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Primary 3 Class Briefing By Form Teachers Welc lcom ome

Vision Curious Minds, Caring Hearts, Creative Spirits Mission To develop the whole child to be a force of good in the world Values Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Integrity, Care, Harmony

Inspiring the Palm View way…

Palm View Challenge • School-wide programme designed along different learning experiences aimed at developing student’s life skills and values. • By the end of six years, students are provided holistic development opportunities in the areas of cognitive, physical, social and moral domains. • Students at every level are challenged to complete different tasks, each carefully designed to develop in them desirable dispositions for the 21st century.

P2: Free Learning Day P1: Treetop Challenge P3: Artizenry Challenge P4: Growing Hearts Challenge P5: Outdoor Expedition Challenge

Character and Citizenship Education

Form Teacher Guidance Programme (FTGP) The FTGP is designed with activities for pupils to acquire skills that will help them to: • better understand themselves (Self-Awareness); • learn ways to manage themselves (Self-Management); • better understand their family and friends (Social Awareness); • learn ways to work with their family and friends (Relationship Management) • make appropriate and responsible decisions (Responsible Decision Making)

Form Teacher Guidance Programme (FTGP) During FTGP • Explicit teaching of social and emotional competencies (including Youth issues such as Cyberwellness; and Education and Career Guidance). • Team-building games and birthday celebrations to enhance bonding amongst students. • Teacher-Student Interaction (TSI) to foster better teacher relationship with their students through one-to-one interaction.

Teacher-Student Interaction (TSI) FTGP Social Emotional Learning Interaction Activities Teacher-Student Interaction (SEL) for meaningful play among for meaningful one-to-one Based on the programmes for the form teachers and interaction between teacher Explicit Teaching of SEL students and student Competencies Positive Teacher-Student Relationship

English Language

EL Department Programmes for P3 • Reading Remediation Programme and School- based Dyslexic Reading Programme for selected students • Reading Programmes • Modified Language Experience Approach and Writing Process Cycle • EL Festival

English Language Paper Items Tested Paper 1 - Writing Guided Writing with 3 picture prompts and helping words • Paper 2 – Language Vocabulary and Grammar MCQ • Use and Grammar Cloze • Comprehension Editing • Sentence Combining • Comprehension (2 passages) • Picture Matching Listening • Comprehension Comprehension • Note-taking • Reading Aloud Oral • Stimulus-based Conversation

Home-School Partnership • Ensure that your child completes and submits his/her work on time • Allow time for consistent revision • Get your child to revise lessons learnt using the Grammar Reference book purchased. • Encourage reading of different genres • Take your child to the National Library

Mathematics

Mathematics Semester 1 Semester 2 • Whole Numbers • Time • Addition And Subtraction • Fractions • Angles Within 10 000 • Multiplication Tables of 6, 7, 8 • Perpendicular and Parallel Lines • Perimeter and Area and 9 • Multiplication And Division • Bar Graphs • Money • Length, Mass and Volume

Department Programmes for P3 • Math Carnival Week • Monsworld o Self-directed online Math Learning Portal

Home-School Partnership • Complete daily homework • Build a habit of checking the answers • Monitor progress through topical review • Topical Review recommendation – Teach-at-home tips

Mother Tongue Languages

Overview P3 MT Syllabus At the end of P3, students will be able to: • Listen and comprehend stories • Use the language to describe various scenarios in daily lives and be engaged in conversation • Read aloud simple stories fluently and with some intonation • Read and comprehend stories • Write a paragraph based on 4 pictures

MT Department Programmes for P3 • Reading Programmes • Learning Journey – Drama Related • Festive Celebrations – Lunar New Year, Hari Raya, Deepavali, Mid-Autumn Festival, • MTL Fortnight • iMTL Portal Lessons

MT Language Semester 1 Semester 2 • • Listening (10%) Listening (10%) • • Oral (30%) Oral (30%) • • Composition (15%) Composition (15%) • • Language Use (45%) Language Use (45%)

Home-School Partnership • Encourage your child to speak Mother Tongue Language frequently • Schedule daily reading time (at least 15 min) • Encourage critical thinking in daily life such as explaining reasons, giving views on daily topics • Guide your child to form good learning habits: o Set targets and review results o Help your child to schedule his timetable and prioritize work

Science

Overview of Science Topics (Lower Block) Primary 3 • Diversity of living and non-living things (General characteristics and classification) • Cycles in plants and animals (Life cycles) • Plant system (Plant parts and functions) • Diversity of materials • Interaction of forces ( Magnets)

Science Semester 1 (SA1 Paper – 1h) Booklet Item Type No. of Marks Total Marks questions per question Multiple- A 14 2 28 choice B Open-ended 7-8 2-4 22

Science Semester 2 (SA2 Paper – 1h 30min) Booklet Item Type No. of Marks Total Marks questions per question Multiple- A 22 2 44 choice B Open-ended 11-13 2-4 36

Home-School Partnership Keep ALL textbooks and notes from Lower Block. Learn Science from daily life, society and environment around them: • Try simple Science experiments at home (daily life) • Subscribe to Science magazines and watch Science documentaries (society) • Spend time outdoors by going for walks in parks and nature reserves (environment)

Learning Journeys Primary 3 Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKC NHM) Term 2 Week 10 afternoon

Physical Education and CCA • Co Curricular Activities begin in Term 1 • Swimming (Swim-Safer Programme, Term 1 W6 to Term 2 W3)

Assessment Matters • SA1 in Term 2 • SA2 in Term 4

Administrative Matters 1) Absence : • Regular attendance is expected • Medical certificate is required to explain absence • Principal’s notification needed for overseas leave during curriculum time: Leave of absence form

Administrative Matters 2) Punctuality • Arrival in school after 7.40 a.m. is considered late-coming • Silent reading starts at 7.30 a.m. 3) Safety and Security • Please go directly to the General Office should you be in school for matters relating to your child

Class Routines 1) Homework Policy • All homework will be recorded in the Student Diary • Students are expected to write their homework in the diary themselves • Homework will be collected the following day unless otherwise stated 2) Spelling • English: Tuesday • Mother Tongue: Thursday

Parents’ Involvement in Child’s Learning 1. Communicate with your child about his/her school experience on a daily basis 2. Check your child’s student diary and homework file daily 3. Encourage your child to learn life skills, not just skills pertaining to academics 4. Praise for effort, not ability (Growth Mindset)

Partners – in – education Giving children the best support is a shared responsibility between home and school

Communication Reply to Correspondence, • Within 3 working days for general matters. • For concerns requiring further investigation or consultation – on a case-by-case basis 1. Student Diary 2. Staff DID 3. Email Address

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