It is a great pleasure for me to be here this afternoon for the Annual Concert and Graduation Ceremony 2002 of Magdalene's Kindergarten.

Congratulations children for the lively and enjoyable performance!  Thank you Miss Goh and teachers for all the hard work put into the formation and training of the children.

This Kindergarten is named after St Magdalene of Canossa, our Mother Foundress and is therefore very dear to her heart.

True to the tradition and spirit of our Canossian Schools and Kindergartens, we focus on the formation of the hearts of these little ones.

We not only teach them ABC but above all teach them to love.  Our Sisters and teachers inculcate the values of kindness, gentleness, goodness, forgiveness, mutual acceptance and respect, harmony and generosity in our teaching.  This is particularly important today as the world is terrorized by fear and insecurity.

St Magdalene compares the school to a garden where seeds are sown and where the gardeners take very good care of the little plants so that they may grow and many beautiful flowers of different kinds and colours may bloom.  Magdalene's Kindergarten is one such garden and we are here today to admire the variety of lovely flowers that have blossomed under the patient and loving care of dedicated team of the principal, teachers and support staff.

I ask God to bless all our children and their families, in a very special way the children of the Graduation classes.

Congratulations children!  We are so proud of you!

A very big "THANK YOU" once again to all the teachers for all that you have done!

God bless you parents, for your collaboration and support during the past year!

Sr Janet Wang