Lakeside Primary School My Lakeside. My Pride.

LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL

MY LAKESIDE.MY PRIDE. SG50 SPECIAL EDITION

EVERY DOT MATTERS IN OUR LITTLE RED DOT

OUR VISION A Life-long Learner. A Virtuous Leader.

OUR MISSION To Provide Quality Education to Nurture Wholesome Individuals

OUR VALUES Love, Perseverance, Responsibility, Integrity, Diligence, rEspect.

(Lakeside PRIDE)

OUR PHILOSOPHY Every Individual C.A.N. – Contribute. Achieve. Be Nurtured.

CONTENTS

Principal’s Foreword

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Our Lakeside Family

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Every Individual C.A.N

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Unity in Diversity

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Celebrating and Appreciating One Another 104 Autographs

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Our Partners

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Acknowledgments

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PRINCIPAL’S FOREWORD It is with great pride and pleasure that I share with you our Lakeside Primary School Magazine, the SG 50 edition. This issue captures school life in 2015 and serves as a parting memento for our Primary 6 graduates.

It has been an exciting and fulfilling year. We celebrated the official opening of our Indoor Sports Hall Building on 29 May. It was a day when the dreams of many Lakers came true, after about three years of planning and construction. With the many hours of imagination and hard work, peppered with thoughtful discussion, the learning spaces and facilities, when finally completed, have indeed enhanced Teaching and Learning in many ways. You will be able to catch glimpses of our Lakers in action in this issue.

We are in the second year for our Learning for Life Programme in the Performing Arts. We are heartened that our curriculum, which started with the vision for our students to Enjoy Arts and Enrich Lives, has unfolded beautifully. The new Performing Arts spaces have provided motivational boosts for our children as they get more of such learning spaces to put up and enjoy performances. The inaugural recess-time concerts on WOW Wednesdays and the Good Morning Lakeside programmes have been put together to allow our children to build confidence and be good communicators. It has been indeed a satisfying experience as we witness our children grow.

We are keenly aware, that what we enjoy now in our school today is possible because we are all nested within a stable, progressive and successful Singapore. Hence, this year, we have celebrated Singapore’s 50th birthday in many ways, to teach our children this important message. In this special edition, these meaningful moments together are captured forever and can be relived every time we flip the pages.

We want our children to remember that what we will celebrate at SG100 will depend on them. We build their foundations in life for that. How we do this is through the quality education we provide to nurture wholesome individuals. I take heart that we have a strong team of teachers and support staff working closely with supportive parents, the School Advisory Committee, stakeholders and partners to nurture every child as A Virtuous Leader. A Life-Long Learner. Together, Every Individual C.A.N.!

Mrs Wang-Tan Sun Sun 2

Principal 20 Nov 2015

(Photo taken at Chinese Garden on 20 March 2015)

OUR LAKESIDE FAMILY FAMILY: LIKE BRANCHES ON A TREE WE ALL GROW IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS YET OUR ROOTS REMAIN AS ONE. -ANONYMOUS 3

OUR SCHOOL LEADERS

Mrs Wang-Tan Sun Sun Principal

Mdm Salbiah Abas Vice Principal

Mr Yip Hoe Yin Vice Principal

Seated (L-R): Mr Safarudin bin Mustafa (Discipline Master), Mr Yip Hoe Yin (Vice-Principal), Mdm Salbiah Abas (Vice-Principal), Mrs Wang-Tan Sun Sun (Principal), Mrs Kelly Leung (SH/CCE), Mrs Joyce Ang (SH/ICT), Mdm Noraida (SH/ML) Standing (L-R): Mrs Kimberly Walker (LH/EL), Mrs Casren Aw (LH/Sci), Ms Tan Lee Ling (LH/Maths), Mrs Anna Chee (School Staff Developer), Mrs Eileen Seet (HOD/EL), Mrs Karen Selvarajan (ST/EL), Ms Angie Lim (LH/Maths), Mdm Shahidah (SH/Aesthetics), Ms Teo Woon Teng (ST/Maths), Ms Seevarathenam (ST/TL), Mr Freddie Hoon (ST/Maths), Mdm Padmawathy d/o Vellusamy (SH/CCE), Mdm Low Tan Hung (SH/PE & CCA), Mdm Shanti d/o Govindasamy (ST/EL), Mdm Lin Lan (ST/ CL), Mdm Thennarasi d/o Silverajoo (SH/TL), Mrs Naseema Ansar (HOD/Sci)

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SCHOOL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Mr Hsu Ching Yuh Chairman

Mr Tan Seng Kee Vice-Chairman

Mr Chew Kian Ho Vice-Treasurer

Mr Toh Hock Guan Member

Mrs Wang- Tan Sun Sun Honorary Secretary

Mr Minn Naing Oo Member

Mr Yau Tong Ngee, Tony Member

Mrs Chua-Lau Kwee Ein Treasurer

Ms Jacqueline Sim Bee Moi Member

Mdm Lim Kim Kiok Honorary Member

Mr Ong Kian Chew, PBM Honorary Member 5

OUR STAFF

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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Seated (L-R): Ms Mariani bte Ngahtemin, Mrs Kimberly Walker (LH/EL), Mrs Karen Selvarajan (ST/EL), Mrs Eileen Seet (HOD/EL), Mdm Shanti d/o Govindasamy (ST/EL), Mdm Loh Mei Yoke, Mdm Nur Liza bte Sudin Standing (L-R): Ms Wang Peishan, Mrs Devaraja, Mrs Tan Swee Feng, Ms Amanda Ang, Mrs Lim Siew Pei, Mdm Sabariah, Mdm Loh Foong Leng, Mdm Marini bte Mahmood, Ms Stephanie Ong, Ms Nur Nazihah

MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Seated (L-R): Mr Wong Boon Huei, Mr Safarudin bin Mustafa, Mdm Noraida (SH/ML), Mdm Ma Shaowen, Mdm Thennarasi d/o Silverajoo (SH/TL), Mdm Rashidah Bte Abu Jalil, Mdm Lin Lan (ST/CL), Ms Seevarathenam (ST/TL), Mr Chua Poh Lam Standing (L-R): Mdm Si Qiuxue, Ms Wee Sin Tian, Mdm Belle Pang, Ms Huang Li Xia, Mdm Tan Yi Jia, Ms Chia Wan Rong, Mr Zhao Zhi Yong, Mdm Ho Siew Ling, Mr Li Shifang, Ms Nur Hazwani, Mdm Loh Chiow Chien, Mdm Sandy Lee, Ms Yong Shiau Hui, Mdm Lim Qiu Yin, Mdm Xin Hong, Ms Farhana bte Damli, Mdm Nurwani 7

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT Seated (L-R): Mdm Laraine Ang, Ms S. Yamuna Devi d/o Santhiramohan, Mdm Junianah bte Samsudin, Mdm Rosliah bte Ahmad, Mdm Nadiah Saat, Ms Haliah bte Ibrahim Standing (L-R): Ms Tan Lee Ling (LH/ Maths), Mdm Siti Alwiyyah, Ms Eugenia Lim, Mdm Joanne Soon, Ms Teo Woon Teng (ST/Maths), Mr Freddie Hoon (ST/Maths), Ms Angie Lim (LH/Maths), Mdm Muzaiyana, Ms Winnie Soo, Mdm Jane Loo, Mdm Cynthia Goh (HOD/Maths)

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Front (L-R): Ms Teo Yuan Lin, Mrs Ng Lay Nah, Mrs Lau-Ho Moh Ying, Mrs Pauline Lee, Mrs Naseema Ansar (HOD/Sci), Mdm Nina Tan, Ms Ang Hwee Fung, Mdm Chua Lim Peng Back (L-R): Mrs Casren Aw (LH/Sci), Mr Jackson Ng, Mr Stanley Ho, Mr David Tan, Ms Ma Danni

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CHARACTER AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (CCE) DEPARTMENT Front (L-R): Mrs Hazel Francis, Mrs Kelly Leung (SH/CCE), Mdm Ho Siew Ling, Ms Farhana bte Damli, Ms Siti Shuhada bte Ahmad, Ms Siti An-nisa bte Hambali, Mdm Padmawathy d/o Vellusamy (SH/CCE) Back (L-R): Mr Mark Teo, Mr Teo Chee Tat, Mr Safarudin bin Mustafa (Discipline Master), Mr Khairul Ihsan

PHYSICAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Seated (L-R): Mr Andy Chow, Mr Low Boon Siang, Ms Ice Lim Yu Su, Mdm Low Tan Hung (SH/PE & CCA), Mr Mohamed Roszaimy Roslan

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AESTHETICS DEPARTMENT (L-R): Mdm Jayne Liu, Mrs Porcia Heng, Ms Nur Shiela Muhamad, Ms Zurina Main, Mdm Shahidah (SH/Aesthetics), Mrs Violet Poon

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) DEPARTMENT Front (L-R): Mdm Sandy Lee, Mrs Joyce Ang (SH/ICT), Mdm Tan Yi Jia Back (L-R): Mdm Nurwani, Ms Seevarathenam, Mr Sky, Mrs Casren Aw, Mr Aman, Mrs Kimberly Walker, Ms Angie Lim, Ms Wee Sin Tian, Mdm Jane Loo, Mdm Belle Pang

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EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF (EAS) Seated (L-R): Mr Yip Hoe Yin (Vice-Principal), Mrs Wang-Tan Sun Sun (Prinicipal), Mdm Salbiah (Vice-Principal) Standing (L-R): Mdm Pang Cheng Yoon, Mdm Tjhaij Kim Njoen, Mdm Sandy Chew, Mdm Christine Shum, Mr Sazali bin Sulaiman, Ms Tai Kah Fong, Mdm Kamariah bte Haji Said, Ms Margaret Chu, Mdm Normah Taharin, Mdm Rajasvarai

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STAFF ACTIVITIES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT We support our teachers’ development into Ethical Educators, Competent Professionals, Collaborative Learners, Transformational Leaders and Community Builders.

Our teachers work in professional learning teams and attend workshops to improve pedagogy and practices. Our staff, including our EAS, review, reflect and refine school polices during staff seminars. We also embark on authentic learning journeys which enhance knowledge and widen perspectives.

Our Operations Managers (OMs) at W7 Cluster Learning Journey

Carrying out an experiment during a Science workshop

Key Personnel & Senior Teachers retreat

Learning from one another

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CONTRIBUTING TO OUR COMMUNITY Members of staff bond over various activities, like our annual “Values in Action” project. This year’s project saw the staff collaborating with different stakeholders, like students, parents and our partners from Chevron Phillips Chemical Asia Pte Ltd, to plant 50 starfruit trees at Chinese Garden on 20 March 2015 to commemorate Singapore’s 50th birthday.

Starfruit trees were selected as the five apexes of a Star symbolize the holistic development of a child in the five domains of education: Moral, Cognitive, Physical, Social and Aesthetics.

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FUN AND GAMES

Staff Appreciation Dinner

Chinese New Year Lunch

Zumba Fun!

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Parent-Child-Teacher Conference on 27 May 2015

PARENTS

Meeting the class’ form teacher

We believe in “Every Parent a Supportive Partner”. We actively engage and partner parents through various events like the Meet the Parents sessions at the beginning and middle of the year as well as the annual Parents’ Workshop. We also collaborate with our Parents’ Support Group (PSG) and the School Family Education to enhance programmes for our students and their families.

Participating in the Parents’ Workshop on 28 March 2015

Engaging parents on the school’s move to a single-session model in 2016 on 29 August 2015 15

PARENTS’ SUPPORT GROUP (PSG) We collaborate with our PSG to provide every child the best opportunities to learn and do well in the cognitive, moral, social, physical and aesthetics domains as represented by each of the five stars in our school crest.

Gaining insights in the PSG Leadership Workshop

Sharing the importance of racial harmony with pupils

Performing during the various celebrations like Chinese New Year and Teachers’ Day

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SCHOOL-FAMILY EDUCATION Lakeside Primary makes family-life education accessible to as many of our students’ parents as possible. We understand that fostering strong family relationships are important as it has a great impact on the child’s development. We strive to empower parents with knowledge and skills to build strong and happy families.

Creating a toy together in the Toy Making Workshop

Participating in “Discipline through Effective Communication”

Family bonding through working together in “Nurturing Your child to be a Champion for Life + Jar Full Of Love” 17

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Photo of the Speech and Drama Club performers who presented “Gratitude – Your Past and Our Present during our school’s Indoor Sports Hall Opening on 29 May 2015

EVERY INDIVDUAL C.A.N. WE CAN CONTRIBUTE. 42

WE CAN ACHIEVE.

WE CAN BE NURTURED.

WE CAN CONTRIBUTE! “EVERY PERSON HAS A LONGING TO BE SIGNIFICANT, TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION, TO BE A PART OF SOMETHING NOBLE AND PURPOSEFUL.” - JOHN C. MAXWELL

VALUES IN ACTION

Our students participate in purposeful activities that encourage them to make a difference to the people around them.

Being a good buddy to the new P1 pupils

Buddy reading at a kindergarten

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TAKING UP LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN SCHOOL Student Leadership @ Lakeside provides opportunities for our students to hone their leadership skills, developing as Virtuous Leaders, Life-long Learners.

Lakeside also had its first election where the students voted for this year’s Head Prefect.

Preparing for the elections

Voting for our Head Prefect

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One of the projects for the year – the Wall of Appreciation where pupils pen down words of encouragement and gratitude to teachers and other students

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TAKING UP LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN SCHOOL Our students make use of many platforms to share their love for learning with their schoolmates and the Taman Jurong Community.

Exposing our younger schoolmates to different skills during the CCA Promotion Day on 5 February 2015 Sharing our knowledge with our young visitors during our Open House on 29 May 2015

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WE CAN ACHIEVE! HERE ARE SOME OF OUR ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2015. WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT OUR LAKESIDE FAMILY HAS ACHIEVED IN THE DIFFERENT DOMAINS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR!

ACADEMIC

Tamil Language Competitions by Jurong Spring Community Club Fancy Dress 1st - Kannan Aparna (2G) Singing 2nd - Moorthy Rakshita (3E) Consolation Prize - Stephen Reninston Alton Reno (2E) Art Competition Consolation Prize - Stephen Reninston Alton Reno (2E), Ramadass Haripriya (1G), Ilamurugu Subramanian Harini (1G)

Saya Boleh Mengarang Competition 2015 Silver – Nur Insyirah Binte Zakariah (5G) Bronze - Nur Dayana Binte Mohd Helmi (5E) and Nur ‘Iffah Sofea Binte Muhammad Shaifulah (5F) 2015 International Chinese Language Competition Bronze – Goh Tian Ning (6G) 9th National Inter-Primary On-The-Spot Chinese Poetry Writing Competition Merit Award – Wong Jia Yi (4F) “I love My Singapore” Creative Writing Competition Entries selected for compilation in a book Selena Teo Si Ning (5F) and Melody Tan Ke Xuan (5F) Avvaiyar Vizha 2015 Literary Competitions Consolation award - Narasimamorthy Tamilmathi (5G) Saya Boleh Mengarang Competition 2015 (Malay Language essay writing competition) Silver – Nur Insyirah Binte Zakariah (5G) Bronze – Nur Dayana Binte Mohd Helmi (5E) and Nur ‘Iffah Sofea Binte Muhammad Shaifulah (5F) 2-Minute Story Telling Competition 2015 Consolation award – Kavin Balaji (5F) Singapore Mathematics Olympiad for Primary Schools 2015 Silver - Yee Zhe Kai, Matthew (6G), Keerthana Suresh (6G) Bronze - Tng Yan Ning Jamie (6G)

Singapore Primary Science Olympiad (SPSO) Silver – Chow Zi Yong (5G) Bronze – Ryan Yip Yong Sen (5G)

Malay Language Essay Writing Contest Minda Kreatif

by EDN Media Consultant 21 Gold Awards, 55 Silver Awards, 3 Bronze Awards

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7th National Youth Chinese Calligraphy Competition 2015 1st - Mao Ruijie (6G) Merit Prize – Chin Zhi Kang (6G)

Brush Category 2nd – Mao Ruijie (6G) Merit Prize – Hiuk Yuh Wen (5G), Lee Jia Xuan (5G)

National Primary Schools Chinese Calligraphy Competition 2015

6th Singapore National Brush and Pen Calligraphy Competition

Group A (P5 – P6) 1st – Mao Ruijie(6G) Commendation Prize – Chin Zhi Kang (6G) Consolation Prize – Low Voon Bin Robin (6G)

Brush Category 1st – Mao Ruijie (6G) Merit Prize – Chin Zhi Kang (6G)

Group B (P3 – P4) Commendation Prize – Hiuk Yuh Wen (5G) National Chinese Calligraphy Competition 2015 Pen Category 1st – Cherish Lee Zhen Xi (5G) 48

Students’ Calligraphy Competition 2015 Merit – Mao Ruijie (6G) and Chin Zhi Kang (6G) Recycle Rangoli Competition by Hong Kah North Community Club 3rd - Karthi Guna Varjni (1F), Ilamurugu Subramanian Harini (2E) , Moorthy Rakshita (3E)

SINGAPORE YOUTH FESTIVAL (SYF) ARTS PRESENTATION 2015

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CROSSING THE RIVER

by Tan Seng Hong, Joshua (3G), Yeo Yi Hui, Stella (3G), Christie Wang Klovis (4F), Danial Imran Bin Mohammad Aidit (4G), Heng Zeng Xiang (4G), Yeo Ming Zhou, Jabin (4G) Artists’ Statement “River flows. Time ticks. We have a rich heritage.”

“I see changes around me over time.”

“We have progressed through good times and challenging ones.”

“Is this evolution? What comes next? I am excited!”

GRATITUDE. HAPPINESS. HOPE.

by Lee Joon-E (6F), Hua Le Diue Xuan (5B1), Wang Shi Qi (5E), Litsa Lim Si Han (5F), Teo Shin Wen (5G), Tan Yixuan (5G) Artists’ Statement “We enjoy a walk under the shady banana trees our fore fathers had planted. As the breeze caresses us, we feel grateful to the pioneers who worked hard for our prosperity and happiness we have today.

We celebrate the abundant fruit which the trees bear and are filled with hope for an even brighter future.”

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PHYSICAL West Zone Rope Skipping Championships 2015 Pair Creative Event (Senior Girls) 3rd – Anggun Bte Khairul Anwar (6D), Ng Li Xuan (6G) Pair Creative Event (Junior Girls) 3rd – Lim Zhi Qi (5F), Nadia Azuhar (5G), Nur Shakinah Binte Ab Halim (5C) Speed Relay Event (Junior Girls) 3rd – Bell Chai Jin Hui (5B), Cheryl Cheah Wen Ting (5E), Lim Zhi Qi (5F), Chan Ying Xuan, Davina (5F), Nadia Azuhar (5G)

National Primary Schools Rope Skipping Championship 2015 Double Dutch Event (Junior Boys) 4th – Javier Teo (5D), Mohamed Aarif Bin Tippu Sultan (5E), Ansel Lim Jun Wei (5F) West Zone Primary Schools Sepak Takraw Championship 2015 1st – Junior Boys 2nd – Senior Boys National Primary Schools Sepak Takraw Championship 1st – Junior Boys 3rd – Senior Boys Double Under Event (Junior Boys) 3rd – Javier Teo Double Dutch Event (Junior Boys) 4th –Javier Teo (5D), Mohamed Aarif Bin Tippu Sultan (5E), Ansel Lim Jun Wei (5F) Individual Creative Event (Junior Boys) 4th – Ansel Lim Jun Wei (5F)

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Jurong District Cookout Competition Creative Cooking Category 1st – Choong Wei Jian (5E), Nurayishah Binte Ermanshan (4B), Prakrit Maleque (3B) Outdoor Cooking Category 1st – Koh Mei Yan (5A2), Jade Tan Ming Hui (5B1), Felix Tan Yang Rong (5D) 2nd - Rithika Jelani Subazini Subramaniam (6A1), Muhammad Irfan Bin Jamalludin (4B), Pang Wei Lun Alvis (3B)

SOCIAL & MORAL A team comprising four students from 5G(2014) participated in the Green Wave Environmental Care Project for Schools Competition organized by Sembawang Shipyard last year. Their project titled “Carbon Poly@Lakeside” won the Merit Award. They came up with a board game and an online game to enhance the awareness of carbon footprint among primary school pupils.

Jamie Tng Yan Ning, Gladys Li Jingwen, Kelly Choy Mun Yee and Keerthana Suresh with Ms Indranee Rajah, Senior Minister of State

Green Digital Photography Competition organised by Commonwealth Secondary School 2nd - Chloe Tan (5D), Nur ‘Iffah Sofea (5F), Ignes Goh See Suen (4D) 5th - Lukasz Lee Jun Yu (5D) and Madhav Karundhidh (4D) Singapore Environment Council – StarHub School Green Awards (SGA) Lotus Sustained Achievement Award 2015 3R Awards 2015 by the Singapore Environment Council Sustained 3R Award Mdm Chua Lim Peng , Lukasz Lee Jun Tu (5D) and Madhav Karundhidh (4D) with the 5th prize; Tan Ching Yi Chloe (5D), Nur ‘Iffah Sofea(5F) and Goh See Suen Ignes (4D) wth the 2nd prize and Mrs Wang-Tan Sun Sun 51

STAFF ACHIEVEMENTS NATIONAL DAY AWARDS 2015

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AWARDS

Mdm Low Tan Hung Subject Head / PE & CCA The Commendation Medal Pingat Kepujian

Mr Chew Kian Ho Vice-Treasurer School Advisory Committee Service to Education Award

Mr Toh Hock Guan Member School Advisory Committee Service to Education Award

CARING TEACHER AWARDS 2015 The Caring Teacher Awards recognizes teachers who go the extra mile and show care and concern for the holistic development of their pupils.

Mdm Loh Mei Yoke

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Mdm Junianah

Mrs Porcia Heng

Mdm Ma Shaowen

Ms Ice Lim Yu Su

WE CAN BE NURTURED! ENGLISH We held the English / Media Resource Library Week (EL/MRL Week) from 13 to 16 July this year. The students experienced an entire week filled with games and story-telling sessions during their recess and a book talk by local author Adeline Foo!

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Assembly talk by Ms Adeline Foo Games and story-telling sessions in the library

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MOTHER TONGUE MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE (MTL) FORTNIGHT AND CULTURAL CAMP The MTL Fortnight was held from 23 March to 2 April 2015 as part of the school’s efforts in creating an immersive environment for the learning of Mother Tongue Languages. A range of activities related to Chinese, Malay and Tamil languages and culture was conducted.

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IMTL PORTAL The iMTL Portal is a web-based portal that enhances students’ learning of communication skills in Mother Tongue Languages through self-directed learning. It provides students from Primary 4 to Primary 6 with more opportunities, within and beyond the curriculum time, to learn and use the language in authentic contexts.

10 CMT PORTAL The 10CMT Portal is also used to enhance the reading and speaking skills of our Primary 1 to Primary 4 students. It provides a platform for students to give and obtain feedback on their work.

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MATHEMATICS The learning of Mathematics in our school is made fun and interesting through the use of manipulatives and authentic learning experiences to make learning ‘come alive’ and make the learning of Mathematics meaningful. Some of our programmes include the Math Trail, Lakeside Minimart and the use of games in learning Mathematics.

Maths Trail

In our daily classroom teaching, we use hands-on manipulatives to help students understand abstract mathematical concepts.

The ‘Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract’ approach is used in the teaching of Mathematics as research suggests that there are three representations necessary for pupils to develop understanding of a concept. Reinforcement of the concept is achieved through going back and forth between these representations.

Learning fractions with fraction bars

Using the Geoboard for visualization

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SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT Experiential learning is an important part of learning Science. Our programmes provide our students with hands-on and authentic learning activities to make Science concepts come alive.

The school ecogarden was enhanced as the Outdoor Experiential Learning Area under the PERI upgrading to support teaching and learning.

Collecting data using dataloggers in the School Ecogarden

Studying plants in our Mini Pond Ecosystem

Mr Tony Yac, SAC member, conducting a sharing session on plants at our new Amphitheatre

SCIENCE INQUIRY CAMP FOR PRIMARY 4 STUDENTS (18-20 MARCH 2015) Some Primary 4 students attended a Science Inquiry Day Camp from 18 to 20 March 2015.

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Students learnt about various topics through fun hands-on activities like blowing bubbles.

PRIMARY 5 ENVIRONMENT BOOT CAMP (4 JUNE 2015) The school’s corporate partner, Chevron Phillips Chemicals Asia Pte Ltd, sponsored the Environment Boot Camp which reinforced the importance of reusing plastic and not polluting the environment.

Each class put up a skit that conveyed environment messages as part of a competition.

Students also worked in groups to re-use plastic bottles to convert them into beautiful decorations like hanging mobiles, pots for plants and wall decorations. The Environment Club students then presented the pots of plants to the residents at the nearby NTUC Eldercare Centre.

Putting up a skit on reducing pollution to save the turtles

“Up-cycling” plastic bottles into decorative pieces

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION Physical Education in Lakeside lays a strong foundation for the lifelong pursuit of a physically active and healthy lifestyle. We make use of Physical Education settings to help our students develop character.

Students also participate in recreational sports programmes and competitions like the P3 SwimSafer programme and interclass games.

Developing ourselves physically while making use of our new Fitness Corner

Fostering teamwork during inter-class games

Acquiring water safety skills in the SwimSafer Programme

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CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (CCA)

ART CLUB

CERAMICS CLUB

CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY

CHINESE DANCE

CHINESE PAINTING

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CONCERT BAND

DIKIR BARAT

ECO-ENVIRONMENT ENGINEERS (EEE) CLUB

GUZHENG

HARMONICA

HOCKEY

INDIAN DANCE

MRL LIBRARY CLUB

MALAY DANCE

INFOCOMM CLUB

MAGIC CLUB

ROPE SKIPPING 63

SCOUTS WUSHU & LION DANCE

SEPAK TAKRAW

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VOLLEYBALL

AESTHETICS At Lakeside, we aim to develop confident pupils who are able to appreciate art, music, dance and drama through the Aesthetics Curriculum.

P4 Acrylic Painting

P5 Modular Photography and Scrapbooking

VISUAL ARTS P2 Clay Art

Every student in Lakeside goes through modular programmes customised at each level to inculcate interest and appreciation for different art forms. Here are some snapshots of our pupils in action!

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PERFORMING ARTS The school provides opportunities for all pupils to enjoy the Performing Arts as it has a vital role to play in the students’ holistic education. It also allows them to enrich their lives, and where attainable, enrich the lives of others through their performances.

LIFE-LONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (LLP) TIER I - MODULAR PROGRAMMES The school conducts modular music programmes for all levels to provide learning opportunities and experiences so that students can develop a connection to music.

Playing chime bars and learning the song “Singapura”

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Modular Rhythm and Beats using non-pitched percussion instruments

Modular Rhythm and Beats using pitched percussion instruments like chime bars

Modular Keyboard

Modular Guitar

Modular programme of their choice which includes STOMP percussion, keyboard and guitar

Ai Guzheng

LIFE-LONG LEARNING PROGRAMME (LLP) TIER II - CCA LEARNING JOURNEYS

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Students in selected Performing Arts CCAs are given opportunities to widen their learning experiences and acquire important life skills.

WOW WEDNESDAYS Every Wednesday, our students from the different levels take turns to be in the lime-light on stage at our new Performing Arts Studio.

Primary 3E shared a story titled ‘The Gruffalo’ through Reader’s Theatre, a performance where pupils read lines expressively from their scripts.

Students of Primary 4A put up a magic show! A volunteer revealed his chosen card to the audience, before our mighty magicians performed a trick to change the card!

The programme aims to build our students’ communication skills and boost their confidence.

Through this platform, students develop their personal qualities like teamwork and values like perseverance.

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INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) department provides a series of innovative ICT enrichment modular lessons to enable and empower our students to meet the demands of an ever-changing world.

IT Modular Programmes 2015 P4

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∙ Introduction to PC/ laptop/iPad ∙ MC Online portal navigation ∙ Touch Typing

∙ Recap on Introduction to PC/ laptop/iPad ∙ Microsoft Word

∙ Internet and Safari ∙ Google Email ∙ Data collection Tools ∙ Microsoft Word - tier 2 ∙ Microsoft Word - tier 3 ∙ Microsoft Excel ∙ Microsoft PowerPoint ∙ Microsoft PowerPoint - tier 2

P6 ∙ Post PSLE activity - Experiment on IDA on Wheels

Using iPads in the library

IDA on Wheels

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CHARACTER AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION (CCE) We provide a positive school experience to enhance the motivation of pupils. Through the integration of values with the curriculum and co-curriculum programmes, we also develop disciplined students who embody the Lakeside values.

Our Character First! Shop allows students to redeem tokens by accumulating the Character First stamps that our teachers award. The stamps are earned when students display school values or exhibit positive behaviour.

A myriad of Empowerment Programmes are also conducted to empower students with life skills and to build character.

A typical school day starts off with Pre-Assembly Values Education (PAVE). PAVE is conducted twice weekly before the start of assembly and has an emphasis on values. Throughout the school day, students learn and develop their Personal Qualities and build their character as they interact with their peers, teachers and school staff.

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Time is set aside each week to develop our students holistically through a variety of programmes. Some weeks, we have oneto-one interactions between the form / co-form teachers and the students. Other weeks, we have special guests coming to speak to our students.

Engaging each other during 1-to-1 interaction time

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Learning the importance of drinking milk during a school assembly

We also had a special assembly programme to celebrate the 28th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) that were held in Singapore. Our students had great fun interacting with the performers and NILA, the SEA Games mascot!

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VALUES IN ACTION & INTEGRATED PROJECT WORK (VIA-IPW) We develop students who are active contributors rooted to Singapore and possess leadership skills through our programmes like Values In Action. Values in Action (VIA) is a learning experience in Character and Citizenship Education (CCE). It develops students into socially responsible citizens.

It helps students understand themselves better, deepen their values and develop social emotional competencies.

Preparing our stories and sharing them at the kindergartens

“Values In Action – Action Through Project Work” provides students with the opportunity to put values into action as they embark on their project work. Across the levels, students are assigned various projects.

VALUES IN ACTION PROJECTS (2015) P1 & P2

Lower Primary Concerts

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No Cleaners’ Week

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Buddy Reading at Taman Jurong Kindergartens

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P5 Camp

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Graduation Concert

Reflection on the concert preparation by Glenn Chua (Primary 2D) 72

Teamwork during our P5 camp

CULTURAL IMMERSION PROGRAMMES SERVICE LEARNING TO VIETNAM

Our students and teachers went on a service learning trip to Ho Chi Minh City from to 31 May to 3 June 2015. Not only did the participants have the opportunity to appreciate the culture of one of our ASEAN neighbours, they also helped to set up a library and teach simple English to the pupils from BINH MY 2 School. As part of a post-trip briefing, the student participants also shared their reflections on their experience with their parents.

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BEIJING TRIP A group of students and staff went to Beijing from 31 May to 4 June 2015. Students visited the FengTai No 1 Primary School and took part in interactive sessions to experience how teaching and learning is carried out in schools in China. The group also visited some cultural / historical sites such as the Imperial Palace, Temple of Heaven and the Great Wall of China. The immersion trip was a fruitful one as it left a lasting impression on the students and teachers. The students also learnt about appreciating and valuing what they have in Singapore. As part of a post-trip briefing, the student participants also shared their reflections on their experience with their parents.

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CHENGDU TRIP Our students and teachers participated in an Immersion Programme to Chengdu, China, from 31 May to 5 June 2015. Not only did the students learn more about the Chinese culture and heritage, they had the opportunity to participate in the lessons conducted in Chengdu Caotang Primary School and Chengdu Caotang West Zone Primary School. They were also engaged in hands-on sessions of making dumplings, calligraphy, traditional ink printing and making bookmarks from fresh leaves. At the postbriefing, students shared their experiences and reflections with their parents.

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OUTDOOR LESSONS Our students are engaged in authentic learning during their outdoor lessons which make learning come alive.

Gardens by the Bay (P4)

Science Centre (P3)

National Orchid Garden (P2) 76

(Photo taken during Lakeside’s Racial Harmony Day Celebrations on 21 July 2015)

UNITY IN DIVERSITY “WE, THE CITZENS OF SINGAPORE, PLEDGE OURSELVES AS ONE UNITED PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF RACE, LANGUAGE OR RELIGION, TO BUILD A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY, BASED ON JUSTICE AND EQUALITY, SO AS TO ACHIEVE HAPPINESS, PROSPERITY AND PROGRESS FOR OUR NATION.” 77

REMEMBERING MR LEE KUAN YEW The mood in school was sombre on 23 March 2015 as we received news of Mr Lee Kuan Yew’s passing. Staff and students paid tribute to our founding Prime Minister during the week.

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SG50 CELEBRATIONS LAKESIDE CELEBRATED SG50 IN STYLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR! EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME COMMEMORATING OUR GOLDEN JUBILEE. HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY, SINGAPORE!

BAHAIQI ARRYAN 1A

VENICE TAN 2G

MOORTHY RAKSHITA 3E

ANKITA SINGH 4D

LITSA LIM 5F

ASYRAF ZIKRY 6F

A card making competition was organised for all pupils in conjunction with the SG50 celebrations.

Students drew what Singapore means to them as a home and incorporated the SG50 logo as part of their design. The designs were unique to each student, as they included their personal memories and stories. Colourful winning entries were later displayed during the school’s Indoor Sports Hall (ISH) Opening Celebrations and Open House.

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“PEOPLE, PLACES, FOOD OF SINGAPORE” The lead-up to our SG 50 cum ISH Opening celebrations was centred round the theme of “People, Places, Food of Singapore”.

PEOPLE International Friendship Day Celebrations saw students appreciating the diversity of people and their cultures.

PLACES The SG Heart Map gave students a chance to think about a place in Singapore that holds a special place in their hearts.

Learning about diversity and culture through an assembly programme during International Friendship Day

FOOD Food plays an important part in a truly Singaporean celebration. Many rumbling stomachs were treated to a delicious assortment of local delicacies that Singaporeans are proud of and love!

Co-constructing our SG Heart Map on places that are dear to us

Indulging in a popular local hobby – eating yummy local food that our canteen operators sold for a day!

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OPENING OF THE NEW INDOOR SPORTS HALL (ISH) BUILDING We celebrated SG50 and the opening of our new Indoor Sports Hall (ISH) on 29 May 2015. Our guest of honour, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister, officiated the official opening of the Indoor Sports Hall building and our school’s Student Care Centre, Pride @ Lakeside.

We also paid tribute to our pioneer educators of Lakeside, some of whom are still teaching in our school today!

Our Guest of Honour, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister, addressing the audience

A hand-painted gift of appreciation for Mr Tharman

Important guests and friends joined us in our celebrations 81

Lakeside Primary’s beginning teachers paying tribute to our pioneer educators and support staff

Mrs Wang reflecting on the successes and affordances of the school made possible by the various stakeholders and our Pioneers

Showcasing our birthday cards for Singapore

Our very own Lakeside Bears that were commissioned to celebrate the special occasion 82

Guest-of-Honour, Mr Tharman, at the newly-opened Student Care Centre

Our Performing Arts groups

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OUR NEW FACILITIES

We presented our new facilities, which include a new recording studio, a refurbished Programme for Active Learning (PAL) room, a new band room and our new performing arts studio.

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The Upper Primary students also had their Sports Carnival on 29 May 2015 as part of our ISH Opening Celebrations!

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ENVISIONING SINGAPORE’S FUTURE USING THE “BUILDING MY SG” LEGO SETS

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Our National Day Observance Ceremony and Concert

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Participating in the Lower Primary Sports Day that was held in conjunction with our National Day celebrations 90

Students and parents decorating lanterns with our well-wishes for Singapore

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Participating in Taman Jurong’s National Day celebrations

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Participating in the Taman Jurong National Day Observance Ceremony on 9 August 2015 93

MURAL AT TAMAN JURONG HAWKER CENTRE 40 students from our Chinese Painting Club, Eco-Enviro-Engineers (EEE) Club and the Student Prefectorial Board, led by teachers and members of our PSG, painted a meaningful mural at the Taman Jurong Hawker Centre as part of an initiative by the National Environment Agency, National Heritage Board, National Arts Council and Nippon Paint Singapore to raise awareness of the heritage and cultural value of our hawker centres. The mural was presented to the Guest of Honour, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister at the Completion Ceremony of Our Hawker Centres - A Heritage & Art Project on 1 August 2015.

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SG50 REFLECTIONS: OUR HOPES AND MEMORIES (HOME) HOME, a commemorative e-book, comprising stories spanning five decades of Singapore’s history and covering five themes - Culture & Celebrations, Defining Moments, Faces of Singapore, Memorable Spaces, and Progress & Achievements, was put together by all primary, secondary, junior college, special education schools as a SG50 birthday gift to Singapore. A Lakeside Production, entitled “Swimming – Our Favourite Pastime”, was presented to our President Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam on 29 July 2015. It was one of 10 selected from all schools in Singapore for the showcase exhibition that day.

Kudos to the teachers and students who participated in this project!

Presenting our Lakeside production to the Guests of Honour for the event, President Tony Tan and Minister Heng Swee Keat

Those interested in the e-book can download it for free by searching for the “SG50 Home” in Apple’s App Store or Google’s Play Store.

A web version of the e-book is available at www.SG50home.sg

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OPENING OF LAKESIDE’S AMPHITHEATRE 30 residents from Thye Hua Kwan Organisation were invited to Lakeside Primary School on 13 August 2015 as part of our SG50 Garden Party for the Pioneer Generation, sponsored by South West CDC. Our Environment Club students were the hosts for the pioneers. SAC Member and Community In Bloom Ambassador, Mr Tony Yau, conducted a plant propagation talk for the guests.

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NATIONAL EDUCATION SHOW 2015 Our Primary 5 pupils attended the National Education Show on 18 July 2015. Everyone was amazed by the wonderful parade and performances that were put up by the participants.

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YOUTH DAY CELEBRATIONS @ SPORTS HUB

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FESTIVE CELEBRATIONS We celebrated Chinese New Year, Hari Raya and Deepavali with special concerts during assembly periods.

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TOTAL DEFENCE DAY We commemorated Total Defence Day on 10 February 2015. Everyone enjoyed the performance which explained the 5 pillars of total defence in an interesting manner!

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RACIAL HARMONY DAY Students visited booths set up by the Parents’ Support Group on 20 & 21 July 2015 to understand the importance of Racial Harmony in a diverse nation like Singapore. There was also a special assembly on 21 July 2015 to commemorate Racial Harmony Day. Teachers also joined in the fun by dressing up in traditional outfits!

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PRIMARY 5 CAMP This year’s P5 camp was held at MOE’s Jalan Bahtera Campsite. Our students had an exciting 3 days and 2 nights away from the comforts of home. They worked together to complete the various challenging activities and translated the values they have learnt into action. The highlight of the camp was certainly the campfire on the last night!

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CELEBRATING AND APPRECIATING ONE ANOTHER 104

MAKE IT A HABIT TO TELL PEOPLE “THANK YOU”. TO EXPRESS YOUR APPRECIATION, SINCERELY AND WITHOUT THE EXPECTATION OF ANYTHING IN RETURN. TRULY APPRECIATE THOSE AROUND YOU, AND YOU’LL SOON FIND MANY OTHERS AROUND YOU. TRULY APPRECIATE LIFE, AND YOU’LL FIND THAT YOU HAVE MORE OF IT. -RALPH MARSTON

TEACHERS’ DAY We said a big thank you to our teachers for their tireless dedication and hard work with a concert in the hall. We also had our very own Lakeside DJs who read out song dedications from their fellow schoolmates!

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CHILDREN’S DAY We came together to celebrate Children’s Day on 8 October 2015.

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the segment “An Appreciation and History of Pop Music” and many (both the young and young at heart) were spotted singing along to the familiar tunes that were played during the concert!

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YEAR-END LOWER PRIMARY CONCERTS The Lower Primary Concerts are always a highlight in the Lower Primary calendar. Students put up short performances of Big Books that they have read during their English Language classes over the year.

Primary 1B performing “Lazy Duck”

Primary 1H performing “Hairy Bear”

All ready for our performance!

2G performing “Food Fit For A King”

2B performing “Billy McBrown” 107

P6 GRADUATION CONCERT We held a meaningful graduation concert on 19 November 2015 to bid our graduating cohort a fond farewell. All the best in your future endeavours!

Performing a variety of items at the concert

Feeling excited about the future!

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Receiving a graduation bear from our teachers

A BLAST FROM THE PAST‌ We searched our archives and dug up some interesting photographs of our graduating cohort. Such fond memories!

P1 Orientation in November 2009

P1 Lower Primary Concert in 2010

P1 Outdoor Lessons to the Science Centre and the Zoo in 2010

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Participating in the Lower Primary Sports Day in 2011

P3 (2012) Outdoor Lesson to the Frog Farm

P3 SwimSafer Programme in 2012

P2 (2011) Outdoor Lesson to our Taman Jurong neighbourhood 110

Participating in a Science activity during the Year-End Games Day 2013

Learning about Road Safety in 2014

Participating in the “Use Our Hands� Campaign in 2013

Attending the 2014 National Education Show at the Floating Platform in Primary 5

P4 Outdoor Lesson to Gardens by the Bay in 2013 111

PRIZE GIVING DAY Our annual prize giving day “Celebrating Achievements, Unleashing Talents� was held on 20 November 2015 to celebrate the various achievements of 2015. For the first time, dedicated awards were given to students who have been outstanding in the five domains - Moral, Cognitive, Physical, Social and Aesthetics. It certainly was a great way to round up the school year!

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Celebrating the achievements and contributions of our Lakeside family

Showcasing our talented pupils and their masterpieces 113

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