Sec 4&5 Principal-Meets-Parent (PMP) Session 2021

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Sec 4&5 Principal-Meets-Parent (PMP) Session 2021

Part 2 by VP Mr Mohd Azman bin Mohd Sidek

Overview

Mrs Hilda ThongPrincipal

Mr Mohd AzmanVice-Principal

Part 1:• MOE Directions• School Strategic Direction• Management of COVID-19• Educational Progression

Pathways

Part 2:• National Examination Matters• School Curriculum and Support• Home-School Partnership• Questions and Answers


Subjects reflected below need your attention and support.

National Examination Matters- https://www.seab.gov.sg/home

Subject Date

O-Level MTL (Papers 1 and 2) 31 May 2021

O-Level MTL B (Papers 1 and 2) 1 June 2021


Step 1: Click here

National Examination Matters- Sample Timetable for 4NA

Step 2: Click here

You will see this


National Examination Matters– Coursework

Level Subject Remarks

NTElement of

Business Skills

Coursework has begun and is scheduled to becompleted by mid-April.Lesson takes place during curriculum time andhence, presence in school is important.

NT, NA, O *Art Coursework has begun. Students must attend afterschool sessions to ensure they remain on task andare able to complete their work by the school’sinternal deadlines in Term 3.

NA, O Food & Nutrition

ODesign &

Technology


National Examination Matters– Deadlines (Internal) for Coursework


Subject 'O' Level 'NA' Level 'NT' Level

Art 20-Aug-21 9-Jul-21 23-Apr-21

D&T 16-Jul-21 - 2-Jul-21

F&N 12-Jul-21 21-Jun-21 -

• There will be lessons after school, every day.• Coursework will remain compulsory for all students who offer the subjects.• *Students who have school representation in their CCAs will be allowed to attend their CCA until end of their representation.

School Curriculum and Support– After school remedial lessons in Term 2


Day WeekSec 4E/5N

3.00 pm – 5.00 pm

Sec 4NA

3.00 pm – 4.30 pm

Sec 4NT

3.00 pm – 5.00 pm

MondayOdd Science Maths Maths

Even Maths POA Maths

TuesdayOdd

English English ScienceEven

WednesdayOdd

Coursework Humanities CourseworkEven

ThursdayOdd

Humanities Science EnglishEven

FridayOdd

Mother Tongue :

1pm - 2pm

Mother Tongue: 1 - 2pm

Coursework: 2pm onwards-

Even Coursework


School Curriculum and Support– Co-Curricular Activities

LEAPS 2.0 is a framework to recognise secondary school students’ holistic development. Students will be recognised with levels of attainment in four domains: Participation, Achievement, Leadership and Service.

At the end of the graduating year, students’ CCA attainment will be recognised according to Excellent/Good/Fair. The level of attainment will be converted to a bonus point(s) which can be used for admission to Junior Colleges/ Polytechnics/ Institutes of Education (JC/Poly/ITE).

CCA LEAPS 2.0 Details

Excellent

(2 bonus points)

Student who attains a minimum Level 3 in all four domains with at least a Level 4 in one

domain.

Good

(1 bonus point)

Student who attains a minimum Level 1 in all four domains with any one of the following:

i. At least Level 2 in three domains;

ii. At least Level 2 in one domain and at least Level 3 in another domain; or

iii. At least Level 4 in one domain.

Fair Student’s attainment in co-curricular will not translate into any bonus points.

For detailed information, refer to https://meridiansec.moe.edu.sg/co-curricular-activities-cca-leaps-2-0/

https://meridiansec.moe.edu.sg/co-curricular-activities-cca-leaps-2-0/

• Will take place in Term 3 on every odd Fri, Sec 1 to Sec 3 students will have IDL.• Sec 4 and 5 students will continue to come to school for their lessons.

School Curriculum and Support– Independent Learning Day (ILD)

Implementing Blended Learning At Secondary

and Pre-university Levels

From Term 3, 2021, all secondary schools and junior colleges/Millennia

Institute (JC/MI) will start to implement Blended Learning for some levels.

As part of Blended Learning, students will learn what is prescribed by the

curriculum through a mix of home-based and in-school activities, and leverage

both online and offline approaches to learning.

In the media on

29 Dec 2020


Useful links you can access include:• Parenting with MOE• School-Home Partnership• Do's and Don'ts to help you and your child manage examination stress!• Transition to Post-Secondary Education

• We are on MOE’s pilot scheme and have an ECG Counsellor in school 2 – 3 days everyweek.

• The counsellor also goes into each class to engage students to share on Post-secondary pathways.

• Urge your child to consult the counsellor and obtain advice on EAE, JAE, JIE, DSA, etc.• There will also be ECG Fair next term where representatives from IHL will share about

their programmes and admission criteria.• Alumni will also be invited to share their experiences and motivate students.

School-Home Partnership– https://www.moe.gov.sg/parentkit


School-Home Partnership– Schedule of events

Dates Types of ApplicationStudents who are eligible

to apply

May (TBC) DSA-JC Application For ‘O’ Level students

May – June (TBC)Application for ITE

EAEFor ‘N’ and ‘O’ Level students

June – early July (TBC)Application for Poly

EAEFor ‘O’ Level students


School-Home Partnership– ECG Opportunities and Opportunities

Dates/ Period ECG Opportunities @ Meridian

3 Jan Links for the different virtual Open Houses (live talks/webinars)of different Institutes of Higher Learning were made available tostudents via the Form Teachers

Mar Holidays Students will complete online ECG Interest survey to facilitateplanning for online ECG Fair@Meridian

Late Term 1 – Term 2 Structured Talks with ECG Counsellor

Late Term 2 Online ECG Fair@Meridian will be held for graduating students

Term 2 ECG Workshops by ECG Counsellor on Interview Skills, etc. (students have to sign-up)

Term 1 – Term 4 Students can seek consultation/advice from ECG Counsellor



Instagram

Principal-Meets-Parents

School-Home Partnership– Communication

Coffee with School Leaders

Facebook

Parent-Teacher-Conference

Parents Gateway

Communication with FTsSchool Website

School-Home Partnership– https://www.instagram.com/parentingwith.moesg/Here are some tips


Questions from Parents

Qn: For the schedule for Direct School Admission for JC and Early Admission Exercise for Poly, how will the students be made aware of those schedule?

• Direct School Admission for junior colleges (DSA-JC) allows students to apply to a DSA school before taking the GCE O-Level examinations.

• You can apply based on your talent in sports, CCAs and specific academic areas that may not be demonstrated at the O-Level examinations.

• If you are admitted to a school through DSA-JC, you are not allowed to:• Participate in the JAE.• Transfer to another school. You must commit to your chosen school for the

duration of the programme.

• You can apply directly to individual schools. Check the individual schools’ websites for more details as the application period, procedures and selection criteria differ from school to school.

• For more information, do visit https://www.moe.gov.sg/post-secondary/admissions/dsa


https://www.moe.gov.sg/post-secondary/admissions/dsa


Qn: For the schedule for Direct School Admission for JC and Early Admission Exercise for Poly, how will the students be made aware of those schedule? Cont’d

• Poly Early Admissions Exercise (EAE) is an aptitude-based admissions exercise that allows students to apply for and receive conditional offers for admission to polytechnics prior to receiving their final grades. It allows the polytechnics greater flexibility to select and admit students based on their aptitudes and interests, apart from academic grades, thus allowing a wider range of talents to be recognised.

• Poly EAE is open to graduating O-Level students, final-year Nitec and Higher Nitec students from the Institute of Technical Education and Adults (Singapore Citizen or Permanent Residents only) who have two or more years of relevant work experience.

• For more information, do visit: https://eae.polytechnic.edu.sg/eaeStudIns/menu.jsp


https://eae.polytechnic.edu.sg/eaeStudIns/menu.jsp


For EAE, FTs can engage parents at the breakout

sessions.



Qn: Will there be any educational guidance talk for PFP or ITE or Sec 5 pathways for students?

• The EAE, PFP and DPP schedule will be made known to students through the Form Teachers. On top of that, the ECG counsellor will be conducting talks and workshops for the students.

• Graduating students will be given a survey to get inputs on their interest so that the ECG Fair that will be conducted online in Term 2 will be catered to their interest.



Qn: How does DPP work?

• DPP is one of the two Normal (Academic) through-train pathways that allows Secondary 4 N(A) students to be admitted directly into a 2-year Higher Nitecprogramme at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) without having to sit for the O-Level examinations or undergo a Nitec programme.

• If you successfully complete the course with the minimum required Grade Point Average (GPA), you are guaranteed a place in a polytechnic diploma course mapped to your Higher Nitec course.

• Application period starts upon release of N level examination results.

• For more information, do visit https://www.moe.gov.sg/post-secondary/admissions/dpp


https://www.moe.gov.sg/post-secondary/admissions/dpp


Qn: Schedule for Mid Year, Prelim exam, GCE O level Oral and Papers 1&2 dates and GCE O Level EL Oral dates.

• Students will receive the schedule for the Prelim exams in Term 2.

• The National Exam dates can be found at www.seab.gov.sg/home. In addition, they will be made known to students via the Form Teachers.


http://www.seab.gov.sg/home


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