Week 4 of the Primary Weekly Correspondance

Week 4

Primary	School Photographs - 5 September onwards More details here. Hari Raya Celebration - 8 September We are celebrating Hari Raya in school on 8th September. Students may come to school in traditional Malay costumes or in the celebratory colours of gold (or yellow), purple and green. Staff Professional Development Day - 9 September Please note that school is close on 9th September 2016 due to Staff Professional Development Day. FUN RUN A very big thank you to all the students who took part in the fun run at the Botanic Gardens. A special thank you to the parents who helped as track marshalls and recorders  for the entire morning. Your help and support is appreciated. J Brennan School Uniform Updates More details here. September Lunch Menu Medication Consent Form Kindly keep the medication consent form at home and send it to us when needed.
Sports	Swim Team Students from Year 4 to 6 can come and collect a permission form for the tryouts for the school swim team from Ms. Belva or Mr. Sharp classrooms.  Please come before or after school. Due to swimming pool maintenance the swim team will start tryouts at the end of September.
CCA / ECA	CCA Confirmations Parents should expect to get an email with their child’s confirmation of CCA for Session 1 this evening Friday September 2. Please remember CCA registration is based on spaces available and we have worked to accommodate requests as best as we could. Waitlists will continue to be in effect and parents will be contacted should a CCA space become available. If you have not received an email by Monday September 5, please contact Ms. Emily MacLean at emaclean@chatsworth.com.sg ECA providers will continue to contact parents who have expressed interest in a particular ECA. All parents who have expressed interest in an ECA will be contacted by a provider notifying of either if space is available or if registration is full for this session.  Please allow them the time to work through their lists until September 9.
Primary Parent Events	CPG Coffee Morning Please note that the first CPG Coffee Morning has been rescheduled from 2 September to 16 September, 9.15 to 10am at the Main Hall RSVP via cpg@chatsworth.com.sg More details here. EY Parent Cafe with Lissy Puno Starting a new school year presents distinct challenges for our children, especially during critical developmental years. This workshop will start with an awareness and understanding of stressors children experience and how it can affect their self-esteem. Behaviors to watch out for will be discussed and how parents can best handle them through effective communication and encouragement. Date: 20 September 2016 Time: 6 - 7.30pm Venue: Main Hall Presenter: Lissy Puno RSVP your seats here. More details here. Lissy Puno’s Bio. Parent Cafe - What is transdisciplinary education? What is transdisciplinary education? In the Primary Years Programme, moving between disciplines in order to teach skills that are appropriate to the unit of inquiry is common practice. 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: 23 September 2016 Time: 9 - 11am Venue: Room 5D Presenter: Michael Lucchesi RSVP your seats here.

Hazwani Hassim (Wani)

Primary Administrative Assistant

Thoughts from the Chatsworth Primary Hallway

This second week back into school has been an exciting week, particularly for our kindergarten students.  All of the classes have settled into their new routines, our kindergarten classes are off and running, with only a few tears by some.  Separating from mum and dad can be difficult for some, but after a short while all the tears are gone, and the fun begins!

Thank you to all the EY and JY parents who attended our Orientation evenings this week where we were able to meet as a group as well as have you meet your child’s teacher in their classroom.  Thank you for all of your positive comments about our programme and about our primary school.  The parent-school connection is very important to us, and we invite you to continue to support the school as we pursue this academic year. Click here to see the EY and JY presentations.

The haze situation returned today, and all the students were kept inside for all breaks and lunch.  Our students are quite resourceful and spent their breaks in quite a variety of play situations.

Mario Gauci

Head of Primary

Week 3 of the Primary Weekly Correspondance

Week 3

Primary	Singapore Haze & Air Quality Letter from Head of School here. JY Fun Run - 2nd September 2016 More details here. Please ensure you sign on both pages. Hari Raya Celebration - 8 September 2016 We are celebrating Hari Raya in school on 8th September. Students may come to school in traditional Malay costumes or in the celebratory colours of gold (or yellow), purple and green. Medication Consent Form Kindly keep the medication consent form at home and send it to us when needed. September Lunch Menu Here is the September Lunch Menu from our Canteen.
CCA / ECA	Online Registration on our Primary CCA/ECA page  will close on Tuesday August 30 at 7pm. Confirmation emails of CCA enrollment will be sent to parents beginning Friday September 2. We cannot confirm the enrollment of your child in any CCA prior to this date. Please let Emily MacLean (emaclean@chatsworth.com.sg)  know if you have not received the email by Monday September 5. ECA providers will continue to contact parents for registration based on expressing interest in an ECA through our Online Registration until Thursday September 9. All parents who have expressed interest in an ECA will be contacted by the ECA provider for information on registration or to express regrets that space is full in a particular ECA. Please allow them the time to work through their list of interested participants based online registration timestamps and wait for them to contact you.
Primary Parent Event	CPG Coffee Morning Please note that the first CPG Coffee Morning has been rescheduled from 2 September to 16 September, 9.15 to 10am at the Main Hall RSVP via cpg@chatsworth.com.sg More details here. EY Parent Cafe with Lissy Puno Starting a new school year presents distinct challenges for our children, especially during critical developmental years. This workshop will start with an awareness and understanding of stressors children experience and how it can affect their self-esteem. Behaviors to watch out for will be discussed and how parents can best handle them through effective communication and encouragement. Date: 20 September 2016 Time: 6 - 7.30pm Venue: Main Hall Presenter: Lissy Puno RSVP your seats here. More details here. Lissy Puno’s Bio. Parent Cafe - What is transdisciplinary education? What is transdisciplinary education? In the Primary Years Programme, moving between disciplines in order to teach skills that are appropriate to the unit of inquiry is common practice. 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: 23 September 2016 Time: 9 - 11am Venue: Room 5D Presenter: Michael Lucchesi RSVP your seats here.

Hazwani Hassim (Wani)

Primary Administrative Assistant

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