Horizon Primary

[MR06]

Wall of Fame for model pupils at Horizon

Matthias Chew | The Straits Times | Fri Oct 5 2012

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CHARACTER education is a big priority at Horizon Primary School, which has gone out of its way to recognise pupils who demonstrate good values.

Before the first Edusave character awards have been given out for exemplary behaviour, Horizon has moved to honour such pupils by placing their names and pictures on a wall near its canteen.

Each term, a pupil from each class, who is deemed to have practised management guru Stephen Covey's seven habits of highly effective people, is nominated for the board by their classmates. The nominations must be supported by their teachers.

Some of these habits include being proactive, and thinking about how a situation can benefit all parties.

The wall, which was conceptualised by a Primary 4 class, was built using $3,000 that the class won in a school improvement competition run by The Straits Times' primary school magazine Little Red Dot.

It will be maintained by teachers from the character and citizenship education department.

The Leader-in-Me wall was unveiled by Education Minister Heng Swee Keat yesterday, at the official opening of the school in Punggol.

Mr Heng said: \"At the Ministry of Education workplan seminar, I spoke of every student as an engaged learner. Horizon has reached beyond the horizon and spoken of every student as a leader.\"

The school seeks to inculcate Mr Covey's seven habits through songs, games and hands-on activities, said principal Ang Chin Du.

The Education Ministry introduced the Edusave character awards this year that give a cash prize to pupils with exemplary behaviour, and will roll out a new character and citizenship education syllabus from 2014.

Though just two years old, the school has become one of the most popular in the area, with 234 applicants balloting for 216 places at the Primary 1 registration this year. It now has 740 pupils, and runs classes from Primary 1 to 5.

Yesterday, Mrs Ang put the school's progress down to support from parents and the community.

\"We have a very big pool of parent volunteers who are ever ready to contribute to the school,\" she said, adding that even the video clips for the school's opening were made with the help of a parent.

[ivylian]

http://babyhiroshi.blogspot.sg/2012/10/horizon-primary-school-official-opening.html#links


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[ivylian]

http://www.horizonpri.moe.edu.sg/cos/o.x?c=/wbn/pagetree&func=view&rid=1176168

[blackyv]

Horizon@Meadows:

celwong:

Hi, mummies. Like to know more abt the horizon school:


1) the after school care provide nap time too?
2) closed at 7pm? Cause saw a boy in my son childcare finished student care at 6pm and he has to stay at the canteen to wait for parents.
3) How does higher chinese work in P1? parents opt for it?

Hi celwong,

1) Yes, they provide nap time. The students will sleep on their sleeping bags.

2) The school gate closes at 7pm, thus parents have to fetch the students by 6.55pm. The old arrangement was that the centre's teacher will bring the students to the canteen at 6pm. This is where they would wait for parents accompanied by their teachers of course. However, since last month, they no longer wait for parents at the canteen but stay put in class to wait for parents.

3) I am not Chinese and not able to help on this

how much is the after school care charge?... any subsidise?..

[yyt47]

oooh...just received the forms, orientation letters & book list/uniform purchase info for my gal going to P1 next yr...


Any parents with kid in P1 Inquirer next yr?

[virgoinvenus]

i am so excited yet nervous too... i also received the package, my boy is in P1 Discoverer...

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[WTS]

yyt47:

oooh...just received the forms, orientation letters & book list/uniform purchase info for my gal going to P1 next yr...


Any parents with kid in P1 Inquirer next yr?

Hi yyt47, my gal is in Inquirer.

[Brendangela]

My boy is in P1 Thinker

[yyt47]

WTS:

yyt47:

oooh...just received the forms, orientation letters & book list/uniform purchase info for my gal going to P1 next yr...


Any parents with kid in P1 Inquirer next yr?

Hi yyt47, my gal is in Inquirer.

WTS, glad to know you..our kids will be classmates.

Nice meeting all ....am getting excited for the orientation next wk...

[phtthp]

noticed that in your 2013 P1 Boolist -

Maths Textbook, Workbook(s) (\"Targeting Maths\" series) from Star Publishing, not the usual \"My Pals Are here\".

http://www.popular.com.sg/textbook/annualordering/?rec-limit=limit+0%2C+4&ao-school=HORIZON+PRIMARY+SCHOOL&ao-level=Primary+1