School Focus for P6 Students

Gau Poh Teck

16 January 2015

HAPPY NEW YEAR

新年快乐

Flow of Events

Programme Remarks

Principal’s Sharing • School Theme 2015 • Important roles parents play in

CCE • P6 Preparation • Direct School Admission (DSA) • Some Important Dates for P6

Classroom Session with P6 Teachers Not a one-to-one session

School Theme 2015

School Theme for 2015

“Strengthening Bonds, Unleashing Potentials”

强化联系，激发潜能

See Principal’s 2015 message on the school website:

http://www.meetoh.moe.edu.sg/cos/o.x?c=/wbn/pagetree&func=view&rid=24614

Recapitulation of 2014 Sharing

Shifts in Singapore’s Education System

Character & Citizenship

Education (CCE)

The world awaiting our

children……

VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity)

“To deal with the demands of a VUCA environment, good grades in

school are not enough. In fact they might not even be relevant. Instead,

individuals need to be adaptable and willing to learn. They need to

have the confidence to deal with problems that have no clear-cut

solutions. And they need to be able to work effectively with others,

across races and nationalities, and to communicate clearly.”

Mr Leo Yip, Chairman EDB quoted by

Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Education

MOE Work Plan Seminar 2013

Singapore’s Character & Citizenship Education

(CCE) Framework

Swiss Roll Diagram

Character, Values & Social Emotional Competencies

• The three terms are closely related

• Values

– guide and provide the purpose for one’s behaviours.

– Values refer to the national values and school values that are being explicitly taught in the formal and informal curriculum.

– Actions without grounding in values would lead to inconsistency in purpose and actions.

– Character is values manifested in life

National Values: R3ICH Values

Respect

Responsibility

Resilience

Integrity

Care

Harmony

R3ICH nurture a person of good character and a good citizen

MTS FUNDAMENTALS

School Motto School Values

Compassion 慈 Care (仁心关爱 )

Teamwork (群策群力)

Conscience 良 Resilience (坚韧不拔)

Excellence (精益求精)

Purity 清 Confidence (满怀信心)

Integrity (正直清廉)

Righteousness直 Respect (互敬互重)

Service (奉献精神)

Social Emotional Competencies

• Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) An umbrella term that refers to students' acquisition of

skills to

–recognise and manage emotions,

–develop care and concern for others,

–make responsible decisions,

–establish positive relationships, and

–handle challenging situations effectively

What does research say about SEL?

Multiple research and studies have

consistently concluded that pupils’ school

achievement (in a holistic sense) and later

success in life are closely related to pupils’

social emotional competencies

Importance of Social Emotional Competencies

“Children who have positive self-belief tend to get

better results, do difficult schoolwork confidently,

feel optimistic, try hard and enjoy school.” The Straits Times, 1 January 2014

“Praise child for his efforts, not grades”

“Strengthening Bonds, Unleashing Potentials”

Students are more likely to be emotionally

and intellectually invested in classes where

they have positive relationships with their

peers and teachers

An important outcome of CCE

Students must understand that they can be part

of the solution when situations arise and that

they are capable of creating positive outcomes

they hope to have!

Parents

play a key

role in

CCE of

their

children

Parents’ conversation with their

children matters

Can SVE be achieved?

• Not going to be easy but is achievable. Values are intangible, with outcomes not easily measurable like examination results

• Wise Chinese saying:

• Values education needs to be approached differently from the learning of examinable subjects. Emphasis must start from the process

• School and parents must be persistent partners in this whole effort of values education and character development

• Adults need to provide positive role-modelling and engage in conversations to deepen values learning with their children

Preparation for PSLE

The PSLE Process

Activities Dates

Application of Access (Special) Arrangements

By 2 Feb 2015 (Mon)

Registration for PSLE 9 – 27 March 2015

Deduction of Exam Fees through GIRO

*(April) To be informed

Cash Collection of Exam Fees

*(April to May) To be informed

* Tentative Dates

PSLE Exam Dates*

Activities Dates

Oral Examinations 20 & *21 Aug 2015

(Thu & Fri)

Listening Comprehension Examination

18 Sep 2015 (Fri)

Written Examination *1 Oct – 7 Oct (Thu-Wed)

*Tentative up to this point in time

The examination timetable will be made available in Feb 2015

Post-PSLE Dates*

Activities Dates

Release of PSLE Results to Candidates

*Thu, 26 Nov or

Fri, 27 Nov 2014

Collection of PSLE Certificates TBC

S1 Option TBC

Release of Sec 1 Option Results TBC

Reporting to Sec Sch TBC

* Tentative Dates

School Assessments

Assessments Dates

CA1 24 Feb – 3 Mar 2015 (Tue - Tue)

SA1

EL LC & EL Paper 1 14 Apr 2015 (Tue)

MT LC & MT Paper 1 15 Apr 2015 (Wed)

HCL Papers 1 24 Apr 2015 (Fri)

EL/MTL Oral 27 – 28 Apr 2015 (Mon - Tue)

HCL Paper 2 7 May 2015 (Thu)

EL Paper 2 8 May 2015(Fri)

Maths 11 May 2015 (Mon)

MT Paper 2 12 May 2015 (Tue)

Science 13 May 2015 (Wed)

Assessments Dates

Mock Examination

Higher Mother Tongue (Paper 2) 7 Jul 2015 (Tue)

English (Papers 1 and 2) 8 Jul 2015 (Wed)

Mathematics 9 Jul 2015 (Thu)

Mother Tongue (Papers 1 and 2) 10 Jul 2015 (Fri)

Science 13 Jul 2015 (Mon)

School Assessments

Assessments Dates

Preliminary Examinations

EL / MTL LC 22 Jul 2015 (Wed)

EL / MTL Oral 30 & 31 Jul 2015 (Thu & Fri)

Higher Chinese Lang (Papers 1 and 2)

11 August 2015 (Tue)

English (Papers 1 and 2) 13 August 2015 (Thu)

Mathematics 14 August 2015 (Fri)

Mother Tongue (Papers 1 and 2) 17 August 2015 (Mon)

Science 18 August 2015 (Tue)

School Assessments

School Level Strategies Regular Communication with parents

Activities Dates

Meeting all parents 16 Jan 2015 (Fri)

Workshops for Parents CL (16 Jan 2015)

EL & MA (13 Mar 2015)

Meeting selected parents after CA1 Term 2 Week 1

23 -27 March 2015 (Fri)

Meeting all parents after SA1 28 - 29 May 2014

(Thu & Fri)

Results Slips after Prelim Exam *3 Sept 2015 (Thu)

*Tentative Dates

P6 Graduation Day: 18 November 2015 (Wednesday)

Home-Based Learning 2015

• Portals – MCOnline and e-Tutor

Dates to note

• June holidays

Other dates to note

• P1,3 : 1 October 2015

• P2, 4 : 2 October 2015 • P5 : 5 October 2015

School Level Strategies Importance of P1 – P5 Work

P6 Work

25%

P1 - P5 75%

P1-P5 Work

P6 Work

Note: The figures given are just broad estimates and should not be taken as absolute figures. This draws pupils’ attention to the need to revise what they have learnt before P6

School Level Strategies

• Your child will be guided in setting his targets in the various

subjects

• Expectations, to be set by the teachers will be set beyond the

comfort level for each pupil to stretch the pupil

• To help him/her realise his/her academic potential to the fullest

• Regular review of targets

• Test & Exam Papers

(P6 pupils must have a good idea of which school or which type of secondary schools they would like to be admitted)

Target Setting

P6 Programmes

• June Supplementary Lessons

• 2 to 5 June 2015

• 22 to 25 June 2015

• Sept Supplementary Lessons

• 7 & 9 Sep 2015

• Remediation Programme for pupils who

need additional support

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School Level Strategies

Emotional Support

– By Form Teachers， Subject Teachers &

Allied Educators

The Care Team – School-based full-time counsellors

Motivational Talks – By School Leaders and HODs

Exams Blessing

– By venerables from FGS

Other Forms of Support

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Strategy Map: PSLE Preparation

•Concurrent Revision of P1 to

P5 Work (Jan)

•Target Setting

•Holiday Homework

•CA1

•Results Slips

•Meeting selected parents

•Term 1 approaches

continue

•Practice of P6 papers

•SA1

Results Slips

Meet Parents

•Sharing on P6 PSLE

Preparation for 2015 All parents

•June Holiday Prep

Programme

•Holiday Homework

•Mock Exam •Readiness Check

•Intensive Revision

Sessions

•Holiday Homework

•Prelim Exam •Prelim Exam Results

•Well-prepared and well-

supported P6 Pupils •Success at PSLE •Confident Pupils at

PSLE

PSLE Results 2014 (Please refer to school website)

Direct School Admission (DSA)

• Promote holistic education

• Provide students an opportunity to demonstrate a more

diverse range of achievements and talents in seeking

admission to a secondary school

• Allow participating secondary schools to select some P6

students for admission to Secondary One

– Academic

– Niche Area, e.g. CCA

• Conducted in 3 stages from Jul to late Nov in P6

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec/

DSA: Points To Note

• Consider your child’s strengths and select the DSA schools that best meet his/her needs.

• Think carefully before accepting a Confirmed Offer or a Waiting List as once your child has exercised his school preference, and is accepted, he will not be allowed to make any school selection in the centralised S1 Posting Exercise.

School Testimonial

• Many DSA schools had told primary schools that they

do not need a testimonial

• Testimonials will be written by P6 Form / Co-Form

• Teacher Testimonial will only be given to pupils with consistently

good conduct and behaviour

• Only 1 testimonial for pupils who meet the criteria

– A holistic report

– No need to go to different teachers to obtain testimonials for different

areas of learning

– Entries on strengths or participation can only admitted with supporting

documents

• Testimonial will be posted directly to DSA schools which require

the testimonial. Parents to provide a envelop with a stamp for

school to post to receiving institution upon making the request.

Relationship Between School and Parents

• Parents are not

our customers

• Parents are our

partners

in the holistic

education of

the children

• Our common

interest is the

child

school parents

Pupil/child

Partnership between School and Parents

Guiding Philosophy

Quality Relationships A mindset of partnership, collaboration and

mutual support Anchored on Mutual Trust and Mutual

Respect (Guided by the school ethos)

A no-blame culture Clarity of Communication of School Directions and

Standards of Service

1. Always work with your child’s teachers first as they are the ones

who know your child best

• Write your queries in the Student Handbook

• If you prefer to communicate through email, email of the teachers will

be given to you through a letter that will been sent out by the form

teachers in next week

• The teachers will respond to non-emergency queries within 3 working

days

2. If you need to meet up with your child’s teacher, make an

appointment first before coming to school

3. Do be patient with the teachers as they are teaching many children

and have many other commitments too.

Communication with School

• School Notifications will be sent out on

Thursdays

• Replies or collection of payment/documents

will be done on the next Tuesday.

Communication with School

• If Notifications are sent out on a Tuesday,

• Replies or collection of

payment/documents will be done on

Thursday of the same week.

Thank you for your kind attention.

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