P2 Parents Briefing 2015 - Lianhua Primary School · and Sequencing of events) b.Oral 1. Reading Aloud 2. Picture Discussion c. Composition d. Language Use-Grammar-Vocabulary-Comprehension

Primary 213 February 2015

5.30pm to 7.00pm

Objectives

1. Strengthen home-school

partnership

2. Enhance parent &

teacher interaction

3. Inform about school/class

practices & expectations

Agenda

• Introduction

• Holistic School Experience@LHPS

• School & Class Matters

• Announcements

• Q&A

Physical Intellectual Social-

EmotionalAesthetics

Holistic School Experience@Lianhua

Physical

Physical Development Programme

• Weekly PE Lessons (taught by qualified PE teachers)

• Modular PAL Sports & Games (Thursday)

• Modular PAL Outdoor Education (Thursday)

• Lower Primary Sports Day (Term 3)

• Enrichment

– SwimSafer Programme

– Sports Talent Identification (Term 4, during PE)

– CCA Exposure Week (Term 4 after school)

Physical Development Programme

Learning Areas Primary 2

Dance PE & PAL

Sports & Games PE & PAL

Gymnastics PE & PAL

Outdoor Education PE & PAL

Physical Health &

Fitness

Health Ed

(An Active & Healthy Me Book)

Sports Talent Management

Programme

Formative Assessment

(Skills, Attitude & Cognitive)

Child’s Sports Talents are identified at Primary Two

(PE, PAL)

Sports Talent Development Programme

(CCA from Pri 3)

Direct School Admission (Sports)

How to Raise A Healthy Child

Healthy Child

Body Care

Healthy Eating

Regular Exercise

Hygiene & Safety

Body Care (Health Edn)

• For more information about eye care and dental care, please visit1. http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/health-article/190

2. http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/health-article/4256

Eye Care (Primary One)

1.What is myopia

2.Good eye care habits:

a) Eye break after 30 min of

near work

b) Spend less time on mobile

devices and computers

c) Keep a good distance when

using the computer or

watching television

Dental Care (Primary Two)

1.Learn about milk and permanent

teeth

2.Good oral hygiene habits

3.Keep our teeth healthy

Healthy Eating (Health Edn)

For more information about My Healthy Plate, please visit http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/programmes-article/HPB064355

Primary One

1. How to use My

Healthy Plate

2. Importance of

Breakfast

3. Know your Body

Mass Index (BMI)

Primary Two

1.Importance of good

eating habits and

exercise for healthy

growth

2.Over-eating & zero

physical activity make

obese children

3.Know your Body Mass

Index (BMI)

Exercise, Hygiene & Safety (Health Edn)

For more information about exercise, hygiene and safety, please visit1.https://www.myactivesg.com/start-out/families/benefits-of-sports

2.http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/health-article/7054?orginalId=HPB053149

3.http://sg.kidlander.com/highlights/school-bus-safety/

Exercise, Hygiene & Safety

(Primary One)

1. Good daily habits

2. Importance of washing hands

3. General Safety

a) How to prevent accidents

b) Protect our skin from the sun

4. Road Safety

a) Types of pedestrian crossings

b) Road safety

Exercise, Hygiene & Safety

(Primary Two)

1.Prevent the spread of diseases

2.Safety during physical activity

3.Causes of road accidents

4.Road safety rules

5.Safety rules when taking the bus

Intellectual

What is a lower primary STELLAR

lesson like?

1.Shared Reading

Experiences

2. Shared Writing

Experiences3. Language Use

Activities in Learning

Centres

Children read a storybook

with the teacher and

engage in discussion with

teacher and peers.

The teacher prepares mini-lessons

based on specific needs of children

to prepare them for reading & writing

activities, e.g. grammar, vocabulary,

word recognition, decoding skills &

spelling.

The teacher models writing

using children’s language.

Children engage in writing

together and writing

independently.

English Programmes

• Reading Programme

– SURF (Silent Uninterrupted Reading for Fun)

– Reading is Fun!

– Read & Share

– Extra support provided for struggling readers

• Oracy Programme

– Thematic Library Presentation

• Writing Programme

– Modified Language Experience Approach (MLEA)

– Publication of good stories

Library Programme

Book Quizzes

Library Activity Weeks

Book talks/Storytelling

Thematic Library Presentation

- A short skit

Partnership with NLB

NLB Library Membership Drive

Reading Interest Profile

Mass Borrowing sessions

Read, Swap & Share

School Activities

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Listening &

Viewing

1)Picture Matching

2)Sound

Discrimination

1)Sound

Discrimination

2)Sequencing of

events

1)Picture

Matching

2)Sequencing of events

End-of-Year

Assessment

a. Listening

Comprehension

(Picture Matching,

Sound Discrimination

and Sequencing of

events)

b.Oral

1. Reading Aloud

2. Picture Discussion

c. Composition

d. Language Use

-Grammar

-Vocabulary-Comprehension

Speaking &

Representing

Picture Discussion Picture Discussion Picture

Discussion

Reading &

Viewing

Reading Aloud Reading Aloud Reading Aloud

Writing &

Representing

1)Spelling Cloze

2)Group writing on

Grasshopper and

the Ant (Fractured Tales)

1)Spelling Cloze

2)Picture

Composition-Individual writing

Individual

Writing-Picture

Composition

Language Use Mini Test

(Language Use)

-Grammar (10m)

-Vocabulary (5 m)

-Comprehension (10m)

Mini Test

-Grammar

-Vocabulary-Comprehension

Mini Test

-Grammar

-Vocabulary-Comprehension

Holistic Assessment

Mathematics

Content / Mastery of Basic Concepts

• Counting in tens and hundreds

• Comparing Numbers (greater, greatest, smaller, smallest)

• Addition and Subtraction Algorithms

• Multiplication and Division within Multiplication Tables of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10

• Understanding Fractions as part of a whole

• Counting Money in Dollars and Cents

Numbers

• Telling Time to 5 minutes

• Understanding duration of 1 hour / half hour

• Measuring Length / Mass / Volume in Standard Units

• Identifying and Describing 2D and 3D Shapes

Measurement and Geometry

• Reading Data from Picture Graphs with scalesStatistics

What do I KNOW?

• What do I KNOW?

• What do I WANT to KNOW?

• Choose a STRATEGY or ACTION and SOLVE.

• Does my answer MAKE SENSE?

• I DID IT!

Mathematics

Hi-Five! Problem-Solving Process

MathematicsTo acquire conceptual understanding

and make sense of one’s learning

Learning by Doing

Learning by Interacting

Mathematics Assessment

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Non-

Weighted

Journal

Diagnostic

Test

Journal

Diagnostic

Test

Performance

Task

Journal

Diagnostic

Test

-

Weighted Mini-Test Mini-Test Mini-Test Semestral

Assessment

‘P.O.T.S.’Primary One and Two Science

RationaleRationaleRationaleRationale

� To continue providing our pupils with a head

start in the learning of Science

� Pupils learn basic process skills such as

observing, comparing and communicating

through first-hand experiences

• One period a week

Mother Tongue

• Active Learners

• Proficient UsersCurriculum

• Interactive oracyNew Skill

Mother Tongue Programmes

Reading

Programmes

Mother Tongue Fortnight

• To provide pupils with

access to books of different

genres

• To inculcate in pupils the

love for reading MT books

• To create an immersive

environment for the

learning of MT

• To provide platforms for

pupils to learn MT and the

associated culture

Assessment

• Listening • Reading

• Show and Tell • Penmanship

• Conversation • Written Expression

Use of ICT to

Support Curriculum• Every child has the opportunity to experience and learn

baseline ICT Skills through various subjects in the following

areas.

– Basic operations

– Word processing

– Learning with multimedia

– Internet research

• For example, pupils will learn how to publish their own

writing using MS Word

Online Learning Portal

• Provide pupils with opportunity for self-directed learning

• MC Online (www.mconline.sg)

• Brainpop (www.brainpop.com and www.brainpopjr.com)

E-Learning Days@Lianhua

• Conducted in conjunction with Meet-The-Parents

sessions and during the PSLE Marking Days

• Develop self-directed learning

• Lessons and assignments will be assigned to pupils via

the MC Online portal.

Social-

Emotional

Character and Citizenship

Education (CCE)

Form Teacher Guidance Period (FTGP)

CCE Lessons (4 languages)

National Education & Social Studies

Values-in-Action (VIA)

Form Teacher

Guidance Period (FTGP)

Key Domain of

Social Emotional

Skills

Description

Self-Awareness • My feelings

• Knowing myself

Self-Management • Managing my emotional state

• My learning

Social Awareness • Appreciating diversity

• Relating to others

• Adapting to a new school and

making friends

• Self-responsibilities

• Building positive relationships

• Respecting others

• Caring for others

Character & Citizenship

Education Lessons

National Education &

Social Studies

National Education Social Studies

Commemorative Events

- Total Defence Day

- International Friendship Day

- Racial Harmony Day

- National Day

Cluster of

Study

Inquiry Focus

Coming

together as a

nation

What unite us

as people of

Singapore

• Develop socially responsible citizens who contribute

meaningfully to the community

• Approach:

• Recent involvement: – CNY Hamper Making Event

Know the Values

Understand the Values

Apply the Values

Internalize the Values

Values in Action

Project Work – Robo Intro

• Interdisciplinary

� English

� Mathematics

� Art & Craft

� Science

� Mother Tongue

• Robot:

� Moway

Project Work - RoboIntro

• Skills & Values

• Critical Thinking &

Problem-Solving

• Communication

• Computing & ICT

Literacy

• School / NE Values

Aesthetics

Art & Craft

Seeing

Expressing

Appreciating

• The art framework is organized by levels in

2-year blocks

Art & Craft

Levels Seeing Expressing Appreciating

Primary

1 & 2

• Identify simple

visual qualities

in what they see

around them

• Be curious

about what they

see

• Share their

imagination,

thoughts and

feelings

through art-

making

• Use select art

materials and

media

• Enjoy looking at

and creating art

• Talk about what

they see and

experience

• Exploring 2D artwork using different art medium– Oil pastels

– Colour pencils

– Poster paints

• Assessment– Rubrics

Art & Craft

Music

• Educate students in music knowledge

• Enable students to create original pieces

• Empower students to perform confidently

Programmes

Mass singingRecess & Assembly

Performances

SG50 Celebrations

School Matters

Homework Policy

• Purpose of homework

– Practise what is learnt

– Acquire knowledge prior to lesson

– Assess what students have learnt

• Considerations

– Time spent in school (Longer days, less homework)

– Public holidays (homework should be minimal)

– Level of difficulty ( difficulty, quantity)

Homework Policy

• General guideline:

P1 & P2 P3 & P4 P5 & P6

0.5 h to 1 h 1 h to 1.5 h 1.5 h to 2 h

Complete school

homework first

• Absent during Semestral Assessment– There will be no make-up for exams missed

– Student will take the paper when he/she returns to school

– Marks will not be taken into consideration in the

computation of results, but feedback on the performance

will be given.

• Considered absent when:– A medical certificate from a doctor is produced

– A valid reason is produced

Examination Matters

0 marks will be given when there is

no MC or valid reason produced

Late Coming

Announcements

P1 to P6 slides are available

on the school website at

www.lianhuapri.moe.edu.sg

Breakfast Chat

with Principal

Level Date Time Register on MC Online

P1 & P2 5 March

(Thurs)

8.00am to

10.30am

23 – 27 Feb

P3 & P4 9 April

(Thurs)

24 – 30 Mar

P5 & P6 14 April

(Thurs)

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survey for the school. Log in via your child’s account to

check his/her mail.

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Feedback for Parents’

Briefing

Have a safe journey home

& a restful weekend