Home Stay

Pupils will be staying with their buddies for 2 nights, starting from this evening. They will return to the hostel on Sunday evening at about 5pm.

Parents are advised to call the pupils either on their handphones or at the buddy's residence if needed.

Day2

We had a tour around the school. We had been to places like the hostel, the canteen, the classrooms, the auditorium, the music room, the ballet room, the astronomical observatory tower and so on. In addition, we met our buddies from China. Check out our photos below. :)



http://picasaweb.google.com/lowhiang/Day2

Day1

Departure from Singapore Changi Airport Terminal2 to China Chengdu
Date : 27th February 2008
Time : 8am

Check out our video clip taken at the airport.


Check out our photo slideshow.


http://picasaweb.google.com/lowhiang/Day1

Updates

The 2 Chinese numbers are already updated under International Call. Please see below.

Temperature on 27feb is 5℃～10℃

Parents' Briefing on 23 Feb 2008

The response to our parents' briefing on 23 Feb 2008 was great! Many parents turned up for this event.

The parents were given updates about the trip and had their concerns and questions answered during the session. We rounded off the meeting with an entertaining performance put up by the participating pupils.

Here are the snap shots that we had taken during the briefing. Enjoy the slide show.


http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/jyps.deyang/ParentsBriefing23feb2008

International Calls

From China to Singapore (for pupils calling back to Singapore)

Using Handphones
For SingTel mobile subscriber, register for autoroam service (monthly subscription fee $10) and make use of GlobalDial121 service which is cheaper. To call Singapore: *121*65XXXXXXXX# (whereby XXXXXXXX is the Singapore phone number that you are calling).

For M1, check that Pay Per Use Roaming is activated. To call Singapore: *138*XXXXXXXXX#

For StarHub mobile subscriber, please ensure that International Roaming or Pay As You Roam has been activated on your mobile service. For Pay As Your Roam, call 1633 to activate. To call Singapore: *108*65 XXXXXXXX#

Please take note that charges can range from S$1.30 to S$3.00 per minute, so be mindful. Click on the links of the various operators to find out more.

NOTE: Although pupils are allowed to bring handphones, they are not allowed to use them during school hours.

From Singapore to China (for parents calling pupils)
Here are the 2 numbers to call:
1) 86 131 9815 6093
2) 86 131 9815 6059
Parents can get an IDD card from any 7-11 stores or handphone shops. Follow the instructions to call China.

For EMERGENCY cases, please call: 9 744 1064 (9 244 4877 is no longer in use).
Parents are strongly encouraged to use this number only for EMERGENCY. Thank you.

Parents' Briefing 23 Feb

There will be a Parents' Briefing on 23 Feb 08 from 8.30am to 9.00am at P5/2 classroom (instead of P5/8 classroom).

Weather forecast of Deyang

Date Temperature
---- -------------
15feb 2℃～7℃
16feb 3℃～7℃
17feb 4℃～8℃
18feb 9℃～5℃
19feb 8℃～4℃
20feb 10℃～4℃
21feb 11℃～4℃
22feb 12℃～5℃
23feb 8℃～13℃
24feb 6℃～10
25feb 4℃～8℃
26feb 5℃～12℃℃
27feb 10℃～5℃
28feb 14℃～7℃

Good news! The temperature in Deyang is generally showing upward trends. Hopefully it won't be so cold by the time we reach there next week. :)

(Source: http://php.weather.sina.com.cn/search.php?city=德阳)