MAY 2018

Respect | Responsibility | Sincerity | Perseverance

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Dear Parents,

It had been a busy and an amazing month of April as we look back at the wonderful achievements accomplished by the students, especially from the CCA groups who participated in the various inter-school competitions.

The students have dedicated themselves fully in their preparation for these competitions, faithfully going for their regular training sessions. They exemplify the attitude we hope every Nan Chiau student will have – responsibility and perseverance. Not only did they develop sportsmanship and social skills, but they also formed lasting friendships with their fellow teammates. We applaud their tenacity and effort in achieving their goals and are very proud of their achievements. In our eyes, all of them are winners. We would like to thank all parents for their strong support in helping our students manage both school work Since the mid-year examination period is and CCA. Thank you parents! just round the corner, let’s help our students get ready by ensuring that they have adequate sleep and have a healthy breakfast before coming to school so that they can focus well during examinations.

As the first semester draws to an end, on behalf of the staff, I wish you and your family a happy, relaxing and delightful June holiday. Yours sincerely, Mdm Mae Quah Mdm Mae Quah Principal 1 MAY 2018 Responsibility

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On 12 April, Rise & Shine and Life Buoy came to conduct a talk. It consisted of a simple skit & quick Q&A session. The focus was to highlight the importance of personal hygiene. There was a skit on a researcher’s journey to: *Discover the harmful effects of germs *Glo-grem demo to share the difference between someone who washes their hands with soap vs hands with just water *8-step hand washing techniques in a fun sing-along routine

Primary 1 Theatre Experience

Isabelle Chia Jia En (1SC): I learnt from 2 the story that we should treat others like how you want to be treated. Tan Tze Xuan, Caitlin (1SC): We should be quiet in the theatre because we should not disturb the performers. Miley Soo Zhi Rui (1SC): We keep our hands and legs to ourselves. Liew Yi Xuan (1SC): We should not eat in the theatre so that we do not dirty the place.

During the show, they were awed by the Our youngest batch of students went for fantastic performances. The dramatic their first learning journey to the Singapore actors on the stage, mesmerising lights, Repertory Theatre to watch a musical show enchanting music, funny characters with based on the popular classical story titled their witty lines successfully engaged the The Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen. students throughout the show

Before going for their theatre experience, Students also learnt some valuable students were equipped with the basic rules lessons from the story which were then of theatre etiquette. We were proud to used as learning points during observe them demonstrating appropriate discussions after the learning journey. behaviour as an audience. 2 MAY 2018 Responsibility

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Celebrating ASEAN COMMUNITY Our school commemorated International Friendship Day (IFD) from 2 to 6 April. This year, the theme for International Friendship Day (IFD) is Celebrating ASEAN COMMUNITY.

The celebration aims to inspire our students to play an active role in fostering interpersonal skills and to reinforce a sense of togetherness and strengthen our ASEAN identity. Many of our staff and students came to school adorned in costumes of the different ASEAN countries to demonstrate their appreciation of cultural diversity and willingness to embrace others from diverse backgrounds.

A series of interesting and meaningful buddy activities were planned for our students to appreciate the different cultures and traditions of their international peers from different countries.

Earth Day 2018 4 On 19 April Thursday, the school celebrated Earth Day. It is an annual event celebrated worldwide on 22 April.

Our school advocates the reduction in the use of plastic to prevent further pollution of the environment. Our canteen vendors no longer offer straws to students buying drinks from them.

Students learnt how to protect the environment by conserving water, recycling different types of materials, growing plants or trees and to be a volunteer for clean-ups. Together, we can make a difference to the environment by practising the 5Rs – Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, Refuse and Repurpose. Photo 3 MAY 2018 Responsibility

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P5 Learning Journey-NEWater Visitor Centre

The Primary 5 students visited the fifth NEWater Visitor Centre at Bedok, near the Singapore Expo Tanah Merah MRT Station. The visitor centre was awarded the Best Educational Programme at the 20th Tourism Awards 2005 and the IWA Marketing & Communication Award in 2006.

Students gained very useful insights on the purpose of the plant and were captivated by the fact that the plant is able to produce 50 million gallons of NEWater a day.

I have learnt how our water supply is being treated. Water is precious and we Students took on the role of NEWater must save water so that we will have Scientists and explored the visitor centre. enough water to use in future They engaged in fun activities and learn -Choo Si Yin Alicia 5IT about the three stages of how the water was being treated and disinfected. 6 Parenting Talk

On Saturday, 21 April, parents attended the Parenting Talk "Structuring Your Child's Time" at the Media Resource Library. Our experienced speaker, Ms June Foo, shared how Multiple Intelligence can help parents better understand their child's learning style. Using that information, they can support their child in managing their study and play time.

We are pleased to know that the feedback has been good and our participants for this parenting talk are looking forward to attending the next session in May, where they can pick up more parenting skills to help their child. The details are as follow:

Topic : "The Power of 5 Love Languages for Family" Date : Saturday, 12 May 2018 Time : 9.00am to 12.00noon (3 hours) Venue: Media Resource Library (level 2, above our school library)

Please register via the Link by 9 May 2018. All parents are encouraged to visit the website : http://ncpsfms.weebly.com/index.html" for more details regarding future workshop sessions. 4 MAY Responsibility 2018

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Five-School Combined As a member of the SHHK family, our school always look forward to participating in the friendly 5-School Combined Sports Meet. This year, the much awaited sports meet was held on 13 April at Bishan Stadium. Our Primary 3 and 4 students had the opportunity to support the athletes representing our school in the various events.

Our guest-of-honour, Mr Pok Cheng Chong (Vice-Chairman of the Education Committee, SHHK Affiliated Schools Management, Committee), graced the event by giving a speech to kick start the Sports Day. Similar to the Olympics tradition, we got to witness the symbolic Torch Relay, Oath-taking by the athletes and the Contingents March Past.

Once the races began, the air was filled with cheering and tons of encouragement from our school leaders, teachers and students for our young athletes. Spectators on the side of the long jump pit hushed as their school mates darted past them and jumped a few feet into the sand.

In shot put, the determined faces of the throwers were visible as they mustered all their might to throw a weighted ball as far as they could.

One by one, the events took place in an orderly manner. The winners stood proudly on the Victory Stand while the audience cheered. Our students showed good sportsmanship and realised the value of hard work and determination. 5 MAY 2018 Responsibility

Shines-in-Harmony

SHINES IN HARMONY is an annual fund- raising carnival organised by Nan Chiau High School (NCHS) students. Participants can expect a variety of delicious food and a wide range of interesting games, suitable for all ages. In addition, an all- time favourite with SHINES participants is the mini concert. One can expect a repertoire of songs and dances put up by The funds raised will be donated to the talented NCHS teachers and students. charities adopted by NCHS.

Coupons are valued at $1 per piece and On behalf of Nan Chiau High School, we sold in sets of 10. NCHS staff will manage warmly welcome you and your family to the coupons sales on 18 May, 21 May and join in the fun at Nan Chiau High School 22 May at Nan Chiau Primary School’s on 30 June, Saturday from 0830 hrs to canteen during each level's recess time. 1230 hrs. Road Safety

We have observed that a number of parents who drove their children to school, had dropped- off their children along the main road outside Gate A. This causes inconvenience to road users and nearby residents.

For the safety of our students, please drop off your children at Gate C only. If you need to walk your children to the school, you may park your vehicles at the public car park opposite the school. Please cooperate with traffic marshals who are our parent volunteers and the security guards to ensure overall safety and smooth traffic.

For parents riding e-scooters, we seek your cooperation to slow down when you are in the school’s vicinity, especially during morning peak hours and school dismissal hours. As role models, let us demonstrate through our actions and be a responsible road user. Term 3 : School Health Visit

Health Promotion Board will be visiting our school from 25 June to 5 July 2018 to conduct health screening. The schedule for students’ health check will be provided by form teachers at a later date.

Your child is required to be in PE attire on the day when he or she is scheduled for health screening. If your child is in P1 and P5, the form teacher will be collecting your child’s Health Booklet. 6 MAY 2018 Responsibility

Travel Declaration

As part of emergency management to safeguard your child's health and that of all students and staff in the school, students are required to declare their travel plans for the upcoming holidays. If you have a child/ward in P1 this year, it is compulsory to declare your child's/ward's travel plan as this is your child's/ward's first school year. A NIL return is required. For parents of P2 to P6 levels, please make declaration of your child's/ward's travel plan if your child/ward is travelling out of Singapore.

Please log on to the AsknLearn portal https://lms.asknlearn.com/NCPS/login.aspx to submit your travel declaration for the coming June school holidays by 25 May 2018. Step 1: Under “LOGIN”, click on Student LMS Portal. Step 2: Type your child’s User ID and Password to logon. Step 3: At the LMS homepage, click on Tools / Travel Declaration Step 4: Click on “Add My Travel Declaration” Step 5: Under “Travel Form”, select June 2018 School Holidays from the drop-down list Step 6: Fill in the details in the boxes where applicable. Step 7: Click “Save” We seek the cooperation of parents/guardians to exercise social responsibilities by making accurate travel declaration.

Say It Out is a unique public speaking programme initiated by StarHub TV Channel 322 MaxToon to groom confident Mandarin speakers as well as to promote core values among our young students. This year’s theme is ‘Aspirations’ and We would like to congratulate TEOH Primary 1 to Primary 6 students have the ZHI LING as she has made it to the opportunity to present a speech on their top 10. Let’s look forward to the aspirations and vie to become one of the broadcast! top 10 students to perform at the final For more details, please refer to Link showcase in May 2018!

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47th Annual SHHK Combined Schools Sports Meet 47th ANNUAL SHHK COMBINED SCHOOLS SPORTS MEET 2018 Name Class Event Achievement 1. Thinal 4RS 200 m D Boys 1st 2. Loy Ke-Yi 5RP 200 m C Boys 3rd 3. Arthur Cheng 6RP 200 m B Boys 3rd 4. Kiara Lim 4RS 200 m D Girls 2nd 5. Cherelle Lee 6SC High Jump B Girls 3rd 6. Bryan Lim 6KN Shot Put B Boys 3rd 7. Md Akid 4RS 4 x 100 m D Boys 2nd Thinal 4RS Kenji Ng 4RS Kellen See 4RP 8. Tricia Sim 6RP 4 x 100 m B Girls 3rd Cherelle Lee 6SC Isabel Poh 6RS Lim En Qi 6KN 9. Zaccheus Ong 5DL 8 x 80 m Shuttle Relay C 3rd Amirul Syafiq 5PS Division Murphy Ong 5SC Chin Hong Yi 5RS Lai Jye Ying 5RS Jamie Goh 5RS Janielle Aw 5IT Reese Seow 5SC

11th Inter Primary and Secondary Schools Chinese Language and Cultural Competition To promote the interest of learning Chinese culture and apply what they have learnt, Temasek Junior College had organised the 11th Inter Primary and Secondary Schools Chinese Language and Cultural Competition. 4 students were selected to participate in this competition and they emerged as the second runner-up. Well done! Congratulate to: • Gillian Koe(6RS) • Lin Wei Xuan (6SC) • Anthias Lee En Qi (6SC) • Yap Hui Xuan 6(RP)

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National School Games (NSG) 2018 The annual NSG competition provides a valuable platform for our students to cultivate values and develop character through sports. This is in line with the Sports Council's motto of "Character in Sporting Excellence". After months of training hard, we are delighted to share the stellar results of our students who have participated in the following National School Games. Competition Name (Class) Event/Category Achievement (Category) Sailing Samantha Goh (3RS) Junior Girls White Fleet 5th Place

Track and Field Md Akid (4RS) 600m D Boys 5th Tricia Sim (6RP) 600m B Girls 8th Cherelle Lee (6SC) High Jump B girls Qualifiers for the Finals Swimming Audrey Mak Zi Ning 50m Fly/50m Breast 2nd (5GT) 50m Fly/50m Free 3rd 50m Breast/50m Free 3rd 200m Individual Medley 4th (C Division) Taekwondo Tan Yi Xuan, Nicole POOMSAE/Junior Silver Medal (4RP) Division Girls (2nd) Tuah Iskandar POOMSAE/Junior Bronze Medal Junaidi Iskandar Division Boys (3rd) (2RS) Zeshon Lau Ziheng C3 Kyorugi/Senior Boys Bronze Medal (6GT) RED belt under 38kg (3rd)

Gymnastics Chace Peh (3SC) Mushroom Event 3rd

National School Games Table Tennis Zonal Competition After training very hard for the competition, our school table tennis players put up a tough fight during the North Zone Table Tennis Championship. Although they did not qualify for the semi-finals, they persevered and did their very best for every match. Their spirit of resilience and sportsmanship are commendable. 9 MAY Responsibility 2018

National School Games Netball Zonal Competition

In face of tough competition, our Junior Netball team consisting of Primary 4 – 5 girls had managed to win 2 games and tie 1 game.

Match Score Nan Chiau Vs Greendale 3 - 2 Nan Chiau Vs Pei Ying 8 - 3 Nan Chiau Vs Woodgrove 3 - 3 We appreciate the fervent support and dedication of parents and coaches during the competition. Together with our teachers, they had spent hours looking into the welfare of the students and cheering the athletes all the way.

We also like to congratulate Dean Chan (2CM) for winning a Gold Medal (The Intelligent Athlete event) and Bronze Medal (The Fastest Athlete event) in the National Interschool Karate-Do Championships. Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Arts Presentation The SYF Arts Presentation is a benchmarking platform that offers opportunities for continuous learning and improvement through feedback from industry professionals. Guzheng Congratulations to all our 19 Guzheng girls for an awesome performance on 3 April. They have worked very hard and the Certificate of Distinction achieved was definitely a good reflection of their dedication and commitment in this preparation. Well done, girls!

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International Dance

Congratulations to our International Dance students who obtained a certificate of Accomplishment for International Dance their SYF Arts Presentation! The students have put in a lot of effort and practised twice a week prior to the SYF.

Shevon Ong of 6SC said, “We learnt how to work together and persevere in spite of all difficulties.” “The process is indeed more valuable than the results and the students deserve a round of applause for their hard work. Thanks to our parents and alumni who helped out during the big day.”

Choir

We are pleased to announce our Nan Chiau choir has achieved a certificate of Accomplishment for their efforts. Our choir is effective in their balance demonstrated within the different vocal sections across the ensemble. The quality and consistency of blend within the different vocal sections and across the ensemble can be heard. Well done to our choir!

“I have learnt more about music through our regular practices and learnt how to create music through the soundscape component of the SYF Arts Presentation .” – Jerel Tan, P4 Perseverance

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Date Level Activity Remarks 3 May, Thu P5 to P6 SA1 HMT P3 to P5 CCA Resumes after SA1 Oral, EL Paper 1, HMT 4 May, Fri P3 to P5 CCA Resumes after SA1 Oral, EL Paper 1, HMT 7 May, Mon P3 to P6 SA1 English 8 May, Tue P3 to P6 SA1 Mathematics Students are reminded to be punctual and come 9 May, Wed P3 to P6 SA1 Mother Tongue prepared with the necessary stationery. 10 May, Thu P3 to P6 SA1 Science 11 May, Fri All SA1 Marking Day & All students are not required to report to school. Home based e-Learning Refer to SNAC on Home-based learning 12 May, Sat All Parenting Talk 9 am to 12 noon P5 Prefects VIA 17 May, Thu P3 to P5 CCA Resumes after Semestral Assessment 1 18 May, Fri P3 to P5 CCA Resumes after Semestral Assessment 1 19 May, Sat P5 BiCEP Overseas Trips Taiwan, Xi’An (19 to 25 May) Xiamen (21 to 27 May) 21 May, Mon P4 NAPFA Test (5 stations) 4RS, 4SC, 4KN, 4IT 22 May, Tue P4 NAPFA Test (5 stations) 4RP, 4PS, 4GT, 4DL P6 NAPFA Test (5 stations) 6SC, 6RP, 6RS, 6PS (2 pm to 4 pm)

23 May, Wed P6 NAPFA Test (5 stations) 6IT, 6KN, 6GT, 6DL (2 pm to 4 pm)

P3 Theatre Experience 3DL, 3IT, 3RP. Details will be provided via SNAC. (after school) 24 May, Thu P3 Theatre Experience 3RS, 3SC, 3KN. (after school) 25 May, Fri P3 Sports Education During curriculum time Programme / Makers’ Faire P3 Theatre Experience 3GT, 3PS (after school) P1-P2 Parent-Child-Teacher After School. Details will be provided via SNAC. Conference 26 May, Sat P5 CAP – Xi’An 26 to 31 May

27 May, Sun P5 CAP - Suzhou 27 May to 1 June

28 May, Mon P1-P2 Parent-Child-Teacher Full Day. Details will be provided via SNAC. Conference P6 Parent-Teacher Meeting 12