Vision

Active Learners, Proficient Tamil Language Users who appreciate Indian cultures and uphold values.

Mission

We are committed to the teaching and learning of Tamil Language to nurture active learners and proficient language users who appreciate Indian cultures and uphold values.

Ms Santhi Kalimuthu

ST / TL

Mdm Puspaja Menon

TL Coordinator

Mdm Gomathi

TL Teacher

Mdm Neerosha

TL Teacher

Programme

What is it about

Target Group

Singing Competition

A competition that encourages pupils to learn Tamil nursery rhymes and songs which depicts values. Nursery rhymes are important for language acquisition and help with speech development.

P1

Story Telling Competition

A competition that tests pupils’ skill in talking in Tamil using the correct grammatical nuances of the language. Pupils relate a story to their audience through voice and gesture.

P2

Fancy Dress cum Character portrayal Competition

A competition that allows pupils to portray a famous historical character or storybook character. Pupils move out of your comfort zone and get into the skin of another character. It gives them a chance to feel and showcase a variety of emotions - the choices, thoughts, words, actions and consequences

P3

Creative writing Competition

A competition that allows pupils to use their imagination and creativity to express ideas and thoughts in a way that is personal to them.

P4

Advertisement Competition

A competition that allows pupils develop their vocal skills and persuasive skills while promoting their chosen item.

P5

Oratorical Competition

A competition where pupils develop their skill and eloquence in public speaking.

P6

Programme

What is it about

Target Group

Deepavali

The Tamil Unit organizes Deepavali Celebration concert every year. It provides a platform for pupils to celebrate the traditional festival and through the celebration, it helps to strengthen the racial harmony among all races.

All pupils

Pongal Festival

The Tamil Unit celebrates Pongal festival with the pupils. This festival teaches pupils to understand the importance of harvesting and how harvest festivals are celebrated all over the world. It aims to provide a platform for pupils to celebrate the traditional festival and appreciate the richness of one’s culture.

All pupils

Mother Tongue Fortnight

MT Fortnight is a 2-week long programme. During the 2-weeks, pupils are exposed to various cultural and traditional practices. Pupils also participate in language-based competitions customised at various levels.

All pupils

P4 Cultural Fiesta

The P4 pupils experience a wonderful cross-cultural half-day programme where they learn and appreciate the culture differences through the various traditional activities planned for them.

P4 Pupils

Hooked on Reading

Reading is the key for language learning, it benefits our pupils by enriching their vocabulary and strengthening their reading comprehension skills. Therefore, the Tamil unit conducts reading programmes for all levels throughout the year. The pupils are exposed to storybooks of different themes from Primary One to Six. In WRPS, we get pupils “Hooked on Reading”.

All pupils

Sutti Mayil

In order to instil the love of reading and keep our pupils interested in language based games. This programme is conducted for middle and upper primary.

P5 –P6 pupils

Reading Booklet

This programme allows pupils to start the reading habit using the booklet given to them. Pupils read the stories to their peers, parents and teachers and get feedback on how to improve their reading skill.

P5 pupils

Oral Package

A presentation skills programme that hones pupils’ confidence and fluency in using the Tamil language to communicate.

P6 pupils

Compo Package

A package that teaches useful writing skills and techniques necessary for pupils in order to write coherently and creatively

P5 pupils