Senior's Night Performance on 7 Feb @ Expo for Mr SR Nathan

Dear all,

We are pleased to announce that KHSCO will be performing at Seniors Night 2009. Here are the details:

Event: Seniors Night 2009
Venue: Singapore Expo
Date: 7 Feb 09 (Saturday)
Guest of Honour: President, Mr SR Nathan
Performance Time: To be confirmed

We would like to seek the help of the recently graduated batch of students as well as all the CO Alumni to come and join in the performance :) we will be organising 2-3 saturday practices before the actual performance at Singapore Expo.

I will keep everyone updated about the practices and performance details. Thank you very much for your help and understanding! : )

Have a wonderful 2009!

Regards,
Miss Chan YL :)

we're back from taiwan! : )

more photos coming your way... keep a look out for this space : )

KHSCO Taiwan Immersion and Performance with Shih Men Elementary School

Dear all,

KHSCO will be performing in Taiwan with a local primary school Shih Men Elementary School. The group of 47 students will be away for the Immersion Trip from

16 November 08 (Sunday) - 23 November 08 (Sunday)

I will post photos and videos when we return from the trip!

Regards，
Miss Chan YL :)

KHSCO Immersion Updates for all parents

Dear Parents,

KHSCO will be heading to Taiwan for the Immersion Trip this Sunday 16 November 2008. Please be reminded to meet at 9am Changi Airport Terminal 3 in front of SIA Counter.

Please kindly contact me via the Emergency Line if your child will be late.

Here are a few important matters prior the Taiwan Trip:

Weather in Taiwan
Transinex has kindly informed us that the weather in Taipei now is 16 - 18 degree celsius. (http://www.cwb.gov.tw/) It may be even colder at night with small showers in the evening, hence please remind your child to bring a thicker sweater as well as a scarf/hat to protect himself/herself from the cold. Long sleeved shirts and pants are strongly encouraged during the day and night. Do pack this sweater into the hand carry/backpack so that it is easy for the student to wear it when we touch down at Taipei.

Your child's Well Being
Many of the students told me that they are taking vitamins everyday to strengthen their immune system. Thank you very much for your support and help! Please remind your child to bring a week's worth of vitamins along for the trip so that the teachers can ensure that they do take them during the trip.

Hand carry CO Instruments
Shih Men has kindly arranged for us to use their instruments hence we do not need to bring the bulky instruments to Taiwan. We will be bringing the following instruments to Taiwan:
1) Flute (hand carry)
2) Er Hu (hand carry)
3) Xiao Ruan (hand carry)
4) Liu Qin (hand carry)
5) San Xian (teachers will carry this instrument)
6) Zhong Yin Suo Na (can be put in luggage)

All members in the group are required to help carry the instruments, hence do not worry that the students have to carry it throughtout the entire journey. All instruments will be tagged and labelled when we gather at the airport.

Information for Parents joining us during the Immersion
I've contacted Shirley and we've went all the itinerary and meals for the entire trip. Please rest assured that ALL meals are included during the entire journey. Shirley will give all parents the updated itinerary on Sunday. There are NO changes in the accomodation, just a slight change in the sequence of sightseeing locations.

Please feel free to contact me if you need more information.
See you on Sunday!

Regards,
Miss Chan YL :)

Parents' Survey - Taiwan Performance Trip

Dear Parents,

KHSCO would like to plan an overseas performance trip to Taiwan from 16 November to 23 November 2008. This proposed trip would be a collaboration with Shih Men Elementary School-石门国小 (http://www.smes.tyc.edu.tw) whose Chinese Orchestra team has won many national awards in Taiwan.The objective of this overseas trip is to enable the students to gain performance experience beyond Singapore's stage and to promote interaction between KHSCO students and Taiwan (石门国小)CO students. KHSCO parents' views and opinions are important to us and would help us facilitate the planning process. Please kindly participate in this survey and share your thoughts with us.
Please click on the following link to take the survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=soloMLYELospT8WttKYuIg_3d_3d

Please note that this survey will take approximately 5 minutes and is extended to 6 July 2008 5pm.Thank you very much!

Regards,
Miss Chan YL :)

*PS: Please also help me pass this message to other parents in KHSCO. Many many thanks!

Term 3 Chinese Orchestra

Hi all,

Please note that there WILL BE Chinese Orchestra Practice on 23rd June 2008 (Monday) from 1:30pm to 4:30pm.

Trainings will be as usual as we are currently preparing for the KHS Concert on 18th July 2008 (Friday).

Thank you! :)

June Holiday Schedule

Hi all,

Here is the June Holiday Schedule.

Celebration Event 1 - SNOW CITY

Dear all,

The KHSCO students had performed extremely well during the SYF 2008 Central Judging, hence the school will be planning a series of activities to reward them as well as to motivate the students to work harder.

Celebration Event 1: Snow City ( A FUN FILLED day with Snow Olympics and Snow Play)
Time: 1:30pm to 6:00pm
Date: 25th April 2008 (Friday)
Attire: Please bring along long pants (trackpants or jeans) and a jacket. Winter jackets and boots will be provided by Snow City.

Here is the schedule of the day:
1:30pm - Leave for Snow City
2:30pm - Arrival and Changing into Winter Wear
3:15pm - Winter Olympics @ Snow Chamber
3:45pm - Free and Easy Play @ Snow Chamber
4:45pm - Returning of Winter Wear
5:00pm - Back to KHS
6:00pm - Reach KHS and Dismissal

Consent forms were given out today. Please note that the student will NOT BE ALLOWED to go for the trip if the consent forms are not returned by 23rd April 2008 (Wednesday).

Regards,
Miss Chan YL :)

SYF Competition 2008 - Photos!

Please click on the link to view the photos. :) More photos will be added subsequently.

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Well Done! :)

Kong Hwa School has achieved

Gold With Honours

for Singapore Youth Festival Chinese Orchestra Central Judging 2008!

Well done CO students! :)

Special thanks to all CO instructors, parent helpers and teacher helpers.

Important Updates!

Dear Parents/Guardian,

Here is an update of the remaining Chinese Orchestra Practices before the actual competition on 1st April 2008 (Tuesday). Please kindly note that we have extended the final Saturday Practice by an hour till 12 noon, and added an additional Monday Practice. We seek your kind understanding and full attendance is expected from all the Chinese Orchestra Students during this period.

Thank you very much.

28 Mar 08 (Fri) 1:30pm – 4:30pm
29 Mar 08 (Sat) 8:00am – 12:00 noon
31 Mar 08 (Mon) 1:30pm – 4:30pm
1 Apr 08 (Tues)
Students to attend practice from 11 am in school.
Please remember to bring along
1) Black shoes
2) CO Costume
3) Socks
4) Musical instrument (if applicable)
Lunch and snacks will be provided and students will be dismissed at 6 pm.

Parent volunteers, please kindly dress in RED and gather at 11am the canteen on Tuesday to help us out with the makeup and hair. Thank you very much for your help! :)

Competition Updates

Dear all,

Here are some updates for the upcoming SYF 2008 CO Central Judging:

Competition Date: 1st April 2008 (Tuesday)
Work Plan for the day:

11:00am - 11:30am
Students to be dismissed from class for early lunch at the canteen. (Students to wear school T-shirt and shorts/skirt with black shoes and bring costume)

11:30pm -12:30pm
Change into CO Costume and Makeup.

12:30pm – 1:30pm
CO Practice

1:30pm – 2:00pm
Students to carry their instruments and gather according to their respective buses + Snacks for students + Instruments to be loaded into lorry

2:00pm
Last minute checks and boarding of bus heading to Singapore Conference Hall

2:30pm
Arrival at Singapore Conference Hall

2:30pm – 3:00pm
Touching up of Makeup and minimal tuning of instruments.

3:00pm – 3:15pm
Tuning of Instruments at the Tuning Room as well as short practice.

3:15pm – 3:45pm
Waiting for Competition Time

4:00pm – 4:15pm
Actual Competition

4:15pm
End of Competition + Exit stage and gather as a group, instruments to be loaded into lorry

4:30pm
Boarding of Bus back to KHS

5:00pm
Arrival at Kong Hwa School

5:30pm– 6:00pm
Keeping of Instruments and Accessories + Photo Taking at School Hall

6:00pm
Gather at canteen for dismissal.

Dear parent helpers, please kindly dress in RED (for easy recognition) and meet Mdm Lin and Miss Zhou XY at 11am at the school canteen to help us out with the makeup :) Thank you very much for your help! :)

Pre SYF Performance at VCH

Dear all,

We will be having a combined CO and Guzheng Pre SYF Performance at Victoria Concert Hall this Sunday 16 March 2008. Here are some details of the concert:

Date: 16 March 2008 (Sunday)
Venue: Victoria Concert Hall
Performing Schools: Kong Hwa, Tao Nan, Coral Pri and Ngee Ann Pri 's Guzheng and CO Teams
Time: 5pm
Tickets: $10 (assigned seats) for stall seats and $12 (free seating) for circle seats

Please kindly email to khs_orchestra@yahoo.com by Thursday (13 March 2008) if you haven't reserve your concert tickets! :)

CO Practices up till SYF 2008

Dear all,

Kindly refer to the schedule of CO Practices up till SYF 2008, it was distributed to all students on Thursday.

IMPORTANT DATES TO TAKE NOTE:
Pre SYF Concert at Victoria Concert Hall
Date: 16 March 2008 (Sunday)
Performance Time: 5pm

SYF 2008 Actual Competition
Date: 1 April 2008 (Tuesday)
Venue: Singapore Conference Hall
Competition Time: 4pm
Reporting Time: 3pm

For students who have not bought their black shoes, please kindly take your shoe size with the Teacher In Charge next week. All students are to be in full attire (costume and shoes) for the 16 March performance.

A very BIG THANK YOU to all parent helpers! :)

Important Updates

Dear Parents,

Regarding Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Chinese Orchestra Central Judging Competition

Thank you very much for your continuous support towards Kong Hwa School Chinese Orchestra (KHSCO)! SYF will commence in the first week of April 2008 and here are some important updates.

1) Pre SYF Parents’ Meeting 1st March 2008 (Saturday) 8am – 930am
We sincerely hope that parents can lend us a helping hand in the preparation for SYF 2008. Your help is greatly appreciated. The aim of the meeting is to discuss the roles of the Teachers in Charge as well as the parent volunteers. We will also be standardizing the make up, hair styles, work flow etc. Please kindly let us know if you are able to help out. :) Thank you very much in advance!

2) SYF Full Dress Rehearsal at Singapore Conference Hall 7th March 2008 (Friday)
Here are the details of the SYF Full Dress Rehearsal at Singapore Conference Hall:

Date: 7th March 2008 (Friday)
Time: 4:30pm to 6pm (Use of SCH Stage)

Planned Schedule for KHSCO:

10:00am
Start of CO Practice in KHS (Students to wear school T-shirt and shorts/skirt with black shoes and bring costume)
1:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm
Students to pack instruments, change into costume, start of make-up and hair
3:00pm
Students gather at school canteen, last minute checks
Instruments to be loaded into lorry
3:15pm
Boarding bus, heading to Singapore Conference Hall
3:45pm
Arrival at Singapore Conference Hall
3:45pm – 4:25pm
Tuning of Instruments and gathering at the respective areas
4:30pm – 6:00pm
Rehearsal at Singapore Conference Hall stage
6:00pm – 6:30pm
Exit stage and gather as a group, instruments to be loaded into lorry
6:30pm
Boarding bus, heading back to Kong Hwa School
7:00pm
Arrival at Kong Hwa School
7:00pm – 7:30pm
Keeping of Instruments and Accessories
7:45pm – 8:00pm
Gather at canteen for dismissal. Home Sweet Home.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Here's wishing everyone a Happy and Prosperous Chinese New Year!

SYF 2008 is around the corner and let's work hand in hand to achieve greater heights!

Regards,
Miss Chan YL :)

Arrival of New CO Costumes

Hi everyone,

The NEW CO Costumes were distributed to the students today. Please do take good care of the costume. It is advisable to hand wash the costume in case the colour of the blue cloth runs.

The students will be wearing the costume for the CNY Performance in school on 6th Feb 08, as well as external performances from here on, so that they will get used to the material and cut of the costume.

KHSCO will provide each and every student a set of costume, socks and matching hair accessories (for girls only). However, students are required to get their own BLACK shoes. The following is a sample of the shoes the girls and guys must wear.

Girl's Shoe Boy's Shoe

The standard makeup look will be printed for all parents at a later date. We sincerely hope that you will be able to support KHS and CO children achieve the best results in SYF 2008.

Regards,

Miss Chan YL :)