Announcement

Henderson Secondary School and Bukit Merah Secondary School will merge in January 2017. The merged school will be known as Bukit Merah Secondary School. For information on the merged school, please refer to Bukit Merah Secondary School website at http://www.bukitmerahsec.moe.edu.sg.

Post-Exam Activity: Sports Education Programme (SEP) 2016

As part of our school's post-examination activities, the PE Department organised a one-day SEP for the Secondary 2 and 3 students. They were given four sports to choose from, namely, bowling, dragon boating, golf and indoor shooting (air rifle). Thanks to the great weather, the students had an enjoyable day experiencing new things and learning about a sport they do not get the chance to do in school.

Bowling @ Mt Faber Safra Superbowl

The programme started off with an essential warm up of their bowling hands, led by the friendly and experienced instructors.

Students learnt about the different postures to have when bowling so as to improve on their accuracy and speed of the ball.

At the end of the day, students had a friendly competition among themselves, to apply what they have learnt from the instructors. A group photo of the Sec 2 and 3 students who attended the Bowling SEP. Dragon Boating @ Kallang A safety briefing was done by the instructors before the students entered the water. Students putting on their safety floating devices and ensuring it is secured. Settling in the boat... Out in the waters! Golf @ Seletar Country Club An essential safety briefing being done by the instructors before the start of the golfing session. Students mimicking the right posture for swinging a club before holding the actual implement. A student having some one on one teaching by the instructor. Students trying out what they have been taught. Safety distance between students are ensured so that they do not get hit by the clubs accidentally. A group shot of the students, accompanying teachers and instructors. Air Rifle @ Bukit Batok Shooting Range A student holding on to their shooting slip. Apart from having a good eye, sitting posture is important to shoot well. Some of our girls trying out the air rifle. Score board reflecting the scores attained by our students. Group shot of our students and the accompanying teachers at the shooting range. Through the various SEPs that we have exposed our students to, sewe hope that they will learn to appreciate that sport is fun and easy to do. More importantly, arouse students' interest in continual sports participation.

Health & Fitness Week 2016 - It's a wrap!

Health & Fitness Week has come to an end... It was a good initiative to expose the school population on how to lead a healthy lifestyle through physical fitness, mental health and proper dietary choices. 

So here are some photos taken throughout the week for sharing, please enjoy!

School Mass Dance
We kicked off the week with a school wide mass dance during morning assembly.

Sec 4 and 5 representative of each class leading the mass dance on stage.

Contributions by Singapore Heart Foundation Booth - Static Exhibition, Free Blood Pressure Measuring Station & DASH Staff for Staff

Students gathered to take their blood pressure and get advice from the two facilitators from SHF.

The static exhibition that was located at the Foyer.

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) Talk given by the SHF facilitators for staff at the school's AVT.

Teachers taking turns to measure their blood pressure. The facilitators taught the staff how to use the blood pressure monitor correctly so as to get an accurate reading of their own blood pressure.

Contributions by Central Narcotics Bureau Booth - Static Exhibition, Mock Display of Drugs & Drug Talk for Sec 2s

Our student talking to Officer Sri from the CNB. The mock drug display is also seen in the photo above.

A student reading an info panel about drugs and the consequences of drug abuse.

Officer Sri giving the talk to the Sec 2s at the school's AVT.

Contributions by National Kidney Foundation Singapore - Kidney Education Bus

The Kidney Education Bus parked at our school on the Friday before Health & Fitness Week. It garnered much attention and many students were eager to find out what was inside!

Students queuing up to board the bus.

On board the bus, students got to try out kidney health related games. The station seen in the photo is for students to stand in front of the TV and position themselves according to the kidneys on the screen. It is important that we know where our kidneys are and how many of them we have!

Contributions by School Health Advisor - Fats and Food

Mock food display indicating the amount of fat in each dish.

Skip Your Heart Out & Jump Your Heart Out Competitions
Students took part enthusiastically in both the skipping and jumping jack competitions. Many sacrificed their recess timing to participate in it. There were even students who came down daily to challenge the record their set yesterday. From the four days of competition from Monday to Thursday, we have identified the winners of each competition and will be giving out the attractive prizes soon...

Students taking turns to try out and at the same time, supporting their classmates.

In closing, the PE Department would like to thank our school leaders and all individuals or organisations who have contributed to Health & Fitness Week 2016. THANK YOU!

(Photo Credits: Mr Joshua Li, Mr Peh Kian Chai, Ms Irene Tay & Ms Loke Jia Yi)

Health & Fitness Week 2016

HAPPY HEALTH & FITNESS WEEK HENDERSON!

This week, we celebrate our first Health & Fitness Week as a school and we have many exciting things happening!

1) At the Foyer and Canteen, you will find exhibitions by Singapore Heart Foundation, Central Narcotics Board, our School Health Advisor and the PE Department.

2) At the Parade Square, you will spot a huge bus parked at one corner. It is actually the Kidney Education Bus by National Kidney Foundation. Students are to grab a copy of the quiz before boarding the bus, complete it and submit all completed quizzes to their respective Sports Leaders. The PE Department will then collate all submitted copies and this will be counted towards the Class Healthfulness Award that will be given out at the end of the year.

3) At the PE Office, two competitions will be happening during recess timings from 0910 - 1055. The competitions have been designed for a person of any physical fitness ability as we want to encourage all to participate in it. The challenge is to do as many skips, using a skipping rope, as you can and/or as many 4-counts jumping jack as you can in 30 seconds. This competition is open to all staff and students. Prizes are VERY attractive and so WE WANT YOUR PARTICIPATION!

We hope that you will have an enjoyable week ahead as you learn more about how to stay healthy and keep fit!

Publicity For Health & Fitness Week 2016

The HSS PE Department will be hosting our inaugural Health & Fitness Week from 15 to 19 August! To open the event, the school will be performing a mass dance to the music - Can't Stop The Feeling by Justin Timberlake.

In preparation of the mass dance, we will be holding mass PE dance lessons for the entire school from this week onwards. Our dance moves are adapted from the following YouTube video:

With two more weeks of practice to go, we hope that all students will be ready to dance together as a school and create awesome memories from this!

In addition, many more is happening during this Health & Fitness Week, including exhibitions by Singapore Heart Foundation, Central Narcotics Bureau, National Kidney Foundation and our school's counselor and health adviser. The PE Department will also be sharing some health-related materials during the week long event. Do look forward to learning more about how to lead a healthy lifestyle through managing your mental HEALTH and physical FITNESS.