Post on 11-May-2018
CONTENT
• Classroom Routines and Expectations
• Character Development
• Subjects Briefing and HA requirements
• Communication Channels
CLASSROOM ROUTINE
• A file for important letters and notes.
• Champions Handbook: Daily homework
• English:
• A storybook in their bag every day for morning assembly and English
Lessons.
• English Library periods: Alternate even weeks (Student card needed)
• Spelling/ Dictation days:
English Language: Tuesdays (Parents’ Signature)
• Parents to check after every topic (Parents’ Signature)
• Supporting Booklets: Oral companion, Useful words & phrases &
Grammar
• Encourage Reading: I-Read books (class library) & Little Red Dot
CLASSROOM ROUTINE
• Mathematics:
• Geometry Sets and Calculators
• Practices in textbook can be used as supplementary as own revision
• Worksheets will be sent back for revision after every topic (Parents’ Signature)
• Science:
• Spelling: after every topic
• Revision of concepts
• Mother Tongue Languages – CL Only:
• Spelling on Thursdays (Parents’ Signature)
Form Teacher Guidance Period (FTGP)
Quality Interaction
Interaction activities to build positive teacher-pupil relationship
Teacher-Pupil Conferencing (TPC) for individual interaction time with pupils
Counselling Support
CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
PUPIL CONDUCT
• School Values
• Respect, Integrity, Compassion & Perseverance & Lead Self
• Leadership
CONDUCT GRADING
Respect Compassion Integrity Perseverance Lead Self
Rating Scale
Demonstrates
Very Strongly
5
Demonstrates
Strongly
4
Demonstrates
Adequately
3
Demonstrates to
Some Extent
2
Not
Demonstrated
(Not Observed)
1
Primary 5 and 6
21-25 Excellent
17-20 Very Good
10-16 Good
6-9 Fair
5 Poor
EXAMINATION FORMAT
Semester Examination Weighting
1 CA1
• 1 Written Paper (EL & MT)
Note:
• Bite-Sized Written Assessments
(MA & SC)
10%
2 CA2
• 1 Written Paper (EMS/MT)
10%
* Absentee (need MC)
* Cheating (direct or indirect)
EXAMINATION FORMAT
Term Examination Weighting
2 SA 1
•Written Paper (EMS/MT)
•Oral Component
•Listening Component
•Composition
30%
4 SA 2
•Written Paper (EMS/MT)
•Oral Component
•Listening Component
•Composition
50%
* Absentee (need MC)
* Cheating (direct or indirect)
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (P4 TO P5)
P4 Components Marks P5 Components Marks
Paper 1 (Composition)
• Three pictures prompts
•at least 120 words
20 marks
Paper 1
1.Situational Writing – based on
given scenario
15 marks
2. Continuous Writing:
• Three pictures prompts
• least 150 words
40 marks
Oral
Reading Aloud
Stimulus-based
Conversation
6 marks
10 marks
Oral
Reading Aloud
Stimulus-based Conversation
10 marks
20 marks
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (P4 TO P5)
P4 Components Marks P5 Component Marks
Listening Comprehension 14 marks Listening Comprehension 20 marks
Paper 2 - Language Use
Vocabulary MCQ
Grammar MCQ
Grammar Cloze
Comprehension 1
Synthesis
Comprehension Cloze
Comprehension 2
1 h 15 min
50 marks Booklet A:
Vocabulary MCQ
Grammar MCQ
Visual Text Comprehension
Booklet B:
Grammar Cloze
Comprehension Cloze
Editing for Spelling & Editing
Synthesis & Transformation
Comprehension Open-Ended
1 h 50 min
95 marks
P4 & P5 ASSESSMENT
• EL Guided Writing
• EL Visual Text Comprehension
• EL Listening Comprehension
• EL Oral Communication
These are examples of changes in
assessment to give students greater scope
for interpretation and personal response.
P4 & P5 GUIDED
WRITING:
• Scope for different
ways to sequence
ideas and develop a storyline
• Questions and
helping words
provided
• Option for students
to base their writing
on one, two or all
three pictures.
•
P5 VISUAL TEXT COMPREHENSION:
• Text which includes visuals
• Viewing skills used when reading
• Multiple-choice questions
• Use of a visual to
focus on a familiar
topic
• To be engaged in
a conversation
P5 ORAL COMMUNICATION:
STIMULUS-BASED
CONVERSATION
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SA)
PAPER COMPONENTITEM
TYPEMARKS WEIGHTING
1
(1hr 10min)
Situational
WritingOE 55 27.5%
Continuous
Writing
2
(1hr 50min)
Language use
&
Comprehension
OE / MCQ 95 47.5%
3
(35min)
Listening
ComprehensionMCQ 20 10%
4
(10min)
Oral
CommunicationOE 30 15%
Standard English
ENGLISH LANGUAGE (SA)
Foundation English
Paper Component Item Type Marks Weighting
1(1hr 10 min)
Situational Writing
OE 40 26.7%
Continuous Writing
2(1hr 20 min)
Language use &Comprehension
OE / MCQ 60 40%
3(35min)
Listening Comprehension
MCQ 20 13.3%
4(10min)
Oral Communication OE 30 20%
P5 CHINESE LANGUAGE
TEACHERS
Miss Wu I Chieh Mr Low Hiang Meng Mrs Chua-Lai
Miss Wendy Ng Mdm Liu Shuang
CHINESE LANGUAGE (P4 TO P5)
Component
P4Component
P5
WEIGHTING
(MARKS)
WEIGHTING
(MARKS)
Composition
•Picture Composition:
3 pictures + 1(?) of at least 80
words
15% (15)
Composition (Choose 1 ONLY)
•Topic Composition
•Picture Composition:
5 pictures + 1(?) of at least 100 words
20% (40)
Language Use &
Comprehension
45% (45) Paper 2 (2017 New PSLE format)
Booklet A
•Language use
•Comprehension Cloze
•Comprehension 1 – MCQ
Booklet B
•Completing the dialogue
•Comprehension 2 – MCQ/Written
Interaction,OE
45% (90)
Oral
•Reading
•Picture Discussion
•Topic Conversation
30% (30)
Oral (2017 New PSLE format)
•Reading
•Conversation using Video Stimulus
25% (50)
Listening Comprehension 10% (10) Listening Comprehension
(2017 New PSLE format)
10% (20)
CHINESE LANGUAGE (SA)
Standard Chinese
COMPONENT DURATION ITEM TYPE MARKS WEIGHTING
PAPER 1
Composition50 min OE 40 20%
PAPER 2
Language use &
Comprehension
(2017 New PSLE
format)
1h 40 min MCQ/OE 90 45%
Oral (2017 New PSLE
format)
•Reading
•Conversation using
Video Stimulus
~10 min OE 50 25%
Listening
Comprehension
(2017 New PSLE
format)
~30 min MCQ 20 10%
CHINESE LANGUAGE (SA)
Higher Chinese
COMPONENT DURATION ITEM TYPE MARKS WEIGHTING
PAPER 1
Composition50 min OE 40 40%
PAPER 2
Language use &
Comprehension
(2017 New PSLE
format)
1h 20 min MCQ/OE 60 60%
CHINESE LANGUAGE (SA)
Foundation Chinese
COMPONENT DURATION ITEM TYPE MARKS WEIGHTING
Oral (2017 New
PSLE format)
•Reading
•Conversation using
Video Stimulus
~10 min OE 55 55%
Listening
Comprehension
(2017 New PSLE
format)
~40 min MCQ 30 30%
PAPER 2
Language use &
Comprehension
(2017 New PSLE
format)
~40 min MCQ 15 15%
MALAY LANGUAGE (P4 TO P5)
Component
P4Component
P5
WEIGHTING
(MARKS)
WEIGHTING
(MARKS)
COMPOSITION
•3 pictures + 1(?) composition
of at least 100 words
15%(15)
COMPOSITION (Choose 1 ONLY)
•Topic Composition
•5 pictures + 1(?) of at least 120 words
20%(40)
Language Use &
Comprehension
45% (45) PAPER 2 - (2017 New PSLE format)
Booklet A
•Language use
•Idioms
•Comprehension Cloze
•Comprehension 1
Booklet B
•Comprehension 2 - graphic stimulus
•Comprehension - open ended
45% (90)
Oral
•Reading
•Picture Conversation
•Topic Conversation
30%(30)
Oral
•Reading
•Conversation using Video Stimulus
(2017 New PSLE format)
25%(50)
Listening Comprehension 10% (10) Listening Comprehension 10% (20)
STANDARD MALAY LANGUAGE (SA)
Standard Malay
COMPONENT DURATION ITEM TYPE MARKS WEIGHTING
PAPER 1
Composition50 min OE 40 20%
PAPER 2
Language use &
Comprehension
(2017 New PSLE
format)
1h 40 min MCQ/OE 90 45%
Oral (2017 New PSLE
format)
•Reading
•Conversation using
Video Stimulus
~10 min OE 50 25%
Listening
Comprehension
(2017 New PSLE
format)
~30 min MCQ 20 10%
HIGHER MALAY LANGUAGE (SA)
Higher Malay
COMPONENT DURATION ITEM TYPE MARKS WEIGHTING
PAPER 1
Composition50 min OE 40 40%
PAPER 2
Language use &
Comprehension
(2017 New PSLE
format)
1h 40 min MCQ/OE 60 60%
FOUNDATION MALAY LANGUAGE (SA)
COMPONENT DURATION ITEM TYPE MARKS WEIGHTING
Paper 1
Language Use &
Reading
Comprehension
30 min MCQ 15 15%
Paper 2
Oral
-Reading Passage
-Conversation using
video as a stimulus
~10 min OE 55 55%
Paper 3
Listening
Comprehension
~40 min MCQ 30 30%
MATHEMATICS (P4 TO P5)
P4
1h 45min
No. of Qns
(marks)
MCQ20 Qns
(40 marks)
SAQ20 Qns
(40 marks)
Word
Problems
5 Qns
(20 marks)
Standard Mathematics
P5 Item Type No. of Qns
Paper 1
1 hr
(no calculator)
Booklet A
MCQ
15 Qns
(20 marks)
Booklet B
Short Answers
15 Qns
(25 marks)
Paper 2
1hr 30 min
(calculators
allowed)
Short Answer 5 Qns
(10 marks)
Word
Problems
12 Qns
(45 marks)
MATHEMATICS (CA1: BITE-SIZED ASSESSMENTS)
There will be 2 bite-sized written assessments in Term 1.
All these assessments attribute to CA1 weighting - 10%.
Standard Mathematics
Term 1 – CA1: 10%
Whole Number
Mathematics Test 1
(Wk 6)
Base mark: 35 marks
Numbers to 10 million
Place & values
Multiplication & division by tens,
hundreds & thousands
Order of operations
Word problems
Fractions
Mathematics Test 3
Wk 9)
Base mark: 35 marks
• Like & unlike fractions
• Add & subtract unlike fractions
• Fraction & division
• Conversion of fraction to decimal
MATHEMATICS (SA)
PSLE Mathematics Examination Format
Paper Item Type No. of Qns Weighting (%)
1
(Booklet A & B)
1 hr
MCQ 15 45
Short Answer 15
2
(calculators
allowed)
1hr 30 min
Short Answer 5 55
Structured /
Long-Answer
12
Standard Mathematics
FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS
(P4 TO P5)
P4
1h 45min
No. of Qns
(marks)
MCQ20 Qns
(40 marks)
SAQ20 Qns
(40 marks)
Word
Problems
5 Qns
(20 marks)
Foundation Mathematics
P5 Item Type No. of Qns
Paper 1
1 hr
(no calculator)
Booklet A
MCQ
20 Qns
(30 marks)
Booklet B
Short Answers
10 Qns
(20 marks)
Paper 2
1hr
(calculators
allowed)
Short Answer 10 Qns
(20 marks)
Word
Problems
6 Qns
(20 marks)
FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS (CA1: BITE-SIZED ASSESSMENTS)
There will be 2 bite-sized written assessments in Term 1.
All these assessments attribute to CA1 weighting - 10%.
Foundation Mathematics
Term 1 – CA1: 10%
Whole Numbers
Mathematics Test 1
(Wk 6)
Base mark: 35 marks
Numbers to 10 million
Place & values
Whole Numbers
Mathematics Test 2
(Wk 10)
Base mark: 35 marks
• Multiplication & division by tens, hundreds &
thousands
• Order of operations
• Word Problems
FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS (SA)
PSLE Mathematics Examination Format
Paper Item Type No. of Qns Weighting (%)
1
(Booklet A & B)
1 hr
MCQ 20 56%
Short Answer 10
2
(calculators
allowed)
1hr
Short Answer 10 44%
Structured /
Long-Answer
6
Foundation Mathematics
SCIENCE (P4 TO P5)
P4
Item
Type
No. of
questions
Weighting
(%)
Type of
questions
Multiple
choice28 56
Topics tested:
P3 & P4
Process skills
tested
•Fewer
•Lower
difficulty level
Application of
Knowledge
•Fewer
•Lower
difficulty level
Open-
ended12 - 13 44
P5
Item
Type
No. of
questions
Weighting
(%)
Type of
questions
Multiple
choice28 56
Topics tested:
P3, P4 & P5
Process skills
tested
•More
•Higher
difficulty level
Application of
Knowledge
•More
•Higher
difficulty level
Open-
ended12 - 13 44
SCIENCE(CA1: BITE-SIZED ASSESSMENTS)
There will be 3 bite-sized written assessments in Term 1.
All these assessments attribute to CA1 weighting - 10%.
Term 1 – CA1: 10%
Topical Test 1
Reproduction in Plants
Topical Test 2
Reproduction in Plants
Reproduction in Humans
Topical Test 3
Cells
SCIENCE (SA)
BookletItem
Type
No. of
questions
No. of
marks per
question
Weighting
(marks)
AMultiple
choice28 2 56
BOpen-
ended12 - 13 2 – 5 44
FOUNDATION SCIENCE (CA1: BITE-SIZED ASSESSMENTS)
There will be 3 bite-sized written assessments in Term 1.
All these assessments attribute to CA1 weighting - 10%.
Term 1 – CA1: 10%
Topical Test 1
Reproduction in Plants
Topical Test 2
Reproduction in Humans
Topical Test 3
The Plant Transport System
FOUNDATION SCIENCE (SA)
Booklet Item TypeNo. of
questions
No. of
marks per
question
Weighting
(marks)
AMultiple
choice18 2 36
BStructured
Open-ended
6 – 7
5 – 6
2 – 3
2 – 4
14
20
SAFETY & SECURITY
• Security Pass
• Request for Early Dismissal
• Passing of items to pupils
• Meeting with teachers
• Dismissal Procedure
• Traffic Flow
COMMUNICATION MODE
• Pupil’s Handbook
• E-mails
• Phone calls
• Face-to-face conferencing
• ClassDojo
• Update us if there are any changes in your contact
(address, mobile, home numbers)