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Kheng Cheng

Kheng Cheng School Newsletter15 Lorong 3 Toa Payoh Singapore 319580 • Tel. 6255 2502 • www.khengcheng.moe.edu.sg

Teaching and Learning

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graduating class of 2015

idol season Vi

p6 tree planting

primary 6 graduation

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strengthening partnerships

parent support group(psg) prize giVing ceremony

parent support group (psg) appreciation night

singspiration

The PSG Appreciation Night 2015 was held on the evening of 20 November. The school leaders, members of the school EXCO and the young P5 Prefect-EXCO team were present to bond and thank the PSG who have rendered their tireless support to the many programmes and events organised by the school. We are pleased to have such

a dedicated group to partner us in enriching the school life of our students and certainly look forward to our journey together in 2016!

Kheng Cheng School Choir had the privilege of performing at the Victoria Concert Hall on the 26th November. It was an evening of musical collaboration with choirs from Bedok Town Secondary, Damai Secondary, Hillgrove Secondary, Queenstown Secondary, Palm View Primary and Tao Nan Primary School. The students performed a wide repertoire

of songs and captivated the audience with their rendition of different contemporary and East Asian songs.

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empowering and motiVating

staff

oVerseas attachment programme (otap)

hoKKien huay Kuan leap award

It is with absolute joy for the school to announce that Mrs Margaret Ng has received the LEAP (Listening Educator for Advancement and Progress) Award 2015. The award, launched by former President S R Nathan in 2011, recognises exceptional teachers who have made a positive impact in nurturing their students from the heart. It is the first time

a Kheng Cheng School staff has received this award. Mrs Ng, who has been a staff of KCS for 30 years since 1985, is among the 20 honoured recipients selected out of 500 nominations.

“I was very grateful to be given the opportunity to expand my learning at the Exploratorium Institute of Inquiry, San Francisco from 18 to 23

October. The OTAP exposed and equipped me with the latest developments, research and innovative approaches in the teaching of Science. Venturing around the Exploratorium was definitely worth my time! A very hands-on museum indeed! That is a place where adults, such as I, are excused to act like kids again!”Miss Nilam (HOD Science)

outstanding contribution awards (oca)The OCA is awarded by MOE to recognise significant contributions made by individual staff or teams in school. We are proud to announce the following winners of the OCA.Individual Award:• Mdm Toh Xiao Ying• Mr Rajinikanth S Naidu• Mr Pun Kian Peng Jack

Team Award: • Sports Fiesta Organising Committee• Children’s Day Organising Committee• Singapore Amazing Machines

Competition (SAMC)

perm sec’s Visit to Kcs

Permanent Secretary for Education, Miss Chan Lai Fung, visited KCS on 15 July. She had dialogue sessions with staff and student leaders. She toured

the school grounds in the company of the school leaders and student leaders who regaled her with their myriad school experiences.

staff professional deVelopment and bonding

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achieVing educational eXcellencep5 Kite-flying programme

On the 18 November, you could hear the Primary 5 Mathematics teachers calling out ‘go fly a kite’ but it was a far cry from a reprimand. In fact, that’s

exactly what the students in Primary 5 did, fly a kite!Bringing Mathematics alive with real world examples, the Primary 5 students worked in groups to investigate the properties of a kite. This hands-on activity also gave the students the opportunity to work collaboratively and hone their communication skills. With kites flying in the air, they wrapped up their Primary 5 Mathematics journey on a high.

mother tongue fortnight

Mother Tongue Fortnight was held in the week from 6 to 17 July with the objective of creating an environment to immerse the students in

the learning of the Mother Tongue Language. It also provided the students with a platform to appreciate their Chinese and Malay cultures and traditions better through their active participation in various activities.

Junior multi-eVents meet

The inaugural SPSSC-SSP Junior Multi-Events Meet was held on 14 November at the Singapore Sports School. This was a new competition which

focussed exclusively on every athlete’s running, jumping and throwing abilities. Our student athletes did the school proud with their courage, determination and perseverance. Lai Jun Yu Denzel of Primary 3.4 came in 3rd in the ‘D’ Division Boys Long Jump category and was also 7th overall in his division.Iris Yuen of Primary 4.6 came in 3rd in the ‘D’ Division Girls Long Jump category and 1st in Hurdles ‘D’ Division Girls category. She was also the overall champion in her division.

Kheng cheng school’s 1st science fair

Did you know that you can create a mini tornado using two 1.5-litre bottles and some dish washing liquid or turn eggs soaked in vinegar into bouncing balls?

These were some of the exhibits at KCS’s 1st Science Fair held over four days in November. Students from all levels had the opportunity to see and engage with the exhibits which were manned by our enthusiastic Primary Six student helpers. We look forward to an even more engaging Science Fair in 2016.

Left to right: Denzel Lai and Iris Yuen

lion dance

The Kheng Cheng Lion Dance Troupe participated in the 21st Ngee Ann City National (North West District) Lion Dance Championship. The event was held on Saturday, 1

Aug, at the Ace The Place Community Centre. It was a tough fight but the team made us proud by being the Second Runner-up. We are all so thrilled by their achievement!Team members : Lim Zhe Ming Shawn (P4.4), Wang Guo’An Nicholas (P4.5), Shahrul Alif Bin Shahril (P5.1), Lim Wan Jun Zoey (P5.1), Adsadavuth Charensouk (P5.1), Bryan Wong Ye Jun (P5.2), Loke Kai Jie (P5.2), Giam Qi Ying (P5.3), Tan Zhen Xuan (P5.4)

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achieVing educational

eXcellence

psle achieVements

singapore amazing machines competition (samc)

scrabble competition prize giVing ceremony

SAMC is a Science competition jointly organised by School of Science and Technology (SST), Science Centre Singapore and Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). 8 Primary 5 students in 2 teams, namely SingaTeam@SG and McRobots, participated in this competition. SingaTeam@

SG was crowned the Category Champion while McRobot clinched the 2nd Runner-up award! In addition, the Best Presentation Award was awarded to SingaTeam@SG.

The South Zone Schools’ Scrabble Competition took place on 17 November. A team of twelve pupils spent ten gruelling hours playing their hardest against

tough opponents. The games were intense but the students persevered in their bid to beat their opponents. The KCS Scrabble Club emerged fourth in the South Zone. Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to the Primary 6s for their continual commitment throughout the last few years!

The prize-giving ceremony is held annually to affirm our students’ hard work and recognise their outstanding academic achievements throughout

the year. This year, a total of 195 students received the awards.They were also accompanied by their parents on this memorable occasion.

McRobots

Singa Team@SG

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deVeloping character and citizenryKheng cheng – a friend of singa

KCS has been participating in the Friends of Singa (FOS) organised in conjunction with the Singapore Kindness Movement (SKM). Our Kindness Ambassadors attended the award ceremony and received an award for 7 years of commitment in cultivating

a school of kindness where students and staff are inspired to be caring and responsible individuals. In addition, our school’s submission this year was selected as one of the Most All-Rounded Projects and showcased at an exhibition in Vivocity. Our students presented their project to the GOH, Assoc Prof Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Social and Family Development.Congratulations to the students for doing an excellent job!

p5 and p6 Values in action (Via)

The students and staff of Kheng Cheng School have been involved in a number of community projects,

also known as VIA projects over the years. The Primary Five students cleaned up a section of East Coast Park while the Primary Six students collected newspapers from the residents in Toa Payoh estate.

sg50 Via proJect

The staff of Kheng Cheng donated food to the old folks at Lions Home. Staff packed food and brought

these donations personally down to the old folks who were extremely grateful for the kind gesture displayed by our staff.

national day obserVance ceremony

ne show

racial harmony day

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building a happy learning and conduciVe enVironment

career day On 17 November, KCS organised our 3rd

Annual Career Week. We had a career fair and talk for our students with the

objective of raising career awareness. Our graduating P6 students worked hard to set up booths featuring over 30 occupations. From harbour pilots to game designers, wedding coordinators and even microbiologists, students had a fun and enriching experience visiting the individual booths and learning more about them.

children’s day The school celebrated Children’s Day on 8 October. It was a full-day event, starting with

the KCS Fiesta. Students participated in water sports, station games and team bonding activities. The students also had the opportunity to watch as their teachers participated in

water soccer and the Parent Support Group helped facilitate the Primary 1 and 2 games, making it a successful activity-filled day for the students.The day ended with a Children’s Day Concert. In line with the theme of “A Day in the Life of a Student”, the school leaders, teachers and Parent Support Group put up a series of performances portraying scenes of what students might do as they go through a typical school day.

cyberwellness day Kheng Cheng School organised Cyberwellness

Day to raise awareness of the threats and dangers on the Internet. Students learnt

more about password security, netiquette and cyber-bullying during the morning assembly programme. Booths were set up during recess for the students to take part in activities and win prizes. Students had an enjoyable day learning more about the importance of safe internet use and how they can make responsible choices online to protect themselves and the community.

music dayMusic Day was the student’s day

to show off what they had been learning during music lessons. And

show off they did! With a wide variety of genres ranging from classical canons to seventies’ rock, the students kept the school alive and entertained. The P2’s started the show off with a romp on

p6 snacK maKing competitionThe Healthy Snack-making Competition

was organised to promote a healthy diet. The students had a lot of fun

making their snacks and presenting them creatively. At the end of the competition, they had a chance to enjoy the snacks everyone had made.

learning Journey for international students On 16 November, 41 non-Singaporean

students from our school went on a learning journey to the Victoria

Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall to learn more of Singapore’s history. The students also discovered lesser known facts of this momentous building, such as its role as a makeshift hospital during the Second World War, a venue for the inaugural meeting of the People’s Action Party in 1954, as well as the launch pad of Singapore’s pilot television broadcasting service, Television Singapura in 1963.

teacher’s day

the classroom percussion piece, Welcome to the Jungle, followed by the P4 Orff Ensemble performing Smoke on the Water. The P1’s followed up with a sing and dance item on the song Sambalele, then a classical call and response by the

P3s performing on the drums and ukuleles. A group of P6 students also debuted our new iPad Rock Band programme to great effect and finally the P5s finished off the level performances with a guitar and Rock Band combo singing Fight Song by Rachel Platten. Thank you to all the students who participated and to all the graduating P6s. We hope you enjoyed your music lessons during your time here at Kheng Cheng School.

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Editorial Team: Mrs Sharon Choo, Mr Melvin Chang, Miss Grace Foong, Mrs Sharon Wong, Mrs Sunita William, Miss Santi, Mr Alex Tan and Mr Alvin Puah

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This newsletter aptly recalls what a year 2015 has been for all of us, both in its significance, maiden experiences and achievements. We continue to move

ahead into the next chapter of learning in heart and mind, in our new mission to empower every child to lead and impact the community, and be ready for the future, so as to realise our vision to be a dynamic community of compassionate leaders and critical thinkers.It is always a joy to hear our stakeholders and community speak well of our students in the way they behave and care for others. As such, we continue to hold high the KCS values - Kindness in Heart, Courage to Stand, Sincerity of Might and Diligence of Hand. 2016 beckons with new opportunities for learning and growing in the classroom and beyond. It might not always be a smooth or an easy journey, but one which will develop grit and perhaps humility in both our teachers and students. I pen this note with an expectant heart that we would look back at the end of 2016 and be grateful and glad that it had been a purposeful year of learning, growing and success. Onward Kheng Cheng School!

from the principal’s desk