Dear YOGAs,
Soccer preliminary matches have started.
3 days to Official Opening and Torch Relay!
~sharmini
~sharmini
I'll like to send a group of 8 students down for the Beach Fiesta 2009.
Beach Fiesta 2009 promises to be a fun-filled event featuring competitive sports like beach volleyball, beach soccer, beach tchoukball, beach netball, beach touch rugby, 3-on-3 beach basketball and a hip hop dance competition for our youth in Singapore. There will also be many other recreational fringe activities like fun games, carnival fun fair, youth performances, and educational displays and exhibits on ITE, sports, health and the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games (YOG).
Particularly, I'll like to send people for the 3-on-3 basketball (5people to register) or beach netball (7) or beach touch rugby (7) or hip-hop dance (3-8) or amazing race (5).
Please e-mail me if you are interested asap. Registration closing real soon.
-Ms Yang
Details here: http://www.ite.edu.sg/beachfiesta2009/
Mr Carlsen Tay has requested for 11 YOGAs to be helpers for the AYG Torch Relay in school on 29June (Monday).
If you are interested, please e-mail me and let me know by 27 June, Sat (8pm).
-Ms Yang.
Dear YOGAs,
Those who volunteered to prepare the information on Bahrain and the games, please take note that we will not be carrying out thses activities. That means you do not have to prepare the information and the games.
I just checked and found out that we will carry on lessons as usual until the Torch arrives and there will be a commentary by emcees Vivian and Nasrul.
-Ms Yang.
Hi YOGAs,
As all of you would have received news through the class-relay system, re-exams and CCA activities for the coming week (22to25June) have been cancelled.
So the previously arranged meetings for YOGAs to come and prepare the YOG corner for the AYG Torch Relay has been cancelled. That means if you signed up to help out between 22to25June, those days' activities are cancelled.
BUT, ALL YOGAs must attend a briefing about the AYG Torch Relay on 24 June (Wed), 9am-12noon, in the Auditorium.
Before you come to school, you must:
1. Take your temperature at home before leaving for school.
2. If you have a temperature above 38 degrees celsius, you are to go and see a doctor. SMS Ms Yang to inform her that you are unwell.
3. If you are fine, ENSURE that you bring your thermometer to school.
4. Report to the Auditorium by 9am. Be ready with writing material.
The briefing is about your duty on the day of the AYG Torch Relay (29June, 1st day of school).
If you miss this briefing, you will not participating as a YOGA, but just an ordinary Commonwealthian.
Ms Yang.
The Games
The plan for the Asian Youth Games was part of Singapore’s bid to stage the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics (YOG). The purpose is to allow youths to use the chance to benchmark their performances against youth teams from Asian nations. The Games will also provide Singapore with an opportunity to test organisational and logistical capabilities in advance of the 2010 YOG.
Participants
The Singapore Asian Youth Games 2009 will see an estimated 1000 athletes aged between 14 and 17 from 45 countries competing in more than 80 sporting events.
Participating NOCs
All or most of the Olympic Council of Asia’s 45 member nations are expected to compete.
* Afghanistan
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Bahrain
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* China
* Hong Kong, China
* Indonesia
* India
* Iran
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Korea
* Kuwait
* Lao PDR
* Lebanon
* Macau, China
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Palestine
* DPR Korea
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Syria
* Thailand
* Tajikistan
* Turkmenistan
* Timor-Leste
* Chinese Taipei[N 1]
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen
The 45 countries are in the colour of the Olympic rings.
Sports and venues
Aquatics-Swimming will be held here in the Singapore Sports School
Attempts were made to stage all 26 YOG sports but, due to time and resource constraints, Singapore and the Olympic Council of Asia trimmed it to nine.
The Asian Youth Games and the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games are expected to use the same competition venues.
Toa Payoh Swimming Complex Aquatics (Diving)
Singapore Sports School Aquatics (Swimming)
Bishan Stadium Athletics
Jalan Besar Stadium Football
Siloso Beach Beach volleyball
Anglican High School 3-on-3 Basketball
National Sailing Centre Sailing
Toa Payoh Sports Hall Table Tennis
Orchid Country Club Bowling
SAFRA Yishun Shooting
Games Village
NTUC Downtown East originally was the planned Games Village for athletes and officials. However, a recent decision was made to move the Games Village to central Singapore at Swissotel The Stamford.
Opening ceremony
Themed Asia's Youth, Our Future, the inaugural Asian Youth Games opening ceremony on June 29 will be held in the Singapore Indoor Stadium. More than 1,400 performers from 20 schools and tertiary institutions are taking part in the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony will be graced by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Representatives from the Olympic Council of Asia and the Singapore National Olympic Council will also be present.
Theme Song
The theme song entitled Asia's Youth, Our Future was unveiled on March 19, 2009.
The song carries the message of hope and friendship and was composed by musician Iskandar Ismail, and written jointly by Jose Raymond and Hoo Cher Liek.
The singers are Nathan Hartono and Lian Kim Selby.
Mascot
Frasia, which means Friends of Asia, is the name of the official mascot for the 1st Asian Youth Games.The mascot embodies the values and spirit of the Asian Youth Games. The sprightly lion exemplifies friendship, respect and excellence. It constitutes a spirited representation of young hearts and minds in pursuit of sporting excellence.
~by si hui 3/6
please report at 8AM.
This is because we were unable to buy the black paint needed for the rest of the background-the shop had already closed when we went after packing up today-so we will need to buy the black paint tomorrow instead.
In other news...
YOGAs who were preparing and painting the YOG wall today, good job!
I was glad to see Shiting and Nina working to see which designs looked good, Mun Yee and Meijia eager to show off their muscles and the morning guys (Mun Tat, Kesh, Santhosh and Zul Afiq) quietly supporting.
Nazira, Amirah, Zhi Han, Stella, Si Zhen, Kesh, Mun Tat and Aravin, you braved the afternoon heat to complete most of the letterings. Hope you have a good rest, especially those who are painting tomorrow too.
-Ms Yang
We need to create the atmosphere of Bahraini culture in CSS too for the duration of AYG, so we need to put in some creativity to work.
That's what the document "Preparation of Booth" under Google Docs sharing is for. But at the moment, I think I only see 2 names. :\
What we will be doing during this period (22-25June) would be:
1. putting up the information onto the notice boards on our YOG corner (wall outside the library)
2. decorating the boards with more of a Bahraini flava
3. preparing quizzes for Commonwealthians about Bahrain and the AYG to knock out their brains with
4. wrapping special souvenir sweeties for those who participate in the quizzes
5. learning the original CSS cheers by heart to get some school spirit up
We want the WHOLE CSS to pass by our YOG corner and have a visual treat, pique their curiousity about AYG and Bahrain and most importantly, show them the excellence of spirit that should be in the soul of the CSS YOGAs.
How's that, YOGAs? Just 2 people to create all of this, or are all you YOGAs going to pull together as a band of people who stand out in their enthusiasm?
Let's see more names down on the "Preparation of Booth" list and YOGAs coming in fuller force during this period.
-Ms Yang
Option 1
Option2First of all, I'm glad to see some of the YOGAs dedicating themselves to the painting of the YOG corner in school. But at the last look of the whole wall, together with the preparations before, I think we need more people.
So for each session, I will need at least 8 people in all. If you have not done ANYTHING related to AYG this whole time or since the holidays started, now is the time.
Never mind if you have signed up to do presenting,etc., as long as you are free on 17 and/or 18 June, come down to help. Please put your names down on the Google Docs I have shared with you.
If there is no more space, come down anyway. The number 8 is only a gauge.
OK, for those who are coming down, you will need to:
1. come in your old, worn school t-shirts (if they are mostly new, report in sch PE t-shirt, bring an old old home t-shirt which you don't mind dirtying to change into)
2. wear PE shorts to paint in (you don't want to dirty your sch shorts/pants/skirts)
3. bring an apron if you have one
4. rags for cleaning
5. old newspapers (one full day's worth, if you can carry more, even better)
6. water & $ for makan
- Ms Yang
~sharmini
Centred on the theme of "Igniting Sporting Passion in Asia's Youth", The Torch Relay event will be held over two days, promoting the three Olympic values of Excellence, Friendship and Respect. According to Mr. Ng Ser Miang, Chairman of Steering Committee, Singapore Asian Youth Games Organising Committee (SAYGOC), the Torch Relay event is expected to be a monumental occasion - a symbolic act in the sporting world and a way of rallying the people together.
The Community and Corporate Leg will take place on Sunday, 28 June 2009. From the Kallang Waterfront, three torch relays will fan out simultaneously to the Western (representing friendship), Central (respect) and Eastern (excellence) areas of Singapore, covering a total of five districts. With a host of community events being planned along the routes and various dignitaries expected to participate at the different districts, the 1st Asian Youth Games (AYG) Singapore 2009 Torch Relay certainly promises to be an exciting affair.
Here is a breakdown of the events for the 1st day of AYG all over S'pore:
Friendship Route:
North West District
Event: Brooks Republic Run
Venue: Republic Polytechnic
Guest-of-Honour: Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs Mr. K. Shanmugam
South West District
Event: Sports challenge for toddlers & Arts Fest
Venue: SW Jurong Point
Guest-of-Honour: Minister for Manpower Mr. Gan Kim Yong
Excellence Route:
Event: Pasir Ris West Community Day
Venue: Pasir Ris Elias CC
Guest-of-Honour: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Mr. Teo Chee Hean
South East District
Event: Brisk Walk Event @ ECP
Venue: East Coast Park
Guest-of-Honour: Mayor Mr. Matthias Yao
Respect Route:
Central Singapore District
Event: Ang Mo Kio - Yio Chu Kang Community Sports Festival
Venue: Yio Chu Kang Stadium
Guest-of-Honour: Prime Minister Mr. Lee Hsien Loong
After covering the heartlands, the flame will be brought to Singapore's retail hub, Orchard Road.Stretching five kilometres, this route will pass through some of Singapore's more prominent retail landmarks such as Ngee Ann City and Suntec City.
Culminating at the AYG Games Village (Swissôtel the Stamford, Singapore), Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Dr. Vivian Balakrishnan will complete the 1st leg of the Torch Relay.
The 2nd leg of the relay has been dubbed the School Leg, which will coincide with the AYG Opening Ceremony taking place on 29 June.
The 45 schools that will be taking part in this leg mirror the 45 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competing at the Games. Three torch bearers will be selected per school, comprising principals, teachers, students and parents & commonwealth sec is one of them!
Similarly divided into three groups (of 15 schools each) according to the Olympic values, these schools will each run a relay within its compound. At the same time, they will be showcasing their own sporting history, as well as the culture of their twinning country for the AYG.
The three torches will then converge at the Singapore Indoor Stadium for the AYG Opening Ceremony, where they will be used to ignite the AYG Flame, welcoming the young athletes from all over Asia.
~sharmini
Chorus
This is the time, This is the moment
We believe our dreams will come true
Hand in hand
We strive to do our best
Verse 1
This world that we share
This world that we all must care
We can do so much if we try, we try
When we put our hearts as one
We can do things never done
Hand in hand together no mountain’s too high
(Chorus)
Verse 2
Our future is bright
The time dreams take flight
Our destiny’s in our hands, in our hands
There is much we can achieve
If we only we believe
With friendship and faith together we can
(Chorus)
Just like sports, music has the efficacious nature of bringing people together. The AYG would not be a celebration of youth, sports and learning without a theme song.
Presented with the honour of singing their hearts out for Asia are Singapore's very own youths - Nathan Hartono and Lian Kim Selby, both 18.
The pair will sing the song titling the theme of the AYG - 'Asia's Youth, Our Future,' at the official opening of the Games, on 29 June 2009.
The JC 2 students and, incidentally, classmates from Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) were understandably thrilled when the opportunity knocked on their door.
"It means a lot to me because Singapore's hosting the AYG for the very first time, bringing so many countries from all over Asia together...and to be an ambassador for Singapore, to be part of something of this size, it is an honour," said Nathan Hartono, a young artiste who also performed at the Singapore National Day Parade 2008.
Friends since they were 13, Nathan and Lian Kim admit that it's definitely a big plus that they are singing with someone they're so familiar with.
"Being in the same class meant that we could use the break times in between classes to rehearse the song together," laughs Nathan, a young artiste signed on to Music and Movement.
Lian Kim, the other half of the duo, was last seen singing and emceeing at ChildAid 2007 - a gig she auditioned for after seeing her friend Nathan perform the previous year.
"I feel very honoured and privileged to be one of the two people chosen to do it - the first thing I thought of was…oh my goodness, why me? I feel very blessed to be given this opportunity to sing at the AYG."
Imbibing the Olympic sporting values of excellence, friendship and respect, the AYG theme song essentially highlights the importance of youths to the world.
Nathan, our young vocalist, points out the positive impact of sports: "In the midst of today's global economic crisis…when it comes to sports you'll just forget about all that and just cheer your lungs out…it's great to see everyone just cheering on a common passion."
When asked what message she hopes to convey to the youths competing in the AYG, Lian Kim said: "I think the most important thing is that you feel a passion for what you do…because passion is really what drives you to want to keep doing what you do, not for the sake of doing it or because you're forced to do it but because you feel very deeply for what you're doing."
The day of the recording, we found out that our vocalists had an exam the next morning. Now, how's that for passion?
Presented with the honour of singing their hearts out for Asia are Singapore's very own youths singing their hearts for Asia - Nathan Hartono and Selby Lian Kim, both 18.
Adapted from article by Zarina Mohd Yassin
http://www.ayg2009.sg/page/TheGames/Article/0,,12804~1643452,00.html
-Ms Yang
- Editors working on the Bahrain information
- Designers coming up with the decoration of the booth
- All Sec 3 YOGAs
Ms Faith & I will like to meet you after morning assembly tomorrow (Tues, 26May).
Sec 3 YOGAs, so far I've received one cheer from Ezzul. Please e-mail the CSS cheer you have created to me.
-Ms Yang.
If you're at a loss on the similarities between S'pore and Bahrain, here are some ideas:
1. Bahrain has hosted Formula One races too even though it is not a very big nation like S'pore.
2. Bahrain and Singapore are both island countries.
3. Bahrain and Singapore both have limited water resources (Look at what both countries are doing to solve this problem)
-Ms Yang
You need to do your own personal research on:
1. the history of Bahrain
2. what Bahrain is like today
3. the Bahraini traditions
4. what the Bahraini like to do as their pasttimes (hobbies)
5. similarities between Singapore and Bahrain