CCE Recognition Award for Year 2010

This happy group of CCEs was recognised by the school for their active volunteerism in school events in 2010 during the Canossian Saints Day celebration on 25 February 2011.

Mrs Corinna Foo and the Exco members would like to thank all CCEs for volunteering their time and energy in 2010 and we look forward to your continued support and more CCEs coming forward in 2011!

Do look out for our email blast for help! If you are yet to be in the loop and wish to be included, please email to cce.sacps@yahoo.com.sg indicating your name, contact number, daughter's name and class.

SFE Parenting Talk fo Parents - Motivating Your Child To Excel

After an enjoyable year-end holidays and the recent festivities, its time for our girls to get down to some serious work! How do we motivate our children in the coming months as they come face to face with tests and exams?

The School Family Life Centre is organising a talk "Motivating Your Child To Excel" to help parents rediscover your children and equip parents with the tools to develop and enhance your childrens' strength:

Date: Friday 4 March 2011

Time: 6.30 - 9.00pm

Venue: Performing Arts Room 2, SACPS Level 1

Speaker: Mr Johnny Ong

Fee: $5/pax, $8/couple

The flyer with details of the talk and speaker has been distributed to the girls and copy of it is here for your easy reference

Those interested in attending the workshop, please return the reply slip with cash payment to the General Office by 23 February 2011.

parenTHINK Forum 2011

The release of Amy Chua's recent book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, has sparked debate on the acceptable limits of discipline, with many criticising her harsh disciplinarian tactics as abusive. The recent furore serves as a timely reminder of a pertinent issue in parenting - what exactly is the difference between discipline and abuse and where should one draw the line.

Raffles Institution's Community Advocates is pleased to invite parents of SACPS to parenTHINK, a forum organised by students from the CCA with support from the Singapore Children's Society to promote discussion and understanding on the highly contagious issue of discipline.

Details of the Forum as follows:

Date: Saturday 26 March 2011

Time: 8.15am to 11.00am

Venue: Raffles Institution (Years 5&6) Performing Arts Centre

Registration is free and a morning tea is provided.

The forum will see a brief introduction on the topic by the students, followed by an expert panel discussion featuring notable experts such as Dr Daniel Fung, Senior Consultant and Chief of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Mr Alex Lee, Member of the Panel of Advisers, Juvenile Court; Child Protection Officers from MCYS and Research Officers from the Singapore Children's Society.

Please log on to http://parenTHINK.comuf.com/ for further details and to register.

SACPS parents who will be attending this workshop, please email you name, daughter's name & class to the SFE Co-ordinator at sacps.sfe@yahoo.com.sg

Canossian School Holds 1st Mass @ Temporary Site

Following is a report in The Catholic News 13 February 2011 Vol 61 No 33 by Paula Png:

Students and staff of St Anthony’s Canossian Primary School celebrated their first Mass at the school’s holding site at Bedok North Road, having moved from Bedok North Avenue 4 late last year.

The temporary move was part of the Education Ministry’s plans to improve and upgrade the facilities of the old building. The Jan 10 Mass, celebrated by Father Johnson Fernandez, marked the beginning of the new school year as well as a new chapter in the school’s history. Joining the school community in prayer were the Canossian Sisters and Ms Grace Tan, principal of Canossa Convent Primary school.

The celebration concluded with a teachers’ dedication prayer and a students’ commitment prayer, in which both educators and pupils asked for God’s blessings and strength to stay committed to their endeavours through the new academic year.

“As I looked around the hall at the eager faces of the little girls, I wondered what is going on in their minds and hearts at such school Masses,” commented Sr Cecily Pavri, supervisor of the Canossian schools.

“Some appear to be mildly present, others fidget restlessly but at those moments in the liturgy when they were invited to be still and pray, it amazed me at how angelically deep into prayer they were.”

She added, “I firmly believe that a Catholic school is privileged to structure such strong moments of connecting with the divine into the school programme. It is imperative that we nurture the inner anchors of our children so that all other curricula can rest strong on this God foundation.”

The school community expects to return to its refurbished building in 2013.