A Warm Welcome to
St. Stephen’s School
PROGRAMME
Time Activities
8.00 am Pupils assemble by classes
Proceed to classroom for activities
8.15 am Address by:
• Principal
• Vice-Principal
• HOD/CCE
• School Family Education
• National Library Board
• SPARKS
9.15 am Verification of PDF Forms
9.45 am Fetch pupils from the classroom
Purchase of books, uniforms
Arrangement for school transport
Registration for Transition to P1 Talk
Group 1 : Mrs Annie Choy
Group 2 : Ms Roshidah
Group 3 : Ms Janet D’ Silva
Group 4 : Mdm Azidah
Group 5 : Mdm Kareena
Group 6 : Ms Elizabeth Lee
Group 7 : Ms Siti Nurhuda
Teachers Accompanying
Pupils by Groups
Welcome by Principal
Mr Thomas Koh
Key Personnel in the School• Principal : Mr Thomas Koh
• Vice-Principals : Mr Tayeb Rajib
: Ms Sharon Thia
• HOD EL : Ms Frances Goh
• HOD Maths : Mrs Tan Chor Kheng
• HOD Science : Mr Wong Wai Lit
• HOD MT : Mrs Ming Loh
• HOD PE & CCA : Mr Stephen Tan
• HOD CCE : Mr Danny Koh
• HOD IT & MRL : Mdm Murni Bte Masuath
• SH NE/ & SS : Mdm Tan Teck Ngee
• SH Aesthetics : Mdm Lily Chan
• LH English : Ms Valentina Fernandez
• LH English : Ms Eunice Sung
• A School of the De La Salle Brothers
• Affiliated to
St Joseph’s Institution Junior
St Anthony’s Primary School
De LaSalle School
St Patrick’s School
St Joseph’s Institution
St Joseph’s Institution ( International)
• Government-aided Catholic School
St. Stephen’s School
(founded in 1957)
VISION
A community of inquiring learners with faith and zeal, excelling
for the glory of God.
Enabling all Stephenians to learn how to learn, and to
learn how to live; empowering them to become men of integrity,
and men for others.
MISSION
Credere Et. ServireTO BELIEVE AND TO SERVE
MOTTO
JoyKindnessHonesty
PerseveranceRespectInquiry
SCHOOL VALUES
Every Parent, a Supportive PartnerStrengthening Partnerships
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Address by Vice-Principal
Mr Tayeb Rajib
• Life @ St Stephen’s School
• Partnering Parents
• School Rules
• School Safety
• 1st week in school
7.20 am - Pupils are to be in school Hall7.30 am - Flag-raising Ceremony / National
Anthem- Pledge (Oath of Allegiance)- Prayers
7.45 am - Lessons9.45 am - P1 & P4 Recess
(Prayers Before & After Recess)10.15 am - Lessons
1.45 pm - Prayers & School Dismissal2.15 pm - Enrichment / Remedial/Supp Lessons
A Day at St Stephen’s School
• Daily Prayers
• Holy Mass for Catholic Pupils
• Catholic pupils – 1 period of
Catechism/Wk
• Non-catholic pupils – 1 period of
Ethics/Wk
• Inaugural Service held in the first term of
the year
At St Stephen’s School
Primary One Curriculum
SubjectsEnglish Language, Social Studies, HE
Mother Tongue and Civics & Moral Education
Mathematics, Physical Education, Art
Music, Catechism / Ethics, Assembly
PAL Programme, Holistic Education*
P hysical Well-being
I ntellectual Well-being
E motional Well-being
S piritual Well-being
Partnership with Parents
in the Development of Pupils’
• Health
- Diet
- Exercise
• Hygiene
• Taking care of
personal
belongings
Physical Well-being
English and Mother Tongue
• Pupils learn to speak, read and write well in both languages and gain confidence
Maths
• Introduction to numeracy
• Application to the world around us
Intellectual Well-being
Emphasis on English, Maths & Mother Tongue
• Respect for self and others
• Cooperate with others when working in a group
• Take responsibility
- Setting the tone at home,
monitor homework
assignments
Emotional Well-being
• Prayers
• Service to the Community
• Appreciation of the arts
Spiritual Well-being
• Pupils must have their name tags
sewn onto their school uniform
• Pupils taking PE will be allowed to
wear their PE attire for the day
SCHOOL REGULATIONS
• Wearing the school tie every
Monday and on important /
special occasions
• Attire is white shirt, khaki shorts,
white socks and school shoes
• Absence from School
• Adherence to School Rules
• Early Dismissal from School
• Visitors to School
SCHOOL REGULATIONS
• Consumption of Food
• Excuse from Physical Education Lesson
• Punctuality
- Pupils are to be in school by 7.20 am
SCHOOL REGULATIONS
SCHOOL
SAFETY AND SECURITY
SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY
SCHOOL GATES
• IN & OUT GATES
• SIDE GATE
• BACK(FIELD) GATE
In Gate Out Gate Side Gate Field Gate
6.45 am – 7.40 am 6.45 am – 7.40 am 7.00 am – 7.40 am 7.00 am – 7.40 am
1.55 pm – 2.25 pm 1.55 pm – 2.25 pm 1.45 pm – 2.15 pm 1.45 pm – 2.15 pm
3.55 pm – 4.25 pm 3.55 pm – 4.25 pm 3.45 pm – 4.15 pm 3.45 pm – 4.15 pm
5.00 pm – 6.00pm 5.00 pm – 6.00pm Locked Locked
Friday dismissal time is at 12.45pm
12.45 pm –1.25pm 12.45pm – 1.25pm 12.45pm – 1.15pm 12.45pm – 1.15pm
SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY
SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY
IN THE INTEREST OF THE SAFETY
OF OUR PUPILS
• DROP OFF OR PICK UP
• SECURITY PASS
• MAKE A PRIOR APPOINTMENT
• OUT OF BOUNDS
• CANTEEN FOOD
• QUARRELS AND FIGHTS
• SCHOOL INSURANCE POLICY
• Parents can accompany their children to the
respective classrooms and leave the school
after their children are in class.
• Parents may visit during the P1 recess from
9.45 am to 10.15 am and leave the school at
the end of the recess.
• Primary 4 pupils will be assigned as buddies
to the P1 pupils during recess for the first
week.
First Day @ School
• Parents are to indicate to the teachers-in-
charge the means by which their sons will be
taken home after school:
- by school bus
- by private transport:
from the Foyer
from the Side Gate
from the Field Gate
Dismissal
• P1 pupils are to assemble at the foyer. Their
form teachers will be there to lead them to
their classes.
• Parents are not allowed in during P1 recess
or after school.
Second and Third Day of School
• Financial Assistance Scheme
• Educational Psychologist (EP)
• Allied Educators - Learning and Behavioural Support (LBS); Teaching and Learning (T & L)
• LSP (Learning Support Programme for English and Maths)
• 1 Full-Time School Counsellor; 1 Part-time School Counsellor
• Dental Therapist
• School Family Education Coordinator
• Basic Insurance Coverage
SCHOOL SUPPORT
Introduction to
Case Management Team (CMT)
by HOD/ CCE
Mr Danny Koh
November 15, 2012
• Small group of professional staff
• Meet on a regular basis
• Discuss referred pupils who are experiencing
school related difficulties
• Intention is to make recommendations to
support the pupil’s learning needs
1. Maintain a database of all children with special educational needs who attend St. Stephen’s
2. Collect information on referral cases
3. Facilitate Special Exam Accommodation
requests
4. Provide Transition Support
5. Facilitate referrals to outside agencies
A concern is recognized
Contact the Form Teacher
FT will evaluate the issue
Refer to the CMT (if necessary)
• If you have any information that will help us
support your child’s transition into P-1, please
provide a copy of the report to your child’s
Form Teacher
• Thank you
SCHOOL FAMILY EDUCATION (SFE)
St. Stephen’s School
Supported by:
S F E
School Family Education (SFE) was launched in 2002 by the MCYS (Ministry of Community Development, Youth & Sports)
St. Stephen’s School embarked on SFE in April 2010.
SFE adopts a holistic family learning model:- To equip parents with effective parenting skills.- To train them to be parent facilitators.- To help school staff to enhance their family life.- To provide students with life skills training.
For the Parents:– Optimizing Your Child’s Learning Potential– Discovering the 5 Love Languages– How to Raise an Emotionally Intelligent Child?– Parent-Child Bonding through Heritage Trail– Helping Your Child to Excel– Count to Ten: Controlling Your Anger Before It
Controls You– Helping Children with Stress and Time Management– Building Bonds That Last – A Father & Son Bonding
Camp– Guiding My Primary One Child
S F E Talks, Workshops &
Bonding Activities
• For the Students:– Hands Are Not for Hitting– Don’t Stop Believing – A P6 Motivational Workshop– Home Work! But I Want to Play– P6 Managing Change and Transition
• For the Staff:– Teambuilding for an Effective Support
Memories are made of these…
SFE Parenting Talk
Date: Wednesday, 2nd January 2013
Time: 8.00am – 9.45am
Registration: TODAY at the school canteen
NLB at St. Stephen’s School
For P1 orientation 2012
By Bedok Public Library (BEPL)
Objectives– Get the children reading
– Expose children to reading materials
– Give children easy access to materials for both pleasure and schoolwork
– 1-stop point for library membership
– Build whole system support among all stakeholders –family/parents-school-child-BEPL
BEPL’s Part…– Visit St. Stephen’s School once a term with age
appropriate materials
– Provide additional resources for teachers
– Enhance materials of the school library
– Storytelling and book talks
– Recommend books to students
– Host visits from St. Stephen’s School
– Organise programmes and activities during school holidays at BEPL
– Extend NLB initiatives to St. Stephen’s School
St. Stephen’s School’s Part…– Inserted membership registration forms into P1
orientation pack
– Work closely with BEPL to tie down activities at BEPL and school for 2013
– Identify space for materials from BEPL for students to borrow
Your Part…– Sign up your child for library membership
– Sign yourself up for library membership
– Say ‘yes’ to alerts for due dates via email and/or SMS (give your mobile phone number and/or email address in the form)
– Read with your child
– Bring your child to the library
– Look out for posters of programmes and activities at BEPL (www.pl.sg)
Thank You
https://sites.google.com/site/StSSspark/
Who: You!
https://sites.google.com/site/StSSspark/
Why: Do More!
• Active involvement in your child’s school life.
•Our children can see the importance of caring and sharing
with others the skills and knowledge that we have been richly
blessed with.
• Our children see us as role models. They feel proud when
they see us helping out in the school.
• We can establish a good relationship with the teachers, staff
and other parents, which helps us to keep abreast of the
updates and happenings in the school.
https://sites.google.com/site/StSSspark/
What do we do?
• Morning Traffic Management
• First Days (P1 induction programme)
• Learning Journeys
• Mass Borrowing
• School Events
– Sports Day, Lower Primary Games Day, Mass Run, School Carnival, Racial Harmony Day, Library Week,
MRL Library Activities, Mother Tongue Appreciation Week
• P1 & P2 Reading Programme
• Fund-Raising Events
https://sites.google.com/site/StSSspark/
Let’s Hear From …• Serennia and Eddy.
Be a SPARK!• How: Just sign up!
– Look for our membership application
form that is in your folder
• When: Now!– Fill up the form.
• Where: Here!– Pass the form to any of our SPARK members on duty
today.
• Make a date with us!– 1st SPARK meeting on 11 Jan 2013 @6.30pm
(To be confirmed via email or letter in January)
https://sites.google.com/site/StSSspark/
Those who can, do.
Those who can do more,
volunteer!
https://sites.google.com/site/StSSspark/
SCHOOL-HOME
COMMUNICATION
• School Diary
• Telephone
• Termly Newsletters
• Circulars/Letters from School
Partnership with Parents
Parents are encouraged to:
• Provide a conducive environment at home to
support learning
• Monitor homework and assignments regularly
• Ensure pupils’ well being through maintaining
a proper diet and allowing them sufficient rest
• Maintain regular communication with the
class teacher and the school
• Be a volunteer and join SPARKS
Catechism
• Classes held every Tuesday – does not
replace catechism classes held in Church.
• Parents who would like to volunteer to be
catechists, please do let us know.
• Praying Parents – every Tuesday.