YMCA SCC @ KUO CHUAN July 2017 – December 2017
Welcome Parents! Greetings
from
the
staff
of
KCSCC! Another successful year has come to a close. Looking back, the students
and
the
mentors
had
Contents
experienced and achieved many new things.
At
YMCA
KCSCC,
the
students’ well-being is of utmost
Storytelling Competition…2
importance to us. Achieving that
September Holiday
has been made possible due to your
Activities………………………2-3
understanding,
clear
Children’s Day ………………4
communication and appreciation and
Teachers’ Day…………………4
cooperation,
we are grateful for that. In this newsletter, we will be sharing with you
the
various
exciting
events
took place. We will also share with you events for 2018. On that note, here’s to a great ending to
Citizenship & Character Education…………….…………5 Nov - Dec Workshops…5-6 Nov - Dec Outings ………7-8 Upcoming events……………8
this year.
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A preliminary round was conducted at KCSCC itself and one of our talented students was chosen to participate in the final round at YMCA Headquarters. With much pride,
our
very
own
student,
Illianna Huang (Pri2) emerged as the
champion
Primary
for
category.
the
Lower
Kudos
to
Illianna, who wowed the judges by showcasing
her
talents
and
confidence on such a grand stage. There is something magical about the sparkle that the fairy light exudes. Theory of electricity was taught
by
during
this
students
external
facilitators
workshop. channelled
The their
creativity to decorate their very own mason jars with fairy lights and colourful crepe paper. The fairy lights might be tiny in size, nonetheless
it
served
beautiful deco for display.
as
a
Left – right: Lee Zhi Wei, Jayna Chai, Faith Tan and Ashley Cheng 2
It is always fun to find objects that you can reuse, repurpose and bring life back to things which are no longer in use. As computer systems are continually upgraded, CDs
become
obsolete.
Students
transformed these CDs into a chic set of coasters that are beautiful and useful.
In the last quarter of the year, the 3D Enrichment Programme was
conducted
by
external
vendors for all students. They were taught to construct 3D animated images using customised software. At the end of the 12 sessions, the students received a certificate
and
got
their
constructed images in a 3D form using 3D printing. This process is done
by
solidifying
joining it
materials
under
and
computer
controlled device. How cool is that? 3
Children’s Day was celebrated with great delight and splendor. The children were treated to a special performance held at City Harvest Church. Apart from receiving goodie bags, the students thoroughly enjoyed the games planned by the mentors and had a very special lunch too. Their special day ended with a heartwarming movie “The Book of Life”.
Teachers’ Day is special day in September, where mentors are recognised for their work and dedication in nurturing young minds. The students showed their appreciation with cards and gifts which truly not only touched the hearts of the mentors at the centre, but it also portrayed what a fulfilling profession teaching is. All the mentors were treated to a wonderful dinner to commemorate this special day.
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Every month, new values are introduced to the students to inspire and develop them into good and useful individuals. Lessons are conducted weekly. In December, we partnered
with
Temasek
Foundation
Nurtures to conduct fun and interesting CCE lessons with the students. As it is important for students to be in touch with
their
emotions,
students received a reflection journal
to
pen
their
thoughts and feelings for the day.
Students got into the Christmas mood and they stitched up their own ornaments using child-friendly plastic
needles.
Christmas Claus,
They
ornaments
Rudolph
the
like
made Santa
Reindeer,
Snowman, Angel and Penguin. 5
Students learnt to paint and build their own wooden animal clock which came
in
various cute
designs. This
activity enhances motor skills, hand Julius Chia making his clock!
eye coordination and cognition.
This in-house workshop was conducted to help in developing the students’ hand-eye coordination skills, fine-tune their motor skills, developing creativity and concentration
levels.
There
are
endless
design
possibilities the students can make with perler beads. Their beautiful artwork will definitely be a reward for the time and effort that they have spent.
Batik is a Javanese traditional method of creating designs and patterns onto fabric. For the past year, students had been experimenting with different types of art mediums. Students had their very first hands-on experience, toning, mixing and matching colours to paint on the predrawn designs. 6
Students got to unleash their creativity as they interacted with the various art digital displays. The students were amazed to see their drawings of sea creatures come to life on the moving displays.
Pupils
were
also
engaged
in
painting
with
light cyanotype.
Students attended a Workshop called “Exploring the Artist in You”. They learnt to observe light and shadow, colour tones and shapes. Thereafter, they transformed their creative works into
pieces
learning
of
art
skills
of
by
using
vital
concentration,
observation, reflection and creativity.
many
more.
Our
young ‘hikers’ did a great job overcoming The students had a great time going through the adventure trail. There were multiple play structures
including
an
arch
net
tunnel,
grasshopper string stepping pads, a spider net set into the “hillside” tubular open slides and
all these obstacles! To cool off, the
students
had
a
splashing good time at the waterpark.
Story Telling competition Parent – Mentor Dialogue Session Junior Entrepreneurship Programme Hiroshima Peace Lantern Programme Chinese New Year Celebration Imagination Gone Wild…& many more!
We hope that the past year has been an exciting one for all of you. We’re looking forward to welcome the New Year with our beloved students. Take care and God bless! With much love: Mdm Sarah, Mdm Chong, Ms Ravi, Feng Lao Shi, Mdm Chai and Miss Amira
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