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PLEDGINGHELPfor Their Peersby Nurul Jannah Mohd IsmailFour collectors emerged top in the RFS Donation Card Drive 2010,colckwise from top L to R: Beh Yuan Cheng, Mohd Anaqi Ridz Syakib,Teo Jun Kei and Irsyad AbdullahA total of 2,000 students from thefollowing schools participated in theReady for School Fund (RFS) DonationCard Drive. Together, they raised morethan $26,000 towards the Fund.• Canberra Primary School• Elias Park Primary School• Fuhua Primary School• Griffiths Primary School• Henderson Secondary School• Kidz Meadow Child Care @ Buangkok• Kidz Meadow Child Care @ Yishun• Kidz Meadow Child Care@ Woodlands• Kidz Meadow Kindergarten@ Pasir Ris• Lianhua Primary School• Northland Primary School• Whitley Secondary SchoolA big shoutout to the top four collectorsof the drive!• Beh Yuan Cheng– Whitley Secondary School• Irsyad Abdullah– Kidz Meadow Childcare @ Yishun• Mohd Anaqi Ridz Syakib– Kidz Meadow Childcare @ Yishun• Teo Jun Kei– Kidz Meadow Childcare @ BuangkokSpecial thanks goes to Mdm Siti RosmalaRahmat from Northland Primary Schooland Mdm Nurni Isnain from Elias ParkPrimary School for their strong supportand assistance over the past four years.FALL IN LOVEWITH MATH!by Aspalela Mohd Salleh1. MATHEMATICS BEGINS @ HOME!Inculcate the love for numbers in your children when they are young. Let themimmerse in the world of numbers at home and make it a part of your daily lives.2. FUN WITH NUMBERSMake learning mathematics fun. Playing games like UNO or Snake and Ladderwill make the learning of numbers for our children much easier and fun!3. FACE YOUR FEAR IN MATHDo not instill fear in your children towards Maths. Instead, motivate them to lovethe subject.4. IDENTIFY THEIR WEAKNESSSpot your children’s weakness in learning mathematical concepts. For example,if your child is good in multiplication but poor in understanding fractions, focustheir learning on understanding the concept of fractions but still continue topractise multiplication!SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT!by Sofiah Jamil1. Reduce, reuse, recycle2. Take or buy only whatyou need. Do notwaste.3. Reduce your carbonfootprint. For example,take the public transportor walk, take the stairsinstead of the lift, switchoff the lights when notin use.4. Know your stuff: Findout more about theenvironment beyondwhat you hear in themedia and engage yourfamily and friends.5. Always believe thatevery action (howeversmall) does count, asothers around the worldare doing it too.5. PATIENCE, PASSION & PRACTICE!You need to have patience in teaching mathematical concepts in order for yourchild to have passion for the subject. However, passion without regularly practisingmathematical problems will not be enough. So, Practice! Practice! Practice!6 ISSUE 6 • APR – JUN 2010
WE ARE ON FACEBOOK!Add AMP to your Facebook friends list to find out the latestevents in AMP!Simply search for “AMP Singapore” in Facebook and click“Add as Friend”.You can also add:1) AMP’s youth unit – search for “Belia AMP”;2) AMP’s youth wing – search for “Young Associationof Muslim Professionals”; and3) AMP’s subsidiary, Centre for Research on Islamic &Malay Affairs (RIMA) – search for “Rima at AMP”YOUNG AMP’SNEW LEADERYoung AMP, the youth wing of AMP,has a new president – Mr SaktiandiSupaat, a Lead Economist with theMonetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).Mr Saktiandi, or Andi, as he prefers tobe called, has been a Young AMPvolunteer since its inception in2004. He takes over the vacatedseat of Mr Mohd Nizam Ismail, whois now the Chairman of AMP.NEW FACES IN AMPWe welcome four new members of the AMP and RIMA families:1) Lendra Putra Nurezki, 28Research Officer, RIMALendra worked as a producer-presenterwith MediaCorp Radio and OperationsExecutive at the Port of SingaporeAuthority (PSA) prior to joining AMPon 1 February 2010.2) Muhd Sirajuddin Jumat, 22Executive Officer, Young AMPBefore joining the youth wing of AMPon 1 February 2010, Sirajuddin workedas a Library Officer in the AmericanClub and volunteered with a number ofMalay/Muslim organisations includingYayasan MENDAKI and 4PM.3) Sheikh Farhan Salleh Bawthan, 30Executive Officer, Young AMPFarhan was an infantry officer with theSingapore Armed Forces for six yearsbefore he entered the private sectordoing finance and operations work. Hejoined Young AMP on 25 January 2010.4) Tito Husein Batubara, 22Research Officer, RIMATito moved here from Jakarta, Indonesiato pursue a double degree programmein economics and electrical engineeringin the National University of Singapore(NUS) in 2005. He became the newestmember of the RIMA team on 1 March2010.LONG SERVICE AWARDSThe management of AMP thanks Mr Jailani A Rahim (left),62, and Ms Zarinah Omar (right), 45, for their service since1994. Mr Jailani is AMP’s Finance manager while Ms Zarinahis a senior administrative assistant with the CorporateCommunications department of AMP. They both receivedthe Long Service Award for 15 years of service last year. Welook forward to more years of dedicated service from them!WHAT’SHOTbyWinda GuntorAFYS NEEDS YOUR HELP!The Adopt a Family & Youth Scheme (AFYS) needs $400,000each year to help the 100 families under its care. Call theAFYS telepoll lines at 1900 112 4020 to donate $20 or1900 112 4050 for a $50 donation. The lines will be openuntil 21 July 2010. Call now!AFYS IS NOW ONLINE!Check out AMP’s Adopt a Family & Youth Scheme (AFYS)website on www.amp-afys.sg! Visit the website to findout more about the programme and its beneficiaries. Youcan also donate to AFYS or adopt an AFYS family on thewebsite.7
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