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CHIJ J Our La Lady dy of the e Nat Nativity

Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

Welcome!

Parents, Middle Primary classes 17 January 2020

The slides will be uploaded onto the CHIJ OLN website on Monday 20 Jan.

CHIJ J Our La Lady dy of the e Nat Nativity

Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

Agenda

• 1. Principal’s Address: Learning in the Middle Primary Years
• 2. Sharing by FTs
• Assessments & Transition to Primary 3 (P3)
• Assessments & Subject-based bandings (P4)

CHIJ J Our La Lady dy of the e Nat Nativity

Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

The Middle Years …

• Developing a sense of self. Let her

explore and grow

• Make choices
• Be more independent and responsible for

day-to-day learning, e.g. Homework is designed to be completed independently

• Different children grow at different
• paces. Accept this. Discuss with teacher

if you are concerned. Keep your eyes on the goal of an independent & confident 13 year old who can pick herself up.

• Grow their general knowledge.

Talk to them. Give consent to school events e.g. Traffic Games,

• camp. Be in school. Do not go away

during the term.

• Growing interest in friends. Peer
• pressure. Seeing the perspective of
• thers.
• Failure contains valuable lessons.

Important: continue to foster Learning Dispositions & Values

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Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

CHIJ J Our La Lady dy of the e Nat Nativity

Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

Pha Phases s of

• f Our

ur Economic and and Educatio ion System

Sur urviv ival l Driv iven

• 1959

1959 – 1978 1978

Ability-Bas ased, ed, Aspi piration

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en

• 1997

97 – 2011 011

Skil ills/C s/Capit ital- Inten ensi sive Knowledge-Base sed Inn nnovatio ion-Driv iven Ind ndustr tria iali lisati tion

Stud uden ent-Centric, Values ues Driven en

• 2012

12 onw nwards Efficien ency y Driven en

• 1979

1979 – 1996 1996

OFFICIAL (CLOSED) 5

Multiple Pathways and Opportunities

• Expansion of Direct School Admission (DSA) and refinement to DSA policy
• More places for aptitude-based admission in Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs)
• Specialised Independent Schools (SIS) to cater to special talent; Specialised Schools (SS) for

students who would thrive in a hands-on approach to learning; schools with different distinctive programmes, increased accessibility to special programmes (music, art, language, etc.)

• Further support for students with Special Education Needs (SEN)

EDUCATION POLICIES - DIVERSE LANDSCAPE

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Work and Lifelong Learning v Secondary Schools (4 – 5 years) GCE A-Level / Other Qualifications GCE O-Level / N-Level Primary School Leaving Examination Primary School (6 years) Special Education ITE (2-3 years) JC (2 years) Polytechnic (3-4 years) Privately-Funded Schools (4 – 6 years) ITE Skills Certificate Advanced/ Specialist Diploma/ Diploma (Conversion) University Degree Workforce Skills Qualifications Modular Courses at Universities, Polytechnic s and ITE Polytechnic Diploma Institute of Technical Education (ITE) Higher Nitec/ Nitec ITE Technical Diploma ITE Specialist Nitec Specialised Independent Schools (4 – 6 years) Integrated Programme Schools (4 – 6 years) Specialised Schools (4 years) Preschool (2 – 4 years)

Multiple Pathways to Better Cater to different Learning Needs

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One Secondary Education, Many Subject Bands

Students in different streams would be in different classes Students in the same class can take subjects at different levels

With Full SBB, students can take subjects at G1/G2/G3 academic levels, which are mapped from today’s N(T), N(A), and O-Level subjects respectively After

For illustration purposes only. Number of books are not indicative of number of subjects taken.

Before

EDUCATION POLICIES - DIVERSE LANDSCAPE 8

28 pilot schools - 2020. Progressively adopted. All secondary schools - 2024.

Nurture Qualities and Attributes for Life

• Emphasise Character

and Citizenship Education (CCE) curriculum with Values-in-Action (VIA)

• Greater emphasis on

Outdoor Education; to develop resilience and ruggedness, nurturing strong minds, hearts and bodies in our young

• Enhance Education

and Career Guidance (ECG) to help students discover interests and aspirations

EDUCATION POLICIES - HOLISTIC EDUCATION OFFICIAL (CLOSED)

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Learning Beyond ‘Pen & Paper’

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Proje

• ject iCL
• Use of Flipped

Classroom approach to strengthen spoken language skills

• Use of ICT to

facilitate student discussion and enhance engagement

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Le Learning Be Beyond th the Text xtbook – OLN LN 360

Information sent out 18 Oct 2019

CHIJ J Our La Lady dy of the e Nat Nativity

Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

Le Learning Be Beyond th the academics – Ba Back To

• Sch

chool prog

• Setting of Class Rules & Teacher

Expectations

• All about Me & My Friends
• Growing Up and Managing Self
• Respecting myself & my friends
• Setting personal academic,

behavioural goals

• Programmes: Sisterly Love

programme, Music Jamming, Mass dance.

• Class projects, e.g. banners,

cards

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Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

Learning Beyond the Classroom

“Junior Botanist Wanted! Botanical Research Agency has put up an advertisement in search of a junior

• botanist. To apply for the

post, you will have to draw a plant and write down what you know about its parts.” (WB Activity 2.1 pg 18-19)

Values

Acts according to the IJ Mission and GRACIA values

• Sr Deirdre O’Loan Award
• IJ Angel Award (includes

school-based award for non-Singaporean)

Service

Leads with initiative and serves with love

• Edusave EAGLES

(Leadership & Service)

• Mother Mathilde Award

(P6 Prefects, CCA leaders & Ambassadors)

• Best Recycling Effort

Co-Curricular

Remains steadfast in the face of challenges

• Edusave EAGLES

(Achievement)

• OLN Sports Girl Award
• NAPFA

Curricular

Communicates confidently, Thinks creatively, reflects thoughtfully

• Proficiency in a Subject

Award (Best in each subject in each class)

• Good Progress (Chinese

Language)

• Edusave Scholarships
• EMB
• Edusave Good Progress
• Barre Award

P3 – P6 (B.E.S.T Class Award & House Champion)

Refined Platforms to Celebrate our Girls’ Growth

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Fin Finding ou

• ut mor
• re
• Parents Learning Festival & Open House (Sat 14 March 2020)
• Parents-Teacher Conference (28 & 29 May 2020 )
• Kopi Talks (Semester 2)
• Work with partners, e.g. Triple P Parenting programme

Moving Away from Over-emphasis on Academic Results

Primary School Leaving examinations (PSLE) scoring changes

• Reduction in school-based

assessment load

• Applied Learning in schools
• Strengthen Physical, Art, and

Music Education

EDUCATION POLICIES - HOLISTIC EDUCATION

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Asse ssessment t Cha hanges

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Assessment

• Minimising Impact
• Focus on inculcating

Values & Learning Dispositions

• “Let’s not game the

system”

• Importance of Daily work, reviews & teacher
• bservation
• At P3-5, some reviews will count towards the
• verall results. Parents have been informed
• f these and the weeks in which they occur.
• Examples of such reviews: language use,

problem solving, performance tasks, multiplication tables, listening comprehension tasks.

• As far as possible, these will be done during

curriculum time. Moving away from exam conditions and test dates.

CHIJ J Our La Lady dy of the e Nat Nativity

Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

Prof Car Carol l Dw Dweck,

Stanford University & Author, Mindsets

CHIJ J Our La Lady dy of the e Nat Nativity

Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

CHIJ J Our La Lady dy of the e Nat Nativity

Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

Instead of …

Saying this

• Without Mid Year Exams, you

are not going to study any more!

SAY THIS!

• You should not study just

because of exams. How can I help you to be interested in learning?

CHIJ J Our La Lady dy of the e Nat Nativity

Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

Instead of …

Saying this

• This will be your only weighted

assessment this term so make sure you study hard for it! Don't be complacent just because it is

• nly 10%.

SAY THIS!

• The upcoming test is just like all

the other daily work you do. It will help your teacher know what you don't understand, and we can all work on it afterwards. So just do your best.

CHIJ J Our La Lady dy of the e Nat Nativity

Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

Instead of …

Saying this

• You scored only 20 for your

composition test this semester. You need to put in more effort to improve your grades!

SAY THIS!

• From your teacher’s comments,

it looks like your vocabulary has improved a lot. But there seem to be quite a bit she is not happy about where your sentence structures are concerned. Talk to your teacher and ask her how you can be a better writer.

CHIJ J Our La Lady dy of the e Nat Nativity

Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

Encourage Joy of Learning by not over-emphasising academic performance. Encourage and affirm your child on the progress made. Focus on your child’s learning journey, rather than compare her with others.

CHIJ J Our La Lady dy of the e Nat Nativity

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Give our children the time and space to deepen learning. Discuss with your child her strengths, interests and plans in both the academic and non-academic domains. Be kind, consistent and firm. Be a good role model.

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Set up a conducive home environment for your child to learn efffectively Ask the teacher for the best way to contact him/her. By having good home routines, you are setting your child up for life.

If you keep going to the teacher for daily updates, your child will miss the chance to learn about responsibility. If you do your child’s homework, she will lose the

• pportunity to learn.

By letting your child forget, you are helping her remember. Respect the teacher’s time. Contact the teacher during school operating hours only.

CHIJ J Our La Lady dy of the e Nat Nativity

Simple in Virtue, Steadfast in Duty

Let’s work together

• Students succeed when home and school work hand in hand to help

students acquire knowledge, skills, and the right attitude.

• Mutual respect and trust forms a strong foundation for positive

engagement between schools and parents.