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Parent Teacher Meeting PRIMARY 3

Agenda

• School Vision, Mission and Values
• Discipline Matters
• Expectations
• Changes in PSLE
• Level Programmes

SCHOOL VISION AND MISSION

Our VISION Nurturing pupils who C.A.R.E. to succeed C : Confident Thinker A : Active Contributor R : Resilient Person E : Enthusiastic Learner

SCHOOL VISION AND MISSION

Our MISSION

• Providing holistic education to build character

and develop talents in a nurturing environment.

SCHOOL VALUES

R – Respect I – Integrity C – Compassion H – Humility E – Endurance R - Responsibility

P3 Level programmes

• Learning Journey for Social Studies
• Drama Appreciation (EL)
• Sports Carnival (P3 to P6)
• P3 Swimsafer Programme (Term 3)
• Music Enrichment – Jazz Dance (Term 2)
• VIA (Environmental focus)(Term 2)
• Science Workshop @ Science Centre
• MT fortnight
• Open House on 27 Apr

Screening Exercise for Gifted Education Programme (GEP)

• This exercise is carried out to identify pupils

with high intellectual potential

• Pupils are identified for the GEP through a

two-stage exercise in Primary 3.

• First stage : 23 Aug 2019
• Only selected pupils will go for second stage

(to be held on 15 and 16 Oct)

Be Present in School to be enriched…

CURRICULUM HOURS

DAY START TIME END TIME SNACK TIME & LUNCH MON 8.00 a.m. 1.45 p.m. Snack: 15 mins Lunch 12.15-12.45pm: 30 mins TUE 8.00 a.m. 2.45 p.m. (no CCA) 4.45 pm (with CCA) WED 8.00 a.m. 1.45 p.m. THU 8.00 a.m. 1.45 p.m. FRI 8.00 a.m. 1.45 p.m.

Reporting Time

• Lessons start at 8.00 am
• Strongly encouraged to be in school by

7.45am.

• Morning assembly starts at 7.50am.
• Pre-assembly programmes for pupils who

arrive in school from 7.30am.

Pre-assembly Programmes

• Mass Workout
• CPS Connect
• MT and EL Silent reading
• Reading Programmes
• Environmental Talks
• ‘In the Headlines’ – talks on current affairs
• Programme Information on upcoming events

SNACK TIME!

What parents can do : Prepare snacks for your child or get him/her to buy the snacks from the canteen Remember that they would need 2 snacks

• n Tuesday. (One for the morning snack

break and another break will be given during CCA)

Absence

Absence from any school events needs to be validated with an MC or a letter from the parent. This includes:

• School days and CCA sessions
• Remedial / Supplementary lessons
• Learning journeys

Leave of absence during Term time

• The school does not encourage pupils to be

away during term time

• We do not grant leave for pupils to go for

family vacations/ functions during term time

• Parents must write to the Principal to

seek approval.

Assessment Matters

Assessment

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Bite-sized Assessment SA 1 40% Bite-sized Assessment SA 2 60% On-going Formative Assessment to support Learning

CHANGES TO THE PSLE SCORING & S1 POSTING

WHAT DO OUR CHILDREN NEED TO THRIVE IN THE FUTURE?

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VALUES

For example:

• Resilience
• Integrity
• Care

21ST CENTURY COMPETENCIES

For example:

• Global awareness
• Inventive thinking
• Communication

STRONG FOUNDATION

For example:

• Literacy
• Numeracy
• Social-emotional core

WHY CHANGE?

• Reduce fine differentiation of students at a

young age based on exam scores.

• Recognise a student’s level of achievement

in each subject, regardless of how his peers have done.

WHAT THE NEW PSLE SCORING SYSTEM AIMS TO DO

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WHY CHANGE?

• Reduce fine differentiation of students at a

young age based on exam scores.

• Recognise a student’s level of achievement

in each subject, regardless of how his peers have done.

WHAT THE NEW PSLE SCORING SYSTEM AIMS TO DO

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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.

CONSID ONSIDER ERATI TIONS ONS

• To have educationally

meaningful differentiation

• f students.
• At the top ALs, the ranges

are narrower as the PSLE is designed to show what students can do – on average, about half of the students will score AL4 or better.

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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• 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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Home-School Partnership

Developing Good Habits

• Self- Disciplined
• Take ownership

School Rules and Regulations Details are found in the Pupils handbook, pages 10-16 Partnership With Parents

Safety and Image:

• Monitoring of pupils’ whereabouts

after school

• Pupils should not be loitering around

playgrounds, void decks or shopping centres Partnership With Parents

Social Media

• Close monitoring is necessary

Forms of media: SMS, Whatsapp, Facebook, websites, e-mail, online chats, blogs, etc. Parents are encouraged to be vigilant as children are becoming more tech-savvy, and inappropriate materials can be easily accessed through social media.

Partnership With Parents

CCE family Time

in CCE lesson

CCE lessons will feature a segment on “Family Time” which provides suggestions for activities that allow parents to bond with their children and support CCE. The lessons will also suggest activities for Values-In-Action (VIA) which can be carried out as a family.

Home-School-Community Partnership in CCE

Out-of-School Enrichment activities should be scheduled around what works best for each child and in moderation. Provide a structure

• play-time, homework time, reading time

Read with your children ; expose them to a variety of topics Get them to share their learning experiences in school

How to support your child’s Learning at home

What FTs will be sharing in class?

• Classroom expectations
• How parents can help at home for the

different subjects

• Communication with parents