Tamil Language
Find out how the Tamil Language Unit builds pupils' love for Tamil and Indian culture through festivals, reading, and competitions.
Tamil Language
Introduction
WRPS’s Tamil unit aims to nurture pupils’ love for the Tamil language and to deepen their appreciation of Indian culture and traditions through varied teaching strategies, activities, and programmes. These approaches actively engage pupils in language learning. We encourage participation in internal and external competitions to stretch abilities, build confidence, and expose pupils to challenges. Tamil language teachers are committed to providing a holistic education for all pupils.
Vision and Mission
Tamil Language department's vision and mission
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. |
Specific Programmes
An overview of Tamil Language programmes
Programme | What is it about | Target Group |
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 |
Deepavali | The Tamil Unit organizes Deepavali Celebration concert every year. It provides a platform for Indian and non-Indian pupils to celebrate the traditional festival and through the celebration, it helps to strengthen the racial harmony among all races. | 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. During this period, students are strongly encouraged to participate in class competitions designed to enhance their language skills and fluency. These competitions are tailored to be both age-appropriate and suitable for their level of language acquisition. Yearly, winners receive trophies and all participants receive medals to commemorate the events. Competitions: Singing, Storytelling, Fance dress cum character portrayal, creative writing, advertisement, oratorical | 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. | P3–P6 pupils |
Spelling Bee Competition | The Mediacorp Vasantham Tamil Spelling Bee (Tamizhodu Villayadu) is a major annual competition in Singapore for primary school students, promoting Tamil language proficiency. Supported by the Tamil Language Learning Promotion Committee, the event involves primary schools, featuring intense rounds where students compete for the championship. |
Student Achievements
2026
Tamil Language student achievements in 2026
1. Spelling Bee 2026 (தமிழோடு விளையாடு) | Semi Finalists:
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2025
Tamil Language student achievements in 2025
1. Spelling Bee 2025 (தமிழோடு விளையாடு) | Finalists: 1. Daniel Suresh Chris Kevin 2. Shankar Lakshana 3. Vijayakumar Mahisha 4. Karthikeyan Sudharman 5. Prabakaran Yeswanth |
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2024
Tamil Language student achievements in 2024
1. Spelling Bee 2024 (தமிழோடு விளையாடு) | Semi Finalists: 1. Daniel Suresh Chris Kevin 2. Shankar Lakshana 3. Muthukumar Pranika 4. Selvakumar Sirisjeth 5. Pritvi Teja |
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| Partcipation: 1. Rajan Vishara Murph 2. Arun Prasad Tharkuzhali 3. Prabhakaran Revan 4. Karuppasamy Darshan 5. Karthigayan Murugayan 6. Pritvi Teja |
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Motivational Prize: 1. Sowmitha Ramesh 2. Johny Vinoth Naethan |
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Tamil Language Team
Meet the Tamil Language department team
Name | Designation |
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Ms Santhi Kalimuthu | ST / TL |
Mdm Puspaja Menon | TL Coordinator |
Mdm Gomathi | TL Teacher |
Mdm Neerosha | TL Teacher |
Mdm Kavitha | TL Teacher |