Letter to Parents on Chalet / Outing

Dear Parents,

The Class Committee of Secondary 2G have organized a year end class outing for the class, on the dates 5th and 6th November, Thursday and Friday. We have rented a chalet from Costa Sands Resort (Downtown East). The address is 1 Pasir Ris Close, Singapore 519599. It would be an overnight stay at the chalet and we have booked two chalets to accommodate the students. There is not a need to stay overnight but it is okay if they want to. We will only be able to check-in to the chalet at 2.30 PM according to the chalet’s regulation but we will try to check-in earlier if possible. We will start with a trip to Wild Wild Wet, which we will travel by foot to. The entrance fee is $15.50 and $10.80 for ntuc members it is not included in the $12 we have collected from the class. Wild Wild Wet is open from 1pm to 7pm. Students would have a choice to stay as long as they like in this time frame. Breakfast and lunch on the first day will have to be settled by your own. There will be a barbeque held at the chalet at approximately 8pm, an amount of money collected from the class would be used to pay for the food used at the barbeque. We have ensured that all food is halal. Food used would include food such as Satay, chicken, hotdogs etc. There would be a night cycling activity held after the BBQ which might vary according to circumstances. This activity is not compulsory and all students need not take part in it. There would be free time for those who are staying overnight yet not joining this activity. Students would be allowed to do anything they feel so during this period of time. There would be free time the second day as we would have to check-out of the chalet at 1030am. Breakfast etc. would not be included.

The Class Committee will not be held responsible for any injuries sustained during this class outing. All activities and involvement are not compulsory and are at your son’s own choice thus we will not be taking any responsibility if anything occurs.

Please be informed that this is entirely a student-initiated outing and that there will be no teachers in charge of the programs. All belongings etc. are to be taken care by oneself and we will not be holding any responsibility of any missing items.

If there are any queries, please feel free to contact either Deon Sim at HP 81156118 or Jonathan Hoong at 96409767.

We hope that your son would enjoy this End Of Year class outing with 2G and we wish you a happy holiday!

Regards,

VS2G Welfare Rep.

Deon Sim Yi Xing
Jonathan Hoong Kay Hong

Curriculum Briefing for Secondary 2

Dear Parents,

Do note that a PDF version of the briefing can be found on the VS website for your reference.

A quick clarification for the L1R5, (Thank you for asking, Mr Teo.) :

L1 refers to English
R5 refers to random 5 subjects that MUST include: Math, Science and aHumanities (This being, combined humanities, core geog, higher art etc).
The other 2 subjects can be ANY subject (another math or science is still relevant).

Hope this clarifies.

Have a lovely week ahead.
Best regards,
Mrs Melissa Lim

Marking Days - No School!!

Dear Parents/Guardians of 2G,

The Secondary 2 End of Year Assessment (SA2) will end on Tuesday, 20th October.

Your child/ward does not need to report to school on the 21st and 22nd October (Wednesday and Thursday) as these are designated marking days.

School will resume as per normal on Friday, 23rd October with post-exam activities.

Do let me know if you have any other queries. Thank you.

Best regards,

Mrs Melissa Lim

Secondary 3 Subject Combination Briefing

Dear Parents,

You are invited to our Secondary 3 Subject Combination Briefing which will be held on:

Date: 8th October 2009, Thursday
Time: 630pm - 8pm
Venue: VS Auditorium (Level 2)

The boys have been given a copy of the invitation slip for your acknowledgement.
Please have it returned to us by Wednesday, 7thOctober 2009.

Thank you. Have a lovely week ahead.

Best regards,
Mrs Melissa Lim

End of Year Examinations 2009

Dear Guys,

Please note that the Year end exam schedule is out and also posted on the school website.

Please print out a copy for your personal reference.

A copy of the schedule will also be posted in the class notice board on tuesday.

As Nicholas puts it: "Time to MUG, Time to MUG, Time to MUG!!!"

Cheers!

Mrs Melissa Lim

Please note that the previous exam time table has been removed due to some changes made due to the Deepavali holiday. The new time table would have been printed out for each of you and a set posted on the class notice board. Please approach me if you have doubts. Cheers!

REVISE!!

Dear Guys,

Just a note to REMIND you to study study study!!
Make good use of this holidays to think about your goals and set your gear to the correct level to start the engine. This is a good time to start if you have not started and be ready for your year end exams.

"You reap what you sow"
If you want to do well, there are no short cuts to it. So... REVISE!

As I have said in the last day of the school term, you may be doing well according to the grade you have achieved. But you are not doing well, if you have yet to reach your potential.

Remember: You are not competing with just about anyone, but yourself.

Have a fruitful holiday!

Regards,
Mrs Melissa Lim

Email to Parents - CA2

Email to Parents.

Dear Parents of 2G,

How are you doing? I hope you and your family are keeping well this flu season. This email is to let you know that the boys will be sitting for their CA2 assessments next week.

Attached is a copy of the CA2 time table that was put up on the VSwebsite and on the classroom notice board last week.

Please kindly take some time off to monitor your child and ensure that he does his best in the upcoming assessments.

Thank you.

Best regards,
Mrs Melissa Lim

School Health Check Up

Dear Guys,

Please kindly note the rescheduled check up below. Do also note, as stated in the previous post, that all your daily homework can be found right at the bottom of every page. (You'll need to scroll all the way to see it. )

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Melissa Lim

Rescheduled Health Check up

Date: 19 August 2009

Day: Wednesday

Time: 1120am (Once done, return to class for lessons)

Venue: History & Geog Room, Block B #07-07

Attire: PE

HOMEWORK Page / Games in class

Dear Guys,

Please note that the homework page is now right at the bottom of the page. It will be updated daily by our class committee.

Please also note that there are no more games in our class as they are either missing or incomplete. We do not intend to replace them as there are too many irresponsible users in class.

Regards,
Mrs Melissa Lim

CA2 Time Table, Health Check up 2009 & National Day Celebrations

Dear Guys,

Please note that your CA2 Time table is out and is as attached.

* Health Check up

Scheduled as follows:
Date: 6 August 2009
Day: Thursday
Time: 0900 - 1010am
Venue: History & Geog Room, Block B #07-07
Attire: PE

** National Day 2009
Report in Class T-Shirt / PE Shorts. Please bring along PE Tee to change.


Regards,
Mrs Melissa Lim

Dear Guys,

We have been experiencing a large number of students who have problems logging into their new live@edu accounts.

Please double check if you can log in using your NAME_09@vs.edu.sg account. Also if you are still having problems logging in, please kindly reply to post so that I can send your names to the administrators to rectify the issue. (i.e. Cannot log in using vs.edu.sg domain, invalid password, changed userID to something like userID@live.com.sg)

Thank you.

Regards,
Mrs Melissa Lim

Buffet Servers for Speech Day 2009

All interested pupils for buffet service at the VIP tables are to reply to this post.

On first come first serve basis.

Thank you.

Mrs Melissa Lim

Care with a Can 2009

Dear Guys,

The CIP sub-committee is launching the Sec 2 CIP for 2009 and it is a continuation of the partnership with the Marine Parade Family Services Centre which was started last year with the Care with a Can initiative.

We are seeking to continue the initiative this year by getting students to contribute any of the following items to the family services centre for distribution to the needy residents of the Marine Terrace area:

* Instant Noodles
* Milo 3-in-1
* 3-in-1 or 2-in-1 Instant Coffee or Tea
* Tea Bags
* Canned Food (e.g. Sardines, Tuna, Luncheon Meat, Baked Beans)

As far as possible for the instant noodles and drinks, please try to contribute whole packages instead of individual packs and sachets to make it easier for distribution later on.

The drive will commence tomorrow til Thu 23 Jul 2009.
Collected items are to be stored in class, in boxes and in the class cupboard and should be sorted during the collection process to the following categories:

1) Packet Food
2) Drinks
3) Canned Food

The items are then to be brought to a centralised venue (will advise on the location later on) for the purpose of sorting and packing on Thu 23 Jul 2009 and for collection by Marine Parade Family Services Centre.

This is a very worthwhile cause as it is not a question of how much you contribute but the effort and the sacrifice in making a contribution no matter how small.

We will be note down your donations on the class list for records purposes and will allocate the necessary CIP hours for your contributions.

Please donate generously as this will go a long way for the needy residents in the Marine Terrace area.

Thank you.

Best regards,
Mrs Melissa Lim

Be Kind, Be Grateful, Be Engaged

Dear Guys,

This semester is an important period for all of you. I hope you have at least got the message I was driving at this morning. It is time you guys get serious with your work; with yourselves.

Remember, this is going to be a v short term and semester. It will past in before you know it. Let us not look back in time then with regrets that we did not do our best or we did not treasure the time we had.... time will not wait and neither will it return. Hence, it is important that we make every moment a fruitful one and live everyday as if its our last and give it all a 100%.

I am reading your posts and comments on how much you hate OPW / D&T / Art or even Homec... Some of you dislike some subjects, including the core ones because you dislike the teacher, or for reasons I probably cannot comprehend. You hate it and hence you complain about it... (its fine... that i can understand)

The thing i too, want you to understand is that these subjects are part of your study. Study of which will increase your knowledge and make you work better for the future. Some subjects require alot of hands on application of learning and of course, many of which may consist alot of project based assessments. In order to do well guys, it is important to be consistent and to submit work on time, to take great pride in your work..... to have the drive and intrinsic motivation to want to make it.

There may be subjects that you deem unnecessary but such subjects are what is important, perhaps not in your academic study... but rather to complement your academic work and inculcate values to ace in other areas in your lives. Such subjects, besides the knowledge, help you learn to be persistent and resilient. Like in home economics which the boys are currently taking, there are alot of oppposition to needle work, but what i can assure you is that, though you may not use it in future, there are values inculcated in you and that is the pride in producing good work even if you do not enjoy them. Anyone can sew, not just girls and as long as you aim to do your work well, like it or not, you will succeed and persist and through this process and become resilient in character.

That said, in our recent class outing, some of you were not present. It has been countless of times that I urge you to be active in school and in class and I shall say this yet again that: Learning should not be confined to subject and knowledge but the value to learning and being able to apply that knowledge in life. A fruitful school life should not be just about academics, but about the people we meet and the experiences we share. The exposure to new experiences alone, as compared to in the company of friends will help us learn to work well with people, foster firm friendships and create a sense of belonging that is important in the growth of every individual.

Think about it. It's your life.... live well, live strong.

Regards,
Mrs Melissa Lim

Pictures of U..

Bowling .... or Dancing?

Who do you think resembles most to the Golden Men below???

Step-by-Step Bowling....

Step 1 : Get into position.


Step 2: Bend your knees behind the line.


Step 3: Roll the ball with all your might.


Step 4: Watch the ball tumble... tumble.... tumble.


Step 5: On Target!!!!



Just for laughs... no hard feelings. ;)

2G Bowling Championships 2009

Dear Guys,

Here are the overdued photos from our class outing... ENJOY!!! ;)

Cheers,

Mrs Melissa Lim

OPW- Updates on Oral Presentation

Dear Guys,

The last OPW lecture will be postponed from week 2 to week 3.

ALL groups hand in their draft booklets by Friday, as we need to pass it to the Thinkscape Trails conductors.

Please note that the Oral Presentation will be conducted on T3 Week 8.

Please go through the following points for the Oral Presentation:
- Students will be given ten minutes for presentation.
- Students don’t need to cover the entire trail in their presentation, only to elaborate on certain segments.

Assessment of Oral Presentation based on:
1. Presentation mode
2. Overall delivery
3. Group synergy
4. Handling questions effectively


Regards,
Mrs Melissa Lim

Homework Page - July 2009

Dear All,

Please refer to this page for your homework. Darren has kindly agree to put up all daily assignments for your reference. Click on comments to view.

Regards,
Mrs Melissa Lim

Meanwhile, all worksheets have been snail-mailed to all on LOA. Please check your mail box. ;)