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SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
To enable our Sec 1 students to learn more about Xinmin and build friendships, we have planned a First Week of School Programme from Friday, 2 January to Friday, 9 January 2026, including a 3-Day-2-Night Cohort Camp from Wednesday, 7 January to Friday, 9 January. Here is the schedule:
[IMPORTANT] COMPLETE FORMSG BY TUESDAY, 23 DECEMBER 2025, 12 P.M.
[IMPORTANT] COMPLETE FORMSG BY TUESDAY, 23 DECEMBER 2025, 12 P.M.
To ensure the safety of your child/ward, fill in your child's/ward's details at https://go.gov.sg/2026xmssec1orientation:
Full Name (as in Birth Certificate). To help us with our records, please ensure you fill in your child's/ward's full name as indicated on his/her Birth Certificate.
Dietary Requirements. We will be catering food for your child/ward during the 3-Day-2-Night Cohort Camp.
Cohort Shirt Size. There will be a cohort shirt for your child/ward (size chart can be found in Annex A below). If we do not receive any information, the default shirt size will be taken to be 'M'.
Swimming Ability. As there will be water activities, please indicate your child's/ward's swimming ability. Students will be briefed on camp instructions and administrative matters (e.g. attire/items to bring etc.) on the first day of school.
Attendance for Sec 1 Parent Engagement. To assist us with our planning, please let us know if you will be attending (more details can be found in the next section).
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Our school days begin at 7:30 a.m. Students should be at the assembly venue by 7:25 a.m. On the first day of school, Friday, 2 January, students should be at the Parade Square by 7:25 a.m..
Your child/ward should report in half school uniform (PE T-shirt and school pants/skirt). Students may wear their primary school PE uniform if they have not purchased their secondary school uniform.
Your child/ward will need to bring a water bottle, writing materials (pen and paper), colouring pencils, markers, and pocket money for recess and lunch.
Textbooks will only be needed from Monday, 12 January onwards.
Please contact us at https://www.xinminsec.moe.edu.sg/about-us/contact-us/ if you have any questions.
SEC 1 PARENT ENGAGEMENT SESSION
SEC 1 PARENT ENGAGEMENT SESSION
To build strong partnerships together, we warmly invite all Sec 1 parents and guardians to join us for a Parent Engagement Session with our Form Teachers, Key Personnel, and School Leaders.
Date : Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Time : 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Classrooms, Multi-Purpose Hall, and Workshop Venues
Agenda:
Classroom Segment
Interaction with Sec 1 Form Teachers
Hall Segment
Cohort Shirt Presentation Ceremony
Welcome to Xinmin by Principal
Lower Secondary Programme
CCAs and MOE's LEAPS 2.0 Framework for Holistic Development
Personal Learning Devices (PLDs) under the National Digital Literacy Programme
Discipline in Xinmin
Parents@Xinmin (P@X)
Q&A with School Leaders
Workshop Segment
Option A: News-in-Education
Option B: Digital Habits and Cyber Safety
We will start off the hall segment with a Cohort Shirt Presentation Ceremony. Your child/ward will receive his/her Cohort Shirt, and we warmly invite parents/guardians to be part of this ceremony by presenting the shirt to your child/ward.
To help us in our planning, please also indicate if you will be attending the Sec 1 Parent Engagement Session in the same FormSG above.
WORKSHOP SEGMENT OPTION A: NEWS-IN-EDUCATION
The News-in-Education workshop is a reading programme to cultivate students' reading habits and enhance the parent-child relationship through reading between parents and their children. Parents will get to know more about the Mother Tongue Department's reading programme.
Date : Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Time : 4:45 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Venue: Reflections Theatre for Chinese Language
Smartroom 1 for Malay Language
WORKSHOP SEGMENT OPTION B: DIGITAL HABITS AND CYBER SAFETY
This Digital Habits and Cyber Safety Workshop helps parents build strong awareness of online risks and how to partner their children to be safe in digital spaces. It touches on current and emerging online threats, guiding responsible online behaviour based on psychosocial behaviour to respond to concerns. Parents will gain practical strategies to strengthen their children’s online activity, manage screen time, and promote a healthy balance between digital and offline life, while respecting their children’s privacy and fostering trust.
Our speaker, Ms Frances Yong, is honoured as one of Singapore’s Top 100 Women in Tech and recipient of the 2025 Global MAIA Anti-Scam Award.
Date : Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Time : 4:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Reflections Theatre
SEC 1 COHORT CAMP PACKING LIST
SEC 1 COHORT CAMP PACKING LIST
Please find the packing list for the 3-Day-2-Night Cohort Camp from Wednesday, 7 January to Friday, 9 January 2026: https://go.gov.sg/xmss1packinglist2026
Please find the pricing list for camping equipment by Adventure World: https://go.gov.sg/xmssbtspricelist2026
To ensure that your child/ward has the necessary camping equipment such as sleeping bags, Adventure World will be at Xinmin on Friday, 2 January and Monday, 5 January 2026. You may choose to order the items online via the pre-order form, or inform your child/ward to purchase on-site.
The details are as follows:
Pre-order link: https://xinminsec.paperform.co/
Pre-order closing: Monday, 29 December 2025, 11:00 a.m.
Collection: Friday, 2 January 2026, 9:00 a.m. to 1:10 p.m.
Exchange of sizing: Monday, 5 January 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 1:40 p.m.
On-site purchase: Friday, 2 January (9:00 a.m. to 1:10 p.m.) and Monday, 5 January 2026 (8:00 a.m. to 1:40 p.m.)
Venue for collection, exchange and on-site purchase: Xinmin Secondary School, outside Level 1 Science Staff Room
Annex A: Cohort Shirt Size Chart
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