Review of Past Events
EVENT REVIEW
A look back on some of the events and activities that
have occurred in the academic year 2006-2007
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Year 12 University Trip- 9th to 23rd July |
Our year 12 students have returned from a tour of universities in the United Kingdom that took place in July. The trip incorporated visits to various types of universities to give students a better understanding of where they might like to study upon graduation.
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Key Stage 2 and 3 Ski Trip - 6th to 13th July |
In July, 38 students from Years 5, 6, 7 and 8 participated in our 2007 trip to Australia’s Snowy Mountains, located halfway between Sydney and Melbourne. The students and accompanying staff stayed in Jindabyne and enjoyed the good ski conditions. |
| Year 13 Graduation – 4th July |
The Graduation Ceremony for our 47 Sixth Form students took place at Eden Hall, the residence of the British High Commissioner Paul Madden, on 4th July. The High Commissioner presented our graduates with certificates and speeches were also made by the School's CEO Steven Andrews and our Head of the Senior School David Woods. Everyone wished the students all the best with their future endeavours and they were encouraged to stay in touch with the School. |
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| The Tanglin Concert - 3rd July |
This year's Tanglin Concert, sponsored by Visa, was a fabulous presentation of a broad range of music by students from our Infant, Junior and Senior Schools, In addition to students, the choir comprised Tanglin parents, staff and friends of the School. The Concert took pace on 3rd July at the Esplanade Concert Hall. |
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A highlight of the 3rd July Tanglin Concert was a solo performance by the winner of the Tanglin Young Musician of the Year Competition, Isabella Maria Budianto, who played the electric guitar. At the end of the evening, our CEO Steven Andrew congratulated everyone in the performance and thanked the School's music staff as well as the event's main sponsor, Visa. |
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| Year 5 and 6 Sports Day – 25th June |
The Year 5 and 6 Sports Day held at the Clementi Stadium on 25th June was a great success. The students ran, jumped, pulled and sweated all afternoon for their Houses. |
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| Arts outreach programme by one-north, JTC Corp one-north: Though My Eyes- 22nd June |
Singapore’s JTC Corporation, which is managing the further development of the ‘one-north’ area where Tanglin Trust School is located, organised an arts outreach programme on 22nd and 23rd of June. The event, called "one-north: Through My Eyes", aimed to foster community spirit and to encourage the public's participation in the arts. It was an opportunity for the one-north community and members of the public to express their aspirations and ideas for the one-north area through painting.
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A 2.5 x 1.5m canvass was transported by truck around the one-north area during the two days and was parked at various developments within the area for any member of the public to paint on. The canvass came to Tanglin for 1.5 hours during the morning of 22nd June and Y9 students painted on it on behalf of the School. The finished canvass will soon be displayed at the Biopolis, the iconic biomedical science research and development hub in one-north. |
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| Year 11 Prom @ Raffles – 22nd June |
| The end of the year’s ‘Prom’ took place at Raffles East India Rooms on 22nd June, Ground Level. It was a wonderful evening and the Year 11 students thoroughly enjoyed themselves. |
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| Reception Animal Concert – 22nd June |
The Reception Animal Concerts were held on 22nd June and the focus was on animals and habitats. Each class performed a dance or a poem and these were all drawn together by animal songs. Many thanks to the students, staff and parents involved.
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Y1 Maths Day on 22nd June was a pyjama day and students were involved in Maths activities with a bedtime theme. Students were also asked to contribute $2 each for a local charity. |
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Grimm Tales – 21st and 22nd June |
The collection of fairy tales portrayed in the Key Stage 3 production of ‘Grimm Tales’ on 21st and 22nd June was most interesting. The cast did a terrific job of telling and acting the stories. It was also especially pleasing to see such a wide range of students participating. Congratulations to all those involved. |
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| Year 4 Caribbean Day – 21st June |
Year 4 children took part in a variety of activities on Caribbean Day held on 21st June and learnt about pirates, fair trade, sport and music of the Caribbean. It was great to see the children dressed up in a whole range of constumes including pirates, beach combers, reggae musicians and flower girls. |
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| Senior Sports Day – 20th June |
Senior Sports Day was held on 20th June at the Singapore Polytechnic Stadium. On a very hot day, our students' efforts and commitment to their Houses was inspiring. Whilst records were broken by talented individuals, the less talented also gained valuable points for their Houses. Our thanks go to the PE staff for their faultless organisation of this event. The eventual overall winner was Cameron. |
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Our Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) held the School’s largest ever Family Fun Day on 16th June. The event brought together the entire School community and featured more than 40 stalls and activities, as well as a food and drinks tent, entertainment and an array of gift vendors.. |
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Congratulations to our PTA President Jacqui Nursey and the Family Fun Day Committee on a superbly organised fete, and we thank the major sponsors of the day, KC Dat, Audi, the Far East Organisation, BMW and Eastern Carpets. We also thank Singapore Airlines for sponsoring 2 air tickets from Singapore to Vietnam. Congratulations to Tanglin parent, Joanna Brill, on winning this grand prize! |
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| Year 3 Science Day – 15th June |
The Science Day that took place on 15th June was a very exciting day for Year 3 children. They all became ‘Spy Kids’ for the day to help the ‘Special Agents’ on an investigation by solving clues and investigations, in a bid to help save their teachers! |
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| Visit to Tanglin by GESS students – 13th June |
More than 20 Year 8 German students welcomed their exchange partners from the German European School Singapore (GESS) to Tanglin on 13th June. The exchange aims to enhance the cultural and linguistic aspects of learning German and providing insight into life in a typical German school. The programme for our visitors included lunch, an ice-breaker session and Tanglin’s version of The Amazing Race, which was won by Alice Stanton (TTS) and Saphira Schnaut (GESS). |
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| Y3 and 4 Fun Swim Gala – 12th June |
The Y3 and 4 Swimming Gala is designed to allow students of all abilities the opportunity to swim in a gala. The emphasis is on fun and participation. |
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Year 3
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Green Group |
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The Peanuts |
73 |
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Fighting Fish |
43 |
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The Great White Swimmers |
59 |
| 4 |
Super Squid Swimmers |
34 |
| 5 |
Creepy Lion Fish |
30 |
| 6 |
Flying Dolphins |
75 |
| 7 |
Super Sharks |
37 |
| 8 |
Speedy Extreme |
81 |
Year 4
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Red Group |
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Super Speedy Sea Snakes |
41 |
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Powerful Piranhas |
43 |
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Perstering Penguins |
59 |
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Team Extreme |
66 |
| 5 |
The Surfing Sharks |
66 |
| 6 |
Killer Crabs |
53 |
| 7 |
Super Sharks |
37 |
| 8 |
The Cool Dudes |
31 |
Year 4
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Blue Group |
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Speedy Sword Fish |
46 |
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Baby Seals |
63 |
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Navy Seals |
53 |
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The Deep Blue Divers |
36 |
| 5 |
The Super Sharks |
38 |
| 6 |
Great White Sharks |
57 |
| 7 |
Sparkling Spiders |
81 |
| 8 |
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| Junior FOBISSEA in KL – 10th to 15th June |
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Here is a brief overview of the results of the Junior FOBISSEA Games which were recently held from 13th to 17th June in KL:
Day 1
Athletics: 21 Gold 23 Silver 15 Bronz |
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Day 2
T-Ball: Year 5 - 2nd Place; Year 4 - 3rd Place; Year 6 - 5th Place |
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| Swimming: 11 Gold 12 Silver 8 Bronze |
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Football:
Year 6 – 2nd Place (Boys); 5th Place (Girls)
Year 5 – 1st Place (Boys); 6th Place (Girls)
Year 4 – 1st Place (Girls); 7th Place (Boys) |
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Well done to all 36 students and the accompanying staff and teachers who worked so hard to make these games such a success!
We also extend our thanks to Standard Chartered Bank for their sponsorship of all our competitors’ sports kit. |
| Y5 and Y6 Discos – 8th June, 26th June |
The School’s Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) staged Disco Dances for students in Years 5 on 8th June and Year 6 on 29th June at the Curran Hall. The event was very popular with students, who enjoyed the dancing and pizza. Thanks to those who helped and especially to the organising committee for all the work required in staging the event.
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| Y2 Ensemble Concert – 8th June |
The Year 2 Ensemble held on 8th June was an opportunity for Year 2 children to share their musical learning rather than perform a note perfect concert. The Tuesday recorder groups performed as well as the Infant choir and bands. |
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| Junior Ensembles Concert- 7th June |
The Junior Ensembles Concert was held on 7th June at the School's Curran Hall. A variety of groups played, such as Junior Strings, Junior Choir and the Junior Chorus. |
It was Thai Day for Year 2 students on 6th June. Many of them came in traditional Thai costumes. Activities included learning their numbers in Thai, cooking Thai green curry, drawing maps of the region and making clay Thai elephants! |
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| Summer Art Exhibition 2007 – 5th to 8th June |
A collection of artworks by GCSE and A level students graduating in 2007 was exhibited at the Senior Studios from 5th June to 8th June. It was well-received by those who came on its opening night, and people commented on the extraordinary talent displayed by our Senior students. |
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Cameron House Charity Week - 7th - 11th May |
The Cameron House Charity Week was held from 7th to 11th May. Cameron decided to donate the proceeds from its charity week to the Red Cross’s Soloman Island fund set up for Tsunami victims. Students from Years 7 to 10 spent Week 4 organising many different events and activities at Tanglin. In total, the sum of $2378.60 was raised. |
Activities ranged from decorating biscuits and cakes, playing x-box, watching DVDs, to a cricket competition, a haunted house, sponge the teacher and a pizza lunch. There was one special event mid-week which, thanks to Mrs Jelpke, meant students got to cuddle bunny rabbits whilst guessing the rabbits’ weight. |
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| Year 5 and 6 Fun Swim - 8th May |
130 children from Years 5 and 6 participated in the Fun Swim on 8th May. All teams selected their teams, names and events. It was a great and fun gala enjoyed by all. All children received a small prize at the end of the gala. |
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YEAR 6
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GREEN GROUP |
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YELLOW GROUP |
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Fab Funky Fish |
67 |
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Little Londoners |
73 |
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Jelly Fishes |
73 |
FIRST |
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The Super Squishy Sponges |
77 |
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Pink Fluffy Fish … |
56 |
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Cold Storage - The Fresh Food People! |
74 |
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Dazzling dancing Dolphin Divas |
49 |
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The Sunburnt Suckers |
46 |
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Speedygonzarlos |
68 |
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Funky Fat Fish |
44 |
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Drowning Donkeys |
37 |
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We Are Fast |
36 |
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Year 5
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RED GROUP |
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BLUE GROUP |
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Bubbly Flamingo's |
42 |
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Supersonic Sharks |
4 |
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Freestyling Foxes |
55 |
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Antartic Penguins |
41 |
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Turana Sorouse Turtles! |
35 |
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The Barnicalesiper Special Squidicals |
74 |
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Pink Panthers |
66 |
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Fantastic Five |
66 |
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Blood Bubbles |
59 |
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The chewy Cheeze Toys |
44 |
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Awsome Orcas |
32 |
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Googly Gurglers |
83 |
FIRST |
Smellie Wellies |
85 |
FIRST |
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Lamro Lobsters |
42 |
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To read the report on the hugely successful Ceilidh that took place on 12th May and see some photographs from the evening, please click here. This event was organised by The PTA in association with the Music Department.
Many thanks to the musicians, dancers and everybody who attended. |
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| Year 3 & 4 Sports Day - 21st May |
Year 3 & 4 Sports Day on 21st May went very well despite extremely hot conditions. All students completed a carousel of activities which included high jump, shuttle relay, three spring jump and a ball throw. |
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The individual events and results were as follows:
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Harimau |
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Beruang |
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Elang |
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Singa |
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Beruang |
| 2nd |
Harimau |
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Elang |
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Singa |
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| New School Records |
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| Year 3 boys Long Jump |
James Bush 3.17m |
| Year 4 Girls 600m |
Matilde Speelmans 2 minutes 7 seconds |
| Year 4 Boys long jump |
William Denholm 3.38m |
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The PTA organised a car boot sale on 26th May, 8:30 am at the Junior School’s Undercover Carpark. Vendors and buyers alike enjoyed a morning in the shaded under-cover carpark while breakfasting on delicious bacon and sausage rolls.
Many thanks to Alison and her team of helpers, to all our wonderful Operations team and to everybody who came and supported this event. |
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Skellig by David Almond - 25th May |
The Year 7 students performed “Skellig” adapted from David Almond’s novel of the same title on 24th May and 25th May.
The story was about a boy’s world being transformed from loneliness and uncertainly, after his extraordinary encounter with a strange creature at the garage of his new home.
With his new friend Mina, Michael nourishes the creature, Skellig, back to health, while his baby sister languishes in the hospital. But Skellig is far more than he at first appears, and as he helps Michael breathe life into his tiny sister, Michael’s world changes forever.
This production grappled with themes such as death and decay versus nature, new life and rejuvenation, nature and evolution, myth and dreams, growing up, family, friendships and loss.
David Almond is two-time winner of the Whitbread Children’s Book Award. His first novel, Skellig, won the Whitbread Children’s Award and the Carnegie Medal.
TTS students studied the text during their Year 7 English curriculum. |
We now have totals for Mufti Day, held on Friday 25th May. Opportunities for student involvement with beneficiaries and causes that students can relate to, were taken in to consideration when deciding upon beneficiaries for Mufti Day.
Infants
$1309.00 will be supporting:- Children’s Cancer Foundation
Juniors
$1263.15 will be supporting:- Jamiyah Children’s Home & Sree Narayana Mission Home for the Aged Sick
Seniors
$776.50 will be supporting:- APEX Food Distribution
A grand total of $3348.65 for the whole school! This is a substantial amount bearing in mind that a lot of students are absent due to Year 5 Malacca Trip, Y7 Tioman Trip and study leave for Years 11, 12 and 13. Year 11’s have also had a very active time fund raising for the Y11 Cambodia Work Experience Trip which is coming up next month. |
| Author in Residence Shamini Flint -28th -29th May |
On 28th and 29th May, all Reception classes were treated to a visit by local children’s author, Shamini Flint, who has been writing books for young children for only three years. Her “Sasha” series of books is widely known and popular with many children. Shamini’s latest series of books focus on animals under threat in the Asian region – The Panda, Tiger and Leatherback Turtle. |
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This visit helped to raise awareness that our animal life is very fragile and that we need to work hard now to protect our wildlife for future generations. The children also learnt about the process involved in writing a story and making a book, as well as enjoying listening to Shamini sharing one of her animal books. |
| Y2 Pizza Day - 29th March |
Children in Year 2 enjoyed a very special lunch of Margarita Pizzas delivered fresh from Canada Pizza on 29th March.
Just under 300 slices of pizza were served to all but a handful of children in Y2. Children in the Infant School normally have packed lunches only, so to have pizza delivered to their classrooms was a very special treat!
We would like to thank the parents who came to help distribute the pizza to the children – the multitude of happy faces showed how much your help was appreciated by all!
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Our PTA staged a successful Tanglin Trust School White Tie and Tiara Ball on 24th March at the Shangri-La Hotel. The event took place at the Shangri La Hotel Island Ballroom on Saturday, 24th March and was attended by over 400 guests.
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| Junior House Day -23rd March |
Junior House Day was held on Friday, 23rd March. It had a tropical arts theme, with activities such as salsa dancing, a performance by world-renowned percussion group called Wicked Aura Batucada, as well as a variety of tropical art and design activities. |
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| Year 1 Science Day - 22nd March |
Year 1 had their Science Day on the 22nd March. They had a visit by Dr Dave, a scientist who demonstrated exciting experiments. They also learnt how to make a music instrument and discussed hearing and safety. |
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| Musicians from Jerudong International School - 16th March |
Mr. Richard Curran, Assistant Director of Tanglin’s Music Department, with assistance from other Music Department staff, organised the hosting of a delegation of 20 musicians from Jerudong International School (Brunei) on 16th March. This was the musicians’ second visit to Tanglin, and they performed a selection of Big Band classics and other popular songs at a special lunchtime performance in Hall 3. The delegation from Brunei was led by the Head of Music at Jerudong, Paul Edgeler. |
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| U13 and O15 FOBISSEA Netball - 17th - 18th March |
Tanglin Trust School hosted a Federation of British International Schools in South and East Asia (FOBISSEA) Under 13 and Over 15 Netball Tournament on 17th and 18th March. This was the second year that Tanglin has hosted the event and we entered two teams in the tournament for each age category. |
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Other schools that entered the competition included Singapore’s United World College (UWC) and the Singapore Sport School, Kuala Lumpur’s Garden International School and Alice Smith School, the Shanghai Rego School, and Bangkok’s Patana School. The event was sponsored by Ego Pharmaceuticals and its “SUNSENSE” brand, a sun care range. We thank SUNSENSE for sponsoring souvenir t-shirts, the Tanglin team kit, competition cups and medals, team photos and a souvenir bag for all participants. We also thank Allied Pickfords for the sponsorship of water bottles. |
Results for U13 and O15 FOBISSEA Netball
FOBISSEA CUP |
U13 |
O15 |
1) TTS A |
1) TTS A |
2) TTS B |
2) Alice Smith School (Malaysia) |
3) Garden International |
3) Garden International |
SUNSENSE CUP |
U13 |
O15 |
1) TTS A |
1) Singapore Sports School (SSS) A |
2) UWC |
2) SSS B |
3) TTS B |
3) TTS A |
Invitational Plate |
U13 |
O15 |
Patana Bangkok |
UWC B |
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| Year 1 Traditional Book Character Day - 16th March |
Our Year 1 students celebrated this event by dressing up as their favourite traditional book characters on Friday, 16th March. Many of the characters that they emulated were from stories covered as part of their English coursework during this term. |
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| Red Nose Day - 16th March |
‘Red Nose’ Day was held on 16th March, with activities such as joke-telling, custard pie throwing, comedy cinema, staff karaoke – all done whilst wearing a rather large ‘Red Nose’!
The Y11 Young Enterprise Group, under the leadership of student Omar Chaudhuri and with guidance from teachers Helen Hill, Anna Kaisharis and Leslea Allen, did a great job in organising the event. Thank you also to the parents that helped with counting donations. |
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The following amounts were raised on the day:
INFANT SCHOOL $3008.90
JUNIOR SCHOOL $4188.75
SENIOR SCHOOL $3441.75
Making a grand total of $10,639.40!!! |
‘Unplugged’, held on Friday 16th March was organised by Student Counsellor Steve Kay with the help of the Y11 Young Enterprise Group. The $1150.80 raised from ‘Unplugged’ will go towards the Y11 Work Experience Trip to Cambodia, due to take place in June 07. |
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| City Dans: Dance Bliss in the City - 15-17th March |
The Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) Branch of the Ministry of Education held Dance Bliss in the City, a 3-day dance performance extravaganza at Bugis Junction from 15th to 17th March 2007. Student representatives from Tanglin performed a Middle Eastern dance on Saturday, 17th March. |
| Year 5 Greek Day - 15th March |
Year 5 students celebrated Greek Day on 15th March, with activities based on science. The students arrived in their togas and tunics ready to solve an Ancient Greek mystery using their scientific skills and knowledge. There were a variety of other activities, such as experiments to be carried out and learning about some famous Ancient Greek scientists. The day culminated in a Greek feast followed by a meeting in the “agora” to discuss their findings! |
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| Senior School Concert - 14th March |
Parents, teachers, students and friends of Tanglin gathered in the Griffith Jones Hall on 14th March to witness performances by 15 different musical ensembles in this year’s Senior School Concert. There were performances of pop songs, Gamelan pieces, Celtic music, choral items and other musical genres in an hour and a half of musical indulgence. |
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The students in each item conducted themselves professionally and looked very comfortable on stage. Two professional jazz musicians from Singapore, who are now working as instrumental tutors at Tanglin, performed smooth jazz music prior to the start of the event. Well done to all involved! |
| Year 6 Maths Day- 13th March |
Year 6 Maths Day was held on 13th March, and involved a variety of fun activities whilst using practical and investigational skills. The students played Jumping Frogs, examined real life decision trees, made purchases from a shop selling Y6 wares at discounted rates, and practiced fractions using food. Other highlights included the Y7 students and staff teaching everyone the “Measurement Muppets” song, as well as a Y6 maths quiz! |
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| Infant Sports Days - 13th- 15th, 27th March |
The Infant School held Sports Days from 13th to 15th March, as well as on 27th March.
Reception students enjoyed a fun-filled morning where each child was involved. Activities included athletic and fun activities, such as sprinting and a Teddy Bears’ picnic relay.
Year 2 students had their Sports Day at the Singapore Polytechnic on 27th March during the afternoon with similar activities. |
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| Wessex House Charity Week -12th -16th March |
From 12th to 16th March, Wessex House held its annual Charity Week during which money was raised in support of ActionAid (www.actionaid.org.uk). Students from all Year Groups in the Senior School organised activities such as bake sales, pie-throws and hurling sponges at volunteering teachers and Year 7 students. Other highlights included watching comic videos and munching on popcorn. |
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In total, $3,559 was raised. This amount was sufficient for the students to support a child in the developing world for six years! The teachers and students would like to thank everyone involved for their efforts in making the event so successful. |
| Visiting Author: Ian Whybrow - 12th - 14th March |
The award winning British author Ian Whybrow, who wrote Harry and the Bucketful of Dinosaurs, worked with our Nursery students on 13th March and those in Year 3 on 12th and 14th March. Mr. Whybrow has written about 70 children’s books and is published in 25 languages in 26 countries. Before writing full time, he spent most of his working life in secondary education. He is best known for his inventive humour and his ear for voices and he takes pride that his books come alive when read aloud. |
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Students had their personal copies of Mr. Whybrow’s books signed during his visit. The School thanked our Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) for raising funds for our authors-in-residence programme. |
| Athletics Conference of Singapore International Schools (ACSIS) Meet - 10th March |
Tanglin hosted a successful first season of the ACSIS Meet on 10th March. ACSIS was established in 2006 and currently has five member schools, which are working closely together to provide good sporting opportunities for our students. ACSIS has brought together the larger international schools in Singapore in order to raise the standards of sport and provide consistently well organised tournaments. The members are:
- Singapore American School
- United World College South East Asia
- Tanglin Trust School
- Overseas Family School
- Australian International School
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The Conference focussed on sport at the Senior level (18 and Under), but the group aims to provide opportunities for other age groups within five years. Several tournaments have been hosted by the various member schools including cross country, football, rugby, swimming, tennis, athletics and climbing. |
| Y7 visit to French School - 9th, 23th March |
Some of our Year 7 students had an exchange session with their designated French ‘buddies’ from the French School in Singapore on 9th and 23rd March. Activities included lunch at the French School for our Senior students on 9th March, with designated French ‘buddies’ with whom they have been corresponding via emails, as well as attending a few lessons with their buddies. By the end of the afternoon, the students were invited to spend the evening with their French host family, followed by a ‘typically French’ evening meal. In turn, TTS played host to the French students on 23rd March. The visitors were also asked to attend lessons and have lunch with our Senior students at Tanglin, and the day concluded a “typically British” dinner served to them by a host Tanglin family. |
| Tanglin Young Musician of the Year 2007 - 8th March |
Sixth Form student Isabella Budianto won The Tanglin Young Musician of the Year Competition, which was held on 8th March 2007, with her rendition of Pachelbel’s Canon on the electric guitar. A thoroughly enjoyable afternoon of impressive musicianship concluded with six other students being awarded commendations. These awarded were presented to Anahita Forughian, Megan Roberts, Tsui-Mou Hsiao, Matt Mackay, Hilary Samuals and Tamsin Samuels. The winner, Miss Budianto, will have the opportunity to perform on the main stage of the Esplanade Concert Hall on 3rd July 2007 at the Tanglin Concert. She will also have her name engraved on a shield as the third recipient of this award. This year’s competition was judged by two visiting musicians and educators: Mr Terry Moran and Dr Thomas Manhart. |
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| Senior House Singing - 7th March |
The Senior House Singing Competition on 7th March, commenced at 1.40pm in the School’s Smithson Hall. An introductory song from the house staff kicked-off the event, followed by students from each house singing their own numbers. Congratulations to Raeburn House, which won this year's competition. |
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| Dreamscapes’ Art Exhibition - 30th March |
The exhibition by established artist and Tanglin parent Julia Roberts ended its month-long run at Gallery @ Level 3, situated in the Tower Block, on 30th March 2007. Included in this exhibition were two of Julia’s distinctive multi-panel paintings, which comprised up to 16 vertical panels of varying widths hung with spaces in between. For more information about Julia Roberts and to view her work, please go to www.studioroberts.com. |
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| Y2 Science Day - 23rd February |
Year 2 Science Day on 23rd February involved the students rotating through a number of different practical science investigations. The aim was to encourage the children to observe; collect data; predict; explain; compare and conclude using scientific vocabulary. |
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| Reception 100 Day - 22nd February |
This event was held on 22nd February, celebrating the Reception students’ 100th day at Tanglin to date. The whole day had a Maths focus with all activities centred around the number 100, and it included 100 footsteps, counting in tens to 100 using the new computer pod with parents, 100 physical activities in the hall and filling a bag with 100 goodies. The Infant students also extended their understanding of the number system by counting and recognising numbers to 100, looking for patterns on the 100 grid (eg 11, 22, 33, 44…; 10, 20, 30, 40,... ).
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There was also a cross-curricular focus on creativity, communication, language and literacy in some activities (eg. creative – 100 fingerprints on a hat, 100 glasses; communication, language and literacy – writing 100 key words) while also developing their personal, social and emotional development by taking turns whilst playing games and sharing resources. |
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| Nursery Red and Gold Day - 15th February |
Nursery students wore red and gold on 15th February as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations and took part in craft activities related to the Chinese festive season. Activities included a Lion's Dance; playing to tunes related to the Lunar New Year with simple instruments as well as painting Chinese blossoms and pairs of pigs. They also took home a Hong Bao filled with two pig-shaped candies in it. |
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| Y6 ‘Blast from the Past’ Theme Day - 9th February |
Year 6’s ‘Blast from the Past’ Theme Day was held on 9th February and was organised in conjunction with the Year 6’s History curriculum topics on the life of John Lennon and changes in Britain and the world since World War II. The students and staff dressed up in fashions from the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. |
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Each class worked together to choreograph a dance from a decade of their choice to an iconic piece of music, which ranged from Elvis and Thriller to the Blues Brothers. The students showed off their artistic talents with creations of psychedelic kipper ties and they also had the opportunity to strut their costumes during a catwalk fashion show. |
| South East Asia Mathematics Competition - 3rd February |
Tanglin Trust School entered two teams in the South East Asia Mathematics Competition (SEAMC) held in Singapore from 1st to 3rd February. The event is designed for the region’s brightest mathematics students in Year 10 and below and this year 51 teams from 27 schools in 8 different countries competed in the event. In total, 154 students from across the region were involved. |
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Tanglin’s Infinity Team of Alice Buchan, Louanne Sungamin and Isabel Dennahy were placed 31st individually and Alice Buchan came 47th. Our Eat Pi Team consists of Tamsin Samuels, Adam Prudhoe and Calder Manser were placed 40th overall. |
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Tamsin Samuels, in a mixed team of students from various schools, was placed 3rd in the event’s Amazing Race around Singapore, which was a fun event involving a Maths Trail at Suntec City, a trip to the night safari and a Project Adventure.This year saw Tanglin Trust School re-enter SEAMC after a few years’ absence. |
Twenty-four Tanglin staff members participated in a two-day first-aid course at the end of January. The course focussed on immediate temporary care for the injured and ill in remote settings. This tailor-made and internationally recognised course covered a wide variety of techniques and considerations when dealing with off-site incidents. To read more about it, please click here. |
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| Raeburn House Charity- 22nd - 26th January |
Raeburn House had its charity week from 22nd to 26th January. Activities included bake sales, car washes and raffles. More than $2,000 was raised. The proceeds will benefit the Children’s Cancer Foundation (Singapore).
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Reception Science Day - 26th January
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Our focus for Reception Science Day on 26th January was Floating and Sinking. Throughout the day, the children had the opportunity to experience a wide range of activities, from making boats using recycled items and testing the buoyancy of different materials to problem-solving, such as how to rescue their toys from a deserted island.
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| Nursery Dinosaur Day- 25th January |
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Nursery Dinosaur Day held on 25th January was fantastic! The children came dressed in their own clothes and they wore dinosaur hats that they made. Our Curran Hall was also transformed into an exploratory room. Children had the chance to compare their size to that of dinosaurs using wide-screen projection technology. The children also played a simple game of searching for teeth for a T-Rex’s mouth that measured 3 meters in diameter. The children also learnt a dinosaur poem and sang dinosaur songs. |
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| Friendship Day- 18th January |
Friendship Day was celebrated across Tanglin’s Infant and Junior Schools on 18th January. The aims of this special day were to celebrate the value of friendships, raise awareness of bullying and reinforce within t | | |
