The start of another joyous and wonderful year in YMCA by welcoming our new primary 1 friends to join us with loads of fun-filled activities and events awaiting their massive enthusiasm! We visited the Health Promotion Board, Sea Aquarium and Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden. Some of our exuberant students took part in the Junior Entrepreneurship Programme and Y Junior Sports Stacking event. Our Students also participated in the puppetmaking workshop and even came up with their own performance!
Fun at the Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden!
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hot beautiful and sunny day with many pretty flowers and plants greeted the students who went on a learning journey to the Children’s Garden. The objective of the learning journey is to instill a love for nature in children through interactive installations and fun-filled activities.
Aaralyn Quek at the Sensory Garden, who was given the opportunity to touch and smell the fragrant scent of the pineapple mint leaves
Students playing at the Magic of Photosynthesis section consisting of 4 stations. Students had to crank the handle correctly in sequence for photosynthesis to take place.
(Left): Students visiting the baby Aloe Vera plants and listening to the guide explaining about how amazing this plant is as it can be served as food and even be used as medicine.
After a tour around the garden, the children then went on to enjoy themselves at the play corner consisting of a maze, sand pit and water fun area! 1|Page
Health Promotion Board
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Primary 3 student Aaralyn Quek trying her best to jump as high as she could to reach the 180cm height while the other students looked on in amazement at how high Aaralyn could jump!
trip down to the Health
Promotion Board provided our students with various exciting games and physical activities to work out their brains and muscles! Students also learnt many new ideas on healthy living to put into practice, so as to ensure that they will grow up to be fit and healthy.
(Left): Students warming up before doing some physical exercise! Exercising before starting the day can burn more calories, help to improve a person’s mood and best of all, able to keep a person feeling energetic and more focused throughout the day!
(Right): Kayler Goh, Richelle Ng, Kuo Hsin Yi and Ke Hui Xuan (left to right), were exploring the ‘Be Calories Smart’ game. Students had to choose from the many varieties of different food items that are healthier and of lower calories. The aim of the game is to see whether the children have a good knowledge of the food they eat. 2|Page
Under the “S.E.A Aquarium�
The children were brought to the S.E.A Aquarium that is home to more than 100,000 marine animals of over 800 species and across 49 different habitats. Students ventured through the Straits of Karimata where they encountered a shipwreck that protects other small marine animals. Next, the children went off to discover the captivating underwater hanging gardens that housed the Coral Reef where reef fishes swim and frolic. Moving on, we came upon the Open Ocean filled with a diverse collection of marine animals like the leopard shark and a never-before-seen squadron of magnificent manta rays swimming majestically. The children also had a chance to interact with some of the marine life as the tour guide shared lessons about them at the Discovery Touch Pool! It was truly a memorable and enjoyable experience that the children could not stop talking about! (Bottom Left): Students listened attentively as the Tour Guide introduces the various marine animals.
(Bottom Right): Skye Lau and Joey Huang (left to right), touching the rough skin of the sea star. The smile on their faces shows how happy they are to be able to interact with the marine animals.
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Junior Entrepreneurship Programme! (JEP)
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Saturday morning, our young entrepreneurs
were at the JEP carnival setting up our booth, displaying all of our beautiful recycled handcrafted products made by the teachers and students. Our products comprised of rainbow salt stored in different recycled bottles, pencils mounted with cute and fluffy characters made from colorful pipe cleaners and many more! It was a big event with many people and our young entrepreneurs had the opportunity to showcase their entrepreneurial skills. Most importantly, all of them had fun at the carnival!
(Top Left): Verene Chang, Mikaela Ng, Gareth Feng, Kayler Goh and Kuo Hsin Yi (left to right), buying and showing off their new collection of cute and fluffy characters. They could not wait till the day of the carnival itself and just had to get those characters first! (Top Right): Our booths are all set-up and ready to roll! Our young entrepreneurs excitedly waiting for the crowd to come flooding in. (Left): A young customer taking a look at the cute and fluffy characters and asking her mother if she can get one too!
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(Left): Jobelle Ng, Gwee Yan Jin, Joey Huang, Skye Lau and Javethon Lai (left to right), showing their very own wonderfully designed puppet. Children really do have very creative imaginations!
Puppet Workshop!
Fun
is when you can create your
very own puppet and designing it in any way you want! Students attended the puppet workshop conducted by our in g puppet experts to teach them simple puppet making. At the end of the workshop, students even came up with their own performance to entertain everyone. (Left): Our very own puppet performance by our very talented students. The short story is of a samurai puppet going on a mission to save the princess from evil monsters!
Y Junior Sport Stacking Competition 2017!
Sport
Stacking is a sport that helps in the coordination of the hands and eyes. It also improves reflexes, agility and concentration. It motivates kids to be active and fit as well.
(Left): Our champions feeling with full of enthusiasm, gathering at the holding area for the long awaited Sport Stacking competition! (Right): Our Champions practicing and gearing up for the competition. The serious look on their faces tells us that they are ready to take home the gold medal!
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Holiday Fun Programme!
(Left):
Holidays
The “One hit wonder game” is definitely loved by the children who must keep the balloon as high as possible and not touch the ground. This game helps children to learn to communicate, build teamwork and share the chance of hitting the balloon.
are not only for work,
and more work. It is also a time for fun! Teachers from YMCA SCC @ St Hilda’s racked their brains to come up with fun and interactive games both indoor and outdoor to get students engaged in activities and also to build relationships with one another! (Left): The best costume wins. Students using recycled newspapers to design and create warrior costumes. Not only the children having fun, but they are also building up teamwork, creativity, brainstorming and communication.
(Right): Finally, the battle of the warriors! A game to see which team has designed the best costume!
(Left): Roxanne Tan creating her own magazine with recycled paper! With this activity, we aim to improve the creativity of the children. (Right): More outdoor fun for the children to better improve on their teamwork and communication with a game of Captain’s Ball. 6|Page
Raining? Not a problem. Children are still able to have fun playing indoor games. (Left): Boys are having fun with their DIY Lego Guns, pretending that they are 007! (Right): Girls, being captured and tied with a rope, while waiting for the 007 boys to rescue them!
Character Education
Character
education in our centre
supports the social, emotional and ethical development of students. It aims to instil important core values such as caring, integrity, respect and excellence. Character education teaches students how to be the best they can be.
(Left): Students gathered together to come up with a “Sharing is Caring� poster. Showing hands and writing why is sharing important.
Happy Easter Day!
Which child does not like Easter Day? Easter is a time where children receive chocolate egg bunnies and most importantly, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. (Right): Easter egg colorings done by our children. Look how beautiful the eggs are! 7|Page
YMCA St Hilda’s Student Care Centre C/o St Hilda’s Primary School 2 Tampines Avenue 3 Singapore 529706 Tel: 6694 8662/92351637 Email: shscc@ymca.edu.sg
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