A Message from Our Dear Mdm Cassie Fan

Dearest Parent Support Group members,

Thank you for being part of the Elias family! It has been a wonderful experience working with you since I took over the school on 15 December 2010.

Seeing how hard you work really warms my heart and spurs us to want to do our best to fulfill our mission in providing a holistic education for the children. It is our vision to nurture the potential in every child in the different domains i.e. cognitive, physical, aesthetics, social/ moral and leadership.

We are heartened to see many parent volunteers giving their time and energy on different occasionsunder the leadership of our capable and self-sacrificing parent-leaders. Our PSG EXCO members also deserve our sincere applaud and appreciation. They have selflessly been giving their time and contributing their talent to plan and organize events and programmes with our staff. 

It is our hope that the PSG will serve as a bridge between the school and other EPPS parents as well as to act as a and role model for other parents to partner the school collaboratively. This vibrant group will inspire other parents to contribute to the school and bring about positive impact on their children with this collaborative synergy. 

As you interact with fellow parents, there will inevitably be times where different views are expressed. As we demonstrate mutual respect and understanding in our interactions with one another, our children will watch and learn from us. Let us work together to inculcate the Elias values of ‘Excellence’, Love’, ‘Integrity’, Adaptability’ and ‘Service’ in our children. 

It takes a village to raise the child. Let’s work together collaboratively for the children!

Your Partner-In-Education

Cassie Fan (Mdm)

Principal

Tropical Night, 25th Mar 2011, 5.00pm to 7.00pm

EPPS PSG organised the Tropical Night as an event to bond with the EPPS teachers. What better way to bond than over food! In this case, PSG brought in a full range of fruits for everyone's consumption.Hot favourites like durians, longans, bananas and jambu ayer were brought in. Everyone had a great time sharing the fruits and also chit chatting with one another in an informal setting.

This is yet another successful event organised by the EPPS PSG and demonstrate the strong relationship that we have with our teachers. It was certainly a YUMMY gathering!

Raise a Reader by the National Library, 25th Mar 2011, 3.00pm to 5.00pm

Cyber Wellness Workshop, 25th Mar 2011, 3.00pm to 5.00pm

Cyber wellness refers to the positive well-being of internet users and a healthy cyber culture for the Internet community. It involves an understanding of the risks of harmful online behaviour, an awareness of how to protect oneself and other Internet users from such behaviour, and a recognition of the power of the Internet to benefit oneself and the community at large.

To encourage and promote safe, responsible use of the Internet and healthy gaming, EPPS is conducting a Cyber Wellness Workshop to educate PARENTS, but also educators to raise the awareness as well as impart essential coping skills in evaluating what they read, see and hear in the media.

Is your CHILD at risk?

Highlights of the Workshop

ØGamer’s needs

ØEvolving gaming trends

ØAttractiveness of gaming

ØSymptoms and effects of problematic gaming

ØSources of help

ØKey parenting principles on gaming

ØParenting & mentoring tips

Helping your Child Prepare for the PSLE Mathematics Examination, 23rd Mar 2011

Elias Park Primary School brings you...

For the FIRST time, we are inviting Dr Yeap Ban Har to conduct a seminar on

Helping Your Child Prepare for the PSLE Mathematics Examination

Familiarise parents with the requirements of the Primary School Leaving Examination (“PSLE”). Share with parents many ways to help prepare their children for this major examination with different learning styles understand mathematics ideas.

Parents would get to know that there are different types of tasks to be completed during the examination and that there are different ways to help their children attain a certain level of competency in these different tasks.

Highlight the ways to help high achieving children, average children and children who are struggling with mathematics.

About the speaker:

Dr. Yeap Ban Har was fomerly a lecturer at the NIE. He was previously a head of department at a local secondary school. He has taught students in various streams, both in primary and secondary schools. Dr. Yeap holds a Master of Education and a Ph.D. in Mathematics Education. His current research interest focuses on problem solving, problem posing and thinking skills. He has been conducting seminars for teachers in Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand and the United States of America ("U.S.A."). He has authored many conference papers and written chapters for several books. He is also the author of several books for primary and pre-school children.

Father's Love, Past and Present Drama Skit cum Theatre workshop, 19th Mar 2011

Father's Love, Past and Present

Drama Skit cum Theatre workshop

“F ather’s Love, Past and Present” is a familiar story that many fathers would have experienced. Since time began, fathers learnt from their fathers. Values and traditions are passed down from generation to generation. As times change, can fathers still rely on these parenting tools? In “Father’s Love, Past and Present”, we tell a story of real life issues in light hearted way.
“ Father’s Love, Past and Present” is a 4-hour workshop (inclusive of a 30-minute drama skit) that creates a safe platform for father and child to communicate issues that would otherwise remain unspoken, as well as the opportunity for fathers to dialogue with each other their fathering triumphs and obstacles.
Facilitators will be using techniques from psychodrama, playback theatre and drama to surface deeper issues and topics that are difficult to vocalize. The process allows participants will review and reflect their thoughts and feelings, hence nurturing deeper understanding and empathy between father and child.

The event was well attended and we had fathers coming in enthusiastically to spend time with their children. They had such a wonderful time together and all wished to come again should such event be organised again. All we can say is that we are going the right direction getting the fathers more involved in their children's lives. We certainly have a bunch of dedicated and supportive parents. The pictures itself speaks a thousand words. Well done!

P3 and P5 Parent workshops for Science, Maths and English subjects conducted by EPPS, 19th Feb 2011