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BEDOK VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL PARENTS’ LINK

Term 3 2020

Contents:

BV Awards Day 2020

Student Leaders’ Investiture

Racial Harmony Day

National Day Celebration

Teachers’ Day Celebration

Staff Well-Being: Teachers’ Day and Staff

Appreciation Week

Secondary Four Career Guidance

Workshop

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BV AWARDS DAY 2020 - “BRAVING THE UNKNOWN”

The theme of the BV Awards Day this year is “Braving the Unknown”.

Held over in four different sessions, we not only affirmed students who

have done well academically, but also gave recognition to students who

have performed well in non-academic domains.

In addition, this was also a special day in which we applauded our

staff’s effort in moulding the lives of our students. We sincerely

congratulate the staff who received the MOE Long Service Award and

their letters of promotion on this day.

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STUDENT LEADERS’ INVESTITURE

Our newly appointed President and Vice-Presidents of the Student Council. Left to Right: Mohamed Naufal S/O Mohamed Jainudeen, Janice Chua Hui Qing, Atiqah Nur Shahirah Binte Mohamad Sharuliszuwan

The Student Council President and Vice-Presidents 2019-2020. Left to right: Teo Jao Rui, Dong Yishan, Zion Ng The BV Student Leaders’ Investiture 2020 took place on 3

rd August

2020. The investiture ceremony seeks to affirm the contributions of all former and newly appointed student leaders. During the investiture, all newly appointed student leaders were given a pin that depicts the various leadership groups they represent while the student leaders who were stepping down from their positions were given a plaque to affirm their contributions and service to the school.

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Class Leaders’ Investiture held

in the classrooms

IFC Students working behind the scene for the Live broadcast

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RACIAL HARMONY DAY

Racial Harmony Day 2020 – “Multicultural Singapore”

‘As Singapore progresses and we continue to shape our multicultural

identity, it is important that we strengthen the collective identity of

Singaporeans. Through encouraging our youth to cultivate strong

relationships with diverse individuals and groups, we inspire them to

take ownership of their roles in building a cohesive Singapore.’

This year, Bedok View commemorated Racial Harmony Day differently.

The teachers and students delved deeper into the topic of racial

harmony through more classroom-based conversations. Through our

daily interactions, we have realised how some of us may take our racial

harmony for granted in our multicultural Singapore, a place we call

“home”. The Form Teachers and Key Personnel assigned to the

respective classes facilitated the Racial Harmony Day Contemporary

Issues Lesson Packages to incorporate vibrant discussions between

the teachers and their students. The lessons highlighted the importance

of not trivialising racism and learning to listen and empathise with one

another.

We are reminded of the importance of respecting one another in the

things we say to each other, the way we look out for one another,

especially in the current pandemic. During the Racial Harmony week,

we celebrated our diversity and richness and with our shared

experiences and heritage, we are again reminded that we are

Singaporeans and Singapore is indeed our Home.

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Another exciting aspect of the commemoration was the active

participation of our students in the BV Conversations on Harmony – a

BV Stories Competition.

Below are a few selected entries of the students’ perspectives and their

experiences in racial harmony.

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A SPECIAL NATIONAL DAY CELEBRATION – TOGETHER, A STRONGER SINGAPORE – 2020

On 7

th August 2020, Bedok Viewans, decked in a specially designed

National Day T-shirt by our Red Dot Ambassador, enthusiastically flocked in to school, eagerly anticipating the unique celebrations and multitude of activities awaiting them at the 2020 National Day Celebrations - Together, A Stronger Singapore. This year’s NDP 2020 was like no other as we celebrated in smaller groups. Even though the students were physically apart, everyone remained united in spirit.

As the Uniformed Group leaders scrambled into action as early as seven in the morning, the parade square was set for students to display their resolve in preparation for a unique National Day Observance Ceremony. The school formed up in a solemn yet symbolic manner as we carried out the flag raising ceremony to commemorate the nation’s 55th birthday. The Combined Uniformed Group contingent marched in proudly to start off the event which was telecast live to all

the classrooms while the National Anthem and pledge were recited. The classrooms were also decorated in a very vibrant manner by the students. Congratulations to Sec 1/6, 2/5, 3/4 and 4/3 for having the best decorated National Day-themed classrooms. During the National Day lesson, Bedok Viewans come together (whilst #safedistancing) in class as we embraced our differences and examined the values, hopes and dreams that bind us as one and celebrated in the right spirit. We have certainly come a long way, weathered storms and survived crises together. We will continue to do so, as one Singapore. The celebrations reached its pinnacle when the whole school viewed the school’s National Day Virtual Choir Video, which included input from staff, students and even some parents, singing to the beautiful rendition of We Are Singapore. All students and staff were given a beautiful BV Brolly, an umbrella- one of the world’s most useful and practical inventions. P.S. Did you catch some of our Bedok Viewans and staff members with their families on national television?

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Our BV brolly

Bedok Viewans reciting

the pledge passionately

Our Bedok Viewans on national

television

BV NDP Choir 2020

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TEACHERS’ DAY CELEBRATION - “MEMORIES”

This year, Teachers’ Day celebration was held on 3rd

September. This

was an event put together by our student councillors and class leaders

who put in great effort in their meticulous planning from the beginning of

Term 3. The celebrations started with the Form Teacher Time where

students showed appreciation of their teachers and presented them

with personalized bags filled with notes of affirmation.

The Teachers’ Day Concert was broadcast via Zoom. Our students put

together an appreciation video to affirm the efforts of our teachers and a

performance segment comprising six different performance items put up

by both teachers and students. As part of our effort to build a positive

teacher-student relationship, the Student Leaders also hosted a Kahoot

game “How Well Do You Know Your Teacher?”. In this game, the

students had to guess trivia facts related to their Form Teachers. This

fun session gave our students the opportunity to get to know their

teachers in a more personal way. The day ended with the presenting of

BV Teachers’ Day Awards to affirm and appreciate our teachers.

Class Leaders facilitating the “Get to know your teachers” game

segment

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Classroom decorations by class leaders

Organising Committee for BV Teachers’ Day Celebration 2020

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STAFF WELL-BEING: TEACHERS’ DAY AND STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK

This year, the Teachers’ Day & Staff Appreciation Week celebrations spanned over four days from 31

st August to 3

rd September. The theme

for this year was ‘Memories’. Our Staff Well-Being Committee (SWB) showed appreciation to all staff with elements of surprise throughout the week. Through the week’s series of celebrations, SWB aimed to create great memories as “One BV Family”. All the staff got to enjoy sumptuous bento treats from the School Advisory Committee (SAC) and our School Leaders on 31

st August and

2nd

September. On 1st September, our Parent Support Group (PSG)

presented all staff with a colourful and beautiful snack, the Rainbow Steamed Cake in a jar, to sweeten up their day. Instead of the usual Staff Lunch on Teachers’ Day, the SWB painstakingly organised a virtual Zoom party to celebrate this special day. The virtual party was filled with so much fun, joy and laughter. The activities included staff acknowledgement, bonding games, viewing of an appreciation video and reciting of the Teachers’ Pledge. There was also a lucky draw and the top five lucky draw prizes were generously sponsored by our SAC. On 3

rd September, the staff were greeted by a morning surprise. Our

SWB committee decorated the Staff Room and General Office with colourful foil balloons. Each staff also received a personalised mask holder, an appreciation card, some paper cranes, a bottled drink and a breakfast snack. The staff definitely enjoyed a memorable Teachers’ Day celebrations this year!

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SECONDARY FOUR CAREER GUIDANCE WORKSHOP

Bedok View Secondary School strives to provide experiential learning

opportunities to develop good character, values and social-emotional

learning competencies. In the last week of Term 1, the graduating

students attended the Kickstarter Programme which aims to provide

them with the skills necessary to succeed in school and in life. The 2-

day workshop focused on the building of students’ personal branding,

interview skills, envisioning, as well as effective revision strategies.

Besides group-based interactive activities, the Fascinate App was also

used to engage the students in their learning. To prepare them for the

world of work, the students went through an interview skills activity.

They also learnt about the admission requirements of the local tertiary

institutions which will help them to make a more informed decision

about their post-secondary education and future career pathways.