Perspectives from the PYP Coordinator

5 May

We said good bye this week to our Year Six, Year Five and Year Four students as they traveled off to camp for a few days this week.  In this program we have many goals, such as the development of personal attitudes like confidence, cooperation, empathy, independence, respect and tolerance. As students develop these skills, our hope is that they become risk-takers that are more balanced, open-minded and caring. In the Singapore Today’s article on camps and education, Laura Philomen notes that "An increase in confidence and having a less self-centred outlook are some of the positive changes that camp organisers have seen when students are taken out of their comfort zones and put through a camping experience."

As you can see from the photos below, our campers are excited (maybe even the parents a bit too) about the adventures ahead of them. We eagerly await their stories of all their special times.

Kim Riemer

PYP Coordinator

Singapore Today

Week 38 of the Primary Weekly Correspondance

Week 38

Primary	Student Led Conference (31/05/17) Please find letter on Student Led Conference from our Head of Primary here. Year Level Website Feedback Survey (Parents) Please support us in improving our year level websites by sharing your feedback through our online survey about the current year level websites here. The survey will remain open until Monday, May 8 at 4 pm Library closure and return of library books for Primary More details here. 2017-2018 Calendar
CCA / ECA	CCA/ ECA upcoming important dates: Wed May 10 - Vesak Day - no CCAs/ ECAs Fri May 26 - Last day of CCAs/ ECAs for Session 2 Please make alternative after school arrangement for your child after ECAs/CCAs finish until the end of the school year.
Library	Summer Reading Lists and Tips for Parents on Library Blog
Primary Parent Event	Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) 2017 This is a book festival for teachers, authors, illustrators, parents and children

Hazwani Hassim (Wani)

Primary Administrative Assistant

Thoughts from the Chatsworth Primary Hallways

IB Exhibition Week

Congratulations to our Year 6 students who this week completed their IB PYP Exhibition unit of inquiry.  After nine weeks of hard work, of success and roadblocks, after happy days and days that seemed nothing was going right, the Year 6 students all succeeded in presenting one of the best Year 6 Exhibitions to date.  What impressed me the most was how the students were able to talk about their Exhibition process as well as those of the other students. The creative elements that each student was required to do was an amazing array of artwork, film and video work, technology and some written pieces of work.   Parents, teacher and visitors to the school commented on how happy and excited the students were to lead them on a tour of the Exhibition.  I really liked the way your different spaces were set up and the variety of ways that the students shared their learning. I think it really showed the creativity of the students and how engaged they were in the process of the inquiry. I also liked the way it gave the students opportunity to talk about different things over the course of the exhibition. ( From one of the visiting schools)

We are very proud of our Year 6 students and proud of our Year 6 Teaching team for the support and motivation given to their students every step of the way.  The PYP Exhibition is the culminating event in a PYP Students Primary education.  IT is an event celebrated by the whole Primary school as all of our units of inquiry over the seven years of a PYP programme leads to this one event. Every primary school staff members were involved in some way.  Special thanks go to Mr Snell, Ms Smyth and Mr Lucchesi as the fabulous Year 6 teaching team; Ms Ann, our art teacher for supporting the students with their creative elements, Mr Marcello for all of the background work in preparing the Main Hall.

Mario Gauci

Head of Primary

Week 37 of the Primary Weekly Correspondance

Week 37

Primary	Year Level Website Feedback Survey (Parents) Please support us in improving our year level websites by sharing your feedback through our online survey about the current year level websites here. The survey will remain open until Monday May 8 at 4pm Photography Session on Campus More details here. Lost and Found will be cleared on the last day of the month. Please check for your lost items before this day. Library closure and return of library books for Primary More details here. 2017-2018 Calendar
CCA / ECA	Upcoming important dates: Mon May 1 - Labor Day - no CCAs/ ECAs Thurs May 4 - No Musical CCA rehearsal due to residential trips Tues May 2-5 - Residential Trips for JY Students - No makeup ECAs for students who miss Wed May 10 - Vesak Day - no CCAs/ ECAs Fri May 26 - Last day of CCAs/ ECAs for Session 2
Library	Summer Reading Lists and Tips for Parents on Library Blog
Primary Parent Event	Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) 2017 This is a book festival for teachers, authors, illustrators, parents and children

Hazwani Hassim (Wani)

Primary Administrative Assistant

Week 36 Primary Weekly Correspondance

Week 36

Primary	Animal dress up day for Animal Lovers League Date: 28th April 2017 More details here. Library closure and return of library books for Primary More details here. 2017-2018 Calendar
CCA / ECA	There will be some changes in ECA/CCA Location from April 19-26. Please make note of below changes for pickups: Upcoming important dates: Mon May 1 - Labor Day - no CCAs/ ECAs Tues May 2-4 - Residential Trips for JY Students - No makeup ECAs for students who miss Wed May 10 - Vesak Day - no CCAs/ ECAs Fri May 26 - Last day of CCAs/ ECAs for Session 2
LIBRARY	Library Blog (incl videos and summary of Book Week in March)
Primary Parent Event	CPG Coffee Morning (28/04/17) Welcome back! Please join us Friday, April 28 for a relaxing cup of coffee and casual conversation with fellow parents. Hope to see you there! The CPG Team If you plan to attend, please RSVP via cpg@chatsworth.com.sg What: CPG Coffee Morning When: April 28, 2017, 9:15 a.m. Where: Room 5D Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) 2017 This is a book festival for teachers, authors, illustrators, parents and children

Hazwani Hassim (Wani)

Primary Administrative Assistant