Chinese Department
Department Vision:
Learners who are grounded in good character, appreciative of the Chinese culture, skilled in speaking and writing in Chinese Language.
拥有良好品德，懂得欣赏中华文化，并 能善用华文沟通与书写。
Department Mission:
To provide opportunities for pupils to inculcate good values, appreciate Chinese culture, develop strong interest and competency in writing and speaking of the Chinese language.
提供学习中华文化与品德教育的良好环境，培养对学习华文的兴趣与能力。
毅勤小学华文部致力于落实教育部母语课程的三大目标，即在发展学生听、说、读、写、口语互动和书面互动等语言能力的同时，兼顾人文素养和通用能力的培养。我们希望通过开展多元化的教学活动，以及举办一系列与华族语言文化相关的活动，鼓励孩子在生活中使用华文，让他们亲近华族文化，实现“乐学善用”的教学理念。
The Mother Tongue Department (Chinese Language) seeks to realise the key goals of Mother Tongue language syllabus, that is to develop in our pupils the 4 basic language skills, spoken and written interaction skills, as well as the 21st century competencies through a variety of classroom activities. In addition, pupils will also be given exposure to Chinese culture and values through various level and school-wide programmes so as to better understand and appreciate the culture. Ultimately, we hope our pupils will experience joy in learning Chinese and use the language confidently in everyday lives.
课堂教学活动 Classroom Activities
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低年级学生通过游戏进行口语互动。 Lower Primary pupils interacting with their peers through games.
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一年级学生课堂学习活动 A glimpse into a Lower Primary Chinese lesson
母语双周 Mother Tongue Fortnight 2019
通过母语双周活动，学生对中国传统泥塑艺术有基本的认识，了解这门艺术的起源和发展，以及民间艺术家制作泥塑所选用的材料和题材等。之后学生以小组形式，发挥创意用粘土制作泥人，并在班上展示与介绍小组的集体创作。此外，学生也通过有趣的语文游戏，加深对字词的认识，体验了与同学一起破解语文谜题的快乐。在母语双周期间，校方举办了大型绘本导读活动。在老师的引领下，学生带着好奇心走入精彩的故事世界里，享受阅读过程中的喜悦。
During Mother Tongue Fortnight, pupils learned about the traditional Chinese folk art of making clay figurine. They were introduced to the history of this cultural art, the materials used and the characteristics of the clay figurines. Our pupils then tried their hands at creating their own ‘clay’ figurines using plastercine. Apart from this, pupils also played word games designed by teachers. Mass reading was one of the many activities planned for Mother Tongue Fortnight as well so as to promote reading and cultivate reading habit in our pupils.
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四年级文化营 P4 Cultural Camp 2019
今年五月尾，全体四年级学生在课后参加了母语文化营。除了四年级的学生，其他年级的学生在休息时间也得以一尝玩五石子传统游戏的趣味。通过一系列的活动，学生们体验了玩传统游戏和各种语文游戏的乐趣。文化营在一片欢声笑语中结束，学生们于是有了一段美好的集体回忆，但愿播在他们心中那颗文化的种子有天会萌芽……
In end May this year, our Primary 4 pupils participated in the Language and Cultural Camp. A variety of activities were planned for our pupils to experience Chinese culture and use the language in a fun and interactive way. In addition to that, pupils from other levels were also given opportunity to play the ‘5 Stones’ Chinese traditional game during recess time.
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各族孩子一起玩传统游戏。 Our pupils having fun playing traditional games during recess time.
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趣味盎然的语文游戏 Fun-filled language games
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学生经过讨论后，摆出汉字让同学猜。你看得出是哪些汉字吗？
These pupils worked together to form Chinese characters for their classmates to guess. Can you guess the Chinese characters depicted here?
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老师和同学一起度过一个愉快的下午…… The smiles on the faces of our pupils and teachers say it all…
传统节日的庆祝 Celebration of Traditional Festivals
传统节日是华族文化的重要部分，我校每年都会举办农历新年大型庆祝会，每两年举办一次中秋节庆祝晚会，让老师、学生和家长齐聚一堂一起庆祝节日。节日的庆祝让华族和外族学生对华族文化有所认识，有助于促进各族交流与了解，此外也让家长与孩子有机会一起参加节日庆祝活动，贴近孩子的学习生活。
Traditional festivals form an important part of Chinese culture, the main festivals celebrated in our school are Chinese New Year and Mid-Autumn festival. Teachers, pupils and parents come together to celebrate both festivals which provide opportunities for Chinese and non-Chinese pupils to understand Chinese culture and for parents and children to bond over festive celebrations in school.
2019 农历新年庆祝会 Chinese New Year celebration 2019
 各族学生通过游戏了解捞鱼生的习俗 |
 讲完吉利话，准备捞鱼生！ |
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中秋晚会 Mid-Autumn festival celebration 2019
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校内、校外比赛 Internal and External Competitions
2018年全国中小学现场华文故事创作比赛 (National Story Writing Competition 2018)
亚军得主 – 陈翔同学 1st Runner-up Chen Xiang (6 Perseverance)
2019年第一届北区小学生华语讲故事比赛 (2019 North Zone Chinese Storytelling Competition)
 优胜奖得主： 王新杰同学 Merit Award Winner: Wang Xinjie (5 Integrity) |
 佟启乐同学声情并茂地讲故事 Jaden Tong (5 Compassion) representing EDP in the competition |
参赛者与啦啦队 Our participants & supporters |
2019第五届全国小学生绘本创作大赛 (2019 5th National Primary School “Picture Book Creation” Competition)
2019年，我校学生在第五届全国小学生绘本创作大赛中夺得两个奖项。四年级学生的参赛作品《外公的手册》赢得铜奖，五年级学生的参赛作品《救小猴》赢得佳作奖。
Our students participated in the 5th National Primary School “Picture Book Creation” Competition in 2019. Our Primary 4 team won the Bronze award and Primary 5 team won the Merit award.
（左起）绘本作家小邝老师；五年级参赛者：林环宇、许哲铭、宋祖琳和蔡可柔；带队老师张隐
（左起）南华小学校长谢慧秦女士；四年级参赛者：黄诗璇、陈静雯、林雨蔥、王诗凯和郑恩欣；带队老师张隐
Speak Mandarin Campaign Family Talent Competition 2020
Hu Xuanming (2 Respect) and her mother, Mdm Liu Kejing participated in the “Speak Mandarin Campaign Family Talent Competition 2020”. They did a skit based on the theme, “Our Singapore in 2030” and submitted the video recording for competition. Their submission was awarded: Category B – Finalist. Congratulations to Xuanming and Mdm Liu!
二年级学生，胡烜铭和她母亲，刘可菁女士参加了“2020年讲华语运动亲子才艺比赛”。烜铭和妈妈一起表演了一出短剧，并把表演录像寄去参赛。她们的创作在的总决赛获得：“B组-决赛入围者”奖项。恭喜烜铭与刘女士！我们一起来欣赏她们的精彩演出吧！
List of Chinese learning resources
- 《学乐》数码教学资源（适合一至六年级学生）’Xuele’ digital resources (Suitable for P1-6)
https://www.mtl.moe.edu.sg/xuele/MOE_web/main.html
- 小学华文课外读物参考书目 (Recommended reading materials for P1-6)
- List of Approved Dictionaries for use in PSLE
https://www.seab.gov.sg/home/examinations/approved-dictionaries