Respect for All • Integrity our Core • Synergy for Success • Courage to Explore • Commitment to Excellence

3 rd IssueNo.: 03 / 2014

Congratulations to Mdm Nur Ain for being one of the fi ve teachers who received the Outstanding Youth in Education Award (OYEA) 2014! The OYEA is a national award that recognises young teachers for their commendable enthusiasm, energy and active involvement in youth development. For Mdm Ain, each day in school brings opportunities to shape the lives of her pupils. She believes that teachers play a key role in identifying the strengths in each pupil, above and beyond academic results. Through her rich and inspirational sharing of personal experiences, she encourages her students to think about their aspirations in life. She is passionate about developing her pupils’ profi ciency in literacy skills and in cultivating their love for reading and literature. Mdm Ain also goes beyond her subject to champion the interconnection between character development and 21st Century Competencies through her school’s Values in Action programmes. Congratulations, Mdm Ain! Receiving the award from

Minister Heng Swee Keat

National Climate Change Art Competition2nd Prize, Clarice Ng (6F) Unido Comunidad by Koh

Wisen, Justin Kok, Vincent

Goh & Yat Chun Wee (6F)

Celebrate Art

OYEA 2014

Minister Heng Swee Keat

My SingaporeDid you know the youngest person to pass the GCE ‘O’ Level Chemistry paper is a Singaporean? Ainan Celeste Cawley was only 7 years and 1 month old when he took the GCE ‘O’ Level Chemistry paper and passed, making him the youngest in the world to do so. WOW!!!

Minister Heng Swee Keat Minister Heng Swee Keat

Did you know the youngest person to pass the GCE ‘O’ Level Chemistry

Minister Heng Swee Keat Minister Heng Swee Keat

Did you know the youngest person to pass the GCE ‘O’ Level Chemistry

Green Tip Recycle your electronics

When you dump electronics into a landfi ll, you contribute to chemical buildups in the land that do not break down over time. Some of the chemicals found in TVs that go into landfi lls include lead and mercury, which can cause brain damage and in the case of mercury, death. If the device still works, sell it or give it away. If not, dispose of it properly with a recycling company. This may cost a little money,

but will save you the guilt of seriously polluting the earth.

Community in Bloom

Congratulations to PVPS on being awarded the Community In Bloom (Silver). The programme which is in collaboration with NParks, aims to create gardening communities within housing estates, educational institutions and organisations in Singapore. The P1 pupils studied the lifecycle of s green bean plant and planted green beans at assigned plots in their PAL (Outdoor Education) module. The P3 pupils were involved in an 8-week ‘Adopt a Plot’ programme. Primary 3A adopted the Herbs and Spices plot, Primary 3B the Energy Pavilion, Primary 3C Bloom@Energy Hub and Primary 3D the Fernery plot. Log cards and checklists were used and monitored. Our Gardening Club tends to the plants in our school garden every Friday and they have been enjoying the fruits of their labour from the Herbs and Spices plot. Curry leaves, pandan leaves and limes were harvested.

PVPS was conferred the award by the National Fire & Civil Emergency Preparedness Council and Singapore Civil Defence Force to recognise the schools’ efforts in increasing our pupils’ level of Emergency Preparedness (EP) and excel in the CD Ready School Programme. Forty Junior CD

L i o n h e a r t e r s from our 7 SLCs were trained by Singapore Civil Defence offi cers so they could take on the role of Emergency P repa rednes s

Our Vice-Principal, Mr Lim, receiving the award

Proudly presenting what we have learnt

Training in basic fi rst aid

Ambassadors. They were equipped with Emergency Preparedness skills and knowledge such as basic fi rst aid and dressing, fi re safety measures such as hazards identifi cation and prevention tips. At the community level, the pupils presented the Junior CD programme to DPM Teo Chee Hean and guests during HomeFest 2014 at the Singapore Expo, and participated in the Junior CD Lionhearters Challenge at the Singapore Discovery Centre. They also advocated the importance of EP and imparted skills to members of the community during EP Day @ Tampines Central Park.

and aspirations that we share, and the ties which bind us all together.

A beautiful and graceful dance by our parents.

Malay dancers ushering in Hari Raya

Male Supermodel of the Year goes

to...Mr Chua

Trying their hands at Chinese Calligraphy and Khat

Our Vice Principal, Mr Lim and PSG Advisor, Mdm Mandy Siang, offi cially launched the celebration for Racial Harmony Day (RHD) cum Hari Raya – ‘Harmony from the Heart’- by

turning on the colourful Hari Raya fairy lights

that decorated our school hall. The double c e l e b r a t i o n

took place on 21st July 2014. Many

of our staff and pupils

donned their

and aspirations that we Our Vice Principal, Mr Lim and PSG Our Vice Principal, Mr Lim and PSG

Racial Harmony Day cum Hari Raya Celebration 2014Runway stars - Miss Maisarah, Ayana(1C) and

Jivan(1D) parading their ethnic costumes

traditional ethnic costumes on that day. The concert performances, recess activities on costumes, craftwork and games from the different races held for the next three days, not only entertained but also communicated strong messages relating to RHD and Hari Raya. The pupils took part in a ‘Wefi e’ photo contest with their friends and roving pupil reporters interviewed some pupils on what RHD means to them. The RHD concluded with a video montage of the three days of activities and celebrations, which highlighted the common values

Observance Ceremony in the Parade Square

Quiz Games

Some of our Happy Artists

Mini-Olympics for our younger pupils

The annual PVPS Olympics for all Primary Three to Primary Six pupils was held on 30 May this year. It was a fun-fi lled day for the pupils and teachers. Spirits were high and the mood on that day was exuberant! Prior to the actual day, students had gone through several rounds of house practices and practiced their house cheers. After several tough matches and relays on that day, the Harrier House emerged as the overall champion for 2014. Congratulations to the Harrier House! In the meantime, train harder for year 2015!

PVPS Olympics

Balancing act!Chicken Dance!

Hip Hip Hooray!

I can do it! Look Mum! I can do a forward roll!

This is so fun!

We kicked off this year’s 49th National Day Celebration with the Observance Ceremony in the parade square. The march past involved our Scouts, Brownies and SLC key leaders. Our NE Ambassadors then led the school in the recollections in which our pupils renew their pledge to our Country and one another. This was followed by vivacious singing by the various levels. Our P3 and P4 pupils rendered “One Singapore” and “Reach Out for the Skies” respectively. This was followed by the Mini-Olympics and Arts Fusion Day. The House Mistresses inaugurated the P1 and P2 Mini-Olympics event with a torch relay, ending with our Principal, Madam Goh, lighting the torch. Pupils participated in relay events which consisted of simple gymnastics movements, dribbling, throwing, hopping and so on. Everyone had fun competing and cheering on that day. Not only that, pupils went home with a medal each! Lion House prevailed and emerged as champion! The day ended with the ever popular chicken dance, with parents, teachers and pupils all joining in the fun. The objective of the Arts Fusion activities is to promote art and music appreciation and creativity in aesthetics among our pupils. This year’s Art Fusion Day included activities such as picture collage for P3, Inchies for P4, hanging mobiles for P5 and NE story doodles for our P6 pupils. The grand fi nale of the celebrations saw the various sport houses, including the teachers, competing in the ‘What’s my name?’ and ‘We are Singaporean’ quiz games.

Celebrating Our Nation’s Birthday

In July, PVPS hosted visits from 2 kindergartens. The purpose of the visit was to give the K2 pupils a glimpse of primary school life. 19 K2 pupils and 3 teachers from Cherie Hearts Kidz Campus and 40 K2 pupils and 6 teachers from Blk 738 Paris Ris West Education Centre visited our school. During the visits, the pupils were taken on a school tour by our school prefects and participated in some of the school’s activities. The little ones had a taste of recess and were given the opportunity to buy food on their own. They also had a hands-on session during the ‘Budding Chef” activity, conducted by our PSG. The K2 pupils were all smiles as they received a copy of our production – “Off To School We Go!” Activity Book and were treated to a storytelling session in the library. All the best to all these K2 pupils and we look forward to you joining our school in 2015!

In safe hands with their buddies

Sim Guan Chua was a student of PVPS from 1998 to 2003. Guan Chua started playing hockey whilst in PVPS. Throughout his years in Raffl es Institution and Raffl es Junior College, Guan Chua continued his passion for the sports. He was the hockey team captain in 2005, 2007 and vice-captain in 2009.

Guan Chua (2nd fr right) in action during the ‘A’ Division Hockey Championship fi nals in 2009 (The Straits Times)

In 2010, Guan Chua enlisted into National Service where he was commissioned as an offi cer of the arm forces in January 2011. He was awarded the Best NSF Offi cer of the Year by his formation. Currently, Guan Chua is a year 3 medical student of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. He hopes to become a good doctor and be able to help people.

Besides studying hard, Guan Chua plays hard too. Once or twice a week, he joins a group of friends in a game of unicycle hockey. Occasionally, they go on trips to Pulau Ubin for off-road riding and once, even to West Sumatra, Indonesia, to ride around the caldera lake, Lake Maninjau.

He also enjoys traveling. In Japan, he worked, in exchange for accommodation and food, in places like farms, or hostels, or even a peach plantation, doing things ranging from harvesting wheat, planting rice to clearing forest and fl attening slopes into fl at land. Just recently, he volunteered at an elephant nature park in Chiang Mai.

On a unicycling trip to Lake Maninjau in Indonesia

With his best friends from PVPS6K. Clockwise from top right, Hsiu Hsien, Dylan, Zhihe and Guan Chua.

Alumni Spotlight on - Sim Guan Chua Park View Primary School has been an integral part of Guan Chua’s life. It was here that he had fun learning and met some of the best teachers he ever had. It was also here that he made many good friends whom he continues to be close to till today. He hopes that PVPS will continue to be where many will be nurtured and the school where they had the best times of their lives.

Volunteering at an elephant nature park in Thailand

Are you ready to cook?PSG with future budding chefs

Getting ready for storytelling

Wordsworth- WORDS THAT ARE COMMONLY MISUSED

1. POISON AND VENOMThough the words poison and venom are often used interchangeably—and although they both describe a toxin that interferes with a physiological process—there is a difference. It is all about how the substance is delivered: Venom is delivered via an anatomical device like fangs.Poison is usually inhaled, ingested, or absorbed.

Kindergarten Visits