20 April 2012

 

On 16 March 2012, the Science department sent two teams (named Alpha and Beta) to participate in the Innovation, Design & Engineering (IDE) 2012 Challenge, jointly organized by Nullspace Science. We are thrilled to announce that our Alpha and Beta teams were awarded 3rd and 5th placings respectively, beating teams from schools like National Junior College, School of Science and Technology, Bukit Panjang Government High and Anglican High School.

 

 

 

Team Alpha (3rd Prize Winners) comprises:	Team Beta (5th placing) comprises:
Joyce Sng (3E1)	Kenny Sung Yun Lai (3E1)
Tan Hui Yi  (2E2)	Desmond Lim Zong Wei (3E1)
	Muhammad Syafaat Bin Hamim (2E1)
	Sim Wee Kang (2E1)

 

 

The IDE Challenge for this year was to build an all-straws structure to support unopened tin cans.  It was a great challenge because no tapes or pins could be used to secure the different parts of the structure, the maximum base area allowed was only 15cm by 15cm and the first can had to be placed at least 41cm above ground to qualify for the maximum point. Competitors were allowed to practice before the competition, but had to build the structure from scratch on the actual day of competition, within four hours and present their ideas to a judging panel on stage. Both teams Alpha and Beta spent part of their March school holidays preparing for the IDE challenge. Not only was it a test of their engineering skills and how well they could apply their physics concepts to build a strong and stable structure, it was also a test of their perseverance as they had to think of ways to strengthen the structure each time it collapsed during the cans test. Our ESSS teams faced stiff competition but overcame the adversities with their focus, discipline and resilience, and deserve the recognition and achievement in the IDE Challenge 2012. Well done, teams Alpha and Beta!

 

 

The teachers-in-charge, Mdm Munirah Shaik Kadir and Mr Hong Ching Chong would like to thank the school leaders, Mrs Jalil-Ong Suat Eng, Mrs Mohinder Singh and Mr Dominic Lim, as well as our Science HOD, Ms Sakinah Mohamed Sarip, for their support.

 

Write-up by Mdm Munirah Shaik Kadir

 

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18 April 2012

 

In conjunction with the International Friendship Day, Craft & Technology department has organized an International Finger Food Cooking Competition among all the secondary 2 and 3 classes. Four representatives from each class were to whip up a finger food that is unique to the country that they have balloted. The students showed creativity and innovativeness in the competition by modifying the recipe to make the dish healthier and putting in effort in enhancing the overall presentation of the dish and also table setting.  The teams were synergistic and all members supported and complemented each other well in the competition. Read more…

 

 

 

 

Written by : Ms Louisa Tan and Ms Lee Pooi San

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17 April 2012

 

After three months of intensive competition, we are proud to announce that our 'B' Division Floorball Girls have culminated their season with 4th in placing in the National Inter-School Floorball Championships 2012. Our heartiest congratulations to the medalists!

 

The Floorball ‘B’ Division Girls’ Team (2012) comprises of:

Captain:
Siti Maisarah Bte Saneb (4E4)

Vice-captains:
Kelly Wong Peng Yu (3E1)
Sim Hui Kai Meredith (3E2)

Team Members:
Lim Xiao Xuan, Jodie (4E3)
Nur Nadhira Bte Abdul Khaliq (4E4)
Celine Koh Jing Xian (3E1)
Atika Bte Taib (3E2)
Nur Radhiah Bte Mohd Nizam (3E3)
Siti Maisarah Bte Mohd Razali (3N1)
Nur Farina Bte Rahmat (3N2)
Roziyana Bte Mohd Yusak (3T1)
Wong Hui Xin (3T1)

 

 

 

ESSS Floorball ‘B’ Division Girls (2012) with the principal,Mrs Jalil, and the teachers-in-charge, Miss Lim Ting Fang and Mdm Munirah Shaik Kadir

 

Our batch of 'B'Division girls inaugurated their strife for excellence since they commenced as pioneers three years ago in 2010. When the Floorball CCA was first set up three years ago, the above-mentioned girls were few of the many students turned up for the selections to join the team. Then, in the ‘C’ Division, the girls’ performance in their first tournament was average in 2010.  However, with a greater resolve, more experience, and consistent training with each game that they played in, the girls emerged stronger and better skilled progressively. In the following year in 2011, they finished their season as one of the top 10 teams in the National Inter-School Floorball Championships 2011. This year, we are very heartened to see the efforts and determination pay off this year despite being the underdogs amongst the other seeded teams which also made it to the semi-finals.  The girls finished as 4th in placing in the National Inter-School Floorball Championships 2012, their best performance yet.

 

The teachers-in-charge,Miss Lim Ting Fang and Mdm Munirah Shaik Kadir would like to thank the school leaders, Mrs Jalil-Ong Suat Eng, Mrs Mohinder Singh and Mr Dominic Lim for their time and support, and for even taking time to cheer the team on in their semi-finals. In addition, special thanks go out to the school’s HOD (PE and CCA), Mr Azuan Tan, for his invaluable guidance and encouragement all this while. Lastly, but not the least, many thanks to the rest of the staff for their kind understanding and time in helping the girls in academic management during the hectic competitive season, and for rooting for the girls.

 

The competitive season for the Floorball 'B' Girls may have come to an end for this year, but their journey to higher heights is only just beginning, and this achievement would not have been possible without the support of all East Springians. The ES Floorball teams will continue to strive for excellence in the future and we look forward to growing together as a cohesive family.

 

Write-up by: Miss Lim Ting Fang and Mdm Munirah Shaik Kadir

 

 

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10th April 2012

 

As a member of the SFE Programme, East Spring Secondary will conducting a series of
workshops for parents in 2012. We strongly encourage you to attend the workshops to enhance
your skills and competencies as a parent to help your child succeed in the 21st century. The first
talk in the series is ‘Understanding the Challenges Your Teenager Faces’.
 
This workshop aims to help parents to:
1) understand the emotions and challenges their teenager(s) faces
2) guide their teenagers in making decisions and choices in life

 

The details of the workshop are as follows:
Date: Friday 20 April 2012
Time: 1930 - 2130
Venue: AV Room
 
Parents can register by sending their name and contact number via email to Mdm Javen Ho(SFE Coordinator),

sfe_esss7@yahoo.com.sg

 

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13 February 2012 

 

On 16th February 2012, all students and staff of East Spring Secondary School, together with some parents and East Spring Primary students will be attempting to set a new record; Largest Human Formation of a ‘Peace’ Sign, as part of a celebration of Total Defence Day. This is a student-led initiative and also the largest scale celebratory event the school is conducting in the area of youth involvement and community outreach.

 

The record challenge ties in with the National Education message; We must preserve racial and religious harmony to ensure ‘peace’and stability in Singapore and the Total Defence message; Social Defence is every citizen playing a part in maintaining racial and religious harmony and contributing to the country to ensure 'peace' and stability in Singapore

 

There will also be an inter-class competition for the highest number of paper cranes folded using recycled paper. Cranes symbolize hope and a soaring spirit. Hence, with peace and harmony in Singapore, it breeds hope for a better future. The more cranes we fold, it signifies a more hopeful future for Singapore.

The inter-class competition is from 13 to 15 February. The video guides you on how to fold a paper crane.

 

 

 

 

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4 January 2012

 

The results of the 2011 Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level (GCE O-Level) will be released on Monday, 9 January 2012.

School candidates are to report at the school hall by 2.00 pm in their school uniform.

 

Students can apply for Junior Colleges (JCs), Millennia Institute (MI), Polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) via the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) using their GCE O-level results. Students who wish to apply only to Polytechnics may also apply via the Joint-Polytechnic Special Admissions Exercise (JPSAE).

 

The JAE is conducted annually by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to allow those who had sat for the GCE O-level Examination to apply for admission to courses offered by the JCs, MI, Polytechnics and ITE. The JAE registration period is for five calendar days, starting from 3.00 pm on Monday, 9 January 2012 and ending at 4pm on Friday, 13 January 2012. Applicants are to submit their application online through the JAE Internet System (JAE-IS), accessible through the JAE website at http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/jae.

 

The school will be opening one computer lab on Thursday (12 January 2012) for students to apply for Junior Colleges, the Millennia Institute, Polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education online at www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/jae.

The lab will be opened from 1400 hrs to 1630 hrs. Students who wish to use our facilities are to be in their school uniform and proceed to Resilience Room.

 

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29 December 2011

 

We welcome all our students back to school especially our Sec 1 students. You are reminded to be in proper attire and appearance. Please be seated in the parade square by 7:20 am.

 

For Sec 1 students, please be seated in the hall by 8:30 am.

 

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16 December 2011

The results of the 2011 Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) Level Examinations will be released on Monday, 19 December 2011.

 

School candidates are to report at the school hall in their school uniform by 2.00 pm

 

Those who wish to apply for the various courses offered by the Institute of Technical Education can obtain the application forms from the school when they collect their results.

 

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23 November 2011

 

Want to know more about ESSS? Check out our school corporate video.

Discover more with our virtual tour of the school.

 

Corporate Video

 

 

 

 

Virtual Tour

 

 

 

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21 November 2011

 

Dear Fathers,

 

Greetings from East Spring Secondary School! We are pleased to inform you that the Parent Support Group is organising a special workshop, ‘Peace Begins with Me & My Home’ for fathers of Sec 2 to 5 students. This workshop aims to:

 

1) instill in father participants awareness of conflict triggers with their teenage children,

2) help fathers understand key perspectives of conflict,

3) learn to focus on positive attributes in a parent-teen relationship, and

4) use some effective strategies to manage conflict.

 

The details of the workshop are as follows:

Date: Saturday 07 January 2012

Time:10 am to 2 pm

Venue: School Library, East Spring Secondary School

 

Registration:

Registration can be made through your child by filling up the response slip (See link below) or via fax (No: 65873804). Please submit the registration form and payment to the form teacher. For those who registered online or via fax, please make payment to Miss Tay Mui Hoang on 07 January.

 

Registration Fee: $5 per pax (for administrative use and refreshment)

 

Closing date for registration:06 January 2012 (Friday)

 

Response Slip

 

Flyer

 

 

 

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10 November 2011

 

 

The streaming outcome will be released at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, 16 November.

 

Sec 2 students are reminded to report to the school hall in full school uniform to receive the streaming outcome and booklist from his/her form teacher/tutor. 

 

 

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 East Spring Secondary School Open House 2011

 

 

19 November 2011 (Saturday)

 

8.45 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.

 

Open House Programme

 

1^st Session: 8.45 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.

 

2^nd Session: 9.45 a.m. - 12.00 p.m.

 

Event	1st Session	2nd Session
Reception	8.45 am(Foyer)	9.45 am(Canteen)
Corporate video at AVA	9.00 am	10.00 am
Principal’s address and Q&A	9.15 am	10.15 am
Student led tours and booth display	9.45 am	10.45 am
End of tour	11.00 am	12.00 pm

 

Note: A goodie bag will be given to each family on first come first serve basis (Whilst stocks last). Please register early to avoid disappointment.

 

Click here to register.

 

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28 October 2011

 

East Spring Secondary School is pleased to offer Higher Chinese and Higher Malay for our Secondary 1 students in 2012.

 

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28 October 2011

 

On the 24th of October 2011,Siglap Secondary School in conjunction with the E3 Malay Cluster held two Malay Language competitions. Our school sent eight students to participate in the Sahibba (Scrabble) and Fikir-Fikir (Taboo) Competition.

 

The objectives of the competitions are:

• to raise vocabulary proficiency of the Malay language amongst students,
• to promote usage of the Malay Language in daily conversation with standardized form and pronunciation, and
• to raise interest in the Malay Language through language games.

 

a)     Four students represented East Spring Secondary in the Sahibba Competition. Two of our students did the school proud by coming in second and third out of 16 students.

 

The students are:

1)     Nur Humaira Bte Amir (1E1) – 2nd place

2)     Nurul Insyirah Bte Zainal (1E2) – 3rd place

 

 

 

From the left: Nur Humaira and Nurul Insyirah

 

 

b)      Another 2 teams comprising 4 students represented East Spring Secondary in the Fikir-Fikir Competition, coming in second and third out of 8 teams.

 

The teams comprised of:

 

Team 1

1)     Juraimi Bin Jamil  (3E2)

2)     Nur Natasha Bte Zamam (3E2) – Second place, and

 

Team 2

1)     Siti Raudhah Bte Haidir (3E2)

2)     Siti Nur Haziqah Bte Abdul R (3E2) - Third place

 

 

 

From the left: Siti Nur Haziqah,Nur Natasha, Siti Raudhah and Juraimi Jamil

 

Our students have enjoyed the experience and had gain more awareness of the language by being part of these competitions.  The team was synergistic and the team members cheered each other on throughout the competition.

 

We would like to thank Mrs Jalil, Mrs Mohinder, Mr Jailani, teachers and all students who have supported and contributed in the team’s achievements.

 

The above write-up is done by Mr Jamalludin Affandi and Ms Nooraini Roslan.

 

 

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14 September 2011

 

The E3 Cluster Math Competition was conducted on 9^th of September 2011 at DunmanSecondary School. The competition was organized by the schools in the E3 Cluster namely, Dunman Secondary, Jun Yuan Secondary, Siglap Secondary, Springfield Secondary and East Spring Secondary. The objectives of the competition are to arouse students’ interest and enthusiasm for mathematical problem solving, develop mathematical intuition, reasoning and logical thinking as well as creative and critical thinking.

 

 

 

 

 

Four teams represented East Spring Secondary. One of our teams did the school proud by coming in 3^rd place out of 24 teams.

 

The team comprised of:

1. Ng Mun Yew, Samuel (3E2)
2. Joshua Ee Shao Hong (3E2)
3. Xu Xiaowen (3E3)
4. Tan Shi Hwei (3E3)

 

 

 

Our students have work hard and shown Resilience in attempting the challenging questions. The qualifying team was synergistic and the team members supported each other well in the final round. In the future, the Mathematics department plans to continue to expose students to more mathematical challenges.

 

 

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19 September 2011

 

Our school participated in the E3 Cluster Maths Trail 2011 held at theChangi Airport on 5 September 2011. Our school sent 6 teams of 4 students each, comprising 3 Express teams, 2 Normal Academic teams and 1 Normal Technical team. Our school also provided the first aid support and sent 10 SJAB students to assist in the Maths Trail.

 

 

 

The Maths Trail requires students to solve Maths problems located at 5 stations in Terminals 2 and 3 within 2 hours. These problems range from finding the floor area of the Gardens at Changi to finding the exhange rate of some currency. Marks were awarded by the station masters at each station.

 

 

One of our teams, comprising Angie Yeo Yong Qi (2E1), Cecilia Kan Hui Zhen (2E2), Yeo Shi Bin (2E3) and Nicholas Khor (2E4), emerged the overall winner. Both teams obtained the highest overall score but our team scored full marks in 2 out of the 5 stations. They each received a Gold trophy.

 

 

Our students have enjoyed the experience and found it interesting and exciting.

 

 

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23 August 2011

 

On Sat, 6^th August 2011, five students from Science Talent Management Programme participated in the Innovation, Design and Engineering Challenge (IDE) organised by Null Space Singapore and Dunman Secondary School. The IDE is a 5-day challenge for lower secondary school students to design, innovate and construct a mechanical solution to a problem posed.

 

This year, the participants were required to create a robot or vehicle that could go through a few obstacles such as crossing a bridge over a river, pressing levers and collecting iron screws from inside the river while avoiding hitting “nuclear waste containers”.

 

 

East Spring Secondary was represented by Kenny Sung, Desmond Lim, Koh Jin Hong and Muhammad Safwan. It was a challenge for the young team as they lack the expertise and knowledge to construct a working robot within 5 days. With some brainstorming and guidance from the teacher i/cs and some science teachers, they decided to design the robot by improvising on a remote-controlled racing car.

 

Ten schools competed in the IDE challenge; amongst them were Raffles Institution, Raffles Girls School, Tampines Secondary School, Christchurch Secondary School. Each of the design put up by the school was unique and had their own advantage in meeting the challenge. Despite the tough competitors, East Spring Sec managed to clinch the fifth position.

 

The team agreed that the journey has been very enriching and they definitely have learnt and benefited a lot especially by looking at the unique designs put up by the other schools. If given another opportunity they would like to participate again and come up with a more innovative and unique design of their own.

 

 

 

 

East Spring IDE team would like to thank Mrs Jalil, Mrs Mohinder, Miss Sakinah, teachers and all parents who have supported and contributed in the team’s achievement.

 

The above write-up is done by Mdm Nurbadriah and Ms Siti Aishah (Teachers in-charge of Science Talent Management Programme).

 

 

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19 August 2011

 

Our school has been selected to serve as a Polling Station for 2011 Presidential Election. In preparation for Polling Day, the school will be closed at 1.00 pm on Fri 26th August 2011 for the election team to make final preparations for the Polling Day.

 

 

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08 August 2011

 

The Oneida Scouts Group proudly announces that 3 of the scouts from East
Spring Secondary School have achieved the top award for scouts which was
given out at the Old Parliament House on Saturday 6th August 2011.

 

The Chief Commissioner’s Award is presented to the best and deserving scouts
in the nation and this year out of the 4 Scouts conferred with the Award in
Tampines District, 3 of them were from East Spring Secondary.

 

The awardees are Marcus Tan from 4E3, Giggson Tan from 4E5 and Nurul Fitriah
from 4N1.

 

Apart from producing a total of 5 CCA Award holders in 2 years, the Scouts
Group have also managed to achieve another milestone by having the first
girl among 3 girls who have been conferred with the award for the first time
in our Nation’s History.

 

Nurul Fitriah was also featured in the Sunday Times as the first batch of
girls to achieve this award.

 

The Oneida Scouts Group would like to thank Mrs Jalil, Mrs Mohinder, Mr
Azuan Tan, teachers and all parents who have supported and contributed in
the Scouts’ achievements.

 

 

 

Click here to read about Nurul Fitriah of Oneida Scouts featured in Straits Times.

 

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08 August 2011

 

Please click here for a copy of the Parents Letter.

 

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05 August 2011

 

East Spring D&T students achieve great heights in the Tan Kah Kee Young Inventor's Award this year. A total of 5 students were short listed for the awards for their innovative D&T projects. Out of these 5, Sim Wei Jie from 4E3(2010) won the Commendation Award and Chan Min Yu from 4E3(2010) won the Encouragement Award.

 

 

Wei Jie's project *360 degrees Apparel* showed how the display of clothes in departmental stores can be revolutionized with a modular display that can allow shoppers to reserve the apparel that they have in mind.

 

 

 

Min Yu's project Rock a bye Baby combined a conventional rocking chair and a high chair to form a new type of baby furniture with both functions.

 

 

 

In addition, the school was also presented with the Tan Kah Kee Young Inventor's School Award for our outstanding participation and quality entries.

 

One of our students, *Danielle Mariz Rosario Arado from 2E3 *also clinched the Creative Aesthetic Award for D&T Awards this year with her project *Crocodile Dundee*. D&T awards are awarded to students with innovative D&T projects and creative design. This is certainly recognizing the creative and design-oriented curriculum in place in the school.

 

  

 

 

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 03 August 2011

 

East Spring Sec celebrated Water Monitoring Day on 28 July - a project in collaboration with Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Water Environment Federation (WEF) and International Water Association (IWA).

 

The Science Talent Management Group (STMG) students were trained by Ngee Ann Poly (School of Engineering, Building and Environment) in May, to use a water test kit in measuring 4 key water parameters: dissolved oxygen (DO), pH (acidity), turbidity (clarity) and temperature. These STMG students then went on to transfer their learning to the Environment Ambassadors and Environment Club members. Since then, the students have been monitoring the waters of Sungei Api-Api with dataloggers and the water test kit. After the measurements, the students would submit their results via the World Water Monitoring Day Website to be consolidated with those data collected by schools in other parts of Singapore, so as to provide an overall picture of the water condition in Singapore. 

 

 

 

More pictures can be found at our Environment Education Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/esss.envied

 

You may also read more about Water Monitoring Day at the following website [Water Monitoring Day is officially on 18 Sep, but schools may celebrate it on any day of our choice between 22 Mar and 31 Dec.]:

http://www.WorldWaterMonitoringDay.org

 

(The above writeup is extracted and modified from an original article written by our AED, Ms. Siti Aishah bte Ramli.)

 

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28 July 2011

 

On 3 July 2011, our school sent three Floorball teams to take part in the Tampines West Sports Club 3-on-3 Floorball tournament. All three teams did the school proud by winning medals in the tournament.

 

The girls clinched the silver medals in their U-14 category while the other two boys’ teams culminated as quarter finalists, despite playing against much older boys in the U-18 category.

 

Our Floorball teams comprise of the following students:

 

1. Atika Bte Taib

2. Siti Norbayah Bte Mohd Ali

3. Nurul Aziannisha Bte Nordin

4. Muhd Rusyaidi Haziq Bin Mohd Z.

5. Aqil Ariffin Bin Mohd Rashid

6. Muhammad Hariz Bin Zamam

7. Muhammad Haziq Bin Zamam

8. Muhd Nazrul Bin Muhd N.

9. Amirul Syafiq Bin Mohd Ramli

10. Muhammad Fadzrul Bin Mohd S.

 

 

 

The ES Floorball teams have come a long way despite being a relatively new CCA and have shown excellence via hard work and perseverance. Our heartiest congratulations to the medalists!

 

In tandem with this, our teams and the teachers-in-charge, Miss Lim Ting Fang and Mr Kelvin Lau, would like to thank Mrs Jalil, Mrs Mohinder, and Mr Azuan Tan for their constant support. The ES Floorball teams would continue to strive for excellence in the future.

 

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25 July 2011

 

Our school has sent four students to participate in Singapore's first ever Mathematics Modelling Forum and Challenge jointly organised by Raffles Girls and Ngee Ann Secondary School. The students were divided into different groups together with the students of other participating schools. They participated in the Forum where they learnt to solve real-life problem using mathematics modelling. At the end of the event, the groups were to compete in a Mathematics Modelling Challenge.

 

One of our four students, Shannel Chee Si Xuan of 2E4, was in the Champion Team. She has won herself a Texas Instrument Graphing Calculator.

 

All of our students mentioned in their reflections that they have learnt a lot during the four-day event and they now see Mathematics in a more positive light; Mathematics is about everything and is everywhere in our daily lives.

 

 

 

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19 July 2011

 

The ESSS’ Values Exemplification Challenge (VE Challenge) is here!

 

Meaning: Exemplify means to show or illustrate something by example.

 

Challenge: Students are challenged to go to the school website and login to the LMS to submit their entry in less than 160 words, an event that best exemplifies the school values or a student/teacher who has demonstrated any of the school values very well.

 

Popular vouchers to be won!

 

Rubrics:

Each submission will be assessed based on the rubrics below –

 

Product (Project)	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3
Format	Main/Topic idea sentence (how the event exemplifies school values) is unclear and incorrectly placed	Main/Topic idea sentence (how the event exemplifies school values) is unclear or incorrectly placed	Main/Topic idea sentence (how the event exemplifies school values) is clear and correctly placed
Supporting Detail	Paragraph has one supporting detail sentence that relate back to main idea	Paragraph has two supporting detail sentence that relate back to main idea	Paragraph has three or more supporting detail sentence that relate back to main idea
Information Gathering	Student unable to gather correct information from school website	Student able to gather correct information from a single source from school website	Student able to gather correct information from multiple sources from school website
Number of values exemplified	1	2	3

 

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6 July 2011

 

Read the Principal’s letter to parents on upcoming school events and matters in term 3 here.

 

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5 June 2011

From 6 June to 11 June, 24 East Spring students led by Mdm Noreha, Ms Tay, Mr Ng and Ms Goh will journey Down Under. This 6D4N trip focuses on drama and theatre. Equipped with iPads and Vados to harness the power of 21st century ICT tools and sharpen their 21st century competencies, the students will document their learning on-line and provide you with ‘live’ coverage.

Join us in our Facebook and learn about our experiences and activities.

HoM (Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision) Quote: Words represent your intellect. The sound, gesture and movement represent your feelings. -Patricia Fripp

HoM (Striving for Accuracy) Quote: Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or doing it better. -John Updike

HoM (Questioning and Posing Problems) Quote: Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton asked why. -Bernard Baruch

  

  

http://facebook.com/Esssenglish

 

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View ESSS EL Perth Educational Trip in a larger map

 

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02 June 2011

 

It is a great honour to announce that our Uniformed Group Adventure (UGA) team has been awarded the Distinction Medal - which means that we are among the top 10 teams out of 32 teams from 32 schools in Singapore that participated. The UGA was organised by MOE CCA Branch.

Our UGA team comprises of 6 cadets from the various Uniformed Groups, as follows:

1) Lim Kai Feng - Scouts (Team Leader)

2) Mohd Ameen - NCDCC

3) Jazli Hazim - NCC

4) Muhd Syafiq - NCC

5) Nurul Asyiqin - NPCC

6) Andrea Sara - SJAB

Although they came from the various UG, our UGA team has shown great teamwork and resilience to complete this challenge.

The team and the teacher-in-charge, Mr Zairani, would  like to thank Mrs Jalil, Mrs Mohinder, Mr Tan, Mdm Chin and Mr Azuan for their support. Special thanks to Mr Bernard Tay for helping in preparing the team in their physical fitness level, Mr Lawrence for accompanying the team during the preparatory workshop and all the respective Uniformed Group teachers for imparting the necessary values and skills to the cadets.

 

Award presentation by Mr Hawazi Daipi, Senior Parlimentary Secretary of Ministry of Manpower and Education.

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02 June 2011

 

We were all grins when we took part in Project GRIN on Sunday morning, 29 May 2011. This was a project that was organised in collaboration with National Environment Agency and Veolia Pte Ltd, where our students went door-to-door to inform the residents in Tampines Central about the new recycling system that will be implemented in July. Instead of the use of fortnightly-distributed recycling bags, every HDB block will soon have one recycling bin, and there is no need for sorting of recyclables anymore - all recyclables shall go into the same recycling bin, and they will be sorted by Veolia at their recycling plants.

 

Representatives from the Environment Club, Environment Ambassadors and Library Club were chosen to take part in this activity, and the students clearly enjoyed it: those hearty interactions with the residents, the cats, dogs, rabbits and even tortoises that they came across, the fun that they had at the playground while waiting for our return bus, the delicious chicken rice lunch that Veolia kindly sponsored, the goodie bags that contained the limited edition Project GRIN T-shirt... As the students explained to the residents about the upcoming recycling system, they also bonded with each other and made new friends. The facilitators from Veolia could not resist and marvelled at how well-behaved and independent our students were. They were so efficient and enthusiastic in the activity that they took only about three hours to cover nearly 20 blocks of flats in Tampines Central!

 

This educational outreach was part of our school's effort in contributing to the community - not only did the residents learn from the bits of information that our students imparted, the students also learnt about teamwork, communication and resilience. We really look forward to collaborating with more agencies to create more of such meaningful and memorable experiences for our students!

 

 

 More pictures can be found at http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150195039682217.309291.710822216

 

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26 May 2011

In March and April, 2 groups of students from 3T1 participated in The Ignite Science Challenge organised by ITE East & Science Centre.  The competition is about Protein Science - The Art of Fishball Making.

More than 20 schools and a total of 220 students participated in the competition.  One of our teams has won the most Creative Fishball Award, which reflects on one of our school values of Innovation.

The winning team members are Danial Asraff, Mohamed Salleh, Muhammad Fazrul, Muhammad Izwan Shah & Othman.

The students will like to thank the Science Department, for giving them this opportunity; Mrs Jalil, Mrs Mohinder and Ms Sakinah, for their guidance; Mr Vinodh, for his encouragement, Ms Tan Teck Hing, for her endless support; the Home Economics teachers, for preparing the kitchen; and the school administrative office, for their support.   

 

 

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23 May 2011

 

In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami disaster, some pupils asked Mr. Neu Wee Teck what East Springians could do for Japan? Whilst raising money was a good cause, the event should also impact the students in terms of learning and their awareness of the event. Hence the idea of paper crane folding was born. Culturally, in Japan, cranes symbolise hope and well wishes. With that, during International Friendship Day, Mr. Neu rolled out this paper crane folding exercise to the Sec. 1, 3 and 4. The students and teachers demonstrated that not only were they resilient in the folding despite the difficult steps, they also showed empathy in the way they folded the cranes- with quiet dignity and determination. Many of the students also folded bags full of cranes and gave to Mr. Neu throughout the following weeks.

 

On 12^th May 2011, Mr. Neu, together with Mr. Jim Teo and Jackson Teo and Daniel Ashraf of 3T1, went to the Japan Embassy to give the container (made by the teachers from the DnT department) full of cranes to Mr. Chiba Hirohisa, Director, Information and Culture at the Japan Embassy.  Mr. Hirohisa thanked the school for their efforts. This exercise showed that both students and teachers are definitely global thinkers and doers!

 

 

 

 

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5 May 2011

 

Our school has been selected to serve as a Polling Station for 2011 General Election. In preparation for Polling Day, the school will be closed at 1.00 pm on Fri 6th May 2011 for the election team to make final preparations for the Polling Day.

 

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28 April 2011

 

On the 17^th Feb 2011, 1.55 pm, East Spring Secondary School successfully created the National Record – The Largest Formation of the Singapore Map using Clothes to celebrate Total Defence Day.  The Record was adjudicated by the officials from the Singapore Book of Records. 

 

For the second year running, East Spring has combined the celebration of Total Defence Day with our record breaking feat. Noteworthy is also the fact that, this year, we have created another first by collecting a staggering 1.71 tonnes of clothings for the Record, and from which, we raised a total of $684 for the School Advisory Committee fund in order to bolster our School’s financial assistance scheme.

 

Furthermore, strong bonds were either formed, or reaffirmed, through the high degree of involvement and engagement with our strategic partners. 

 

They include:

1.         Tampines Town Council

2.         Residents from Blks 359, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368 (Tampines Street 34)

3.         Captain Bernard Tay (Singapore Armed Forces) (SAF-School Partnership Programme)

4.         Nestle Singapore (Pte) Ltd

5.         East Spring Primary School

6.         East Spring Secondary Parent Support Group

7.         East Spring Secondary AlumKnights

 

East Spring shall continue to scale new heights in her endeavor towards excellence and success.

  

08 April 2011

 

On 30^th March 2011, the SYF Central Judging for English Drama was held at the Performing Arts Centre in Catholic Junior College (CJC). The East Spring Drama staged an adapted comedy based on “Ernie’s Illucinations” by Alan Acykbourne.

 

 

 

Our drama production won the adjudicators’ hearts and did our school proud by achieving the long-awaited Silver Award! This is the 2^nd Silver Award in the history of East Spring Drama since we first started participating in SYF in 2005.

 

 

Our heartfelt appreciation goes out to Mrs Jalil, Mrs Mohinder and Mr Tan for their full support and constant encouragement; our talented Coach and Director Ms Nurhidayah Rahim, who also happens to be an alumni of the East Spring Drama; and last but not least, the teachers, school mates and alumnis who helped us in one way or another along the way. East Spring Drama would not be where we are today without all of your contributions.

 

Three Cheers for East Spring!

 

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01 April 2011

 

On 16^th and 17^th March 2011, Entrepreneurship Club students participated in the 4^th Innovation and Entrepreneurship cum Business Idea Competition organized by Entrepreneurship Centre department in Temasek Polytechnic. The main objective is to encourage more entrepreneurs among the youth. The SPRING Singapore is the main sponsor for this competition.

 

During the two days of competition, students were trained to develop simple business plan, coming up with their own business ideas and proposal and did a final presentation in front of a panel of judges. The judges include lecturers from ITE Institution and external Entrepreneurs.

 

 

As this is the second time the club members have participated, they started their preparation three weeks earlier as they hope to achieve an award which they failed to do so previously. Our students have shown resilience in their attitude to excel. Competing with 10 other secondary schools, one of our teams emerged as the second-runner up.

 

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07 March 2011

 

 

Dear Parents & Staff, 

  

We cordially invite you to MOE ExCEL Fest 2011 which will be held on the 1st and 2nd of April at Suntec Convention Centre. On the 2nd day, the entire event would be open to members of the public.

 

The MOE ExCEL Fest provides an opportunity for educators, parents and the public to learn about the innovative teaching practices in our schools. We showcase how our schools prepare our children for life and for the world through innovative teaching and classroom practices.

 

The theme for this year's MOE ExCEL Fest 2011, Different Pathways to Success: Strong Fundamentals, Future Learnings, turns the spotlight on the diverse pathways in
Singapore’s education landscape. The diversity of opportunities caters to children with different needs and abilities. Through these opportunities, we aim to nurture our children to realise their fullest potential, to equip them with knowledge and skills to face future challenges, and to prepare them with the foundation for lifelong learning.
 
For more information and details on registration for the Seminar Talks and Sharing Sessions, please visit our website at http://www.excelfest.com

 

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at MOE ExCEL Fest 2011!

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14 February 2011

 

On the 17^th February 2011, East Spring Secondary School shall enter the Singapore Book of Records as part of a celebration of Total Defence Day.  The theme is 'Towards Excellence and Success'. This is a student-led initiative and also the largest scale celebratory event the school is conducting in the area of youth involvement and community outreach.

 

Through this event, the school aims to engage the residents of the surrounding neighbourhood on the importance of Total Defence and healthy living, and forge a sense of belonging and pride to the school amongst students. 　

 

The programme will start off with the whole school going out to the neighbourhood HDB flats to collect clothes. Students will be conducting door-to-door interactions, at the same time distributing pamphlets to spread NE messages.

 

The finale of the event will have selected students and staff of East Spring Secondary School attempting to set another record this year of forming the largest map of Singapore using clothes.

 

Parents from the PSG and alumni are cordially invited to join us in the celebration.  All enquiries are to be directed to Mr Ng Teo Heng.

 

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1 February 2011

 

On 22 and 23 January 2011, Tampines GRC held a 2-day event at the open field besides Tampines Mall to mark the 50th year anniversary of People's Association. This event showcases the achievement, development and milestones of Tampines to the residents. It also aims to promote grassroots activities to residents and encourage more residents to participate actively in community activities.

 

The Guests-Of-Honour for the event is Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister for National Development and Adviser to Tampines Grassroots Organisations. Special Guests include Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Mr Ong Kian Min, Mr Sin Boon Ann and Miss Irene Ng -Members of Parliament for Tampines GRC.

 

During the 2nd day of this event, 17 of our East Springians Art Club students participated in the Umbrella Painting Competition --- “Tampines – My Home, My Community”. Out of 50 different competitors from all walks of life, 2 of our teams emergered victorous and won the 2nd prize and a consolation prize. 
  

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13 January 2011

 

Congratulations to our Secondary 4 Express and 5 Normal Stream students who have done well for their 2010 ‘O’ Level Examination. 11 of our subjects (4 Express) have achieved Pass rates above national average. 

 

For details, please click here.

 

Mrs Jalil, our Principal (4^th from the left) with the top students from 4E and 5N.

 

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5 January 2011

School candidates are to report at 1.30pm in the school hall in their school uniform. School candidates may obtain their result slips from their respective schools on 10 January 2011. Students can apply for Junior Colleges (JCs), Millennia Institute (MI), Polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) via the Joint Admissions Exercise (JAE) using their GCE O-level results. Students who wish to apply only to Polytechnics may also apply via the Joint-Polytechnic Special Admissions Exercise (JPSAE).

The JAE is conducted annually by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to allow those who had sat for the GCE O-level Examination to apply for admission to courses offered by the JCs, MI, Polytechnics and ITE. The JAE registration period is for five calendar days, starting from 3pm on Monday Jan 10 and ending at 4pm on Friday, Jan 14. Applicants are to submit their application online through the JAE Internet System (JAE-IS), accessible through the JAE website at http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/jae.

The school will be opening one computer lab on Thursday (13 Jan) for students to apply for Junior Colleges, the Millennia Institute, Polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education online at www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/jae.

The lab will be opened from 1400 hrs to 1630 hrs. Students who wish to use our facilities are to be in their school uniform and proceed to Resilience Room.

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