Field trip at Pulau Ubin

A field trip to Pulau Ubin was conducted for the Secondary 4 students on the 11 January 2008.







The objectives of this field trip are:
1. To expose students to the rich biodiversity in Pulau Ubin
2. To experience first hand the land constrain that Singapore has.
3. To empower students to make a contribution to the preservation of Pulau Ubin.

For example, this unique house called House No 1 was built by a Scot and has the only functional fireplace in Singapore. Yet it was nearly demolished in 2001 for land reclamation.

There are many unique species of plants in Pulau Ubin. For example, students discovered from a botanist engaged for this field trip,that nectar could be found on the veins of the sea hibiscus.


Some of us who like to eat ice kacang would often ask for more atap chee. This is the fruit from which atap chee is obtained.


Students had to climbed a seven-story high tower in order to examine the canopy of the rain forest.









The climb was fun and students were rewarded with the opportunity to come face to face with an emergent tree at the top of the tower.

The students also learn how a rubber tree is tapped.

Bridging Programme

We welcome and congratulate the sec 4 Normal students who have qualified for Secondary 5.













In order to prepare the students adequately for the tougher sec 5 O level examination syllabus, a ten weeks bridging programme has been developed and implemented for the students














Different pedagogies will be used to suit the learning style of the students without compromising on their ability to perform in the examination.
















The teachers in the humanities department have assessed the learning styles of these students and have adapted their classroom methods to best fit each student's learning style.














Most of them have kinesthetic learning style, in which learning takes place by the student when they are actually carrying out a physical activity, rather than listening to a lecture or merely watching a demonstration.



Students with this predominant learning style are natural discovery learners; they have realizations through doing, as opposed to having thought first before initiating action

2008 --- A New Begining

2008 brings about several changes in the Humanities Department.













First of all our Head of Department, Mrs. Selva has been promoted to be the Vice principal of our school. We are glad for her promotion but sad that she will no longer be around to guide us. We will miss her.





Meanwhile Ms Faridah has going for her Professional Development Leaves for ten weeks. She will be studying at risk students and see how best she can contribute to the department in this area when she returns.










We welcome a new teacher Ms Audrey Kok. She has been teaching geography in a junior college for and has decided to continue her contribution in a secondary school environment. Her experiences in the junior collage will help students in producing quality grades.


Mrs. David is our adjunct teacher who brings a wealth of experiences to the department.










The department is doing an Action Research project exploring the possibility of infusing the school CARE values into Inquiry Based Learning. The teachers will be presenting their finding at the 2008 Teacher's Conference in May.