Dear DCIS Parents and Families,
This week includes an EAL Parent Workshop and Coffee Morning and quite a few sporting fixtures. Good luck to all involved! We are also starting to prepare for big community events coming up later in Term 1 including UN Day in October and the DCA Trunk or Treat Halloween family event with communications being sent to parents through the next few weeks to help prepare.
Communication Reminder
We try to capture key information in this week ahead and don't forget that many articles are published regularly and available to read on our School Blog. Please also note that further details on weekly events and student achievements are also highlighted on website homepage and on Facebook.
School blog highlights from last week include (click to connect to the blogs):
New school year welcome from Nord Anglia Education CEO, Andrew Fitzmaurice
Lower Primary Assembly with 1SH and 1RE
U10 Netball Team Compete in First Tournament of the Year
Year 9 and 10 Visit to Microsoft and Forging Future Collaboration
First Victory for DCIS Lions U16 Boys
UN NAE Global Summit and Switzerland Expedition Assembly
DCIS U9 Boys Football Teams' Bright Start Cut Short By Bad Weather
Calendar Events
Here is a list of the main events happening this week (do check our website calendar for updated events over the year):
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Date
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Start Time
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End Time
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Event
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26/09/2017
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08:45
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09:30
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Parent Workshop: EAL Programme followed by EAL Parent Coffee Morning
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Sport Fixtures, Events and ECAs
This week DCIS students are competing in the following fixtures. Good luck to all!
| Tuesday 26th September |
U12 Boys |
4.30PM |
U12 Boys Rugby D3 |
| Tuesday 26th September |
U9 Boys |
4.30PM |
U9 Boys Football ACSIS D3 |
| Tuesday 26th September |
U9 Girls |
4.30PM |
U9 Girls Football ACSIS D3 |
| Wednesday 27th September |
U16 Girls |
4.30PM |
U16 Girls ACSIS Football vs SAS D3 |
| Wednesday 27th September |
U12/U14 MIXED |
4.00PM |
Middle School Cross Country Inv. |
| Wednesday 27th September |
U10 Girls |
4.30PM |
U10 Girls Netball vs DCSG |
| Thursday 28th September |
U12 Girls |
4.30PM |
U12 Girls ACSIS Netball vs CIS (TK) |
| Monday 2nd October |
U16 Girls |
4.30PM |
U16 Girls ACSIS Football vs GWA D3 |
| Tuesday 3rd October |
U12 Girls |
4.30PM |
U12 Girls ACSIS Netball vs SJII
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| Tuesday 3rd October |
U9 Boys |
4.30PM |
U9 Boys Football ACSIS D3 |
| Tuesday 3rd October |
U9 Girls |
4.30PM |
U9 Girls Football ACSIS D3 |
| Wednesday 4th October |
U16 Girls |
4.10PM |
U16 Girls ACSIS Football vs GIIS EC D3 |
Primary School Updates
Reading Volunteer Programme
‘Reading Volunteers' will be a regular commitment of approximately 1 hour per week and will be scheduled at the same time each week for those who would like to take part. If you are interested then please could you email the information below to Mrs. Norsheila Abdul: Norsheila.Abdul@dovercourt.edu.sg
- your name
- your phone number
- your own child/children’s class(es)
- the year group you are interested in helping with
- the day that best suits you
Secondary School Updates
News and events in Secondary School are now highlighted in the weekly Secondary School Spotlight.
Year 7 - Year 9 Tic Tac Toe Homework
Tic Tac Toe Homework packs for Term 1 for Secondary School students in Year 7 to Year 9 are attached below and will be shared with students and parents this week. The Tic Tac Toe packs are also available from our Secondary School (Years 7 - 11) webpage.
Lunch Service: Sodexo
As previously communicated the main cafeteria will go cash free from Thursday 28th September. The DCIS Café will continue to accept cash. Although, the cash facility in the DCIS Café is really designed to accommodate parents for occasional use, so we recommend that all students are signed up for a Campus Online account. This limits cash on site and allows parents to track purchases that students make during the day through their Campus Online accounts. You can access the Campus Online page at this link.
For more information, please contact Sodexo at:
Email: DCISCatering.SG.APAC@sodexo.com
Tel.: +65 9125 5551
DCA Parent Association and Class Parents
There are DCA Class Parents now for nearly all classes in the school. Thank you to all the parents (new and returning) who have stepped up to the plate to help with this.
The next DCA event is the Trunk or Treat. Information on signing up for a car has been sent to parents today. Ticket sales will follow next week. We are looking for volunteers to help with the organisation and running of this and other events. Please contact us on dca@dovercourt.edu.sg or when you see us on campus to let us know if you have some spare time to help out and check out the photos and information shared on the DCA Opening Family Picnic blog.
Download the DCA Trunk or Treat Car Registration Form here.
NAE Global Campus
UPCOMING DATES AND DEADLINE
- 30 October - updated deadline for the Photographers of the Year 2017/18 competition
GLOBAL CAMPUS PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
- After a discussion with several schools regarding the Photographers of the Year 2017/18 competition, we have decided to extend the deadline from Monday, 2nd October to Monday, 30th October 2017.
- Mrs Kertrestel will be collecting and judging the entries. Please do not print them out or email them to her. Instead you can join the Edmodo group using the code : mrpurw to upload any entries
- Please note that his competition is open to secondary students and Year 6, who have access to Edmodo.
GLOBAL CHALLENGE
- The focus of the 2017/18 Global Challenge is:
- Goal 11, Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 12, Responsible Consumption and Production
- Thank you to everyone who is tweeting about their work with the Global Challenge. Join the conversation using the tag #NAEUNICEF
GLOBAL LIBRARY
- The Global Library list can be downloaded from the Global Campus activity resource area on NAU.
- 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 for more details.
- All texts are available in the infant and junior libraries.
LEGO CHALLENGE
- The first Lego challenge will be released in October. Stay tuned!
PASSPORT AND LOGIN DETAILS
- Some students have already received their primary passports for 2017/18
- All students in Year 4, 5 and 6 will be given a passport this week, if they have not received one already.
- Login details will also be given to upper primary and secondary students this week.
Have a great week all. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any queries you may have!
Many thanks,
The Global Campus Team
The Great DC Bear Charity Sale
A final reminder that our student inspired DC Bears are available for purchase from School Reception for $25 with all profits being sent to charity. Read more about the sale here.
Best regards,
Mr. Christopher Short
Principal
DCIS September Calendar Events:
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Date
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Start Time
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End Time
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Event
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26/09/2017
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08:45
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09:30
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Parent Workshop: EAL Programme followed by EAL Parent Coffee Morning
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October
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Date
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Start Time
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End Time
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Event
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03/10/2017
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08:45
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09:30
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Parent Workshop: Secondary School Assessments and Reports
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04/10/2017
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09:00
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09:30
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Lower Primary Assembly 1JF/1LC
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05/10/2017
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09:00
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09:30
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Upper Primary Assembly 3KN/3JH
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05/10/2017
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Dyslexia Awareness Day
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05/10/2017
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08:45
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09:30
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British High Commission Travel Awareness Presentation
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05/10/2017
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16:30
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17:30
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James Grime, Eminent Mathematician and Code Breaker Visit
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06/10/2017
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08:30
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09:00
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Secondary School Assembly
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10/10/2017
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08:45
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09:30
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Parent Workshop: Primary School Phonics and Spelling
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10/10/2017
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20:00
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21:00
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DCA Parent Association Meeting
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11/10/2017
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09:00
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09:30
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Lower Primary School Assembly 2SC/1&2SF (EAL)
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11/10/2017
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September/October Newsletter Published Online
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12/10/2017
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09:00
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09:30
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Upper Primary School Assembly 5EC/5LH/5&6LJ (EAL)
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12/10/2017 - 13/10/2017
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Juilliard Curriculum Specialist, Brian Drye, Visit
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13/10/2017
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No Friday ECA due to Half Term Break
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16/10/2017
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Term 1 Half Term
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