2020 PARENT TEACHER MEETING YEAR HEAD TALK (P6) Pri... · •Science •Character and Citizenship Education •Direct-School Admission Matters •2020 PSLE Tentative Dates •School-Home

2020 PARENT TEACHER MEETINGYEAR HEAD TALK (P6)

7 FEBRUARY 2020

School Values: Kindness, Integrity, Resilience, Responsibility, Creativity

• School Personnel• School Vision, Mission, Values and Motto• Curriculum Matters

• English• Mathematics• Mother Tongue• Science• Character and Citizenship Education

• Direct-School Admission Matters• 2020 PSLE Tentative Dates• School-Home Partnership

AGENDA


School Leaders

Principal Vice Principal (EO) Vice Principal (Admin)

Mr Chua Choon Hock Ms Choong Pei Chin Mr Tan Meng Khiang


Executive Committee Members

School Staff Developer Year Head (P1-P2) Assistant Year Head (P3-P4) Year Head (P5-P6)

Mr Muhammad Zaki Jalil Mrs Constance Chia Mdm Faridah A Hamid Ms Julee Noordin



HOD English HOD Mother Tongue HOD Math

Mdm Anita Abdul Gani Ms Serene Tee Mrs Elaine Loke



HOD CCE HOD PE, CCA & Aesthetics HOD ICT Subject Head Discipline

Miss Rachel Koh Mr Muhammad Jabbar Jaaffar Mr Ivan Foo Mr Tan Wei Qiang Jeffrey


Teacher Leaders

Lead Teacher CLMdm Lim Chun Ling

Lead Teacher TLMdm Narayanan

Thanaletchimi

Senior Teacher ELMdm MaimonAbdul Samad

Senior Teacher MathMdm Anita June

Purasamy

Senior Teacher ArtMiss Nurjannah Ayub

SocialEmotional

Competencies

KindnessIntegrity

Resilience Responsibility

Creativity

School Vision

School Values

School Motto

Our School Vision, Mission, Values and Motto

Nurturing Minds. Inspiring Hearts. Empowering Lives.

School Mission


ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Areas of Language Learning

• Listening & Viewing

• Reading & Viewing

• Speaking & Representing

• Writing & Representing

• Grammar

• Vocabulary


An Overview

Language Learning Area STELLAR School-Based Curriculum

Reading & Viewing • Supported Reading • Retelling• KWL• Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)

• Library Curriculum (Monthly)• Structured Reading Programme (SRP)• Current Affairs (Little Red Dot)

Writing & Representing • Writing Process Cycle (WPC) • Text-Type Writing

• CPS Writing Package (P.O.E.M.S)• Journal (Weekly)

Speaking & Representing • Effective and purposeful interaction and group discussion embedded in all key strategies

• Stimulus-Based Conversation

Listening & Viewing • Listening and viewing skills for understanding and critical thinking taught through all key strategies using audio and graphic stimuli

Grammar Whole-Part-Whole Approach• Explicit teaching of grammar in meaningful context using STELLAR readers

Vocabulary Text-Based Approach• STELLAR Readers

Working with Words• Spelling (in context)


WHAT IS STELLAR?

Strategies for English Language Learning and Reading

• Teaching and learning of English using more speaking and listening activities.

• Students learn reading and writing using rich and interesting books, with discussions led by the teacher.


SUPPORTED READING (SR)

• A bridge between teacher-supported reading aloud and independent silent reading.

• Explicit teaching of reading comprehension skills & strategies:

- Inferring/Summarising

- Annotation

- KWL

- Retelling


WRITING

Writing Process Cycle (WPC)• Teacher Models Writing Class Writing Individual Writing

Individual Writing

• P.O.E.M.S approach:PurposeOrganisationElaborationMechanicsStyle

Journal Writing (Weekly)


AssessmentASSESSMENT (ENGLISH LANGUAGE)

Focus Area Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Listening & Viewing Paper 3 (SA1)

Listening Comprehension

[20 marks, 10%]

Paper 3 (Prelims)


[20 marks, 10%]

Paper 3 (PSLE)


[20 marks, 10%]

Reading & Viewing

Speaking & Representing

Paper 4 (SA1)

Oral [30 marks, 15%]

Reading Aloud [10 marks]

Stimulus-Based Conversation

[20 marks]

Paper 4 (Prelims & PSLE)



Stimulus-Based

Conversation [20 marks]

Writing & Representing

Paper 1 (SA1)

Compo [40 marks, 27.5%]

Situational Writing

[10 marks]

Continuous Writing

[40 marks]

Paper 1 (Prelims)


Situational Writing

[10 marks]

Continuous Writing

[40 marks]

Paper 1 (PSLE)


Situational Writing

[10 marks]

Continuous Writing

[40 marks]

Language Use & Comprehension

Paper 2 (CA)


[95 marks, 40%]

Paper 2 (SA1)

Language Use &

Comprehension

[95 marks, 47.5%]

Paper 2 (Prelims)

Language Use &

Comprehension

[95 marks, 47.5%]

Paper 2 (PSLE)

Language Use &

Comprehension

[95 marks, 47.5%]


AssessmentASSESSMENT (FOUNDATION ENGLISH)

Focus Area Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Listening & Viewing Paper 3 (SA1)


[20 marks, 13.3%]

Paper 3 (Prelims)


[20 marks, 13.3%]

Paper 3 (PSLE)


[20 marks, 13.3%]

Reading & Viewing

Speaking & Representing

Paper 4 (SA1)



Stimulus-Based Conversation

[20 marks]

Paper 4 (Prelims & PSLE)



Stimulus-Based

Conversation [20 marks]

Writing & Representing

Paper 1 (SA1)


Situational Writing

[10 marks]

Continuous Writing

[30 marks]

Situational Writing (Prelims)

[10 marks, 5%]

Paper 1 (SA1)


Situational Writing

[10 marks]

Continuous Writing

[30 marks]


Paper 2 (CA)

Language Use &

Comprehension

[60 marks, 40%]

Paper 2 (SA1)

Language Use &

Comprehension

[60 marks, 40%]

Paper 2 (SA1)

Language Use &

Comprehension

[60 marks, 40%]

Paper 2 (SA1)

Language Use &

Comprehension

[60 marks, 40%]


P6 Math Syllabus - Standard

Content

Numbers and Algebra (45%) –Whole Numbers, Fractions, Decimals (25%) Percentage, Ratio (10%) Rate and Speed (5%)Algebra (5%)

Measurement (20%) – Time / Length / Area and Perimeter / Volume Geometry (20%) – Angles / Nets / Triangles / Quadrilaterals / Circles

Statistics (15%) – Average / Tables and Line Graphs / Pie Charts


P6 Math Syllabus - Foundation

Content

Numbers (30%) - Whole Numbers / Fractions / Decimals Percentage (10%)Rate (5%)

Measurement (25%) – Time / Area and Perimeter of Square, Rectangle, Triangleand Composite Figure / Volume of Cube and Cuboid and Liquid Geometry (15%) – Perpendicular and Parallel Lines / Angles / Properties of Triangle

Statistics (15%) – Average / Pie Chart / Tables, Bar Graphs and Line Graph


Assessment

Level Common Test Semestral Preliminary PSLE

Primary 6

Standard

100% 100% 100%

Paper 1 – 1 h (without calculator)

Paper 2 – 1 h 30 min (with calculator)

Primary 6

Foundation

Paper 1 – 1 h (without calculator)

Paper 2 – 1 h (with calculator)


Assessment - Format


Primary 6

Standard

Paper 1 (45%)

Booklet A – 15 Multiple Choice Questions (20%)

Booklet B – 15 Short Answer Questions (25%)

Paper 2 (55%)

5 Short Answer Questions (10%)

12 Long Answer Questions (45%)


Assessment - Format


Primary 6

Foundation

Paper 1 (50 marks)

Booklet A – 20 Multiple Choice Questions (30)

Booklet B – 10 Short Answer Questions (20)

Paper 2 (40 marks)

10 Short Answer Questions (20)

6 Long Answer Questions (20)


PSLE MT ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE

• PAPER 1 (COMPOSITION WRITING)

• Standard MT – Choice of Picture or Topical composition, 40 marks (20%)

• Higher MT – Choice of Topical or Continuous Writing, 40 marks (40%)

** Foundation MT Paper 1 (Language Use & Comprehension) – 15 marks (15%)

• PAPER 2 (LANGUAGE USE & COMPREHENSION)

• Standard MT – 90 marks (45%)

• Higher MT – 60 marks (60%)

** Foundation MT (eOral) – 55 marks (55%)

• PAPER 3 (ORAL & LISTENING COMPREHENSION)

• Standard MT eOral – 50 marks (25%)

• Standard MT LC – 20 marks (10%)

** Foundation MT (LC) – 30 marks (30%)


MT PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

MTL Fortnight

• Cultural activities for pupils after school, such as traditional handicraft and performing arts

• Learning Journeys after school, such as theatrical drama experience

MT Competitions

• National and School-based competitions


HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD IN MT?

• Encourage your child to read MTL story books at home

• Encourage conversations in MTL at home

• Allow your child to watch educational MTL TV shows

• Make use of authentic situations to learn MTL (eg. Buying groceries at the supermarket, taking the MRT etc)

• Help your child to manage his/her time at home in:• learning spelling

• completing his/her homework

• Work hand-in-hand with the MTL teacher


P6 SCIENCE (STANDARD)

TERM THEME TOPICS

1 ENERGYEnergy in FoodForms and Uses and Sources of Energy

2

INTERACTIONS

ForcesLiving TogetherCharacteristics of the EnvironmentFood Chains and Food Web

3Adaptations for SurvivalMan’s Impact on Environment


PSLE SC ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE

SCIENCE (STANDARD)

BOOKLET ITEM TYPENO OF

QUESTIONSTOTAL MARK

(100)

A MCQ 28 56

B Structured and Open-Ended 12 – 13 44


P6 SCIENCE (FOUNDATION)

TERM THEME TOPICS

1ENERGY

INTERACTIONS

Energy from the Sun

Forces

2

INTERACTIONS

ForcesLiving TogetherCharacteristics of the EnvironmentFood Chains and Food Web

3Adaptations for SurvivalMan’s Impact on Environment


PSLE FSC ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE

SCIENCE (FOUNDATION)

BOOKLET ITEM TYPENO OF

QUESTIONSTOTAL MARK

(70)

A MCQ 18 36

B Structured and Open-Ended 11 – 13 34


ANSWERING MCQ & OE QUESTIONS


ANSWERING OE QUESTIONS


SCIENCE PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

• Creative and Inventive Thinking (CIT) curriculum• Hone students’ capacity for higher order thinking and equip them with a problem

solving mind-set.


HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD IN SC?

Encourage your child to:

• revise P3 to P6 Science concepts (using TB, WB and practice papers)

• remember the thought process and CCER when attempting questions

• read more to improve command of English Language

• be fully present in class and participate actively in class discussions and science lab sessions


Character Development


Developing Joyful Learners

CCE Mother Tongue Lessons

a) Values –based lessons

b) Classroom discussion and role play

School- based CCE Lessons

a) Social Emotional Learning (SEL) lessons

b) Social Skills Lesson

c) Interaction Activities, role play and discussions

d) Reflection in FTGP Journals


Developing Joyful Learners

Social Studies Lessons

a) Inquiry-based approach

b) Field-based Learning Journeys

c) Performance Tasks for different levels


Nurturing Responsible Citizens

National Education: Cultivating Citizenship Dispositions

a) A Sense of Belonging

b) A Sense of Reality

c) A Sense of Hope

d) The Will to Act

School-wide approach to National Education (NE)

a) School-wide activities

b) Level-based activities e.g. P5 NE Show, Learning Journeys

c) Assembly Presentations

d) Learning Packages

e) Space for Reflection


DIRECT-SCHOOL ADMISSION (SEC SCH)

DSA-SecAdmission of Primary 6 (P6) students to a secondary school based on a diverse range of talents and achievements that may not be demonstrated at PSLE.

For more information on MOE-DSA matters:https://beta.moe.gov.sg/dsa/

Note:Current MOE-DSA website indicates 2019 information.


2020 PSLE (TENTATIVE) DATES

Oral13 August (Thu) & 14 August (Fri)

Listening Comprehension18 September (Fri)

Written Examination1 October (Thu) – 7 October (Wed)

For more information on PSLE mattershttps://www.seab.gov.sg/home/examinations/psle

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Guidelines for School-Home Partnership


Student Well-being and Holistic Development:

Developing good habits

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We want to nurture your child to be a self-directedlearner with good habits and takes responsibility forhis/her own learning.

How parents can partner us:

oEstablish a daily routine for your child – time forhomework, reading, exercise, household chores,packing of school bag etc.

oRead with your child daily for at least 20 minutes.oEnsure your child has sufficient sleep – about 9

hours each night.o Limit your child’s use of mobile and gaming

devices.


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How parents can partner us: Encourage your child to

oattempt his/her homework on his/her own.

oput in his/her best effort to complete allhomework

ohand in homework and assignments on time.

oapproach the teacher if he/she needs help with the homework.





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oDesignate a specific quiet study area at home with awell-lit desk for your child to complete or revise schoolwork.

oEnsure family member(s) do not distract or disturb yourchild whilst doing/ revising school work.

oEncourage and affirm your child’s efforts to study.Avoid nagging or scolding.





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oWe discourage you from delivering your child’s forgotten items to school so that he/she will learnto take personal responsibility.

oEncourage your child to be resilient and learn from the consequences when he/she can’t complete homework or forgets to bring items to school.


Managing Self

We want your child to be able to manage challenges and make ethical responsible decisions to thrive in the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) future.


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How parents can partner us: To communicatewith us, you could:

oLeave a message for us in the StudentHandbook.

oLeave a message with the General Officestaff (e.g. to inform us that your child isunable to attend school).

oCall us at 6288 5633.

We want to develop and strengthen mutualunderstanding, respect and trust between theschool and parents for the benefit of your child.

Communication between Teachers and Parents:

Working with the school to know and support your child


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oWe seek your understanding to contact usduring official school operating hours (7 am to5 pm, Monday to Friday on school days)

oIf a request is received after official schooloperating hours, we might not be able torespond to you immediately.

Communication between Teachers and Parents:

Working with the school to know and support your child

We want to develop and strengthen mutualunderstanding, respect and trust between the schooland parents for the benefit of your child.


Parents Gateway: Digitally Connecting Parents and School

• one-stop mobile app for parents and schools to communicate key administrative matters

• available on IOS and Android for parents

• allows schools to send updates on programmes and activities.

• allows parents to perform administrative functions such as providing consent for their children to participate in school activities.

Home-School Communication


Step 1 – SingPass Registration and 2FA Setup

SingPass 2-Step Verification (2FA) is required.

If you have not registered for a SingPass or have not set up the 2FA, please visit the SingPass website

(https://www.singpass.gov.sg), or scan the QR codes to do so. Should you require further assistance, please contact SingPass Helpdesk at 6643-0555.


SingPassRegistration

2FA Activation

https://www.singpass.gov.sg/



Step 2

• Download Parents Gateway Mobile App

on Apple App Store or Google Play Store app on your mobile

phone.

• Install the app onto your phone.

• Enable ‘Allow Notifications’ to receive push

notifications.Note: Supported OS Versions - Android 5.0 or later & iOS 9.1 or later

For Android For iOS


Step 3 – One-Time On-boarding 1. Tap on “Log in with SingPass”

2. Log in with your

SingPass (2FA)

STEP 3 – One time On-boarding2. Log in with your

SingPass(2FA)

Step 3 – One-Time On-boarding 1. Tap on “Log in with SingPass”

2. Log in with your

SingPass (2FA)

1. Tap on “Log in with SingPass”

3. Tap on “Retrieve” to retrieve your child(ren)’s information



STEP 3 – One time On-boarding

5. You should see your child(ren)’s school announcements and activities (if any)

4. Tap on ‘Done” to complete boarding


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2020 PARENT TEACHER MEETING YEAR HEAD TALK (P6) Pri... · •Science •Character and Citizenship Education •Direct-School Admission Matters •2020 PSLE Tentative Dates •School-Home