Parent Engagement Talk - Tampines Secondary...
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Parent Engagement TalkSec 1 Express & Normal Academic
by
Mdm Neo ShufenSH ICT, Sec 1 Level Head
11 March 2016
Objective
To provide an overview of our Sec 1curriculum so that teachers, students
and parents can work together to
support our students further in their
learning.
�Education Progression
�School Support
�Parental Involvement
Briefing Outline
Key Personnel
Appointment Key Personnel
Subject Head (ICT) &
Sec 1 Curriculum Level HeadMdm Neo Shufen
Head Of Department
(Physical Education/ Co-Curriculum Activities)Mr S Elangovan
Head Of Department (Art & Craft) Mr Ng Teck Yeong
Subject Head (Literature/ English Language) Ms Shen Simin
Acting Subject Head (Chemistry) Mdm Erlis Binte Abdul Manaf
Senior Teacher (Malay Language) Mr Muhamad Razali Bin Jantan
Teacher (History) Ms Zhou Wensi Eileen
1E&1N(A) Form TeachersClass Form Teachers
1E1Ms Tan Mui Huay
Mdm Warda Mohamed Shariff
1E2Ms Chua Wan Ting
Ms Teo Hsin Fern
1E3Mdm Tan Yoke Leng
Ms Nuraisyah Binte Razali
1E4
Mdm Ng Liang Jeah
Mr Sng Ah Soon
Ms Trina
1N1Ms Liu Yiru Joanne
Mr Chow Weiliang Joshua
1N2Ms Badriah Begum Bte Mohamed Mustafa
Mdm Noor Hanis Bte Jasni
Staff overseeing the development of the Sec 1 students
Coordinator Student Development TeamMr Aloysius Ong
Curriculum Level HeadMdm Neo Shu Fen
Discipline HeadsMs Ho Lian ShiMs Asniza
Role Staff in charge
Advisor Mrs Rose Chen [Vice-Principal]
Overall I/C Mdm Chong Mong Leng
2nd i/c Mr Ng Vic Meng Victor
Sec 1 Mdm Neo Shufen
Sec 2 Ms Shen Simin
Sec 3 Mr Ng Teck Yeong
Sec 4E/5NMr Ng Vic Meng and
Mr Thomas Wan
Sec 4NA/NT Mr Foo Chuan Teck Joshua
Curriculum Committee
�4-5 years of education
�GCE ‘O’ Levels(for Express course)
�GCE ‘N’ Levels (for Normal course)
�6 years of education
�Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE)
Primary
School
Secondary
School
�English Language
�Mother Tongue Languages
Primary
School Secondary
School
�Maths
�Science
�English Language
�Mother Tongue Languages
�Maths
�Science
�Art
�Music
�Design and Technology
�Food and Consumer Education
�Geography
�History
�Literature
Sec 1
Sec 2
Sec 3
Sec 4/5
Spiral Curriculum
that reinforces
learning from sec 1
to sec 4/5
Secondary
School
Education
Progression
Education Progression
• Secondary 1 Express
– A pass in both English and overall percentage
• Secondary 1 Normal Academic
– A Grade 5 or better in English and 2 other subjects OR
a pass percentage in 4 subjects
Promotion Criteria to Sec 2
• Secondary 1 Normal Academic to Secondary 2
Express
– Minimum of 70% in the overall percentage of all
subjects combined
Lateral Transfer
Grading System
CA1[15%]
SA1[25%]
CA2[15%]
SA2[45%]
MSTMid Year
ExamMST
Alternative
Assessment
End of
Year
Exam
Assessment Structure
CA1[15%]
SA1[25%]
CA2[15%]
SA2[45%]
MSTMid Year
ExamMST
Alternative
Assessment
End of
Year
Exam
MCs are to be
submitted if
students are absent
from assessments
Assessment Structure
Term/Week Date EventTerm 1Week 7,8
17-23 Feb MST1
Term 2Week 7,8
29 Apr
2-12 May
Mid Year
Examination
Term 3Week 6
2- 5 Aug Milestone Test 2
Term 4Week 2
21-22 Sep
29 Sep – 7 Oct
End Of Year
Examination
Students will be dismissed from school after the last assessment
paper for the day.
Assessment Period
The purpose of assigning homework to
students is to help them consolidate their
learning and to adequately prepare them
for the next stage of their learning.
Homework Policy
SUBJECT INFORMATION
�English Language
�Mother Tongue Languages
Primary
School Secondary
School
�Maths
�Science
�English Language
�Mother Tongue Languages
�Maths
�Science
�Art
�Music
�Design and Technology
�Food and Consumer Education
�Geography
�History
�Literature
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Syllabus Coverage Assessment FormatExperiential
Programme
Ways that parents can
support the child
� Exposure to text-
types
� Narratives
� Personal
Recounts
� Procedures
� Expositions
� Reading, Writing,
Listening and
Speaking Skills
� Simple Grammatical
Rules
� Tenses
MST1
Paper 1 - Writing
MST2
Paper 2 - Reading
Information Literacy
• How to interpret /
process texts from
various sources
• How to present
their own views in
an appropriate
manner.
Read a variety of texts with
your child and ask him/her
questions to check for
understanding.
MYE
Paper 1- Writing
Paper 2- Reading
EOY
Paper 1- Writing
Paper 2- Reading
Paper 3- Listening
Paper 4- Oral
English---Sec 1 Exp & NA
MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES
Syllabus Coverage Assessment FormatWays that parents can support the
child
Paper 1
• Narrative Essays
• Email Writing skills
Paper 2
• Comprehension skills
Paper 3, 4
• Listening skills
• Oral skills
(1 min video clip as stimulus)
MST
Paper 2- Comprehension Encourage your child to
• write journal or diary in MT language
• read widely beyond the textbooks
• communicate using Mother Tongue
language and watch MT programmes
• Immerse them in the Mother Tongue
Language Environment
MYE
Paper 1- Composition
Paper 2- Comprehension
Paper 4- Listening exam
EOY
Paper 1- Composition
Paper 2- Comprehension
Paper 3- Oral exam
Paper 4- Listening exam
Mother Tongue---Sec 1 Exp & NA
MATHEMATICS
Syllabus Coverage Assessment Format Experiential ProgrammeWays that parents can support the
child
• Numbers
• Algebra
• Geometry and
Measurement
• Statistics
MST
Short answer questions
and problem sums
Applied Learning
Programme
Stretch Programme
• Close monitoring of child’s
homework assignments –
ensure that he/she
completes given
assignments.
• Remind your child that
Math is not a reading
subject, and to encourage
your child to practise and
review past assignments as
a form of revision.
• Textbook is to be used
together with the resource
books for revision.
MYE & EOY
Paper 1- Short answer
questions and problem
sums
Paper 2- Short answer
questions and problem
sums
Mathematics---Sec 1 Exp & NA
SCIENCE
Syllabus
Coverage
Lesson
implementationAssessment Format
Ways that parents can support the
child
Semester 1
• Biology
• Chemistry
Semester 2
• Physics
• Science Skills
and Processes
• Theory Lessons
• Laboratory
Sessions
MST
Section A- Multiple Choice
Questions
Section B- Structured
Questions
• Science textbook is a good
resource. Get your child into the
habit of reading the textbook,
and remind him/her to complete
work assigned in Resource
Booklet, Workbook and Practical
Book.
• Get your child to share what
he/she has learnt in class.
• Encourage your child to explain
everyday phenomena using
scientific concepts.
MYE & EOY
Section A- Multiple Choice
Questions
Section B- Structured
Questions
Section C- Essay Questions
No assessment for Science
Skills and Processes.
Science---Sec 1 Exp & NA
GEOGRAPHY
Syllabus Coverage Lesson
implementation
Assessment
Format
Experiential
Programme
Ways that parents
can support the child
• Topics:
� Tropical Rainforests
� Water Supply
� Energy Resources
[only for Express]
• Skills:
� Inquiry related
skills
� Map reading skills
� Geographical data
skills
� Geographical
Investigation skills
Geographical
Investigation
Tropical
Rainforests
• Process:
� Individual
contribution
� Group
Contribution
• Product
� Group
product
MST & EOY
• Short Answer
Question
• Structured
Question
Term 2
• Geographical
Investigation
@ Singapore
Botanical
Gardens
• ABC Water
Trail @
Bedok
Reservoir
Term 4
• Map Reading
Trail
Encourage your
child to read
widely to nurture
an interest in
current affairs
such as water
issues.No MYE
Geography---Sec 1 Exp & NA
HISTORY
Syllabus Coverage Lesson implementation Assessment FormatExperiential
Programme
Ways that parents can
support the child
• Topics:
�The History of Early
Singapore
�Early Singapore before
the 19th Century
• Skills:
�Historical Investigation
Skills
� Source-based Questions
(SBQ) skills
- Inference
- Comparison
- Contrast
� Structured Essay
Questions (SEQ)
Historical
Investigation
• Process:
� Individual
contribution
�Group
Contribution
• Product
�Group
product
MST & EOY
• Source-
based
Questions
• Structured
Essay
Questions
Term 1
Historical
Investigation @
National
Museum
Term 3
Heritage Trail
Encourage your
child to read
widely, engage
your child in
conversation to
develop thinking
and analysis skills. No MYE
History---Sec 1 Exp & NA
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Syllabus Coverage Assessment FormatWays that parents can support the
child
• Short novel – Red Sky in the
Morning
• Poetry Analysis
MST
• Short Structured
Questions
Help your child nurture an interest in
reading a genre of works.
MYE & EOY
• Short Essay
Questions
English Literature---Sec 1 Exp & NA
ART
Syllabus
Coverage
Lesson
implementationAssessment Format
Ways that parents can support the
child
Lino PrintingProject Work
Assignment Based
• 4 x Lino Designs
• Test Print 1
• Test Print 2
• Final Product
(Print on Paper Bag)
• Art Booklet
- Help your child foster an interest
in Art by encouraging him/her to
be more observant about designs
used in daily life.
- Have a discussion with your child
regarding his/her experiences
during art lessons, eg: how
he/she feels about the process of
lino printing for the paper bag
project. What are the challenges
faced, and what does he/she
enjoy about the process.
Art---Sec 1 Exp & NA
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
Syllabus Coverage Lesson implementationAssessment
Format
Experiential
Programme
Ways that parents can
support the child
• Topics:
�Drones Design
• Skills:
�Using the design process
to design drones
�Research into different
factors that affect the
drones
�Decision making on the
research conducted
� Ideation and development
of drones design
�Practical skills in cardboard
and acrylic of drones
� Test Flying the drone
design
Coursework-based
subject with
research conducted
in computer lab and
coursework with
practical lesson
conducted in D&T
workshop
MST
Coursework
Collaboration
with Science
Centre in the
design of the
drones
curriculum
(Term 3 & 4)
• Discuss with your
child the
experiences in
drones design
using the design
journal
• Encourage your
child to be
creative and think
out of the box
MYE
NA
EOY
Coursework
Design and Technology---Sec 1 Exp & NA
FOOD AND CONSUMER EDUCATION
Syllabus Coverage Lesson implementationAssessment
Format
Ways that parents can support
the child
• Topics:
�Balanced Diet
�Healthy food choices
�Budgeting
• Skills:
�Calculate energy value of food
�Calculate body mass index (BMI)
�Modify recipes based on healthy
plate
�Practical Work
~ Cutting skills, healthy cooking
methods, cake making,
presentation of food, cleanliness
& hygiene in kitchen
�Coursework – Meal Planning for
Lunch
Coursework-based
subject with research
conducted in
computer lab and
theory and practical
lesson conducted in
kitchen
MST
• Written
• Practical Encourage your child to
• inculcate a healthy
eating habit, and
choose healthy meals
when eating out
• plan and prepare simple
healthy meals together
e.g. breakfast for the
family
MYE
• Written
• Coursework
EOY
NA
Food and Consumer Education ---Sec 1 Exp & NA
MUSIC
Syllabus Coverage Lesson
implementationAssessment Format
• Topic:
� Performance
� Instruments of orchestra
� Research on rhythm of
Asian music
� Music composition
� Multi-cultural rhythmic
performance
• Skills:
� Singing Technique
� Research skills
� Ensemble Skills
� Digital music composing
Project Work
Group Presentation
and performance in
small ensemble
Music---Sec 1 Exp & NA
School Support
- Bridging Programme for students who were
offered Foundation Level subjects at pri school
- Targeted Remediation
- Revision Papers are given before CA/SA, so that
students are familiar with the assessment format
- Student-initiated Consultation with subject
teachers
Parental
Involvement
Curriculum Timetable
Curriculum Timetable
Co-Curriculum Timetable
15 April (Fri)
Co-Curriculum Activities
Stand-Down
Mid Year Examination begins on 29 April
How to help your child
transit from
primary 6 to secondary 1?
- Communicate with your child daily.
- Communicate with your child’s FTs and Subject teachers
to find out more about his/ her progress in school.
- Monitor your child’s learning, homework completion and
usage of digital devices.
- Guide your child to develop an after school routine that
allows him/ her to have ample revision time and rest.
- Encourage your child to take ownership of his or her
learning.
- Ensuring that your child takes part in all school activities
such as Co-Curricular Activities and school events.
1st A Attendance
2nd A Attire
3rd A Attention
4th A Assignment
5th A Attitude
The 5 ‘A’s Approach
Addressing
Parents’ Feedback
1. Locker for students
Students may obtain a form
from the general office
front desk and apply
through:
www.rent-a-locker.com
Feedback from Parents
2. Opening of School Back Gate
Back Gate 7 at Tampines Primary School
Mondays to Fridays
7.00 am to 7.45 am
Back Gate 6 at Tampines Secondary School
Every Wednesday
7.45 am to 8.30 am
Feedback from Parents
3. Traffic safety around the
school
The school is constantly
working with LTA to
improve the traffic situation
around the school.
Feedback from Parents
4. Communication with parents
The school is exploring the use of Snaapp to improve
communications with parents.
This requires parents to have smartphone to install and use the
app.
Feedback from Parents
Q&A
Thank You