Dover Court News

We have had some lovely activities in this relatively short half term. There was some fantastic sporting success, including a bronze in the U10 Boys’ Football ACSIS finals, a gold in the U14 Boys’ Football and a gold in the U14 Girls’ Netball finals. Amazing results! We held our Year 3 and Year 4 swimming galas which were both hotly contested. Congratulations to Ubin for winning the Year 3 inter-h...

This is the first podcast in our Dover Diaries series where our students interview professionals that visits Dover Court International School. In this episode two members of our Upper Primary Student Council, Eva and Ian from Year 6, interview Abie Longstaff, author of more than 40 children's books. Abie is here in Dover Court to conduct a series of workshop for Primary students where she encourag...

Dear DCIS Parents, This certainly isn't an ordinary week and I am very grateful for your understanding and cooperation during this unusual time. We have now created a Health Advisory page on the website, where all information related to the 2019-nCoV Virus will be collated. We also encourage parents to log in to the Parent Portal regularly. The highlight of the week is author Abie Longstaff visiti...

Dear DCIS Parents, I would like to thank you for your support last week and for being vigilant and understanding with regards to the current 2019-nCoV virus situation. On a lighter note, I would also like to thank Ms Hughes and Mr Liperis who arranged a wonderful House Dance Day for our Primary students. The energy and atmosphere on campus were fantastic and the action on the dance floor...

Dear DCIS Parents, This week is another action-packed, albeit short week at Dover Court. We look forward to the Year 4 inter-house swim gala, that will take place tomorrow. Ubin took home the first place in the Year 3 gala and I know that Year 4 have been practicing both their strokes and their house cheering for theirs. All Year 4 parents are welcome to join in the cheering, as always, please rem...

Dear DCIS Parents, We had a wonderful first week of term last week and I am so proud of how well our new students have settled in. Friday's Charity Drive in support of those affected by the Indonesian flooding and Australian wildfires was very successful and I am proud to share that the Dover Court community raised $5600. The money is being transferred to the Red Cross, who are working hard i...

Dear DCIS Parents, We have finally reached the end of a very busy and successful term and I am sure all members of the DCIS community are looking forward to a well-earned rest. The highlight of the half term was the visit by the CIS and WASC accreditation teams. As I write we are still waiting for the formal outcome of the process but we had some lovely feedback from the visitors and we eagerly aw...

Dear DCIS Parents, With Christmas just around the corner, and at the end of another busy term, it seems the perfect time to reflect on what has been happening in the Primary School. We returned from our restful half term break straight into our busy UN Day preparations which saw the children busily researching the country assigned to their class, as well as making and collecting artefacts for...

Dear DCIS Parents, The DCA Christmas Fayre was a fantastic way to start the Festive celebrations. I am very grateful to the DCA executive and volunteers for all their hard work organising the fayre. Our music concert in the Primary canteen was a lovely event and I am very grateful to Mr Dwyer and his team for their great work rehearsing the students and running the event. Mr Lewis deserves sp...

Dear DCIS Parents, Last week was an action-packed week with STEAM activities going on across Primary and in some of the Secondary classes. A big thank you to Mr Baines and Mr Northridge for planning the activities. We also have a lot of IPC exit points over the last weeks of term, I enjoyed seeing some fantastic and very creative buildings in Year 2. We welcomed Juilliard dance curriculu...

Dear DCIS Parents, Last week we had a very successful visit from the Council of International Schools (CIS) and Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accreditation teams. The Chair and Co-chair spoke to staff on Friday and gave some lovely feedback on our children and the school. We will receive the full report once it has been ratified by the CIS and WASC boards. This week is ST...

Dear DCIS Parents, We had a wonderful celebration of Kindness last week and the students participated in a range of activities and workshops across the year groups. The students in Secondary especially enjoyed the Kindness workshop led by Dover Court parent, author, educator and holistic well-being advocate, Mrs Forrester. I have mentioned our Council of International Schools and We...

Dear DCIS Parents, I was sad to miss yesterday's Remembrance Day service at Kranji War Memorial as I was attending the annual FOBISIA leadership conference, I've been told that it was very moving and I have seen some lovely photos. Our choir did a fantastic job signing with the other British schools in Singapore and Johor. Today at 11.11 we observed a minute of silence, with a live...

In GCSE music with Miss Jones, year 10s are exploring the different timbres of the orchestra and were asked to interview each other about the instruments they play as a homework task. Here is Ginny and Nakshatra interviewing Emilia, who talks with confidence and knowledge about her instrument, the flute. Prepare to be blown away!

Dear DCIS Parents, Many thanks to the parents that came along to the ‘Coffee with Chris’ session last week. It was an excellent opportunity to discuss some of the recent developments at the school and what is planned in the next 12-18 months. Parents were also able to give some feedback on critical areas like communication, buses and the canteen service and these are themes we will explore in more...

Dear DCIS Parents, I hope that you had a great break last week. We have a busy and exciting week ahead, with our biggest event of the year,  UN Day , taking place on  Friday . The school photographer is here Monday to Thursday, taking the official school photos. We ask that students come to school wearing their best uniform on the day that they have their photo taken. Please refer t...

Dear DCIS Parents, The first half term in any school is always busy and this half term at Dover Court has been no exception! We were delighted to welcome several news students and their families to the primary school; I have greatly enjoyed visiting classes and getting to know our newer children who have clearly settled in well. I have also had the great pleasure of meeting many of our new parents...

Dear DCIS Secondary Parents, The first half term of any academic year is usually one of the busiest for parents, students and staff at the best of times and this year was no exception particularly when you throw in moving into a new building. I am exceptionally proud of our students and staff and the way they have settled into their new home at Dover Court. Over the half term we have listened and...

Dear DCIS Parents, This is the 19th Newsletter I have written at Dover Court and I think I am going to start this one in a similar vein to the previous 18. It has been an extremely busy but successful half term. Many of our teams worked through the summer to get the new Secondary Building and the Sports Hall ready for the new school year and we have been delighted by the response from student...

Dear DCIS Parents, This last week before half term certainly is a busy one. Our Secondary students enjoyed their Sports Day last Friday. The afternoon weather was unfortunately unkind to us, the athletics finals have been rescheduled for Thursday, 10th October, 11.00am.  The Primary Sports Week started today with Year 6, congratulations to Newton for winning the inter-house com...

Dear DCIS Parents, It is hard to believe that we have reached the last day of September. We have two busy weeks ahead of us before the half term break. Our counsellor Mr Moody is looking forward to welcoming Primary School fathers to the launch of his  Forum for Dads . Do join him tomorrow,  Tuesday 1st October, 7.45am  in The Lounge. This first meeting will focus on paren...

Dear DCIS Parents, Last week's STEAM week was a wonderful experience for our Primary and Years 7 and 8 students. I would like to thank Mr Baines and Mr Northridge for coordinating the various activities. Our PE teacher and dance specialist Ms Hughes is in the process of developing the dance programme at Dover Court. Dance is taught in blocks in our Primary school and the feedba...

On Tuesday morning a group of interested parents, led by Mrs Gray, took part in a hands-on Phonics and Spelling session. Parents learned about the rationale for using the Read Write Inc scheme in school and the impact it has had on our students.  Mrs Gray shared more about what a Phonic or Spelling session looks like and how teachers reinforce new learning. We are very proud of just how...

Dear DCIS Parents, This week is the first STEAM week of the year. The NAE MIT STEAM Challenge this year is called REVEAL and is centered around the concept of communicating science through compelling images. The students in our Primary School and Years 7 and 8 will be looking at how images can tell a scientific story. They will use various imaging techniques as the art dep...

Dear DCIS Parents, Thank you to all Secondary parents who attended the Secondary Curriculum Evening last week. I would also like to thank Mr Bull and the Secondary team for their time and hard work. I am very proud of the Secondary School that we now have, the atmosphere in the new block is amazing. The Red Dot Restaurant is a fantastic place to gather and we fully understand that our students enj...