Singapore Parenting Congess 2010

Singapore Parenting Congress returns this year focusing on parenting issues and concerns that are close to your heart.

Organised by Mediacorp and supported by MCYS, the Congress provides a platform for parents and educators to learn parenting skills from renowned speakers and foster stronger parent-child relationships. Seminars will be conducted in four languages.

Date: Saturday 17 July 2010 & Sunday 18 July 2010

Venue: NTUC Auditorium

More information of the Congress can be found here.

Tickets are available from SISTIC.

Parents from SACPS who are attending the Congress, kindly retain your ticket stubs and send them to our SFE Co-ordinator Ms Margarette Taylor with your name, contact details, daughter's name and class via the School's General Office.

SFE Parent-Child Bonding Trip to Kukp 15 May 2010

A group of 62 parents & children went for a 1 day bonding trip to Kukup on 15 May 2010. The trip was organised by our SFE Co-ordinator Margarette Taylor with Family Life Society.

We left the school at 630am and after crossing the Second Link and breakfast at Gelang Patah, we jumped straight into the string of exciting activities that were lined up for the day - batik painting, a visit to the pewter factory, lunch @ the kelong followed by a visit to the kelong.

What would a trip to Johore Bahru be without some shopping! The group spent about 1.5hrs at Tebrau City getting some good bargains. After a sumptuous dinner, it was home sweet home after an exhausting but no doubt enjoyable and enriching day for all.

Here are some of the comments from parents who have joined us for the trip:

Kelly Anne Soh - We like the batik painting and kelong trip.

Juliana Jahja - I had a wonderful time spending the day with my daugther. Job well done, thanks a bunch!

Noraini Bte Jayani - It was an eye opener for my child to see the life of the fishing villagers in Kukup and had our first experience at batik painting.

Roland & Priscilla Seet - Well Done! The guide was excellent - speaks well and very knowledgeable

Lily Wong - The trip was very good for family bonding and my child had gained some knowledge from the trip.

Check out the photo slideshow on the right!

Look out for future family bonding activities and we hope more families will come join us!

Read-a-thon 2010 – A School Building Fund Project

Our School fund raiser this year is a Read-a-thon to be held from 14 May to 2 July 2010. This project brings students together with their families and friends to encourage reading and build literacy skills. The school will be conducting various exciiting activities for the students. Students may read books of different genres in any language and take part in a storytelling competition, quizzes and book reviews. The project will end with a Book Carnival Day on 2 July 2010.

Below are the acitivities that the school will be conducting for this event:

14 May 2010 - Read-a-thon Cards and Letters

20-25 May 2010 - Book Fair

26 May 2010 - Library Road Show

28 June 2010 - Return Read-a-thon Cards

28-29 June 2010 - Mass Book Borrowing - NLB

30 June 2010 - Storytelling by a Special Guest @ Le Stage (Recess)

1 July 2010 - Skit/Storytelling by School Librarians (Assembly)

2 July 2010 - Book Carnival Day (Level Acitivities)

6 July 2010 - Storytelling Competition @ Le Stage (Recess)

7-8 July 2010 - Book Fair (Recess)

Your support will not only help to encourage our children to read widely and develop a lasting love of reading but also aid the school in our Programme for Rebuilding and Improving Existing Schools (PRIME) to carry out upgrading works on our current site and provide the much needed facilities to support an all-rounded education.

"The Armour of Love" - Sunday 23May 2010

The above talk is organised by Family Life Society with its affiliate Worldwide Marriage Encounter Singapore.

The objective of the talk is to help married couples recognise that love is not just a feeling that comes and goes, but love is a conscious effort to make a decision that will benefit your spousal and family relationship; love is to be life-giving to your loved ones.

More details of the talk as well as registration details can be found here.

Mother's Day Flower Sale 2010

With Mother's Day round the corner, the School held a Mother's Day Flower Sale on Thursday 29 April 2010. Proceeds from the sale go to the School Building Fund.

This flower is the fruit of labour of a few CCEs who spent several hours hand making them. Simple as it looks, it nevertheless wowed the girls. The sale was overwhelming during the am and pm recesses.

Thank you girls for showing your love for mum and we are sorry we had to turn away many of you as the flowers were snapped up very quickly.

Thank you to all CCEs who turn up to support the School in this activity!

DadsforLife Conference 2010

DadsforLife is holding their inaugural conference in May! The conference is part of an exciting line-up of events to celebrate Fatherhood.

Renowned international and local speakers will be there to share their journeys of fatherhood and experiences of transformational relationships with their children.

Full details of the Conference can be found here

Fathers of SACPS girls who will be attending this conference, kindly provide your name, contact details, daughter's class and tickets stubs to the SFE Co-ordinator, Ms Margarette Taylor, via the School General Office no later than 2 weeks after the conference.

Family Bonding 1 Day Trip to Kukup, JB

Come mid May, the exams will be over and it will be time for fun! What better way than to come join in a Family Bonding 1 Day Trip to Kukup, JB organised by the School Family Education Centre on Saturday 15 May 2010.

Full details of the trip can be found here.

Deadline to submit reply slips would be Friday 30 April 2010.
Do book your places early as its only limited to 80 pax!

How To Beat Exam Stress

With the exams round the corner, the likelihood of both parents & girls being stressed out is very high. Hence, the School Family Life Centre will be inviting Mr Jason Ng, a speaker with the Family Life Society, to give a talk entitled How To Beat Exam Stress. The talk is to help empower parents with the skills and mindsets to help their children cope with exams and reduce their stress effectively.

Details of the talk as follows:

Date: 30 April 2010 (Friday)

Time: 7.30-9.30pm

Venue: Magdalenian Centre, SACPS Level 1

Fee: $5/per person, $8/couple

(Cash Payment Only)

More information of the workshop & speaker can be found on the invite which will be given to all girls. Reply (with payment) is to be returned to the General Office. Deadline is Friday 23 April 2010. Limited space available, do register early to avoid disappointment.

Alternatively, a copy of the invite is attached here

Talk For Parents - Transition to Secondary One

The above talk is organised by Centre for Advancement of Family Education Pte Ltd (CAFE), and supported by Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) and Ministry of Education (MOE).

Date: Saturday 22 May 2010
Time: 2.00pm - 5.30pm (Registration starts at 1.30pm)
Venue: Victory Hall, 743 Hersing Hub, Level 8, Toa Payoh Lorong 5 (nearest MRT: Toa Payoh)
Fee: $5.00 per person
Closing Date: 15 May 2010

More details of the talk can be found here - http://fcd.ecitizen.gov.sg/NR/rdonlyres/7F61AE86-0DAD-474A-BB53-C75F86D0C295/0/Parentingseminar2010Flyer.pdf

As the response of this talk is overwhelming every year, the school has managed purchased 10 tickets. The first 10 to email the school's SFE Co-ordinator, Ms Margarette Taylor at sacps_sfe@yahoo.com.sg will be able purchase the tickets direct from the school.

Otherwise, tickets can be purchased direct from the organiser - ticketing contact can be found in the above flyer as well.

School Family Education @ SACPS

SACPS strongly believes in working in partnership with parents to provide the best education for our pupils. As the adult role models in our childrens' life, the school sees the importance of bonding as a family in order to build stronger relationship with our children. Year on year, the School Family Education Centre (SFEC) has organised programmes to cater to these needs.

Upcoming events are as follows:

30 April 2010 - Talk for Parents: Help you Child Beat Exam Stress
15 May 2010 - Family Bonding Trip to Kukup
25 May 2010 - Tea Time Talk cum Jewellery Making session for Parents

More information on the above programmes will be annouced in due course. Do note that a nominal fee is usually charged to cover operating course.

To help us in our role as parents, the SFEC has a collection of family education resources such as books and DVDs. The SFE Centre located on the 1st level, next to the General Office, is open every Tuesday from 9am to 2pm and parents are welcome to come by to utilise or borrow these resources.