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Parent Seminar (Day 1)

Time Item Venue 11.30am to 12 pm Opening Address by Principal Hall, Level 2 12 pm to 12.20pm P1 Mathematics Curriculum & Assessment 12.20pm to 12.40pm P1 English Curriculum & Assessment 12.40pm to 1.10pm Break 1.10pm to 1.40pm P1 Mother Tongue Curriculum & Assessment Concurrent Sessions Chinese Language (Hall, Level 2) Tamil Language (Music Room, Level 3) Malay Language (Library Room, Level 1) *Parents to wait in canteen for pupil dismissal after session

*Please note that the NLB talk has been rescheduled to Wednesday, 4 Jan 2017

Welcome to the Cedar Family!

P1 Parents’ Seminar 3 January 2017

Outline

• School Directions
• The 6-year Journey
• Tips for Parents
• Week 1 matters

School Directions

Vision Mission Values

Our Vision

Every Cedarian a lifelong learner, a person of character

Our Vision

The school aspires to groom every Cedarian into individuals with robust character, rooted in

• values. Every Cedarian also

understands that learning never

• stops. Each of them loves

learning and will pursue continuous learning throughout his/her life.

Our Mission

Nurturing Enthusiastic Learners and Responsible Citizens

Our Mission

Our school mission shows our commitment and focus to develop Cedarians into individuals who take

• wnership of their learning

and participate actively in lessons.

Our Values

Courtesy Care Enthusiasm Determination Adaptability Responsibility

Our Mission

They are also nurtured to become members of society who pay it forward by displaying care and respect for self, others and the environment and who make sound decisions, with others in mind.

School Directions

Our Strategic Foci Our Student Outcomes

• Striving for Academic Excellence for Lifelong

Learners

• Developing Cedarians of Character
• Pursuing Staff Excellence to build capacity and

competency in Teaching, Administrative Efficiency and Customer Service

Our Strategic Foci

• Effective Communicator
• Creative Thinker
• Active Contributor
• Upstanding Leader

With an additional focus on Talent Management

Our Student Outcomes

PSLE Matters Student Outcomes:

Effective Communicator Creative Thinker

Our Strategic Focus on Academic Matters

Academic Matters

• Focus on acquiring and mastering the

fundamentals in EL, Math, Science and Mother Tongue

• Building

up communication skills in speaking and presentation

• Developing the capacity to think creatively,

for the purposes of problem-solving

Changes to the PSLE in 2021

~ a Summary

Academic Matters

NEW SYSTEM

• There will be 8 Achievement Levels (ALs)

with AL1 being the best.

• A student’s AL for each subject will reflect

his level of achievement, rather than how he has performed relative to his peers.

STUDENTS WITH SIMILAR SCORES IN EACH SUBJECT WILL BE GROUPED INTO ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS

*PA *PASS SS GR GRADE E IS S AL7 OR OR BETTE ETTER

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PE PER SU SUBJE JECT

AL 1 (BEST) AL 2 AL 3 AL 4 AL 5 AL 6 AL 7 AL 8

NEW SYSTEM

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• This offers a good balance.
• It reduces fine differentiation between

students while still giving parents and educators a gauge of a student’s progress at the end of primary school.

• Students can then be matched to suitable

academic programmes in secondary schools.

WHY 8 ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS?

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PE PER SU SUBJE JECT

AL 1 (BEST) AL 2 AL 3 AL 4 AL 5 AL 6 AL 7 AL 8

*PASS PASS GRADE IS E IS AL7 OR OR BETTE ETTER

NEW SYSTEM

• To guide school-based

assessments, we will provide reference raw mark ranges for each AL.

• These are based on learning
• bjectives of the curriculum.

CON ONSIDER SIDERATI TION ON

• To have educationally

meaningful differentiation

• f students.

REFERENCE RAW MARK RANGES

AL RAW MARK RANGE 1 ≥ 90 2 85 – 89 3 80 – 84 4 75 – 79 5 65 – 74 6 45 – 64 7 20 – 44 8 < 20

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NEW SYSTEM

• The PSLE Score replaces the

T-score Aggregate.

• The PSLE Score ranges from

4 to 32, with 4 being the best.

• Compared to the T-score

Aggregate, students are less finely differentiated.

4 SUBJECT ALs WILL BE ADDED TO FORM THE PSLE SCORE

ENGLISH MOTHER TONGUE MATHEMATICS SCIENCE AL3 AL2 AL1 AL2

PSLE SCORE: : 8

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NEW SYSTEM

• Students will continue to be

placed in the appropriate Secondary School courses – Express, Normal (Academic), Normal (Technical) or

• ption bands.

STUDENTS WILL BE STREAMED BY THEIR PSLE SCORE

STREAMING CRITERIA COURSE NEW NEW (PSLE (PSLE SCORE) SCORE) EXPRESS

4 – 20

EXPRESS / N(A)

21 – 22

N(A)

23 – 24

N(A) / N(T)

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N(T)

≥ 26

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IN SUMMARY

WHAT REMAINS WHAT CHANGES

• The T-scores Aggregate will be replaced

by the PSLE Score, to reduce the fine differentiation of our students at a young age based on exam scores.

• Students will be assessed based on their own

achievement, instead of comparing them to their peers.

• Same 4 subjects are

tested, and scores are awarded to guide students’ choices for the next stage of their education journey

• Curriculum is

continually updated. This is not related to the PSLE scoring and Sec 1 posting changes.

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More Updates on the impact of PSLE results

• n Secondary 1 Posting

& how the AL system will be implemented in later years

OUR HOPES FOR OUR CHILDREN

LOOKING BEYOND ACADEMIC RESULTS

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• PSLE Scores replace T-score Aggregates,

reducing fine differentiation.

• Achievement Levels will reflect student’s

level of achievement, regardless of how his peers have done.

REDUCE OVER-EMPHASIS ON ACADEMIC RESULTS

IN SUMMARY

• Develop different aspects of

their character.

• Know that there are different

kinds of talents, academic and non-academic.

• Know that grades are just

a part of their story.

• Understand that there are

many paths to a fulfilling life.

WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO:

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Student Outcomes:

Effective Communicator Creative Thinker

Our Strategic Focus on Academic Matters

Effective Communicator

Oracy Competitions

Internal External

Primary 4 & 5

Debate

Primary 3 & 4

Speech & Drama Public Speaking

Primary 1

Show & Tell

Creative Thinker

Special Post-PSLE programme

P6 Pay It Forward Initiative

For the Talented – Competitions

Sony Creative Science Awards & Other Innovation Competitions

For the Selected

Future Innovators’ Programme

For the Masses

Our In-house Creative and Inventive Thinking Curriculum

Student Outcomes:

• Active Contributor
• Upstanding Leader

Our Strategic Focus on Character Formation

Character Formation

• Supporting the school’s Values In Action

(VIA) Programme :

• Based on our school values
• Includes

care

• f

the environment through daily cleaning

Active Contributor

Values in Action Programme Student Suggestion Scheme Contributing to School Initiatives

Upstanding Leader

For the Talented

School Leadership

For the Selected

Team leadership

For the Masses

Class Leadership

Talent Management Our Special Focus

The 6-year Journey

6-year Journey

Beyond P1…

• HCL offered earlier to the children at P2
• Major re-arrangement of classes at the end of

P2: class size can grow to 40 per class at P3

• P3 Gifted Screening Test
• P5 and P6: offering of Foundation Subjects to

those who fare very badly in and offering of HMT to those who can cope

• Direct School Admission (DSA) opportunities: for

pupils with talents in CCA/Math/Sci

Tips for Parents

Student Well-being Academic Success

Student Well-Being

• Safety and Security
• Home-school Communication
• Personal Belongings
• Other Common Issues

Safety and Security

To build up your child’s independence and self confidence, parents are not allowed to come to school during curriculum time. We need your understanding and cooperation on this matter.

When Your Child Is Sick

• Please provide us with an MC promptly if

your child is away from school because of illness

• Do not send your child to school when he

/ she is ill e.g. common flu, fever, Hand Foot & Mouth Disease, Chicken Pox, contagious flu strains, etc. even if he / she is sitting for a formal assessment

Safety and Security

Safety and Security

• If your child is unwell in the middle of the

school day and you are not able to pick him/her up yourself, please ensure that:

• 1. You provide a letter identifying the

person who is picking him/her up and authorising him/her to do so

• 2. The person taking your child home is at

least 21 years of age, not e.g. an elder secondary school/Junior College sibling

• 3. The person picking him/her up is to

report to the Office first and sign an early departure form

Please provide us a copy of:

• Medical records if your child is suffering

from an ailment that we should take note Please take note that we are not allowed to administer medication to your child although we can supervise your child taking his/her medication

• Legal documents from Courts of Law

where relevant

Home-School Communication

Home-School Communication

• Pupils’ Handbook

Please check your child’s handbook daily for messages from your child’s teachers and acknowledge by signing in the handbook after you have read the message and followed up with the necessary action.

• Letters

You will also be kept updated on upcoming events through quarterly newsletters and other

• notices. It’s a good practice to check your child’s

bag daily for such letters.

• Parent-Teacher Appointments

Please make appointments with the teacher you would like to meet up with to avoid being disappointed (appointments can only take place in the afternoon). Please leave your contact number with the Office and your child’s teacher will contact you as soon as

• possible. Please refrain from calling after 6pm and
• n weekends.

Email is preferred.

Home-School Communication

Personal Belongings

Provide him/her with story books: he/she should always have one in his/her bag  good to buy both English and Mother Tongue story books to broaden his/her vocabulary Ensure that he/she has tissue paper, an extra pair of shorts in his/her bag but do check that he/she is not bringing unnecessary books, etc. to school: we would like the pupils to carry their bags themselves

If he/she is not used to handling money, please provide him/her snacks for recess time Please ensure that he/she is wearing his/her name tag given previously on Orientation Day for the first 2 weeks of school Trolley bags as school bags are neither ‘stair-friendly” nor healthy. If possible, purchase for him/her a haversack

Personal Belongings

Refrain from giving your child too much money for recess or allowing him/her to bring expensive items to school Pupils are not allowed to bring toys, trading cards, electronic games, etc Due to dietary differences, we do not encourage the celebration of birthdays in school Handphone can only be used after school and is their own responsibility

Personal Belongings

• Rough play
• Name-calling and teasing
• Queue-jumping
• Fascination with the bookshop
• Exchange of items in school
• Taking things without permission
• Disorderly behaviour in the school bus

Some Common Issues

• Allowing the school to look into

the matter rather than taking matters into your own hands

• Do not confront another child

should there be a disagreement between your child and his/her class/school mate.

• Being
• pen-minded

and not reacting too quickly

Some Common Issues

Primary School

A Period of Great Discovery and Formation of Habits and Attitudes to:

• studies
• people
• school rules and

regulations & the school environment

Academic Success

• Attendance
• Homework and Assessments
• Support from Home
• Sending the right message
• Parent-child Bonding

Attendance

• Ensuring that your child attends school

every day to the best of his/her ability – long absences from school are not encouraged as they affect the learning process for the child

• We

take your child’s absence from school very seriously

Homework & Assessments

• Homework

when present, may be a continuation of work started in class

• Ensuring that the homework is done by

your child so that we can follow up

• Following

up with the teacher’s recommendations beyond signing your child’s worksheet or file

• Having

a balanced perspective to assessments

Support from Home

• Where possible, helping to coach your

child in practical skills e.g.:

• Addition, subtraction and

multiplication (when the time comes)

• Telling time
• Counting money
• Spelling
• Reading

• Role model habits like reading and good speech

patterns

• Teach him/her to be independent  toilet-trained,

packing his / her bag, dressing himself / herself, showing you letters given to him / her by the school, etc.

• Please refer to the website @

https://www.schoolbag.sg

Support from Home

• Hence consistent parental attention is

important from P1 – P6

• Consistent attention does not mean

constant intervention as your child needs to learn from his/her mistakes and to be independent

Sending the right message

• Consistent attention means that you

have signalled your interest in his/her progress

• Have a good understanding of his/her

strengths and weaknesses and you are able to set him or her achievable stretch targets right through his educational journey

Sending the right message

Take an active interest in your child’s

• progress. He/she needs a proper time table at

home as he/she does in school to complete his/her work Take an active interest in him/her as a whole person: not only his/her studies but also what he/she enjoys, who his/her friends are, etc. Your child needs your attention right through his school life but the type of attention you give needs to change with his/her age

Parent-Child Bonding

MOE Website for Parents

https://www.schoolbag.sg/

Week 1 Matters

Week 1 Matters

• Please ensure that your child is also instructed on

your transport arrangements for him/her at dismissal time

– Allow your child to go through the processes before taking them back home.

• For transport issues, please raise them directly to

bus operator

• You will receive a letter from your child’s Form

Teacher informing you of some general school matters today. (e.g. Travel Declaration forms)

• Reporting time on Thursday, 5 Jan 2017 and Friday, 6

Jan 2017 is by 7.35am in the admin classroom.

– Should your child reach after that, please do inform him/her to go straight to the School Hall.

• Parents are not allowed to go into the school

compound.

• As there is a Temperature Taking exercise on 5

January, your child will be issued a thermometer (one-off provision) for him/her to take home on 5 January.

– Please take note that it is for his/her PERSONAL use and NOT to be shared.

Week 1 Matters

• Classroom and House allocation

– You will receive a letter from your child’s Form Teacher informing you of his/her allocated class and house. – Please note that should your child/ward has an elder sibling in the school, his/her house will be the same as his/her sibling. – You may now buy your child’s house t-shirts and shorts from:

• Venue: School Bookshop
• Day: Monday to Friday
• Time: 11am to 3pm

Week 1 Matters

P1 Parents’ Seminar on 3 and 4 Jan 2017

• Day 1- Presentations by:

– EL Department – Math Department – MT Department

• Dismissal of P1 pupils from the School Hall.

(Parents are to wait in the canteen).

P1 Parents’ Seminar on 3 & 4 Jan 2017

• Day 2- Presentations on:

– School Health Services – Health Promoting School Canteen – Programme for Active Learning (PAL) – Character and Citizenship Education – ICT matters

• Please take note that school proper

commences on 5 Jan for your child

The Way Forward

• We truly appreciate your making time to join us

these 2 days. It indicates your desire to invest in a fruitful relationship with the school to support your child’s growth and progress.

• We are open to feedback and want to work with

you to unlock the potential in your child.

The Way Forward

• Keep the communication channels open.
• Give feedback directly to teachers and the school.
• Be assured that we will not compromise learning.
• Give the school the authority to care and

discipline.

• Be patient with us too, because education is often

a slow and long process.

The Way Forward

WE ARE ON THE SAME TEAM!

Primary 1 Mathematics Curriculum and Assessment Briefing

Mdm Anita (Senior Teacher – Math)

Primary 1 Mathematics 2017

Cedar Primary School

Different types of learning in school

• Frontal teaching
• Use of mini whiteboard
• Use of learning aids
• Written work
• Performance task

Topics Covered in Primary One Term 1

• Numbers to 10
• Addition & Subtraction within 10
• Numbers showing position

Term 2

• Numbers to 20
• Addition & Subtraction within 20
• Length
• 2D shapes & patterns

Term 3

• Numbers to 40
• Addition & Subtraction up to

40

• Numbers to 100
• Time

Term 4

• Money
• Picture graphs

Forms of Informal and Formal Assessment  Worksheets / Workbook exercises  Guided Journal writing  Performance Tasks (non-weighted)  Mini Tests (weighted)

More information will be given to parents later.

Cover Page for Workbook Chapter Exercises

Hands-on activities

Hands-on activities

Cedar Primary School

MOM, I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT MY MATH HOMEWOR K

OKAY..WE HAVE SOME SHARP PENCILS, SCRATCH PAPER,GOOD LIGHT, SUPPORTIVE CHAIRS.

SO WHAT’S YOUR QUESTION? WHY DO I HAVE TO DO MY HOMEWORK ?

Mathematics learning can take place anywhere. Family members can help make learning fun and meaningful for the child.

Shapes and Patterns

Blocks

Reading Numbers

Skip Counting (Count in twos)

In the car park  Identify the digits on the vehicle plates  Counting  Addition

Time shown in different ways

Prices of items in shops - Money

Coins and Notes used in Singapore

Primary 1 English Curriculum and Assessment Briefing

Ms Marianne Ha (Head of Department – English)

P1 English Language (EL) Curriculum & Assessment Briefing 3 January 2017

Presentation Outline

P1 English Curriculum Holistic Assessment for English

P1 ENGLISH CURRICULUM

STELLAR

Reading & Writing Speaking & Listening

Explicit Language Teaching

Grammar Reading Comprehension Composition writing

Strategies for English Language Learning and Reading (STELLAR)

STELLAR Vision Children who love reading and have a strong foundation in the English Language STELLAR Learning

• Teaching and learning of English using

more speaking and listening activities

• Children learn reading and writing using

rich and interesting books, with discussions led by the teacher

STELLAR Lessons

Why the use of books in STELLAR?

• pen up the world for children
• help children think and wonder
• increase children’s vocabulary and

knowledge about the world around them

• provide good examples for reading and

writing

Other Highlights for P1 English

 Show & Tell  Learning Journeys, i.e. Singapore Zoo  Engaging pupils using ICT, i.e. Moo-O  School-wide Reading Programme

• IREAD, NLB mass borrowing sessions

 Learning Fest  Learning Carnival

2017 P1 English Assessment Weighting

 Term 1 (0%)  Term 2 (20%)  Term 3 (30%)  Term 4 (50%)

____________________ Total for the year: 100%

* No Semestral Assessments at P1

2017 P1 Holistic Assessment

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

• Sight Words

(Words 1-50)

• Word Order

(sentence construction)

• Penmanship
• Reading Aloud

(short passage)

• Comprehension
• Sight Words

(Word 51-100)

• Show & Tell
• Reading Aloud

(longer passage)

• Language

Paper Booklet A

• Picture

Composition

• Cloze Passage

(with helping words)

• Picture

Composition

• Language

Paper Booklet B

• Regular/

Irregular Verbs

• Stimulus Based

Conversation

0% 20% 30% 50%

Focus in Term 1:

• Setting of Routines & Procedures
• Getting to know your child

e.g. Diagnostic assessments

• Penmanship

Building a Good Foundation

Baseline Standards at P1

What your child should master by the end of P1:

Reading

• 100 Sight

Words

• Read a short

passage fluently

Baseline Standards at P1

What your child should master by the end of P1:

 Writing

• Write a short composition based on

given pictures

 Good penmanship

• Formation of letters

What you and your child can do

Go through and test your child the Sight

Words

 Encourage your child to read

• e.g. read to and with your child
• e.g. bring your child to the library
• e.g. have lots of reading material at home
• e.g. let your child read books on their special interests
• e.g. talk about the book (characters, favourite parts, etc)

What you and your child can do

Learn the Spelling words for each test;

remediate the words that your child is unable to spell

Correct your child’s penmanship Check that your child completes his/her

given assignments on time; stress independence

 Monitor your child’s HA progress

School Support for P1 English

Learning Support

Programme (EL)

Reading Support

Programme

kidsRead (partnership

with NLB)

Remedials (starting in

Term 2)

Additional Online EL Resources

 STrategies for English Language Learning

And Reading (STELLAR) website http://www.stellarliteracy.sg/

 Starfall

http://www.starfall.com/

 National Library Board

http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/index.aspx

STELLAR Website

STELLAR Website

STELLAR Website

Starfall (Early reading) Website

Additional Online EL Resources

National Library Board http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/index.aspx

Let’s start off right in developing

• ur P1 Cedarians into

competent and confident English language users!

Primary 1 Mother Tongue Curriculum and Assessment Briefing

Concurrent Sessions Chinese Language (Hall, Level 2) Tamil Language (Music Room, Level 3) Malay Language (Library Room, Level 1) *Parents to wait in canteen for pupil dismissal after session