Term 2

Discover the highlights of Term 2, from the Nurture Programme and Mother Tongue Fortnight to International Friendship Day activities.

Last updated 12 June 2026

P2 to P4 Nurture Programme

Selected P2 to P4 students started their Nurture Programme in the afternoon of 26 March 2021. The Nurture Programme is conducted weekly in partnership with Central Singapore CDC. The programme is for children who needed a bit more learning support and its outcomes are:

• Build confidence as communicators

• Develop as effective problem solvers and

• Become motivated and self-directed learners

The lessons are designed to be activity-based. In the first lesson, the students set Nurture class rules aligned to our school values. They also created emotion plates and shared their feelings. The students had a fruitful and engaging session. They are looking forward to their weekly sessions with their lead teachers and SMU volunteers.

A collage of school children and teachers in a classroom, some wearing masks, doing activities and drawing.

Mother Tongue Fortnight (Chinese Language)

Our annual fun-filled two-week Mother Tongue Fortnight programme created an opportunity for the students to infuse the learning of the Chinese Culture into the learning of the Chinese Language. This year, the students learnt about the various Chinese Cultural Performing Arts, such as Wushu, Chinese Dance, Acrobatics, Puppet Show, Shadow Play and Chinese Opera.

Young masked students in uniforms use tablets at school desks; one girl views Chinese text on a tablet closeup.

Students meaningfully engaged in the Digital Learning Trail, as an tuning-in activity for the MTL Fortnight programme.

Children in masks hold handmade crafts: a puppet, a painted face mask, and a fox figure in a classroom.

Hands-on learning to craft the props for the different Chinese Performing Arts.

Two masked students in school uniforms present their artwork on projector screens in a classroom.

Sharing their take-aways from the MTL Fortnight

Mother Tongue Fortnight (Malay Language)

Mother Tongue (MT) Fortnight kicks off every year in term 2 with various interesting activities organized for the students. The 2-week long event aims to create an immersive environment for the learning of MT languages. During the two consecutive weeks, a wide range of activities related to Malay Language (ML) and its culture were conducted. These activities provided authentic opportunities for pupils to use their mother tongue language and experience the culture.

P1 – The P1 students had an experiential learning on batik painting.

Three masked students hold colorful artwork; a girl draws at a desk; two people write color mixing notes on a whiteboard.

Young students in white uniforms and face masks doing an art activity at a table covered with newspaper.

P2 – The learning package for P2 incorporated enriching learning experiences outside the classroom, where they had to complete a digital trail to learn more about the Malay Traditional Kueh.

Five photos of masked school children using tablets in a school, with a QR code labeled "IMBAS SAYA" on a wall.

P4 & P6 – The lesson package for P4s and P6s focusing on the Malay Folktale ‘Singapura Dilanggar Todak’ and Mahsuri respectively leveraged on the technology to provide innovative learning experiences for the students.

Students wearing masks sit at blue desks in a classroom, using tablets and writing on worksheets.

Students in a classroom wearing masks use laptops, with a projected whiteboard visible at the front.

P3 & P5 – The P3s and P5s had an amazing time learning about and playing the Malay Traditional Games!

Students in school uniforms and masks doing group activities including games, crafts, and a spinning top activity.

Mother Tongue Fortnight (Tamil Language)

The Mother Tongue (MT) Fortnight is a platform for students to engage in exploring new knowledge and deeper learning in a fun and engaging manner that ignites and enhances their experiences in Tamil Language (TL) and its cultural activities. This year’s TL theme is `Indian Traditional and Folk Dance Forms` and we got the students engaged in exploring traditional and folk dance forms through rich sharing of the various key traditional dance forms and its nuances. They had their knowledge put to test through fun kahoot quiz games, colouring activities and hands on experience in learning simple folk dance moves, namely, Kollattam and Oyillattam.

Young school children sit at colorful tables coloring printed dance figure worksheets with Tamil text labels.

P1 and P2 students engaged in their colouring activity.

Four classroom scenes showing masked students in uniforms using tablets at colorful desks.

P3 to P6 students playing the kahoot game quiz.

Four masked school children in white and green uniforms dance with scarves in a classroom with backpacks along the wall.

P3 and P4 students learning Oyillattam.

Students in white and green uniforms with masks practice stick-based activities in a school hall.

P5 and 6 students learning Kollattam.

International Friendship Day

On 5 April 2021, our school commemorated International Friendship Day to strengthen the bond between people of diverse backgrounds from ASEAN countries.

Nine students in white uniforms shown in a video grid with the caption "It's a small world after all."

The day’s programme started with our International students’ putting up a beautiful rendition of the song “It’s a Small World” in their respective mother tongue languages. Two of our ASEAN students, together with their parents, shared graciously about their culture to the whole school. One student from Myanmar demonstrated some practices observed during their New Year. Another student from Philippines, shared their special food culture.

Three scenes show teachers on laptops with headphones and two classrooms of masked students raising hands at desks.

The assembly talk also drew relevance to real life examples of cross national friendship by showing the solidarity our Singaporean community helping one another during the COVID-19 pandemic. The commemoration ended on 7 April, with an interactive quiz on Kahoot hosted by teachers from the Character and Citizenship Education team where our students had an enjoyable and meaningful time!

Integration Programme

On 9 April, international students from Primary 1 to Primary 5, together with their local buddies, attended the Integration Programme to know more about Singapore_._ The session started off with the students playing an ice-breaking game to know each other better. After the ice-breaking game, they participated in a series of popular traditional game, consisting of Chapteh, Goli (glass marbles), Five stones, Kuti Kuti and Tok Kah (one-legged catching). These games gave these international students, who had only came to Singapore in the recent years, a platform to build an emotional connection and friendship with their local buddies. At the same time, it also provided our Singaporean students the opportunity to play host and interact with their buddies.

Students in school uniforms and face masks doing various activities in a gymnasium, including crafts and floor exercises.