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Briefing Session for P5 Parents ENGLISH LANGUAGE

CORE PROGRAMMES Listening Skills Speaking Skills Reading Skills Writing Skills

ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS Paper 1 : Writing Paper 2 : Language Use & Comprehension Paper 3 : Listening Comprehension Paper 4 : Oral Communication

PAPER 1 : Writing ( Duration & Marks) LEVEL DURATION No. of MARKS words Pri 4 50 min 120 20 Pri 5 Standard 1 h 10 min 150 55 SW -15 Compo-40 Pri 5 Foundation 1 h 10 min 120 40 SW -10 Compo-30

Comparing P4 and P5 Standard EL Paper 1 P5 Paper 1 ( 1h 10min) P4 Paper 1 (50 minutes) Total Marks: 55 Total Marks: 20 Part 1:Situational Writing (15 marks) Continuous Writing (20m) a picture series of an event (email, letter, note, etc) Either a series of 3 pictures + ? Part 2:Continuous Writing (40 marks) (with helping words and a given stimulus (with 3 pictures and question prompts) question prompts) Or a given stimulus (with 3 pictures, helping words and question prompts)

Comparing P4 and P5 Foundation EL PAPER 1 P4 Paper 1 (50 minutes) P5 FP Paper 1 ( 1hr 10min) Total Marks: 40 Total Marks: 20 Part 1:Situational Writing (10 marks) Continuous Writing (20m) Advertisements, journals, emails, Either post-cards, reports, posters, a series of 3 pictures + ? notices etc. (with helping words and question prompts) Part 2:Continuous Writing (30 marks) Or 3 pictures in a series with helping a given stimulus (with 3 words given pictures, helping words and question prompts)

PAPER 2 : Language Use & Comprehension (Duration & Marks) LEVEL TIME MARKS Pri 4 1 h 15 min 50 Pri 5 Standard 1 h 50 min 95 Pri 5 Foundation 1 h 20 min 60

PAPER 2 : Language Use & Comprehension (Standard EL) COMPONENTS P4 P5 EL GRAMMAR MCQ √ (8) √ (10) VOCABULARY MCQ √ (6) √ (5) VISUAL TEXT COMPREHENSION √ (4) √ (8) (P4 SEM 2 / P5) GRAMMAR CLOZE √ (8) √ (10) SENTENCE COMBINING (P4) / √ (4) √ (10) SYNTHESIS & TRANSFORMATION (P5 EL)

PAPER 2 : Language Use & Comprehension (Standard EL) COMPONENTS P4 P5 EL VOCABULARY CLOZE √ (4) √ (5) - with helping - MCQ (P4 SEM 1 / P5) words COMPREHENSION CLOZE -- √ (15) - without helping words EDITING FOR SPELLING & -- √ (12) GRAMMAR COMPREHENSION (OPEN-ENDED) √ (20) √ (20) - 2 passages - 1 passage

PAPER 2 : Language Use & Comprehension (Foundation EL) COMPONENTS P4 P5 FEL GRAMMAR MCQ √ (8) √ (8) VOCABULARY MCQ √ (6) √ (5) VISUAL TEXT COMPREHENSION √ (4) √ (5) (P4 SEM 2 / P5) GRAMMAR CLOZE √ (8) -- SENTENCE COMBINING (P4) / SYNTHESIS √ (4) √ (3) (P5 FEL) VOCABULARY CLOZE √ (4) √ (5) - with helping words (P4 SEM 1 / P5)

PAPER 2 : Language Use & Comprehension (Foundation EL) COMPONENTS P4 P5 FEL COMPREHENSION CLOZE -- √ (5) EDITING FOR SPELLING & GRAMMAR -- √ (12) COMPREHENSION (OPEN-ENDED) √ (20) √ (10) - 2 passages - 2 passages COMPLETION OF SENTENCES -- √ (5) PUNCTUATION -- √ (2) FORM FILLING -- √ (5)

PAPER 3: LISTENING COMPREHENSION (EL & FEL) P4 Listening Comprehension P5 Listening Comprehension (MCQ) Duration: 30 minutes * Different for EL & FEL Marks : 14 Duration: 35 – 40 minutes Marks : 20  Picture-matching  Note-taking students will listen to a recording of  Comprehension MCQ a variety of text types followed by several questions based on each of the text. E.g. dialogue, news report, announcement, narrative passage

PAPER 4: Oral Communication (EL & FEL) P5: 30 marks P4 : 16 marks  Reading Aloud (10 m)  Reading Aloud (6 m) (Not the same for FEL)  Stimulus-based  Stimulus-based Conversation (10 m) Conversation (20 m) (1 stimulus with question (1 stimulus with question prompts; students are prompts; students are required to converse with required to converse with the examiners based on the the examiners based on stimulus) the stimulus) * Both components are linked by a * Both components are linked by a common broad theme. common broad theme.

P5 English Language Programmes P5 English Language Programmes • NEWS In Action • Newspaper Reading – Straits Times / Little Red Dot • Word Power • P5 Making Jam (Learning Journey)

WHAT PARENTS CAN DO TO HELP

WHAT PARENTS CAN DO TO HELP Provide English Language reading materials at home. E.g. story books, magazines, newspaper articles and other materials Go to the library with your child regularly to borrow books. Give your child books about their special interests.

WHAT PARENTS CAN DO TO HELP Understanding – English Language learning requires frequent exposure to listening, speaking, reading and writing opportunities and activities  Listen to English news on radio or television  Get them to express their opinions on news, stories or events  Encourage the use of dictionary to improve their vocabulary

WHAT PARENTS CAN DO TO HELP Stimulate child’s interest – show your child that you believe learning English is both enjoyable and useful in your daily life Role models – read with them, write notes and messages to your child Encourage them to speak Good English.

ZHENGHUA PRIMARY SCHOOL Briefing Session for P5 Parents Mathematics

Every student a thinker and a resilient problem solver • To build a strong mathematical foundation in students. • To foster the joy in the learning of Mathematics. • To engage students through various learning experiences. • To develop reasoning and communication skills in students. • To give students opportunities to appreciate and apply mathematics in real life context.

The Differences Between P4 and P5 Mathematics papers Items Primary 4 Primary 5 Duration 1h 45min Paper 1: 1h Paper 2: 1h 30min Number of Questions 45 47

The Differences Between P4 and P5 Mathematics papers Items Primary 4 Primary 5 Format Section A: 20 MCQ Paper 1 Section B: 18 SAQ Booklet A: 15 MCQ Section C: 7 LAQ Booklet B: 15 SAQ Paper 2 Part 1: 5 SAQ Part 2: 12 LAQ

The Differences Between P4 and P5 Mathematics papers Items Primary 4 Primary 5 Marks Section A: 40 marks Paper 1 (45 marks) Allocation Section B: 36 marks Booklet A: 20 marks Section C: 24 marks Booklet B: 25 marks Total : 100 marks Paper 2 (55 mark) Part 1: 10 marks Part 2: 45 marks Total: 100 marks

Standard Mathematics Exam Format Paper Booklet Item Type Number Marks Total Duration of per Marks questions question 1 A Multiple-Choice 10 1 20 1 h 5 2 B Short-Answer 5 1 25 10 2 2 5 2 10 Short-Answer 1 h 30 min Calculators Structured/ allowed 12 45 3,4 or 5 Long-answer Total 47 - 100 2 h 30 min

Foundation Mathematics Exam Format Paper Booklet Item Type Number Marks Total Duration of per Marks questions question 1 A Multiple-Choice 10 1 30 1 h 10 2 B Short-Answer 10 2 20 2 Short-Answer 10 2 20 1 h Calculators Structured 6 3 or 4 20 allowed Total 46 - 90 2 h

Types of Calculators Only calculators that are approved by the Singapore Examinations & Assessment Board (SEAB) will be allowed in the examination. The list of calculators is available on SEAB’s website: http://www.seab.gov.sg

Adherence on the use of Approved Calculators School will check and a sticker will be pasted onto your child’s approved calculator before examination. All unauthorised calculators will not be allowed into the examination room.

Awarding marks Method marks  Marks given for correct method  Marks will be given even if answers are wrong Answer marks  Marks given for correct answers  Marks will not be given if method used is incorrect

Show ALL workings Important Marks are awarded for correct method and working step even if the final answer is wrong .

Show ALL workings Example : 1 bus --- 30 passengers 4 buses – 30 x 4 (M1) = 120 passengers (Method mark (M1) is given for using the correct operation to find total number of passengers) 29 passengers alighted 120 – 29 (M1) = 109 passengers (Method mark (M1) is given for using the correct operation to find number of passengers remained on the buses) Answer: 109 passengers (A0) (Wrong answer, no answer mark is given)

Other Marks Deductions wrong Mathematical statement 1 bus = 30 passengers 20% = 100 20 + 1.20 = $1.40 Students are reminded to use “=” sign appropriately.

Other Marks Deductions Area of circle = 16 cm Omission of units or wrong use of units

Study Skills Mathematics is learned by DOING problems . Each topic/concept builds on the previous ones. When your child does his/her Mathematics problem or Mathematics homework, advise him/her to write out the complete solution as if they were taking a test or examination.

Mathematics Study Skills Problem Solving Strategies  Draw a Diagram/Picture  Drawing a Model  Observing/Finding A Pattern  Guess and Check  Working Backwards  Using Before and After concepts  Systematic Listing  Algebraic Method