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3 July 2019

AN OPEN LETTER

JULY 2019 Dear Parents / Guardians,

1. Warm greetings to you at the start of a brand new term! It is our pleasure to get in touch with

you again after the month-long school holiday. We hope you have had a good break and a wonderful

time bonding with your child/ward.

Updates…

Staff Movement

2. We would like to express our appreciation and gratitude to Dr Kow Hui Meng for her service,

contributions and commitment to students. She has resigned from service and will not be with us from

this semester and we wish her well in her endeavours.

3. At the same time, we extend a warm welcome to the following new additions to the Queenstown

family:

Ms Tan Wei Xin, Physical Education Teacher

Mr Kathiravan, Physical Education Teacher

Mr Teh Jing Hurng, English & Mathematics Teacher

Mr Jason Seng, Mathematics & Science Teacher

In Celebration…

Singapore and Asians Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) 2019

4. SASMO is one of the largest Mathematics contests in Asia, with more than 20 000

participants from 19 countries. We are proud to announce that Sun Beichen (6 Honesty) and He

Zhunzhun (6 Joy) have made our school and Singapore proud by claiming first and second

positions in the SASMO global ranking system. He Weiheng Ryan (5 Honesty) has clinched

the 7th position in the Singapore ranking system. To view the full results, please refer to this

website: https://sasmo.sg/sasmo-2019-results3/ or the QR Code below.

Award Participants Class

Gold

Liu Boxuan 3 Courage

Liu Yicheng 4 Joy

Lim Yung Ler, Rayden, Dhruv Raj Chitra & He Weiheng Ryan 5 Honesty

Qian Zeming & Jaden Tjeng 5 Joy

Gopal Anurupa Ajeet Wagle, Xiong Allison & Sun Beichen 6 Honesty

He Zhunzhun, Ni Haoran, Foong Jing Heng, Dominic Oeij & Xavier Koh

Wen Rui

6 Joy

Silver

Xavier Yue 3 Diligence

Francesco Kai Ryuu Chan Demeglio 3 Joy

Ho Yi Xian, Ian & Yun Seojeong 4 Honesty

Ng En Rui (Wu Enrui), Lillian Oeij, Lee Kin Wah & Tharun Anand 4 Joy

Nguyen Ngoc Tue 5 Honesty

Goh Kang Qi, Rhesa & Ryan Lim Zen Wye 5 Joy

Lok Jun Yi, Ahmad Rizky Alkiano & Lee Jayden Seojin 6 Honesty

Teo Poh Huan, Sahni Aarya & Leong Teng Koon 6 Joy

Bronze

Nesterenko Sophia 3 Care

Duong Chau Anh 3 Creativity

Chiang Kheng Loke Matthew 3 Diligence

QUEENSTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL 310 MARGARET DRIVE, SINGAPORE 149303

TEL: 64741044

FAX: 64713640

Email: qtps@moe.edu.sg

School website: www.queenstownpri.moe.edu.sg

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Award Participants Class

Wang Vince Georgian & Gabriel Constantine Chan 3 Honesty

Foong Wei Zhe Matt 3 Joy

Gladys Lim Xin Yi, Mathaley Prahnav, Julius Johannes Laude & Matthew

Adriel Tjiandra

4 Honesty

Poh Hui Eran Joyce & Shi Yongxuan 4 Joy

Ahire Vibhav Prabodh & Teo Wei Jeen 5 Honesty

Lim Kang Rong, Woo Bin Rui, Ray, Megan Teo Shuya, Li Ziqi Angela,

Jeremy Siah De En & Xu Shuochao

5 Joy

Jimin Song 6 Diligence

Yang Lin Xuan, Wang Yucen & Eyo Yang Zheng Xu 6 Honesty

Kong Shuozhi, Dominic Tang Chin Wai & Madeswaran Kavin Bhalaji 6 Joy

Singapore Math Kangaroo Contest (SMKC) 2019

5. SMKC is a competition that allows students to apply the Mathematical knowledge they have

learnt in school. A group of our students from P3 to P6 took part in the competition. Congratulations

and well-done, Queenstowners! The winners are:

Award Participants Class

Gold

Xavier Yue 3 Diligence

Poh Hui Eran Joyce 4 Joy

Dhruv Raj Chitra 5 Honesty

Jaden Tjeng 5 Joy

Gopal Anurupa Ajeet Wagle, Julien Leong Qicheng & Sun Beichen 6 Honesty

Dominic Oeij 6 Joy

Silver

Soh Shao Ming 4 Joy

Pey Yu Cen & Teo Wei Jeen 5 Honesty

Wong Shermaine, Lim Kang Rong, Qian Zeming & Li Ziqi Angela 5 Joy

Eyo Yang Zheng Xu, Lok Jun Yi & Xiong Allison 6 Honesty

Xavier Koh Wen Rui 6 Joy

Bronze

Myat Thura 3 Courage

Duong Chau Anh 3 Creativity

Chiang Kheng Loke Matthew 3 Diligence

Wang Vince Georgian 3 Honesty

Kam Yau Shing, Yun Seojeong & Ho Yi Xian, Ian 4 Honesty

Liu Yicheng & Lillian Oeij 4 Joy

Otto Theodore Carpenter, He Weiheng Ryan, Lim Yung Ler, Rayden &

Eythan Duhlian 5 Honesty

Woo Bin Rui, Ray, Goh Kang Qi, Rhesa, Ryan Lim Zen Wye, Megan Teo

Shuya, Danica Goh Le En & Xu Shuochao

5 Joy

Yang Lin Xuan, Wang Yucen, Ahmad Rizky Alkiano & Lee Jayden Seojin 6 Honesty

Ni Haoran, Foong Jing Heng, Teo Poh Huan & Lee Wei Yang, Merrill 6 Joy

Singapore-Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools 2019

6. The Singapore-Asia Pacific Mathematical Olympiad for Primary Schools is an annual event that

sets out to generate greater interest in Mathematics among students in primary schools and to sharpen

their problem-solving skills. A group of our students took part in the above challenge. Congratulations

and well-done, Queenstowners! The winners are:

Award Participants Class

School Team

Award

(Honourable

Mention)

He Weiheng Ryan 5 Honesty

Sun Beichen 6 Honesty

He Zhunzhun 6 Joy

Platinum Sun Beichen 6 Honesty

Gold He Weiheng Ryan 5 Honesty

He Zhunzhun & Ni Haoran 6 Joy

Bronze

Jaden Tjeng & Qian Zeming 5 Joy

Ahmad Rizky Alkiano, Wang Yucen & Xiong Allison 6 Honesty

Leong Teng Koon & Sahni Aarya 6 Joy

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National Primary School Swimming Championships

7. Students from our Swimming CCA took part in the above competition and we would like to

congratulate our Boys’ 4 X 50m Freestyle Relay team for attaining a commendable 5th position in the

Final, achieving their personal best timing. Well done, boys!

Event Participants Class

Boys’ 4 X 50m

Freestyle Relay

Lim Cheng Yu, Alecxander Carmelo Camacho Dela Paz & Irfan Lau 6 Honesty

Raiyan Leong 6 Joy

18th Inter-school National Scrabble Championship 2019

8. Students from our Scrabble Club CCA took part in the above competition. The competition

provided a platform for students to interact with like-minded enthusiasts and to share the finer points of

the game with players from other primary schools. Congratulations to these winners and well done! The

winners are:

Division Category Award Participants Class

Junior

(Individual Event)

Plate 3rd Place Shi Yong Xuan 4 Joy

Bowl Merit

Xavier Yue 3 Diligence

Lucas Goh & Emily Li 3 Joy

Teo Le Ying 4 Honesty

Senior

(Individual Event)

Cup 3rd Place Lim Kang Rong 5 Joy

Plate Merit Ni Haoran 6 Joy

Bowl Merit Danyl Wong 6 Courage

Junior

(Team Event) Cup 3rd Place

Ethan Chia Shiang Yu 3 Courage

Lucas Goh Jun Wei 3 Joy

Zavier Ong 4 Diligence

Teo Le Ying 4 Honesty

Shi Yong Xuan 4 Joy

Upcoming Activities…

Mass Borrowing Activity by National Library Board (NLB)

9. Our school is collaborating with the NLB to encourage students to read for pleasure. As part of

our efforts, we will be conducting termly mass borrowing sessions for our students. During these

sessions, a wide variety of books will be brought to the school for our students to browse and borrow

on the spot. Students can also approach the NLB librarians for book recommendations. In Term 3, the

mass borrowing sessions will be conducted from Tuesday, 16 July to Wednesday, 17 July.

10. We would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the following so that your child/ward

will be able to borrow the books.

Ensure your child/ward brings his/her school EZ-Link card / library card and a bag to store the

books borrowed from 16 July to 17 July 2019.

Pay the fines (if any) in your child’s/ward’s library account.

Return all books in your child’s/ward’s account before the mass borrowing activity.

If your child/ward has lost his/her library card, please report the loss at any public library and

make a new library card. (Note: A fee will apply for a new library card).

11. Kindly ensure that the NLB books borrowed in the school from 16 July to 17 July 2019 are

returned to any public library by the due date that is indicated on the loan receipt. This is a teachable

moment parents/guardians can tap on to share with your child/ward the importance of being a

'Responsible Individual’.

QtPS Learning Extravaganza cum Open House

12. We will be holding our Learning Extravaganza cum Open House on Saturday, 20 July, from

9 am to 12 pm. For prospective parents and students, this event seeks to engage and inform them about

our QtPS programmes through interactions with our students, teachers and school leaders. For existing

parents and students, it is a showcase of a cross-section of QtPS school life, with exhibits and activities

covering our academic, co-curricular and enrichment programmes. If you know of any parent/s who is/

are keen to find out more about our school, please do help to encourage them to join us at the Learning

Extravaganza cum Open House. For more information regarding the Learning Extravaganza cum Open

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House, please access our school website at https://queenstownpri.moe.edu.sg/open-house-2019 or the

QR code below.

P6 Preliminary Oral Examination

13. All P6 students will be sitting for their Prelim EL/MT Oral examination on Thursday, 1 August

and Friday, 2 August. As such, all P1-P5 students will be dismissed at 12.00 pm on these 2 days so

that teachers and our P6 students can get ready for the examination in the afternoon. Please make the

necessary arrangements to fetch your child/ward at 12.00 pm on these two days. Parents/Guardians

whose child/ward takes the school bus will not need to make alternative transport arrangements for 1

August and 2 August.

National Education (NE) Show 2019 for P5 Students

14. As part of our NE programme, each batch of our P5 students will attend the NE Show. Since

1997, the NE Show has been organised to instil a sense of pride and belonging in our students and to

bring across the significance of our National Day. Every year, the National Day Parade (NDP) full dress

rehearsal provides an opportunity to inculcate NE values in our students. Our P5 students are privileged

to be part of this celebration where they will get to preview the NDP. All P5 students are expected to

attend the NE Show. Details of the NE Show will be given in a separate letter to all parents of P5 students

in due course.

e-Waste Collection Drive

15. In the 2019 Youth of Environment Day message, Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for the

Environment and Water Resources, highlighted that Singapore generated 7.7 million tonnes of waste

each year. At the current rate of waste generation, Singapore’s only landfill, Semakau Landfill, will run

out of space by 2035. Hence, the ministry has designated 2019 as the Year Towards Zero Waste.

16. To support the Year Towards Zero Waste, our school will be participating in the inaugural

Singapore Environment Council - StarHub E-Waste Challenge. The e-waste collection drive will take

place from 1 July to 2 August 2019. A StarHub collection bin will be placed at the school foyer near the

front of the security counter. For a list of items that can be recycled, please refer to this website

https://www.starhub.com/about-us/corporate-sustainability/recycling-nations-electronic-waste.html or

the QR Code below.

17. E-waste refers to discarded electrical and electronic items such as wires, mobile phones,

computers, batteries, etc. E-waste contains toxic substances and its improper disposal can lead to serious

pollution and health problems. We look forward to your participation and support in this recycling

movement.

3rd Athletics Fiesta (only for P3 to P6 students)

18. Our 3rd Athletics Fiesta which will be held on Wednesday, 7 August 2019 from 7.45 am – 12

pm at Queenstown Stadium. The event will involve only students from the P3 to P6 levels and students

will need to report to school by 7.25 am in their school attire. Sports shoes are optional. Please note that

P1 and P2 students need not report to school on that day.

19. In this third edition of the Fiesta, we have a new Multi-Skills event, in addition to the traditional

100m individual and 4x100m relay races. On top of that, there are more activities to look forward to

such as the parent-teacher relay race and tele-matches for all to enjoy.

General Information…

Safety Matters

20. Student safety is our priority and we care about the safety of our students while they are waiting

at the bus stops outside our school at dismissal times. Thus, we would appreciate it if you can reinforce

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the importance of road safety with your children and remind them on the importance of safety at bus

stops. Without constant reminders, young children may not fully appreciate the dangers on the road,

especially where there is the presence of big vehicles, such as buses.

21. We have prepared a list of Dos and Don’ts to guide students when they are at bus stops,

regardless of whether the bus stop is crowded or not, for their safety and the safety of others:

DOs

DO flag for the bus in advance.

DO stand behind the bollards (sturdy vertical posts along the kerb of bus stops) until the bus

has come to a complete stop.

DO board the bus in an orderly manner.

DO watch for your safety when boarding and alighting from the bus.

DO look out for oncoming traffic at all times.

DON’Ts

DO NOT step out of the bus stop and onto the road before the bus has come to a complete

stop.

DO NOT stand in front of the bollards to wait for buses.

DO NOT play or run around at bus stops.

DO NOT push one another when boarding the bus.

DO NOT cross in front of a bus.

DO NOT run to catch a bus.

22. Attached on page 6 is a poster on Bus Stop Safety. We encourage you to share these tips with

your children, and to remind them about safe and responsible behaviour at bus stops. Let us all do our

part to help our students to understand the importance of safety at bus stops.

Queenstown Primary Parent Support Group (QtPSG) News Bytes

23. This is a monthly newsletter published by our QtPSG committee which will feature past and

upcoming events/projects and parenting tips. The July issue is attached to this letter for your reading

pleasure.

School’s Calendar of Events (COE)

24. Please access the calendar of event for the month of July at our website,

http://queenstownpri.moe.edu.sg/useful-links/school-calendar-of-events or through the QR code below.

Concluding Remarks…

“When you say “I can’t”, and expect the worst, then you become weak and unhappy.

When you say “I can”, and expect success, you fill yourself with confidence and happiness.”

By Ramez Sasson

25. Indeed, our mind plays an important role in helping us to achieve success. Having a growth

mindset generates confidence and this fuels our competence. As educators and parents, let us do our part

to cultivate a growth mindset in our children, so that they will possess the confidence to explore and

experience new learning and challenges in life.

26. Thank you and have a wonderful month ahead!

Best regards,

Ms Pearly Ng

Principal

Pearly_Ng@schools.gov.sg

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NEWS BYTESQueenstown Primary School Parent Support Group Newsletter JULY 2019

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Upcoming Events in July 2019

10th JulyLeaders Meeting

20th JulyQtPS Learning Extravaganza & Open House 2019

*Registration link for our events will be broadcast via Class WhatsApp Group (CWG) nearer to event date.

“Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot”

Clarence Thomas

25th May; Kayaking with Dad!Fathers and children @QtPS spent their Saturday afternoontogether in a meaningful way. The kayak waterway clean-upprogramme provided participants with the opportunity to bein direct contact with nature and learn about the impact oflitter on wildlife and the environment. Participants learnt thebasics of paddling and had the opportunity to observe first-hand litter hot-spots, while exploring the Marina Reservoir.Through this activity, they discovered how to minimise theaccumulation of litter in the water and developed awarenesstowards the magnitude of resources needed at cleaning theenvironment.

17th May; A Date with Mum!Our kids @QtPS spent their Friday evening learning dining etiquette withtheir mothers. This session highlighted delicate manners, how posturescreated impressions, the appropriate use of napkins, taught bread-breaking and the correct use of necessary utensils. Most of all, theopportunity to learn together was a great bonding session betweenmother and child .

Come join us for our QtPSLearning Extravaganza andOpen House 2019 on 20th

July.Where the Quest for Learning

Meets with Zest! Event Highlights include:• Student-Led Sessions• Open Classrooms• Engagement Talks• PSG Booth• Parents’ WorkshopRegister here:https://queenstownpri.moe.edu.sg/open-house-2019

*Open to All Existing andPotential Parents