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Dear Parents/Guardians, 29 Aug 2019 School Vision: Learners with Passion, Citizens of Honour 1. Event Calendar (Term 3 Week 9: 29 Aug – 5 Sep 2019)

Dates Day Levels Subject

29 Aug Thu

P3, P4, P5 Term 3 PSL Focused Group Discussion (1.45pm – 2.15pm) P1 P1 Math Trail

Selected P4 & P5 CPES Theatre Experience All Term 3 Prize Giving Ceremony (2.15pm – 2.45pm)

30 Aug Fri P3, P4, P5 2nd Leadership Training for all community leaders (1.45pm – 3.45pm)

P3 P3 Buddy Clean (8.15am – 11.45am) P5 P5 Inter-class Games (7.45am – 11.15am)

2 Sep Mon P2 P2 Math Trail P5 MCA – Taekwondo (1.45pm – 2.45pm)

3 Sep Tue P3 P3 MT Cultural Camp 2I, 2D, 2E PAL OE LJ to HortPark (7.40am – 12.30pm)

4 Sep Wed All Books To Go P2 P2 English Theatre Experience (8.00am – 12.00pm) P3 P3 Inter-class Games (9.45am – 1.15 pm)

5 Sep Thu All Books To Go All Combined Assembly: Teacher's Day Concert

6 Sep (Fri) 2019 • Please note that 6 September is a School Holiday as it is Teachers’ Day. • Student Care Centre will be closed. 2. Announcements Results for the 2nd Play Inclusive Games 2019 We would like to congratulate the following students who participated in the 2nd Play Inclusive Games 2019 held at the OCBC Arena, Singapore Sports Hub on 24 Aug 2019. Changkat Primary students partnered Metta School in the games which was co-organised by the Special Olympics Singapore. Play Inclusive is a sports campaign where athletes with special needs and their unified partners can build friendship, understanding, and inclusion through shared sports experiences. Unified Football (5-a-side) – 4th place • Izz Hamdhy Bin Iskandarmirza (5R) • Rayyan Aqil Bin Mohamed Redza (5I) • Muhammad Arif Ruzainee Bin Mohamed Taufeek (5P) Unified Badminton (Doubles) – 3rd place • Yan Jia Le, Leonard (4D) • Shetty Aadit Kamalaksha (4R) • Lau Yu Xuan Clement (5P) Results for Singapore Primary Science Olympiad (SPSO) NUS High School of Mathematics and Science held the annual Singapore Primary Science Olympiad (SPSO) in July 2019. This competition, which is open to Primary 5 students in Singapore, comprises a theory round and a practical round. The objective of SPSO is to promote active interest in Science among our Primary school students. This competition provides an avenue for showcasing the abilities of our nation’s young scientific minds and seeks to nurture young science talents. This year, 9 students were selected to represent our school in the Science Olympiad. We are pleased to announce that Advik Sridhar of Class P5 Empathy, has received the Silver Award in the Science Olympiad. Congratulations to Advik!

CHANGKAT PRIMARY SCHOOL 11 SIMEI ST 3 SINGAPORE 529896 TEL: 67830923 FAX: 67844740

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International Chess Tournaments We are pleased to announce that Sai Siddharth of Class 2 Resilience had done very well in the recent International Chess Tournaments. Sai participated in the 4th Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championships, consisting of players from 13 countries, in Bangkok, Thailand. He finished as the 3rd runner up in Blitz category and 8th runner up in Rapid category. In both these categories, Team Singapore secured the Silver Medal with Sai being one of the team members. In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sai participated in 14th Dato’ Tan Chin Nam Foundation Malaysia Chess Challenge. He played very well and gained significant FIDE (World Chess Federation) rating points. This tournament was open to all ages and Sai’s wins included one over a 72 year old Malaysian veteran who was rated (by points) significantly higher than him. In the boys under 8 Rapid Chess category, Sai secured a commendable 3rd position. Congratulations, Sai Siddharth! 3. P5 Junior Career @ Changkat 2019 The school has engaged a vendor to run the above programme for Primary 5 students over three 1.5-hour sessions. Through this programme, we hope to expose the students to 3 careers within 3 industries such as Designing, Professional and Science and Technology. The P5 Junior Career @ Changkat 2019 Programme will provide students with first-hand experience on how each careers are being performed. They will also be acquainted with the necessary skills required in performing career-related tasks. Additionally, students will also learn about the desired character traits and values sought by prospective employers in employees. Our students will get to experience all three careers on 2, 3 and 4 September 2019 from 0815 to 0945 in the school. 4. Mass Borrowing Activity by National Library Board (NLB) Pasir Ris Regional Library will be bringing NLB books to our school on Wed, 4 and Thu, 5 Sep 2019. This is a good opportunity for your child to stock up on reading material for the September holidays. For a smooth borrowing experience, we would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the following: • Ensure your child/ward brings his/her school Ez-link card/library card on 4 and 5 Sep if your child/ward is an

existing member of NLB • Pay the fines (if any) in your child/ward’s library account. For your convenience, the following payment

options are available: By CashCard, NETs or Ez-link via the Book Borrowing Stations and Reservation Lockers at all Public

Libraries. Online payment via PayPal when you log in at our website www.nlb.gov.sg or via the NLB Mobile App.

• Return the books in your child/ward’s account before the mass borrowing. • If your child/ward has lost his/her school Ez-link card or library, please report the loss at any public library to

make a new library card. (Note: A fee of $1.00 applies for a new library card.) Kindly ensure that the NLB books borrowed in the school on 4 and 5 September are returned to any public library by the due date that is indicated on the loan receipt. In addition, you are encouraged to sign up for myLibrary, a suite of enhanced e-services. With the myLibrary ID, you will be able to view your child’s / ward’s borrowing record as well as activate the free reminder service. The reminder service will prompt you to return the books, which your child / ward has borrowed, on time. To register, visit https://account.nlb.gov.sg/ For further assistance, please contact Helpdesk at enquiry@nlb.gov.sg. 5. P6 Post-PSLE Activity: Pizza-making The Primary 6 students will be attending a pizza-making session on Tue, 8 Oct as part of their post-PSLE programme. Please refer to the attached letter. Parents on PG are to indicate their consent online by Thu, 5 Sep 2019. For the few parents who have yet to be onboard PG, kindly return the acknowledgement slip to the Form Teachers by Thu, 5 Sep 2019. 6. Primary 5 Interclass Games (ICG) Interclass Games (ICG) for the Primary 5 students will be on the Fri, 30 Aug from 7.45 am to 11.15 am. Please be informed of a change of timing for their snack break and recess during their ICG. Their snack break and fruit cups will be given at 9.30 am and recess will be from 11.15 am to 11.45 am. Do ensure that your child/ward has his/her breakfast before coming to school.

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7. Pass-It-On I am sure many of us have items at home that are still in good condition which we no longer use and yet cannot bear to throw. These could be toys, clothes, electrical goods, books, costume jewellery and so on. “Pass It On” is a bi-annual exercise carried out by the PIE Club to raise awareness of the importance of environmental conservation as well as provide opportunities for you and your child to participate in recycling. Some of the donated items will be sent to Welfare Homes while the rest will be sorted and sold at a Bazaar Sale in school on a later date. Students and staff will be informed of the dates of the Bazaar Sale. Funds raised by PIE Club will be used to support various initiatives such as gifts for the teachers and children on Teachers’ Day and Children’s Day respectively and also for the organization of scholastic events. If you would like to specify whether a particular item is for sale or for donation to a welfare home, kindly do so by attaching a note to that item. The collection period is from Mon, 2 Sep to Fri, 27 Sep. You can deposit your items from 7 am to 3 pm during these stipulated dates. Drop-off point is at the foyer, near the General Office. We look forward to your generous support! 8. Parents Gateway Enhancements and New Feature: Email Notification Parents can now have the option to turn on email notifications. This feature will trigger alert when there is a new message sent by Parents Gateway. Parents would still need to log in to the Parents Gateway app to view the entire message (announcements/consent forms) and respond to consent forms. These multiple channels will ensure that parents do not, inadvertently, miss out on new announcements/consent forms sent by the school. Do go to the ‘Profile’ tab in the Parents Gateway app to enable this. Please note that this update feature would only be available to parents after they have upgraded their mobile version of Parents Gateway to v3.1. The Parents Gateway app will automatically be updated on parents’ devices if they have enabled the auto-update feature. Otherwise, parents could also update their app through Apple App Store or Google Play Store to enjoy these features.

96% of our students’ parents have subscribed to the Parents Gateway (PG). We strongly encourage and urge all parents and legal guardians to come aboard as Parents’ Notifications as well as Consent Forms will be disseminated only through PG. Please download the PG apps and sign in with your SingPass. For more details, please refer to T2W4 Parent Notification: 6.Implementation of Parents Gateway Here’s a video on what PG can do. https://youtu.be/PCM5o8jAncc You can also use the QR code below to view the video:

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9. School Bill Implementation for Collection of Monies (Term 3 – August 2019) Payment listed below for learning resources/programmes will be charged via August 2019 School Bill. Please refer to the School Bill sent out today.

Primary 4 S/N Learning Resources/ Programmes Amount ($) 1 P4 Annual School Camp [All Students] 22.00

Primary 5 S/N Learning Resources/ Programmes Amount ($) 1 P5 exCEL – Poetry Workshop [Selected Students Only] 15.90

2a P5 4-Day Cultural and School Immersion Programme in Bangkok for Student Leaders [Selected Singaporean Students on FAS Only] 76.00

2b P5 4-Day Cultural and School Immersion Programme in Bangkok for Student Leaders [Selected Singaporean Students with additional subsidy only] 191.00

2c P5 4-Day Cultural and School Immersion Programme in Bangkok for Student Leaders [Selected Singaporean Students Only] 306.00

2d P5 4-Day Cultural and School Immersion Programme in Bangkok for Student Leaders [Selected non-Singaporean Students Only] 612.00

Primary 6 S/N Learning Resources/ Programmes Amount ($) 1 P6 Theatre Experience – The Little Prince [All Students] 14.00

Payment

Mode Details Payment

Deadline

Edusave

Auto-deduction from Edusave Fund if you have signed up for the Enrichment Programme Standing Order (EPSO) – For Singaporean students only “No Payment Needed” will be reflected in your School Bill.

Not Applicable

Sample of School Bill with Edusave Fund Auto-deduction

GIRO

Auto-deduction from GIRO if you have signed up for deduction for school programmes in your GIRO application. “Total amount payable will be deducted from your account xxxxxxxxxx on 6 Sep 2019” will be reflected in your School Bill.

Not Applicable

Sample of School Bill with GIRO Auto-deduction

Non Edusave/ Non GIRO

Payment can either be made at AXS or via cash/cheque submitted to school. Cheques are to be made payable to “Changkat Primary School”. Please write the name and class of your child/ward on the back of the cheque. Pls refer to “amount payable” in the School Bill

By 6 Sep 2019

Cash Collection

Please Submit the Cash Payment to the General Office on the following Dates/Time. Please bring along the August School Bill for verification

Mon, 2 Sep Lower Primary: 9.15am to 9.45am (Recess) & 11.45am to 12.15pm (Lunch) Upper Primary:10.15am to 10.45am (Recess) & 12.45pm to 1.15pm (Lunch)

Tues, 3 Sep Lower Primary: 9.15am to 9.45am (Recess) Upper Primary:10.15am to 10.45am (Recess)

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10. From the School Counsellor’s Desk

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11. SEN Issue #4: Self-Regulation Strategies

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. Thank you. With warm regards, Cheng Huey Teng (Mrs) Principal