Chinese New Year Celebrations 2020
Chinese New Year Festivities
At 7.30 am, 23rd January 2020, eager parent support group volunteers gathered at the canteen to set up activity stations for the Chinese New Year festivities that were to commence during recess time that day.
As the recess bell rang, our young ACSians burst forth from their classrooms into the canteen. While many headed towards the food stalls to fill their hungry stomachs, there were the enthusiastic ones who visited the Chinese New Year festivities at the canteen and in the Music room.
The crowds grew larger after many of the boys having finished their food, walked over to satisfy their curiosity. Tangerine making was the most well attended activity where the young boys used their nimble fingers to fold the long orange wired threads into a small tangerine topped with a “leaf”. Another popular activity was the making of a rattle drum using red plastic plates. Making bookmarks was also another activity that perked the interest of our primary school ACSians.
Contrary to the perception that ACSians were disinterested in Chinese, there was a constant queue to participate in the oral Chinese quiz.
Of course no Chinese New Year festivity would be considered culturally “authentic” and correct without Chinese calligraphy. Parent volunteers stood by to assist our young boys as they attempted to wield the Chinese brush deftly in the tradition of Chinese calligraphers and meticulously brushed the correct strokes of the Chinese characters onto auspicious red scroll paper.
Many young boys beamed with pride when they completed their characters which they will bring home to show to their parents. All too soon, the hustle and bustle petered out as the bell rang and the boys trudged back to their classrooms. Parent volunteers were delighted with the enthusiasm shown by our young ACSians and enjoyed being part of the Chinese New Year festivities.
As in the tradition of the ACS motto, the parent support group volunteers look forward to doing more for our young ACSians in upcoming events.
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P1 Picnic
P1 Picnic
ACSP and the PSG welcomed the new Primary 1 boys and their parents into the ACS family with a fun picnic under the shade of the hall!
The picnic saw the parents from each class sitting together and getting to know each other, while listening to the words of wisdom from the Pastor as he shared parenting tips! Once the boys joined their parents, they opened up the picnic baskets and shared food, laughter and experiences!
The PSG helped each class to play the ACS Drill where the boys and parents first took turns to form the A-C-S letters them did ten together! It was wonderful watching the boys and their parents strategise over how the letters should be formed!
The picnic ended with a vibrant dance performance of the Shark Dance with children performing for their parents, then vice versa and a grand finale with everyone participating!
We hope the P1 picnic has left wonderful memories with both parents and boys, and they will build upon these bonds for their whole ACS journey. As the boys headed back to class, the parents spent some time at the PSG merchandise booth, making sure they have our awesome crest on many of their boys’ belongings!
To God Be The Glory, The Best Is Yet To Be!
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P6 Graduation Party
P6 Graduation Party
After the P6 Graduation ceremony on 12 November 2019, the P6 boys excitedly changed into their video game – themed costumes, and rushed into the auditorium to enjoy a party that a group of parent volunteers had planned for them. Preparations had begun the day before, with some parents packing goodie bags while others were decorating the auditorium.
On the day of the party, the boys were thrilled when they saw an auditorium that had been bedecked with video game themed balloons and decorations. While feasting on delicious waffles, ice cream, pop corn, candy floss, and a full buffet, they also enjoyed a Fortnite nerf gun challenge, an Angry Bird challenge, as well as learn some new soccer skills from an external soccer coach.
A video game themed table quiz was immensely enjoyed by the boys. The photo booth was also tremendously popular amongst the parents, teachers and boys, who posed happily with the various props, creating precious photo memories. The grand finale was a spirited Fortnite inspired “dance off “ on stage. The auditorium roared with excitement as the boys enthusiastically cheered their classmates on, all hoping to win the prize for the best dance.
We thank the planning committee comprising 22 parent volunteers who put in much effort to make this celebration wonderful for our graduating boys!
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2019 P1 Concert
Our littlest boys, the P1s put up a concert for the elders from Yong-En Care Centre, St. Luke’s Elder Home, Pertapis Senior Citizens Fellowship and Sree Narayana Mission Home. Each class prepared a song and dance item, some in English and others in Mandarin. The Malay-language and Tamil-language boys also put up performances in those languages!
As the busses carrying our visitors reached ACS, the elders were delighted to see the little boys lined up to welcome them and lead them up to the Auditorium. As the little ones performed on stage, the elders clapped and bopped their heads along to the music as the volunteer Teacher Aides offered them coffee and tea. You could see that our guests were enjoying themselves watching the cute dances! Some classes even came off the stage and interacted with the guests as part of their routine!
After the performances, the TAs and boys served lunch to the elders, and the boys presented the elders with little handmade cards as tokens of appreciation for making time to come to school! Such acts of service do a lot to teach our boys to always have a willing heart to serve and develop their iHopeful values.
It was a lovely afternoon for our visitors and we hope to see them again next year!
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