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Meet-the-Parents Session19 January 2018

Primary 4

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Purpose

• Parents to know their child’s teachers

• Teachers to share expectations and class matters.

• No one-to-one session

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When? Tuesday, 22 May 2018

What? During this conference, students will lead in

sharing meaningful school experiences as well

as their achievements and challenges. We

strongly encourage all parents to attend and

show their support.

Note: Booking of timeslot to meet with the teacher to be done online via MConline on a first-come-first-serve basis.

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Supporting Us Absence from school

Medical certificate (compulsory for exams)

Letter of excuse

Call the general office to inform

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 at 7.31 am (it will be reflected in the report book) 4

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Supporting Us

Inculcate good habits Pack school bag every night Set aside time for homework and revision every

day. (Personal time-table) Bring and drink plain water Use the Home aLiVE Card to encourage personal

responsibility at home.

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Supporting Us

10-minute Snack Time at 12.30 pm Lessons will continue as usual.

– Only dry finger food – Pack healthier options– Not compulsory. Only for those who need it.– Reminder to pack food or extra money (for P1 and P2) pupils going home by bus

and waiting for P3/P4/P5/P6 sibling on Tuesdays if necessary. They will only leave school at 2.15 pm

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Supporting Us

Inculcate good habits Proper attire

Ensure they look neat and presentable Adhere to rules and regulations for attire and

appearance (page 7 of Pupil’s Handbook)

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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 Help to ensure name, class and date are written Ensure quality work

Consolidated letters/ TOS/ Memos

Note date of activities (keep a copy of the letter)

Sign and return consent/acknowledgement forms promptly

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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 theonline world through C-Quest, available for bothiOS and Android..

•http://ict.moe.edu.sg/cyberwellness/partners/parents.html

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English

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English Language

In school• Modes of learning

- guided- self-directed- collaborative

• Written assignment- mostly completed during lessons- homework may be assigned for revision- return for parents’ checking and signature

• Online revision- weekly McOline lesson packages, tests and

quizzes

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English Language

In school• Programmes

- Language Performance: Readers’ Theatre- D.E.A.R. period

• Competition- CZ Spell- English Language Quiz

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English LanguageAt home

• Encourage writing in authentic settings (e.g. note/letter exchange between parent and child and/or keeping a diary)

• Role-model as children learn best from what they see, hear and experience

• Talk to your child about your experiences in the day and share current affairs. Get your child to share his/hers in return

• Speak to your child in Standard English Language

• ‘Dirty Worksheets’ and insist your child check their work after writing

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English LanguageAssessment• Formative Assessment (non-weighted)

- 2 mini tests in Week 5 and 9 - Term 1 and 3

• Summative Assessment (weighted)- SA1 (40%) and SA2 (60%)- Term 2 and 4- Paper 1: Composition (20 marks)- Paper 2: Language Use and Comprehension (50

marks)- Paper 3: Listening Comprehension (14 marks)- Paper 4: Reading Aloud (6 marks) and Stimulus-

based Conversation (10 marks)

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How to help your child at home

Reading

• Encourage reading as it not only improves general knowledge, it creates better thinkers, shaping one’s character and mind

• Have a scheduled reading time with or for your child

• Role-model as children learn best when they see

• Talk to your child about the books they have read

Conversation

• Create conversation with your child everyday

• Encourage the use of sentences with accurate structures

• Practice creates habit

• Talk about anything that you see or come across

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Writing:

• Encourage the use of wide variety of vocabulary

• Common problem : use of the word “said”

• Can be replace with other forms of said like ‘answered’, ‘bellowed’, ‘shouted’, ‘hinted’, ‘mumbled’ etc.

• Read your child’s composition and provide your feedback

• Encourage your child to compile list of vocabulary words and phrases

How to help your child at home

Comprehension

• Emphasis on ‘Dirty’ Worksheets

– Ask/Write down questions – active readers, thinking pupils

– Write definitions of unfamiliar words

– Show understanding (by drawing arrows)

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Mathematics

Our Math Resources:1)Course book2)Activity book3)Tests book4)eSTEMS5)e2STEMS6)ABL worksheets7)Whiteboard kit

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Mathematics

Online Learning:

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Mathematics

Online Learning:

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Mathematics

Supporting Math:1) Master the multiplication table.2) Show that “Math is Everywhere”: in the kitchen, at the bus stop, in the supermarket…

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Topics for P4

• Term 1 - Matter (Cycles)

• Term 2 – Light (Energy)

• Term 3 – Heat (Energy)

• Term 4 – Magnets (Interactions)

Format of Semestral Exam Papers:

28 MCQs – 56 marks

12 – 13 Open-ended questions – 44 marks

Non-weighted Topical Test (25 marks)

Term 1 – Topical Test 1

Term 3 – Topical Test 2

Science – Resources & Programmes

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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 will be uploaded weekly 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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Programmes

• Toy Making Workshop for ALL P4 pupils

Series 1

3 WorkshopsTerm 1

Week 9: 28 February (Wed) & 2 March (Fri)

Week 10: 5 March (Mon)

Objectives:

– To promote creativity;

– To provide the opportunity for pupils to apply Science concepts to make their own toys

– To encourage pupils to take part and submit their toys to Science Centre for Sony Creative Toys Award 2018

Series 2 – Selected pupils will go through advanced Series 2 workshops

in Term 2.

Science – Resources & Programmes

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Programmes

• Science Centre workshop on ‘Heat’ (End of Term 2)

– To help pupils better grasp the concepts through hands-on experiences

ICT

Weekly Online lesson packages and quizzes (via MConline)

PERI Holistic Assessment

• Termly performance tasks

Task 1 – Investigating a mystery substance (Matter)

Task 2 – Lantern making (Light)

Task 3 – Design a container to carry hot/cold food (Heat)

• Teacher’s feedback will be brought home for parents to

acknowledge

Science – Resources & Programmes

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Science is all around Us

Talk to the children about occurrences

of science in daily life…

Thinking Routine

SEE-THINK-WONDER

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‘Dirty worksheets’

Worksheets should be ‘decorated’ with

annotations/ highlighting … teachers’ notes

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Holistic Development

• Learning Journeys

• Project Work Innovation Workshop

• Toy Making Workshop

• Personal Effectiveness

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Online Feedback

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• A feedback form will be sent to your mobile

phone.

• Only 1 parent needs to complete the

feedback form.

• Kindly complete it by Monday, 22 January

2018