Dear Primary 5 Parents, Please refer to the following slides on matters pertaining to: • PSLE Scoring & S1 Posting from 2021 • Direct School Admission (DSA) • Curriculum & Assessment • Discipline Matters • Home-School Partnerships • P5 Level Events and Programmes Thank you! Mdm Norizan S Ahamed Year Head (Upper Primary) [email protected]
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Dear Primary 5 Parents,
Please refer to the following slides on matters pertaining to:• PSLE Scoring & S1 Posting from 2021• Direct School Admission (DSA)• Curriculum & Assessment • Discipline Matters• Home-School Partnerships• P5 Level Events and ProgrammesThank you!
Recognise students’ level of achievement, regardless of how their peershave done
THE PSLE CHANGES ARE PART OF A BIGGER STORY
PSLE Microsite
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THE PSLE REMAINS A USEFUL CHECKPOINT
To understand where our children are at in their learning after six years of primary school
Gauge their learning needs so that they can progress to a secondary school and take subjects at a suitable level
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HOW PSLE SCORING WORKS
Changes to the PSLE scoring and S1 posting
What you need to know about the new PSLE scoring system
Click to watch the following videos:
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SLs may choose to play the video on “Changes to the PSLE Scoring and S1 Posting” instead of going through slides 3 – 8.
SLs may choose to play the video “What you need to know about the PSLE scoring system” to further explain the differences between T-score and AL-scores, if needed.CEG, 7/11/2019
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Reflects a student’s individual level ofachievement
Unlike the current T-score, students’ ALfor each subject will reflect their level ofachievement, rather than how they haveperformed relative to their peers.
FROM T-SCORE TO WIDER SCORING BANDS
AL RAW MARK RANGE
1 ≥ 90
2 85 – 89
3 80 – 84
4 75 – 79
5 65 – 74
6 45 – 64
7 20 – 44
8 < 20
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The PSLE Score replaces the T-score aggregate.
It is obtained by adding the ALs of four subjects.
The PSLE Score ranges from 4 to 32, with 4 being the best.
Students will be placed in secondary school courses based on their PSLE score – Express, Normal (Academic) or Normal (Technical).
ENGLISH
MOTHER TONGUE
MATHEMATICS
SCIENCE
AL3
AL2
AL1
AL2
PSLE SCORE: 8
PLACEMENT OUTCOME PSLE SCORE
EXPRESS 4 – 20
EXPRESS / N(A) OPTION 21 – 22
N(A) 23 – 24
N(A) / N(T) option 25
N(T) 26-30, with AL7 or better in both EL and MA
FROM T-SCORE TO WIDER SCORING BANDS
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CHOOSING SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Consider your child’s strengths and interestswhen making school choices in order to find a school that would help your child learn and thrive best.
Each school has its own distinctive programmes, culture and niche areas. Find out more about secondary schools’ distinctive programmes such as:-
i. MOE’s SchoolFinder tool;
ii. secondary schools’ websites;
iii. school open houses.
MOE SchoolFinder Tool
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PRESENTATION OF RESULTS IN ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS
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New Field to compute “Total AL Score”
Update from “Grade” to “AL”
AL will not be reflected for
WA
PRESENTATION OF RESULTS IN ALs To familiarise students and parents with the new AL scoring system, schools will present
school-based examination results of your child in ALs.
The AL reflects the mastery of a broader curriculum, rather than for topical or component performance. As such, AL will not be reflected for weighted assessments (WA).
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In Annex B of the Press Release dated 24 July 2019, AL was reflected for WAs.
Please note the update that ALs will not be reflected for WAs.CEG, 14/11/2019
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SUBJECT-BASED BANDING (PRIMARY)
OFFERING DIFFERENT SUBJECT COMBINATIONS
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SUBJECT-BASED BANDING (PRIMARY)
Schools will continue to recommend based on the following:
Student’s aptitude, motivation and performance in each subject;
Student’s ability to cope with a particular subject combination; and
Whether the subject combination focuses sufficiently on literacyand numeracy, and facilitates the student’s articulation tosecondary school and beyond.
Offering subjects at Foundation level is not a disadvantage to thestudents. It enables them to focus on building up strongfundamentals in these subjects and better prepares them forprogression to secondary school.
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SCORING FOR FOUNDATION LEVEL SUBJECTS
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Under the current PSLE grading system, Foundation subjects are graded in 5 scoring bands from Grade 1 to U.
FOUNDATION SUBJECTS GRADED IN 5 BANDS TODAY
Current System
GradeRaw Mark
Range
1 85 – 100
2 70 – 84
3 50 – 69
4 30 – 49
U < 30
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Under the new AL system, to reduce fine differentiation among students, Foundation subject grades will be graded in 3 scoring bands from AL A to C.
Like Standard subject ALs, the Foundation subject ALs will reflect a student’s level of achievement, rather than how they have performed relative to their peers.
FOUNDATION LEVEL SUBJECT GRADES TO BE LESS FINELY DIFFERENTIATED
Foundation Level AL Reflected on
Result Slip
Foundation Raw Mark Range
A 75 – 100
B 30 – 74
C < 30
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For the purpose of S1 posting, Foundation level AL A to AL C will bemapped to AL 6 to AL 8 of Standard level subjects respectively, toderive a student’s overall PSLE Score.
Similar to the current PSLE scoring system, this mapping is based onthe learning and assessment load of the subjects, and informsstudents of their readiness to access the curriculum at the secondarylevel.
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FOUNDATION LEVEL SUBJECT GRADES
Foundation Level AL Reflected on
Result Slip
Foundation Raw Mark Range
Equivalent Standard
Subject AL
Standard Raw Mark Range
A 75 – 100 6 45-64
B 30 – 74 7 20-44
C < 30 8 <20
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A student’s PSLE Score is the sum of the four AL scores across his/herStandard and Foundation subjects.
Students taking Foundation subjects are eligible for the ExpressCourse, as long as they meet the course placement criteria.
With Full Subject-based Banding in secondary schools, students mayalso take subjects at a higher level for those that they are strong in.
SCORING OF FOUNDATION SUBJECTS FOR S1 POSTING
ENGLISH
FOUNDATION MOTHER TONGUE
FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS
SCIENCE
AL3
ALB
ALB
AL5
PSLE SCORE: 22
PLACEMENT OUTCOME
PSLE SCORE
EXPRESS 4 – 20
EXPRESS / N(A) option
21 – 22
N(A) 23 – 24
N(A) / N(T) option
25
N(T)26 – 30, with AL7 or better in both EL and MA
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ELIGIBILITY FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL HIGHER MOTHER
TONGUE LANGUAGE (HMTL)
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ELIGIBILITY FOR HMTL IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
For students who do not meet the above criteria, secondary schools will continue to have the flexibility to offer HMTL to students, if they are assessed to have high ability and interest in MTL and are able to take HMTL without affecting their performance in other subjects.
ELIGIBLITY CRITERIA FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL HMTL
(i) PSLE Score of 8 or better OR(ii) PSLE Score of 9 to 14 inclusive; and attain
AL1 / AL2 in MTL or Distinction / Merit in HMTL
The eligibility criteria for taking HMTL is intended to ensure that students can cope with the higher academic load, and takes reference from the current criteria.
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USE OF HCL FOR ADMISSION INTO SAP SCHOOLS
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USE OF HCL FOR ADMISSION INTO SAP SCHOOLS
Current System
Students’ HCL grades give posting advantage for SAP schools
Currently, for admission to SAP schools, students are awarded bonus T-score points based on their HCL grade:
3 points for Distinction
2 points for Merit
1 point for Pass
2nd 8 DISTINCTION
8 MERIT
8 PASS
8 NO HCL
9 DISTINCTION
7 NO HCL1st
3rd
4th
5th
6th
New System
The HCL posting advantage for entry to SAP schools will continue
Students will be ranked taking into account their performance in HCL.
This posting advantage applies before the tie-breakers for S1 posting.
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SCORING FOR MTL-EXEMPT AND STUDENTS STUDYING AN ASIAN
LANGUAGE/ FOREIGN LANGUAGE (AsL/FL) IN LIEU OF AN MTL
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For students who are exempted from MTL or take an AsL/FL in lieuof an official MTL, their PSLE result slip will only reflect the threesubjects they have taken.
However, for the purposes of Secondary 1 posting, these studentswill need an assigned MTL score so that they have a PSLE scorecomprising four subjects
To determine the assigned MTL score, reference is made toMTL scores of other students who have achieved similar scoresin English, Mathematics, and Science.
This is the same approach taken in today’s T-score system.
SCORING FOR MTL-EXEMPT AND AsL/FL STUDENTS
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In reviewing the score assignment for these students under the newPSLE scoring system, we needed to strike a balance between:
Acknowledging that students have valid reasons for seekingMTL exemption or taking an AsL/FL, and
Ensuring some parity between scoring for exemption,Foundation and Standard MTL.
SCORING FOR MTL-EXEMPT AND AsL/FL STUDENTS
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Under the new scoring system, the assigned MTL score will :
Take reference from peers with similar scores for English,Mathematics and Science;
While maintaining parity of treatment with students who takeFoundation MTL (who will score between AL 6 to 8).
Hence, students will receive an assigned MTL score between AL 6to 8 in PSLE.
SCORING FOR MTL-EXEMPT AND AsL/FL STUDENTS
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FAMILIARISING STUDENTS AND PARENTS WITH THE NEW SYSTEM AND GUIDING THEM IN MAKING SUBJECT CHOICES
In summary
2020Primary 5
2021Primary 6
2019Primary 4
Scoring for Foundation level subjects – to guide students and parents on whether to take Foundation level subjects at PSLE
Release of Indicative AL COPs – to guide students and parents in making school choices
School Results in Achievement Levels (ALs) – to familiarise students and parents to the new system
Eligibility for Secondary School HMTL – to guide students and parents on whether to take HMTL at PSLE
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Direct School Admission (DSA)
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Is DSA-Sec suitable for my child?
DSA-Sec can support his/her development in that talent area.
• If your child has specific talentswhich a school offers in the DSA-Sec & is passionate about andcommitted to developing his/herstrengths and interests
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What is the timeline for 2020 DSA-Sec?
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• To encourage students to tap on the expanded DSAopportunities, the DSA-Sec application process wassimplified in 2019.
• Students will be able to apply for DSA through a centralisedDSA-Sec Application Portal, using a common applicationform
• The portal will simplify and streamline the DSA applicationprocess, making it convenient for all students.
• Centralised online portal across ALL participating secondaryschools
Centralised DSA-Sec Portal
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Centralised DSA-Sec Portalo No need to submit testimonials or hardcopy
documents to the secondary school during applicationo Apply through the portal via one of the parents’
SingPass login. Parents who do not have access toSingPass can approach their child’s primary schoolfor assistance.
o Choose up to three schools and three talent areas inthe DSA-Sec application.
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Examples of Possible Combinations
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What are Schools looking for? DSA-SEC SELECTION
Students, be sincere, be genuine, and be yourself –if you are a good fit for the school, it will show.
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Does the PSLE results matter with a confirmed DSA-Sec Offer?
• Your child’s PSLE results will still be used to determinethe secondary school course he/she is eligible for (i.e.Express, Normal (Academic), Normal (Technical))
• Even if he/she has a Confirmed Offer, he/she must qualifyfor a course offered by the school to be admitted to theDSA-Sec schoolExample: Leo has a Confirmed Offer from a school which offers the Express Courseonly. However, Leo’s PSLE results qualify him for the Normal (Academic) course.Hence, Leo will not be able to go to the school through DSA-Sec. If he is not allocateda place in another DSA-Sec school whose CO/WL offer he had accepted at the SchoolPreference stage, he will participate in the S1 Posting.
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More information on DSA-Sec
• Check the MOE DSA-Sec website(https://beta.moe.gov.sg/dsa/) for important dates andtimelines, and for information on how DSA-Sec will beconducted.
• The updated 2020 DSA-Sec information will bepublished around April 2020.
• The MOE DSA-Sec website also contains informationon DSA categories and secondary schools offeringthem.
STELLAR Programme Designed to develop pupils' language
skills and love for reading "through the use
of rich texts including children's literature",
as well as a range of multi-modal
resources.
8 STELLAR units for the year
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Reading Programme
Little Red Dot (20 issues)
Magazines (I Magazines) with
supplementary worksheets
NLB Books To Go twice annually
Reading Teacher
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ORACY• Making use of TEASERS technique in
their stimulus-based conversations1. Take a stand and respond with good sentence structure
2. Explore the information in the stimulus to support your stand
3. Add opinions to support your stand
4. Share relevant experiences5. Elaborate the experiences using 5W1H
6. Respond well to the examiner
7. Summarise main ideas
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WritingProgressive Writing Package for
Composition Pre-writing activities (content and language
focus for every unit) 3 picturesWordlist
All writing will include at least one piece of class writing or model compositions Situational Writing (formal & informal)
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Mathematics
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Gearing towards PSLE Maths
• A Focus On Applied Learning• The Logic-Based Question
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Exam Format (Standard)Paper Booklet Item Type No. of
questionsNo. of marks per question
Total marks Duration
1
A MCQ10 1 10
1 h5 2 10
B Short answer5 1 5
10 2 20
2
Short-answer 5 2 10
1 h 30 minStructured/Long-answer 12 3, 4 or 5 45
Total 47 - 100 2 h 30 min
Note: The use of an approved calculator is allowed in Paper 2 but not Paper 1.
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Exam Format (Foundation)Paper Booklet Item Type No. of
questionsNo. of marks per question
Total marks Duration
1
A MCQ10 1 10
1 h10 2 20
B Short answer 10 2 20
2Short-answer 10 2 20
1 hStructured 6 3 or 4 20
Total 46 - 90 2 h
Note: The use of an approved calculator is allowed in Paper 2 but not Paper 1.
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A Focus On Applied Learning
Example:Faith deposited $14 000 into a bankaccount which yields an annual interest of2% at the beginning of 2020.If Faith did not withdraw or deposit anymoney, how much did she have in thebank account at the end of 2020?
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The Logic-Based QuestionExample:A class of students took part in a quiz. The average score of theclass was 70 marks. The average score of the boys was 80 marks.
Place √ in the correct column in the table below to indicate whetherthe statements are either (true, false or not possible to tell), based onthe information given above.
Statement True False Not possible to tell
All the boys scored over 75 marks.
All the boys had lower scores than all the girls.
The average score of the girls is lower than 70.
The highest scorer in class was a boy.
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Science
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P5 Topics
CyclesReproduction in Plants and HumansWater and changes of stateSystemsPlant transport systemRespiratory system and Circulatory system Cell system Electrical system
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MisconceptionsWater and Changes of State
Steam or mist?
Ans: Mist
Water in the kettle gained heat from the fire on the stove and boiled to form steam.
**Steam– gaseous state (cannot be seen)
Steam lost heat and condensed on the cooler surrounding air to form tiny water droplets, which is the white mist seen at the spout of the kettle.
**White mist– liquid state
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Strategies for answering Science questionsHAI CER
The conclusion you get from the data given
Claim
H
Writing more details inferred from the question / diagram
Annotate
Identify the topics and concept being tested, be as specific as possible
Identify topics
H
A
I
C
E
R
Command words, key words, key information
Highlight
Look for proof to support the claim from the data given. (From graphs, diagrams, tables etc)
Evidence
Show how or why the evidence can support the claim (Use Science concepts)
Reason
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P5 Science Programmes Making model of blood (Science Discovery Week) Budding Scientist
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Mother Tongue Languages
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Key Strategies to Enhance Teaching and Learning
Writing Focus Writing Synthesis practice Phrases / vocabulary booklet Cluster mapping with the aid of
5W1H
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Key Strategies to Enhance Teaching and Learning
Reading Extensive Reading Programme Compiled short stories and
bi-weekly magazines Comprehension focused practice
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Key Strategies to Enhance Teaching and Learning
Listening Comprehension through songs Authentic listening tasks
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Key Strategies to Enhance Teaching and Learning
Oral Focused practice in e-video content
description Structured thinking – Elaborate,
organize and sequence thoughts
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Give our children the time and space to deepen learning
• 98% of all parents from P1-P6 onboardas at February 2020.
• Thank you.
Parents Gateway
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Enhancement
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What information is sent via PG?
Dissemination of information from school and MOEFor example:1. Exam & Assessments Dates and Information2. Procedures for school emergency situations such as
the current 2019-nCoV outbreak & E-Learning Dates.3. Consent Forms for School Learning Journeys and
Enrichment Programmes4. Parent Teacher Meetings
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Programme DateP5 Heritage Tour to ChinatownUnderstand and appreciate our rich cultural and historical heritage
Postponed to Term 3 (to be confirmed)
P5 Adventure Camp @MOE Changi Coast Adventure CentreTo instil the school values (SPRING), encourage teamwork, improve communication skills in our students and develop their ruggedness in outdoor learning
Postponed to Term 3 (to be confirmed)
Internationalization Trip to Shanghai & SuzhouLearn about the lifestyle and appreciate the rich cultures of the people in Shanghai and Suzhou
Cancelled
NE Show To raise the sense of belonging and national pride in our studentsthrough the experience of attending a major national event