Team building
The bandana for the camp fire
Best class for the camp - 5I
Our Lost and Found Items - 'brown' school shoes, sandles, slippers, sleeping bags, cutlery and plates, school tees and shorts and all sorts that were already thrown
Friday, January 29, 2010
Camp Photos cont'd
Mrs Lee's visit @ the camp
Team building
The bandana for the camp fire
Best class for the camp - 5I
Our Lost and Found Items - 'brown' school shoes, sandles, slippers, sleeping bags, cutlery and plates, school tees and shorts and all sorts that were already thrown
Team building
The bandana for the camp fire
Best class for the camp - 5I
Our Lost and Found Items - 'brown' school shoes, sandles, slippers, sleeping bags, cutlery and plates, school tees and shorts and all sorts that were already thrown
Monday, January 25, 2010
1st day of camp (25th Jan 2010)
It was the first day of the camp. The P5 pupils were unable to contain their excitement, hence, they started to get noisy from the time they were at the basketball court in the school in the morning. I had a hard time getting them quiet so that the P4s could concentrate on their silent reading. Soon after assembly, the trainers from Innotrek came and they gave some briefing and grouped the children up. Buses came and the children got on excitedly. I went off to fetch the HCI and NYGH big brothers and sisters. They were a fantastic lot. I had a short briefing on the bus so that the camp helpers knew more about NYPS children whom they would see for the next two days.
Upon reaching the camp, the children were assembled at the canteen where they would be having the breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper for the next three days. You could easily feel the anticipation in the children as all they could do was talk. The camp chief of Innotrek and I had a hard time keeping them quiet so that they could take our instructions. After what seemed a long time, the pupils were then brought to their A-huts for boys and dormitories for the girls. Some were happy as they got to sleep with their good friends, some were unhappy. Whatever the happiness or unhappiness, they seemed to get by and got on with the activities.
Objective setting was the first task assigned and the children were to set their team objective for the camp. Then came the lunch when the children had filled up their stomachs with rice, vegetables, chicken wings, fish cakes and wedges of oranges. Wthout much delay after lunch, the teams took turns to do two of the few activities like Hangout, Abseiling, Challenge Valley, Team Building, Rock Climbing, Backwoodsman Cooking etc. This was the first time for most of the pupils to try out high-elements activities. It was a great experience for the pupils, but our 'poor' teachers and camp helpers had to stand in the sun to see to the safety of the pupils. No sunblock or UV lotion was enough to get those harmful rays off the skin of the teachers.
Time flew off when the children had much fun trying out new things. Dinner came. Fish, vegetables, fried wantons, rice and slices of apples were served. Some of the children tried to skip their fruit intake, but teachers wanted them to eat them up for some fibre intake. Soon the children had their shower and song session before they were in for a night's out. Walking under the stars blindfolded with a friend behind was quite a feat. The children were to use their listening skills to listen to sounds so as to find their way around without the help of their eyes was truly a difficult thing to do. Some broke off from their lines, some held on to each other's hands with their 'dear lives'. They managed and succeeded in completing the activity.
After a debrief by the camp chief and our camp commandant, Mr Numa, the children got to have their supper of milo and biscuits. They then rushed back to their sleeping places and I would have guessed that some would be too excited to sleep, while some were 'knocked out' after a day's fun.
A recount by Mdm Serene Leong @ 11.33 p.m. on the special starry night
Upon reaching the camp, the children were assembled at the canteen where they would be having the breakfast, lunch, dinner and supper for the next three days. You could easily feel the anticipation in the children as all they could do was talk. The camp chief of Innotrek and I had a hard time keeping them quiet so that they could take our instructions. After what seemed a long time, the pupils were then brought to their A-huts for boys and dormitories for the girls. Some were happy as they got to sleep with their good friends, some were unhappy. Whatever the happiness or unhappiness, they seemed to get by and got on with the activities.
Objective setting was the first task assigned and the children were to set their team objective for the camp. Then came the lunch when the children had filled up their stomachs with rice, vegetables, chicken wings, fish cakes and wedges of oranges. Wthout much delay after lunch, the teams took turns to do two of the few activities like Hangout, Abseiling, Challenge Valley, Team Building, Rock Climbing, Backwoodsman Cooking etc. This was the first time for most of the pupils to try out high-elements activities. It was a great experience for the pupils, but our 'poor' teachers and camp helpers had to stand in the sun to see to the safety of the pupils. No sunblock or UV lotion was enough to get those harmful rays off the skin of the teachers.
Time flew off when the children had much fun trying out new things. Dinner came. Fish, vegetables, fried wantons, rice and slices of apples were served. Some of the children tried to skip their fruit intake, but teachers wanted them to eat them up for some fibre intake. Soon the children had their shower and song session before they were in for a night's out. Walking under the stars blindfolded with a friend behind was quite a feat. The children were to use their listening skills to listen to sounds so as to find their way around without the help of their eyes was truly a difficult thing to do. Some broke off from their lines, some held on to each other's hands with their 'dear lives'. They managed and succeeded in completing the activity.
After a debrief by the camp chief and our camp commandant, Mr Numa, the children got to have their supper of milo and biscuits. They then rushed back to their sleeping places and I would have guessed that some would be too excited to sleep, while some were 'knocked out' after a day's fun.
A recount by Mdm Serene Leong @ 11.33 p.m. on the special starry night
Thursday, January 21, 2010
YOG Song
Sing Singapore 2010 is a song competition that aims to engage songwriters and music lovers from around the world to be part of the first Youth Olympic Games through music.
Organised by the Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee in partnership with the National Youth Achievement Award Gold Award Holders' Alumni and Central Singapore Community Development Council, the competition has attracted many composers, including young students from schools, to participate.
Our student, Tierney Lee from 6D has written a song 'What It Takes' for the above competition. Please show him your support by giving him you vote.
Simply follow this link http://www.singsingapore2010.nyc.sg/ to vote for the song.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
2010 P5 level Custodian's Letter for Parents
8th January 2010
Dear Parents,
I am Mdm Serene Leong, the Level Custodian for Primary 5 2010. It is my pleasure to handhold the P5 pupils through this transition year before PSLE next year and on behalf of my P5 teachers, I would like to seek your continuous support in 2010.
You would have probably received the introductory letter from your child’s form teacher through the class blog with regards to classroom matters, expectations and their details of the subject teachers for your child’s class. Please feel free to contact the teachers to better understand your child’s progress throughout the year.
I would like to take this opportunity to inform you some upcoming activities that your child may engage in term 1. For future updates on activities for each term, I will be uploading the information onto the level blog. Do hope that you can visit the level blog frequently for the latest update on activities that will take place each term.
Below are some upcoming activities for term 1:
1) Remedial Lessons
The above-mentioned lessons would be scheduled on certain Mondays (English and Chinese) and Tuesdays (Mathematics and Science) of the term. Please refer to the consent forms that your child may receive if he/she is selected for remedial lessons.
2) Primary 5 Adventure Camp
Our annual 3 days 2 nights adventure camp for Primary 5 pupils will be held from 25th to 27th January. The aims of the camp are to allow pupils experience outdoor and rugged activities. It is also an excellent opportunity to strengthen the bond between the teachers and pupils. We will be conducting a camp briefing for all pupils before the camp. We look forward to your child’s participation in this camp. Further details were given in the camp letter given out earlier.
3) E-learning@Home experience
The school has designated 28th Jan and 29th Jan to be the E-learning@ Home days for all our Primary 5 pupils after the camp. All pupils with access to internet at home are encouraged to stay at home and access our e-learning platform for their lessons on these two days. Subject teachers will assign online work to the pupils. The school will still be available for pupils who do not have access to internet at home to participate in this learning experience.
4) Chinese New Year Holiday
The school will be closed from 14th Feb till 17th Feb for CNY celebrations. When the students are back from CNY holidays, there will be some school celebrations too.
5) Continuous Assessment (CA) 1
All Primary 5 mainstream pupils will be required to sit for the Continuous Assessment 1 in term 1 for some subjects, please kindly refer to the dates stated in the school calendar. Scope of assessment for each subject will be issued nearer to date.
I hope the above information will be useful to you. Please feel free to contact me at leong_shuet_lai@nyps.edu.sg or any of the P5 teachers should you have further queries about our school programme.
We look forward to your support and partnership in educating your child.
Yours sincerely,
Mdm Serene Leong
Primary 5 Level Custodian
Dear Parents,
I am Mdm Serene Leong, the Level Custodian for Primary 5 2010. It is my pleasure to handhold the P5 pupils through this transition year before PSLE next year and on behalf of my P5 teachers, I would like to seek your continuous support in 2010.
You would have probably received the introductory letter from your child’s form teacher through the class blog with regards to classroom matters, expectations and their details of the subject teachers for your child’s class. Please feel free to contact the teachers to better understand your child’s progress throughout the year.
I would like to take this opportunity to inform you some upcoming activities that your child may engage in term 1. For future updates on activities for each term, I will be uploading the information onto the level blog. Do hope that you can visit the level blog frequently for the latest update on activities that will take place each term.
Below are some upcoming activities for term 1:
1) Remedial Lessons
The above-mentioned lessons would be scheduled on certain Mondays (English and Chinese) and Tuesdays (Mathematics and Science) of the term. Please refer to the consent forms that your child may receive if he/she is selected for remedial lessons.
2) Primary 5 Adventure Camp
Our annual 3 days 2 nights adventure camp for Primary 5 pupils will be held from 25th to 27th January. The aims of the camp are to allow pupils experience outdoor and rugged activities. It is also an excellent opportunity to strengthen the bond between the teachers and pupils. We will be conducting a camp briefing for all pupils before the camp. We look forward to your child’s participation in this camp. Further details were given in the camp letter given out earlier.
3) E-learning@Home experience
The school has designated 28th Jan and 29th Jan to be the E-learning@ Home days for all our Primary 5 pupils after the camp. All pupils with access to internet at home are encouraged to stay at home and access our e-learning platform for their lessons on these two days. Subject teachers will assign online work to the pupils. The school will still be available for pupils who do not have access to internet at home to participate in this learning experience.
4) Chinese New Year Holiday
The school will be closed from 14th Feb till 17th Feb for CNY celebrations. When the students are back from CNY holidays, there will be some school celebrations too.
5) Continuous Assessment (CA) 1
All Primary 5 mainstream pupils will be required to sit for the Continuous Assessment 1 in term 1 for some subjects, please kindly refer to the dates stated in the school calendar. Scope of assessment for each subject will be issued nearer to date.
I hope the above information will be useful to you. Please feel free to contact me at leong_shuet_lai@nyps.edu.sg or any of the P5 teachers should you have further queries about our school programme.
We look forward to your support and partnership in educating your child.
Yours sincerely,
Mdm Serene Leong
Primary 5 Level Custodian
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