p2 parents’ conference - ministry of education

Red Swastika School

P2 Parents’ Conference2017

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Housekeeping

• Welcome and Introduction • Principal’s Address• Sharing by Year Head Lower Primary

(Covering)

• Sharing by HOD PE/CCA/Aestheticson CCA matters

• Classroom session

Programme

Welcome

It takes a

village to raise

a child

Vice Principal Mdm Poh Qinyu

Welcome Address

School Leaders

Vice Principal Mrs Serene Ho

Principal Mrs Jenny Leong

Vice Principal (Admin)

Ms Serene Ong

Miss Tan Zhi LingYear Head

Lower Primary (Covering)

Level Manager & Year Head (Lower Primary)

Miss Shiao Choy PengP2 Level Manager

Caring Community

Innovative Leaders

School Vision

School Mission

To nurture a community of

independent learners, effective

communicators, active citizens

and reflective leaders.

School Motto

恭 Respect

宽 Magnanimity

信 Trustworthiness

敏 Alertness

Xingzhi Culture

Our School Values

CareRespectMagnanimity

HonestyResponsibilityResilience

HelpfulnessTeamworkLeadership

PSLE PARENT ENGAGEMENT SESSION

• How PSLE scoring works

• How S1 posting works

• Implementation

• Our hopes for our children

27 August 2016

The Rising Stars

14 November 2016

o Reallocation of classeso Not streamed/bandedo Balanced mix of students GenderLearning & behavioural needs

P2 to P3 Transition

Holistic DevelopmentHome-School Partnership

Parents are important partners in education

CommunicationAt RSS, parents are welcome to keep the communication channel active. We communicate with parents via:• Student Handbook (most encouraged)• School Website• Emails • Phone calls • Smart Notification Acknowledgement Console

(SNAC)• Letters to parents• SMS system • RSS Link (Newsletters)• Parents’ Conferences• Parents-Teacher Meeting

• First point of contact – Form Teachers through emails / phone calls / messages / meetings

• School-related matters – School is still the best point of contact

• Keep posted of school matters and updates through our website or Smart Notification Acknowledgement Console (SNAC) or letters / circulars sent out

Smart Notification Acknowledgement ConsoleSNAC™ is a Trademark and Copyright of.

• What is SNAC™?

• SNAC™ is a communication solution that uses smartphone (iPhone & Android) 3G/4G/WIFI network to receive notification send by the school.

• Recipient will receive an alert tone on their smartphone when a new notification is send to you via your smartphone.

• Benefits of using SNAC™ Communication

• Receive real-time notifications and circulars from school

• Grant real-time digital acknowledgement to activities

• Kept updated with events and activities

Introduction to SNAC

SNAC™ Smartphone App Interface

Menu Screen Notification Summary Screen

• Tap to read the notification

Note: New notification will appear with a red tab “Unread”

Notification that is/are pending your response will have a “Pending” yellow tab

Reading Notification(s)

• It is a good practise to scroll your notification to the bottom to look out for response options available

Responding Notification(s)

• Certain options requires you to input remarks in the text field provided for your selection.

Responding Notification(s)

You are required to enter your “Authentication Code” to authorise your response.

Tap on “Submit Response” to complete.

Responding Notification(s)

In the event, if you have forgotten your “Authentication Code”.

You can tap on “Send Authentication Code to my email”

Tip: For security purposes and easy remembering for future authorisation, it is strongly recommended that you change the default system generated authentication code.

For queries and clarification,

please feel free to visit the booth

during the break.

• Set reasonable goals with him/her• Focus on developing your child’s strengths• Emphasise the learning process instead

of exam results• Avoid comparing your child’s performance

with that of others• Praise your child for his/her efforts• Pay attention to your child’s needs and

fears• Make time for fun and play

Home support

Parents will have opportunities to work with school personnel on programmes and projects

that will benefit their child and the school.

Family Matters@ School

Participate in the parenting workshops and family bonding activities to enhance the quality of family life.

Parent Support Group (PSG)

• MOE Website (www.moe.gov.sg)

• Schoolbag – online newsletter for parents (schoolbag.sg)

• MOE on Facebook (www.facebook.com/moesingapore)

MOE Links

www.facebook.com/moesingapore

Safety• School Security• Drop Off and Pick Upduring School Arrivaland Dismissal

• Road Crossing• Safety on SchoolBus/Public Bus

• Bicycle Safety

Well-being of your child

Health matters

• Social Responsibility• Medical Attention• Insurance• Annual Health Check• Temperature-Taking

Exercise

Single Session / PERI Upgrading

• We are looking into ensuring that a full suite offacilities is available to cater to the wholestudent population when we transit to operate insingle-session.

• We are continuing to work closely with MOE onthe timeline and implementation details for thetransition to single-session.

• When the timeline is confirmed, we will informthe parents.

WRSS Bursaries

In commemoration of 65 years of education and nation-building, the RSS School Management Committee (SMC) has set up 3 bursaries:1)The World Red Swastika Society Bursary 2) Goh Keng Swee Foundation Bursary 3) Choong Yeok Yin Bursaryto provide financial assistance to students from low-income families.

By setting up the bursaries, it hopes to • touch the lives of RSS students, and• instil in them greater awareness of the

values of charity and compassion.

Look out for the application form in Term 4 this year for Bursaries 2018.

Our Partnership

• We work in partnership for the children

• We care enough to be working for our students

• I hope parents care enough to treat my colleagues as you would want to be treated

Sharing by Miss Tan Zhi Ling

Year Head Lower Primary (Covering)

Holistic Development

School matters

RSS Meal Break Timing (wef 2017)

• All students

• Other than recess, there will 10 min meal break for the respective levels:–P1 and P2 5.10pm-5.20pm

–P3 and P4 11.55am-12.05pm

–P5 and P6 8.25am-8.35am

Rationale for Meal Break

• Benefits for students: Students, particularlyprimary school students, should be allowed to eatregularly so that they may benefit in terms oftheir cognitive, physical and socio-emotionaldevelopment.

• Promote well-being of students: Students,particularly those taking school bus or publictransport, may take time to reach home and theirlunch would be delayed. Hence, providing a 2nd

break could ensure that students do not go hungryfor an extended period of time

RSS Meal Break Food Items• Food to be brought into classroom

– Museli bar, dry cereal without milk, fresh/ dried fruit, buns, bread, biscuits, muffins, nuts, plain water

– No ice-cream, chocolate, sweet, chips, sweet drinks

• Should still be in line with healthy meal programme

• Parents may give children pocket money to purchase snacks. However, students will have to purchase before the meal break (ie during recess or before school)

• No sharing of food as students may have allergy

RSS Meal Break Guidelines

• Chime to signal meal break and instill discipline for first month.

• Meal break will be in class. Students will not be going to the canteen.

• Lesson can still carry on with order in class or toilet break.

• No meal break during assessment.

• To ensure hygiene and cleanliness, empty the basket at the main rubbish bin so that the classroom is free of pests

What if my child forgets to bring/buy his snacks for meal

break?

Sharing by Senior Teacher

Ms Tan Zhi-Ling

Holistic DevelopmentCurriculum for the whole child

Aims of Primary Education

•To lay a strong foundation

•To nurture the whole child

Primary education is about: Developing well-balanced and confident children who enjoy learning

At RSS, we hope to develop every student holistically in the

following 5 domains:

Moral (德)

Cognitive (智)

Physical (体)

Social (群)

Aesthetics(美)

Programme for Active Learning (PAL)

The child learns to…

• exhibit confidence in what he/she does and express himself/herself effectively

• exhibit curiosity and positive attitudes to learn

• enjoy group experiences and teamwork

Provides students with broad exposure and experiences through fun and varied activities: Sports

P1: Play Well & Safe

P2: Play 2gether

Performing Arts

P1: Drama

P2: Culture

Outdoor Education

P1: Exploring the Outdoors

P2: Let’s go camping!

Visual Arts

P1: Explore Art

P2: Express Art

Learning Journey

Learning for Life Programme (LLP)

“Every RSS Student a Leader”• Class leadership roles• Cohort leadership training

Aligned to our school vision of “Caring Community, Innovative Leaders”

Focus: Community Service and Student Leadership

Broad-based Programme culminating in VIA project

At RSS, we hope to through a whole-school structured approach:• develop the 9 character traits as

encompassed in the “Three Littles” as student leaders

• build SE competencies in students through VIA (Values in action) platforms

Level Focus

P1 & P2 Character

P3 & P4 Innovation

P5 & P6 Service

• Every student is developed to be a leader since P1. (Classroom leaders)

• There are different leadership roles in a class. Students serve as a leader in the various capacities in the class.

Level Focus Modules

P1 Character Self-Leadership

P2 Basic Leadership

P3 Innovation Design Thinking (Team work)

P4 Design Thinking (Research Skills)

P5 Service Servant Leadership

P6 Servant Leadership (Prefect-led Donation Drive

Level Cohort Leadership Trainings have been planned into curriculum time.

More service platforms will be provided for them to put values in action, serving progressively from class to school and the wider community for all levels at different period of the year .

Our VIA domains start from the self, family and school when the child first joins RSS.

Primary 1 & 2: Self, Family & School

All P2 classes will take turns to clean the canteen.

P1 & P2 School compound cleaning

Buddy to the P1 students

• P2 students are given the roles of being a buddy to the new P1 students.

• They spent their recesses with the P1 students and took on the role of being a senior to them.

P2 Prefects Leadership Training

• At P2 level, our P2 prefects are newly nominated by their teachers. As probation prefect, they are new to their leadership position

• P2 prefects leadership training provides a foundation on the essence of leadership and what being a leader is really about : service

In the whole process, your child learns to be…

• a confident person• a self-directed learner• an active contributor• a concerned citizen

Holistic DevelopmentSupport for the

whole child

In ensuring no child left behind…

Support provided:

MOE Financial Assistance Scheme

Learning Support Programme for English & Maths

Emotional Needs

Learning Needs

Learning Support Programmes

Early Literacy Indicators for English and Early Numeracy Indicators for Maths (MOE) were conducted in January to identify pupils who need support in their reading and numeracy skills.

Parents will be informed in February if their children need learning support. They are encouraged to attend a briefing cum workshop.

Learning Support for Math

Mrs Boon Seng Poh

Learning Support for English

Mrs Michelle Lin

School Counsellor

Mdm Cheryl Lai

lai_oi_lee_cheryl@moe.edu.sg

Miss Uma Sivalingam

uma_sivalingam@moe.edu.sg

Allied Educator

(Learning & Behavioural Support)

Miss Nuraini Bte Nordin

nuraini_nordin@moe.edu.sg

Support for students with SEN

In-Class Observation

Withdrawal Support / Extra Lessons

One-to–One Intervention or Group Intervention depending on the student’s needs

AED (LBS) is trained to support students with Special Educational Needs

Early Identification

The child can receive treatment before his/her condition gets severe.

The younger they are, the more we can do to make a difference in their learning progress

Helps educators understand the different needs of a student with SEN to provide better support in class.

Sharing by Senior Teacher

Ms Tan Zhi-Ling

Holistic DevelopmentAssessment to support the

whole child

Assessment is part of learning.

Assessment for Primary 2

Shorter assessments

More and richer feedback

Appropriate modes of assessment

•Written assessments•Oral assessments•Performance Tasks•P2: bite-sized weighted assessments in Terms 1,2, 3 and End-of-Year exam in Term 4

More varied modes of assessment

The assessments will focus on:❑providing rich information on your

child’s learning progress through: quantitative feedback

(eg grades, marks) qualitative feedback

(eg teachers’ comments)

❑ less evaluative

Is my child prepared for exams?

Bite-sized tests are components

of the exam paper

Assessment Matters

…the school-based assessment system should be

balanced to place greater emphasis on skills

development and to provide constructive feedback

which enables more meaningful learning in support of

both academic and non-academic aspects of a pupil’s

development.

…schools to move away from an overly strong

emphasis on

examinations, and explore the use of bite-sized forms

of assessment which place more emphasis on

learning rather than on grades alone.

Primary Education Review and Implementation (PERI)

Committee March 2009

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How will this benefit my child?

•More confident

•Motivated to learn

•Enjoy learning

•More opportunities to show learning

•Caters to wider range of learning styles

•Regular and timely feedback

What are the assessments that my child will go through every term?

A note would be given to parents providing information about the assessment tasks at least 1 week before the assessment.

Should your child/ward be absent for an assessment task, she is required to submit a medical certificate for that day or no marks would be given to him/her.

**Should your child/ward be unwell on the day of an assessment task, do let him/her stay at home and rest.

How will I receive feedback on my child’s progress?

1) Subject files• Worksheets / tests / rubrics for performance

tasks carried out

2) Termly holistic reports • Rubrics to indicate key learning outcomes

3) Mid-year and end of year report cards • Marks and/or grades to show your child’s

attainment • Overall qualitative comments on your child’s

learning

Sharing by Senior Teacher

Ms Tan Zhi-Ling

Holistic DevelopmentOur partnership to support the

whole child

• Hand in work on time (Home support)

• Put in effort in completing every piece of class work

• Develop the habit of reading through questions and instructions before attempting tasks

• Develop the habit of checking their own work. (so that quality of work is not compromised)

• Participate actively in all class activities

Aspects that aid learning

What can I do to support my child in his/her development?

• Encourage your child to read and/or read to your child at home in both EL and CL

• Monitor your child’s progress • Reinforce the importance of time

management and checking of work upon completion

• Ensure homework is completed on time• Update the form teacher immediately on

matters relating to your child’s well-being

What if my child forgets to bring his books/homework or other items as required to school?

put too much emphasis on marks and grades

compare your child’s performance with that of others

monitor your child’s daily work

give encouragement and support in areas for improvement

praise your child for any progress made

Prepare our children for the test of life and not

a life of tests.

Sharing by Mdm Yasmin Seah

HOD PE/CCA/Aesthetics

PE/CCA/Aesthetic

It is about:

• Holistic Excellence

• Talent Identification

• Talent Development

• Developing Individual Spirit of Excellence

• Achieving School Peaks of Excellence

Co-curricular Activities (CCAs)

• Instill in pupils a spirit for excellence

• Platform for showcasing talents

• School offer a myriad of CCAs

• Requires parental support to ensurecommitment of student

Talent Identification Day & CCA Day

• Introduce to all the CCAs available

• Parents and students:

– will be informed of the areas that your childhas potential

– will be required to submit 3 choices (in nosequence) on the option form

– a CCA will be allocated within the 3 choices

• Taking into consideration :

- Parent and students choice, student’s potential,

school needs & vacancies available

CCA Process

Stage Duration Details

1 12 January&17 January

Talent Identification Day for all P2 students 14 Jan – Sports 19 Jan – Aesthetics No reselection for students on MC or are absent from

schools that day. Alternative selection process will beconsidered.

2 26 Jan CCA Day – Students will be given the opportunity to visit thevarious CCA stalls during curriculum time

3 1 Feb to 3 Feb letter on CCA selection will be issued to students

4 6 Feb to 17Feb

Students who wish to apply for Sports & Aesthetic CCAs toapply via MC Online.

Application for Clubs & UGs only in Primary 3. No action required in 2017 should students only wish to join

Clubs & Society from Primary 3.

5 8 to 12 March Notification to students and parents.

6 From 21 to 25March

Respective CCA teachers to issue consent forms &/ scheduleto their members.

Thank You!