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2016

CHARACTER EDUSAVE AWARD

(ECHA)

2016 CHARACTER EDUSAVE AWARD (ECHA) MOE has introduced a new Edusave Character Award (ECHA) to enable

schools to recognise students who demonstrate exemplary character and

outstanding personal qualities through their behaviour and actions. The

award also supports our school’s continuing efforts in nurturing students of

good values and character, who are active contributors and concerned

citizens.

OBJECTIVES:

(a) To signal the emphasis MOE places on character and

values, on par with academic achievements.

(b) To recognise outstanding students who are exemplary in character,

and who can be a role model to inspire others.

2016 CHARACTER EDUSAVE AWARD (ECHA)

CRITERIA FOR NOMINATION 1) The nominee must be a Singaporean.

2) The nominee must, on a consistent basis, demonstrate the

following:

a) School Values: Honour God, School and Nation, Respect ,

Compassion, Teamwork, Integrity and Passion For Learning

b) Conduct Grade must be Very Good or Excellent

c) Level of civic responsibility - students initiating actions

to address school /community issues to improve the lives of

others

d) Resilience - students who have persevered

despite difficult circumstances (e.g. financial problems,

family problems, health issues etc.), and have achieved

commendable results in academic and/or non-academic

domains.

2016 CHARACTER EDUSAVE AWARD (ECHA) SELECTION PROCESS:

a) NOMINATION STAGE:

By fellow students, teachers or any other stakeholders who interact with

the students.

b) SHORTLISTING STAGE:

• Panel includes:

• Year Heads / Level Managers / Form and Co-Form Teachers/ level

teachers/ CCA teachers

• HOD- Character and Citizenship

c) ENDORSEMENT STAGE:

Panel includes:

Principal

Vice-Principals

HOD and members of Pupil Management Committee

2016 CHARACTER EDUSAVE AWARD (ECHA)

FORM OF AWARD:

The ECHA awardees will receive a certificate and an

award voucher. The ECHA award quanta are as

follows, depending on the level of study:

Levels Award Quantum

Primary 1 to 3 $200

Primary 4 to 6 $350

Secondary 1 to 5, Pre-U 1 to 3 $500

ECHA Award Winner 2015

Ayden Tan Xuanwen , 3 Charity

Ayden is very helpful to both teachers and classmates. He can be trusted

to carry out any tasks given independently to the best of his ability. He is

well -mannered and polite to everyone he meets, thus he is well- liked by

all his friends and teachers.

In class, he can be seen taking the initiative to help out his partner

whenever she needs help in her work. He also takes the initiative to help

others in need without them asking.

As a prefect, he takes his prefect duties very seriously and carries them

out with pride.

When faced with difficulties in learning, Ayden does not give up easily.

He is a self-directed learner and possesses a strong resilience and

determination to understand and complete new and challenging tasks

without giving up. When his classmates around him are having trouble

with their work, he goes down to their level and tries to coach and guide

them along so that they can complete their tasks. For example, during

group work, Ayden checks in often on his group members. If any of them

faces difficulty on their part, he will stop and guide the other person

along and help them out before continuing with his own work.

Ayden demonstrates the school values and is a good role model for all

his classmates in 3 Charity .


Nur Alya Nabilah Binte Rozain, 3 Hope

Despite being the youngest in her family, Alya faces and deals with her

problems very calmly. Her mother commented that Alya is very

independent and will try to solve all her problems on her own first before

consulting others. The same nature is also displayed in school.

Alya is very self-directed in her learning and she does her best in all the

tasks that have been entrusted to her to do. She is always willing to

coach her friends in their work and she has never once complained

about having to do so. Though at times she does show some frustration,

she does not give up easily but will find ways to help her friends.

Alya is also a humble pupil and as a Citizenship Ambassador , she takes

the lead to help to keep the class and school clean and she

encourages her friends to do likewise.

Alya is very friendly and tries her very best to help her new classmates

who join the school later to adjust to the class and the school. She

makes sure she accompanies them during breaks and shows them

around the school, without being reminded by her teachers to do so.

Alya is well-liked by all her classmates and is a good role model to all

her classmates in her class.


Lee Sum Wai, 3 Joy Sum Wai has demonstrated civic responsibility on a daily basis by ensuring that his area in the classroom is neat and tidy. He tries his best to be a role model for his classmates to follow and he gives timely reminders to his friends to help to keep the class clean. At the same time, he carries out his class duties and Junior Leader’s duties with zeal and efficiency.

During the SPCA VIA project in Term 3, Sum Wai demonstrated great enthusiasm to promote the love for animals and helped to push for the fund raising event. He helped to inject fun and energy in the event and encouraged his friends to help out actively in the project. He also volunteered to help the teachers in other ways in this VIA project.

Sum Wai shows kindness to his friends and often accepts how his friends behave or react in different situations. He tries to accommodate to all his friends and will offer to help them whenever they need the help especially when his friends are absent from school. He will offer to help them catch up in their work and willingly shares his knowledge with his friends.

Sum Wai has demonstrated a lot of resilience in maintaining his academic excellence. He thrives under pressure and continues to persevere even though he needs to go through a rigorous routine of different tuition and piano classes on a weekly basis. Despite the fact that he has to undergo the pressure from both school work and external classes, he is able to juggle both well and continues to show an enthusiastic attitude towards everything that he does. He also tries his best in all his responsibilities and does not waiver whenever he faces any difficulty in his tasks. He also learns to ask for help at the appropriate moment and does his own research to help him in his learning.


Christopher Luo , 3 Kindness

Christopher is a respectful boy and displays the desire to learn. He asks relevant questions regularly so as to build on his existing knowledge. He is a pleasure to teach.

He clarifies with the teacher when in doubt. He is not afraid to try new things and always does his work with pride. He is also very cooperative and works well with his peers.

Christopher is a self-directed learner and he always asks questions when in doubt.

Christopher is a thoughtful and considerate student who offers his help readily to his classmates in need especially to the pupils who helps help in their work. He is willing to share his knowledge and resources with his peers during class activities and he displays sincerity and respect in his interaction with his peers.

As a Junior Leader, Christopher demonstrates a strong sense of responsibility and compassion. He is undeterred by setbacks and will always strive to improve on areas that he is weak in. He displays a strong desire to excel as well as the eagerness and the capacity to learn. He works well with minimal supervision during classroom lessons and will always clarify whatever doubts he has with the teacher.

Christopher is indeed a good role model for his classmates and peers.


Siti Aminah , 4 Charity

Siti exhibits the school values and she is a pupil with compassion. During the

CNY Celebration with Geylang Senior Citizens Activity Home, Siti volunteered to

perform the song items and accompany the elderly to their homes. She took

the initiative to engage the elderly in conversation too

In class , Siti also helps her friends in their work. When they are not paying

attention, she will remind them to do so.

Although Siti is relatively weak in her Mathematics, she took the initiative to

approach her Mathematics teacher for help. As a result, she managed to

make steady progress in the subject.

Siti actively works on feedback given to her by her teachers and puts in effort

to improve herself.

Siti excels and does her best in any opportunities given to her. For example, she

was selected to be one of the seven Pupil Ambassador for the

Praise@MySingapura exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum.

Despite being small in stature, Siti gives her best in her badminton CCA and is in

the school team.

Siti also represented the school to achieve 3rd placing in the nationwide My

Dream Shop competition organized for the Mother Tongue pupils.

Due to her strong sense of determination to succeed, Siti is able to excel in class

as well as in her CCA.


Oh Yu Xi, 4 Diligence

Yu Xi is a diligent and well-mannered pupil. She is a helpful and

sensible pupil who takes the initiative to remind her friends to

keep the classroom and school environment clean through role-

modelling. A compassionate leader, Yu Xi helps her friends

willingly and has also participated in the P4 Junior Prefects’ VIA

project to promote awareness to care for animals and helped

raised funds for SPCA.

Yu Xi is also a hardworking pupil who has positive attitude towards

learning. She strives to do her best in all her subjects. She is very

self-directed and can often be seen taking notes for revision. She

also tries her best to learn from the mistakes in her written work.

For example, she takes care to mark out questions that she did

not do well in so that she will know how to improve on the areas

that she is weak in. She also takes her teachers’ advice seriously

and is not afraid to ask questions to clarify her doubts.

Yu Xi is confident , mature and leads by example. She has self

discipline and confidence. She is a good role model to all her

peers and is able to influence them to do what is right.


Javier Huang Yong Qi, 4 Grace

Javier is cheerful, warm and helpful. As he is also very patient and

caring, Javier is very popular among his peers.

Javier is a compassionate pupil who demonstrates high empathy and

care for the elderly during his VIA experience. He has also received

compliments from the teacher in-charge who noted his care for his

peers during an outing.

Javier has been the shoulder buddy for a classmate with special

needs. He demonstrates a high level of compassion towards him and

understands his need. There are many times when the buddy would

have sudden outbursts in class and Javier is always at hand to help his

buddy to calm down. He is very patient as he takes the time to explain

to his buddy what is expected of him in his work and behaviour as he

is able to recognise that his partner needs additional care and

concern. He has never once complained about his buddy nor even

requested for a change in seat.

In his CCA , Javier carries out his duty responsibly and with pride too.

Javier is indeed an exemplary model to his peers and a joy to teach.


Shania Lee Yi Xuan, 4 Joy

Shania is always eager to offer a helping hand to her peers in their school work. She has a down-to-earth personality and is calm and patient when assisting them.

A self-directed learner, Shania rallies the class to come up with a performance for Teachers’ Day. She also volunteers to participate during the VIA project with the Geylang East Activity Centre in Term One. She was very enthusiastic during the performance and puts in effort to interact and bring cheer to the elderly.

She demonstrates resilience in her school work too. She does not give up even though she has done well in some of the class tests. She strives to improve and learn from her mistakes.

She was very keen to do best during the P4 camp. She demonstrates resilience by participating actively in all the activities even though she admitted that she was very tired and sleepy during some parts of the camp. Her enthusiasm is influential and her encourages her friends to do their best too.

Shania is a joy to teach as she is sensible and responsible pupil who never gives up.


Robert Ming Zhi Peng Scott, 4 Kindness

Robert is a cheerful pupil who is always keen to help his

teachers and friends. He is self –directed in his learning and

participates actively in class discussions . He also has the

ability to communicate and express his ideas clearly to his

friends.

Robert demonstrated resilience during challenging family

situations . He co-operated with his teachers and managed to

overcome the difficulties at home to stay focused in his

studies . He hands in his work on time and despite the odds,

Robert persevered in his studies and managed to achieve

excellent results in his examinations.

In his Soccer CCA, Robert is an enthusiastic and active

participant. He encourages his peers to do likewise and is a

good role model to them in the way he manages his time

between his studies and his CCA.


RIZUANA BEGUM BINTE SHEIK MOHD IBRAHIM, 5 Charity Rizuana is a responsible pupil who shows respect for her peers and

teachers. She is able to follow instructions well and is very helpful

towards her classmates. She is also capable of motivating her peers to

do better.

Rizuana is sensitive to the feelings of her classmates. She often offers

words of encouragement to her classmates when she observed that

they were feeling down. She also takes the lead to remind her friends

to be attentive in class and takes the initiative to rally her classmates to

decorate the CCE board.

Despite having challenges in her studies, Rizuana has a positive

attitude towards learning. She does not give up and she perseveres in

doing her best .

Rizuana is a reliable and confident CCA leader who exemplify good

character to her peers. She shows compassion and is effective when

carrying out her duties such that her peers are comfortable to

approach her when they need help.

Rizuana often offers her help to the junior members during group work

and shows leadership qualities that enable her to gain respect from

the other members in the CCA.

ECHA Award Award2015

Sheryl Yeo Sze Rui: 5 Diligence

Sheryl takes pride in her work. She is very responsible

and accomplishes her task to her best ability. She is

resilient and has the ‘never give up’ spirit.

Sheryl will put in her best effort to complete a given

assignment. She shows determination to complete

her alternative assessment when she meets with

some difficulty. She continues to work on the task

staying after school voluntary, not wanting to give

up.

Sheryl does her work diligently and is able to stay

away from all distractions so that she can focus on

learning in class. Despite facing challenges in her

school work, she is able to seek help from her

teachers to overcome her challenges. She adopts a

positive and teachable spirit and thus she is able to

do her best in her studies.


Bella Batrisya Bte Azman, 5 Faith

Bella has a positive attitude towards learning. She is self-directed

and self-motivated. She takes the initiative to clarify and seek

help from teachers and peers when she is in doubt. Despite a

challenging family background , Bella is able to stay positive and

she is determined to succeed. She tries not to allow her family

situation affect her.

Bella always has a smile on her face and tries to bring a smile to

others as well.

Belle is a responsible and reliable class monitor. She volunteers to help her friends in their work too.

Bella joined Netball this year, and she has proven to be one of

the most valuable players in the team. Although she was

introduced to game only at the beginning of the year, in less

than 3 months, she managed to represent the school in the East

Zone Netball Tournament. She showed great determination in

mastering the netball rules in a short time and always gave her

very best on the netball court. Her positive attitude,

determination and her sportsmanship makes her a good role-

model for the other netball girls.

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Yeow En Qi Allene, 5Grace

Allene is a polite and respectful pupil who is well-liked by her peers.

She is passionate about her work and she also helps her peers in their

studies when they need help.

Allene is also enthusiastic in serving the community and she always

adopts a positive attitude when doing so. For example, she will visit

Geylang East Home for the Aged on every Sunday at Aljunied

Crescent to volunteer her service . She interacts with the elderly and

donates food to them to show concern for their well-being. At times,

while volunteering her services at the Home, Allene faced difficulties

but she persisted in her efforts .From her voluntary involvement, she

has shared some of her meaningful experience with her friends and

this has also inspired and motivated some of her friends to consider

doing voluntary work outside school during their free time.

As a member of the Girls’ Brigade and Library club, she participates

actively in her CCA and contributes insightful ideas during discussion

with her peers. When asked to carry out any duties or responsibilities,

she will not hesitate to assist in these duties.

Allene does not giving up easily in her studies. Though she is not strong

in her English language , she is always seeking ways to improve herself.


THIVESHRAJ SEGARAN, 5Hope

Thiveshraj is a responsible and respectful pupil. He takes initiative

to care for his classmates.In the Media Club, Thiveshraj shows

respect and commitment and he gets along well with his friends. `

In Atheletics, he is committed to the CCA. He takes part in the

competitions and is diligent in training. He respects the teachers

and he demonstrates team work.

Thiveshraj is the Math and Science monitor and is a good role

model as he displays initiative and diligence in carrying out his

responsibility well. He displayed responsibility in helping the

teachers get the materials ready and Science room prepared.

He is also honest and sincere in his words and actions.

Thiveshraj demonstrates passion and enthusiasm in volunteering to

serve others.

He offers help to his teachers and classmates readily.

Thiveshraj exhibits resilience and displays positive attitude towards

learning. He does not give up easily and seeks clarification from

classmates and teachers whenever he faces any difficulties in his

school work.

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Yeo Qing Yu, 5 JOY

Qing Yu is a capable and determined student. Her maturity and

independence give her unwavering persistence in understanding

knowledge and concepts taught. Her capacity to receive

instruction is shown in positive dispositions and hence a worthy

candidate for this award.

Qing Yu is mature and dependable. She is very responsible and

carries out work assigned diligently. She is also a self-directed

learner,

Qing Yu is a well-mannered, gentle and thoughtful pupil. She

demonstrates passion for learning by paying attention in class and

submitting her assignments on time. Her work is consistently neat.

In her CCA, Chinese Dance, she is a valuable member, a

responsible CCA leader and a role model for her juniors. She is

dedicated to her CCA and takes her practices seriously. As a P5

level rep, she carries out her duties diligently and she is dedicated

to her CCA.

Qing Yu is a Senior Prefect. She is a good role model as she

demonstrates the school values consistently.


Ng Jing Kai, Jobe, 5Kindness

Jobe demonstrates the school values consistently on a daily basis. He helps his peers in a silent and steadfast manner, and always serves others’ needs before

his own. Amongst his peers, he is well-liked for his kindness and compassion towards everyone around him and his peers never hesitate to be generous with their praises for Jobe.

His peers also look up to him for having a high level of integrity. He is gracious in his words and eads by example in the way he carries himself . Despite being

known to be excelling in his character and academics, he is never boastful about his successes. Most of his peers feel comfortable around him and approaches him readily for help.

Jobe also contributes to his class community greatly by being very generous in his knowledge and inspires his peers through his ability to be nominated for various school competitions e.g. E2K, Math Olympiad etc. He takes the initiative

to research on areas not covered thoroughly in class and posts them on Edmodo to benefit and extend the class learning. His peers acknowledge his successes and look up to him based on his ability to bring pride to the school academically. They look up to him being able to rise up to the occasion as a true leader who does not lead by authority and command, but by respect.

Jobe has been consistent in all areas of demonstrating school values, civic

responsibility and resilience. He walks the talk in his daily words and actions and treats everyone around him with a serving and caring spirit. All his teachers and peers have observed his quiet determination in self-improvement and through this will, comes his natural ability to lead and inspire others.

As a CCA leader, he put in his best to ensure the club runs smoothly. He is a role

model for the younger club members through his actions too.


NURSAZLINA BTE SAZALI, 6Charity

Nursazlina is passionate about learning and hands in her work on time. Although

she is not academically inclined, she strives to attain good grades and she does

not give up easily. As an FAS pupil, Nursazlina is appreciative of the help given to

her from the school and she does not take what she has for granted. Instead,

she always choose to be a blessing to others by offering her help whenever it is

needed.

In class, she is diligent in handing her work on time and she is self-directed in

finding out on how to do the difficult problems.

During Helpdesk (extra remediation), Nursazlina attends her lessons regularly and

encourages her classmates to do likewise.

Nursazlina is forthcoming in rendering her service when she sees that the

teachers and peers needs help. She takes pride in her work.

Nursazlina exercises self-discipline and is considerate towards her peers as well to

her teachers. Being the eldest in the family, she is a natural leader and teachers

can easily entrust her with any responsibility. She is a good role model for her

peers to behave appropriately in class and is honest and sincere in helping both

her peers and teachers.

Nursazlina has a lot of initiative even though she does not hold any leadership

role. She takes ownership of her work and adopts a positive attitude towards

learning. She is indeed a good role model and inspiration to her peers.


Nicole Emmanuelle Phuntsog, 6Diligence

Nicole has a positive attitude towards her work. As she knows

she is weak in her grades, she works tirelessly to improve her

reading and stimulus-based conversation. She practices almost

daily under the tutelage of Miss Lee (school librarian). She has

done herself , her parents and the school proud by showing

tremendous improvement in her English grades.

Nicole has a “Never give up!” attitude in class. She makes it a

point to ask questions when she has problems in her work. She

does all her school work neatly and carefully and hands them in

on time.

Nicole is a very helpful group leader. She looks after her group

members and reminds them to do their homework. She is also

very kind and gentle in her interactions with them and she looks

out for her friends who needs extra help in their work.

In the GB, Nicole is a group leader too . She is a gentle and

well-mannered girl who attends her CCA regularly. She is also a

good role model to the junior girls under her care.


NurShabna Bte Shaik Salaudeen, 6Faith

Shabna is a quiet but hardworking pupil/ She is self-directed in her learning and yet she does not hesitate to render a helping hand to others. She would readily and patiently coach her peers who are weaker in their learning in class or during her ELDS sessions.

In Primary 5, she volunteered her time to assist her teachers in manning booths during the Health Week and National Day Food and Funfair as she enjoyed serving others with a smile. In Primary 6, she also approached her teachers to volunteer to stay back after school to offer assistance in any way that is required ( Examples: cleaning and decorating the class, preparing of class materials etc)

As an assistant class monitor, Shabna carries out her duties diligently .

Shabna has a passion for learning and is receptive to feedback from her teachers. She listens attentively in class and tries to improve on her work.

For example, in English class, she would jot down notes on descriptive phrases she can use for her composition and attempts to infuse them in her writing. With her teacher’s feedback, she strives to improve on her writing each time she writes a new composition draft to ensure that she produces the best quality of work she can muster.

Although Shabna is weaker in her Mathematics ,she strives to learn from her mistakes and ensures that she does not repeat them. She also does her classwork and home assignments daily with due diligence and clarifies with her teachers if she is unsure of her work. She is studious pupil and revises in all her subjects to make improvements

As a result of Shabna’s hardwork, she has improved in her academic performance during the Prelims examinations and when her progress was highlighted to the class, she remains humble, continues to push herself out of her comfort zone and strives for excellence.

In her CCA , Shabna takes initiative to teach her peers the drama skills during ELDS, disciplines her younger peers in a respectful manner and shares her knowledge and resources readily.


Yoon Jia Bao, 6 Grace

Jia Bao displays a spirit of excellence in his work. He is also honest and respectful in his interaction with his classmates. He often helps his classmates who are in need. For example: There is a pupil in class who finds it difficult to get along with everyone. Jia Bao helped this classmate by being a buddy to him and reminding him to do what is right.

Jia Bao does not give up easily in his studies and seek clarification in his studies whenever necessary. He always tries his best and he inspires his peers with his positive attitude.

Once Jia Bao contacted shingles. Despite the pain and discomfort, he wants to learn by taking the initiative to ask for homework when he could not attend school.

As a librarian, Jia Bao is a responsible pupil who takes his job seriously and enthusiastically. He is also a helpful mentor to the younger librarians.

Jia Bao is a joy to teach and a blessing to the people around him.


Clara Tan Yue, 6 Grace

As a class monitor, Clara is fair and kind to her classmates. She

often helps her peers who are in need of help. Once, she

volunteered to lead a class project to design the class T-shirt by

getting her peers to design the T-shirt and gathered information

to look for vendors to print out the T-shirts. She is a responsible

class monitor and does her duties faithfully. She does not give

up easily in managing the class even though there are a

handful of pupils who are difficult to work with.

In her studies, Clara also demonstrated perseverance and has

a “never-give-up” attitude.

In the Girls’ Brigade , Clara is also helpful and passionate in

taking care of the junior members.

She demonstrated resilience and perseverance in the drill

competition in her Girls’ Brigade too . This year, she continues to

demonstrate a high level of care for her junior members in the

CCA.


Ngo Shu Hui , 6 Hope

Shu Hui takes initiative in assisting her teachers and peers when they are in need. She does not give up when she encounters any difficulty, be it in assignments or when she carries out her responsibilities as a vice head prefect.

There was a time when she did not do as well as expected for one of her tests. Her resilience and diligence enabled her to continue trying with a positive and cheerful attitude, and her results improved in the next test. She made sure she asked questions in class and she would approach her teachers during recess or after school to clarify her doubts whenever necessary. She managed to inspire some classmates, who would tell themselves that if Shu Hui can persevere and do well, they could do it too.

Shu Hui is always respectful and takes initiative to help. She is self -directed and motivated to learn . In CCA, she takes initiative to help set up the bells before CCA, even if it means coming in earlier than the others.

Shu Hui demonstrates the school values and is a good example for all her classmates to follow.


Tang Chi En, Charleen, 6Hope

Charleen takes initiative in assisting her classmates when they are in need.

She has a very positive attitude towards learning and perseveres when

faced with difficulties in her learning. When her classmates have problems

with their assignments, Charleen also offers her help readily by explaining

the concepts or sums to them.

There was once she was struggling with a Math question and her

classmate offered to give her the answer. She refused her classmate

politely, saying that she wanted to try and solve it on her own first. Her

determination to learn and overcome challenges on her own is

admirable.

She has inspired her classmates by encouraging them to do well too. One

of her classmates has commented that Charleen’s encouragement has

given her the determination to study harder and to do better in her

examinations.

Charleen is also an honest pupil. Once , she saw an old lady drop her

wallet outside school. Charleen picked up the wallet and ran after the

lady to return the wallet to her.

Charleen is self reflective and takes responsibility for her mistakes. She

demonstrates the school values and is a good example for all her

classmates to follow.


SEOW CHONG EN LARRY, 6JOY

Larry has a positive attitude towards learning. He demonstrates resilience as he does not give up easily .He tries his best even when he faces challenges in his learning. Despite intense training for basketball competitions earlier this year, Larry still managed to keep up with his assignments and caught up on the lessons that he missed.

Larry demonstrate civic responsibility by volunteering his help whenever he sees someone in need. In school, he renders his help to his classmates and teachers readily.

Larry also served the community by participating in 2 VIA activities this year. He helped to raise funds for the long-term staying patients in the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) for the continuous welfare of these patients, as well as helped to take care of patients in the St Andrew’s Nursing Home by doing simple chores such as folding bed sheets.

Larry is consistent in his work and submits his assignments on time. As an ICT monitor, he discharges his duties diligently and effectively. He displays self-discipline and stays on task with little supervision.

Larry is soft-spoken and shows respect to his peers and those in authority. He is proactive and takes pride in his work.

Larry is a also dedicated CCA leader and captain of the basketball team. He takes the training seriously and guides the younger members along. He often helps to render support in the sport events organized by the school too.

Larry is indeed a joy to teach and good role model to his friends.

2015 ECHA Award Winner

Nigel Tan, 6 JOY

Nigel role models exemplary behavior and upholds school values.

He volunteers very enthusiastically for various projects and events

for good causes even when it is not compulsory. Despite his busy

schedule, he finds time to volunteer in projects such as fund raising

for SPCA and participating in activities organized by the Spore

Kindness Movement.

Nigel often reflects on his actions and takes responsibility for his

mistakes

Although Nigel faces difficulty in his Mother Tongue, he continues

to persevere. As a result, his result in Mother Tongue improved over

the last 2 years. When he does not know or understand how to do

the Mathematics problem sums, he does not give up. He always

seeks clarifications from his teachers when in doubt.

Once, his mother was not feeling well, he continued to persevere

and worked hard on his own.

Nigel is respectful to all and he is a good role model to his peers.

2015 ECHA Award Winner

DIANE TEO MIN XUAN, 6 Kindness

Diane demonstrates all the school values and she is a good role model for her classmates to follow. She is very responsible and is full of initiative. For example, she took it upon herself to gather a few friends to design the class T-shirt. She used her free time during weekends to source for a vendor to print the class T-shirt too. She also helped to collect orders from her friends , discussed with the vendor for a good price and helped to distribute the T-shirts to her classmates after that. She did all these because she loved the class.

Diane has a positive attitude towards learning too. She tries hard and is always willing to offer a helping hand to her friends who need help in their work.

Diane is also a great team player and is able to rally all her classmates and prefects to work together for a common goal.

In her Handbell CCA, Diana makes sure she comes in earlier to help set up the bells so that practice can start on time. She takes the initiative to help pack up after every session and is able to do it with the other seniors with minimal supervision from the teachers.


VANESSA LING ZU-ER, 6Kindness

Vanessa demonstrates all the school values . She is

respectful towards her teachers and peers. She has

the vision and the capability to pre-empt problems

and look for solutions. She has initiative and

demonstrates the eagerness to go the extra mile

when required. For example, she would share her

notes with her peers when they needed it. She would

also help her classmates by putting aside their

homework when they are absent. Due to her friendly

and compassionate nature, she is well-liked among

her friends and is often seen as a positive role model.

Vanessa is self directed in her learning and strives

hard to achieve good results. She is committed to

excellence and demonstrates maturity in her thinking

and analytical skills. As a learner, she is not afraid to

seek clarifications when in doubt. She is humble and

respectful of all despite doing well academically.

Edusave Character Award 2016 ( ECHA)

Do you know of anyone who is deserving

of this Award ?

If yes, please nominate him/her by filling

in the 2016 ECHA AWARD Nomination

Form and hand it in to your Form or Co-

Form Teacher

• Starting date for nomination: 25 July, Monday 2016

• Closing date for nomination: 2 September, Friday 2016

Edusave Character Award 2016 (ECHA)

Where can I collect the form ?

a)From Form Teachers

b)From the General Office

c)Download from the School’s Website

Thank You For Your Kind Attention

Documents

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