Entertainment andEnrichment
(Storytelling) - September
In themonth of September, the storyteller from Books
Actuallycamedown toour inpatientwardatCCF@NUH
to conduct storytelling session for our children. They
even brought along props such as standing boards
and cardboards of the story characters. The storyteller
went bedbybed to tell thestory toeachchild, andeach
of them were so engrossed with the story and at the
same time fascinatedby the cardboardsandprops that
really helped the children to “see” the character in the
story. Throughout the session, some of them even talk
about what their imagination of the characters and the
story. Overall, it was a very engaging and fun session
for the kids!
HOSPITALEVENTS
Deepavali Celebration@
NUH –October
In celebration of Deepavali, we conducted a Rangoli
craft for the children in the playroom and in the
inpatient ward. Although our children are of different
nationalities,but theywereall fascinatedby thebeautiful
combinations of colourswhen filling in the colors of the
Rangoli. Theyhad funpouring theglitter and the colour
and when we put together all the Rangolis that they
made, the colourful and rainbow-liked circular plates
instantly brighten up the playroom! At the end of the
session, we also invite the children to enjoy an Indian
danceperformanceput upby thedancer,AnjumBharti.
The flow of music and dance rhythm captivated the
attention of the children and had the children swaying
and clapping along.
Let’sCelebrate (Children’sDay
MagicShow) - October
The Magic show is here again on Children’s Day.
Children’s all-time favourite performance! The funny
babymagician brought hismagic show to the inpatient
ward. This time round he added some close upmagic
tricks that really fascinated thechildrenas it issomething
that they have never seen before back in their country.
Thewholemagic showwas filledwith the kids’ laughter
and cheers. As usual, the magician ended the magic
show with the children’s favourite balloon sculpturing.
Only this time, each child got more than 1!As they had
so many designs that they like, they kept asking for
more. Theparentswereall very satisfiedwith the show
aswell, as it was a fresh experience for them.
Entertainment andEnrichment
(PizzaBakingSession) -September
One of our children’s favourite activity is baking!
And so in September, we conducted pizza baking
sessionwith the kids in the playroom. As it is their first
time baking a pizza from scratch, the children were
all already seated excitedly even before the baker
arrives. The children were not the only ones who
enjoyed the baking, the caregivers also participated
enthusiastically throughout the session. They were
sharingandenquiring from thebakersabout the recipe
while the children kneaded and decorated their pizzas
with their favorites toppings. Some of the caregivers
even took out a pen and notepad to jot down the steps
and recipes.At the end of the session, the parents and
children took photos of the end products and brought
them home to share with their families.
Primary6Values InAction (VIA)Project - Fun(D) Fair
As part of our annual project on Compassion (one of our core
values), Entrepreneur Day was held on 23 August 2016 at
Bishan Community Club. Our theme this year was “ADay in
Storyland” where we immersed into the storyland of Alice in
Wonderland, SnowWhite and theSevenDwarfs, Jack and the
Beanstalk, ThreeLittlePigs, Hansel andGretel, andGoldilocks
and theThreeBears.
This is our eighth year into this entrepreneurshipproject where
our K2 children learnt teamwork andmath concepts onmoney.
They were given the opportunity to learn and practise their
social skills toowhenmeetingandhandlingdifferent customers
as they were put in-charge of craft, food and game stalls with
the help of teachers and parent volunteers.
Annually our Primary 6 cohort organises a fundraising
activity known as Fun (D) Fair to foster the spirit of ‘Sharing
Is Caring’ among the pupils . The event helps to raise fund
forChildren’sCancerFoundation (CCF). It isagoodplatform
for pupils to exemplify our school’s core value “Willingness
to Lead and Serve” and our school motto “Service Before
Self”. We are also glad that our pupils embrace the values
of empathy, kindness and graciousness, and grow up to be
socially responsible individuals.
OurPrimary6cohort,with theguidanceof their teachers,also
underwent aseriesof lessons togainabetter understanding
of childhood cancer. Through these lessons, our pupils
becamemore aware of how cancer affects one’s life. They
were also introduced to the works of CCF. We focused on
sharing the meanings and values behind the community
project. Someof our students teareduponhearing storiesof
cancer patientsand thatmotivated them to sharewith fellow
schoolmatesonways tohelpcancerpatients.On theFun(D)
Fair Day, therewere different stalls put up by the Primary 6
pupils, twoCCAgroups, our Parents’ Support Group (PSG)
and somePrimary 4 pupils. Our pupils came upwithmany
ideas, to tie inwith the special themeand createawareness
of the cause.
Thisyear,wesuccessfully raised$10,000, withall proceeds
from the Fun(D) Fair going directly to CCF. We are happy
andglad that for thepast few years, our school hadadopted
CCF as the sole beneficiary of our fundraising projects. We
arehappy tobeable tosupportCCF in itsmission to improve
the quality of life of children with cancer and their families
through enhancing their emotional, social andmedical well-
being. We believe through this collaboration, our pupils will
learn to be more gracious and compassionate to those in
need. We believe every little effort counts and together we
canmakea difference in the lives of childrenwith cancer.
Contributed by Madam Zhang Fang Fang, Mayflower
PrimarySchool
Children from all levels played a part too by making and
creating crafts of the chosen stories by the 4 centres: BE-
Thomson Blk144, 181, 197 and 197. There were different
games related to the story characters that reinforced moral
values. Many supportive parents also contributed many food
items and volunteered their time on this day.
This isalsoagoodopportunity to instill thevalueof compassion
andcaring for the less fortunate friendsaschildrenandparents
are aware that all the proceeds from the event will be donated
to the Children’s Cancer Foundation. A big thank you to all
children and parents for joining us in this memorable learning
journey that was filled with fun for a good cause! It remains
our belief that “No one can do everything but everyone can do
something”.
ContributedbyMsCathy Tan, PCFBishan
Entrepreneur Day2016–
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