Meet-the-Teacher

Class Briefing - Primary 318 January 2020

Outline

• Class Matters• Curriculum Programmes & Activities

- Introduction to Science- P3 Gifted Education Programme- P3 Cohort Promotion

• Co-Curriculum Programmes & Activities

Class Matters

Primary 3

Communication Modes

• Student Handbook• E-mails • Phone calls (School Number : 64663787)• Parents Gateway Mobile App• Teacher-Parent Conferencing (28 May, Thursday & 29 May, Friday)• Update us if there are any changes in your contact (address, mobile,

home numbers) or family arrangements• School information & announcement via School website –

www.peihwapresbyterianpri.moe.edu.sg

Download Parents Gateway Mobile Appa. Open the Apple App Store or Google Play Store app on your mobile phone.b. Search for the ‘Parents Gateway’ mobile app, or scan the QR code below. c. Download and install the app onto your phone.d. Enable ‘Allow Notifications’ to receive push notifications.

Note: Supported OS Versions – Android 5.0 or later & iOS 9.1 or later

Tap on “Log in with SingPass”

Log in with SingPass (2FA)

Tap on “Retrieve” to retrieve your child’s

information

Tap on “Done” to complete on-

boarding

You should your child’s school announcement or

activities (if any)

Cultivate

Grit Reflectiveness Open-Mindedness

Wonderment & Curiosity

Cultivate Learning Dispositions • Set routines at home• Stay on task and manage distraction• Not afraid to try and accept failures as part of learning process• Show humility in learning• Ask relevant questions to clarify ideas

• Be Organized• Read Actively (Both Chinese and English books)• Punctuality in handing in work• Tidy work/ good handwriting and neatness

Parent’s Support

• Home supervision- Checking of homework / Parent’s signature- Check pupil’s handbook for assignments- Monitoring of pupil’s time spent at home.- Set regular study hours/encourage your child to read

• Conducive environment at home- Switch off music/TV- Supervise the use of mobile and electronic devices - Motivate and praise your child

Our Children’s Well-Being Matters

Family Time is important …• for fostering strong family

bonds to support your child’scharacter development

• to be involved in your child’slearning experiences to help himor her develop social andemotional skills

• for encouraging your child tohave confidence and buildresilience

https://tinyurl.com/resil-boosters

Giving our children S.P.A.C.Eto build resilience

Further Resources

https://www.schoolbag.sghttps://go.gov.sg/sel-res-for-parents

Curriculum Programmes &

Activities

Primary 3

Assessment Plan

Weighted assessments (WA) for thedifferent subjects will be carried out withina given time frame during curriculum time.

Level Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4Primary 3 - 15% (WA) 15% (WA) 70% (SA2)

Introduction to Science

Holistic development

Teaching & Learning

Assessment

AssessmentLevel 1

Feedback to feedforward – Through checklist and rubrics attached to various worksheets. Level projects.

Level 2Weighted Assessment – End of Term 2

Performance task – End of Term 3

Level 3SA2

Partnership

QuestioningHow the whys has flipped around…

Linking to contextMaking sense of everything around us…

Reflective ThinkingThink about own thinking and looking back…

How you can help support us in your child’s learning…

Gifted Education Programme (GEP) GEP Screening Exercise (1st round)

Date Topics Tested Remarks

19 August (Wednesday)

English Language &

Mathematics

All topics in the P3 Mathematics syllabuses are includedexcept for topics on “Area and Perimeter”, “Geometry” and“Time”.

GEP Selection Exercise (2nd round)

Dates Topics Tested Remarks

20 and 21 October

(Tuesday & Wednesday)

English Language,

Mathematics & General Ability

All topics in the P3 Mathematics syllabuses are includedexcept for Angles, Perpendicular and Parallel lines in thetopic of Geometry.

P3 Cohort Promotion

The students would bepromoted enbloc from P3(2020) to P4 (2021).

Co-Curriculum Programmes &

Activities

Primary 3

Character and Citizenship Ed. No Programme

Character Programme

1 Form Teacher Guidance Period – FTGP & One-to-One Interaction

2 Chinese Language CCE lessons

3 Christian Values Education (CVE)

4 School-based CCE Programme- School Values Assembly Talk- School Values Lessons- Termly Values Individual and Class Award

Citizenship Programme

5 National Education (NE) Commemorative Events- Total Defence Day, International Friendship Day, Racial Harmony Day, National Day

6 NE Learning Journey- Sustainable Singapore Gallery

7 Social Studies Curriculum

Learning Experiences

8 Values-in-Action Programme

PHPPS NESS Learning Journeys Cluster Primary Theme Place

Discovering Self and Immediate

Environment

1 Knowing Myself, Others and My Surroundings

Neighbourhood Walk

2 Coming Together as a Nation National Orchid Garden

Understanding Singapore in the

Past and Present

3 Understanding Singapore’s environment and challenges

Sustainable Singapore Gallery

4 Understanding Our Past National Museum of Singapore

Appreciating Singapore, the Region and the

World We Live in

5 Part 1: Understanding Singapore’s Development as a Nation

Part 2: Understanding SEA’s diversity and interconnectedness

P5 NE ShowNEWater Visitor

Centre

6 Understanding features and legacies of Civilizations

Little IndiaChinatown

PHPPS VIA Progressive Plan Domain Primary Theme Title

Self 1 I Can Take Care of Myself I am a Responsible Kid

Peer 2 I Am A Caring Friend I am a Caring Buddy

School 3 Let’s Adopt A Corner in School Happy School

Community 4 Let’s Reach Out to the Community

Lending Our Hands

Nation 5 We Love Singapore Think Green, Go Green

Nation 6 We Are Contributing Singaporeans

We Can Play Our Part

Amount of

teacher guidance

Student initiation

and ownership

P1-P6: Use Our Hands’ Day in each term to keep the school environment clean and conducive for learning

Sports and Arts Education

SWIM SAFER PROGRAMME

Dates: Start in T1 Wk 6

Time: During curriculum (PE lessons)

Venue: Bukit Batok Swimming Complex/ Jurong East Swimming Complex

Looking forward to your partnership in educating your child to bring out his/her best.

THANK YOU