Events

Dear SMS / SJIJ Old Boys As broadcast below, we would like to share more details about the fund raising (for the first time!) so that you can appreciate the efforts on why we are doing this. 1.  Through the generosity of the Class of ’66 (no kidding!) some years ago, a few Old Boys got together and decided to create a fund (the St Michael’s School Alumni Fund is under the control of the SJIJ and not by SMSAA) to assist needy students.  The Fund is not a separate registered association but merely funds collected and disbursed and this is administered by SJIJ with the recommendation of the committee created by the Class of ‘66. 2.  The Fund will support needy students (on various financial schemes) in areas where they don’t get MOE support. 3.  On average, there are about 40 needy students every year. 4.  Annual disbursements from the Fund are about $15k. 5.  A Hong Bao Festival has been held every year for these needy students where they are given a bursary of sorts and some gifts. 6.  The Car Wash is meant to inculcate our SMS / SJI values of giving. 7.  The Fund can only continue with the generosity of the Old Boys of SMS / SJIJ. We, the Old Boys of SMS / SJIJ, have been privileged to have enjoyed our time at SMS / SJIJ.  We would have met some of these needy students in our time.  In fact, some of us may have been the beneficiaries of the Fund.  So, now, we ask you to step up and be counted, with your generosity in the following areas: - I.  Sponsors – in any form (e.g. gift packs) II.  Donations – in any amounts (if you contribute at least $200, you get a tax deduction receipt – a big incentive!!!) AND if you could, bring your car back to SJIJ to be washed III.  Car wash – we are asking Current (already received a few registrations) & Old Boys to please come forward to help with the car wash For more information or if you wish to contribute in any way, please contact Fidelis Pang (affectionately known as Fido), SMSAA EXCO Member, at 9623 0455 or at oldboys.sjij.sms@gmail.com. Please forward the invitation to the car wash to your family and friends!

Boys for the Boys

SJI Junior Charity Car Wash

Saturday 5 August 2017

10am to 3pm

SJI Junior, 3 Essex Road, S309331

Minimum donation is $20 per car

All proceeds from the car wash shall go to the SMS Alumni Student Assistance Fund

Jointly organised by SJI Junior & SMS Alumni Association (a heritage of SJI Junior)

For more info, contact Fido at 9623 0455 or email oldboys.sjij.sms@gmail.com

AGM REPORT BY SMSAA PRESIDENT FOR THE YEAR 2016 – 2017

Dear Members,

A year has passed so quickly and over that period, it has been extremely heartening to see the strong and unwavering support of the old boys of St Michael’s School and SJI Junior. The Michaelian and Josephian spirit is truly strong within us!

One particular example of this was when the school needed to fund the construction of its new artificial turf pitch and improvements to various parts of the school building.  Members responded immediately and overwhelmingly with contributions amounting to more than $10,000 within a short space of time.  The cost of the pitch was fully covered and the boys now have a great facility to play on and also better conditions to study in.

On 21 May 2016, we organized a talk by Adrian Lim, a registered psychologist and counsellor, to improve parenting skills. The parents who attended the talk, “Challenges in Raising Sons & Daughters Today,” found it useful and relevant and even suggested that it be a regular feature of SMSAA’s activities. 

Last November, we also held our annual Thanksgiving “Mass & Makan,” that has now become a key feature in our calendar. It was a fantastic turnout of old boys and their families. The SMSAA family that prays (and eats) together will surely stay strong together!

The weekly indoor small-sided football sessions continue to take place, as with the access to the school’s sports facilities on selected days.  Also, we will continue to support sporting activities such as futsal and badminton among alumni members and their families and friends. We invite members to find out more by visiting the school’s website.

Going forward, we see that food is one of the great tools for getting members together, building camaraderie and stronger bonds among members. Therefore, we are planning for more of such opportunities to achieve this and to also strengthen the association with the school.

Other future activities that we are considering include a short trip to nearby holiday destinations (for example, Kukup), talks for parents and perhaps event excursions to places of interest (a walking heritage tour of the old SJI by old boys!).

All these are platforms that we intend to adopt to connect and stay in touch with each other.

As we plan for these activities, we hope to see more members at the various gatherings and we welcome ideas and suggestions on ways to contribute back to our alma mater.

God Bless.

Gerard Hooi

President, SMSAA

Saturday, 10th February 2017

Letter from the President

27 May 2014

Dear Michaelians and Josephian Juniors,

As announced by Timothy Goh, Principal of SJI Junior, St Michael’s School and now SJI Junior will be celebrating 60 years of our Glorious Legacy, in the attached broadcast, on Saturday, 5 July, 6:30pm at the School Hall / Concourse.  You can come yourself but because this is a special not-to-be-repeated occasion, please bring your former class / school mates together to reminisce the good old times.  Better still, if you are in touch with your former teachers, please give them this grand treat!  We are what we are today, due largely in part to our upbringing in SMS / SJIJ.

So, dust off your old address books and start calling / e-mailing / WhatsApp-ing / FaceBook-ing / LinkedIn-ing your former class / school mates.  For more details or registration of your attendance(s), please refer to SJIJ’s website at /others/60th-anniversary-dinner.  As seats are very limited, please register your attendances as early as possible to avoid disappointment.  Registration is strictly on a first-come-first-served basis.

Michael Ang (Class of ’66)

President

St Michael’s School Alumni Association

St Joseph’s Institution Junior

No. 3 Essex Road,

Singapore 309331

Email: oldboys.sjij.sms@gmail.com

Web: www.sjijunior.moe.edu.sg

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/267291913380728/

Tel: 6255 2700

Fax: 6255 7455

Letter from President

2 May 2013

Dear Michaelians and Junior Josephians,

Welcome to the St Michael’s School Alumni Association (SMSAA), formed for fellowship and brotherhood. The School has offered a facility for old boys to gather for sports and re union activities. The St Michael’s Sports Hall, after the school moves back to the Essex road location in June 2013, will be available to members of the SMSAA who will be given priority (this is being worked out with the Sports Council who manages the Hall). There will also be a Heritage room which will house all forms of memorabilia, to remind us of the halcyon days of the past. Sons of members of the SMSAA also get higher priority when applying for admission to the school.

While we reminisce with our classmates and schoolmates, any assistance to the school will be greatly appreciated. My classmates and I formed the SMS Alumni fund to help needy students in SJI Junior, a few years ago. We hope many more will come forward to assist the School, through this SMSAA, in any way and activity that you can. The Pro- Tem committee will plan a series of activities beginning with the re-union lunch on June 29, 2013, when SJI Junior moves back to its Essex road campus. The first Executive Council (ExCo) will be elected into office in January, 2014, the 60th anniversary of St. Michael’s School. We look forward to many of you, who have the inclination, to contribute your time and resources to serve in this Exco.

Please join the SMSAA as we remember our heritage and come together as old friends.

Yours in St Michael,

Michael Ang

Class of 1966

President, Pro Tem committee

St Michael’s School Alumni Association.

Homecoming Dinner

Boys for the Boys SJI Junior Charity Car Wash

SMSAA CNY GATHERING

We would like to kick off the year’s SMSAA activities with our very own reunion dinner on 10 Feb at 6.30 pm with Lo Hei, Laksa and Longan (LLL). We do hope to connect with as many of you as possible and do reach out to other old boys and bring your families along as well. Please fill in the registrationform to help us work on the logistics and we hope that you can contribute a love offering to defraythe cost of the event. If you are not yet a member, we would like to encourage you to join the SMSAA by submitting the online form. We look forward to seeing all of you!

SMSAA - 2017 LLL Registration Form

SMSAA Thanksgiving Mass & Makan on 12th Nov (Sat)

The Alumni Association would like to invite YOU, the staff of SJI Junior for the above event. More info can be found in the attached form.

If you wish to participate, please print, complete and place the attached form with your cheque into the slot near the “Caught Doing Good” one.

SMSAA - 2016 MM Registration Form

Welcome to SMSAA’s first newsletter for 2015! See below for upcoming events and activities, including our Food of our Times heritage cookbook project for our School being jointly organised by the Association and the SJI Junior Parent-Teacher Association (PTA). There is also an invitation to Family Sports Nights (every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month) at which old boys can join with students and their families to play badminton and futsal - Read on!

“Food For Our Times” -5 September 2015

Have you got a special family recipe you like to include into an SMSAA/SJIJ heritage cookbook? The SMSAA Exco and SJIJ PTA would like to invite you to participate in this worthy project to create a cookbook of food dishes with special meaning, either to your family or for your school experience. We will showcase these dishes at a special cook-out, presentation and fellowship event on Saturday, 5th September 2015.

Please save the date in your calendars, and if you would like to help/participate in this project, please email oldboys.sjij.sms@gmail.com.

Family Sports Nights

Family Sports Nights are held at the SJI Junior Sports Hall at 3 Essex Road, S309331 every 1st and 3rd Friday night from 5.30 to 8.30pm. Badminton and futsal are offered at present, and old boys are invited to join in the fun. Help with co-ordinating the event would also be deeply appreciated - Family Sports Nights are organised by two old boys and current PTA committee members Perry Lim and Andrew Lim. To join in the fun, please register by sending an email to oldboys.sjij.sms@gmail.com.

Saturday Futsal

Saturday Futsal: Join our band of old boys in futsal in the SJIJ Indoor Sports Hall (and occasionally games on grass pitches) on Saturday mornings from 10am to 1pm. Our teams, the Angels and the Eagles took part in the Singapore National Games 2014 in November and will be playing in the Lasalle Futsal Tournament on May 16th (see below). Let us know if you are keen to join the Futsal on Saturdays with an email to oldboys.sjij.sms@gmail.com.

SMSAA Annual General Meeting

7 March 2015, 2.30pm

A great BIG thanks to all members who turned up for the SMSAA AGM on the 7th March 2015 at SJI Junior. It was good catching up with fellow Michaelians and an even more engaging exchange of ideas and suggestions to grow the alumni along with a better understanding of the school’s plans and areas where it needs assistance.

Special thanks to SJI Junior Principal Timothy Goh for his support, Vice-Principal Linda Lau and Mrs Colleen Sheares for arrangements for the AGM, George Kheng for his support and lending a hand and Robert Seng for photos (available at the SMSAA Facebook page).

Lasalle Futsal Tournament - 16 May 2015, SJIJ Indoor Sports Hall

Alumni teams from SMSAA, De La Salle School Alumni Association, St Anthony’s Primary School Alumni and St Stephens Primary will be playing in the inaugural Lasalle Futsal Tournament on Saturday, May 16th from 10am at the SJIJ Indoor Sports Hall at 3 Essex Road, S309331. Come and cheer your teams on the day!

SMSAA Mass & Makan

Calling Old Boys! Please give your support to the event and RSVP!