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Newsletter December 2019 / January 2020
Overseas Family School
Master Policy:
Middle School
To maintain a happy, safe and effective school for overseas families living in Singapore
Principal’s Message
Semester 1 is coming to an end and our Joseph Schooling at OFS
Christmas and New Year break is almost
upon us. The visit on Saturday, 30th
Quarter 1 included a successful Grade November, created a lot of
6 Camp and was aptly concluded with a
excitement among swimmers
wonderful United Nations Concert. The
and non-swimmers alike. It was
evening encapsulated the non-stop quarter
an opportunity to meet an
we had together, with almost all our students performing and
Olympic gold medallist and
families watching in the Auditorium.
hear his advice, including ‘be
Quarter 2 started with our Parent-Student-Teacher
Conferences, quickly followed by the High School Model United the best you possibly can be’.
Nations Conference (MUNOFS XII) with over 40 Middle School Our collaboration with Swim
participants, Languages’ Week and Kindness Week. Grade 7 Schooling from January 2020
Camp soon followed after a week of examinations. There will be should allow many OFS
many more events and activities in Semester 2. swimmers to do just that!
Joseph Schooling, Rio 2016 Olympic 100m butterfly gold (Suzanne Bentin - Head Of School)
medallist, paid us a fleeting visit on Saturday, 30 November 2019.
OFS will be in partnership with ‘Swim Schooling’ from January
2020. This is exciting news to kick-start our competitive sports
program, with swimming leading the way.
Have an excellent Christmas and New Year break. May the
year 2020 bring us all happiness and more success.
Michael Lee
Middle School Principal
michael_lee@ofs.edu.sg
Boys Under 13 Last Man Standing
(LMS) Cricket
We would like to congratulate the OFS Under 13 cricket team for
winning the LMS final on Wednesday, 28 November 2019. The boys
put on a stellar effort to overcome a shaky start to the game. After
SCC scored 28 runs in the first 2 overs, the boys began encouraging
each other more, eventually breaking through with the first wicket
bowled from Mohammad Laraib Rahman. Some great fielding
followed by Captain Fateh Bindra hitting the stumps in a run out,
not once...but twice! SCC ended up scoring 91 all out. Our batting
openers, Shreyas Bhaskar and Aadit Garg displayed great courage
and patience as they put on a partnership of 51 before Aadit was
caught out. Runs kept flowing when Devansh Kohli took the crease
with the boys closing out the game comfortably with 7 wickets in
hand. Congratulations to Shreyas Bhaskar who took “Man of the
Match” with 38 runs and 1 wicket.
This win is for all the 60 students that have participated in the
ASSP cricket sessions this semester. Well done OFS Under 13 cricket
team for a great season of cricket!
(Andrew Jacobs and Kevin Watson – U13 Boys’ Cricket Coaches)
Overseas Family School Middle School Newsletter Dec 19 / Jan 20
Deputy Principal’s Message
It has been a busy end to the first semester with plenty of exciting events taking place. During Languages’ Week,
students were able to learn fun facts about the diverse range of languages celebrated at OFS. The week culminated
in a Multi-Cultural Dress Day. This was followed by Kindness Week, run by the Middle School Student Council where
students explored ways to show kindness to others. The Semester 1 examinations enabled students to develop their
self-management and affective skills, and to experience examination conditions in preparation for High School. Grade
7 students also had their annual camp with Camp Challenge Sentosa, which allowed them to develop teamwork skills
and become risk-takers. Grade 6 students have been participating in our Model United Nations (MUN) program, to learn about the
perspectives of different countries in relation to cultural heritage. Students will finish off the semester with a Talent Show which
will showcase the many skills Middle School students have to offer. We wish all our students a restful break and look forward to
Semester 2.
(Hayley Brian – Middle School Deputy Principal)
hayley_brian@ofs.edu.sg
Grade 7 Camp Sports News
The Grade 7 Camp in Sentosa took place during OFS Invitational - 14U Badminton
the week of 25 to 29 November. The atmosphere This was the very first badminton tournament we have held at
among the students was positive and encouraging Pasir Ris and we can safely say there will be many more. What an
as they participated in the range of activities on event! 16 international school teams competed for the girls and
offer. The students had to collaborate effectively boys titles. OFS boys played for bronze against SJII but just missed
as a team in their dragon boating and their team- out while GIIS had two very strong teams that battled for the title.
building exercises. They also had to skilfully utilise communication, For the girls, SJII beat UWC East in a very exciting final.
leadership, decision-making and empathy as they participated
in activities like the ‘Incredible Race’ and ‘Blind Man’s Trail’. The Sporting achievement:
students also climbed the 35 metre tall ‘Hourglass’ which certainly Congratulations to Syed Rayyan Ali
tested their courage. One of the highlights was a visit to an Elderly of 7.04, who recently won the U12
Care Home where the students interacted with the residents and Lacoste Jr Team Tennis League.
performed songs and dances for them, much to their appreciation.
Overall, the Grade 7s showed great courage and camaraderie
during their time together which made for an excellent camp.
(Aidan Spencer – Student Advisor)
AIS 14U Cricket League
Our boys have been playing in this league since September 2019
and made the final against the host, AIS. Defending 97 runs was a
formidable challenge and in the end was not quite enough with
AIS winning the final with four wickets to spare. It was silver for
OFS and a season our boys can be proud of.
(Jason Lawrence – Dean of Physical Advancement)
Master Policy:
To maintain a happy, safe and effective school for overseas families living in Singapore
MYP Action Club
The MYP Action Club harvested last week for the third time since planting seedlings
and seeds in the garden plot in September 2019. The harvests consisting of Kale,
Kai Lan, Lettuce and Swiss Chard, have been taken to a community fridge in
Tampines for donation. The MYP Action Club also got together with students in
the Elementary School who take part in the Girl Scouts program. The MYP Action
students shared aspects of gardening and harvesting with the Girl Scouts group
who were working towards attaining their Gardening badges. The two groups will
meet again and harvest together.
(Mrs. Philippa Spendelow and Esther Lam – MYP Action Club Supervisors)
Languages’ Week – 4 to 8 November 2019
Languages’ Week was once again a fun and exciting time for our students. In
preparation for Languages’ Week, a poster competition was launched in Quarter 1
for students to advertise the event in the language they are studying and to reflect
on why we celebrate Languages’ Week. We were very impressed to see the creative,
artistic and linguistic talents of the language posters. All completed posters were used
to decorate the Language Acquisition floor and classrooms of the Middle School. In
Homebase each morning, a different language was celebrated with facts about the
country and culminated with a quiz on Friday.
On Friday lunchtime, the Languages’ Week celebration was held in the Auditorium.
All students were invited to participate in the different activities such as dressing up
as a French revolutionary or a Spanish Flamenco dancer and Mexican Chaparrito,
writing Chinese calligraphy, making Japanese origami, playing a German Octoberfest
children’s game and dressing in Indian cultural dress! The event culminated in dancing
and singing to music videos representing all the languages. All students were invited
to celebrate the linguistic and cultural diversity of OFS with a Multicultural/Language
Dress Day on Friday and it was great to see the effort they put into preparing their
outfits. They looked colourful and wonderful! It was fantastic to see the students’
appreciation of the different cultural and linguistic activities and displaying the
Learner Profile attributes of being Risk-takers, Open-minded and Balanced.
(Michèle Monti – SAL Language Acquisition)
Overseas Family School Middle School Newsletter Dec 19 / Jan 20
Kindness Week From The Parent Association (PA) Desk
From 11 to 15 November 2019, Middle School celebrated ‘Kindness
Week’ to remind people about appreciating both small and big Welcome Parents Coffee Evening
acts of spreading happiness to others, doing something nice for Are you new to our OFS Family? This event is organised
someone else, and displaying acts of respect. Throughout the especially for you to meet other new parents, as well as to
week, a series of fun and inclusive activities were held to showcase learn more about the School.
the importance and value of kindness.
On 13 November 2019, ‘World Kindness Day’, Middle School We invite you to join us for a chat on:
collectively signified kindness by dressing up in shades of blue,
which is also the colour of trust, compassion, honesty and loyalty. Date: Thursday, 16 January 2020
The Student Council hosted a range of activities to celebrate Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
‘Kindness Week’! Venue: Parent Lounge (Level 4 of Administration Block)
Overall, ‘Kindness Week’ was effectively able to spread happiness
to others by promoting the importance of kindness in our lives that As Semester 1 draws to a close, the PA wishes all of you a very
aren’t always appreciated, as “a simple act of kindness creates an happy and safe Christmas holiday. And an early Happy New
endless ripple”. Year greetings to everyone!
(Salwana Salahudeen and Teresa Ong — Middle School Student Council
Looking forward to seeing all of you again in January 2020.
Supervisors)
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