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Meet-the-Parents Session7 February 2020

Welcome to Class

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Purpose

• Parents to know their child’s teachers.

• Teachers to share expectations and class matters.

• No one-to-one session.

We may not have time for Q and A. If there are any questions, you can jot them down on the post-its with your name and contact number.

I/We will get back to you.2

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Parent-Child-Teacher-Conference (PCTC)

Date: Wednesday, 27 May 2020

• Booking of timeslot to meet with the teacher will be done online. More information to be given in Term 2.

• Your child should be present.

• E-Learning scheduled for the day – pupils will need to complete Home-Based Learning (HBL) assignments at home.

Parent’sGateway

ALL parents to download this app.

Initiative by MOE to enable parents to stay

updated on the school’s programmes and activities

If you have already downloaded PG for one of your

children, you do not need to download it again.

https://pg.moe.edu.sg/

Note: Use Caps Lock when keying in your SingPass ID

Communication

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English

READING AND COMMUNICATION

•Encourage reading newspapers, books which are of interest to your child

•Create conversations with your child everyday e.g: it can be on a topic that interests them

•Encourage the use of sentences with accurate structures when they speak

•Ask for their opinions/thoughts on e.g: certain topics/issues

•Encourage them to practice using the SEP (State, Elaborate, Personal Experience) when they are sharing their thoughts

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English

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- Emphasis on handing in ‘dirty’ worksheets

Highlight, Eliminate, Reason, Arrowing (MCQ Questions)

Annotating (Comprehension Passages)

in the form of:

Questions

Main ideas

Comments

Drawing arrows, linking idea

Write definitions of unfamiliar words

Identifying Contextual Clues (Comprehension Cloze, Grammar Cloze)

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Sample of ‘dirty’ worksheets

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EnglishCONTINUOUS WRITING

• Emphasis on process of writing

• To reinforce on certain aspects of writing

– Orientation (beginning of the story e.g: setting, characters etc)

– Plot Development

– Characterisation, etc

• Stress the importance of writing to theme and stimulus

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English

SITUATIONAL WRITING

• Can be in the form of emails, letters, reports, etc.

• Pupils are marked on Task Fulfilment and Language & Organisation

• Pupils need to keep in mind Purpose, Audience and Context in their writing to address the situation given in the question.

• Pupils need to be vigilant in including complete details required by the question.

• Time management – maximum of 20 minutes . This to ensure there is enough time left over for the Continuous Writing component of Paper 1.

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Math in Real Life Get your child to help you in:

• shopping budget

• food preparation (a lot of Math involved in this)

• figuring out distance, time and cost for travel

• any form of measurement (reading of length etc.)

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Sample of work

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• 4-step problem

solving approach

• Each step has

specific question

prompts to guide

student’s thinking

What is STAR?

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Koobits [log in]Username: First 5 characters of name + Last 5 characters of IC

(Example: Abdul Rashid’s username: ABDUL1234)

Password: koobits

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Science

1. Access the Primary Science Syllabus on MOE Websitehttps://www.moe.gov.sg/docs/default-source/document/education/syllabuses/sciences/files/science-primary-2014.pdf

2. Encourage your child to read beyond the textbooks

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Science

3. Engage your child in ‘Science conversations’ Eg. - Talk about how a rainbow is formed

- Explain why our glasses fog up when we leave an air-conditioned room

4. Encourage your child to show ‘workings’ for daily work.

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Resources

1) Textbooks and Workbooks

2) Key inquiry worksheets

3) Process skills

4) Science Journal (Biology bk)

5) Online lesson resources and

quizzes (SLS) will be uploaded for:

a) pupils to gain prior knowledge of

what the Science teacher will cover for the week.

b) teachers to gain insights into pupils’ prior knowledge

and/or alternative conceptions that we will have to

address in the course of the week

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‘Dirty worksheets’

Worksheets should be ‘decorated’ with

annotations/ highlighting … teachers’ notes

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Exam Format

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• Learning.moe.edu.sg

• Enables pupils’ Self-Directed Learning (SDL) & revision.

• Facilitates Home-Based Learning (HBL), Discussion with Peers & Collaborative Learning (CoL).

• Students’ Userid is the first 5 characters of his/her name followed by the last 5 characters of his/her BC no.

SARAH TOH MEI MEI

BC No: T1234567A

Userid: SARAH4567A

Student Learning Space (SLS)

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Supporting UsCyber Wellness

•Please monitor your child’s online activities andhandphone usage.

•Ensure that your child does not share his/her BCnumber or password.

•Parents can widen their knowledge to guide andsupport their children when they navigate in the onlineworld through C-Quest and Google Interland

•https://ictconnection.moe.edu.sg/cyber-wellness/for-parents/resources/c-quest

•https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland

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Supporting Us Absence from school (Parents will receive notification from school)

Medical certificate (compulsory for exams)

Letter of excuse

Avoid vacations before end of school term (it will be recorded as absent without valid reason)

Inform us if your child has any infectious disease and he/she must stay at home. (esp HFMD)

Punctuality

Child will be recorded as late if he/she arrives later than 7.30 am (it will be reflected in the report book)

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Supporting Us Homework Check your child’s handbook. Worksheets should be in homework file. Check your child’s school bag for unfinished work,

corrections or worksheets to be signed. Ensure availability of computer for online work

especially Student Learning Space (SLS).

Principal’s letters/ Consolidated letter for the level

Will be sent out via Parent’s Gateway. Do look out for them.

Do take note of the dates/time of activities.

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Supporting Us Inculcate good habits Pack school bag every night. Bring only what is

needed to ensure that the school bag is not heavy.

Ensure your child has all the stationery needed Set aside time for homework and revision every

day. (Create Personal time-table) Bring water bottles filled with plain water

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Supporting Us

10-minute Snack Time at 9 am – Only dry finger food – Pack healthier options– Not compulsory

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Holistic Development

1. Values-in-Action and Project Work (T3)2. Class Leadership (On-going)3. Learning Journeys (On-going)

– SS LJ to Chinatown/Art and Asian Museum (T2)

4. NE Show (T3)5. Growing Years Series (T1)6. P5 Camp – Adventure Camp (T3) focus on

Motivation and Character Building

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Online Feedback cum Survey

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• A feedback cum survey form will be sent via

Parents Gateway (PG)

• Only 1 parent needs to complete the online

feedback and survey.

• Kindly complete it by:

Monday,10 February 2020