For our Year 6 Residential trip this year, learners went on a challenging adventure to Langkawi. The focus of the residential trip was to explore the impact of humans on the environment and inquire into how a balance between the needs of people and the needs of the environment can be achieved.

Activities included exploration of mangrove rainforests, tropical rainforests, beaches and coral reefs. Students learnt of the Geopark surrounding Langkawi and viewed mountains which were formed 500 million years ago. Beach surveys were conducted to identify the types of litter on the beaches. Students also participated in coral regeneration program, helping to create a nursery reef which will later be transplanted back into the ocean.

Stepping back in time, the students explored traditional rice farming and herb gardens and learnt how coconut trees were such an essential part of life.

Other challenges included problem solving and team work activities and raft building. They also learnt of the local legends which explained how the area was created.

The hot and tough conditions challenged many of the learners, but everyone took it in their stride. A huge thank you goes out to all of the staff who helped make it happen.

Please find the link to the trip photos here Year 6 Langkawi Trip Photos

On Monday, 5 March and Tuesday, 6 March, our Year 1 and Year 5 learners enthusiastically took part in the Safe Riding Programme delivered by the very experienced trainers from Unique Speed of the Singapore Land Transport Authority. Nexus was proud to be invited to be the first school in Singapore to be part of this programme.

One of the main aims of the Safe Riding Programme is to equip the learners with the knowledge and skills to ride safely to ensure safe and harmonious journeys while using the footpaths and roads in Singapore.

We are sure that they will put much of what they have learnt into practice.

In Year 3 we have been finding out how ‘Systems connect communities’. Last week our Year 3 explorers headed off to Gardens by the Bay. But wait! Where are the school buses? What? No school buses? This was a trip with a difference! Each small group planned their journey using the public transport system, packed their bags and set off. While using the bus and MRT systems our Year 3 explorers considered how the public transport system supports people with disabilities and those who do not read Chinese or English. Once at Gardens by the Bay, we looked at some of the sustainable systems such as the irrigation system at Dragonfly Lake and the Solar power system on the Giant Trees. Upon our return, reflections included: “We did it all by ourselves! We took the adults instead of them taking us!” “I felt proud because I now know how to use the MRT map and Google maps.” and “I think I will ask my mum if I can plan our next holiday!”

A very big thank you to all our Year 3 parent volunteers who made this trip possible.

One might be hard pressed to find a better way to end a term than with a market day! The cafeteria was a buzz on Wednesday morning with learners, teachers and parents all involved in what is now a Year 4 tradition - MARKET DAY!

There were a host of stalls this year, and we took to Market day with a new approach. Taking a journey back to our previous units, the learners attempted to make a meaningful connection with the underlying conceptual themes that drove the units and combine them with their product and service ideas. This took the form of Wellness products or services, links to history, and self-expression, as the learners expanded their thinking to explore ways to make links.

Returning to class afterwards meant time to count the earnings, subtract our expenses and see if we had adequate funds to return to our investors! But whatever the outcome, another fun and engaging Market Day has passed, and we await the next one.

Another fabulous Mini Exhibition was had in Kindergarten last week. The learners were all very excited to share their learning journey on our current Unit of Inquiry 'Plants and Living Things Need Each Other'. The children celebrated their learning throughout the Kindergarten with observational drawing, representing the life cycle of a plant through modelling playdough, making bird feeders and many more exciting hands on engagements. It was wonderful to watch and listen to the children as they moved around the learning space sharing their understanding with their parents. Thank you to all of the parents and caregivers who came to share the Mini Exhibition.

Nursery learners have worked very hard in music to put on a simple performance about 'living things'. One of the songs have been 'Walking in the Jungle', where learners used various actions, musical dynamics and instruments to demonstrate an imaginative journey of running into wild animals in the jungle.

To watch their adorable performance click here.