Dear DCIS Parents and Guardians,
Happy New Year and welcome back! I hope that you all had a restful break and that the students are raring to go for term two! Welcome to all the new families joining our community, we hope that you are settling in to Singapore life. We have 3 new parent coffee mornings this week, this will be a great opportunity to meet fellow parents and Heads of School so we do hope to see you there.
Our term two ECA options system is open and will close this Friday so do take the opportunity to apply for the many available ECA activities on offer.
Just a reminder that next week is both DCIS Photo Week and DCIS Sports Week. Separate communications will be sent about both of these annual events. The schedule for Sports Week is also outlined below.
I do hope that everyone settles in well to the new term.
Mr. Christopher Short
Principal
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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Monday 8th January
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Year 11 iGCSE Mock Exams Week
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Tuesday 9th January
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08:45
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09:30
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New Lower Primary (Nursery - Year 2 ) Parent Coffee Morning
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Wednesday 10th January
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18:00
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19:00
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Year 4 Residential Trip Preparation Meeting
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Thursday 11th January
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08:45
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09:30
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New Secondary School (Year 7 - Year 12) Parent Coffee Morning
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Friday 12th January
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08:30
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09:00
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Secondary School Assembly
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Friday 12th January
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08:45
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09:30
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New Upper Primary (Year 3 - Year 6) Parent Coffee Morning
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Friday 12th January
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17:00
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ECA Term 2 Online Registration Closes at 5pm
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Sport Fixtures, Events and ECAs
We can now confirm the following times and dates for the 2018 DCIS Sports week!
Monday, 15th January – Secondary
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Time
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Year Group
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Sport Rotation
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Year Group
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Sport Rotation
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Year Group
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Sport Rotation
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9.00am-10.00am
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7
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Dodgeball
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8+9
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Table Tennis
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10/11/12
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Athletics
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10.00am – 11.00am
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7
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Table Tennis
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8+9
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Dodgeball
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10/11/12
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Athletics
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11.30am -12.30pm
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7
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Athletics (Field)
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8+9
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Athletics (Track)
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10/11/12
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Dodgeball
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12.30pm – 1.30pm
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7
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Athletics (Track)
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8+9
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Athletics (Field)
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10/11/12
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Table Tennis
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Tuesday, 16th January - Years 5 and 6
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Year Group
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Time
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Year 5
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9:30am – 11:30am*
*Includes 30 minutes break at 10:30am
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Year 6
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1:00pm – 3:00pm
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Wednesday, 17th January – Years 3 and 4
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Year Group
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Time
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Year 3
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9:30am – 11:00am
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Year 4
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12:45pm – 2:15pm
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Thursday, 18th January – Years 1 and 2
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Year Group
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Time
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Year 1
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9:30am – 11:00am
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Year 2
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12:45pm – 2:15pm
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Friday, 19th January – Reception and Nursery
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Year Group
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Time
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Reception and Nursery
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9:30am – 11:00am
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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, Facebook and Twitter highlights from last term include (click to connect):
Challenge: Jesse Year 9
Applying Mandarin Learning Through Show-and-Tell
How to be an Extraordinary Student in Any School
Year 6 Exit Point
Balance and Coordination activities for Kids
A Christmas Dream
'Fly for Christmas' Assembly Performance
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">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 (Ages 11-16) webpage.
Lunch Service: Sodexo
As previously communicated the main cafeteria is not accepting cash payments, but 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, 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.
DCIS Pre-Ordered Menus for January 2018
For more information, please contact Sodexo at:
Email: DCISCatering.SG.APAC@sodexo.com
Tel.: +65 9125 5551
NAE Global Campus
GLOBAL CAMPUS COMIC BOOK COMPETITION - UNDER 8s
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We are proud to launch an exciting new competition, exclusively for Under 8s!
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This exciting new competition invites students aged 8 and under to create and submit an earth-saving superhero comic. The winners will have their entries published in the first ever Global Campus Comic Book!
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Originally developed by UNICEF, we thought this competition would be a great activity for students under 8 years old; as the UNICEF competition was only open to students aged 10 and above, we’ve adapted it to suit this younger age group.
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Class teachers will be sharing this information with their students this term.
Have a great week all. Please don't hesitate to contact us with any queries you may have!
Many thanks,
The Global Campus Team
Art Department Request
The Art Department regaularly use newspaper and magazines for their projects so if you are an avid reader and have a recycling collection at home then we would be very grateful to receive any donations. The Art Department are also in desperate need of still life objects to draw. This could be anything from disused toys (doesn’t matter if they are broken) to old electrical equipment to small pieces of furniture such as stools. Anything goes!
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.
DC Bear Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/iamdcbear/
DCIS January 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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Monday 8th January
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Year 11 iGCSE Mock Exams Week
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Tuesday 9th January
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08:45
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09:30
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New Lower Primary (Nursery - Year 2 ) Parent Coffee Morning
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Wednesday 10th January
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18:00
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19:00
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Year 4 Residential Trip Preparation Meeting
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Thursday 11th January
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08:45
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09:30
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New Secondary School (Year 7 - Year 12) Parent Coffee Morning
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Friday 12th January
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08:30
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09:00
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Secondary School Assembly
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Friday 12th January
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08:45
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09:30
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New Upper Primary (Year 3 - Year 6) Parent Coffee Morning
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Friday 12th January
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17:00
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ECA Term 2 Online Registration Closes at 5pm
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Monday 15th January
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DCIS Sports Week
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Monday 15th January
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DCIS School Photos Week
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Tuesday 16th January
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20:00
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21:00
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DCA Parent Association Meeting
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Wednesday 17th January
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17:00
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ECA Term 2 Confirmations Sent to Parents
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Thursday 18th January
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18:00
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19:00
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Year 11 Parent Evening: The Sixth Form at DCIS
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Thursday 18th January
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Year 6 Secondary School Transition Day 1
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Friday 19th January
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ECA Term 2 Begins
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Tuesday 23rd January
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08:45
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09:30
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Parent Workshop: DCIS Therapists 'Communication Strategies with Children'
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Thursday 25th January
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09:00
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09:30
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Upper Primary Assembly 4MD/4CJ/3&4AJ
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Friday 26th January
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08:30
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09:00
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Secondary School Assembly
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Tuesday 30th January
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08:45
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09:30
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Parent Workshop: DCIS Sixth Form and IB Diploma Programme
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Wednesday 31st January
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Year 4 Residential Trip Departs
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