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Highlights of P6 Programmes

Important Dates

Date Event

11 Feb (tbc) Values In Action (VIA)

12 April MGS Education Information Session for our P6 pupils

/parents

13 April MGS Education Information Session for public

19 Oct MGS Open House

27-28 June P6 Extra Lessons for selected pupils

26 Sept – 1 Oct PSLE Written Examination

6 Nov P6 Graduation Party

8 Nov P6 Graduation Service

Values in Action (VIA)

• Bringing joy to the elderly during CNY

Learning Journey: Science Centre

( Term 1 Week 4)

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Post Exam Activities

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Focus this year :

Entrepreneurship

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Other activities :

Life skills – Cooking

Sports – Rock Climbing / Flippa Ball

Chinese Cultural Camp

Heritage Tour to Little India

Life Skills: Cooking

Rock Climbing

Chinese Cultural Camp

Heritage Tour : Little India

Post-exam Activity

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Academic Matters

School hours & Remedial/ HMT

Schedule

Day Start End Scheduled remedial / HMT

Mon 7.30 a.m. 1.40 p.m. Nil

Tues 7.30 a.m. 1.40 p.m. Mathematics (2.10 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.)

Wed 7.30 a.m. 1.40 p.m. MT (2.10 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.)

HMT (2.10 p.m. – 4 p.m.)

Thurs 7.30 a.m. 1.40 p.m. Science (2.10 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.)

Fri 8.30 a.m. 1.40 p.m. English (2.10 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.)

Request for PSLE Access

Arrangements

• Letter was given out on 30 October

2018

• Deadline: 2 November 2018

• Target Group: For candidates with

physical or learning disabilities which

may affect their performance in the

examination.

Request for PSLE Access

Arrangements

• All applications must be supported by

a medical report (last 3 years) from

qualified professionals.

• Such provision involves candidates

taking the examination under specific

conditions and her certificate will be

annotated.

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Curriculum Matters :

Infusing Current Affairs - NewsEd

Preparation for PSLE

• Remedial Lessons

• Extra lessons on 27 and 28 June for

selected pupils

• PSLE Booklets (2016 - 2018)

Preparation for PSLE

• Be attentive in class

• Clarify doubts

• Submit work punctually

• Be consistent in revision

• Plan a schedule for revision

How can parents support?

Every child is different

Recognise effort put in by your child

Consistent monitoring

Help your child manage her priorities and

time

Walk with your child through

disappointments/failure and help her

process the learning

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Direct School Admission for

Secondary Schools (DSA-Sec)

What is the timeline for 2019 DSA-Sec?

8 May - 4 June(4 weeks)

Apply for DSA-Sec through DSA-Sec Application Portal.

17 June - 31 August

Shortlisting and selection by secondary schools. Each secondary school has different selection criteria for its categories and programmes. Schools will inform you of the selection outcome by Aug.

Rank your offers, if you receive offers from multiple schools

Late-October

You will know whether you have been allocated to a school through the DSA-Sec, at the same time you receive your PSLE results.

Late-November

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Where can I find more information on the 2019 DSA-Sec?

• Check the MOE DSA-Sec website for important dates and timelines, and for information on how DSA-Sec will be conducted.

• The updated 2019 DSA-Sec information will be published around April 2019.

• The MOE DSA-Sec website also contains information on DSA categories and secondary schools offering them.

MORE INFORMATION

shows

how good

the pupil

is in that

subject

shows relative position of

a pupil’s performance as

compared to the

performance of all the

other pupils in that subject

PSLE T- Scores

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: standard deviation

X: Pupil’s markY: Ave. markZ: Std Dev.

T- Score Calculation

Notes on Academic Matters

Outline of the fact sheets:

• School Hours

• Remedial Lessons

• Examination Dates

• Holiday Schedule

• Assessment Format

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