Dear DCIS Parents and Guardians,
Welcome back! We hope you all enjoyed the time away with your families. Some of the planned campus improvements have been made over the break and it was particularly good to see the new road and pathways being used this morning at arrival time.
Events this week:
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Tuesday, 1st November
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Deadline Withdrawal Notification– end of Term 1
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Tuesday, 1st November
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DCA Parent Association Meeting
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Wednesday, 2nd November 8.30am - 9.30am in Cooper Hall
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Parent Workshop: Secondary School - Approaches to Learning (Year 7 -12)
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Wednesday, 2nd 3.30pm - 6.30pm and Thursday, 3rd November 4.00pm - 7.00pm
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Secondary School Parent Teacher Conferences in Cooper Hall
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Friday, 4th November 3.00pm - 4.00pm
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Years 5 and 6 Boys Football Trials
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Friday, 4th November 6.30pm - 8.30pm
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DCA Trunk or Treat
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Monday, 31st October - Friday, 4th November
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November Newsletter Published Online
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Notification of Withdrawal
DCIS Notification of Withdrawal for Term 1 is tomorrow, 1st November 2016. Parents are required to submit the DCIS Notification of Withdrawal Form (click here to download form) by this date to the Admissions Office.
Swimming Gala Week Calendar Change
Please note that we are changing the Swimming Gala to later in the school year. Details on the exact dates will be given later this term but as the published dates are for November, we wanted to make you aware of the change to the online calendar and the calendar of events in the Parent Handbook.
Sports Notices
In the next week, our students have sports fixtures for Rugby, Cross Country, Football and Netball:
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Tues, 1st Nov
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ACSIS Senior Cross Country Finals
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4.30pm
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Bedok
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Tues, 1st Nov
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ACSIS U12
Boys Rugby
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4.30pm
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Turf City
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Tues, 1st Nov
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ACSIS U9
Girls Football
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4.30pm
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DCIS
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Tues, 1st Nov
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ACSIS Netball Semi-Final Playoffs
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4.30pm
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Dulwich
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Wed, 2nd Nov
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Friendly U10
Girls Netball
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4.30pm
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Dulwich
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Wed, 2nd Nov
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ACSIS U16
Boys Football
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4.30pm
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(TBA)
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Thurs, 3rd Nov
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ACSIS Junior Cross Country Finals
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8.30am
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Bedok
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Thurs, 3rd Nov
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ACSIS Middle Cross Country Finals
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1.30pm
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Bedok
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Thurs, 3rd Nov
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ACSIS Netball Final Playoffs
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4.30pm
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TTS
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Sat, 5th Nov
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ACSIS U9 Boys Football Finals (A)
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8.00am
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DCIS
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Sat, 5th Nov
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ACSIS U9 Boys Football Finals (B)
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8.00am
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DCIS
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Sat, 5th Nov
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ACSIS U9 Girls Football Finals
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8.00am
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SAS
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Football Trials
This term, we will be holding Football trials for the A.C.S.I.S. Under 10 and Under 11 teams. This is open for all Year 5 and 6 boys. The trials will take place on Friday 4th November on the school field. The trials will start at 3pm and finish at 4pm.
All parents wishing for their son to attend will need to make alternative arrangements to collect their child, unless they already attend an ECA on Friday and can therefore take their normal bus home. The school will not be providing additional transport.
Students will need to bring boots, shin pads, and a water bottle.
This week we have a whole series of finals, playoffs and additional sports events (see full list below). Please come and support our DCIS athletes as they represent our school.
Lunch Service
Parents have now been informed 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.
See links below for the November menus.
Primary School Weekly Roundups Now 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.
Global Campus: The Week Ahead
We hope you all had a fantastic holiday! Read below for the latest Global Campus news and updates.
UPCOMING DATES AND DEADLINE
• 31 October - with the Photography Competition overall winner and Student Choice award being announced, DCIS' own Aasmi (Year 5) has won the Global Campus Highly Commended Award. Congratulations!
CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION – This half term will see the completion of the Creative Writing Competition at DCIS. We hope lots of students will be keen to take part once their teachers explain to them how to participate. To take part all students must register online at the Global Campus so be sure to do this so your entry is counted! Good luck to all participants.
DEBATE LEAGUE – In the coming week more details will be released about this year’s Debate League. If you are interested keep an eye out for how to register your interest and take part.
EXPEDITIONS – Not long now till our intrepid travellers embark on their Tanzania adventure! We hope fundraising has continued over the holidays and you have been taking part in the Global Campus activities online in preparation for your adventure.
GLOBAL CAMPUS SPORTS TRAINING PROGRAMME - New to this year will be a sports training programme where students will have access to physiological masterclasses, as well as get to track their improvements in various disciplines. The training programme will culminate in competitions across the family to find out who the best NAE athletes are! More information will be released over the next month.
GLOBAL LIBRARY - Congratulations to International College Spain, who have the most members of the Global Library for the third week in a row with 244 members! Who will have the most members next week? 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, please see the online space and teacher notes for more details.
Have a great week all. 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 Halloween Event
Tickets will be sent home with the students this Wednesday. So do please check book bags for the tickets. We do also ask that all cars are off campus by 4.30pm on Friday to allow the set up for this event.
Purple Parade
This Saturday, 5th November, Suntec City will host the annual Purple Parade between 3.00pm and 7.00pm. The Purple Parade represents and celebrates people with special needs as part of the Singapore community.
The Purple Parade is a movement that supports the inclusion and celebrates the abilities of persons with special needs. Please do go along to support this event.
British Club Membership Opportunity for DCIS Families
Free 2-Week British Club Membership
Open to British and non-British nationals, this 2 week complimentary membership will allow you to 'try before you buy'. Click to see the flyer with all the membership options.
(Click this link for the complimentary 2-week British Club membership)
The Ordinary Membership (for British passport holders only, lifetime membership) is available for a limited time at only $6,500 (Published Fee: $10,500) and includes a free $500 food and beverage credit.
(Click to read more)
Finally, our monthly newsletter will be published as blogs online this week and the pdf is expected to be sent to parents this Friday, 4th November. In it will be more information about campus developments and celebrations of all the wonderful work happening at DCIS. It is great to see everyone back after the October break, and we are looking forward to some fun events in November for the whole community.
Best regards,
Mr. Christopher Short
Principal
https://twitter.com/dcisprincipal
November 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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Tuesday, 1st November
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Deadline for Notification of Withdrawal – end of Term 1
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Tuesday, 1st November, 8.00pm – 9.00pm in Cooper Hall
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DCA Parent Association Meeting
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Wednesday, 2nd November, 8.30am – 9.30am in Cooper Hall
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Parent Workshop: Secondary School – Approaches to Learning (Year 7 – Year 12)
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Wednesday, 2nd November 3.30pm – 6.30pm and Thursday, 3rd November 4.00pm – 7.00pm
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Secondary School Parent Teacher Conferences
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Friday, 4th November
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November Newsletter Published Online
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Friday, 4th November 6.30pm – 8.30pm
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DCA Family Halloween Event
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Wednesday, 9th November, 8.30am – 9.30am in Cooper Hall
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Parent Workshop: Primary School Maths
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Friday, 11th November in Cooper Hall
Lower Primary, 9.00am – 9.30am
Upper Primary, 10.00am – 10.30am
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*Primary School Assembly
Lower Primary (Class 1KG and 1TR)
Upper Primary (Class 3VS and 3JO)
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Friday, 11th November in Cooper Hall
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DCA Parent Quiz Night
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Monday, 14th November – Friday, 18th November
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Primary Assessment Week (Year 1 – Year 6)
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Wednesday, 16th November, 8.30am – 9.30am in Cooper Hall
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Parent Workshop: Secondary School – Assessments and Reports at DCIS (Year 7 – Year 12)
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Friday, 18th November – Saturday, 26th November
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Global Campus Tanzania Expedition (Year 9 – Year 12)
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Tuesday, 22nd November, 8.30am – 9.30am in the Music Room
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Parent Workshop: The Juilliard-Nord Anglia Performing Arts Programme at DCIS
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Wednesday, 23rd November, 8.30am – 9.30am in Cooper Hall
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Parent Workshop: Primary School – Assessments and Reports at DCIS (Nursery – Year 6)
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Friday, 25th November in Cooper Hall
Lower Primary, 9.00am – 9.30am
Upper Primary, 10.00am – 10.30am
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*Primary School Assembly
Lower Primary (Class 2AS and 2HM)
Upper Primary (Class 4JM and 4RB)
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Friday, 25th November
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Term 1 ECAs Finish
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Wednesday, 30th November, 8.30am – 9.30am in Cooper Hall
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Parent Workshop: Communication Strategies with Children
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