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Secondary 3 Parents’ Day25 January 2019

Objectives of Today’s Session

• To provide an opportunity for parents to meet your child’s / ward’s Form Teachers.

• To highlight key learning programmes that enhance students’ learning.

• To work closely with you to bring about better learning outcomes for your child.

• Consent / Notification Forms

• Email • Mass SMS• Parents Gateway• Student Handbook• Termly Letters

https://bukitviewsec.moe.edu.sg

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Communication Platforms with Parents

Instructions to Register for Parents Gateway

Instructions to Register for Parents Gateway

Scope• Academic Matters• CCA and Leadership• Pathways after your National Examinations• Supporting your child

Academic Matters

Motivation for Academic Excellence - 4As

Attendance in All Classes

Attention in Learning and Assignments

Assignments of Good Effort and

High Quality

School Hours

* Reporting Time: Before 7.20 am * Flag Raising: 7.30 am * Recess: 9.45 to 10.20 am

Levels Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

Sec 3 Express

Sec 3 NA

1.50 pm 3.00/4.10 pm

1.50 pm 4.10 pm 12.40 pm

S3 Consultation Session Objectives

• To provide additional academic support for your child/ward

• To conduct make-up lessons • Students can also make use of these sessions to

arrange for consultation with teachers, if necessary

Consultation Hours

Levels Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

Sec 3 Express

2.25 – 3.00 pm3.00 – 3.35 pm

3.35 –4.10/4.45

pm 1.50 pmNil (normal

lesson ends at 4.10pm)

12.40 pm

Sec 3 NA

3.00 – 3.35 pm 3.00 – 4.10 pm

Objectives

• To consolidate students’ academic foundation• To prepare students for the national exams

next year

S3 Foundation Programme 201917 – 24 October

CCA and Leadership

Sec 1Sec 2

Sec 3 Sec 4/5

BUKIT VIEW STUDENT LEADERSHIP JOURNEY

Level 1(SCB, PSL & SL)• Understanding potential• Identifying limiting

beliefs• Setting goal for the

future

Level 2(SCB, PSL & SL)• Building credibility

through consistency, quality decision making & getting along with people

• Establishing core values (Model the way)

• Discovering personal values.

• Aligning values with action

SCB• Thinking out of the box (challenge the

process)• Looking for outsight• Ways to encourage and build small

wins.Peer Support Leaders

• Enable others to act• Managing confrontation

Sport Leaders• Setting tone of culture through sports

context• Setting culture of excellence in team

STUDENT COUNCIL BOARD

PEER SUPPORT LEADERS

SPORTS LEADERS

CLASS COMMITTEE

CCA LEADERS

Differentiated training for student leaders in the leadership groups

Sec 1 - 3 Lifeskill - Leadership

Training

Selection for:• Student Council• Peer Support Leaders• Sports Leaders• Class committee• CCA leaders

EXCO & student

leadership positions

• Students with high leadership potential will hold key positions in the various student leadership and CCA groups.

Student led activities

• Youth Day celebrations• Teachers’ Day celebrations• Student Environmental

Leadership Conference• CCA Camps• VIA activities• Sec 1 Orientation

BUKIT VIEW STUDENT LEADERSHIP JOURNEY

MOE-OBS Challenge Programme 2019

18 to 22 March (March Holidays)Bukit View Secondary School

A Holistic Education

Objectives• Develop well-rounded individuals

• Outdoor Education (OE) provides rich learning experiences outside the classroom and helps our students to develop holistically, building up their resilience and ruggedness

• Authentic learning experiences help our students to develop 21st century competencies as well as competencies for sustainable, active and healthy living

MOE-OBS Challenge

• 5 Day 4 Night Overnight Camp• 18 – 22 March (March Holidays)• Reporting: 18 March 7.15am in School• Dismissal : 22 March 4.30pm in School • Transport will be provided for students to and fro• Packing list will be given together with parents’

letter at a later date• Students’ phones will be safeguarded by OBS

MOE-OBS – Camp Detail

Communication Channel

Parent

School ProgrammeCoordinator

(Tel: 6566 1990

OBS/*MOE HQ Participant

*MOE HQ staff on 24-hr standby during every MOE-OBS Challenge Programme

ParentParticipant OBS/*MOE HQ

School ProgrammeCoordinator

Safety • Full time OBS Instructors• Small group size of 12-16

students per instructor• Dedicated, professional

medical staff on 24hr standby at medical centre

• Supported by SCDF & Police Coast Guard Emergency Medical Services

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3 ComponentsPre-course CCE and Out Skills Lessons, Briefing

5-day Expeditionary Course Conducted by OBS

Post-course CCE Lessons

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Pre-course preparation

SAMPLE 5-day course

Post-course follow-up

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5

Team/ Problem Solving Activities

Adventure Activities, Preparation for Expedition

Single/Multi-Mode Land/ Water-Based Expeditions

Commitment Activity, Peer Feedback & Active Planning

Debriefing / Reflection Time / Peer Appraisal / Journaling

Getting to know you & team socialisation

Building competence & confidence

Surmounting challenges as a TEAM, develop resilience as individuals, sense of achievement as a WHOLE

Peer feedback, transfer of learning

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Journeying with Your Child

DOs

⚫ Do listen to your child’s concerns.⚫ Do set goals with your child. ⚫ Do affirm your child’s effort to make positive changes.

DON’Ts

⚫ Do not pack your child’s bag for him or her.⚫ Do not create anxiety with assumptions. ⚫ Do not frighten your child with “horror” stories.

MOE-OBS Challenge

18 to 22 March (March Holidays)

Programme Coordinators:Mr Calvin Tan (HOD PE / CCA)tan_choon_yong_calvin@moe.edu.sg

Mr Keynes Lee (SH PE / Student Leadership) (Internal)lee_yee_leong_keynes@moe.edu.sg

Contact number : 6566 1990 (School General Office)96975714 (School designated mobile phone)

MOE-OBS Challenge

mailto:lee_yee_leong_keynes@moe.edu.sg

Pathways after the National Examinations

O-Level track

Pathways after O-Level Exam

Pre-University Schools

GCE A-Level Exams

Diploma

Polytechnics Institute of Technical Education

Arts Institutions Private Education

Diplomas Nitec / Higher Nitec

More information on the various educational pathways can be found on MySkillsFuture Portal.

Diploma courses provides students with hands-on experience and equips them with

strong skills and competencies that will prepare them for the workforce.

Students graduate with a Diploma in aspecific area of study.

Polytechnics

How can I enter a Polytechnic?

JAEJoint Admissions Exercise• Conducted annually to allow GCE O-Level

students to apply for admission to courses offered by JC, MI, Poly and ITE

EAEEarly Admissions ExerciseStudents who have accepted their conditional offers and met the admissions criteria for the polytechnic course after the release of their final results will have their offers confirmed.

Entry into PolytechnicJoint Admissions Exercise (JAE)

Students must also qualify for the subject specific minimum entry requirements for the course they wish to pursue.

ELR2B2 is used for admission into the polytechnics. ❑ English Language❑ 2 RELEVANT subjects for the course applied for❑ 2 other best subjects

Joint Admission Exercise Information Booklet 2019

https://www.moe.gov.sg/docs/default-source/document/education/admissions/jae/files/booklet.pdf

Information on the cut-off points and minimum entry requirements for the different courses is available in the JAE booklet.

Joint Admission ExerciseInformation Booklet 2019

Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) – Polytechnics

• Aptitude-based admissions exercise that allows students to apply for and receive conditional offers for admission to polytechnics prior to receiving their final grades.

• Allows greater flexibility for the polytechnics to select and admit students based on their aptitudes and interests, apart from academic grades, thus allowing a wider range of talents to be recognised.

Student Selection• Targeted at students who have strong aptitude and

interests in a field related to the diploma course they are applying for.

• Where relevant, the polytechnics may also take into account students’ talents and achievements in sports, arts, leadership, entrepreneurship and community service during the selection process.

Student Selection• The polytechnics will have the discretion to determine

how they assess applicants’ interests, strengths and aptitudes.

• Polytechnics may also consider participation in relevant CCAs, Advanced Elective Modules (AEMs), Applied Learning Programmes (ALP) and Applied Subjects, as well as participation in activities such as work attachments and sustained involvement in projects that are related to the course students are applying for.

Early Admissions Exercise (EAE)

EAE offers are confirmed if they meet the following criteria:• A net ELR2B2 score of 26 points or better for the

GCE O-Level examinations; and• Minimum Entry Requirements for the respective

polytechnic course.

Application ProcedureProcess Period

Application Stage JuneSelection Stage July

Offer & Acceptance Stage AugWithdrawal Stage Sep

Refer to the EAE website https://eae.polytechnic.edu.sgfor details on the application procedure

https://eae.polytechnic.edu.sg/

Junior College / Millennia InstituteJunior College Millennia Institute

2-year Programme 3-Year ProgrammeL1R5• 1st Language (EL or HMT)

and 5 Relevant Subjects• Raw Aggregate Score must

be 20 and below• At least

• C6 for EL • D7 for MT or E8 for HMT

or Pass for BMT• D7 for E Math or D7 for A

Math

L1R4• 1st Language (EL or HMT)

and 4 Relevant Subjects• Raw Aggregate Score must

be 20 and below • At least

• C6 for EL • D7 for MT or E8 for HMT

or Pass for BMT• D7 for E Math or D7 for A

Math

Junior College Admission Using L1R5

L1 English Language or Higher Mother Tongue (HMT)

R1From the best of Humanities(Note: Higher Art and Higher Music can be considered)

R2 From the best of Mathematics/ Science

R3From the next best of Humanities/ Mathematics/ Science

R4From the next best of Humanities/ Mathematics/ Science and other GCE ‘O’ Level Subjects

R5From the next best of Humanities/ Mathematics/ Science and other GCE ‘O’ Level Subjects

Example of L1R5 Calculation (1)Subject Grade

English 3

Humanities 3

Math 3

Science 4

Mother Tongue 1

POA 2

D&T 1

CCA Good

L1R5

L1 EL / HMT 3

R1 Humanities 3

R2 Math / Sci 3

R3 Humanities /

Math / Sci

4

R4 Others 1

R5 Others 1

CCA Bonus - 1

Total 14

Core subjects like English, Humanities, Math & Science are compulsory.

Example of L1R5 Calculation (2)Subject GradeEnglish 3

Humanities 5

Math 3

Science 4

Mother Tongue

1

POA 2

D&T 1

CCA Excellent

*HMT 1

L1R5

L1 EL / HMT 1

R1 Humanities 5

R2 Math / Sci 3

R3 HumanitiesMath / Sci

4

R4 Others 1

R5 Others 1

CCA - 2HMT - 2Total 11

Bonus points for CCA & HMT* HMT can replace EL for L1 if EL is < C6

Junior College Arts Science / IBAnderson Serangoon JC 12 12

Anglo-Chinese JC 10 9Anglo-Chinese School (Indep) - 6

Catholic JC 14 15Dunman High School - -

Eunoia JC 11 10Hwa Chong Institution 5 5

Jurong Pioneer JC 17 14Nanyang JC 8 7

JC L1R5 Aggregate Scores

Junior College Arts Science / IBNational JC 9 8

Raffles Institution 5 5River Valley High School - -

St Andrew JC 12 11St Joseph’s Institution - 8Tampines Meridian JC 13 14

Temasek JC 11 10Victoria JC 8 6

Yishun Innova JC 20 20

JC L1R5 Aggregate Scores

Direct School Admission –Junior Colleges (DSA-JC)

• Allows students to seek admission to a junior college on the basis of talents and achievements that may not be demonstrated at the O-level examination.

• Enables students to enter suitable academic and non-academic programmes in junior colleges that can develop the students in these areas.

Direct School Admission –Junior Colleges (DSA-JC)

Step 1: Students should consider their strengths and interests, and discuss with their parents / guardian.

Guiding Questions• Is a JC education suitable for you?• What are your strengths and/or interests? • Which strengths or interests would you like to

develop further through the DSA school?• Are you prepared to be committed to the programme

and school if you take up the DSA?

Direct School Admission –Junior Colleges (DSA-JC)

Step 2: Students should shortlist JCs with DSA areas that match their strengths and/or interests.

Guiding Questions• Which schools offer programmes that can develop

your strengths or interests?

• Considering the school culture and all the school programmes, which of the one or two shortlistedsschools best suit your learning pace, aptitude and strengths?

Direct School Admission –Junior Colleges (DSA-JC)

Step 3: Apply to individual schools. • Students are encouraged to obtain more details on

the schools’ selection criteria by visiting the schools’ websites or open houses.

• Submit the DSA application form before the deadline. (Note: Please check the individual school website as the application period and procedures can vary from school to schools.)

How do schools select students? • The selection process differs across schools and for

different DSA categories.

• Depending on the DSA area applied to, students may be required to submit a portfolio showcasing their talents and achievements, secondary school results, CCA records, a personal statement and/or a character reference.

• Schools may also administer interviews, tests or trials.

Supporting your child

Parent’s roles• Guide your child in determining what his/her interest/

pathway is

• Monitor your child’s physical well-being; Support them but also give them room to exercise responsibility

• Monitor daily work and review progress

• Minimise distractions

• Work with the teachers and school

• Celebrate their strengths and work patiently with them on areas for growth

Tim Elmore - Growing LeadersLet them experience difficulties

o psychologists noted that kids who do not experience falls, have higher chance of developing phobias.

o Continued risk shielding results in ‘High arrogance and low self esteem’ syndrome

o Our youth need to face challenges and difficulties and upset emotions and learn that it is normal, and seeks ways to overcome them.

Supporting your child’s transition through Upper

SecondaryBuild a caring home environment to

nurture the social and emotional skills of your child using S.A.F.E tips.

Support• Let your teen be alone if he/she does not feel like

doing anything together, but be available when he/she needs you.

• Have meals together regularly. It offers a way to connect.

• Be flexible. Allow more independence as your teen demonstrates more responsibility

Familiarise• Find out what post secondary institutions have in store

for students. Make informed decisions together.• Highlight how different institutions and industries can

match your teens’s interest.

Affirm• Describe what is done right and why it is helpful

whenever you praise your teen. Specific praise is more genuine and encouraging.

• Be sensitive to your teen’s preferences.E.g Give praise if he/she tends to be easily embarrassed.

Empathise• Respond to your teen’s emotions without judging.• Encourage your teen to share with you why he/she makes

certain decisions. Acknowledge his/her struggles and strengths.

S.A.F.E

Spend Time Chatting. Use T.A.D

Talk• Talk about your teen’s interests. Encourage him/her to

share the who, what, where, when, whys and hows of that interest. E.g sports, the latest phone apps, fashion

Ask• Ask about his/her thoughts and feelings on the latest

posts and discussions on social media.

Discuss• Discuss new boundaries as your teen displays greater

maturity. E.g Allow a later curfew – recognise that he/she can be trusted with more responsibilites

Socio-Emotional Support• Form Teachers’ Time

o Study Habits, Positive Psychology, Learning Styles, Motivation

• Teacher-Student Conference• Breakfast Time• Positive Recognition – Good Deed

Awards, Model Student Awards & Best Class Award

Let’s work together!

Partnership

Building on Trust, Partnering as One

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