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Principal briefing for P5/P6 parents
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Sat, 15 Feb 20140900 - 1200 hours
Yu Neng Pri SchoolP5 & 6 MTP I
“CLASS OF 2014” and “CLASS OF 2015”
Part I09.00 am to 10.15am Parents proceed to the respective P5/6 classrooms for briefing by Form Teachers
Part II10.30 am to 12.00pm •Briefing by P & VSP in the Hall
PROGRAMME
OUTLINE FOR P’s BRIEFING
• Introduction of Key Personnel• Understanding the changing educational
landscape in Singapore • What these look like at Yu Neng Pri
– School directions– A holistic education at Yu Neng Pri
• Partnering the school in your child’s education
Principal/ YNPS a quick background
Mrs Clara Lim-Tan
SCHOOL LEADERS & KEY PERSONNEL
• Mr Nicholas Tan, Vice-Principal 1• Ms Emily Yee, Vice-Principal 2
• Mdm Dawn Liew, Administration Manager
• Mr Lim Yew Chai , Operations Manager
KEY PERSONNEL
• Miss Ang Mei Ling, HOD EL• Mr Foo Yu Ren, LH EL • Mdm Zuraida Akbar HOD Math• Mr Shawn Yeo, SH Math (Covering)• Mr Hashim B Mohd HOD, Science• Mdm Dewi Wati, LH Science • Ms Ong Bee Hua, HOD Mother Tongue• Mr Nurisham Ismail, SH ML• Mr Zhang Tan, LH CL (covering)
KEY PERSONNEL
• Mr Chua Meng Joo, SSD• Mr Yok Joon Meng, HOD ICT • Mr Alan Mui, HOD Talent Devt (Physical & Health)• Mrs Christina Lim, HOD Talent Devt (Aesthetics)• Mr Alwyn Tan, SH PE/HE • Mrs Noras Sohaimi, HOD Character & Citizenship Education • Mrs Kanesan, SH Pastoral Care• Mdm Joyce Lee, SH Citizenship
UNDERSTANDING A CHANGING EDUCATIONAL LANDSCAPE
Setting the context :
“The PSLE serves as a checkpoint of a student's mastery of primary-level subjects and identifies suitable pathways for secondary education, said MOE. The highest and lowest aggregate scores of the cohort are not necessary for this purpose and will not feature in the results slip from this year. “
EVOLUTION OF THE S’PORE EDUCATION SYSTEM
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Towards Quality EducationGreater Flexibility & Choice
Developing Peaks of Excellence
Greater Curricular Customisation
From High Averages….
Efficiency Driven Phase
Streaming of pupils
Higher Literacy & Numeracy rates
Employability of School Leavers
Survival Driven Phase
1959-1978
1979-1996
1997 and beyond
Going forward, we are moving towards a Student-centric, Values driven Education ….
Holistic Assessment
Character and Citizenship Education
Greater Emphasis on PE, Art and Music
Enhancing Holistic Education for Our Students
21st Century Competencies
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NDR 2013 Announcements
• Primary One registration• Extension of Edusave contributions• PSLE grading• Flexibility in subject offering• Broadening of DSA
Breadth-Valuing Every Child-Giving Each a Holistic Education
Depth-Deep Values-A Strong Foundation
Length-Learning for Life-Lifelong Learning
Every School a Good Every School a Good SchoolSchool
Every Student an Engaged LearnerEvery Student an Engaged Learner
A Broad & Deep Foundation for a Lifelong Journey
A student-centric, values-driven education system
We want to provide every child with a broad and deep foundation for life and lifelong learning – a multi-dimensional education that goes beyond academics…
What do these ‘look like’ at Yu Neng Pri for your child?
Embracing our heritage…Yu Neng Primary School started off as a Chinese school in 1935 at Upper Changi.
The school later moved to and started operations in Bedok North St 3 in Jan 1982. It changed its status from an aided school to a government school and was renamed as ‘Yu Neng Primary School’. The school was officially declared opened by Tuan Saidi Haji Shariff on 12 July 1984.
80 YEARS OF EDUCATION AT YNPS – MOVING FORWARD
Treasuring the PastCelebrating the PresentCo-creating the Future
1935 – 2015
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Primary Education is PRIMARY!
WE @ Yu Neng Pri School are committed to
nurturing the whole child
And to do so … it is important to see the different aspects
of how each child is developing
YNP School VISIONLearn with Passion
Serve with CompassionLead with Vision
Our MissionOur Mission
Together, we build a caring and enriched environment to nurture pupils into confident communicators, self-
directed leaders, healthy and active citizens.
School MottoSchool Motto
Light Up and Shine
Everyone Counts
& Philosophy& Philosophy
ANCHORED BY SCHOOL VALUES
• Integrity our compass
• Responsibility and
• Peseverance in actions
• Respect and
• Compassion for others
PERSONAL QUALITIES • Honesty (P1)• Respect (P2)• Responsibility (P3)• Helpfulness (P4)• Teamwork (P5)• Resilience (P6)
Parents -
Help us to
reinforce
these PQs at
home with
our leaders
KEY FOCUS AREAS 2014-2015
• A forward-looking holistic 6 year Yu Neng Experience which emphasises lifelong learning, 21CC, character & values inculcation
• Student voice and leadership• A collaborative and innovative school culture • Partnerships & strategic resource management • School pride and culture
PRIMARY 4
PRIMARY 5
Managing expectations
PRIMARY 5
PRIMARY 6transition
More rigour, more self-directed learning, learning how to strike a balance
Resilience, balance, discipline, thinking about the next phase of their educational journey, PSLE, transiting to Secondary School
THE YU NENG ‘EXPERIENCE’
• We emphasise a holistic and all-rounded education without compromising on the rigour of academic standards
• We ensure that your children have been exposed to a wide range of unique programmes, training & unique experiences & opportunities to stretch his/her potential
• We ensure our guiding philosophy & school curriculum are anchored in values and ethics to help build strength of character, discipline, confidence and morale
… An Education @ YNPS
…Learn, Lead and Make a Difference
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Holistic Assessment - development of the whole child Holistic Assessment doesn’t mean no more Exams. Pupils will be assessed based on bite-sized performance tasks assigned to them during the course of the year. These tasks aim to assess the mastery level of each pupil and allow our teachers to check for misconceptions and provide feedback for pupils learning.
Honesty (P1)Respect (P2)Responsibility (P3)Helpfulness (P4)Teamwork (P5)Resilience (P6)
Subject Based Banding
2014 Subject – based Combination
THE PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION (PSLE)
A placement exam Need to reflect the relative achievement level
of pupils amongst their peers. Places pupils into different courses according
to their academic ability Enables posting to secondary schools by merit
and as far as possible, into a school of their choice.
…Learn, Lead and Make a Difference
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??
?
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Are they raw
scores?
What is PSLE Aggregate Score?
It is a sum of scores.
What are these scores?
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The PSLE Aggregate Score
• incorporates performance of pupils in all 4 subjects
• allows pupils to be ranked fairly
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Can raw scores be used?
NO !
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Why Not?
• Different subjects have different levels of difficulty
• So are the spread of marks from the average mark, i.e. the standard deviation (spread = standard deviation)
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MEASURE OF S P R E A D
Narrow Wide
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DOLLY
I scored 85% in both English and Mother
Tongue !
H U R R A Y !
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Dolly scores 85% in both EL and MT
85%
EL
EL ave = 60
MT
MT ave = 80
Her performance in MT is very close to that of other pupils
She did much better in EL as compared to other pupils
0 100
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A need for standardisation of the raw scores
Transformed Score or T-Score
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What is T-Score?
• It gives the relative position of a pupil’s performance as compared to the performance of all the other pupils in that subject
• The raw mark obtained in the exam only shows how good the pupil is in that subject, not how good he is as compared to others
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How is T-Score calculated for each subject?
where X: pupil’s mark for the subjectY: average mark (mean) scored by all pupilsZ: spread of marks around the average mark (standard deviation)
ZY)-(X10 50 T
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Example:
• Pupil’s mark (X) in exam = 50.0• Average mark (Y) scored by all pupils =
68.0• Spread of marks (Z) around the average
mark (Y) = 14.0T = 50 + 10 (50 - 68.0)
14.0= 37.14
Yew Tee Primary School 2012 43
How is the Aggregate Scorecalculated?
By adding the T-Scores ofthe 4 subjects
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T-SCORES & GRADES:
Is it possible for a pupil with 3A* and 1A to be ranked lower than another pupil who has only 1A* and 3As?Yes, it is possible
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John’s Susan’sSubj
Mark(Grade)
T-Score
Mark(Grade)
T-Score
EL1 182A
60 190A*
68
MT 185A*
70 180A
68
MA 91A*
60 80A
58
SC 92A*
56 86A
55
T-Score: 246 249
Yew Tee Primary School 2012 46
What about Subject-based Banding?
• Pupils taking foundation subjects and other combinations, other than 4 standard subjects, are not shortchanged.• The raw mark obtained in the exam by these pupils are also converted to T-score
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T-ScoreFEL EL
50
85% 75%
As foundation subjects are generally less demanding, pupils are required to score a higher score than a standard subject in order to have a same T-score as a standard pupil. In this case, the T-Score converts average mark of each subject to a common score of 50 points.
Grading Criteria For HMT Grade Bonus Pt/s To SAP Distinction 3
Merit 2
Pass 1
Ungraded 0Grade obtained for HMT will not be included in the PSLE T-score aggregate. Hence, except for SAP Sec Schools, it would not affect the Sec School posting.
UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS BEYOND PSLE …
•Parents need to think ahead and beyond the PSLE grades and understand the expanded pathways leading to secondary and post-secondary and tertiary education …
Understanding what is beyond PSLE
Recent Initiatives in Education
• Greater diversity & flexibility in education landscape
• More flexibility and choice• Broader measures of
success• Student-driven Values
Centred Education
Express Course (Secondary 1-4)
Privately-Funded S
chools
Specialised Independent
Schools
Integrated Program
mes
Schools
Normal (Academic)/Normal (Technical) Course(Secondary 1-4)
Secondary 5 N
GCE ‘N” LEVELEXAMINATION
Polytechnics Institute of Technical Education
Junior Colleges/CentralisedInstitute
Universities
GCE ‘A’ LEVEL EXAMINATION/ Other Qualifications
PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION (PSLE)
Orientation Stage Primary 5-6
Foundation Stage Primary 1-4
Junior Colleges/ Centralised Institute
Typical Age 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8
7 6
Years of S
chooling 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
GCE ‘O’ LEVEL EXAMINATION
• From 2014, Sec 1 students in the Normal (Academic) and Normal (Technical) stream at 12 secondary schools will be able to take certain subjects at a higher level if they had done well for it at the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE).
• Under this pilot scheme, students who scored an A or an A* for a subject at the PSLE will be able to take it at the Express level, whether they are in the Normal (Academic) or Normal (Technical) streams. New Normal (Technical) students will also be able to take subjects at the Normal (Academic) level if they scored B,C or 1 in a Foundation subject at the PSLE.
• Currently, only Normal stream students in the upper secondary level are allowed to take subjects at a higher level.
• The MOE said that this scheme is being implemented as part of efforts to introduce greater flexibility in subject offering at lower secondary levels, so as to better cater to the strengths of students in different subjects. The ministry hopes to implement this in all secondary schools by 2018.
• The 12 secondary schools involved in the pilot next year are: Ang Mo Kio Secondary, Bedok Green Secondary, CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent, CHIJ St. Theresa's Convent, Jurong Secondary, Jurong West Secondary, Pei Hwa Secondary, Ping Yi Secondary, Presbyterian High, Queenstown Secondary, St. Patrick's and Unity Secondary.
CCA Policy
Objectives of Co-curricular Activities (CCAs):
• CCAs are an integral part of our students’ holistic, well-rounded education.
• They aim to build character, inculcate values and develop leadership amongst our pupils as they learn, collaborate and interact with one another as well as the community at large.
CCA Policy• All CCAs are official school activities and all
pupils from P3 to P6 are to participate in at least one CCA.
• Pupils need to achieve a minimum attendance rate of 75% in the CCA. Pupils will be awarded badges (CCA Star) yearly if they attain 90% annual attendance rate.
• Pupils need to produce a medical certificate or a letter from parent/guardian stating reason(s) for absence from the scheduled CCA day/events.
CCA Policy• Pupils should not change their CCA as they need
time to build knowledge and master their skills. • It is important that teamwork and leadership are
honed in the same CCAs with their peers as one grows and develops in his skills and leadership in the CCA concerned.
• Therefore, requests for a change of CCA are only allowed at the end of P3 after pupils have tried out their CCAs for 1 semester. Changing of CCAs is not allowed from P4 to P6, unless due to very valid reasons e.g. medical conditions.
CCA POLICY• Once per term, CCA training sessions will
include Social Emotional Learning lessons to provide opportunities to develop SEL competencies in our pupils. The 5 domains that are integral to the SEL lessons are Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Understanding of Others, Relationship Skills, Decision-making Skills
• All CCA groups will perform at least 1 Community Involvement Programme in a year.
Direct School Admission To Secondary One (DSA-Sec Exercise)
AimTo provide students the opportunity
to demonstrate a more diverse range of achievements and talents in seeking admission to secondary
schools.
4 MAIN CATEGORIES OF SECONDARY SCHOOL
PARTICIPATING IN THE DSA-SEC EXERCISE
• Schools offering an integrated programme (IP Schools),
• Independent schools (IS), • Autonomous schools (AS) and • Schools with niche programmes approved by
MOE (Niche Schools).
Portfolios and testimonials from teachers and coaches.
Auditions, interviews and placement camps etc …
For more info on DSA, please refer to:
www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec
To DSA … or not to DSA?
•Understand your son/daughter’s strength/talents.
•Understand the programmes offered by the Sec schools – in other words, do your ground work
2011 2012
15 19
2013
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Number of Successful DSA Applicants
DSA Secondary SchoolNgee Ann Sec (Badminton, Table Tennis)
Dunman High (Table Tennis, Badminton, GAT)
NUS High (GAT)
Anglican High (Badminton)
Temasek JC (GAT)
Raffles Institution (Table Tennis)
Chung Cheng High (Main) (CO)
St Hilda’s (Volleyball)
Victoria School (Table Tennis, Floorball)
Tanjong Katong (Floorball)
Some of the secondary schools that our Yu Neng leaders moved to (via DSA)…
WHAT ROLE CAN I PLAY TO SUPPORT MY CHILD?
Please Note:
• Medical Certificates ARE required to account for absence from a test or exam.
• PSLE: Prelim Exam results, as well as past-year trend results, will be taken into consideration if the child did not sit for a particular subject during PSLE
• DO NOT take your child out during official school term without a valid reason. School has planned several important enrichment programmes after SA2/PSLE
AS A PARENT COACH…
• Inspire your child to achieve high and his fullest potential. Aim for a high standard but realistic aggregate.
• Motivate your child by taking an active interest in your child’s academic progress as well as his CCA. Encourage and affirm him of every good progress step he has made.
• Be involved in his learning process by regularly checking on his work regularly to show that you (the parent) are taking an active interest in his studies. This will motivate him to try harder in his studies.
AS A PARENT COACH…
• Ensure that he/she does all his homework and complete them properly. Every assignment is considered important.
• Ensure that he/she attends school regularly. Skipping classes makes it difficult for him to catch up with his lessons later on.
• Don’t make excuses for them
AS A PARENT COACH…
• Monitor his/her daily after-school schedules/ lessons to ensure he/she is meaningfully and constructively engaged.
• Draw up a time-table with him/her.Monitor that he/she does not waste time playing computer games, watching too much televison programmes or chatting online with his friends or strangers.
AS A PARENT COACH…
Do not ‘pump’ your child with additional external enrichment courses to the detriment of her actual school work or to the extent that she misses out on the various programmes and experiences offered by the school
AS A PARENT COACH…
• Ensure that he/she has enough hours of sleep every day and takes his breakfast before coming to school.
• Communicate with your child’s teachers regularly whenever you need clarifications, assistance and feedback to better support your child in his learning.
• Important to recognise different perspectives – not just “My child’s right”. Do not jump to conclusions.
• Help look after/support our teachers & admin staff.
What policy is your school haven?? …. wat do you mean by …. ……, we parent have nothing to said, …... I am dissatisfied with the school policy and the way his form teacher handle this case! i wan the school to give me a answer regarding this matter!!!!!
How would this make you feel?
Dear XXXX
Thank you so much for your invaluable advice & sharing your thoughts with me.It must have taken up quite a bit of your precious time. My deep appreciation.
I have read & re-read your email several times so as to reflect on the 'next best course of action‘………………….
Last but not least, you have a wonderful team here. All the 4 teachers responded to my email. ……
Once again, my heartfelt thanks!XXXXXXXX
Every parent a supportive partner
Just to share this recent bouquet with you
Thank you for affirming the work that we do
Parents as supportive partners in education
Join us and have a hand in helping to
shapeshape the FutureFuture of Yu Neng Pri!
We look forward to bringing out the
best in your child…