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Page 2:<br />

Lunar New Year<br />

Celebration<br />

Page 5:<br />

64 th Annual Awards<br />

Ceremony<br />

Page 7:<br />

Annual Sports Day<br />

2017<br />

e-<strong>Newsletter</strong> | <strong>Semester</strong> 1 | 2017<br />

Lightsaber action<br />

Having fun!<br />

Darth Vader versus Jedi<br />

Making new friends<br />

Secondary One Orientation<br />

<strong>Beatty</strong> Secondary welcomed<br />

240 new students into the<br />

<strong>Beatty</strong> family with a three-day<br />

Orientation Programme.<br />

The theme of Orientation 2017<br />

was ‘Star Wars’. As “junior Jedi”,<br />

the students took part in various<br />

activities such as the Galaxy Quest<br />

and CCA trials which helped them<br />

to get to know their classmates,<br />

teachers and new school better.<br />

The Orientation culminated in<br />

a campfire where the classes<br />

competed with one another for the<br />

title of Best Class. The classes also<br />

showed off their creative abilities<br />

by singing, dancing and cheering.<br />

This was truly a rousing end to an<br />

exciting Orientation programme.<br />

CampFire burning bright<br />

Mr Ling presenting the Best Class Award<br />

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Gong Xi Fa Cai<br />

Lunar New Year Celebration<br />

<strong>Beatty</strong> Secondary School<br />

celebrated Lunar New Year<br />

on 27 January. In line with the<br />

school theme of ‘One School, One<br />

Family’, the celebration started<br />

with the reunion Lohei session<br />

in class with form teachers. The<br />

Lohei session was meaningful and<br />

exciting as it helped to strengthen<br />

class bonding.<br />

The Lohei session was followed<br />

by the Lunar New Year concert<br />

in the hall, another highlight of<br />

the celebrations for the day. The<br />

concert was launched by our<br />

Principal, Mr Ling, Vice Principals<br />

and key school partners (members<br />

from School Advisory Committee,<br />

Alumni and Parent Support<br />

Group).<br />

The concert started on a festive<br />

note with school leaders presenting<br />

oranges to all staff members on<br />

The traditional lion dance<br />

stage. All oranges were sponsored<br />

by school leaders as a token of<br />

good luck and prosperity in the<br />

year of the Rooster.<br />

Concert items were put up by<br />

students from Chinese Orchestra,<br />

Wushu and Malay Dance. A group<br />

of teachers and students also<br />

presented a song item. During<br />

the celebration, students also<br />

learnt about the Lunar New Year<br />

culture and traditions through the<br />

informative video clip and exciting<br />

quiz.<br />

The highlight of the concert was<br />

the finale performance by the<br />

lion dance troupe. This item was<br />

sponsored by Mdm Janet Yeong,<br />

the President of <strong>Beatty</strong> Alumni.<br />

It was indeed a wonderful and<br />

memorable Lunar New Year<br />

celebration for all <strong>Beatty</strong>ians as a<br />

big family.<br />

Lo Hei or Prosperity Toss for all classes<br />

Mandarin oranges for all<br />

Our Wushu Team is always a crowd-pleaser<br />

Let’s celebrate together<br />

Prosperity for all<br />

MTL Fortnight 2017<br />

The objective of the Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Fortnight is to create an immersive environment for<br />

students in the learning and usage of the Mother Tongue Languages as well as to show appreciation of the<br />

respective MTL cultures.<br />

The MTL Fortnight 2017 was held from 27 January to 10 February. The theme was ‘One School, One Family’.<br />

The conceptualisation and planning of the MTL Fortnight activities were hence aligned to the theme of ‘One<br />

Family’.<br />

The MTL Fortnight was launched on a festive note in conjunction with the celebrations of the Lunar New Year<br />

held on 27 January.<br />

Some of the key programmes and activities organised during the MTL Fortnight were:<br />

• Lunar New Year celebrations – Reunion Lohei session and Lunar • MTL Oratorical Skills Camp<br />

New Year concert celebrations.<br />

• Chinese Tea Appreciation Workshop<br />

• MTL Cultural Camp for all Secondary One classes<br />

• Chinese Mobile Trail @ Toa Payoh<br />

• Mother Tongue language-related competitions, eg Essay Writing • Malay Dining Culture<br />

Competition, Story Telling Competition and Pen Calligraphy • Tamil Public Speaking Workshop<br />

Competition.<br />

• Tamil Celebrity Talk cum Motivational Workshop<br />

• Mother Tongue Language & Cultural Quiz– Proverbs & Idioms<br />

Indeed, these fun, meaningful and authentic learning experiences have helped to deepen students’ understanding<br />

of MTL and appreciation of the different cultures.<br />

The official opening<br />

Batik Design Finding out about heritage through apps Traditional Tea Ceremony<br />

Tie Presentation Ceremony<br />

Fun way to learn Mother Tongue Practise Malay with role-play Practice makes perfect<br />

<strong>Beatty</strong> Secondary School is privileged to have our alumni who<br />

have excelled in the commercial and public sectors. Our alumni<br />

also gives back actively to <strong>Beatty</strong> and can often be seen showing their<br />

support at school events. Their support is also felt in other tangible ways,<br />

for example, through the sponsorship of the <strong>Beatty</strong> Secondary School<br />

ties for all incoming Secondary One students and the ex-Balestier Hill<br />

Secondary School students who joined <strong>Beatty</strong> Secondary this year.<br />

On 13 February, we had the Tie Presentation Ceremony where a<br />

distinguished member of the <strong>Beatty</strong> Alumni, Mr Goh Joon Seng,<br />

presented the sponsored ties to the students. Mr Goh is from the Class<br />

of ‘58 and had an illustrious legal career as a Supreme Court Judge<br />

from 1990 to 2000. Mr Goh is currently a member of the Council<br />

of Presidential Advisors of Singapore and was recently awarded the<br />

Meritorious Service Medal (Pingat Jasa Gemilang) at the 2016 National<br />

Day Awards for his contributions.<br />

We thank Mr Goh and the <strong>Beatty</strong> Alumni for their generosity and<br />

support.<br />

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Speech by Mr<br />

Goh Joon Seng<br />

One <strong>Beatty</strong> One Family<br />

Support from <strong>Beatty</strong> Alumni<br />

Presenting the ties to Sec 1 Students<br />

Mr Goh receiving token<br />

of appreciation


Are we really safe?<br />

<strong>At</strong> the Emergency Preparedness Centre<br />

Using apps to answer quiz<br />

Finding out about their role in emergency preparedness<br />

Total Defence Day 2017<br />

Key message of Total Defence<br />

Total Defence (TD) involves every Singaporean playing a part, individually and collectively, to build a strong,<br />

secure and cohesive nation. When we are strong, we are able to deal with any crisis.<br />

Objective of Total Defence Commemoration<br />

To ensure that every student knows and internalises that he or she has a role to play in the safety and security<br />

of the nation.<br />

It was the English and Humanities departments’ aim to provide our students with a series of meaningful<br />

programmes to instil in our students the sense of importance with regards to Total Defence. We feel that the<br />

comprehensive nature of the programmes implemented have helped us to achieve this aim.<br />

International Friendship Week<br />

The Math as well as the Art and<br />

Technology (A&T) department<br />

teachers organised various activities<br />

to celebrate International Friendship<br />

Week (3 - 6 April).<br />

This year, the theme is ONE<br />

ASEAN and our students learnt the<br />

importance of cultivating strong<br />

friendships with our international<br />

friends. Our students went through<br />

specially designed LiVE lessons and<br />

lessons in Math, D&T, Art, FCE and<br />

Music to learn more about ASEAN:<br />

its geography, demographics and<br />

diverse cultures. The morning<br />

<strong>Beatty</strong> radio programme invited<br />

Students apply Math to learn more about geographical facts<br />

and demographics of ASEAN countries in Math lessons<br />

international students from Thailand<br />

and Myanmar to share with the<br />

school their language and culture.<br />

Sec 1N students at the music room after<br />

their music lesson in ASEAN music<br />

The assembly programme concluded<br />

the International Friendship Week<br />

with an enjoyable quiz and a<br />

meaningful sharing by students who<br />

went to Jakarta for the BACABAH<br />

Tripartite Exchange in 2016.<br />

The class of 1T1 would like to thank<br />

all students and teachers for their<br />

generous support at the ASEAN<br />

photo booth. A total of $230 was<br />

collected, and our 1T1 students<br />

learnt to apply ICT skills and how to<br />

run a photo booth. In October 2017,<br />

our Sec 3T students will use the<br />

money collected to buy stationery<br />

for students in a local village<br />

school in the outskirts of Ho Chi<br />

Minh City, Vietnam, in the Sec 3T<br />

ExSEL programme.<br />

Students penning down their reflections<br />

during the LiVE lesson on ASEAN<br />

<strong>At</strong> the Heritage Gallery<br />

Reading Fiesta<br />

Books galore!<br />

Monster Calls booth<br />

Programmes implemented during the Total Defence Commemoration Week:<br />

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Infusion of TD themes into IP lessons<br />

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Lower Sec (Sec 1) – Geography: Water Security<br />

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Lower Sec (Sec 2) – English: “Think before you pack” presentation of group<br />

emergency posters to class<br />

♦♦<br />

Upper Sec (3E/3N) – English: anti-terrorism videos<br />

♦♦<br />

Upper Sec (3T) – English: TD poster on emergency preparedness<br />

♦♦<br />

Upper Sec (4E/4N/4T/5N) – Social Studies: Economic security, challenges to a<br />

diverse society, care for society, transnational terrorism<br />

♦♦<br />

All levels – Literature: Six Words, One Story<br />

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Learning Journeys – 2T1 went to Singapore Discovery Centre and 3T1 went to<br />

Emergency Preparedness Centre<br />

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Total Defence Heritage Gallery quiz for graduating classes<br />

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War time food was exchanged using allocated “food ration cards” during all the recesses<br />

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LiVE lessons for all classes<br />

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Radio broadcasts in the TD week<br />

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Assembly programme – First part was a talk on SGSecure by a NCC officer and the<br />

second part was a skit by Drama Arts, titled “One story, Many parts”<br />

Sec 1T students put up an attractive board to promote<br />

their ASEAN photo booth to students and staff<br />

64 th Annual Awards Ceremony<br />

Sec 1T students managing the photo booth<br />

as part of their ExSEL 1T programme<br />

The theme for this year’s<br />

Annual Awards Ceremony is<br />

‘One School, One Family’. The<br />

Annual Awards Ceremony is a<br />

school event that celebrates the<br />

achievements of individuals.<br />

Parade March Past<br />

Band<br />

T<br />

This year, <strong>Beatty</strong> Secondary<br />

Divergent booth<br />

Enjoying the Fiesta<br />

he English Language Department<br />

School is made up of two schools<br />

held a Reading Fiesta on 24 March.<br />

that have seen our award recipients<br />

The objective of the event was to<br />

through their years of Secondary<br />

inculcate a love for books and to develop<br />

education. This is also an exciting<br />

a culture of reading among <strong>Beatty</strong>ians in<br />

year following the merger, with<br />

International Dance<br />

GOH giving out award<br />

a fun and engaging way. Students from<br />

many events held to foster strong<br />

Secondary 3 Express put up several<br />

friendships.<br />

Principal’s Address<br />

booths promoting books from our school<br />

We, as one school, continue to<br />

library. The rest of the student population<br />

nurture <strong>Beatty</strong>ians of Character as<br />

visited these booths and took part in the<br />

we forge a sense of belonging as<br />

games and won prizes.<br />

Winning mascots<br />

Indian Dance<br />

Singing of School Song<br />

GOH dinner reception<br />

One School, One Family.<br />

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Secondary 1 Leadership Training Camp<br />

Students were given the opportunity to participate in classroom<br />

discussion, sharing sessions and outdoor activities involving teambuilding,<br />

confidence-building, and peer motivation. Besides fun and<br />

exciting outdoor activities, the students also learnt basic communication<br />

skills and social etiquette as part of their self-leadership development.<br />

Problem solving<br />

Growing as leaders together<br />

Self Reflection<br />

Secondary 2 Camp UNITED<br />

The objectives for the Sec 2 Camp<br />

United are as follows:<br />

1. To enable students to understand the<br />

importance of peer-leadership with<br />

emphasis on MOE social-emotional<br />

competencies and school values.<br />

2. To deepen students’ understanding<br />

of the 5 practices of the Kouzes<br />

and Posner Leadership Challenge<br />

Model, with emphasis on how to<br />

a) enable others to act,<br />

b) challenge the process,<br />

c) encourage the heart.<br />

3. To enable students to understand<br />

the importance of team-building<br />

as foundation for leadership<br />

development.<br />

4. To enable students to apply the 5<br />

practices of the Kouzes and Posner<br />

Model through planned outdoor<br />

activities during the Sec 2 camp.<br />

Night Walk<br />

Dreams, Values, Aspirations<br />

The Great Outdoor Hike<br />

Secondary 3 Expedition-Based Camp<br />

The objectives for the Sec 1 Cohort<br />

Leadership Training are as follows:<br />

1. To enable students to understand the<br />

importance of self-leadership with<br />

emphasis on MOE social-emotional<br />

competencies and school values.<br />

2. To provide students with a basic<br />

understanding of the 5 practices of<br />

the Kouzes and Posner Leadership<br />

Challenge Model, with emphasis on<br />

a) Model the way, b) Inspire a shared<br />

vision.<br />

3. To enable students to understand<br />

the importance of team-building<br />

as the foundation for leadership<br />

development.<br />

4. To enable students to develop the<br />

appropriate social skills of a leader.<br />

Circle Time - Group Reflection<br />

TFirst Aid Training<br />

Shooting the Catapult<br />

Sec 2 Camp Finale<br />

his is a camp where positive relationships with classmates and<br />

teachers are formed, leadership competencies of students are<br />

developed, school core values (in particular, CARE and CONFIDENCE)<br />

are promoted and a sense of belonging to the school is forged.<br />

Students were given the opportunity to participate in outdoor activities<br />

involving team-building, confidence-building and caring for each other.<br />

Besides fun and exciting outdoor activities, the students also learnt basic<br />

first-aid skills as part of their leadership development.<br />

The Secondary 3 students embarked on an expedition-based camp all over the island. Through activities such<br />

as cycling, pitching tents, outdoor cooking and kayaking, the camp provided students with opportunities<br />

to benefit from outdoor education, which can impart skills such as resilience and teamwork. Students and<br />

teachers braved the elements and forged strong bonds through shared activities. In addition, they learnt to<br />

watch out for one another and respect the natural environment.<br />

Straining every muscle<br />

Annual Sports Day 2017<br />

The Annual Sports Day took place on the morning of 13 April at Toa Payoh Stadium. <strong>Beatty</strong>ians took part<br />

in the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay events, showing great enthusiasm and sportsmanship.<br />

Even though the day did not start well due to unfavourable weather, the rain did not dampen our spirits as we<br />

waited patiently for better weather conditions. There was also great House spirit and a sense of unity shown<br />

as both students and teachers were supporting the runners and cheering everyone on, as reflected in what our<br />

Principal Mr Ling said, “This is indeed a true display of One School, One Family.”<br />

Coordination is key at the relay<br />

Teachers are runners too<br />

Our student officials<br />

Run like the wind!<br />

Winners:<br />

Staff/Partners Race:<br />

Most Vibrant House:<br />

Jellicoe<br />

Sturdee<br />

Best Trump Card Design: Fisher<br />

Best Banner Design:<br />

Champion House:<br />

Thank you parents!<br />

Hood<br />

Harwood<br />

BEATTY SECONDARY SCHOOL<br />

1 Toa Payoh North, Singapore 318990<br />

Tel: 6256-9108 Fax: 6254-2284<br />

Web: http://www.beattysec.moe.edu.sg<br />

Safe cycling together Outdoor cooking is fun High-wire act!<br />

Bonding time at sunset<br />

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