Baking Pr actices and Hairdressing DEPARTMENT

This year, our Year 4 baking students had the opportunity to assist the Baking Production team to make pineapple tarts that were put up for sale. Students struggled initially but were soon able to manage the arduous task of weighting of ingredients and complete the task.

In Term 2, some Year 3 baking students assisted their teachers during the parents Baking Workshop. As the teacher-assistant during the workshop, students shared their baking knowledge and skills with parents. The Baking students also shared with other parents what they have learnt during their baking lessons and the expectations during their ISC lessons.

Meanwhile, the Year 4 Hairdressing students are still working hard to get customers for their Realworks programme. The Hairdressing students station themselves at the Hair Salon twice a week to provide service to customers. During the Realworks programme, students are rotated across

English Language Department

English Language: The aim of the English Language Department in APS is to equip students with functional literacy and communication skills. These skills are necessary for functional purposes such as providing directions, information or instructions, making requests and asking questions. The department also enables students to develop values, maintain meaningful relationships with others, gain cultural understanding as well as develop their world-views. These skills are crucial for future employability, critical thinking, problem-solving and life-long learning.

My Me-Cube: The ‘My Me-Cube’ project encourages Year 2 students to reflect, assess their strengths and think of ways they can do better. This strength-based project encourages students to set personal targets with the aim of every student achieving personal success in APS. This is a joint-project with the Aesthetics Department.

Year 4 #YesICan Speech: The #YesICan speech is a heartfelt reflection by the Year 4 students of their journey in APS. The speeches reflect the growth mind-set in students and their resilience.

English Language Festival (ELF): During this year’s ELF, we invited rugby players from the Singapore Women’s Rugby team to speak to our students. Our students had a good time listening to stories and learning valuable life lessons from these players. Students in Year 2 also took part in a Kahoot quiz that tested them on their spelling, grammar and vocabulary!