Influencer Training
Recently the school organized an Influencer Training session for all staff members. The training was held at Yunnan View Restaurant (Fairway Club) over two days.
Staff members were trained on using the most proven, powerful approach to exerting influence - the ability to change our own behaviour of the behaviour of others through the use of all 6 sources of influence to motivate and enable vital behaviours towards clear results that really matter
Percussion Band Workshop
Our Percussion band had just undergone a 3-day facilitation workshop during June holidays. This workshop teaches them to facilitate a drum circle. Immediately after graduating from the workshop, the students were tasked to facilitate a drum circle at Jurong Spring Community Centre. They applied all techniques learnt. This has created a platform for them to also boost their confidence and morale.
MONTAGE 3 - Youth Blast!
During the Arts Festival competition MONTAGE 3- Youth Blast! which was held on Thursday, 27 May 2010 at 7.00pm, team APS, represented by the "Midnight Romeos" emerged 2nd in the Dance Mania Segment. The four year 1 dancers, Muhammad and Muhammad Hussein of Carer 2, as well as Sashikumar and Izzul Eesqeen of Achiever 2 charmed the judges and audience with their cool hip hop moves. The team practiced very hard since qualifying the preliminary rounds where they defeated 4 other teams from the cluster west 6 secondary schools to be in the top 5.
Well done Midnight Romeos! APS is very proud of your success!
EXCO Learning Journey
The ExCO Team visited Melbourne, Australia to learn more about organization excellence and staff/student engagement in Victorian Schools. We also explored vocational education and student pathways in Victorian Schools.
As a new school with a vocational training focus, for students for whom traditional schools are not suitable, we heard from Associate Professor John Polesel and Dr Suzanne Rice from the School of Education at the University of Melbourne about recent research into school retention in Australia, and effective strategies to help schools increase school retention.
Schools/Institutions Visited:
International Networking for Educational Transformation (INET) - A/P John Polesel, Holmesglen Institute, Catholic Education Office Melbourne (CEOM), Box Hill Institute, The Island Campus of Collingwood College, Berengarra School, Timberra Primary School, Fitzroy High School, The Pavilion, Penola Catholic College, Doxa School, Emerson School (Special Needs)
YOG Assembly Talk
On 28th April, Assumption Pathway School had the honour of inviting Mr C. Kunalan, the famous sprinter who clocked 10.38 seconds for the 100m sprint at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, a Singapore record that held up until 2001.
He is presently an assistant professor at the National Institue of Education's (NIE's) PE and Sports Science Department.
He also brought along his wife, Mdm Chong Yoong Yin along for the assembly talk.
His presentation started with background of himself followed by Olympic education which he highlighted the importance of the three Olympic Values which are friendship, Respect and Excellence.
He also had mini quiz in between his presentation. The students were spontaneous and participative in answering the questions.
The students were given a mini YOG badge from Ms Angie Lim for each correct answer. He also shared snippets of his love life stories with his wife of 44 years. He ended his presentation by showing us a picture of his "international family". His two daughters married causasians.
He was presented with a sketch portrait of him illustrated by Ahmad Shafiq from A3. Our YOG torchbearers Ong Yu Xiang from BP2A also presented him with an album of his pictures taken last year when he came to our school for YOG assembly talk. Nur Aishah from MS3A presented a bouquet of flowers to Mdm Chong Yoong Yin.
Next, the assembly talk was in turn highlighted by the appearance of both Merly and Lyo who are the YOG mascots. The students were excited and the year 1 students took turns to take pictures with them.
written by: Angie Lim
APS Activities
- July 2010
- School Holiday for Youth Day
Mon 6 Jul 2010- APS Charity Golf 2010
Fri 16 Jul 2010 afternoon at Orchid Country Club- Racial Harmony Day
Wed 21 Jul 2010 morning- APS Building Fundraising Day
Wed 21 Jul 2010- I-LEAP for Year 1
Mon 26 Jul 2010 to Fri 30 Jul 2010- Parents' Nite
Fri 30 Jul 2010 at 6.30 pm- August 2010
- Basic Food Hygiene Course for FP3A and BP3A
Mon 2 Aug 2010 from 8:45 - 1:45 pm
Wed 4 Aug 2010 from 9:15 - 12:45 pm- Basic Food Hygiene Assessment for FP3A and BP3A
Thu 5 Aug 2010 from 8:45 - 12:45 pm- 15 Year-Old NRIC Registration
Tue 3 Aug 2010 morning- National Day Celebration and Sports Fiesta
Fri 6 Aug 2010 morning- National Day (Public Holiday)
Mon 9 Aug 2010- School Holiday for National Day
Tue 10 Aug 2010- Boys' Town Founders' Day Celebration
Fri 13 Aug 2010 morning- I-LEAP for Year 1
Tue 3 Aug 2010 and Wed 4 Aug 2010 - A1, A2, A3
Wed 11 Aug 2010 and Thu 12 Aug 2010 - S1, S2
Mon 30 Aug 2010 and Thu 14 Sep 2010 - P1- I-LEAP for Year 2 and Year 3
Mon 16 Aug 2010 to Fri 20 Aug 2010 - ES2A, MS2A, FP2A, BP2A, FP3A, BP3A
Mon 23 Aug 2010 to Fri 27 Aug 2010 - MS2B, FP2B, BP2B, HD2A, MS3A, FP3A- Residential Programme for Year 2
Mon 16 Aug 2010 to Fri 20 Aug 2010 - MS2B, FP2B, FP2C, BP2B, HD2A
Mon 23 Aug 2010 to Fri 27 Aug 2010 - ES2A, MS2A, FP2A, BP2A- Parents' Seminar and Sharing Session
Fri 27 Aug 2010 7:30 pm- Teachers' Day Celebration
Tue 31 Aug 2010 morning- September 2010
- School Holiday for Teachers' Day
Wed 1 Sep 2010- I-LEAP for Year 1
Thu 2 Sep 2010 and Wed 15 Sep 2010 - P2
Tue 14 Sep 2010 - P1
Thu 16 Sep 2010 and Fri 17 Sep 2010 - C1- Parent-Teacher Meeting
Fri 3 Sep 2010 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm- Term 3 School Holiday
Mon 6 Sep 2010 to Fri 10 Sep 2010- Hari Raya Puasa (Public Holiday)
Fri 10 Sep 2010- Boy's Town Carnival
Fri 10 Sep 2010 to Sun 12 Sep 2010- Teachers' Day Dinner
Fri 17 Sep 2010- Residential Programme for Montfort Challenge for Year 3
Mon 20 Sep 2010 to Fri 24 Sep 2010 - MS3A, FP3A, BP3A- Craft Making Workshop for Parents
Fri 24 Sep 2010 at 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm- Residential Programme for Year 1
Mon 27 Sep 2010 to Fri 1 Oct 2010 - A1, S2, A3, S1, S2
Mon 4 Oct 2010 to Fri 8 Oct 2010 - C1, C2, C3, P1, P2- October 2010
- Montfort Challenge for Year 2 and Year 3
Mon 11 Oct 2010 to Fri 15 Oct 2010- Parents' talk on "Communication with your Teens"
Fri 22 Oct 2010 at 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm- St. Gabriel's Foundation Flag Day
Sat 23 Oct 2010- APS Internal Year-End Exam
Tue 26 Oct 2010 and Wed 27 Oct 2010 - Year 2 and Year 3- Boy's Town Alumni 50th Anniversary Dinner
Fri 29 Oct 2010
MOE Excel Fest 2010
MOE Excel Fest 2010 was a 2-day event that took place on 5 & 6 March at Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
In line with this year's theme, "Every Child Ready For The World", APS had a booth, showcasing the school's character education - Montfort Development Programme, Residential Programme, Sports & Wellness, Arts Appreciation Programme & CCA.
Staff and students worked hand in hand, as we shared with educators and the public, "The APS Experience".