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Getting Ready for School

- P1 (2021)

Ms Lau Chin Yong

(Year Head – Lower Block)

JWPS’s website

Please scan this QR code for the latest updates on

our school website.

https://jurongwestpri.moe.edu.sg/

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JWPS is on facebook!

Please follow us on Facebook and look out for posts of the following information

available on the school website:

- P1 Class Allocation

- P1 Form teachers

- Things to bring on first two days of school

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Parents Gateway

Please download this app on your mobile

phone to stay updated on school’s

programme and activities.

Parents Gateway is an initiative by MOE to

enable parents with SingPass to interact with

schools more conveniently on administrative

matters.

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Jurong West Primary School Key Personnel

(P, VP, HODs, AM and OM )

Ms Tay Siew Hwee

HOD Student

Management

Ms Wong Sheau Yun

HOD MTLMr Lau Ban Hwee

HOD PE & CCAMdm Patricia Goh

HOD Science

Mrs Norizham

HOD EL

Mrs Jerica Koh

HOD Maths

Ms Tan Chiaw Chiet

AM

Mr P. Krishnan

VP (Curriculum)

Mr Lim Chin Guan

VP(Admin)

Ms Sharifah

AM

Mr Chris Loh

Principal

Mdm Hazilah

HOD CCEMs Carol Cheong

HOD ICT

Mr Chris Ng

OM

Ms Rena Tan

Staff Developer

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Lower Block

(P1 & P2)

Middle Block

(P3 & P4)

Upper Block

(P5 & P6)

Jurong West Primary School Key Personnel

(YH & AYH)

Ms Doris Ng

Assistant Year Head

(AYH)

Ms Emily Lim

Assistant Year Head

(AYH)

Ms Wai Lai May

Year Head (YH)

Mrs Owyong

Year Head (YH)

Ms Gladys Ong

Assistant Year Head

(AYH)

Ms Lau Chin Yong

Year Head (YH)

School Vision

A Learner.

A THInKER.

A Leader.

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A Learner

￮ Learn for life

￮ Learning dispositions

￮ Engaged learner

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A THInKER

￮ Right attributes and values

￮ Critical

￮ Reflective

￮ Inquiring mind

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A Leader

￮ Lead and serve

￮ Role model

￮ Adaptable

￮ Create positive impact

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School Mission

To develop

￮ a Confident person

￮ an active Contributor

￮ a Concerned citizen and

￮ a Conscientious learner

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A Confident Person

• Knows himself

• Discerning in

judgment

• Communicates

effectively

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An Active Contributor

• working effectively

in teams

• always giving

selflessly

• striving for

excellence

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• caring individual

• socially responsible

• cultivates a healthy lifestyle

• bettering the lives of others around him

A Concerned Citizen

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• takes responsibility for his own learning

• questions

• reflects

• perseveres in the pursuit of learning

A Conscientious Learner

School Core Values

Teamwork

Honesty

Innovativeness

Kindness

Enthusiasm

Resilience 16

Teamwork

sense of

togetherness and

unity in working

together with one

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Honesty

virtue of always

doing the right thing

and being true to

oneself

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Innovativeness

courage to always question

and think creatively

takes calculated risks in

coming up with ideas for

the benefit of everyone

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Kindness

show of care and

concern for others

and the environment

always gracious in

our words and

actions

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Enthusiasm

passion and

enjoyment in the

things we do

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Resilience

spirit of

perseverance

regardless of any

challenges

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Renaming of Levels

Level Value pegged to level

Primary 1 Teamwork

Primary 2 Honesty

Primary 3 Innovativeness

Primary 4 Kindness

Primary 5 Enthusiasm

Primary 6 Resilience

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Classes in Teamwork

• 6 classes in total

Teamwork 1 (T1)

Teamwork 2 (T2)

Teamwork 3 (T3)

Teamwork 4 (T4)

Teamwork 5 (T5)

Teamwork 6 (T6)

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School Hours & Recess

School Hours Recess

7.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. 9.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m.

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• school starts 4 Jan 2021(Mon)

• report to their form teachers in

the canteen by 7.30 am.

• prefects at the gates will usher

students to canteen

• will be considered as late for

school if they report to their

teachers after 7.30 am.

Reporting to School

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Coming to School

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Walking to School

Gate 1

(opens at 6.30 am)

Side Gate 3

(opens at 7 am)

Gate 2

(opens at 7 am)

• Not sheltered

• In operation in the

morning during good

weather

Gate 4

(opens at 7 am)

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Driving to School

• You can drive into the

school to drop off your

child.

• Please do not park along

the main road.

• Gantry closes at 7.30 a.m.

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Side Gate 3

Driving to School

Gate 1 Gate 2

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Dismissal

• Due to COVID-19, we

staggered dismissal timings

to avoid congestion

• Please fetch your child

punctually from the

basketball court at 1.20 pm.

Attendance

In the event that your child is absent from school,

your child must submit the relevant documents to

his form teacher upon his return to school.

Eg: Medical certificates

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Healthy Meal

• Set meals only

– Main course + vegetable + fruit

• Price

– Small : $1.50

– Large : $2.00

– Add-on : $0.50 each

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Snack Break (optional)

• About 12 noon

• Eat as lesson

continues

• Bring food suitable for

5 min break

• Pack food in container

• Bring wet tissue to

wipe himself clean

• Form teachers will bring your child to places such as

Canteen

Toilets

Water points

Bookshop

General Office

• Before school opens, you may bring your child on a virtual

tour on our school website to help him familiarise himself with

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First Day of School

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Recess Buddies

• First three days of school

• Pairing - 1 Teamwork to 1 Kindness

• Assist your child during recess

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Things to Note• Train your child to pack his bag daily according to

timetable

• Items to bring to school everyday

Pupil’s Handbook (will be distributed to students on 1st

day of school)

Pencil case (with at least 3 pencils sharpened, an eraser

and a ruler)

A suitable storybook for silent reading

File/ folder for keeping homework and letters

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Attire and Appearance

• Students are to put on the prescribed uniforms. Modification

to the school uniform is not allowed.

• Students are expected to have their name tags ironed

on/sewn on the school uniform, above the school crest.

• Jewellery/ Ornaments/ Accessories

1 pair of small and simple ear-studs for girls only.

Black/Dark blue hair accessories are permitted.

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Personal Belongings

Please help to label your child’s belongings

with a permanent marker.

Examples:

• Food containers (box and lid)

• Water bottle

• Wallet

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Parents Support Group (PSG)

• QR code to sign up as

Parent Volunteer

• Application form is also

available from the

General Office

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Contactless Payment

• Available at all food stalls and school

bookshop

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Contactless Payment• Instantaneous transactions

– Increase daily limit

• Safe

– Disable band function in case of loss / theft

• Convenience

– Need not exchange for smaller notes for

your child’s allowance

– Need not visit the bank to deposit your

child’s savings

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Contactless Payment

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Contactless Payment

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Contactless Payment

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Application

Scan the QR code for application of Smart

Buddy Programme.

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Service Providers

Bookshop Popular Book Co (Pte) Ltd

School Bus

OperatorJK59 Pte Ltd

School Uniform Asencio Pte Ltd

Insurance NTUC Income

School-based

Student Care CentreYMCA

* Please refer to school website for contact details

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MOE Financial Assistance Scheme

(FAS)

• MOE provides financial assistance to

needy Singaporean students in

Government and Government-Aided

schools.

• Eligibility:

– Gross household income of $2,750 and

below, OR

– Per capita income of $690 or less

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MOE Financial Assistance Scheme

(FAS)

• Application form is available from the

General Office.

• For parents applying for FAS, please

do not make any purchases from the school vendors before you

are advised on the application

outcome.

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Application for subsidized new

computer

• Successful applicants under FAS

• Application form is available from the

General Office.

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We hope that your child’s

journey with us will be an

enriching one.