Briefing & Interaction Session for parents 29 January 2016
Briefing & Interaction Session for parents
29 January 2016
Parents of 6 Attentive
FT : Ms Emmeline Ong
Co-FT1: Mdm See S.T.
Co-FT2: Mr Ravi
Important for parents
to be involved in
their children’s education
Parents shape their children’s beliefs and attitudes towards
school and schoolwork
The earlier and more direct parent’s involvement in their child’s educational progress, the more positive the impact on the child’s academic results and experience of schoolwork.
Objectives of Session
Foster School-Parent Collaboration
Share Discipline
Policies
Seek support for school initiatives
and activities
Pupils’ punctuality and
regular attendance in all activities
Share school’s directions
Build rapport and have close
school – parent collaboration
Mission
To Nurture Caring Hearts, Creative Minds and Confident Individuals
Vision
A Vibrant School Where Character Shines and Talents Soar
School Values
Care
Respect Responsibility Resilience Rallying Together
Excellence
Our Twin Pillars
By the end of the six years of education in WSPS, our pupils will be •confident individuals with caring hearts, creative mindsand will exude the qualities of being responsible,respectful, caring and able to rally together in times ofneed and resilient in times of adversities.
•This is the Hallmark of our Whitesandian.
Hallmark of a Whitesandian
Email address:
School contact details:
– General Office Number: 6922 9100
– Staff Room 1 Number: 6922 9124
– Staff Room 2 Number: 6922 9125
Modes of Communication
Communication
Check pupils’ books and assignments regularly.
Highlight issues or problems to teachers e.g. health conditions , behavioural/learning difficulties and family situations.
Check pupils’ Handbook for homework or notes from
teacher
• Instilling C4RE Values:
– Showing Care and Concern for others
– Exercising self-discipline
– Motivating pupils to perform to their best
• Pupils Grooming
– (School Uniform → which days ?)
– (PE Attire → which days ?)
• Attendance Matters
– Pupil is away, an MC or Parent’s letter to explain absence from school
Common Understanding
ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXPECTATIONS
ASSESSMENT AT P5 & P6
Paper Component Marks Weighting
1
Writing
(1h 10min)
• Situational Writing*
• Continuous Writing
15
40
27.5%
2
Language Use &
comprehension
(1h 50 min)
• Booklet A (MCQ)
• Booklet B (Open-ended)
95 47.5%
3
Listening
Comprehension
(abt 35 mins)
• Listening Comprehension
MCQ
20 10%
4
Oral
(abt 10 min)
• Reading Aloud
• Stimulus-based Conversation
10
20
15%
Total 200 100%
Resources STELLAR Worksheets, STELLAR Reader & Companion Booklets
(Red File)
Monthly Tests (Red File)
Listening Comprehension/ Oral Booklet
Situational Writing Package
Composition A4 Exercise book
Journal Writing A5 Exercise book
In-house packages
- Cloze Passage
- Synthesis
- Comprehension
Approach
• Paper 2: Doing working- Identifying key information/ clues within the question/text
- Eliminate options and arrive at the best, most sensible
answer
• Comprehension: QEUSLAC
• Situational Writing: GIPARN
• Stimulus-Based Conversation: TREES
What can I do to help my child?
• Encourage your child to turn to a dictionary
when they come across unfamiliar words
Keep a vocabulary logbook
• Be affirmative in your child’s efforts
• Show interest in their work, discuss how they
can improve
• Build a culture of reading at home
Reading Support @ Home
Reading with your child: creates a special bond
helps to comfort
boost your child’s listening skills
develops language skills
helps prepare your child to learn
provides fun and entertainment
Start TODAY. There is no better time
Set a REGULAR time, five to ten minutes a day
ANY TIME is good. Have a book with you at all times
Be a GOOD ROLE MODEL. Be seen reading
Reading
TO START YOU OFF…
The Giver
(by Lois
Lowry)
The Adventures
of Tintin series
(by Hergé)
Wonder(by R.J.
Palacio)
The Tale of Despereaux
(by Kate
DiCamillo))
TO START YOU OFF…Magazines
e.g. Reader’s Digest, National
Geographic, Time
Newspaperse.g. Straits Times,
Little Red Dot, Today
Mathematics Department
Key Initiatives / Programmes
• Differentiated Instruction
• Concrete Pictorial Abstract approach
• Authentic Learning Experience
• Teaching of Heuristics (P3 – P6)
On-Sponge
• Olympiad training for selected pupils (P4 – P6)
• Mass lectures
Discussion of problem sums by concepts and
heuristics
Mathematics Department
Exam Format (P5 & P6 Standard)
Paper Section QuestionsMark per
Question
Total
MarksRemarks
1
Multiple-Choice
(Booklet A)
10 1 10
No
calculators
allowed
5 2 10
Short-answer
(Booklet B)
10 1 10
5 2 10
2
Short-answer 5 2 10An
approved
calculator is
expectedProblem Sums
5 3 15
5 4 20
3 5 15
Total 48 100
Duration: 50 min (Paper 1)
1 h 40 min (Paper 2)
Mathematics Department
(P6 Standard)
Term 1
CA1
• Algebra
• Angles in Geometric Figures
• Fractions
• Ratio
• P5 topics
• Refer to TOS given
What you can do to help your
child learn Maths…
• Must know the multiplication
tables very wellhttp://www.multiplication.com/games
http://www.mathsisfun.com/tables.html
http://www.mathsisfun.com/timestable.html
http://www.teachingtables.co.uk/
• Firm foundation in number bonds
• Encourage mental calculations
• Memorise facts to improve speed and accuracy
Squares (Area of squares)
1, 4, 9,16, 25, 36,49 …
Cubes (Volume of cubes)
1, 8, 27, 64, 125 …
Percentage to Fractions to Decimals
• Show interest in what your child is learning in
school.
What you can do to help your
child learn Maths…
Make Maths
part of your
child’s daily
life!
Science
5E Learning Cycle
Engage
Explore
ExplainElaborate
Evaluate
Science• Differentiated lesson teaching packages1. Differentiated Process Skills Booklet focused skill teaching
2. Lesson plans Differentiated instructions
3. Vitamindz 6A/6B (Newton series)
6C (Einstein series)
• Class bite size tests Topical Test (Review Exercise)
• Learning journey (tentative late Term 2 or early
Term 3) Adaptations of living things (learning beyond the classroom)
Science• Preparing for PSLE- PSLE Booklet - Past 3 years Questions
- Practice Papers - Past Prelim papers
- Consolidation through past years PSLE MCQ
• Mass Lectures- Answering techniques
- Investigative skills (skills required in an experiment)
- Revision of Past year topics
Assessment- P6 Standard Science
CA1/ SA1/ CA2/ SA2
Duration 1h 45 min
Type of questions weightage
Booklet A 30 MCQ 60%
Booklet B 14 open-ended questions 40%
(2/3/4 marks)
Supplementary Lessons
• Mondays: Mathematics and
English
• Tuesdays: MT and Science
–1 hour per subject
–2.15pm – 4.15pm
Support @ Home
• Books will be sent home for parents to check progress regularly, after the end of each unit.
• Please go through the worksheets and acknowledge by signing them.
• Communicate with teachers if you do not receive your child’s books to check on his progress.
Support @ Home
• Balance between homework and tuition work
• See the big picture:
– Homework helps pupils practiseconcepts they learn in school
• Develop a routine that best fits your child’s schedule and personality
• Recognise your child’s efforts
• Stay positive
Events/ ProgrammesEvent/ Programme Date/ Term Action By
Talks by Year Head Term 1 Mdm Bawany
Motivational Talk
(Session 1)
11 January 2016 Family Matters/ School
Counsellor
Motivational Talk 20 January 2016 Invited Speaker
Motivational Talk
(Session 2)
22 February 2016 Family Matters/ School
Counsellor
Address by Principal Term 1 and Term 3 School Leaders
Motivational Notes Term 3 Parents
Motivational Gifts Term 3 Parent Support Group
1 Mainstream Secondary Schools
2 Specialised Schools
3 IP (Integrated Programme) Schools
4 Specialised Independent Schools
Multiple Pathways for Success
• Express Course 4 years, leading to GCE O levels
• Normal Course Normal (Academic) 5 years, leading to GCE O levels
Normal (Technical) 4 years, leading to GCE N levels Specialised Schools for N(T) Students, leading to ITE
or future employment
Mainstream Secondary
Schools 1
a) Focus on hands-on learning and practical knowledge
b) Train to prepare students for ITE education subsequently
c) Train for ITE Skills Certification (ISC)
Northlight School;Assumption Pathway School;Crest Secondary School;Spectra Secondary.
Specialised Schools2
a) An Integrated UpperSecondary and JC education
b) Secondary school students can proceed to sit for their A-Level or equivalent diploma without taking the GCE O-Level examination
c) Students can enrol for IP at Sec 1 or Sec 3
d) Allow students who are academically strong to benefit from engaging in broader learning experiences
Integrated Programmes Schools3
For students with certain aptitudes in Math, Science,
Technology, Sports or Arts:
a) Singapore Sports Schoolb) NUS High School of Maths & Sciencec) School for the Arts (SOTA)d) School of Science & Technology (SST)
May offer either the GCE O- or A-level, or Specialised Diplomas
Specialised Independent
Schools4
Admission Into Secondary 1
2 ways of seeking admission into Sec 1:
a) Sec 1 Posting Exercise (refer to Secondary 1 Information Booklet and Secondary Education Booklet)
b) Direct School Admission (DSA)–Sec Exercise
S1 Information Booklet
Types of school programmes offered
Factors to consider when choosing a secondary school
How to submit secondary school options
Latest school specific info (eg. Special programmes offered, CCA, achievements, previous year’s cut-off scores, etc.)
Direct School Admission
What is Direct School Admission ?
• The DSA-Sec Exercise was introduced in 2004.
Main Objective
To promote holistic education
What is Direct School Admission ?
• An admission exercise to allow participating schools to
select some P6 students for admission to Secondary 1
based on their achievements and talents before the
PSLE results are released.
• Each participating school sets its own criteria for
selection, based on the academic and/or non-
academic areas that the school would like to emphasis.
Stages in Direct School Admission
[Based on information from DSA 2015]
• The 2016 DSA-Sec Exercise will be
conducted in three stages between July
2016 and late Nov 2016. The three stages
are:
– Selection Stage (tentatively from Jul
2016 to Aug 2016)
– Exercise School Preference Stage
(tentatively in mid Oct 2016)
– Results Release Stage (tentatively in
late Nov 2016)
What you need to do first ?
From now till end June.
Gather information on participating schools
niche areas
selection criteria
dates of trials / tests / interviews
through school websites, calling school and attending open house events.
What you need to do first ?
Identify the school(s) you would like to apply to.
Please consider carefully before committing to participate in tests or trials conducted by the schools.
what your child’s strengths are
which school best caters to your child’s needs
Selection Stage(tentatively from July 2016 to Aug 2016)
• Details are normally announced in April – May
• Do visit http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec/
Results Release Stage(tentatively in late Nov 2016)
• DSA-Sec school allocation results will be
released
• on the same day as the release of the PSLE
results in late Nov 2016.
• Successful candidates
• will be informed of the school that they have
been allocated.
Results Release Stage(tentatively in late Nov 2016)
Please take note :
•As a place in the DSA-Sec school has already been reserved for you, you will NOTbe eligible to participate in the S1 Posting Exercise to opt for secondary schools.
•You are also NOT allowed to transfer to another school, after the release of the PSLE results as you are expected to honour your commitment to the posted DSA-Sec school.
Important Dates :
Tentative
Activity Time
PSLE Oral 18-19 August 2016
PSLE Listening 16 September 2016
PSLE Written 29 September – 5 October 2016
PSLE Results 1st week of Nov/Dec school holidays
•Straits Times 1 Jan 2014•Academic resilience [ability to deal with academic setback & challenges] plays a big part in whether child remains motivated•Suggestions
•Build a good child-parent relationship•Avoid comparing your child’s performance with that of others•Link praise to effort, attitude or behaviour rather than the result [“You did well due to your effort. Congrats”]
Parent’s Role
Parent’s Role
Begin with end in mind (Stephen Covey)
•Inspire your child – Guide child on aspirations; which 3-4 secondary schools
– What is the possible score required
– Plan how to achieve it• Daily Study Time Table
– Interim targets to achieve in May; Aug/Sept; PSLE Results
• Small increments
Parent’s Role
• Travel the journey together
– Be present with your child
– Provide emotional and moral support
• Explore with child the different careers available :
www.ecareers.sg
Useful Websites
• Parents in Education• http://parents-in-education.moe.gov.sg/
• Secondary School Education• http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/