Suicide games and signs of distress: what parents should do?

Dear Parents ,

You may have heard or seen trending on social media, an online game called the Blue Whale and a Netflix TV show called ‘13 Reasons Why’. The content related to self-harm or suicide that has been circulating is worrying as it may influence our children negatively on suicide being a viable and even glamorous way to deal with their problems.  

While we cannot fully protect our children from being exposed to such viral content, parents and schools do play an important role in teaching them how to be more discerning and minimise the negative effects of exposure to such content. 

We would like to share 2 articles published on Schoolbag.sg (click here (1) and click here (2)) to encourage parents to have an open conversation with their children about their struggles, including pointers on watching out for signs of anxiety and distress.

Please feel free to share the articles with other parents.

Have a good weekend ahead.

Best regards,

Engagement and Research Division

Communications and Engagement Group • Fax: +65 6775 3061

Ministry of Education • 1 North Buona Vista Drive, Singapore 138675 • http://www.moe.gov.sg

Integrity the Foundation • People our Focus • Learning our Passion • Excellence our Pursuit

Poly Education at NYP

This seminar will consist of:

·        A talk on Poly Education at NYP.

·        A talk on the Early Admission Exercise

·        Buffet brunch

·        Break-out sessions with staff from all 7 NYP Schools plus Admissions and Student Care & Guidance (this is a great opportunity to talk to the staff who will be reading the 600-character write-ups and conducting the interviews during EAE).

·        Tours of NYP’s facilities in all 7 Schools.

Click on Poster to Register Today!

The following is a compilation of a few of the Poly Early Admission Exercise (EAE) Seminar for Parents who are interested to find out more about polytechnic education..

• Singapore Polytechnic Parents’ Forum June 2017

Date:                   Saturday, 3 June 2017

Time:                   9.30am – 12.30pm

Venue:                Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre (SPCC)

Link:                    http://www.sp.edu.sg/pforum/

• Nanyang Polytechnic EAE Parents’ Seminar

Date:                  22 May 2017 (Sat) 

Time:                 8:30am to 2pm
Venue:               Block A, Central

Link:                  http://www.nyp.edu.sg/eae/event-info.html

• Republic Polytechnic Parents’ Talk on EAE

Date:                  21 June 2017 (Wed)

Time:                 6pm to 9pm

Venue:               LT W2

Link:                 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/parents-talk-june-2017-registration-31276509883?aff=erelexpmlt

• Temasek Polytechnic Parental Guidance Seminar 

Date:                 17 June 2017 (Sat)

Time:                8:45am to 1pm

Venue:              Temasek Convention Centre 

Link:                 http://www.tp.edu.sg/events/Parental-Guidance-Seminar-2017

Dear Parents,

Singapore Polytechnic (SP) is organising a forum for parents/guardians who are interested to find out more about polytechnic education, Early Admissions Exercise (EAE), career choices and further education pathways for their child/ward.

Singapore Polytechnic Parents’ Forum June 2017

Date:                   Saturday, 3 June 2017

Time:                   9.30am – 12.30pm

Venue:                Singapore Polytechnic Convention Centre (SPCC)

Should there be any queries, please feel free to contact:

Michelle Tay | michelle_tay@sp.edu.sg | 67721617

Eleen Lim | eleen_lim@sp.edu.sg | 68706121

Thank you.

http://www.sp.edu.sg/pforum/

NEW TOWN CROSS COUNTRY 2017

NEW TOWN CROSS COUNTRY 2017

PROGRAM  ON 13 APRIL 2017 @ West Coast Park 

Join us for a fun-filled day!

TIME	EVENT SEGMENT
0745 -0800	WELCOME SPEECH & PHOTO BOOTH CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENTS
0800 – 0830	ZUMBA WARM UP
0835 – 1100	CROSS COUNTRY FLAG OFF & PHOTO BOOTH CONTEST
1115 – 1145	CAPTAIN’S BALL SPECIAL MATCH  - PARENT VS TEACHER
1200 – 1230	CROSS COUNTRY PRIZE PRESENTATION
	PHOTO BOOTH PRIZE WINNERS
	CAPTAIN’S BALL SPECIAL MATCH WINNERS
	THE END

ZUMBA SEGMENT FOR ALL

 Zumba Warm up Dance will be lead by qualified instructors: Arin * Annie * Juan  * Kat  * Regina

PHOTO BOOTH FOR STUDENTS & TEACHERS

Dress up to be the 

Most Creative 

Most Funny 

Most Extraordinary 

to win attractive prizes!

 

CAPTAIN’S BALL MATCH

 6 Parents vs 6 Teachers 

First group to achieve  20 points wins attractive prizes!

Sign up Now!

SNACK TABLE 

   

Thank you for your support!!

Parenting Seminar 2017

Seats Are Limited, Register Now to Avoid Disappointment!

Guest of Honour: Ms Low Yen Ling

Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry Of Education

& Ministry of Trade and Industry

The seminar will focus on Parenting Skills in the 21st Century as well as to help our Children to develop an Active Interest in Learning and Appreciating the Chinese Language.

我们的孩子在未来的 10 年、2 0 年，将面对颠覆性科技的冲击，非常肯定的，他们在学习上、生活上、职场上，必须接受种种的挑战。身为家长、老师的我们，是不是应该在适当的时候，放手让孩子去探索新知，去提升创造能力 ?

新加坡华文教育学会与校长学会联办这个座谈会，目的是让专家学者给您提供意见和看法，同时让你有机会跟与会者在小组讨论时交换经验。那就即刻报名吧！座谈会的详情如下：

日期 Date: 15 April 2017, Saturday [ 2 0 1 7 年 4 月 1 5 日（星期六） ]

地点 Venue: HDB Hub Convention Centre [ 大巴窑建屋发展局总部会议心 ]

时间 Time: 8.00am to 1.00pm [ 上午 8 时至中午 1 时正 ]

截止日期 Closing Date: 10 April 2017, Monday [ 2 0 1 7 年 4 月 1 0 日（星期一） ]

收费 Fee: Early Bird Fee (From 1 March to 26 March 2017)

S$25 (single) S$40 (per couple)

3 月 1 日至 3 月 2 6 日（优惠期）单人：新币 25 元 夫妇：新币 40 元

Standard Fee (From 27 March to 10 April 2017)

S$50 (single) S$80 (per couple)

3 月 2 7 日至 4 月 1 0 日

单人：新币 50 元 夫妇：新币 80 元

All fees are subject to 7% GST 所有收费需另付 7％的消费税

报名方式 Registration: Click here to register for the Parenting Seminar 2017

                      其他信息   Registration is on a first-come-first served basis. No refunds          Other Information: will be made for cancellations or in the case of absentees.

The Organisers accept replacements for registered

               participants who are unable to attend for whatever reasons.

来跟我们的专家学习!

Come & Learn from the Experts during the Seminar!

Dr Soh Kay Cheng 苏启祯博士	Ms Diana Ser 徐秀盈小姐	Dr Rau Meng-Shye 饶梦霞博士
(Speaking in English)	(Speaking in English)	(Speaking in Mandarin)
我国知名教育心理	我国知名媒体人 / 主持人谈	台湾心理咨询
学家谈 “ 如何帮助	“ 如何在家里营造一个学习	家，毕业于美国
孩子把华文学得更	华文华语的环境 ”	爱荷华大学谈
好 ”		“ 活力家庭 成功
		人生 ”

出于同情而帮助蝶蛹破茧的人，其实不明白蝶蛹得历经艰辛，才能变得强壮 … … 同样的，我们是否也因为出于好意，急于保护学生（孩子）免于遭受失败和挫折，而导致他们失去学习和建立韧性的机会？

教育部长黄志明

“The man, out of kindness and eagerness to help, had not understood the hard work that the butterfly had to go through to strengthen itself. But by intervening to help, he actually prevented Nature’s way of strengthening the butterfly and its wings.

In a similar way, are we, out of our best intentions, preventing our students from going through setbacks and failures and in the process, learn and build resilience?”

Mr Ng Chee Meng, Minister for Education (Schools)

联合主办单位

Jointly Organized by

For more information, please contact: Mr Tay at 96641400 (询问电话)

2nd PSG Meeting

Details for the 2nd PSG Meeting are follows:

Date: 30 March 2017
Time: 0630pm - 0830pm
Venue: School Library

Agenda:
0630pm - Registration.
0700pm - Briefing by HOD PE/CCA (CCA LEAPS Grading System).
0720pm -  HOD Student Welfare (Counselling and Enrichment Programme).
0740pm - PSG meeting on upcoming activities and events.

0830pm - AOB.

Attire : Casual & Office Attire. No shorts or slippers

Light refreshments will be served.

If you are interested to attend, kindly Click here