From 5.45pm, parents, students and teachers enjoyed tasting delicious food from all over the world. Organized by students from each country represented in the HS, with a lot of help from home, we had tables laden with specialties throughout the atrium.

Over the last seven weeks the K2 children have been engrossed in our IEYC Unit of Learning, "Animal Rescuers". They have been finding out about four different animal habitats: Rainforest; Desert; Grasslands and Polar Regions. They have looked at the similarities and differences between these habitats and have discovered which animals live in each. For the Unit of Learning Exit Point, the children had great fun taking part in an animal parade, wearing costumes created by their parents. The parents then joined the children in the classrooms so that they could share their animal riddles and the dioramas or trioramas they had created of their chosen animal, in its natural habitat. This was a great end to the unit, allowing the children to demonstrate what they have learnt and to have fun at the same time.

Our 15U Cricket team made the final for the Last Man Standing (LMS) competition and the final was as close as it gets, losing by just 5 runs to SG United Juniors. Gyan Dev Balaji was awarded Man of the Match and our lads can be very proud of their runner-up position in this exciting cricket league.

Members of the Middle School Choir and Orchestra, along with the OFS Staff Choir performed a festive celebration last Thursday, December 5th. Students and staff stopped to listen to the celebratory music as they made their way into school on this day. "Deck the Halls", "Carol of the Bells", "Frosty the Snowman", and other songs resonated through the atrium welcoming all and setting the mood for a safe and happy holiday season.

Saturday mornings are usually quiet at OFS, but on 30 November 2019, droves of excited OFS parents and students descended on our Auditorium with single-minded purpose: to get valuable face time with Singapore's favourite son, Olympic gold medallist Joseph Schooling.

In the last week of November and early December, our students from Grades One to Five performed in our annual Holiday Concert. Respecting, understanding and appreciating other's cultures and beliefs are an important part of our school's curriculum and help our students develop and understand their international learning goals.. The Holiday Concert is an expression of that focus as we celebrate festivals from around the world. It was a wonderful opportunity to share the great cultural diversity within our school as students sung and danced songs in celebration of the various holidays close to this time of the year. The students looked amazing in their costumes and all students should be commended for their efforts and commitment in making each concert memorable.

The Grade 7 Camp in Sentosa took place during the week of November 25 to 29. The atmosphere among the students was positive and encouraging as they participated in the range of activities on offer. The students had to collaborate effectively as a team in their dragon boating and their team building exercises.

The Grade 4 mother tongue students had an assembly sharing all the wonderful things they have been learning in mother tongue classes this semester. A variety of wonderful performances were presented, ranging from a song and sign language from the Hebrew group, plays and a quiz from the Russian students...

Temasek Junior College visited today and midway through the 6 team competition, both our boys and girls teams have racked up some wins but need close out the competition with victories to claim a podium position. The 19U girls had a tight tussle but eventually went down 30-41 against TJC. In the boys games, OFS was able to turn the tables with a 49-23 win.

This was the very first badminton tournament we have held at Pasir Ris and we can safely say there will be many more. What an event! 16 international school teams competed for the girls and boys titles.

It's always great to strengthen sporting relationships with east side international school neighbours. Each school fielded 2 teams for a total of 4 close matches within an hour of getting underway. The relaxed environment allowed coaches to guide their players throughout and match and allowed players to catch their breath between matches.

OFS has just completed our 3-Day 12th Model United Nations at Overseas Family School (MUNOFS XII) conference over the recent weekend. This was a huge event in the life of the OFS community, involving 17 schools from Singapore.

10 teams from international schools all over Singapore competed in this year's closely fought edition. On the boys side, AIS secured gold through 2 wins and 2 draws, ahead of GIIS Punggol and LFS respectively.

Delegates from 8 countries assembled in the Auditorium for the Grade 5 Model United Nations at Overseas Family School's (MUNOFS) General Assembly. Dressed in formal attire students looked very professional and ready to tackle big issues. Ambassadors shared country speeches and Chairs of committees read final resolutions, which were voted on.

We celebrated Deepavali (or "Diwali"), the Festival of lights, on Thursday, 24 October 2019. With the help of our parent volunteers, the children learned about the significance of the celebration through a Deepavali story and an Indian dance. Children then participated in activities such exploring clothes and props related to the celebration, decorating rangoli patterns and getting their hands decorated with tattoos and designs (mehndi).

Twelve lucky High School Theatre Arts and Drama students had the amazing and exciting opportunity to work with a troupe of professional actors, specialising in the Italian Art form of Comedia dell'Arte, in their interactive presentation of The Decameron. The students became members of the ensemble for the evening by creating characters, interacting with audience members and participating in the performance with the cast.

The Kindergarten's United Nations Celebration is a special event held annually to recognise and celebrate the cultures and diversity of our students and their families. This year's celebration started with flag parade followed by a presentation of songs and cultural dances performed by the Kindergarten children. The children looked dazzling, dressed in their national attires and with the colours of their flags.

The Middle School United Nations Concert is used to celebrate the diversity of our community at Overseas Family School. The depth of cultures in our own community offers us the rich vibrant and dynamic environment we are so lucky to have.

The OFS girls team claimed the title by winning all their matches. As for the boys, it came down to a very close final game. To clearly come out on top of the round robin format, the OFS boys needed to beat SJII in the last round. They drew 1-1. This made them first equal but GIIS had a slightly favourable goal differential. GIIS first, OFS second, SJII third.

This month, Grade 11 Theatre Arts students performed in a teacher directed class presentation of Twelve Angry Jurors by Reginald Rose. It is an impacting and powerful play about justice, the legal system and the power of determining the fate of a suspect accused of murder. "… did he or didn't he, that is the question…?"