Teaching and Assessment (Primary 1)

23 January 2016

Programme Time Presentation Presenter

9.00 am Welcome Vice Principal,

Mr Martin Chan

9.05 am Overview of Holistic

Assessment

Vice Principal,

Mr Martin Chan

9.15 am Enrichment programme

options

Subject Head/Physical Education

Mr Joshua Seow

9.30 am Mother Tongue Languages

Department Programme

Head of Department /

Mother Tongue

Mdm Claire Chan

9.45 am Move to respective P1 classrooms

10.00 am Briefing in classroom Class Form/Co-Form Teachers

10.30 am End of programme

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Vice Principal

Mr Lim Jit Hin

Key Personnel 2016

Mr Syed Fareed

HOD/ Mathematics

Ms Imelda As’ari

HOD/ Science

Mdm Claire Chan

HOD / Mother Tongue

Ms Chua Siew Kheng

HOD / English

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Mrs Sangeet Bajaj

School Staff Developer Ms Ng Lip Kiang

HOD / ICT

Mrs Trina Yee

HOD / Aesthetics

Key Personnel 2016

Mr Joshua Seow

Subject Head / PE/CCA

Mrs Cindy Khoo

Subject Head / Music

Key Personnel 2016

Mr Hazman

Subject Head / Malay

Programme Time Presentation Presenter

9.00 am Welcome Vice Principal,

Mr Martin Chan

9.05 am Overview of Holistic

Assessment

Vice Principal,

Mr Martin Chan

9.15 am Enrichment programme

options

Subject Head/Physical Education

Mr Joshua Seow

9.30 am Mother Tongue Languages

Department Programme

Head of Department /

Mother Tongue

Mdm Claire Chan

9.45 am Move to respective P1 classrooms

10.00 am Briefing in classroom Class Form/Co-Form Teachers

10.30 am End of programme

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Aim of Primary Education

• To lay a strong foundation

• To nurture the whole child

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Where is my child at this stage?

• Formative years

• Early stages of

learning

• Discovering abilities

and talents

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Developing

the

whole child

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For English, my child learns to…

listen to stories read fluently

speak confidently write stories

For Mother Tongue, my child learns to…

listen to stories read fluently

speak confidently write accurately

understand

culture

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For Mathematics, my child learns to…

work with numbers explore patterns

solve problems express thinking

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My child also learns to be …

a Confident Person

a Self-directed Learner

an Active Contributor

a Concerned Citizen

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Holistic Assessment

to support the

learning and development

of the child

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Assessment at Primary 1

Shorter

assessments

More and richer

feedback

Appropriate

types of

assessment

Short weighted assessment

tasks in Terms 2, 3 and 4:

e.g.

•Topical Tests

•Short Writing

•Reading

•Performance Tasks

How will you receive feedback on your

child’s progress?

1) Progress reports (In Term 1 and Term 3)

• Rubrics to indicate key learning outcomes

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2) Mid-year and end of year report cards

(in Term 2 and Term 4)

Marks and/or grades to show your child’s

attainment

Overall qualitative comments on your child’s

learning

How will you receive feedback on your

child’s progress?

How will you receive feedback on your

child’s progress?

3) Holistic Assessment Portfolio

• Progress reports will be shown to parents with

the portfolio

• Portfolio contains a good sample of your child’s

work and performance tasks in the core subjects

- with graded rubrics

- with teacher’s qualitative comments

• Shown at Parent-Teacher-Child (PTC)

Conference sessions on

Friday 27 May 2016

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How will this benefit my child?

• More opportunities

to show learning

• Caters to wider range

of learning styles

• Regular and timely

feedback

• More confident

• Motivated to learn

• Enjoys learning

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Homework

• Monitor the completion of the child’s

homework based on the notes made in

the handbook

• Ensure that the homework given by the

school is given top priority amongst other

work given at home

• Check and sign the child’s books/files

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Role of Parents in making

homework manageable

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• Establish routine for child to do homework

• Provide a conducive environment in your

home that encourages your child to be

consistent in his / her studies.

• Take interest in your child’s learning

• Set high (but realistic) expectations

Role of Parents in making

homework manageable

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Homework load for Primary One 2016

Teachers will coordinate the homework

load daily

Online homework via online portal mconline

• Assigned on Wednesday by the subject

teachers and to be completed by Tuesday

the following week

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No homework to be assigned

• over the weekends

• on eve of public holidays

• during March, September & December

holidays

Homework load for Primary One 2016

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Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading (USSR)

Monday and Tuesday

• Mother Tongue Language books

Wednesday and Thursday

• English books

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• Spelling

• English Spelling - Every Thursday

• Mother Tongue – Every Tuesday

• Punctuality

• To report directly to the hall by 7.30 am

• School bag

• Pack bags according to time table

• Wear the right attire for the school day

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Parent- Teacher-Child

Conference

Friday 27 May 2016

ENHANCING

COMMUNICATION

BETWEEN SCHOOL

AND HOME…

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“Education is the best gift we can give our

next generation. At every stage of their

education journey, we will create an

environment conducive for holistic

development, by providing them the time,

space and opportunity to discover and nurture

their talents, strengthen their character, and

develop their lifelong love for learning”

Ng Chee Meng

Acting Education Minister (Schools)

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