Sat, 15 Feb 20140900 - 1200 hours

Yu Neng Pri SchoolP5 & 6 MTP I

“CLASS OF 2014” and “CLASS OF 2015”

Part I09.00 am to 10.15am Parents proceed to the respective P5/6 classrooms for briefing by Form Teachers

Part II10.30 am to 12.00pm •Briefing by P & VSP in the Hall

PROGRAMME

OUTLINE FOR P’s BRIEFING

• Introduction of Key Personnel• Understanding the changing educational

landscape in Singapore • What these look like at Yu Neng Pri

– School directions– A holistic education at Yu Neng Pri

• Partnering the school in your child’s education

Principal/ YNPS a quick background

Mrs Clara Lim-Tan

SCHOOL LEADERS & KEY PERSONNEL

• Mr Nicholas Tan, Vice-Principal 1• Ms Emily Yee, Vice-Principal 2

• Mdm Dawn Liew, Administration Manager

• Mr Lim Yew Chai , Operations Manager

KEY PERSONNEL

• Miss Ang Mei Ling, HOD EL• Mr Foo Yu Ren, LH EL • Mdm Zuraida Akbar HOD Math• Mr Shawn Yeo, SH Math (Covering)• Mr Hashim B Mohd HOD, Science• Mdm Dewi Wati, LH Science • Ms Ong Bee Hua, HOD Mother Tongue• Mr Nurisham Ismail, SH ML• Mr Zhang Tan, LH CL (covering)

KEY PERSONNEL

• Mr Chua Meng Joo, SSD• Mr Yok Joon Meng, HOD ICT • Mr Alan Mui, HOD Talent Devt (Physical & Health)• Mrs Christina Lim, HOD Talent Devt (Aesthetics)• Mr Alwyn Tan, SH PE/HE • Mrs Noras Sohaimi, HOD Character & Citizenship Education • Mrs Kanesan, SH Pastoral Care• Mdm Joyce Lee, SH Citizenship

UNDERSTANDING A CHANGING EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE

Setting the context :

“The PSLE serves as a checkpoint of a student's mastery of primary-level subjects and identifies suitable pathways for secondary education, said MOE. The highest and lowest aggregate scores of the cohort are not necessary for this purpose and will not feature in the results slip from this year. “

EVOLUTION OF THE S’PORE EDUCATION SYSTEM

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Towards Quality EducationGreater Flexibility & Choice

Developing Peaks of Excellence

Greater Curricular Customisation

From High Averages….

Efficiency Driven Phase

Streaming of pupils

Higher Literacy & Numeracy rates

Employability of School Leavers

Survival Driven Phase

1959-1978

1979-1996

1997 and beyond

Going forward, we are moving towards a Student-centric, Values driven Education ….

Holistic Assessment

Character and Citizenship Education

Greater Emphasis on PE, Art and Music

Enhancing Holistic Education for Our Students

21st Century Competencies

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NDR 2013 Announcements

• Primary One registration• Extension of Edusave contributions• PSLE grading• Flexibility in subject offering• Broadening of DSA

Breadth-Valuing Every Child-Giving Each a Holistic Education

Depth-Deep Values-A Strong Foundation

Length-Learning for Life-Lifelong Learning

Every School a Good Every School a Good SchoolSchool

Every Student an Engaged LearnerEvery Student an Engaged Learner

A Broad & Deep Foundation for a Lifelong Journey

A student-centric, values-driven education system

We want to provide every child with a broad and deep foundation for life and lifelong learning – a multi-dimensional education that goes beyond academics…

What do these ‘look like’ at Yu Neng Pri for your child?

Embracing our heritage…Yu Neng Primary School started off as a Chinese school in 1935 at Upper Changi.

The school later moved to and started operations in Bedok North St 3 in Jan 1982. It changed its status from an aided school to a government school and was renamed as ‘Yu Neng Primary School’. The school was officially declared opened by Tuan Saidi Haji Shariff on 12 July 1984.

80 YEARS OF EDUCATION AT YNPS – MOVING FORWARD

Treasuring the PastCelebrating the PresentCo-creating the Future

1935 – 2015

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Primary Education is PRIMARY!

WE @ Yu Neng Pri School are committed to

nurturing the whole child

And to do so … it is important to see the different aspects

of how each child is developing

YNP School VISIONLearn with Passion

Serve with CompassionLead with Vision

Our MissionOur Mission

Together, we build a caring and enriched environment to nurture pupils into confident communicators, self-

directed leaders, healthy and active citizens.

School MottoSchool Motto

Light Up and Shine

Everyone Counts

& Philosophy& Philosophy

ANCHORED BY SCHOOL VALUES

• Integrity our compass

• Responsibility and

• Peseverance in actions

• Respect and

• Compassion for others

PERSONAL QUALITIES • Honesty (P1)• Respect (P2)• Responsibility (P3)• Helpfulness (P4)• Teamwork (P5)• Resilience (P6)

Parents -

Help us to

reinforce

these PQs at

home with

our leaders

KEY FOCUS AREAS 2014-2015

• A forward-looking holistic 6 year Yu Neng Experience which emphasises lifelong learning, 21CC, character & values inculcation

• Student voice and leadership• A collaborative and innovative school culture • Partnerships & strategic resource management • School pride and culture

PRIMARY 4

PRIMARY 5

Managing expectations

PRIMARY 5

PRIMARY 6transition

More rigour, more self-directed learning, learning how to strike a balance

Resilience, balance, discipline, thinking about the next phase of their educational journey, PSLE, transiting to Secondary School

THE YU NENG ‘EXPERIENCE’

• We emphasise a holistic and all-rounded education without compromising on the rigour of academic standards

• We ensure that your children have been exposed to a wide range of unique programmes, training & unique experiences & opportunities to stretch his/her potential

• We ensure our guiding philosophy & school curriculum are anchored in values and ethics to help build strength of character, discipline, confidence and morale

… An Education @ YNPS

…Learn, Lead and Make a Difference

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Holistic Assessment - development of the whole child Holistic Assessment doesn’t mean no more Exams. Pupils will be assessed based on bite-sized performance tasks assigned to them during the course of the year. These tasks aim to assess the mastery level of each pupil and allow our teachers to check for misconceptions and provide feedback for pupils learning.

Honesty (P1)Respect (P2)Responsibility (P3)Helpfulness (P4)Teamwork (P5)Resilience (P6)

Subject Based Banding

2014 Subject – based Combination

THE PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION (PSLE)

A placement exam Need to reflect the relative achievement level

of pupils amongst their peers. Places pupils into different courses according

to their academic ability Enables posting to secondary schools by merit

and as far as possible, into a school of their choice.

…Learn, Lead and Make a Difference

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Are they raw

scores?

What is PSLE Aggregate Score?

It is a sum of scores.

What are these scores?

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The PSLE Aggregate Score

• incorporates performance of pupils in all 4 subjects

• allows pupils to be ranked fairly

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Can raw scores be used?

NO !

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Why Not?

• Different subjects have different levels of difficulty

• So are the spread of marks from the average mark, i.e. the standard deviation (spread = standard deviation)

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MEASURE OF S P R E A D

Narrow Wide

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DOLLY

I scored 85% in both English and Mother

Tongue !

H U R R A Y !

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Dolly scores 85% in both EL and MT

85%

EL

EL ave = 60

MT

MT ave = 80

Her performance in MT is very close to that of other pupils

She did much better in EL as compared to other pupils

0 100

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A need for standardisation of the raw scores

Transformed Score or T-Score

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What is T-Score?

• It gives the relative position of a pupil’s performance as compared to the performance of all the other pupils in that subject

• The raw mark obtained in the exam only shows how good the pupil is in that subject, not how good he is as compared to others

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How is T-Score calculated for each subject?

where X: pupil’s mark for the subjectY: average mark (mean) scored by all pupilsZ: spread of marks around the average mark (standard deviation)

ZY)-(X10 50 T

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Example:

• Pupil’s mark (X) in exam = 50.0• Average mark (Y) scored by all pupils =

68.0• Spread of marks (Z) around the average

mark (Y) = 14.0T = 50 + 10 (50 - 68.0)

14.0= 37.14

Yew Tee Primary School 2012 43

How is the Aggregate Scorecalculated?

By adding the T-Scores ofthe 4 subjects

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T-SCORES & GRADES:

Is it possible for a pupil with 3A* and 1A to be ranked lower than another pupil who has only 1A* and 3As?Yes, it is possible

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John’s Susan’sSubj

Mark(Grade)

T-Score

Mark(Grade)

T-Score

EL1 182A

60 190A*

68

MT 185A*

70 180A

68

MA 91A*

60 80A

58

SC 92A*

56 86A

55

T-Score: 246 249

Yew Tee Primary School 2012 46

What about Subject-based Banding?

• Pupils taking foundation subjects and other combinations, other than 4 standard subjects, are not shortchanged.• The raw mark obtained in the exam by these pupils are also converted to T-score

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T-ScoreFEL EL

50

85% 75%

As foundation subjects are generally less demanding, pupils are required to score a higher score than a standard subject in order to have a same T-score as a standard pupil. In this case, the T-Score converts average mark of each subject to a common score of 50 points.

Grading Criteria For HMT Grade Bonus Pt/s To SAP Distinction 3

Merit 2

Pass 1

Ungraded 0Grade obtained for HMT will not be included in the PSLE T-score aggregate. Hence, except for SAP Sec Schools, it would not affect the Sec School posting.

UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS BEYOND PSLE …

•Parents need to think ahead and beyond the PSLE grades and understand the expanded pathways leading to secondary and post-secondary and tertiary education …

Understanding what is beyond PSLE

Recent Initiatives in Education

• Greater diversity & flexibility in education landscape

• More flexibility and choice• Broader measures of

success• Student-driven Values

Centred Education

Express Course (Secondary 1-4)

Privately-Funded S

chools

Specialised Independent

Schools

Integrated Program

mes

Schools

Normal (Academic)/Normal (Technical) Course(Secondary 1-4)

Secondary 5 N

GCE ‘N” LEVELEXAMINATION

Polytechnics Institute of Technical Education

Junior Colleges/CentralisedInstitute

Universities

GCE ‘A’ LEVEL EXAMINATION/ Other Qualifications

PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION (PSLE)

Orientation Stage Primary 5-6

Foundation Stage Primary 1-4

Junior Colleges/ Centralised Institute

Typical Age 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8

7 6

Years of S

chooling 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

GCE ‘O’ LEVEL EXAMINATION

• From 2014, Sec 1 students in the Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) stream at 12 secondary schools will be able to take certain subjects at a higher level if they had done well for it at the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE).

• Under this pilot scheme, students who scored an A or an A* for a subject at the PSLE will be able to take it at the Express level, whether they are in the Normal (Academic) or Normal (Technical) streams. New Normal (Technical) students will also be able to take subjects at the Normal (Academic) level if they scored B,C or 1 in a Foundation subject at the PSLE.

• Currently, only Normal stream students in the upper secondary level are allowed to take subjects at a higher level.

• The MOE said that this scheme is being implemented as part of efforts to introduce greater flexibility in subject offering at lower secondary levels, so as to better cater to the strengths of students in different subjects. The ministry hopes to implement this in all secondary schools by 2018.

• The 12 secondary schools involved in the pilot next year are: Ang Mo Kio Secondary, Bedok Green Secondary, CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent, CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent, Jurong Secondary, Jurong West Secondary, Pei Hwa Secondary, Ping Yi Secondary, Presbyterian High, Queenstown Secondary, St. Patrick's and Unity Secondary.

CCA Policy

Objectives of Co-curricular Activities (CCAs):

• CCAs are an integral part of our students’ holistic, well-rounded education.

• They aim to build character, inculcate values and develop leadership amongst our pupils as they learn, collaborate and interact with one another as well as the community at large.

CCA Policy• All CCAs are official school activities and all

pupils from P3 to P6 are to participate in at least one CCA.

• Pupils need to achieve a minimum attendance rate of 75% in the CCA. Pupils will be awarded badges (CCA Star) yearly if they attain 90% annual attendance rate.

• Pupils need to produce a medical certificate or a letter from parent/guardian stating reason(s) for absence from the scheduled CCA day/events.

CCA Policy• Pupils should not change their CCA as they need

time to build knowledge and master their skills. • It is important that teamwork and leadership are

honed in the same CCAs with their peers as one grows and develops in his skills and leadership in the CCA concerned.

• Therefore, requests for a change of CCA are only allowed at the end of P3 after pupils have tried out their CCAs for 1 semester. Changing of CCAs is not allowed from P4 to P6, unless due to very valid reasons e.g. medical conditions.

CCA POLICY• Once per term, CCA training sessions will

include Social Emotional Learning lessons to provide opportunities to develop SEL competencies in our pupils. The 5 domains that are integral to the SEL lessons are Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Understanding of Others, Relationship Skills, Decision-making Skills

• All CCA groups will perform at least 1 Community Involvement Programme in a year.

Direct School Admission To Secondary One (DSA-Sec Exercise)

AimTo provide students the opportunity

to demonstrate a more diverse range of achievements and talents in seeking admission to secondary

schools.  

4 MAIN CATEGORIES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL

PARTICIPATING IN THE DSA-SEC EXERCISE

• Schools offering an integrated programme (IP Schools),

• Independent schools (IS), • Autonomous schools (AS) and • Schools with niche programmes approved by

MOE (Niche Schools).

Portfolios and testimonials from teachers and coaches.

Auditions, interviews and placement camps etc …

For more info on DSA, please refer to:

www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec

To DSA … or not to DSA?

•Understand your son/daughter’s strength/talents.

•Understand the programmes offered by the Sec schools – in other words, do your ground work

2011 2012

15 19

2013

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Number of Successful DSA Applicants

DSA Secondary SchoolNgee Ann Sec (Badminton, Table Tennis)

Dunman High (Table Tennis, Badminton, GAT)

NUS High (GAT)

Anglican High (Badminton)

Temasek JC (GAT)

Raffles Institution (Table Tennis)

Chung Cheng High (Main) (CO)

St Hilda’s (Volleyball)

Victoria School (Table Tennis, Floorball)

Tanjong Katong (Floorball)

Some of the secondary schools that our Yu Neng leaders moved to (via DSA)…

WHAT ROLE CAN I PLAY TO SUPPORT MY CHILD?

Please Note:

• Medical Certificates ARE required to account for absence from a test or exam.

• PSLE: Prelim Exam results, as well as past-year trend results, will be taken into consideration if the child did not sit for a particular subject during PSLE

• DO NOT take your child out during official school term without a valid reason. School has planned several important enrichment programmes after SA2/PSLE

AS A PARENT COACH…

• Inspire your child to achieve high and his fullest potential. Aim for a high standard but realistic aggregate.

• Motivate your child by taking an active interest in your child’s academic progress as well as his CCA. Encourage and affirm him of every good progress step he has made.

• Be involved in his learning process by regularly checking on his work regularly to show that you (the parent) are taking an active interest in his studies. This will motivate him to try harder in his studies.

AS A PARENT COACH…

• Ensure that he/she does all his homework and complete them properly. Every assignment is considered important.

• Ensure that he/she attends school regularly. Skipping classes makes it difficult for him to catch up with his lessons later on.

• Don’t make excuses for them

AS A PARENT COACH…

• Monitor his/her daily after-school schedules/ lessons to ensure he/she is meaningfully and constructively engaged.

• Draw up a time-table with him/her.Monitor that he/she does not waste time playing computer games, watching too much televison programmes or chatting online with his friends or strangers.

AS A PARENT COACH…

Do not ‘pump’ your child with additional external enrichment courses to the detriment of her actual school work or to the extent that she misses out on the various programmes and experiences offered by the school

AS A PARENT COACH…

• Ensure that he/she has enough hours of sleep every day and takes his breakfast before coming to school.

• Communicate with your child’s teachers regularly whenever you need clarifications, assistance and feedback to better support your child in his learning.

• Important to recognise different perspectives – not just “My child’s right”. Do not jump to conclusions.

• Help look after/support our teachers & admin staff.

What policy is your school haven?? …. wat do you mean by …. ……, we parent have nothing to said, …... I am dissatisfied with the school policy and the way his form teacher handle this case! i wan the school to give me a answer regarding this matter!!!!!

How would this make you feel?

Dear XXXX

Thank you so much for your invaluable advice & sharing your thoughts with me.It must have taken up quite a bit of your precious time. My deep appreciation.

I have read & re-read your email several times so as to reflect on the 'next best course of action‘………………….

Last but not least, you have a wonderful team here. All the 4 teachers responded to my email. ……

Once again, my heartfelt thanks!XXXXXXXX

Every parent a supportive partner

Just to share this recent bouquet with you

Thank you for affirming the work that we do

Parents as supportive partners in education

Join us and have a hand in helping to

shapeshape the FutureFuture of Yu Neng Pri!

We look forward to bringing out the

best in your child…