Primary 1 Orientation 16 November 2019
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Programme Principal's Address Mrs Anne Quek Principal School Arrangements & Rules Mr Gabriel Chua HOD Student Management P1 Matters Ms Mandy Lau Year Head (Lower Primary) Parent Support Group Sharing Mdm Seow Chow Loon PSG Chairperson Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Principal’s Address Mrs Anne Quek Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Staff Introduction School Leaders Key Personnel Counselling & Learning Support P1 Form / Co-Form Teachers Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
School Leaders Mrs Anne Quek Principal Mdm Latha Mrs Pawa Vice-Principal Vice-Principal Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Key Personnel Ms Mandy Lau Ms Wong Mdm Janice Leong Mr David Cheng YH (Lower Pri) YH (Middle Pri) YH (Upper Pri) SSD Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Key Personnel Mr Gabriel Chua Ms Sim CM Mr Khir Mdm Tan CL HOD Student HOD Science Lead Teacher HOD MT Management (Malay Language) Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Key Personnel Mdm Mariam Ms Saedah Mr James Fu Ms Iva Chia SH (Covering SH (Covering SH (Covering SH Math HOD EL) HOD CCE) HOD PHE/CCA) Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Key Personnel Ms Jolene Cheng Mr Collin Chew Ms Azarina SH PE SH Art SH ICT Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Key Personnel Mdm Siti Sarah Mdm Jamie Ng Ms Yvonne Lin SH SH SS SH Student CCE/Partnership Leadership (Covering) Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Counselling & Learning Support Mr Jack Zheng Mr Wilson Ting Ms Adilah Ms Neo School AED LBS AED LBS AED LBS Counsellor Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Our Primary 1 Form Teachers Ms Pathma Devi Mdm Tan LS Mdm Adeline Yan Ms Azizah Form Teacher Co-Form Teacher Form Teacher Co-Form Teacher Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Our Primary 1 Form Teachers Ms Lim JY Mdm Gong YQ Mrs Khoo Mr Leslie Gwee Form Teacher Co-Form Teacher Form Teacher Co-Form Teacher Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Our Primary 1 Form Teachers Ms Annie Lim Mdm Nisha Mdm Norli Mdm Rosalind Teo Form Teacher Co-Form Teacher Form Teacher Co-Form Teacher Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Our Primary 1 Form Teachers Ms Fazilah Ms Shang LR Ms Audrey Choo Ms Jin Jing Form Teacher Co-Form Teacher Form Teacher Co-Form Teacher Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Our Philosophy We believe in holistic education. We believe that every one of you want to and can learn. We focus on your learning needs when designing learning experiences. Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Our Vision Our Mission A Life Long Learner To create Passions are Potential Dreams Opportunities Ignited Discovered Realised where A Contributing Citizen Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
An exciting journey in 2019 Learning for Life Long Learner learning Learning for Grades Future Ready Confident Learner
JOYFUL Learning • Learning Purposefully (Why Learn) • Learning Intentionally (How to Learn) • Learning Meaningfully (What to Learn) NO EXAMS for P1 and P2 On-going Formative Assessments to support learning
Learn for Life “Let us prepare every child for the test of life, and not just a life of tests” PM Lee, National Day Rally 2012 Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share Photo credit: Singapore Polytechnic
Changes aim to help our students: • Have more time and space to deepen their learning, especially in the transition years (i.e. P3, P5, S1 and S3). • Better enjoy the process of learning and develop dispositions for lifelong learning.
• Even with the removal of mid-year How will I examinations for some levels, teachers will know about continue to assess their students. my child’s • Parents will be kept informed of the child's progress? progress.
Developing Confident Learners with positive learning dispositions Curiosity Resilience Responsibility Motivated Mindfulness Collaborative Mistakes as Ask Self- Value learning Self-Aware Respectful Questions directed Challenges opportunities Respect Learn new Learn from Give the effort and Reflective Inclusive things Failures best effort hardwork
Holistic and Mindful Programme Academic and Non- IP Academic Mental Skills to develop LLP Leadership Journalistic ALP Experience Interest Driven CCA
Parent’s Support • Support and partnership of parents are crucial in realising these changes. • Parents can play a part to encourage Joy of Learning, and Learn for Life.
Encourage Joy of Learning by • not over-emphasising academic Encourage Joy of performance Learning! • focus on your child’s learning journey, rather than compare them to others Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Give our children the time and space to deepen learning Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
General Information School Arrangements Mr Gabriel Chua HOD Student Management Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
• School Hours Weekdays School Hours Reporting Venue 7.40 a.m. – 2.00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Monday and Friday: Thursday School Hall 7.40 a.m. – 1.30 p.m. Wednesday Tuesday, Wednesday 7.40 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. Friday and Thursday: Respective Classrooms • School Gates Opening Hours Weekdays Main Gate A Side Gate B 6.45 a.m. – 7.50 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and 2.00 p.m. – 2.30 p.m. Thursday 6.30 a.m. – 6.30 p.m. 6.45 a.m. – 7.50 a.m. Wednesday 1.30 p.m. – 2.00 p.m. 6.45 a.m. – 7.50 a.m. Friday 1.00 p.m. – 1.30 p.m.
Dismissal • Students will be dismissed as per Dismissal Option Form indicated. In the event of wet weather: • For Gate A dismissal – Parents will be allowed to wait for your child outside the sheltered basketball court. • For Gate B dismissal – Teachers will bring your child to the void deck of Blk 234. If your child is sick: • Your child is not allowed to go home on his/her own. An adult has to pick him/her up from the General Office Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Road Safety For parents who drive your child to school: • Please let your child alight/board your vehicle at the open carpark next to Blk 234. • Please do not alight your child along the main road outside the school gate. • Parents will be allowed to drop off your child at the drop-off area in the event of wet weather. • Child pick-up will still remain at the carpark next to Blk 234 during wet weather. Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Road Safety For parents who walk your child to school: • Do use the designated pedestrian crossings to help your child cultivate good road safety habits. • Do get your child to practice the kerb drills: – Look Right-Left-Right, ensure all vehicles have stopped – Raise their hands – Cross safely and quickly Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Student Attire Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Boys Hair to be above eyebrow and ear. Ear studs are not allowed. Shirt and T-shirt to be neatly tucked-in. Black shoes with black socks above ankle. Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Girls Long hair to be tied up neatly using black or dark blue bands. Silver/gold/black ear studs are allowed. Blouse and T-shirt to be neatly tucked-in. Black shoes with black socks above ankle Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Placing of Name Tag School Uniform – Shirt / Blouse PE T-Shirt Name Tag Name Tag 1 cm centrally above crest (Pocket) (Pocket) Iron on the name tag at the right place and sew the 4 corners of the name tag to the shirt/PE T-shirt. Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Disallowed Haircut Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Hair Length for Girls Between mid Above shoulder: Between shoulder back and waist: Does not need to and mid back: Hair is to be tied tie hair. Hair is to be tied in a plait or neat back in a ponytail. bun. Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
Hair Accessories Ear studs/rings Ear studs/rings that are ALLOWED Accessories that are NOT ALLOWED - Plain or simple hair accessories. - Only girls are allowed to put on ear studs/rings. - Hair accessories which have a - The design of the ear studs/rings must tinge of disallowed colours (e.g. be round and not fanciful . white) are not allowed even - The diameter of the ear studs/rings though the main colour is black cannot be more than 0.5 cm . or dark blue. - Only black/gold/silver ear studs/rings - Hair accessories with reflective are allowed. or large decorative are strongly - Ear studs/rings are only allowed on the discouraged. ear lobe and those with reflective or glittering surfaces are not allowed. Xishan Primary School Love, Care & Share
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