SAFETY of pupils Going home via Gate 4

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SAFETY of pupils Going home via Gate 4

•Appealing to all parents parking at public carpark along Merpati Road.

Please try not to park at the carpark lots just outside the pathway so

that pupils can walk towards the bus stop safely.

GATE 4

Park

here

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here

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here

Canossa Convent Primary School

Meet the Parents –Setting Expectations

P5 & P6


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Our Aim

To work hand-in-hand with you to ensure your

child’s development:

• Academic & Non-Academic

• School Activities & Programmes

• Communication Processes


School Hours

Single Session

Day Start Dismissal

Monday 7.30 am 2.15 – 3.30pm

(i) Enrichment for all P5 & P6 students

(iii) Fdn Math *(P6 Fdn Math Students)

* Fdn Math lessons will start at 1pm

Tuesday 7.30 am 2.10 - 4pm – Niche CCA

Wednesday 7.30 am 1.40 pm

Thursday 7.30 am 2.10-3.30pm

(i) HMT (P5 & P6 HMT students)

(ii) Enrichment (All P5 & P6 MT students)

Friday 7.30 am 1.40 pm (or 4pm*) – CCA


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Expected Behaviour & ConductStudent Handbook Pg 20 -24

General Information for ParentsStudent Handbook Pg 25 - 34


Exam

• Mock Test / Formative Assessment

• SA1 & SA2 (P5)

• SA1 & Prelims (P6)

Dates will be given in Newsbites


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Exam Dates (Tentative)

PSLE 2015

Subject Date

English and Mother Tongue Oral 20 & 21 August

English and Mother Tongue

Listening Comprehension

18 September

English Paper 1 and 2 1 October

Mathematics 2 October

Mother Tongue Paper 1 and 2 5 October

Science 6 October

Higher Mother Tongue 7 October


Mother Tongue


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Mother Tongue

• MT Textbooks & Workbooks

• CCE Textbooks & Workbooks

• Exercise books

• Foolscap or Composition Writing paper

• Yellow File

• Xin Lie Che Newspaper (Fortnight)

• Online learning portal

– iMTL

– Ezhishi.net

– AskNLearn portal

– Themozhi Tamil portal

– Weebly Class Blog (Malay language)


Mother Tongue

• Modular Curriculum Structure

(a differentiated approach)

• The new modular structure caters to the

different needs of the child

• All pupils will take the core module. Only

the core module will be tested in PSLE.


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Reading Programme

• To promote the love of reading, pupils will

purchase a Chinese storybook. Teachers

will conduct post-reading activities with the

pupils.


MT Exam Format


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Listening Comprehension

Paper 3 No of Questions Marks

Listening Comprehension 10 20

• CDs with the instructions and questions are played.

• The CD will not be replayed for the pupils should she

arrive late or leaves the room.


Oral


Reading Aloud 1 20

Picture Discussion 1 20

Conversation 1 10

Total 50

• 5 minutes of preparation time

• EL & MT SA1 & SA2 Oral exams are conducted on a

weekday (after school)


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Paper 1Paper 1 No of Questions Marks

Continuous

Writing

2 (Choose 1)

• at least 100 words

• Guided Composition

• Picture Composition

40

Duration - 50min


Paper 1 - HMTPaper 1 No of Questions Marks

Continuous

Writing

2 (Choose 1)


• Guided Composition

• Completing an essay

(Introduction given)

40

Duration - 50min


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MT Paper 2 - Std

No. of questions

Marks Duration

Booklet A 23 46

1hr 40 mins

Booklet B:

2 Comprehension

Passages

18 44

Total - 90


MT Paper 2 - HMT

No. of questions

Marks Duration

Booklet A 10 20

1hr 20 mins

Booklet B: 2 Comprehension

Passages14 40

Total - 60


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Grading for HMT

Grades Mark Range Description

Distinction 80 – 100 Has very good understanding

of the subject

Merit 70-80Has good understanding of the

subject

Pass 50 – 69 Has adequate understanding of

the subject

Ungraded 0 – 49 Has not met requirement for the

minimum grade


English Language


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English Language

• P5 & 6 STELLAR (No textbooks & workbooks)

– Reading Texts & Learning Sheets

• Listening Comprehension Book

• Comprehension Booklet

• Test Papers Book

• Words & Phrases (P5)

• Synthesis & Transformation Book (P5/P6)

• My Grammar Guide (P4 – P6)

• Use of AsknLearn (Blog & Oral Companion)


STELLAR: Strategies

for English

Language Learning

and Reading

English Language


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English Language (Silent Reading in STELLAR)

• To promote the love of reading, pupils will do silent reading

– in the morning

– at the start of some EL lessons

• Bring a storybook (EL/MT) everyday– Storybook - Literature Programme

– Storybook – MT buying within Sem 1


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English Exam Format


Listening Comprehension (Std/FEL)


Listening Comprehension 20 MCQ 20

• CDs with the instructions and questions are played.

• The CD will not be replayed for the pupils should she

arrive late or leaves the room.


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Oral (Std/FEL)


Reading Aloud 1 10

Conversation 1 20

Total 30

• 5 minutes of preparation time

• EL & MT SA1 & SA2 Oral exams are conducted on a

weekday (after school)


Paper 1 – Writing (Std)


Situational Writing 1 (Compulsory) 15

Continuous Writing

1 (Compulsory)


• According to a theme

• Include at least 1 out of 3

objects

40

Total - 55

Duration - 1h 10min


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Paper 1 – Writing (FEL)


Situational Writing 1 (Compulsory) 10

Continuous Writing

1 (Compulsory)


• According to 3 sequential

pictures

30

Total - 40

Duration - 1h 10min


Language Use – Paper 2 (Booklet A) - Std

Components No of

QuestionsMarks

Grammar MCQ 10 10

Vocab MCQ 5 5

Vocab Cloze MCQ 5 5

Visual Text Comprehension 8 8

Total (Booklet A)28


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Language Use – Paper 2 (Booklet A) - FEL

Components No of

QuestionsMarks

Grammar MCQ 8 8

Punctuation MCQ 2 2

Vocabulary MCQ 5 5

Visual Text Comprehension 5 5

Total (Booklet A)20


Language Use – Paper 2 (Booklet B) - Std

Paper 2 (Booklet B) No of Questions Marks

Grammar Cloze 10 10

Editing for Spelling &

Grammar12 12

Comprehension Cloze 15 15

Synthesis &

Transformation5 10

Comprehension OE 10 20

Total - 95

Duration 1h 50min


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Language Use – Paper 2 (Booklet B) - FEL

Paper 2 (Booklet B) No of Questions Marks

Form Filling 5 5

Editing for Grammar 6 6

Editing for Spelling 6 6

Comprehension

(Completion of

Sentences)

5 5

Synthesis 3 3

Comprehension Cloze 5 5

Comprehension (A&B) 7 10

Total - 40

Duration 1h 20min


Calculation of Marks

Std - SA1/SA2/Prelims

Total Raw Marks 200

Marks reflected on Result Slips 100

FEL - SA1/SA2/Prelims

Total Raw Marks 150

Marks reflected on Result Slips 100


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OAS

• The duration of the examination paper

includes the time for reading the

questions, writing and/or shading the

answers in the OAS, etc.

• NO extra time will be given.


How to help your child…


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English Strategies

EL Strategies EL Component

Annotation Cloze passages 37 marks

• Grammar Cloze (10)

• Editing (12)

• Compre Cloze (15)

Annotation, CUB

& TIPS

Comprehension 28 marks

• Visual Text Compre

(8)

• Compre OE (20)

TIPS Synthesis &

Transformation

10 marks

3Rs Conversation 20 marks


Annotation

Step 1 Read

Step 2 Think about what was read

Step 3 Write thoughts down


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Annotation Strategies

? Need clarification

Write thoughts Think aloud

arrows Link different parts of the text to make

sense of the text

Imaging (drawing)

Draw to understand better


? / Think aloud


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Arrows


Drawing to understand


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Comprehension Checklist

1 Read questions

2 Read passage & Annotate

3 CUB + Answer questions

4 TIPS


C – Circle the question wordU – Underline the key informationB – Box the tenses


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TIPS - Check


Annotation

can also be

used in

cloze

passages


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Conversation – 3Rs

1 Reply Reply to the question

2 Reason Give a reason relating to the reply

3 Relate Bring in a personal experience



Mathematics

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Mathematics Framework

Concepts

Mathematical Problem Solving

Mathematical Problem Solving is central in the Mathematics Framework

Pedagogical Approach(to learn concepts)

Concrete Pictorial Abstract

Iinkage Iinkage

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Pedagogical Approach (to solve word problems)

George Polya’s 4-stages of problem solving

1.Understand the problem

2.Devise a Plan

3.Execute the Plan

4.Check - Look Back


‘3I’ Strategy (to process information)

• Underlining, circling or highlighting key information Identify

• Drawing arrows or lines to show relationship or linkages in the information

Interpret

• Writing missing or hidden information Infer

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Teaching Resources

• Math Textbook and Math Workbook

• Level worksheets, topical tests and

supplementary worksheets - in the

blue Math file.

When solving word problems, pupils

are to show:

1) model

2) equation

3) workings

4) answer with unit

Presentation for Word Problems

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Problem Sum (Section C) How to present your answer

212 - 47 = 165165 ÷ 5 = 33

?

47

212

S

M

J

2 1 2-

4 7

1 6 5

Model required for qns that state so and marks will be awarded

Must show equations

Show working at the side

Final answer with unitAns: 33 cm

SA1 and SA2 Exam Format (Standard)

Max. MarksDuration:

50 minutes

Paper 1 Booklet A: 15 MCQ 20

Booklet B : 15 Open ended (short-

answer questions)

20

30 Questions : Total (Marks) 40


Max. MarksDuration:

1 hour 40 minutes

Paper 2 5 SAQ

(short-answer questions)

10

(Calculators allowed)

13 LAQ

Structured / Long -answer

Question)

50


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SA1 and SA2 Exam Format (Foundation)

Max. MarksDuration:

1 hour

Paper 1 Booklet A: 20 MCQ 30

Booklet B : 10 Open ended (short-

answer questions)

20



Max. MarksDuration:

1 hour 15 minutes

Paper 2 10 SAQ

(short-answer questions)

20

(Calculators allowed)

8 LAQ

Structured / Long -answer

Question)

30


Formative Assessment

• Math Journal

• Topical Tests


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Home Support

• Endorse Pupils’ work on a regular basis

- You will be asked to sign your child’s work upon

completion of a topic / Topical worksheet / Mock

Practice

• Help to reinforce the importance of completing corrections

- Ready resource for independent revision

Science


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Science


P5 P6

• Textbooks – Systems,

Cycles, Energy

• Activity book• Science Biology Book

• Use of graphic organizers

(eg: concept maps to revise

concepts)

• P5 topical worksheets• P3 to P4 revision

worksheets• PSLE Science Guide book • Asknlearn Portal

• Textbooks – Interactions

• Activity book• Science Biology Book

• Use of graphic organizers

to revise concepts

• P6 topical worksheets• P3 to P5 revision

worksheets• PSLE Booklet

• PSLE Science Guide book • Asknlearn Portal


Exam Format

Booklet A: 30 Multiple-Choice Qns … 60%

( 2marks each)

Booklet B: 14 Open-ended Qns … 40%

( 2, 3 or 4 marks each )

• Pupils must attempt to answer all the questions.

• Pupils must be able to explain and spell key words.

• Pupils are to revise all P3 to P5/P6 topics and know the

concepts at their fingertips.

• Duration: 1h 45min

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7) Discuss: Concept Map TestsP5 Assessment Plan for Science

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Alternative

modes of

assessment

Project -

Cell

Modelling

20%

Practical

Test

20%

Exam SA1: 80% SA2: 80%

P6 Assessment Plan for Science

Semester 1 Semester 2

Exam SA1: 100% SA2: 100%

Assessment


P5 P6

• Examination• Alternative Modes of

Assessment (eg: project, practical test, etc)

• Examination

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How to Score in Science

• Must know how to spell all Science

keywords

• Must answer in a scientific manner to

show application of Science concepts

• Identify Topic

• Which topic is this question from? T

• Identify concept

• What scientific concept is this question testing me?

C

• Apply

• Eg: Elimination method A

Strategies - MCQ

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• Identify Topic

• Which topic is this question from? T• Important Information (highlight)

• What are the important information in this question? (eg: diagrams, headings of tables, etc)

I• Identify concept

• What scientific concept is this question testing me?

C• Keywords

• What are the keywords that I have learnt from this topic and concept?

K• Link Answer to Question & Concept (use

keywords)

• Did I write my answer according to the question and concept? Did I use the correct keywords?

L• Evaluate

• Check: Did I use TICKLE to write my answer correctly?

E*Not applicable to all Science questions


How to Help Your Child

• Use questions (either from you or from your child) to

engage their minds

• Use the questions as a springboard to uncover new

things together

• Try an experiment and discuss with your child to form

new knowledge

• Monitor your child’s work – make sure they refer to the

PSLE Science guide if they are unsure how to answer

the questions in their homework

• Test the spelling of key words found at the end of each

chapter in the Science textbook

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Grading

Grades` Mark Range Description

A* 91 – 100 Has very good

understanding of the subject

A 75 – 90 Has good understanding of

the subjectB 60 – 74

C 50 – 59 Has adequate understanding

of the subject

D 35 – 49 Has fair understanding of the

subject

E 20 – 34 Has elementary

understanding of the subject

U (Ungraded) 0 - 19

Has not met requirement for

the minimum grade

Communication

• Letters

• Newsbites (bi-monthly)

• Student’s Handbook

• Leave a Message (68441418)

• School website (email addresses)

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Q&A

Please write your questions, comments or feedback on the forms provided.

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SAFETY of pupils Going home via Gate 4