N.E. Seminar@Mayflower

The Secondary 1-3 students had a fun time discussing the Mas Selamat Case.

As part of their post exam activities, the students did a simulation of a parliament "After Action Review" session discussing how the case has been handled so far.

The teachers in-charge wrapped up reminding the students that different parts of the government had to come together to handle the case as well as they could.

The students also shared that it is important that we move on but not forget the lesson we learnt from Mas Selamat's escape...the fact that we must not let our guard down.


Attached are short video clips of the sessions we had!

International Friendship Day

What is Mr Raihan doing with Mr Jimmy Lim on stage?

a. He is helping Mr. Lim change into the superman costume.

b.He is holding on to him before Mr. Lim flies off to safe another student in distress.

c. They are performing a skit for International Friendship Day.

If you have chosen option c, you are right ; ) The teachers from the N.E. comm put up a humorous skit sharing the need to understand the various cultures of the world.

Indian New Year
The school also celebrated the Indian New Year in April. Teachers wore different Indian traditional clothes on that day.

The students and teachers presented a skit about the Indian New Year during the morning care talk.

Two of our CSOs also took part in the talk.

International Friendship Day Classroom activities
Throughout the week, various activities were organised to celebrate International Friendship Day.

For example, the lower secondary students made a poster to show the various aspects of Friendship.

And this is one of the posters that were exhibited.

Students of 4D having fun with their form teacher.(Although she doesn't seem very pleased with their progress)

Students of 5H proudly displaying their finished posters with their form teacher Mrs. Nathan

Students also did relfection on what friendship mean to them.

These were formed into a friendship tree.

Off the Beaten Track--- LJ for teachers.

The I-Club is short for "interest-club" and these "clubs" are organised by teachers who have an hobby they want to share with similar-minded colleagues of the school. It is monitored by the Staff Welfare Committee (SWC) where teachers are given time once a month to pursue their interests which include cooking, nature walks and yoga. The N.E. committee is in charge of an I-group called Off the beaten track.

Off the beaten track offers interesting learning journeys conducted for teachers by teachers!

In January, a field trip to Chinatown was conducted.



















Ms Ng, Mdm Santhi and Mdm Tay smiling for the camera before tucking into Beijing timsum.

Mr. Ng and Mrs. Selva shopping for Chinese New Year decorations to welcome the Year of the Rats.

Mdm Santhi looking excited having discovered something new about the Chinese culture.

In February, the teachers visited Arab Street to learn about the Malay culture.


Two of our teachers from China experiencing the hot and spicy food that Ms. Ng was "kind enough" to introduce.

Later, the teachers visited a carpet shop which sold carpets from Iran. We were taught the finer points of how to choose a carpet.

In April, the teachers visited Little India. We had a vegetarian meal before we explored Little India.



Later, we went to explore the shops at Tekka Market.
























We decided to wear what we have brought for the Indian New Year which was approaching. Doesn't Ms Ng look really good in that colour?


















In May, we decided to explore Katong, the heart of the Panarakan culture.




















Can you guess what we are looking at? Jimmy was our wonderful guide for the day.





















It is the famous Red House of Katong. Jimmy had done some research and was explaining the history to us.
























We discovered this very interesting Peranakan shop where we admired the various cultural artifacts displayed.




















Of course we could not leave Katong without buying some of the fabulous food. It was a tough decision but someone had to make it.

Globalisation Partnership (GP) Programme

The Globalization Partnership Programme (GP) is an initiative driven by the Humanities Department and the N.E committee to prepare students for a globalised world. In order to prepare for their visit to Vietnam in June, four teachers went on a recce trip in March and decided to do some CIP at the same time.







Before they embarked on this journey, the office staff help in the collection of gifts for the home. Here, Sylvian Tan, a CSO, is busy preparing some gifts for the children's home.
















Mr Gana bonding with the children at the orphanage home while Mrs Selva looked on.


























Ms Sherri Ng discussing with the CEO the needs of the home so that when the students visit in June, they can do a meaningful CIP project.





















The next day, the teachers visited a hospital where victims of Agent Orange are housed. The teachers were touched by the warmth that these children showed inspite of their conditions.

The students are now preparing for their trip to Vietnam in June.

Understanding our neighbour

The Humanities Department organised a study tour for our Sec 5 Normal Academic students to provide a deeper understanding of culture of our closest neighbour Malaysia.

They first visited a rural area in South Johore where they learnt about the farming system. Here, the guide was explaining the process of growing pineapple.

A local villager was kind enough to show the student how to play a local instrument.

The guide showed the students the various product that can be made from oil palm.

Students trying their hand on spinning tops.

They visited Malaysia in a historical moment when there was going to be a national election the next day.Some of the students stayed up to watch the election news.

The next day, the students visited St Paul hill. Here they took the opportunity to do a survey, asking tourist the reason for visiting Malacca.


It was an enriching experience as students were given a chance to practise their oral communication skills as well as the chance to speak to visitors from various countries.

Later, students presenting their report to the school during school assembly.

Chingay Parade of Dreams 2008

Chingy Parade of Dreams 2008

The Mayflower Secondary School Chinese Dance Club put up dance performances at school assembly and other school events regularly. External performances include performing for senior citizens and other community events at CCs as well.

This year, we are honoured to be selected to participate in the Chingay Parade 2008 entitled GIVE ME A DOT. I REVOLVE THE WORLD

Dressed in slick PVC look-alike, smart long coats with white long boots, the performers exude tremendous energy and graceful elegance, putting up a visually artistic performance.

The use of modern contemporary music with poetic feel and pulsating beats, coupled with simple yet artistic dance moves, clearly accentuates the beauty of modernist simplicity, and underlining the beauty of breathtaking artistry at its highest level.

Note : Comments taken from this website http://www.chingay.org.sg/2008/parade/keyhighlights/give_me_a_dot.asp

Chinese New Year Celebration 2008

Chinese New Year were celebrated with joy and excitement in Mayflower Secondary school this year.

Hampers were prepared by students to present to residents in from AWWA (Asian Women's Welfare Association)home

The MF Alumni were also present to lend a helping hand. They prepared a great spread of Chinese New Years goodies for the residents.

They also set with them to keep them company during the concert performance.

After the Chinese New Year concert, the guest were served with food in the I-studio.