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Meet-the-Parents Session Secondary Three

23 Feb 2013

Programme Outline

1. Key Dates / Events for the Year

2. Assessment & Promotion Criteria

3. Conduct Grading

4. Academic & Co-Curricular Programmes

5. Sec 3 Overseas Adventure Camp

6. Post Secondary Progression

7. Parent Teacher interaction

TERM 1 (2/1 – 15/3) TERM 2 (25/3 – 31/5)

KEY DATES / PROGRAMMES – SEMESTER 1

CA1

(25/2 – 1/3)

MYE

(13/5 – 23/5)

MYE - EL

(6/5) Academic

Sec 3 Adv Camp

(6/3 – 8/3)

CCA

Stand down

(27/4)

Elective

Module

(25/5 – 30/5)

Co-Curricular

TERM 3 (1/7 – 6/9)

KEY DATES / PROGRAMMES – SEMESTER 2

CA2

(19/8 – 23/8)

Sec 3 Prep

Programme

(28/10 – 7/11)

EOYE

(3/10 – 10/10)

EOYE - EL

(27/9)

Academic

CCA Stand down

(21/9)

Co-Curricular

TERM 4 (16/9 – 15/11)

Assessment

Common Test Schedule Term 1 Week 7 & 8 (25/2 – 1/3) Term 3 Week 8 (19/8 – 23/8)

Subjects Tested

English Language

Mother Tongue Language

Combined Humanities

Science

Mathematics

Computer Applications

Assessment Weighting

EX & N(A) N(T)

CA1 10% 15%

CA2 5% 5%

SA1 25% 30%

CA3 10% 15%

CA4 5% 5%

SA2 45% 30%

Science Practical Examinations

For Express Course O Pure Sciences – Physics and Chemistry

O Sit for School-based Practical Assessment (SPA) O Starts in August O About 3 papers held between second half of Sec

3 and Sec 4 year O 20% of total marks

O Combined Sciences – Science (Physics/Chemistry) O Sit for one paper in Oct of exam year (2014) O 15% of total marks

Promotion Criteria Stream Criteria

Express Pass English Language and 2 other subjects

Normal (Academic)

Either pass English Language and 2 other subjects

Or pass 4 subjects

Normal (Technical)

Pass English Language or Mathematics

Pass 2 subjects in total

Conduct Grading (Pg 6-15 of Student Handbook)

Affected by:

1. School attendance

2. Late-coming

3. Behavioral Offences

4. Grooming

5. Daily assignments

6. CCA Attendance – at least 75%

Academic Programmes

Key Programmes – Language

EL Fiesta

• Held in April

• A platform to

showcase the

talents of the sec

3s in EL oral skills.

(Public speaking

and EL related

games/activities)

• To engage &

develop a sense of

love for the

language.

• To develop

confident speakers

Mother Tongue Language Portal


MT – Mother Tongue Fortnight


Maths Green Games Project Work

• Integrate environmental

consciousness in T&L

•Promote environmental

concerns and conservation

efforts

•Creation of Maths games

with environmental theme

of conservation using

recycled materials

•Showcase good projects

during Earth Week in April

and ‘The National Green

Olympiad 2013’ in July.

Key Programmes – Mathematics

Maths Fiesta

Key Programmes – Mathematics

Science Enrichment Learning Journeys

(Singapore Science Centre, Polytechnics)

Key Programmes – Science

Earth Week Celebrations

Key Programmes – Science

Fostering Critical Thinking

through

Inquiry-based learning and Field-based learning

SMB Humanities Team 2013

Key Programmes – Humanities

SMB Humanities Team 2013

Key Programmes – Humanities

House Meetings SMB Youth Games

Key Programmes – Physical Education

Olympic Prelude Youth Run Olympic Fiesta

Key Programmes – Physical Education

Sec 3 Preparatory Programme

O WHEN? - First two weeks (28/10 – 7/11) of end of

year holidays.

O WHO? - All Sec 3 students

O WHY? – Objectives:

- Enable students to cover the syllabus adequately in

preparation for the national examinations (teaching of

Sec 4 topics).

- Enable students to level up to the demands of the

various subjects in accordance to the national

examination expectations

Co-Curricular Programmes

Student

Well-Being Student

Leadership

Student Well-Being Experience ITE Programme for

Normal Stream Students

TIME PERIOD - TERM 2 / TERM 3 (TBC – Letter will be given out)

DURATION : 1 day

TIME : 9.00am - 4:30 p.m.

VENUE : ITE COLLEGE CENTRAL

Objective of the programme :

• The Experience ITE Programme (EIP) is an attachment

programme at ITE to help Sec 3NA students to experience the

authentic learning environment at ITE and how an ITE education

can benefit them.

Healthy Canteen School Programme Typical Set Meal for a Teenager

Noodle Wholemeal

(meat & Vegetable)

+ Fruit

Rice (20% Brown rice) +

meat + Vegetables +Fruit

Student Leadership Emerging Leaders Camp

• Completed in January 2013

• Provide basic Leadership

Training i.e. effective

communication skills

• Bonding among and within

different types of leadership

• 6 types of Leadership

• Student Councillors (SC)

• CCA Leaders (CCAL)

• Class Organising

Committee (OC)

• National Education

Ambassadors (NEA)

• IT Ambassadors (ITA)

• Green Ambassadors (GA)

It serves as compass to guide students in their

leadership journey in SMB. It comprises several key

components of leadership development

Student Leadership Student Leadership Index (SLI)

Character & Values Assessment

• Conduct

• CME Grade

• School Values

Academic Assessment - Percentage

Training

• CCA Attendance

• Courses

• VIA

Opportunities

• Conduct

• CME Grade

• School Values

Recognition – Privilege Programmes

Recognition – Awards

3D2N Overseas Adventure Camp

Copyright of Camp High Achievers Pte Ltd

Where? – JB, Tanjung Leman

HERE

Tanjung Leman Resort

FELDA TANJUNG LEMAN Lot Ptd 144, Tanjung Leman 86810 Mersing Johor Darul Takzim, Malaysia


Please Take note: Reporting Time / Date 6.50am, 6 March

Venue School Hall

Departure Time 8.30am

Reporting Attire PE T-shirt with school

pants/skirt/track pants

Returning Time / Date Between 4.30 pm and

5pm

(estimated),8March(Fri)

Camp Activities

Community

Work

High Elements

Dragnet Fishing

Outdoor Cooking Kayaking

Trekking

Camp Fire


Important Information to take note:

Information sheet already given out to parents

through students (also available in school

website)

O Reporting time, returning time etc

O Contact numbers in case of emergency

O Insurance details

O Packing list

Handphones and valuables will be surrendered

to Teachers for safe-keeping in SCHOOL.

Important Information to take note:

Medication

In case of emergency, parents can

contact Mr Mike Ng at 96161830 during the duration of the camp

Internationalisation Exposure in 2012

40 “A unique experience for our students.”

Internationalisation Exposure in 2012

Volleyball Overseas Exchange

Hainan, China 2012

Ho Chin Minh, Vietnam

2010

KL, Malaysia 2011

Malay Language Tour@ Bandung, Indonesia

Netball Tour @ Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Service Learning @ Cambodia

• For Outstanding Student Leaders (30% of Sec 3

students)

• Once in a Life-time experience in leadership training

& hands-on application

• Serves as an Incentive programme

45

Service Learning –

Learning English Language through Games

Service Learning –

Donation & Painting Works

47

Cultural Exchange

Partnership with Parents

O Encourage your child to:

O be punctual for school (reporting time 7:15 am)

O bring necessary books and resources

O prepare for lessons by doing pre-reading

O complete and submit all assignments on time

O produce quality work to the best of their abilities

O Give constant advice on how your child should spend his/her time outside school hours

O Monitoring is essential

O ‘House rules’ may be useful

You’re the most important people in your child’s life

O Reaching you

O announcements: http://www.sembawangsec.moe.edu.sg

O Termly letter from the principal

O SMS Broadcast

O Reaching us

O Tel: 6 756 6760

O Email: [email protected]

O Main point of contact: Form Teachers

Keeping in touch

Parents portal provides many relevant articles & information on parenting tips &

tertiary education options. (Link from school website)

http://parents-in-education.moe.gov.sg/

Sec 3 MTPS – Q&A

What kind of course can my child take in JC if she is in pure science? Can she still do medical science?

Homework assigned, eLearning

O The school has a homework policy to ensure

that the amount of homework assigned is

reasonable and is within the means of the

child.

O Homework serves to enhance mastery of the

subject.

O There is no eLearning day for Sec 3, but

homework assigned can be online submission.

Extra help for weaker subjects Coping with new Sec 3 syllabus

O Sec 3 (Sec 4) hinges on the child’s foundation

work in Sec 1 and 2.

O While upper sec work may seemed to be more

demanding, it is also age appropriate.

O Students have to be focused in class.

O Students with difficulty should seek help from

their teachers through consultation.

How will CCA points be used for my child’s admission to JC/Poly?

O CCA point is a bonus point.

O Grade A1-A2 is worth 2 points

O Grade B3-C6 is worth 1 point

O The child must first qualify for JC/Poly before CCA

points can be considered for offset in his/her

aggregate.

End of MTPS part 1

PART 2:

Post Secondary Progression Briefing

Teacher-Parent Interaction Session

57

Briefing on

Post Secondary Progression

(Ex & NA)

Pathways for N(A) Students

GCE ‘N’ Level Examinations 4 year N(A) Course

GCE ‘O’ Level Examinations 1 year (Sec 5N)

2 yrs ITE

Higher Nitec

2 yrs ITE

Nitec 2 yrs ITE

Direct Entry

Scheme to

Higher Nitec

3 yrs

Polytechnic

1 yr

Foundation

Programme

2 yrs

Poly 2 yrs JC/3

Yrs CI

3 yrs

NAFA/

LASALLE

3 yrs Polytechnic

OThe aggregate for EMB3 – Less

than or equal to 19 points

OGrades of all subjects in the

EMB3 must be at least a pass

Progression to Sec 5

O 2 new N(A) through-train pathways

O starting from 2013

O will be available from the cohort of Sec 4N(A)

students taking their GCE ‘N’-Level

examinations since 2012

O The new pathways are

O Polytechnic Foundation Programme

O Direct-Entry-Scheme-to-Polytechnic (DES-to-Poly)

Programme

N(A) Through Train Pathways

O Rationale

O vast majority of N(A) students will be progressing to

applied and market-oriented post-secondary

programmes at the polytechnics or the Institute of

Technical Education

O present new learning options and progression

opportunities to motivate our N(A) students to strive

to do well in their studies.

N(A) Through Train Pathways

O a one-year programme

O offers a practice-oriented curriculum taught by

polytechnic lecturers

O provides an alternative to the Sec 5 year

O Polytechnic FP students are given provisional places in

diploma programmes, subject to them passing all

modules

Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP)

O Starting from the Sec 4N(A) cohort taking the 2012

GCE ‘N’-Level examinations

O cater to students in the top 10% of the Sec 4N(A)

cohort.

O will commence in 2013

O will be offered by all five Polytechnics


O Eligibility Criteria

O obtained an ELMAB3 (English, Math, Best 3

Subjects) raw aggregate score of 11 points or better

(excluding CCA bonus points)

O EL ≤ 3 and MA ≤ 3, to be eligible to apply to selected

FP courses (eg Applied Sciences, Engineering, IT)

O EL ≤ 2 and MA ≤ 3, to be eligible to apply to selected

FP courses (eg Business)

O Bonus points will be awarded for good CCA grades


O will commence in mid-April 2013

O Students who fail or drop out from PFP can

O enrol in ITE’s Higher Nitec courses

O seek re-admission to their secondary school to

pursue their ‘O’-Level examinations

O register as ‘O’-Level private candidate


O a pathway for N(A) students who do well in their ‘N’-

Levels

O to benefit from hands-on and experiential learning at

the ITE

O enrol a Higher Nitec programme immediately after

Sec 4.

O will also be assured of either a 1st or 2nd year place in

a related Polytechnic Diploma course (achieve the

qualifying ITE GPA)

Direct-Entry-Scheme-to-Polytechnic

(DES-to-Poly) Programme

O Starting from the Sec 4N(A) cohort taking

the 2012 GCE ‘N’-Level examinations

O cater to students in the top 10% to 30%

of the Sec 4N(A) cohort ( 20% after the

top 10% qualifying to apply for PFP )

DES-to-Poly Programme

O Eligibility Criteria

O EL ≤ 4 and MA ≤ 4, to be eligible to apply to Applied

Sciences, Engineering and Info-Communications

Technology Higher Nitec DES programmes.

O EL ≤ 3 and MA ≤ 4, to be eligible to apply to Business &

Services Higher Nitec DES programmes

O Bonus points will be awarded for good CCA grades

O http://www.ite.edu.sg/wps/portal/what-to-study/

DES-to-Poly Programme

Students who sit for GCE 'O' Level

Exam at Sec 4E or 5NA and attain

good academic results can either

apply for admission to JC, MI or

Polytechnic

O Junior Colleges offering a 2-year Pre-

University course, leading to the GCE 'A'

Level certification.

O Calculation of L1R5

O 1st Language (EL or HMT) & 5 Relevant Subjects

O Aggregate score must be 20

Admission Criteria to

(2-Year GCE ‘A’ Level Curriculum)

L1 First Language (EL or Higher MT)

R5 Relevant Subject

1 –Mathematics

2 – Humanities

3 – Humanities / Mathematics / Science

4 - Any GCE O Level Subjects


Range of Aggregate L1R5 20

Admission Criteria to JC

(2-Year ‘A’ Level Curriculum)

Subject Requirement

English Language A1 to C6

Mother Tongue

Higher Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue ‘B’ Syllabus

A1 to D7

A1 to E8

Pass or Merit

Mathematics

Additional Mathematics A1 to D7

Admission Criteria to JC


How do I calculate L1R5 (JC)?

Subject Grade

English B4

Combined Humanities

A2

Maths A1

A Maths B3

Science (Phy/Chem)

B3

MT A1

Art/F&N/D&T A2


R5 Relevant Subject

1 –Mathematics

2 – Humanities

3 – Humanities / Mathematics / Science



13 points

O Millennia Institute is the only centralised institute (CI)

offering a 3-year Pre-University course, leading to the

GCE 'A' Level certification.

O Calculation of L1R4

O 1st Language (EL or HMT) & 4 Relevant Subjects

O CCA may be used as a subject

O Aggregate score must be 20

Admission Criteria to Millennia Institute



R4 Relevant Subject

1 – Humanities

2 – Mathematics / Science

3 – Any GCE O Level Subjects


Range of Aggregate L1R4 20

Admission Criteria to MI


Subject Requirement

English Language A1 to C6

Mother Tongue

Higher Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue ‘B’ Syllabus

A1 to D7

A1 to E8

Pass or Merit

Mathematics

Additional Mathematics A1 to D7

Eligibility Criteria Admission to MI

How do I calculate L1R4 (Millenia Institute)?

Subject Grade

English B4

Combined Humanities

A2

Maths A1

A Maths B3

Science (Phy/Chem)

B3

MT A1

Art/F&N/D&T A2

CCA A1


R4 Relevant Subject

1 – Humanities

2 – Mathematics / Science

3 – Any GCE O Level Subjects


9 points

Direct School Admission to Junior Colleges (DSA-JC)

• 2 Year ‘A’ Level curriculum

• Application usually from May-July

• www.moe.gov.sg/esp/schadm/dsa_jc

Polytechnic

Education

Joint-Polytechnic Special

Admissions Exercise (JPSAE)

Allows polytechnics to admit students based on a broader measure of merits beyond performance based on GCE ‘O’ Level Examination results.

Criteria for admission: L1R2B2

What is R2 in polytechnic?

Eg of courses

Business Sciences,

Engineering,

IT

Media & Design

R1 Elementary Mathematics or

Additional Mathematics

R2 Combined Humanities

POA

Science

Food & Nutrition

Design & Technology

Science

Art

B2 Best 2 other subjects excluding CCA

How do I calculate L1R2B2 for IT course?

Subject Grade

English B4

Maths A1

A Maths B3

Science (Phy/Chem) B3

Combined Humanities A2

MT A1

F&N/D&T A2


R2 Relevant Subject

1 –Mathematics/ Additional Mathematics

2 – Science / F&N / D&T

B2 Any 2 subjects excluding CCA

10 points

O Each polytechnic is able to admit up to 5% of

their intake based on special talents and

aptitude.

O Each polytechnic will have own respective

selection criteria (please refer to respective

polytechnics’ websites)

Direct Polytechnic Admission

(DPA)

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