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26 March 2015 Dear Parent/Guardian,

P6 Updates (2/2015) 1) 2015 PSLE Examination Fees

In line with the announcement made by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, in his Budget Speech on 23 February 2015, the national examination fees will be waived for all Singaporean students in Government-funded schools sitting for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) from 2015.

The 2015 PSLE examination fees for Non-Singaporean school candidates are as follows:

· Permanent Residents $60 · International Students $180

No refunds will be given for the examination fee paid. MOE will continue to absorb the Goods and Services Tax (GST) of the examination fees for all school candidates. Should you have any queries, please contact our Administrative Manager, Mdm Mariam, at 6441 8677. 2) PSLE Registration

The PSLE Registration Slips have been given to your child/ward. If there are any errors in the PSLE subject combination or if there are changes to your child’s/ ward’s personal particulars, the amendment is to be made in ink on the Registration Slip by the parent and the necessary documentary proof is to be submitted.

The Registration Slips are to be signed by parents and then returned to the Form Teachers. 3) 2015 PSLE Examination

The 2015 PSLE Examination will commence on 20 August 2015. The 2015 PSLE Examination consists of 3 sections.

A) Oral Examination (Thursday, 20 August and Friday, 21 August) B) Listening Comprehension Examination (Friday, 18 September) C) Written Examination (Thursday 1 October – Wednesday 7 October)

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Please refer to the attached schedule for the actual dates, paper and time for each examination. 3) 2015 P6 Semestral Assessment 1 Examination

Please take note that our P6 SA1 Examination will commence from Week 6 this term. Kindly refer to the attached for details on the topics tested. 4) P6 Meet-The-Parents Session

We would like to thank you for attending the P6 Meet-the-Parents Session on 14 March 2015. The slides presented during the session are uploaded onto MC Online. You may log in to MC Online to download the slides. 5) P6 Campfire With Parents

We are planning a campfire for the P6 students on Friday, 29 May 2015 as part of our efforts to foster bonding. We will be inviting you to this event and hope we can collaboratively motivate the pupils in their preparation for the PSLE. Further details on the campfire will be provided at a later date. Once again, we thank you for your continual support and look forward to working closely with you to help our pupils achieve their fullest potential. Yours faithfully, Mdm Tan PS

P6 Level Manager

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Reg No

Acknowledgement

P6 Updates (2/2015)

I have taken note of the content of the circular.

Name of Pupil: _______________________________ Class: __________________

Name of Parent/Guardian: ______________________________Date: ___________

Signature of Parent/Guardian: ___________________________________

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2015 P6 Semestral Assessment One Examinations

Please take note of the details of the P6 Semestral Assessment One (SA1):

Subject Duration Topics/Components

English

1h 10m

Paper 1 Situational Writing Continuous Writing

1h 50m

Paper 2 Part 1 MCQ Grammar Vocabulary Vocabulary Cloze Visual Text Comprehension Part II OE Grammar Cloze Editing (Spelling & Grammar) Comprehension Cloze Synthesis & Transformation Comprehension

Paper 3 Listening Comprehension

Paper 4 (Oral) Reading Passage Stimulus-based Conversation

Foundation

English 1h 10m

PAPER 1 Situational Writing Continuous Writing

Foundation English 1h 20m

PAPER 2 Part 1 MCQ Grammar Punctuation Vocabulary Visual Text Comprehension Part II OE Form Filling Editing for Spelling & Grammar Comprehension (Completion of Sentences) Synthesis & Transformation Comprehension Cloze Comprehension (Passage A and B)

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PAPER 3 Listening Comprehension

PAPER 4 Reading Aloud Stimulus-based Conversation

Standard Mathematics

Paper 1 (Without

Calculator)

50 min

P5 Whole Numbers P6 Algebra P5 & P6 Angles P5 & P6 Fractions P5 & P6 Ratio P5 & P6 Percentages P5 Area of Triangle P6 Circles P6 Pie Charts Process Skills

Standard Mathematics

Paper 2 (With Calculator)

1h 40min

P5 Whole Numbers P6 Algebra P5 & P6 Angles P5 & P6 Fractions P5 & P6 Ratio P5 & P6 Percentages P5 Area of Triangle P6 Circles P6 Pie Charts Process Skills

Foundation

Mathematics Paper 1 (Without

Calculator)

1h

Whole Numbers, Fractions, Decimals, Data Analysis Measurement Percentage Geometry (Up to P5 Syllabus)

Foundation

Mathematics Paper 2

(With Calculator)

1h 15min

Whole Numbers, Fractions, Decimals, Data Analysis Measurement Percentage Geometry (Up to P5 Syllabus)

Science

1h 45 min

Section A: 30 MCQ Section B: 14 OE Qns Primary 3 Diversity Cycles Primary 4 Systems Interactions

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Energy Primary 5 Systems Cycles Primary 6 Energy (all chapters) Interactions

1. Forces and Types of forces 2. Living together 3. Characteristics of the Environment 4. Food chains and Food Webs

Foundation Science

1h 15 min

Section A: 16 MCQ Section B: 6-7 Structured Qns 6-8 OE Qns Primary 3 and 4 topics Primary 5 Foundation Science Topics Primary 6 Energy (all chapters) Interactions

1. Forces 2. Types of Forces 3. Living Together 4. Characteristics of the Environment 5. Food chains and Food Webs 6. Adaptations for survival

Chinese

考试范围：五年级（上册） 五年级（下册） 六年级（上册第一课至第六课）  （1）听力考试 -听力理解 （2）口试 -朗读 -看图说话 -会话 （3）笔试：试卷一（50 分钟） -作文（二选一） （4）笔试：试卷二（1 小时 40 分钟） A 部分 -语文应用

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-短文填空 -阅读理解（一） B 部分 -完成对话 -阅读理解（二）

Higher Chinese

考试范围：五年级（上册） 五年级（下册） 六年级（上册第一课至第七课） （1）试卷一（50 分钟） -作文（二选一） （2）试卷二（1 小时 20 分钟） -语文应用 -阅读理解（一） -阅读理解（二）

Foundation Chinese

考试范围：五年级（上册） 五年级（下册） 六年级（上册第一课至第六课）   六年级（下册第七课至第八课）  （1）试卷一（30 分钟） -阅读理解 （2）口试 -朗读 -看图说话 -会话 （3）听力考试（40 分钟） -听力理解

Malay 50min

(Lisan): 50 markah (25%) - bacaan lantang

- menerangkan gambar

- perbualan berkaitan dengan gambar

(Kefahaman mendengar): 20 markah (10%) - petikan teks

(Kertas 1): 40 markah (20%) Pilih SATU soalan sahaja. - karangan berdasarkan tajuk

- karangan bergambar 5 dan (?)

1h 40min (Kertas 2 ): 90 markah (45%)

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BUKU A

- melengkapkan teks dengan perkataan yang berimbuhan

- peribahasa dalam petikan

- kefahaman grafik

- kefahaman objektif

BUKU B

- melengkapkan teks dengan perkataan yang sesuai

- melengkapkan teks dengan frasa yang sesuai

- kefahaman subjektif (termasuk kosa kata: menyatakan

makna perkataan-perkataan yang terpilih)

Higher Malay

50min

(Kertas 1): 40 markah Pilih SATU soalan sahaja.

- karangan berdasarkan topik dan senario

- karangan dengan menyambung atau memulakan

karangan dengan ayat yang diberikan

1h 20min

(Kertas 2): 60 markah - memadankan peribahasa

- mengedit teks

- 2 kefahaman

o melengkapkan teks

o mengenal pasti idea utama

o menjawab soalan-soalan kefahaman termasuk

kosa kata

Foundation Malay

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(Lisan): 60 markah - bacaan lantang

- penerangan berdasarkan gambar

- perbualan berkaitan dengan gambar

30 min

(Kefahaman Membaca): 10 markah - membaca dan memahami petikan serta menjawab

soalan

- (Kefahaman mendengar): 30 markah

- petikan teks

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2015 PSLE EXAMINATION TIMETABLE

A. Oral Examination

Date Paper Time Thursday, 20 August & Friday, 21

English Language / Foundation English Chinese / Malay / Tamil Foundation Chinese / Foundation Malay / Foundation Tamil

0800 – 1300 h

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August

Friday, 21 August

Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Panjabi / Urdu Foundation Bengali / Foundation Gujarati / Foundation Hindi / Foundation Panjabi / Foundation Urdu

0800 – 1300 h

B. Listening Comprehension Examination

Date Paper Time Friday, 18 September

Chinese / Malay / Tamil Foundation Chinese / Foundation Malay / Foundation Tamil Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Panjabi / Urdu Foundation Bengali / Foundation Gujarati / Foundation Hindi / Foundation Panjabi / Foundation Urdu English Language / Foundation English

0900 – 0935 h * 0900 – 0940 h * 0900 – 0930 h * 1115 – 1150 h *

* Actual duration may differ slightly

C. Written Examination

Date Paper Time Duration Thursday, 01 October

English Language Paper 1 English Language Paper 2 Foundation English Paper 1 Foundation English Paper 2

0815 – 0925 h 1030 – 1220 h 0815 – 0925 h 1030 – 1150 h

1 h 10 min 1 h 50 min 1 h 10 min 1 h 20 min

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Friday, 02 October

Mathematics Paper 1 Mathematics Paper 2 Foundation Mathematics Paper 1 Foundation Mathematics Paper 2

0815 – 0905 h 1015 – 1155 h 0815 – 0915 h 1015 – 1130 h

50 min 1 h 40 min 1 h 1 h 15 min

Monday, 05 October

Chinese / Malay / Tamil Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Panjabi / Urdu Paper 1 Chinese / Malay / Tamil Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Panjabi / Urdu Paper 2 Foundation Chinese/ Foundation Malay/ Foundation Tamil Paper 1

0815 – 0905 h 1015 – 1155 h 0815 – 0845 h

50 min 1 h 40 min 30 min

Tuesday, 06 October

Science Foundation Science

0815 – 1000 h 0815 – 0930 h

1 h 45 min 1 h 15 min

Wednesday, 07 October

Higher Chinese / Higher Malay / Higher Tamil Paper 1 Higher Chinese / Higher Malay / Higher Tamil Paper 2

0815 – 0905 h 1015 – 1135 h

50 min 1 h 20 min