January
has been an eventful month for the school. On 19th Januray,
we hosted 15 educators from China. We had a fruitful time of
professional sharing. The visitors were most impressed with
our well-mannered pupils, teaching methods ad school facilities.
Our
P5 and P6 boys went on their Learning Journeys to Chinatown
and Little India respectively. They are now busy consolidating
their learning through project work. 4 february was a memorable
day for our GEP boys. The P6 GEP boys organized a special orientation
programme at West Coast Park for the P4 and P5 pupils to help
inculcate a spirit of camaraderie among the boys. All our P3
pupils were introduced to the rudiments of robotics as a teambuilding
activity during the first two weeks of the term. We hope that
this will spark an interest in robotics and pupils can then
pursue this interest by participating in the Robotics CCA or
enrichment programme.
Our
P1 pupils have settled in well. It is joy to see them moving
around the campus confidently. Our Chinese teachers organised
a Fun Day for the P1 on 28 January. They had a day of interactive
Chinese language activities. Do visit our school website at
http://schools.moe.edu.sg/acsp for more details and photographs.
Some events lined
up for February and March are Chinese New Year School Celebration,
the P1 Parents' Dialogue Session and Founder's Day Celebration.
Chinese
New Year Celebration
The
school will celebrate Chinese New Year on Tuesday, 8 February.
Pupils will report to School at the usual time and they will
be dismissed at 10am. Pupils are encouraged to come in traditional
Chinese attire or their New Year's best. They need not bring
their school bags, just a story book and a water bottle will
suffice. The celebration will be in the auditorium. Pupils
will be treated to a programme consisting of performances by
pupils and teachers. There will also be a time for community
singing. We must not forget the less fortunate in our society
in the midst of the festive gaiety. We will be asking our pupils
to put aside a small portion of their 'hong bao' collection
and donate it to the Methodist Welfare Services and Kidney
Dialysis Centre. We hope that you will encourage your son to
donate with a generous heart. 'It is more blessed to give than
to receive.' Acts 20:35
Founder's
Day Celebration
The school will
hold its academic awards presentation on Monday, 28 Feb. Awardees
will be given details later. We will observe normal school
hours on that day.
On
Tuesday, 1 March, the ACS family of six schools will hold a
combined Founder's Day celebration at the Singapore Indoor
Stadium. The events is from 2.00 to 5.00pm. There will be no
lessons in the morning for that day. Pr 1 - Pr 4 pupils need
not come to school on 1 March. Only Pr 5 and Pr 6 pupils need
to go to the Stadium. They are to report to school by 1.00pm.
We will arrange for school buses to transport them to and from
the Indoor Stadium. Please be in school at 5.30pm to pick up
your son/ward. A gentle reminder, please ensure that your son/ward
takes his lunch before he reports to school. He will be provided
with a light snack at the end of the event which is about 5pm.
On
the evening of 1st March, a Founder's Day Dinner will be held
at the Grand Ballroom of the Shangri-la Hotel. Tickets for
the Dinner are available at $100 per head. If you would like
to attend the Dinner, please fill in the form and submit to
the School Office with cheque payment by 11 Feb 2005.
Parents'
Dialogue Session
This
year, dialogue sessions will be organised for P1, P4, P4 GEP
and P6. The P4 GEP parents have already had their session on
28 January. The dates for the other sessions are as follows:
P1: Friday, 4 March, 4.30 to 7.00pm, Auditorium
P6: Wednesday, 23 March, 4.30 to 7.00pm, Concert Hall
P4: To be confirmed
May God bless
you and your family bountifully. Have a Blessed Chinese New
Year.
