Principal’s Greetings 校长前言

83rd FOUNDERS’ DAY - Embracing the Next Phase This year, the school will commemorate our 83rd Founders’ Day on Friday, 13 May 2016. It will be followed

by a fund-raising dinner on Saturday, 14 May 2016. When I reflect on the challenges faced by our founders in setting up the school, I cannot help but feel a deep sense of admiration for their commitment to the community. With limited resources, they had to decide what would make the greatest impact to the community over the decades to come. They decided that improving the literacy of our children was the way to a better life for future generations. It is this unwavering commitment to the community that has led them to overcome the countless challenges over the years. From 90 students schooling in a shop house at Tanglin Road to an enrolment of approximately 2060 pupils and 120 staff in a campus housing 2 indoor sports halls, numerous classrooms and special rooms, we have certainly come a long way. This year, the commemoration of our Founders’ Day has taken on an added significance as we prepare for our shift to our holding site at the end of this year. Hence, we have specially chosen the theme ’Embracing the Next

Phase’ (喜迎乔迁，蓄势待发) as this year’s theme to signify the school’s progress to the next phase of our development. This shift marks an important milestone in our school’s journey as we look forward to the addition of new facilities at our current school site. With the enhanced infrastructure, Pei Chun will be well positioned to enrich the learning experiences of our pupils so as to achieve the school’s mission of providing a holistic education. We are the only school in Singapore with a school name bearing the word ‘public’. It clearly signifies the wishes and intents of our founders – a school started by the community for the community. To reaffirm the intent of our founders, we look forward to receiving your fullest support for our fund-raising dinner. All proceeds from the dinner will contribute to our School Building Fund. With your kindness and generosity, I am confident that Pei Chun will continue to live up to its name and our founders’ vision of providing quality education for future generations. Mdm Ler Jia Luen (Principal)

八十三周年校庆－喜迎乔迁，蓄势待发

今年我们将在 5月 13日欢庆第八十三周年校庆，紧接着在 5月 14日（星期六）举办筹款晚宴。当

我回顾当年学校创始人在创办学校时所面对的重重挑战，我不禁为他们当时对社区所做出的承诺感到深深

的钦佩。当时由于有限的资源，他们必须决定是什么将在未来的几十年对社区造成最大的影响。后来他们

知道只有让孩子们提高读写能力，才能让子孙后代享有更美好的生活。正是这份对社区坚定不移的承诺，

使他们在这些年来一一克服了无数的挑战。这一路走来，培群从原本只有 90 名在位于东陵路的一间店屋

上学的学生增加到今天有大约 2060名学生和 120名教职人员，同时拥有两座室内体育馆、多间教室以及

特别课室的规模。

今年除了欢庆校庆，更具意义的就是培群将准备在年底搬迁到临时校舍。因此，我们特以“喜迎乔

迁，蓄势待发”为今年校庆的主题，表示培群的进展进入了另一个发展阶段。这个转变标志着培群在创校

的历程中来到了一个重要的里程碑，我们期待在目前的学校场地添加新的设施。随着基础设施的加强，培

群将具备良好的条件使学生的学习体验更加丰富多彩，从而达到为学生提供全面性教育的使命。

培群是新加坡唯一一所以“公立”命名的学校。它清楚地表明了学校创始人的意愿，即“创之于

民，惠之于民”。我们期待您为培群的筹款晚宴给予全力的支持，以作为对学校创办人的肯定。所有的晚

宴所得将作为学校的建设基金。我坚信有您的善心与慷慨解囊，培群将继续实践当初学校以“公立”命名

的意义，并延续创始人的愿景，为我们的下一代提供优质的教育。

吕佳伦校长

Established 1933

MAY ISSUE 2016

Passionate and Cultured Learners. Proactive and Caring Leaders.

好学、优雅、有文化。积极、主动、有爱心。

12TH NATIONAL PRIMARY SCHOOLS WUSHU CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 Junior Girls Phua Yu Tong (5D) : 1st - 5-Duan Cudgel 1st - 4-Duan Broadsword

Junior Boys Pek Zhen He (5C) : 1st - 5-Duan Broadsword 4th - 4-Duan Cudgel

Senior Girls Meredith Goh Yun Xuan (6G) : 4th - 4-Duan Sword Lim Tian Fei (6G) : 3rd - Nan Gun

Other Representatives Tan Jing Ang (4B), Poon Xun Hui (4C), Kylia Ho Tzeng Ee (4D), Chua Jing Xia, Judy (4E), Chua Hoon Xing (4G), Soh Shi Kai (4G), Johan Bin Amirul Abdullah Loke (4I), Lim Yan Jun (4I), Levine Chin Sze Ing (4I), Gabriel Li Cen (5A), Yuji Boo (5A), Xie Yun Jing Chelsea (5A), Xavier Quek Beng Suan (5C), Esther Low Si En (5E), Shannon Quek (5E), Ng Sherice (5H), Nadene Tan (6B), Chu Yin Jian (6B), Ernest Lim Wei Yang (6C), Clarence Wong Chun Hong (6G).

Founders’ Day Celebrations during Curricular hours (八十三周年校庆) on

13 May 2016 The school will commemorate our 83rd Founders’ Day during curricular hours on Friday, 13 May 2016. There will be exciting performances put up by our various CCA groups. Pupils and staff will observe

normal school hours that day.

83rd Founders’ Day Dinner (八十三周年校庆晚宴) on 14 May 2016

The school would like to extend our invitation to all parents to join us for our fund-raising dinner between 6.30 pm and 9.30 pm on Saturday, 14 May 2016. The Chairman of our School Management Committee (SMC), Dr Chau Sik Ting (BBM, PBM), will be our Guest-of-Honour. You can look forward to viewing items put up for this year’s Singapore Youth Festival by our Performing Arts groups (Chinese Orchestra, Chinese Dance and Choir). In addition, our Wushu Team will also be showcasing their martial arts. Come and support our pupils! We would like to thank parents who have purchased tickets for the dinner. Our SMC has kindly sponsored tables for our retired teachers to show our appreciation for their dedication to education. In celebrating this joyous occasion, we also have not forgotten our senior citizens in our community. Our teachers have generously purchased tickets for the senior citizens from the Care Corner Senior Activity Centre so that they can join us in our celebrations. We hope that more parents can come and support us in our fund-raising dinner. Tickets for the dinner are priced at $100 and $200 each. They can be purchased at the General Office (through your child / ward). All proceeds from the dinner will contribute to the School Building Fund.

BIODIVERSITY WEEK 2016 Biodiversity Week (Mon 16/5 – Fri 27/5) is a school event held in conjunction with the ‘Leave No Child Inside Programme’ (LNCI). During the week, all P4 students will learn about the varied biodiversity in the school compound through quizzes, mini learning trips and personal reflection activities as part of their curricular activities. To help the rest of the levels acquire knowledge on biodiversity around them, booths will also be set up at the Eureka Hub for pupils to learn about interesting facts about plants. Upon successful completion of the activities for the week, each pupil will receive a challenge badge.

Use-your-Hand Campaign – 26 May As part of our school’s Values-in-Action (ViA) programme, all pupils

will be participating in the bi-annual ‘Use-Your-Hand Campaign’ on 26 May, Thursday 2016. All pupils are to be in PE attire and bring along a piece of rag for this activity on that day. As this is the last day of the School Term, all pupils are reminded to bring along recyclable bags to clear their belongings from their lockers. In addition to our twice-a-year ‘Use Your Hands Campaign’, we have also started our ‘Keep the School Clean Movement (KSCM)’ where pupils are expected to take greater ownership of the cleanliness of the school and

ACHIEVEMENTS 学生成就

UPCOMING EVENTS

environment on a daily basis. Through this movement, we hope that our pupils can become Proactive and Caring leaders who are strong advocates of a clean Singapore to their classmates, family members and people in the community.

MEET-THE-PARENTS (MTP) SESSION 2016 The Meet-the-Parents (MTP) Session will be held on Friday, 27 May 2016 between 7.30 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. There will be no lessons for all pupils on that day. As it concerns your child/ward’s learning, we strongly encourage him/her to come with you. Please refer to PN 61 (P1-4), PN 62 (P5) or PN 63 (P6) for more information.

Please take note of the following events in the month of May.

Day / Date Event Remarks

Mon 2/5 Off in lieu for Labour Day

Mon 25/4 – Fri 13/5 CCA Stand down for SA1 All levels

Tue 3/5 P1 & P2 AS; No P3 & P4 AS Selected P1 & P2 pupils; P3 & P4

Wed 4/5 No P5 & P6 HCL/CL P5 & P6

Thu 5/5

P3-6 SA1 EL/FEL P3, P4, P5 & P6

P1 HA2 EL P1

P2 HA3 EL P2

P1 & P2 AS; No P5 & P6 AS Selected P1 & P2 pupils; P5 & P6

Fri 6/5

P3-6 SA1 MA/FMA P3, P4, P5 & P6

P1 HA2 MA P1

P2 HA3 MA P2

No P3 & P4 HCL P3 & P4

Sat 7/5 Parenting Workshop 3 by Mr Tang LS Venue: Care Room Time: 9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.

Mon 9/5

P3-6 SA1 CL/FCL P3, P4, P5 & P6

P1 HA2 CL P1

P2 HA3 CL P2

Tue 10/5 P3-6 SA1 SC/FSC P3, P4, P5 & P6

P1 & P2 AS; No P3 & P4 AS Selected P1 & P2 pupils; P3 & P4

Wed 11/5 P5 & P6 HCL/P5 & P6 CL P5 & P6

Thu 12/5 – Thu 26/5 Annual School Health Visit

Thu 12/5 No P1 & P2 AS; No P5 & P6 AS Selected P1 & P2 pupils; P5 & P6

Fri 13/5 Founders’ Day Celebrations All levels (During curriculum time)

No P3 & P4 HCL lessons P3 & P4

Sat 14/5 Parenting Workshop 4 by Mr Tang LS

Venue: Care Room Time: 9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.

Founders’ Day Dinner Venue: School Hall

Mon 16/5 All CCA Resume Pupils with CCA

Mon 16/5 – Fri 20/5

Kindness Week SG All levels

Cyber Wellness Monthly Quiz (May) All levels

P1 & P2 Pei Chun Heritage Loft Tours P1 & P2 (During curriculum time)

P3 & P4 Pei Chun Story Trail P3 & P4 (During curriculum time)

Biodiversity Week for Schools: Five-Day Challenge P4

Mon 16/5 – Thu 26/5 Teddy Bear Hospital Programme P1 (During curriculum time)

CALENDAR OF THE

MONTH

Day / Date Event Remarks

Tue 17/5

P1 & P2 AS; No P3 & P4 AS Selected P1 & P2 pupils; P3 & P4

P5 Student Leadership Training P5 Student Leaders Venue: AVA Room Time: 1.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.

Adopt- A- Station Project: Performance by Chinese Orchestra, Choir and Wushu

Pupil Ambassadors Venue: Toa Payoh MRT Station

HDB Roadshow & Talk for P3 pupils P3 Venue: School Hall Time: 10.30 a.m.

Wed 18/5

P5 & P6 HCL/CL P5 & P6

P3 Student Leadership Training P3 Student Leaders Venue: AVA Room Time: 1.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.

P4 ViA - Visit to United Medicare Centre P4I

Thu 19/5

P1 & P2 AS; No P5 & P6 AS Selected P1 & P2 pupils; P5 & P6

P4 Student Leadership Training P4 Student Leaders Venue: AVA Room Time: 1.30 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.

Fri 20/5 P3 & P4 HCL P3 & P4

Sat 21/5 Vesak Day

Mon 23/5 Off in lieu for Vesak Day

Tue 24/5 – Thu 26/5

Aesthetics Celebration Week - A. Live Week Venue: Cultural Corner (Koi Pond area) Time: Recess

P1 & P2 Pei Chun Heritage Loft Tours P1 & P2( During curriculum time)

P3 & P4 Pei Chun Story Trail P3 & P4 (During curriculum time)

P5 Science Investigative Project P5 (During curriculum time)

Tue 24/5

P1 & P2 AS; No P3 & P4 AS Selected P1 & P2 pupils; P3 & P4

‘P5 Cultural Immersion Trip to Nanjing’ Workshop Selected pupils Venue: DnA Room Time: 1.30 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.

Wed 25/5

P5 & P6 HCL/CL P5 & P6

Mobile Library for P3 & P1 P1 & P3

P4 ViA - Visit to United Medicare Centre P4A

Thu 26/5

P1 & P2 AS; No P5 & P6 AS Selected P1 & P2 pupils; P5 & P6

Mobile Library for P2 & P5 P2 & P5

ViA – ‘Use Your Hands’ Campaign All levels (During curriculum time)

Fri 27/5 Meet-the-Parents Session No school for pupils

No P3 & P4 HCL P3 & P4

Sat 28/5 Hanyu Pinyin Basic Course for parents by Mr Tang LS

Venue: Care Room Time: 9.30 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.

Sat 28/5 – Sun 26/6 School Holidays

Mon 30/5 – Thu 2/6 Academic Support Programme for P6 pupils P6

Sun 29/5 – Sat 4/6 P5 Cultural Immersion Trip to Nanjing Selected pupils

Sun 29/5 – Fri 3/6 Cultural Immersion Trip to Penang Selected pupils

EL: English Language FEL: Foundation English Language HCL: Higher Chinese CL: Chinese Language MA: Mathematics SC: Science

FCL: Foundation Chinese Language FMA: Foundation Mathematics FSC: Foundation Science

FTGP: Form Teacher Guidance Period