Dear DCIS Parents and Guardians,
Many thanks to those parents who attended our Secondary information session on Thursday evening. Mr. Bull and I were able to give more information on the plans for Secondary development including the new Secondary building and Sport Hall. We showed some concept pictures of both buildings and a video ‘fly through’. These will be available on the Parent Portal later this week.
We ran our Lockdown drill last week. I’m not sure what is more worrying, having to practice the drill in the first place or the fact that children of all ages completed the drill without a concern as if it is second nature. I’m grateful to the parents who arrived for the end of the school day and took part in the drill as requested – we do ask all people on site to follow our request to hide even in a drill so that children can see how the whole community should respond. We practise both fire evacuation and lockdown each term and we also have procedures in place to deal with other emergencies that may occur in school.
With ECAs starting last Friday we are now settling into the routine of the beginning and end of the school day. We ask parents who drive into school to drop off or pick up their children to follow guidance below. This will allow us to get cars on and off the site as quickly as possible.
- Please ensure you display your DCIS car sticker
- Please do not arrive on Dover Road too early as the LTA are monitoring the road following complaints from local residents. No car may come onto the site until the buses have cleared (usually about 3:15pm)
- Please allow our staff to help your children into and out of the car – in most cases there should be no need for you to get out of your car
- Some children do need more time to enter or exit the car. If there is an issue with your child please follow the direction of our staff who can allow you to pull out of the main traffic flow to give more time. Other parents should be mindful if you are waiting behind a car taking time – sounding your horn only adds to the stress and usually slows the process down rather than speeding it up
The FOBISIA Under 11 and Under 13 trials have been underway last week and this. We have been really pleased with the interest in participating and though we can only select a few students for the games in Phuket next year we will have further opportunities in the future for participation in other regional competitions, within both FOBISIA and NAE.
Have a great week.
Mr. Christopher Short
Principal
Calendar Events
Here is a list of the main events happening this week (do check our website calendar or the parent portal calendar for updated events over the year)
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Monday 17th September
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18:00
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18:30
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Year 6 Residential Information Meeting
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Tuesday 18th September
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08:45
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09:30
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Primary Parent workshop - Phonics and Spelling. (Cooper Hall)
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Tuesday 18th September
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09:30
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10:30
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Class Parent Representative Meeting
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Tuesday 18th September
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All Day
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House Day (Literacy Event), Whole School
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Friday 21st September
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13:35
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Upper Primary Assembly, Classes 3JC and 3CS, (Cooper Hall)
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Sport Fixtures, Events and ECAs
DCIS students are competing in the following fixtures and invited to the following trials and clubs. Good luck to all!
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Monday 17th September
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16:30
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Under 16 Boys ACSIS Football vs CHIS BT at DCIS
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Tuesday 18th September
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16:30
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Under 14 Boys Rugby at SAS
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Tuesday 18th September
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16:30
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Under 9 Boys ACSIS Football at DCIS
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Tuesday 18th September
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16:30
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Under 9 Girls ACSIS Football at SJII
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Tuesday 18th September
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17:00
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Under 12 Girls ACSIS Touch Rugby vs GEMS at GEMS
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Wednesday 19th September
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16:00
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Under 16 Girls Football vs DCSG at DCIS
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Thursday 20th September
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16:30
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Under 14 Boys Rugby at TTS
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Thursday 20th September
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16:30
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Under 12 Boys Rugby at TRC, Turf City
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Thursday 20th September
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17:00
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12 and Under Girls ACSIS Netball vs TTS at TTS
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Saturday 22nd September
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13:40
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Mixed Swim Meet at UWCD
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Welcome to our morning sports clubs!
Basketball training - all students from Year 6 and upwards are welcome. Wednesdays, 7:45 - 8:10am, meet at the Double Court.
Run for Fun - open to all students from Year 2 and above. Thursdays, 7:45 - 8:10 am, meet on the Field.
Communication Reminder
We try to capture key information in this week ahead. Please note that we are increasingly using the Parent Portal for updates and to upload relevant documents. Many articles are also published regularly and available to read on our School Blog. Further details on weekly events and student achievements are also highlighted on the website homepage and on Facebook.
School blog and Facebook highlights from last week include (click to connect):
Update and Thank You from the Charity HFCA
4SO and 4RD Assembly: The Iron Man by Ted Hughes
Lawyer from British High Commission Leads PSHCE Talk for KS4 and 5
Class 2HP Create Their Very Own World Map
Weekly Student Bloggers: 6CP
House Day
Secondary School Updates
News and events in Secondary School are highlighted in the weekly Secondary School Spotlight.
Lunch Service: Sodexo
You can access the Campus Online page at this link.
DCIS Pre-Ordered Menus for August and September 2018
For more information, please contact Sodexo via email at: DCISCatering.SG.APAC@sodexo.com
DCIS September Calendar Events:
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Monday 24th September
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15:30
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17:00
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Parent/Teacher Conference (Primary), (Cooper Hall)
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Tuesday 25th September
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08:45
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09:30
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Parent workshop - Learning Technology in Secondary, (Cooper Hall)
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Tuesday 25th September
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17:00
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19:00
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Parent/Teacher Conference (Primary), (Cooper Hall)
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Wednesday 26th September
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09:00
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11:30
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Early Years Foundation Stage Open Morning
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Friday 28th September
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13:00
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13:20
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Lower Primary Assembly, Classes 2HP, 2EN and 2RB, (Cooper Hall)
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