Term 1

Read about Term 1 highlights, including the P5 Start It Right programme, Class Leaders' Training, and Total Defence Day 2020 activities.

Last updated 12 June 2026

Start It Right (SIR) - Primary 5

With students coming from different classes, “Start in Right” helped to ease the anxiety of a new school term for the P5 students. It also created a platform for Form Teachers to get to know their students in a non-teaching setting. Students went through different lesson activities aiming to equip them with the essential knowledge, skills, values and attitudes to prepare for the new school term. One of the key highlights of the programme would be the Class Interaction Games. It created the opportunity for students to overcome shyness and to forge new friendships. Through the games, students are able to demonstrate care and concern for their classmates, cheering them on while they were playing against another team and displaying the never give up attitude even when the team is down.

Children in school uniforms play with a ball in an indoor gymnasium while others sit and watch along the sideline.

The defender will not be able to stop me from sending the ball to my teammate.

Large group of students in white and green uniforms sitting on a gymnasium floor with backpacks.

P5 students waiting eagerly to start the games.

Students in white and green uniforms gather in a school gymnasium, some seated and some standing.

Rooting and cheering on their classmates to play their best.

Class Leaders' Training on 13 January 2020

In line with the school’s vision and motto, to nurture each student into a Youth of Character, Keen to Serve, the Student Leadership Committee organised a Class Leaders’ Training session for nominated class leaders. The training session, which was conducted on January 13 was a platform for selected students from every class to learn the skills required to take on their assigned leadership roles.

Class leaders attended a mass briefing conducted by Mdm Huda. The briefing touched on the overarching leadership model of SERVE - an acronym for Support school programmes, Engage others, Role-model the school values, Value others and Enrich the lives of others. They also learnt about the key traits of a good and effective leader through interesting videos.

Each group of class leaders, were then briefed on the specific requirements pertaining to their roles by the respective teachers in charge of these leaders, both from the Student leadership team as well as the IP departments.

The teachers who conducted the training were as follows:

Using MTV routines, the teacher trainers, included interesting activities in their sessions, ranging from real case scenarios, teacher demonstrations, collaborative learning to role play. It was clear that while the respective class leaders were engaged by their teacher trainers, the sessions provided them with an opportunity to clarify on their key responsibilities and roles. Based on the Student Leadership framework of ISTEER (Identification, Selection, Training, Empowerment, Evaluation and Recognition), the team will embark on a new initiative to provide all class leaders with collar pins so that they can be easily identified and to give them a sense of esteem and pride in executing their respective roles.

Moving forward, the Student Leadership Team will continue looking into ways to hone the leadership skills of these group of class leaders. through a mid-point check in Term 2, to see how well they are coping with their key roles and the type of training that they would require to continue their good work.

Two school scenes: students in a hall watching a leadership presentation, and students on a floor collaborating on a worksheet.

Students in uniforms sit on a floor writing during monitor training, and in a classroom watching a reading presentation.

Students in white uniforms play math board games in a classroom; right photo shows students sitting on a gym floor facing a teacher.

Two classroom scenes: students sitting on a floor with tablets, and students at desks facing a whiteboard.

A male teacher stands at the front of a classroom while uniformed primary school students sit at desks listening.

TOTAL DEFENCE DAY 2020

This year, our school marked Total Defence Day on 14 February 2020 amidst the backdrop of the Covid-19 situation.

The days leading up to Total Defence Day saw everyone rallying together like well-oiled machinery as the school’s emergency preparedness plan was activated in real time. The school’s constant emphasis on key phrases like ‘personal hygiene’, ‘social distancing’, and ‘looking out for one another regardless of race, religion or self-interests’ were well-received by the students. They took pride in carrying out their civic duties.

On 14 February, the Six Pillars of Defence, highlighting the importance of Social, Psychological and Digital Defence in combating the current Covid-19 situation, as well as the meaning of the various SCDF emergency sirens, were shared with the students. As part of the activities to commemorate Total Defence Day, our students learnt the importance of practising good hygiene during recess through the introduction of the wipe-down routine in the canteen. During snack break for the day, every student was given a packet of cream cracker to remind them of Singapore’s not-too-distant past when our forefathers had to depend on food rations to survive troubled times.

The critical message conveyed at Total Defence Day 2020 for all is to cherish what we have every day and put in every effort to keep Singapore safe!

Three scenes of school children in uniforms: standing in a classroom, washing hands at a sink, and rinsing at a trough.

Students carrying out their civic duties, by having their temperature taken every morning before starting the school day. They also practicing good hygiene by washing their hands thoroughly with soap before and after recess.

Young students in white and green uniforms sit at colorful tables, handling papers during a school activity.

Students doing the wipe-down routine after having their recess meal.