Briefing for Parents (P5-6)

Welcome to Queenstown Primary School 1

Agenda

School Direction

Our Achievements

PSLE Matters

Direct School Admission (P6 only)

MTL Matters

Cyber-wellness

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Our Journey 3

Deepening Phase 4

2015 – 2017

21st CC Learning Outcomes

MOE Framework for Century Competencies and Desired Student Outcomes

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Why 21CC?

Copyright © Ministry of Education, Singapore.

“... global companies now think about the world using

a framework called VUCA, which stands for volatility,

uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. ... To deal

with the demands of a VUCA environment, good

grades in school are not enough. In fact they might

not even be relevant.

Instead, individuals need to be adaptable and

willing to learn. They need to have the confidence to

deal with problems that have no clear-cut solutions.

And they need to be able to work effectively with

others, across races and nationalities, and to

communicate clearly.”

Mr Heng Swee Keat

Minister for Education

Work Plan Seminar 2013

Thinking Routine

See ,Think, Wonder

(Routine for making careful observations

and thoughtful interpretation)

What do you see? ( I see…)

What do you think about that? ( I think…)

What does it make you wonder? ( I wonder…)

Create 3 columns “See”, “Think”, “Wonder”

on the butcher paper. In groups, write your responses down.

Soh Ee Shaun

“Liquid City”

llustration for Liquid City Vol 2.

(2010) Liquid City is an Anthology of

Comics from South-East Asia and

Beyond

Soh Ee Shaun

“Liquid City”

llustration for Liquid City Vol 2.

(2010) Liquid City is an Anthology of

Comics from South-East Asia and

Beyond

Alone we run faster but together we

go further!

Partnership Framework

• “It takes a whole village to raise a

child.” ~ African proverb

• Child is our centre focus; reinforce

our philosophy

• 3 partners – home, school &

community working hand-in-hand

Partnership Framework

• Create an environment that are built

on TRUST

• 5 guiding principles

Trust is the foundation of our

relationship

Remember the child is our focus

Understanding our shared

responsibilities

Seek common ground through mutual

understanding and respect

Together we work towards common

goals of providing holistic education

for the child

Our Achievements 13

Sports

Aesthetics

Cognitive

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Sustained Lotus

Award in Green

Audit

3 R Gold Award

All canteen stalls

with grade ‘A’

PSLE 2014

Year

Descriptions 2012 2013 2014

No. of candidates 248 237 225

% passes 98.0 97.8 93.3

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PSLE Overall Aggregate

2012 2013 2014

All pupils 194.5 196.2 188.2

4S 202.3 211.6 204.4

4F 127.8 127.1 109.5

% with T-score

above 250 8.77 6.8 9.1

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PSLE - Pupils taking 4-Standard only

Percentage eligible for Secondary Schools:

Year

Course

eligible for 2012 2013 2014

Express only 45.6 65.5 59.1

Express / Normal

(Academic) 56.1 74.7 68.2

Normal (Academic) 29.9 21.1 22.2

Normal (Technical) 11.7 3.8 8.5

% eligible for Secondary

Schools 98.0 100 98.9

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PSLE: Subject performance

Subjects % Pass % QP

English 95.1 40.7

Chinese 94.9 66.7

Malay 93.8 68.8

Tamil 96.8 74.2

Mathematics 72.5 37.6

Science 81.9 34.8

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PSLE: Subject performance

Subjects % 1-4

FEL 100

FMath 58.3

FSc 71.4

FCL 82.4

FML 100

FTL 100

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PSLE Overview & DSA 21

Current Progression Paths

for Pri School Pupils

Overview - PSLE

Normal (Academic)

Normal (Technical)

Express

Normal (Academic)

Normal (Technical)

PSLE

P6

Standard

PSLE

P6

Foundation

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Overview – PSLE

Standard

English

Mother Tongue

(including NTIL)

Mathematics

Science

*Higher MT

Foundation

Foundation English

Foundation

Mathematics

Basic MT - Oral &

Listening

Comprehension

(including NTIL)

Subjects at PSLE

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PSLE – Computation of T-score

PSLE is a placement exam –

Reflection of relative achievement level of pupils within their

peers

PSLE takes into account content and demand; and number of

subjects

Aggregate score

Equal to sum of T-scores of each subject

Determine the course and school a child go in Secondary

Schools

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Types of Secondary Schools

1. Government Schools

2. Government-aided Schools

3. Autonomous Schools

4. Independent Schools

5. Integrated Programmes Schools

6. Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Schools

7. Specialized Schools

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Schools offering HMTL Chinese (Special Programme) & Malay (Special Programme)

Bonus points for admission to SAP schools (only

applicable to pupils taking HCL)

Top 30% of PSLE cohort

Bonus points: Distinction (3), Merit (2), Pass (1)

HMTL

Top 10% of PSLE cohort; or

Top 11-30% of cohort and A* in MTL + at least

merit in HMTL

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Specialized Schools

• NUS High School of Mathematics and

Science

• School of Science and Technology

• Singapore School of the Arts

• Singapore Sports School

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Types of courses / streams

Special / Express – 4 years

Junior college or Polytechnics or Technical Institutions

• PSLE t-score ≥ 188

Normal (Academic) – 5 years

Junior college or Polytechnics or Technical Institutions

• PSLE t-score: 152 – 199

Normal (Technical) – 4 years

Technical Institutions

• PSLE t-score: 115 – 159

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T-SCORE

Do I (parents/pupils/teachers) know the T-Score of a subject ?

NO

- the T-Score of each subject for each pupil is NOT released

- it is RESTRICTED to MOE’s officials

THEN , what do we (parents/pupils/teachers) know ?

- the AGGREGATE SCORE achieved by the child

- the GRADE of each subject achieved by the child

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Grading – Standard Stream

Grading System for P6 Standard

Grade Mark Range

A* > 91

A 75 – 90

B 60 – 74

C 50 – 59

D 35 – 49

E 20 – 34

U < 20

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Grading – Foundation Stream

Grading System for P6 Foundation

Grade Mark Range

1 85 – 100

2 70 – 84

3 50 – 69

4 30 – 49

U < 30

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Rank all pupils

by their PSLE Scores 285

284

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240 and below

By Merit :

School Posting Phase - Posting Method

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School Posting Phase - Example

By Merit by choice

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1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

A

284 B

243 G

There are many other pupils ranked above Pupil G

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School Posting Phase - After 6 choices…

Manually Posted by PPS

Grouped Postal District

Postal Sector

Postal District

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PSLE DATES 2015

PSLE Papers Tentative Dates

Oral Exam 20-21Aug

Listening Comprehension 18 Sep

Written Papers 1-7 Oct

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PSLE results & Posting

Release of Results

• during the 1st week of Nov/Dec holidays

• Application for secondary schools via Internet

/ school facilities / school

Posting of pupils – Pupil Placement Unit

• Release of Posting to secondary schools – via

Internet / school facilities / school

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Direct School Admission (DSA)

• More flexible school admission

framework

• Adds value to education of child

• Allows a more diverse range of pupil

achievement and talents to be

recognised

• Selected schools – offer places to pupils

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Discretionary Places

4 categories of Sec schools involved in DSA:

IP (Integrated Programme) schools 100%

Independent Schools (IS) 20%

Autonomous Schools (AS) 10%

Schools with niche programme 5%

approved by MOE

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Direct School Admission (DSA)

Involves :

1. Participating Sec Schools

selection via tests, interviews & trials

2. All Primary 6 Pupils

interested in the exercise

who meet the minimum criteria set by

the secondary schools

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Direct School Admission (DSA)

Note

The application deadline for each DSA

secondary school may differ

DSA secondary schools will publish their

latest selection criteria on their websites in

May

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Stages of the DSA-Sec Exercise

Selection Stage

Jun –Aug

Exercise School Preference Stage Oct

Results Release Stage Late-Nov

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Stage 1 in DSA

Gathering Information on Schools

Student obtain information on DSA secondary

schools through the following :

- check the schools’ websites

- call the schools

- visit the schools

Application

Students checks with DSA secondary school(s)

that he/she is interested in and enquires about

how to apply

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Stage 2 in DSA

Selection Stage

1. June to Aug

Schools conduct tests, trials, interviews, etc.

2. By end Aug

All students will receive a letter : Confirmed Offer

Waiting List

Unsuccessful

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Stage 3 in DSA

Exercise School Preference Stage (Oct)

• Pupils with Confirmed Offer / Wait Listed will be given a School Preference Form (mid-Oct)

• Pupils may submit his/her preference up to 3 DSA secondary schools

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Stage 4 in DSA

Results Release Stage (late Nov)

Successful candidates

will receive Direct Admission Slip

will not participate in Central Posting

Exercise

will NOT make any school selection except

for special programmes (eg. 3rd lang., E/N(A),

etc.)

Will not be allowed to change choice of Sec

Sch after release of PSLE results

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Mother Tongue Language Updates 52

Bilingual Policy in MOE Schools

All students (including foreign students) to offer

MTL on top of EL

Generally, Chinese/ Malay/ Indian in ethnicity

are required to study their respective MTL

MTL Exemption

Generally not allowed except

Students who have been away from the Singapore

school system for some years, join our school system

mid-stream without prior learning of our official

MTL

Has a severe learning disability to the extent that

they are unable to cope with the demands of

learning two languages

Support your child in MTL 55

www.mconline.sg

Support your child in MTL 56

Support your child in MTL 57

Support your child in MTL 58

Mekar Dalam Talian

http://tinta.moe.edu.sg

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http://sangamam.moe.edu.sg/

Xuele 学乐 (xuele.moe.edu.sg)

http://xuele.moe.edu.sg/xuele/slot/u107/index.html

Click on Primary School Curriculum

Lesson Reading

Lesson Reading

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CYBER WELLNESS

@CYBER BULLYING

@GAMING ADDICTION

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What is Cyber Bullying?

Cyber bullying involves the use of IT

such as the Internet and mobile

phones to deliberately hurt others.

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Types of Cyber Bullying

1. Flaming: Online “fight” using electronic

messages with angry and vulgar language.

2. Harassment: Repeatedly sending offensive

and insulting messages-the online equivalent of

direct bullying.

3. Cyber stalking: Engaging in online activities

that make a person afraid for his or her

safety.

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4. Denigration: Sending or posting cruel gossip

or rumours about a person to damage his or

her reputation or friendships.

5. Outing: Sharing someone’s secrets or

embarrassing information or images online

6. Exclusion: Intentionally excluding someone

from an online group.

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Cyber Bullying is Getting Serious in

Singapore

In Singapore, a sixteen-year-old girl also

committed suicide due to humiliating comments

and insults posted by her boyfriend on her

Facebook page in the year 2011.

In the same year, a Secondary 1 schoolgirl

commented "Don't act cute” on a picture of

her friend on Facebook and it sparked off an

exchange of vulgarities on Facebook. She was

then assaulted so badly that she ended up in

hospital

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Cyber Bullying affects your child’s

physical and emotional health and

also, character development.

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Gaming Addiction

You are the key to controlling

your child with gaming at home.

Set strict rules on gaming.

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‘Parents play a key role in shaping students’

behaviour in cyber space. Parents are critical in

anchoring strong values in their children to better

manage their child’s internet exposure. Through

the joint effort of parents and schools, we can

ensure that our students adopt the right values

and attitude when using technology.’

Mr. Hawazi Daipi

Senior Parliamentary Secretary Ministry of Education and Ministry of Manpower

International Conference on Teaching and Learning with Technology (iCTLT)

29 March 2012

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Tips for Parents

Set strict guidelines / home rules on use of computing

devices

Be clear with consequences

Keep computer in common area for easy monitoring

Strongly discourage your child from setting up

Facebook account (not legal age)

If you consent, make sure you are ‘friend’ of your child on

FB and you have access to their account

Ensure balanced lifestyle

For every hour of on-line activity / gaming, balance with an

hour of outdoor or team activity

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Some Updates 78

Calendar of Events on-line 79

Overview of P5

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

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Experiential Learning

week

10-13 Mar

Internationalization

Programme

9-14 Mar

Track & Field

Meet

27 May

Sports

Carnival

8 Oct

SA 2

26-30 Oct

E-Learning Day

& MTPS

26 May

MTPS

17 Nov

Annual Prize-

Giving

19-20 Nov

Briefing for

Parents

7 Feb

CA1

2-6 Mar

SA1

7-15 May

NE Show

18 or 25 Jul

CA2

24-28 Aug

Overview of P6

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov

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Track & Field

Meet

27 May

Sports

Carnival

8 Oct

E-Learning Day

& MTPS

26 May

Release of PSLE

Results

27 Nov (TBC)

Annual Prize-Giving

cum P6 Graduation

20 Nov

Briefing for

Parents

7 Feb

CA1

2-6 Mar

SA1

7-15 May

Prelim

24-28 Aug

PSLE Oral

20-21 Aug

Prelim Oral

30-31 Jul

PSLE Written

1-7 Oct

Suppl class

2-5 Jun

Post-PSLE Activities

ICT & Cyber-wellness Lesson

Financial Literacy by Junior Achievement

Growing Years Series – Sexuality Education

Education-Career Guidance

Organised talks by Secondary Schools

Preparation for P6 Graduation

Values-in-Action – Newspaper collection from

neighbourhood

Learning Journeys

Class celebration party

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P6

Graduation

Art Exhibition

School Motto

Onward to Success!

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Taken from http://www.tworksforyou.ca/2013/04/30/work-life-balance/

Success Tips for Students

3’Be’ strategies

Be present

Attend schools regularly and punctually

Pay attention in class

Be on-task

Complete your homework diligently

Seek clarification, especially when you

don’t understand

Be hungry for success

Desire to out-perform yourself

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Success Tips for Parents

3 ‘C’ Strategies

Collaborate with school

Hum the same tune with the school

Keep in touch with teachers

Check your child’s progress

Check child’s bag, handbook, work & files

Monitor TV, gaming & internet use

Look out for unusual behaviour

Ensure sufficient rest, food & exercise

Celebrate with your child

Be firm & yet encouraging

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Workshops for Parents

Date (Time) Subject Topics covered Suitable for…

2 April

(6 – 8.30 pm)

Chinese • Hanyu Pinyin

• Composition writing

• Oral communication

P1 – 2

P3 – 4

P5 – 6

EL Comprehension and Cloze P5 – 6

10 April

(6 – 8.30 pm)

Math • Basic model drawing

• Advanced model drawing

• Basic Heuristics

• Advanced Heuristics

P2 – 3

P4 – 6

P2 – 3

P4 – 6

11 April

(Saturday

morning)

- Cyber Wellness & Sexuality

issues faced on the Internet

workshop

All levels

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