XINGHUA PRIMARY SCHOOL

XINGHUA PRIMARY SCHOOL 45 HOUGANG AVENUE 1 SINGAPORE 538882 TEL: 62889121 FAX: 62838831 Xinghua Link ADM 29/15 07 May 2015 Dear Parents/Guardians Sitting at my desk, I went over the list of achievements that was given to me by the various Heads of Department. From this list, I sense deep pride and satisfaction. In particular, I remember going for one of the volleyball competitions, where my Senior Girls Team had to play against a strong opponent in the zonal semi-finals. That was the match which would determine if we would make it to the finals. To show our support, we invited the other students along to watch the game. What I witnessed during the game was clearly a report card on self-discipline in our students. The hall we entered was hot and humid and had no spectator seats. So we had to sit by the side of the courts and on the floor. Our students, on their own initiative, came with self-made banners and posters and were all ready to cheer and clap. Sad to say, we put up a good fight but our team was not leading. Our student-supporters continued to cheer and encourage our players. before the teachers could remind them. And this is, to me, the epitome of good discipline. The school is serious about discipline and we would like to see our pupils exercise greater self - discipline. We communicate to the school community about acceptable behaviour in and out of school on a regular basis. A discipline offence, whether major or minor, will be taken seriously. As educators, we teach our children to take responsibility for their own actions by making it right. I m grateful to all the teachers, parents and caregivers who have taught our children well. Our children have learnt to develop caring and mutually respectful relationships that promote independence. Let us continue to work together to build a powerful learning community that is safe, inclusive and orderly. Halfway through the game, we could feel the pins and needles in our legs. Despite our discomfort, our children never gave up rooting for their school team. They acknowledged and applauded good plays, even though some of these were made by the opposing team. Whenever the officials made a call, our students accepted it gracefully, even if some of these went against us. Never once did anyone trash-talk about the other team. We lost the game eventually, but we are proud of our team s performance. Regards, Volleyball Team & the Supporters On the way back to school, I was deeply impressed that the students had boarded the bus and proceeded to put on their safety belts even SHIRLEY QUEK (MRS) VICE-PRINCIPAL

Xinghua Link 28 MARCH NATIONAL SCABBLE COMPETITION 2015 INDIVIDUAL FINALS Primary 2s Doubles Out of 38 teams, our P2s clinched the following awards: 4 th placing : Ashley Yeo (2G) and Ziv Oh (2D) 7 th placing : Charmaine Pang and Olivia Neo (2C) Overall number of Wins (2 nd placing): Ashley Yeo (2G), Ziv Oh (2D), Charmaine Pang (2C), Olivia Neo (2C), Kok Jing Hin (2A) and Ng Meng Jit (2R) JUNIOR DIVISION (OUT OF 94 PUPILS) Cup category 2 nd placing : Raphael Tan (3R) 3 rd placing : Tee Min Kang (4I) 4 th placing : Julian Law (4R) 7 th placing : Ray Oh (4R) Plate category 8 th placing : Ow Yong Jian Xin (4R) Bowl category 2 nd placing : Cayden Tan (4R) 5 th placing : Chy Yi Cong (4R) 9 th placing : Wong Woan Xiu (4I) SENIOR DIVISION (OUT OF 110 PUPILS) Cup category Champion : Mathias Tan (6R) 2 nd placing : Gabriel Lee (6R) 4 th placing : Muhd Amirul Fitrii (6R) 5 th placing : Ray Teo (6R) 7 th placing : Lin Chao Ran (6R) Plate category 4 th placing : Joshua Law (6R) 5 th placing : Bryan Heng (6R) 10 th placing : Jeric Wong (6R) 2

TEAM FINALS Junior Division (J2) Cup Champions 1) Ow Yong Jian Xin (4R) (T.C.) 2) Cayden Tan (4R) 3) Khanh Linh (4R) 4) Julian Law (4R) 5) Tee Min Kang (4I) 6) Raphael Tan (3R) 7) Maxim Chong (3I) Junior Division (J1) 3rd placing in Cup 1) Ray Oh (4R) (T.C.) 2) Genesis Rixander (4R) 3) Wong Senior Woan Division Xiu (S2) (4I) Cup Champions 4) Wang 1) Lin Chao Jia Xuan Ran (4I) 6R (T.C.) 5) Izz 2) Ray Haikal Teo (3R) 6R 6) Khusbu 3) Wong Ningleku Jia Le 6R (3I) 4) Joshua Law 6R 7) Arwen Xie (3I) 5) Bryan Heng 6R 6) Jeric Wong 6R 7) Gabriel Lee 6R Senior Division (S2) Cup Champions 1) Lin Chao Ran (6R) (T.C.) 2) Ray Teo (6R) 3) Wong Jia Le (6R) 4) Joshua Law (6R) 5) Bryan Heng (6R) 6) Jeric Wong (6R) 7) Gabriel Lee (6R) Both our Junior and Senior teams clinched the top spot in their respective divisions for the competition - the CUP CHAMPIONS! Throughout the breaks during the 5 rounds, the team captains discussed strategies with their members on how to improve their scores. This led to our Senior Team achieving a perfect score of 35-0. Congratulations to all students and teachers! 3

11 APRIL BOY S BRIGADE E2 CLUSTER ARCHERY COMPETITION Special thanks to our BB Captain, Mr John Chia, for his effort in ensuring the smooth and fruitful training sessions to prepare the boys for this competition. Individual event - Cat A (P3/4) 3 rd position : Gabeen Gurung 8 th position : Jhoun David Franscisco 10 th position : Dhiman Nishant Team event - Cat A (P3/4) 5 th position for Team 1 (Koh Choon Kiat, Gabeen Gurung, Sushil Jirel) 10 th position for Team 2 (Bryan Teo Zheng Jie, Jhoun David Franscisco, Dhiman Nishant) Team event - Cat B (P5/6) 5 th position for Team 1 (Pillai Pratheep Kumar Pranav, Lennon Chow & Chiao Jun Ming) Our BB boys have won the JM FRASER AWARD (SILVER) and our GB girls have won the Company Award (Gold). NATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2015 SENIOR BOYS DIVISION 4 TH POSITION 4

APRIL SPSSC NATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 SENIOR GIRLS DIVISION 4 TH POSITION SCIENCE ACJC 6 TH LITTLE PROFESSOR MERIT & SILVER AWARDS 56TH NATIONAL TRACK & FIELD COMPETITION (300M) 4 TH PLACING MUHAMMAD ADHWA B BUHARDEEN (6C) TAMIL LANGUAGE FESTIVAL NATIONAL SCHOOLS CHALLENGE 2015 ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION 3 rd PRIZE PAVITHRA (4I) FCBESCOLA INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT SHIVESH RAM (6I) represented SG for the game in Barcelona. 5

RECOGNITION & PROMOTION Congratulations! EXCELLENT SERVICE AWARD (GOLD) Mr Toh Kai Bock Mdm Ng Siang Gek Mdm Siti Wagiyah Binte Wagiman EXCELLENT SERVICE AWARD (STAR) Mdm Wan Choon Huang Mdm Usha Rani D/O Murugam Mdm Chia Fee Kheun (Susan) Mr Ernest Tan Leng Kiat Mr Mohammad Sophian Bin Zainal Ms Amirah Binte Mohammad Ms Tan Ai Woon Cecilia EXCELLENT SERVICE AWARD (STAR) & MOE SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARD Mdm Goh Chian Hiang (Mrs Tan) We would also like to congratulate the following officers on their promotion to the next grade. Mr Richard Chong Miss Yang Rui Mrs Amanda Soon Ms Norrah Binte Rebo Miss Yin Ciyao Diana Miss Norashikin Bte Mohamed Noor 30 APRIL WE WILL MISS YOU, MR TAN! 9 MAY ADIEU, MR LIM! Retirement is the door to the start of great things; Now onward you are the boss. Take it as a new beginning and find new endeavours; As you embark upon a new path, let us wish you many moments of happiness and success in your future endeavours! Happy retirement! 6

1 MAY LABOUR DAY APPRECIATION FOR ALL OUR NON-TEACHING STAFF We appreciate the remarkable work done by this team to make Xinghua Primary School a great place to work and learn in! Thank you!

Xinghua Link WE CARE Let s Help Nepal. An earthquake measuring 7.9 magnitude struck northeast district of Kathmandhu, Nepal in Saturday 25 April 2015. As of today, the death toll is over 7000. Xinghua Primary School would like to help the victims of the earthquake. As such, we are participating in the fund-raising organised by Mercy Relief. Donation tins from Mercy Relief will be placed in the canteen during the recess times from Monday 4th May till Friday 8th May for the school community to make their donations. We thank you for your support. REMINDER REMINDER Students, IF YOU ARE NOT FEELING WELL, inform your form / co-form teachers first. Go to the General Office. The staff will assist you and call your parents if necessary. SA1 EXAMINATIONS 11 19 May 2015 Details of the assessment have been issued earlier. 5 16 JUNE 28 th SEA GAMES 2015 The Southeast Asian Games will once again return to Singapore in 2015, after a 22-year long hiatus. Awarded the bid by the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) in November 2011, the 28th SEA Games will be held from June 5 16, 2015. For more information about the Sea Games, visit https://www.seagames2015.com/. 29 MAY P6 PARENT-CHILD-TEACHER CONFERENCE A separate letter will be issued later. 30 MAY 28 JUNE JUNE SCHOOL VACATION School resumes on 29 June 2015. Please remember to submit your Report Books to your form teachers! 8