MEET-THE-PARENTS PRIMARY 5 & 6 30 JANUARY 2015 Healthy Eating - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Healthy Eating in Schools Award

MEET-THE-PARENTS PRIMARY 5 & 6

30 JANUARY 2015

SCHOOL LEADERS

Mdm Cassie Fan Yuen Fun Principal Mdm Anna Tay Ngee Mui Vice-Principal (Student Development) Mr Kenny Reyes Raphael Vice-Principal (Staff Management)

KEY PERSONNEL

Mrs Ng Pat Ghee School Staff Developer Mrs Desri Ann Lee HOD (Aesthetics) Miss Marlene Ang HOD (Character & Citizenship Education) Mdm Aini Hussien HOD (ICT) Miss Wendy Lim HOD (Maths) Miss Serene Ng HOD (Physical Education & Co-Curricular Activities) Mdm Poon Yin Ching Year Head (Upper Pri) / HOD (Science)-covering Mr Stan Lee Asst Year Head (Lower Pri) / LH (Science)- covering

KEY PERSONNEL

Mdm Li Huan Subject Head (Chinese Language) Mdm Sarina Salleh Subject Head (Malay Language) Mdm Maisarah Supani Level Head (English Language) Mdm Tan Whai Sze Senior Teacher (Chinese Language) Mr Fazlin Jaya Indra Senior Teacher (Physical Education) Mdm Margaret Lee Subject Head (Music)

KEY PERSONNEL

Mr Tan Seng Aun Operations Manager Mdm Rachel Teng Administrative Manager

Mr Stan Lee 5 Courage Form Teacher Miss Wendy Lim 5 Courage Co-Form Teacher Mrs Baljeet Singh 5 Diligence Form Teacher Mdm Patricia Au Yong 5 Diligence Co-Form Teacher Mdm Maisarah Supani 5 Honesty Form Teacher Mr Zhou Yuan 5 Honesty Co-Form Teacher

PRIMARY 5 LEVEL TEACHERS

Mr Liu Zhiming 5 Loyalty Form Teacher Mdm Aini Hussien 5 Loyalty Co-Form Teacher Mdm Nurliyana Mahat 5 Kindness Form Teacher Mdm Nurni Isnain 5 Kindness Co-Form Teacher

PRIMARY 5 LEVEL TEACHERS

PRIMARY 5 CHINESE TEACHERS

Mdm Tan Whai Sze Mdm Wu Xun Miss Tan Sok Kiang Mdm Ng Chor Leng Mr Zhou Yuan Mdm Xi Donglei

PRIMARY 5 MALAY/TAMIL TEACHERS

Mr Izzat Md Sarip Mdm Nurni Isnain Mrs Ananthi Bala

Miss Lam Hui Fong 6 Courage Form Teacher Mrs Ng Pat Ghee 6 Courage Co-Form Teacher Mrs Josie Teo 6 Diligence Form Teacher Mdm Chai Chew Yee 6 Diligence Co-Form Teacher Mr Bernard Soh 6 Honesty Form Teacher Miss Marlene Ang 6 Honesty Co-Form Teacher

PRIMARY 6 LEVEL TEACHERS

Miss Anjana 6 Loyalty Form Teacher Mr Muliyatno Buang 6 Loyalty Co-Form Teacher Miss Gil Tan 6 Kindness Form Teacher Miss Sabrinah Rahim 6 Kindness Co-Form Teacher

PRIMARY 6 LEVEL TEACHERS

PRIMARY 6 CHINESE TEACHERS

Miss Tan Koon Bin Mdm Fu Ye Mdm Chin Poh Lin Mdm Chai Chew Yee Mdm Esther Kwee Mdm Chen Li Chuan Mdm Li Huan Mr Guah Boon Heng

PRIMARY 6 MALAY/TAMIL TEACHERS

Mdm Sarina Salleh Mdm Suhaida Saptu Mr Kanan

SOFTCOPY OF PRESENTATION

Can be downloaded from EPPS website:

http://www.eliasparkpri.moe.edu.sg from Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 5.00pm

PROGRAMME

Segment 1 (Hall)

1. Introductions 2. School’s directions 3. PSLE Matters 4. Selection of Secondary Schools 5. Direct School Admission 6. Resources for parents 7. School’s key curriculum & support for learning

Segment 2 (Classroom)

1. Target-setting with your child 2. Strategies for effective partnership

Desired Outcomes of an Eliasian

2013 MOE WORKPLAN SEMINAR

2013 MOE WORKPLAN SEMINAR

CHANGING EDUCATION LANDSCAPE

With a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world, we will need to be adaptable and be willing to learn. “…education is not what we do TO our children. Rather, it is what we do WITH them, and FOR them, to bring out the best IN each of them, so that they grow up to embrace the best of the human spirit – to always be better, to always strive harder and build deeper wells of character.”

Minister Heng Swee Keat, MOE WPS 2013

ADJUSTMENTS TO THE EDUCATION SYSTEM

• PSLE and Secondary 1 posting, move away

from T-score, to scoring students in broader bands.

• Secondary school Subject-based Banding.
• Broadening DSA and ensuring a more

variegated school landscape, including distinctive areas (niches).

PSLE- A PLACEMENT EXAM

 reflects the relative achievement level of

students within their peers.

 Places students into different streams

(Express/NA/NT) according to their academic ability

 Enables posting to secondary schools by

merit and as far as possible into a school of their choice.

PSLE T-SCORE

• It gives the relative position of a student’s

performance as compared to the performance

• f all the other students in that subject.
• The raw mark obtained in the exam only

shows how good the student is in that subject, not how good he is as compared to

• thers.

https://www.seab.gov.sg/content/examCalendar/2015_ExamCalendar_PSLE.pdf

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HIGHER MOTHER TONGUE (HMT)

Implications when dropping HMTL at P5

• Assignment to any CL class with vacancy,

which may not match the child’s ability level

• Need to purchase a new set of learning

materials / textbooks

• Need to adjust to a new teacher and new

classmates

HIGHER MOTHER TONGUE (HMT)

P5 to P6: Criteria for taking HMTL at P6

• 1. Overall score of 70 marks or better for

MTL &

• 2. Overall score of 60 marks or better for

HMT

HIGHER MOTHER TONGUE AT SEC SCH

Students may opt to offer HMTL (Higher Chinese/ Higher Malay/ Higher Tamil) from Sec 1 onwards if they offer MTL or HMTL at the PSLE and are in the:

• Top 10% of the PSLE cohort; or
• Top 11% - 30% of the PSLE cohort and meet the

language criteria i.e. an A* grade in the MTL or at least a Merit in HMTL.

CHOOSING OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Factors to consider when

CHOOSING OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS

 Last year’s posting aggregate ranges of the schools  Academic Ability You are advised to choose a school which takes in students with academic ability comparable to that of your child.  Distance You are advised to select schools near your home

CHOOSING OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS

 Programmes and Schemes Available If your child is interested in certain programmes and schemes and his/ her performance is good in these areas, you are advised to include schools offering these programmes among your choice.

QUESTIONS FOR PARENTS

1.What are my child’s learning preferences and are they aligned with the school’s approach? 2.Does the school place an emphasis on a particular focus area that my child would be interested in/would benefit from?

QUESTIONS FOR PARENTS

• 3. How does this school support students

who have academic, social or emotional difficulties?

• 3. How does this school encourage
• pportunities for and support students in

academic excellence and character development?

• 4. Is the school located in an area that is

easily accessible for my child?

CHOOSING OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS

Possible Programmes Offered

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• CHOICE

and

• FLEXIBILITY

to meet different abilities and interests

• f our children

Multiple Pathways for Success

Aspiring towards a SkillsFuture

• BETTER CHOICES: Choose Smart, Choose Right.

– Help our children make more informed education

and career choices

• DEEPER SKILLS: Look for skills that work for you.

– Our children will need to grow the skills needed to

excel in lives, and in their future career

• MULTIPLE PATHS: There are multiple paths for

everyone to succeed and progress through life. Learn throughout a lifetime. Respect for every job.

Multiple Pathways for Success

• Express Course

 4 years, leading to GCE O levels

• Normal Course

 Normal (Academic)

• 5 years, leading to GCE O levels

 Normal (Technical)

• 4 years, leading to GCE N levels
• Specialised Schools for N(T) Students, leading to ITE
• r future employment
• Integrated Programme

 4-6 years, leading to GCE A levels or other diplomas.

Multiple Pathways for Success

Specialised Schools for students with different aptitudes and learning styles

• For child with certain aptitudes such as numbers, science,

sports, or arts:

 NUS High School of Mathematics and Science  School of Science and Technology  School of the Arts  Singapore Sports School

• For child inclined towards hands-on practical learning:

 Northlight School  Assumption Pathway  Crest Secondary School  Spectra Secondary School

• 4-year course
• Leads to GCE ‘O’ Level examination
• Subjects include English, Mother Tongue

Language and a range of subjects in Humanities and the Arts, and Mathematics and Sciences

Express Course

• 4 to 5-year course
• GCE ‘N’ Level examination in the 4th year
• A 5th year leading to the GCE ‘0’ Level

examination is available to N(A) students who perform well in their GCE ‘N’ Levels.

• Students can move from one course to

another based on their performance and assessment by Principal and teachers.

Normal (Academic)

Flexibility in Normal (Academic) Course

Selected N(A) students:

• May offer subjects at ‘O’ level in Sec 4
• Can skip the ‘N’ levels at Sec 4N and proceed to the ‘O’

levels in Sec 5N

• Can take Elective Modules – practical, hands-on

courses (eg. basic electronics and retails sales) to develop interests and strengths in specific areas

• Can take Advanced Elective Modules such

as 3D Modelling & Animation, Hospitality & Tourism Business, Media Production etc

New Through-Train Pathways for N(A) Students

Through-Train Pathways:

• Foundation Programme at Polytechnics
• Higher Nitec to Polytechnics

Key Objectives

• Provide more pathways for N(A) students to cater

to different learning pace and styles

• Make Sec 5 year more productive
• Help strengthen N(A) students’ progression into

post-secondary education and enhance employability

(A) New Polytechnic Foundation Programme (FP)

Create direct pathway for top S4N(A) students to enter poly in lieu of ‘O’ levels

• Eligible students can enrol in a 1-yr poly FP after ‘N’

levels

• Practice-oriented curriculum taught by poly faculty
• Implemented in phases from 2013 – a total of about

1,200 places in FPs yearly

• Eligibility: ‘N’ level results – expected to be among

top 10% of S4 N(A) cohort

Double “Direct Entry Scheme to Polytechnic Programme” places & create a direct entry to polys

(B) Higher Nitec Pathway to Polytechnics

• Allows S4 N(A) students to enrol in Higher Nitec

courses alongside ‘O’ level students

• Double places for Direct Entry Scheme to Polytechnic

Programme up to 1,000 from 2013

• Students with qualifying GPA assured 1st or 2nd year

place in related poly courses

• Caters to the next 20% of S4N(A) students after the FP

Pathways for N(A) Students

Normal (Technical) Course

• 4-year course
• Leads to GCE ‘N’ Level examination
• Offers a more practice-oriented curriculum to

prepare students for technical-vocational education at ITE

Flexibility in Normal (Technical) Course

• Selected N(T) students who are strong in certain

N(A) subjects can take up to 2 N(A) subjects

• Upper Secondary N(T) students may take up

Elective Modules that prepare them for further education and vocational training

• Lateral transfers to N(A) course for top N(T)

students

• Three “N(T) Mark II” schools have piloted new

variants of the N(T) programme

Specialised Schools for N(T) Students

MOE has established two specialised schools for N(T) students:

• Crest Secondary School and Spectra Secondary School
• Additional option for N(T) students to benefit from a

dedicated & whole-school approach

• More hands-on learning, with close linkage to industry

applications to prepare students for further studies in ITE

• r employment
• Teaching personnel to comprise MOE teachers, ITE

lecturers, and industry professionals

Integrated programmes

• An integrated secondary and JC education,

such as the IP

• Secondary school students can proceed to JC

without taking the GCE ‘O’ Level examinations

• Students can enroll IP at Sec 1 or Sec 3
• Some schools offer the Dual-track model i.e.

Integrated Programme (IP) and ‘O’ Level tracks

• Refer to individual schools’ websites for details

Flexibility - Language Programmes

Higher Mother Tongue Language (HMTL)

• In Chinese, Malay or Tamil

Third Languages Programme

• Seven languages offered
• Chinese (Special Programme), Malay (Special Programme),

Bahasa Indonesia, Arabic, French, German, Spanish and Japanese

Flexibility - Language Programmes

Bicultural Studies Programme (Chinese)

• 4-year programme from Upper Sec to Pre-U
• Appreciation of two cultures to interact effectively with China

and to relate to the West

• Electives – Chinese History and Chinese Philosophy

Elective Programme in Malay Language for Secondary Schools (EMAS)

• Offered to students who take up Higher Malay to deepen their

understanding and appreciation of Malay language, history & culture

National Elective Tamil Language Programme (NETP)

• Offered at the Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre to enrich

learning of Tamil language, literature and culture

Art/Music Elective Programmes

Art Elective Programme (AEP)

• 4-year creative course that allows for the

expression and development of artistic abilities Music Elective Programme (MEP)

• 4-year course for musically gifted to develop

conceptual and creative skills through practical and theoretical study of music Enhanced Art/Music Programme (EAP/EMP)

• 2-year programme that provides an

enriched learning environment for upper sec students inclined towards Art/Music

Multiple Pathways After Secondary School

Admission Into Secondary 1

2 ways of seeking admission into Sec 1:

• Sec 1 Posting Exercise
• Direct School Admission (DSA)–Sec

Exercise

Secondary 1 Posting Exercise

Conducted for all PSLE candidates immediately after the PSLE results are released (late Nov)

• Your child will be given the S1 Option Form to

indicate up to 6 secondary school choices

• Submit your choices either by submitting a physical

copy of the S1 Option Form or online though the Secondary One Internet System

Secondary 1 Posting Exercise

Aug: Distribution of Sec 1 Posting Booklets (Part 1 – General Information) Oct: Distribution of Sec 1 Posting Booklets (Part 2 – Information on Secondary Schools)

Late Nov: Release of PSLE results Late Nov: Submission of Sec 1 Option Form Late Dec: Release of School Posting Results

Secondary 1 Posting Exercise

Direct School Admission (DSA)

• Allows for a more diverse range of student

achievements and talents to be recognised

– Admission based on

 qualities such as talent in science, music, sports, etc  school-based criteria other than PSLE results  merit-based academic and non-academic criteria

– DSA-Sec Exercise takes place before Sec 1 Posting Exercise (late Jun – Aug)

Direct School Admission (DSA-Sec) Exercise

• Direct admission into Participating Secondary

Schools

• School DSA-Sec Exercise

Late Jun-Aug : Selection Phase Mid Oct : Indicate School Preferences Late Nov : Release of Results

Successful DSA-Sec Applicants

• Not allowed to select schools during the

Secondary 1 Posting Exercise

• Must qualify for the course (i.e. Express/

Normal) offered by the schools

Useful Resources for Parents

• MOE Website www.moe.gov.sg
• School Information Service

http://sis.moe.gov.sg/

• Parents in Education (PiE) http://parents-in-

education.moe.gov.sg/)

• Schoolbag schoolbag.sg
• MOE on Facebook

www.facebook.com/moesingapore

• MOE on Twitter twitter.com/#!/MOEsg
• MOE on Youtube youtube.com/moespore

www.moe.gov.sg/education/secondary/

http://sis.moe.gov.sg

http://parents-in-education.moe.gov.sg/

Download the enhanced Parents in Education (PiE) mobile application

www.schoolbag.sg

www.facebook.com/moesingapore

For More Information

–www.moe.gov.sg –MOE Customer Service at 6872 2220 or contact@moe.gov.sg

• Elias Park Primary School is introducing

SNAC.

• This will enhance the communication

between school and parents.

• The installation instruction guides will be

given to you by the Form Teacher.

• The vendor has set up a booth in the

canteen to assist you on your queries.

SNAC – Smart Notification Acknowledgement Console