Friday, January 29, 2016
NYPS Food Drive 2016
Dear parents and pupils,
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR
It's the time of the year to bring some Chinese New Year cheer to the elderly residents living in one-room flats! You can do your part by bringing some food to donate next week.
Dates: 3 to 5 Feb (Wednesday to Friday)
How to donate: Deposit the food items at the central collection point
KRC: collection point is located behind the Drink stall in the canteen
CRC: containers placed at IBC in the morning assembly only
Suggested food items:
Canned Food: tuna, sardine, curry chicken, baked beans, mushrooms
Other items: peanut butter, jam, bee hoon, instant noodles, biscuits, 3-in-1 Coffee/milo/milk tea/oats
**All donated food items should have shelf life of at least 6 months before expiry.
Please do not include any perishable food items like CNY goodies (pineapple tarts, etc).
Character and Citizenship Department
Nanyang Primary School
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Joy Reader
Dear Parents,
Nanyang Primary School has collaborated with Creative Knowledge on a subscription to a library of Chinese e-story books. These stories can be viewed on Apple iPad, Android phones and tablets. It is a user friendly application with a wide variety of rich contents. We encourage parent to give the child a better exposure in reading, which helps to enhance his/her reading and writing skills.
Kindly follow the instructions found in the attached PDF for a one-time installation. Should you encounter any technical problem, feel free to contact our help-desk.
* For Pupils that join the school in 2016 (eg P1, P4GEP and transfer in cases),
User id will be: NY follow by student name (CAP Letters and remove all spaces）(eg: NYWONGMINGMING),
Password: same as username
*There's no changes made to the user id and password for students who already received their account in 2015.
致家长：
我校已向创而新科技订购了儿童电子图书，此图书可安装在安卓手机、安卓平板及苹果iPad上使用，
这是一套使用简单，故事题材丰富多样，有助于孩子提高华文能力的电子图书，我们鼓励家长多让
孩子阅读，这对孩子的阅读与表达能力有所帮助，进而提升写作能力。
以下为软件的下载步骤（只需做一次），如有遇到使用与技术问题请打电话给创而新科技技术组
他们会乐意写作您。
Attachment : JoyReader Installation Guide for Sch_V2.pdf
Monday, January 25, 2016
President’s Award for Teachers 2016
Dear Parents,
The President's Award for Teachers gives national recognition to the critical role that teachers play in moulding the future of our nation. It pays tribute to excellent teachers who, through word and deed, inspire both their students and peers.
Nominees for the award should be teachers who:
- are committed to the character and moral development of students
- motivate, challenge and inspire students to bring out their full potential
- are reflective practitioners who demonstrate deep pedagogy
- lead in and contribute to the professional growth of other teachers
- are role models for the teaching profession
PAT 2016 nominations will commence on 25 Jan 2016, Monday.
If you would like to nominate any of our NY teachers, you can do the following:
1. Collect a nomination form from the KRC General Office and drop the completed nomination form into a designated letter box labelled " PAT 2016" by 22 Feb 2016 so that the school can send out the nomination form to Academy of Singapore Teachers by 26 Feb 2016.
2. Nominate online or download the nomination form at the following link: http://www.academyofsingaporeteachers.moe.gov.sg/professional-excellence/professional-recognition/president-s-award-for-teachers
Please submit your online nomination by 26 Feb 2016.
Thank you
Questionnaire by Family Matters@School
Dear Parents,
To support you in building a healthy relationship with your child, FamilyMatters@School is offering new programmes (Positive Parenting Programme (Triple P) and Signposts) to meet your parenting needs. These evidence based programmes have been proven effective in creating self-awareness among pupils and introducing effective parenting strategies.
To understand more about your parenting needs, please complete the questionnaire which your child will bring home in the next 1 – 2 days. After completion, seal it in the enclosed envelope and return the sealed envelope to your child's Form Teacher latest by 3 Feb 2016. With this information, the MSF (Ministry of Social and Family Development) will recommend a programme that best meets your parenting needs if necessary. .
We would like to assure you that all information collected will be kept confidential.
Participation in this programme is free of charge.
For more information, you may visit www.triplep.net and www.signposts.net.au; or contact FamilyMatters@School at familymatters.nyps@gmail.com.
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