Year 3

METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL2019 Sec 3 Level Parents’ Briefing

LEVEL THEME

BECOMING A PERSON

OF INFLUENCE

METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL2019 Level Parents’ Briefing

LEVEL VERSEMatthew 5: 13 – 15

13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if

the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be

made salty again? It is no longer good for

anything, except to be thrown out and

trampled underfoot.

14 “You are the light of the world. A town

built on a hill cannot be hidden.15 Neither

do people light a lamp and put it under a

bowl. Instead they put it on its stand,

and it gives light to everyone in the

house.

METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL2019 Level Parents’ Briefing

Secondary 3/Year 3ACADEMIC MATTERS

O-LEVEL TRACK / IP TRACK

STEM Enrichments for 2019

● STEM elective modules with DSTASec/Yr 3

● Stem Parents’ talk 15 Feb 6-8 pm● STEM Week ● STEM Career talks (parents & students) ● Pi Celebrations!

CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT

MUSIC ELECTIVE PROGRAMME

MEP students are committed to ● taking Music as a subject for 4

years and

● sitting for GCE O-Level Music at Sec 4 / Year 4

Receiving a Fee subsidy $2,400 per annum

Mother Tongue is mandatory under Singapore’s bilingual policy.

Exemptions from MT must be approved by MOE.

- Exemptions approved for PSLE will carry up to Sec school.

- However, new cases for MT exemptions need to be made at start of Sec 1 for GCE ‘O’ Level.

LANGUAGE MATTERS

SECONDARY 3 CURRICULUMMOTHER TONGUE

Students take the GCE O-Level MotherTongue written papers at the end of Sec 3 or Year 3 IP.

If student scores B3 or better, she’ll take theHigher Mother Tongue paper at end of Sec 4 or Year 4 IP.

SECONDARY 3 CURRICULUMHIGHER MOTHER TONGUE

● IB students offer two languages: Lang A in English (Lang/Lit or Lit) and Lang B. The Lang B options will depend on which MT/HMT is offered at Year 4.

Language ab initio is one where the student has had no prior formal instruction.

MT option at Year 4 Year 5 Group 2 option(s)

If offer MT, then Lang B MT (offered by IBO not MOE) orLanguage ab initio + H1 MT (A-level)

If offer Higher MT, then Language ab initio orLang B MT (offered by IBO not MOE)

YEAR 3 IPMOTHER TONGUE / HIGHER MOTHER TONGUE

*LESSONS HELD IN AFTERNOONS

MEP lessons, Art lessons, CLB classes, 3rd Language classes & remedial lessons

take priority

over all other afternoon activities (school or personal) except when there are compulsory school events or participation in approved competitions.

YEAR 3 ASSESSMENTS

IP-track

3 Termly Reports Year-end Summative

Report

Assessment

type

1 weighted

assessment per

term

End-of-Year

Examination

30% 70%

YEAR 3 PROMOTIONS

IP track

6 relevant subjects

1. Language Arts

2. Mother Tongue**

3. Global Studies/History / Geography/ MEP

4. Core Mathematics/Advanced Mathematics

5. Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics

6. Any other subject

Promotion to Year 4Students must meet all the 3 criteria:• An aggregate point of 26 points or more based on 6 relevant subjects*;• At least 1 bonus point for their performance in PTK and IS and• A score requirement of at least 4 points in these 6 subjects.

** This subject will be replaced with any other subject for a student who has been exempted from offering Mother Tongue.

Results Promotion status

Did not meet 1 of the 3 promotion criteria.

Advanced to Year 4, AND focus on a max of 7 subjects * OR

Pupil advised to / opt to repeat Year 3

Did not meet 2 of the 3 promotion criteria.

Advanced to Year 4, AND focus on a max of 6 subjects * OR

Pupil advised to / opt to repeat Year 3 ORPupil may be advised to /opt for the Sec 3

O-level course.

Did not meet all 3 promotion criteria.

Repeat Year 3 ORPupil may be advised to /opt for the Sec 3

O-level course.

FAILURE TO MEET PROMOTION CRITERIAIP track

ASSESSMENTS

1. Parents can track child’s progress through Ntrix.

2. Teachers will work alongside parents and alert parents should the child be performing below par.

3. Parents are encouraged to contact teachers if they notice that their child’s performance and behaviour are a cause for concern.

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR CANDIDATES WITH DISABILITIES

(internal exams & O-levels)

❑ S3/Y3 HMT students taking O-level papers in 2019 need to submit their applications by 31 Jan 2019. S3/Y3 students who are not taking any O-level papers in 2019 may submit their applications by end of Term 1.Parents will need to request for the 'Application for AA Form' from the Form Teacher

❑ Learning disabilities (e.g. Dyslexia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dyspraxia ..)

❑ Permanent physical disabilities (e.g hearing impairment, visual impairment, physical impairment,…)❑Medical or psychologist reports will have up to 3 year validity.❑Note: Special arrangements granted for school internal exams do not translate to automatic approval by SEAB for GCE O-levels.

Valid Reasons for absence1. Unwell and covered with Medical Certificate valid for test day (copies of mc to be given to FT & to respective subject teachers)

2. Test falls on the same day of an approved competition(interschool, international). The teacher i/c of competition will inform the staff BUT students should also take responsibility to alert their respective subject teachers.

For other extenuating reasons, parents are to write to the Principal (cc Form Teachers) for consideration.

ABSENCE FROM TESTS & EXAMS

All girls who are absent for any Exam papers are expected to sit for these papers under timed conditions as TIMED PRACTICE Papers.- these papers will be scheduled during the marking days

& days for review of exam papers- the papers will be marked to give students feedback

The purpose of girls needing to sit for the TIMED PRACTICE is for all girls to consolidate and have feedback on their learning through these critical exam platforms.

ABSENCE FROM EXAMS

All girls who do not do well for their Year 3 End of Year Exam are required to return back to school in Term 4 Week 8 (4-8 Nov) to take their supplementary exams.

Subject teachers will inform the students the topics involved and to provide sufficient time for students to revise and prepare for the supplementary exams.

SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMS

MILESTONE PROGRAMME

METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL2019 Level Parents’ Briefing

MILESTONE PROGRAMMES

MOE Outward Bound Singapore Camp (24 - 28 June)

MILESTONE PROGRAMMES - ROCS 3

Reality Outside Classrooms -Highway to the World

Overseas Service Learning Trips (within 9 - 17 November)

MILESTONE PROGRAMMES - ROCS 3

Reality Outside Classrooms -Highway to the World

Work Experience (within 9 - 17 November)

Times Publishing Group

Penang Place Restaurant Pre-school by the Park

Tamil Seithi News & Current

Affairs, Mediacorp

SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

GEL CURRICULUM & ASSEMBLY PROGRAMME

Healthy Body image

Learning Styles

Educational & Career Guidance

CyberWellness

LeadershipCitizenship Education

SelfGrowth

Sexuality Education

TEACHER-PUPIL CONFERENCING

Demerit Points & Consequences

Accumulated 9 demerit points

consisting of aggregated 1 to 3

demerit point offences

● Detention Class

● Highest level of Conduct Grade is

‘Good’

Immediate 9 demerit points ● Detention Class

● Possible Fair Conduct Grade in

Semestral Report

● May be ineligible for awards

● Incumbent awards for the current

year may be revoked.

Accumulated 12 demerit points Detention Class

● Fair Conduct Grade in Semestral

Report

● May be ineligible for awards

● Incumbent awards for the current year

may be revoked

Student Leadership Opportunities

1. Leaders during Learning Journeys e.g. ROCs

2. Leaders during school events: Open House, Tour

Guides, Docent at the MGS Heritage Centre

3. Leaders in projects and group work

4. Class Leaders: Class Management Committee

5. CCA Leaders: Sports, Performing Arts, Uniformed

Groups and Clubs and Societies

6. House Leaders

7. School Prefects

Parenting Teens - Possible Struggles

Adolescence and Being Gen Z

○ Relationship issues (Peer/Family)○ Academics - more subjects to manage○ Need for Choice and Autonomy/a Voice○ Internet/Social Media addiction ○ Time management (more importantly

Priority management)

Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. (Proverbs 22:6)

Parenting Education in partnership with the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) for

the Family Matters@Schools programme Parenting Education in partnership with the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) for the Family Matters@Schools programme

Parent Education Talks organized by ParentLink:

22 February (6 pm) and 2 August (6 pm)

Positive Parenting Programme (Triple P) Seminars

25 April : Raising Resilient Teenagers (4 to 6 pm)10 May : Raising Competent Teenagers (4 to 6 pm)24 May : Getting Teenagers Connected (4 to 6 pm)

Parent-Teacher Meeting: Thursday, 25 April

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and Have a Blessed Evening