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WelcomePPS Open House
13 July 2019
• Introduction to Primary School Education and Punggol Primary
• Our Signature Programmes
• Our Achievements
• Partnering the School in Your Child’s Education
• School Tour
Programme
Primary Education
• Formative years
• Early stages of learning
• Discovering talents and abilities
Aims of Primary Education
• Lay a strong foundation
• Nurture well-rounded individuals and passionate lifelong learners
• Prepare the child for the future
Preparing our young
For the future
21st Century Competencies –Balancing knowledge with skills and values
Developments in Local Primary Education
• Promote Learn for Life and moving away from over-emphasis on exams and grades
• Strengthening efforts to nurture well-rounded individuals through Outdoor Education
• Providing a structured and supportive environment after school through student care services
• Providing greater supportfor students with special educational needs
What is primary school like?
• More engaging teaching methods
• Programme for Active Learning (PAL)
• Enhanced school facilities
• Holistic Assessment
• Focus on Character and Citizenship Education
More Engaging Teaching Methods
• Active and creative learning strategies
• Investigative tasks, experiments
• Role play, drama
• Outdoor activities
Programme for Active Learning (PAL)
• More opportunities for your child to participate in non-academic activities during curriculum time
• Discover new interests, develop a range of skills and build character
Holistic Assessment
• Focus is on building child’s confidence and desire to learn
• Focus on learning progress
• Feedback on child’s development
• No weighted assessment for
P1 and P2 and empahsize
Learning Dispositions
Character and Citizenship Education
• Builds character through inculcating values and social-emotional competencies
• Nurtures values of responsibility, respect, resilience, integrity, care and harmony
Character and Citizenship Education
• Develops a sense of shared identity and encourages students to contribute to society
• Family Time to reinforce values taught, both at home and in school
Learning Support Programmes (LSP)
Cater to child’s strengths and needs:
• English: provides additional learning support to students in the English Language at the time they enter P1
• Maths: provides additional learning support in Math at the time they enter P1
Punggol Primary School
Brief Background
• Established in 1995• Student Population: 1350 pupils (7 P1 classes in 2019)• Staff Strength: 1 Principal
2 Vice Principals94 Teachers and 16 Support Staff
• Awarded the MOE’s School Distinction Award and Singapore Quality Class in 2014
• PERI Upgrading in 2018 (including SCC)
Our VisionA Gracious Community of
Confident and Innovative Lifelong
Learners
PRIMARY SCHOOL
We want our children to be
Our Mission
Igniting the Joy of
Learning,
Inspiring All to Care
and Share.
PRIMARY SCHOOL
Our School Core Values
Developments in Local Primary Education
@PPS
Moving away from over-emphasis on exams and grades
No exams for P1 & P2 * Vibrant PAM programmes to complement
rich Academic programmes. 20 CCAs to choose from
Strengthening efforts to nurture well -rounded individual through Outdoor Education
Developmental P1-P6 Outdoor Education Programme
S.T.A.R.S. programme GreeNovation Programme Unstructured Recess Play (URP)
Providing a structured and supportive environment after school through student care services
School-Based Student Care Centre operating from Jan 2019 onwards
Providing greater support for students with special educational needs
Case Management Team Many hands approach to help every pupil
(HOD/Student Management, Year Heads, School Counsellor, Senior AED(LBS)
Learn for Life @ PPS
Learning
Dispositions
Description
Curiosity
& Motivation
The interest to learn and the desire to
know more.
Respect
& Collaboration
The respect one accords to others and the
willingness to work with others.
Pride
& Responsibility
The ownership of one’s own learning and
the drive to give one’s best.
Perseverance
& Resilience
The determination to keep going despite
challenges and the will to pick oneself up
from setbacks.
Co-Curriculum Activities (CCAs)
CCAs:
Sports • Hockey• Multi-Sports
Development
• Basketball
Aesthetics • Chinese Dance• Malay Dance• Indian Dance• Art• Chinese Brush
Painting
• Band• Guzheng• Angklung• Choir
UniformGroups
• Boys’ Brigade • Girls’ Brigade
Clubs • Robotics• Info Comm• Maths
• English Drama • Chinese Language
Journalist• Green Club
PPS Signature Programmes
Igniting the JOY of Learning
S.T.A.R.S. Programme
Authentic Problem-Based Learning
PPS Signature Programmes
Igniting the JOY of Learning
Speech and Drama for EL and MTL
My First Milestone
ICT-integrated Learning Journeys
PPS Signature Programmes
Igniting the JOY of Learning
Aesthetics Live in Various Expressions (AL!VE) in PPS
PPS Signature Programmes
Inspiring All to Care and Share
• GREENOVATION - PPS Green Curriculum
P6 Social Entrepreneurship
Inspiring All to Care and Share
PPS Signature Programmes
Social and Moral
- Service learning at Bright Hill Evergreen
Home for all CCA student leaders and P6
prefects.
- Paying it Forward FAS Programme
Young Savers Programme
Toys Buffet
9.4 Social and Moral
PPS Signature ProgrammesInspiring All to Care and Share
PPS Cares & Shares Programme(Toys from the Heart, Adoption of Brighthill Evergreen Home)
PPS Signature ProgrammesInspiring All to Care and Share
P3 & P4My Community, My Responsibility
P1 & P2 My Home, My Responsibility
Inspiring All to Care and Share
PPS Signature Programmes
Dear Parents, Here is a list of chores that a 8 year old child
can do independently. Please go through with your child and
pick 3 chores that he/she can manage and let him/her do it
for a week. Thank you!
Dear Pupil, Please choose 3 chores that you can do to help out
at home and write its number on the next page. Do these
chores over a week at home and get your parent to sign.
Thank you! .
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Achievements and
Affirmations
Pupil Excellence
HOCKEY
National Inter-Primary Schools Hockey Championship
2018 2019
Senior Girls – 1st Runners-up Senior Girls – Champions
Senior Boys – Quarter-Finalist Senior Boys – Champions
Junior Girls – 1st Runners-up Junior Girls – Tournament
Ongoing
Junior Boys – Champions Junior Boys – Tournament
Ongoing
Singapore Youth Festival Presentation
Category 2014 2016 2018
Chinese Dance Distinction Accomplishment Distinction
Malay Dance Accomplishment Accomplishment AccomplishmentGuzheng Ensemble Distinction Accomplishment Commendation
Choir Distinction Distinction Accomplishment
Concert Band Accomplishment Distinction Accomplishment
Angklung Ensemble Accomplishment Commendation Accomplishment
Indian Dance NA Accomplishment Distinction
Singapore Youth Festival
Art Exhibition
2015 2017 2019
2 Certificates of Recognition1 Certificate of Participation
3 Certificates of Recognition 1 Certificates of Recognition
Uniform Groups 2017 2018 2019
Girls’ Brigade Company Award
Sustained Gold Sustained Gold Sustained Gold
Boys’ Brigade JM Fraser Award
Gold Honour Roll
Silver Honour Roll
NA
Uniform Groups
Other Achievements
Asia Pacific Robotics Competition
20181st and 2nd place
2019Competition On-going
Inter-school Debating Championship
2018• Champions• Best speaker
2019• Best speaker for Preliminary Round 2
• Top 5 schools (South Zone)
Organisational
Excellence
MOE Masterplan of Awards MOE Masterplan of Awards
People Developer Standard Certified
MOE’s Masterplan of Awards
MOE Masterplan of AwardsSchool Distinction Award
National AwardSingapore Quality Class
• The Green Audit Award 2018 (Vanda Miss Joaquim )
• Green Audit Certification (Gold)
• Energy Efficiency National Partnership Award 2017
• Community in Bloom 2018 (Gold)
• Outstanding Environmental Outreach Project Award
2018
• WWF Eco School Awards 2018
Other Achievements
Singapore Youth Science Festival
2018• Certificate of Accomplishment• Certificate of Commendation
Young Innovators’ Fair
2018• 3 Certificates of Distinction
• 1 Certificate of Merit
National Environment Challenge
2018• Finalist
Preparing Your Child
For Primary School
Adapting to primary school
In primary school, your child will need to:
• adjust to a larger learning environment
• adapt to longer school hours and a structured timetable and schedule
• interact with more students and teachers
• become more independent and responsible
Support a healthy lifestyle
Ensure your child has:
• Sufficient sleep
• A balanced diet
• Unstructured play
• Outdoor activities in the day
Be involved!
• Attend seminars and workshops
• Ensure communication with teachers
• Participate in a Parent-Teacher Conference
• Volunteer in school programmes e.g. festival celebrations, buddy reading, learning journeys
• Join the Parent Support Group
Primary 1 registration
process
For more information on the Primary 1 registration process, please refer to:
www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/ primary-one-registration/