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6 APRIL 2020
CHARACTER & CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION
WHY ARE OUR SCHOOL VALUES IMPORTANT?
EDUCATE
OUR SCHOOL VALUES – (RICE)
R RESPECT R RESPONSIBILITY
I INTEGRITY I INNOVATION
C CARE C COMMUNITY
E EXCELLENCE E EMPOWERMENT
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EDUCATE
The power of CARE!
take Care of their own safety and well-being
take Care of others
take Care of the environment
WELLINGTONIANS …
OUR SCHOOL VALUE OF CARE
WELLINGTONIANSTHINK AND ACT
“SAFETY FIRST”
OUR SCHOOL VALUE OF EXCELLENCE
Excellence in Wellington Primary School is …
we always do things to the best of our ability knowing that
not only it is good for us but also to people whom we come
into contact with.
• Why we need our school values?
• What is the use of school values?
• Why Care?
• Why Responsibility?
• Why Excellence?
• Why Community?
• Why Empowerment?
OUR SCHOOL VALUES – (RICE)
R RESPECT R RESPONSIBILITY
I INTEGRITY I INNOVATION
C CARE C COMMUNITY
E EXCELLENCE E EMPOWERMENT
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Our ‘school values’ is like a compass.
They guide us in what to do in any situation.
HOW OUR SCHOOL VALUES GUIDE US?
A LESSON FROM COVID-19
ATTACK OF THE CORONAVIRUS – COVID 19
In December 2019, a new virus (COVID-19) was reported in China. It is spreading across the world, infecting and causing thousands of death.
Why are we so worried about COVID-19?
Not only does COVID-19 spread fast, IT CAN CAUSE DEATH
April 2 – Number of
cases cross 1 million
March 16 –
Number of
cases hit
200 000
From March 16 to April 2, the
number of COVID-19 cases
jumped from 200 000 to 1 000 000,
an increase of 800 000 cases within
16 days.
The death toll as at April 2, 54 000!
Prime
Minister, Lee
Hsien Loong’s
announcement
on 3 April,
Friday, 4pm to
the nation
Schools to shift to full home-
based learning
Stay HOME!
Why do schools in
Singapore need to go into
FULL Home-based Learning
(FHBL)
from 8 April to 5 May?
2 April –
Old
Folks
Homes
3 April
4 April
5 April
Latest update : 5 April, Sunday
Singapore could see a surge in cases due to
community transmission : Expert
Number of infected cases from Jan 23 to Apr 1
Some patients
caught
COVID-19
from those
without
symptoms
If we have a person
infected with
COVID-19, we
ourselves may be
infected without
knowing so.
OUR SCHOOL VISION
Becoming an excellent institution [school]
that grows future-ready leaders [students]
EDUCATE
Putting our school values
into practice
The Power of CARE and Actions of
Excellence …
Stay HOME during FHBL!
Why? Prevent the spread of COVID-19 –
fight this virus as a country as it has infected
1000 000 people worldwide.
Continue to
practice Power
of Care and
Actions of
Excellence
Continue to practise ‘Power of Care’ and
‘Actions of Excellence’
REMEMBER! ‘GOOD’ CAUSE & EFFECT
‘Good’ Cause (When we do things to the
best of our ability)
‘Good’ Effect (People will benefit from
our right actions we do
including ourselves)
lead to
Stay Home – DO NOT go
out to meet and play with
friends or go to their house
1. Prevent the COVID-19 spread
2. Save lives
“Stay safe everyone,
Let’s do our part to
break the chain of
transmission”
Halimah Yacob
President of Singapore
Stay Home! – Otherwise the efforts of our Frontline Heroes
and Heroines to fight COVID-19 will all be wasted
Stay Home! – Otherwise the efforts of our Frontline Heroes
and Heroines to fight COVID-19 will all be wasted
Stay Home! – Otherwise the efforts of our Frontline Heroes
and Heroines to fight COVID-19 will all be wasted
REMEMBER!
A sharing
Our Wellingtonians are
also doing their part for
Total Defence to fight
COVID-19
Power Of Care & Action Of Excellence - by Wellingtonians in the Community
R RESPECT R RESPONSIBILITY
I INTEGRITY I INNOVATION
C CARE C COMMUNITY
E EXCELLENCE E EMPOWERMENT
Our school values – (RICE ) guides us - to Care, - be Responsible- practise Excellence to help the Community.
We are Empowered to keep Singapore safe.
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