School Leaders' Message 2021
Warmest greetings from Canberra Primary!
2020 was a
challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, yet the Canberra Primary family has
risen not only to overcome the challenges but also to innovate to scale to new
heights. Anchoring on the theme, Advocate of Learning (Staff) and Champ
of Learning (Students), we set out to take learning to a different
dimension, helping every student to achieve his/her potential and giving
him/her wings to soar, and confidently face new challenges.
Our 2020 Primary
Six graduands have brought much joy to all of us. They performed well in last
year’s Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE). We attained one of our best
achievements in the PSLE, based on quality and quantity results. We are proud
that more than 99% of our students have graduated and moved on to secondary
schools. We wish them the best in their endeavours and look forward to them
demonstrating the Canberra spirit as they soar!
Despite the
challenges brought about by the pandemic last year, our students exhibited the
iCREST values to be self-driven in pursuit of excellence. Our committed staff,
supported by our school programmes, engaged our students to be self-directed
learners. As a result, the students were able to deepen their learning by
harnessing technology and Student Learning Space (SLS). We would like to thank
our staff for their unwavering commitment in developing our students holistically
and to the parents for the tremendous support given.
Moving on into
2021, we are glad to welcome Mr Shah Jahan Bin Mohamed Iqbal, who has joined
the Canberra Primary family with effect from 15 December 2020 as
Vice-Principal. At the same time, we thank our former Vice-Principal, Mr Kumar
Palaiyan, for his dedication and leadership, and wish him all the very best.
The change in
Vice-Principals is part of an ongoing process of leadership growth to support
Canberra Primary as it progresses to the next level. Mr Wong has retired and we
are delighted that he has rejoined the Education Service to lead Canberra
Primary to be a leading learning organization that inspires and is valued
globally. We will continue to enhance our Canberra Experience Plus learning for
every Canberrian, premising on our 2021 theme:
Be Well, Do Well.
The theme is a
dynamic state for us to take ownership of our holistic health: physical,
intellectual, emotional and social. After which, we will extend the care to
others and to pursue excellence in all our actions. This theme is apt as it encompasses
our commitment to making our school a safe and conducive learning place and for
us to extend our care and contribution to the school, nation and global
community. As part of these efforts to be well and do well, we have
strengthened our Applied Learning Programme (ALP) and Learning for Life
Programme (LLP).
For our ALP,
‘Start Young Start It Right – Curating My Learning’, we will provide
students with a more connected learning
experience, enhanced by the integration of ICT using the Personal Learning
Devices in authentic settings and by creating varied learning experiences, such
as coding that enables computational
thinking for problem solving. With respect to our LLP, ‘Immersing in Canberra
Experience through Musical Theatre Education’, we will be looking into
developing a musical focusing on Singapore pride and sustainability, having
completed a trilogy of musicals from 2013 to 2017. The development of the
musical will provide Canberra Primary opportunity to forge partnership with
other organizations / schools and students to collaborate with other learners,
leveraging on technology, to be confident learners, active contributors and
concerned citizens.
In addition to
our distinctive programmes, we have extended the interest-based tracks at the
Primary 3 level to Primary 4 level. We received good feedback from staff,
students and parents when we pioneered the programme at Primary 3 in 2020.
Based on their interests in aesthetics, sports, languages or reasoning, our
Primary 3 and 4 students will have opportunities to explore differentiated
learning experiences. Our students will not only develop confidence and skills
they need to succeed in life, they will also acquire the competencies needed to
be future-ready learners. Their talents will also blossom as we support them to
foster joy and curiosity as they pursue lifelong learning.
As we forge
ahead this year, we will work closely with our stakeholders and partners to
provide rich and meaningful experiences that promote splendour and fulfilment
in learning.
We wish everyone a fruitful 2021!
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MR SHAH JAHAN B MOHAMED
IQBAL |
MR SAM WONG POO MUN |
MS HO STEPHANIE LOUISE |