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Meet-the-Parents Session20 January 2017

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Purpose

• Parents to know their child’s teachers

• Teachers to share expectations and class matters.

• No one-to-one session

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When? 26 May 2017

Who? P2 to P6 levels

What? During this conference, students will lead in

sharing meaningful school experiences as well

as their achievements and challenges. We

strongly encourage all parents to attend and

show their support.

Note: Booking of timeslot to meet with the teacher to be done online via MConline on a first-come-first-serve basis.

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Communications via SNAAPP

• Periodic messages from school and teachers.

• Available on both &

• User id : Child’s B/C _p1 or Child’s B/C _p2

• Note : p parent; not Primary

• Password : snaapp1234

• For technical assistance, email to snaapp@mggsoftware.com or call 3161 1210

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Supporting Us Absence from school

Medical certificate (compulsory for exams)

Letter of excuse

Call the general office to inform

Avoid vacations before end of school term (it will be recorded as absent without valid reason)

Inform us if your child has any infectious disease and he/she must stay at home. (esp HFMD)

Punctuality

Child will be recorded as late if he/she arrives at 7.31 am (it will be reflected in the report book) 5

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Supporting Us Inculcate good habits Pack school bag every night Set aside time for homework and revision every

day. (Personal time-table) Bring and drink plain water Use the Home aLiVE Card to encourage personal

responsibility at home.

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Supporting Us

10-minute Snack Time at 12.30 pm Lessons will continue as usual.

– Only dry finger food – Pack healthier options– Not compulsory. Only for those who need it.– Reminder to pack food or extra money (for P1 and P2) pupils going home by bus

and waiting for P3/P4/P5/P6 sibling on Tuesdays if necessary. They will only leave school at 2.15 pm

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Supporting Us

Inculcate good habits Proper attire

Ensure they look neat and presentable Adhere to rules and regulations for attire and

appearance

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Supporting Us Homework Check your child’s handbook Worksheets should be in homework file Check your child’s school bag for unfinished work,

corrections or worksheets to be signed Help to ensure name, class and date are written Ensure quality work

Consolidated letters/ TOS/ Memos

Note date of activities (keep a copy of the letter)

Sign and return consent/acknowledgement forms promptly

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• Enable pupils’ Self-Directed Learning (SDL) & revision.

• Facilitate Home-Based Learning (HBL) and Collaborative Learning (CoL).

• Respond to booking for PTM/PCTC and Parents’ Workshop.

• Respond to participation in events (eg Sports Carnival).

• Update child’s medical records and personal profile.

• Declare travel plans before school holidays.

• Parents can log-in to monitor child’s progress.

• Accessible via smartphone

MConline(www.mconline.sg)

Group Log-in id Password

StudentCZPS12345X

12345X = last 5 digits and letter of student’s BC no.student01

ParentP_CZPS12345X

12345X = last 5 digits and letter of student’s BC no.parent01

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Supporting UsCyber Wellness

•Please monitor your child’s online activities.

•Ensure that your child does not share his/her BCnumber or password.

•Parents can widen their knowledge to guide andsupport their children when they navigate in theonline world through C-Quest, available for bothiOS and Android..

•http://ict.moe.edu.sg/cyberwellness/partners/parents.html

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Supporting UsCyber Wellness

•Guide your child to T.H.I.N.K. before posting ormessaging :

•T – is it True?

•H – is it Helpful?

•I – is it Inspiring?

•N – is it necessary?

•K – is it kind?

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English•Encourage reading

•Have a scheduled reading time with or for your child

•Encourage writing in authentic settings (e.g. note / letter exchange between parent and child, keeping a diary)

•Role-model as children learn best from what they observe

•Talk to your child about the books they have read, his/her and your experiences in the day and share current affairs

•Speak to your child in Standard English

•‘Dirty Worksheets’

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Maths

Phyllis will advise

E-Learning Portal : Mconline

Login: CZPS12345X

School: CZPS

PW: Student01

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Maths

KooBits ProblemSums

Online Math Portalhttp://problemsums.koobits.com/

System assigns

questions by

levels. When

pupils complete

one question,

system will

generate next

level question

Login: BC

number

Password: Same

More information

will be shared

with the pupils in

middle of Term 1

Pupils can sign up for

the many online

competitions

available to win

prizes.

Parents can register

online so that you

can see your child’s

progress.

Winner of the monthly

surprise game!Our Math facilitator guiding the

players!

Math Games @ Recess

Pupils play games like IQ logic, Sudoku, Tangrams etc. with their friends

during recess! They have fun doing Math in a game setting.

A fun and engaging

competition that

motivates students to

apply and improve in their

basic numeracy skills.

Levels involved : P2 – P5

* More details to be

provided at a later date.

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Good working habits for Math

Primary 4 Workbook:

- Highlight/ Circle the information provided

- Show proper and detailed working steps

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Good working habits for Math

(P4)

- Models are drawn using pencil and ruler proportionately

- Number equations written clearly

- Rough workings are shown at the side

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Good working habits for Math

Primary 4 Workbook:

- Skip counting shown with arrows (workings are to be shown explicitly)

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Topics for P4

• Term 1 - Matter (Cycles)

• Term 2 – Light (Energy)

• Term 3 – Heat (Energy)

• Term 4 – Magnets (Interactions)

Format of Exam Papers:

28 MCQs – 56 marks

12 – 13 Open-ended questions – 44 marks

Science – Resources & Programmes

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Resources

1) Textbooks and Workbooks

2) Key inquiry worksheets

3) Process skills

4) Online lesson resources and

quizzes will be uploaded weekly for:

a) pupils to gain prior knowledge of

what the Science teacher will cover for the week.

b) teachers to gain insights into pupils’ entry point

and/or misconceptions that they will have to address

in the course of the week

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Programmes

•Toy Making Workshop

– To promote creativity; for pupils to apply Science concepts to make their own toys

– To encourage pupils to take part and submit their toys to Science Centre for Sony Creative Toys Award

– Selected pupils will go through advanced Series 2 workshop.

Science – Resources & Programmes

Series Participants Day Date Time

1All Primary 4

Pupils

Monday

Wednesday

Wednesday

6 March 2017

8 March 2017

22 March 20172.15 pm to 4.15 pm

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Selected

Primary 4

Pupils

Monday

Thursday

Monday

15 May 2017

18 May 2017

22 May 20172.15 pm to 4.15 pm

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Programmes

• Science Centre workshop on ‘Heat’

– To help pupils better grasp the concepts through hands-on experiences

ICT

Learning on the Move (LOTM) Trail using ipads

Weekly Online lesson packages and quizzes (via MConline)

PERI Holistic Assessment

• Termly performance tasks

• Teacher’s feedback will be brought home for parents to

acknowledge

Science – Resources & Programmes

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Holistic Development

• Learning Journeys

• Buddy Clean Workshop

• Project Work Innovation Workshop

• Toy Making Workshop

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Thank You

• For any questions or queries, please write down on the slips of paper provided.

• Please proceed to the following classrooms to meet the MT teachers.

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