Integration important for students with special needs

KUCHING: Integrating students with special needs with their normal peers not only allows the former to learn faster but also instils empathy in the latter. Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said special needs children must not be looked at or treated differently. “We need to integrate them with […]

Preschool premises costs RM520k to complete

KUCHING: The new preschool building at SJK Chung Hua 10th Mile in Kota Padawan here was completed with an allocation of RM520,000. Of the amount, RM50,000 came from Batu Kitang assemblyman Lo Khere Chiang’s his Rural Transformation Project (RTP) fund and contributions from donors and philanthropists. Lo said the two-storey preschool building was completed six […]

Chung Hua management team calls on Fatimah

KUCHING: The Kuching Chung Hua Primary School No.1-6 Management Committee paid a Hari Raya visit to the office of Minister of Women, Childhood, and Community Well-being Development Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah recently. The committee was led by its chairman Datuk Jonathan Chai Voon Tok. Chai has also handed an invitation letter to Fatimah to officiate […]

Chung Hua readies primary children for class with vaccine

BY MOHD ZAHID AHMAD ZAKI KUCHING: About 83 per cent of children aged between seven and 12 in Chinese primary schools (SJK (C)) Chung Hua Nos.1 to 6 have been vaccinated against the Covid-19 virus. Their management committee chairman Datuk Jonathan Chai said the target was to ensure students get at least one dose of […]

School gets RM50,000 aid

KABONG:  Kabong assemblyman Mohd Chee Kadir has made a contribution of RM50,000 towards the building of a classroom block at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (SJK) Chung Hua, here. According to the Sarawak Public Communication Unit (UKAS) yesterday, the contribution was handed over when he attended the Chinese New Year dinner on Sunday. Also present were Penghulu […]

Fatimah receives courtesy visit by school management committee

BY PETRONELLA FELIX KUCHING: The management committee of SJK Chung Hua No. 1 recently paid a courtesy visit to Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah. The purpose of the visit, led by the school committee chairman Jonathan Chai Voon Tok, was to invite Fatimah to officiate at the […]

Chung Hua schools donate to anti-pandemic fund

KUCHING: The Kuching Chung Hua Primary School No. 1-6 Board of Management has made a donation of RM96,741 to the Anti-Pandemic Support Fund. The fund was initiated by the Federation of Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions Chinese Association Sarawak (Huazong) to help the less fortunate. “The donations were collected from 5,122 people from six Kuching […]

Kuching Chung Hua Primary School No. 2 gets building grant

KUCHING: Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin presented grants totalling RM20,000 to the management committee of Kuching Chung Hua Primary School No.1-6 on Wednesday (July 20). “The money will be used for the extension project of Kuching Chung Hua Primary School No. 2. This project involves a new four-storey 18-classroom block, and a new […]

Chinese schools ready for reopening

KUCHING: The Chinese schools in the city are prepared for the reopening of schools on Monday. For the SJK Chung Hua schools (number 1 to 6) in Kuching, the board of management respects the decision of the State Education Department to allow the school physical sessions to resume, said its chairman Datuk Wong Tiong Hock. […]