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Respect Responsibility Resilience Integrity Care

Global Citizens of Character and Learning

PRINCIPAL’S SHARING WITH

PARENTS OF SEC 1 6 JAN 2017



Express Normal

(Academic)

Normal

(Technical)

2016 Sec 1

T-Score

221 - 247 178 - 199 132 - 159

2017 Sec 1

T-Score

219 - 249 178 - 199 137 - 159

No. of

Classes

4 2 1

2017 Secondary 1 Posting



SUBJECT BASED BANDING

83 students qualify for SBB (1 to 3 subjects)

SUBJECT N(A)

taking

Exp

N(T)

taking

N(A)

N(T)

taking

Exp

Total

English 1 23 0 24

Chinese 24 12 2 38

Malay 20 11 1 32

Tamil 1 0 0 1

Science 1 9 0 10

Math 2 2 0 4



What has happened since Registration? • Orientation 3 & 4 Jan 17

– Team bonding

– Key Personnels

– Rooms and Venues

– Routines and Practices

– School Rules

• Transition Workshop on 4 Jan 17

– How to manage increase number of subjects

– Relating to new friends

– Choosing CCA



What has happened since Registration?

• CCA Showcase for Aesthetics 6 Jan 17(CCA Showcase for Uniformed Groups 13 Jan 17)

• CCA Trial (5, 9 to 12 Jan 17)

• Snack Break (Mon to Thu, 11.55am to 12.05pm) and early recess 9.20am to 10.00am



Sec 1 Key events/ activities

Sec 1 Scholarship Ceremony – 17 Feb 17 (Fri)

Sec 1 Camp in School – 22 to 25 May 17

Sec 1 Meet-The-Parent-Session – 26 May 17 (Fri)

Media Literacy – Photography, desktop publishing/e-book

Swimming lesson (Sem 2)

No Common Test in T1 (Class Test/ Alternative

Assessment)



Sec 1 Academic Scholarships

• Generously donated by the School’s Advisory Committee; governed by SAC Fund Use guidelines

• Criteria:

– Singaporeans

– Top 10% of each stream who chose West Spring as first choice



Global Citizens

of Character & Learning

To Nurture Ladies and Gentlemen in

Pursuit of Excellence

(Shaping Character, Engaging

Learners, Touching Lives)

Respect Responsibility Resilience

Integrity

Care



Character Excellence

– Conduct Grade

• Affects eligibility for Edusave Awards

• Refer Student Handbook for Rubrics (Pg 45)

• Considers respectful behavior, self-

management towards studies, social

interactions with peers, attendance, late-

coming records, CCA attendance, offences

• Agreed by panel of form and subject

teachers



Character Excellence

– Character Report Card

• Formative Assessment on 5 school Values

• Input from student, parents, 3 teachers

• Refer Student Handbook (pg 41 & 42)

– Values in Action VIA

• Food from the Heart (Term 1)

– Enrichment

• school camp (Term 2 Week 10)

• swimming (Term 3)



Academic Excellence

Lower Secondary Subjects Normal Technical Normal Academic Express

English Basic Mother Tongue Mathematics Science Computer Applications *Social Studies (non-examinable) Food & Consumer Science (FCE) Design and Technology Art (non-examinable) *Music (non-examinable) #Project Work (Graded)

English Mother Tongue Mathematics Science History Geography Literature Food & Consumer Science (FCE) Design and Technology Art *Music (non-examinable) #Project Work (Graded)

English Mother Tongue Mathematics Science History Geography Literature Food & Consumer Science (FCE) Design and Technology Art *Music (non-examinable) #Project Work (Graded)



Academic Excellence • School Assessment Plan (inform by Semester)

- Class Test and Alternative Assessment – Number,

description and weightage for each subject

- Semester Exam – Format, duration, description and

weightage for each subject

- Semester Exam Time-Table will be given 1 month before

the 1st paper

• Academic Progress Report

– Term Reports (Terms 1 & 3) & Semester Reports

– Criteria for promotion and transfer

• Refer Student Handbook Pg 25 & 26



Subject Based Banding

Mid-Year & End-of-Year Insert

Criteria

> 60% for overall results

> 75% for specific subjects

No double jump within a year

Max of 3 SBB subjects

Commitment

Continue with higher level subjects till end of

Sec 2



SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL LEARNING

Social & Emotional Skills

Self-Awareness

Self-Management

Social Awareness

Relationship Management

Responsible Decision-Making



School Expectations • Self-management (getting ready for school, grooming,

time management, budgeting, transport)

• Responsibility for learning (learning materials, schedules, homework, assessment requirements)

• Responsibility for communication (integrity, trust, information, confidence, assertiveness, willingness to listen to different points of view)

• Relationship Management (courtesy, respect, honesty, care for others)



Nurturing the Socially and Emotionally Competent

Adolescent

Socially and emotionally competent children tend to have

better mental well-being hence are happier and could be more contented,

have fewer behavioural problems, have better academic achievement



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