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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