Updates from SYAS - 24 April
Posted on 23 April 2020
24 April 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians/Students,
Updates from San Yu Adventist School (SYAS)
We thank God for His protection in keeping us safe so that we are able to carry out home-based learning (HBL) during this circuit breaker period. The Ministry of Education, in a joint MOE-SEAB press release, informed the public about changes to the school term and holidays. As a result, SYAS will make the following changes:
- Revised Academic Calendar in Term 3
- 5 May 2020 to 1 June 2020: Term 2 school holidays
- 2 June 2020: Start of Term 3
- 20 July 2020 to 26 July 2020: Mid-term break
- 6 September 2020: End of Term 3
Our last HBL day will be on 4 May 2020 and we look forward to seeing all students on 2 June 2020.
2. Re-scheduling of O Level Mother Tongue Chinese and Malay examinations
Our secondary 4 graduating students are to take note of the following changes:
- Papers 1 and 2 – shift from 1 June 2020, 8 am to 18 June 2020, 2pm
- Listening Comprehension – shift from 21 July 2020 to 27 July 2020
3. Removal of Common Last Topics (CLT) from PSLE and GCE O Level Subjects
- The CLT will be removed from the national examinations this year. The CLT is a set of topics from a syllabus identified by MOE that would be taught last by all schools towards the end of the academic year.
- Examples of CLT to be removed include "Interactions within the Environment" for PSLE Science and “Vectors” for O-level Mathematics.
- The CLT will still be taught, but not be examinable.
Besides the information found in the press release, SYAS subject teachers will inform their students if more subjects are included when SYAS receives updates.
4. Student Travel Declaration
All students are to declare their travel plans by 4pm, 29 April 2020 via the ASKnLearn portal. Students should not travel out of Singapore, unless in emergency cases or on compassionate grounds. Please seek approval from SYAS at [email protected] before confirming travel plans when facing such situations.
Do take note that students holding different types of passes will probably face greater difficulty in obtaining entry approval when they wish to return. As the COVID-19 situation can be volatile, students who travel may have to be put under quarantine or stay at home orders upon their return, and miss lessons when school starts on 2 June 2020.
Once again, stay safe and healthy. Let us thank God for His blessings and continue to pray for frontliners who give us their selfless service.
SYAS Administration