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Respect | Responsibility | Sincerity | Perseverance

2018

Message from the School Leaders

Welcome back Nan Chiau Students and Parents! We hope youhad a wonderful break during the December holidays and qualitybonding time with your loved ones. Let us take this opportunity towarmly welcome our new parents and their Primary 1 children to ourfamily.

We will continue to use this eBulletin as one of the platformsfor communication with our stakeholders. We encourage you to sign up for

SNAC (if you have not done so) because school updates and quick announcement will be made via the system as a reflection of our concerted effort to GO GREEN and save the environment.

We are brimming with excitement to see the children back in our classrooms andcorridors, filling them with energy and enthusiasm for learning. Our word for the year is‘DISCOVER’. We want to excite our students to enjoy learning and make discoveries. Wewant them to

discover their hidden talents and abilities as they learn new skills, discover their capabilities as they explore and try new things,

discover others as they make new friends and strengthen their friendship, discover that the impossible is possible with belief and grit.

In Nan Chiau Primary, we strive to provide a conducive environment for ourstudents to be innovative, our inspiring educators are committed to developing ourstudents to be future-ready leaders with values. Respect, Responsibility, Sincerity andPerseverance are values that we will continue to instil in our students. If we dream bigfor our kids and believe in them, they will start to dream big for themselves too. Weencourage you to be on board with us and together, we will bring the students on thisjourney of discovery.

Once again, welcome back to another great year ahead.

Yours sincerely,

Mdm Mae Quah

(Principal)

Mdm Lim Sheue Tyug

(Vice-Principal)

Mr See Chay Meng

(Vice-Principal)

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We warmly welcome the following staff into our big family.*Mdm Ang Shu Hui (Mother Tongue Department)*Mdm Gan Ann Teng (Mother Tongue Department)*Mr Su Wei Lun (Science Department)*Mdm Wendy Chia (Science Department)

We bid farewell to Mrs Karen Teo, Mrs Pearlyn Yap, Mrs Annie Ong, Mrs WongPuay Leng, Ms Lim Khin Fung, Mdm Kiu Kwee Fern and Mr Tan Cher Hwee andMdm Iskhayati Bte Kasmin. We extend our heartfelt appreciation to all of themfor their dedicated service and we wish them all the best as they embark on anew chapter in their life journey.

Our Proud Moment

The class of 2017 has done well for their PSLE! We are extremely pleased to share that all subjects have showed gains in quality passes. Overall quality passes and total passes continue to be well above National Average. We would not have been able to do it without our committed staff and various stakeholders for their unwavering dedication inguiding the students in their academic pursuits.

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The art of teaching is

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SHHK Bursary

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The application for 2018 Bursary for students of SHHK Affiliated Schools is now open. The closing date for submission to the General Office is 19 January 2018. The application form is available at the General Office.

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In order for the school to know your child better, all parents arerequired to update the Individual Student Details Report. This reportwill be given to your child. Parents who do not wish to receiveadditional information related to education from MOE-HQ may tickon the opt-out check box in the report. Please verify and update thedetails and return it to your child’s Form Teacher by 12 January2018.

Individual Student Details Report

Student Insurance

All NCPS students are covered under NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Limited during school curriculum hours and schoolorganised trips. Detailed information on insurance claim procedurehas been provided to your child.

Snack Break

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Snacks play an important role in managing students' hunger andboosting nutrition. According to research, children are able tocomprehend and retain information presented in the classroom at ahigher rate when their bodies are fuelled consistently. Thus, healthysnacks between meals increases focus and performance in school.We encourage you to prepare healthy snacks foryour child or advise your child to buy it from thecanteen vendors during recess. Our snack breakis for ten minutes between noon to 12.30 pm.

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*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 audiodevices when crossing the road. Wait for vehicles to come to a completeSTOP before crossing.

*Practise the kerb drill before crossingStop • Look right • Look left • Look right again*Raise their hands while crossing in order to alert the drivers

On rainy days, parents or caregivers may enter the school premises to pick up theirchildren from Gate A and Gate B during dismissal. These two gates will be openafter 1.30pm. Please restrict your access to areas around the General Office andschool bookshop only. To prevent overcrowding at these areas, we need yourcooperation to leave school immediately after picking up your children.

For parents who are driving:*Please let your child alight at Gate C and not along the main road(Anchorvale Link) at Gate A or B.

*Do not park or wait at the kerb side along Anchorvale Link and walk your childto Gate A as this will cause obstruction to the traffic flow and inconvenience tothe nearby residents.*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 mayalso pick up your child during dismissal at the front foyer after all the schoolbuses have left the school at around 1.45 pm.

Student safety is a priority of the school. The safety ofstudents using roads leading to and from the school isthe responsibility of all. We need motorists to playtheir part by slowing down as they approach thevicinity of the school. Please adhere to traffic rulesand reinforce the importance of road safety at home.Our parent volunteers, staff and security guards will bedeployed to facilitate the flow of traffic and reinforceroad safety behaviour. We seek your understanding incooperating with them.

Road Safety

For students and parents/guardians walking to the school:

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The http://ncps.moe.edu.sg/parents-and-students/school-calendar/is now available on the school website. The activities and events have been updated. However, these dates are subject to change. Any updates will bemade on a monthly basis.

School Calendar

Each student will have to purchase the diary. For communication between parents and teachers. Please refer to the information on school history, school operating hours, safety procedures and details on assessment and examination. Students have to be responsible for their learning and record their daily homework in the Student Diary.

NCPS Student Diary

School Communication Policy

This year, all classes will be using Class Dojo as one of themodes of communication for teachers to keep parentsupdated on class matters. Please look out for the inviteto join the Class Dojo of your child’s class.Our school has these official modes of communicationbetween parents and teachers:

• SNAC• Class Dojo• Student Diary• School Email (ncps@moe.edu.sg)

Your feedback and concerns are important to us. Our teachers willrespond within 2 working days between 7.30 am to 5 pm (Mon to Fri).We thank you for your understanding in respecting the personal timeof the teachers. For urgent matters, you may contact General Officefrom 7 am to 5.30 pm at Tel:64897905.

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The school has planned Parent-Teacher-Meeting (PTM) sessions for Primary 3

to Primary 6 and Parent-Child-Teacher Conference (PCTC) sessions for Primary

1 and Primary 2 parents. This is an excellent platform for our teachers to

interact face-to-face with you and your child and establish home-school

partnership as they work closely with you in guiding your child. The PTM will

be held twice a year. The dates are as follows:

More details will be provided closer to the date.

Parent-Teacher Meeting & Parent-Child-Teacher

Conference

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The Principal’s Briefing is intended to share the school’s focus for this year withparents so that you can partner us in reinforcing the same focus and values athome. This is critical as learning is practised and contextualised not just in schoolbut also at home. We would greatly appreciate your support in this area. At thisbriefing, the respective Form Teachers would also meet up with the class parentsas a group to share the learning focus and expectations with regard to yourchildren’s development.

Principal’s Briefing

Please refer to the dates. More details will be provided closer to the date.

19/01/18 P2-P4 4pm-6pm

26/01/18 P5-P6 4pm-6pm

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Term 1 (W10) Term 2 (W10) Term 3 (W10) Term 4 (W9)

P1 PCTC25/5 (pm) & 28/5 (Full Day)

PCTC19/11 (Full Day)20/11 (pm)P2

P3

PTM12/3

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PTM7/9

(Full Day)

P4

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P6 PTM

28/5 (Full Day)

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FAMILYmatters@NCPS is organising a parenting talk on 27 January 2018, Saturday from 9 am to 11 am at Media Resource Library (Level 2). The invited speaker will talk about Transition to Primary One.

Visit this website for more details: http://ncpsfms.weebly.com/upcoming-workshop.html

Kindly register via email:Sfe.ncps@gmail.com

P1 & P6 School Smart Card Photo Taking

There will be the yearly photo-taking exercise for all studentsin Primary 1 and Primary 6 only for the issuance of theSchool Smart Card (SSC). Transit Link Pte Ltd (TL) will betaking photos for our students on 18 January 2018, Thursday.All Primary 1 and Primary 6 students are required to be intheir school uniform on that day.

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05 Jan (Fri) :Temperature Taking18 Jan (Thu): Pri 1 & Pri 6 Photo-taking19 Jan (Fri): Pri 2 to Pri 4 Principal’s Briefing 26 Jan (Fri): Pri 5 & Pri 6 Principal’s Briefing

Term 1 Week 3: CCA & Remedial will start(Consent forms will be issued at the end

of week 2)