School-Parent Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS ... · Check the Pupils’ Handbook for homework or notes from teacher. Books will be sent home for parents to check progress

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School-Parent Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS)

P6 2018

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C4RE Class Teachers

• To deepen Teacher-Student-Relationship (TSR), all

Form Teachers and Co-Form Teachers are

henceforth known as C4RE (pronounced as

Care) Teachers and will collaborate as a team to

attend to the students’ needs

• Each class will have two or three C4RE Teachers

and students can approach any of them should

they need guidance and assistance

•The C4RE teachers in charge of your child are…

White Sands Primary School

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Subject Teachers

Subject Teacher/ Teachers

English Language Ms Emmeline Ong

Mathematics Mrs Beverly Peh

Science Ms Emmeline Ong

Physical Education/ Health Education Mr Aaron Yeo

Social Studies Ms Emmeline Ong

Art and Craft Mr Raizi

Music Mrs Jennifer Ong


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Objectives of SPECS

Foster

School-Parent

Collaboration

Share

Expectations

of Students

Seek support for

school initiatives and

activities


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The Impact of Parent Involvement

• Important for parents to be involved in their

children’s education

• Parents shape their children’s beliefs and attitudes

towards school and schoolwork

• The earlier and more direct parent’s involvement in

their child’s educational progress, the more positive

the impact on the child’s academic results and

experience of schoolwork.


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To Nurture Caring Hearts, Creative Minds

and Confident Individuals

Our Mission


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Our Vision

A Vibrant School of Choice where Character

Shines and Talents Soar


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Respect

Responsibility

Resilience

Rallying Together

Care Excellence

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Level Outcome

A Resilient Achiever

Creative pupils who are self-directed

learners striving to do their best for

self, family, community & nation.

(School / Community / Nation)

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Hallmark of a Whitesandian

confident individuals with caring

hearts, creative minds and will

exude the qualities of being

responsible, respectful, caring

and able to rally together in

times of need and resilient in

times of adversities.


By the end for six years, our pupils will be

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Getting in touch…

• Email:

[email protected]

[email protected]

[email protected]

• may not receive a reply immediately – generally will

• reply within 3 working days

• urgent matters – call the school


mailto:[email protected]



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Getting in Touch…

• School Contact Details:

General Office Number: 6922 9100

Staff Room 1 Number: 6922 9124

(EMS/ML Teachers)

Staff Room 2 Number: 6922 9125

(CL/TL teachers)

• Pupil’s Handbook


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Getting in Touch…

Check pupils’ books and assignments

regularly.

Highlight issues or problems to teachers

e.g. health conditions , behavioural /learning difficulties and family situations.

Check pupils’ Handbook for

homework or notes from teacher

Pupil Management

Form


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Pupils Grooming

– School Uniform

Wednesday and Friday

– PE Attire

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (CCA),

Thursday

Attendance Matters

– If pupil is absent,

• an MC or Parent’s letter is required

Common Understanding


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Communication

Checking your child’s books and assignments regularly

and communicating or highlighting issues to teachers.

Check the Pupils’ Handbook for homework or notes

from teacher.

Books will be sent home for parents to check progress

on a monthly basis- please go through the worksheets

and acknowledge by signing them

Communicate with teachers if you do not receive your

child’s books to check on his progress


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Letter on Summary of

Level Programmes

Objectives

• provide a consolidated information at the beginning of

the term

• minimise parents receiving too many forms at various

points of time

• easy on students who sometimes forget to show parents

and forms go missing

• one-time payment and collection of monies

Missing forms or notification can be retrieved from the school website.


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CURRICULUM

MATTERS


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ENGLISH LANGUAGE

o Listening and Viewing

o Reading and Viewing

o Speaking and Representing

o Writing and Representing

o Grammar

o Vocabulary

Areas of Language Learning


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STANDARD ENGLISH

o STELLAR Learning Sheets

o Oral & Listening Comprehension booklet

o Situational Writing booklet

o Comprehension

o Cloze Passage

o Synthesis & Transformation

o Grammar Skills

o Composition

School-based Resources


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Term 1

(100%)

Term 2

(100%)

Term 3

(100%)

Term 4

(100%)

Paper 1

(Writing)

Paper 2

(Language Use)

Paper 3

(Listening

Comprehension)

Paper 4

(Oral Communication)

Components to be Tested


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Paper Format - Standard EnglishPAPER COMPONENT

ITEM

TYPENO. OF ITEMS MARKS DURATION

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(Writing)

Situational Writing OE 1 151 h 10 min

Continuous Writing OE 1 40

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(Language

Use)

Booklet A:

1 h 50 min

Grammar MCQ 10 10

Vocabulary MCQ 5 5

Vocabulary Cloze MCQ 5 5

Visual Text

Comprehension MCQ 8 8

Booklet B:

Grammar Cloze OE 10 10

Editing for Spelling

and GrammarOE 12 12

Comprehension

ClozeOE 15 15

Synthesis /

TransformationOE 5 10

Comprehension OE OE up to 10 20

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(Listening

Comprehension)

Listening

ComprehensionMCQ 20 20

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(Oral

Communication)

Reading Aloud OE 1 passage 10

Stimulus-based

ConversationOE 1 visual stimulus 20

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Topics to be Taught

STANDARD MATHEMATICSTerm 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Unit 1:

Algebra

Unit 4:

Percentage

Unit 6:

Angles in Geometric

Figures

Unit 2:

Fractions

Unit5:

Circles

Unit 3:

Speed

Unit 3:

Ratio

Unit 8:

Volume of solids and

Liquids

Unit 9:

Pie Charts

Unit 10:

Solid Figures and

Nets


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Topics to be Tested

STANDARD MATHEMATICS

Term 1

(100%)

Term 2

(100%)

Term 3

(100%)

Term 4

(100%)

Units 1, 2 and 3

Topics from P3 – P5

Units 1 – 5


Units 1 – 10


PSLE will be held in Term 4.

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The examination

consists of 2 written

papers

comprising 3 booklets.

Paper Format



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Points to note:

1.Both papers will be scheduled on the same day

with a break between the two papers.

2.Paper 1 comprises two booklets ( 30 questions,

1 hour ). The use of calculators is not allowed.

3.Paper 2 comprises one booklet (17 questions 1

h 30 min ). The use of an approved calculator is

expected where appropriate.

Paper Format



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PAPER BOOKLET ITEM TYPE NO. OF QUESTIONS MARKS DURATION

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Booklet A Multiple-Choice10 10

1 hour5 10

Booklet B Short-Answer5 5

10 20

2Short-Answer 5 10

1 h 30 minStructured / Long-Answer 12 45

The use of an approved scientific calculator is allowed in Paper 2.

Paper Format



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Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Forms and uses of

energyEnvironment

Man’s Impact on the

Environment

Revision for PSLE

(P3-P6 topics)

Sources of energy The Web of Life

Revision for PSLE

(P3-P6 topics)

Forces Adaptations

Topics to be Taught

STANDARD SCIENCE

Past PSLE and Prelims papers from other schools

will be assigned from Term 3 onwards.


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Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Human

Digestive

System

Light

All topics

from P3 – P6PSLE

Heat and

TemperatureMatter

Water Cycle Electrical System

Reproduction in

Animals and

Plants

Unit of Life

PhotosynthesisRespiratory and

Circulatory Systems

Forms and

Uses of EnergyPhotosynthesis

Sources of

EnergyAll on Energy

Forces Forces

Environment

The web of Life &

Adaptations

Topics

To be

tested in

CAs &

SAs in

Pr 6 Std.

Science


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Paper Format (Standard Science)

BOOKLET ITEM TYPE NO. OF QUESTIONS MARKS DURATION

A Multiple-Choice 18 36

1 h 15 minB

Structured 6 – 7 14

Open-Ended 5 – 6 20

Paper Format

STANDARD SCIENCE

FOUNDATION SCIENCE


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Monday5 pm – 3.00pm

2.15 pm – 3.00 pm (English)

3.00 pm – 3.45 pm (Mathematics)

Tuesday

2.15 pm – 3.00 pm (Mother Tongue)

3.00 pm – 3.45 pm (Science)

Schedule of Supplementary lessons for Term 1 to Term

3 has been issued

Supplementary Lessons


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PSLE Matters


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PSLE Examination Calendar (Tentative)

Activity Time

Registration 5 March 2018 - 26 March 2018

Oral Examination 16 August 2018 - 17 August 2018

Listening Comprehension

14 September 2018

Written Exam 27 September 2018 – 3 October 2018

Marking Exercise 15 October 2018 – 18 October 2018


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• DSA-Sec school allocation results will be released

on the same day as the release of the PSLE results

in late Nov 2018.

• Successful candidates will be informed of the

school that they have been allocated.

Results Release Stage


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Admission to Secondary 1

2 ways of seeking admission into Secondary 1:

a) Sec 1 Posting Exercise

(refer to Secondary 1 Information

Booklet and Secondary Education

Booklet – normally given in October – a copy of 2017 available on MOE website)

b) Direct School Admission

(DSA)–Sec Exercise


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Secondary 1 Posting

• PSLE is a placement exam

– reflects the relative achievement level of

students in relation to their peers

– places students into different courses

according to their academic ability


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Secondary 1 Posting

• Posting to Secondary

Schools is based on merit

– i.e. based on a student’s

PSLE Aggregate

• More information at

https://www.moe.gov.sg/ed

ucation/admissions/secon

dary-one-posting/s1-

option-phase


https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/secondary-one-posting/s1-option-phase

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Secondary 1 Posting

PSLE Aggregate

• All four examinable subjects ( English

Language, Mother Tongue, Math and Science)

carry equal weightage

• PSLE Aggregate is calculated based on the

sum of the four examinable subjects (

excluding Higher Mother Tongue)


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Secondary 1 Posting

PSLE Aggregate

• The T-Score of these four subjects are added

to give the PSLE aggregate

• Raw marks obtained for a subject are

converted to a Transformed-Score (T-Score)

– T-Score shows the performance of the child for a

subject compared to all other students in that

subject


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Direct School Admission (DSA)


DSA

allows students to seek admission to a secondary

school on the basis of talents and achievements

that may not be demonstrated at the Primary School

Leaving Examination (PSLE).

enables students to enter suitable academic and

non-academic programmes in Secondary Schools

that can develop the students in these areas.

Information is released normally in March – April at

https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/direct-

admissions/dsa-sec

https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/direct-admissions/dsa-sec

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Each participating school sets its own criteria

for selection

Parents obtain details on selection

criteria by visiting the secondary school

website or attending their open houses

Application stage for each school is different

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DSA-Sec school allocation results released on the

same day as release of PSLE results.

Students who are successfully allocated to their DSA

schools will not be allowed to participate in the

Secondary 1 posting exercise

Parents advised to be mindful of not overloading their

children with many selections

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Parent’s Role

Suggestions• Build a good child-parent relationship

• Avoid comparing your child’s performance with that of

others

• Link praise to effort, attitude or behaviour rather than the

result [“You did well due to your effort. Congrats”]

Academic resilience [ability to deal with academic setback &

challenges] plays a big part in whether child remains motivated

Straits Times 1 Jan 2014

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Parent’s Role

• Begin with end in mind (Stephen Covey)

• Inspire your child – Guide child on aspirations; which 3-4 secondary

schools

– What is the possible score required

– Plan how to achieve it

• Daily Study Time Table

– Interim targets to achieve in May; Aug/Sept; PSLE

Results

• Small increments


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Parent’s Role

• Travel the journey together

– Be present with your child

– Provide emotional and moral support

• Explore with child the different careers available :

www.ecareers.sg


http://www.ecareers.sg/

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Useful Websites

• Parents in Education

http://parents-in-education.moe.gov.sg/

• Secondary School Education

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/



http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/


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Post PSLE Activities

• Students are expected to be in school

after the PSLE Exams

• Various Post Exam Activities are

conducted such as Music and Art,

Learning Journeys, Entrepreneurial Skill

and Care Sales cum VIA, Graduation

Ceremony etc

• Permission should be sought from

School Leaders before plans are made


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Engagement Time


Hope you have had a fruitful session.

Looking forward to collaborating with you to

bring our the best in your child

Kindly complete the evaluation form via

http://tinyurl.com/spis2017

Kindly complete the evaluation form via

http://tinyurl.com/spis2017


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Feedback form

https://tinyurl.com/wspsSPECS2018


https://tinyurl.com/wspsSPECS2018

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School-Parent Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS ... · Check the Pupils’ Handbook for homework or notes from teacher. Books will be sent home for parents to check progress