Week 14 of the Primary Weekly Correspondance

Week 14

Primary	Christmas Bazaar Date: 2 December 2016 Time: 1.25pm - 4.30pm *Class shared lunch party from 12:30pm to 1:25pm More details here. 2016 Holiday Candy Grams Fundraiser (6 & 7 Dec 2016) On behalf of the Secondary Student Council, I would like to announce our annual Holiday Candy Grams Fundraiser. We will be selling candy grams to celebrate this holiday season. Candy grams consist of candy canes and/or chocolates. Each candy gram will cost $1.00. More details here. Movember For the rest of November the Chatsworth community will be raising funds for Movember (Men's mental health). At lunchtime various games will be available for the children to participate in for a gold coin donation. There will also be a collection jar in each homeroom for this important cause. Year 4/5/6 Residential Information Evening Date: 22 Nov 2016 Venue: Main Hall Y4: 6:00pm - 6:30pm Y5: 6:30pm - 7:00pm Y6: 7:00pm - 7:30pm More details here.
Our Learning Journey Concert	On Wednesday 16th of November, the letter for Our Learning Journey went home along with the Letter of Authorisation. Please indicate how many tickets your family would like for the concert and return these as soon as possible to your child’s Homeroom teacher. This year we will be holding our concert at University Cultural Centre Hall of National University of Singapore, 50 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119279. The concert will begin at 10.30am on Friday 9th December 2016 and will last approximately one hour. Please note that doors will open at 10.00 am and there is limited paid parking at the venue. Please find attached a map of the location of the University Cultural Centre Hall.
CCA / ECA	Next week is the final week of Session 1 CCA/ECAs. Please make appropriate arrangements for beyond November 25 for buses/pickup at 3:30pm again. A reminder Swimming ECA (Y1&Y2) will have a makeup class on Wednesday November 30. ECA Survey has been sent to parents with children enrolled in an ECA for Session 1. Survey closes on November 25 at 4pm. If you did not receive it, please email Emily MacLean at emaclean@chatsworth.com.sg Information for Session 2 will be available before the holiday break. Registration will begin for Session 2 on Wednesday January 4 at 7pm through the school website.
Library	Library books The last day to borrow library books will be Dec 2 Friday.  The purpose of this is to get all library books back by Dec 9, to get the library in order for the second semester and to avoid losing library books overseas during the holidays.  Parents will be receiving email reminders as of Nov 21. If parents do not receive an email update, they can email me at efong@chatsworth.com.sg Library and Online Research Sessions at Orchard Campus More details here. Check out our Chatsworth Orchard Library Blog
Primary Parent Events	Fun Run for Animal Lovers League - a Chatsworth Secondary School student MYP Personal Project fundraising activity Date: 20 November 2016 More details here. Charlotte's Web Performance (Chatsworth Discount) Special thanks to parent Charlotte Nors, who has worked out this discounted price for Chatsworth families. In order to take advantage of the discount, you will need to click the link. More details here. First Aid Training for Maids/Helpers at Chatsworth Orchard More details here. Parent Cafè - Assessment in the PYP Investigating assessment in the IB Primary Years Programme. In the PYP, we use formative and summative assessments to guide our teaching practices. We will look at current research, give you the opportunity to see EY and JY classes in action and then reflect on your observations. Date: 25 November 2016 Time: 9 - 11am Venue: Room 5D Presenter: Ms Kim Riemer & Mr Michael Lucchesi RSVP your seat here.

Hazwani Hassim (Wani)

Primary Administrative Assistant