Anglo Singapore International School

Anglo Singapore International SchoolDear Parents,I’d like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and extend my warmest wishes foreveryone in the Anglo family to enjoy and healthy and prosperous 2010!This is an exciting time in our school’s history and in the coming year our school willbe undergoing great changes. I am especially pleased to announce that our longjourney in getting our secondary school license has been completed. In addition tothis advancement we are equally excited to announce the approval of our applicationto serve as an IGCSE testing center. We are very proud to now be an institution thatcan fully serve our students starting from Kindergarten and continuing up to theirdeparture for University.2010 will see many changes for Anglo as we continue to grow to meet the demandsof an expanding student body. Ground has been broken and new facilities arepresently under construction for our Performing Arts department, our talentedstudents are expected to be utilizing their new classrooms within the month. Themost exciting announcement is the coming construction of an entirely newSecondary Campus! This three story facility will be located a 5 minute walk from thepresent Primary Campus and has been designed specifically to meet the needs of ourSecondary students coming of age in the 21st century. If all goes well, constructionwill be complete in April of 2011.With these new changes come new faces and we are happy to welcome three newteachers to our Anglo team. Two additions have been made to our Secondarydepartment, Mr. Jeff Yen Li Chen and Mr. Rachen Jaroen. Mr. Jeff joins us from Americawhere he earned his M.A. in Secondary Education from Towson University. His studiescentered on Social Science and he will be guiding our students in their understandingof Global Perspectives and Geography. Mr. Rachen also comes from America wherehe earned his B.A. in Physics from California State University. He will be teaching ourstudents in their Physics studies as well as Elementary Maths. The new year hasproven to bring great changes and fortune to our members of staff as well. While weare sorry to see Ms. Nicole leave and will miss her greatly we are equally happy tocongratulate her on the growth of her own family and wish her and her’s a futurethat is filled with laughter, love and the quiet patter of little feet. We are lucky to havefound Ms. Hokunani to continue the excellent instruction of our P2 students. Ms.Hokunani also comes from America where she earned her B.A. in Chemistry. Shebrings with her years of experience teaching across the globe and we are extremelyhappy to have her with us.

Our campus, our teachers and of course our students all have bright prospects in thecoming year. In February a gleeful trio of our Secondary students will be performingat the International School Association’s musical competition. Jazlina, Binam andJuliana will be competing at Keera-Pat International School and all parents and friendsare strongly encouraged to come and support our talented singers. On Sunday,February 7th Windsor Park and Golf Club will host the International Schools JuniorGolf Championship 2010. Anglo is proud to be sending three of our finest golfers andinvites everyone to come out and enjoy an afternoon that promises to be filled withfierce competition. The incoming Chinese New Year will be welcomed in with aperformance organized by our Chinese department to be given at the annual Malay-HongKong-Singaporean Chamber of Commerce New Year Gala. The invitation is quite andhonor and I’m sure our students will warm the hearts of their audience. Earlier thismonth our Kindergarten students stole the show at Central World during theKidscovery Fair. Shoppers determined to snatch up the post-holiday sales were literallystopped in their tracks when they heard our student’s endearing voices. In additionto our Artistic and Athletic accolades, plans are being made for our students todisplay their Academic prowess at the upcoming Australian Maths Competition.The New Year offers an excellent opportunity for new and challenging endeavors.While tangible steps of progress are certainly commendable it is often our internalchanges that make the biggest difference. The New Year is a time to refresh ourselvesin physical as well as mental matters. In support of this tradition we will be changingour daily morning routines and instituting a time exclusively for a quiet ReadingCulture. Starting this Monday, January 19th students arriving before 7.30 will spendtheir time quietly exploring the literary world. Students and parents alike areencouraged to share any materials they feel could lend positive contributions to thisnew endeavor that promises to lead to more productive and mindful days of learning.I’d like to conclude this letter with a special thanks to all of our dedicated teachers,past and present. It pleases me to announce that all proceeds gained from ourTeacher’s Day Flower Drive will be presented to charity in honor of our teachers whohave committed so much of themselves to giving our students a brighter future.Sincerely yours,Danielle FreedPublic Relations Coordinator2