Highlights

Mother Tongue Fortnight- Experiential Learning Week

The Mother Tongue Fortnight-Experiential-Learning Week was held from 19th March 2012 to 23rd March 2012. This is part of our Culture Introductory Programme, with the objective of providing students with more exposure to their culture, traditions, literature and history through experiential learning. Students participated actively in various cultural activities such as drama appreciation and mask making, calligraphy and poetry recital, traditional food making, batik painting and traditional games. Two schools from our own N3 cluster, Edgefield Secondary and Northbrooks Secondary School, came to participate too. One of the highlights of the week was the Lunchtime Concert where the JT Band performed ethnic fusion music using traditional Chinese instruments. The week rounded up with the Slice of Life speaker, Samuel Tan from 3E4, touching on cultural heroes, Guan Yu and Hang Tuah, both warriors and excellent examples of our school PRIDE values- Integrity.

Sec 2 Innovation and Enterprise Workshop 2012

Our Sec 2 pupils participated in the Sec 2 I&E Workshop on 18 th April and 19th April. They were taught valuable knowledge and skills related to doing business such as marketing of products. They will create their own marketing plans which include setting up their own online marketing blog and participate in the Business Challenge (Inter-class competition) on 23 May 2012.

RoboCup Singapore Open 2012, 29 March 2012 to 1 April 2012, Singapore Science Centre

Four teams from our Robotics Club clinched 2 Bronze, 1 Silver and 1 Gold awards:

RoboCupJunior Cospace League Rescue:
Individual Team Category – Bronze (Mentor: Mr Neo)
SuperTeam Category – Silver (Mentor: Mr Neo)
SuperTeam Category – Gold (Mentor: Mr Neo)

RoboCupJunior Dance League:
SuperTeam Category – Bronze (Mentor: Mr Neo)

The 8th Student Council Investiture

The 8th Student Council Investiture was held in the school hall on 21 March 2012. The theme for this year's Investiture was "iFlame”, signifying our Student Councillors’ mission to Learn, Lead and Serve the community. Our Guest of Honour, Mr. Ng Chong Kim, Deputy President Corporate Services & Marketing, Singapore Technologies Electronic Limited, presented the Certificates of Appreciation to the Secondary 4 and 5 Student Councillors. Student Councillors from other schools graced the event. During this annual event, the school witnessed the appointment of newly invested Student Councillors and the appointment of the Executive Committee members of the 8th Student Council. The event ended with the taking of the Pei Hwa Student Council Pledge, led by the newly-elected President, Tan Ci Hui Crystal.

Class Committees

The Class Committee is an important component of the student leadership framework in school. As part of the school’s leadership development plan, the school provides a training program for all the key positions in the class committee structure. The first training session this year was held on the on the 9th Feb 2012.

To recognize the important role of the class Chairpersons, a formal Investiture ceremony was conducted on the 29th February 2012. A total of 36 Class Chairperson were formally invested in their new roles as Class Chairpersons, cheered on by their classmates. It was indeed a proud day for everyone at Pei Hwa as we recognized our student leaders.

Annual Canned Food Drive 2012

A whopping $10,294.86 worth of food was collected during our Annual Canned Food Drive held on 10 and 11 February 2012.

The school would like to thank the pupils, parents, residents of Fernvale Estate, Seletar Hills Estate and Mugliston Estate and staff for their continuous support for our Annual Canned Food Drive. The yearly collaboration with Food From The Heart has grown from year to year. It is really heartening to see the school and community around the school do their part for those Singaporeans who are in need. The food items collected include rice, sardines, biscuits, Milo, baked beans and many other basic food items.

Sec 1 Level Camp

From the 7th to the 9th of March, the Secondary 1 students experienced a 2.5 day residential camp at Pei Hwa Secondary School – their very first overnight camp as a cohort. The students went through a series of activities aimed at developing their self-discipline, self-management, resilience and teamwork as a class. The camp also had the objective of helping students develop positive peer-peer and teachers-student relations. Besides teambuilding games and sports, the students also enjoyed a spot of outdoor cooking and picked up useful life skills in the process. They were also taught the “Pei Hwa Rocks” Mass Dance, which was choreographed by our Upper Secondary student leaders and the pupils also underwent an 8hr study skills workshop which taught our students self-management skills scuh as memory techniques & time management.

The Secondary 1 level also carried out their Community Involvement Projects which focussed on school improvement. There were also camp songs and cheers that were learnt and the finale of the camp the Secondary 1 Talent Night where through class and small group/individual performances, the students put up a series of commendable performances which showcased the students' talent. The students' also learnt to work together under time constraints and to appreciate one another better. All in all, the students had many opportunities to improve their character and life skills and the camp proved to be an enriching experience for all.

Hosting Guests from China

On 10 February 2012, Pei Hwa Secondary School hosted guests from <东北师大附中> . Our guests consisted of a delegate of 45 pupils and 4 teachers who were presented to the school during morning assembly. The primary objective was to engage in a cross-cultural and educational experience with a view for a potential future partnership with regard to a twinning programme. With the accompaniment of their ‘buddies’ which consisted of our pupils, our guests managed to immerse themselves in a variety of school programmes which ranged from attending lessons conducted by our teachers to participating in a tour of the school’s facilities. As part of their interaction with our pupils, a friendly basketball competition was even organised where our pupils eked out a narrow victory over our guests. Though we had to bid farewell to our guests after lunch, it was an enriching experience for both parties and it led to an emotional farewell as we exchanged gifts and promises to keep in touch.

Secondary One Orientation 2012

The Secondary One Orientation 2012 programme was conducted from 5 January 2012 (Thursday) to 7 January 2012 (Saturday). It was a programme planned and executed by Student Councillors and CCA leaders with guidance from the teachers. This programme creates an opportunity for the pupils to interact, bond and develop a closer class identity, understand and apply our school’s PRIDE values and develop a sense of belonging to the school. Greater class bonding was created through participation in the various games, campfire performance and the decoration of class notice boards. The Secondary One pupils enjoyed themselves and also displayed resilience, team spirit and enthusiasm when participating in the activities. This programme has also helped the Secondary One pupils to ease themselves into the new school environment.

Pei Hwa congratulates our Sec 4E and 5N pupils for the good GCE ‘O’ Level 2011 results.

Value-Added Results for the GCE ‘O’ Level 2011 results.

Top Pupil for Sec 4 Express: Indira Noor Hanifa Pranabudi who scored 7 distinctions with a L1R5 of 8.

Top Pupil for Sec 5 Normal (Academic) : Jordan Quek Wei Jie who scored 6 distinctions with a L1B4 of 7.

Our Sec 4E and 5N Top Students 2011

2012 CCA Fiesta

On 07/01/12, Pei Hwa Secondary School organized our annual CCA Fiesta to induct the Sec 1 pupils and share with their parents information on the CCAs offered in our school.

The Sec 1 pupils and their parents attended a CCA Briefing where Miss Jennifer Yeo, HOD/PE & CCA shared with them about the MOE LEAPS Grading Scheme. CCA members from the Performing Arts and Uniformed Groups put up a series of brilliant performances that impress our audience with their aesthetic talents and precision in drills display.

The various CCA booths at the Quadrangle created a relaxed, carnival atmosphere where the Sec 1 pupils and their parents interacted and gathered more information about the various CCAs in our school. The representatives of various CCAs enthusiastically introduced and shared with the Sec 1 pupils their personal experiences, learning or take-away from participating in a CCA.

At the end of the CCA Fiesta, many Sec 1 pupils (and their parents) left the school more well-informed and equipped to make a decision as to which CCA is most suitable for themselves.

Pei Hwa Experience and Brilliant Brainiacs Challenge

On 27 October 2011, our students played host to pupils from eight primary schools for the Pei Hwa Experience. The guests participated in hands-on activities which showcased the niche and academic programmes of our school.

Compassvale Primary School also outwitted their competition and emerged victorious in the Brilliant Brainiacs Challenge! Congratulations to all winners!

Values in Art

Our Secondary 1 students learned Pei Hwa's school values through a program that integrates Art with Character Education called "Values in Art". In this program, our students reflect on the school values and come up with designs of their own that capture any given school value.

The students worked in groups of 4 through several "Values in Art" lessons during their Form Teacher periods and came up with designs by thinking about how the school values could be represented through drawing. By putting the students through this process of transforming the school values into a representative artwork , the school aims to have our students think through the school values so that they can better internalise them. The program also promotes responsible decision-making, reflection, relationship management and collaborative and self-directed learning.

In the 2nd stage of this Values Education program, the students went on to paint these designs onto large pieces of acrylic. The Sec 3 Pei Hwa Art Councillors were assigned to every class and they provided guidance on how to paint better to their juniors. This gave our seniors a chance to lead their juniors as well as practice their oral communication skills as they had to give their juniors instructions on the finer points of painting on acrylic.

In the final stage of the project, the art work will be touched up by the Pei Hwa Art Councillors before being mounted on the walls of the school.

As a result of this program, many more meaningful pieces of art work that capture the school's PRIDE values will soon adorn the walls of Pei Hwa!

Twinning Programme with SMAN 1 Purwakarta, Indonesia, 2011

On the 12th of September 2011, PHSS welcomed teachers and students from Purwakarta, Indonesia. The objective of their visit is to learn about Singapore education system through the immersion programme. They attended lessons and visited the Science Centre, New Water Plant, Marina Barage, the Esplanade, Jalan Kayu Heritage Trail and attended our Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration.