Primary4
Form Teacher Time
CLASS : 4 Honolulu
FORM TEACHER : Mrs Jemma Decruz
CO-FORM TEACHER : Ms Amy
• Discipline
School’s Expectations
• Form Teachers’ Intervention
• Teacher-Parent Communication
• Consequences
Form teachers will investigate any misconduct
Parents of all parties involved will be informed
Depends on severity of offence
School’s Expectations
• Weekly Spelling & Dictation
• Incomplete Homework
• Neatness
• Parent’s Signature
Should tests fall on PH, they will be tested either on another
day that week or the following week
Pupils will be asked to hand in the next day
Pupils are expected to draw and write neatly on lines
Please sign on all returned files, spelling book & worksheets
booklet e.g. Companion Booklets
School’s Expectations • Absences from School & CCA
• Library Cards
• Maths Remedial Class
- All absences must be accompanied with a Medical
Certificate or a Letter from Parents.
- Original copy must be submitted to Form Teacher
and a photocopy to the CCA teachers
- Library Cards must not be folded, damaged or
misplaced or a penalty of $2 will be charged
- Pupils are required to replace any lost library book
with a newly purchased copy
- Selected pupils must attend all remedial classes
MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE
CURRICULUM
P4 Parents Briefing 30 January 2015
P4 CL Assessment 0% 40% 0% 60%
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
• Passage Reading
(朗读测试) • Writing
(写作测试)
• Picture
Description
(看图说话)
• Conversation
Topic Practice
(会话) • Writing
(写作测试)
• Listening
Comprehension
(听力理解)
• SA1 (年中考试) - Listening
Comprehension
(听力理解)
- Picture
Composition
(看图作文)
- Oral
(口试)
- Language Paper
(试卷)
• SA2 (年终考试) - Listening
Comprehension
(听力理解)
- Picture
Composition
(看图作文)
- Oral
(口试)
- Language Paper
(试卷)
FO
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P4 ML Assessment F
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TIV
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0% 40% 00% 60%
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
• Passage Reading
• Writing
• Picture
Description
• Conversation
Topic Practice
• Writing
• Listening
Comprehension
• SA1
- Listening
Comprehension
- Picture
Composition
- Oral
- Language Paper
• SA2 - Listening
Comprehension
- Picture
Composition
- Oral
- Language Paper
P4 TL Assessment 0% 40% 0% 60%
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
• Passage Reading (வாசித்தல்) • Writing (எழுதுதல்)
• Picture Description (பட உரையாடல்)
• Conversation Topic Practice
(உரையாடல்) • Writing (எழுதுதல்)
• Listening Comprehension (கேட்டல் ேருத்தறிதல்)
• SA1 (கதர்வு) - Listening Comprehension (கேட்டல் ேருத்தறிதல்)
- Picture Composition (படக்ேட்டுரை) - Oral
(வாய்ம ாழித் கதர்வு)
- Language Paper
(ம ாழித்தாள்)
• SA2 (கதர்வு) - Listening Comprehension (கேட்டல் ேருத்தறிதல்)
- Picture Composition (படக் ேட்டுரை) - Oral
(வாய்ம ாழித் கதர்வு)
- Language Paper (ம ாழித் தாள்)
FO
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“Our Heritage, Our Pride” Mini Carnival
To be held during MT Fortnight
Various stations to introduce students to
different cultures and dialects.
iMTL Portal
iMTL Portal is an online portal which
effectively enhances teaching and
learning of language skills through
various types of activities. This will be
introduced in Term 2.
P4 MTL Language and Cultural Camp
P4 MTL Language and Cultural Camp is
organised for all P4 MTL pupils.
The objectives of this cultural camp is to
provide opportunities for pupils to experience
their own Mother Tongue culture through
hands-on activities.
Presentation Outline • P4 English Curriculum
• Programmes to support the English
Curriculum in school
• Assessment
Literacy Development
Listening Speaking
Reading Writing Building 21st century competencies
- Critical thinkers/ listeners/
- Confident speakers/Effective communicator
- Self-directed learners
English Language and
Literacy Curriculum @ Kellock
English Language and
Literacy Curriculum @ Kellock
STELLAR
Literacy
Programme
Project
Write Right
SPEAK
Awards
Book Café
Book Buzz @
Kellock
Reading Writing Speaking
Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening
Orals
P4 Media
Literacy
English Language and
Literacy Curriculum @ Kellock
STELLAR
Literacy
Programme
Project
Write Right
SPEAK
Awards
Book Café
Book Buzz @
Kellock
Reading Writing Speaking
Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening
Orals P4 Media
Literacy
• A 3-hr lesson that teaches students the
importance of media literacy
• Paving way for Visual Text
Comprehension in P5 and P6
P4 Media Literacy English Language and
Literacy Programme @ Kellock
The main aim of the brochure is to
______________.
( 1 ) educate the public on bugs
( 2 ) explain how bugs can be
useful to mankind
( 3 ) promote a platform for the
public to learn more about
bugs
( 4 ) inform others of the various
kinds of bugs found in the
rainforest
P4 Media Literacy English Language and
Literacy Programme @ Kellock
Book Buzz @ Kellock
(P4 Recommended Titles)
English Language and
Literacy Programme @ Kellock
Book Buzz @ Kellock
(P4 Recommended Titles)
English Language and
Literacy Programme @ Kellock
English Language and
Literacy Curriculum @ Kellock
STELLAR
Literacy
Programme
Project
Write Right
SPEAK
Awards
Book Café
Book Buzz @
Kellock
Reading Writing Speaking
Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening
Orals P4 Media
Literacy
Strategies for Composition
• Mini-lessons to help pupils to write
good stories that entertain their
readers
• Constructive feedback from teachers
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Project Write Right English Language and
Literacy Programme @ Kellock
Strategies for Comprehension
• Annotation
• CUBHi
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Why did Mrs Raju find the
man in the crowd “familiar looking” ?
Comprehension Skills English Language and
Literacy Programme @ Kellock
To help pupils focus on how to find the
answer use CUBHi.
Circle – 5Ws 1H, Explain clearly why, In
what way…
Underline – tenses so that you will use the
correct tense to answer
Box – key words to in the questions to
help you search for answers in the text
Highlight –identified parts in passage that
answers question (Contextual clues)
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English Language and
Literacy Curriculum @ Kellock
STELLAR
Literacy
Programme
Project
Write Right
SPEAK
Awards
Book Café
Book Buzz @
Kellock
Reading Writing Speaking
Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening
Oral P4 Media
Literacy
Strategies for Stimulus-based Conversation
• ORAL Thinking Structure
Opinion
Relevant details
Additional examples
Link
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Places of Interests in Singapore
Night Safari
Singapore Zoo
Singapore Flyer Universal Studios Singapore
Formative Assessments
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
1. Speak
Award
(Presentatio
n of
Opinions)
2. Composition
1. Stimulus-
based
conversatio
n
1. Composition
2. Comprehensio
n (OE)
1. Stimulus-
based
Conversatio
n
Component Weightings
Oral - Reading Aloud
Stimulus Based Conversation
6 marks
10 marks
Listening Paper - Picture Matching
- Note-taking
- Comprehension Texts
4 marks
5 marks
5 marks
Language Paper – Grammar MCQ
Vocabulary MCQ
Grammar Cloze (2 passages)
Vocabulary Cloze
Sentence Combining
Comprehension (2 passages)
8 marks
6 marks
8 marks
4 marks
4 marks
20 marks
Writing Composition 20 marks
TOTAL 100 marks
P4 Summative
Assessment
English Language and
Literacy Programme @ Kellock
PRIMARY 4
MATHEMATICS
• Assessment
• Math Alive
• Problem Solving Package (PSP)
• Expectations of Word Problems
MATHEMATICS
TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 TERM 4
TOPICS
Numbers to 100 000
Multiplication and
Division
Fractions
PSP
- Make a List
Angles
Perpendicular
& Parallel Lines
Geometrical
Figures
Area &
Perimeter
PSP
- Make a
Supposition
- Working
Backwards
Decimals
The Four
Operations of
Decimals
PSP
- Look for a pattern
- Grouping/ Sets
Symmetry
Tessellation
s
Graphs &
Tables
Time
PSP
- Before –
After concept
FORMATIVE
– (Topical
Practice
with
Checklist)
1) Numbers to 100 000
Multiplication &
Division
PSP
2) Fractions
Problem Solving
Heuristics
1) Angles
Perpendicular &
Parallel Lines
PSP
1) Decimal and the
Four Operations
of Decimals
PSP
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SUMMATIVE
(COCKPIT)
SA 1 (40%) 0%
1) Performance
Task: Math
Practical (marks
to be added to
SA2))
SA2 (60%)
-SA2 Paper
(55%)
-Performance
Task (5%)
Math Practical
(T3W3)
Math Alive Intent: To engage students
in authentic tasks to explore
mathematics concepts and
ideas at students’ own pace
and together with their
parents.
Collect 12
stars to
exchange for
this badge
Compulsory Task – An Example
Tessellations in
the real world
Problem Solving Package (PSP)
Application of heuristics using POLYA problem solving strategies
Step 1 (A) : Understand
the Problem
What are you asked to find/solve?
What facts do you have?
What do you know that is not stated
in the problem?
Step 2 (B) : Plan What strategies do you know?
Try a strategy that seems workable
Step 3 (C) : Execute the
Plan
Write out the steps
Think of the big steps first, and then
do the little steps
Step 4 (D) : Review Re-read the question
Did you answer the questions
asked?
Does your answer make sense?
Steps in PSP
Making Suppositions
It means …
•Making assumptions
•Making deductions
•Making guesses
PSP – An Example
There are 8 hamsters and
chickens in a shop. There are 26 legs altogether. How
many hamsters are there?
PSP – An Example
Step 1 : nderstand the problem
Using Polya’s
No. of legs a hamster has: 4
No. of legs a chicken has: 2
Total no. of legs : 26
There are 8 hamsters and chickens in a shop. There are 26 legs altogether. How many
hamsters and chickens are there?
What do I need to find out?
•How many hamsters?
•How many chickens?
Step 2: Plan the strategy to use.
Using Polya’s
There are 8 hamsters and chickens in a shop. There are 26 legs altogether. How many
hamsters and chickens are there?
Draw a comparison model
Draw a part- whole model
Make a supposition
Guess and Check
Working Backwards
Step 3 : Execute your plan.
Using Polya’s
There are 8 hamsters and chickens in a shop. There are 26 legs altogether. How many
hamsters and chickens are there? If all the animals were chickens and each chicken has 2 legs,
Then I have a total of 16 legs. 8 x 2 = 16 I will have 10 extra legs. 26 - 16 = 10 I will redistribute the 10 legs to form hamsters. 10 ÷ 2 = 5
Step 3 : Execute your plan.
Using Polya’s
That means I have…
5 hamster (animals with 4 legs) 3 chickens (animals with 2 legs)
Step 4 : Review your answers.
Using Polya’s
My answer is :
5 hamsters and 3 chickens
My Claim
My answer is correct.
My Evidence
I have written the correct numbers.
My answer makes sense.
Proof:(E.g. Working backwards)
Siti spent $8.35 on a comic book.
This was $3.90 less than the amount she
spent on a storybook.
a) How much did the storybook cost?
b) How much did she spend on both items? $8.35
$8.35 $3.90
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(b)
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a) $8.35 + $3.90 = $12.25
The storybook cost $12.25.
Ans: $12.25
b) $12.25 + $8.35 = $20.60
She spent $20.60 on both items.
Ans: $20.60
Presentation of Word Problems
• http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/
Choose ‘2014 Science (Primary) Syllabus’
Term 1 Systems
- Digestive System
Term 2 Cycles
- Matter and 3 states of Matter
Term 3
Energy
- Heat and Temperature
Term 4
Energy
- Light
• Science Journal
• Science File - a green ring file.
• Science Textbook
• Science Activity book – Term 1 – Systems
– Term 2 – Cycles
– Term 3 and 4 – Energy
• Science Process Skills Booklets
• Please keep all P3 and 4 books for revision at PSLE.
• FAs are carried out termly and comprise:
– Reflective Series
– Concept Cartoon
– Performance-Based Task
• Reflective Series and Concept Cartoons help
check for student’s understanding
• Performance-based Tasks engage students
both hands-on and minds-on, providing
opportunities for students to apply concepts
learnt in new contexts
Term 1
Reflective Series & Concept
Cartoon (Functions of the
Digestive System)
•Performance-based Task: Human
Digestion Model
Term 3
•Reflective Series & Concept
Cartoon (Heat and Temperature)
•Performance-based Task: Mr.
Snowman
Term 2
•Reflective Series & Concept
Cartoon (Matter and 3 States of
Matter)
•Performance-based Task: Oobleck
Term 4
•Reflective Series & Concept
Cartoon (Light and Shadows)
•Performance-based Task: This
Little Light of Mine (Datalogging in
Science)
Concept Cartoons and Reflective Series continues from Primary 3 to
check the student’s knowledge and understanding of concepts
• A Science Practical Test will be held in term 3 on
the 30th of July 2015.
• The Science Practical comprises 4 stations
where students have to perform a simple task
and complete short-answer questions
• Weighting: 20 marks [5m x 4 stations]
• Marks will be included in the final semestral
assessment
Objectives:
1. To engage students in writing, doing and thinking science beyond the confines of the syllabus.
2. To promote school-parent partnership through the activities which provide opportunities for bonding with your child.
The activities from the young scientist cards have been integrated into school-based worksheets and weekend assignments where appropriate.
Stars [15 stars] earned from completing the activities in the worksheet/weekend assignments will help them to earn the young scientist badge.
Cards to be completed this year are the Young Chemist and Young Physicist
Star earned!
• Scientist in Focus (New*)
• Each term we will focus on: – contributions and character traits of a famous
scientist or
– careers in science related to the topic learnt
• Articles will be printed for the students to read and reflect on the impact of the scientist’s work on society as well as the values role modelled
• Fun activities to follow the articles to enrich the learning of science
• Science Enrichment lesson at the Science
Centre – Light
– Students will be going to the Science Centre
for the enrichment lesson in Term 4
• P4 Camp at LKC Natural History Museum
– Spend a night at the Museum.
– Students will engage in activities based on the
school values to build character, as well as
develop their passion in Science to Learn,
Lead and Make a difference.
Thank You!