Staff Bulletin 2021T3W3
for Term 3 Week 3 beginning Monday, 12 July 2021, published on Friday, 9 July 2021
About our new SSS Staff Bulletin: This weekly Staff Bulletin is the new "virtual" SCT that replaces our previous Wednesday afternoon's face-to-face SCT. 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 direct communication as well as urgent / immediate matters.
Principal's Update
Thanks especially to the P1-P3 teachers for helping to boys to settle into the new fixed seating routine during recess.
As we begin this term with the focus on Optimism, I would like us to find every opportunity to introduce our boys to the idea of Growth Mindset and use the power of 'yet'. Do take some time to watch this video by Carol Dweck who has been credited for her work in Growth Mindsets. https://youtu.be/_X0mgOOSpLU
Behaviour Focus for Boys:
No talking when face mask is off
Proper wearing of face mask (must cover mouth and nose fully)
Enforcing nametags on uniforms
Racial Harmony Day 2021
By: CCE Department
Relevant Levels: Primary 1 to Primary 6
Date(s) of Event / Programme / Item: 9 to 21 July 2021
Deadline to Note: 19 July 2021
Information Details: We will be commemorating Racial Harmony Day on 21 July 2021, a day designated as an official reminder of the race riot in 1964 to teach our Stephenians the importance of maintaining racial and religious harmony in our multicultural and multi-ethnic Singapore. Please take a look at the slides and come dressed in ethnic attire on 21 July 2021!
RHD 2021.pptxRHD Letter.pdfSSS Guide to Good Curriculum Unit / Lesson
By: VP / Edwin
Relevant Levels: All
Date(s) of Event / Programme / Item: Continuous Improvement Work In Progress
Deadline to Note: N.A.
Information Details:
Dear everyone, here are the Guide (explanatory) and Template (application usage). Hope you have found the session useful as an overview/refresher.
Please do try to use / explore / reference them in your Unit/Lesson planning this Semester, be it individual lessons, PLT team work or in peer coaching. The Guide synthesises the various STP / SLS PS / e-Ped / HA aspects and hopefully will give us:
a common frame / lingo in discussing our T & L
useful frames to improve our units and lessons, eg the 6 Learning Experience Frames etc
a guaranteed baseline for our boys as we add on our guru/diva sparks to our lessons
It is a buffet spread - please pace and use it according to your needs. Do freely give feedback anytime to improve this Guide for our ease and clarity of usage. Thanks again everyone for being on this collective journey as we improve our T & L together!
Edwin
P.S. Clarifications:
1) This is still work in progress: we use the whole of this Semester to improve it as we try it out.
2) This Template is not a Lesson Observation Template, but a planning template. For Lesson Observation, continue to use the current Lesson Observation template.
SSS Guide to a Good Curriculum Unit _ Lesson.pdfSLSP-SSTP-Based Unit-Lesson Preparation Template UPDATED.docxQuick Guide for Peer Coaches
By: Teacher Leaders Committee
Relevant Levels: All Teachers
Date(s) of Event / Programme / Item taking place: Immediate and On-going
Deadline to Note: Term 4 Week 5
Information Details:
Not sure what to do, ask or observe for peer coaching? Fret not! Here's the quick guide for peer coaches to get started with peer coaching. All are encouraged to start the peer coaching journey in Term 3 Week 3. Peer Coaches are to take the initiative to approach their coachees.
Student Management Matters III@ T3W2 - SMM, TT Tokens
By: Student Management Committee / Yasmin
Relevant Levels: All Levels / FTs to follow-up
Date(s) of Event / Programme / Item taking place: IMMEDIATE & on-going
Deadline to Note: N.A. / Constant Reminder-Check
Information Details:
Please ensure the following SMM are put in place as part of the daily routines in and out of class. Slides are shared during the morning assembly on proper use of masks and the use of tokens during movement.
Student Management Matters Term 3 Masks & Trace Together Tokens.pptxStudent Management Matters IV@ T3W2 -Levels of Consequences
By: Student Management Committee / Yasmin
Relevant Levels: All Levels / FTs to follow-up
Date(s) of Event / Programme / Item taking place: IMMEDIATE & on-going
Deadline to Note: N.A. / Teacher's Reference
Information Details:
As shared in email, teachers may refer to the SSS' document on the discipline levels of consequences for minor and major offences. Do approach the Discipline Committee for guidance and support when managing cases.
SSS Discipline Consequences 2021.pdfClass Dojo Matters
By: ICT / Murni
Relevant Levels: All levels
Date(s) of Event / Programme / Item: Ongoing
Deadline to Note: 30 July 2021
Information Details:
Please read the PDF on Class Dojo matters for your necessary follow up .
Thank you.
Class Dojo Matters.pdfAcademic Progress Updates for Parents via Class Dojo
By: IP Management Committee
Relevant Levels: All EL, Math, Science and MT Teachers
Date(s) of Event / Programme / Item taking place: Immediate
Deadline to Note: 11 July 2021
Information Details:
We have come to the end of Term 3 Week 2. Please send a progress update on what you have covered in the last 2 weeks to parents via Class Dojo.
Below is the text template that you can use:
Dear Parents,
We have come to the end of Term 3 Week 2. This is what we have covered in the last 2 weeks for <Subject>:
Unit/Topic:
Assignments (include page numbers):
Recommendations for further reinforcement at home (if any):
CCA Matters
By: CCA / Jansher
Relevant Levels: P3-P5
Date(s) of Event / Programme / Item: Ongoing
Deadline to Note: 14 July 2021 (12pm)
Information Details:
The previous semester, we were fortunate that there were no Covid cases among CCA students.
However for this semester, there will need to be updates to comply with the SMM and keep our students as safe as possible. Please follow to the timeline below:
Wk 3 [14 July, Wed 12pm]:
i. All CCA OICs (with more than 16 students not including P6s in their CCA enrolment) to update their CCA subgroups in school cockpit by 12pm. (Pls refer to the PDF attached on how to do it if unsure).
ii. CCA OICs to indicate in the excel sheet the days the subgroups will be coming for their CCA.
iii. CCA OICs to indicate the fixed groups of 5 the student will be in the excel sheet.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gYtLMKRZ0_IJ8c7nwhHtsDh9-umbRgQrMa7BYXoWiHI/edit?usp=sharing
Wk 4 [19 July, Mon or later depending on the date MOE release latest regulation]:
i. SH CCA to plan and provide the canteen seating arrangement and lunch timings to all CCAs OIC.
ii. CCA teachers to pass info of all seating arrangements during their week 4 e-CCA sessions to students in anticipation for week 5.
iii. CCA teachers to put up the seating arrangement document on their respective CCA notice board for students to refer to.
Thank you for following up.
