Psalm 127:3

Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from him. (NLT)

March 22, 2011

Cross Country at MacRitchie Reservoir

Date : Friday, 11th March 2011

On the last day of school, just before the March school holidays, it was the annual PHS Cross Country.

Instructions given before the race starts

Warming up


































The "Fit" leading the young
















 



Mrs Jenny Chin, Chairperson of PSG, was the Guest-of-Honour











 

Jenny flagging off the start of the race!






























 
Unexpected onlooker, making his getaway

























  See her determination 

 


























































"What would you like to have?"















Service with a smile



Here are the prizes














































Token of appreciation for the Guest-of-Honour


Photo credits: Mr Ang Lee San (PSG) and Benjamin Loh.
Thanks Mr Ang and Benjamin for the photos.

March 17, 2011

With These Hands...

It makes you think doesn’t it ?

One young academically excellent person went to apply for a managerial position in a big company.   He passed the first interview, the director did the last interview, made the last decision.

The director discovered from the CV that the youth's academic achievements were excellent all the way, from the secondary school until the postgraduate research, never had a year when he did not score.

The director asked, "Did you obtain any scholarships in school?" the youth answered "none".
The director asked, "Was it your father who paid for your school fees?" The youth answered, "My father passed away when I was one year old, it was my mother who paid for my school fees.

The director asked, "Where did your mother work?" The youth answered, "My mother worked as washer-woman. The director requested the youth to show his hands. The youth showed a pair of hands that were smooth and perfect.

The director asked, " Have you ever helped your mother wash the clothes before?" The youth answered, "Never, my mother always wanted me to study and read more books. Furthermore, my mother can wash clothes faster than me."

The director said, "I have a request. When you go back today, go and clean your mother's hands, and then see me tomorrow morning."

The youth felt that his chance of landing the job was high. When he went back, he happily requested his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange, happy but with mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.

Mother's hands
The youth cleaned his mother's hands slowly. His tears fell as he did that.  It was the first time he noticed that his mother's hands were so wrinkled, and there were so many bruises in her hands. Some bruises were so painful that his mother shivered when they were cleaned with water.

This was the first time the youth realized that it was this pair of hands that washed the clothes everyday to enable him to pay the school fees. The bruises in the mother's hands were the price that the mother had to pay for his graduation, academic excellence and his future.

After finishing the cleaning of his mother's hands, the youth quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

That night, mother and son talked for a very long time.

Next morning, the youth went to the director's office.

The Director noticed the tears in the youth's eyes, asked: "Can you tell me what have you done and learned yesterday in your house?"

The youth answered, "I cleaned my mother's hands, and finished cleaning all the remaining clothes".

The Director asked, "Please tell me your feelings."
 
The youth said,
"Number 1, I know now what is appreciation. Without my mother, there would not be the successful me today.

Number 2, by working together and helping my mother, only I now realize how difficult and tough it is to get something done.

Number 3, I have come to appreciate the importance and value of family relationship."

The director said, "This is what I am looking for, to be my manager.  I want to recruit a person who can appreciate the help of others, a person who knows the sufferings of others to get things done, and a person who would not put money as his only goal in life.  You are hired."

Later on, this young person worked very hard, and received the respect of his subordinates.  Every employee worked diligently and as part of a team. The company's performance improved tremendously.

A child, who has been protected and habitually given whatever he wanted, would develop "entitlement mentality" and would always put himself first.  He would be ignorant of his parents' efforts. When he starts work, he assumes that every person must listen to him, and when he becomes a manager, he would never know the sufferings of his employees and would always blame others.

For this kind of people, who may be good academically may be successful for a while, but eventually would not feel sense of achievement.  He will grumble and be full of discontentment and fight for more.

If we are this kind of protective parents, are we really showing love or are we destroying the kid instead?*

You can let your kid live in a big house, eat good meals, learn to play the piano, watch a big screen TV.  But when you are sweeping the floor, please let them help you. After a meal, let them wash their plates and bowls together with their brothers and sisters. It is not because you do not have money to hire a maid, it is because you want to love them in a right way..

You want them to understand, no matter how rich their parents are, one day their hair will turn gray, same as the mother of that young person. The most important thing is your kid learns how to appreciate the effort, experience the difficulty and learns the ability to work with others to get things done.

These are the greatest lessons your kid will ever learn.


March 15, 2011

Parent Hugs1 : Thank you students for your cards !

 
Sec 1 Humility

We are over-whelmed by the number of Thank-you cards that were given to us.  One class even gave us a poster!

Thank you students.  We are very touched by them. 

This post is dedicated to you, students.

Sec 1 Faith
















Sec 1 Devotion


















Sec 1 Endurance

The creativity that was displayed in the cards were so inspiring!  And to think that the whole class participated in signing the cards.















Sec 1 Blessing















Sec 1 Agape






























Sec 2 Compassion
















   
Sec 2 Devotion















Sec 2 Endurance 















Sec 2 Faith














Sec 2 Grace


One of the greatest gifts a child can give his/her parent is appreciation and gratitude..


Sec 3 Blessing1








Sec 3 Blessing 2

















Sec 3 Compassion



Sec 3 Devotion

Sec 3 Endurance

Sec 3 Faith
Sec 3 Humility
















Sec 4 Devotion















  
Sec 4 Grace page1
 

















  
Sec 4 Grace page 2




Sec 5 Agape


Sec 5 Blessing
Sec 5 Compassion

The original cards will be displayed at the PSG Notice Board, which is situated Security Guard Post, at the entrance of the canteen.

We can't wait for the next Parent HugS to receive more Thank-you cards.



March 09, 2011

Invitation to Parents


Speaker :  Mr Jason Wong

Keeping your Child Trouble Free
Talk by Compass Member at MOE Excel Fest 2011

Date : Sat, 2nd April
Ttime : 11.00 am - 12.15 pm
Venue: Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Gallery East
 


About the Speaker
Mr. Jason Wong graduated with a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from the University of Western Australia under a Colombo Plan Scholarship. He has served in the civil service for 21 years, and held positions such as the Dy Director/Chief of Staff of the Singapore Prison Service, Chief Executive Officer of SCORE (Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises), and Director, Rehabilitation, Protection & Residential Services/MCYS. He is currently the Director/Juvenile Homes in MCYS cum Secretariat Dads for Life. In 2004, he initiated the Yellow Ribbon Project and chaired the Organising Committee for 2 years. In 2009, he helped conceive and launch the Dads for Life movement in Singapore. Mr Wong was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2002. He is married with 2 children, a girl aged 15 and a boy aged 10.
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Also visit the MOE PAVILION and schools’ EXHIBITION BOOTHS to gain insights into different types of schools and education choices and find out more about what they can offer your child.
Attend SHARING SESSIONS and SEMINARS to learn more about topics chosen specially for parents.

Highlights include:
  • Changes to the primary education landscape and how they will affect your child.
  • Different education choices and routes available and how they can help to maximise your child’s talents
  • Cultivating soft-skills for the future – how to develop skills that are essential for your child to succeed in the 21st Century
Sharing Sessions and Seminars on 2 April are now open for registration! Limited seats are available. Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis.

Please register at the following link:
http://www.excelfest.com/index.php/seminar/detail/ffXqba0SLh

Kindly inform us that you have registered with an email at : psg@preshigh.edu.sg.  We would like to ask you to share these useful tips with us.

Thank you.

March 08, 2011

Parent HugS 1: NZ Premium Ice-Cream!

Date : 03rd Mar, 2011

PSG is very encouraged that so many parents come foward to volunteer their time to help in the first Parent HugS event of the year.














Parent HugS is a unique event of the school. It is an expression of parents' affection towards their children, and it encourages the children to reciprocate by "hugging" them back.














Why Ice-cream?  Last year, when we gave Ice-Cream, we received many requests to repeat this treat.  How can any kid resist ice-cream?  Even an adult will not turn this offer down.  So there you have it!  Ice-cream!



























































Thank You Card















Thank-you poster
















































Mother and Son














Father and Daughter




















Even Mr Lim was thanked with a "Hug


We received so many Thank-you cards! PSG and the parent volunteers will be so very touched by these simple thank-yous.

Please visit the Blog for the next post, as we will feature the Thank-you cards, as well as the Poster.

Photo credits: Mrs Noriko Ide