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Primary 4

13 February 2015 5.30pm to 7.00pm

Objectives

• 1. Strengthen home-school

partnership

• 2. Enhance parent &

teacher interaction

• 3. Inform about school/class

practices & expectations

Agenda

• Introduction
• Holistic School Experience@LHPS
• School & Class Matters
• Announcements
• Q&A

Physical Intellectual

Social- Emotional Aesthetics Holistic School Experience@Lianhua

Physical

Physical Development Programme

• Weekly PE Lessons (taught by qualified PE teachers)
• Sports Talent Identification (during PE)
• Sports Meet
• Sports CCA
• P4 Outdoor Camp (3 days 2 nights)
• NAPFA Test

Learning Areas Primary 3 & 4 Athletics PE Dance PE Games & Sports PE Gymnastics PE Outdoor Education PE Physical Health & Fitness Health Ed (An Active & Healthy Me Book)

Physical Development Programme

How to Raise A Healthy Child

Healthy Child

Body Care Healthy Eating Regular Exercise Hygiene & Safety

• For more information about eye care and dental care, please visit

1. http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/health-article/368?orginalId=4262 2. http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/health-article/820

Eye Care (Primary Three) 1.Ways to prevent eye injuries 2.Tips to handle spectacles Dental Care (Primary Four) 1.How can tooth decay occur 2.How to prevent tooth decay

(good oral hygiene and food choices)

Body Care (Health Edn)

For more information about My Healthy Plate, please visit

http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/programmes-article/HPB064355

Primary Three

• 1. The uses of

different food groups in My Healthy Plate

• 2. The importance of

a variety of food in

• ur diet for growth

and health

• 3. Know your Body

Mass Index (BMI) Primary Four 1.Know your Body Mass Index (BMI)

Healthy Eating (Health Edn)

For more information about exercise and sports safety, please visit

1.https://www.myactivesg.com/start-out/families/benefits-of-sports 2.https://www.myactivesg.com/start-out/families/sports-safety

Exercise, Hygiene & Safety (Primary Three) 1.Cleanliness of the Hands and Feet 2.Water Safety 3.Cycling Safety Exercise, Hygiene & Safety (Primary Four) 1.Growth and Fitness 2.Food borne Diseases 3.Sports Safety

Exercise, Hygiene & Safety (Health Edn)

Intellectual

What is an upper primary STELLAR lesson like?

English Programmes

• Reading Programme

– SURF (Silent Uninterrupted Reading for Fun) – Reading is Fun! – Read & Share – Extra support provided for struggling readers

• Oracy Programme

– Thematic Library Presentation

• Writing Programme

– Writing Process Cycle (WPC) – Publication of good stories – Writing Buddy on MC Online

Library Programme

Book Quizzes Library Activity Weeks Book talks/Storytelling Thematic Library Presentation

• Fractured Tales

Partnership with NLB

NLB Library Membership Drive Mass Borrowing sessions Read, Swap & Share/Write

School Activities

• Content / Mastery of Basic Concepts
• Place Values of Whole Numbers up to Ten Thousands
• Addition / Subtraction / Multiplication / Division Algorithms
• Factors and Multiples
• Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions
• Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
• Multiplication of a Fraction and a Whole Number
• Place Values of Decimals
• Four Operations of Decimals

Numbers

• Reading time in 24-hour clock format
• Four Operations of Money
• Measuring Length / Mass / Volume in compound units
• Area and Perimeter of Squares / Rectangles
• Understanding concepts of Lines and Angles
• Understanding concepts of Symmetry and Tessellation

Measurement and Geometry

• Scale Reading
• Reading data from Tables, Bar Graphs and Line Graphs

Statistics

What do I KNOW?

• What do I KNOW?
• What do I WANT to KNOW?
• Choose a STRATEGY or ACTION

and SOLVE.

• Does my answer MAKE SENSE?
• I DID IT!

• Learning by Doing

Learning by Interacting Learning by Inquiry

To acquire conceptual understanding and make sense of one’s learning

Significant Change from 2008 to 2014 Syllabus:

Ministry of Education Website: http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/sciences/files/science-primary-2014.pdf

• Observing, Comparing and Classifying

Communicating Inferring Using apparatus and equipment

• The skills highlighted are the key skills the

level will be focusing on for Primary 4

• Students still need to learn all skills and

processes listed in the syllabus guide

• School-based Curriculum Innovation:

Light & Shadow United We Learn (Peer-learning) Hydroponics Encounter Fish-Breeding

Mother Tongue Programmes

Reading Programmes Mother Tongue Fortnight

• To provide pupils with

access to books of different genres

• To inculcate in pupils the

love for reading MT books

• To create an immersive

environment for the learning of MT

• To provide platforms for

pupils to learn MT and the associated culture

Mother Tongue Programmes

Language & Cultural Camps

• To provide an immersive

environment for pupils to learn and use MT

• To appreciate MT cultures

through hands-on activities

Use of ICT to Support Curriculum

• Every child has the opportunity to experience and learn

baseline ICT Skills through various subjects in the following areas. – Word processing – Learning with multimedia – Internet research

• For example, pupils collaborate and learn more about

fractions through online platforms such as Google Doc.

Online Learning Portal

• Provide pupils with opportunity for self-directed learning
• MC Online (www.mconline.sg)
• Brainpop (www.brainpop.com / www.brainpopjr.com )

E-Learning Days@Lianhua

• Conducted in conjunction with Meet-The-Parents

sessions and during the PSLE Marking Days

• Develop self-directed learning
• Lessons and assignments will be assigned to pupils via

the MC Online portal.

Social- Emotional

Character and Citizenship Education (CCE)

Form Teacher Guidance Period (FTGP) CCE Lessons (4 languages) National Education & Social Studies Values-in- Action (VIA)

Form Teacher Guidance Period (FTGP)

Key Domain of Social Emotional Skills Description Self-Awareness

• My feelings
• Knowing myself

Self-Management

• Managing my emotional state
• My learning

Social Awareness

• Appreciating diversity
• Relating to others

• Contributing to the school
• Maintaining harmonious

relationships with peers

• Caring for things around us
• Respecting others
• Responsible decision-making
• My responsibilities

Character & Citizenship Education Lessons

National Education & Social Studies

National Education Social Studies Commemorative Events

• Total Defence Day
• International Friendship Day
• Racial Harmony Day
• National Day

Cluster of Study Inquiry Focus Valuing Our Past How is life in Singapore today shaped by what happened in the past

• Develop socially responsible citizens who contribute

meaningfully to the community

• Approach:
• Recent involvement:

– CNY Hamper Making Event

Know the Values Understand the Values Apply the Values Internalize the Values

Values in Action

Project Work : VEX IQ

• Interdisciplinary

English Mathematics Mother Tongue

• Robot

VEX IQ

Project Work : VEX IQ

• Skills / Values

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Communication Computing and ICT Literacy School/NE Values

Aesthetics

Art & Craft

Seeing Expressing Appreciating

• The art framework is organized by levels in

2-year blocks

Art & Craft

Levels Seeing Expressing Appreciating Primary 3 & 4

• Identify and

differentiate visual qualities

• Gather

information from visuals and what they see

• Share ideas and

experiences in artworks and through art- making

• Explore and

experiment different ways to use art materials and medium

• Take pride in

their own art- making

• Discuss

artworks using basic art vocabulary (elements of art and principles

• f design)

• Exploring 2D and 3D artwork using different art

medium

– Oil pastels – Colour pencils – Poster paints – Acrylic paints – Water colours

• Assessment

– Rubrics

Art & Craft

Music

• Educate students in music knowledge
• Enable students to create original pieces
• Empower students to perform confidently

Programmes

Mass singing Recess & Assembly Performances SG50 Celebrations

School Matters

Homework Policy

• Purpose of homework

– Practise what is learnt – Acquire knowledge prior to lesson – Assess what students have learnt

• Considerations

– Time spent in school (Longer days, less homework) – Public holidays (homework should be minimal) – Level of difficulty ( difficulty, quantity)

Homework Policy

• General guideline:

P1 & P2 P3 & P4 P5 & P6 0.5 h to 1 h 1 h to 1.5 h 1.5 h to 2 h Complete school homework first

• Absent during Semestral Assessment

– There will be no make-up for exams missed – Student will take the paper when he/she returns to school – Marks will not be taken into consideration in the computation of results, but feedback on the performance will be given.

• Considered absent when:

– A medical certificate from a doctor is produced – A valid reason is produced

Examination Matters

0 marks will be given when there is no MC or valid reason produced

Late Coming

Overall Assessment Plan

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 RR1 SA1 RR2 SC Practical SA2 30% 70%

Announcements

P1 to P6 slides are available

• n the school website at

www.lianhuapri.moe.edu.sg

Breakfast Chat with Principal

Level Date Time Register on MC Online P1 & P2 5 March (Thurs) 8.00am to 10.30am 23 – 27 Feb P3 & P4 9 April (Thurs) 24 – 30 Mar P5 & P6 14 April (Thurs)

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