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Yours sincerely,Mdm Mae Quah

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Dear Parents,

It had been a busy and an amazing month ofApril as we look back at the wonderfulachievements accomplished by the students,especially from the CCA groups whoparticipated in the various inter-schoolcompetitions.

The students have dedicated themselves fullyin their preparation for these competitions,faithfully going for their regular trainingsessions. They exemplify the attitude we hopeevery Nan Chiau student will have –responsibility and perseverance. Not only didthey develop sportsmanship and social skills,but they also formed lasting friendships withtheir fellow teammates. We applaud theirtenacity and effort in achieving their goals andare very proud of their achievements. In oureyes, all of them are winners. We would like tothank all parents for their strong support inhelping our students manage both school workand CCA. Thank you parents!

Since the mid-year examination period isjust round the corner, let’s help ourstudents get ready by ensuring that theyhave adequate sleep and have a healthybreakfast before coming to school so thatthey can focus well during examinations.

As the first semester draws to an end, onbehalf of the staff, I wish you and yourfamily a happy, relaxing and delightful Juneholiday.

Mdm Mae QuahPrincipal

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2Primary 1 Theatre Experience

On 12 April, Rise & Shine and Life Buoy cameto conduct a talk. It consisted of a simple skit& quick Q&A session. The focus was tohighlight the importance of personalhygiene. There was a skit on a researcher’sjourney to:*Discover the harmful effects of germs

*Glo-grem demo to share the differencebetween someone who washes their handswith soap vs hands with just water

*8-step hand washing techniques in a funsing-along routine

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Isabelle Chia Jia En (1SC): I learnt from the story that we should treat others like how

you want to be treated.Tan Tze Xuan, Caitlin (1SC):

We should be quiet in the theatre because we should not disturb the performers.

Miley Soo Zhi Rui (1SC):

We keep our hands and legs to ourselves.Liew Yi Xuan (1SC): We should not eat in

the theatre so that we do not dirty the place.

During the show, they were awed by thefantastic performances. The dramaticactors on the stage, mesmerising lights,enchanting music, funny characters withtheir witty lines successfully engaged thestudents throughout the show

Students also learnt some valuablelessons from the story which were thenused as learning points duringdiscussions after the learning journey.

Our youngest batch of students went fortheir first learning journey to the SingaporeRepertory Theatre to watch a musical showbased on the popular classical story titledThe Nightingale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Before going for their theatre experience,students were equipped with the basic rulesof theatre etiquette. We were proud toobserve them demonstrating appropriatebehaviour as an audience.

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Celebrating ASEAN COMMUNITY

Our school commemorated International FriendshipDay (IFD) from 2 to 6 April. This year, the theme forInternational Friendship Day (IFD) is Celebrating ASEANCOMMUNITY.

The celebration aims to inspire our students to play anactive role in fostering interpersonal skills and toreinforce a sense of togetherness and strengthen ourASEAN identity. Many of our staff and students came toschool adorned in costumes of the different ASEANcountries to demonstrate their appreciation of culturaldiversity and willingness to embrace others fromdiverse backgrounds.

A series of interesting and meaningful buddy activitieswere planned for our students to appreciate thedifferent cultures and traditions of their internationalpeers from different countries.

On 19 April Thursday, the school celebrated Earth Day. It is anannual event celebrated worldwide on 22 April.

Our school advocates the reduction in the use of plastic toprevent further pollution of the environment. Our canteenvendors no longer offer straws to students buying drinks fromthem.

Students learnt how to protect the environment by conservingwater, recycling different types of materials, growing plants ortrees and to be a volunteer for clean-ups. Together, we canmake a difference to the environment by practising the 5Rs –Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, Refuse and Repurpose.

Earth Day 2018

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P5 Learning Journey-NEWater Visitor Centre

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The Primary 5 students visited the fifthNEWater Visitor Centre at Bedok, near theSingapore Expo Tanah Merah MRT Station.The visitor centre was awarded the BestEducational Programme at the 20th TourismAwards 2005 and the IWA Marketing &Communication Award in 2006.

Students gained very useful insights on thepurpose of the plant and were captivated bythe fact that the plant is able to produce 50million gallons of NEWater a day.

Students took on the role of NEWaterScientists and explored the visitor centre.They engaged in fun activities and learnabout the three stages of how the waterwas being treated and disinfected.

I have learnt how our water supply is being treated. Water is precious and we

must save water so that we will have enough water to use in future

-Choo Si Yin Alicia 5IT

On Saturday, 21 April, parents attended the Parenting Talk"Structuring Your Child's Time" at the Media Resource Library.Our experienced speaker, Ms June Foo, shared how MultipleIntelligence can help parents better understand their child's learning style. Using thatinformation, they can support their child in managing their study and play time.

We are pleased to know that the feedback has been good and our participants for thisparenting talk are looking forward to attending the next session in May, where they canpick up more parenting skills to help their child. The details are as follow:

Topic : "The Power of 5 Love Languages for Family"Date : Saturday, 12 May 2018Time : 9.00am to 12.00noon (3 hours)Venue: Media Resource Library (level 2, above our school library)

Please register via the Link by 9 May 2018. All parents are encouraged to visit the website : http://ncpsfms.weebly.com/index.html" for more details regarding future workshop sessions.

Parenting Talk

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As a member of the SHHK family, ourschool always look forward to participatingin the friendly 5-School Combined SportsMeet. This year, the much awaited sportsmeet was held on 13 April at BishanStadium. Our Primary 3 and 4 students hadthe opportunity to support the athletesrepresenting our school in the variousevents.

Our guest-of-honour, Mr Pok Cheng Chong(Vice-Chairman of the EducationCommittee, SHHK Affiliated SchoolsManagement, Committee), graced theevent by giving a speech to kick start theSports Day. Similar to the Olympicstradition, we got to witness the symbolicTorch Relay, Oath-taking by the athletesand the Contingents March Past.

Once the races began, the air was filledwith cheering and tons of encouragementfrom our school leaders, teachers andstudents for our young athletes.

Five-School Combined

Spectators on the side of the long jumppit hushed as their school mates dartedpast them and jumped a few feet intothe sand.

In shot put, the determined faces of thethrowers were visible as they musteredall their might to throw a weighted ballas far as they could.

One by one, the events took place in anorderly manner. The winners stoodproudly on the Victory Stand while theaudience cheered. Our students showedgood sportsmanship and realised thevalue of hard work and determination.

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Road Safety

Shines-in-Harmony

SHINES IN HARMONY is an annual fund-raising carnival organised by Nan ChiauHigh School (NCHS) students. Participantscan expect a variety of delicious food anda wide range of interesting games,suitable for all ages. In addition, an all-time favourite with SHINES participants isthe mini concert. One can expect arepertoire of songs and dances put up bytalented NCHS teachers and students.

Coupons are valued at $1 per piece andsold in sets of 10. NCHS staff will managethe coupons sales on 18 May, 21 May and22 May at Nan Chiau Primary School’scanteen during each level's recess time.

The funds raised will be donated to thecharities adopted by NCHS.

On behalf of Nan Chiau High School, we warmly welcome you and your family to join in the fun at Nan Chiau High School on 30 June, Saturday from 0830 hrs to 1230 hrs.

We have observed that a number of parents who drove their children to school, had dropped-off their children along the main road outside Gate A. This causes inconvenience to road usersand nearby residents.

For the safety of our students, please drop off your children at Gate C only. If you need to walkyour children to the school, you may park your vehicles at the public car park opposite theschool. Please cooperate with traffic marshals who are our parent volunteers and the securityguards to ensure overall safety and smooth traffic.

For parents riding e-scooters, we seek your cooperation to slow down when you are in theschool’s vicinity, especially during morning peak hours and school dismissal hours. As rolemodels, let us demonstrate through our actions and be a responsible road user.

Term 3 : School Health Visit

Health Promotion Board will be visiting our school from 25June to 5 July 2018 to conduct health screening. The schedule forstudents’ health check will be provided by form teachers at a later date.

Your child is required to be in PE attire on the day when he or she isscheduled for health screening. If your child is in P1 and P5, the formteacher will be collecting your child’s Health Booklet.

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Travel Declaration

As part of emergency management to safeguard your child's health and that of allstudents and staff in the school, students are required to declare their travel plans forthe upcoming holidays.If you have a child/ward in P1 this year, it is compulsory to declare your child's/ward'stravel plan as this is your child's/ward's first school year. A NIL return is required.For parents of P2 to P6 levels, please make declaration of your child's/ward's travel planif your child/ward is travelling out of Singapore.

Please log on to the AsknLearn portal https://lms.asknlearn.com/NCPS/login.aspx tosubmit your travel declaration for the coming June school holidays by 25 May 2018.Step 1: Under “LOGIN”, click on Student LMS Portal.Step 2: Type your child’s User ID and Password to logon.Step 3: At the LMS homepage, click on Tools / Travel DeclarationStep 4: Click on “Add My Travel Declaration”Step 5: Under “Travel Form”, select June 2018 School Holidays from the drop-down listStep 6: Fill in the details in the boxes where applicable.Step 7: Click “Save”We seek the cooperation of parents/guardians to exercise social responsibilities bymaking accurate travel declaration.

Say It Out is a unique public speakingprogramme initiated by StarHub TVChannel 322 MaxToon to groom confidentMandarin speakers as well as to promotecore values among our young students.This year’s theme is ‘Aspirations’ andPrimary 1 to Primary 6 students have theopportunity to present a speech on theiraspirations and vie to become one of thetop 10 students to perform at the finalshowcase in May 2018!

We would like to congratulate TEOHZHI LING as she has made it to thetop 10. Let’s look forward to thebroadcast!For more details, please refer to Link

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47th ANNUAL SHHK COMBINED SCHOOLS SPORTS MEET 2018Name Class Event Achievement

1. Thinal 4RS 200 m D Boys 1st2. Loy Ke-Yi 5RP 200 m C Boys 3rd3. Arthur Cheng 6RP 200 m B Boys 3rd4. Kiara Lim 4RS 200 m D Girls 2nd5. Cherelle Lee 6SC High Jump B Girls 3rd6. Bryan Lim 6KN Shot Put B Boys 3rd7. Md Akid 4RS 4 x 100 m D Boys 2nd

Thinal 4RSKenji Ng 4RSKellen See 4RP

8. Tricia Sim 6RP 4 x 100 m B Girls 3rdCherelle Lee 6SCIsabel Poh 6RSLim En Qi 6KN

9. Zaccheus Ong 5DL 8 x 80 m Shuttle Relay C Division

3rdAmirul Syafiq 5PSMurphy Ong 5SCChin Hong Yi 5RSLai Jye Ying 5RSJamie Goh 5RSJanielle Aw 5ITReese Seow 5SC

47th Annual SHHK Combined Schools Sports Meet

To promote the interest of learning Chinese culture and apply what they have learnt, TemasekJunior College had organised the 11th Inter Primary and Secondary Schools Chinese Language and Cultural Competition. 4 students were selected to participate in this competition and they emerged as the second runner-up. Well done! Congratulate to:• Gillian Koe(6RS)• Lin Wei Xuan (6SC)• Anthias Lee En Qi (6SC)• Yap Hui Xuan 6(RP)

11th Inter Primary and Secondary Schools Chinese Language and Cultural Competition

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The annual NSG competition provides a valuable platform for our students to cultivate valuesand develop character through sports. This is in line with the Sports Council's motto of"Character in Sporting Excellence". After months of training hard, we are delighted to sharethe stellar results of our students who have participated in the following National SchoolGames.

National School Games (NSG) 2018

Competition Name (Class) Event/Category Achievement

(Category)

Sailing Samantha Goh (3RS) Junior Girls White Fleet 5th Place

Track and Field Md Akid (4RS)

Tricia Sim (6RP)

Cherelle Lee (6SC)

600m D Boys

600m B Girls

High Jump B girls

5th

8th

Qualifiers for the

Finals

Swimming Audrey Mak Zi Ning

(5GT)

50m Fly/50m Breast

50m Fly/50m Free

50m Breast/50m Free

200m Individual Medley

(C Division)

2nd

3rd

3rd

4th

Taekwondo Tan Yi Xuan, Nicole

(4RP)

POOMSAE/Junior

Division Girls

Silver Medal

(2nd)

Tuah Iskandar

Junaidi Iskandar

(2RS)

POOMSAE/Junior

Division Boys

Bronze Medal

(3rd)

Zeshon Lau Ziheng

(6GT)

C3 Kyorugi/Senior Boys

RED belt under 38kg

Bronze Medal

(3rd)

Gymnastics Chace Peh (3SC) Mushroom Event 3rd

National School Games Table Tennis Zonal Competition

After training very hard for the competition, our school table tennis players put up a tough fight during the North Zone Table Tennis Championship. Although they did not qualify for the semi-finals, they persevered and did their very best for every match. Their spirit of resilience and sportsmanship are commendable.

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National School Games Netball Zonal Competition

In face of tough competition,our Junior Netball teamconsisting of Primary 4 – 5girls had managed to win 2games and tie 1 game.

Match ScoreNan Chiau Vs Greendale 3 - 2

Nan Chiau Vs Pei Ying 8 - 3Nan Chiau Vs Woodgrove 3 - 3

We appreciate the fervent support and dedication of parents and coachesduring the competition. Together with our teachers, they had spent hours

looking into the welfare of the students and cheering the athletes all the way.

Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Arts

Presentation The SYF Arts Presentation is a benchmarking platform that offers opportunities for continuous learning and improvement through feedback from industry professionals.

GuzhengCongratulations to all our 19 Guzheng girlsfor an awesome performance on 3 April.They have worked very hard and theCertificate of Distinction achieved wasdefinitely a good reflection of theirdedication and commitment in thispreparation. Well done, girls!

We also like to congratulate Dean Chan (2CM) for winning a Gold Medal (The Intelligent Athlete event) and Bronze Medal (The Fastest Athlete event) in the National Interschool Karate-Do Championships.

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Congratulations to our International Dance studentswho obtained a certificate of Accomplishment fortheir SYF Arts Presentation! The students have put ina lot of effort and practised twice a week prior to theSYF.

Shevon Ong of 6SC said, “We learnt how to worktogether and persevere in spite of all difficulties.”“The process is indeed more valuable than theresults and the students deserve a round ofapplause for their hard work. Thanks to our parentsand alumni who helped out during the big day.”

International Dance

We are pleased to announce our NanChiau choir has achieved a certificate ofAccomplishment for their efforts. Ourchoir is effective in their balancedemonstrated within the different vocalsections across the ensemble. Thequality and consistency of blend withinthe different vocal sections and acrossthe ensemble can be heard. Well doneto our choir!

Choir

International Dance

“I have learnt more about music through our regular

practices and learnt how to create music through the soundscape component of

the SYF Arts Presentation .” – Jerel Tan, P4 Perseverance

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Date Level Activity Remarks

3 May, Thu P5 to P6 SA1 HMT

P3 to P5 CCA Resumes after SA1 Oral, EL Paper 1, HMT

4 May, Fri P3 to P5 CCA Resumes after SA1 Oral, EL Paper 1, HMT

7 May, Mon P3 to P6 SA1 English

Students are reminded to be punctual and come

prepared with the necessary stationery.

8 May, Tue P3 to P6 SA1 Mathematics

9 May, Wed P3 to P6 SA1 Mother Tongue

10 May, Thu P3 to P6 SA1 Science

11 May, Fri All SA1 Marking Day &

Home based e-Learning

All students are not required to report to school.

Refer to SNAC on Home-based learning

12 May, Sat All Parenting Talk 9 am to 12 noon

P5 Prefects VIA

17 May, Thu P3 to P5 CCA Resumes after Semestral Assessment 1

18 May, Fri P3 to P5 CCA Resumes after Semestral Assessment 1

19 May, Sat P5 BiCEP Overseas Trips Taiwan, Xi’An (19 to 25 May)

Xiamen (21 to 27 May)

21 May, Mon P4 NAPFA Test (5 stations) 4RS, 4SC, 4KN, 4IT

22 May, Tue P4 NAPFA Test (5 stations) 4RP, 4PS, 4GT, 4DL

P6 NAPFA Test (5 stations) 6SC, 6RP, 6RS, 6PS (2 pm to 4 pm)

23 May, Wed P6 NAPFA Test (5 stations) 6IT, 6KN, 6GT, 6DL (2 pm to 4 pm)

P3 Theatre Experience

(after school)

3DL, 3IT, 3RP. Details will be provided via SNAC.

24 May, Thu P3 Theatre Experience

(after school)

3RS, 3SC, 3KN.

25 May, Fri P3 Sports Education

Programme /

Makers’ Faire

During curriculum time

P3 Theatre Experience

(after school)

3GT, 3PS

P1-P2 Parent-Child-Teacher

Conference

After School. Details will be provided via SNAC.

26 May, Sat P5 CAP – Xi’An 26 to 31 May

27 May, Sun P5 CAP - Suzhou 27 May to 1 June

28 May, Mon P1-P2 Parent-Child-Teacher

Conference

Full Day. Details will be provided via SNAC.

P6 Parent-Teacher

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