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PPS P6 ANNUAL PRINCIPAL’S BRIEFING 2018

02 FEBRUARY 2018

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PROGRAMME FLOW

Time Programme

6.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. Principal’s Briefing

6.30 p.m. to 6.50 p.m.Language Sharing on

‘How To Help My Child with Writing Skills’

6.50 p.m. to 7.10 p.m.Maths Sharing on

‘Heuristic Approach to Problem-Solving’

7.10 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.Science Sharing on

‘Helping Your Child Understand Science in Daily Life’

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Principal’s Address to P6 Parents 2 February 2018

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Welcome to Pioneer Primary School

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Civic Literacy, Global Awareness and Cross-cultural Skills• Need a broader worldview, and the ability to work with people• from diverse cultural backgrounds, with different ideas and perspectives.

Critical and Inventive Thinking• Need to be able to think critically, assess options and make sound

decisions. Explore and be prepared to think out of the box.

Information and Communication Skills• be able to ask questions, know how to sieve information and extract that

which is relevant and useful. • Need to be discerning• be able to communicate their ideas clearly and

effectively.

Competencies for the 21st Century

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Our School Vision

Rooted in values; Ready for the Future; Gem of the Community

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Our School Mission

• Our Mission is to develop each a Life-long Learner, a Leader with Character, a Success in his own Right so as to serve the community.

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School Values

•An Inquiring and Imaginative Mind

•Value Self and Others

• Integrity

•Doing Our Best

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School Strategic Thrusts

• From Exam Ready to Future Ready

• From Desire to Discipline

• From Teaching to Transforming

• Synergistic Partnerships with Parents and the Community

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Education Pathway

Northlight

Assumption

Pathway

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PSLE - a placement exam

• Need to reflect the relative achievement level of pupils within 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.

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Multiple Pathways for SuccessExpress Course

4 years, leading to GCE O levels

Normal Course

Normal (Academic)5 years, leading to GCE O levels

Normal (Technical)-4 years, leading to GCE N levels

-Specialised Schools for N(T) Students

Integrated Programme

4-6 years, leading to GCE A levels or International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB)/Diploma

Eg of IP SchoolsRiver Valley HighDunman HighRI/RGSCedar/VictoriaCatholic High/SCGS/St NicholasNational JCTemasek JCHwa ChongNanyang GirlsMethodist Girls’ SchoolACS (I) - IB

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Express Course

• 4-year course

• Leads to GCE ‘O’ Level examination

• Subjects include English, Mother Tongue Language and a range of subjects in Humanities and the Arts, and Mathematics and Sciences

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Integrated Programmes

• An integrated secondary and JC education, such as the IP

• Secondary school students can proceed to JC without taking the GCE ‘O’ Level examinations

• Students can enroll IP at Sec 1 or Sec 3

• Some schools offer the Dual-track model i.e. Integrated Programme (IP) and ‘O’ Level tracks

• Refer to individual schools’ websites for details

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Normal (Academic) course

• 4 to 5-year course

• GCE ‘N’ Level examination in the 4th year

• A 5th year leading to the GCE ‘0’ Level examination is available to N(A) students who perform well in their GCE ‘N’ Levels.

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Normal (Technical) course

• 4-year course

• Leads to GCE ‘N’ Level examination

• Offers a more practice-oriented curriculum to prepare students for technical-vocational education at ITE

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Multiple Pathways for SuccessSpecialised Schools

• For child with certain aptitudes such as numbers, science, sports, or arts:

NUS High School of Mathematics and Science

School of Science and Technology

School of the Arts

Singapore Sports School

• For child inclined towards hands-on practical learning:

Northlight School

Assumption Pathway

Crest Secondary School (Normal Technical)

Spectra Secondary School (Normal Technical)

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Specialised Schools for N(T) Students

• Additional option for N(T) students to benefit from a dedicated & whole-school approach

• More hands-on learning, with close linkage to industry applications to prepare students for further studies in ITE or employment

• Teaching personnel to comprise MOE teachers, ITE lecturers, and industry professionals

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• NUS High School admits 100% of students through the Direct School Admission Secondary (DSA-Sec) Exercise

• NUS High School does not participate in the Secondary 1 (S1) Posting Exercise. If there are vacancies after the DSA-Sec Exercise, a Supplementary Intake Exercise (SIE) may be carried out in November before the end of the S1 Option Phase (selection of secondary schools after the release of PSLE results).

• The DSA-Sec exercise comprises a Selection Test, Selection Camp and Selection Interview.

For more information, refer to the school’s website at http://www.highsch.nus.edu.sg

Specialised Schools

NUS High School

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Singapore Sports School

• Pupils who have talent or physical attributes to succeed in the sports offered by the Singapore Sports School

• Core sports – track & field, badminton, bowling, football, golf, netball, sailing, swimming and table tennis

• Apply for a place directly to Singapore Sports School.

• For more details, please refer to the website for SSS www.sportsschool.edu.sg

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School of the Arts

• Pupils with artistic talents • Apply directly to the school• Pupils go through a selection platform which

includes live auditions, personal interviews and portfolio reviews

• Integrated arts and academic IB programme • For more information, visit www.sota.sg

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School of Science & Technology

• Admit students who show a strong passion and aptitude for science and technology,

• Apply directly to the school via DSA• It does not participate in the MOE Secondary

One Posting Exercise.• Please refer to the school website• http://www.sst.edu.sg/admission/admission-

process/

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PSLE T-Score

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What is PSLE Aggregate Score?

It is a sum of scores

What are these

scores?

Are they

raw

scores?

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Raw Scores are not used as

• Different subjects have different levels of difficulty

• So are the spread of marks from the average mark, i.e. the standard deviation (spread of marks)

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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 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 subject

Y: average mark (mean) scored by all

pupils

Z: spread of marks around the average

mark (standard deviation)

Z

Y)-(X1050T +=

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Example 1:

•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) = 10.0

T = 50 + 10 (50 - 68.0)

10.0= 32

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Example 2:

•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) = 40.0

T = 50 + 10 (50 - 68.0)

40.0= 45.5

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How is Aggregate Score calculated?

By adding the T-Scores of

the 4 subjects

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The PSLE T-Score & Aggregate Score

•T-Score gives the relative position of a pupil’s performance as compared to the performance of all the other pupils in that subject

•Aggregate score is the sum of the T-scores of 4 subjects

•It’s not the raw scores of the subjects

•The purpose is to determine the relative standing of pupils as compared to their peers

•HMT is not included in calculation of T-score

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Admission into Secondary 1

• 2 ways of seeking admission into Sec 1:• Sec 1 Posting Exercise

• Direct School Admission (DSA)–Sec Exercise

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Secondary 1 Posting Exercise

• Conducted for all PSLE candidates immediately after the PSLE results are released (late Nov)

• Your child will be given the S1 Option Form to indicate up to 6 secondary school choices

• Submit your choices either by submitting a physical copy of the S1 Option Form or online though the Secondary One Internet System

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Secondary 1 Posting Exercise

• Late Nov: Release of PSLE results

• Late Nov: Submission of Sec 1 Option

Form

• Late Dec: Release of School Posting

Results

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• Based on students’ talents and achievements.• Consider both academic and non-academic areas.• Each secondary school has its own criteria for

selection. Based on the qualities, such as talent in science, music or sports, that the school would like to emphasize.

• To assess these qualities in applicants, schools may conduct tests, interviews or trials as necessary.

Direct School Admission (DSA)-Sec Exercise

Allows for a more diverse range of student achievements and talents to be recognised

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Direct School Admission (DSA – Sec) Exercise

• Direct admission into Participating Secondary Schools

• School DSA-Sec Exercise

Late Jun-Aug : Selection Phase

Mid Oct : Indicate School Preferences

Late Nov : Release of Results

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Successful DSA – Sec Applicants

• Not allowed to select schools during the Secondary 1 Posting Exercise

• Must qualify for the course (i.e. Express/ Normal) offered by the schools

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Bonus point system only for admission to Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools

Higher Chinese Grade

Bonus Point

Distinction 3

Merit 2

Pass 1

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• Express Courses only

• •Nurtures students to be

effectively bilingual in EL & CL

Examples of SAP Schools:

Anglican High Nanyang Girls’

CHIJ St Nicholas River Valley

Nan Hua Maris Stella High

Catholic High

Chung Cheng High

Dunman High

Special Assistance Plan School (SAP)

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Target Setting : 10 marks challenge

SA2

2017

SA1

2018

Prelims

2018

PSLE

201

25 35 45 55

50 60 70 80

65 75 85 95

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School examination dates (tentative)

Examinations Term Dates

Continual Assessment 1 1 26 Feb – 2 March

Semestral Assessment 1 2 Oral: 18 April

Paper 1: 23 – 24 April

Written: 7 – 11 May

Preliminary Examinations 3 Oral: 31 July – 1 August

Written: 20 – 28 August

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PSLE examination datesExamination Dates (Tentative)

Oral 16 – 17 Aug

Listening Comprehension

14 Sept

Written 27 Sept – 3 Oct

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A strong partnership between the home and the school will put our children in good stead for the future.

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Encourage your child to read

• Reading helps to improve on the language and also open the window to new ideas

• Check that your child has a regular reading time

• Ensure that your child has a book in his bag• Visit the library

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