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Swiss2013, A Great School: We Think, Care and Lead with PRIDE

Semester 1 2012



Achievements of Ex-Swiss Students - Congratulations to our ex-Swiss

students for their excellent academic performance:

Pioneer Junior College (batch of 2009)

Name General Paper

Project Work

Mother Tongue

Content Subjects

Grade

Chong Yun Peng

A

B

B

H2 Mathematics H2 Chemistry H2 Physics H2 Economics

A A A A

Ker Hin Ho

C

C

B

H2 Mathematics H2 Chemistry H2 Physics H2 Economics

A A A A

Elene Choy Ning Ling

C

B

A

H2 Mathematics H2 Chemistry H2 Economics

A A A

Jessica Thor Eng Hsia

A

B

B

H2 Mathematics H2 Chemistry H2 Economics

A A A

Yun Peng was also presented with PJC‟s Special Mention (Science) Award.

Anglo-Chinese Junior College (batch of 2009)

Name Number of distinctions

Tai Kah Hong 7

Hnin Hnin Oo 7

Nur Atiqah Bte Johan 6

Reynard Tan Xiang Yi 6

Choo Hao Ren Lyndon 5

Genesis Toh Shih Ian 5

Chong Zhi Xian 4

Lee Rong Hao 3

Jurong Junior College (batch of 2009)

Mohammed Faisal B Abdur Raheem scored 5 Distinctions at the 2011 GCE “A” Level examinations.

Republic Polytechnic

Awards for excellent performance: 1) Cai Bi Yuan (batch of 2009) – Gold Medal Award, Diploma with Merit and 3 Module Awards 2) Teo Wen Jie (batch of 2008) – Diploma with Merit

Singapore Polytechnic Elizabeth Lim Yan Yun (batch of 2008) was awarded the Design School Prize, Diploma with Merit, in her course of study in Creative Media Design.

St Andrew’s Junior College Noor Zawanah Bte Sainuddin was awarded Jacob Ballas Scholars at the 2011 GCE “A” Level examinations.



Mathematics Challenge 2012

A team of 4 students participated in the Secondary Mathematics Challenge organized by National Junior College in April. Of the 12 schools which participated, Swiss Cottage achieved a merit for our efforts. Our representatives were: Krisna Yurista (3E1), Jonathan San (3E4), Lu Yuan Yuan (4E2) and Chinta Pradhyumna (4E4).

Frank Cooper Sands Award – Honours Pennant 2012

Congratulations to our Swiss Scouts who attained the Frank Cooper Sands Award (FCSA) – Honours Pennant 2012. This award is bestowed on units which have consecutively achieved the GOLD category of FCSA for five years from the year of 2007 to 2011.The teachers guiding the Scouts this year are: Mr Desmond Zhong, Ms Hon Shuzhen, Mr Wilson Wee and Mdm Toh Hui Jing.

Drama Club Showcase at Jurong Regional Library

On 22 February the Swiss Drama club donned their versatile acting masks at the Jurong Regional Library and enthralled the audience at their Customer Appreciation Event. The students worked hard to ensure the name of Swiss Cottage was well projected to the audience. Although it was their first public performance, the Swiss Drama Club received accolades from all present and was invited to other Library branches for similar events. The Drama Club would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to the department and especially our Principal, Mr Liu Earnler for his support and encouragement. Many thanks to the teachers who trained them - Ms Nuraini Ithnin, Ms Herina Roslin & Mr Surodeep Mukherjee.

Rubik’s Cube Competition

Six students represented Swiss in the Singapore Rubik's Cube Competition on 18 February 2012. We are pleased to announce that Muhammad Za'im and Tan Wei Ying emerged as the top 16 finalists. Muhammad Za'im (3E2), Tan Wei Ying (4E4) and Amirul Adli (4E3) took part in the Team Category while Dominique Lau Zheng Tao (4E2), Liu Yiwen (3E4) and Dean Mak Di Yuan (1E5) participated in the Individual Category.



Journey: A Cluster W2 Art Exhibition

The inaugural West 2 Cluster Art Exhibition, Journey, 10 – 18 March 2012, launched by Mr Sng Chern Wei, Zonal Director Schools West and chaired by Swiss Cottage Secondary School was held at the Jurong Regional Library. Journey showcased the works of our students as curated by teachers from Swiss Cottage Sec, Bukit Batok Sec, Hillgrove Sec, Dunearn Sec, Yusof Ishak Sec and Pioneer JC. Journey aimed to connect us in our way of thinking, making our thought processes explicit so that we can publish, share and weave more meaningful relationships from learning about the past to creating the present and also anticipating the future.

National Geography Challenge 2012

On 31 March 2012, the National Geography Challenge 2012, jointly organized by the NUS Department of Geography and the NUS Geographical Society, came to a conclusion after an exciting 2 month journey. The prestigious competition, which saw 94 schools participating, consisted of various components which tested contestants‟ geographical concepts and skills, as well as team camaraderie and creativity.

This year‟s competition theme was “Sketching our Urban Jungle”. Our Swiss Team (V. Janani, Tan Hui

Tsien, Mohd Ridzuan and Krisna Yurista from Class 3E1) did the school proud by emerging as one of the top 30 teams and Top 3 Schools award in the team round. Bravo!

NPCC Annual Parade 2012

Swiss NPCC was awarded our 4th consecutive Gold award for Unit Overall Proficiency Award for 2011. The award gave seven of this year‟s Sec 3 cadets a chance to participate in the NPCC Annual Parade as part of the Guard-of-Honor contingent. This year‟s parade was a special one as our cadets got to do Feu De Joie - a 3-volley rifle salute with their M-16 rifles. Swiss NPCC unit would like to thank our teachers-in-charge, Mr Hoon Yeng Wei, Mr Lim Jun Li, Mr Jason Seow and Mr Koo Hong Kee for their guidance and time in our pursuit of holistic development.



Robofest 2012 Robofest 2012 was held by the Singapore Science Centre and Rulang Primary School. Among the schools participating were Bukit Panjang Government High, Chua Chu Kang Secondary, an Indonesian school and others. Our students did us proud by winning the following awards: 1st place for Best Performing Robot : The students are Jimmy Aung Phyei Phyo (2E1), Tan Jia Yue (1E2) and Kang Yi Da (2E3).Best Judge‟s Award : The students are Tan Peng Sheng (1E1), Lynette Lim Yu You (1E4) and Jeong Yunah (1E3). The participants for team event are: Kerwin Koh (1E4), Wu Yu Fan (1E4) and James Angelo Domingo Caasi (1E3).

ISD Mobile Exhibition

A Mobile Exhibition was put up by the Internal Security Department (ISD) on Terrorism/Communal Extremism as part of our International Friendship Day celebrations. This Mobile Exhibition was an exciting one as not only did they display informative panels but they brought in real artefacts pertaining to Terrorism. It was a very good opportunity for our students to learn more about Terrorism/Communal Extremism and what steps Singapore is taking to combat it. The exhibition was held on from 10 April to 12 April at LT3.

ITE Inter College East Robotics Challenge

The following Science and Technology students participated in the Inter-School Robotics Challenge organised by ITE on 8th Feb. We achieved 2nd Runner Up in Line Tracking and Merit in the Obstacles Avoidance category.

For the Line Tracking Category, the participants are Darren Teo (2E1), Kelvin Choo (2E2), Kang Yi Da (2E3) and Konathala Bhuvanneswara Sri Satya Ranjit (2E5).For the Obstacles Avoidance Category, the participants are Javier Seh (4E2), Loh Zhen Ann (4E5), Elvin Lim Wei Zhong (3E2) and Yue Han(2E5).

49th

Speech Day

30 March 2012 was a very busy day for students and staff. It was the 49th Prize Presentation Day, the most prestigious day for us as we recognise and salute those deserving students who have made themselves and parents proud by achieving excellence in academics and CCA. The Guest of Honour this year was Jamie Lee, Executive Director of Trybe Limited. Many parents and siblings of our prize winners came to celebrate this memorable day.



Brand’s Sudoku Challenge

For the fourth year running, Nanyang JC Mathematics Department collaborated with Cerebos Pacific Pte Ltd to organize the Brands-NYJC Sodoku Challenge 2012. This event involved over 15 schools, with a total number of 149 students participating in this challenge. The challenge was for each participants to complete a set of 3 Sudoku puzzles individually within a time frame of 40 minutes. Swiss won 5th position in the individual category and 3rd position in the group category. Individual category: 5th position - Lim Hui Qi (4E4). 6th position - Lim Kang Ming (4E4) and 40th position - Adrian Khoo (3E4). Team category: 3rd position - Goh Zhen Hui Dave (4E4), Lim Hui Qi (4E4), Lim Kang Ming (4E4), Zhu Jiamin (4E4) and Jia Yiting (4E4). Participation: Abdul Hady (3E4), Kwan Wai Hin (3E4), Adrian Khoo (3E4), Tan Gui Song(3E4) and Darren Ng Teng How(3E4).

NTU National Cashflow Competition 2012

16 of our students represented our school to participate in the National Cashflow Competition 2012 organized by NTU Investment Interactive Club on 25 March. Three of them went into the finals round and they are Quek Ding Xun Darren (1E3), Tan Wei Ying (4E2) and Tiew Chin Shen (4E2). The participating students are: Chan Shi Yuan Galvin (1E1), Loo Guan Yee (1E1), Ong Min Xian (1E3), Quek Ding Xun Darren (1E3), Eugene Ng Qi Chong (1E3), Timothy Bay Wei Siang (1E3), Maeen Mohammad Sarwar (1E3), Chua Min Hong (1E3), Eric Yeo Huai Bing (3T1), Lee Chuan (3T1), Lee Wei Han (3T1), Shazwan Ridzwan B Shamsul (3T1), Viswanath Venkat Amogh (4E2), Tan Wei Ying (4E2), Tiew Chin Shen (4E2) and Yeow Bao Rong Aaron (4E2).

Swiss Winds at 45

th World War II

Memorial Service

Every year, Singapore commemorates the fall of Singapore in World War II. This year, the 45th Memorial Service was held on Wed 15 Feb. Dr Yaacob Ibrahim, Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts was Guest of Honour and our Swiss Winds was there as the band-in-attendance.

Swiss Chinese Orchestra Night

It‟s such a pleasure to affirm the excellence and the Dare to Try of the Swiss Chinese Orchestra night on Fri 3 Feb 12! It was Dare to Try in the sense that many pieces were non-traditional; the themes were un-usual (a pirate flag? coordinated black-framed spectacles?) What was particularly notable was that Ms Lim Lay Har, our SH/MTL, drummed her heart out. The audience felt truly satisfied at the end of the evening, after several encores.

We are sure the sell-out crowd was an affirmation of the CO students‟ ability and hard work. It was truly inspiring and touching for many of them to hear from their teachers that they did a good job and were proud of them. Once again, BIG Thank you to all teachers and students for being a big part of the Swiss Orchestral Night.



WeComms Sec1 English Drama Enrichment

The English Department is pleased to announce that we have successfully completed the WeComm English Drama Enrichment 2012 course for our Sec1 cohort which lasted from February to April 2012. This year we have chosen to work with the professional agency, Drama’Arts. Having met the requirements, our Sec1 students have received certificates to acknowledge their completion of the workshop. Some of the students were even awarded certificates for the Best Actor, the Best Actress and the Best Groups for the respective sessions. The workshop has harnessed the potential of drama for personal expression. It has provided our Sec1 students with the experiences in which an individual‟s intellect, emotions, imagination and the body were involved and developed through expression, performance, observation and reflection. The experienced instructors of this programme have complemented the efforts of our Sec1 English teachers to improve the students‟ oral communication skills and self-confidence. At the end of their series of six workshop sessions, the students have all gathered to showcase their know-how and competence in performing the short literary play “Lord of the Flies” in LT1.

- Prepared by June Lim for the EL Department (May2012)

“I really admire how professional my instructor was in handling his students and giving us the feel of what being a real actor would be like and how much work it takes to become a convincing actor.

I remembered enjoying the acting during practice sessions… In fact, I think the biggest take-away from this programme for me was building my self-confidence. I have learned to face a crowd without fear. Through this programme I have actually managed to discover new things about myself. For example, I discovered at the end of the workshop that my fear of public speaking was gone. In addition, I have also taken a slight interest in drama, which I never had thought of before.

My friends and I learned that drama was not about the script but about bringing the script to life and expressing ourselves not only through words but through our tone of voice and body language. And that was really fun!”

Chen Xue Wen of 1E3



SJAB Zone 4 First Aid Competition

On 24 March 2012, our students participated in the Annual SJAB Zone 4 First Aid Competition which was held at Paya Lebar Methodist Girl‟s School. The table below lists their achievements during the competition. These achievements were a result of their hard work since last year. Our Nursing Adult and Nursing Cadet teams will be representing the Zone for the National First Aid Competition in July 2012.

Team Category – Nursing Adult: Awarded Overall Champion, Best in Home Nursing. The participants are:Nurul Ain (3N1) – Leader, Lim Qian Yu Kylie (3E3), S Hema D/O Viganeshwari (3E5) and Koh Qianyu (2E3).

Team Category – Nursing Cadet: Awarded Overall Champion, Best Leader and Best in Home Nursing. The participants are :Archana Satheesh (2E3) – Leader, Dian Syu‟aa (2N1), Eidar Min Min Thet (2E2), Nurul Asyiqin Sabrina (2N2) and Sarah Foo Xin Min (2E5). Team Category: Ambulance Adult: Awarded 1st Runner Up. The participants are: Muhammad Hanis (4N2) – Leader, Muhammad Syakir (4E3), Eddy Lee Zheng Jie (3E4) and Nur Muhammad Faiz (3N2).

Milo Youth Triathlon

About 1,300 youths between the ages of nine and 19, from 204 schools, took part in this year‟s Milo Youth Triathlon. Participants had to swim a distance ranging from 100m to 300m, cycle (3-9km) and run (0.8-2.4km) to earn a medal for completing the event. More then 50 Swiss students participated in this event.

Alumni Career Fair Every year, as part of our Career Guidance efforts, our Alumni speak to our graduating students about their professions. This year, Mr Foo Tian Ong (Class of 1975) spoke on investment banking, Mr William Loh (Class of 1975) spoke on advertising and media relations, and Dr Liem Sian Yang (Class of 1995) spoke about advertising and medical profession. The students said, ''They were very informative, so it'll benefit those that aspire to take up these professions, and also very motivating - giving us advice that really helps". We would like to express our thanks to our three inspiring speakers.

CIP = Values in Action (VIA) and KidsREAD

On 25 May 2012, the Minister for Education, Mr Heng Swee Keat, announced the reframing of the Community Involvement Programme (CIP) as “” Values in Action” (VIA) to give greater focus to students acquiring values. With the renaming, Minister said that he would like to see young people reflecting on the values (eg, respect, care and responsibility) involved while engaging in community projects. He added: "It is not just talking about respect, care or responsibility. It is only through action that our students learn how those values are actualised, how those values are put into action." Speaking of actualising values, this is what our Swiss students have learnt in volunteering for *kidsREAD programme for the past year.



kidsREAD is a nationwide reading programme officially launched on 23 April 2004. It is a collaborative effort by the National Library Board (NLB) together with the People’s Association (PA) and five selfhelp groups to promote the love of reading and cultivate good reading habits among all young Singaporeans, in particular children from low-income families. The target audience of kidsREAD is children between the ages of 4 and 8, regardless of race or religion. Volunteers read aloud stories to children to inculcate good reading habits from young and help them discover the joy of reading. Training in basic storytelling skills and planning for a reading session as well as guidebooks to aid the volunteers in their role are provided. The main aim for volunteers is to get the children interested in reading, that it is fun and useful.

Jinger 4T1: I enjoy going for kidsREAD as I can be a

storyteller for once! I also enjoy playing games with

them.

Choon Zin 4E3: I think it was a different way of serving

CIP because we usually attend more to elderly. However I

do like this cip more as I like children and I find it happy

and heart warming to see kids smile when they liked what

they were doing. I did reading aloud once and found it

less stressful than reading in front of people of my age

or older. I believe this cip has brought me joy and made

me more caring and tolerant towards little children.

California 3N2: I feel that KidsRead is indeed a very

enjoyable session and every part of the session is very

memorable. The kids are very adorable and it is really

interesting to be able to read a book in front of the

younger ones. Also it helps us to be more confident.

Jia xin 3N2: I feel that after attending many sessions

of kidsREAD, I am able to interact well with the kids. I

have become more confident after reading stories to

them. I do enjoy doing activities with the children too.

It’s really a memorable and awesome programme!!

Esther 3N2: Personally, I feel this is a very meaningful

activity. I have become more confident and I really enjoy

interacting with all the kids!

Priya 3E1: I didn’t know interacting with kids could

be that fun! Whenever I walked out of that room,

knowing that the kids are happy because of our

presence I feel like I have accomplished something

great. No matter how tired I am, I will always make

an effort to attend KidsRead.

Sihui 3E1 : Personally I feel happy that being with

the kids make me happy, When I see the innocent

and pure smiles on their faces, I feel simple. Their

smiles take away some of my stress, even just for a

short while. Being with them is indeed an enjoyable

and pleasant memory.

Cassa 3E1: Personally I feel happy and glad that

at least I am able to help the kids and bring in a

little excitement and happiness into their lives. I

had fun interacting with kids of different

character. Not only did I see the smiles on their

faces, mine came naturally too. Although I will

feel tired after every kidsREAD session, I didn’t

regret joining kidsREAD :) I love the feeling of

knowing that the smiles on their faces are

because of me.

Marcus 3E1: I feel that I can actually bring fun,

joy and laughter to not only myself but those

children. This is indeed a nice experience.

Mark 3E1: During kidsREAD session, nothing

beats the smiles these children wear when we

read stories to them. Knowing that we are

nurturing young minds and at the same time,

enjoying it. KidsREAD is truly beneficial.

Jillian 3E3: kidsREAD was a really enjoyable

time for me as it was something to look

forward to at the end of the school week.

The kids were really cute and it gave all of

us opportunities to brush up our oral as well

as organization skills.

Sharon 3N1: After going for kidsREAD, I am able to

communicate with children better and sometimes, I

feel they are not the ones learning from us, instead

it’s us learning from them.

Vino 3E5: Being Part of this CIP is very satisfying.

Getting to know the kids and putting a smile to their

faces always brightens me up. To have instilled an

interest for reading in them is very heart satisfying.

Sim YuLing 3E5: I feel very happy when I see the

kids smile and I am glad that they are having a great

time with us.

Jonathan San 3E4: At first, I thought that it would

be tough to manage all kids at once, especially with

only a few volunteers in the group, but as we stayed

resilient and planned ahead for each session, we were

then able to bring smiles to their faces. And that’s

what counts! =D



Swiss Alumni Kampong Night On 10 Feb, we had our biggest Alumni get-together in recent times. Mr RW Mosbergen and Mr D Natarajan, our Principals in the 80s and 90s, were present, as were about 70 other ex-staff. About 175 alumni also gathered to re-connect with each other and to relive fond memories. Many thanks to the Alumni Comm especially Mr Daniel Koh, Mr William Loh (class of 1980 and 1975) and to our own colleagues Mr Lim Yiu Tian, Mr Damian Tan, Ms Lim Lay Har and many many others for making the evening a smashing success. Swiss: UNITE! Looking ahead: we will be organising a visit back

to the old Dunearn Road campus, likely at the end of this year. Look out for that event and join us! Swiss Alumni is constantly to add to its members. If you are keen to join Swiss Alumni, you can log on to our school website and register your particulars.

Father@School 2nd Anniversary Celebrations Fathers@School celebrated its 2nd Anniversary on Saturday 21st April 2012, at Paya Lebar Methodist Girls Sch. Mr Amit, Mr Thiru & I from SCSS PSG attended for the event - Promoting Active Involvement, Impacting Children's Lives. About 250 participants for the event, well it‟s not about Father and why not mom; it‟s about Family. These events are open to mom. Since the Launch in November 20009, the movement has focused its effort on getting fathers to ACT – that is to be AWARE of the importance of their role as husbands and fathers, to COMMIT to their role, and spend TIME with their children, acquire Tools to be effective fathers, and bring Transformation to the lives of their family members as well as others. Guest of Honour - Mr Hawazi Daipi, presented certificates of appointment to the 1st batch of Fathers@School Ambassadors‟. He later shared a quote from one of the Primary School Principal as saying; “Because there is Dads for Life, there is Life for Mum”. There was a talk by Adrienne Burgess, Joint CEO of Fatherhood Institute, UK - raising future-ready children: The Difference a Dad Makes. The speech pointed out that a fathers‟ greater involvement in routine childcare is associated with children‟s higher school grades (Hoffma & Youngblade, 1999). Sometimes it‟s not about doing special things but it‟s about doing our daily routine; like walking kids to school. Included was also a launch and screening of The Little Star, a 20 minutes short film by Jack Neo. The film was about, how far one would you go to accept and love a child who may be difficult to love? This is a heartwarming tale of a father‟s struggle to provide for his “problem” son single-handedly. From a heart that is turned away from, and against, his own son, a father experiences a „change of heart‟ after a chance encounter with a young gangster. He begins to relate with his son differently by entering his world. To his amazement, he discovers a son he never knew, and the joy and fulfillment of Fatherhood… Through the video presentation, a girl from St Hilda Sec School shared how her father has to spend a lot of time with her family since she lost her mom at a very young age. Her wish though, maybe her father to spend time with friends. There is an interesting quote that says," A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty." This quote resonates with all of us involved in the Dads for Life movement. It speaks of the relational purity and simplicity that we hope in all father-child relationships. We want all fathers to have a great influence in their children‟s lives... for life - Mr Richard Seow, Chairman Fathers Action Network.

Written by: Mr Ramani Bin Kusen, Secretary, Swiss Parents Support Group



Upcoming Activities 2012 Term 2 & 3

Quarterly Parents Gathering Fri 6 Jul 6.30 pm – 9.00 pm PSG participation at Swiss Cross Country Fri 13 Jul Breakfast with Principal Fri 20 Jul 7.00 am – 8.00 am We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to our 2011 PSG Exco Committee: Mdm Gigija (Chairperson), Mr Thirunavukkarasu (Secretary) and Mdm Adeline Seow (Asst Secretary) for their contributions, leadership and support in making the Swiss PSG a success. We fully appreciate the collaborative efforts of all the team members.

2012 Swiss PSG EXCO (wef July 2012)

No Name Appointment Photo E-Mail

1 Mr Ho Kin Kee Chairperson

[email protected]

2 Mdm Tamil Arasi Vice Chairman [email protected]

3 Mr Ramani Bin Kusen Secretary

[email protected]

4 Mrs Joy Quek Asst Secretary

[email protected]

5 Mdm Priscilla Leow Treasurer [email protected]

6 Mr Vikash Raj Event Co-ordinator

[email protected]

7 Mdm Sharon Tan Event Co-

ordinator

[email protected]

8 Mr Amit Kumar Garg Event Co-

ordinator

[email protected]

9 Mr Chiu Boon Yong Event Co-

ordinator

[email protected]

10 Mdm Loh Soh Cheng Sec 2 Co-

ordinator [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]





Achievements of Ex-Swiss Students

Congratulations to our ex-Swiss students for their excellent performances: Lee Kuan Yew All-Round Excellence Award

On 16 Aug, Tan Cheng Keat (Sec 5N2) received the Lee

Kuan Yew All-Round Excellence (LKY ARE) award. He

joins the ranks of Oon Yee Jing (4E6 2008), who

received the award in 2009. We are also proud that

Doreen See (4T1 2011) was a finalist this year for the

Award. May Swiss see many more LKY ARE Awardees

in the coming years. Congratulations to Cheng Keat!

Cheng Keat FTs are Mr Damian Tan and Mr Zairee Bin

Sallai.

National Colours Award Wilson Ang, from Sec 5N1, was awarded with the National Colours Award from Ms Liew Wei Li, Director of Student Development Curriculum Division. May we in Swiss continue in our tireless efforts to groom more students in the sporting achievements and inspire them to excel. Wilson’s FTs are Mr Daniel and Ms Tsao Su O.

MOE Teaching Award Our former Swiss student, Loh Yi Zhen Dianne (Sec 4E5, 2009) did us proud when she was conferred with the MOE Teaching Award. Her FTs were Ms Wu Xiao Yuan and Mr Jason Seow.

Yishun Junior College Guo Zi Yong ( Sec 4E2, 2009) scored distinctions H2 Economics, H2 Literature in English and Project, Bs in H2 Mathematics, H1 History and General Paper. He achieved a total of 84.0 ‘A’ level points out of a possible 90. He enrolled in YJC with an L1R5 aggregate of 19, attained at the GCE ‘O’ Level Examination. Zi Yong’s FTs were Ms Yeo Koon Koon and Mrs Sng Gaik Tuan. Another ex-student Chen Ziliang (Sec 4E6, 2009) scored distinctions - H2 in Chemistry and Project Work, B in the General Paper, (Cs in H2 Mathematics), H2 in Biology and H1 for Economics. He achieved a total of 75.75 ‘A’ Level points. He enrolled in YJC with an aggregate of 16. Ziling’s FTs were Mdm Tan Pui San and Mdm Zainab Banu

Oct 2012



Anderson Junior College We are also proud of our former Swiss student, Lee Loon Rong (Sec 4E2, 2009) who scored 5 Distinctions at the 2011 GCE “A” Level examination. Loon Rong’s FTs were Ms Yeo Koon Koon and Mrs Sng Gaik Tuan.

SINDA Excellence Awards ( Scholarship) We are proud to share with you that our ex-student Mohammed Faisal B Abdur Raheem (4E3, 2009) was awarded the SINDA Excellence Awards(Scholarship). Faisal’s Form Teachers were Mr Timothy Tan and Ms Susan Lim.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic Three of our former students received awards for their good performance:

1) Goh Xue Li (Sec 4E5, 2008) – Diploma with Merit and Certificate in Advanced Computing Mathematics. Xue Li’s FT was Ms Chew Ting Ching.

2) Lim Han (Sec 5N1, 2008) – Diploma with Merit and Certificate in Advanced Computing Mathematics. Lim Han’s FT was Mr Sharizan Bin Salim.

3) Jonathan He Renyi (Sec 4E1, 2008) – Diploma with Merit. Jonathan’s FT was Ms Ng Poh Keow.

NUS High School Diploma Congratulations to our ex-Swiss student Tan Zi Hao Eugene (2E5 2008) who has done us proud awarded the NUS High School Diploma. The Form Teacher was Mdm Tee Lay Kean.

Singapore Mathematical Olympiad (SMO) Competition This year the event was held on 31 July. A total of 78 Swiss students participated in the Junior category and there were 4 - Silver, 5 - Bronze and 15 honourable mention. For the senior category, a total of 47 Swiss students participated and there were 1 - Gold, 4 - Bronze and 2 honourable mention. In the Junior category, the students with Silver awards were: Quek Ming Yi 2E4, Oh Wei Shan 2E3, Chong Yi An 1E1 and Ong Jia Hui 1E5. The bronze awardees were: Toh Wei Jie, Eugene 1E2, Toe Jia Yun 1E3, Muhamad Firman B Noor Azman 1E4 and Ng Yong Chuan 2E1. And in the Senior category, we have one Gold awardee – Liu Yiwen 3E4, and five Bronze awardees: Huang Yujie 3E4, Jeslyn Lee Xin Yi 4E2, Aung Pyei Phyo 2E1, Dong Wei En 3E5 and Yang Yang 3E5.

National Junior Robotics Competition (NJRC) The NJRC is one of the major robotics competitions, held at the national level. Our school sent eight teams and they competed in the Presentation and the Challenge categories. The former consisted of a three-minute presentation on the year's given theme (Robolympians: Sports Science and Technology), while the latter, was tested on their skills in building, programming, problem-solving and strategy-making. We are proud to announce that in the Challenge category, five of the eight teams made it to the Grand Finals (top 40 of 213 teams). More significantly, one team emerged champion for the Presentation category. Many thanks to our teachers behind these achievements. They are, Mr Darren Tan, Ms Melody Bay and Mdm Povan. Let us keep our Swiss flag flying high!



Girl Guides The theme for this year’s West Division Day was “We can save the planet”. The girls were educated on various ways of recycling and conserving resources through the competitions. 3 of our Girl Guides came in Second Place in the Musical Instrument competition where they were required to make use of recyclable items to create musical instruments. They are Vinodhini Devi (3E5), Sharon Low (3N1) and Tan Jia Xin (3N2).

All Sec Math Competition Normal Course On 12 July 2012, our school participated in the All Secondary Mathematics Competition for Normal Course Students and we are proud to announce that 7 out of the 12 students have won awards in the various categories.

INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

V Gaanesh Naidu I T1 Ranked 16th

in Lower Secondary Normal Technical

category

Tan Gui Shan 2T1 Ranked 18th

in Lower Secondary Normal Technical

category

Xu Tong Chern David 2N1 Ranked 17th

in Lower Secondary Normal Academy

category

Lee Chuan 3T1 Ranked 4th

in Upper Secondary Normal Technical

category

Eric Yeo 3T1 Ranked 19th

in Upper Secondary Normal Technical

category

TEAM CATEGORY

3RD

Place

Lower Secondary

Normal category

Tan Gui Shan 2T1, Tran Christina Jupri 2T1, V Gaanesh Naidu

1T1

5th

Place

Upper Secondary

Technical Team category

Eric Yeo 3T1, Lee Chuan 3T1, Shazwan Ridzwan B Shamsul

3T1

Founder’s Man Award – Boys’ Brigade On 7 July, 4 of our Boys from the Boys' Brigade were awarded the Founder's Man Award. They were: SSG Bertrand Ang (4N1), SSG Reuben Gerard (4N1), SSG Chan Weici (4E3) and SSG Tan Ren Tak (4E4). Well done to all those who helped, Mr Samuel Lim, Mr Goh Weibin, Mr Gabriel Cheong, Mr Koh Joon Teck and all Primers and volunteers!



Four Girls with BIG Hearts Swiss being a school, which gives commendation and

recognition to student who excels in studies, co-curricular

activities and conduct, we also recognise students with

outstanding participation and contribution in community

project.

Team GAIA was a true example of Swiss students who went beyond the call of duty to serve and give back to the community. This team of 4 girls who were inspired by their seniors’ previous Citi-YMCA Youth For Causes project to raise funds and awareness of the Singapore Environment Council. The team sold Garbage Enzymes (a chemical-free dishwashing liquid) and stationery at markets and street sales.

The Team won the Best Volunteer Management Award after 6 months of toil and sweat. The panel of judges were impressed with their retention and recognition of volunteers as well as the methods they used to motivate them. GAIA motivated the volunteers by giving talks and candies. The team also held an awards ceremony where the volunteers were given awards like Most Hardworking Volunteer, Most Eloquent Volunteer and Most Selfless Volunteer, to appreciate the hard work their volunteers put in. Team GAIA had inspired more than 120 volunteers and reached out to an estimated 10,000 members of the public. They also raised $6,091.85 for their cause.

These 4 girls were given a cash prize of $1000 by Citibank. Instead of spending the money on themselves, these big-hearted and gracious girls shared their gift by giving the volunteers a treat at the Swensen’s and the remaining money was donated to Special Olympics Singapore (SOS) in June 2012.

This is an extract of the email from SOS: Greetings from Special Olympics Singapore! I have received the donation of $780 in cash, on behalf of my organization, with thanks and gratitude, from your 4 students: Ms Shea Ang, Ms Claudia Ng, Ms Zhang Hao Ran and Ms Wendy Liu. Please send our regards and appreciation to the 4 of them for their generosity to donate their prize money to us.

Let us continue to embrace the spirit of giving and strive to make a difference each day!

Fathers’ & Grandparents’ Day @

HKNDCC* Elderly of HKNDCC celebrated Fathers’ & Grandparents’ Day on 18th

June 2012. Students of the Chinese Orchestra and Malay Dance Club

had the opportunity to perform and interact with the elderly during the

lunch session. It is greatly commendable that these students took the

initiative to meet on their own and practiced for extra hours. The elderly

had enjoyed the two performances which were put forth with love and

sincerity.

HKNDCC*= Hong Kah North Day Care Centre



Swiss K-pop Stars – Swiss Chinese Dance

With the Dare to Try spirit, Frieda Goh (3E3) from Chinese Dance and her team of Chinese Dancers participated in K-pop Dance Battle organised by Teenage Magazine. This

team of 9 (Swiss SNSD) dancers named themselves the Euphorix. They entered the Rookie Category and battled all the way to the top 6 teams that entered the finals, held on 8 September 2012 at Bugis. If you have missed the competition, don’t worry. Just log on to YouTube and type in “Euphorix” and you can view their performance. Congratulations to all the Dancers, and thanks to all schoolmates and teachers who cheered them on all these months. Swiss forever!

SINO-SIN Student Exchange 2012 Swiss hosted the 1st part of the SINO-SIN Student Exchange 2012 from 17 Jul - 1 Aug.The delegation from Xiamen No. 1 High School thoroughly enjoyed their visit and expressed their gratitude for the Swiss hospitality shown to them. They were here for almost 2 weeks and we are really proud of how much our own students have grown in youthful vibrancy and confidence through the interaction with the foreign visitors. We extend our thanks to Mr Arthur Ngoh (Singapore team leader), teacher Mr Hoon Yeng Wei and teacher Mr Lim Junli. Our students will go over to Xiamen in November for the second part of the Student Exchange.

Shanghai Twinning The delegates from our twinning schools Shanghai No.1 High School and Jian Ping High School concluded their visit to our school and returned to Shanghai in late July. The delegates enjoyed their visit and expressed their gratitude for the opportunity to visit and learn about Swiss. They were also very touched by the hospitality extended to them (both staff and students). Many of the Shanghai students stepped forward to offer to host our students in our reciprocal visit at the end of the year. Thanks to the teachers in charge: Mr Darren Tan, Mdm Xu Yiping, Ms Xinping and Ms Hon Shuzhen and all the staff who had contributed in one way or another to make the visit a smooth and successful one.



Swiss Flames to Hangzhou Our Mission

To enhance badminton skills of students through training with students from China

To experience overseas values in action (VIA) program and learn how to care for others

To expose students to a different culture and lifestyle in Hangzhou

During the June holidays, 3-9 June, 19 Swiss Flamers together with 2 teachers embarked on a journey to Hangzhou in China. This 7D6N trip was indeed an awesome experience for all. The Sec 3 Flamers were appointed to be the leaders of our VIA programme. The Sec 3 student leaders met regularly to brainstorm, discuss and prepare materials to teach simple English words to the local students through games and English songs. All of us, including teachers, had a lot of fun, laughter and joy on our OVIA day at a village primary school – Hope Project School in Lingan where we delivered our VIA project. In addition, we visited places such as the Qinghefang Street, Dragon Well Plantation, West Lake and the Oriental Pearl TV Tower at Shanghai. Through all the interaction, students were given the opportunity to understand the China culture better. Some students’ reflections were: Esther Sim (1E4) 1) Teamwork!! I learnt that we have to work together for a successful project. Teaching little children is not easy at all. 2) When playing badminton, no matter who the opponent is, we should always play our best. 3) The most enjoyable and memorable experience is our VIA day. It is awesome! I am impressed that the Primary 3 students are so talented and can do so much. Ng Ming Jia Janelle (2E2) 1) I learnt how to work faster and spent my training time wisely instead of slacking and not practising. Practice makes perfect! Continue to practice to perfect my badminton strokes. I learnt many strokes that I can improve on, like how to net the shuttle in many ways and most important is to lob the shuttle to the baseline. 2) I should improve in my Mandarin to communicate in Chinese language more effectively. We should also have faith and believe that we can make our VIA programme successful in which we did! Aleena Ting Qing Yi (3N1) 1) I learnt how to net the shuttle and make it spin when it crosses the net. Although it is not easy and I failed a few times, I managed to learn how to “perfect” the stroke”. 2) I learnt that in lobbing, smashing and dropping the ball, our hand should be straight and bring it all the way down. 3) Most importantly, I learnt that it is not about winning the game every time but to learn and find out our own mistakes and weaknesses when we lose the game. 4) I enjoyed the VIA programme a lot and the children were very happy with the programme we planned for them. The teachers-in-charge were Mr Gan Chin Kai, Miss Ng Poh Keow and Mdm Ong Siew Khim.



West Zone Floorball Tournament We are particularly proud to have organised the first ever West Zone floorball tournament. A notable fact was that it was largely student-organised. Participating schools were: Hua Yi Sec, Jurong Sec, Regent Sec, Assumption English, River Valley High, Hillgrove Sec, Fajar Sec, Swiss Cottage Sec. The picture shows Fajar Sec, posing at our foyer. Well done everyone, good job for Playing Safe, Playing Fair and Playing Hard! Mr Shashi and Mdm Sitti Aishah were the teachers in charge. Here are the four students who led in the organisation: Nadiah (3E1), Jia Jun (3E5), Rashida (2N1) and Hafiz (2E1). To the four of you, Great Job! Who knows: you may one day help run the Olympics!

International Competitions and Assessments (ICAS) 117 of Swiss students participated in the 2012 International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS) - Mathematics, we are proud to know 4 of our students received 4 High Distinction, 32 received Distinction and 53 Credit certificates. The High Distinction awardees are: Bae Jong Gang 1E3, Ong Min Xian 1E3, Jason Lim Sing Chen 2E1 and Lim Kang Ming 4E4.

Swiss Annual Cheerleading Competition Swiss held our annual Cheerleading competition during a weekly assembly session. After the competition, Mr Shashi, HOD/PE, gathered everyone and shared with them the true spirit of competition - that it is about doing our best and always trying harder and smarter. Good job participants! Swiss is a Character-First school, and we are proud of it!

Happy 47th

Birthday Singapore Swiss Cottage' whole-school tribute to Singapore was carried out by staff and students forming the Singapore flag, with the Chinese character for people ('ren2') on top. The two lines of Uniformed Groups (UG) students extending outwards, at top left and top right, and also a line extending upwards from the centre represented 'Loving

Spore, Our Home'. Swiss students took great pride in taking part in our National Day parade celebrations. They practised their drills and movements rigorously for many weeks. To all 6 UG groups – NPCC (Guard of Honour contingent), BB, Girl Guides, NCC, Scouts and SJAB, – good job on perfecting your drills. We are thankful to everyone for a meaningful and memorable National Day celebration as we worked together as a family and making the Swiss Home an even closer and warmer one despite the HFMD. Indeed being as ONE, we can OVERCOME. Many thanks to Mdm Serene Tang and the Citizenship Committee for organising the celebrations.



Teachers’ Day 2012 This year we started off our celebrations with ACES Day (All Children Exercising Simultaneously) using the aerobics routine designed by Sec 3N1. After the national anthem and pledge-taking, the celebrations continued and it was really one of the most memorable and fun days for our Swiss teachers. The theme “Happy OURS” was adopted. The Staff Welfare Committee held a Teachers’ Day Lunch in LT3 where Departments put up many talented and inspiring items. Quotes from teachers:

- The superb transformation of LT3 overnight.

- The COMPANY was great and the organisers were the BEST for pulling it off so well.

- Really felt at ease for being able to celebrate in our "home ground" Thank you for making this possible for us.

- A big thanks to SWC for all your hard work in putting together a warm and cosy Lunch session for us. I really felt at home, so at ease!

- I have enjoyed all performances too, some were simply hilarious...and I know I will remember this Teachers' Day Lunch for quite a while.

- I have enjoyed myself performing with the SAMBA brothers and sisters, I bet you had a great day too!

- Thank you SWC once again, your little gesture of ensuring that each of us walk away with a gift voucher is very much appreciated too. Teachers’ Day was co-organised by Mr Timothy Tan, Ms Zoe Pow, Ms Xi Ning and Mr Daniel and the Staff welfare Committee.

Alumni Career Fair We want Swiss students to graduate World Ready, Work Ready. To this end, Career Talks are held annually. On 18 July, we held our second one this year, where 3 Alumni shared their stories. Present for this session were: Dr Melvin Zhang, Software Developer, Hoiio Pte Ltd (Class of 1997); Capt Huang Wen Yao, Combat Engineer, SAF (Class of 1999); Ms Jenny Koh, Group COO/Executive Director of Matsushita Greatwall (Class of 1980). The

4th is Mr William Loh, class of 1975, who chaired the session. We would like to express our thanks to our four inspiring speakers.

Visiting the MOE Heritage Centre Swiss staff never stop learning. Here they are, visiting the MOE Heritage Centre (the former New Town Primary School), to learn about the progress of education in Singapore from colonial times to present day. From L: Mdm June, Ms Annie Tan, Mrs Sng, Mdm Jayati, Mr Jason Seow, Mr Wee, Mr Giam and Mr Darren Tan. The gentleman with the moustache is Mr Shah, a Docent with the Centre.

Swiss Got Talents Another tribute to the boundless energies of Swiss staff. Here, we see five teachers who won the soccer competition, proudly showing off their medals to the school during the morning assembly. From left: Mr Shashi, Mr Damian, Mr Teng, Mr Darren and Mr Daniel.



Night Study 2012 - Collaboration Between Swiss Alumni and Parents Support Group (PSG)

This is the 3rd year that we are organising the Food Nights, short for "Food-Exam-Nights". Thankfully, it does get easier with practice. We have a strong, vibrant support from parents of students from all levels in the school, as well as funding & manpower support from the Parents-Support-Group. We also have teachers and staff who went beyond their call of duty and stayed back late. Our heartfelt appreciation and “Thank You” to all those who contributed their time and effort. The initial idea behind Food Nights is to fill the stomachs of graduating students who are studying late in school. It serves to save their precious time and motivate them by providing warm and nutritious dinner each night, for 3 weeks, before their final exams. We hope that these students may experience the spirit of giving, and pass it on as they grow up into thoughtful leaders in the future. In the past months, there has been an increase in the alumni getting reconnected with the school and coming forward to pledge donations. Moving on, we hope to have more members of the alumni returning to participate in the monthly alumni meeting, so that we can have fresh and interesting new ideas to contribute back to the School.” Written by Ms Ruyan Lee, Class of 1996

It’s been 2 years that PSG has helped to support SCSS, Alumni in the food night. Parents volunteer every night to serve the food to the students while they prepare for their night study. It’s been a great pleasure for PSG to have been part of this food night. It is definitely a joyful moment to see the students appreciate the food and it in turn gives them extra time to concentrate on their studies instead of rushing out to nearby food court to buy their food. The parents support also makes it a special moment for the students as it forms a bonding and gives parents a sense of well being to see their kids putting in the hard work to prepare for the big day. Some parents also sponsor additional items, other than funds like fruits and vitamin drinks which the students appreciate. Hope the students appreciate these precious moments and grow to become good citizens and loving leaders of the future to learn the need to what it means to give a little back to society after their graduation. A special salute to all the Alumina members, teachers, school administrators, all parents who helped make this a memorable event. I wish the students all the best for the upcoming exams which makes their parents proud. “The question is not about the volume of what you do; the willingness with which you breathe, and walk and live, that makes you a volunteer.” – Sadhguru Written by Mdm Tamin, PSG Vice Chairman



PSG Family Night

On Fri 6 Jul, about 40 parents and children enjoyed a sumptuous dinner hosted by the PSG. This quarterly get-together is meant to give parents the opportunity to get to know other parents. Do join in the next event scheduled on Thurs 25 Oct. For more details, kindly contact Quek Joy (PSG Asst Secretary) through email [email protected] or visit the SCSS PSG Facebook page.

DadsforLife Dragon Boating

Dragon Boating on Sat 23 Jun – about 30 students and their parents enjoyed themselves dragon boating at Pandan Reservoir. This year's outing was one of the most memorable and fun events for our Swiss parents, especially for the Dads.

Upcoming PSG Activities 2012 Term 4 – DO JOIN US!

(1) Family Gathering Night - Fri 25 Oct at School LT1 6.30 pm – 9.00 pm Contact person : PSG Asst Secretary, Ms Joy Quek. email: [email protected]

(2) Family Fun Bowling Day - Sat 10 Nov at The Chevrons (Jurong) 9.30 am – 1.30 pm Contact person: PSG Event Coordinator, Mr Chiu Boon Yong. email: [email protected]

(3) Sec 1 Registration Day - Dec 2012 at School Hall

Contact person : PSG Chairman – Mr KK Ho. email: [email protected]



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