P4 PARENT-TEACHER MEETING

12 April 2019

6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Introduction of StaffName Designation Email

Mr Andy Mickey Choong

Principaljiemin_ps@moe.edu.sg

Mrs Hee-Ho Jun Lynn Vice-Principal

Ms Nur Fatimah Vice-Principal

Mdm Mas’linda Mas’od

Year Head (Primary 3 & 4)

maslinda_masod@moe.edu.sg

Global Learners, Discerning Citizens

Nurturing Hearts and Minds

Our Vision

Our Mission

Respect

Resilience

Responsibility

Care

Humility

Our Core Values

• Attendance

- Punctuality (seated in the hall by 7.30am)

• Conduct-Related

- Attire & Appearance

- Handing in homework on time

• Others – please refer to Pupil Handbook

School Rules

Absence from school• If your child is sick, please call to inform the

school.

General Office (6758 6472)

• MC or parent’s letter (valid reason) must be submitted the next day.

• MC for tests and examinations

• No MC = 0 mark for the test and examination.

Absence from school due to private matters

Recognised as valid reason:

• Compassionate reasons

• Pupil’s medical appointments (with doctor’snote)

• External, non-school related examinations andcompetitions

Absence from school due to private matters

Not recognised as valid reason:

• overseas family vacation

• birthday celebration

• Dismissal arrangement

• Incidents within school

• Arrangements on wet weather days

• Use of traffic light crossing outside school

Safety & Security

• Essential part of child’s learning

• Volume of homework

• Submission date

• Date has to be written for all pieces of work

• Pupils will write their homework in Student Handbook

Homework

Teacher’s Expectations• Hand in homework on time.

• Bring thermometer to school every day.

• Forms to be signed and submitted before/ on the stipulated date.

• PE attire only on PE days.

Packing of school bags / Timetable

• Pupils are expected to pack their school bags according to the timetable.

• Trolley bags are discouraged.

CURRICULUM MATTERS

ENGLISH

Objectives

•To enhance results of pupils in other subject areas (perform well academically)

•To build pupils’ love for reading

•To improve pupils’ reading competency

•To build pupils’ comprehension skills

P4 STELLAR

• These lessons will be conducted weekly by the EL teachers. Teachers will discuss the different literacy elements such as different characters’ perspectives, plots and settings with the class to encourage deep thinking.• It will be conducted during English periods for 1 hour.•Teachers will also guide the students when working on the activity books.

P4 Extended Reading

P4 Other events and programmes

• Public Speaking sessions• Recess Presentations using the skills

learned in class and public speaking sessions

• Character’s Day

P4 Exam Format (SA1 and SBB)Component Marks Weighting

Oral 16 16%

ListeningComprehension

14 14%

Paper 1 20 20%

Paper 2 50 50%

Total 100 100%

MATHEMATICS

MATHEMATICS Curriculum

Spiral Approach

P1

P6

Key Topics in P4 Maths

1. Whole numbers2. Fractions3. Angles4. Geometrical Figures5. Line Symmetry

6. Time7. Area & Perimeter8. Tables and graphs9. Decimals

P4 SA1 & SA2 exam formatTotal : 100 marks

Type of questions No. of questions & marks

Multiple-choice questions(40 marks)

20 qns x 2 marks each

Short-answer questions (40 marks)

20 qns x 2 marks each

Structured/Long-answerquestions (20 marks)

5 qns x 4 marks each

1) Master the multiplication tables (Both multiplication & division facts)

2) Revise the P3 topics (Especially the topic on Fractions)

3) Apply strategies taught

4) Focus on improving weaknesses

5) Practise, Practise & Practise

How to improve?

SCIENCE

• Reference : Primary Science Syllabus (2014)(can download from MOE Internet)

Mode of Testing : (1) Multiple Choice Questions (2) Open-ended Questions

Knowledge with Understanding Application of Knowledge and Process Skills

Science Curriculum

Downloadable at www.moe.gov.sg

P4 Topics P3 Topics (taught last year)

Theme : Cycles Life cycles of some animals

Life cycles of plants

Matter

Diversity

Classification of living and

non-living things

Plants

Animals

Fungi and bacteria

Exploring materials

Theme : Energy Light & shadows

Heat & temperature

Interactions

Magnets and their characteristics

Making magnets

Systems

Your amazing body as a system

Plants and their parts

Type of Questions P4 SA1 P4 SA2

Multiple-choice

Questions

24 qns x 2 marks each

(48 marks)

28 qns x 2 marks each

(56 marks)

Open-ended

Questions

12 qns (2 – 4 marks each)

(32 marks)

13 qns (2 – 4 marks each)

(44 marks)

Total Marks 80 marks 100 marks

P4 Science Exam Format

What you can do to help your child…

• Relate Science to real-life situations

• Learn to spell key words and link concepts to the questions

• Encourage your child to revise past years’ topics

• Motivate & Praise; Care & Discipline

• Ensure your child does his/her homework promptly & accurately

• Encourage your child to have an inquiring mind (Promote the culture of asking questions when in doubt)

Mother Tongue Languages

2015 MTL SyllabusFocuses on:

• Strengthening the teaching & learning of interaction skills;

• A more systematic teaching of oral vocabulary& sentence structures; and

• Greater use of information & communicationtechnology (ICT) in teaching & learning of MTLs

2015 MTL Syllabus• Students will continue to be exposed to culture

and values through the language.

School Programme:

• MTL Fortnight (for all levels) - Term 1, Wk 6-7

Our Language, Our Culture

• Objective :To provide platforms for pupils to actively learn MTL and the culture so as to experience MTL as ‘living languages’.

Use of Dictionary/E-dictionary• Primary 4 pupils are allowed to use

dictionaries (ML,CL & TL) /e-dictionaries (CL&ML) that are approved by MOE for their Paper 1 (Composition) Examination.

• Approved Dictionary list, please visit https://www.seab.gov.sg/home/examinations/approved-dictionaries

Website for Learning MTL

Self-directed learning website in line with the CL syllabus

Teaching resources teachers use in classroom teaching

P4 SA1 & SA2 Exam FormatComponent Marks

Paper 1: Composition 15 marks

Paper 2: Language Use and Comprehension

45 marks

Listening Comprehension 10 marks

Oral : Read Aloud, Picture Description, Conversation

30 marks

Total 100marks

ASSESSMENT WEIGHTINGS

Level Term 1 Mid-Year

Exams

Term 3 End-of-

Year

Exams

P4 NIL 25% 15% 60%

• Pupil Handbook - notes to form teachers / subject teachers

• Phone calls – to leave message with the office staff

• Teacher to return call once he or she is able to, latest by the next working day.

• Number to call: 6758 6472• Tok-Tok! Communicator to contact Form

Teacher

Communication

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Subject-Based Banding

(SBB)

Briefing

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What are the choices available? (MOE’s Guideline)

If your child (for P4 Exam)

Your child may be recommended to take

Passes all 4 subjects and performs very well in MTL

• 4 standard subjects + Higher Mother Tongue Language

Passes all 4 subjects • 4 standard subjects

Passes 3 subjects • 4 standard subjects

Passes 2 subjects or less • 4 standard subjects; or

• 3 standard subjects + 1 other foundation subject; or

• 2 standard subjects+ 2 other foundation subjects; or

• 1 standard subject + 3 other foundation subjects; or

• 4 foundation subjects

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Higher Mother Tongue (HMTL) Grades

• Admission to Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Schools Students in the top 30% of the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) cohort who take Higher Chinese at the PSLE will be given bonus points for admission to SAP schools

• SAP schools nurture students to be proficient in both English Language (EL) and Chinese Language (CL), and to have a good understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture.

How does Subject-Based Banding Work?

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pupil takes subject combination chosen by parents

School recommends subject combination, based on P4 exam results. Parents indicate

preferred combination.

[At P4]

[At P5]

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How does Subject-Based Banding Work?

pupil who takes 1 or more foundation subject(s) and does very well in them

pupil who takes standard subjects and has difficulty coping

All other pupils

School may allow him to upgrade 1 or 2 subjects to standard level if school believes he can cope; or continue the same subject combination in P6

School may allow him to take 1 or more subjects at foundation level in P6

(Most of the time)School will allow them to continue the same subject combination in P6

[End of P5]

pupil takes subject combination decided by school

pupil sits for Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE)

[At P6]

[End of P6]

HOW PSLE SCORING WORKS

THE CHANGES WILL BE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE 2021 PSLE COHORT

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(2016 Primary 1 cohort)

CURRENT SYSTEM

THE T-SCORE AGGREGATE DETERMINES S1 POSTING

• It shows how wella student has done compared to his cohort.

• The T-score Aggregate largely determines which secondary school a student is posted to.

• A student with ‘better’ letter grades may have a lower T-score Aggregate than a student with ‘poorer’ letter grades.

SUBJECT

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

MOTHER TONGUE

MATHEMATICS

SCIENCE

T-SCORE AGGREGATE

SECONDARY SCHOOL

COURSE ELIGIBLE FOR

GRADE

A

A

A*

A*

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EXPRESS

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CURRENT SYSTEM

HOW THE T-SCORE AGGREGATE AFFECTS STUDENTS

• It finely differentiates students.

• It shows how well students have done relative to their peers.

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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 PSLESCORING SYSTEM AIMS TO DO

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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 THE SAME ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL

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PER SUBJECT

AL 1(BEST)

AL 2

AL 3

AL 4

AL 5

AL 6

AL 7

AL 8 (UNGRADED)

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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PER SUBJECT

AL 2

AL 3

AL 4

AL 5

AL 6

AL 7

AL 8 (UNGRADED)

AL 1(BEST)

NEW SYSTEM

• To guide school-based assessments, we will provide reference raw mark ranges for each AL.

• These are based on learning objectives of the curriculum.

CONSIDERATIONS

• To have educationally meaningful differentiation of 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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NEW SYSTEM

• Foundation-level subjects are designed to support a small number of students who may not be able to cope with Standard-level subjects.

• This enables them to focus on building up strong fundamentals so that they are better prepared for secondary school.

• This way, the student will also build confidence to pursue learning at a level suitable for them.

FOUNDATION-LEVEL SUBJECTS WILL ALSO BE SCORED ON ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS

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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 option bands.

STUDENTS WILL BE STREAMED BY THEIR PSLE SCORE

PLACEMENT

OUTCOMEPSLE SCORE

EXPRESS 4 – 20

EXPRESS /

N(A) option21 – 22

N(A) 23 – 24

N(A) / N(T) option 25

N(T)26 – 30, with AL7 or

better in both EL and MA

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Since 2014, SBB (Sec) from lower

secondary has been prototyped in 12

schools

− Greater flexibility to cater to

students’ varying strengths in

different subjects

− Students gained deeper knowledge

and strengthened their confidence

as well as motivation

Rollout of SBB (Sec) from lower

secondary to all secondary schools by

2018

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Subject-Based Banding (Sec) [SBB (Sec)]

NURTURING APTITUDES & ENHANCING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES

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Flexibility for Secondary One Pupils -Subject-Based Banding (SBB)

• Based on the respective PSLE subject grade, Normal (Academic) students may be offered to do certain subjectsat the Express level. Normal (Technical) students may be offered to do certain subjects at the Normal (Academic) or Express level.

Sec 1 N(A) and N(T) students can take higher-level subjects (EL, Math, Science and MTL) if they meet the PSLE eligibility criteria at the start of the year, or do well in school-based exams at mid-year or end of the year.

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Many Opportunities Available

• Catering to students’ varying strengths and abilities in different subjects.

• Help them to be able to proceed at a pace that they can manage.

• Need to focus on building up strong fundamentals in subjects and better prepare him/her for progression to Secondary School and beyond