P 2 C U R R I C U L U M B R I E F I N G 2 0 1 9

2 6 J A N 2 0 1 9

OVERVIEW• Introduction of Teachers

• Attendance

• Attire

• Programmes & Events

• Communicating Student’s Progress

• English Matters

• Mathematics Matters

• PAL Matters

• PE, Arts & Music (PAM) Matters

• How Parents Can Help

• Feedback

• Be a Parent Volunteer

ATTENDANCE• Punctuality

– Mon/ Tues/ Thurs/ Fri: by 12.30 p.m.

– Wed: by 2.00 p.m.

• Silent Reading

– Mon/Tues/ Wed: English storybook

– Thurs/Fri: Mother Tongue Language storybook (students exempted from MTL may read English storybook)

• Medical and other leave

– Medical Certificate

– Parent’s letter or email

ATTIRE

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P2 PROGRAMMES & EVENTSTerm 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

MotherTongue Fortnight

(Mar)e.g. LJ & classroom-

based activities

EL LJ to Zoo (Apr)

EL Carnival Week (Jul)

e.g. P2 Pets’ Day & classroom-based

activities

Lower Primary Games Day

(Oct)

ICT lessons MTL Speech and Drama lessons

SS/Art LJ to Changi Airport

(Aug)

EL Speech & Drama lessons

EL Speech & Drama Performance

COMMUNICATING STUDENT’S PROGRESSTerm 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

CurriculumBriefing

Parent-Child-Teacher

Conference

Holistic Portfolio

Report Book

Holistic Portfolio

Holistic Portfolio

Holistic Portfolio

Report Book

E N G L I S HM AT T E R S

ENGLISH PROGRAMME PRIMARY 2Language Learning Area STELLAR School-based Curriculum

Reading and Viewing • Shared Book Approach (SBA)• Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)

Explicit teaching of reading comprehension skills

Guided Reading Reading & Writing Journal (RWJ) Self-Selected Reading (includes school library

programme)

Writing and Representing • Penmanship• Spelling (in context)• Modified Language Experience Approach

(MLEA)• Text-Type Writing

• Process Writing (Narrative)• Text-Type Writing• Writer’s Notebook

Speaking and Representing • Speech & Drama • Show & Tell• Stimulus-based conversation

Listening and Viewing • Recognition of sounds and words in context through phonics instruction• Embedded in all key strategies

GRAMMAR Whole-Part-Whole Approach• Explicit teaching of grammar in meaningful context using Big Books

VOCABULARY Text-Based Approach• Big Books

Working with Words • Visual Vocabulary• Spelling (in context)• My Word Bank Book• Text-Based Approach (children’s literature)

STELLARSTRATEGIES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE

LEARNING AND READINGSTELLAR aims to strengthen both language and reading

skills as well as promote a positive attitude towards reading

in the foundational years through the use of learner-centred

and developmentally appropriate pedagogical approaches

using authentic children's literature.

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SHARED BOOK APPROACHThe teacher introduces and shares a Big Book with the children.

The teacher then explicitly teaches word identification and reading skills, vocabulary, grammar, language structures and the concepts of print.

MODIFIED LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE APPROACHModified Language Experience Approach, commonly known as MLEAsimply means having a shared experience and talking and writing about it.

The purpose of this shared experience is to provide the context and content for students to think, talk and write about.

A Trip to the Zoo

PETS DAY

DRAMA IN WRITING

Drama is used as a process help students generate and organise ideas in writing during the pre-writing stage.

EXPLICIT TEACHING OF READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS

• Through the use of authentic children’s literature

• Comprehension Skills– Monitoring (including annotation)– Connecting– Inferring– Summarising

• Reading & Writing Journal (RWJ)– Connect pupils’ thoughts and ideas in

response to reading through simple writing tasks relating to text read

USE OF SURFACE ANNOTATION STRATEGY TO HELP STUDENTS MONITOR THEIR COMPREHENSION

MY WRITER’S NOTEBOOK (PERSONAL JOURNAL)

a) Encourage students to do individual writing based on given topics and guiding questions

b) Encourage students to write creatively through the use of scrap materials together with words to create a journal entry

• Learning about a new word through:

– authentic setting, context or reading

– understanding the characteristic(s) of the word

– making inference about the meaning of the word using contextual clues

– visual representation – expansion activities to

learn more about the word or other words associated with it

WORKING WITH WORDS:VISUAL VOCABULARY

SPEECH AND DRAMA PROGRAMME• Provides the opportunity for

students to learn skills such as voice projection, body language, oral presentation and also be engaged in activities like role-plays, mime etc.

• Lessons will be carried out during English (EL) periods by a certified drama trainer and the EL teacher.

• P2 students will get to perform to their parents.

PRIMARY 2 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS(ENGLISH L ANGUAGE)

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4Picture Matching & Sound Discrimination

MLEA Group Writing (Trip to Singapore Zoo)

Show & Tell Listening Comprehension & Spelling

First 50 Sight Words(P2 Fry Word List)

Integrated Orala. Reading Aloudb. Stimulus-based

Conversation

Individual Writing Individual Writing

Mini Language Reviewa. Vocabularyb. Grammarc. Comprehension

Mini Language Reviewa. Vocabularyb. Grammarc. Comprehension

Mini Language Reviewa. Vocabularyb. Grammarc. Comprehension

Mini Language Reviewa. Vocabularyb. Grammarc. Comprehension

HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD IN LANGUAGE LEARNING?

Encourage your child to read books and other materials such as thenewspapers and educational magazines.

Encourage your child to talk about the book or article that he/she has justread. Ask him/her to explain his/her inferences and support them with contextual clues. Ask him/her to retell or summarise what he or she has just read.

Encourage your child to look up the meaning of new and challengingwords in the dictionary. Get him or her to construct his or her ownsentence using the new word learnt to demonstrate his or herunderstanding of the word.

USEFUL LINKSMinistry of Education English Language Syllabus 2010

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/languages-and-literature/files/english-primary-secondary-express-normal-academic.pdf

Cambridge Dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/

Oxford Dictionaries http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/

M AT H E M AT I C SM AT T E R S

Mathematics Curriculum Approach

3 PHASES OF LEARNING• Readiness –

• Prior Knowledge• Motivating contexts (stories & songs)• Learning environment (class rules &

routines)• Engagement

– Activity-based learning– Teacher-directed inquiry– Direct instruction

• Mastery– Motivated Practice– Reflective Review– Extended Learning

INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMMES

• Improving Confidence and Achievement in Numeracy (ICAN)

– ICAN is an MOE programme to raise confidence and improve Maths achievement of middle and low progress learners

• LSM (Learning Support Mathematics)

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT• Mental Sums

• Journal

• Performance Task

• Diagnostic Test

P2 ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE 2019

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Only Formative Assessments

Only performance-based assignment

Performance task Performance task Review Practice

Written Practice Written Practice

File Item

Dark Blue File All Worksheets & Practice Paper

Yellow/Orange File Maths Workbook (if detached)

Acronym Description

CE Calculation errorYou have made an error in your working

MS Missing stepsYou have skipped or missed a step

TE Transfer errorYou have copied the given numbers wrongly

ANNOTATED MARKING

FILES

P2 MATHEMATICS GAMES CARNIVAL

P A LM AT T E R S

PROGRAMME FOR ACTIVE LEARNING(PAL)

Primary 1 Primary 2

Thursday5 – 6.30 p.m.

Friday5 – 6.30 p.m.

Students go through 4 modules every year.Each module comprises of 6 lessons.

4 PAL Modules:Visual Arts

Performing ArtsSports and GamesOutdoor Education

SPORTS & GAMESMainly taught by Form or Co

Form Teachers.

Aims to enhance Teacher-Student Relationships.

VISUAL ARTS PAL aims to enhance the learning of Socio-Emotional

Competencies.

Pupils are also learn module-targeted skills.

Lessons are also designed to nurture the 3Cs in the

students:

ConfidenceCuriosity

Co-operation

OUTDOOR EDUCATION

PERFORMING ARTS

Primary 2Sports and

GamesPlanes!

Fundamental movements skills and game creation

OutdoorEducation

What is in my garden?

Appreciating nature

Visual Arts Around the World!

Making Art Pieces representative of the countries

Performing Arts

PAL Drama!

When drama and music meet.

P A MM AT T E R S

Tanjong Katong Primary SchoolPAM vision

Tanjong Katong Primary SchoolPAM vision

A community of individuals with a love for active lifestyle and the Arts

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Primary 1 – 3, strong foundation is built

Primary 4- 6, broad exposure to sports and games

Primary 4- 6, further development of skills and interests through House

Games and CCAs

National Physical and Sports Development Framework

Physical Education Programme Primary 2

Lower Primary Games Day @ Children’s Day Celebration

Lower Primary Games Day @ Children’s Day Celebration

PE lessons focusing on fundamental skillsPE lessons focusing on fundamental skills

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National Art Framework

Spiral Approach P1 to P6

Art Curriculum @ TKPSkill-based Artwork

LEVELS TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 TERM 4PRIMARY 1 Design using Lines and Shapes Self portrait inspired by James

RizziFamily Portrait inspired by

Piet MondrianDrawing

PRIMARY 2 Warm and cool coloursDesign inspired by

Kandinsky

2D Design inspired by Pollock

3D Portrait using recycling items

Drawing

PRIMARY 3 Paper weaving Ethnic Art Photo frame inspired by Anthony Poon

Drawing

PRIMARY 4 3D crepe paper sculpture (Animals)

Poster painting on Singapore icon

Ethnic Art Drawing

PRIMARY 5 Digital Art(vendor-based)

• Poster painting inspired by Pablo Picasso

• Clay art

Batik Painting Drawing

PRIMARY 6 Composition drawing Oil on canvas inspired by Vincent Van Gogh (fruits)

Poster painting – Places of Interest in Singapore(prior art photograph)

Drawing

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HOW PARENTS CAN HELP• Organizational Skills

– Pack school bag according to the class timetable

– Check homework file for letters and assignments

– Label all belongings and take good care of them

• Close Monitoring of work

– Parents to sign and acknowledge letters, assignments, assessment papers, etc. and return them within 2 school days or the date stated.

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