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Home of Servant Leaders who bring life to the nations Welcome Welcome to St Andrew’s Junior School Making Lives, Waking Hearts To serve the coming days
Home of Servant Leaders who bring life to the nations
Welcome
Welcome to St Andrew’s Junior School
Making Lives, Waking Hearts To serve the coming days
Primary 1 Orientation
Mentorship
7 November 2014
WELCOME PACKAGE
• Note Book – Once a Saint always a Saint
• Biscuit
• Ribena
• Coloured Pencil
Once a Saint always a Saint
Strategic Thrust 4 Connect to Harness, Harness to connect
Culture –
Synergize to Serve and Soar
Keys to Knowledge
Wonder -- Constantly
seeking to learn
Courageous Heart
Resilience - Does not
quit and perseveres
to finish well
Excellence -- Relentlessly strives to exceed his personal best
Culture & Ethos
since 1862
The School Song Lives are in the making here,
Hearts are in the waking here,
Mighty undertaking here,
Up and On!
We are arming for the fight,
Pressing on with all our might,
Pluming wings for higher flight,
Up and On!
Life and time will not delay,
Time is running fast away,
Life is now, today; today;
Up and On!
9.00 am
Welcome and opening prayer by VP, Mr
Thomas Tham
9.00 am
Orientation
of pupils
by
respective
class
teachers
Sharing by Principal – Mrs Wong
Performance
-Ryan Phuan (P1 Excellence)
Sharing by Year Head – Ms Vasanthi
Sharing by Shadrach (P1 SD)
Sharing by HOD MT (Mr Ng)
Performance - PAL
Sharing by Chairman SAPTA
(Mrs Sharon Naidu)
10.20 am Q & A 10.30 am
Programme
Copyright © Ministry of Education, Singapore.
St Andrew’s Junior School Mission, Vision, Values Model
Junior School
Strategic Thrust 3 Embracing Innovation,
Building a Culture of Best Practices
INNOVATION
Making Lives, Waking Hearts To Serve the Coming Days
SAV: Home of Servant leaders
who bring Life to the Nations
Strategic Thrust 1
Nurturing
Holistic Thinkers
&
Skilled
Communicators
Strategic Thrust 2
Developing
Character,
Growing
Community
Builders
Our Vision SAV: Home of Servant Leaders who bring Life to the Nations
ST2 ST1
Moral Intellectual
(Cognitive)
Physical Student
Leadership
Aesthetics
Holistic Development
Social-Emotional
Exemplary
Character
Holistic
Thinker
Skilled
Communicator
Community
Builder
Level Structure
Physical & Aesthetics
Driver & Champion EL Driver
& Champion
Pupil Well-being
Driver & Champion
P1 & P2 Year Head - Ms Vasanthi
Math Driver
& Champion
MT Driver
& Champion
Assistant Year Head – Mrs Rena Wong
ICT Driver
& Champion
“The first most important thing is character.
The second most important thing is character.
The third most important thing is character...
…and then the rest”
Our
‘Mantra’
Sow a thought,
reap an action;
Sow an action,
reap a habit;
Sow a habit,
reap a character;
Sow a character,
reap a destiny SAMUEL SMILES
PERSONAL ORGANIZER
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Exemplary Character
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has a sound moral compass
demonstrates the school values though his actions.
Start of EACH Day
Focus on Character Building
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
7.20-7.30 Daily Devotions
(Stories)
7.20-7.30 Daily Devotions
(Stories)
7.20-7.30 Daily Devotions
(Stories)
7.20-7.30 Daily Devotions
(Stories)
7.20-7.30 Daily Devotions
(Stories)
7.30-8.00
Zero Period
& FTGP/SEAIP
7.30-8.00
Zero Period
& FTGP/SEAIP
7.30-8.00
Zero Period
& FTGP/SEAIP
7.30-8.00
Assembly 2
Upper Primary
7.30-9.30
CCA & PAL
8.00-8.30 (UP) Assembly 1
CD by Church of
Ascension
(Partner)
2.30-3.00 Assembly 2
Lower Primary
1.00-1.30 (LP) Assembly 1
CD by Church of
Ascension
(Partner)
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Holistic Thinker
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applies analytical, reflective and creative thinking skills to his learning.
No Thinking, No Learning
“learning is the consequence of thinking”
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Skilled Communicator
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listens attentively to others
shares his thoughts and feelings with clarity and confidence
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Community Builder
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works effectively in teams
contributes positively to others and the environment
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Rubric – TRUE and WISE
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Value Behaviour
Thanksgiving A Saint expresses gratitude through words when prompted.
Resilience With encouragement, a Saint does not give up when working on a
challenging task.
Unity With guidance, a Saint interacts well with peers by using language of
respect
Empathy A Saint is able to state the feelings of others
Wonder A Saint participates actively in learning activities/tasks.
Integrity A Saint is honest and speaks the truth. He does not lie.
Self Discipline A Saint recognises his emotions and thoughts that influence his
actions and behaviour
Excellence A Saint stays focused.
Conduct
Grade
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Holistic Thinker
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Skills
Creative
Contributes different ideas
Analytical Explains his reasoning and decisions.
Reflective Recounts relevant experiences which he has
learnt from
Thinks of ways to improve
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Skilled Communicator
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Skills
Confidence and clarity in expressing ideas
Expresses one's thoughts clearly when speaking with others
Maintains appropriate eye contact
Attentive Listening
Asks appropriate questions to clarify
Listens attentively to others' ideas, opinions, point of views
Demonstrates appropriate posture and body
language when listening to others
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Community Builder
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Skills
Collaborate in Teams
Is able to turn take
Affirms and encourages others
Keeps others focused
Contributes Positively
Helps others
Takes care of the environment
PERFORMANCE
P1 Excellence - Ryan Phuan
- won 3rd place for the American Protégé
International Competition of Romantic Music 2014
- performing at the Carnegie Hall in New York in
Dec 2014
Sharing By P1 & P2 Year Head
Ms Vasanthi
Reporting Time &
Dismissal Procedures
Daily schedule
Day School Hours Remarks
Monday to
Thursday
7.10 am to 1.30 pm Recess at 10.00 am
Friday 7.10 am to 3.00 pm PAL – from 7.30 am to
10.00 am (with a
break)
Lunch at 12.00 pm
Dismissal on 2 January 2015 is
at 1.30 pm
Dismissal (1st few days) 1.00 pm – Pupils assemble in the hall
Queue according to those who
a) take the school bus
b) go to the boarding house
c) go via the side gate.
1.15 pm - parents be at the side gate - (c )
Give clear instructions to your child. Do not make
exceptions for Day 1.
Dismissal (Normal) • Parents, who are picking up their sons after school, can
park their cars at the HDB car parks nearby. Please be at the side gate by 1.25pm.
• Teachers will dismiss the child only when the parent is at the side gate.
• Parents who drive – please adhere to traffic rules and be considerate of the safety of others.
First 2 days in School
• Parents to leave their son with the teacher, parent volunteers or student leaders on duty, on the ground level near the blue staircase, upon arrival.
• Pupils will gather in the school hall before returning to their classrooms for morning assembly.
• Please do not enter the classrooms.
• You can wait in the canteen and join us for the beginning of term service.
• During recess you can wait at designated areas.
Mentoring Programme • Every P1 boy will have a buddy from P4 for
2 weeks.
• Primary 4 buddy lends emotional support
to your son.
• He will help ease your son into the school
system.
• He should inform his buddy of his
food allergies (if any).
• Recess Time: 10.00 am – 10.30am
• Please give your son the opportunity to be
independent. Parents can observe outside the canteen during the first 2 days.
Things to bring on the first 3 days
Please refer to the handout given to your child (classroom).
Workbooks, exercise books and files will be kept by the subject teachers.
Items to be brought every day
1. water bottle
2. pencil box
3. hymn book
4. note book (will be replaced by Personal Organiser)
5. colour pencils
6. story book
7. button file (homework file)
*Please label all personal belongings and refrain from buying expensive and branded things for your son.
VIDEO
School Attire • Monday Pupils must be in school uniform regardless of whether they
have P.E. (Physical Education) lessons. They can change into their PE attire before their PE lesson.
• Tuesday -Thursday Pupils are to wear their school uniform. However, if they have
PE lessons, they can wear their P.E. attire to school and remain in it till the end of the day.
• Friday Pupils to wear P.E. attire throughout the day.
School Attire
Tying of shoe lace –
St Andrew’s tradition
Teaching discipline
and commitment
Hair Style
Personal Grooming – Look SMART
Self-esteem VIDEO
Pupils who are Unwell/Injured
- Pupil reports to his teacher or General Office staff.
- Teacher or General Office staff (not pupils) will call parents.
- Parents must obtain visitors’ pass at the guard post.
- Parents then go to office and sign the “Permission to leave School” form, which also has to be signed by a teacher. A reply slip will be given and this has to be shown at the guard post for clearance.
Pupils who are unwell or suffering from infectious
illnesses are to stay at home.
Please submit the MC to form teacher upon return to
school.
Sharing of P1 School Experience
Shadrach Johanan Yankaya
(P1 Self-Discipline)
Sharing by HOD Mother Tongue (Mr Ng Chye Huat)
The NEW MT Curriculum
PAL
(Programme for Active Learning)
Strategic Thrust 4
Connect to Harness
Harness to connect
Sharing by SAPTA Chairman
Mrs Sharon Naidu
About SAPTA
1. St Andrew’s Parent-Teacher Association (SAPTA)
was one of the 1st PTAs in Singapore. We were registered
as a voluntary organization on 11th December 1970.
2. The SAPTA logo integrates the letter “A” with three triangles at the end of
the masthead representing PARENTS, TEACHERS and STUDENTS.
SAPTA Working Sub-Committees
STUDENT WELFARE • Academic & Sports Scholarship
• Study Program for Sports Boys
• GOALLS Programme
• SAPTA Cares
• Support of FAS Students
TEACHER’S WELFARE • Teacher’s Day Celebration
• Caring Teachers Award
MEMBERSHIP • SAPTA Membership Program
• Membership Subscription
FUND RAISING • Annual Food & Fun Fair
• Albert Goh Sportsmen Study Programme
PARENTS
Seminars & Workshops
• Annual Parents’ Learning Festival
• Parenting Seminars/Workshops
Family & Community
• SAPTA Family Events
• Partnership with the Church of the Ascension (COA)
• Dads-For-Life Events
• Community Projects
Sports & Recreation
• Sports & Recreational Events
In partnership with PSGs: Rugby PSG, Hockey PSG, Saints FC,
Swimming PSG, Special Needs PSG,
Badminton PSG, Choir, Saints Rugby FC
Stakeholders – SAA, SAHDB
Seminars & Workshops
Parents Learning Festival
The Art & Science of Parenting
in the Internet Age
Engaging Fathers – Dads-For-Life
Teachers Day Celebrations
2014 Teacher’s Day Potluck Lunch
For Our Students
Academic & Sports
Scholarships
Study Programme for Sports Boys
SAPTA Cares is a fund dedicated to help FAS Boys in dire need of our support.
Each year, half the profits from the SAPTA Food & Fun Fair and a percentage
of all new Membership Subscriptions will be channelled to SAPTA Cares.
Caring for our Students
Annual Food & Fun Fair
SAPTA Membership
Merchant Program
30% of your 6-year SAPTA
Membership Subscription will
be channelled to the SAPTA
Cares fund for 2015.
SA
PTA
Ca
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Fu
nd
SAPTA Decal
Mem
bers
hip
Card
Parents’ Support
• Talk to your child about life in a ‘big school’ in a positive way.
• Walk through with your child what he can expect on the first day of school – environment, curriculum, school hours.
• Train your child to be as independent as possible e.g. toilet habits, putting on uniform, tying shoe laces. (video)
Parents’ Support
• Encourage your child to read.
• Teach basic money sense - give your child the opportunity to run errands and make purchases under supervision.
• Remind him of food allergies, if any.
• Take responsibility - look after personal belongings. Please label all his belongings.
• Tell him that the teacher is there to CARE for him.
Communication with school
• Form / subject teachers:
via Personal Organiser, e-mail or telephone
• Class Website – updates on homework
• HOL, HOD, VP/P
Call 62884303 to make an appointment
Briefing for Parents
January
- PERI Holistic Assessment (PERI HA)
- Programme for Active Learning (PAL)
- Strategies for English Language Learning and
reading (STELLAR)
- Character Building Programme
Saint Andrew’s Village Praying Parents
• We are a young and dynamic group of parents from the schools in the village.
• We pray for each and every saint in the schools (students, teachers and all staff).
• During the PSLE, there will be special P6 prayer group to uphold the boys in prayer throughout the examination period.
• We also uphold our older boys in the secondary school for their prayer requests during major examinations.
• We meet every Thursday 7.30-8.30 am during school term.
• For more information, please see the insert in the orientation package.
• Parents who are interested to join us, please contact Mrs Shirley Low ([email protected]).
Saint Andrew’s Village Praying Parents
Teachers for Primary 1 (2015)
Mdm Revathi Ms Sandy
Primary 1 Thanksgiving Primary 1 Unity
Teachers for Primary 1 (2015)
Mdm Nora (EL) Mr Alvin Chooi (Math)
Primary 1 Resilience Primary 1 Resilience
Teachers for Primary 1 (2015)
Ms Choah Huimin
Primary 1 Empathy
Mrs Susan Thomas
Primary 1 Wonder
Mrs Rena Wong
Primary 1 Integrity
Teachers for Primary 1 (2015)
Mrs Avany Yim (EL)
Primary 1 Excellence
Mr Jimmy Lim (Math)
Primary 1 Self-Discipline
Class Programme • Welcome and getting to know you
• Viewing of St Andrew’s school Video – My First Day
of School
• Ice Breaker activity
• The story of St Andrew
• Our School Song
• Bookmark making activity based on our School
Song
• Other activities
– reading of a big book
– viewing of our School’s Musical Production
The Unique Design on the Walls of Saint Andrew’s Schools
The design is in the pattern of the “fish scales”.
Saint Andrew is one of the twelve apostles of our Lord, Jesus.
Before Saint Andrew followed Jesus as an apostle, he was a fisherman.
The pinkish-orange colour symbolises the colour of salmon fish, which is commonly found in Scotland.
Thank you for your prompt submission of
the forms.
Please be reminded to submit the following
forms to the class teacher.
1. Survey Form (Given out this morning)
2. Travel declaration form (Given out this
morning)
3. Dismissal Form (Given out this morning)
Relevant slides shown will be posted on our
school website:
www.saintandrewsjunior.moe.edu.sg
I dreamt I stood in a studio,
And watched two sculptors there.
The clay they used was a young child’s mind,
And they fashioned it with care.
One was a teacher, the tools he used
Were books, music, and art.
One a parent with a guiding hand
And a gentle loving heart.
Day after day, the teacher toiled,
With a touch that was deft and sure.
While the parent laboured by his side,
And polished and smoothed it o’er.
And when at last, their work was done,
They were proud of what they had wrought.
For the things they had moulded into the child,
Could neither be sold nor bought.
And each agreed they would have failed
If each had worked alone,
For behind the parent stood the school
And behind the teacher the home.
-Author Unknown
Unity
