Announcements
Jul
2020
End of 1st Half of Term 3
16 July 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians,
End of 1st Half of Term 3
1. Thank you for cooperating with the school so that teaching and learning can take place in what is termed as the “new normal”. Everyone has put in effort to ensure that students can study in a safe school environment.
2. On behalf of the Parent-Teacher Conference committee, we would like to inform you that students do not need to attend school on 17 July as most, if not all, teachers will be involved in communicating with parents/guardians via Zoom.
3. We wish that all students will be able to take a good break and engage themselves in meaningful activities during the first term break between 18 and 26 July. We’ll welcome all students back to school on Monday, 27 July.
God bless.
SYAS Administration
Jun
2020
Safe Management Measures - Safe/Social Distancing and Social Responsibility
30 June 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Safe Management Measures - Safe/Social Distancing and Social Responsibility
1. We are thankful to have our full cohort of students coming back to school for learning. We pray that our students will adjust to the normal school hours and keep up a good pace to engage in purposeful and meaningful learning.
2. It was brought to our attention that some parents/guardians have been gathering outside the school gate while waiting for their children/wards. We seek your fullest cooperation to observe a one metre safe/social distance among you and would like to make an appeal for you to quickly drop off/pick up your child/ward and leave the premises. Please refrain from small talk at this juncture. Together, we can protect the young ones and one another.
3. Last but not least, we would like to remind students living with any member of the household serving Home Quarantine Order/ Stay Home Notice, or with flu-like symptoms to stay away from school.
God bless.
SYAS Administration
Jun
2020
Full Reopening of SYAS from 29 June 2020
25 June 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Full Reopening of SYAS from 29 June 2020
1. Greetings. We are looking forward to welcome students from all levels back to campus daily from Monday, 29 June 2020. All students are to report to school before 8am. We strongly encourage students to arrive in SYAS before 7.30am daily so as to prevent crowding due to the implementation of safe management measures.
2. As a school, we will continue to implement the following measures to protect staff and students:
- Daily temperature-taking and visual screening for all students and staff. Students and staff who are unwell, or who have household members on Home Quarantine Order/Stay Home Notice or have adult household members with flu-like symptoms such as fever and cough, are required to stay away from school. Should students be required to be swab tested, they should return home immediately after the swab test and not leave their place of residence while waiting for the results of their tests.
- Frequent cleaning of high-touch surfaces and disinfection of the premises to be done daily.
- Students will continue to practise frequent hand-washing.
- Intermingling across classes and levels will be reduced/ avoided.
- Safe distancing to be adhered.
- Students and staff are required to wear masks. In situations where wearing of masks may not be practical, they may wear face shields instead.
3. Together, we will exercise personal and social responsibility to create a safe environment in SYAS for teaching and learning to take place.
SYAS Administration
Jun
2020
EXPANDED SURVEILLANCE TESTING FOR COVID-19
12 June 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians,
EXPANDED SURVEILLANCE TESTING FOR COVID-19
We hope that your child has been adjusting well to the start of school.
Since 2 Jun, the government has expanded surveillance testing for COVID-19. We would like to share MOH’s guidelines and what it means for our students.
Read the full announcement here
May
2020
Commencement of Term 3 from 2 June 2020
26 May 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians/Students,
Commencement of Term 3 from 2 June 2020
Greetings! It is with joyous anticipation that we will be welcoming our students back to SYAS campus based on the following blended learning model under phase 1 after the Circuit Breaker:
May
2020
Updates from San Yu Adventist School (SYAS) - 22 May 2020
22 May 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians/Students,
Updates from San Yu Adventist School (SYAS)
We hope that our students are able to take a short break to enjoy Term 2 holidays before Term 3 commences on 2 June. Like government schools, in order to protect our students, we will further enhance safe management measures. Thus, besides the existing measures of regular temperature screenings and sanitising of hands and high-touch surfaces, students will likely to return to school on a rotation basis. Students from graduating cohorts - Primary 6 and Secondary 4 levels will likely to attend school daily, while other cohorts will likely to rotate weekly, alternating between Home-Based Learning (HBL) and returning to school for lessons. More information will be shared once the governing body of private education institutions, the Committee of Private Education, gives us the green light.
In the meantime, our students should be mentally prepared for an exciting term of learning ahead. We look forward to seeing our students returning to SYAS fresh-faced and physically well-rested. They should be neat and tidy in appearance. For those who are apprehensive about visiting hairdressers due to the COVID-19 situation, we will engage our teaching staff to trim students’ hair to ensure that students look sharp and ready for learning.
Stay safe and God bless.
SYAS Administration
Apr
2020
Updates from San Yu Adventist School (SYAS) - 30 April
30 April 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians/Students,
Updates from San Yu Adventist School (SYAS)
Thank you for working with our teachers to help your child/ward learn as much as possible during the home-based learning (HBL) journey. It has not been easy for all of us and we can give ourselves a pat on the shoulders for putting in our best effort in meeting different challenges head on. Our last HBL day will be on 4 May 2020 and we look forward to seeing all students on 2 June 2020.
Please refer to the following updates for a better understanding of some of the major activities that will take place in Term 3:
- Revised Academic Calendar in Term 3
SYAS’ revised calendar will be released during the middle of May 2020. We regret to announce that the annual Sports Day is cancelled due to safe social distancing measure. However, we will still carry out many main activities such as the annual National Day celebration, Parent-Teacher Conference and Teachers’ Day celebration.
2. Term 3 Progress Report Card
The main objective of the HBL is to ensure that teaching and learning can continue to take place in the midst of the Circuit Breaker period. Students are assessed for learning regularly but minimal assessments of learning assignments are given. The school wants to give students time and space to explore and adapt to different modes of teaching and presentation.
When students return to school in Term 3, their learning will be assessed and the progress report card will be issued at the end of the term. The calculation of the 2020 academic year results will be as follows:
- Primary 1: Term 1 10%; Term 3 30%; Term 4 10% and Term 4 continuous assessment 50%
- Primary 2 to Secondary 3: Term 1 10%; Term 3 20% and Prelim/ Year-end Exam 70%
- Secondary 4: 100% Prelim Exam
3. Student Travel Declaration Update
Most, if not all, students have declared their travel plans via the ASKnLearn portal. If there is a change to the original declaration, students should update their travel declaration plans via the same portal and inform SYAS at [email protected]
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 travels 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.
Let us continue to offer our thanksgiving to God for His blessings and protection.
SYAS Administration
Apr
2020
Updates from SYAS - 24 April
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
Apr
2020
Updates from San Yu Adventist School (SYAS)
17 April 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians/Students,
Updates from San Yu Adventist School (SYAS)
- Use of ZOOM for learning
We have put in place recommended security measures and are pleased to inform you that all ZOOM sessions will resume from 20 April 2020, according to the home-based learning timetable.More information can be found when your chid/ward accesses ASKnLearn.
All student contact time will commence at 8am sharp daily.Form teachers are looking forward to bring a little normalcy into the lives of the students and to interact with them.
- Suspension of Mid-year Examination
SYAS will suspend the Mid-year Examination for all students so that more time can be given to students to get used to the changes in the modes of learning during the COVID-19 situation.Teachers will continue to focus on helping students understand concepts and acquire new knowledge.In place of the Mid-year Examination, students will be assessed through manageable tasks in small chunks and they will receive their progress reports (like the progress reports that were issued in Term 1) in the first week of Term 3, or until further notice.
SYAS is physically closed during the circuit breaker period.Please email us at [email protected] for enquiries.
As the week draws to a close, let us give thanks to God for His protection and may you enjoy a blessed sabbath rest ahead.
SYAS Administration
Apr
2020
Temporary Suspension of ZOOM sessions
12 April 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians/Students,
Temporary Suspension of ZOOM sessions
On one hand, we are heartened to know that most, if not all, of our students have engaged in meaningful home-based learning (HBL). We are also thankful for guardians and parents who have shown understanding and patience in working with us to solve technical issues in the past week.
On the other hand, we regret to inform all of you that ZOOM sessions will be suspended from 13-17 April as the Ministry of Education looks into breaches involving obscene images. Rest assured that our teachers will continue to plan and execute quality online and offline learning tasks for our students. Instead of ZOOM sessions indicated in the students’ HBL weekly lesson plans, students can follow the instructions given by their subject teachers (in ASKnLearn and/or Class Dojo) to complete their learning tasks.
In the meantime, students’ attendance will be marked at 8am daily via the communication channels such as Class Dojo, WhatsaApp and WeChat parents/ guardians and students normally use to contact the form teachers.
Last but not least, stay healthy and God bless.
SYAS Administration