MEET-THE-PARENTS SESSION PRIMARY THREE 2015

27 Mar 2015

DAMAI PRIMARY SCHOOL

AGENDA

1. P3 Programmes for the Year

2. Changes from P2 to P3

3. Support for Pupils & Parents

4. Class homework – Objectives, Guidelines &

Parental Support

5. Holistic Assessment

6. Core Subjects

P3 Programmes for the year

Term 1

On-going programmes from Term 1

• Remedial for selected students (Term 1-4)

- EMS & MT, Mondays & Thursdays according to schedule

• RRP ( 2 times per week)

• SDR ( 4 times per week)

Term 2

• Swimsafer Programme (31 Mar- 4 Aug)

- on Tuesdays for 10 weeks

- 2.15 pm to 4.30 pm

• Learning Journey – HortPark ( Wed, 15 Apr)

• Learning Journey – Health Promotion Board

(Wed, 20 May or Tues, 4 Aug)

• Meet-the-Parents Session (Wed, 27 May 2015)

2015 P3 Programmes

2015 P3 Programmes

Term 3

• Math Enrichment

- (Wed, 6 sessions, starts 1 Jul)

• GEP Screening Test – (Fri, 28 Aug)

Term 4

• GEP Selection Test – (Tue, 20 Oct & Wed, 21 Oct)

Changes from P2 to P3

• Bigger class enrolment ( 30 to 40 pupils). • More seat / written work • New subject – Science • From bite-sized assessments to two main exams (SA1 and SA2) • CCA

Parental Support for Child :

Changes from P2 to P3

Encourage child to be more responsible and more self-disciplined in :

• packing his/her own school bag according to daily time table

• his/her interactions with friends in school • the completion of school homework first • having a home timetable to follow to ensure

daily revision and enough rest time

Teachers’ Support for Pupils :

Changes from P2 to P3

• Form Teacher Guidance Period (FTGP) teach pupils to understand self, his

emotions & decisions, his interactions with peers & family

• Form Teacher Interaction Time ( FTIT) one-to-one chat between Teacher &

Pupil to understand pupil better

• Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) inculcate values & build competencies to develop pupils to be good individuals and useful citizens

School Support for Parents

• MSF Family Matters @ School Programme

- monthly parenting talk

- parents are encouraged to sign up (blue

form)

• Parents Workshop on Sat, 25 Apr 2015

- tips to help child in different subjects

Class Homework – Objectives & Guidelines

Objectives Pupils are able to • practise the skills taught • process the information learnt • learn to be more independent

Primary 3 • Homework for English, Mathematics, Science and

Mother Tongue • About 1 hour in total every weekday

Class Homework – Parental Support

Parents can help their child by: • spending time to go through his/her school work • helping him/her to learn through homework

assignments • assisting him/her to establish a good pattern of

study • consulting teachers on their child’s progress

P3 Holistic Assessment

• At P3, focus on building pupils’ confidence and competency

• Move away from bite-sized assessment in P1 & P2

• Emphasis on formative assessments within lesson

• Assessment Plan given to parents termly – both weighted and non-weighted tests included

• Assessment tasks filed in Pupils Portfolio (black file). Portfolio returned to parents termly for acknowledgment.

• Progress Card issued for Term 1 & 3.

• Holistic Report Card issued for Term 2 and Term 4.

P3 SA1 & SA2 English

COMPONENT CONTENT MARKS

ORAL • Reading Aloud

• Stimulus – Based Conversation

16 marks

LISTENING

COMPREHENSION

• Picture matching (MCQ)

• 4 Short texts (70 – 90 words each)

(MCQ)

14 marks

LANGUAGE USE

AND

COMPREHENSION

(1 hr 15 min)

• Vocabulary (MCQ)

• Grammar (MCQ)

• 2 Grammar Cloze Passages (FIB)

• Vocabulary Cloze (FIB)

• Synthesis (Open – ended)

• Editing

• 2 Comprehensions: Basic and Non–

Basic (OE)

50 marks

P3 SA1 & SA2 English

COMPONENT CONTENT MARKS

COMPOSITION

(50 minutes)

• Guided pictures with prompts and

helping words/ A picture series of

3 pictures and 1 question mark

• Choose one question

• Pupils to write at least 100 words

20 marks

Oral

Pupils will be able to:

• read and communicate with accurate pronunciation and appropriate intonation

• communicate ideas fluently , coherently and cohesively when given a stimulus

Listening Comprehension

Pupils will be able to:

• use appropriate strategies to process meaning from texts as well as to evaluate spoken, visual and audio texts

Language Use and Comprehension

Pupils will be able to: • process and comprehend questions and texts • answer literal, inferential and evaluative

questions • apply grammatical rules at word, phrase and

sentence levels • use appropriate words for the different

contexts

Writing

Pupils will be able to:

• generate ideas based on the pictures given.

• organise and express their ideas coherently and cohesively.

• write neatly in paragraphs as well as use accurate and consistent spelling.

• use good phrases in writing.

English – Parental Support

• Encourage your child to read and complete the AVID Reader booklets

• Use MC online portal for revision https://www.mconline.sg/LEAD/login/lms_login.aspx

P3 SA1 & SA2 Mathematics

• Duration - 1 hr 45 mins • Total Marks – 80

Section A (20 marks)

Section B (40 marks)

Section C (20 marks)

10 Multiple Choice Questions

(2-marks each)

20 Short-Answer Questions

(2-marks each)

Structured / Long Answer Questions

4 questions ( 3-marks each)

2 questions ( 4-marks each)

P3 Mathematics - SA1 Topics

• Whole Numbers (within 10 000)

• Addition & Subtraction (within 10 000)

• Multiplication Tables (2 to 10)

• Multiplication and Division

• Money

P3 Mathematics - SA2 Topics

Estimated Weightage (%)

Whole Numbers 50

Fractions 10

Measurement (Length, Mass, Volume)

15

Time 5

Money 10

Geometry 5

Data Analysis (Picture Graphs) 5

P3 Mathematics - SA2 Topics

Estimated Weightage (%)

Whole Numbers 50

Whole Numbers (within 10 000) Addition & Subtraction (within 10 000) Multiplication Tables (2 to 10) Multiplication and Division Parental Support : Drilling children basic addition and subtraction facts within 20 Get children to commit to memory multiplication facts from 2 to 10

P3 Mathematics - SA2 Topics

Estimated Weightage (%)

Measurement (Length, Mass, Volume)

15

Estimate & measure length in metres and centimetres Estimate distance in kilometres and metres Measure mass in kilograms and grams Measure volume of liquid in litres and millilitres Conversion of a bigger unit to a smaller unit e.g. 4 m = 400 cm, 6 m 8 cm = 608 cm

Parental Support: expose children to real objects during shopping or at home.

P3 Mathematics - SA2 Topics

Estimated Weightage (%)

Fractions 10

Understanding the concepts of equal parts of a whole Equivalent fractions Simplifying fractions Comparing fractions Adding and Subtracting unlike fractions

Parental Support: expose children to real objects that can be cut into equal parts in daily life

P3 Mathematics - SA2 Topics

Estimated Weightage (%)

Money 10

Count amounts of money in dollars and cents Make up an amount using different denominations Convert an amount in decimal notation to cents only or vice versa Problem solving – addition and subtraction only

Parental Support: give children opportunities in daily life to handle dollars and coins

P3 Mathematics – Problem Solving

Remarks (up to 2 steps)

Whole Numbers 4 operations

Fractions Addition and subtraction

Measurement 4 operations

Money Addition and subtraction (in dollars and in decimal notation)

Suggested Activities for self directed learning

• http://www.learnlogy.com/ for problem solving skills

• https://www.mconline.sg/LEAD/login/lms_login.aspx for topical revision

• http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/ for educational games

Science – P3 Topics for SA1

• Theme: Diversity - Living and Non- Living Things - Plants - Animals - Fungi & Bacteria - Materials

Science – P3 Topics for SA 2

• Theme: Diversity - Living and Non- Living Things - Plants - Animals - Fungi & Bacteria - Materials

• Theme: Systems - Plants and Human Body • Theme: Interactions - Characteristics of Magnets and Making Magnets

P3 Science – SA1 & SA2

Booklet A • Strengthen on concepts and Process skills • Mastery of Science concepts by topic • Application of Basic Process Skills - classifying,

comparing, simple investigative skills • SA1: Target for MCQ - Pupils are to score at least

70% correct (14 out of 20 marks) • SA2: Targets for MCQ - Pupils are to score at least

70% correct (28 out of 40 marks)

P3 Science – Format of Paper

Booklet B

• Application of Science concepts and process skills

• Investigative skills eg. Concept of Fair Test

• SA1: Target for Open-ended questions - to score at least 50% correct (5 out of 10 marks)

• SA2: Target for Open-ended questions - to score at least 50% correct (10 out of 20 marks)

P3 Science – Steps to Processing & Answering

MCQ & Open-ended questions

R Read the question/part question

I Identify the Topics & Key Concepts

P Process the question using Process and/or Investigative Skills

Science – Parental Support

• Suggested activities:

Important P3 topics - Diversity Read textbooks, guidebooks, McOnline resources Revisit workbook exercises, revision papers &

worksheets, Science notes in Science Files Concept map in journals Watch Science Documentary on OKTO Channel

(Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 9 to 10 pm)

P3 Mother Tongue – ML, CL and TL

COMPONENT CONTENT MARKS

Paper 1

COMPOSITION

(40 minutes)

• Write a story from a series of 4

pictures.

• May use the helping words given

for each picture.

• Use grammar, punctuation and

vocabulary appropriately.

• Pupils to write at least 80 words

for ML/CL and 40 words for TL.

• Content - 8 marks

Language - 7 marks

15 marks

P3 Mother Tongue – ML, CL and TL

COMPONENT CONTENT MARKS

Paper 2

LANGUAGE USE

AND

COMPREHENSION

(1 hour)

• Vocabulary

• Grammar

• 2 Comprehensions (MCQ and

open-ended)

• 9 basic questions

45 marks

Paper 3

LISTENING

COMPREHENSION

(30 minutes)

• Part 1: Picture matching (MCQ)

Listen and match teacher’s

reading to the correct pictures.

• Part 2: Short texts

Demonstrate understanding the

content of the short texts.

• 4 basic questions

10 marks

P3 Mother Tongue – ML, CL and TL

COMPONENT CONTENT MARKS

Paper 4

ORAL

• Reading aloud – 10 marks • Picture conversation – 10 marks • Topic discussion – 10 marks

30 marks

Paper 1 (Writing)

Pupils will be able to: • generate ideas based on the 4 pictures given. • organise and express their ideas coherently and

cohesively. • use grammar, punctuation and vocabulary appropriately. • write neatly in paragraphs. • use good phrases in writing.

P3 Mother Tongue – ML, CL and TL

P3 Mother Tongue – ML, CL and TL

Paper 2 (Language use and comprehension)

Pupils will be able to: • process and comprehend questions and texts • identify key messages, main ideas and details from

written texts. • answer literal, influential and evaluative questions • use grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary

appropriately in given context.

Mother Tongue – ML, CL and TL

Paper 3 (Listening Comprehension) MCQ|

Pupils will be able to: • demonstrate understanding the content of a variety

of spoken texts. • infer and draw conclusions by listening critically.

P3 Mother Tongue – ML, CL and TL

Paper 4 (Oral Communication)

Pupils will be able to: • Reading aloud –read fluently, pronounce and articulate

words clearly with appropriate expression. • Picture conversation – express their personal opinions and

ideas effectively with grammatically correct sentences. • Topic discussion – converse with the examiner based on a

given topic with grammatically correct sentences. Pupils may elaborate by giving examples, descriptions or their personal experiences.

Mother Tongue – Parental Support

• Engage your child with a host of interesting and relevant digital multimedia resources, including games that can be found in the TINTA website. http://tinta.moe.edu.sg/mekar/slot/u112/PRI/index.html http://game.iflashbook.com 《语文游戏乐翻天》for CL pupils

(Uses educational games to aid P1-P3 students in the revision of Chinese characters and words)

http://www.pazhahutamil.com (Assigned tasks and already completed exercises will be made available throughout the year.)

http://sangamam.moe.edu.sg (Develops and enhances knowledge and skills in the Tamil Language with the digital interactive resources in the Sangamam)

Use Word games such as 《超级疯狂猜成语》’Pintar Peribahasa’ (idiom) app which can be downloaded into your android handphone and tablet to reinforce his/her learning of the language in an enjoyable manner.

Mother Tongue – Parental Support

• Expose your child to the use of Mother Tongue

Watch infotainment programmes. Exposure to mother tongue in authentic settings and

support his/her learning of the language. Use every opportunity as a teaching moment for the

language. Make learning of mother tongue fun for your child!

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