WELCOME Townsville Connects Day 2016 · 2016. 1. 18. · Listening, Reading and Viewing Speaking, Writing and Representing Grammar and Vocabulary ... P3 1 DIVERSITY Classification:

16 JANUARY 2016

P3 & P4

WELCOME Townsville Connects Day 2016

Head of Department

ENGLISH

Ms Rachel Kunnasekaran

A 2015 TVPS PRODUCTION


READING

WRITING

LISTENING & SPEAKING

VIEWING & REPRESENTING


STELLAR

STrategies for English Language Learning And Reading

School-Based Curriculum

Differentiated instructions to meet the diverse needs of the learners of English and to mould confident users of the language

PERI Holistic Assessment

Assessment modes for assessment OF & FOR learning

Source: http://stellar.opal.moe.edu.sg/index.hide?c=/stellar/pagetree


STELLAR

STrategies for English Language

Learning And Reading

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT PROGRAMMES–

AN OVERVIEW


Areas of Language Learning

Programmes Levels Listening,

Reading and Viewing

Speaking, Writing and Representing

Grammar and Vocabulary

Speech & Drama – Based on the Stellar Texts

P1/P2

Hot News – Pre - Assembly Current Affairs segment

P1 - P6

Cool Stories – Online Recommended Reading

List (posted on the school website)

P1 - P6

‘Little Red Dot’ Newspaper Subscription

P4 - P6

Literature Adoption P4

iRead Boxes/Quest

Cards P1 - P6

National Library

Collaboration (Mass Borrowing@TVPS/Dare to

Read activities)

P1 - P6

PRIMARY

3

Listening &

Viewing

Reading &

Viewing

Speaking &

Representing

Writing &

Representing

Listening

Comprehension

- Picture Matching

- Note Taking

- Listening

Comprehension

Shared Book

Approach

Reading Aloud

Sustained Silent

Reading [SSR]

Reading

Comprehension

iREAD boxes

Story Retelling

Show & Tell

Stimulus based

conversation

Spelling

Guided Writing

Journal Entry

- iREAD Quest

Card Activities

Language Use & Comprehension

Vocabulary

Grammar

Comprehension


PRIMARY

4

Listening &

Viewing

Reading &

Viewing

Speaking &

Representing

Writing &

Representing

Listening

Comprehension

- Picture Matching

- Note Taking

- Listening

Comprehension

Supported

Reading

Reading Aloud

Sustained Silent

Reading [SSR]

Reading

Comprehension

iREAD boxes

Little Red Dot

Show & Tell

Stimulus-based

conversation

Spelling

Guided Writing

Journal Entry

- Personal Journal

- Book Review

- iREAD Quest

Card activities

- Little Red Dot

activities


Vocabulary

Grammar

Comprehension



STELLAR

STrategies for English Language Learning And Reading

School-Based Curriculum

Differentiated instructions to meet the diverse needs of the learners of English and to mould confident users of the language

PERI Holistic Assessment

Assessment modes for assessment OF & FOR learning

PERI HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT–

COMPONENTS


Listening & Viewing

Picture Matching

Note Taking

Comprehension

Speaking & Representing

Show and Tell

Stimulus-Based Conversation

Reading & Viewing

Reading Task

Oral (Reading Aloud)

Writing & Representing

Writing - Content

Guided Writing- Picture prompts


Grammar

Vocabulary

Comprehension

How you can help your child…


THANK YOU

Head of Department

MATHEMATICS (covering)

Ms Ong Chor Meng

VISION

A WORLD CLASS

COMMUNITY OF

BUDDING

MATHEMATICIANS

FRAMEWORK & TEACHING APPROACH

Mathematical Problem Solving

PERI HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT Bite-sized forms of assessment to help

students build confidence and learn. Eg. Performance Task, journal writing etc.

Provide students with richer and more holistic feedback to enable meaningful learning.

Balance use of both summative and formative assessment.

PROGRAMMES

STEP Problem Solving Approach

Integrated Trail

2nd Hand Goods Rock

Maths Olympiad (P4 selected)

HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR CHILD

Talk about Maths as used in day-to-day situations

Seize teachable moments

Ensure your child attends school regularly and punctually

School work is to be done first

Encourage your child to check his/her work for accuracy

Encourage your child to develop good work habits where

his/her overall presentation demonstrates

good understanding of Mathematics

concepts required to complete task

REFERENCES MOE Website

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

/sciences/files/maths-primary-2013.pdf

THANK YOU

Learn to Love Maths

Love to Learn Maths

Head of Department

SCIENCE

Mrs Lata Krishnan


A Hands-on, Minds-On

Approach

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SCIENCE


MOE Science Curriculum Framework


The Primary Science Syllabus aims to:

provide experiences which build on their interest

stimulate their curiosity about their environment

provide them with basic scientific terms and

concepts

provide opportunities to develop skills,

habits of mind and attitudes

SCIENCE


The Primary Science Syllabus aims to:

prepare students towards using

scientific knowledge and methods

in making personal decisions

help students appreciate how

science influences people and the

environment

SCIENCE


Primary Science Syllabus

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Sequence of Topics

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LEVEL TERM THEME TOPIC

P3

1 DIVERSITY Classification: Living and Non-Living

things

Plants

Animals

2 DIVERSITY Fungi and Bacteria

Exploring Materials

3

INTERACTIONS

Magnets

CYCLES Life cycle of animals

Life cycle of plants(Part 1)

4 CYCLES Life cycle of plants (Part 2)

P4

1 CYCLES What is matter?

The 3 states of matter

2 ENERGY Heat

3 ENERGY Light

4 SYSTEM What is a system?

Digestive system

Plants and their parts

Science Process Skills in the Primary

Syllabus

Observing Comparing Classifying Measuring Communicating Analysing Generating Evaluating


Progression of Science Process Skills


What is Science Inquiry?

Students are encouraged to:

ask questions

be actively engaged in collection and use of

evidence

formulate and communicate explanations

based on scientific knowledge


Assessment

The purpose of the Science

examination is to assess students’

attainment in Science with

respect to the objectives of the

primary Science curriculum.


demonstrate knowledge and understanding of scientific

facts, concepts and principles. (Knowledge with

Understanding)

apply scientific facts, concepts and principles to new

situations. (Application of Knowledge)

use one of a combination of the following basic process

skills:

Observing, comparing, classifying, communicating,

analysing, generating and evaluating.

(Application of Process Skills)

Assessment Objectives

- adapted from SEAB website A 2015 TVPS PRODUCTION

Answering Open-ended Questions


Answering Open-ended Questions

Use TCCR


T Topic eg Magnets

C Clues highlight or underline

the key words in the

question

C Concept/

Key Ideas

eg a magnet has 2 poles

R Reasoning logical answer to the

question

* Can also be used for MCQ questions

Example of an Open-ended Question 1. Jane observed that magnet A was floating above magnet B as shown in

the diagram below.


T Topic

Magnets

C Clues

‘magnet A’ and ‘magnet B’ ,

‘floating’

C Concept/ Key

Idea

Like poles of magnets repel

R Reasoning

Think of logical answers to the

question based on the above


Example of an Open-ended Question 1. Jane observed that magnet A was floating above magnet B as shown in

the diagram below.


Reasoning / Answer

(a) Explain why magnet A was floating above

magnet B. [1]

The like poles of the two magnets are

facing each other so they repel. (K)

(b) Give one example to show how

magnets are used in our daily life. [1]

They are used in refrigerators to

keep the doors shut. (A)


Examination Format

• Testing understanding of concepts

• Test ability to make sense of new

information


Examination Format

2 booklets ( A and B )

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Booklet Item Type

A Multiple-Choice (MCQ)

B Open-Ended


Examination Format

42

Level Exam Booklet A

(MCQ)

Booklet B

(Open-ended)

TOTAL

P3 SA1 30 20 50

P3 SA2 50 30 80

P4 SA1 50 30 80

P4 SA2 60 40 100


Encourage your child to tell you about what was learnt in class

Advise your child to read up on the topic learnt in class after every Science lesson using the textbook. Highlight or underline important points

Build up their curiosity by getting them to find out more by asking/ reading/ through internet search

Important/ key points to be written in the Practical Note book

Must have clear understanding of the

basic concepts learnt in order to handle

application/ more difficult questions and

topics in the upper block

How you can help your child in Science


P3 and P4 Science syllabuses can be obtained

from:

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/scie

nces/files/science-primary-2014.pdf

Science syllabuses


Head of Department

MOTHER TONGUE

Mdm Lye Choon Hwan


Mother Tongue Department

Vision

Making Mother Tongue a Living Language

Mission

To develop fluency in one’s Mother Tongue Language skills: Oral, Reading, listening,

and writing.

With a good understanding of the respective Culture.



Approaches to Teaching & Learning


Components/

Level P3 & P4

Listening • Responding to questions by teachers

• Listening Comprehension Practices

Speaking • Class discussion of comprehension

passages

• School-based oral package


Approaches to Teaching & Learning


Components/

Level P3 & P4

Reading / Reading

Comprehension

• Reading aloud of textbooks

• Questioning & answering

techniques for exam

Writing • School-based compo writing

package


Assessment PSLE Oral Examination 2017

Conversation with examiner after watching a

short video clip

Oral Components Marks ％

Reading of passage 20 10

Conversation

(with video stimulus)

30 15

Total 50 25

NEW



Approaches to Teaching & Learning (CL)

Use of mini whiteboard

Bi-weekly magazine (subscription of e-magazine)

Use of ICT resources

学乐Xue Le http://xuele.moe.edu.sg

MC Online https://www.mconline.sg

eZhishi http://www.ezhishi.net

iMTL Portal https://www.imtl.sg (P4)


http://xuele.moe.edu.sg/

http://xuele.moe.edu.sg/

https://www.mconline.sg/


http://www.ezhishi.net/

http://www.ezhishi.net/

https://www.imtl.sg/


Approaches to Teaching & Learning (TL)



Sangamam http://sangamam.moe.edu.sg




http://sangamam.moe.edu.sg/

http://sangamam.moe.edu.sg/






Approaches to Teaching & Learning (ML)


Subscription of Dewan Pelajar


Tinta http://tinta.moe.edu.sg




http://tinta.moe.edu.sg/

http://tinta.moe.edu.sg/






Support from School

Strive Programme for students who need extra

help

Mother Tongue Fortnight

Language & Cultural Camp ( For P4 students)

Cultural Performance Exposure Scheme (CL)

Pintar Membaca (ML)



Support from home

Encourage your child to watch children’s TV

programme and news in the Mother Tongue

he/she is studying

Converse with your child in your Mother Tongue

Read aloud using their MTL textbooks



Communications

With your child’s MT teacher

With your child


Thank you

谢谢

Nandri

Terima kasih


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WELCOME Townsville Connects Day 2016 · 2016. 1. 18. · Listening, Reading and Viewing Speaking, Writing and Representing Grammar and Vocabulary ... P3 1 DIVERSITY Classification: