NAN CHIAU PRIMARY SCHOOL 南侨小学

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Dear Parents,

Last month, NCPS celebrated Racial Harmony Day and students participated in thevarious fun activities planned for them. Teachers and students came to school dressed inbeautiful costumes and shared more about one another’s traditions and cultures. Suchcelebrations provide a wholesome and enriching environment for the students to fostermeaningful and long-lasting social relationships with their peers from different races andreligions. It is also the perfect launch pad to kick-start the upcoming National Day’scelebrations that we are looking forward to.

As future leaders of Singapore, it is imperative that our students develop theirconfidence in all they undertake. They also ought to understand that as a society,relationships are important. By developing a dynamic social circle in school, our studentsgain confidence in collaborating well with others. Riding the waves of preparation fortests in life, overcoming difficulties and weaknesses and learning to shine in their areasof strengths require lots of grit and resilience. Friends provide the encouragement andmotivation for one another to continue to strive in all they do.

This year’s National Day theme pays honour and homage to the older generation whohave displayed the most inspiring confidence in working together to overcometumultuous obstacles, and thus contributed to the success of our nation-building. It is ourhope that NCPS students will emulate the bond and strong social relationships that ourolder generation has. NCPS students shall emerge as an undivided generation with anindomitable spirit who will face any obstacle confidently and courageously. With thestrong support from the school, family members, relatives and friends, we are confidentthat NCPS students will rise to the occasion.

Happy National Day!

Yours sincerely,Mr Jackson KekVice-Principal

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Swapping of timetable in Term 3, Week 6 and 7In semester 2, there are a number of school holidays and school events that fall onMonday, Thursday and Friday. Hence, students will miss lessons on these affecteddays.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

5 Aug

Lesson as usual

6 Aug

Running

Thursday’s

timetable

7 Aug

Running Friday’s

timetable

8 Aug

National Day

Celebration

9 Aug

National Day PH

12 Aug

Hari Raya Haji PH

Off in lieu

13 Aug

Running

Thursday’s

timetable

14 Aug

Running Friday’s

timetable

15 Aug

PSLE Oral Day 1

16 Aug

PSLE Oral Day2

Thank you for your support and understanding.

Day Dates Events

Monday 8 July

12 Aug

Youth Day

Hari Raya Haji

Thursday 8 Aug

15 Aug

5 Sept 3 Oct

National Day celebration

PSLE Oral Day 1

Teacher’s Day CelebrationChildren’s Day Celebration

Friday 9 Aug

16 Aug

6 Sept

20 Sept

4 Oct

National Day

PSLE Oral Day 2

Teacher’s Day

PSLE LC

Children’s Day

To make up for some of the lessons missed on these days, the school has decided torun the Thursday’s timetable on 6 and 13 Aug (Tuesdays) and Friday’s timetable on 7and 14 Aug (Wednesdays) during curriculum hours.HMT, BiCEP, enrichment and remedial lessons in the afternoons will continue as perstated in the respective consent forms. Please refer to the table below.

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Road Safety For students and parents/guardians walking to the school:The safety of students using roads leading to and from the school is the responsibility ofall. We need motorists to play their part by slowing down as they approach the vicinityof the school. Please adhere to traffic rules and reinforce the importance of road safetyat home. Our parent volunteers, staff and security guards will be deployed to facilitatethe flow of traffic and reinforce road safety behaviour. We seek your understanding incooperating with them.*Students to use the appropriate traffic light and pedestrian crossing to enter the schoolthrough the school gates A, B or C.*Remind your child not to use mobile phones or other electronic audio devices whencrossing the road. Wait for vehicles to come to a complete STOP before crossing.*Practise the kerb drill before crossing –• Stop • Look right• Look left • Look right again*Raise their hands while crossing in order to alert the drivers

For parents who are driving:*Please let your child alight at Gate C and not along the main road (Anchorvale Link) atGate A or B.*Do not park or wait at the kerb side along Anchorvale Link and walk your child to GateA as this will cause obstruction to the traffic flow and inconvenience to the nearbyresidents.*All parents who wish to park their vehicles must do so at the public carpark (Block 318)opposite the school.*On rainy days, you may drive into the school to drop off your child. You may also pickup your child during dismissal at the front foyer after all the buses have left the school ataround 1.45 p.m.

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Date Level Activity/ Event Remarks

1 to 7 Aug P3 Science Practical Task

8 Aug All National Day Celebration Dismissal at 10 a.m.

9 Aug All PH - National Day Holiday

12 Aug All PH - Hari Raya Haji Public Holiday in lieu

15 & 16 Aug P6 PSLE Oral (EL / MT) No school for P1 to P5 students

19 Aug P5 Mother Tongue Learning Review

20 Aug P3 Mathematics Learning Review

P6 Prelim - Listening Comprehension

21 Aug P5 Higher Mother Tongue Learning Review

P6 Prelim - Higher Mother Tongue

22 Aug P6 Prelim - English Language

P4 P4 Values in Action (VIA) visit to Tampines

Senior Activity Centre (SAC) - 4DL

2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

23 Aug P6 Prelim - Mathematics

P3 GEP Screening

26 Aug P6 Prelim – Mother Tongue

26 to 30 Aug P5 Science Practical Task

27 Aug P6 Prelim - Science

P3 English Language Learning Review

28 Aug to 4 Sept P1 Learning Journey @ River Safari

2 Sept P3 Mother Tongue Learning Review

P5 English Language Learning Review

3 Sept P5 Mathematics Learning Review

5 Sept All Teacher’s Day Celebration Dismissal at 12.30 p.m.

6 Sept All Teacher’s Day School Holiday No school for all students

13 Sept P3 to P5 Parents-Teacher-Meeting (PTM) 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

P4 Briefing for P4 Parents - SBB for 2020 P5 Cohort- PSLE changes

12 p.m. to 1 p.m.

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Primary 4 Museum-Based LearningOur Primary 4 students embarked on a Visual Art learning journey to NationalGallery Singapore as part of Integrated Learning specific connections with SocialStudies. The objective is to provide an authentic context for the learning of localart as part of students’ understanding of Singapore’s heritage.

SYF Art Exhibition

The Singapore Youth Festival Art Exhibition, in its 51st year this year, celebratesthe artist in every child. It showcases children’s creative ideas, personalaspirations and hard work put into artistic expressions. This year’s theme “Artistand Citizenship” highlights the artist’s role in effecting change in society. OurPrimary 3 and Primary 4 Art Club members represented the school at SYF ArtExhibition and obtained Certificate of Recognition. Their artwork wereshowcased at the National Museum in July.

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The NCPS Basketball Friendly matches were played bythe Primary 4 to Primary 6 classes between 9 to 11 July.Every team displayed great sportsmanship. We wouldlike to congratulate the players from P4IT, P5RP andP6IT for winning the finals. This interclass competitionsaw students coming together not only to celebratetheir wins but also to gracefully acknowledge theirdefeats.“The strength of the team is each individual member.The strength of each member is the team.”

- Phil Jackson

Basketball

@recess

Seven Brownies from Nan ChiauPrimary 1st Pack attended the recent“Let’s Go Camping” from 5 to 7 July.They had the opportunity to interactwith Brownies from three otherprimary schools as well as Guidesfrom seven secondary schoolsduring the 3D2N camp at CampChristine. They experienced severalinteresting activities such as tyingknots and lashing, outdoor cooking,planning for Wide Game and hikingto Singapore Quarry.

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Calling for E-Wastes! E-Waste Collection DriveWhat are e-wastes? E-wastes are electronic products which are spoilt or no longerin use. As part of the school’s initiative to go green, the school is having a collectiondrive from 22 July to 16 August for small and medium e-wastes such as thefollowing:• broken/spoilt wires, chargers and ear

phones/pieces• old/spoilt telephones (not smart phones)• old/spoilt calculators• old/spoilt electronic dictionaries• spoilt thumb drive/hard drive which

does not contain any files or documents

If you have any of the above unused items at home, please get your child to placethem in the white box labelled “Recycling Bin for E-WASTES” outside the GeneralOffice. We look forward to your support in working hand-in-hand to care for ourenvironment.

Prefects’Investiture

On 18 July, our school held the Prefects’Investiture. The Prefects’ Investiture is a ceremonyto recognise the prefects’ leadership efforts inserving the school and upholding our core values.To mark the occasion, the graduating prefects fromPrimary 6 presented the prefect ties to the newprefects.The new head prefect and vice-head prefect werealso unveiled that day. They are Sanjit Vetriselvanfrom Primary 5DL and Chua Xin Yu, Cherilynn fromPrimary 5IT respectively. The ceremony ended withSanjit leading the prefects in the recitation of theprefect pledge to renew their promises to serve theschool community to their best abilities.

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Malay Cultural Week cum Hari Raya CelebrationA week of exciting activities was held from 1 to 5 July. Some of the highlights wereketupat weaving and making a “tanjak” (a Malay headgear). They were treated to Malaytraditional snacks such as “roti kirai” and “kuih Dahlia” and a Gamelan performanceduring recess. The climax of the week was the Hari Raya concert performance during theassembly where the significance of the celebration and its traditions of Hari Raya werehighlighted. Everyone took part in a mass dance at the end of the concert. Students alsogot to try out several Malay traditional games such as “gasing, lereng and tapak kuda”.

This term, the students wereintroduced to tangrams duringMath Play@Recess. They areplaced together to create avariety of different images andare great tools for learning andexploring geometry, area,perimeter and fractions. Usingtangrams helps students developspatial skills and critical thinking.The students were challenged toform as many animal shapes asthey could with the templatesprovided by using their owncreativity.

Math Play@Recess

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Primary 5 Cultural Awareness

Programme (CAP) trip

On 26 May, our Primary 5 students went on theCultural Awareness Programme (CAP) to Xi’an andSuzhou. During the trip, the students went forlearning journeys to various cultural monuments,such as Tiger Hill, Hanshan Temple, HumbleAdministrator’s Garden, Emperor Qinshihuang'sMausoleum Site Museum, Giant Wild Goose Pagodaand Huaqing Palace. They had a valuable learningexperience, interacting with the local students ofSuzhou Science and Technology Town ForeignLanguage School and Xinzhi Primary School,exchanging cultural experiences and knowledge.

The Xi’an CAP trip was an enjoyable one. We went to many iconic places. The most memorable one was the Terracotta Warriors exhibition. The feeling of travelling with friends was really different from travelling with family. I learnt to be an independent and responsible person.- Seraphina Ang P5DL

“I enjoyed the Suzhou trip because of their cuisines and the places of interest. One of my

favourite cuisines is the squirrelfish. I was fascinated by its squirrel-like body. My

favourite place of interest was the Silk Factory. I had an unforgettable experience touching a

real-life silk worm and I bought silk items.”- Tan Rou Ci Claire P5RS

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Our Primary 5 BiCEP students joined theirBiCEP peers from the other four SHHK PrimarySchools on the BiCEP Overseas ImmersionProgramme to Fujian, Xi’an and Taipei. Duringthe overseas cultural immersion, studentsvisited places of historic interest and culturalheritage and tasted many unique localdelights. During the trip, students also had theopportunities to forge bonds with fellowBiCEP peers and make friends with localstudents when they visited the local schools.The Overseas Immersion Programmebroadens students’ horizons, increases theirhistorical and cultural knowledge, buildsstudents’ self-independence, self-disciplineand cultivates teamspirit.

SHHK 5 School BiCEP Overseas

Immersion Programme

“The BiCEP Fujian trip was educational. I learnt alot about China’s history, and the highlight of thetrip was the visit to the museum of our schoolfounder Tan Kah Kee. We tasted many deliciouslocal cuisines.” - Lin Jiale P5IT – BiCEP Fujian

“The BiCEP Xi’an trip was fun and my favourite place was the袁家村 (Yuan Village). At Yuan Village, I had the opportunityto experience village life. The 驼铃奇 performance wasanother highlight of the trip where I had the opportunity toexperience many special effects like the waterfalls and movingobjects.” - Pang Jing Qi P5 KN – BiCEP Xi’an

“My most memorable experience was visiting the Taipei101 as it was my first time travelling up such a tallbuilding in the world’s 2nd fastest elevator. Zooming upthe floors at a break neck speed, I was not only nervousbut also excited. When I reached the top, I was able tosee a bird’s eye view of the beautiful scenery of Taipeicity.”- Jairo Chiang P5IT – BiCEP Taipei

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Primary 2 Learning Journey

@ HortPark

Our Primary 2 students had alearning journey to the HortPark inthe first two weeks of July. As anextension of an outdoor lessonconducted during PAL (Programmefor Active Learning), the objectiveof the learning journey is to allowstudents to appreciate the natureand learn how to care for theenvironment. The students,teachers and parent volunteerswere led by experienced guidesfrom National Parks Board.They had anenriching and meaningfullearning experienceabout the differenttypes of plants andinsects found at the park.

On 2 July, our Primary 3 studentswent on an enjoyable ChineseTheatrical Experience. Theywatched a well-known Chinesechildren tale “The Prince and thePauper”. The objective of theTheatrical Experience was tofacilitate exposure to Chineseculture and in the process, enablestudents to learn theatre etiquette.

“It was an enjoyable experience to go to the theatre with my friends.

The superb acting of the cast captivated me and the thrilling storyline kept me on my toes throughout the play. It was

definitely an eye-opener to me!” - Elysia Khoo P3KN

Primary 3 Theatrical

Experience

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Interactive Heritage Trail (IHT)to Kampong Glam

Our Primary 3 students had theopportunity to experience aninteractive trail to Kampong Glamusing mobile learning devices inearly July. It was an enrichingexperience for them as they learntmore about the Arab and Malaycultural practices as well as theIslam religion. It was the first timemany had the opportunity to visitSultan Mosque and they also learntthat there are different perfumesfor men and ladies.

The Primary 4 BiCEP studentsjoined their BiCEP peers from theother four SHHK Primary School forthe SHHK BICEP Language andCultural Camp conducted bySingapore Hokkien Huay Kuan Arts& Cultural Troupe. Our Primary 4BiCEP students immersedthemselves in the Chinese languageand culture through dramaactivities, colloquial languageusage, storytelling, games, soundrecording sessions and otherinteresting activities.

SHHK BICEP (Primary 4)

Language Camp

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NE ShowOur Primary 5 students went to the Padang for theNational Education Show on 13 July. As part of thenation’s Bicentennial celebration, our students were givena special treat with all the impressive performances andfireworks on display. They enjoyed themselves fully andcherished the opportunity to bond as a level and as anation.

School visit from Xi’an Xinzhi Primary School, China and Xinguang Elementary School, Taiwan

Nan Chiau Primary School welcomed thedelegation of 44 students and 3 teachers fromXi’an Xinzhi Primary School on 4 and 5 July.This marks the 5th year we have hosted themon their overseas immersion trip to Singapore.We also welcomed the delegation of XinguangElementary School’s Principal, 6 teachers and25 students from Taiwan on the same day.Our Primary 4 students had an enrichingexperience interacting with their Xinzhi andXinguang buddies during their classroomexperiences. The school was also treated aheart-warming performance presented byXinzhi and Xinguang students during assemblyon 4 July. We look forward to seeing ourXinzhi friends and strengthening ourfriendship when we visit them in Xi’an, China,next year.

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Racial Harmony Day

The theme for Racial Harmony Day this year is“The Singapore Connection”. Through thevarious activities organised for students from22 to 25 July, they learnt about the culturesand traditions of the different races as well asthe importance of Racial Harmony Day.

Students had the opportunity to participate ininteresting activities with their buddy at thebooths during recess, which were manned byparent volunteers and CCE Ambassadors. Theydesigned a cohesive traditional costume withtheir buddy, played the traditional games ofAeroplane Chess, Five Stones, Snake andLadders and Happy Family card game, anddesigned their own traditional games. Toconclude the event, a performance was putup by Interaction Arts & Drama Networkduring the assembly programme, wherestudents were engaged and immersed in theart form and celebrated similarities of thehuman race through the dramatic liveperformance and interaction.

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Description Class/Name AchievementsNational Robotics Programming Competition (NRPC)

TEAM NCPS 5:6RP - KOAY JESS KAI YIN6PS - YEO BING HAN5RP - GOH ZHENG HAO JERIC

2nd Place for “Best Research Journal” category

Raffles Institution Liveable Cities Challenge

5KN - PANG JING QI5KN - KOO HWEE KEE5KN - SHANNA TEO JIA XUAN5KN - LIM QI XUAN, KADENCE

Overall winner of the Logo Design Component

Pei Hwa Micro:bit Hackathon 2019

6RS – LIM XUAN YI CADY6RS - ZANN CHUA JING WEN6RS – RAELENE CHUA6RS – JONATHON LIM WEI KANG

Champions

Pei Hwa Micro:bit Hackathon 2019 – Innovation Award

6RP – LIM JUNBIN6RP – WOO ZHE YUAN6RP – ANG WEI JUN DARIUS6RP – ETHAN LAI YU HENG

Innovation Award winners

SINGAPORE – ASIA PACIFICMATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD

6DL - ZHOU SHULEI6GT - GOH SHAO BIN JAYDEN6GT - NIU HONGRUI6DL - SHAYNE LOW XUAN HONG6IT - HAN JUN

GOLDGOLDSILVERBRONZEBRONZE

RAFFLES INSTITUTION PRIMARY MATH WORLD COMPETITIONRIPMWC 2019 – Open category

RIPMWC 2019 – Junior category

6DL - ZHOU SHULEI6GT - CHUA ZHENG XU6GT - FELICIA ANG6GT - GOH SHAO BIN JAYDEN6GT – JAVIER LOH JUN JIE6GT – NIU HONGRUI6GT – WANG ZITIAN6GT – WONG CHINN YI6IT - HAN JUN

5DL - WANG YUHENG

4DL - TAN EN TONG4DL - ZHANG SHIHAO AARON4DL - ZHANG TIAN XIN CHERRY4GT - ZHU YUANSHUO4IT - DAI ZITONG4IT - KERIA MARIE MACKENDRICK4KN- DIVYASREE GOPALAKRISHNAN4KN - ENOCH CHEW LE EN4KN - LIM KAI SHING KAISER4RP - LEE XING HONG VEGAS5GT - KELLEN SEE TIN CHEN5GT - XIE YU XUAN FIONA5GT - ZHANG JUNHAO5IT - KOH YI JING CARISSA5KN - LIM ZHAN FENG5KN - TEE JING LONG5PS - AMERLDA CHUA JIA YI5PS - MA YUHAN5SC - NEO EN CHENG

Distinction

High distinction

Distinction