Principal's Message

Temasek Primary started academic year 2024 well with our customary “Temasek Starts Right”, to set a good foundation for strong relationships and respectful interactions amongst staff and students in the course of the year.

We are happy to note that our new cohort of Primary 1 Temasekians settled into the school quickly. We appreciate the support from our parent volunteers and the Primary 4 students who were buddies to our Primary 1 students. This year, we had another new first. We welcomed our full cohort of MK1 and MK2 students at the MOE Kindergarten (MK @ Temasek). We look forward to collaborating closely with the MK educators to bring rich learning to our Temasekians and MK students.

We pride ourselves on the numerous platforms we have which seek to develop all Temasekians into responsible, versatile and future-ready citizens. We hope that the Temasek Leaders’ Character Pledge, Learn for Life lessons (LFL) based on Steven Covey’s 7 Habits, the six school core values of Perseverance, Responsibility, Integrity, Open-Mindedness, Respect and Humility and our learning dispositions, ROAR (Responsibility, Open-Mindedness, Active-Learning and Resilience) will continue to guide our students in their pursuit of excellence in their learning journey while staying rooted in the right values.

At last year’s School Workplan Seminar, Minister Chan Chun Sing talked about shaping the future of learning. Indeed, the road ahead may not be pebbled with the same stones that we are familiar with, and as such, the way we craft learning must help each of our young navigate their future so that we can move forward as one. Minister talked about enabling every student to be a Creator, Connector and Contributor.

In being a Creator, students will create new value for an uncertain tomorrow. This vision is in alignment with our Temasek student learner outcomes of being a Passionate Learner and Creative and Critical thinker. Our programmes like Learning Tapestry where Temasekians work together on an inter-disciplinary project, to think of solutions to a problem presented, call for our students to exercise critical and inventive thinking, while working collaboratively in teams.

In being a Connector, students should be able to connect diverse people, bridge differences and seize opportunities. This is an extension of our existing Temasek student learner outcome of being an Effective Communicator who is able to communicate effectively and respectfully, with tact and sensitivity, for meaningful purposes. In addition, celebrating the main festivals in school like Chinese New Year, Hari Raya and Deepavali, as well as learning from schools which are different from ours, help our students learn more about and understand different cultures. This is important for them to appreciate and respect diversity to build bridges of connections.

And in being a Contributor, it is important that our students know that they all have something to contribute, no matter what their starting points are, much like being a Servant Leader in the Temasek Primary context. Our Temasekians become buddies to give support and assurance to Primary 1 students as the new students navigate Year 1 of primary school life. They may not know it but these buddies are making a significant contribution to the Primary 1 students’ lives. Also, in the course of the year, some of our Temasekians visit the residents in the neighbouring blocks to bring some festive cheer, as a way of contributing to the community. And internally, we acknowledge the various staff groups where we involve our students in showing appreciation for others’ contributions.

Our Temasekians are all at different stages of their journey in being a Creator, Connector and Contributor, and we hope to be able to provide support for them as they pursue their own excellence.

Cheers to another great year together – Forward Together, Temasek!

Cheers,
Mrs Alison Ho
Principal