Week Beginning 19th August

Dear DCIS Parents,

It was great to see so many of you here for orientation last week, many thanks for your kind words on the refurbishment and improvements we have made over the summer. Our admin team has worked incredibly hard with our contractors to complete almost all our projects by today. I am very grateful to Mr Bull, our Head of Secondary, for all his hard work with the new Secondary building. The building certainly is the addition that we needed in order for our Secondary school to grow even stronger. We look forward to showing it to you over the coming weeks. The new Sports Hall will be finished by the end of the month and will be used by both Primary and Secondary students. 

Thank you for your patience during car drop off this morning. We are aware that the new pedestrian crossing does affect the traffic flow and with the start of term across the schools on Dover Road we expect the traffic to be slightly heavier than normal during the first week.

A reminder that the ECA registration for Term 1 is now open and will be available until 5.00pm, 22^nd August. Please do take the time to review and choose the ECA options with your children.

We will commence our Coffee Mornings this week and look forward to welcoming parents of students in Years 7 and 8 to the Red Dot Restaurant on Thursday 22^nd August, 8.30 am and Nursery and Reception parents to the Canteen on Friday 23^rd August, 8.30am. A schedule of upcoming Coffee Mornings can be found on the Parent Portal and in the calendar on the web site.

At the start of every academic year we look for Parent Representatives to help support fellow parents, students and the class teacher. The role is supported by DCIS and the DCA Parent Association and is important for helping everyone get settled in their new class. The role can be shared by two parents and you can also be a representative for more than one class. If you are interested, please sign up here:

https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/schools/singapore/parent-representatives

Our first Parent Workshop of the year will be held on Tuesday 27^th August, 8.45am-9.30am in Cooper Hall. The topic is Living in Singapore – Tips for settling in and will be led by our counsellor Mr Moody. We look forward to seeing our new parents there.

Finally, a reminder that our parent association, the DCA, will hold their annual Welcome Picnic on Saturday 31^st August, 4.00pm to 7.00pm, it is always a well-attended event and a great way to meet and catch up with other families.

We certainly enjoy having your children back in school, the positive buzz around our campus today promises for a great year! I wish you all the best for the coming 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)

Sports Trials, Fixtures, Events and ECAs

Our DCIS students are welcome to attend the following sports trials: Sports Trials Term 1. Please note that sign-up is required for all Primary trials and swimming. Invitations have been sent out, to either one or both parents. We advice that you check both registrered email accounts and your junk mail. Please contact Head of PE, Mr Holmes mark.holmes@dovercourt.edu.sg or Primary PE Coordinator Mr Johnson liam.johnson@dovercourt.edu.sg if you have any questions. Good luck to all!

New Sports Page and Calendar

We now have a Sports page on our website. There you will be able to find the Sports Calendar with all trial dates and fixtures, you can meet our PE team and see photos of our sports teams in action.

Sports Page

Sports Calendar

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. 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 the Summer Break include (click to connect):

Top Tips for a Great School Start

Excellent results achieved by our IB Diploma Students for the 2018/19 Academic Year

Mehr and Isabella - DCIS NAE-UNICEF Summit Representatives

Lunch Service: Victus Catering

You can access the Campus Online page at this link.

Victus Catering Menu August - December 2019

For more information, please contact Victus Catering via email at: catering@dovercourt.edu.sg

www.victuscatering.asia

DCIS August Calendar Events: