Red Swastika School

Primary One Orientation 20th November 2015

WELCOME ADDRESS BY THE PRINCIPAL MRS JENNY LEONG

Our Vision

CARING COMMUNITY,

INNOVATIVE LEADERS

博爱 创新 引领

Our Mission To nurture a community of

independent learners, effective communicators,

active citizens and reflective leaders.

培养勤于学习， 善于沟通， 乐于奉献的公民 和精益求精的引领者

恭 Respect

宽 Magnanimity

信 Trustworthiness

敏 Alertness

Our School Motto

Care Respect Magnanimity

Our School Values

Honesty Responsibility Resilience

Helpfulness Teamwork Leadership

Xingzhi Culture 陶行知先生告诉我们：立大志，做好事；

立大志，做实事；

立大志，做新事。

他还说，学会做事很

重要，学会做人更重要……

小朋友 小主人 小先生

Xingzhi Culture

小朋友是： 互相关心， 互相尊重， 宽以待人， 和谐相处。

Little Friend cares for others, shows respect

for others and is magnanimous. By being a little Friend to others,

we can build a caring and harmonious

community.

Xingzhi Culture

小主人是: 诚实守信， 做事负责， 自主学习， 坚毅灵敏。

Little Master is a person of integrity. He is an honest and trustworthy person, someone who is responsible in all that he does. As an independent learner, he displays self-discipline and is committed to self-improvement. He is resilient and perseveres in the face of challenges. He is alert in responding to change.

Xingzhi Culture 小先生是: 敢于创新， 乐于助人， 勇于引领， 善于合作。

Little Teacher seeks to make life better for others through

innovative ways of doing things better, and one who is willing to

lend a helping hand. He leads by example and is a good team

player who communicates well and works well with others.

Preparing your child for Primary 1

Exciting your child about school • Purchase school uniform and textbooks together

• Choose school bag and stationery together

• Label the school books and stationery with him/her

• Get elder siblings, cousins and even yourself to share positive primary school experiences

Familiarisation with School Routines

• School Hours

• Flag-Lowering Ceremony

• Assembly

• Recess

• School Bus: Pick-Up, Discipline on the Bus and Drop-Off

RSS Curriculum Time in 2016

Reporting Time 12.15 pm

Curriculum Time 12.15pm to 6.00pm

Recess Time 3pm to 3.30pm

P1 – P2 students are to be with their respective classes for pledge-taking no later than 12.15pm.

Curriculum time will be strictly adhered to.

Should your child need to leave early for urgent matters, kindly proceed to the General Office to sign him/her out before picking him/her up from the General Office.

• If your child is unwell, please seek medical advice, obtain a medical certificate and allow him/her to rest at home

• For other reasons such as an urgent family matters (eg. compassionate leave), a letter from parent will suffice.

• Parents are strongly encouraged not to take their child away on holiday during term time as learning is on-going even after end-of-year examinations.

• Should there be a need to go away, a letter from parent will be necessary.

Practising Schooling Skills

• Follow school/ class rules

• Listening attentively for longer periods of time

• Asking for permission and help

• Passing messages (between school and parents)

• Organising his/her things in the school bag

Developing independence

• Tying his/her shoe laces

• Dressing himself/herself

• Eating on his/her own

• Packing his/her own bag

• Having good hygiene habits

•The earlier your child is familiarised with his/her new environment, the more positive he/she will feel about going to school.

•Get him/her excited about new experiences, such as making new friends or learning new things.

Setting the Routine Early In order to help your child/ward accustom to the school operations as soon as possible, we appreciate if parents

• Set the routine from day 1 regarding dismissal arrangements (bus/gate)

• Do not enter the school from the second day of school. Teachers will be stationed at Gate 5 and the bus bay to lead your child/ward to the hall.

Parents and School in Partnership

UNITY ~ Ray A Lingenfelter ~

I dreamed I stood in a studio.

And watched two sculptors there.

The clay they used was a young child's mind.

And they fashioned it with care.

One was a teacher; the tools she used were books and music and art.

One was a parent; with a guiding hand and a gentle loving heart.

And when at last their work was done

They were proud of what they had wrought

For the things they had worked into the child

Could never be sold or bought.

And each agreed she would have failed if she had worked alone

For behind the parent stood the school.

And behind the teacher stood the home.

Communication With Parents • Handbook

• Website

• Emails

• RSS link (newsletter)

• Letters to parents

• Parent’s Conferences

• Meet-the-Parents sessions

• School Email Address: redswastika@moe.edu.sg

• School contact number: 64430380

P1 Parent Conference

Date: 4th January 2016 (Monday)

Time: 12.15 pm – 3.45 pm

All P1 parents are invited to spend the afternoon

with us.

More details will be shared on the curriculum for

2016.

SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE

Main Objectives

• Detect common health conditions among the school-going population through health screening.

• Reduce illness from communicable diseases among the school-going population through immunization.

• Target Population : ~ 500,000 students

• ~ 300,000 students in ~ 200 Primary schools

• ~ 200,000 students in ~ 170 Secondary schools

SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE (SHS)

Educational Level Screening Programmes

Primary 1 Growth & Developmental Assessment

Visual Acuity (vision screening)

Stereopsis (3-D vision screening)

Audiometry (hearing test)

Medical Screening and Examination

Primary 2 to 4 Visual Acuity (vision screening)

Review of Health Conditions

Primary 5 Growth and Developmental Assessment

Pubertal Assessment

Visual Acuity (vision screening)

Colour Vision Screening

Scoliosis Screening (girls only),

Medical Screening and Examination

Primary 6

Visual Acuity (vision screening)

Scoliosis Screening (girls only)

Review of Health Conditions

SCHOOL- BASED MEDICAL SCREENING

PROGRAMMES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Educational Level Screening Programmes

Secondary 1 Visual Acuity (vision screening)

Scoliosis Screening (girls only)

Review of Health Conditions

Secondary 2

Visual Acuity (vision screening)

Scoliosis Screening (girls & boys)

Pubertal Screening ( menarche & break of voice)

Review of Health Conditions

Secondary 3 Follow-up on conditions e.g. Scoliosis

Secondary 4

Visual Acuity (vision screening)

Review of Health Conditions

SCHOOL- BASED HEALTH SCREENING

PROGRAMMES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

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Primary 1 Growth & Developmental

Assessment

Visual Acuity (vision screening)

Stereopsis (3-D vision screening)

Audiometry (hearing test)

Medical Screening and Examination

SCHOOL- BASED MEDICAL SCREENING

PROGRAMMES FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

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• Primary 1 child will receive MMR booster 1(against

measles, mumps and rubella) if they have not.

• Primary 1 students will also receive booster immunisation

against polio (until year 2019). Children born after 1 March

2013 will follow the new schedule.

• Primary 5 child will receive booster immunisation against

diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis and poliomyelitis.

Primary Doses BCG At Birth

DPT 1st dose - 3 mths

2nd dose - 4 mths

3rd dose - 5 mths

Polio 1st dose - 3 mths

2nd dose - 4 mths

3rd dose - 5 mths

MMR * 1st dose – 12 mths

2nd dose – 15-18

mths

Booster Doses

DPT 1st booster - 18 mths

TdaP 2nd Booster - 11 yrs

Polio 1st Booster - 18 mths

2nd Booster - 7 yrs+

3rd Booster - 11 yrs

*With effect from 1.12.2012

+ For children born before 1 March 2013

NATIONAL CHILDHOOD IMMUNISATION PROGRAMME FOR SINGAPORE

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Address by Mdm Brigid Loh

Chairperson, RSS PSG

Red Swastika School Parent Support Group

RSS PSG Logo and Motto

A warm welcome to RSS:

RSS PSG was set up in March 2015

Our Motto is “Together we nurture our children”.

Our logo for RSS PSG signifies RSS parents from all walks of life coming together hand in hand to support RSS PSG activities.

RSS PSG Objectives

RSS PSG was set up in March 2015 to create a platform for the following objectives:

To enable RSS parents to meet up and network with other parents;

To spearhead programmes and projects that will benefit the students; and

As a conduit for communication between school and parents.

Nepal Exhibition May 2015 In response to the Earthquake in Nepal in Apr 2015, the inaugural PSG event was organised: photo exhibit of Nepal with mini exhibition explanation.

Pizza Baking June 2015 Parents & children joined us for a lovely afternoon of pizza baking. We had a small feast after that.

Learning Disabilities in Children Dyslexia Association of Singapore came to give a talk on managing dyslexia in children and early intervention to manage.

Pulau Semakau Day Trip Sep 2015 We went to Singapore’s only offshore landfill for an educational day trip.

P6 Career Talk Nov 2015 We invited guest speakers to share about their careers and their learning journeys to P6 students.

Volunteering At RSS

Storytelling

Buddy Reading

Chinese New Year

Racial Harmony

Many More

Upcoming Holiday Events

Dec 2015

Painting workshops (4 DEC 2015)

Taipei Immersion Trip for children from P1-P4 (15-20 DEC 2015)

Preview of Q1 2016 Events

Feb 27 - RSS PSG CNY Community Project

School CNY Booth activities

March Holidays: Pulau Ubin & Chek Jawa Day Trip

April - Learning disabilities in children

Through Our Events

We hope to inculcate a friendly and open environment for RSS children and parents;

To enable bonding and better communication;

To further widen the exposure of RSS students; and

To open their minds to new possibilities and create memorable bonding with their friends and respective families.

Welcome New Parents

We look forward to having more parents and children joining us for our events.

Please find out more about us and upcoming events for 2016 at www.rsspsg.org.