A Tribute to our Principal, Mr Ng Keng Song

Upon hearing the announcement by Mr Ng on his impending retirement by end of 2009, our PSG Chairman, Edwin Cheng wrote a letter to Mr Ng to express the feeling and gratitude on behalf of PSG and Ai Tong School parents.

With the kind permission granted by Mr Ng, we are now able to share this letter with our PSG members and parents.

To view letter [pdf format], please click here.

To post your comments & gratitude to our great principle, Mr Ng, please click here.

2nd IBN Science Camp for Parents and Students

Saturday, December 5, 2009 9:00am – 1.00pm
30 Biopolis St, The Matrix, Multi Function Room, Singapore 138671 [Click here for map]

Dear all,

The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) would like to cordially invite your students and their parents to the 2nd IBN Science Camp for Parents and Students on Saturday, December 5, from 9:00am to 1:00pm at the Biopolis.

This Science camp aims to introduce Primary 5 to Secondary 3 students and their parents to scientific research at the interface of bioengineering and nanotechnology, and provide them with insights into career opportunities in the biomedical research industry. An overview of the cutting-edge interdisciplinary research performed at IBN will be presented before participants are led on guided tours of the Institute's laboratories. Participants will also find out more about IBN’s research through hands-on lab sessions conducted by our researchers. The Science Camp will conclude with a discussion session where our scientists will answer questions from participants as well as a tea reception.

We would appreciate if you could disseminate this information to your students and their parents. Kindly confirm your interest and secure your participation at this event by submitting the registration form to yrp@ibn.a-star.edu.sg or fax to 6478 9081 before Friday, November 27, 2009.

As vacancies are limited, please submit your registration form as soon as possible to confirm your registration. A detailed schedule of the program will be sent via email at a later date to the contact person named in the registration form. For more details about the event, please contact Joy Ng or Wanying Chen at yrp@ibn.a-star.edu.sg or DID: 6824 7042/ 6824 7020.

IBN is committed to promoting an active research culture for young people, and has been reaching out to students and teachers through its Youth Research Program activities such as career talks, open houses, workshops and research attachments. More than 33,700 students and teachers from over 190 schools have participated in our Program since its launch in October 2003, and over 1, 100 students and teachers have completed research attachments of at least one month under the mentorship of our Institute's researchers. More information about our Institute and our Youth Research Program is available at www.ibn.a-star.edu.sg.

We look forward to meeting you at IBN soon.

Sincerely,
Noreena AbuBakar
Director, Administration
Chair, Youth Research Program

Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations

"On behalf of the school, our heartfelt thanks to all dedicated PSG parents and children for all the time, energy and effort put in for the games stalls, making the Mid-Autumn event such a memorable one for our pupils and their families.
Million thanks to everyone who had helped to make the night so exciting and heart-warming. Our celebration would not be complete and so successful without your full support." - Mrs Teo-Mok Ling Ling

"Last night we see helps from the spouses and their children involved in helping out which is fantastic as it is part of our goals in getting more parents and families involved in our activities. I would just like to drop a note of thanks to all who were involved in last night's event which I would term as very successful!" - Edwin Cheng (PSG Chairman)

To view the event photos, please click here:  [PSG Photo Gallery]  [Archive 1]  [Archive 2]

Ai Tong School, together with the Alumni and Parent Support Group, is co-organizing a Mid-Autumn Festival Celebrations for our P1 to P3 pupils on 30 Sept 2009 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm in our school compound. The event aims to deepen our pupils' understanding of Chinese culture and tradition.

Special Health Seminar 2009

Dr Beh Suan Tiong is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist running his own practice in Thomson Medical Centre. A Member of The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists with special interest is in minimally invasive surgery.  He received further training in leading centers in the US thereafter.  A firm believer in continuous medical education, he has helped organize numerous scientific meetings and taken part in many local and overseas medical congresses and workshops. Public education being his other focus, he has helped to launch many programs including activities to promote cervical cancer awareness and prevention. He is the immediate past President of the Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Singapore and holds the post of visiting consultant to Singapore General Hospital, and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.  He also teaches and trains postgraduate doctors. Dr Beh will speak on “ FEMALE CANCERS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW”.

Dr. Wang Chen Zi Jian is a graduate in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Shanghai University with more than 20 years of TCM experience. He is well sought after and has appeared in many local and foreign radio and television stations. Dr Wang will speak on “THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CHRONIC NECK AND BACK PAIN”.

Date:  Saturday, 15th August 2009
Time:  2pm to 4pm
Venue:  Ai Tong School AV theatre (FREE ADMISSION)
Contact person for queries: Lim Chong Huat (Mobile No:97668933).
Please submit completed registration form below to General Office.

SPUR Courses

SPUR or Skills Programme for Upgrading and Resilience, is an enhanced financial support scheme introduced by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) on 1 Dec 2008 to help workers stay employable in the current downturn through upgrading their skills or retraining. In collaboration with Ai Tong Alumni, we are pleased to organize several highly subsidized courses for you.

Firm Foundation

PSG t-shirts is available for purchase

Adult size polo-shirt (please refer to the size chart below)

Kid size round neck t-shirt

Pricing: S$16nett (Adult); S$14nett (Child)
Special Family Package: Buy 2 Adults & 2 Children T-shirts for only $55nett
($3 per T-shirt will contribute to the PSG Fund to further our activities.)

For ordering of T-shirt, please contact the following:
ATS Parents ( Chong Huat: 9766 8933 )
BP Residents ( Edwin: 9621 1991 )
Teacher ( Ms Mok Ling Ling )

Alternatively, you can also download the order form and email to: secretary(at)aitongpsg.org (please replace(at) with @). We will give you a call to confirm the order upon receiving your email.

Last order date: 5th March 2009

2009 Chinese New Year Get-together