WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL · 28 March 2019, Thursday (Class 4A, 4B, 4E and 4G) Time: 7.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. As part of the school’s efforts to raise pupils’ awareness on Road

WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL

2 PASIR RIS STREET 11, SINGAPORE 519075

TEL: 6922-9100, FAX: 6581-5013

30 January 2019

Through the Principal, Ms Audrey Wong

Dear Parents,

PROGRAMMES ORGANISED FOR P4 PUPILS – TERM 1

The school strives to provide our pupils with a holistic education through a range of programmes and activities which encourages them to explore and discover their interests and passions. Through developing their interests and passions, we hope to kick-start their life-long journey of learning and become effective and confident communicators who will contribute back to the society. Our P4 pupils can look forward to the following level programmes in Term 1. Please refer to Annex A for a brief outline of the various programmes.

Programme Date

NLB Books 2 Go 18 and 19 February

Home-based Learning Readiness Exercise 16 – 24 March (School Holidays)

Traffic Games @ Road Safety Park 27 March, Wednesday (4C, 4D & 4F)

28 March, Thursday (4A, 4B, 4E & 4G)

We would also like to invite you to join us for our annual School-Parents Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS). Through this programme, it would provide you with a better understanding of school’s programmes and the classroom learning experiences which your child would enjoy in school. Please indicate your attendance in Annex B and return it via your child. Finally, you would find useful information in the following attachments for your reference.

1. Programme for School-Parents Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS)

2. Primary 4 Assessment Information for Parents

3. Malay Language Oral Workshop for Parents

4. MOE Kindergarten Open House

For your easy reference, this letter will be uploaded onto our school’s website at

http://whitesandspri.moe.edu.sg. Please contact the General Office at telephone number 6922 9100 or email to me at [email protected] should you have any further queries on the above.

Yours sincerely, ___________________ Mr Wong Yexiang Year Head P3 & P4 (Covering) Scan QR code to access WSPS Website

ANNEX A White Sands Primary School

Summary of Programmes for Primary 4 – Term 1

NLB Books 2 Go

Dates: 18 and 19 February 2019

Time: 8.15 a.m. – 2.15 p.m.

The National Library Board will be holding a 2-day mass borrowing exercise where your child

can borrow books from a wide array of titles. Do encourage your child to develop the habit of

reading by participating in this programme. Your child would need to bring along his / her

student pass for this programme.

Cost: No payment required.

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Home-Based Learning (HBL) Readiness Exercise Date: 16 March to 24 March (Term 1 School Holiday) The objectives of HBL are to provide opportunities for pupils to cultivate independent learning

strategies and to ensure that pupils can still be engaged in learning during a school closure

due to emergencies.

As preparation for the upcoming HBL exercise, pupils will be accessing the Student Learning

Space (https://vle.learning.moe.edu.sg) at home to identify any issues they may encounter.

Pupils will be briefed by their C4RE teachers on the procedures for the readiness exercise.

This exercise will take no more than 30 minutes for pupils to complete. We seek parents’

support on the above and in making alternative arrangements for your child to access the

portal if he/she does not have a computer with Internet connection at home.

Cost: Fully Subsidised by School

Traffic Games @ Road Safety Park

Dates: 27 March 2019, Wednesday (Class 4C, 4D and 4F) and

28 March 2019, Thursday (Class 4A, 4B, 4E and 4G)

Time: 7.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.

As part of the school’s efforts to raise pupils’ awareness on Road Safety, the P4 pupils will be

participating in the Traffic Games at the Road Safety Park. Pupils will participate in the Traffic

Games by adopting one of the various roles: Cyclist, Go-Kart Driver or Pedestrian.

Through this interactive activity, pupils will learn about the precautions which they should take

when on the roads as well as the importance of following traffic rules in Singapore.

More details of the activity which the pupils will be participating in can be found on

https://sg.kidlander.com/location/road-safety-park/

Cost: Fully Subsidised by School

https://vle.learning.moe.edu.sg/

ATTACHMENT 1

School-Parents Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS)

Primary 4

Date: 8 February 2019 (Friday)

Time: 3.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.

All parents are invited to attend our annual School-Parents Engagement and Communication

Session (SPECS). This session is to provide parents with the opportunity to understand the

school’s programmes in 2019 so that parents are well-informed to support your child’s learning

and growth.

Details of the programme:

Time Primary 4 Venue

3.00 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.

Principal’s Address Hall

3.40 p.m. – 4.10 p.m.

Mother Tongue

Language

Curriculum Briefing

Chinese Language

PAL Room

ISH Block Level 2

Malay Language AV Room

Block B Level 4

Tamil Language Tamil Room

Block A Level 4

4.20 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. C4RE Teachers’ Presentation

(please proceed to the respective

classrooms of your child)

4E Block B

Level 2

4C & 4F Block B

Level 3

4A, 4B & 4D Block B

Level 4

4G Block A

Level 3

ATTACHMENT 2

WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

2019 PRIMARY FOUR

Term 2

Day/Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 7

8 May

CL/ML/TL:

SA1 Oral

9 May

EL: SA1

Oral

Week 8

13 May

EL: SA1 Paper 1

& Listening

Comprehension

14 May

CL/ML/TL: SA1

Paper 1 &

Listening

Comprehension

15 May

EL: SA1

Paper 2

16 May

MA: SA1

17 May

CL/ML/TL:

SA1 Paper 2

Week 9 22 May

SC: SA1

Term 4

Day/Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Week 4

9 Oct

CL/ML/TL:

SA2 Oral

10 Oct

EL: SA2

Oral

Week 5

Week 6

21 Oct

EL: SA2 Paper

1 & Listening

Comprehension

22 Oct

CL/ML/TL: SA2

Paper 1 &

Listening

Comprehension

23 Oct

EL: SA2

Paper 2

24 Oct

MA: SA2

25 Oct

CL/ML/TL:

SA2 Paper 2

Week 7 30 Oct

SC: SA2


ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

2019 PRIMARY FOUR

ENGLISH

OVERVIEW:

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Weighting 0% 30% 0% 70%

SA1 Oral

(9 May)

SA1 Paper 1 &

Listening

Comprehension

(13 May)

SA1 Paper 2

(15 May)

SA2 Oral

(10 Oct)

SA2 Paper 1 &

Listening

Comprehension

(21 Oct)

SA2 Paper 2

(23 Oct)

FORMAT: SA1 / SA2

Paper Component Item Type No. of Items Marks

Paper 1

(50 min)

[20 marks]

Continuous

Writing Open-ended 1 20

Paper 2

(1 hour 15 min)

[50 marks]

Grammar Multiple Choice

Questions 8 8

Vocabulary Multiple Choice

Questions 6 6

Grammar Cloze 8 8

Editing for

Spelling &

Grammar

Open-ended 5 5

Synthesis Open-ended 3 3

Comprehension 1 Open-ended up to 8 8

Comprehension 2 Open-ended 5 10

Paper 3

[14 marks]

Listening

Comprehension

Multiple Choice

Questions 14 14

Paper 4

[16 marks]

Reading Aloud Open-ended 1 passage 6

Stimulus-Based Conversation

Open-ended 1 visual stimulus 10


ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

2019 PRIMARY FOUR

MATHEMATICS

OVERVIEW:


Weighting 0% 30% 0% 70%

SA1

(16 May)

SA2

(24 Oct)

FORMAT: SA1 / SA2

COMPONENT ITEM TYPE NO. OF ITEMS MARKS DURATION

Booklet A Multiple Choice 15 30

1 h 45 min Booklet B

Short Answer 19 38

Long Answer 8 32

SCOPE (FOR TESTING)

Chapters / Topics Term 2 Term 4

Chapter 1: Numbers to 100 000

Chapter 2: Factors and Multiples

Chapter 3: Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers

Chapter 4: Whole Numbers: Word Problems

Chapter 5: Angles

Chapter 6: Squares and Rectangles

Chapter 7: Symmetry

Chapter 8: Fractions

Chapter 9: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions

Chapter 10: Decimals

Chapter 11: The Four Operations of Decimals

Chapter 12: Decimals: Word Problems

Chapter 13: Area and Perimeter

Chapter 14: Tables and Graphs

Chapter 15: Time


ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

2019 PRIMARY FOUR

SCIENCE

OVERVIEW:


Weighting 0% 30% 0% 70%

SA1

(22 May)

SA2 (30 Oct)

FORMAT: SA1

BOOKLET ITEM TYPE NO. OF QUESTIONS MARKS DURATION

A Multiple-Choice 24 48 1 h 30 min

B Open-Ended 10 32 FORMAT: SA2

BOOKLET ITEM TYPE NO. OF QUESTIONS MARKS DURATION

A Multiple-Choice 28 56 1 h 45 min

B Open-Ended 12 – 13 44 SCOPE (FOR TESTING):

Book Titles / Topics Term 2 Term 4

Life cycles of some animals

Life cycles of plants

Matter

Light and Shadows

Heat and Temperature

All P3 themes (Diversity, Interactions & Systems)


ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

2019 PRIMARY FOUR

CHINESE LANGUAGE

OVERVIEW:


Weighting 0% 30% 0% 70%

SA1 Oral (8 May)

SA1 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (14 May)

SA1 Paper 2 (17 May)

SA2 Oral (9 Oct)

SA2 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (22 Oct)

SA2 Paper 2 (25 Oct)

FORMAT: SA1 / SA2

试卷

Paper

考查项目

Component

考查方式

Item Type

题数

No. of Items

分数/比重

Marks / Weighting

试卷一

(作文)

Paper 1 Composition

(40 min) [15 marks]

SA1看图写段

Writing 2 paragraphs

SA2看图作文

Composition

开放式

Open-Ended 1 15/15%

试卷二

(理解和语文测验)

Paper 2 Language Use

and Comprehension

(1 hour) [45 marks]

辨字测验

Word recognition

多项选择

MCQ 2 4/4%

词语选择

Vocabulary/Grammar

多项选择

MCQ 4 8/8%

词语搭配

Word matching

多项选择

MCQ 4 8/8%

短文填充

Cloze Passage

多项选择

MCQ 4 8/8%

阅读理解一

Comprehension 1

书面互动

Stimulus writing

多项选择

MCQ

开放式

Open-Ended

2

1

4/4%

4/4%

阅读理解二

Comprehension 2

开放式

Open-Ended 5 9/9%

试卷

Paper

考查项目

Component

考查方式

Item Type

题数

No. of Items

分数/比重

Marks / Weighting

试卷三

(口试与听力)

Paper 3 Oral and Listening

Comprehension

朗读短文

Reading Aloud

朗读

Reading 1 10/10%

看图说话

Picture Description

描述图意

Open-Ended 1 10/10%

会话

Conversation

对话

Conversation 1 10/10%

听力理解

Listening Comprehension

多项选择

MCQ 10 10/10%

SCOPE (FOR TESTING)

Term Units

2 P4A Textbook Unit 1 – Unit 8

4 P4A + P4B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 16


ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

2019 PRIMARY FOUR

MALAY LANGUAGE

OVERVIEW:


Weighting 0% 30% 0% 70%

SA1 Oral (8 May)



SA2 Oral (9 Oct)



FORMAT: SA1 / SA2

Paper Component Item Type No. of Items Marks/

Weighting

Paper 1 Writing (40 min)

[15 marks]

Karangan Berdasarkan Gambar (Picture Composition) (Not less than 100 words)

Open-Ended 1 15/15%

Paper 2 Language Use

(1 hour) [45 marks]

Imbuhan (Prefix / Suffix) Multiple Choice

Questions 5 10/10%

Peribahasa (Proverbs) Fill in the Blanks

(with helping words)

4 8/8%

Golongan Kata (Word Class)

Cloze Fill in the Blanks

(with helping words)

5 10/10%

Kefahaman 1 (Comprehension 1)

Multiple Choice Questions

2 4/4%

Interaksi Penulisan (Written Interaction)

Open-Ended 1 4/4%

Kefahaman 2 (Comprehension 2)

Open-Ended 5 9/9%

Paper 3 Listening

Comprehension [10 marks]

Pemadanan Gambar (Picture Matching)


3 3/3%

Melengkapkan Dialog (Complete Dialogue)


1 1/1%

Text-based Listening Comprehension


6 6/6%

Paper 4 Oral

[30 marks]

Reading Aloud

Open-Ended

1 10/10%

Picture Description 1 10/10%

Picture Conversation 1 10/10%

SCOPE (FOR TESTING)

Term Units


4 P4A + P4B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 10


ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW

2019 PRIMARY FOUR

TAMIL LANGUAGE

OVERVIEW:


Weighting 0% 30% 0% 70%

SA1 Oral (8 May)



SA2 Oral (9 Oct)



FORMAT: SA1 / SA2

தததத

Paper

ததததததததததத

Component

தததத ததத

Item Type

ததததததததத

தத

ததததததத

தத

No. of Items


ததததத

Marks / Weighting

தததத 1

Paper 1 (40 min)

[15 marks]

தததத ததததததத

60 ததததததததததத

ததததததததத தததத

தததததததத

ததததததத 1 15/15%

தததத 2

Paper 2 (1 hour)

[45 marks]

தததததததத தததததததததத 4 8/8%

தததததததத / தததததத தததததததததத 5 10/10%

ததததததததததததத

ததததததததததத தததததததததத 4 8/8%

தததததததததததத


தததததததததததத

ததததததததததததததததததத

தததததததததத


3 1

6/6%

4/4%

ததததததததத ததததததததததத ததததததத 5 9/9%

தததத

தததத

Oral [30

marks]

1. தததததததததத ததததததததத


1 10/10%

தத தததததததத

2. தததததததத ததததத


ததததததததத

1 10/10%

3. தததததததத 1 10/10%

தததததததததத

தததததததத

ததததத

தத

தததததத

ததததத

Listening

Comprehension

[10 marks]

ததததததத ததததததததததத தததததததததத 10 10/10%

SCOPE (FOR TESTING)

Term Units


4 P4B Textbook Unit 6 – Unit 10

ATTACHMENT 3 Malay Language Oral Workshop for P3-P6 Parents Date: Saturday, 9 March 2019 Time: 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. Venue: White Sands Primary School The Malay Language Teachers will be engaging parents for an oral workshop to provide

parents with guidelines to better facilitate their child’s learning of Malay Language.

The availability of the place is based on a first-come, first-served basis.

More details will be provided by your child's Mother Tongue Teacher at a later date.

Cost: In-house programme. Fully subsidised by the School

ATTACHMENT 4

30 January 2019

ON TO A STRONG START!

Dear Parents,

Are you looking for a quality and affordable kindergarten programme for your

pre-school child?

We warmly welcome you and your child to visit the MOE Kindergarten Open House!

At MOE Kindergarten, we believe that children are curious, active and competent

learners. We nurture children holistically, so that they are confident, demonstrate

strong social skills and have a good foundation in literacy and numeracy.

Our curriculum is developed by MOE’s curriculum specialists and trained educators

with knowledge and experience in early childhood education and who are familiar with

the primary school curriculum. Your child will embark on an exciting learning journey

at MOE Kindergarten through our two flagship programmes – the HI-Light Programme

and the Starlight Literacy Programme.

Visit an MOE Kindergarten (MK) Open House near you to find out more!

9 Feb 2019, 9am to 1pm (Briefings will be held at 10am)

MK@Anchor Green

MK@Fernvale

MK@Horizon*

MK@Kranji

MK@North Vista*

MK@Oasis

MK@Punggol Green

MK@Punggol View

MK@Springdale

MK@Waterway

MK@West Spring

MK@Westwood

MK@Valour*

* New MKs opening in 2020. Open House for these MKs will be held at various locations.

^ Kindergarten Care is available at all MKs except MK@Tampines

Sign up for the Open House at www.moe.gov.sg/moekindergarten.

We look forward to seeing you!

The MOE Kindergarten Team

ANNEX B

To: The C4RE Teachers of Name: ______________________________ ( ) Class: 4___ Register No: _______

CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM

(Please complete this form and return to C4RE teachers by 1 February 2019, Friday)

S/N Programme Title Parent Consent*

1 Traffic Games @ Road Safety Park Yes / No *

Programme for Parents Number of parents

attending

School-Parents Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS) 0 / 1 / 2 *

*Please circle accordingly.

I have taken note of the P4 Programmes for Term 1 and given my consent as indicated

above.

I would like to acknowledge the receipt of the attachments stated below

1. Programme for School-Parents Engagement and Communication Session

2. Primary 4 Assessment Information for Parents

3. Malay Oral Workshop for P3 – P6 Parents

4. MOE Kindergarten Open House

______________________ ________________ ________________ Name of Parent/Guardian Signature & Date Contact Number

Documents

WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL · 28 March 2019, Thursday (Class 4A, 4B, 4E and 4G) Time: 7.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m. As part of the school’s efforts to raise pupils’ awareness on Road