St. Gabriel's Secondary School

Labor Omnia Vincit

 

24 Serangoon Avenue 1 Singapore 556140.  Tel: 6288 9470 (Office)   Telefax: 6289 8615

 

 

From the Principal’s Desk 2008/02

 

25 March 2008

 

Dear Parents/Guardians,                                                    

 

At the start of Term Two 2008 we trust that the year is turning out to be a pleasant and fruitful one and that you have had a blessed Easter.

 

We urge both parents/guardians and students to peruse this edition of ‘From the Principal’s Desk’ very carefully. This document is also made available on the school website for easy referral.     

 

 

1                  GCE ‘O’ Level Results

 

In the GCE ‘0’ Level Examinations of 2007 our Secondary 4 Express and Secondary 5 Normal (Academic) students again did us proud. We have achieved value-added results for 4 Express stream with L1B5 = 15.3 (Expected 4E L1B5 = 19.1).  For Sec 5NA stream, L1B4 achieved is 21.6, also exceeding the expected L1B4 of 22.6.

                                                                                                         

For our Secondary 4 Express results, subjects with the percentage of distinctions higher than the National Average include English Language, Malay Language, Combined Humanities, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Science (Physics/Chemistry), Design & Technology, Art and Principles of Accounts.

 

For our Secondary 5 Normal (Academic) results, subjects with the percentage of distinctions higher than the National Average include English Language, Malay Language, Combined Humanities, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics and Science (Physics/Chemistry)

 

 

2                  Day Off in Lieu of Good Results: 9th April

 

In order to encourage this year’s ‘O’ and ‘N’ Level cohorts to achieve as well as or better than their 2007 brothers in their national examinations, we have been given Ministry approval to declare a day’s school holiday on Wednesday 9 April 2008. There will be no classes that day.

 

 

3                  55th Annual Speech and Prizegiving  Day: 19th April

 

Our annual Speech Day, where we present the academic and CCA awards for the year of 2007, will be held in the school hall on the afternoon of Saturday 19th April. Selected students from the Secondary 2 cohort will be representing the school and contingents from the Uniformed Groups will be on parade. In addition we will be featuring musical items from our Gold Award winning Band and Vocal Ensemble, as well as the newly-formed Guitar Ensemble.

 

The Guest of Honour will be Brigadier General Lowrence Chua, Commander, 2nd People’s Defence Force Command, MINDEF, and an alumnist of St Gabriel’s. 

 

 

4                  Some of our Achievements so far in 2008

                  

S/N

 

Events/Competitions

Achievements

1.                     

NCC (Air)

Gold Award (2007)

2.                     

NCC (Land)

Silver Award (2007)

3.                     

NPCC

Silver Award (2007)

4.                     

Red Cross

Gold Award 

(Community Service 2008)

5.                     

Floorball ‘C’ Division

3rd National (2008)

6.                     

Soccer ‘B’ Division

3rd South Zone (2008)

 

 

5                  List of  Activities and Events in Term 2

           

S/N

Activities/Holidays

Class[es] /

Level / Stream

Date/Time

1.                   

Service Learning: Project SMILE

Sec 3 Classes (60 selected  students)

Mar 17 – Apr 17 / Mondays  (Group 1) & Thursdays (Group 2)

Apr 21 (Group 1) & Apr 24 (Group 2)

2.                   

Good Friday (Public Holiday)

-

Mar 21

3.                   

Singapore Cancer Foundation Flag Day

Sec 4E

Mar 22

4.                   

CIP- Visit to Ju Eng Home

4E2

Mar 24

5.                   

Sec 4N(A), Sec 2,3,4N(T) PIE

(Parent Information Evening)

 

Mar 28

7.00 – 9.00pm

6.                   

NAPFA Testing

-

Apr 01 – Jun 30

7.                   

CIP- Visit to Ju Eng Home

4E4

Apr 07

8.                   

School Holiday in lieu of good 2007 GCE ‘O’ Level results

All

Apr 09

9.                   

Vocal and Guitar Ensemble Concert at Young Musicians Society Auditorium

VE and Guitar CCAs

Apr 13

2.30 – 3-30pm

4.30 – 6.00pm

10.               

CIP- Visit to Ju Eng Home

 

4E5

Apr 14

11.               

Last day of CCAs for SEM1

All

Apr 18

12.               

Speech Day Celebration

-

Apr 19

4.00 – 6.30pm

13.               

CIP- Visit to Ju Eng Home

4E6

Apr 21

14.               

SA1 CME Paper

All

Apr 23 7.55 – 8.30am.

Normal lessons resume after it.

15.               

Founder’s Day Mass/Montfort Feast Day

 

Apr 28

9.05am

16.               

SA1 – English Language

All

Apr 29

17.               

SA1 – other subjects

All

Apr 30

18.               

Labour Day (Public Holiday)

-

May 01

19.               

SA1 – rest of papers

All

May 02 – 12

Refer to School Exam Timetable

20.               

Marking Day

(Students need not report to school)

May 13

21.               

EL  Preliminary Oral Exams

4N(A), 4N(T)

May 17

7.45am – 11am

22.               

Vesak Day (Public Holiday)

-

May 19

23.               

Teacher Meet the Parent Day

 

All

except

Sec 4N(A), 4N(T)

Friday May 23

9.30am – 12.30pm

24.               

School Holidays

-

May 25 – Jun 22

25.               

GCE ‘O’ Level MT Examination

Sec 4E/5N

May 26

26.               

Red Cross Camp

Red Cross CCA

May 26 - 28

27.               

Flag Day and Sales Events  for Friends of Disabled Society

Sec 3 NYAA, Sec1 RME

May 31

 

Term Two Enrichment Programmes

 

 

Programme

Class [es] /

Level / Stream

Dates /Times

1.                   

D&T Enrichment L5

Sec 5N(A)

5N1: Mar 18

5N2: Mar 19

2.