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QUEENSTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL
310 MARGARET DRIVE, SINGAPORE 149303
TEL: 64741044
FAX: 64713640
Email: qtps@moe.edu.sg
School website: www.queenstownpri.moe.edu.sg
1 May 2021
AN OPEN LETTER
MAY 2021
Dear Parents / Guardians,
1. We are fast approaching the end of semester, and it is a good checkpoint for us to
reflect on the progress and success of our Queenstowners together. Our Queenstowners have
learnt and grown much these last two terms under the tutelage of our teachers and with your
valuable support. This month, we will strengthen our School-Home Partnership with you, our
Queenstown Parents/Guardians, through our Parent-Teacher Meetings and Parent-Teacher-
Child Conferences. My staff and I look forward to conversing with you on your child’s/ward’s
strengths and progress, and how we can work together with you to support our Queenstowners
towards success.
Important Information…
TraceTogether-Only Safe Entry (TT-only SE) for Visitors to QtPS
2. From 1 June 2021 onwards, all visitors to QtPS, including parents/guardians, will be
required to use their TT App or Tokens for SafeEntry check-ins. Do use TT for SafeEntry if you
visit the school. This change does not affect students. However, students are strongly
encouraged to bring their TT Tokens to school daily.
2021 Primary One Registration Exercise: Phase 1 (Sibling Priority)
3. Phase 1 (Sibling Priority) of the 2021 Primary One Registration Exercise will take place
from Wednesday, 30 June, 9.00 am, to Thursday, 1 July, 4.30 pm. This phase is applicable to all
siblings of current QtPS students who are Singapore Citizens (SC) or Permanent Residents (PR)
born between 2 January 2015 and 1 January 2016 (both dates inclusive).
4. If you have a child who is eligible for Phase 1, please submit this online
form at https://form.gov.sg/#!/5fb3283e5fa47f001103bd16 by Friday, 14 May. The
school will contact you should any additional clarification or documentation be
required.
5. If your child is a non-SC or non-PR and thus not eligible for Phase 1, please
submit an online Indication of Interest at https://www.moe.gov.sg/primary/p1-
registration/
6. To receive an alert when MOE’s P1 Registration Exercise webpage is
updated for 2021, please join MOE’s 2021 P1 Registration Mailing List at
https://form.gov.sg/#!/5fe00a9d3479190011b95a3b
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Travel Advisory & Travel Declaration
7. Queenstowners are strongly encouraged not to travel during upcoming June Holidays.
This is to safeguard the health of your family, our school community, and the wider community
around us. Please keep our school and country safe by foregoing travel during this time.
8. As per current travel restrictions by the Immigrations Checkpoint Authority (ICA),
travellers may be subject to the following:
▪ possible Stay-Home Notice (SHN) for 14-days at a dedicate SHN facility, at your
own cost
▪ possible charge for COVID-19 swab test, at your own cost
▪ possible refusal of re-entry to Singapore (regardless of prior re-entry permission)
9. Please see this ICA summary table for specifics on SHN and swab
requirements when re-entering Singapore from various countries:
https://safetravel.ica.gov.sg/files/SHN-and-swab-summary.pdf
10. If you still intend to travel with your child / ward, please inform your child's / ward's
Form Teachers immediately. You must also make a Travel Declaration on Parents Gateway by
Friday, 21 May. Should you face any issues making your Travel Declaration, please call the
General Office immediately. Nil returns are not required. We appreciate everyone’s support
and sacrifices to keep our Queenstowners safe during this time.
Updates…
Staff Movement
11. Welcome: We warmly welcome back some new members of our staff. Welcome to our
QtPS family!
▪ Mdm Noor Jehan d/o Makkatti, Allied Educator (Learning & Behavioural Support)
Student iCON
12. As part of Ministry of Education’s (MOE) commitment to nurture future-ready learners,
MOE has provisioned for all students to have access to the MOE Centralised ICT Systems (“the
MOE Systems”) in their course of education in school. These systems include Student iCON,
Zoom, Microsoft Pro Plus, and Google for Education tools like Google Classroom and Google
Drive.
13. As Student iCON may be your child’s/ward’s first email account, do make time to log
in to it at home with him/her to familiarise him/her with the login process. His/her Student
iCON User ID will be the same User ID that they will use for all MOE Systems throughout their
time in MOE schools. Thank you for supporting our Queenstowners in their learning!
Amendment to Approved Absence (AA) Policy
14. As per the current AA policy, students should remain at home under AA if any of their
household members over 18 years of age have a fever or flu-like symptoms. However, if the
unwell individual(s) has received their COVID-19 vaccination recently (up to 3 days ago), the
fever or flu-like symptoms are likely side-effects from the vaccine. In these instances, AA need
not be issued and students may come to school.
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In Celebration…
Tamizhe Vazhge 2021 Competition
15. During the recent Tamil Language Month, our Queenstowners taking Tamil Language
participated in a Tamil Language Arts competition, Tamizhe Vazhge 2021, organised by Sakthi
Fine Arts. In this competition, students had to perform Tamil Language poems written by
pioneer Singapore poets, using props and their voices to bring out the meanings of the poems,
and the beauty of the Tamil Language. Our Queenstowners, Hansikha Senthil Kumaran and
Murugappan Swetha from 4 Joy emoted their poem beautifully and clinched the second prize!
Congratulations to our Good Communicators!
Upcoming Activities…
Supporting Students & Parents in Making School Choices (7 May)
16. Parents/guardians of our P5 and P6 Queenstowners are invited to join our School
Leaders on Zoom this Friday, 7 May, 5 to 6pm, for a briefing on the new PSLE scoring system,
the indicative PSLE score ranges for individual secondary schools, and choosing a secondary
school after PSLE. More resources and information for P5 and P6 parents/guardians can be
found on Parents Gateway.
Parent-Teacher Meeting (PTM) for P1 and P4 to P6 students (27 May)
17. Our PTM (for P4 to P6 students) will take place on 27 May. Parents/guardians are invited
to meet with your child’s Form Teachers and Mother Tongue teachers on Zoom for a
conversation on your child’s/ward’s progress. Do book your 10-minute slot on Parents Gateway
(PG) by Tue, 18 May, 5.00pm.
18. Form Teachers and Mother Tongue teachers will provide you with the exact booking
details, as well as the Zoom link and password closer to the date. We look forward to seeing
you on Zoom and strengthening our school-home partnership!
Parent-Teacher-Child Conference (PTCC) for P2 and P3 students (27 May)
19. Our PTCC will take place on 27 May. Parents / guardians are invited to come to school
for a showcase of your child’s/ward’s learning experiences and a conversation with Form
Teachers on your child’s/ward’s progress. Do book your 10-minute slot with your child’s/ward’s
Form Teachers on Parents Gateway (PG) by Tue, 18 May, 5.00pm. A hard copy slip showing
your confirmed time-slot will be given to your child. Please bring this along for entry to the
school compound.
20. To ensure the safety of our Queenstown community, Safe Management Measures
(SMM) will be in place during PTCC to minimise congestion in classrooms and the school
compound, and minimise interaction between households. Please take note of the following
SMM:
▪ Only 2 adults per child are allowed into the school premises
▪ Enter the school via the Front Gate only
▪ SafeEntry and temperature scanning at the Foyer
▪ Check-in at the Security Counter with your hard copy slip (showing your time-slot)
▪ 5 separate waiting areas per classroom, one for each household
▪ Strictly 10-minutes per child
▪ Only arrive max. 30 minutes before your allocated time-slot
▪ Very early or late arrivals may be channelled to a waiting area in the Canteen
321. Students should come to school in their school uniforms. We look forward to meeting
you in person and showing you what our Queenstowners can do!
Hari Raya Puasa Public Holiday (13 May) and early dismissal (12 May)
22. The Hari Raya Puasa Public Holiday will be on Thursday, 13 May. Students will return to
school on Friday, 14 May.
23. There will be early dismissal for all Muslim students on the eve of Hari Raya Puasa,
Wednesday, 12 May. Muslim students will be dismissed at 10.00 am. The Back Gate will be
open from 10.00 am to 10.15 am.
▪ Muslim children who take the school bus: there will be no early school bus on this
day. Parents/guardians of Muslim students should make alternative transport
arrangements.
▪ Student Care Centre (SCC): The SCC will be in operation; Muslim SCC students
whose parents are not able to pick them up at 10.00 am will remain in class until
their regular dismissal time, then proceed to the SCC.
24. QtPS wishes all Muslim members of our Queenstown Family a joyful Hari Raya Puasa!
Vesak Day Public Holiday (26 May)
25. The Vesak Day Public Holiday will be on Wednesday, 26 May. As the next day is
PTCC/PTM, only P2 to P3 students participating in PTCC need to come to school on Thursday,
27 May, during their allotted time slot. All students will return to school on Friday, 28 May.
QtPS wishes all Buddhist members of our Queenstown Family a happy Vesak Day filled with
prayer and good deeds!
June School Holidays (29 May to 27 June)
26. The last day of Term 2 will be Friday, 28 May. We will break for our June school holidays
from Saturday, 29 May, to Sunday, 27 June. Students should return to school for the start of
Term 3 on Monday, 28 June. Happy holidays!
Applied Learning Programme (ALP) Showcase at Queenstown Public Library (June)
27. QtPS will be showcasing the best of our Queenstowner’s Environmental Project-Based
Learning products at the Queenstown Public Library this June! Created during Term 1’s
Experiential Week, the products highlight important environmental issues that our
Queenstowners have learnt about, and the everyday solutions they have come up with to
preserve the world around us. Do drop by to support our Critical Thinkers and Caring Citizens!
General Information…
Safe Management Measures for Students
28. Safe Management Measures (SMM) will continue to be carried out to ensure our
Queenstowners’ safety. All students will continue to adhere to the following SMM:
▪ Wear masks daily, covering nose, mouth, and chin
▪ Visual and questioning checks by teachers and school personnel
▪ Daily temperature-taking drills
▪ Fixed seating plan
▪ Maintaining 1m distance between students at all times
▪ Frequent hand-washing and wipe-downs of personal spaces
4▪ Use specific routes to and from the canteen to prevent mixing between levels
▪ Bring TraceTogether Token daily
29. Parents / guardians are reminded to keep your child / ward home and inform the school
immediately if
▪ he / she is unwell
▪ any member of your household is on Quarantine Orders (QO) / Stay-Home-Notice
(SHN)
▪ any adult (18 yrs or older) member of your household is unwell with flu-like
symptoms such as fever, runny nose, sore throat and cough
(not necessary if the adult has received the COVID-19 vaccine within the last 3 days)
▪ if your child has been swab tested for COVID-19
Queenstown Primary Parent Support Group (QtPSG) News Bytes
30. Our QtPSG committee’s monthly newsletter features past and upcoming
events/projects and parenting tips. The May issue is attached to this letter for your reading
pleasure.
School’s Calendar of Events (COE)
31. Please access the calendar of event for the month of May at our website,
http://queenstownpri.moe.edu.sg/useful-links/school-calendar-of-events.
Concluding Remarks…
There was once a boy who was very rich and clever. He was so rich that
every day, he bought himself something new to make him happy. One day, his
uncle gave him a mysterious gift. “This old mirror is very special. Use it well,” his
uncle told him.
Accepting the gift, the boy went to see his reflection in it. His face in the
mirror looked very sad. He tried smiling and making funny faces, but his reflection
continued with its sad expression. Surprised, the boy went off to buy sweets. He
in a good mood with a belly full of sweets, but when he looked the mirror, but his
reflection still looked sad. He bought all kinds of toys and old junk, but forever
looked sad in that mirror. Fed up, the boy stuck the mirror in a corner. He could
not understand why his uncle would give him such a useless and defective gift.
One day, the boy went out as usual to buy himself something new to make
him happy. On his way to the shops, he saw a little boy who was crying his heart
out. The little boy was crying so much, and looked so lonely, that the rich boy
grew concerned. He went over to help the little boy and to see what had
happened. The little one told him that he had lost his parents.
Together the two boys set off in search of them. As the little boy wouldn't
stop crying, the rich boy spent all his money buying him sweets to cheer him up.
Finally, after much walking, they found his parents, and the little boy was
overjoyed. The rich boy said goodbye. Seeing the time, he decided to head home,
without new toys, and without money.
At home, he went into his room and noticed a shining light in the corner. It
was coming from the mirror! Looking into it, the boy saw a bright golden light
radiating from his own reflection. He was shining! Finally, he understood why his
5uncle had given him the mirror, a mirror that could reflect true joy. He realised
then that he felt genuinely happy at having helped that little boy, happier than
he had ever been.
Forever after, each morning when he looked in that mirror and failed to see
a special shine, he already knew what he had to do to bring it back.
Adapted from a story by Pedro Pablo Sacristan
32. This term, QtPS is embarking on Peer Support, a new programme in our school where
our Queenstowners can turn to our Peer Support Leaders for help and friendship. Peer Support
has been shown to build a positive culture in schools, encouraging all students to turn to each
other for help, and to help others who need it. Our Peer Support Leaders will be a listening
ear, a helping hand, and a spokesperson to get help for classmates when necessary. By their
positive words and actions, they will influence the Queenstowners around them to do what is
right. When we act with Integrity and help those around us, all of us in the Queenstown Family
will become happier too. As our very important partners at home, do support our
Queenstowners in becoming positive peers for others by encouraging them to do what is right,
and praising them for helping whenever they see anyone in need of it. We wish you a restful
and help-filled June holiday.
Onward to Success!
Ms Pearly Ng
Principal
Pearly_Ng@schools.gov.sg
6NEWS BYTES
Queenstown Primary School Parent Support Group Newsletter MAY 2021
Burger Cupcake Making
QtPSG held a creative session of making cupcakes – all in
the shape of a burger on 27th March. Baking Kits were
prepared and handed out to all 28 participants a day
before the virtual session. This helped ensure the
ingredients provided were fresh. It was a lively afternoon
of laughter, excitement and enthusiasm! We had students
of a broad range of ages joining us at this creative work. It
proved to be a constructive activity where the entire family
had fun and bonded!
“When you look at your life, the
greatest happiness is Family
早
Happiness”
Chinese Morning
- Joyce Brothers Read Returns!
The Chinese Morning Read
读
conducted by our Parent
Volunteers is back! A total of
20 Parent Volunteers came
International Friendship Day together to read for a
selected group of P2 students starting
from the month of April. They aim to help
nurture a good Chinese speaking
environment and cultivate a greater
interest for the language. Sessions were
conducted every Monday from 7.20am to
8.15am.
Coming Up This Month …
20th May:
PSG Leaders’ Meeting
15th May:
Queenstown Primary School celebrated International Friendship Hari Raya Event
Day (IFD) on the 9th April. The celebration bolstered the spirit of
care, friendship, respect, and collaboration with individuals of all 29th May – 27th June :
nationalities. School Holidays
Despite safe distancing measures, QtPSG was able to celebrate IFD with the school by having put together
a video that showcased ways students can still commemorate this day. This is made possible through the
keen participation of some students and their parents who submitted pictures of what they remembered
best about the range of cultures.
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