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Creating Special Moments through Parent Support Group at ALPS

What is Parent Support Group (PSG)?

1) Supportive Partner in Education

• Support the children to enrich their learning in

school

• Support the teachers to bring out the best in
• ur children
• Support the school to strengthen school-

based activities

• Support other parents in the parenting

journey

2) Bridge Between Parents & School

• Listen to parents’ feedback on school
• perations, practices and programs, and

provides constructive feedback to the school.

• Facilitate the school’s communication to

parents

What is Parent Support Group (PSG)?

Parents Volunteering @ ALPS

• Parent Support Group Executive Committee

(PSG EXCO)

• Parent Support Group Member (PSG)
• Parent Class Representative (PCR)
• Parent Volunteer (PV)

ALPS Parent Support Group Executive Committee (PSG EXCO)

• Vision
• To be a valuable partner in the nurturing of ALPS

pupils, enabling every child to GROW and GLOW.

• Objectives
• To support the school, as partners, in its mission

and vision for the pupils of Alexandra Primary School; and

• To create a network of links for the school, its

families and the community.

2018/2019 Parent Support Group Executive Committee (PSG EXCO)

Parent Support Group Member (PSG Member)

• Contributing to the School
• Time to design and conduct school’s programmes

and events

• Talent, expertise, individual interests or personal

network

• Thoughts by giving constructive feedbacks and

ideas to improve the school and the PSG

Parent Class Representative (PCR)

• 2 PCRs per class
• Roles of PCR

– Communication channel between the school and parents of the class – Provide information/updates from school to parents – Co-ordinate requests by school for parents volunteers (PVs) to assist in school programs and activities

Parent Class Representative (PCR)

PCR Networking Session

Parent Volunteer (PV)

(1) Regular basis

• Traffic Marshall (7am to 7:30am)
• Reading Club (7:15am to 7:30am)

2) Project basis

• Planning & Organizing (PSG Sub Team)
• Program based PV such as Maths Recess Play, P3

Swimsafer Program (3) Ad-hoc basis

• Excursions, Sports Day, National Day etc

Overview of ALPS PSG Activities

Term 1 Reading Clinic CNY Decorations Excursions & Learning Journeys P3 Swimsafer Program P5 ARC Camp P2 Lifeskills Camp Term 2 Lower Primary Hike P4 Camp Maths Recess Games MTL Fortnight International Friendship Day

Term 3 Excursions & Learning Journey P2 Maths Shopping Day P3 Maths Baking Lab Hari Raya Decorations P3 Young Savers Camp National Day Celebration Teachers’ Day Celebration Term 4 Children’s Day Celebration Mid Autumn Festival Aesthetic Week Sports Day Deepavali Decorations

2018 Term 1 P1 PSG Activities

• From Week 4

– CNY Decorations

• 2 Feb

– P1 Theatre Experience What the Ladybird Heard (EL Dept)

PSG/PV Opportunities at ALPS

• Family Matters
• Dads for Life (NEW)
• Public Relations
• Special Projects
• Student Development
• Website Management

PSG/PV Opportunities at ALPS

• Family Matters
• To empower ALPS parents and pupils with the

resources, skills and knowledge to form and build strong families.

• Workshops
• Family based events and activities
• Dads for Life (NEW)

Family Matter Workshop

• Building Resilience in Your Child

Families for Life Celebration 52 ALPS Families @ Family Walk

Dads for Life (NEW)

Dads at 2017 NDP & NS50 Carnival

PSG/PV Opportunities at ALPS

• Student Development
• To enable every ALPS student to become a

reflective learner, an empathic designer and an inspiring leader.

• Reading Clinic
• EL Week
• MTL Fortnight
• P2 Maths Shopping Day
• P3 Maths Baking Lab

Student Development P2 Maths Shopping Day

PSG/PV Opportunities at ALPS

• Special Projects

– To take on projects in support of school activities and events including the organization of learning journeys and traffic management.

Special Projects

• Planning & Organizing Events
• Excursions Co-ordination
• Art & Decorative Activities
• Sports & Camps

Art & Decorative Activities

CNY Decorations Airwell Decorations

Why volunteer?

• Improve family bonding

– Creating special moments with all our Alexandrians

• Learn from experience

– Exchange news and knowledge on education and children – Help parents to learn more about school & PSG

• Joy of giving back

– A good chaperone treats his/her child the same as all the other kids

Thank you for being there for us!

Come join us and have FUN!