Dear DCIS Parents and Guardians,
With Term 1 about to end, we want to wish all our families a wonderful holiday break as we look forward to seeing you once again in the new year. Please take the time to check all the relevant information for you and your children.
Some of our blogposts from last week:
As a culmination of the end of term, we have another week full of performances, sports and family events.
Events this week:
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Monday, 12th December
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Lower Primary (Nursery – Year 2) Christmas Performance Rehearsals
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Tuesday, 13th December
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Lower Primary Christmas Performances:
Nursery and Reception, 10.00am in Cooper Hall
Year 1 and Year 2, 11.00am in Cooper Hall
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Wednesday, 14th December
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Lower Primary Christmas Performances:
Nursery and Reception, 10.00am in Cooper Hall
Year 1 and Year 2, 11.00am in Cooper Hall
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Thursday, 15th December in main cafeteria
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Lost property display, 2.00pm - 3.00pm
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Friday, 16th December in Cooper Hall
Upper Primary, 10.00am – 10.30am
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*Primary School Assembly
Upper Primary (Class 3KN and 3AH)
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Friday, 16th December
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Primary School (Nursery – Year 6) Class Parties
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Friday, 16th December
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Non-Uniform Day
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Friday, 16th December
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DCA Used Uniform Collection
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Friday, 16th December
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Term 1 Reports Sent to Parents
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Friday, 16th December
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Term 1 Ends at 3.00pm
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Primary School Class Parties
This week there will be class parties for all students to Year 6. A huge thank you in advance to our parents for donating time and festive food items for all the children to enjoy!
ECA Options for Term 2
ECA Options will be published to view this week, with sign ups starting on 4th January and ending on 11th January.
Two New Initiatives
We are about to launch two new initiatives for DCIS families:
- Mobile School App
We are very excited to announce we will soon have a DCIS mobile school app that will allow you to directly access from your mobile device (handphone, iPad, tablet) numerous informational services, from the lunch menus to ECAs, from contact numbers to social media. We expect this service to be available in January. Watch this space!
- DCIS International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Scholarship
DCIS is a candidate school* for the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) and is pursuing authorisation as an IB World School. We are pleased to announce that we will be offering partial scholarships for qualified students for this prestigious and rewarding programme that provides excellent preparation for university education and employment. Definitely watch this space!
Christmas at DCIS
Thank you to the DCA and all the Class Representatives who helped with the DCA Christmas Fayre this weekend. It was a huge success due to everyone’s hard work and it was good to see a few school administrators and teachers get soaked. DCIS will close out the Christmas festivities with the Lower Primary Christmas performances which we are all looking forward to.
Lower Primary Christmas Performances (Nursery to Year 2)
Please note that there has been a slight calendar change to the Lower Primary Christmas Performances for Nursery, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. They will have their own separate Christmas assemblies on:
Tuesday, 13th December, Cooper Hall
- 10.00am Nursery and Reception
- 11.00am Year 1 and Year 2
Wednesday, 14th December, Cooper Hall
- 10.00am Nursery and Reception
- 11.00am Year 1 and Year 2
We are looking forward to welcoming you to our Lower Primary Christmas Performances. It should be a lovely celebration of the festive season.
A few notes on the day:
- Please try not to arrive too early as there are two shows taking place each day which will mean there are a lot of parents around the school.
- We ask that if you are driving that you park across the road at the Singapore Polytechnic or in the HDB lot.
- Please keep the aisles clear and refrain from standing at the back as we will be using these areas as a part of the show.
- There will be coffee on sale before and after the shows at the DCIS Cafe.
- There will be a strict no entry without your ticket policy on the day as for most of our shows we will be at full capacity. Please do remember to bring your ticket along.
- Finally, if you are bringing little ones, they need to be able to be quiet and entertained for the duration of the show. If your child does become upset please take them out of the hall immediately and then re-enter when they are quiet. This is to help our performers stay focused and not become distracted.
Many thanks for your help with the costumes. We are sure the children will look great!
Mrs K Gray
Year 1 Class Teacher
Deputy Head of Lower Primary
UK Passports: Are yours about to expire?
As the holiday season approaches, the Consular Section at the British High Commission in Singapore is undertaking an awareness campaign about British passport validity, with the aim of reducing the number of Emergency Travel Documents issued during the months of November, December and January. Remember: Most countries around Asia require six months’ validity on passports.
We kindly ask all parents and guardians to double check the expiry date on their passports to avoid any unpleasant surprises at the check-in counter.
(Click here to read more)
Global Campus: The week ahead (w/c 12th December)
Welcome to the last Global Campus Bulletin for 2016! We hope you had a great weekend and fun at our Christmas Fayre! Please read below for the latest Global Campus news and updates.
UPCOMING DATES AND DEADLINE
• 19 December - Creative Writing competition deadline - 5pm UK time
CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION: Thank you to all the students and teachers who have submitted their entries to the Creative writing Competition already! We will be sending off our final entries this week and looking out for the results next term!
DEBATE LEAGUE: Preparations for Round 1 are underway – wishing our DCIS teams the best of luck with their debates!
GLOBAL LIBRARY: Students who want to take part in the Global Library must join via the online space on Global Campus Online. When they join they receive a certificate that celebrates their participation in the Global Library. They are also able to earn badges, take part in discussions about the books and submit their own book reviews for other students to read around the world!
LEGO CHALLENGE: The deadline for Build the Future has passed and we've received so many incredible entries! We recommend taking a look at the online space to have a look at them all.
GLOBAL EXPEDITION TO LES MARTINETS (SWIZERLAND): We are pleased to inform you that DCIS students in Years 8 and 9 have the opportunity to attend the camp in Les Martinets, Switzerland in June 2017. The trip is run in under Global Campus Personal Challenge Expedition and is a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. (Click to read more).
Have a great week and a wonderful and restful holiday break. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any queries you may have, and keep in contact! We love to see and hear what you have been up to with the Global Campus.
Many thanks,
The Global Campus Team
DCA Updates and DCIS Parent Representatives
After a very successful Christmas Fayre (click here to read a thank you message from the Principal), our final event for Term 1 is the DCA Used Uniform Collection on 16th December. Please remember that you can click here to see all updates on the DCA web page. We have also updated the list of DCA class representatives and even have a link to the DCA Meeting Minutes.
Lost Property
There are have been many parents enquiring about lost property this term. We will be gathering all property for inspection in the main cafeteria on Thursday 2.00pm - 3.00pm.
Lunch Service
Gentle reminder of the move to a biometrics food ordering process for Year 3 and above. The introductory letter and biometrics permission form can be found on our Parent Essentials website in the 'School Lunches' webpage.
January menus are now available. Please click here to see the January menus:
Primary School Weekly Roundups Online
We have created a webpage to host the Primary School Weekly Roundups from each Year Group Leader from Nursery to Year 6. The link can be found in our News and Insights webpage and includes the latest weekly roundup as well as past editions.
Sports Notices
In the next week, our students have sports fixtures for football and basketball:
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Tues 13th Dec
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4.30PM
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U14 Boys Football ACSIS Division 4
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Turf City vs ISS
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Tues 13th Dec
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4.30PM
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U10 Boys Football Div 2
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SAS
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Wed 14th Dec
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4.30PM
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U16 Boys Basketball ACSIS Pool B
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TTS
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Saturday Football
Chelsea FC Soccer School Singapore will be opening a new weekend class here at DCIS. The class will run on Saturdays from 3.15 pm to 4.45 pm, with bookings to start on Sat, 7th January 2017.
Click here to see the flyer. If you have additional questions, please email to enquiries@chelseafcsssg.com or call 6440 5503 for more information.
Sports 4 Kids - December Multi-Sport Camp @ DCIS
Children will get to try out a wide variety of activities including soccer, baseball, rugby, yoga, and much more! Don’t miss out, join in the FUN today!!! Click here to fill out the form.
Dates: December 19th -23rd
Ages: 3.5 year olds – 12 year olds
Saturday Parent Workout @ DCIS
Looking for premium group fitness classes at a reasonable price? Shape Shifters is a new and dynamic fitness brand offering high-impact group sessions on Saturdays without any equipment.
- When: Saturday afternoons at 2:30pm
- Where: Cooper Hall
- Price: $50 per session or 5 sessions for $150.
- First session: January 14th 2017
Click here to read full flyer
NAE Huffington Post Article
Finally, Nord Anglia Education CEO Andrew Fitzmaurice has recently highlighted the notable impact on students’ creativity, confidence, and global awareness from our enhanced performing arts curriculum in the Huffington Post. (Click here to read more)
Best regards and festive wishes,
Mr Christopher Short
Principal
https://twitter.com/dcisprincipal
*DCIS is a candidate school for the IB Diploma Programme. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. These are schools that share a common philosophy—a commitment to high quality, challenging, international education that Dover Court International School believes is important for our students.
Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its three academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), or the Diploma Programme (and in addition the IB Career-related Certificate). Candidate status gives no guarantee that authorization will be granted.
For further information about the IB and its programmes, visit http://www.ibo.org.
January Calendar of Events
Please note that further details on sporting events and any updates are also made on the DCIS Website Calendar with weekly events highlighted on the DCIS Website Homepage and the weekly news on our News and Insights webpage.
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Wednesday, 4th January, 8.00am – 11th January, 12.00pm
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ECA Term 2 Online Sign Up for Students/Parents
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Friday, 6th January, 9.00am – 12.00pm in Cooper Hall
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New Student Orientation
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Friday, 6th January, 9.00am – 12.00pm
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DCA Used Uniform Sale
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Monday, 9th January
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Term 2 Starts
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Monday, 9th January
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DCIS CPE Student Contracts Due for New Students
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Monday, 9th January – Friday, 13th January
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January Newsletter Published Online
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Wednesday, 11th January, 8.30am – 9.30am in Cooper Hall
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Parent Workshop: Secondary School Transition (Year 5 - Year 6)
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Thursday, 12th January, 8.30am – 9.30am in the Café
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DSE Parent Workshop: Secondary School Transition for DSE Students (Year 5 – Year 6)
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Monday, 16th January – Friday, 20th January
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iGCSE Mock Exams
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Tuesday, 17th January
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Term 2 ECA Allocations sent to Parents
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Tuesday, 17th January, 8.45am – 9.30am in the Cafe
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New Lower Primary (Nursery – Year 2) Parent Coffee Morning
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Tuesday, 17th January, 8.00pm – 9.00pm in Cooper Hall
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DCA Parent Association Meeting
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Wednesday, 18th January, 8.30am – 9.30am in Cooper Hall
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Parent Workshop: International Primary Curriculum
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Wednesday, 18th January – Friday, 20th January
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Year 4 Residential Trip
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Friday, 20th January
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Extra-Curricular Activities Begin
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Tuesday, 24th January, 8.45am – 9.30am in the Cafe
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New Upper Primary (Year 3 – Year 6) Parent Coffee Morning
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Wednesday, 25th January
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Year 6 Secondary School Transition Day
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Friday, 27th January in Cooper Hall
Lower Primary, 9.00am – 9.30am
Upper Primary, 10.00am – 10.30am
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*Primary School Chinese New Year Assembly
Lower Primary (Class 2SH and 2EN)
Upper Primary (Class 5JF and 5RL)
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Monday, 30th – Tuesday, 31st January
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Public Holiday (Chinese New Year)
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