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Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)

Primary 5 Meet-The-Parents Session

10 January 2018

Theme 2018

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Raising

this generation for the future

• Shepherding the Child’s Heart

– Build attitudes and values

• Imparting the gift of joy and gratitude

• Role-modelling how to live for a cause greater

than self

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Train up a child in the way he should go:

and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:6

In partnership with Parents

• Building Our School Together• Expertise required in many areas

• For NEW volunteers, please sign up through school website

form 12 to 26 Jan 2018

• For more information, contact the teacher-in-charge

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Academic Development

-- Training of Thinkers Captains /

Organisation of DI Competition

- Chinese Oral /English Oral

Enriching School Life

- Library

- Aesthetics : Art and

Craft / Junior Superstar

- Adventure Club

- Teachers’ DaySpiritual Support

- Chapel

- Parents’ Prayer Group

& Fathers’ Prayer

Group

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Term 1 Term2 Term 3 Term 4

Pri 5

2018

Bite-sized

Assessment

*new

SA1

(30%)

CA

(10%)

SA2

(60%)

Pri 6

2019

CA SA1 Prelims

(100%)

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P5 Assessment 2018

English, Mathematics, Science & Mother Tongue

We view P5 and P6 as a seamless 2 year journey for students to deepen their

learning. Hence there is no formal assessment in the first 10 weeks of this journey so

that students have time and space to cultivate interest and skills in the subjects at the

higher level. In its place will be topical practices, quizzes that will help both teachers

and students assess the learning.

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P5 Academic Support

• After-School Programme – Thoburn & Hinch

– Monday and Thursday, starting in Term 1 Week 4

– Hinch Programme : develops subject mastery and

reinforce critical concepts

– Thoburn Programme : develops intellectual depth

and critical thinking skills

Day Subject Time Thoburn – Target

Group of students

Hinch – Target

Group of students

Monday Mathematics 2 to 2.50pm Selected Selected

Monday Science 2.55 to 3.45pm Selected Selected

Thursday HMT/MT 2 to 2.50pm Selected All

Thursday English 2.55 to 3.45pm Selected Selected

P5 Assessment Communication

What document

parents will receive

When parents

will receive

Information covered in each

document

1 Assessment Format Term 1 Week 5 SA assessment format

2 Assessment Dates &

Coverage

1 month before

SA

Dates, Duration and Topics tested

The school will keep all parents updated of assessment matters

via email.

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P6 Thoburn Programme will be

offered to…

• Existing P5 Thoburn students

• New arising vacancies (due to withdrawal) will be offered to P5 students who have performed well based on overall school results in the respective subjects.

For

1. EL

2. MA

• Students who have performed well based on overall school results in Science at P5

For

3. SC

• Only existing P5 Thoburn students (HMT) who meet the school’s criteria to continue HMT

For

4. MT

Entry into affiliated schools

New – 2019 PSLE Cohort

• MOE will reserve 20% of places in each course

(Express, Normal (Academic) and Normal

(Technical)) at every affiliated secondary school

for application from students who do not benefit

from affiliation priority.

• Balance MOE’s commitment to preserving our

affiliated schools’ longstanding heritage and

ethos with ensuring all publicly-funded schools

remain open to all students, regardless of

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Entry into ACS schools

ACS (Independent)

Offers IP (IB) and

Express (O-levels)

Cut-off for IP varies

from year to year

Cut-off point for Express

(Feeder schools) : 235

ACS (Barker)

Offers Express, Normal

(Academic) and Normal

(Technical) Streams

Cut-off varies from year to year

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Need to meet Cut-off Point to be admitted

20% for each course reserved for non-affiliates

(NEW - 2019 PSLE cohort)

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We aim to give…

• A memorable year

• Opportunities to build firm ties and friendships

• Sound values education

• Good preparation for academic challenges

• Experiences to prepare ACSJ students for life

ahead

“Every ACSian a young gentleman of character,

ready for the future, to leadand to serve.”

Growing our BOYS into Gentlemen

• GAT

• Everyday responsibilities

• P5 Camp

• Knights of ACS

Everyday Responsibilities

• Research shows that children who help out with home duties or chores

actually do better in school and they are more empathetic and caring.

• In fact, children who participate in everyday responsibilities perceive

themselves more positively, have a stronger sense of self-worth and are less

stressed.

• These children also feel good that they are contributing; they feel wanted,

needed and bonded to the family. They see that they have an important role

to play in the family and the daily responsibilities help to make caring and

helpfulness second nature to them.

To care is to discipline

• Educate, Correct, Rebuke, Encourage• Rules; Relationships; Routines

• Self-discipline

• Trust the school

SOME EXPECTATIONS FOR 2018

• Cleanliness & Orderliness

• Punctuality

• Behaviour– Speak the truth in love

– Respect = no bullying

– Choices

P5 Camp5th – 7th Feb

Values-in-

ACTION

(P5 Bethany

Home visit)

Unleashing the ‘I CAN’ spirit to develop values of empathy,

creativity and action through a 4 step Feel-Imagine-Do-Share

Design Thinking process to make a difference to their immediate

surroundings. They get to be directly involved in designing and

leading change in their community.

Preventing Car

Congestion

in School

Saving Electricity Food waste in

School Canteen

NE SHOW

2018

What kind of boy is the ACS boy?

“The ACS boy was an energetic, spry and unconventional creature. A sense of humour and mischief is not far from his fertile mind … Perhaps a certain kind of swagger and over self-confidence … and creativity … The light-heartedness, the sense of fun and humour. Mix this with a serious determination to excel in the classroom and in the sportsfield. Mix this further with a sense of duty and a sense of what is morally right and Godly. You have a very powerful mixture.”

Dr Tay Eng Soon 1 March 1988

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ACS Junior

2018 Communication Solution Overview

What is SNAC™?

SNAC™ is a communication solution that uses smartphone (iPhone & Android) 3G/4G/WIFI network to receive notification send by the school.

Recipient will receive an alert tone on their smartphone when a new notification is send to you via your smartphone.

Benefits of using SNAC™ Communication

• Receive real-time notifications and circulars on Schools matters

• Grant real-time digital acknowledgement to activities

• Kept updated with events and activities

Introduction

To install SNAC™ communication application into your smartphone,

do a keyword search ‘SNAC’ from your iPhone APP store or Android

Play Store and proceed to download and install the application.

For iOS: https://itunes.apple.com/sg/app/snac/id582542178

For Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apptitude.snac

SNAC™ supportsiPhone iOS 7.0 ≤ : Android OS 4.2 ≤

Download & Installation

It is recommended to have your Smartphone set to “Auto-Update” in the event of SNAC™ new features are released on the mobile stores.

**IMPORTANT**

iOS (iPhone) users MUSTallow ‘Push Notification’ to receive alert tone, APP badge alert of new notification.

Should you have accidentally tapped on “Don’t Allow”.

You can enable manually from “Settings” -> “Notifications” -> “Allow Notifications”

*iOS (iPhone) User*

Staff/Parents who had already registered on yourself as Staff or having child/children on from the school(s), need not to re-register

again.

You can go to “Add Another Child on SNAC™” at the main menu.

**Additional Information**

SNAC™ Smartphone App Interface

Menu Screen Notification Summary Screen

Tap to read the notification

Note: New notification will appear with a red tab “Unread”

Notification that is/are pending your response will have a “Pending” yellow tab

Reading Notification(s)

It is a good practise to scroll your notification to the bottom to look out for response options available

Responding Notification(s)

Certain options requires you to input remarks in the text field provided for your selection.

Responding Notification(s)

You are required to enter your “Authentication Code” to authorise your response.

Tap on “Submit Response” to complete.

Responding Notification(s)

In the event, if you have forgotten your “Authentication Code”.

You can tap on “Send Authentication Code to my email”

Tip: For security purposes and easy remembering for future authorisation, it is strongly recommended that you change the default system generated authentication code.

Email helpdesk support on Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm.

(Except Sat, Sun, PH eve and PH)

snac.support@apptitude.sg

*Do leave your contact number in your email if you wish to be telephony for technical matters*

SNAC™ Technical Support

Block C

Level 3

5.3 6.5 6.8

Level 2

5.1 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.7

Level 1

5.6 5.8

LOCATION OF P5 CLASSROOMS