By: CCE-Student Leadership Development (Elias)

Relevant Levels: P1-P6 

Date and Time of Event: T1W6, Mon - T1W7, Fri

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Dear colleagues,

These are the steps to select your class committee student leaders:

1. Form teachers to download the SLS assignment assigned to your form classes titled "Class Committee Leadership Role Application 2024" and use the information to select your class committee leaders

2. Form teachers to use the Google Sheet titled "2024 Class Committee Student Leader Roles" to input your students. (Dateline: T1W6, Fri, 9 Feb)
   https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZP6wjHMD6mv0kl3w06x_xTLXfE-lmXQJI9LTfJbl1SA/edit?usp=sharing 

Do take note of the requirements of some peer leaders especially the Prayer Peer Leaders whom the students need to be Catholics (you may check on school cockpit with regards to their religion). Should there be students who expressed interest in being a prayer peer leader but are not Catholics, they need to be at least Christians and form teachers must gain parents' consent in allowing their son to pray according to the Catholic prayers.

3. Mother Tongue teachers and subject teachers to endorse and suggest alternative students (if required) to be their subject peer leaders if required. (Dateline: T1W7, Wed, 14 Feb)

4. Form teachers to finalise all class committee roles (Dateline: T1W7, Fri, 16 Feb) and to inform all form class students what their roles are before class committee training 1 (T1W8, Mon, 19 Feb) 12pm.

You may also read the "instructions" tab for more information.

Feel free to approach Elias for more information, clarification and/or suggestion.

Thank you!  

By:  CCE VIA 

Relevant Levels:  P1 - P6

Date and Time of Event:  5 Feb Monday, FTGP

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Dear colleagues,

Kindsville Times (Junior & Adventures) and  A-OK! are back again this year!

There are a total of 4 issues and themes, spread over each term, emphasizing on Kindness. 

Issue 1, which you will be distributing to the boys on 5 Feb Monday FTGP,  highlight our 40 years of Total Defence and recap on School’s Everyday Responsibilities.

P1 - P6 FTs, please use the FTGP time on Monday, 5 Feb to discuss and complete page 4 of Kindsville booklet. Do make relevance to your classroom/school cleanliness (timely check-in for We Love Our School Movement) after they have finished pasting the scenarios and feeling stickers on Page 4. 

We have also attached a google form here, to indicate your observations of the classroom cleanliness in the past 5 weeks. This will be a good indicator to acknowledge boys who have been carrying out their duties in the rosters diligently and continue encouraging everyone to keep their own/shared spaces in the classroom clean.

https://form.gov.sg/65bcbf3b755d8cbe0a4a20b1 

Thank you!  

By:  CNY Celebrations Committee

Relevant Levels:  All Staff & Students

Date and Time of Event:  9 February, Fri (7.30am - 9.30am)

Information Details: 

Dear colleagues,

The celebration programme on the CNY eve is as attached. FTs and Co-FTs, pls encourage your students to come in the Chinese traditional attire and remind them to bring these items on that day:

• small bag

• water bottle

• a storybook

• a pair of Mandarin oranges

• pencil case

• colouring materials (colouring pencils/crayons).

We seek the assistance of FTs & Co-FTs to 

1. Pack the students very neatly in the hall as all 6 levels will be seated together to watch the performance live. 

2. Go through the classroom activities slides after the students return to the classrooms for the

• exchanging of Mandarin oranges, and

• making of greeting cards.

You are also highly encouraged to also come dressed in the Chinese traditional attire or in red for the celebrations.

Let's have a good 龙 🐉 (Lóng) time next Friday!

Thank you!  

By:  SWBC and PE Department

Relevant Levels:  (All Staff)

Date and Time of Event:  Wednesday 14 February 2.15 pm to 4 pm

Information Details: 

Dear colleagues,

We are organising a mini-telematch for all staff in the early afternoon of 

14 Feb. Please come down with your Critical Friends and enjoy some old school ice cream (on the house) too! 

We are aware that it is Valentine’s Day, so we will keep it short and sweet (KISS). See you!

Thank you!  

By:  PE Department 

Relevant Levels:  P1 to P6 

Date and Time of Event:  TBC 

Information Details: 

Dear colleagues,

Recess play for P1s to P6s will begin once the field is ready for use.  Teachers for recess duty are to refer to the powerpoint slides for the roles and responsibilities. 

Thank you for your cooperation !   

By:  VP

Relevant Levels:  

Date and Time of Event:  

Information Details: 

Dear everyone,

This is a very thought-provoking podcast - presenting, in an informal way, what is akin to a discussion of the state, considerations and priorities of education in SG today. 

The panel includes DGE (MOE), NIE Prof (Academia) and Parent (Parent), so it does allow for a somewhat robust overview.  (What's absent is the Student representative.)

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/podcasts/pisa-ranking-moe-schools-heart-matter-podcast-4088071

From the site:  

Out of 81 countries, 15-year-olds in Singapore topped the Pisa table in reading, math and science. But how important are these metrics in a world where social and creative skills have become critical and artificial intelligence is taking centre stage?

Steven Chia gets answers from Liew Wei Li, director-general of education at the Ministry of Education, associate professor Jason Tan from the National Institute of Education, and parent of two and lecturer, Ian Tan. 

Do enjoy the podcast and intellectual stimulation - what does each of us and as a fraternity deem important for the future of our children and nation.

A further thought - Singaporeans may not fully realise that CCAs in schools do intentionally play the vital role of developing the lifeskills; in fact in the 2015 PISA when Collaborative Problem Solving was introduced as a category, Singapore students 'topped' the league, and in no small part due to our CCA/VIA & IBL PW ALP LLP etc (beyond what's already in our academic subjects) too. 

Attaching here too the 2015 PISA Collaborative Problem Solving results report (PDF), for your reading joy.  There are interesting aspects within the report about country differences, boys versus girls dispositions etc.

Enjoy and cheers!

Edwin