PSSG (Parents)
PL Parent-School Support Group (PSSG)

Our Vision:
Our Mission:
Our Purpose:
- To provide support in various ways to help the school achieve its mission.
- To raise awareness of the school’s activities and events to other parents.
- To encourage parents to contribute their expertise and resources to the school.
- To serve as a feedback channel between the parents and the school
Our focus areas:
- To support school
- As partners in school events, eg year-end strategic planning, talk at staff meet, career talks for the graduating students
- As chaperone for learning journeys
- As judges for school events
- As resource personnel for school events, eg fund raising, work experience programme
- To support families
- As advocate of building parent-child bonds
- As champions of parent-child activities
- As mentor to parents
- As resource for parent networking
PSSG Programmes for 2023 Calendar (as at 13 Dec 2022)
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Activity |
Date |
1. |
Staff Dedication @ PL Sec (only 2 EXCO parents) |
30 Dec 2022 (Fri) |
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2 |
EXCO Meetings |
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2.1 |
Meeting 1 (on site) |
10 Jan (Tue) |
2.2 |
Meeting 2 (Zoom) |
29 Mar (Wed) |
2.3 |
Meeting 3 (zoom) |
5 July (Wed)
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2.4 |
Meeting 4 (onsite) |
15 Nov (Wed) |
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3 |
Praying Parents |
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3.1 |
PSSG Praying Parents Meetings (Term Time) Alternate online & onsite –when possible) |
Jan to Oct, Mon (start on 9 Jan) |
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4 |
PMP |
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4.1 |
Sec 1 PMP (on site)
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5 Jan (Thu) 5:30-7:30pm |
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5/6 |
Workshops for Parents (Hosted by item 5- Methodist Welfare Services-Parenting Support Provider/item 6-School) |
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5.1 |
Triple P Seminar 1-Raising Responsible Teenagers (Run 1- Sec 1) |
11 Feb (Sat) |
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Triple P Seminar 2-Raising Competent Teenagers (Run 1- Sec 1) |
18 Feb (Sat)
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Triple P Seminar 3- Getting Teenagers Connected (Run 1- Sec 1) |
25 Feb (Sat)
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5.2 |
Triple P Seminar 1-Raising Responsible Teenagers (Run 2) |
15 Jul (Sat)
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Triple P Seminar 2-Raising Competent Teenagers (Run 2) |
22 Jul (Sat)
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Triple P Seminar 3- Getting Teenagers Connected (Run 2) |
29 Jul (Sat)
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6.1 |
Parents’ Workshop 1-Cyberwellness (onsite) Talk About Anything: Media & Technology by Focus on the Family (parent-child pairs)
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25 Mar (Sat) |
6.2 |
Parents’ Workshop 2- (online) -Mental Well Being by NHG |
12 Aug (Sat) |
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7 |
Other School Events (supported by PSSG) |
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7.1 |
Teachers’ Day Celebration |
31 Aug (Thu) |
7.2 |
Work shadow |
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8 |
PSSG Organised Event |
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8.1 |
PSSG Family Event (onsite) |
20 May (Sat) |
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Fathers@School [Once a term]
Dates |
Proposed Topics / Remarks |
8 Mar, Wed (T1 W10) |
Celebrate Fathers@school 12th Anniversary |
20 May (Sat) (T2 W9) |
Combine with Family Event |
16 Aug, Wed (T3 W8) |
Activity to be confirmed |
25 Oct, Wed (T4 W7) |
Activity to be confirmed |
Our Regular Activities (during school term)
Praying Parents@PL
Praying Parents@PL meets every Monday morning, via Zoom at 8am for a
time of prayer and fellowship (7.30 am at SFE room, if onsite). If you
have a desire to uphold the school in prayer, join the Praying Parents!
Fathers@School [Once a term]
Our objectives:
1. To know other fathers in the school
2. To share and support each other in our journey as fathers
3. To learn new skills and knowledge to help us to be more effective fathers to our children
PSSG Membership drive
Join us to be a part of the PL’s extended family:
Click on the link PSSG Membership 2023 https://go.gov.sg/pssgmbrship2023 to register. Registration is Free!
For more information, please feel free to email plmgss.pssg@gmail.com
PSSG Executive Committee Members 2023
PSSG 2023 EXCO |
Role in PSSG EXCO |
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Chairperson |
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Vice Chairperson |
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Secretary |
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Fathers@School IC |
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Praying Parents IC |
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Member |
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Member |
Photos of 2022
Resources for Parents
- ICT in Schools: To Use or Not to Use?
- When sibling rivalry causes problematic behaviour…
- When family problems affect children in school
- Are you a Saviour Mum or Dad?
- Communicating with schools through Parent Support Groups
- Speech by Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Education, at the MOE ExCEL Parent Support Group Conference 2014, at Suntec Convention Centre on 12 April 2014
- New Website for Parents and Resource Pack for Schools on Home-School-Community Partnership
- The Home-School Team: An Emphasis on Parent Involvement.