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Consider these questions when thinking about the ICE culture:

What does it look like in our daily interactions with students and colleagues?

What does it feel like?

What does it sound like?

What more can we do to strengthen this culture?

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Group Work:

1. Work together in your groups to discuss these questions.

2. Share your group’s insights.

3. Be sure to include your group’s level before posting.

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Share your personal High-Five Moments at your table, focusing on experiences that highlight our ICE culture.

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Share your personal High-Five Moments at your table, focusing on experiences that highlight our ICE culture.

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Capture at least one High-Five Moments that were shared during your discussion.

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Group Work:

1. Work together in your groups to discuss these questions.

2. Share your group’s insights.

3. Be sure to include your group’s level before posting.

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List no more than 10 High-Five Moments that you need we should embrace as a school.

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List no more than 10 High-Five Moments that you need we should embrace as a school.

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Start each moment with “We high-five when we..."

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Group Work:

1. Work together in your groups to discuss these questions.

2. Share your group’s insights.

3. Be sure to include your group’s level before posting.

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Enabling staff to go for professional development opportunities such as ePDL.

Enabling students to have their voice, growing their PASSION.

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Helping each other, supporting each other when the going gets tough, planning support without being asked

During relief work, we try our best to cover our colleagues, offering to help others

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Look: smiles

Feel: warm chocolate drink

Sound: hahahha

Do: spend more time together

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Flexibility in allowing staff to attend to urgent matters.

A safe environment where staff can voice out and suggest, supported by a good SWB team and school culture.

Teachers making small efforts to care for their students and also their colleagues.

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Work-life balance: being able to juggle both work and personal commitments

Avoid work messages after working hours

Supporting teachers' on leaves

Respect protected time (during holidays too) - deadlines should not be set immediately after protected time

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Looking out for one another

Sharing of things

Peer-coaching

Daily check-in: how are you today? Are you okay?

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Being understanding and supportive. Looking out for each other.

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open communication among colleagues, words of encouragement are heard, laughter - psychological safety to share opinions

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Caring for Colleagues

How we offer support to our colleagues to go through tough times

Being aware of colleague's struggles, we need not always be going all out to help but simply by understanding them and being more patient is really appreciated :)

Caring for Children

Greeting children with a warm smile when they enter school, and spending time to find out about their day

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Buying coffee for one another

Sharing grab orders

Someone looking out for me

Sharing printing quota

A clean toilet

"Good morning"

Smiles

Jio-ing for lunch and makan sessions

Sharing makan and traveling experiences

Sharing good deals

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Colleagues

Providing support and help when needed e.g. covering your duties during emergency or unforeseen circumstances

Timely check-in

Words of encouragement

Greeting or acknowledging each other

Safe environment to share e.g. with colleagues or RO

Students

Check-in with students through HTH

Discipline with rationale

Safe environment to share

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Including all school staff for team bonding activities. Create opportunities for all to mix together.

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Supportive environment, embracing mistakes, respecting boundaries, hand-holding and guiding beginning teachers

Greet and smile when we walk pass each other

Tokens/gifts by colleagues, sharing of food in pantry

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Smiling

Greeting one another

Bend down to children's eye level when we speak to them

Acknowledge their feelings and act accordingly

Checking in with one another

Ask about interest

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Not leaving people out intentionally. Everyone's contribution is valued.

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Include our MKEs in our school events, school programmes.

Forming groups and events through an even mix of level teachers, KPs.

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Embrace everyone's ideas and ideologies

Celebrating everyone's successes

Value everyone's opinions (gather feedback regularly and encourage communication)

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Everyone has a voice, accepting differences, all ideas are great, everyone is valued.

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In MK, our staff room is an open concept so staff are able to interact and support each other.

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Volunteering for things that we want to do. Opportunities to pursue our passion. Support is given to help us accomplish the task that is given.

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Show empathy and support to each other to all colleagues equally.

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Greet students and parents warmly at the front office and assist them patiently with inquiries, fostering a welcoming atmosphere.

SAT officer stepping up to cover each other duty when any of the team mate is away for valid reason.

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Look: Stretch out hand (to include others)

Feel: loved

Sound: Let’s do this together!

Do: Staff bonding

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Teachers are always willing to step in and support one another whenever needed.

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Freedom of choice, opportunities to grow and develop personally and professionally OTOT.

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Tolerant of others despite their differences

Celebrating festivals and events as a whole school: deepavali, purple parade

Parents' and stakeholders' involvement in school activities and LJs

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Look: Colleagues having meals and chats together. Lively birthday celebrations.

Feel: Showing appreciation for what your colleagues have done with/for you.

Sound: Lending a listening ear. Checking in when you look unwell/troubled. Asking for Grab orders together.

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Colleagues

Certain programmes involve each level and work with other colleagues

Accepting other perspectives, we want others to listen to ours and likewise, we have to listen to others.

Students

Inclusive of others who different in terms of behaviour and background

Not leaving others behind

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More team building activities

Bring back the DATE culture during Staff Connection

Before implementation of processes/programmes, have more open discussions and include staff voices, perspectives (painting colours)

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Inclusivity towards children

At MK we take pride in always going the extra mile to include children despite their differences / special needs :)

Inclusibity towards colleages

Something we need to reflect and do better

At times, we get frustrated when colleagues are not meeting expectations. But perhaps we can ask ourselves- if this were a child in our class, how will we support him/her?

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Teachers are warm and welcoming, children and parents are greeted with a smile every morning :)

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No one is left behind

Can ask for help from anyone anytime (just a text message and someone will come) p.s. please do not always do that 😂

Can sit with anyone during lunch

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Leave no man behind. Value every group member's contributions and inputs. Accepting their shortcomings and allow each other to make mistakes and give advice along the way. Be willing to accept differing opinions and views.

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Working as one team with team member of diverse background and culture. Sharing experience and learning from mistakes. Staying positivity and building trust to work together as a team.

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Can go for PD courses as we wish to

EPDL is offered

Willingly share resources with one another

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Do: official buddy system, so that we can better support each other.

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Embracing diversity among our colleagues

Embracing differences

Create an inviting environment for all

Cross levels bonding

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Everyone has a role in class

OASIS run by student leaders

SPARKS supported by students

Teachers as facilitators for student-led / student-initiated events

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For students, involved all in training for competition and build teamwork.

For staff, give affirmation from time to time.

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Be encouraging towards one another. Empowering our colleagues with PD opportunities. Be willing to try out new proposed ideas and plans. Holding back judgement when things are not done the way you are used to doing them.

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Enabling children

Having child-directed activities e.g. WoW Project

Being encouraging

Providing wait time instead of offering instant solution

Enabling colleagues

Providing a safe space for teachers to have the flexibility to adjust activities according to children's needs

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Do: More bonding sessions. for staff and students. More makan session.

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teamwork is important in our TEAM. to include everyone and help develop their talent.

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Giving empowerment and creating opportunities for staff to learn and grow. This would encourage officer to become self-directed learners and building up their confidence.

Safe space to make mistake and learn from them.

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Colleagues

Allowing to attend programmes e.g. ePDL courses for teachers

Make mistakes, accepting it and grow by learning from it

Students

Small competition e.g. reversi, fastest fingers empower confidence

POP allows flexibility for students to decide their passion that is not offered in CCA

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Look: Providing tools

Feel: Supported

Sound: We can try this!

Do: Give space for others to try

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Informal meetings/gatherings among teachers (can be cross level / dept). Set aside one dept meeting day for such gathering, to give each other the proverbial pat on the back.

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Buddy system, mentor

Opportunities to learn, enabling staff to become better, maximising staff potential

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More resources and materials to help children with additional needs eg. calming/tactile tools for children to self regulate at calming corners in the classrooms

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Create an extraordinary environment to learn new experience. More team bonding. Makan and "gossip" sessions.

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Introduce courses for teachers to develop themselves. To build an affirmative culture for all.

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More staff bonding sessions

Overseas retreat

More good food (yesterday's food was good!)

Be more considerate of each others' time

Eliminate unnecessary purchases (e.g. quotation for small value purchases)

Have more people in cockpit team

Keep common spaces (pantry and toilets) clean

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Strong team spirit

Lookout and support one another for our personal and professional growth

Enabling quality interactions among children in classroom environment

K2C - allowing children to take charge and make their own decision

Nurturing passion - Opportunities for children through school environment, learning centre time, learning journeys

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Managing expectations as an individual and as a department

No judgement

Provide buffer for any delays or last minute changes

Revive DATE for all anytime after school

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good communication between colleagues.

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Start a shared manpower movement board / document, so colleagues can look out for one another.

Reinforcement of key school's expectations/ messages.

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Bonding session for staff

More air time for children

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DATE during Staff Connections

Clear directions, timely delivery of instructions

Circle time to discuss feedback about the school

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Presently there is open communication, it would be better if it is more timely.

More time for staff bonding (fun only eg. captain ball, bowling)

celebrate small successess - more words of encouragement - demonstrate care

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A platform for staff to stay informed about events, competitions, courses, and other activities happening in WSPS, with a focus on fostering communication and collaboration across departments.

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We high five when we shared about common experiences such as holiday trips, raising kids etc...

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We high five when we come to a decision together, and complete tasks as a team.

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We high five at the end of any school event.

We high five when we see each batch of primary 6 graduate and when they come back to visit us.

We high five for each peaceful day we go through

We high five for good weather when outdoors

We high five when students behave themselves

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We high five when we take time to meet together as team to discuss issues and overcome it together. Building a culture of sharing and looking out for each other, all voices are heard.

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We high-five when we:

1. Streamline processes. (Enabling, Caring)

2. Students can correct their own mistakes. (Enabling)

3. Can make an informed decision together as a team. (Inclusivity)

4. Both staff and students care for one another. (Caring)

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We high-five when we complete our tasks / projects / events, with everyone onboard.

We high-five when we are truly "present" in our work; giving our best!

We high-five when we are appreciated / affirmed for our collective efforts.

We high-five when we persevere on and make it to the last day of each term.

We high-five when we celebrate every little successes from our staff and students.

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We high-five when we have completed our duties.

We high-five when the school term ends.

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We high-five when everyone feels a sense of satisfaction after completing a project together.

We high-five when everyone feels heard, welcomed, and valued for who they are.

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We high-five after we have gone through a stressful period and we completed it together.

We high-five when we talk it out and express ourselves.

We high-five when anyone has done a good job.

We high-five when we eat together!

We high-five when we have happy moments with our students.

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We high five when we

meet small milestones and celebrate small wins.

Review and enhance processes (going paperless and moving to online processes)

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We high five after overcoming challenging milestones (eg. after completing K2C, PTC and MK events successfully)

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We high-five when we complete a centre project.

Celebrate and be happy for each other's accomplishments and successes.

Whenever children achieve small milestones.

When parents treat us to snacks and drinks to show their appreciation to teachers!

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We high-five when we celebrate small successes.

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We high five when we received support from everyone in our times of need.

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We high five when we complete a task together

We high five when we feed each other

We high five when we have the collegial support

We high five when we look out for each other

We high five when we are in tune

We high five when we have space for us to clarify and not be judged

We high five when we include everyone

We high five when we struggle together

We high five when we learn from each other

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We high five when we get through the year together.

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Children with additional needs - celebrating little successes

Mother Tongue - children showing interest to speak in their own mother tongue language

Getting used to routines and settling into the school environment, especially for K1 children

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We high five when:-

1) we get recognition for the work we have done (Caring: enable us to work better with encouragement)

2) when the students appreciate the effort that we put in for them (Enable us to work better with encouragement)

3) we worked as a team to pull off a project (Inclusivity)

4) we walked into a challenging class and get to complete our lesson objective for the day ( Enabling: motivate the teacher to try again)

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We high-five when students show improvements, whether in academic or behaviour.

For Primary 1 students, they are able to manage their emotions better as compared to the earlier part of the year.

When students whom we are no longer teaching still pops by to say hello or hi to us.

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We high-five when we end meetings early.

We high-five when we have flexibility (e.g. once we are done with work, we can leave).

We high-five when our efforts pay off.

We high-five when we show appreciation to one another.

We high-five when we work well together.

We high-five when we have no relief duty (everyone is healthy and well!) a food treat for everyone to celebrate?

We high-five when we get good surprises.

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When we collaborates seamlessly with other departments to resolves a complex issue.

keeping the office running smoothly during transition.

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We high 5 when we get to work together as ONE.

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1. We high-5 when we stand by one another

2. We high-5 when we trust each other

3. We high-5 when we work and play hard together

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We high five when we get returning parents.

When new teachers join us!

New learning spaces.

New materials for teachers to utilize.

Snack corner is always stocked up!

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We High-Five when...

Children enjoy and participates in our lessons

We see small successes in the children

We have nice and supportive colleagues

We completed an event as a team and seeing that children enjoyed themselves

When parents are willing to support their child at home

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We high five when we have time to complete our work in school.

We high five when we end our meetings on time and complete the meeting agenda for the day.

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We high five when

we win the trust and respect from students (Caring)

good food arrives (Inclusive and Caring)

joke around (Inclusive & Caring)

go home early (Caring)

AOR & RAMS gets approved (Enabling)

complete the day's work (Enabling)

prioritize mental health (Caring)

no work brought home (Caring)

information comes complete

projects or tasks are streamlined and synergized (Inclusive)

less amendment for vetted exam papers (Enabling)

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In times of needs (e.g. sick during school hours), we are grateful for the SLs' understanding and trust in granting permission to leave for us to see a doctor without questions asked; and for the quick actions taken by the relief team to support us.

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Group Grab orders

Celebrating small successes together

When colleagues thank you for helping (even with small things)

Random surprises and tokens of appreciation

Mystery pal

Colleagues covering our work in our absence

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Last Friday, we celebrated together when we completed the P6 Graduation together, with all P6 form teachers. Yes!!! Our P6s graduated!

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We high five when there is

Flexible work scheme

Culture of greeting for colleagues and students

Nothing to be on after school on Friday "Family Time!"