Bukit View Primary School18 Bukit Batok Street 21 Singapore 659634

http://www.bukitviewpri.moe.edu.sg

Nurturing Potential, Firing Passion - Towards ExcellenceA vibrant school community excelling in studies, aesthetics and service

November 2011

Centre of ExcellenceCentre of Excellencefor Aesthetics

News and Views @ Bukit View

Bukit View Primary School transformed into a fun-filled fiesta of colours when it celebrated its 25th Anniversary on 9 July 2011.

Mr David Ong, BBM, Advisor for Jurong GRC GROs, was invited to officiate the event. It was a ‘family reunion’ of sorts when former and current colleagues, teachers and pupils came together to celebrate the school’s growth and achievements over the years.

Guests were able to experience the wide range of games and activities set up at the various booths such as Maths Blaze (Maths), Eureka (Science), Fun Dash (Sports) and Art Galore (Art). Throughout the day, guests were also treated to exciting musical and dance performances by our talented performing arts groups. The event also marked the official opening of our Performing Arts Studio specially designed to enable pupils to develop their skills in Drama.

Mr Ong, Mrs Chean and school leaders with our student

presenters

Fiesta @ BVPS

Our MBA ambassadors demonstrate the 3Cs - Curiosity, Confidence and

Cooperation through fun and games

A multi-racial, multi-cultural performance!

Mr David Ong, Advisor forJurong GRC GROs, receives a token of

appreciation from Ariel Sng (P5)

Happy25th Anniversary!

Awards & Achievements

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Inspiring Teacher ofEnglish Award 2011

All the award winners with Mr Lawrence Wong,Minister of State for Defence and Education

BVPS is pleased to announce that Miss Pamela Kiew (HOD English) has been awarded the Inspiring

Teacher of English Award this year. The winners received a trophy, certificate and cash award from the

Guest-of-Honour, Mr Lawrence Wong, Minister of State for Defence and Education at the award

ceremony on 11 October 2011. The Inspiring Teacher of English Award, now in its fourth year, is jointly

presented by The Straits Times and the Speak Good English Movement, and supported by the Ministry of

Education (MOE). The Award honours exceptional teachers of English Language, English Literature and

General Paper. We extend our heartiest congratulations to Miss Kiew!

“Ms Pamela Kiew believes in making English interesting

and relevant to her students. She brings the English

language to life in her school through a variety of

methods – one of which is a “Performing Arts Studio”, a

room filled with props to spur teachers and students into

scripting plays and putting on drama performances.

Another of her programmes, “Mad about English”, gets

students to complete tasks related to the four English

Language skills of reading, writing, speaking and

listening. Recognising that students look to adults as role

models, she initiated a programme for all non-teaching

staff, including canteen vendors and security guards, to

be trained to speak in Standard English.”

(MOE Press Release, 11 Oct 2011)Miss Kiew receiving the award fromMr Lawrence Wong

Awards & Achievements

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English Language

ICAS English

4 High Distinctions, 39 Distinctions, 89 Credits

ICAS Writing

4 High Distinctions, 18 Distinctions, 37 Credits

ICT

ICAS Computer Skills

1 High Distinction, 22 Distinctions, 44 Credits

Mother Tongue

National Chinese Scholar On-line Competition

Champion school

W4 Mother Tongue Fortnight Game Show 2011

1st Runner-up

Chinese Language Oratorical Competition 2011

2nd Runner-up

2011 International Chinese LanguageCompetition (Category: Creative on-the-spot online writing competition)

Individual GoldIndividual SilverIndividual Bronze

Science

ICAS Science

9 High Distinctions, 46 Distinctions, 100 Credits

Inter- Primary Maths & Science Competition(St Andrew’s Sec)

Individual: 1st and 2nd placeTeam: 1stOverall Champion Masterplan of Awards

Aesthetics

Sustained Achievement Award (SAA):4th Award

Character Development

Sustained Development Award (DA)

Aesthetics Department

National Arts Education Spark Award 2011 (organised by NAC)

PDM Department

Environmental Education Programme Awards3Rs Award Competition 2011

Gold Award

National Environment Quiz

Individual Category: 2nd Prize

Sustained Achievement Award (Aesthetics) - 4th Award

Awards & Achievements

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Mathematics

ICAS Mathematics 1 Medal Winner, 14 High Distinctions,71 Distinctions

Singapore Mathematical Olympiadfor Primary Schools1 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze

Mathematical Olympiad Talent Quest1 Gold, 1 Bronze

National Mathematical Olympiad of Singapore (Organised by NUS High School)

1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze, 12 Honorable Mention

Australian Mathematics Competitionsfor Westpac Awards1 Prize Award, 1 Prudence Award,2 High Distinctions, 24 Distinctions

River Valley High Mathematics ChallengeTeam: 1st Runner-up Individual: 1 Champion, 1 BronzeOverall Champion School

SASMO - Singapore & ASEAN Schools Maths OlympiadIndividual: 13 Gold, 16 Silver, 14 Bronze

Ranking: 17 out of around 4000

Team: 7th in the Middle Primary Divisions 9th in the Upper Primary Divisions

Annual Mathlympic for Singapore Primary Schools 20112 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze

2011 River Valley Maths Challenge

2011 National Inter-Primary School Mathematics & Science Competition

Our winners (from left):Lee Hyung Woon, Abhimanyu PS and Ashwin Kumar (6 Joy)

Our winners (from left):Rayhan Rahadian, Abhimanyu PS and Ashwin Kumar

(6 Joy)

ICAS Mathematics- Medal Winner -

Australian MathematicsCompetitions for Westpac Awards

- Prize Award Winner -

Yoon Sang Won (4 Joy)

Annual Mathlympic forSingapore Primary Schools 2011

– Gold Award Winners -

(from left) Shin Geon Woo and Yoon Sang Won (4 Joy)

Awards & Achievements

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2011 National Chinese FolkSong Singing Competition

Sony Creative Science Award 2011 2011 Project H2O Competition

Champion TeamGold Award

2011 National Chinese Scholar Competition

Shell Singapore Youth ScienceFestival (SSYSF) Stage!

Drama Competition 2011

Red Cross Unit - Community Service Award 2011

2011 Science Buskers Festival Primary Mathematics Project Competition 2011(organised by NUS High School and the GEP Unit)

2011 Inter-Primary School Wushu Championship

Our First Runner-upHemalatha (4 Joy)

Outstanding Project AwardP4 Poster Category

• 3rd prize• Best Props Award • 2 Best Performer Awards: Hemalatha (4 Joy) Jeremy Tabensky (6 Care)

• Champion School!

• Champion Team in the Junior Girls' Group Weapon Category

• Second in the Senior Boys' Sword Category: Choo Xiaoyue (6 Care)

Outstanding Project AwardP5 Game Design Category

Our Second Runners-up and Best Dressed AwardeesNye Ye Htut and Satvik

(4 Joy)

Silver Award1st Prize

2nd Prize

Our winner Yang Ya Jie (3 Joy), receiving the award from Mr Lawrence Wong - Minister of State, Ministry of Defence & Ministry of Education

Our winners Weng Linjie (5 Care), Li Mingyu (6 Love) and Lim See Neei (6 Joy) receiving

the award from the Guest-of-Honour

Our winners Mavis Zhang, Yap Jie Wei and Vignesh(5 Joy) with Ms Grace Fu - Senior Minister of State,

Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts & Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources

(1st from left)

Sharing of Best Practices

Newsletter Team:Ms Leong Sok Yee, Ms Ernita Mohd Yazid, Ms Eliana Mohamed, Mdm Jenny Law (Advisor)

Providing a well-balanced, holistic education

Believing that every child can learn and achieve and driven by our school mission, we, at BVPS, constantly challenge ourselves to provide our pupils with a balanced and holistic education in every way. The outcomes that we desire to see are pupils who are independent learners and critical thinkers, pupils who have acquired the necessary 21st century competencies, in particular, Confidence, Cooperation and Curiosity, or what is known as the 3Cs. Adopting a school-wide approach to deliver this enriched curriculum and enhanced pedagogy, the strategic intent is to align the 3Cs prototype programmes with the key PERI recommendation of balancing the acquisition of knowledge with skills and values so as to develop pupils who are more confident, adaptable, better team players and have a keen thirst to learn and acquire knowledge. Upon requests, we have also shared these pedagogical practices with teachers from the cluster and also non-cluster schools.

Developing 21st Century Competencies(21CC)

Visit by Hong Kah Secondary School10 March 2011

Visit by Ahmad Ibrahim Primary School

11 August 2011

Visit by CPDD Officers & W4 Schools 4 August 2011

Playing “Granny Apples” during MBA sharpens

mental calculation and visual identification skills

Getting into our dramatic and zany characters

As teachers, we wearmany hats!

Looking bright and chirpy with our drama props

Visit by TampinesPrimary School

28 September 2011

Visit by LianhuaPrimary School6 October 2011