Not GANGNAM but INDIAN-style!

Now, since I am very free these few days, feeling relaxed and calm, I shall write another post.

Next week, we celebrate the Festival of Lights, Deepavali!

So, the SWC people will be organising a Deepavali-cum-Year-End lunch next Wednesday!

So do expect lots of delicious and yummy authentic Indian food!

To immerse yourself in the atmosphere, do remember to gorge down the food using your hands and join in the fun, Indian-style! ;)

Signing out,
Your-ever-so-excited-SWC-blogger

PURPLE DAY!

Now that the critical period is over, well, safe to say, all staff in PCS are soooooo glad and relieved!

Now, main event of the week!

COLOUR OF MONTH!

Its..... PURPLE!!!


So, let's all celebrate this Friday in purple!

July SWC Events Updates

Amidst the frantic and bustling schedule, I suddenly realised I have not updated this blog for quite some time. It feels so dusty in here.

Here are some of the SWC events that was happening in the month of July. We had a YELLOW July and a banana each for those who came and celebrated their day in YELLOW. Here are some of our lower primary teachers in YELLOW!

We also had a birthday celebration for staff who were born in July and there was a lot of July babies. 

An Inspirational Story

The Story of the Butterfly 
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly.
One day a small opening appeared.
He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours
as it struggled to squeeze its body through the tiny hole.
Then it stopped, as if it couldn’t go further. 


So the man decided to help the butterfly.
He took a pair of scissors and
snipped off the remaining bits of cocoon.
The butterfly emerged easily but
it had a swollen body and shriveled wings. 
The man continued to watch it,
expecting that any minute the wings would enlarge
and expand enough to support the body,
Neither happened!
In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life
crawling around.
It was never able to fly. 



What the man in his kindness
and haste did not understand:
The restricting cocoon and the struggle
required by the butterfly to get through the opening
was a way of forcing the fluid from the body
into the wings so that it would be ready
for flight once that was achieved. 
Sometimes struggles are exactly
what we need in our lives.
Going through life with no obstacles would cripple us.
We will not be as strong as we could have been
and we would never fly. 


Source: http://www.motivationalwellbeing.com/motivational-stories.html

FRUIT FESTIVAL 2012

To encourage the staff to lead a healthy lifestyle and maintained a healthy and balanced diet, SWC had planned a Fruit Festival during the Jun holidays.

We collected quite a considerate amount of fruit from the staff, in addition of the fruit purchases made by the committee.

Plus, who could forget Mdm Phuah's fruit punch after that day? It was a HOT sell! People went for multiple rounds!

We, the SWC members, would like to say thank you to the staff ho contributed the fruits as well as those who had participated in the event.

LET'S LEAD A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE TOGETHER!!

Signing out,

SWC blogger

PCS Car Rally 2012

We had our very own PCS Car Rally on 21st June 2012.

The staff had gathered their own team mates and of course, their CARS!

They were given instructions on how to complete the tasks before their check in at the finishing line.

There were so many tasks they had to overcome, from eating breakfast at the designated food court to competing with other teams on Daytona at the nearby arcade to even getting wet from the water bombs.

Even though the staff had to do these tasks under the hot, scorching sun, they really had a lot of fun and it was one of the events which we all look forward to every year.

Pictures are up on our Facebook Page!

Signing off,

SWC Blogger



We had a Big Blue day during the first week of May.

It was such an amazing sight to see all our staff eagerly dressing up in blue!

As a token of the committee's appreciation, they received blue MENTOS mint sweets! It sure puts a BIG BLUE smile on their faces.

Some pictures of the event,

Staff Fitness Test

On 18th April, SWC had catered the day for our fitness test. We had a Walk or Run test to check on our fitness.

Signing out,

SWC blogger

February Health Tip

Feel pressured at work? 

We understand, especially with exams coming up soon and the stacks of marking to be done.

No worries! Here are some ways to help you relax your body, mind and soul after a long busy day.

Healthy ways to relax and recharge

• Go for a walk. 
• Spend time in nature. 
• Call a good friend. 
• Sweat out tension with a good workout. 
• Write in your journal. 
• Take a long bath. 
• Light scented candles. 
• Savor a warm cup of coffee or tea. 
• Play with a pet. 
• Work in your garden. 
• Get a massage. 
• Curl up with a good book. 
• Listen to music. 
• Watch a comedy. 

So, try one of the activities and we guarantee that you will feel much better.

Signing out, 

Yours truly SWC blogger

Goodbye, our dear Mr Ngiow

Valentine's Day is a day filled with romance and love.

However, the air in Poi Ching School was filled with sorrow and tears of goodbye.

We bade farewell to our dear vice-principal, Mr Marcus Ngiow.

We wish you all the best in your new career. We would like to thank you for all your support and guidance throughout the short time with us. :)

Goodbye, Sir.

Signing out,

SWC blogger

Poi Ching School Pink-Day on 3rd February 2012

Our SWC team came up with an arrangement of having a themed dressing among the staff every 1st Friday of the month.

We started our February with a colour theme - Pink! Nope, we were not promoting any cause or organisation with our theme. It was just for the sake of fun and encouraging staff bonding.

Let's see what our sporting staff wore on the day!

Look out for our theme colour next month on 3rd March 2012. :)

Yours truly,

the SWC blogger

 Our Health Tip for the month!

Abstracted from website: http://www.helpfulhealthtips.com/whiten-teeth-naturally/

Almost everyone wishes for sparkling white teeth. The appearance of every person makes a lot of difference these days. It is true that smile of a person makes him/her more attractive. In order to look more attractive, people wish for getting sparkling whiteness in their teeth.

In Summary of the article, here are some ways of whitening your teeth.

Number One

 First, strawberries can be used for teeth whitening. In order to whiten your teeth, you should mash strawberries to make a paste. This paste should be applied on the teeth. It will help in whitening your teeth. However, one should know that strawberry paste can be harmful for teeth if it is applied with force on gums. This is due to the presence of acid in strawberries. Therefore, after applying strawberry paste on your teeth, you should rinse your mouth or brush your teeth within a short period of time.

Number two

Vegetables like carrots, celery, cucumbers and broccoli are abrasive in nature and they act as a natural teeth whitening agent by brushing off the stains from teeth. Therefore, one should eat these vegetables. These vegetables will provide vitamins and minerals to you. Along with this, you would also be able to get whiter teeth.

Number Three

One should buy some baking soda from the market and mix it with salt. The quantity of salt should be less in this mixture. The mixture of baking soda and salt should be applied on the teeth with fingers in a very gentle manner. You will get excellent results from this method. The best thing about this method is that the results are fast. However, one needs to apply this mixture in a gentle way on the teeth. Otherwise your gums will be damaged. Another thing to take care of is the amount of salt in the mixture. Always keep the quantity of salt less otherwise your gums may be damaged.

By using all or one of the ways mentioned above, you would be able to get whiter teeth.

February Birthday Celebration

We began the month of February with a birthday celebration for the teachers whose birthday is in February.

This year, we made a little change where each birthday boy and girl will receive a personalised cupcake as a birthday gift.

Below are some photos during the short celebration.

The personalised cupcakes for the birthday boy and girls,

Just look at their happy faces!

Do look out for our heath tips of the month and also, our PINK surprise blog post!

Signing out,

SWC Blogger

We, the Staff Welfare Committee from Poi Ching School, would like to wish all our Chinese colleagues, parents and pupils a very Happy Chinese Lunar New Year.

Term 4 Domestic Workshop

We had our last Domestic Workshop on the last week of Term 4. The two workshops were Nail Art and Thai Tom Yum Soup.

The Nail Art workshop was a favourite among the ladies. It was conducted by Erin and Veron. It was a fruitful learning experience on tips to groom your nails as well as to make them pretty and unique. Who might have thought you could use acrylic paint to decorate your nails?

Nail Art workshop

The Tom Yum soup workshop was conducted by our professional Thai chef, Anna. She showed us the authentic tom yum recipe and the techniques on making an authentic Tom Yum soup. The mothers were in awe and enjoyed some delicious, spicy authentic Tom Yum Soup.

Tom Yum Soup workshop

YEAR END STAFF CHALET

Our Staff Welfare Committee held a Year End staff chalet on Friday, 25th November 2011. It was a great turnout. We had some staff bonding over dinner and a barbeque session. Overall, it was a perfect gathering between friends to close year 2011.

Some snapshots of the chalet.

September Birthday Celebrations

We celebrated the birthdays which falls on September today.

Happy Birthday to all of you!!

August Health Tips

Do you know that flossing your teeth daily can reduce the chance of that dreaded heart attack?

Click on the following link to read more!

Broccoli and Flossing Helps.

Teachers' Day Dinner 2011

Presenting the details for Teachers' Day Dinner 2011!

Look forward to a night with lots of fun and laughter!

Come and join us!

Signing out,
The-already-so-excited-SWC-blogger

July Staff Outing!

We are back!

We had our July Staff Outing last Saturday at Tebing Lane in Punggol.

Guess what we did this month?

We went prawning!

Prawning is a hobby or activity that became popular recently. It is similar to fishing, but instead we are fishing for prawns.

Our first experience was an enjoyable one. Prawning itself requires a lot of patience. The waiting of course took some time but the excitement came with our fishing line moved and also, the size of the prawn itself.

So to sum things up, Enjoy the photos below! :)))))

For more photos, do look up on our Facebook page: PCS Staff Welfare Committee.

Signing out,
the-ever-so-sporty SWC blogger