra-curricular successes.