After careful consideration based on portability, durability and teaching and learning affordance, the Personal Learning Device (PLD) selected for use at YCKSS is the Apple iPad with the accompanying Apple Pencil and Keyboard Combo.

The school will share more about our school’s PDLP and the procedure to purchase of the device on 17 January 2025 during the Parents’ Engagement Session. No action is required at this point in time. For more information, you can refer to: https://www.yiochukangsec.moe.edu.sg/our-curriculum/Non-Academic-Programmes/Digital-Education/ 

The rules and policies governing the use of mobile devices in the school aim to ensure the school community is a safe place for all students and staff, for students to learn values and self-management skills, and for learning to take place with fewer distractions. Mobile devices are not to be used as audio/ gaming devices.

Use of mobile devices including, but not limited to, mobile phones, tablets and laptops must be switched off and kept in the school bag or pocket once students enter the school compound.

For the duration of curriculum time, the mobile devices must remain switched off. This includes recess, remedial lessons, enrichment programmes, workshops and CCAs unless authorised by teacher. After curriculum hours, students can use mobile devices only in the foyer (outside General Office) and canteen.

Students who urgently need to contact parents can use the phone in the General Office. Parents can contact their children through at 6456 0669 during office hours.

No unauthorised use, modifications, uploading or distribution of audio, image and video recordings are allowed in any form, unless explicit permission has been sought and given.

Any violation or suspected inappropriate use of the mobile device will result in the device being withheld and checked as a disciplinary measure or for the purpose of investigation.

The school shall not be responsible for the loss of any personal equipment or possession. 

Home-Based Learning (HBL) is integrated as a regular feature in the schooling experience for students in secondary schools. This is an important strategy to nurture self-directed and intrinsically motivated learners.

The arrangement will involve HBL Days that run on alternate weeks. Students will not need to report to school on HBL Days but will learn from home instead. This is part of the larger national initiative to familiarise students with learning using digital devices and in face-to-face settings.

Here are some details about what HBL Days looks like for YCKSS:

• Our school adopts a 10-day timetable. The two weeks within the 10-day cycle are called Odd Week (e.g. Term 1 Week 1) and Even Week (e.g. Term 1 Week 2), with dates within each week clearly indicated in the class timetable.

• HBL Days will be held once every fortnight for all levels of students.

• HBL Days are scheduled on alternate Fridays, falling on the Even Weeks (e.g. 17 Jan, 31 Jan 2025).

• On HBL Days, students will report virtually to their Form Teacher in the morning and follow a timetable for home-based learning for the rest of the day. This timetable is included in the class timetable.

• Each HBL Day will cover subject curriculum and will be supported by the use of educational technology such as the Student Learning Space (SLS) and Google Classroom. HBL lessons can be online and/or offline such as online research, learning from print materials and writing of reflections.

• All learning activities on HBL Day are designed for completion at home. Students who do not have appropriate supervision at home may report to school for Home-Based Learning.

For tips on how you can support your child during HBL Days, you may refer to: https://go.gov.sg/moe-experiencing-blended-learning.

The reason for not including the recess break is to avoid extending curriculum time which will delay the dismissal time and extend the CCA start and end times.

Hence, it is important to ensure that your child/ward eats a proper breakfast before reporting to class. Your child/ward can either eat at home or eat in the canteen before 7.55am.

Alternatively, students may report to school earlier to take their breakfast in the canteen. Minimally two stalls will be opened in the morning for students to purchase food and drinks for their breakfast. The stalls will open by 7.30am. 

We would also like to encourage our students to have breakfast as this is an important first meal to start the day.

There will be a 10 min snack break between periods 3 & 4. Students can choose to bring along healthy snacks and eat during the snack break.

Schedule for Mondays to Thursdays 

YCKSS Sec 1 Outdoor Adventure Cohort 4D3N Residential Camp will be conducted at the MOE Dairy Farm Outdoor Adventure Learning Centre from 10 to 13 February 2025. This is part of the National Outdoor Adventure Education Masterplan which MOE has put in place to strengthen the holistic development of all our students. The programme seeks to develop ruggedness, resilience, and build cohesion amongst our children.

Using the outdoors as the ‘classroom’ for learning and development, we hope that this camp will offer your child/ward a unique opportunity to work together as a small team and to overcome various outdoor challenges.

Through the camp, students will be able to:

• learn about themselves;

• build friendships amongst their team and actively help each other to achieve team goals in an inclusive manner; and

• understand the importance of caring for the environment.

MOE has designed the programme to ensure that it is of high quality, supports the school curriculum and is suitable for our students. Activities include high and low elements, journey, outdoor cooking, as well as placed-based activities such as coastal exploration.

Inherently, there are risks involved in the conduct of these activities. MOE has conducted risk assessment for these activities and put in place appropriate measures to manage these risks to a suitable level for our students. We would like to assure you that the safety of your child/ward is of the highest priority.  All necessary precautions to ensure the safety of our students will be taken. Outdoor Adventure Educators (OAEs) are proficient in outdoor skills and trained in Wilderness First Aid.

We seek your cooperation to ensure full participation from your child/ward to enable them to benefit fully from the camp.

A consent form and a packing list will be sent out after the Parents Engagement Session on 3 January 2025. Should your child/ward cannot participate in the camp due to medical condition, please inform us through your child’s/ward’s Form Teacher.