P6 Parents’ Engagement Session18 January 2019

Event Schedule

Time

Address by School PrincipalVideo Montage on 2018 P5 Learning Experience

3.00 p.m. to 3.45 p.m.

School Support in the Preparation for PSLEProgression to Secondary School

3.45 p.m. – 4.15 p.m.

2018 P5 Prize Giving ceremony 4.15 p.m. – 4.30 p.m.

Classroom session with Form teachers(Please note that this is not a one-to-one session with the teachers)

4.30 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.

Focus

• School Theme 2019

• Supporting your child’s journey in Primary 6

(School Strategies)

• Sharing PSLE Results 2018

LEARNING A LIFELONG PASSION

SCHOOL THEME FOR 2019

Our Focus for the Year

Understanding the School Theme

• While P6 is the final year of Primary School, we must not see PSLE asan endpoint to his/her learning.

• In fact, it is a milestone in your child’s journey of lifelong learning

• While PSLE assesses your child’s learning in the four academicsubjects, your child’s success is very much also determined by manyfactors beyond academic ability.

For example, habits and routines, time management, self-management

WHAT DO OUR CHILDREN NEED

TO THRIVE IN THE FUTURE?

VALUES

For example:

• Resilience• Integrity• Care • Sengkang GreenValues

21ST CENTURY COMPETENCIES

For example:

• Global awareness • Inventive thinking• Communication

STRONG FOUNDATION

For example:

• Literacy (Bilingualism)• Numeracy• Social-emotional core

21 Century Competencies

Essential Learning in students that bound our design of learning

Attempt to lay the strong foundations for

them to thrive & achieve success in life

Supporting Your Child’s Learning for the Final Year of Primary Education

Strategies

Class&

Home

Level-wide

School-wide

Our Common interest : your child, our student

We believe in working collaboratively to develop our students holistically

Let us support each other jointly as we support our students in their PSLE preparation

School-wide Strategies

Regular Communication with parents

Student Handbook, calendars, letters of notification & School Website

Sessions DATE/PERIOD

P6 Parent Engagement Session(not one-to-one session with teachers)

Friday, 18 Jan 2019

Parent-Teacher-Child Conference (For all students) Fri, 24 May (full day) & Mon, 27 May (PM)

Meeting parents of selected students After CA & Prelims

School-wide Strategies

School-wide Strategies

Strengthening Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Numerous researches & newspaper reports have stated that students’ school holistic achievements are closely related to social emotional competencies.

Success

inner strength possessed

highly motivated

hunger for success

bear with hard work

persistent

be discipline

accept failure

accept criticism

be courageous

dare to take risks

accept changes

manage relationships with

parents, teachers & friends

Not Seen

Seen

Social Emotional Competencies

• Self awareness

• Self management

• Social awareness

• Relationship management

• Responsible decision-making

In school, FTGP, SEAIP, ECG, Motivational Talks

At home, essential for parents to reinforce SEL

Engage in conversation with your children to keep

track of their emotions

School-wide Strategies

How the “Big 5” in Social Emotional Learning Impact Life Outcomes

August 2018

…the teaching of social and emotional skills throughout a child’s school career…not only impact their lives in the short term, including ability to respond in a healthy manner to difficult life situations or stress, but will also play a large role in their success later in life.

https://learnwelleducation.com/how-the-big-5-in-social-emotional-learning-impact-life-outcomes/

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School-wide Strategies

The Future of Education Depends on Social Emotional Learning: Here’s WhyJune 2018

“…. social and emotional learning (SEL) is critical to a child’s development, as

it directly correlates to success and happiness as an adult…Combining…with academic development creates high-quality learning experiences and environments that empower students to be more effective contributors in their classrooms today and in their workplaces and communities tomorrow” https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-06-04-the-future-of-education-depends-on-social-emotional-learning-here-s-why

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Target Setting• Guide students in setting targets for all subjects• Help students set direction and focus to realise their academic potential to

the fullest • Teachers will work with the students to set realistic targets. • Targets are not meant to stress the students but to keep them focused.

School-wide Strategies

Education Career Guidance (ECG)Education and Career Guidance (ECG) is about equipping students with thenecessary knowledge, skills and values to make informed decisions at each keyeducation stage for successful transition from school to work, and hence tomanage their career pathways and lifelong learning throughout their lives.

Parents are encouraged to explore theMySkillsFuture portal with your child at thefollowing link:https://www.myskillsfuture.sg/content/student/en/primary.html

School-wide Strategies

Emotional Support by Care Team• Form Teachers

• Subject Teachers

• School-based Counsellors

• Student Development Team (inclusive of YH & SLs)

Motivational Talks• School Leaders

• HODs

• YH

Notes of Encouragement from other levels before PSLE• CCE - VIA

PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT & BOOSTING CONFIDENCE

Level-wide Strategies

Level/Class Strategies

1. Develop a Growth Mindset

2. Develop self-management skills • Complete homework

• Have an afterschool study plan

3. Display ICAR2E values in school as they make use of the enhanced curriculum to revise for their work

PROVIDING EMOTIONAL SUPPORT & BOOSTING CONFIDENCE

P6 Coverage

P1 to P5 Coverage

P6 topic coverage is a small fraction of those tested and total marks

allocated

Level Strategies

Implication: There is a need to actively revise what has been learnt before P6

Level / Class Strategies

Programme Timeline

Concurrent revision during lesson time For all subjects

Maths and Science Revision Programme after school

For Term 1, starting from T1 Week 3

Language remediation programme Thursday (extended Timetable)

All subjects remediation programme Term 2

All subjects revision programme Term 3 till PSLE

Targeted revision and remediation programmeStrengthening skills, strategies and topic

Parents to be aware of the schedule and ensure the students attend the programme.

Level / Class Strategies

School holidays Date Students involved

March Holidays 18 Mar (Mon) – 19 Mar (Tue) Selected students

June holidays 24 Jun (Mon) – 28 Jun (Fri) All students

September Holidays 11 Sep (Wed) – 13 Sep (Fri) All students

School Holidays Revision / Remediation Programmes

Parents to be aware of the schedule and ensure the students attend the programme.

How did SKGians fare in PSLE 2018?

Percentage eligible for secondary school education

Stream Percentage (%)

Express 51

N(A) 30

N(T) 18

99% of SKGians successfully progressed to secondary schools

Percentage Passes across Standard Subjects

Subject % Passes

English Language 91.8

Chinese Language 95.6

Malay Language 97.5

Mathematics 74.4

Science 82.5

Percentage Passes across Foundation subjects

Subject % Passes

Foundation English 100

Foundation Chinese 100

Foundation Malay 100

Foundation Mathematics

96.9

Foundation Science 93.1

Percentage Passes across Higher Mother Tongue Subjects

Subject % PassesHigher Chinese 100

Successful DSA applications

No School Admission

1 Methodist Girls’ School –Integrated Programme

Speech & Drama

2 School of the Arts Speech & Drama

3 CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School Leadership

4 Bowen Secondary School Soccer

5 Nan Chiau High School Art

6 Catholic High School –Integrated Programme

Speech & Drama

7 Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

Bowling

8 Chung Cheng High School (Main)

Basketball

9 Anderson Secondary School Basketball

10 School of the Arts Art

11 Xinmin Secondary School Choir

12 Xinmin Secondary School Basketball

13 Sengkang Secondary School Soccer

Important Dates

Route Map of 2019 P6 Assessment

Term 1

Continual Assessment

Term 2

SemestralAssessment

Term 3

Preliminary Assessment

Term 4

PSLE

PSLE Dates (Tentative)

Activity Date / Period

PSLE Registration Dates 11 March (Mon) – 25 Mar (Mon)

PSLE Oral 15 Aug (Thu) – 6 Aug (Fri)

PSLE Listening Comprehension 20 Sep (Fri)

PSLE Written ExaminationEL/FEL Paper 1 and 2MA/FMAMT Paper 1 & MT/FMT Paper 2SC / FSCHMT

26 Sep (Thu)27 Sep (Fri)30 Sep (Mon)1 Oct (Tue)2 Oct (Wed)

Note: The examination timetable will be made available by25 February 2019.

Post PSLE Dates (Tentative)

Event Date / Period

PSLE Marking Mon, 14 Oct – Thu, 17 Oct

Release of PSLE results and certificates

Mon, 18 Nov – Fri, 22 Nov

Secondary 1 Posting Exercise Nov

Release of Secondary Posting Results

Dec

Report to Secondary School Dec

School Assessment Dates

Continual Assessment (CA) Date

English(EL)Foundation English (FEL)

26 Feb 2019 (Tue)

Mathematics(MA)Foundation Mathematics (FMA)

27 Feb 2019 (Wed)

Mother Tongue(MTL) Foundation Mother Tongue (FMT)

28 Feb 2019 (Thur)

Science (SC)Foundation Science (FSC)

1 Mar 2019 (Fri)

Higher Mother Tongue (HMT) 4 Mar 2019 (Mon)

School Assessment Dates Semestral Assessment (SA) Date

EL/FEL Oral Examination 15 Apr 2019 (Mon)

MT/FMT Oral Examination 17 Apr 2019 (Wed)

EL/FEL Listening ComprehensionEL/FEL Paper 1

6 May 2019 (Mon)

MTL/FMT Listening ComprehensionMTL Paper 1

7 May 2019 (Tue)

EL /FEL Paper 2 13 May 2019 (Mon)

MA/FMA 14 May 2018 (Tue)

MTL/FMT Paper 2 15 May 2019 (Wed)

SC/FSC 16 May 2019 (Thu)

HMT Paper 1 and 2 17 May 2019 (Fri)

School Assessment Dates Preliminary Assessment Date

EL/FEL/MTL/FMT Oral Examination – Day 1EL/FEL/MTL/FMT Oral Examination – Day 2

22 Jun 2019 (Mon)23 Jun 2019 (Tue)

EL/FEL/MTL/FMT Listening Comprehension 5 Aug 2019 (Fri)

EL/FEL Paper 1 & 2 19 Aug 2019 (Mon)

MA/FMA 20 Aug 2019 (Tue)

MT Paper 1 and 2FMT Paper 2

21 Aug 2019 (Wed)

SC/FSC 22 Aug 2019 (Thu)

HMT Paper 1 and 2 23 Aug 2019 (Fri_

Note: The Preliminary Examination will be conducted as close as possible to the actual PSLE.

Preparation for PSLE – Strategy MapDeveloping the Growth Mindset

Sharing on P6 Preparation

Target SettingFocused Maths and Science revision programmeConcurrent revision of pre-P6 work

P6 students

P6 parents

PTCC for selected parents after CA

Remediation programme during March holidaysMarch holidays homeworkFocused revision/remediatn programme for all subjectsMotivational Talks by YH and SLs

Revision programme during June holidaysJune holidays homeworkFocused revision programme for all subjectsPrep Talks by YH and SLs

CA

SASA result slipsPTCC for all parents

Revision programme during Sep holidaysFocused Revision Programme

Prelim

Readiness Check

Prelim Results

Well-prepared and well-supported P6 students Confident at PSLE Success at PSLE

Progression to Secondary School

Progression to Secondary Schools

Choices for P6 Students

Sec 1 Posting ExerciseDirect Schools Admission –

Secondary Exercise

S1 Posting Exercise

• All students who pass the PSLE are eligible for S1 Posting Exercise.

• Conducted after the release of the PSLE results

• Students are posted to secondary schools based on merit according to three criteria:

• Student’s PSLE results

• Choices of schools

• Vacancies available in the schools

• Information on secondary schools will be provided to all students prior to the release of the PSLE results.

Promote Holistic Education

Direct School Admission (DSA-SEC)

Allows students to gain direct entry to certain

secondary schools based on their talent in sports,

CCAs and specific academic areas

Allow participating secondary schools to selectsome P6 students for admission to Secondary 1 based on :

• talents• potential• achievement

Direct School Admission (DSA-SEC)

• Introduced by the Ministry of Education in 2004

• Seeks to promote holistic education and provide students anopportunity to demonstrate a more diverse range of achievementsand talents in seeking admission to a secondary school

• An admission exercise to allow participating secondary schools toselect some Primary Six (P6) students for admission to SecondaryOne. The selection will be based on their achievements and talentsbefore the PSLE results are released.

• Takes place from May to Nov (tentative) each year

Centralised DSA-SEC Application Portal

Direct School Admission (DSA)

• Make applications via a common online portal from the 2019 DSA-Sec Exerciseusing one of the parents’ Singpass login.

• Applicants only need to fill in one online form to apply to multiple schools.

• Students interested to apply to Singapore School of the Arts (SOTA) orSingapore Sports School (SSP) will continue to apply directly to the schoolsbecause of their unique admission requirements.

• Details such as student’s Primary 5 and Primary 6 academic results, Co-curricular Activities (CCA), school-based achievements/awards will beautomatically shared with the schools that the student applies to.

No certificates, transcripts or testimonials will be required from the students.

Direct School Admission (DSA-SEC)

Type of Secondary School % of Places offered

Specialised schools such as Singapore School of the Arts (SOTA) and Singapore Sports School (SSP)

100%

All other Secondary Schools (for non-Integrated Programmes)

20%

Tentative Time Frame

Direct School Admission (DSA-SEC)

Jan - Jun

• Explore schools

• Application

Jul - Aug• Attend interviews, audition and trails

Oct – Nov•Select preferred schools

Nov

• Receive school allocation results together with PSLE results

Choosing your DSA-Sec school

Direct School Admission (DSA-SEC)

• Learn more about DSA schools, their programmes and selection criteria through the school website.

• Consider your child’s strengths

• Encourage your child to develop his/her talents through the school’s existing programmes (eg CCA, C3 Programme)

• Ensure your child remains committed to the talent development programmes (eg regular attendance, good performance)

• Consider the location of the school and transportation matters

• Choose a DSA school that best caters to your child

Direct School Admission (DSA-SEC)

• Dissemination of information on DSA, Talent Academy, Open House, etc.

• Development Programmes (eg CCA, C3 Programme, Art Mentorship, Junior Sports Academy)

• Building of portfolios

• FAS pupils may seek financial assistance from school for application fees or administration fees required for DSA selection test, trials or camps.

Support provided by SKGPS

Direct School Admission (DSA-SEC)Stage

• DSA School will inform applicants of application outcome:

• Confirmed Offer

• Waiting List

• Unsuccessful

• Successful applicants will exercise their preference.

Outcomes of DSA Application

Important Things to Note

Direct School Admission (DSA-SEC)

• Your child’s PSLE score still matters. Students offered placement in a DSA-Sec school still need a PSLE score that qualifies them for the course offered by the school.

• Successful DSA candidates will not be allowed to make any schooloption in the centralised S1 Posting Exercise.

• Unsuccessful DSA candidates will have to participate the S1-Sec Posting Exercise after receiving their PSLE results.

Information on the 2019 DSA-Sec will be available from April 2019.You may find more about the DSA-SEC at the following link:https://beta.moe.gov.sg/dsa/

Challenges common to P6 Students

• higher academic demands along with cognitive development

(content coverage, conceptual understanding, length of exampapers & questions of higher order thinking)

• matters relating to personal physiological changes

• matters relating to their relationship with peers

Students need to:

• stay confident in the face of challenges at P6

• be disciplined and stay focused over a longer time span

• Have social emotional competencies to deal with the challenges

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