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17 August 2018
Term 2 – Issue 23
HIGH SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE
Dear Parents, responsible for planning and executing a range of
Today marks the end of the Grade 12 Internal fund-raising events. Well done Grade 7s!
Examinations. After two full weeks of exams, I
know that our Grade 12 students will be relieved to Wednesday afternoon saw the departure of a large
be finished today. We wish them all the best with group (36 students and 3 teachers) to the World
their results and encourage them to use this as a Scholar’s Cup Global Round, held in Melbourne.
good opportunity to continue building on their We wish all of these students the very best and
subject knowledge. look forward to their feedback, when they return
next week. Thank you to Mr Punjabi, Mr Latham
This morning we welcome a group of senior and Ms Sprung-Boyd for taking care of these
education officers and educators from Brisbane students and for their guidance.
Catholic schools and Brisbane Catholic Education
Office. This visit is part of a reciprocal networking This weekend sees two exciting events taking
between the Catholic schools in Singapore and place: i) NYAA Gold Practice Expedition; and ii)
Brisbane, involving the sharing of best practices the Lasallian Charity Debate – an event
and idea. We welcome the team from Brisbane! organised and run by members of our debating
programme. As mentioned previously, Monday
Last night saw us host a Grade 10 sees the start of the SJI International Term 2
Parent/Teacher/Student Conference. This was Activity Programme. This starts a very busy
the 2nd Conference of the year for Grade 10, with week, which also includes: a Drama Trip to watch
this one by invitation only, as teachers seek to Lion King (Tuesday evening); the Hari Raya Haji
better support certain students, based on feedback national holiday (Wednesday); our Non-Uniform
from the recent Grade 10 internal examinations. Day (on Thursday) as well as A Night at the
Thank you to those parents who attended this Theatre (Thursday night); and, finally, the Grade 7
important event. and Grade 8 Swimming Galas (on Friday
Morning). Next Saturday morning sees us host the
This week started with the return of our Scouts Grade 7 and 8 Catholic Day Camp.
Troop from the Cameron Highland, after an
excellent expedition. Thank you to Mr Brown, Ms Next week also sees the High School Team
Ward and Ms Collins who led this group. The making final preparations for a four-day Council of
highlight of this week has been the Grade 7 International Schools (CIS) Pre-Authorisation
Bintan Charity Week. The school has been Visit. This is the first of two visits as we work
buzzing with a large variety of activities, all aimed toward achieving Accreditation through CIS. This
at raising funds to support our partner pre-schools initial visit will be followed by a final accreditation
and orphanages on Bintan. Each tutor group was visit in the next 12 to 18 months.
17 August 2018 SJI International Term 2 – Issue 23 Important Change to 2019 Calendar As you are all aware, we published the provisional 2019 Calendar dates some time back. One of the guiding principles in drawing up the calendar is scheduling the 1 week September break to coincide with the MOE September break (we also schedule the 1 week October break to coincide with the other international schools in Singapore). This holiday spacing also has massive educational benefits, as it allow us to break up the 16-week Term 2 into three smaller parts, with regular opportunities for both students and teachers to recharge and consolidate. We have been informed that the September break in 2019 will now take place from 9 to 13 September – the 2nd week in September (it is normally always the 1st week in September). We have thus made the decision to move our September break in 2019. This means that we will now celebrate Teacher Day on Friday, 6 September, and the September holiday will run from Saturday, 7 September, to Sunday, 15 September. This change impacts both the Elementary and High School calendars. The other holidays remain as published. Please see a copy of the latest 2019 School Calendar in this week’s newsletter. Term 2 Activities Start this Monday - 20 August I am looking forward the commencement of Term 2 Activities, starting this coming Monday, 20 August. Excluding Service Learning, which also involves the majority of students, our students have 120 different Activities available. This is going to be another exciting Term. Hari Raya Haji - School Closed on Wednesday, 22 August Hari Raya Haji (also known as Eid ul-Adha or Bakri Id) takes place this coming Wednesday, 22 August. School is closed for this National holiday. Hari Raya Haji is celebrated on the 10th day of the last month of the Islamic Calendar, and is celebrated to commemorate the sacrifice of Ishamel by Abraham. This is a major festival for Muslims around the world. Mosques are decorated with bright lights and other decorations and followers wake up early in the morning to offer their prayers before sunrise. After that, special meals are prepared. People of all ages wear new clothes and exchange gifts on this day. I would like to wish all of our Muslim families Selamat Hari Raya Haji. Grade 7 Bintan Charity Week Well done to all Grade 7 students who have been involved in a multitude of activities over the past week. The school has been buzzing with activities each break and lunchtime. All money raised goes towards our Grade 7 Service Learning Programme, which works to raise funds for our partner pre-schools/orphanages on Bintan Island (each Tutor Group is linked to one of the pre-schools and orphanages, as part of their Grade 7 Service Learning programme). A very big Thank you goes to each of the Grade 7 Tutors and the Head of Grade 7 (Ms. Nina Jaworski), all of whom have been very involved in making this week possible. See this week’s News and Events for more details.
17 August 2018 SJI International Term 2 – Issue 23 Junior Debate Team Emerge Champions! Congratulations to our Junior Debate team (Hoong Jun Ray (10 RegT), Timothy Chee (10RegU), Natanya Tan (8MT1) and Riya Chamola (8MG2) who won the Gold Division of the recent Hwa Chong Invitational debate competition. Jun Ray was also awarded 2nd best speaker of the tournament, while Timothy was ranked 3rd best speaker. Please see this week’s News and Events (on our Parent Portal) for more details. Thank you to teacher-in-charge, Mr Nicholson, for his support throughout the tournament. Alumni News We have two exciting Alumni announcements. Firstly, Victoria Lim, one of our Alumni from the Class of 2016, has embarked on an award-winning Arctic expedition. This coming Saturday morning (18 August) sees our U19 Football Team taking on an Alumni Team on the Lower Field, starting at 10 am. All are invited to this exciting event. Recent Increase in Number of Students Falling Ill In the past few weeks SJI International has seen an increase in the number of students exhibiting flu-like symptoms. General symptoms include the following: sore throat; headache; body ache; runny and blocked nose; and fever or chills. Symptoms are consistent with that of a flu infection. Students are advised to consult their doctors if presented with such symptoms. It is also important to maintain good hygiene and infection control measure (i.e. regular handwashing; drinking lots of water; wearing a mask; and/or staying at home when symptoms are acute). Night at the Theatre SJI International is hosting our annual A Night at the Theatre Concert this coming Thursday, 23 August. This event takes place in the Assembly Hall, starting at 19:00 hrs. Please see details of this wonderful event in this week’s newsletter. This is always a highlight of the SJI International calendar and I encourage you to join us for this wonderful event. Tickets are available at the High School Reception. Teacher Appreciation Day Thank you to all those parents who have already volunteered to help and donated towards this year’s Teacher and Staff Appreciation Day – taking place on Friday, 31 August. I have been asked to remind all contributors that all donations should reach SJI International by Friday, 24 August. Please see the PSG Notice, later in this week’s newsletter, for more details. You can still donate HERE. Parent Information and Communication Portal If you have not yet visited the new Parent Portal, please do. You can access the Parent Portal in the following way: Please visit the following website: https://portal.sji-international.com.sg We recommend that you bookmark this page and visit regularly for updates. The first time to land on this page you will need to SET YOUR PASSWORD – simply follow the link provided to do this.
17 August 2018
SJI International Term 2 – Issue 23
Please login using your registered email address (remembering to use your registered contact email
address – the one you provided at student enrolment or through our annual data collection).
If you no longer have access to your registered email address, there is a link on the login page to update
your details with our Admissions Office.
High School News – from this week
Please visit the Parent Portal to see the following High School News items added in the past week:
• Fukushima Project (in Japanese)
• Alumni Achievements
• Student Achievements
• Junior Debate Team Emerge Champions!
• G7 Bintan Week
The items can be found HERE
In Closing
Our five new small teaching spaces on the 2nd floor of the main block will be completed
this weekend. We are looking forward to this valuable new space as both lesson space for
our small classes (mainly the Home Language classes) and breakout spaces for teachers
and students. Thank you to our facilities team for all of their hardwork in making this
happen as quickly as it has.
Finally, I wish you all a great week ahead!
G8 Geography students teach our G2 ES students about the
harm that plastics do to our oceans.
17 August 2018
SJI International Term 2 – Issue 23
High School Calendar - 2019 (Provisional)
Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Jul
Jan A 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
2019
2019 B 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 A 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
A 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 B 29 30 31 1 2 3 4
B 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 A 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Feb A 11 12 13 14 15 10 17 Aug B 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
2019 B 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2019 A 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
A 25 26 27 28 1 2 3 B 26 27 28 29 30 31 1
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Mar B 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 A 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Sept
2019 A 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 B 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
2019
B 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 A 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 B 30 1 2 3 4 5 6
B 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 A 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Apr
A 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Oct B 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2019
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2019 21 22 23 24 25 26 27
B 29 30 1 2 3 4 5 A 28 29 30 31 1 2 3
A 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 B 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
May B 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Nov A 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
2019 A 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2019 B 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
B 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 A 25 26 27 28 29 30 1
A 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 B 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 87
Jun B 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 91 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Dec
2019 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
2019
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
Meeting Day for SLT and New Teacher Induction
Induction for New Teachers + HoF and HoG Meetings
INSET for All Staff 178 Student Days
National Holidays - School closed 8 to 10 (SLT) / 7 (New Staff) / 6 (HoF & HoG) /
School Holidays 4 (All teachers) = INSET Days
Weekends 188 to 182 Teacher Days
Holy Days of Obligation
Special School Events - All students to attend ES School Dates
17 August 2018 SJI International Term 2 – Issue 23 A Night at the Theatre - Thursday, 23 August, 7pm Since the start of term, our High School Orchestra has been busy rehearsing for the upcoming concert—A Night At The Theatre. This concert primarily features our largest school ensemble, The High School Orchestra, performing a variety of film music favourites; including E.T., Apollo, The Incredibles, Mission Impossible and many more! There will also be solo performances from some G12 music students, for whom this will be their last concert. Tickets are $10, available @ High School Reception (from Monday 13th). The concert will be held the High School Assembly Hall, starting at 7pm sharp and will run for just over an hour. Young children are welcome too. Do come along and support our talented young Musicians! There will also be FREE POPCORN!
17 August 2018
Term 2 – Issue 23
SJI International
We Need Your Help – SJI International
Teacher and Staff Appreciation Day
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Through the support and generosity of our parent community, the annual Teacher's Day and Staff
Appreciation Lunch has become a well-loved tradition at SJI International. Hosted by PSG, the event
celebrates the hard work and contributions of our teachers and staff (including the security guards
and cleaners).
This year's lunch will be held at the Assembly Hall on Friday, 31 August 2018 from 1:30pm to 3:00pm and
will feature a catered lunch, drinks, desserts and games.
As in the past, we are again counting on the tremendous generosity of our whole parent community to make
this event possible. Thank you to those parents who responded to last week's appeal. We are pleased to
report that we now have enough volunteers for this year's event. We are, however, still appealing for parents
to donate towards this event. Parents can assist in the following ways:
a) Donations of wine, prosecco, cider and/or beer for the bar;
b) Donating home-made desserts or a baked item, one of the highlights of the previous lunches (awaiting
confirmation);
c) We also organise a Lucky Draw. We thus invite parents to contribute donations toward our Lucky Draw
prizes. In the past we have focused mainly on lifestyle prizes such as dining, spa and shopping vouchers or
events which give our teachers a flavour of Singapore and hopefully give many who live away from their own
homes a unique experience and lasting memories of Singapore.
Parents wishing to contribute to this event by donating items for this wonderful event can REGISTER
HERE and we'll be in touch shortly.
For those who wish to donate Lucky Draw prizes or Wine and Beer for the bar, please leave your donations
at the reception and mark them clearly with "Teacher's Day" stating your name (if you wish) by the
24 August 2018.
We thank you and look forward to your positive response.
Warm regards,
Beatrice
on behalf of the PSG
17 August 2018
SJI International Term 2 – Issue 23
IMPORTANT DATES
Event Date of Event Venue Time
16 August (Thursday) to 21
WSC Global Round in Melbourne
August (Monday)
18 August (Saturday) to 19
NYAA Gold Practice Expedition
August (Sunday)
Alumni vs U19 Football Match 18 August (Saturday) Bottom Field 10:00am
18 August (Saturday) to 19 Classrooms
Lasallian Charity Debate 8am – 6pm
August (Sunday) around school
20 August (Monday) for 12
Term 2 CCA Activities Start
Weeks
G9 – G12 Theatre Trip – Lion King 21 August (Tuesday) 7:30pm – 10:00pm
Hari Raya Haji – National Holiday 22 August (Wednesday)
Non Uniform Day 23 August (Thursday)
A Night at the Theatre 23 August (Thursday) Assembly Hall 7pm – 9pm
G7 = 09:00am -11:55am
G7 and G8 Swim Gala 24 August (Friday) Pool
G8 = 12:40pm -3:10pm
G7 and G8 Catholic Day Camp 25 August (Saturday)
G9 Coffee Morning 29 August (Wednesday) Canteen 7:30am – 9:00am
29 August (Wednesday) SJI
Red Cross Donation Drive @ SJI 12:00pm – 5:30pm
Independent
G12 Teacher Request Parent
30 August (Thursday) Glass Hall 4pm – 6pm
Conference
Teachers Day 31 August (Friday) Assembly Hall 13:30 – 15:00
3 September (Monday) to 7
School Holiday
September (Friday)
2 September (Sunday) to 8
Orca Diving Trip to Manado
September (Saturday)
G11 University Evening 11 September (Tuesday) Assembly Hall 6pm – 7:30pm
G7 Parent Teacher Conference 12 September (Wednesday) Assembly Hall 4pm – 8pm
G11 Introduction to Studying in the
14 September (Friday)
US
G12 IB Spanish, French, Malay and
15 September (Saturday) 8am – 2pm
Indonesian Oral Exams
G9 – G12 Theatre Trip – Twelfth
19 September (Wednesday) SOTA 7:45pm – 9:45pm
Night
18 September (Tuesday) to 26
G9 Internal Exams
September (Wednesday)
21 September (Friday) to 23
Orca Dive Trip to Rawa Island
September (Sunday)
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