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Xingnan Primary School

22 JANUARY 2016

Welcome Parents of P5 Pupils

Class Form Teacher Co-Form

5A MDM CLAUDIA WONG MS TAN HM

5B MS LIM PEI GEN MR ZHONG MQ

5C MR LEOMUND TEH MS TII SP

5D MS FRANCESCA WAH MDM SYAHIDA

5E MR FAHMI MRS TEO SN

5F MR STEPHEN MDM HAFIZA

5G(S) /(F) MR TIMOTHY MR WAHAB MS CHARLENE MDM ANG YP

Our Team of Teachers ..

Head of Level : Mrs Teo Sin Nee ( [email protected]) Ass. HoL : Mdm Claudia Wong ( [email protected])

XNPS PARENTS BRIEFING 22 JAN 2016

Holistic Development of pupils through Modular CCAs for P5

Learn-a-Sport

Cup-Stacking

Hip-hop Dance

Story-Telling


Interdisciplinary

Project

Work

@ XNPS

It enables pupils to practise creative and critical thinking skills , develop self-directed learning inquiry and life-long learning skills.

It provides platform for pupils to foster collaborative

skills and communicative skills. Term 3 Week 3

Facilitated by subject teachers

https://lms.asknlearn.com/XINGNAN_PS


Pupils can use computers with internet access in school

to do quizzes, research and learn online.

School Cybercafe

2 p.m. – 3 p.m. (Monday – Friday)

Technical difficulty using AsknLearn

Email: [email protected]

Call: 6777 9661 (Monday – Friday; 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.)

School ICT trainer,

Ms. Nabisah (6791 8286 or 9119 2766)

mailto:[email protected]

P5 Calendar of Events

Time Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri

2.00 – 2.30 p.m.

English

HMT

Lessons MT

Science Math

2.30 – 3.00 p.m.

3.00 – 3.30 p.m.

MT

CCA

3.30 – 4.00 p.m.

4.00 – 6.00 p.m. CCA CCA

Schedule for After-school Programmes

More information will be shared in class.

XNPS PARENTS BRIEFING 22

JAN 2016

P5 School Examination Dates

Assessment Weighting Date

Semestral

Assessment 1 30%

Oral: Term 2 Week 6

Written: Term 2 Week 8

Continual

Assessment 2 10% Term 3 Week 9

Semestral

Assessment 2 60%

Oral: Term 4 Week 6

Written: Term 4 Week 9


P5 Events Event / Activities Dates

ICT Training Term 1 ( on-going)

Semestral

Assessment 1

Oral : Term 2 Week 6

Written : Term 2 Week 7

P5 Camp 18 to 20 April

P5 PTM 25 May ( Mid Year)

14 Nov ( Year End )

P5 NE show July ( Date to be confirmed)

Continual

Assessment 2

Term 3 Week 9

Semestral

Assessment 2

Oral : Term 4 Week 5

Written : Term 4 Week 7

• Be supportive of your child: value their effort and not results

alone

• Give positive reinforcement

• Help them manage their time: supervision on computer usage

• Balance and manage tuition homework, enrichment, CCA

• Set realistic goals for them: academic and personal goals

• Work closely with teachers: ensure your child attends remedial

sessions, supplementary

Tips for Parents

School Information Service – http://sis.moe.gov.sg/ Parents in Education (PiE) website – http://parents-in-education.moe.gov.sg//

International research shows that:

• Parent involvement in children’s learning

is positively related to achievement

• More intensive parent’s involvement in

children’s learning has more beneficial

achievement effects.

• Most effective form of parent involvement

are working directly with their children

on learning activities in the home.

Parent Involvement

XNPS PARENTS BRIEFING 22

JAN 2016

Briefing by Subject Teachers

Expectations

Use of Standard English

in speech and writing

Neat work presentation

Show workings for all math

questions

Write neatly and legibly

File all worksheets and

compositions neatly

Prompt submission of

work

Completion of all

corrections in green

Read widely (books of

various genres)

Bring an English storybook

to school every day

Prepare well for the weekly

Spelling/Dictation tests

Bring mathematical instrument

set and calculator for all Math

lessons and exams

Review daily assignments

Target-setting in School

Diary


Expectations

Listen with understanding during lessons.

Ask and seek information if in doubt.

Use ‘Stop, Think, Go!’ to answer MCQ and open-

ended questions and practise process skills.

Be ‘Spot On!’ in answering open-ended questions.

Use concept maps to ‘Show your Thinking’.

Manage time wisely.


P5 After School Support Programmes

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

EL MT MT Science Math

•Debate Training •Storytelling & Dramatisation •Supplementary / Remedial lessons

• Information will be given in later slides

•Scientific Thinking •Supplementary / Remedial lessons

•Math A* •Math Olympiad •Supplementary / Remedial lessons


Assessments and Weighting

Term 1 Class Test (non-weighted)

Term 2 Semestral Assessment 1 (30%)

Term 3 Continual Assessment (10%)

Term 4 Semestral Assessment 2 (60%)


ENGLISH

Every Pupil A Confident and Competent User of

the English Language

P5 English Language Curriculum 2016

STELLAR INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMME

READING PROGRAMME

WRITING PROGRAMME

ORAL COMMUNICATION PROGRAMME

STELLAR

STELLAR Core Curriculum

• Language skills instruction:

• Receptive skills : listening, and reading and viewing

• Productive skills: speaking, and writing and representing

• Sustained Silent Reading (10 min reading of EL books / educational

magazines every lesson)

• STELLAR Texts and Workbooks (for teaching Grammar, Vocabulary

and Sentence Manipulation)

• Other books to supplement STELLAR:

• Companion Book (for teaching Comprehension and Oracy)

• Synthesis and Grammar books


Reading

Programme

To support pupils in acquiring a firm foundation in reading and comprehension skills, which are critical to their attainment of academic excellence.

Instructional Reading

Programme (during curriculum

time)

Guided Reading Programme

(during term breaks)

Newspaper Reading (Every Tuesday)

Writing

Programme

To instill a love for writing in pupils.

STELLAR Unit – Writing

Process Cycle

Examination-format Writing

Writing Competitions (external

and school-based)

Compilation of pupils’ good

writing pieces for the annual

publication, “Literary

Expressions”

Writing Packages


Oral Communication Programme

To improve pupils’ oral communication skills by addressing the dynamics of effective communication.

To raise the standard of spoken English by developing

confidence and articulation in speech in our pupils. Oral Skills Package Speak Good English Activities

Listening Comprehension Packages


Examination Format EL

Paper 1 Writing 27.5%

Paper 2 Language Use & Comprehension 47.5%

Paper 3 Listening Comprehension 10%

Paper 4 Oral Communication 15%

Total: 100%

P5 English Exam Format


Part 1 - Situational Writing

EL (15 marks) (Revised format)

Write a response with the given

stimulus.

Pupils will use the given prompts in

the stimulus.

- awareness of purpose, audience

and context

- correct use of grammar, spelling

and punctuation

Paper 1 - Writing

Part 2 - Continuous Writing

EL (40 marks) (Revised format)

Write a composition of at least 150

words on a given topic.

Pupils may base their compositions on

one, two, or all of the pictures.

- relevancy, adequacy and thorough

development of ideas

- use of wide and appropriate

vocabulary

- correct use of grammar, spelling

and punctuation


Paper 2 - Language Use

& Comprehension

Booklet A (includes revised sections)

EL (28 marks)

•Grammar

•Vocabulary

•Vocabulary Cloze

•Visual Text Comprehension

Booklet B (includes revised sections)

EL (67 marks)

•Grammar Cloze

•Editing for Spelling & Grammar

•Comprehension Cloze

•Synthesis/Transformation

•Comprehension with varied items

Paper 3 – Listening

Comprehension

Revised format consisting of

more graphical representation

EL (20 marks)

•Picture Matching

•Texts

Tests pupils’ ability to understand

spoken English

Listening texts may be presented in the

form of news items, speeches,

announcements, instructions,

conversations, stories, advertisements

and telephone conversations.


Paper 4 – Oral Communication

Includes revised segment

EL (30 marks)

•Reading Aloud

•Stimulus-based Conversation

• Reading aloud - pronounce and articulate words clearly, and

read fluently with expression.

• Stimulus-based conversation – use the visual stimulus to

engage in a conversation about related topics; ensure

appropriate body language and the use of grammatically

correct, Standard English when speaking.


Key Programmes

(For selected pupils)

Talent Development Programme

Debate Training

Storytelling and Dramatisation

Other learning programmes

Drama as a Springboard to Writing

English Recovery Programme

(Post-SA1 Examamination)


Mathematics

Every pupil who is confident and creative at solving

problems

Semester 1 Semester 2

Whole Numbers up to 10 million Average

Fractions Percentage

Area of Triangle Angles

Ratio Properties of Triangles

Decimals Four-sided Figures

Measurements Geometrical Constructions

Volume of Cube & Cuboid

Key Learning Programmes

Talent Development Programme (For selected pupils

only)

Math Olympiad Programme

A* Math Achievers Programme

External Competitions

Other Programmes

Math Booster Programme

(Term 3 and Term 4 for selected pupils)

Other Activities

Math@Recess – Numero Game Cards


P5 Standard Math Examination Format

Paper Booklet Item Type No. of Questions

No. of Marks per Question

Weightings Duration

1

A Multiple

Choice Qn

10 1 10%

50 min 5 2 10%

B Short

Answer Qn

10 1 10%

5 2 10%

2

Short Answer Qn

5 2 10%

1 h 40 min Structured/

Long Answer Qn

13 3, 4 , 5 50%

Total 48 - 100% 2 h 30

min


Item Types

Multiple-choice Question

Four options are provided. Pupil has to choose one of it as his/her

answer.

Short-answer Question

Any unit required in an answer is provided. Pupil has to give his/her

answer in that unit.

Structured / Long-answer Question

For each question, pupil has to show his/her method of solution

clearly and write his/her answer(s) in the space(s) provided.


The PSLE Science Paper assesses pupils’ attainment in

Science with respect to the aims of Primary Science

Education as stated in the 2014 Science (Primary)

syllabus.

The assessment includes recall of scientific facts,

concepts and principles, and the application of process

skills in various contexts.

Science

Purpose of the PSLE Science Paper


Assessment Objectives (Science)

The objectives describe the skills and abilities which pupils are

expected to demonstrate.

1. Knowledge with Understanding - scientific facts, concepts and

principles.

2. Application of Knowledge and Process Skills

apply scientific facts, concepts and principles to new situations.

Use one or a combination of the following basic process skills:

-Observing

-Comparing

-Classifying

-Using apparatus and equipment

-Communicating

-Inferring

- Predicting

- Analysing

- Generating possibilities

- Evaluating

- Formulating hypothesis


Duration: 1h 45 min

Booklet Item Type Number of

questions

Number of

marks per

question

Total Marks

A Multiple-choice 28 2 56

B Open-ended 13 2, 3, 4,5 44

P5 Science Examination Format


Science Programmes for P5

(Selected pupils)

Scientific Thinking Workshop

Begins in February.

Trains pupils on how to carry out scientific

experimentations with the proper report writing procedure.

Seashore Ecology Research Study with Field Trip

Post-exam activity (After SA2).

Let pupils experience carrying out scientific research using

scientific methods at the beach intertidal zone.


Science programmes for P5

Science Booster Programme (selected pupils)

To be conducted in Term 2

Helps weaker pupils to tackle examination questions

Lessons at Science Centre for selected classes

Engage pupils with more hands-on learning so that

they may understand better.


Mother Tongue Languages

Assessments: Term 1 ( Non-weighted)

Topic Component Assessment Item Base Mark Duration Timeframe

Language Usage Diagnostic Test 30 30 min T1 W5

Language Usage Class Test 1 30 30 min T1 W9

Tests: Spelling every Tuesday

Assessments: Term 2 (30%)

Topic Component Assessment Item Weighting Base Mark Duration Timeframe

Language Usage Diagnostic Test - 30 30 min T2 W4

Oral

SA1 30%

50 N.A. T2 W5

Paper 1 40 50 min T2 W8

Paper 2 90 100 min

Listening Compre 20 40 min T2 W8




Paper 1 CA 10%

40 50 min T3 W8&9

Paper 2 90 100 min





Oral

SA2 60%

50 N.A. T4 W5

Paper 1 40 50 min

T4 W7 Paper 2 90 100 min

Listening Compre 20 40 min

Mother Tongue Languages


Enrichment Programmes

HCL:

HCL lessons on Tuesday afternoons

Creative Writing on Wednesday afternoons (2 to 3.30 p.m.)

CL: Creative Writing on Tuesday afternoons (2 to 3.30 p.m.)

ML Emcee enrichment programme (to be confirmed)

TL Creative Writing lessons (to be confirmed)

Consent forms will be provided by respective MT teachers or

programme vendors


Parental Support

We seek your support in the following areas:

Inform the school should your child be absent

(iWall: 9828 5617)

Check your child’s School Diary on a daily basis

Monitor your child’s homework and ensure that your

child completes them on time

Ensure that your child is prepared for examinations


Thank you for attending the

Primary 5

Parent-Teacher

Briefing


Thank you! 谢谢

Terima kasih நன்றி

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Xingnan Primary School - Ministry of Educationxingnanpri.moe.edu.sg/qql/slot/u224/Partnership/P5 parents briefing... · words on a given topic. ... Key Programmes (For selected pupils)