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Networking @ OLN

21 January 2017

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR EL PROFICIENCY IN SINGAPORE

• All students to be able to use English to express themselves.
• All students to attain foundational skills, particularly in

grammar, spelling and basic pronunciation.

• The majority of students to attain a good/high level of

competency in English, in both speech and writing.

LANGUAGE LEARNING

• Listening, Reading & Viewing

(Receptive Skills)

• Speaking, Writing & Representing

(Productive Skills)

• Grammar & Vocabulary

(Knowledge about Language)

NATIONAL CURRICULUM

STELLAR

STrategies for English Language Learning And Reading

The STELLAR Vision

Children who love reading and have a strong foundation in the English Language

EL ENRICHMENT @OLN

STRETCH Reading Programme – REAL (Rich, Enduring & Active Learning)

• Use authentic, rich literary texts to create a language-rich environment
• Promotes love of reading through enjoyment of great stories (link to The

STELLAR Vision - Children who love reading and have a strong foundation in the English Language)

• P3
• ‘The Magic Paintbrush’ by

Laurence Yep

• ‘Freckle Juice’ by Judy

Blume

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• P4
• ‘Charlotte’s Web’

by E.B White

• ‘The Jungle Book’

by Rudyard Kipling

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DISCUSSION OF CURRENT AFFAIRS P3 P4

What’s Up (monthly) ST’s Little Red Dot (weekly)

READ! READ! READ!

Whole School Reading Programme with the National Library Board

• Books To Go (Mass Borrowing - once every term)

Pupils are able to borrow a wide variety of reading materials that best fit their reading profile and borrow items on the spot.

• What a Wonderful Read (P4)

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What Else?

• The Writing Workshop

Focused teaching of writing skills to boost better acquisition of writing techniques

• Teaching of Comprehension Skills

By the end of P3 & P4, students will be competent in these Comprehension skills:

Level / Skill Finding Info Sequencing Inferring Cause and Effect Fact or Opinion Point of View and Purpose

1 √ √ 2 √ √ 3 √ √ √ 4 √ √ √ √ 5 √ √ √ √ √ 6 √ √ √ √ √ √

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ICT-enriched lessons

• Use of media (video clips, movies)
• Use of Web 2.0 tools
• MCOnline –
• Assignments (during Term, school holidays and on Home-Based Learning (HBL) Day)
• Examples – Language Practices and Writing Buddy

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Stretch Opportunities (Beyond Curriculum)

• Plain English Speaking Award (PESA)
• Trinity Guildhall Speech and Drama Elective Enrichment (after

curriculum hours on Wednesdays)

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Support Structures

• Remediation lessons (Mondays) for selected students
• Reading Remediation Programme (RRP)
• School-based Dyslexia Remediation Programme (SDR)

ASSESSMENT

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 CA1 Language Use and Comprehension

• nly

SA1 Papers 1 - 4 CA2 Language Use and Comprehension

• nly

SA2 Papers 1-4 10% 30% 10% 50%

Home-School Collaboration

READING is imperative to success in English!

On your part, please support us by:

• Modelling good language use practices at home. i.e. speaking SE
• Encouraging READING on a daily basis (this is where vocabulary is

acquired and grammar structures taught in school internalized. Kids also get ideas for writing when they read)

• Children should read a book fortnightly.
• Encouraging your kid to READ WIDELY

(meaning novels, news, guide books, visual images, short stories etc)

• Films are awesome!
• TALK to your kid about what’s current and what she has read. Also talk

about what you see around you. This would get her speaking and thinking in the language.

MATHEMATICS

Content

1) Aims Of The Maths Curriculum 2) Teaching & Learning Approaches 3) Assessment Matters

Aims of Math Curriculum

• To acquire the necessary mathematical

concepts and skills for everyday life

• To develop mathematical thinking and

problem solving skills and apply these skills to formulate and solve problems

• To be able to use mathematical language

to express mathematical ideas precisely, concisely and logically

Teaching & Learning Approaches

Primary 3 / 4 Mathematics Programme

• Play-and-Learn Mathematics (PALM)
• Problem-solving
• Heuristics
• Challenging Problem-solving
• Math Journals
• Math Enrichment

(1) Play-and-Learn Mathematics (PALM) Programme

• Infused into daily lessons
• Acquiring concepts through concrete materials
• Interpreting the mathematical solution in the

context of the real-world problem

• Developing cooperative and collaborative skills

Teaching & Learning Approaches

(2) Problem-Solving Programme

• Aims to strengthen pupils’ application of concepts
• Spiral curriculum in developing pupils’ problem

solving ability

• Strategies taught include :
• drawing models
• re-drawing models for better visualization
• using diagrams & pictures
• applying familiar concepts from other topics

Teaching & Learning Approaches

(3) Heuristic Programme Pupils need to develop their various thinking skills and heuristics to help them solve mathematical

• problems. Thinking skills are skills that can be

used such as classifying, comparing, sequencing, analysing parts and wholes, identifying patterns and relationship.

Teaching & Learning Approaches

Heuristic Programme

P1 P2 P3 P4

• Looking for a

Pattern

• Draw-it-out
• Revision of

skills learnt at P1

• Model-

drawing

• Guess &

Check

• Listing
• Revision of

skills learnt at P2

• Restating

the Problem

• Working

backwards

• Revision of

skills learnt at P2 and P3

• Before and

After Concept

• Points and

Spaces Concept

Teaching & Learning Approaches

(4) Challenging Problem-Solving

• Differentiated learning materials which aims

to expose pupils’ to higher-order thinking problems

Teaching & Learning Approaches

(5) Maths Journals

• A communication tool between the pupil

and the teacher.

• Reveals pupils’ learning of knowledge

and skills

• Serves as a tool for teachers to find out

pupils’ learning gap so that follow-up actions can be taken.

Teaching & Learning Approaches

(6) Enrichment Programmes

• Math Olympiad Enrichment Programme
• Aims to level up competencies of high performing

pupils’ in solving challenging and non-routine problems

• Term 2 / 3 (6 to 8-hour programme)
• Selected pupils

Teaching & Learning Approaches

Assessment Matters

Purpose of Assessment

• To gather evidence about pupils’ knowledge
• f Mathematics
• To ascertain whether learning has taken

place

• To provide parents with information on

their children’s achievement

Assessment Matters

When do we assess our pupils? Formative Assessment (On-going) Summative Assessment Day-to-day

• Performance Tasks
• Questioning & Feedback
• Use of mini-whiteboards
• Evidence from pupils’ work
• Group/Class Presentations

Short Term

• Diagnostic Tests
• Math Journals
• CA1 and CA2

Long-term

• SA1 and SA2

Modes of Assessment

Assessment Matters

Format for CAs & SAs

P3

Duration Total marks Section A: Multiple Choice Questions Section B: Short Answer Questions Section C: Long Answer Questions CA1

1 hour 40 1m x 6 = 6m 2m x 10 = 20m 3m x 2 = 6m 4m x 2 = 8m

CA2, SA1 and SA2

1 hour 45 min 80 2m x 10 = 20m 2m x 15 = 30m 3m x 6 = 18m 4m x 3 = 12m

Assessment Matters

Format for CAs & SAs

P4

Paper Duration Section A: Multiple Choice Questions Section B: Short Answer Questions Section C: Long Answer Questions CA1 CA2, SA1 and SA2

Paper 1 1 h 2m x 15 = 30m 2m x 15 = 30m

• Paper 2

1 h 10 min

• 11 questions

(40m)

Home-School Collaboration

Monitor your child’s progress regularly. Ensure that your child completes her daily homework. Acknowledge your child’s strengths and learning gaps. Go through daily work with her. Train your child to persevere if a problem seems difficult. Show all workings clearly. Help your child to know that everyone can learn Math.

Thank you

SCIENCE

What does my child learn in science? How does my child learn science? How is my child assessed in science? How can I support my child in learning science? Why does my child learn science?

Objectives

Science concepts to understand themselves and things around them

Develop process Skills & Cultivate attitudes

Why Does My Child Learn Science?

Engagement Exploration Evaluation Explanation Elaboration

Approach to Teaching & Learning

Themes * Lower Block (Primary 3 and 4)

Diversity

• Diversity of living and non-living things
• Diversity of materials

Cycles

• Cycles in plants and animals (Life cycles)
• Cycles in matter and water (Matter)

Systems

• Plant system (Plant parts and functions)
• Human system (Digestive system)

Interactions

• Interaction of forces (Magnets)

Energy Energy forms and uses (Light and heat)

What Does My Child Learn In Science?

 Observing  Comparing  Classifying  Predicting  Inferring  Formulating hypothesis  Evaluating  Generating possibilities  Communicating (chart, pictorial, tabular or graphical)  Analysing

 Creative problem solving  Decision making  Investigation Process Skills What Does My Child Learn In Science?

P3 Science Modes of Assessment

When Formative Assessment (On-going) Summative Assessment Class Time

• Questioning & Feedback
• Pupils’ daily’ work
• Group Presentations
• Science Journals
• Supplementary worksheets

Term 1 & 3

• CA1 and CA2

(CA2 include a Performance Based Assessment) Term 2 & 4

• SA1 and SA2

Type of assessment & weightage (%) Duration Total marks Section A: Multiple Choice Questions Section B: Long Answer Questions

CA1 (10%) & CA2 (10%) 1 hour 50 2m x 15qns = 30m 10 Qns

(Marks between 2 & 4 marks for each question)

Total: 20m SA1 (30%) & SA2 (50%) 1 hour 30 mins 100 2m x 30qns = 60m 14 Qns

(Marks between 2 & 4 marks for each question)

Total: 40m

P3 Science Modes of Assessment

• Marks are awarded for correct key

concepts and not key words.

• Marks will be deducted for additional

wrong concepts.

Marking Scheme

Application of Science Concepts in our daily lives

How can I support my child in learning Science?

A wooden chair and a metal chair are placed in an air-conditioned room. When we touch them, the metal chair feels colder. Why?

Material

• Use concept maps or mind-maps to

summarise main concepts

• Use mnemonics / acronyms to

remember certain facts, e.g. the four conditions for photosynthesis:

How to help your child revise

Science Readers

Expose your child to a range of Science questions focusing on different skills and processes and encourage her to practise consistently.

How to help your child revise

Thank You!