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School-Parent Interaction Session

2017

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White Sands Primary School

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Mr Sathia

Co-Form Teacher

Mr Raizi

Co-Form Teacher

Mrs Ho-Yap YK

Form Teacher

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Objectives of Interaction Session

Foster

School-Parent

Collaboration

Share

Discipline

Policies

Seek support for

school initiatives and

activities


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The Impact of Parent Involvement

• Important for parents to be involved in their

children’s education

• Parents shape their children’s beliefs and attitudes

towards school and schoolwork

• The earlier and more direct parent’s involvement in

their child’s educational progress, the more positive

the impact on the child’s academic results and

experience of schoolwork.


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To Nurture Caring Hearts, Creative Minds

and Confident Individuals

Our Mission


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Our Vision

A Vibrant School of Choice where Character

Shines and Talents Soar


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Respect

Responsibility

Resilience

Rallying Together

Care Excellence

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Hallmark of a Whitesandian

confident individuals with caring

hearts, creative minds and will

exude the qualities of being

responsible, respectful, caring

and able to rally together in

times of need and resilient in

times of adversities.


By the end for six years, our pupils will be

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Subject Teachers

Subject Teacher/ Teachers

English Language Mr Amos Sim

Mathematics Mrs Teo

Science Mrs Ho

Physical Education/ Health Education Mr Rizal

Social Studies Mrs Kathryn Ang

Art and Craft Mr Raizi

Music Mr Michael Chang


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Getting in touch…

• Email:

[email protected]

• School contact details:

General Office Number: 6922 9100

Staff Room 1 Number: 6922 9124

(EMS/ML teachers)

Staff Room 2 Number: 6922 9125

(CL/TL teachers)

• Pupil’s Handbook


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Getting in Touch…

Check pupils’ books and assignments

regularly.

Highlight issues or problems to teachers

e.g. health conditions , behavioural/learning difficulties and family situations.

Check pupils’ Handbook for

homework or notes from teacher

Pupil Management

Form


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Pupils Grooming

– School Uniform

Monday, Wednesday and Friday

– PE Attire

Tuesday and Thursday

Attendance Matters

– If pupil is absent,

• an MC or Parent’s letter is required

Common Understanding


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Communication

Checking of pupils’ books and assignments regularly and communicating or highlighting issues to teachers.

Check pupils’ Handbook for homework or notes from teacher.

Books will be sent home for parents to check progress on a monthly

basis- please go through the worksheets and acknowledge by

signing them

Communicate with teachers if you do not receive your child’s

books to check on his progress


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ENGLISH LANGUAGE

o Listening and Viewing

o Reading and Viewing

o Speaking and Representing

o Writing and Representing

o Grammar

o Vocabulary

Areas of Language Learning


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STANDARD ENGLISH

o STELLAR Learning Sheets

o Oral & Listening Comprehension booklet

o Situational Writing booklet

o Comprehension

o Cloze Passage

o Synthesis & Transformation

o Grammar Skills

o Composition

School-based Resources


Term 1

(100%)

Term 2

(100%)

Term 3

(100%)

Term 4

(100%)

Paper 1

(Writing)

Paper 2

(Language Use)

Paper 3

(Listening

Comprehension)

Paper 4

(Oral Communication)

Components to be tested

Paper Format - Standard EnglishPAPER COMPONENT

ITEM

TYPENO. OF ITEMS MARKS DURATION

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(Writing)

Situational Writing OE 1 151 h 10 min

Continuous Writing OE 1 40

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(Language

Use)

Booklet A:

1 h 50 min

Grammar MCQ 10 10

Vocabulary MCQ 5 5

Vocabulary Cloze MCQ 5 5

Visual Text

Comprehension MCQ 8 8

Booklet B:

Grammar Cloze OE 10 10

Editing for Spelling

and GrammarOE 12 12

Comprehension

ClozeOE 15 15

Synthesis /

TransformationOE 5 10

Comprehension OE OE up to 10 20

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(Listening

Comprehension)

Listening

ComprehensionMCQ 20 20

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(Oral

Communication)

Reading Aloud OE 1 passage 10

Stimulus-based

ConversationOE 1 visual stimulus 20

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Topics to be Taught

STANDARD MATHEMATICSTerm 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Unit 1:

Algebra

Unit 6:

Percentage

(Continue from Term

1)

Unit 11:

Volume of Solids and

Liquids

(Continue from Term

2)

Unit 2:

Angles in Geometric

Figures

Unit 8:

Circles

Unit 3:

Nets

Unit 4:

Fractions

Unit 10:

Area and Perimeter

Unit 7:

Speed

Unit 5:

Ratio

Unit 11:

Volume of Solids and

Liquids

Unit 9:

Pie Charts

Unit 6:

Percentage

Other schools’ practice papers will be given from Term 3 onwards.

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Topics to be Tested

STANDARD MATHEMATICS

Term 1

(100%)

Term 2

(100%)

Term 3

(100%)

Term 4

(100%)

Units 1, 2 and 4

Topics from P3 – P5

Units 1 – 6

(excluding Unit 3)

Unit 8

Unit 10


Units 1 – 11


PSLE will be held in Term 4.

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PAPER BOOKLET ITEM TYPE NO. OF QUESTIONS MARKS DURATION

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Booklet A Multiple-Choice10 10

50 min5 10

Booklet B Short-Answer5 10

10 10

2Short-Answer 5 10

1 h 40 minStructured / Long-Answer 13 50

The use of an approved scientific calculator is allowed in Paper 2.

Paper Format

STANDARD MATHEMATICS

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Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Forms and uses of

energyEnvironment

Man’s impact on

environment

Revision for PSLE

(P3-P6 topics)

Sources of energy The web of life

Revision for PSLE

(P3-P6 topics)

Forces Adaptations

Topics to be Taught

SCIENCE

Other schools’ practice papers will be given from Term 3 onwards.

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Human Digestive

SystemLight

All topics from P3 –

P6PSLE

Heat and

TemperatureMatter

Water Cycle Electrical System

Reproduction in

Animals and PlantsUnit of Life

PhotosynthesisRespiratory and

Circulatory Systems

Forms and Uses of

EnergyPhotosynthesis

Sources of EnergyForms and Uses of

Energy

Forces Sources of Energy

Forces

Environment

The web of Life

Adaptations

Paper Format (Standard Science)

Details on Assessment was given to students

Paper Format

STANDARD SCIENCE

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Monday5 pm – 3.00pm

2.15 pm – 3.00 pm

3.00 pm – 3.45 pm

Tuesday

2.15 pm – 3.00 pm

3.00 pm – 3.45 pm

Schedule of Supplementary T1-T4 has been issued

Supplementary


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PSLE Matters


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Important Dates

Activity Time

PSLE Oral 17-18 August 2017

PSLE Listening 15 September 2017

PSLE Written 28 September –4 October 2017

PSLE Results 2nd week of Nov/Dec school holidays


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Admission to Secondary 1

2 ways of seeking admission into Secondary 1:

a) Sec 1 Posting Exercise

(refer to Secondary 1 Information

Booklet and Secondary Education

Booklet)

b) Direct School Admission

(DSA)–Sec Exercise


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An admission exercise to allow participating schools

to select some P6 students for admission to

Secondary 1 based on their achievements and

talents before the PSLE results are released.

Each participating school sets its own criteria for

selection, based on the academic and/or

non-academic areas that the school would like to

emphasis.

Direct School Admission (DSA)


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• DSA-Sec school allocation results will be released

on the same day as the release of the PSLE results

in late Nov 2017.

• Successful candidates will be informed of the

school that they have been allocated.

Results Release Stage


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Parent’s Role

Suggestions• Build a good child-parent relationship

• Avoid comparing your child’s performance with that of

others

• Link praise to effort, attitude or behaviour rather than the

result [“You did well due to your effort. Congrats”]

Academic resilience [ability to deal with academic setback &

challenges] plays a big part in whether child remains motivated

Straits Times 1 Jan 2014

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Parent’s Role

• Begin with end in mind (Stephen Covey)

• Inspire your child – Guide child on aspirations; which 3-4 secondary

schools

– What is the possible score required

– Plan how to achieve it

• Daily Study Time Table

– Interim targets to achieve in May; Aug/Sept; PSLE

Results

• Small increments


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Parent’s Role

• Travel the journey together

– Be present with your child

– Provide emotional and moral support

• Explore with child the different careers available :

www.ecareers.sg


http://www.ecareers.sg/

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Useful Websites

• Parents in Education

http://parents-in-education.moe.gov.sg/

• Secondary School Education

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/



http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/



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Interaction Time


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Interaction Time


Question:

If my child is only taking Standard Mother

Tongue (NOT Higher Mother Tongue), can

he/she still apply for and be accepted into the 6

year IP (intergrated program: 4 year

secondary, 2 year JC) such as Temasek JC

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Interaction Time


Question:

Any Math or Science programs eg Math Olympiad

or Science Olympiad?

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Interaction Time


Question:

Which secondary school is good for my child?

Hope you have enjoyed the session.

Looking forward to collaborate in ensuring great success for

your child

Kindly complete the evaluation form via

http://tinyurl.com/spis2017

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