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Programme Outline

Speaker

1 Principal’s Welcome Mr Liu Earnler Principal 2 General Information Mrs Chan Soo Yong Year Head / Sec 1 3 Mother Tongue Matters Mrs Florence Hoo HOD / Mother Tongue 4 Subject Based Banding (SBB) Mrs Normala Chang Head/Normal Course 5 Parents Gateway Mr Tan Kok Boon HOD/ICT 6 Registration with Form teachers (FTs) – Hall

• Grow. Embrace. Master. Positivity roots from Self

• 1. PrinciPal’s Welcome

Welcome to Bowen!

There is a lot of info – today’s briefing will only touch on key info. Your Welcome Pack has details:

There is a lot of info – get your teenager involved and work through it together

“What’s unique about Bowen?”

• a question from a

Primary 6 parent at our Open House in Nov

Culture of Care

• For what we do
• = what we inculcate in

the students.

• Proof: 1 in 3 students

volunteer in their own time.

• My response

Due to our Culture of Care, Bowen is well prepared to pilot Full SBB

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Sec 1 Cohort Motto: Grow. Embrace. Master. Positivity roots from Self

We will nurture the 2020 Sec 1s To SPARKLE

Sec 1s will be part of two classes:

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• Form Classes will be

mixed-stream, ie, students from all 3 streams.

• You will study 6 subjects in

your form class:

• Art, D&T and FCE
• CCE, Music and PE
• Here, you will study EL,

MTL, Maths at the level that suits your ability.

• All Subject-Based

Banding opportunities will continue to apply (more info later).

Form Class: Teaching Group

TG1-TG9 FTs will inform students which TG they are in, when they give the timetable in Jan

A word to parents:

• The info on Form Class / TG is

so that you know what this is about, when you see the timetable in Jan.

• For today, focus on
• Registration
• Exp parents – H. MTL?
• NA/NT parents – SBB?
• Home / books, uniforms
• Next 2 weeks: read the

Welcome Pack with your teen Sat 18 Jan 8.30 to 11.30 am CCA Carnival and Meet-the-Parents Parents are strongly encouraged to attend; compulsory for students to attend.

In the next 2 weeks, and in 2020:

• Shape how you talk to your child:

secondary school is an exciting time

• Consciously place more responsibility
• n him / her – eg, filling their water

bottles, finishing their homework

• Establish strong House Rules on

handphone / computer usage

• Eg, ‘no hps at dinner’
• Eg, ‘no devices after 9pm’
• If they break the rules, implement

consequences

A word to students:

• New
• Friends
• Teachers
• Subjects
• CCAs
• Feelings of
• Excitement
• Anxiety
• “Don’t know

what to feel” …

… So:

• Recognise your feelings
• Tell yourself:
• To SPARKLE: make a

good first impression!

• Explore, try new things,

have fun

• Keep an open mind, but

always do what is right

I Believe, Therefore I am.

• 2. General Information

Mrs Chan Soo Yong

I Believe, Therefore I am.

What’s in the Welcome Pack

1. General School Information a. Important dates and Information for Sec 1 Orientation, Sec 1 Camp, Photo-taking, CCA Experience, CCA Carnival & Meet-the-Parents Session b. Typical School Week & Dismissal Time c. Attendance for school d. School Attire e. Parents Gateway, Partnership & Support f. Arts & Music Special Programme g. School & Miscellaneous Fees, Financial Assistance

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I Believe, Therefore I am.

What’s in the Welcome Pack

• 2. Information Sheets
• a. Sec 1 Booklists and information for sale of books &

uniforms

• b. Annual school health screening
• c. Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Programme (for

female students)

• d. Parental Tips & Checklist for start of school
• e. Mother Tongue Information sheet
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I Believe, Therefore I am.

What’s in the Welcome Pack

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• 3. Forms

 MOE FAS Application Form (To obtain form from GO)  Subject Based Banding (SBB) Acceptance Letter (if applicable) Submit forms to General Office (GO) by Fri 27 Dec 2019 10 am.  Sec 1 Camp Parental Consent and Indemnity Form  Standing Order for Edusave and 2nd Tier Miscellaneous Fees (Only for Singapore Citizens

• nly)

 GIRO Form for School Fees Submit forms to Form teachers by the first day of school (Thu 2 Jan)  Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Programme Consent (only for Sec 1 female students) Online form via QR code by Fri 3 Jan

I Believe, Therefore I am.

An Overview of important events

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Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 *First day of school & Sec 1 Orientation Day 1 3 *Sec 1 Orientation Day 2 4 6 Lessons as per timetable 7 Lessons as per timetable Sec 1 CCA Experience Day 1 8 Sec 1 Camp 9 Sec 1 Camp Temperature Taking Exercise (Bring Thermometer) 10 Sec 1 Camp 11 13 Lessons as per timetable 14 Lessons as per timetable Sec 1 CCA Experience Day 2 15 Lessons as per timetable 16 Lessons as per timetable 17 Lessons as per timetable Sec 1 CCA Experience Day 3 18 CCA Carnival & Sec 1 Meet- the-Parents

*School dismissal at 12.30pm

I Believe, Therefore I am.

Day 1 First day of school (Thu 2 Jan)

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• 1. Assembly Time: By 7:25 am. School will start

at 7.30 am. Note: Students NOT PRESENT at the Hall by 7.30am will be considered late for school.

• 2. Attire : Formal School Uniform (with school

tie)

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Day 1 First day of school (Thu 2 Jan)

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Submit the following forms on Thu 2 Jan:

• 1. Sec 1 Camp Parental Consent Form

a. Indicate dietary requirement & Medical condition (if any)

• b. T-shirt size for Camp T-shirt
• 2. Standing Order for Edusave and 2nd Tier Miscellaneous

Fee (for Singapore Citizen only)

• 3. Giro Form

I Believe, Therefore I am.

Day 1 First day of school (Thu 2 Jan)

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Programme:

• Talks
• Form Teacher Quality Time
• Sec 1 Orientation (& Fri 3 Jan – by student councillors)

To help our Secondary 1 students to transit and be more familiar to our school: Bring along:

• 1. A notebook
• 2. Stationery
• 3. PE attire
• 4. Water bottle

I Believe, Therefore I am.

Sale of Books and Uniform

Day Time TODAY: Monday, 23 Dec Till 3 pm Tuesday, 24 Dec 9 am – 12 pm Thursday, 26 Dec 9 am – 3pm Friday, 27 Dec 9 am – 3pm Saturday, 28 Dec 9 am – 12 pm Monday, 30 Dec 9 am – 3pm Tuesday, 31 Dec 9 am – 12pm

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Student Attire

Be dressed in the Bowen uniform and neat appearance (boys should have their hair cut).

Smart Formal Attire Compulsory for Mon

(School Tie for Mon & Formal Events)

PE Attire For PE lessons

• nly)

Smart Casual Attire (optional) Alternative for Tue-Fri

NOTE: PE Attire will be used for Orientation and Sec 1 Camp.

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SALE OF UNIFORM AND PE ATTIRE

We suggest you buy at least:

• 1 shirt / blouse
• 2 pairs of shorts / skirts
• 2 sets of PE attire (T-shirt and shorts)
• 1 school tie
• 1 school polo-shirt

Sale of Textbooks and Uniforms will be open from 9.15am. You may purchase these items after registering at the registration counter.

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I Believe, Therefore I am.

Sec 1 Camp 2020

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Wed 8 Jan (7.30am) to Fri 10 Jan (12.00pm) (Residential 3D2N camp) Campfire night Thu 9 Jan 7.30pm to 9.00pm Parents are warmly invited!

• More details can be found in the Welcome letter and Parental

Consent form

• Packing list will be given after Sec 1 Camp Safety briefing on Fri 3 Jan.

I Believe, Therefore I am.

Sec 1 CCA Experience & carnival

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CCA Experience: Tues 7 Jan & 14 Jan, Fri 17 Jan In School, after curriculum till 6pm CCA Carnival & Meet-the-Parents Session: Sat 18 Jan (8.15am – 11.30am) Compulsory for all students. Parents strongly encouraged to join us. To allow our Sec 1 students to explore and try out various CCAs and be able to make informed choice during CCA selection.

I Believe, Therefore I am.

Locker rental - year 2020

• Lockers are available for

rental for Sec 1 students.

• Total cost of rental is $35/year.
• Lockers are not compulsory.
• If interested, please proceed

to the booth outside General Office to fill up the form.

There are limited number of lockers available. Allocation and approval of locker rental is based on first-come-first-serve basis.

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Financial assistance

• Applicable only to Singapor

e Citizen Students

• Must meet eligibility cr

iter ia

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nquir y Booth: Outside Gener al Office

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ARTs & MUSIC Elective PRogramme

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 Special 4-year programmes for students with passion and aptitude in art / music  AEP Centres: CHIJ Toa Payoh Sec, Zhonghua Sec, etc  MEP Centres: Catholic High, CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’, TKGS, etc

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ARTs & MUSIC Elective PRogramme

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 Check out the MOE website at:

Or, ask our teachers:

Art: Mr Soo Sheng Lih (soo_sheng_lih@schools.gov.sg) Music: Mr Ainsley Liew (liew_en-li_ainsley@schools.gov.sg)

and / or

https://beta.moe.gov.sg/courses/express/elective/

Apply online from 2 to 14 Jan

I Believe, Therefore I am.

MOE MASS APPEAL EXERCISE (MAE)

Students with a) Serious medical problems certified by doctor b) Autism Spectrum Disorder / Dyslexia c) Physical disability And wish to appeal for a transfer of school may participate in MOE’s Mass Appeal Exercise. After registering at your class desk, proceed to the Conference Room (near foyer). The MAE Application Form and supporting documents must be submitted latest by 12 noon today.

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• 3. Mother Tongue Matters

Mrs Florence Hoo

HOD / Mother Tongue Languages

Mrs Florence Hoo HOD / MTL Mdm Juriah Wati Subject Head / MTL Mrs Sankar Senior Teacher / ML & TL

We are at the MTL Booth:

Let’s all learn MTL

It is compulsory for all students (including foreign students) to offer English and a MTL under MOE Bilingual Policy. a) Official MTL

• CL / ML / TL

b) Non-Tamil Indian Lang (NTIL):

• Bengali / Gujerati / Hindi /

Punjabi / Urdu c) For students who obtained MOE approval in Pri Schs to offer a Foreign Lang / Asian Lang in lieu of

• fficial MTL (as 2nd Language).
• French / German / Thai /

Japanese / Burmese / Arabic All students are required to register for GCE “N” / “O” Level MT Exam at the end of Sec 4/5.

Students who are interested and have the ability, and are eligible to

• ffer MTL at a higher level, are encouraged to take up the offer:

Learn MTL at a higher level

Stream MT at Higher Level Normal (Tech) students Express / Normal (Acad) MTL* Normal (Acad) students Express MTL* Express Students Higher MTL (see next slide) *the eligibility criteria will be in the next presentation

Criteria Action to be taken Deadline

• Top 10% of the PSLE

cohort; or

• Top 11%-30% of the

PSLE cohort and

• btain A* in MLT or

at least a Merit in HMTL.

• To collect MOE HMTL

Option Form from MT Booth.

• To indicate preference

to offer HMTL and return the option form to school

• Friday,

27th Dec 2019 MOE criteria to offer HMTL:

Express students

Criteria Action to be taken Deadline

• Preference will be

given to students who obtained at least an “A” for PSLE MT and good overall PSLE result.

• To apply, scan QR

Code* or enter URL* in web browser (*can be found in MT Matters handout).

• Friday, 3rd

January 2020 If you are interested but do not meet MOE criteria to offer HMTL

Express students

Non-Tamil Indian Languages (NTIL)

Registration of NTIL Lessons

NTIL Centres Bengali

• Bangala Language and Literary Society (BLLS)
• Bangladesh Language & Cultural Foundation (BLFC)

Gujarati

• Singapore Gujarati School Limited

Hindi

• D.A.V. Hindi School
• The Hindi Society (Singapore)

Punjabi

• Singapore Sikh Education Foundation (SSEF)

Urdu

• Urdu Development Singapore

Students are to approach the following to register for NTIL Lessons:

To register for NTIL, you will need:

Registration of NTIL Lessons

Information Required Submission Deadline 1) NTIL that they are taking 2) NTIL Centre 3) Day and Time of NTIL Lesson.

• To apply, scan QR Code
• r enter URL in web

browser (can be found in MT Matters handout). Friday, 3rd January 2020.

Asian Language / Foreign Language in lieu of MTL (2nd Language)

• MOE does not provide instruction for these languages in the

formal school setting.

• It is compulsory for students to make private study

arrangements to prepare himself / herself for GCE “O” Level Asian Language / Foreign Language Examination

Asian/Foreign Language in lieu of MTL (2nd Language)

Students are required to submit proof of your private study arrangements to MOE every year: If Private Language School If Private Tutor Submission of Proof Date

• Payment

receipt

• Registration

letter

• Marked

Assignments

• Result Slip
• Marked

Assignments

• Marked

Assessments

• Scan QR

Code or enter URL in web browser (can be found in MT Matters handout). By 2nd week of May By 2nd week of October

Asian/Foreign Language in lieu of MTL (2nd Language)

• Students who would like to be considered for admission to the

MOE Language Centre (MOELC) to attend French/German/Japanese lessons, please collect Application Form to offer Asian/Foreign Language as MTL-in-lieu and submit the form by tomorrow, Tue 24th December 2019.

• Students will be informed through the school to sit for a MOELC

readiness test if a vacancy arises. Admission to MOELC is subject to passing the readiness test.

Students who have applied – please go to the MTL Booth (at back of hall) to check if you were successful. If you were not successful and would like to appeal, please collect and submit the appeal form by Friday, 27th Dec 2019. Date: 30th December 2019, Monday Time: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Venue: Assigned 3rd Language Centre Registration for Successful Applicants

• MTL-exempted students who wish to offer MSP/CSP are required to obtain MOE

approval.

• Please collect the application form Late Application / Appeal to offer Malay / Chinese

(Special Programme) and submit the form with the supporting documents to General Office before Monday, 30th December 2019.

• There is no automatic approval and evaluation will be done by MOE. As MOE needs to

ascertain grounds for MT exemption, the process may take a longer time. It is also subject to the availability of places at the MSP/ CSP centres.

• 4. Subject Based Banding (SBB)

Mrs Normala Chang

Head / Normal Course

CONTENT

• 1. Eligibility Criteria
• 2. Why Offer Subjects At A More Demanding Level?
• 3. Support for Students
• 4. Future Opportunities to Take Subjects At A More

Demanding Level

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Sec 1 students taking subjects at N(A) and N(T) level may be offered

by MOE to take Englih / MTL / Maths / Science at a more demanding level, based on their PSLE subject grades.

• Students can choose to accept or reject MOE’s offer.
• MOE’s eligibility criteria for offering subjects at a more demanding

level:

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Course PSLE Standard Grade PSLE Foundation Grade You can offer the subject at N(A) A*, A

• Express

N(T) A*, A

• Express/ N(A)

B, C 1 N(A)

WHY OFFER SUBJECTS AT A MORE DEMANDING LEVEL

• Taking subjects at a more demanding level can help students

nurture their strengths and give them more opportunities to broaden their learning.

• When students get to Sec 3, they will be able to take subjects

at a more demanding level. Studying subjects at a more demanding level at Sec 1 and 2 will help students build a stronger foundation for Sec 3.

SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS

• The school will provide the necessary support for SBB

students to cope and succeed in the subject(s) at the more demanding level.

• Students are encouraged to continue with the subject(s) at

a more demanding level from now till the end of Sec 2, regardless of grades achieved, since it takes time for them to adjust to the higher level.

FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE SUBJECTS AT A MORE DEMANDING LEVEL

At this point, if you are not offered to take Englih / MTL / Maths / Science at a more demanding level:

• If you do well in the Sec 1 mid-year / year-end exams, you may be offered to

do these subjects at a more demanding level. Criteria:  75% or higher in the subject; and  Positive learning attitude to cope with the higher academic demand. In addition, after the Sec 1 year-end exams, upon meeting the criteria, students may be offered to take Humanities subjects (eg, Geog / Hist) at a more demanding level in Sec 2. Bowen will provide bridging support for all these students.

CONCLUSION

• If you are taking subjects at the NA or NT

level and are not offered to take subjects at a more demanding level – it is okay – study hard and you can still be considered at mid- year / year-end. There are still chances 

• If you are taking subjects at the NA or NT

level and are offered to take subjects at a more demanding level – do take up the offer.

FOR ELIGIBLE STUDENTS:

• Students will receive the ‘Letter of Offer’ For Subject(s) At More

Demanding Level in Sec 1 from the FT at the Registration later.

• Students are strongly encouraged to take up the offer - complete the

‘Letter of Offer’ (signed by both student and parent) and return it to the General Office from today to 10 am, Friday 27 Dec 2019.

• Remember to buy the correct textbooks – eg, NA students taking Exp

Maths should buy the Express Maths books

MR TAN KOK BOON HOD/ ICT

• 4. PARENTS GATEWAY

What is Parents Gateway?

• A digital platform (by MOE and GovTech) to

bring greater convenience to parents to perform simple administrative functions and receive relevant information from schools.

• The

Parents Gateway mobile app will be launched in January 2019 and rolled out in phases to all schools in Singapore.

Why Parents Gateway?

• From 2019, we will communicate with parents

through MOE’s Parents Gateway (PG) Mobile App. The free app will bring several benefits, including:

• Providing parents with timely information about

school events (eg, enrichment and CCA activities)

• Enabling parents to perform a range of functions

including giving consent for school trips

• Reducing usage of paper and decreasing

environmental impact (hardcopies will no longer be provided)

With Parents Gateway, you can: Receive school announcements and consent form details Give your consent with the touch of a finger

+ more to come

How do you sign up?

Download the app directly from your Play Store or App Store

Keyword search ‘Parents Gateway’

Supported OS Versions: Android 6.0

• r later & iOS 9.1 or later

Login with SingPass

If you have issues signing in with Singpass, you may visit the SingPass website or contact their helpdesk at 6643-0555

Please be reminded that SingPass 2-Step Verification (2FA) is required for the on- boarding process.

Login with SingPass

Complete your Onboarding

Retrieve your child’s details and verify the information to proceed

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Support and Feedback

Should you require further assistance or would like to provide your feedback, please contact our ICT Associate, Mr Ikhwan at

PG_Bowen@bws.edu.sg

THANK YOU!