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Discover Horizon Primary School's achievements in education, sustainability, and the arts — from national awards to student milestones.
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Vanda Miss Joaquim Award 2022
We are proud to share that Horizon has received the Vanda Miss Joaquim award from the Singapore Environmental Council! This award is presented to schools that have achieved above 90% in terms of our efforts to develop environmentally friendly practices in the school and students.
In Horizon, we adopted a whole-school approach in terms of environmental education through our Ever-Ready to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle (ER3) programme as well as through our departments in the curriculum. Our Go-Green Captains have also played a key role in serving as environmental stewards in advocating for the environment through various events such as the Energy Conservation Assembly Programme and the Upcycling Recess Workshop. In all, our school empowers all students to do their part for a sustainable Singapore.
2022 MOE Innergy Award
MOE recognises individuals/teams, which, have successfully developed and implemented innovations that enrich students’ learning, through the MOE Innergy Awards. We are proud to announce that two teams have clinched the MOE Innergy (Schools) Silver and Commendation Award in 2022 for the Innovation and English Language Department respectively.
Design Thinking in Professional Learning Community
Since 2016, Horizon Primary adopted a whole-school approach and the DuFour’s model of PLC, guided by the 3 Big Ideas and 4 Critical Questions of Student Learning.
To revolutionise teacher collaboration and achieve excellence in learner achievement, DT was infused in the implementation of PLC in 2021. Realising the power of student voice and how it enhances student volition, Professional Learning Teams (PLTs) collected empathy data, analysed them and defined the problem statement. Following that, the respective PLTs used in-house DT templates that were contextualised in our school’s PLC setting and designed teaching and learning practices that engaged students effectively.
A total of 17 DT projects were implemented in our school. 97.4% of our educators felt supported in using DT in PLC and 100% of our educators felt empowered for their professional development. Evidently, DT in PLC enhanced the professional development of our educators and the learning of our students.
The Working OutWards (WOW) Writing Framework
The objective of this endeavour was to create a composition planning framework which allowed students to write compositions fully relevant to the given topic. In our analysis, we found that students struggled with writing compositions relevant to a given topic. Hence, the focus has predominantly been on getting students to ensure that their story is relevant to the given topic.
We attempted to innovate and break new ground by reframing how we think of Relevance. We viewed Relevance not merely as a black-or-white issue i.e. whether the storyline is relevant or irrelevant but rather on a continuum, which was a paradigm shift in thinking. We believed that students would benefit by being able to write fully relevant compositions when taught explicitly to do so. Our results show that the framework achieved its objective.
2021 MOE Innergy Award
MOE recognises individuals/teams, which, have successfully developed and implemented innovations that enrich students’ learning, through the MOE Innergy Awards. We are proud to announce that two teams have clinched the MOE Innergy (Schools) Commendation Award in 2021 for the Mathematics and Mother Tongue Languages Department respectively.
Computational Thinking in Mathematics
Computational Thinking in Mathematics (CTIM) programme is our Applied Learning Programme (ALP). CTIM is a 5-year spiral curriculum, which, exposes students to a variety of real-world problem solving experiences. Through age-appropriate coding lessons, students learn to decompose issues, make reasonable predictions, explore cause and effect and analyse the impact of their solutions. The CTIM experience enables students to develop computational thinking and; it also provides opportunities for students to practise the 7 Habits in the context of problem solving. CTIM further teaches students to embrace a growth mindset when faced with challenges.
To adapt to the new normal, the Math Department innovates the curriculum to explore new opportunities to strengthen CTIM and the growth mindset of all stakeholders. In 2020, a framework was developed to set the direction for and provide guidance in the teaching and learning of the CTIM curriculum. We curated resources and materials to support the in-house implementation of the CTIM curriculum for primary 2 and 3 students. To overcome the challenges of conducting CTIM real-world problem solving during the pandemic, we also adopted a blended approach for the conduct of CTIM lessons with our primary 6 students.
As with all curriculum innovations, the team of Math teachers in Horizon Primary School will continue to try, fail, try as they strive to improve our customized CTIM curriculum for all Horizon Stars!
GE.RE.K 2.0
Oral communication is an important 21st century skill as effective communication skills are needed in students' daily lives. Video stimuli portray real-life situations and provide authentic contexts for oral conversation. The use of ICT creates a realistic and interactive setting that enable students to develop oral proficiency.
Our team’s project was to equip students with oracy skills through GE.RE.K 2.0 strategy with the aim that they will be able to be confident Malay Language speakers. Flipgrid is an interactive tool that promotes joyful learning. It has helped us overcome the SMM restrictions during this pandemic and achieved our project’s objectives.
The team will continue to innovate our teaching strategies in order to produce quality teaching and learning in the Malay Language.
The Prime Minister's Book Prize
Established in 1974, the Prime Minister’s Book Prize (PMBP) is an annual award for bilingualism given to Primary, Secondary and Pre-University students. This year, 40 students received the Prime Minister's Book Prize – 12 from the Primary School category, 17 from the Secondary School category and 11 from the Pre-University category.
We are deeply honoured to present to you Horizon’s very first Prime Minister’s Book Prize recipient, Amy Ong from class of 2020.
Heartiest congratulations from everyone at Horizon! Wishing our Horizon Stars well and keep shining!
National Primary Schools Chinese Story-Telling Competition 2021
We are proud to share that our Primary 5 student, Chen Ruixuan, has clinched the top prize in the National Primary Schools Chinese Story-Telling Competition 2021 (2021年全国小学华语讲故事比赛)!
Ruixuan strived for excellence and demonstrated tremendous resilience throughout the rehearsals with her teachers.
The competition saw 124 participants from various schools coming together to display their talents in oratorical skills. Ruixuan made it to the the top 15, and eventually emerged first in the final round of the competition!
Ruixuan’s performance is recorded and hosted on the FB page of the Singapore Hokkien Huay Kuan. Her performance was also praised by Associate Professor Tan Chee Lay during his address. The video recording can be accessed here - https://www.facebook.com/singaporehokkienhuaykuan/videos/1428223530897604/) (opens in new tab)).
We would also like to take this opportunity to thank her parents for their unwavering support.
Well done, Ruixuan, we are proud of your achievement, flying our Horizon flag up high, beyond the Horizon!
Horizon Plays A Part In The Singapore Green Plan
Horizon Primary School is happy to play a part in MOE's effort to onboard schools in working towards the 2030 carbon-neutral target of the Singapore Green Plan.
You can find out more by accessing the Channel NewsAsia (CNA) feature here (opens in new tab).
MOE Innergy Award
The MOE Innergy Awards aim to recognise individuals/teams at the ministry level, for successfully developing and implementing innovations to bring about significant benefits and impact in their workplaces.
We are proud to announce that our team of PE teachers have clinched the MOE Innergy (Schools) Commendation Award for their 2019 PE project entitled “Teaching Gymnastics Using the Student Learning Space (SLS)”.
The PE project aimed to improve the students’ engagement level and learning experiences in Primary 5 Gymnastics for PE. The PE teachers adopted a flipped classroom approach where students were able to revisit previous concepts learnt as well as form new knowledge for the Gymnastics skills through the SLS packages. Primary 5 students were also able to analyse and reflect on their performances using “Making Thinking Visible” routines via SLS for the Gymnastics skills during the PE lessons. A high percentage of students agreed to have picked up conceptual knowledge of the forward roll and handstand from the packages. This was evident from the more than 80% of them who agreed to have learnt cues and points to take note when executing the 2 said movements.
The PE team will continue to push beyond our frontiers in Innovations for quality teaching and students’ learning of Physical Education in Horizon Primary School.
Try Something New During The Holidays
"You'll never be bored when you try something new. There's really no limit to what you can do!“
- Dr. Seuss (Cat in The Hat)
In Horizon Primary School, our students acquire information and technology literacies and develop 21st century thinking skills via our Applied Learning Programme - Computational Thinking. Through this programme, our students learn to use age-appropriate block-based programming to code and create different prototypes. During the process of coding, they develop the attitude of 'Try Fail Try' and embrace a growth mindset in striving for excellence.
The Computational Thinking lessons allowed Darius Yong, from P5 Innovator to not only hone the basic coding skills, but also to understand coding better and develop his interest in it. Inspired by a newspaper article, he decided to create a Mathematics activity that could help his peers with their revision. Using the time he had after completing his daily assignments for FHBL, he practised self-directed learning by referring to a tutorial book to create his activity using coding. Of course, he faced temporary setbacks when his codes did not work at times. However, with the right attitude and spirit of perseverance, he kept trying until he got them right.
His activity can be accessed via this link: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/390106492 (opens in new tab)
We hope that our students will have fun trying out Darius’ creation and be inspired by him to try something new or develop their own interest during this holiday.
Remember to Stay Home, Stay Safe, Stay Curious
SOTA Primary 6 Art Competition 2020
Elisea Cheng Rui See from P6 Creator has been awarded the Certificate of Commendation at the SOTA Primary 6 Art Competition 2020.
There were 825 entries for this competition and her artwork has been shortlisted amongst the top 80 entries.
The painting shows a Man's heart that is burning with desire and greed. He turns into fire and causes destruction to nature, but a single rose grows and glows, showing sign of life and hope amidst all the chaos.
Platinum Star Award For Horizon Primary School
We are happy to announce that Horizon Primary School has been awarded the Platinum STAR award in 2019 after receiving the GOLD award for 3 consecutive years. It is an award given out by the Restroom Association (Singapore) in recognition to the school’s holistic approach in highlighting that toilets need to be treated as quality restrooms so as to sustain hygiene and social etiquette.
SGD Yellow Flame Award
We are proud to announce that Horizon Primary School has been awarded the Yellow Flame Award from the SEC-Starhub School Green Awards for the second consecutive year. The School Green Awards recognise the efforts put in by the teachers and students towards caring for the environment. As mentioned by PM Lee in this year's National Day Rally, climate change is one of the gravest challenges facing humankind and Singapore is feeling the impact of global warming. In Horizon Primary School, we recognize the importance of saving the Earth and have a whole-school approach to be more environmentally friendly. A highlight of our efforts this year, was the series of upcycling workshops planned and implemented by our student Eco-Leaders, heightened the awareness of our students in learning the importance of protecting our environment.
Horizon Walkathon - Walk For Rice
We are indeed honoured to be featured on the Little Red Dot on our contribution to the society via our walkathon-Walk for RICE. It was a meaningful and memorable way to celebrate our 10th anniversary and Children’s Day.
Together as Horizon family, we have walked 5417.2 km and made it possible for NTUC to donate 27 086 bowls of white rice and 27 086 bowls of brown rice for the needy families. All this would not have been possible without the splendid synergy of school staff, parent volunteers, parents who joyfully joined their children in the walkathon and, of course, our bright and cheerful students.
Fantastic collaboration Horizon!
Precautionary Measures For The Haze Period
Channel 8 news reached out to Horizon Primary School to share on our precautionary measures for this haze period as students return from their September holidays. Our Year Head. Mr Timothy Wang shared our school's processes and measures.
Horizon Family Day 2019 @ Thumbs Up
Horizon Family Day 2019 was featured in this issue of Thumbs Up (大拇指)! Revolving around the theme - The Age of the Horizonites, the occasion transformed the entire school premises into a world of fantasy where students were involved in a life-size, role-playing game. Students partook in engaging and educational activities in various stations operated smoothly by parents and staff. Besides a brand new and refreshing experience for students, parents and staff, parent-child cooperation was evident from the preparation stage right up till the event day. Parents also took pride in seeing the latent strengths and abilities of their children in actions, beyond their academic achievements!
Winners of Punggol Digital District (PDD) Hoarding Design Competition (Schools Category)
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Elisea Cheng from P5 Creator took part in a hoarding design competition jointly organised by Singapore Institute of Technology and JTC. The theme on “the future of education” inspired Elisea to explore the possibility of having classes outdoor using the hologram projection. Her creativity and design clinched the top prize in the primary school category. Her winning design will be put up on the hoarding of the construction site of the upcoming SIT@Punggol campus, which will begin construction in September. Congratulations,Elisea!
SBS Transit Kindness Month
We are proud to be featured on the Straits Times on our contribution towards the SBS Transit Kindness Month at Punggol MRT!
Over the two sessions on 8th May and 29th May, our students interacted with commuters and passed on messages of kindness and graciousness for better commuting practices. Well done Horizon students for serving towards a gracious society. Every act of yours counts!
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Gearing up for graciousness at punggol mrt station (opens in new tab)
Best Team Spirit Award From The Inaugural Chinese Street Dance Competition
Our team, Stars of Horizon, has won the Best Team Spirit Award from the inaugural Chinese Street Dance Competition held on Saturday, 23 March 2019. One of the judges of the competition, Mr Tosh Zhang, commented the team for their synchronised excellent dance moves even though we had a team of 10 members.
The team had practised hard for the past 3 months to prepare themselves for this competition. One of our team members, Huang Ai Hua from Primary 4 Innovator, expressed that she is extremely proud of the team. She felt that they truly deserved to win this award as they had worked extremely hard during their practice sessions.
Outdoor Adventure Learning Programme
Horizon Primary was featured on Channel 8 news again! This time it is on our outdoor adventure learning programme. Our Primary 4 student, Cheryl Koh, shared about her learning and Year Head, Mdm Shirley Lim shared her views on having more MOE outdoor adventure centres.
Primary 1 Registration 2018
Horizon Primary was featured on Channel 8 news. Our intake of P1 classes has been increasing over the years and in 2019, Horizon Primary will be having 10 classes of P1 students- an increase of 80 vacancies as compared to 2017 intake. Our Principal, Mrs Grace Leong, shared her views on the demand in Punggol Town and how the school plays a part in providing opportunity for children who are interested in joining our school.
Whole School Approach To SLD At Horizon Primary School
We are proud to share that our school's I-LEAD programme was featured on the MOE Student Leadership Development (SLD) E-Buzz Periodical.
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Healthy Eating For Life
For the past two years, Horizon Primary School has been taking part in the Healthy Meals in Schools Programme (HMSP), a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Education and the Health Promotion Board.
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Bringing Out The Leader In Every Child
Our school's Fresh Me Up programme was featured on the MOE SchoolBag website. As part of a Fresh Me Up Project, a cohort-wide project for Values-in-Action to instil independence, the students would ensure that the toilets are clean, before they proceed for their recess break.
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National Chinese Challenge 2017
We are proud to announce that our school has been featured in LianHe Zaobao （《联合早报》）on 2 April 2017 for sending out the highest number of students for this year National Chinese Challenge. Through this competition, the organisers hope to create an opportunity for the participants to gain a deeper understanding of the Chinese culture, and be motivated to improve their command of the Chinese language.