G azzette - CHIJ Our Lady Queen of Peace

C.H.I.J OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE
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Apr 2015
Chinese New Year
Celebrations
By Joelle Soh, Felicia Ng (5 Hope) & Emelyn Teow (6 Peace)
Inside this issue:
Chinese New Year
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On 18 February, the school celebrated the long-awaited festival, Chinese New
Year. The day was packed with fun-filled activities. It started off with an Ash Wednesday
Mass attended by Catholic pupils while the non-Catholics had lessons with their teachers.
During lessons, all of the classes were surprised to receive mandarin oranges and
Angpows filled with chocolate coins given by the school. “It was very thoughtful of the school
to give us the gifts,” Tara from 5 Hope commented.
Soon, it was time for the pupils to assemble in the hall for the Chinese New Year
celebration to begin. Everyone assembled in the hall in an orderly manner and was very
excited about what was in store for them.
The first performance was from the Tap Dancers. They did a spectacular performance, wearing brightly-coloured clothes. After the Tap Dancers, the Chinese Cultural Club
took to the stage and showcased their talents in acting. Their performance was called “The
Fire Child”. The performers spoke Mandarin fluently as they enacted the exciting storyline.
Following that was a performance by the teachers who put on a show about the 12 Zodiac
signs.
The next performance was by the Fusion Dancers. They danced beautifully to the
beat of the music. Then, the choir sang Chinese New year songs on stage. Whilst they were
singing, pupils from 5 Hope gave out little goodie bags containing mandarin oranges to the
school’s staff. After a fun and wonderful day at school, everyone went home with smiles on
their faces. It was an unforgettable event for everyone.
Virtues learnt: en
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A Dance performance by The Fusion Dancers
English Week & International Friendship Day
Honour’s Day
Updates:
- Breakfast with Daughters
-SEMTREX Exercise
-CCE Carnival
- I-Give Exhibition
- Stations of the Cross
Assembly Throwback:
Talk by Restroom Association
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A skit by a group of Chinese Teachers
Chinese New Year Highlights
SEMTREX – Exercise Rhinos 2015
Writers: Juliana Pua (4 Faith), Lily (5 Joy), Claudia Sim & Koo Min Seo (5 Hope)
How would you react when
a fire breaks out in your school
without you knowing? There will be
utter chaos among the whole school
and some students would of course
be injured.
The school thought about
this and to prepare the school for
this, we had a School Emergency
Training Exercise (SEMTREX) on
Monday 29th of March. This was
carried out after two briefings
made by Mdm Reddy to the school
body.
At 10.05 a.m. on the 30 of
March 2015, the long siren sounded. An announcement was made by
our principal Mrs Tan. She told us
the “fire” had broken out at Science Laboratory 1 and we had to
avoid Staircase 3. Smoke was seen
billowing out of the laboratory. Pupils moved down the staircases in
an orderly manner and headed to
the field to assemble according to
their classes.
While waiting for the instructions to head to the hall, the
actors from the English Drama
Club got into their roles as the
injured, distressed or missing.
Teachers played their parts too,
to closely simulate reality if an
emergency was to strike. Special
rooms like the Nicolas Barre Gallery and the Conference Rooms
were designated to contain some
of these pupils.
As the exercise was on a
larger scale than a normal fire
drill, the firefighters and ambulance arrived to simulate their
operations. The pupils moved to
the hall afterwards.
Then, the principal de-
briefed the pupils and exhorted them
to display self-discipline and orderliness
at all times, especially so in a schoolwide activity like Exercise Rhinos. Some
pupils were invited to the stage to provide their reflections of the experience.
The exercise was a learning
point for all pupils. We were reminded
to remain cool and collected, should a
real fire take place. After the exercise,
we hoped fervently that the school remains incident-free.
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English Week & International Friendship Day (6 – 10 April 2015)
Writers: Althea Ang (4 Hope), Juliana Pua (4 Faith) & Claudia Sim (5 Hope)
Each year, the school celebrates English week and International
Friendship concurrently. This year, the
English Department put together an array
of activities aimed at promoting the fun
of learning English and the significance of
being a good global citizen.
On Monday, 6 April, Primary 4
Peace performed the rap “No Singlish,
Know English”. This performance was
joined by the popular mascot Miss Wise,
who pranced to the beat. Mrs Tan was
invited to declare the opening of the
week.
The school was then treated to
the Gold Award video clip of the Moo-O
Award 2015, at which three of our own
pupils, Eashaa Pillay, Zandra Mersiha Binti
Zalika (3 Hope) and Paige Ardalia Ng (3
Faith). The storyline was witty and the
delivery of the lines by the voice actors
rib-tickling. The audience gave a rousing
applause to the talented trio.
During the week, teachers from
the English Department put their heads
together to prepare fun and meaningful
activities for all. Pupils of the school were
treated to a series of English activities: a
book talk by local author and actress Ms
Sharon Ismail, a riddle and idioms contest, a tongue twister challenge, an Oral
Communication Competition for Primary 5
pupils and an acrostic poem competition
and dramatization at the library.
ed. Hopeful contestants put up skits and
recited poems on friendship, hoping for a
chance at the finals on Friday.
To help pupils understand the
significance of being a good global citizen,
Mrs Charlene Chua represented the National Education committee to host a
What’s Up Wednesday talk.
In it, she discussed the partnership of Singapore with countries in
ASEAN and the rest of the world. She
also invited P1 to P6 pupils to answer quizzes and exhorted pupils to demonstrate
the virtues of respect and harmony.
The line-up of activities culminated in an-hour long assembly on Friday,
10 April, which was the actual day all
schools in Singapore commemorate International Friendship Day. The assembly
commenced with the finalists of the CHIJ
Storytellers and Young Poets putting
their best foot forward in the completion,
judged by Mdm Aniza, Ms Valerie Heng
and Mr Tan Jean Meng.
Primary 3 pupils sent courtesy
emails to friends who have hosted them
at their Overseas Learning Journeys.
Primary 4 pupils made “friendship desserts” while Primary 5 pupils composed
songs on the theme of friendship. As for
Primary 6 pupils, they penned reflective
journals based on quotable quotes from
around the world.
During this period, the auditions
for the annual CHIJ Storytellers and
Young Poets Competitions were conduct-
After the judges convened and
were ready with the results of the CHIJ
Storytellers and Young Poets finalists,
Mrs Regina Julian invited Mrs Tan and
Mdm Reddy on stage and announced the
winners. The pupils waited with abated
breath to hear the names of their favourite contestants read out.
The champion class of the
CHIJ Storytellers was 6 Hope, for “The
Fantabulous Trap”. The runner-up was
Primary 4 Hope for “Lucky Penny” while
Primary 5 Hindi Class came in third for
“A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed”.
The consolation prize went to 5 Faith for
“Sand or Stone”.
As for the Young Poets Competition, Leanne Paul from 2 Peace emerged
winner. Nadhrah Hartono from 3 Peace
was the runner-up while Erica Seah from
1 Hope came in third.
The assembly ended on a high
note with the School Leaders Mrs Tan,
Mdm Reddy, contestants, student models
from international backgrounds, the
English Department and National Education teachers and even Miss Wise gathering on stage.
The winners of the Primary 5
Oral Communication Competition were:
Angelina Sutiarto from 5 Faith
(champion), Precious Sim from 5 Hope
(runner-up) and Jade Neo from 5 Faith
(third prize).
Each level completed its respective English activities. For instance, Primary 1 pupils created friendship bookmarks to gift their friends. Primary 2
pupils made friendship bands that they
tied around their friends’ wrists.
They hailed from countries like
Egypt, Japan, Korea, China, India, Vietnam, Philippines and more. The ecstatic
audience gave thunderous applause that
boosted the confidence of those on
stage.
Next was the entertaining showcase of the Primary 4 NewsMaker videos.
Pupils learned more about countries like
Argentina, France, Vietnam, Korea and
far-flung Iceland. A montage capturing
memorable snippets of all activities during
the week was featured, to the delight of
the pupils; the camaraderie of friendship
was evident in the way they cheered for
one another as their photos flashed on
the big screen.
Following this was one of the
highlights of the assembly programme –
the international catwalk, featuring student models from international backgrounds! Fifteen pupils from Primary 1 to
6 wore their national costumes proudly
and strutted on the stage.
The male teachers activated
the poppers and out came colourful confetti flying, to the delightful shrieks of
pupils. It was indeed a happy International Friendship Day for everyone!
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I-Give Exhibition
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By Claudia Sim and Felicia Ng (5 Hope )
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On 6th March, the school
held an exhibition for the Overseas Learning Journey (OLJ)
programme last year. The P6s
who went for the OLJs did some
project work that was displayed
at the exhibition in the canteen.
The well-decorated
booths attracted a large crowd
during the exhibition that
spanned over two recess periods. The zesty atmosphere was
sustained by enthusiastic pupils
who thronged the booths, eager
to find out more about their
schoolmates’ experiences overseas.
Many projects were featured, including those on places
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Bahru. Some projects include
scrapbooks and photos taken by
the students. There were presenters from various groups who
shared their projects with the
teachers and pupils who perused
the booths. The OLJ participants
also penned thoughtful reflections
and shared them confidently.
The Netballers who went
on the OLJ to Kuala Lumpur
worked on PowerPoint slides and
used a laptop to present. They
also played a short video featuring
their friendly matches with the
hosting schools.
Writer: Juventus Tay (5 faith) & Charlotte Thean (3 Faith)
tion as many pupils discussed the many exciting
games in store for them.
They were also eager to add to the stash of
CCE tokens already accumulated from earlier carnivals. These tokens would
“The interactive exhibition and the first-hand accounts
of the pupils who have gone for
the trip give us a good idea
onwhere we can go to for our
own OLJ. I can hardly wait for
my turn to come!” quips Emma
from 5 Love.
Several Primary 5 pupils
asked probing questions on their
CCE Carnival
On 9th and 10th April
2015, our school had a
Character and Citizenship
Carnival. The atmosphere
was abuzz with anticipa-
seniors’ experiences at the various countries to make informed
choices of the country they will
be travelling to this year.
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allow pupils to exchange for
a small presents. Many pupils preferred to keep them
as mementos instead.
The CCE mentors
who were in charge of the
booths, guided the rest of
the pupils in playing the
CCE games, English games
and other activities about
National Education messages. Their faces were
aglow with happiness as
they
completed
the
meaningful activities and
obtained the CCE tokens.
IJ Olympics
by Claire Chan & Ishani Anand (2 Peace) & Althea Ang (4 Hope)
It was a refreshing
change for the pupils to enjoy a
sports carnival right before the
school breaks for March holidays.
Enthusiastically, pupils and parents alike turned up bright and
early for the morning assembly
and awaited the start of the IJ
Olympics Day.
To kick off the special
day, Mr Ridh led the school to do
some warm-up exercises. Then
the six levels proceeded to their
respective venues for their games
to begin.
The lower primary pupils
had fun races at the school field
with parents as their ever ardent
supporters, while the upper prima-
ry pupils battled one another in
sports such as captain’s ball, frisbee and volleyball. It was heartening to witness the team spirit and
camaraderie displayed as each
player gave her best in the friendly
matches.
‘Kampong
Ball’ –
they
donned sarongs on top of their sports attire as
they played captain’s ball.
The level champions are:
4 Peace, 5 Love and 6 Joy. The
teams displayed good sportsmanship; they shook hands and exchanged high-fives for games wellplayed. Medals were awarded to
the ecstatic winners.
The atmosphere was electrifying as the spectators cheered
for them. The parents’ team won
the first game against the pupil
players. Undeterred, the teachers
rose to the occasion and emerged
winners for the second round.
Soon, the school gathered
as spectators to enjoy the school
team and parents’ team pit their
skills in a modified game of
The school cheered loudly
for all prize recipients and to all in
the school, it was a wonderful end
of the first term.
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enjoying themselves.
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The lower Primary’s are getting ready to start the game and also
listening to Mr Yeo’s instruction.
Waiting patiently for our turn.
Honours Day
Althea Ang (4 Hope), Annie Loh & Emelyn Teow (6 Peace)
This year’s Honours
Day on the 27 March was a
special one as it was held in
two parts. In the morning, Primary 2 to Primary 5 prize recipients who attained stellar
academic and CCA achievements last year were invited to
attend the award ceremony in
the hall. Their parents, beam-
ing with pride, took their seats
at the back of the hall.
Before the awards
were given out, our principal
Mrs Tan, gave a poignant
speech about the late Mr Lee
Kuan Yew. He passed on at the
age of 91 just a few days earlier and with the entire nation
mourning over the loss of this
giant of a leader, it was only
appropriate for the school to
pay tribute to him. Mrs Tan reminded all in the hall of Mr Lee’s immense contributions to our nation,
aptly describing him as the father
of modern Singapore.
As the prizes for all awardees were given out, their schoolmates cheered loudly for them. Invited parents took pictures to commemorate their daughters’ milestones. After the first segment was
complete, the awardees and their
parents headed to the Indoor
Sports Hall for light refreshments
prepared by the school.
Next was the second segment that started at 3.30pm. Prize
recipients currently in Primary 6
and Secondary 1, and their parents,
were invited to turn up. Brownie
lined up along the path that would
lead guests to the hall. Accolades
were presented to: class positions,
subject prize winners, Colours
Awards and many more.
Virtues
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known to be an excellent student
in the school. Not only was she
well-liked, she was also exemplary in her learning behaviour, having scored above 260 for her
PSLE in 2014.
Finally, Honours Day ended with a
dinner, where students were to
accompany their respective families for dinner. Through this
Honours Day, pupils learned that
while it is good to receive
acknowledgement for work well
done, it is even more important
to maintain consistency in doing
well.
The prestigious “Mother
Mathilde Award” was awarded to
the school’s former Head Prefect,
Christine Choo. Christine Choo was
Station of the Cross
By Karis Koh (4 Love), Juliana Pua (4 Faith),
Each year, the school take all Catholics and Christians to the Stations of the
Cross located at Saint Joseph’s Church. This trip gives them an opportunity to learn
more about Jesus and offer prayers.
They traverse through the sites where the fifteen stations depicting the Passion of Christ are located and reflect on the teachings of Christ.
Primary 1 to Primary 6 pupils undertook this short journey in a reflective and respectful mood; they learned the
significance of each station of the cross with the guidance of the prayer leaders and Catholic teachers.
Virtues
learnt:
Respect,
Honour
& Patience
Breakfast with Daughters (P3 & P4)
Writers: Bernice Poh (3 Faith) & Dewi Ellyana (4 Joy)
In Week 3 of Term 2,
the school organized two
special days for parents to
drop by for an hour or so to
have breakfast with their
daughters.
It was such a privilege for the pupils as they
were able to enjoy some
bonding moments with their
parents over breakfast, in
the middle of the usually
busy school week.
The parents gathered at the canteen awaiting their daughters with
beaming smiles and a
spread of local breakfast
fare. It was heart-warming
to note that the daughters
went to greet their parents
and some exchanged hugs
as they met at the tables.
The Breakfast with
Daughters event was wellorganised; many parents
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daughters
were
thankful enjoy the bonding moments. The Primary 3 and 4 pupils returned
to
their
classrooms,
cheerful and invigorated.
Assembly Talk by the Restrooms Association of Singapore
Written by: Yuka Sasaki & Joelle Soh (5 Hope) & Emelyn Teow (6 Peace)
It was a perfect morning
on the 6th March as the girls
assembled in the hall. After
Miss Valerie Heng settled the
girls down, Mr Emerson, the
speaker from Restrooms Association of Singapore, began his
talk. Everyone paid close attention to what he was talking
about. Mr Emerson shared with
us about the cleanliness of other schools’ restrooms, and
more.
During the talk, he told
the girls how to practice proper
hygiene and showed the girls
some photos of what would
happen to our restrooms if we
do not practice good restroom
etiquette.
He compared the cleanliness of Singapore’s restrooms
with other countries’ restrooms.
From the responses of the
girls, many felt blessed to be
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able to live in a civilised
country like Singapore where
people demonstrate good
restrooms habits.
Mr
Emerson
also
taught the girls the seven
steps on how to wash our
hands. He commented that
our school’s restrooms were
all very clean. Credit was given to all the Sparkling Angels
of the school, who faithfully
inspect the restrooms during
recesses and report issues
to teachers.
Before Mr Emerson
concluded his presentation,
he introduced an interactive
computer game, titled LOO
(Let’s Observe Ourselves)
Whiz, in which players can
adopt the role of a restroom
maintenance worker and restore dirtied restrooms to
their
pristine
conditions.
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Lastly, he conducted a
short quiz, to which the
selected girls responded
correctly and obtained
tokens.
It was an apt assembly talk, as the Primary 1 girls could learn how
to demonstrate the virtues caring for the environment that everyone
uses. The rest of the
school also found the talk
meaningful as they were
reminded of the need to
show responsibility and
civic-mindedness, behind
closed doors.
Teachers-in-charge:
Mdm Tinawati
Mdm Chen I-Chun
Mrs Charlene Chua
Mdm Eismawati
Members:
BERNICE POH (3F),
CHARLOTTE THEAN (3F)
FRANCINE LEE WEN YUN
(5H)
MELISSA CHAN YI
XUAN(4H)
LAREINA (5H)
JENELLE LIM (4P)
PRECIOUS FAITH SIM (5H)
CHEN SEE (4P)
JOLIN BELINDA (4H)
KARIS KOH KAI NING
(4L)
KAYLEN CHONG (4P)
ALTHEA ANG (4H)
ANG LE EN (5H)
CHARLOTTE LIM ENG JIE
(5H)
PHRIESSHA THIRUKUMARAN(5H)
FELICIA NG XUE EN (5H)
JUVENTUS TAY (5F)
CLAUDIA SIM (5H)
CLAIRE THEAN(5F)
TARA LINGARAJ (5H)
CAITLYN KOK (5H)
FAITH VINODHINI STEVEN
(5L)
JOELLE SOH (5H)
KOO MIN SEO (5H)
SAMANTHA NGEOW SZE
HWEI (6L)
EMELYN TEOW ZE QING
(6P)
CASSIE GOE (6P)
ANNIE LOH (6P)
YUKA (5H)
JULIANNA PUA (4F)
JOY SEE (4H)
DEWI ELLYANA (4J)
CHRISTABEL (4J)
CHAN JAI XUAN, CLAIRE
(2P)
ISHANI ANAND (2P)
LILY MAE GRACE
DERKENNE (5J)
CHERYL TAN XIN YING
(4F)
CHARLOTTE TAN XIN
XUAN (2P)
CORLISS KOH (5P)
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Voiceup!Challenge
2015 and produced a
short video on
“Positivity Online”.
Do go to the following link at
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thchange/voice_up/voic
eup_2015/pri_11.html to
view it.
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