2022
TKGS Sparkling Moments
Introduced in 2019, it has become a tradition for students and staff to recollect significant moments that touched them in the year. We call it TKGS Sparkling Moments. It gives students the opportunity to express what they appreciate of the school, teachers and classmates. TKGS Sparkling Moments could be amazing accomplishments by individuals, teams and classes. They are also cherished memories of school events like Leaders Investiture, and the moment of pride winning a class competition. Or it could be times when teachers and students are inspired by the team work and class spirit shown during cohort camps, Sports Carnival, the fortnightly TK GLOW! and TK Spirit Week. More often than not, the Sparkling Moments we love are the simple, ordinary things we do in our daily interactions that touch a heart, enlighten the mind and bring laughter to all. What we call - Little things with huge significance. TKGS Sparkling Moments are about people and relationships. May you enjoy reading the following Sparkling Moments!!
President’s Scholarship 2022 – G. Solai Valli
We would like to congratulate G. Solai Valli, from the Class of 2019, for receiving the President's Scholarship 2022.
During her time in TKGS, Solai was an active member of the Softball CCA and Vice-Captain of Elizabeth House.
Solai is also the recipient of Singapore Armed Forces Scholarship and will be the first President's Scholar to study international relations and organisations at Leiden University in the Netherlands.
We would like to once again congratulate Solai and her family for her outstanding achievements and we wish her all the best in her future studies.
MOE Teaching Scholarship - Clarise Chong Lynn Ching
We would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Clarise Chong Lynn Ching, our alumna from the Class of 2019, a proud recipient of the MOE Teaching Scholarship. This achievement is awarded to students with strong passion for education and teaching.
During her time as a student, she was determined and hardworking. Holding herself accountable to her high expectations, she did her best in all aspects of her schooling experience and never falter in the face of challenges. She is generous and reaches out to peers who needed support. She never turns down anyone who is in need of help and aims to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
We at TKGS are exultant of her latest achievement and would like to wish her all the best in her future endeavours.
A Sparkling Moment in the Creative Exploration of Language
The Creative Arts Programme is an annual programme that aims to nurture talented young writers in Singapore. It is jointly organised by the Gifted Education Branch, MOE and Yale-NUS College, and the programme offers enrichment in the literary arts, where participants have the opportunity to learn from academics, writers and artists in related fields. Writing workshops are also offered in English and Mother Tongue (CL, ML, TL) to help students discover and hone their individual voice and craft. Secondary 2 and 3 students with a passion for creative exploration of language are invited to participate in this programme each year. This year, after many rounds of selection, TKGS is proud to share that one of our students has been chosen for this prestigious learning opportunity – Toh Jia Ying, Zelda from 3E2. She shares some thoughts on this valuable learning experience:
“The CAP seminar was intensive and, at times, tiring but it was overall a very enriching experience. During the seminar, many informative writing workshops and plenary lectures were organised. The writer’s circle, for instance, in which everyone shared a poem gave me a chance to hear the insight and perspectives of my fellow aspiring poets. As for my thoughts about being selected for this mentorship programme after all the training, I am thrilled to be able to learn from my mentor, Mr Desmond Kon, and refine my poem writing skills even further. I also feel very grateful to my EL teachers, Ms Song and Ms Cheong, for sharing this great opportunity and supporting me through this journey with their feedback and suggestions on my poetry portfolio. Overall, this CAP experience is something that I would most definitely recommend to anyone interested in creative writing!”
Toh Jia Ying, Zelda, 3E2
A Star Science Award
We are proud to announce that our secondary 3 students, Eleanor Tham Lemon and Goh Li Xin have been awarded the A*STAR Science Award.
The A*STAR Science Award (Upper Secondary) is only open to Singaporean Secondary 3 students who show strong aptitude and interest in science and mathematics to encourage and nurture their potential.
Both Eleanor and Li Xin will be participating in the Research Exposure Programme (REP) during the school holidays, which is jointly organised by A*STAR and Science Centre Singapore. They will also be invited to talks and seminars organised by A*STAR and visiting scientists.
We look forward to the sharing of their learning from these programmes in 2023!
69th Speech & Prize-Giving Ceremony and School Official Opening Ceremony 2022
Click here to view the programme booklet
The 69th Speech & Prize-Giving Ceremony and School Official Opening Ceremony 2022 was held from 11 to 16 April 2022. This ceremony themed New Hopes, Unbounded marks the beginning of a new chapter in TKGS’ history. As we move out of the COVID-19 pandemic into the endemic stage, we hope to be COVID-resilient. New Hopes, Unbounded encourages the spirit of positivity, optimism, resilience, abundant courage, and creative thinking amongst the TKGS family. Anchored in service and leadership, TKGS is now at the forefront of designing and enhancing programmes to meet the 21st century needs of the students, leveraging technology and the improved physical facilities of the school to allow learning to take place in the “big classroom”, beyond the four walls of the classroom. This big classroom concept also extends to the Mountbatten community where TKGians can keep an observant eye to see the needs of others, hold an attentive heart to care about community issues and have the courage to act on social issues. This will enable them to be leaders of character with the impassioned spirit to serve common good and live out the ideals encapsulated in the school song which is to “serve in honour and work for selfless fame, for credit of our country and glory of her name.” This story of the extraordinary journey of TKGS past and present was celebrated through the official school opening and launch of the TKGS Heritage Gallery on 16 April 2022.
Video highlight for the event
Welcoming our Guest of Honour, Mr Lim Biow Chuan, Adviser to Mountbatten Grassroots Organisations
School Official Opening Ceremony with our School Leaders and Guests
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| Address by Ms Chew at our 69th Speech and Prize Giving Ceremony | School Song by TKGS Choir and String Ensemble |
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| School Tour for our guests at the Music Wall | Performance by TK Thespians (Drama) in the school library |
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| Literature comes alive at the Mindfulness Garden | Launch of the TKGS Heritage Gallery by our patron and Alumni Mdm Tan Suat Hua |
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| Sharing by our TKGS Heritage Gallery Docents | |
Here are some highlights of the week-long prize presentation to celebrate the achievements of our students and staff!
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| Staff Awards Recipients with School Leaders | Sec 1 (2021) Awards Recipients with School Leaders |
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| Sec 2 (2021) Awards Recipients with School Leaders | Sec 3 (2021) Awards Recipients with School Leaders |
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| CCA Awards Recipients with School Leaders | Uniformed Groups CCA Awards Recipients with School Leaders |
GCT NextGen Award
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Our heartiest congratulations to Tammy Joan Tan Zi Ning, Sarah Sim Kai Ern, Leow Jing Ying and Maher Ketul Kamdar of TKGS Class of 2021, who are the proud recipients of the 2022 Goh Chok Tong NextGen Outstanding Student Leader Award. This award recognizes students who have demonstrated leadership in school, and hopes to motivate them to further their involvement and commitment in serving their school and community. The recipients were presented their awards by Minister Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Second minister for Law, Grassroot adviser to Marine Parade GRC on 27 March 2022. Tammy, Sarah, Jing Ying and Maher are integral Executive Committee members of the TKGS Prefectorial Board from 2020 to 2021 and together, they have spearheaded multiple student led projects and initiatives in TKGS.
Chinese New Year Celebration
This year, we celebrated our Chinese New Year with the elderlies over at Thong Teck Home. Our activities include Bingo game with the elderly folks, making of hampers, Chinese knots and CNY cards for them and many more!
Here are some of the highlights taken during the celebration.
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Interact Club hosted a bingo game with the elderlies at Thong Teck Home in 4 languages. Both the elderlies and our interactors had lots of fun. It was definitely a heartwarming and memorable virtual ViA experience!
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The class activities included the making of the hamper, tying of chinese knots as well as folding origami tigers from red packets! All these items that were made, along with food items such as biscuits, were all wrapped up with the collective effort of each class.
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Writing of Chinese Calligraphy Couplets, 变脸 or face-changing performance and not forgetting our very own lion dance.
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Our Principal, Ms Chew, along with a group of teachers loaded the beautifully wrapped hampers into their cars and delivered them to Thong Teck Home. The hampers were received by Mr Rashid in representation of Thong Teck Home.
The 52nd World School Children's Art Exhibition
We would like to congratulate Alexis Leow En Xuan (1E1) on obtaining Bronze in the 52nd World School Children's Art Exhibition. We are pleased to feature her art piece titled " A Singapore Wonderland " and her write-up.
"The Merlion, all types of contemporary architecture, a giant lotus-shaped Art Science Museum, and many other icons of Singapore… If the painting could talk, we would hear it say, “This is my country, Singapore. I live in a place with many attractions, so welcome to my country!”
2021 GCE O-level Results
Congratulations to the Class of 2021. Please click here to view the slides.