MEET-THE-PARENTS SESSION

3 February 2017

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Parent - Teacher -Student

Primary 5

Welcome

1) Key Programmes :- Academic Excellence- Holistic Development

2) Assessment

3) Targets & Expectations

4) Partnering Parents

KEY PROGRAMMES

& APPROACHES

• Strategic Reading (Comprehension)- Infuse Thinking Skills in Reading

➢ Sequencing/ Predicting/ Comparing/ Inferring

- Infuse Thinking Behaviours in Reading

➢ Managing Impulsivity/ Persisting

➢ Applying Past Knowledge to present situations

Key Programmes : ENGLISHReading Skills

Strategic Reading Symbols

• Writing Skills

- Use writing strategies to scaffold pupils’ writing (SPACE)

- Write a story based on at least one out of three pictures, within the theme given

• STELLAR Units with Thematic Cycles

- 3 or 4 week cycle for various themes

Key Programmes : ENGLISHWriting Skills

Narrative Writing Structure

• Newspaper Reading

- (What’s Up Newspaper)

- Development of critical reading skills

- Build vocabulary

- Opinions and Standpoint

- Letters to Editor

• Oral Package

Other Programmes : ENGLISH

• Topical tests- Rationale

➢ To check the understanding of pupils at the end of each topic

• Weekend Revision Programme (WRP)- Rationale

➢ To provide pupils with practice

Key Programmes :MATHEMATICS

Other Programmes :MATHEMATICS

• Heuristics Worksheets (MA3 onwards)• - Rationale

➢To equip pupils with basic heuristics skills for solving problems such as:

✓model drawing

✓ Listing

✓ guess and check

✓working backward

• Homework Book (MA1 to MA3)

- Rationale

• To expose pupils to higher order questions and

challenge them

Key Programmes : SCIENCE

■Process Skills Package (flipped classroom)- Rationale

➢ To expose and teach the pupils the techniques used in tackling process skills questions

- Strategy

➢ Focused teaching of specific skills needed

What is a Flipped Classroom? - Flipped Classroom involves the pupils viewing a

portion of the lesson via the internet at home prior to the teaching of the topic; it would not be more than half an hour.

- Trs would then continue to teach the rest of the lesson in class. Pupils would also be able to clarify parts which they did not understand.

Key Programmes : SCIENCE

■ Inquiry Based Learning (IBL)- Rationale

➢ To allow pupils to explore and learn scientific concepts through hands-on activities, exploration & discovery

■ Fieldtrip- Rationale

➢ To integrate the topic on photosynthesis and expose pupils to Science beyond the text

- Botanic Gardens

■ Claim Evidence Reasoning (CER) – used when

answering open-ended questions

Key Programmes : SCIENCE

■ Investigative Science - Rationale

➢ To apply the Science concepts and skills learnt in their Science investigations

- Strategies

➢ Teachers in the level will select 2 topics for the groups to work on and standardise the information that they need to have in their presentation

■ Science Practical Test- This makes up 10% of the SA2 exam

Summary of Extra Classes■ Enrichment (EL/ E2KMath/ E2KSci)

Tuesdays : 2.30 to 4.00pm

■Remedial / Supplementary (EL /Math)- Day: Tuesdays

- Time: 2.30 to 3.15pm (EL)

- Time: 3.15 to 4.00pm (Math)

■ Remedial/ Supplementary (MT) & HMT lesson- Day: Thursdays

- Time: 2.30 to 3.30pm

Nurturing 21st Century Skills

Key Programmes

■ Character Development- Model Class Award

- Model Pupil Award

- FTGP lessons

- Community Leaders

➢ VIA Leaders, ICT Leaders, PE Leaders, Monitors and

Reading Ambassadors

100% of the pupils to assume leadership post at least once in the year (group leaders)

Key Programmes

■ Values in Action

(VIA)- Newspaper, Plastic bottles, Paper Recycling

Programme

- Use Your Hands Campaign

➢ Cleaning of classroom (end of semester)

➢ Daily cleaning of classroom (last 5 minutes of each day)

Key Programmes:

■ Information Communication Technology

- Skills to be taught during MCCA periods & incorporated into Project Work (PW)

■ Learning Journeys/ Fieldtrips■ NE Show for National Day

■ Science Fieldtrip

■ Theatre Experience

■ Internationalisation Trips (TIE)

Key Programmes:

■ Modular CCA - curriculum time- Objective

➢ To expose pupils to a variety of CCAs and develop them holistically

- Pottery

- ICT

- Silat

Programmes & Activities

■ In-house 2-day Motivational Programme

(12 & 13 Jan)

Theme: I’M POSSIBLE

Level Motto:

∗ See Possibilities,

∗ Seize Opportunities

∗ Start with an end in mind

∗ Stretch your limits

IMPOSSIBLE

Programme includes…

• Motivational video clips

• Talks

• Stories

• Activities with learning points

• Target-setting

• Level cheer → level identity

Assessment :

English/ Math/ Science

& Mother Tongue

Weightage :

Remarks :

In order to take the same subjects at P6, pupils must meet the minimum criteria set by the school.

SA1 SA2 TOTAL

40% 60% 100%

English PapersEnglish- Table of Specifications

Paper Component Marks Weighting

1

Writing

(1h 10 min)

Situational Writing 15

27.5%Continuous Writing 40

2

Language Use and

Comprehension

(1h 50 min)

Booklet A (MCQ)

Grammar

Vocabulary

Vocabulary Cloze

Visual Text Comprehension

Booklet B (OE)

Grammar Cloze

Editing for Spelling & Grammar

Comprehension Cloze

Synthesis/ Transformation

Comprehension OE

10

5

5

8

10

12

15

10

20

47.5%

English PapersEnglish- Table of Specifications

Paper Component Marks Weighting

3

Listening

Comprehension

(Abt 35 min)

Listening Comprehension MCQ 20

10%

4

Oral Communication

(Abt 10 min)

Reading Aloud

Stimulus- based Conversation

10

20

15%

Total 200 100%

Assessment : Mathematics

Paper 1 (1 hr)

Calculators not allowed.

Paper 2 (1h 30 min)

Calculators are allowed.

Booklet A Booklet B Short

Answer

Questions

Problem Sums

10 x 1m +

5 x 2m

=20m

5 x 1m +

10 x 2m

= 25m

5 x 2m =

10m

6 x 3m +

3 x 4m +

3 x 5m =45m

Assessment : Science

■ Booklet A- 56 marks

- 28 MCQ questions (2 marks each)

■ Booklet B- 44 marks

- 12 to 14 open-ended questions

- Topics from P3 – P5

- Themes:

➢ Diversity, Cycles, Interactions, Systems and Energy

Total duration: 1h 45min

Note: Practical Test will make up 10% of SA2

Setting Personal Targets

EL Math Sci

Target

Entry (P4 marks)

A* 91-100

A 75-90

B 60-74

C 50-59

D 35-49

E 20-34

U 19 and below

Expectations

Group Work- Contribution/Sharing

- Team work

- Know their roles

Homework- Careful, neat and checked

- To be handed in the next day (unless otherwise stated by

teacher

Parents signature- Spelling/ Unit Booklets/ Reviews/ Topical tests

- Files – at least once a term

Guidelines for Homework

• Duration for each piece of work will be given to pupils as a guide.

• Longer duration will be set aside for more tedious work (eg: practice paper; challenging problems)

• Space out practice papers to help pupils to cope.

• Total duration spent on homework to be capped at 2 hours per day. (additional 2 hours during weekend)

E-Learning• MCOnline • Quizzes• Assignments• Reflections • Shared blogs / Edmodo• Online research

• E-Learning Day- Pupils are assigned work online on the days they

need not come to school eg: Meet parents session in May; PSLE Oral exam days & PSLE marking days

Self-directed learners

Parents as Partners

Home Reading - Daily reading is encouraged

Mastery of Concepts in Mathematics- Daily revision and reinforcement

- Weekend Revision online quizzes & worksheets

Other Ways of Partnering- Volunteering for field trips/excursions/school events

- Daily checking of School Handbook for any entries

- Daily checking of Homework/Personal File for Homework & Notices

Parents as Partners

Taking children out of school during term time/

curricular hours

refrain from taking your child/children out during school

days or curricular hours (between 8 am to 2 pm) for private

matters

taking your child/children out of school

during term time or curricular hours

disrupts learning and may result in

your child/children having difficulty

following up with lesson proper when

he/she/they return(s) to school

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Parents’ Workshop 201718 February (Saturday)

English Workshop :

A Guide to Oral, Comprehension & Composition (Expectations & Strategies)

P5 & 6 : 8.15am – 10.30am

MT workshop:

Use of Videos as Stimulus in Teaching of Spoken Interaction Skills

P5 & P6 (CL/ML/TL): 10.45 am – 11.45am

Parents’ Workshop 201725 February (Saturday)

Science Workshop :

Striving Towards Excellence in Process Skills

P5 & 6 : 8.15am – 9.30am

Math workshop: Concurrent session (CHOOSE ONLY 1)

Teaching & Understanding of : Whole Numbers & Fractions

Teaching & Understanding of : Ratio & Percentage

Teaching & Understanding of : Visual & Non-Routine Questions

P5 & P6 : 9.45 am – 11.15am