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16 April 22 May
Prize-Giving Ceremony
The prize-giving ceremony honours Year 1 – 4 students who have achieved excellent academic and sporting results. It also recognises those who have contributed significantly to the school and the community. This year’ s Guest of Honour was Mr Vanu Gopala Menon, Deputy Secretary( Southeast Asia and International Organisations) in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is concurrently Singapore’ s Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the African Union, resident in Singapore.
Sense of a Beginning Book Launch
Sense of a Beginning, an anthology of five different tales of substance abuse, was launched by Principal Mrs Lim Lai Cheng, together with President of the Singapore Anti- Narcotics Association( SANA) Mr Poh Geok Ek. The book was a collaboration between SANA and five Year 6 students, who conducted interviews with five former drug addicts. The accounts were then passed on to a group of Year 5 volunteers who transfigured them into literary works.
16 May 25 May
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33rd Students’ Council Investiture
The 33rd Students’ Council Investiture saw the swearing-in of Council President Edward Kim( 14A01C), Vice-Presidents Goh Zuo Min( 14S06B) and Kimberly Chia( 14A03A), as well as the rest of the student councillors. The investiture was attended by RI staff, parents and councillors from other schools.
Year 1 – 4 Open House
Over 4,800 Primary 6 students and their families attended the Year 1 – 4 Open House, which had the theme‘ Great Expectations’. It featured performances and displays by CCA groups, campus tours, classroom experiences, DSA( Direct School Admissions) talks, as well as a sharing session by Principal of RI.