Hello!

I am Mrs LeongYear Head P5 & P6Student Development & Management You can find me at hong_seek_eng@moe.edu.sg

Important Dates Important

Information

P6 Learning Experience

PSLE Registration Process

PSLE Registration Process (Tentative)

ACTIVITY DATE/PERIOD

Application of Access (Special) Arrangements(applicable only to selected students. Sch will notify once we receive results at the end of Term 2 or Term 3)

By 31 Jan

Registration for PSLE (applicable to all students)

11 Mar – 25 Mar

Deduction of Exam Fees through GIRO(not applicable for students who are Singapore Citizens)Top up Giro account if necessary in March

Apr

Cash Collection of Exam Fees(not applicable for students who are Singapore Citizens)

Apr – May

PSLE Dates

ACTIVITY DATE/PERIOD

Oral Examinations 15 – 16 Aug (Thu & Fri)

Listening Comprehension Examinations 20 Sep (Fri)

Written Examination 26 Sep – 2 Oct (Thu-Wed)EL – 26 Sep (Thu)MA– 27 Sep (Fri)MT – 30 Sep (Mon)SC – 1 Oct (Tue)HMT – 2 Oct (Wed)

• The examination timetable will be made available in the SEAB website on 25 Feb 2019

• https://www.seab.gov.sg/home/examinations/psle

Post-PSLE Event Dates

ACTIVITY DATE/PERIOD

Marking Exercise 14 – 17 Oct (Mon & Thu)

Release of DSA & PSLE Results to Candidates &Collection of PSLE Certificates

Late Nov

Secondary 1 Posting Exercise Late Nov

Release of Secondary 1 Posting Results Dec

Report to Secondary School Dec

School Assessment Dates

CA1 ASSESSMENT DATE/PERIOD

HCL Paper 2 28 Feb (Thu)

EL Paper 2 1 Mar (Fri)

Math 4 Mar (Mon)

MTL Paper 2 5 Mar (Tue)

Science 6 Mar (Wed)

SA1 ASSESSMENT DATE/PERIOD

EL & MTL Listening Comprehension 18 Apr

EL/MTL Oral 24 Apr & 25 Apr

EL Paper 1 29 Apr

MTL Paper 1 30 Apr

HMTL Paper 1 2 May

HMTL Paper 2 9 May

EL Paper 2 10 May

Math 13 May

MTL Paper 2 14 May

Science 15 May

School Assessment Dates

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION DATE/PERIOD

EL & MTL Listening Comprehension 31 Jul

EL/MTL Oral 29 Jul – 30 Jul

HML (Paper 1 & 2) 1 Aug

English (Paper 1 & 2) 2 Aug

Math 5 Aug

MTL (Paper 1 & 2) 6 Aug

Science 7 Aug

Our arrangement for preliminary examination will mirror the PSLE arrangement

as closely as possible

School Assessment Dates

Important Dates Important

Information

P6 Learning Experience

Learning Experience – HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT

Focus on Character Development & Citizenship Education

Holistic Target Setting

CCE PAM CCA

Unstructured

Play

VIA student-initiated

Post-Exam Programme

History Curriculum

FTGP & Cyber

WellnessSEAIP GYS

NE Commemorative

Days

Equip with PQs to maneuver in the fast changing world in the long runPQs are necessary to help students in PSLE preparation

through various events

–Vesak Day, Total

Defence Day, Racial

Harmony Day, National

Day, International

Friendship Day, Festive

Celebration, Learning

Journey to Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

Ignite Singapore Spirit

Resilience – never give up spirit

• for students to apply what they learned in a structured or unstructured

manner

• engage students to think creatively & critically as they solve real-world

problems

Student-initiated Value-In-Action (VIA)

Encourage students to innovate – to use Design Thinking Approach to

identify and understand community issue & need, Together with their

peers, they will initiate an action to make a difference and improve the

lives of others

Creating Authentic Settings or Projects

INDOOR GAMES @ PLAY ROOM

Objectives of implementing

1) Create Educational Spaces for students to play & develop

Foundations & Passion for Life-long learning & purpose in life

2) Provide more opportunities for Peer Interactions & authentic

platforms to practise SE Competencies taught

3) Spark student’s imagination & foster “Innovation Quotient”

4) Provide opportunities for students to self-organise & further their

interests and passion in Music & Sports through performances,

exhibitions and competitions

GAMES and role-playing @ MPH and MRL14

ROLE PLAYING @ MRL Ninja Warriors @ MPH

GAMES and role-playing @ MPH and MRL15

Table-Tennis Corner in the Canteen

Students’ Voices were heard (Focus Group Discussion)

GAMES and role-playing @ MPH and MRL16

Traditional

Games are ready

for loan – an

NESS initiative

Provide opportunities to

pick up life-long skills to

• strengthen character

• work collaboratively

with others

• pursue and enjoy a

physically active &

healthy lifestyle

• learn to appreciate

aesthetic beauty

Desired Outcomes of Physical, Aesthetics & Music (PAM)

Education

Enhancement in Learning for Life Prog – PHE initiative

Horizontal Climbing

introduced to enhance

students’ problem

solving skills,

endurance & muscular

strength, etc.

Bouldering Wall is

being constructed in

ISH.

Wushu Quan Package –

a customised Wushu routine

taught during PE lessons to

enhance physical attributes &

build school values

Develop Well-rounded Individuals

Cognitive

智

Physical

体

Social

群

Aesthetic

美

Moral

德

Student Handbook pages 26 & 27 & End-of-Term Reflections

Teachers

will guide students in

setting quantitative &

qualitative targets

with the end in mind

(Desired Outcome of

Education & PQs.)

Holistic Target Setting

Learning Experience – ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENTWell-supported, well-equipped & well-prepared confident students en route to success

Targeted Sup / Rem

Holiday Classes & HW

Motivation Talk – SLs, YH & CCE HOD

Stress Management Talk by schcounsellor

Exam Blessing by Venerables

Joy of Learning

Varied opportunities

to develop PQs

Pastoral Care & Managing Discipline

Trs Meetings

- YH, HODs & SL

Academic Subj trs Meetings

Staff TrainingsTeacher

Mentoring

It takes the whole village to raise a child – to provide both academic & social emotional support

Preparation for PSLE

P6 Coverage

P1 to P5 Coverage

Note : The fraction shown above are just broad estimates and should not be taken as absolute.

This pie chart draws attention to the need to revise what that was not well learnt before. In school,

we are consistently doing that.

P6 topic coverage is a small fraction of those tested

Preparation for PSLE - Strategy Map

• Holistic Target Setting & Review • Focused Supplementary • Concurrent Revision Pre-P6 Work & Practice Papers CA1

• CA1 Results Slips• Teacher-Parent Connectfor selected parents

• March Holidays homework• Motivational Talk by Vendor (TBC) • Sec Talk by CCE (Tentative)• Motivation Talk by YH

SA1• SA1 Results Slips• Teacher-Parent Conference• Readiness Check

• Prep Talk by VPs in class • June Holidays Master Classes • June Holidays homework• Prep Talk by Ex-students (TBC) • Focused Remedial & Supplementary• Stress Management Talk by school counsellor • Exam Blessing by FGS• September Supplementary Lessons• Note of encouragement by P5 Student

Prelim • Prelim Exam Results

Sit for Exam Confidently Gain SuccessWell-supported, well-equipped & well-prepared

‘Start the Year Right Talk’ by YH All P6 students

Sharing on P6 PSLE Preparation All parents

Start the Year Right Talk – Level FocusBoosting Emotional Strength & Motivation1. Learn when to study and when to play

- Do the important things first- The less important things after or not at all- Upon settling down at home, get on to do their homework & revision- Discourage addictive gaming or “go play” after school

2. Keep up with the ‘SPIRIT’ of Learning = adopt a Growth Mindset- S trategise (work out a way to achieve)- P ursuit of Excellence (put in best effort)- I can do attitude (believe in self)- R esilience (explore alternative solution)- I have yet to achieve it (learn from past experience)- T eamwork (seek help from others & you are not alone)

3. Continue to be kind and empathise with others

Focused Supplementary & Remedial lessons planned

Preparation for PSLE

Targetting at strengthening specific skills, strategies & topics

ACTIVITY Date/Period

Supplementary commencement 21 Jan (Mon)

June Holidays : Master Classes Week 1 : 4 Jun, 6 June & 7 Jun

Week 4 : 24 Jun – 26 Jun (Mon-Wed)

CL Enrichment Classes (optional) Week 4 : 24 Jun – 28 Jun (Mon-Fri)

September Supplementary Lessons(Closing Gap noted from Prelims)

12 Sep & 13 Sep (Thu & Fri)

Remediation Programme for students who need additional support

Important Dates Important

Information

P6 Learning Experience

We maintain regular communications with Parents through

Student Handbook, Calendars, Letter of notification, official email & telephone.

ACTIVITY DATE / PERIOD

Parent Engagement Session(Not a one-to-one meeting session with the teachers)

18 Feb

Workshops for Parents MTL – 11 Feb

EL & MA – 26 Apr

Teacher-Parent Conference (TPC) 1 30 May (full day) to

31 May (morning only)

Meeting parents of selected students After CA & Prelims

In support of Home-School Partnership

Refer to FTs introductory letter for ways to get in touch with the teachers

For non-urgent matters, the teacher will respond within 3 working days.

For P6 Remedial Programme & Holiday Classes – refer to letters sent by Form Teacher

Talks DATE TIME

Screamfree Parenting 30 Mar (Sat) 9.00 a.m. - noon

Parenting by Personality through DISC

(Knowing Me, Knowing You)

12 Apr (Fri) 2.30 p.m. – 5.30 p.m.

Positive Discipline for Lasting Impact 25 May (Sat) 9.00 a.m. - noon

Venue : Mee Toh School

Pastoral Care – FamilyMatters@School Programme

Some confirmed Parenting Talks that are coming your way

Learn effective & scientifically proven ways to groom your child

Direct School Admission (DSA-Sec)• Allow students to apply to some secondary schools before PSLE based on talents

not demonstrated in PSLE• Support their holistic development• Allow students to continue to develop their talents, potential & achievements in

secondary schools which offer distinctive programmes like sports, math & science, performing arts, leadership, etc.

Find schools that match your child’s • strengths & interests• pace of learning• overall range of programmes offeredWhile your child is developing his strengths & interests in secondary school, he will continue to enjoy learning at an appropriate pace & benefit from the school’s overall programmes.

How to get the latest information about what secondary schools offer?• MOE’s DSA-Sec website https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/direct-

admissions/dsa-sec . The DSA-Sec categories & participating schools will be updated in April 2019).

• Check secondary schools’ websites for updated info on DSA categories, selection timeline & criteria.

• Attend Open House (https://www.schoolbag.sg/story/open-house-dates-of-primary-schools-2018 (2019 information not available yet)

• Press release regarding the commencement of the DSA-Sec application in May 2019Possible DSA-Sec Outcomes• Confirmed Offer (CO) – Child is guaranteed a place provided they accept the offer &

qualify for an academic course offered by the school i.e. Express, NA or NT based on PSLE results

• Wait List (WL) (with rank order) – Child given a place only if the place is not taken up

• Unsuccessful – Child not given a place. May apply through S1 Posting using PSLE results

New single centralised DSA-Sec Application Portal

• Application process is simplified. No application fees charged• Encourage more students to consider talent development as it is open to all students• Apply through a single centralized DSA-Sec Application Portal for all Sec schools that offers

distinctive programmes• Applicants for SOTA & SSP will have to apply directly to the schools & follow their timelines• Each applicant can indicate up to 3 choices. • On top of the 3 choices made, each applicant can apply separately to SOTA &/or SSP• Consider carefully. Help manage the time & effort so that your child will not be put

through multiple trials & interviews.• Access Portal using only one parent’s SingPass login. Parents who are unable to access

their SingPass can seek primary schools’ assistance• No need to submit testimonials.• No hardcopy documents to be submitted in round 1 • Secondary Schools may conduct interviews, tests, trials or camps to identify students

strengths, fundamentals & potential talents. Personal essays to be written only on the day of interview

Examples of Choice Combinations

A student can apply to up to 3 different schools, with no restrictions on the talent areas.

A student cannot use all 3 choices on one school. He can leave the 3rd choice blank or choose another sch.

EXAMPLE 1

Talent(s) School(s)

Choir School A

Choir School B

Choir School C

EXAMPLE 2

(Not allowed)

Talent(s) School(s)

Choir School A

String Orchestra School A

Mathematics School A

Each child can apply a talent in 3 different schools. Choice order does not matter

Each child have the flexibility to apply up to 2 talent areas in each school. Each child may have talents in more than an area. This caters to the development of his multiple talents.

Each child is allowed to choose different schools to develop one of his talent.

If a student choose 2 talent areas in one school, he can apply to 2 different schools only.EXAMPLE 3

Talent(s) School(s)

Choir School A

String Orchestra School A

Choir School B

Secondary schools have the prerogative to shortlist students for the stronger area

Dual track school (IP or O-level)

If a talent area is offered for both the O-level and Integrated Programme (IP) in a dual-track school, applicants are to indicate a preference for one of the programmes or no preference.

The sec sch may offer the applicants a track that is different from their indicated preference, based on the school’s assessment of their suitability.

2019 DSA-Sec Timeline

8 May

DSA-Sec Portal

opens on 8 May

4 June, 3 p.m.

Secondary schools should

have completed their DSA-Sec

selection

By 31 August

DSA-Sec Portal closes on 4 Jun

17 June

Shortlisting & selection by Sec Schs. Each sec sch

has different selection criteria for its categories & progs. Schs will inform

you of the selection outcome by Aug

Rank your offers, if you receive offers

from multiple schools

Late October

Release of DSA & PSLE Results

Start of S1 Posting Ex

Late November

Students successfully allocated to their DSA-Sec schools will not join the S1 Posting process to opt for secondary schools.

They have committed to the sec school and will not be able to seek for a transfer to another school after the release of the PSLE results.

Growing Years Series

Commence today

Conducted

• From Term 1 Week 7 to Week 10

• over 8 FTGP periods in P6

• by specially trained teachers of Mee Toh

Parents may engage your child in conversation about what they have learned from the teachers at your own comfort level.

Education Career Guidance (ECG)

Equipping students with the necessary knowledge, skills and values to make

informed decisions at each key education stage for successful transition from

school to further education or work, and hence to manage their career pathways

and lifelong learning throughout their lives.

Parents are encouraged to go to the following websites with your child to

explore their career pathways (What they want to be?) & educational pathway (How

do they get there?)

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9fpBx9xeGU (Short Video Clip)

• https://www.myskillsfuture.sg/content/student/en/primary.html (My Skill Future

Portal for public)

• Student personal assess (introduced during FTGP lessons)

Attendance

Complete each school term

Reasons for absence which are not valid include doing the following during term time (inclusive of period of PSLE)• taking family holidays• return to home country• oversleeping• wilful absence from school

Absence from school without valid reason is a school offence and the student is liable for a ‘Fair’ or ‘Poor’ Conduct Grade.

Post-Exam Holistic Development Programme

ACTIVITY

Children’s Day Celebration cum Sports Canival

Learning Journey to Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall

ART programme

ECG - Secondary School Talk

ECG - Talk on Transition from P6 to Sec 1 organised by HPB (TBC)

Hydro Car Workshop

Sports Education Programme

Heritage Centre Programme

My learning journey in MTS – an ICT project

Social Etiquette Classes

Graduation Preparation & Graduation Day

PSLE T-Score

s

mXScoreT

)(1050

Mark for each subject - indicates how well he has performed in the subject

T-Score - indicates how well he has performed relative to his peers in the subject

PSLE Aggregate Score - the sum of the T-scores of all 4 subjects

It is used for the purpose of posting pupils to a course in secondary school

X - candidate’s mark for a subject

m - average mark (mean) scored by all the candidates

S - spread of the marks around the average mark (standard deviation)

Pupil A Pupil B

Mark for a subject 80 50

T-Score

Suppose

Average mark per subject of all

students (m) = 60

Standard deviation (s) = 14

50 + 10 (80 - 60)

14.0

= 64.29

50 + 10 (50 - 60)

14.0

= 42.86

Annoucement

Use of Photographs & Videos

Photograph(s) or video image(s) of the students may be captured during school events, programmes and related activities.

The school may use and publish such photographs and/or video recordings positively in school publications, website, social media channels, and other official school communication channels.

Thanks!Happy 2019