Secondary 4E & 5NA Parents’ Briefing · Secondary 4E & 5NA Parents’ Briefing 22 Jan 2016, 630pm – 830pm. 27/01/2016 2 Dynamic Thinkers Inspiring Leaders Contributing Citizens

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Secondary 4E & 5NA

Parents’ Briefing22 Jan 2016, 630pm-830pm

Programme Outline

• Vision & Mission • GSS Strategy Map 2016• The GSS Team• Mindset for Success• Understanding the Educational Landscape• The STAR Awards• Interaction Time with Form Teachers

Secondary 4E & 5NA

Parents’ Briefing22 Jan 2016, 630pm – 830pm

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Dynamic Thinkers Inspiring Leaders

Contributing CitizensOne Learning Community

Building Character, Nurturing Talents

Our Vision

Our Mission

GREENRIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL Belief: ‘Learn. Improve. Excel.’

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Greenridge Education Strategy

Map

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Our belief as educators is thatEVERY child can learn, improve and excel

Our Core Business:We care about your child and how s/he learns.

We know that there is no shortcut to learning.In Greenridge, our expectations of our students are:-

Embrace the spirit of PERSEVERANCE, Develop a strong sense of RESPONSIBILITY, Live everyday with INTEGRITY, Work consistently with DILIGENCE,Learn and Practise EMPATHY when relating with others (including their care-givers which includes our teachers).



S1: Resourceful Singaporeans fornational competitiveness

S2: Children who become the best they can be

S3: A cohesive and resilient society

SO1: Managing and using data effectively to identify and address students’ needs

SO3: Forging meaningful partnerships for collaboration

SO2: Developing and implementing a coherent and differentiated total

curriculum

SO4: Developing an engaged and

competent staff

SO5: Leading a Culture of Excellence

SO6: Robust and strong planning and review

SO7: Optimal usage and deployment of financial and physical resources

ST1: Academic Excellence through innovative T&L practices

ST2: Character and Citizenship Development Anchored on Sound Values

ST3: Staff Excellence through Differentiated Staff Development

ST4:Administrative & Operational Excellence Anchored on Sound Processes

ResponsibilityPerseverance Integrity Diligence Empathy

Culture of Excellence (Doing Well, Doing Good)

Mission: Building Character, Nurturing TalentsVision: Dynamic Thinkers. Inspiring Leaders. Contributing Citizens. One Learning

Community. Motto: From Each His Best

C3: Physically fit individuals,

embracing and advocating

healthy lifestyle

C2: Values-Centric Leaders, rooted to

Singapore

C4: Confident and Creative persons,

impacting the Community through

the Arts

C1: Self-directed and

Critical thinkers, striving for

Excellence for Self and Others

C1: Self-directed andCritical thinkers,

striving for Excellence for Self and

Others

GSS Strategy Map (Yr 2015-2019, Updated 29 November 2014)

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Belief: ‘Learn. Improve. Excel.’




SO1: Managing and using data effectively to identify and address

students’ needs



curriculum


competent staff














healthy lifestyle


Singapore


impacting the Community through the

Arts




C2: Values-Centric Leaders, rooted to Singapore







students’ needs



curriculum


competent staff














healthy lifestyle


Singapore



Arts




C3: Physically fit individuals, embracing and

advocating healthy lifestyle


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students’ needs



curriculum


competent staff














healthy lifestyle


Singapore



Arts



Excellence for Self and Others C4: Confident and Creative

persons, impacting the Community through the Arts


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Introduction ofGreenridge

Leadership Team and Form Teachers

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School Leadership Team

Mdm Veronica NgPrincipal

Mrs Christina TanVice – Principal

Mr Ng Han MingVice – Principal


Leadership Team

Ms Teoh Cheng LingHOD / EL & English Literature

Sec 2NA Level Head

Mr Muhd HaekalSH / English & ALP

Sec 1NA Level Head

Mrs Goh Mei LengHOD / Maths, POA & EBS

Sec 2NA Level Head

Ms See Rui SiSH / Maths and Info Comm

Mr Hisham ZainalHOD / Science

Sec 3E Level Head

Mr Victor Lee Meng WahHOD / Special Projects

Sec 4E Level Head

Mr Ahmad ZakirSH/History and CE

Ms Khairunisa Mohd Ya’akobHOD / Humanities

Sec 3NA Level Head

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Leadership Team

Mr Goh WeiBengHOD / School Staff Developer & DNT

Sec 5NA Level Head

Ms Penny Ang Lip EngHOD / PE & CCA

Sec 1 E Level Head

Ms Adeline ChenSH / Student Leadership Development & LLP

Sec 4NA Level Head

Ms Clara WangHOD / ICT & FCE

Sec 4E Level Head

Ms Teoh Kah MinHOD / MTL

Sec 4NA Level Head

Ms Cheryl CheongSH / Arts Education Programme

NT Level Head


Leadership TeamStudent Development Team (SDT)

Mr E M RajaenSH /Student Management

NT Level Head

Ms Julie Tan Ching HsiaHOD / Character and

Citizenship EducationSec 2E Level Head

Mr Ho Wei HengYear Head

(Lower Sec)

Ms Daphne Yiew QifangYear Head

(Upper Sec)

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Leadership Team

Mr George Goh CheeChong

Operations Manager

Mr William Ng Kok HongOperations Manager


Leadership TeamSenior Teachers

Mdm Radiah Bte MatminST / Malay & Tamil Languages

Mr Ugene Ong Eng JyeST / Mathematics & Counselling

Ms Zou YanST / Chinese Languages & China

Exchange Programme

Ms Ik Lee LeeST / Chinese Languages

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Class 4/5 Form Teachers

Ms AdoraEL/His teacher

Ms Low Yih HweyCL teacher



Mrs HeeELTeacher

Mr RaoMathsTeacher

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Ms Kwek Chia HuiGeography/SS/Lit teacher

Ms Maria ConceptionEL/His teacher



Mdm Grace Chia Choo HuiPOA teacher

Mdm Radiah Bte MatminST / Malay & Tamil Languages

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Mdm SarinaNFS Coordinator

Mdm Ik Lee LeeST / Chinese Languages


Assistant Year Head

Mr Yoong Kang ChienAssistant Year Head (Sec 4)

Ms Shuadah SuleimanAssistant Year Head (Sec 5)

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Mindset for Success


2015 GCE N-Level Results

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Above national level average!

2015 GCE N-Level Results

2012 2013 2014 2015

64.4 % 86.6 % 80.3 % 86.9 %

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015GSS(Mean) 17.13 17.09 15.02 16.7 14.0

National Ave 15.86 15.86 15.8 15.8 15.8

ELMA3B


2015 GCE O-Level Results

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2015 GCE RESULTS4 Express Results

% of students with at least 5 ‘O’ Level Passes

2012 2013 2014 2015

85.6 % 92.8 % 84.1 % 97.3%

Mean aggregate score for L1R5

2012 2013 2014 2015

22.8 20.5 21.6 18.7


2015 GCE RESULTS4 Express Results

% of students eligible for Junior College

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

39.7 41.9 52.6 46.0 63.1%

% of students eligible for Polytechnic

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

86.6 92.5 96.1 94.7 99.1

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2015 GCE RESULTS5NA Results


2013 2014 201587.2 % 96.2 % 89.6 %


2013 2014 201524.5 20.9 24.6


2015 GCE RESULTS5NA Results


2013 2014 2015 201687.2 % 96.2 % 89.6 % 99??


2013 2014 2015 201624.5 20.9 24.6 18.0??

GCE N Level 2012 2013 2014 2015

EMB3 17.09 15.02 16.7 14.0

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Change your Mindset and you change your Destiny.

Four-minute mile

In the sport of athletics, the four-minute mile is the act of completing the mile run (1.6 km) in less than four minutes. Before 1954, it was an impossible task.Nobody could run that fast for 1.6km.. In 1954, Roger Bannister achieved it in 3 min 59.4s.. And since then… uncountable number of people achieved it. It is now the standard of all male professional middle distance runners.


Change your Mindset and you change your Destiny.

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Key learning points1. Pacer => study buddies2. Regular check points3. No pain, no gain


Sharing SECRET OF SUCCESS by Phylicia Lim Min (class 4.4)

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Sharing SECRET OF SUCCESS by Phylicia Lim Min (class 4.4)

Good evening Mdm Ng, Mrs Christina Tan, Mr Ng, parents, teachers and fellow greenridgeans. Before icommence, i would like to extend my heartfelt appreciation to all the teachers in this school, regardless of whether they had taught me or not . Without you, I would not be where i am today. Thank you! 4 years ago, i came into GSS with T-score of 216, I was very disappointed as it was way below my expectations. Having not done very well for PSLE, I was determined to do well for O levels. It was then that I began to improve academically under the guidance of the many amazing teachers in GSS.


Phylicia Lim Min (class 4.4)

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Although there were countless times where I hit rock bottom and felt like giving up, I kept reminding myself the reason why I've held on for so long. Don’t get sucked into the "i'm too cool to study" phase. Find your motivation and don’t let anyone hold you back. You don’t want to look back on a test, a semester, a year and think “I wish I had done more". Give it your all and you will reap the benefits. Most importantly, truly understand your stuff, it is not enough to know superficially the equations and formulae, you have to dive deeper and know why they work the way they do.



You need to appreciate the concept and develop an intuitive feel for it especially for Maths & Sciences where a single concept can be embedded within an amazingly large variety of questions. Because with sound conceptual understanding , it will allow you to adapt what you already know and apply that knowledge to any question. Gaining exposure to different question types is also important so practice and do your ten year series. Please clarify your doubts right away with your teachers! I wont lie and say it’s going to be a breeze because it will not be! Work extremely hard and I hope all of you achieve your desired goals.



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Before I close, I wish to share with you some words of encouragement. IIt does not matter where you are now or where you were in the past, but where you choose to go from now on. The future is as vibrant as you make it and the best is yet to come. Thank you.Phylicia Lim Min




Sharing SECRET OF SUCCESS by Tan Keng Hong (class 4.4)

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Understanding the Educational Landscape


MOE's Addendum to President's Address 2016

“We mould the future of Singapore, and aim to bring out the best in every child. We seek to nurture them into upright, confident, knowledgeable and skilful young adults, equipped with a strong, lifelong curiosity and passion for learning.”

MOE Press Release on 19 Jan 2016

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Passion for Learning“Together with parents and our partners in the community, we will build on our efforts to bring out the best in every child, regardless of his or her starting point. We will guide, inspire and support every child to nurture a love for learning and pursue a meaningful and purposeful life through a student-centric, values-driven education.”


A Holistic Education to Develop the Strengths and Interests of Every Child

“We will provide wider exposure and opportunities for students to discover and build on their interests and talents in a range of areas, and develop important life skills from a young age.”

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Diverse Aspirations, Multiple Pathways

“We will support students by developing multiple pathways, spanning diverse fields from science and technology to social services, creative arts and hospitality, at the post-secondary and tertiary levels to develop their knowledge and skills in their areas of interest.”

Cohort participation rates for publicly-funded university places from 32% today to 40% by 2020.


Strengthen Partnerships

“Education is a partnership, between teachers, lecturers, students, parents, counsellors, schools, institutions, employers, and communities. We will continue to strengthen these partnerships, so that this is a lifelong journey we share to nurture our young and mould the future of Singapore.”

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http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/landscape/

Many pathways to equip your child with Knowledge, Skills

and Attitude for success in life

ENTRY REQUIREMENT FOR JC, MI or Polytechnics


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• Aggregate computation for admission to JC:*L1R5 ≤ 20 ( CANNOT include CCA grade as 1 subject )

Eligibility Criteria to JC and MIGREENRIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL Belief: ‘Learn. Improve. Excel.’

• Aggregate computation for admission to MI:*L1R4 ≤ 20 ( CAN include CCA grade as 1 subject)

*Refer to page 93-94 of Student Handbook for computation of L1R5, L1R4 and ELR2B2

Refer to p44 of Student Handbook for CCA grading Scale

• Aggregate computation for admission to Polytechnics:*EL R2B2 ≤ 26 (CANNOT include CCA grade as 1 subject)

JC Cut-off Points (2015 JAE)

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S/No Junior College Arts Science1 Hwa Chong Institution 4 32 Raffles Institution 4 33 National JC 6 54 Victoria JC 6 55 Anglo-Chinese JC 7 66 Nanyang JC 7 77 Temasek JC 8 88 Anderson JC 9 89 Meridian JC 9 1010 St. Andrew's JC 9 911 Catholic JC 10 1012 Serangoon JC 11 11

13 Pioneer JC 13 1314 Tampines JC 13 13

15 Jurong JC 15 1516 Yishun JC 16 1717 Innova JC 18 20

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MI Cut-off Points

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Net L1R4 range of 2014 JAE students posted to MI:• Science: 9 to 18• Arts: 10 to 20• Commerce: 6 to 20

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/jae/files/jae-booklet-section-6.pdf

Polytechnics Cut-off Points

A sample page when you open the MOE link

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Example from Singapore Poly website…

ELR2B2 Aggregate Type13 points and below Eligible for 80% of all courses16 points and below Eligible for 50% of all courses20 points and below Eligible for 25% of all coursesMore than 26 points Only Nursing (27 – 28 points)

Facts from Polytechnic Admission


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Direct School Admission (DSA) & Direct Poly Admission (DPA)

• Allow tertiary institutions to select Secondary 4/5 students (with good academic records) for admission based on their achievements and talentsbefore the GCE ‘O’ Level examination results are released.

• Successful DSA/DPA Applicants from 2014o DSA (AJC): 2o DPA (Ngee Ann Poly): 3o DPA (Singapore Poly): 1


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Final Lap…

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Promotion CriteriaQuality Results and Outcomes

Quality Results

& Outcomes

=

Attitude (Positives) & Discipline

+Corrective measures

+Evaluations & Expectations

PERFORMANCE = POTENTIAL - INTERFERENCES- ‘Inner Work of Game’ by Timothy Galway

• Interferences = Low Self Esteem, Negative Thoughts, Social Media distractions and Poor Peer Influences


Quality Results and Outcomes

PERFORMANCE = POTENTIAL - INTERFERENCES

Hard Work Strategies

Confidence

AchievementAbility Effective Effort

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Quality Results and OutcomesGREENRIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL Belief: ‘Learn. Improve. Excel.’

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Homework and Revision

• Sustain good discipline in our students to review their learning and a good habit to see to the completion of work on their own

• In preparation for the national examination, students MUST begin the revision process.

• At home, do exercise discipline and set aside time to begin revision

• Do not wait till it is too late.


Target Setting and Monitoring

• Every graduating student is to MONITOR their improvement in their subject targets and write actual scores of every assessment taken next to subject targets.

• This allows students to timely reflect on what are the causes and effects enabling their performance and hence develop some traits of self-directed learners .


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Remedial Programmes

• Weaker students will be required to attend remediation.

• Structured remedial for graduating classes will commence in Week 4 of Term 1.

• Make appointments with your subject teachers early so that you can secure a consultation time after school to clarify your doubts.

• Do not look for teachers’ help only 2 weeks before O Level exam. It is like waiting until stage 4 cancer before seeing doctor.


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Events

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Between Terms I & II Sat 12 Mar - Sun 20 MarBetween Semesters I & II Sat 28 May - Sun 26 JunBetween Terms III & IV Sat 3 Sep - Sun 11 SepAt End of School Year Sat 19 Nov - Sat 31 Dec

2016 School Holiday


Important Dates


Event DateSubmission of Special Needs Documentation

28 Jan 2016

Common Test 1 22 Feb to 26 Feb 2016Mid-Year Exam 29 Apr to 12 May 2016GCE ‘O’ MT Paper (Tentative)

31 May (‘O’) and 1 Jun (MT ‘B’)

SPA Assessment Dates(Class 4/5)

SPA Assessment 1: T2W2-T2W3 SPA Assessment 2: T2W9-T2W10 SPA Assessment 3: T3W4-T3W5 (Actual date and Topic will be informed 2 weeks in advance)

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Important Dates


Event DatePrelim Science Practical for Combined Science

18 Aug 2016 (tentative, to be confirmed)

Oral ‘O’ (Tentative) MT- Term 3 Wk 2 to 4EL - Term 3 Wk 7 to 9

Prelim Exam 24 Aug to 31 Aug 201614 Sep to 16 Sep 2016

Science ‘O’ Level Practical Paper (Tentative)

13 Oct 2016

‘O’ Level Papers (Tentative) 20 Oct to 18 Nov 2016

Coursework Submission Deadlines

• Art – 8 Jul 2016

• Food and Nutrition - 27 Jul 2016

• Design and Technology - 1 Aug 2016


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In recognition of Effective Effort leading to improvements

The STAR Award GREENRIDGE SECONDARY SCHOOL Belief: ‘Learn. Improve. Excel.’


ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The STAR Award

SHIRIN IRFANA BTE ISKANDER S 4/6


MOTHER TONGUE

CHERMAINE CHAN JING WEN, 4/6PAUL LEE GUAN YU, 4/7

NUR HANNAH BTE RAINOL AZHAR, 4/7

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MATHEMATICS

The STAR Award

LEO KEE SOON GARY, 4/6FELICIA NEO ZI LI, 4/6

NADRAH BTE RAMAT, 4/6HARRIET MAY HUISHI BUCKLAND, 4/6


PHYSICS

LIN HUI TING, 4/5


PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS

The STAR Award

LAAVANYA D/O VEERAMANI, 4/7TAN PEI SHI, PAULINE, 4/7 (*rep)

SHRUTHI RAVISHANKER, 4/7CHONG LIN, 4/7

RAY MAR JUN KANG, 5/1


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Esprit D’Excellence 2016• Embracing the spirit of excellence ensures self

improvement. Excellence to us means ‘Doing Well, Doing Good’.

• For the Sec 4E/5N students, they were reminded of the importance of

1. Target Setting and MONITORING

2. Career Guidance

3. Teambuilding and Service Learning (LEAPS 2.0)

4. Study Skills



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