Sec 4/5 Meet-the-Parentss... · 2016-01-11 · •CCA for all Sec 4 and 5 students will stand down by 22 April 2016 •Sec 5 students will attend a 4-session Wushu training in lieu

9 January 2016 (Saturday)

Sec 4/5 Meet-the-Parents

Greendale Secondary School Nurturing Talents, Developing Character, Inspiring Lives

Greendale turns 10!


Celebrating 10 with 10!

• Objectives

– Celebrate Success

– Build positive Culture of Care, Learning &

Excellence

– Involve stakeholders and community

– Build foundation for next chapter of Excellence


Save the Date!

Greendale Carnival cum Homecoming

Greendale

Concert Saturday, 16 Apr Friday, 1 Jul

*Participation by Graduating Students

School Leaders

Key Personnel Academic Excellence Team

Mr Ghazali

HOD EL

Ms Vani

HOD Math Mr Chen Poh Keong

HOD Science

Mrs Elsa Khoo

HOD Humanities

Mr Soh Chung Wei HOD/MTL(Ag)

Mr Chang Man Ho

HOD/D&T

Key Personnel Academic Excellence Team

Miss Yue Yoke Har

HOD/ICT

Mr Colin Phee

HOD/PE

Mdm Siti Zaleha

SH/EL

Ms Tan Jie Qi

LH/EL

Mr Jacky Tan

SH/Science

Mr Darius Tan

SH/Maths

Mdm Halimah

SH/Malay Language

Mr Jason Lian

SH/Normal Technical

Miss Lee Pei Ni

SH/Data Management

Key Personnel Character Excellence Team

Mrs Tan Li May

HOD/CCE

Mr Zaini

SH/Discipline

Ms Adeline Liew

SH/Student Leadership

Mr Abdul Halim

SH/OAE

Key Personnel Year Heads

Miss Kerry Lim

Year Head/ Sec 1

Mrs Serene Ang

Year Head/Sec 2

Miss Tng Wee Li

Year Head/Sec 3

Mrs Koh Hui Leng

Year Head/Sec 4

Key Personnel Administration Team

Mr Tama

Operation Manager

Mr Ariff

Operation Manager

Ms Khairunnisha

Administration Manager

Secondary 4/5 FT/CFTs

Class FT (s)

4E1 Ms Tan Khia Yee, Ms Fang Su Xian

4E2 Mr Ernest Lin, Ms Karishma

4E3 Ms Cheung Kayan, Mr Zhuo Jian Xiang

4E4 Mr Kelvin Chan, Mrs Chia Hui Hong

4E5 Mr Arman, Mdm Goh Sim Choo

4A1 Mr Ng Jinrong, Mdm Usha

4A2 Mdm Goh Swee Eem, Mr Harold Ho

4A3 Mr Augustine Seah, Mdm Aishah

5A1 Ms Gayathri, Ms Adeline Loo

5A2 Mr Shahmir, Miss Elizabeth Ong

nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

Academic Studies Program

School Targets

Stream Criterion Target

Express L1 B5 20

Normal Academic

EMB3 15

Normal Technical

EMB1 7

Post-sec

Institution

Posting based on

Junior College L1 R5

Centralised Institute L1 R4

Polytechnic EL R2 B2

ITE EL B4 / EL R1 B3 / EL R2 B3

L1–First Language; R–Relevant subjects; B–Best subjects

Joint Admission Exercise


Our Level Outcomes


A confident and values-driven youth who excels and

contributes to society.

What the school is doing to help your child succeed – Overall Scheduling for Graduating

Cohort

Assessment and Academic Programmes

for Sec 4 and 5

Term Programme

T1W3

S5NA Bridging Programme

T1W7 Common Test 1

T1W8 Preparation for EL and MTL Oral Exam

T2W5: Extended Academic Programme 1 starts

T2W6 Mid Year Exam

T2W9: Intensive O Level MTL Preparation


for Sec 4 and 5

Term Programme

30, 31 May O Level MTL Exam

01 – 07 June: Intensive lessons for 4E5N / Coursework

preparation for 4N

T3W1 O Level MTL Oral starts

T3W2 N Level EL Oral starts

T3W3 Extended Academic Programme 2 starts

T3W5 N Level MTL Oral starts

T3W6 O and N Level Prelim starts

T3W8 O Level EL Oral starts


for Sec 4 and 5

Term Programme

T3W8 Extended Academic Programme 3 starts

Sept Holidays: Consultation for N level / 4E5N Academic

Programme

T4W1 4E5N Extended Academic Programme 4

starts / N Level Exams start

T4W6 O Level Exams start

Subject Specific Matters

English • Students need to be immersed in the subject everyday.

This can be done through:

- Reading the newspaper for current affairs

and language features.

- Practise writing skills by using ten-year series topics.

- Brush up on their grammar by studying the grammar reference book.

- Improve their vocabulary by collecting useful new words when reading novels.

- Getting a comprehension assessment book to practise regularly.

Subject Specific Matters Mother Tongue • Important to pass & obtain a good MTL grade score at 1st

sitting for 4E5N in June. Reason: it is only opportunity where students can concentrate on only 1 subject. For those students taking 2nd sitting, they have to manage at 5-6 other subjects in Nov.

• Very important to do well for oral and listening component (35%) for 4E5N; (40%) for 4NA.

• In 2016 there will be O level HMTL oral exam (20%). Students will need to prepare their script.

• MTL teachers will help students to prepare well for the exams. Students will need to focus, hand up work on time and do self revision and preparation (doing past years papers and other school's exam question papers).


Mathematics • Students are expected to

• (1) understand and apply maths concepts and skills in a variety of context.

(2) organised and analyse data and information. (3) Solve problems

including those in real-world context by using appropriate techniques. (4)

Interpret maths results. (5) solve high order thinking problems. (6) write

mathematical explanation

• For national examinations, the phrasing of questions is different from

previous years, especially for Paper 1. Students must have good

conceptual understanding of the topics to perform well in these questions.

• The last question in the O level paper 2 is focused on applying

mathematics to a real-world scenario.

• (1) Revision schedule will be given to the students focusing on sec 1 to 3

topics

• (2) Stretch and expose students to higher order thinking questions and

varied phrasing of questions for the same topic. (Pass with Distinction Book)

• (3) Students will do Weekly Self-assessment to check for understanding of

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Subject Specific Matters Science • Knowledge from 2 to 3 topics is required to answer a question. Students

must learn to see the inter-relatedness of the science concepts from

different topics. Doing a concept map across related science topics will help.

• We see a trend towards more “explanation” questions. Students must

explain with examples to elaborate their points. Students must have

sufficient content knowledge and apply to relevant situation to explain

scientific fact.

Example: “Metals are extracted in many different ways. Use the reactivity

series, with examples, to explain the fact that some metals can occur in the

ground as the un-combined metal.”

• Students must be able to justify scientific facts, not simple memorising.

Example: “Iron and calcium require different conditions to react with water. By

referring to these conditions, justify the relative positions of iron and calcium in

the reactivity series.”

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Subject Specific Matters Social Studies / Elective History

Areas of focus for the subject?

1. Source-based skills – inferring, comparison, reliability, utility and purpose

2. Structured essay questions – explanation and judgment

How parents can help in your subject areas?

Read up prior to lesson and revise conscientiously

Help to monitor your child to do constant revision and to submit work on time.

What are the study skills required?

1. Critical thinking - questioning and weighing up evidence as they learn

2. Condensing information, summarizing and the use of keywords (graphic organizers, mindmaps)

Subject Specific Matters Elective Geography

Areas of focus for the subject?

1. Geographical Inquiry Skills – Interpret and analyze geographical data, present findings and analysis, evaluate reliability of data and improve data collection and analysis

2. Open-ended questions – Interpret data, describe (demonstrate knowledge), constructing explanation and iscuss issues (Giving judgment)

How parents can help in your subject areas?

Read up prior to lesson and revise conscientiously Help to monitor your child to do constant revision and to

submit work on time.

What are the study skills required?

1. Critical thinking - questioning and weighing up evidence as they learn

2. Condensing information, summarizing and the use of keywords (graphic organizers, mindmaps)


POA

• The revised POA syllabus has more focus on thinking

questions that test the students’ ability to apply their

conceptual knowledge.

• To score a distinction grade, rote learning is insufficient.

• Students should revise all syllabus content from Sec 3 to 4

and attempt all questions in their POA workbook to build a

strong foundation in basic concepts.

• We would expose students to as many types of questions

through revision compilation.

Coursework subjects (D&T, Art, CPA, EBS)

• Time consuming thus time-management is crucial.

• Students are aware of the expected schedule

• Do consistent work so that other subjects are not neglected.

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Co-Curricular

Activities

How the school helps your child

balance between CCA and School Work

• CCA for all Sec 4 and 5 students will stand down by 22 April

2016

• Sec 5 students will attend a 4-session Wushu training in lieu of

their normal CCA. This is to cater time for them to catch up with

their academic work. Students have the option to attend their

previous CCA (subject to approval on a case-by-case basis)

• CCA grades will be generated in Term 2 for the students to check.

At this point, they still have time to put in extra effort to obtain a

Distinction grade if they have not done so. This arrangement will

be between themselves and their CCA teachers.

• 2nd and final round of checks will be in Term 3. CCA grades will be

locked off so that the students can fully concentrate on their

studies.

CCA schedule – Uniform Groups

NO CCA Schedule

1 NPCC Fridays 1430 - 1800

2 NCC Land (Boys) Wednesdays 1530 - 1730

(Leaders) Fridays 1430 – 1800

3 Singapore Red Cross Society

Fridays 1430 – 1800

CCA schedule – Performing Arts

NO CCA Schedule

4 Angklung Ensemble

Tuesday 1600 - 1800 Thursday 1545 - 1745

5 Greendale Orchestra

Tuesdays 1530 - 1830 Thursday 1530 - 1830

6 Chorale (Girls) Mondays 1530 - 1800

Wednesday 1530 - 1800

7 Modern Dance Wednesday 1530 - 1800

Thursday 1530 - 1800

8 Theatricks Wednesdays 1530 - 1800

Thursdays 1530 -1800

CCA schedule – Clubs and Societies

NO CCA Schedule

9 GBC Mondays 1530 - 1800

Wednesdays 1500 - 1800

10 Library

Tuesdays 1530 - 1730 Wednesdays 1530 - 1730

Thursdays 1530 -1730

11 Art Club Thursdays 1545 - 1800

12 OutDoor

Adventure Club

Mondays 1545 - 1800 Wednesdays 1545 - 1800

13 Robotics Tuesdays 1545 - 1745 Thursdays 1545 - 1845

CCA schedule – Sports and Games NO CCA Schedule

14 Softball


Thursdays 1530 -1830 Fridays 1530 - 1800

15 Floorball

Mondays, 1530 - 1830 Wednesdays 1530 - 1830

Thursdays 1530 -1830 Fridays 1300 - 1700

16 Fencing


Fridays 1430 - 1630

CCA schedule – Sports and Games

NO CCA Schedule

17 Sailing Tuesday 1545 - 1930 Friday 1430 - 1830

18 Canoeing Mondays 1545 - 1845

Wednesdays 1545 - 1845 Fridays 1430 - 1700

19 Football (Boys) Tuesdays 1545 - 1830 Thursdays 1545 - 1830

Fridays 1515 - 1800

Expectation of

Graduating Students

High Expectation

No Excuses

No Exceptions

Further Support for

Graduating Students

Graduation

Day

Camp

Excel

Academic monitoring

Night Study

Tertiary Institutions

Visits

iLiVE Lessons

Inter Class Competitions

Cohort Activities

Connect Time

Level Programmes

Level Programme

Camp Excel

Inspire students to do

their best

To help students find

purpose in life

To equip students with

21 CC competencies

To Learn Effective Study

Skills

Provide Career Guidance

To equip students with professional job etiquette


Lifeskills (Li)

• Career Guidance

• Cyberwellness

• Sexuality Education

Values Education (VE)

• School Values

• Citizenship Education

nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing LEADERS of CHARACTER nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

Partnerships

Parental Involvement

Provide a conducive learning environment

Provide a pair of listening ears

Be supportive

Be understanding

Be present!

Collaborate with the school


Let us work together to help our students

BELIEVE

&

ACHIEVE!

nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing LEADERS of CHARACTER

Events to note


Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Poly Open House

Visit

10th Anniversary

Honours Day in

conjunction with

Carnival and Home-

Coming

Celebrations

Cohort Activity

Night Study

Meet-the-Parent

Session

NAPFA Test Greendale Concert Graduation Day

Jogathon

Mid-Year Exam Oral Exams GCE ‘N’ Level Exam

Level Camp O’ Level Exam –

MTL

Prelim Exam GCE ‘O’ Level

Exams

Meet-the-Parent

Session


Documents

Sec 4/5 Meet-the-Parentss... · 2016-01-11 · •CCA for all Sec 4 and 5 students will stand down by 22 April 2016 •Sec 5 students will attend a 4-session Wushu training in lieu