Published on Saturday 27 January 2024
You can perform miracles by touching the hearts of those entrusted to your care - St. John Baptist de La Salle
Staff Bulletin for 2024 T1W5
About our SSS Staff Bulletin: This weekly Staff Bulletin is our "virtual" print version of a weekly Staff Contact Time. All staff are expected to read each issue in full and be aware of all the vital aspects of upcoming programmes and processes. The accompanying files/slides for each news item are for your downloading. and reference.. PLUS: Please do continue checking our CES outlook emails daily, for any direct communication as well as urgent / immediate matters.
SSS Staff Handbook Online https://go.gov.sg/sss-staff-hb
Principal's Update
Dear Colleagues,
We're already in the middle of term 1, and I hope that we have started to see the boys settle into the routines that we have established. Don't be disheartened if they have not yet settled down. Some just take a little longer. Keep teaching, rehearsing and reinforcing and in the words of Harry Wong:
The Three Steps to Teaching a Procedure
Teach - Tell, state, explain, model, and demonstrate the procedure.
Rehearse - Rehearse, practice, and execute the procedure under your supervision.
Reinforce - Reteach, rehearse, practice, and praise to reinforce the classroom procedure until it becomes a student habit or routine. (Instead of praising a student, praise the deed and encourage the student to repeat the action.)
https://www.teachers.net/wong/FEB14/
I was reflecting on the weekly quote this week and came across this:
A smile costs nothing, but gives much.
It enriches those who receive,
without making poorer those who give.
It takes a moment, but the memory of it sometimes lasts forever.
None is so rich or mighty that he can get along without it,
and none is so poor, that he cannot be made rich by it.
A smile creates happiness in the home,
fosters good will in business,
and is the countersign of friendship.
It brings rest to the weary,
cheer to the discouraged,
sunshine to the sad,
and it is nature’s best antidote for trouble.
Yet it cannot be bought, begged, borrowed, or stolen,
for it is something that is of no value to anyone,
until it is given away.
Some people are too tired to give you a smile;
Give them one of yours,
as none needs a smile so much as he who has no more to give.
So when we see each other this week, let's give each other a smile. And I leave you with our quote for the week from De La Salle:
Always show cheerfulness in your face.
~ St John Baptist de La Salle
I believe in you.
Credere et Servire!
Keep Believing and Serving,
Timothy Goh
Class Committee Briefing (FTGP)
By: CCE - Student Leadership Development (Elias)
Relevant Levels: P1-P6
Date and Time of Event: T1W5, Mon, 29 Jan, 12pm-12:30pm, FTGP
Information Details:
Dear colleagues,
We will need the help of all Form Teachers in briefing the boys about the class committee leadership roles for 2024 using the Google slide prepared by the respective subject experts, during FTGP on T1W5, Mon, 29 Jan.
Application and selection process.
What is leadership?
3 examples of class committee leaders to cover during briefing: a. Class Leader, b. Peer Support Leader and c. Prayer Leader. You may choose to share any other class committee roles depending on your class needs.
P2-P6 Students will be assigned an SLS assignment from T1W5, Mon, till T1W6, Mon, with regards to their application of their preferred class committee roles. These slides will be shared to the boys (P1-P6) on SLS as well.
Thank you!
Recess Safety Duty
By: SDT
Relevant Levels: All
Date and Time of Event:
Information Details:
Dear colleagues,
We are coming into mid-term. As such, all teachers deployed for recess duty would have been familiar with the routines,timings and dismissal. Every recess has two teachers for canteen duty and one teacher for field duty.
The SDT members (Year Heads,DM etc) have been intentionally deployed to control and support the Level recesses.They have been taking the lead from Week 1 to stabilise the boys during recess. To ensure all deployed teachers are capable in controlling and dismissing the boys, the other teacher/s on recess duty will take the lead in the coming weeks. Thus,if you need clarification on the go about, approach the respective Year Head next week.
Updates
1) Timings
10 min before recess ends: No more buying of food and drink. During this period,do encourage pupils to go to the toilet,refill water bottles and clean the canteen.
7 min before recess ends: All pupils are back at their benches. (including those from library)
5 min before recess ends: Prayers (Do ensure that all boys are ready before starting prayers.)
2) Dismissal Routes
New Level specific dismissal routes.(started from Week 3).Do look through the attached document for more info.
Thank you!
Dismisal plan Week 3 onwards.docxLearning Needs Analysis (LNA)
By: Chor Kheng
Relevant Levels: (All Staff)
Date and Time of Event: 23 Jan to 6 February
Information Details:
Dear colleagues,
LNA has been assigned to you. Your LNA is personal to you and it is for your personal development and growth. In so doing, you will have a better idea of the type of individual learning that you would like to do for this year. Upon completion, it will be routed to your RO for acknowledgement in OPAL2.0. Your ROs will also have a conversation about your learning and development with you.
Step 1: Log in www.opal2.moe.edu.sg (in Google Chrome please)
Step 2: Click on PD Plan (top bar next to Catalogue)
Step 3: Click on Learning Needs
Step 4: Check that Selected Year is 2024
Step 5: Start your LNA
Step 6: Make sure you click on submit button
Thank you
Emergency Preparedness Assembly Talk
By: School Safety
Relevant Levels: All
Date and Time of Event: 29 January
Information Details:
Dear colleagues,
There is an emergency preparedness exercise assembly talk on Monday at 1.00 pm.
The talk will be done via zoom and classes can log on from 12.50 pm.
Zoom details for the talk are as follows:
https://moe-singapore.zoom.us/j/85483518417
Meeting ID: 854 8351 8417
Passcode: Firedrill
Do note that an Emergency Evacuation Drill is scheduled to take place in Week 5, Wed (31/1) between 8.10 am and 8.50 am.
If it rains, the drill will be postponed to either Thursday or Friday.
Thank you!
CNY Library Activities
By: Library Committee
Relevant Levels: All
Date and Time of Event: 29 January to 31 January, 9am to 12pm Recess Time
Information Details:
Dear colleagues,
This Chinese New Year is the Year of the Dragon. There will be activities about dragon at Library for P1 to P6 pupils during recess next Monday to Wednesday. Please refer to the slides for more details and encourage your pupils to participate in. Thank you!
Project LEAD (Project work by Prefects)
By: CCE - Student Leadership Development (Elias)
Relevant Levels: P1-P6
Date and Time of Event: NIL
Information Details:
Dear colleagues,
For your information, the prefects and Stephenian Leadership Challenge participants will be commencing their Project LEAD work from T1W5, Mon and end on T1W10. They will be giving short presentations during morning announcements to elaborate slightly more about what their projects are about.
We have 6 different projects to help make the school a better place for learning:
Lost and Found
Canteen Crusaders
Virtual Suggestion Board
Recycling
Respectful Stephenians
Charity Drive
Should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to approach Elias.
Thank you!
Stephenians
Living in Faith,
, Leading in Service and
Learning as a Community,
for the Glory of God.