February Newsletters

February is a month of LOVE and the air in the school is all filled with love!

"Send Me to School, Daddy" Campaign

The ‘Send Me to School, Daddy’ campaign that runs for the entire month of February was a success! Thank you to all the daddies out there.

We have seen more daddies making the effort to send their children to school and showing their support and care for them.

Did you know…research has shown that children whose daddy are more involved in nurturing them have higher academic achievements?

Therefore, COME ON, DADDIES… Step up and be more involved because you, too, play an important part in your child’s development.

Here are some photos of the supportive daddies…KUDOS!

They were rewarded with a sticker for every time they send their child to school.

Thank you to the daddies…

As the saying goes, Dad is the son’s first hero and daughter’s first love. Well, who needs Superman when you have a daddy, right?

…and Valentine’s Day falls on February too!

Valentine's Day

It is a day where children had a lot of fun making craft for the loved ones. Show them some love…

Oh yes, Family is everything…it means the world to them.

Chinese Lunar New Year

Also, on 18^th February, we decided to welcome the year of the Sheep with an unforgettable performance from each class. Weeks before celebrating Chinese New Year, each individual class worked together to make this Chinese lion head. It was made out of a pail, ang bao (red packets) and some decorations. A shiny cloth is then attached to the head to represent its tail. Children had a chance to search on how “lion dance” move and with this, they create a dance move to perform with their lion.

Everyone enjoyed taking turns to dance with their lion and they learned that they had to work together to make the lion move. It was indeed a great cooperative learning experience for the children.

We also invited Fabius, an alumnus, to perform a lion dance to the entire school. He was really good!

Fabius performing lion dance.

That’s it for the month of February updates. Stay tuned for more exciting happenings in our school.

Feeling loved already? Oh definitely…

Teacher Erlyn

Send me to school, Daddy!

Dear Parent/Guardian,

In collaboration with Centre for Fathering Ltd, we would like to encourage all daddies to step up and send your child to school to show them that you care about their academic journey. 

Dads are Important! Why? Research says...

Father involvement in schools is associated with improvements by students in academics, behavior, and social skills.

Let's watch this meaningful video about how great a daddy can be to his child...

Start off small by taking a little time off to send your child to school, it will make a great difference in their learning journey and we hope to see more daddies participate in their children's activities in future. 

Support our "Back to school with Dad 2015" campaign from 4 Feb 2015 to 27 Feb 2015 ans you and your child will be awarded a sticker each.  (Parent's circular 4/15 issued on 3/2/15)

I would like to share this good articles with daddies.

Christina

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Fathering Decisions For The New Year

By monica

<written by Edwin Choy for Centre For Fathering>

Strong families are intentional.  They do not happen by chance. Beginning of the year is a great time to make certain fathering decisions that will help you build healthy families.

Decide today that your career is only as good as your family. Family is like a base camp for mountain climbers. If you want to climb mountains, you must have a good base camp, a place where there are shelter and resources, a place where you can nurture and rest before attempting to reach another summit.  You will not go far or achieve much without your solid base camp.  If you want to climb high, then tend to the base camp and keep it in good shape.  You will be healthier, happier, more effective persons if you do.

Decide today that your children are more important than your personal projects. Be willing to pause for a moment, look them in the eye and listen to

them for what they need. Set aside regular family time during week that you will protect from intrusion by unimportant urgent matters.

Decide today that your children are special no matter how they fare in school. Let them know without a doubt that they are loved and cherished regardless of their grades. Academic performance is just one of the many gifts our children can be blessed with but not the only one. They have new skills to learn but they are not failures. They may not meet someone else’s expectation but they will succeed with a father who believes in them.

Reflection pointers for fathers …

Do we measure our happiness in our children by their results and achievements or do we have happiness in our children despite their results and achievements.

Action pointers for fathers …

Stick little notes in places that your child will find it after you leave for work (e.g inside their clothes drawer, inside their pencil box, on the screen of their mobile phone.) Let them know you appreciate and love them on these notes, “No strings attached”.

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