By:  Eco-Green x VIA Committees

Relevant Levels:  P1 to P6

Date and Time of Event:  Week 9:  13 - 21 May

Information Details:

Dear Colleagues,

We are delighted to announce the launch of a Clothing Recycling Programme that embodies our on-going commitment to living out our school's mission of being Men for Others while being Stewards of the Environment. 

The goal of this programme is twofold: to reduce waste and to support communities in need around the world.

1. Collection Dates: We will have three collection dates, with the first one scheduled from 13 to 21 May 2024. The collection booth will be located at the space next to the General Office (where the Staff Directory is).

2. Accepting Clothes in Any Condition: We encourage everyone to donate clothes of any condition. Whether gently used or in need of repair, every item will be put to good use.

3. Impactful Sorting Process: Our partner company will collect and sort the donated clothes. Wearable items will be sent to NGOs in regions like South America and Africa to benefit communities in need. Damaged cotton clothing will be repurposed into industrial cleaning cloth, and unusable fabric will contribute to waste-to-energy production. This ensures that no fabric ends up in landfills and supports the concept of a circular economy, where resources are reused and repurposed.

By participating in this programme, we not only promote sustainability but also instil important values in our Stephenians. Together, we can make a difference in the world and teach valuable lessons about compassion, responsibility, and environmental stewardship.

Thank you.

ECO Green & Sustainability and VIA Committee

By:  CCE VIA

Relevant Levels:   Primary 3

Date and Time of Event:   Week 9: 13 May FTGP Class Briefing  &  Week 10: 20 May, 9.30am-12pm

Information Details: 

Dear Primary 3 FTs and Subject Teachers, 

In collaboration with NEA, the Primary 3 pupils will be participating in a Values-In-Action (VIA) Programme on 20 May.

Project Buddy Clean aims to inculcate positive social values and norms on cleanliness amongst students. The project leverageS peer influence and feedback to shape the behavior of students. It also helps to foster shared ownership and responsibility of common spaces through regular cohort-wide cleaning.

P3 Lessons will be suspended from 9.30am to 12pm. 

P3 Form and Co-form teachers will conduct the lessons, guide pupils in the cleaning activities at various allocated venues and engage them in the reflection segment. Relief will be arranged for your other classes during the time stated above. 

Do note that subject teachers of these classes may be deployed for cover relief. 

Attached is the Programme Outline and Schedule.

Please go through the Student Briefing Slides during FTGP in Week 9 (13 May). You may refer to the google drive for the briefing slides and teaching materials. 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/138XFlA3GmfYBvOP5VjES48MWxdT8Kvpu?usp=drive_link 

Thank you.

By:  CCE VIA

Relevant Levels:   Primary 1 - 6

Date and Time of Event:   Week 9

Information Details: 

Dear Colleagues,

From 25 May to 23 June, we celebrate the National Family Festival (NFF) to highlight the importance of families. As part of NFF 2024, Families for Life Council has prepared a Binoculars Craft Activity for all Primary School students. 

The Binoculars Craft will be placed in your class in Week 9. Do encourage the students to complete the craft together with their family members at home. 

During distribution, you can also emphasize on the family values of love, care and concern, commitment and respect towards family members. 

Thank you.

By:  ECO Green & Sustainability Comm

Relevant Levels:  P1 to P6

Date and Time of Event:  Week 10:  20 - 24 May

Information Details:

Dear Colleagues,

International Day for Biological Diversity is a global observance held annually on 22 May.  Our theme for this year’s IBD commemoration, “Be Part of the Plan”, is aimed at raising awareness about the importance of biodiversity in Singapore and beyond, and a call to action to conserve and protect our planet's rich variety of species and ecosystems.

1. Monday Assembly Talk by NParks: For Monday’s Assembly, please login to our Morning Assembly Zoom Link for an assembly talk by NParks on "Friends of the Forest", where we'll delve into the importance of preserving our natural habitats and animals. 

(Please start logging in at 12:20pm, so we can start promptly at 12:30pm.)

2. Exhibition Booth: From Monday 20 May to Friday 24 May, there will be an exhibition booth in the canteen where students can explore and learn about the Singapore Botanic Gardens, the beautiful brilliant biodiversity in Singapore and ensuring a sustainable future.
   
   

3. Amphibian Touch Tank: On Friday 24 May, there will be an interaction booth featuring live amphibians.  Students will have the opportunity to touch frogs and tadpoles, witness the various stages of a frog's life cycle, and discover why these creatures are vital to our environment.
   
   

4. Classroom Activities for P1 and P2: There will also be colouring and word search activities tailored for P1 and P2 students.
   
   

5. SLS Activity for P3 to P6: Students will log on to Student Learning Space (SLS) to complete the activity and participate in a Kahoot! quiz.

Let's make this International Day for Biodiversity an unforgettable learning experience for everyone involved. See you there!

ECO Green & Sustainability Committee

By:  YH Team 

Relevant Levels:   P1 to P6 

Date and Time of Event:   Week 10:  20 May 12.50pm-1.30pm (after assembly talk by NParks) & 21 May (after morning assembly)

Information Details: 

Dear Colleagues,

As we end term 2, we want to recognise and celebrate the winnings & successes of our Stephenians. We will have the prize/certificate presentation over 2 days.

20 May:

We will continue promptly at 12.50pm for Monday's Assembl after the NParks assembly talk. Please tay logged in to the Assembly Zoom.

Sharing of videos for the following:

• We Love Our School: Term 2 Class Cleanliness Results

• Star Stephenian Sem 1 

• Maths competition 

• KooBits awards 

• Robotics award 

• Artist of the Term 

FTs to present certificates/prizes to the students after the zoom sharing. As you present the prize/certificate, do cite the 7 Habits and good behaviours displayed by these students.

Teacher-in-charge of the respective activity will pass the certificates/prizes to the form teachers.

21 May:

After morning flagraising, please stay logged in to the Zoom.

• CCA Prize Presentation

Thank you.

By: PE Department 

Relevant Levels: P3 and P4  

Date and Time of Event:    

Week 10

Thu, 23 May (P4) 8:15am-1:30pm 

Fri, 24 May (P3) 7:35am-11:30am

(Subject teachers to follow the timetable as per normal but to be with the subject classes at the respective venues: Hall / ISH L2)

Information Details: 

Dear Colleagues,

We will be having the P3 and P4 Sports Festival on 23 and 24 May in the hall and Indoor Sports Hall (level 2).

Please refer to the programme flow for both days. 

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g5cjcEmgNdQy3oih_kW4gOtcqywVrgzfrbRNkOCx5_I/edit?usp=sharing 

P4 Sports Festival

• T2W10, Thu, 23 May, 8:15am-1:30pm

• Normal classes in timetable from 7:35am - 8:15am

P3 Sports Festival

• T2W10, Fri, 24 May, 7:35am-11:30am

• Resume timetable after the event from 11:30am in their classrooms as per normal.

Timetable will be ongoing but no classroom teaching will be conducted during the affected timing as they will be directly involved in the sports activities.

The PE teachers will be conducting the event and we do seek the help of subject teachers to maintain discipline of your subject classes during this period of time at the respective venues.

Do feel free to approach Elias if you have any queries/comments/suggestions.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g5cjcEmgNdQy3oih_kW4gOtcqywVrgzfrbRNkOCx5_I/edit?usp=sharing 

Thank you for your kind help and support.

By:  ICT Dept

Relevant Levels:   All teachers

Date and Time of Event:   Nil

Information Details: 

Dear Colleagues,

Thank you for your active participation in the PD workshop on ClassPoint on 8 May. 

1. The PDF of the slides can be downloaded from the bulletin. 

• The actual slides (ClassPoint PD (Guide) PD 08May24.pptx) can be downloaded from: S:\LOW KAI MING, ROYSTON\ClassPoint 

• You may find some of the starting examples useful as you start your ClassPoint journey.

2. Teachers who have trouble setting up their accounts and redeeming the Premium code, please feel free to look for Royston. 

3. Please complete the feedback posted on School Handphone for the session. The link can also be accessed here: https://go.gov.sg/edtechpd1080524 

Thank you.

Dear Colleagues,

As we celebrate Founder's Day this week, let us take time to reflect and recommit on our Lasallian DNA - our mission, purpose and conduct of vocation as Lasallian teachers.

For us in Singapore & Asia, Lasallian education began some 172 years ago, with the first Lasallian brothers who came to our (unfamiliar) shores and started our first Catholic school at Bras Brasah Road, and during these many years since, our mission and education have spread out across the country and region.  In Singapore, our CBS schools are De La Salle School, St. Anthony's Primary School, St. Joseph's Institution Junior, St. Stephen's School, St. Joseph's Institution, St Patrick's School, and St. Joseph's Institution (International). 

Here is the video message from Br. Nicholas for the 170th Anniversary of the Brothers’ Arrival in Asia (2022), in which he shared on the mission of the Brothers and the hope, dedication and impact that they have brought to our young  and to Singapore, and that we will carry on that mission. May we in St. Stephen's continue to do the same, for all our boys and each other, and for the last, the lost and the least, and the many new categories of poor, be it in spirit, social, charity, culture, character and more, in our times. 

"That is what these 170 years of Lasallian Mission in Asia are about - 

that we continue to have that vision and the dream of serving new needs among the young." 

- Br. Nicholas Seet FSC

https://youtu.be/i6LCU0TcrJU

Bringing to the fore again 'The Conduct of Schools' by our Founder, written in the days when children had little or low quality of education, and he and the team of like-minded brothers brought the light of knowledge and hope to them through the schools they set up. Providing a code of education for the schools to follow, it lays out many of the good sensible routines and purposes - why we should do what we do, and many aspects are still of timeless relevance and usefulness to us in various ways today.  

Albeit in archaic language (and translated), it is a good read and reference for us Lasallian educators.   https://sites.google.com/moe.edu.sg/sss-staff-handbook/the-conduct-of-schools-by-st-john-baptist-de-la-salle

Finally, going back to the core of Founder's Day, here is an introduction on our Founder, from the La Salle website for the book 'The Teacher's Saint: John Baptist de La Salle, Patron Saint of Teachers' -

On May 15, 1950, Saint John Baptist de La Salle was declared the Patron Saint of All Teachers of Youth by the Catholic Church. There is something in his story, in his writings, and in his living spirit that plants itself in the hearts of teachers everywhere. Here is someone worth knowing, especially if you are involved in the ministry of education. Here is a remarkable individual who continues to shape the educational world of today in ways he could not have imagined, inspiring educators from all backgrounds and cultures, shaping how they see students, teachers, and the activity of teaching. His insights, example, and faith-filled perspective naturally resonate with that of educators everywhere, reminding them why they became involved in teaching in the first place. He is indeed a true saint for all teachers. And this little book tells his story.   https://lasallian.info/product/the-teachers-saint-john-baptist-de-la-salle-patron-saint-of-teachers/

Happy Founder's Day!