Ngee Ann Primary School

PARENT SUPPORT GROUP (PSG)

"Education is a joint responsibility, a shared adventure. To achieve full results, we need to change mindsets of teachers, students, parents and the community. Close collaboration between school, home and community will be essential."

- President Nathan (The Straits Times, October 5, 1999)

The Ngee Ann Primary School’s Parent Support Group (PSG) was formed in the year 1999 with just 30 members. Over the years, the PSG membership has grown to well over 150 as in Jun 2006.

Objectives

To strengthen home-school collaboration and partnership
To establish a shared vision and goals with parents
To help pupils achieve the Desired Outcome of Education
To promote parental involvement in the school programmes
To provide opportunities for networking among parents

Committee Members

School Advisor	-	Mrs Pawa Mong Jee (Vice-Principal)
School Coordinator	-	Mdm Kartini Hamid (Teacher)

Chairperson	-	Mrs Jane Koe
Vice Chairperson	-	Mrs Linda Tan


Executive Members	-	Mdm Ho Siew Fay	-	Mrs K Narulla
	-	Mdm Fedira Kusrini	-	Mrs Shirley Ng
	-	Mr Eric Lam	-	Mdm Josephine Quek
	-	Mdm Mariam Lim	-	Mdm Annie Tan
	-	Mrs Grace Manocha	-	Mdm P Veerama

Area of Participation

Event/Programme	Date	Level of Participation
Get-Together Sessions	End of Each Term	All members are invited for Get-Together and “Makan” sessions which are organised on a termly basis.
Teachers’ Day Dinner	30 Aug 2007	Committee members attended the Teachers’ Day Dinner at Marina Mandarin hosted by Ngee Ann Kongsi.
Sports Day	27 Jul 2007	Members took part in a novelty item as well as rendered logistic support to the event.
PSG Committee Members Dialogue with Principal	05 Aug 2007	Committee members attended the session and raised issues and concerns as well as to give constructive feedback to the school leaders.
Founders’ Day 2006	30 Mar 2006	Active and committed members were invited to the Founders’ Day Dinner held in the school hall and were presented the Certificate of Appreciation from Mr Richard Lee, Chairman of Ngee Ann Kongsi Education Committee.
Meet the Principal Session 2006	18 Feb 2006	Members attended the session during which the principal shared the school vision and goals and clarified new educational policies that are of interest to the parents. Members also took the opportunity to raise issues and concerns as well as to give constructive feedback to the school.
Chinese New Year Celebration 2006	27 Jan 2006	A member performed a Mandarin poem recital entitled “数来宝“during the concert. Members also set up and manned several stalls which at the Parade Square for the mini carnival. They taught pupils about the Chinese poems, proverbs and Chinese New Year’s tradition and customs.

Area of Contribution

Event/Programme	Frequency	Level of Contribution
Reading Programme	Daily	Members listen to pupils' reading on a one-to-one basis so as to enhance pupils' confidence and ability in oral reading.
Learning Support Programme (LSP)	Daily	Members serve as “Reading Mums and Dads” to the pupils who have reading difficulty.
Co-Curricular Activities	Weekly	Members provide the logistic support and supervise pupils in Chinese Orchestra Guzheng Ensemble
Traffic Control	Daily	Members station at the traffic junctions/ school gates and car park drop off point to ensure road safety of our pupils.
Silent Reading before Flag Raising	Daily	Members assist in the supervision of pupils.
School Library	Daily	Members assist in manning the school library and make recommendation of books to the pupils.
Computer Laboratories	Daily	Members supervise and guide pupils on the use of computers and E-learning programmes.
School Canteen	Weekly	Members check on the food sold in the canteen to ensure that the vendors keep the hygiene and health standard.
Field Trips and Excursions	As and when necessary	Members assist the teachers in supervising and guiding the pupils.
Enrichment Programmes / Workshops	Ac-hoc basis	Members provide professional expertise by conducting enrichment programmes for pupils and workshops for parents.
Project Work	Ac-hoc basis	Members provide logistics support to the pupils during the project work presentation.
Racial Harmony Day	Annually	Members decorated and manned the various stations featuring traditional games at the Parade Square for the mini carnival.
Teachers’ Day Celebration	Annually	Members work with pupils to put up items for the concert.
Mid-Autumn Festival Carnival	Annually	Members set up and manned the various booths for traditional Chinese handcrafts and food.
Children’s Day Celebration	Annually	Members put up items for the concert.
P5 Jumble Sale	Annually	Members set up a stall for sale of items contributed by the parents and the PSG members. Fund raised from the sale was channeled to help the needy students in the school.
Old Text Book & School Uniform Recycling Project	Annually	Members collected used text books from existing pupils and gave them away to needy pupils in the school.

Contact Information

Parents who are interested in joining the Parent Support Group, please download the Application Form and return it to the school or e-mail the PSG Chairperson, Mrs Jane Koe (koejane@hotmail.com).

SITEMAP

344, Marine Terrace Singapore 449149 Tel: 64418677 Fax: 6441741

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