Welcome to
CHIJ St Joseph’s Convent
Sec 2 Parent-Teacher Meeting (PTM) 26 Jan 2018
OUR DIRECTION -MISSION, VALUES, VISION
IJ Mission
The mission of an Infant Jesus
Convent is the creation of a
Christ-centred school community
where all work together for the
promotion of truth, justice,
freedom and love, with special
reference to the needs of persons
who are disadvantaged in any way.
LIFE4Engaged &
Empowered Learners
Effective Leaders
Eloquent Individuals
with strong Ethics
FREEDOMLOVE
• God-Fearing
• Maximising Potential
• Gracious & Healthy Lifestyle
INTEGRITY• Truth
• Justice
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Women of Integrity
with the Passion to
Pursue Excellence
Our Vision
Accreditations
(2014 to 2020)
• Best Practice in Teaching & Learning
• Best Practice in Character & Citizenship
Education
• Best Practice in Staff Well Being
• Lee Hsien Loong Award in Innovations in
the Normal Course
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Direction for 2018ENGAGEMENT
1) With Staff
Building of Capacity and Community.
2) With Students
Instilling Joy of Learning & Affiliation.
3) With Stakeholders
Strengthening our Singapore Spirit.
YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN US!
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT VARIOUS PARTNERSHIP
EVENTS/PROGRAMMES WE HAVE WITH THE SCHOOL
Executive
Committee
Night Study
Supervision
Reading
Programme
Parents
Prayer
Group
Fund Raising
Family
Carnival
Fund Raising
Sale: CNY
Cookies
Team Building Group
Path Finders/Navigators
Rainbows
Programme
For more
information
&
registration
forms, visit
our booths :
SEC 2 PTM :
Back of hall
Our Beliefs
Our Expectations
Wom
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Attendance
Consistent Effort
Excellence
Absence without Valid ReasonAbsence Reason
Absence Sub Reasons in SC
Examples
Absentwithout VR
Family related issues
• Permissive/ abusive caregiver
• Marital discord• Students need to stay at
home to take care of siblings/relatives
Financial related issues
• Student need to work• Insufficient money for school
Truancy • Wilful absenteeism
Others • Any other reasons
School Rules & Expectations
• To develop disciplined behavior
• Details are in Students’ Planner
• Appreciate parents’ support
– latecomers need to serve detention
– tattoos are not allowed
– dyed/ tinted hair is not allowed
– only a watch should be worn on the wrist
Attire
• PE T Shirt and Pinafore on the days with PE lesson.
• Track shoes is only allowed during PE lesson
• Change into your CCA T shirt during lunch hour.
• During ASP : CCA T Shirt and Pinafore.
Road Safety & Security
• Road Safety
– If you are driving your child/ward to school,
she may alight at the school’s front porch. For
safety purpose, do not allow your child/ward to
alight at the bus bay in front of the school.
– You may also drop your child/ward at the back
of the school near Rivervale Mall
– Speed limit within school premise is 15 km/h
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Alight your child/ward at the
school’s front porch
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Girls to walk along the zebra
pathway to the school foyer.
• School starts at 7:30 am (except Thursdays)
1st period starts at 7:45 am
• School starts at 8:30 am (Thursdays only)
1st period starts at 8:45 am
• Dismissal time is 1:45 pm everyday
• Lunch break is 1:45 – 2:30 pm
• ASP starts at 2:30 – 3:30 pm
• CCA starts at 3:45 – 6:15 pm
Routines
• Assembly starts at 8.30am, except for 1A,2A,3A,
3D & Sec4/5.
• Classes starting lessons at 7:45am are:
- 1A (SBB) + 2A (SBB) + 3A (SBB)
- 3D (8-subject class)
- Sec 4&5 (Timed Practice)
Thursdays
(Late-In Day for Students)
Communication with your child
in school
• They may use the phone in the General
office to contact their parents in case of
emergencies.
• Parents may call the General Office if they
need to speak to their child urgently.
– Office staff will get your child to call you back in
the case of an emergency
Communication with Staff
• You may write through the school’s generic
email address available on the school’s web
page.
• You may call the school who will pass the
message to the teacher.
• Under School Management Team, you will also
find the email addresses of P and VPs
OUR CURRICULUM AND PROGRAMMES
Support Programmes
• Alignment of NA and Express curriculum
• Students with foundation subjects
• Reading programme by parent volunteers for
students with special needs
• Academic Support Programme (ASP) for various
subjects
Our Distinctive Programmes
Learning for Life Programme (LLP)Thinking for Life: Lifelong learning using the FPS
Problem Solving Model
Applied Learning Programme (ALP)The Art of Communication Through Theatre
and Debates
ACADEMIC ASSESSMENT
Continual Assessment
(CA)
Semestral Assessment
(SA)
S2 Express
Pass in EL & a Pass % for the average of all subjects
S2 Normal Academic
(a) Pass in EL & 2 other subjects
OR
(b) Pass in 4 subjects
S2 Normal Technical
Pass in 2 subjects, one of which must be EL or Math
Promotion Criteria
WEIGHTING FOR CA & SA
Course
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2
TOTALCA1SA1
CA2SA2
CT1 + CT2 CT3 + CT4
Express 15 % 25 % 15 % 45 % 100 %
N(A) 15 % 25 % 15 % 45 % 100 %
N(T) 20 % 20 % 25 % 35 % 100 %
CT2 & 4 - Portfolio Assessments
Topical Tests
Open book Tests
Quiz
Oral Presentations
Journal Writing (e.g. in English)
Problem Solving (e.g. in Math & Physics)
Research Assignments
Project Works (MPW for Sec 1&2; MT)
CA & SA Schedule: in Students’ Planner
Assessment Type Level Time Frame
Common Test 1 Written Tests Sec 1–4/5 Term 1 Wk 7-8
Common Test 2 Portfolio Assessment Sec 1–3Term 1 Wk 3 toTerm 2 Wk 3
Semestral Assessment 1
Written Tests/Orals/ Practical
Sec 1–4/5 Term 2 Wk 6-8
Common Test 3 Written Tests Sec 1–3 Term 3 Wk 7-8
Common Test 4 Portfolio Assessment Sec 1–3Term 2 Wk 4 to Term 3 Wk 8
GCE ‘N’ Prelim Examinations
Prelim Examinations Sec 4NT/ 4NA Term 3 Wk 6-7
GCE ‘O’ Prelim Examinations
Prelim Examinations (include Practical)
Sec 4Exp– Sec 5NA
Term 3 Wk 6-8
Semestral Assessment 2
Written Tests/Orals/ Practical
Sec 1–3 Term 4 Wk 3-5
Absence During Tests & Exams
• Call up the school & inform Form Teacher (FT).
• Submit the Medical Certificate (MC) to the FT
upon her return to school.
Note:
For absence without Medical Certificate, a ‘Zero’ (0) will
be given for the papers missed (as it is the practice for
national exams).
There will be no makeup for the papers missed.
OPPORTUNITIES
Subject Based Banding
• SJC is one of 12 schools prototyping
Subject-based banding (SBB); started in
2014
• SBB enables NA/NT students who meet
criteria to offer EL/Math/Sc/MTL at
Express/NA level from Sec 1
Grade Equivalence
between N & O Levels
“O” Level “N” Level
A1, A2, B3 1
B4, C5, C6 2
D7, E8 3
F9 4
LATERAL TRANSFERS
2 N(T) 2 N(A)
3 Exp 2 N(A)
> 70% in the average for
all subjects
& deemed able to cope
Note: LT - Not earlier than mid-year
SECONDARY 3 SUBJECT COMBINATIONS(TENTATIVE)
• This is an opportunity to choose subjects
that would enable the girls to pursue their
career aspirations and placement in higher
educational institutions.
• The final subject allocation is based on
merit.
Rationale for Subject Combination
Tentative Timeline
Dates Description
Term 3 Week 2 (Jul) Streaming Briefing during
Assembly
After SA2 (Oct) Online Streaming Exercise
Release of results
Appeal Exercise
Appeal Results
*Subject to changes
Sec 3 Express
(tentative subject
combinations)
Note : Final subject combinations subjected to demand
Sec 2 PTM
To Note
• Equal weighting for components of modular science
(Physics and Biology).
• Consistent hard work is important.
• For pure subjects
– Ability to cope with the rigour and demands.
– Cut off is computed using 35% SA1 & 65% SA2
• For 8 subjects option.
– Overall percentage is considered.
Sec 3 Express
(8 Subject Options)
Top 20 - 25% in Overall
ranking with Double
weighting for EL, Math
and Science.
+ pass all three Science
modules and at least
70% in *Chemistry and
Physics/Biology modules
+ at least 60% in *Math
At least 70% in
*Physics, Chem
and Bio Modules
Triple
Science+
At least 60% in
*MathAdditional
Math+
+At least 50% in
*GeographyGeography
Tentative Subject Combination
8-Subject Combinations
Sec 2 PTM
Core
English
Mother Tongue
Elementary Math
Additional Mathematics
Humanities (Social Studies & Elective-Hist/Geog)
Chemistry
Electives
Physics Biology
Biology/Geography/
Literature
Physics/Geography/
Literature
Sec 3 Express
(7 Subject Options)
* For Bio : Use 2nd component in SA1
* For Phy : Use 2nd component in SA2
* For Math & Chem (1st component) SA1 (35%) + SA2 (65%)
*Pass all three Science
modules and at least 70% in 2
relevant Science modules
Pure
Science
At least 60% in *Math A Math
Tentative Subject Combination
7-Subject Combinations
(Pure Science)
Sec 2 PTM
Core
English
Mother Tongue
Elementary Math
Additional Mathematics
Humanities (Social Studies & Elective-Hist/Geog)
Chemistry
Electives Physics Biology
Tentative Subject Combination
7-Subject Combinations (Combined
Science)
Sec 2 PTM
Core
English
Mother Tongue
Elementary Math
Humanities (Social Studies & Elective-Hist/Geog)
Science (Chemistry/Physics or Chemistry/Biology)
Electives
Geography or Literature
Additional
Mathematics
Art F&N
Sec 3 Normal
Academic
(tentative subject
combinations)
Note : Final subject combinations subjected to demand
To Note
• Consistent hard work throughout the year
• All students offer English at O levels
• All students offer Mother Tongue at O levels
• Students who score more than 60% in Math
are eligible to take
a) O-level Elementary Math
b) NA-level Additional Math
To Note
• Grades conversion
“O” Level “N” Level
A1, A2, B3 1
B4, C5, C6 2
D7, E8 3
F9 4
Tentative Subject
Combination
Core
English (O)
Mother Tongue (O)
Elementary Math (NA/O)
Humanities (Social Studies & Elective-Hist/Geog)
Science (Chemistry/Physics or Chemistry/Biology)
ElectivesAdditional
Mathematics (NA)
Art F&N Literature
Sec 3 Normal
Technical (tentative
subject combinations)
Note : Final subject combinations subjected to demand
To Note
• Consistent hard work throughout the
year
• Selected students offer English (NA
Syllabus) at N-level as an additional
subject
Tentative Subject
Combination
Core
English (NT/NA)
Basic Mother Tongue
Elementary Math
Science
Computer Applications (CPA)
Elements of Business Studies (EBS)
Electives Music
(Elective: 7th option – additional interest)
We Believe in our Girls• We believe our girls have
potential and talents
• We want our girls to experience success
• We want our girls to be values-driven, to have the mindset of excellence
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Thank You
Let us work in partnership to help
our girls realise their potential.
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