Suspension of CCA and Enrichment Programmes in Term 3 Week 2 |
3 July 2009
Dear Parents/Guardians
Suspension Of CCA And Enrichment Programmes In Term 3 Week 2
1. In line with the precautionary measures against the H1N1 virus situation, the school will continue to scale down on activities that require mass gathering of students, in particular Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs) and the enrichment programmes.
2. CCAs in Term 3 Week 2 are suspended. Students are to return home immediately after the last period of the day.
3. All enrichment programmes for Week 2 will be put on hold until further notice.
4. Sec One Swimming Programme in Term 3 is also suspended until further notice.
Warmest Regards, Mr Boo Hian Kok Principal
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Updates on Influenza A (H1N1) from MOE |
Ministry of Education has released a press message in regards to the continuation of precautionary measures against H1N1 next week. You may read the updates here.
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Updates on Influenza A (H1N1) as of 3 July 2009 |
Dear Parents/Guardians,
In view of the latest developments of Influenza A (H1N1) being classified as a global pandemic by WHO, travel advisory is no longer recommended. Beatty Secondary School is adopting various strategies to prevent community transmission of H1N1 in the meantime:
Strategy 1: All students are to maintain personal and social responsibiltyStrategy 2: Early detection and Isolation of students who are sick or at risk of being infected. Strategy 3: Social Distancing
As a consequence, health monitoring, temperature taking will continue in Week 2 of Semester 2. CCAs and mass activities will be cancelled for Week 2 pending further notice.
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Home-based Learning updates as of July 1, 2009 |
Students who have been issued the Leave of Absence (LOA) can access their Home-based (HBL) learning content from the school's Learning Management System ( MOODLE). The subjects allocated to each class for HBL can be downloaded from the main MOODLE page as well. |
Updates on Influenza A (H1N1) as of 29 June 2009As of 29 Jun, the list of H1N1 affected countries are Argentina, Australia,Canada, Chile,Domincan Republic, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Philipines,Spain, Thailand,United Kingdom, United States of America, Indonesia,Hong Kong, New Zealand and Singapore.Please refer to the MOH web site (http://www.moh.gov.sg) for updates.
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Updates on Influenza A (H1N1) as of 23 June 2009 |
Dear Parents/Guardians As part of measures to reduce the risk of Influenza A (H1N1) among staff and students when school reopens on 29 Jun, the Ministry of Education (MOE) will issue Leave of Absence (LOA) to all school staff and students returning from affected countries on and after 22 Jun for the next seven calendar days upon their arrival in Singapore. This will reduce the rsik of H1N1 spreading within the school community and in Singapore when school reopens. While on LOA, staff will stay away from school and work from home as directed by their school. Similary, all students returning from affected countries on or after 22 Jun will also be issue LOA.
The Influenza A (H1N1) affected countries are those considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as having community spread and/or are known to have exported cases. As of 23 Jun, these countries are Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Domincan Republic, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Philipines, Spain, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America, Indonesia and Hong Kong. Please refer to the MOH web site (http://www.moh.gov.sg) on Mon 29 Jun for updates.
Beatty Secondary School is in the process of mailing all parents more details on the procedures for school reopening and the precautionary measures the school is taking to ensure the well-being of all our students.
Warmest Regards, Mr Cheng Ghee Hock Vice-Principal
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Moving Mondays |
Dear Parents/Guardians
MOVING MONDAYS FOR SEMESTER 2
Moving Monday is a one-hour session ( from 7.30am to 8.30am) on working Mondays, when students gather together for mass physical training and CCA-related activity. It is also a time for student leaders to hone and exercise their leadership qualities and skills.
To ensure that students have ample space for their activities, the Moving Mondays will be rotated according to the CCA clusters, namely, Uniformed Group, Sports/Games Group and Performing Arts/Clubs Group. Kindly take note of the dates and CCA clusters that your child/ward will be involved in Term 3.
a. Uniformed Group - 13 Jul, 3 Aug
b. Sports/Games Group – 20 Jul, 17 Aug
c. Performing Arts/Clubs Group – 29 Jun, 27 Jul, 24 Aug
Students who are not involved during the respective Moving Monday dates are to report to school at 8.35am for the morning assembly. Normal time-table will resume from 9.00am onwards.
In view that Term 4 is a short term and to help students to prepare well for the Year-End examination, there will be no Moving Mondays for this term.
We thank you for your continuous support and partnership in the character development of our pupils.
Warmest Regards, Mr Boo Hian Kok Principal
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People Developer (PD) Singapore Award! |
We would like to proudly announce that Beatty Secondary School has been awarded the People Developer (PD) certification by Spring Singapore. This award would not have been possible without the invaluable time and effort put in by all staff, teachers, students and our partners. The People Developer Standard is adopted with the aim of creating a strong learning and development culture in school that engages everyone and challenges them to scale new heights for the school and themselves. It uses a systematic process for reviewing people development practices and ensures a sound and effective people development approach that is aligned to the school's needs and goals.
For more information, please click here to be directed to Spring Singapore.
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