Dear DCIS Parents,
Book Week has arrived! There is a whole host of activities, including our extreme reading competition, across the week culminating in the Book character dress up day on Friday, students may notice a number of Wally characters across the school on Friday!! There is also a Book Fair in the Main Library all week. Our Primary students will visit during their regular library session and parents are welcome to visit between 3 and 4pm, Monday to Thursday. In conjunction with International Women’s Day on Friday 8th March students from 6TH have been reading and discussing their favourite stories from one of the Global Campus Big Reads “Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls”, do have a look at their videos which are being posted over the next few days.
Our STEAM Specialist Mr. Northridge will be leading a parent workshop in Cooper Hall tomorrow, Tuesday, at 8.45am, this session will go into detail about how STEAM is embedded into our curriculum and how the collaboration with MIT supports this.
We look forward to welcoming parents and students from both Years 8 and 9 to our Options evenings this week. Students and parents will have the opportunity to learn more about the GCSE options available to them and discuss potential options with subject leaders.
Last week our Year 2 students enjoyed a trip to the Insect and Butterfly Kingdom, this complements their IPC topic and really brought the learning to life! Year 1 enjoyed a special work-out session with our own Power Ranger Mr. Liperis, to kick-off their new topic Super Humans, (Watch the video here). Parents of our Year 6 students attended the Thailand trip planning meeting last week as did the parents and students of the Switzerland trip who are all excited about the opportunities that these trips have to offer. Our Year 13 students are well into the IB Mock exams in preparation for their final exams in May.
Today our IB Theatre and GCSE Drama students had the fantastic opportunity to participate in a workshop with actress Jasmin Colangelo who is in Singapore as part of the cast of Matilda the Musical. On Friday we will be welcoming Juilliard Drama specialist Donna Costello. Donna will host a parent workshop as well as be working with some of our Secondary students.
Last Friday was the annual Quiz Night. A big thank you to the DCA for arranging this fun event that brings staff and parents together. We would also like to congratulate Mr. Johnson and his wife on the birth of their baby boy last Friday.
I hope you 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 4th March -
Friday 8th March
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Book Week
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Monday 4th March
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Parents' Support Network, at Winstedt School
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Monday 4th March
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Year 13 IB Mocks
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Tuesday 5th March
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08:45
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09:30
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Parent workshop - Understanding NAE Collaborations, Cooper Hall
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Tuesday 5th March
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Year 13 IB Mocks
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Tuesday 5th March
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18:00
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19:30
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Year 8 & 9 Pathways 3 Options Evening
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Wednesday 6th March
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Year 13 IB Mocks
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Thursday 7th March
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Year 13 IB Mocks
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Thursday 7th March
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18:00
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19:00
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Year 8 and Year 9 Options evening
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Friday 8th March
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Book Week Dress Up Day
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Friday 8th March
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Year 13 IB Mocks
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Sport Fixtures, Events and ECAs
Our DCIS students are competing in the following fixtures. Good luck to all!
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Monday 4th March
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16:45
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Under 12 Boys Football DCIS Team B vs DCSG (3), at DCSG.
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Tuesday 5th March
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16:30
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Under 12 Girls Football DCIS vs UWCE, at DCIS.
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Tuesday 5th March
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16:30
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Under 8 Boys Football at GEMS.
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Wednesday 6th March
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16:00
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Under 16 Girls Netball DCIS vs TTS, at TTS.
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Thursday 7th March
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16:30
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Under 13 Boys Rugby at DCSG.
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Thursday 7th March
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16:45
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Under 14 Girls Basketball DCIS vs DCSG, at DCSG.
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Thursday 7th March
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16:30
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Under 14 Boys Basketball DCIS vs DCSG, at DCSG.
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Friday 8th March
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16:00
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Swim Meet at DCIS
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Morning Sports Clubs
The morning running club takes place on Thursdays. Meet at the field at 7.45am.
Communication Reminder
We try to capture key information in this week ahead. We are increasingly using the Parent Portal for updates and to upload relevant documents. Please note that the end of term reports will only be available on the parent portal and will not be emailed to you. For any questions regarding the parent portal, please email parentportal@dovercourt.edu.sg. Many articles are also published regularly and available to read on our School New and Events web page. Further details on weekly events and student achievements are also highlighted on the website homepage and on Facebook. For any communications related issues, please email us at communications@dovercourt.edu.sg.
School news, blog and Facebook highlights from last week include (click to connect):
STEAM ECA at Dover Court
Dover Court at FOBISIA U13 Games 2019
D of E students Learn Life Saving Skills at Dover Court
Dover Court Year 2 Trip to Butterfly Park
Collaboration by 10JF and 11/12JF in the Secondary Assembly at Dover Court
6TH and 6RC Assembly: Dover Court Freedom Fighters
Year 3 IPC Exit Point at Dover Court
Does it matter which university you choose?
Secondary School Updates
News and events in Secondary School are highlighted in the weekly Secondary School Spotlight.
NAE Global Campus
GC News: Countdown to International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day takes place on Friday 8th March. As part of the countdown to the celebration, students from 6TH have been sharing stories about inspirational women from the Global Campus Library book ‘Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls’.
Further stories will be published on the DCIS YouTube channel.
A big thank you to our creative Marketing Team for all of their hard work on this project!
Global Campus Visual Arts Competition 2018/19
This year’s Visual Arts Competition is underway! This time we would like students to focus on Global Goal 16: Peace and Justice.
For more information on this year’s competition, watch the Introductory Video by clicking here. To view a PowerPoint presentation of ideas to get you started, click here, (thank you to Ms Kertestral and Ms Kothari for their support with this).
Please send finished entries to Mr. Handley in room G205. Alternatively, hand them in to your class teacher.
To do list:
Dates for your diary:
- 15.03.19 - Deadline for Visual Arts submission
- 08.03.19- International Women’s Day
Please click here to download the Global Campus Weekly Update PDF for the week commencing Monday 4th March.
Many thanks,
The Global Campus Team
Lunch Service: Victus Catering
You can access the Campus Online page at this link.
Victus Catering Menu February - April 2019
Victus Newsletter 25th February 2019
For more information, please contact Victus Catering via email at: catering@dovercourt.edu.sg
www.victuscatering.asia
DCIS March Calendar Events:
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Monday 11th March
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Swimming Galas, Year 3
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Monday 11th March -
Friday 15th March
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Science Week
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Monday 11th March -
Friday 15th March
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Global Campus Tanzania Expedition
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Monday 11th March
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08:00
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10:00
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GCSE Music controlled assessment
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Tuesday 12th March
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Swimming Galas, Year 3
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Tuesday 12th March
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Parent workshop - Primary Transitions for Pathways
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Tuesday 12th March
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08:00
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10:00
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GCSE Music controlled assessment
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Wednesday 13th March
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08:00
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10:00
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GCSE Music controlled assessment
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Wednesday 13th March
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16:30
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17:30
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DCA Year 3 Disco, Cooper Hall
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Wednesday 13th March
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17:45
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18:45
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DCA Year 4 Disco, Cooper Hall
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Thursday 14th March
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08:00
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10:00
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GCSE Music controlled assessment
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Thursday 14th March
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16:30
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17:30
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DCA Year 5 Disco, Cooper Hall
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Thursday 14th March
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17:45
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18:45
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DCA Year 6 Disco, Cooper Hall
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Friday 15th March
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House Day - Science Event
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Friday 15th March
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13:35
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13:55
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Primary Assemblies 3KN/3JH/3LT, Cooper Hall
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Friday 15th March
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15:00
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16:00
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GCSE Music controlled assessment
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Monday 18th March -
Friday 22nd March
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Year 6 Residential to Thailand
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Tuesday 19th March
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Year 11 Geography Fieldtrip
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Wednesday 20th March
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EYFS Holi Celebration
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Thursday 21st March
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World Down Syndrome Day
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Thursday 21st March
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FOBISIA Maths Trip
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Thursday 21st March
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14:00
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17:00
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Singapore Math Kangaroo Contest
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Friday 22nd March
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Year 13 IB Mocks
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Friday 22nd March
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13:00
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13:20
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Primary Assemblies RGR/RCG/RAW,
Cooper Hall
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Monday 25th March
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STEAM Challenge Week commences
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Tuesday 26th March
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Parent workshop - Practical Strategies for Pathways, Cooper Hall
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Tuesday 26th March
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DCIS Proms Rehearsal
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Wednesday 27th March
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18:00
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21:00
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DCIS Proms
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Thursday 28th March
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Swimming Galas, Year 4
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Friday 29th March
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Swimming Galas, Year 4
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Friday 29th March
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Term 2 ECAs End
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Friday 29th March
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13:35
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13:55
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Primary Assemblies 6SB/6CP, Cooper Hall
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Saturday 30th March
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DCA Movie Night
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