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FRONTLINERS LOOKING AFTER SEC 1 STUDENTS Student Development & Discipline Mr Adrian Goh  Year Head (Lower Sec) Ext: 224 Email: goh_yew_ming_adrian@moe.edu.sg Ms Farn Hsing Chieh  Assistant Year Head (Lower Sec) Ext: 240 Email: farn_hsing_chieh@moe.edu.sg Mdm Mirshasha  Sec 1 Discipline Teacher Ext: 334 Email: mirshasha_mohamed_taib@moe.edu.sg

FRONTLINERS LOOKING AFTER SEC 1 STUDENTS Class Name of Teacher Tel ext Email Address Tan Yin Wei (Ms) 351 tan_yin_wei@schools.gov.sg 1/1 Muhammad Hazmi Bin H A (Term 1) 381 muhammad_hazmi@schools.gov.sg Guo Lilin Lilian (Mrs) 356 new_lilin_lilian@schools.gov.sg 1/2 Peh Lay Hong (Mrs) 328 peh_kok_wah@schools.gov.sg Gao Weiwei (Ms) 347 gao_wei_wei@schools.gov.sg 1/3 Lee Chen Beng (Mr) 360 lee_chen_beng@schools.gov.sg Soh Wan Ting (Mdm) 326 soh_wan_ting@moe.du.sg 1/4 Ramaiah Pandimeenal (Mdm) 337 ramaiah_pandimeenal@schools.gov.sg Teo Siang Yang (Mr) 317 teo_siang_yang@schools.gov.sg 1/5 Greak Kumar (Mrs) 345 greak_kumar@schools.gov.sg Cheng Hooi Yu Jane (Mdm) 357 cheng_hooi_yu@schools.gov.sg 1/6 Nur Fadilah Binte Yusran (Mdm) 327 nur_fadilah_yusran@schools.gov.sg Noorlizasabariah Bte Ramli (Mdm) 403 noorlizasabariah_ramli@schools.gov.sg 1/7 Lee Jiang Hao, Kegan (Mr) 330 jiang_hao_kegan_lee@schools.gov.sg

USE OF STUDENT HANDBOOK  Students to bring it every day.  Opportunity to cultivate personal effectiveness.  Noting down of homework and important dates.  Reflection notes during morning assembly.

PUNCTUALITY  2 guiding principles regarding punctuality  Opportunity to learn social responsibility and respect for others  Safety (students who are late may be less mindful of traffic)  If you send your children to school, please take note of the traffic conditions, it builds up quickly after 7am.  Gate closes at 7.25am  School’s approach to late -coming (pg 20 of handbook)

CONTENTS OF STUDENT HANDBOOK  Promotion and grading (Pg 11-13)  School Rules (Pg 14-34)  Enrichment programmes for Sec 1 (Pg 44-45)  Pathways for Post Secondary Education (Pg 54)  T ermly planner (Pg 56-57, 84-85, 116-117, 142-143)  School Helplines (Pg 176)

SCHOOL RULES – PG 16 ATTIRE ON CASUAL FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS AND VACATION  Students are to wear school uniform or half-school uniform when they come to school.  Class T -shirts are allowed on casual Fridays only and must satisfy the school’s specifications .  Proper Footwear at all times: Some students attempt to come to school in slippers or sandals on Saturdays or vacation.  This is not acceptable

SCHOOL RULES – PG 14 STUDENTS LEAVING SCHOOL DURING SCHOOL HOURS  Students are allowed to leave on official matters or medical reasons only.  Students must obtain permission to leave the school premises from the Principal, Vice Principal or Head of Department/Level Coordinator.  If a student can go home by himself, parents will be informed.  Otherwise, parents or relatives must produce their IC and sign out before the student can leave.

SCHOOL RULES – PG 28-29 PERMISSION TO LEAVE SINGAPORE BEFORE END OF SCHOOL TERM  Request should be made for official matters or compassionate grounds only.  Opportunity to learn responsibility.  Approval by Principal is required.  Application to be submitted 1 month before date of departure.  All assigned work to be completed before departure.

HOMEWORK & TEST BOARD  How homework and test board is used.

UPDATING OF MC AND INFORMATION  MCs must be submitted on the next day the student returns to school. Only 2 letters from parents per semester.  T est and exams must be covered by a valid MC.  Parents/Guardians must update FT if there are changes to family status, medical history of student, changes in contact details or living situations of the student.

SNACK TIME Rationale : T o promote students well-being in ensuring that students take snacks to last them through long stretches of lessons (especially for those who may take time to reach home)  5-10 minute snack time in the midst of a 1-hour lesson for students who may need a quick bite  Snack Time: 9.30am (Upper Sec) & 12.00pm (Lower Sec)

3 PRINCIPLES BEHIND IMPLEMENTATION OF SNACK TIME Minimise disruption to lesson  Minimise movement  Minimise the need to clean up 

EXAMPLES OF SNACKS - BISCUITS

NOT ACCEPTABLE AS SNACKS – BECAUSE OF NOISE AND MESS Healthy Eating Habits Opportunity to teach your child about choosing healthy food

Cyber Wellness

Common Cyber Well llness is issues amongst the youth • Cyber bullying • Addiction to online gaming • Inappropriate content • Excessive use of mobile devices • Online privacy (revealing too much personal information online)

Prevale lence of Cyber Bullying • Cyber bullying has become increasingly common in Singapore over the years. • In 2008, cyber bulling was the least prevalent form of bullying within and between children and youth in primary school and secondary school. [1] • By 2014, Wired Safety found that Singapore ranked 2 nd , behind the United States, as the country with the highest incidence of internet bullying. [2] [1] See Koh, C.W. and Tan, A. (2008). Bullying in Singapore Schools. Singapore Children’s Society Research Monograph [2] https://nobullying.com/singapore-2nd-worldwide-in-cyberbullying-searches-on-google/

PUBLISHED JUL 14, 2014,

The most up-to-date survey of the issue, commissioned by Talking Point, finds cyberbullying to be a growing problem. SINGAPORE: Cyberbullying among the young is spreading like a virus here, and it is being underpinned by a culture of silence and inaction. PUBLISHED In the latest survey of the issue, three-quarters of the 1 MAR, children and teenagers in Singapore said they had 2018, been bullied online, and almost all of the victims did not inform their parents.

What is is stopping youths fr from telling their parents about it it? • Do not want parents to know about their personal life online. • Do not want to be seen as being “weak” • The belief that their parents would suggest they ignore the cyberbullying – “brush it off” - hence their wall of silence. • Do not want to get into trouble by telling their parents about it. • Afraid that their parents would cut access to technological devices.

Effects of f Cyber bullying • Emotions • Self-esteem • Physical health, • Academic achievement, • Retaliatory violence, and • Suicide ideation. [3] [3] See Koh, C.W. and Tan, A. (2008). Bullying in Singapore Schools. Pp. 24

Cyber Bullying – Some Signs and Symptoms A child may be a VICTIM of cyber bullying if he or she • unexpectedly stops using the computer • appears nervous or jumpy when an instant message, text message, or email appears • appears uneasy about going to school or outside in general • becomes abnormally withdrawn from usual friends and family members

Tip ips for Parents • Be aware of your child’s online activities. • Educate your child about social responsibility and (phone) etiquette. • Be vigilant if your child shows visible signs of being distressed. • Alert Form Teachers if you suspect your child has been cyber bullied by class/school mates.

Where to find help: • Coalition Against Bullying for Children and Youth (CABCY) Tel: +65 6223 3122 Email: ask@cabcy.org.sg • TOUCH Cyber Wellness Tel: 1800 377 2252

SUPPORTING YOUR CHILD - COUNSELLING Part time school counsellor AED (LBS)   Ms Lim Soo Ling Ms Jocelyn Seetoh lim_soo_ling@moe.edu.sg see_toh_li_yi@moe.edu.sg ECG counsellor  Ms. Leaw Hui Meen leaw_hui_meen@moe.edu.sg In school on: Tuesdays

SUPPORTING YOUR CHILD – ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS If your child requires certain special arrangements  for exams, submit medical documentation to FTs School will inform you of the outcome of the request. 

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