Meet the Parents' Session - 30th Oct 2009

Welcome to Damai

Secondary School

Meet-The-Parents Session

30 Oct 09

Lower/Upper Sec

Objectives

To inform about the revision of school start time from 2010

To share about the Area of Focus for school for the next few years

To establish „CLOSER‟ partnershipwith parents for holistic development of pupils

To provide opportunity to raise concerns and seek clarifications

“Children do best when parents are enabled to play Four key roles in their children‟s learning :

Teachers (helping children at home),

Supporters (contributing their skills to the schools)

Advocates (helping children receive fair treatment)

Decision-makers (participating in joint problem solving with the school at every level)” .

Henderson and Berla

Rationale for Revised School Start Time

For „structured‟ time for

„Quality Family Bonding‟ (esp. Tue)

For „Time-Tabled-Time‟ for

professional development of staff

(on Tue)

School Start Time Jan 2010Time/Day Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

7.30am Trs

Report

7.45am ALL

Report

ALL

Report

ALL

Report

ALL

Report

8.00am Pupils

Report

12.30pm ALL

1.30pm LS LS

2.00pm ALL

2.30pm US ALL US

Areas of

Focus

Area of Focus

Help pupils learn with engaging

teaching methods eg. Netbooks, HPs

Emphasis on pupil‟s attendance,

assignments & performance with

regular feedback to parents

Pupils set & monitor own progress

Your Role

Monitor homework, academic

progress of your child

Recognise effort made & improvement

shown by your child

(encourage child to talk about school

work)

Sign ALL returned test papers

Support the school initiatives *

Area of Focus

Set school, class expectations

Introduce Year Heads

Introduce Character Development

Assessment (10%)

Improve communications with

parents (eg. via SMS for absentism,

email of conduct/progress)

CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMME

NE VALUESResponsibility Respect Resilience

Integrity Care (&Service) Harmony (&Equity)

FAITHFull Commitment Aspirations & Achievement

Integrity Teamwork High Expectations

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING

Vibrant & Nurturing School Experience

- VALUES EDUCATION PROGRAMME -

- SERVANT LEADERSHIP -- CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

THROUGH CCA -

Leaders of

Good Character with a

Strong Sense of Belonging to

School and Nation

School Character Development Plan

CO-CURRICULAR PROGRAMME

Leadership Framework Anchored on School Values

Area of Focus

Time Out Programme

Pupil Leadership Framework

Your Role

Break down communications barrier

take personal interest in your child‟s

interests & activities

use a comms medium your child is

comfortable in (eg. Sms, blog, twitter)

set up family „rituals‟ (eg. Tues breakfast

date)

Your Role

Help your child develop good study

habits

work out with your child a schedule for

study and play

reading or doing your own work while

your child studies

keeping distractions to minimum during

study time

Your Role

Be aware of signs of misconduct

Not doing homework

Show lack of interest in studies

Skipping lessons/ school (truancy)

Breaking school rules frequently

Showing disrespect & defiance to you &

teachers

Using rough & vulgar language

Your Role

Be aware of signs of misconduct

Packing home clothes to change after sch

Keeping late hours

Smoking

Sporting tattoo marks

Showing self-mutilation marks

Spending long hours on phone/ internet

Your Role

When you notice above signs

work with form teacher/Year Head

be supportive when teacher calls

attend teacher-parent conferencing sessions

follow through on school‟s recommendation

Areas of Focus

Introduce Water Sports Programme

Sec 1

Sec 2

Sec 3

Sec 4

Parents

Your Role

Create opportunities for your child to

„show off‟ his/her newly acquired

water sports skills

Encourage them to develop the skills

as part of healthy lifestyle

Your Role In Summary• Know your child‟s school activities

• Participate in your child‟s school life

• Be involved in your child‟s learning

• Be alert to early signs of misconduct

• Be a parent volunteer/ join the

Parent Support Group/ attend school

events *

Appeal for your Strong Support

• Parents Involvement Programme

– Fund Raising

(Sponsorship/Donation/Volunteer)

• Feedback Form

THANK YOU

For Your

Attendance & Participation

Have a Quality Year End Break

with Your Child