Sat, 15 Feb 2014

0900-1015 hours

Yu Neng Pri School

P3 & 4

MTP I

“CLASS OF 2016” and

“CLASS OF 2017”

Briefing by P/YNPS, Mrs Clara Lim-Tan

Part I

09.00 am to 10.15am

•Briefing by P in the Hall

•Briefing by VSP

Part II

10.30 am to 12.00 pm

Parents to proceed to the respective P3/4 classrooms for briefing by Form Teachers

PROGRAMME

OUTLINE FOR P’s BRIEFING

• Introduction of Key Personnel

• Understanding the changing educational

landscape in Singapore

• What these look like at Yu Neng Pri – School directions

– A holistic education at Yu Neng Pri

• Partnering the school in your child’s education

Principal/ YNPS

a quick background

Xinmin Sec,

Teacher

(1995-1998)

Master of Philosophy in

School Development

(Uni of Cambridge)

(1998-1999)

MOE HQ School

Division, Special

Assistant

2000-2001

Crescent Girls’

School

HOD/Creative Arts

(2002-2003)

Beatty Sec, Vice-

Principal (2004-2007)

Leaders in Education

Programme (LEP) (2007)

with attachment to Tao Nan

Sch

CHIJ (Kellock) Principal (2008-2013)

Yu Neng Pri,

Principal (2014

onwards)

Mrs Clara Lim-Tan

SCHOOL LEADERS & KEY PERSONNEL

• Mr Nicholas Tan, Vice-Principal 1

• Ms Emily Yee, Vice-Principal 2

• Mdm Dawn Liew, Administration Manager

• Mr Lim Yew Chai , Operations Manager

KEY PERSONNEL

• Miss Ang Mei Ling, HOD EL

• Mr Foo Yu Ren, LH EL

• Mdm Zuraida Akbar HOD Math

• Mr Shawn Yeo, SH Math (Covering)

• Mr Hashim B Mohd HOD, Science

• Mdm Dewi Wati, LH Science

• Ms Ong Bee Hua, HOD Mother Tongue

• Mr Nurisham Ismail, SH ML

• Mr Zhang Tan, LH CL (covering)

KEY PERSONNEL

• Mr Yok Joon Meng, HOD ICT

• Mr Alan Mui, HOD Talent Devt (Physical & Health)

• Mrs Christina Lim, HOD Talent Devt (Aesthetics)

• Mr Alwyn Tan, SH PE/HE

• Mrs Noras Sohaimi, HOD Character & Citizenship Education

• Mrs Kanesan, SH Pastoral Care

• Mdm Joyce Lee, SH Citizenship

UNDERSTANDING A

CHANGING EDUCATIONAL

LANDSCAPE

SINGAPORE EDUCATION 101

“The PSLE serves as a

checkpoint of a

student's mastery of

primary-level subjects

and identifies suitable

pathways for secondary

education, said MOE.

The highest and lowest

aggregate scores of the

cohort are not

necessary for this

purpose and will not

feature in the results

slip from this year. “

EVOLUTION OF THE S’PORE EDUCATION

SYSTEM

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Towards

Quality Education

Greater Flexibility & Choice

Developing Peaks of Excellence

Greater Curricular

Customisation

From High

Averages….

Efficiency

Driven Phase

Streaming of pupils

Higher Literacy & Numeracy

rates

Employability of School

Leavers

Survival

Driven

Phase

1959-1978

1979-1996

1997 and beyond

Going forward, we are

moving towards a Student-

centric, Values driven

Education ….

Holistic Assessment

Character and Citizenship

Education

Greater Emphasis on PE, Art

and Music

Enhancing Holistic Education for Our Students

21st Century Competencies

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NDR 2013 Announcements

• Primary One registration

• Extension of Edusave contributions

• PSLE grading

• Flexibility in subject offering

• Broadening of DSA

Breadth - Valuing Every Child

- Giving Each a

Holistic Education

Depth - Deep Values

- A Strong Foundation

Length - Learning for Life

- Lifelong Learning

Every School a Good

School

Every Student an Engaged Learner

A Broad & Deep Foundation for a Lifelong Journey

A student-centric, values-driven education system

We want to provide every child with a broad and deep foundation for life and

lifelong learning – a multi-dimensional education that goes beyond academics…

What do these ‘look like’ at Yu Neng Pri

for your child?

Embracing our heritage… Yu Neng Primary School started off as a

Chinese school in 1935 at Upper Changi.

The school later moved to and started

operations in Bedok North St 3 in Jan 1982. It

changed its status from an aided school to a

government school and was renamed as ‘Yu

Neng Primary School’. The school was officially

declared opened by Tuan Saidi Haji Shariff on

12 July 1984.

80 YEARS OF EDUCATION AT

YNPS – MOVING FORWARD

Treasuring the Past

Celebrating the Present

Co-creating the Future

1935 – 2015

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Primary Education is PRIMARY!

WE @ Yu Neng Pri School are committed to nurturing

the whole child

And to do so … it is important to see the different aspects of how

each child is developing

YNP School VISION

Learn with Passion

Serve with Compassion

Lead with Vision

Our Mission

Together, we build a caring and enriched environment to nurture pupils into confident communicators, self-directed leaders, healthy

and active citizens.

School Motto

Light Up and Shine

Everyone Counts

& Philosophy

ANCHORED BY SCHOOL VALUES

• Integrity our compass

• Responsibility and

• Peseverance in actions

• Respect and

• Compassion for others

PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Honesty (P1)

• Respect (P2)

• Responsibility (P3)

• Helpfulness (P4)

• Teamwork (P5)

• Resilience (P6)

KEY FOCUS AREAS 2014-2015

• A forward-looking holistic 6 year Yu Neng Pri

Experience which emphasises lifelong learning, 21CC,

character & values inculcation

• Student voice and leadership

• A collaborative and innovative school culture

• Partnerships & strategic resource management

• School pride and culture

PRIMARY 2

PRIMARY 3

Managing expectations

PRIMARY 3

PRIMARY 4 tra

nsitio

n

Science, CCAs, GEP screening Subject-based banding,

THE YU NENG ‘EXPERIENCE’

• We emphasise a holistic and all-rounded education without compromising on the rigour of academic standards

• We ensure that your children have been exposed to a wide range of unique programmes, training & unique experiences and opportunities to stretch his/her potential

• We ensure our guiding philosophy & school curriculum are anchored in values and ethics to help build strength of character, discipline, confidence and morale

… An Education @ YNPS

…Learn, Lead and Make a Difference

DID YOU KNOW ….

• Hattie (2009) in a more recent study of major

influences on educational achievement (using

800+ meta analyses) found that FORMATIVE

PRACTICE, in particular, SELF-ASSESSMENT

and FEEDBACK, had the highest effect sizes

(i.e. impact on student outcomes) out of more

than 100 different instructional and contextual

factors.

Impact on Student Outcomes

ROLE OF ASSESSMENT EFFECT SIZE

Self-evaluation 1.44

Feedback 0.72

Providing formative evaluation

to teachers

0.70

Frequent Effects of testing 0.46

Teaching test-taking skills` 0.22

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Holistic Assessment - development of the whole child Holistic Assessment doesn’t mean no more Exams. Pupils will be assessed based on bite-sized performance tasks assigned to them during the course of the year. These tasks aim to assess the mastery level of each pupil and allow our teachers to check for misconceptions and provide feedback for pupils learning.

Honesty (P1)

Respect (P2)

Responsibility (P3)

Helpfulness (P4)

Teamwork (P5)

Resilience (P6)

UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS BEYOND PSLE …

•Parents need to think ahead and

beyond the PSLE grades and understand the expanded

pathways leading to secondary

and post-secondary and tertiary

education …

Understanding what is beyond PSLE

…Learn, Lead and Make a Difference

Recent Initiatives in Education

• Greater diversity & flexibility

in education landscape

• More flexibility and choice

• Broader measures of

success

• Student-driven Values

Centred Education

Subject Based Banding

2014 Subject – based

Combination

Express Course (Secondary 1-4)

Priv

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unded S

chools

Specia

lised In

dependent

Schools

Inte

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Schools

Normal (Academic)/

Normal (Technical) Course

(Secondary 1-4)

Secondary 5 N

GCE ‘N” LEVEL

EXAMINATION

Polytechnics Institute of

Technical

Education

Junior Colleges/

Centralised

Institute

Universities

GCE ‘A’ LEVEL EXAMINATION/

Other Qualifications

PRIMARY SCHOOL LEAVING EXAMINATION (PSLE)

Orientation Stage Primary 5-6

Foundation Stage Primary 1-4

Junior Colleges/

Centralised Institute

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4 1

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GCE ‘O’ LEVEL EXAMINATION

CCA Policy

Objectives of Co-curricular Activities (CCAs):

• CCAs are an integral part of our students’ holistic, well-rounded education.

• They aim to build character, inculcate values and develop leadership amongst our pupils as they learn, collaborate and interact with one another as well as the community at large.

CCA Policy

• All CCAs are official school activities and all pupils

from P3 to P6 are to participate in at least one

CCA.

• Pupils need to achieve a minimum attendance

rate of 75% in the CCA. Pupils will be awarded

badges (CCA Star) yearly if they attain 90% annual

attendance rate.

• Pupils need to produce a medical certificate or a

letter from parent/guardian stating reason(s) for

absence from the scheduled CCA day/events.

CCA Policy

• Pupils should not change their CCA as they need time

to build knowledge and master their skills.

• It is important that teamwork and leadership are

honed in the same CCAs with their peers as one grows

and develops in his skills and leadership in the CCA

concerned.

• Therefore, requests for a change of CCA are only

allowed at the end of P3 after pupils have tried out

their CCAs for 1 semester. Changing of CCAs is not

allowed from P4 to P6, unless due to very valid reasons

e.g. medical conditions.

CCA POLICY

• Once per term, CCA training sessions will include

Social Emotional Learning lessons to provide

opportunities to develop SEL competencies in our

pupils. The 5 domains that are integral to the SEL

lessons are Self-Awareness, Self-Management,

Understanding of Others, Relationship Skills, Decision-

making Skills

• All CCA groups will perform at least 1 Community

Involvement Programme in a year.

Direct School Admission To Secondary One (DSA-

Sec Exercise)

Aim

To provide students the opportunity to

demonstrate a more diverse range of

achievements and talents in seeking

admission to secondary schools.

4 MAIN CATEGORIES OF SECONDARY

SCHOOL PARTICIPATING IN THE DSA-SEC

EXERCISE

• Schools offering an integrated

programme (IP Schools),

• Independent schools (IS),

• Autonomous schools (AS) and

• Schools with niche programmes

approved by MOE (Niche Schools).

Portfolios and testimonials from teachers and coaches.

Auditions, interviews and placement camps etc …

For more info on DSA, please refer to:

www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec

To DSA … or not to DSA?

•Understand your son/daughter’s strength/talents.

•Understand the programmes offered by the Sec schools –

in other words, do your ground work

2011 2012

15 19

2013

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Number of Successful DSA

Applicants

DSA Secondary School

Ngee Ann Sec (Badminton, Table Tennis)

Dunman High (Table Tennis, Badminton, GAT)

NUS High (GAT)

Anglican High (Badminton)

Temasek JC (GAT)

Raffles Institution (Table Tennis)

Chung Cheng High (Main) (CO)

St Hilda’s (Volleyball)

Victoria School (Table Tennis, Floorball)

Tanjong Katong (Floorball)

Some of the

secondary

schools that our

Yu Neng

leaders moved

to (via DSA)…

WHAT ROLE CAN I PLAY TO

SUPPORT MY CHILD?

Please Note:

• Medical Certificates ARE required to account for

absence from a test or exam.

• PSLE: Prelim Exam results, as well as past-year

trend results, will be taken into consideration if

the child did not sit for a particular subject

during PSLE

• DO NOT take your child out during official

school term without a valid reason. School has

planned several important enrichment

programmes after SA2/PSLE

AS A PARENT COACH…

• Inspire your child to achieve high and his

fullest potential. Aim for a high standard but realistic aggregate.

• Motivate your child by taking an active interest in your child’s academic progress as well as his CCA. Encourage and affirm him of every good progress step he has made.

• Be involved in his learning process by regularly checking on his work regularly to show that you (the parent) are taking an active interest in his studies. This will motivate him to try harder in his studies.

AS A PARENT COACH…

• Ensure that he/she does all his homework

and complete them properly. Every

assignment is considered important.

• Ensure that he/she attends school regularly.

Skipping classes makes it difficult for him to

catch up with his lessons later on.

• Don’t make excuses for them

AS A PARENT COACH…

• Monitor his/her daily after-school schedules/ lessons to ensure he/she is meaningfully and constructively engaged.

• Draw up a time-table with him/her.

Monitor that he/she does not waste time playing

computer games, watching too much televison

programmes or chatting online with his friends or

strangers.

Do not ‘pump’ your child with additional external

enrichment courses to the detriment of her actual

school work or to the extent that she misses out on the

various programmes and experiences offered by the

school

AS A PARENT COACH…

• Ensure that he/she has enough hours of sleep every day and takes his breakfast before coming to school.

• Communicate with your child’s teachers regularly whenever you need clarifications, assistance and feedback to better support your child in his learning.

• Important to recognise different perspectives – not just “My child’s right”. Do not jump to conclusions.

• Help look after / support our teachers.

What policy is your school haven?? …. wat do you mean by

…. ……, we parent have nothing to said, …... I am dissatisfied

with the school policy and the way his form teacher handle

this case! i wan the school to give me a answer regarding

this matter!!!!!

How would this make you feel?

Dear XXXX

Thank you so much for your invaluable advice & sharing your thoughts with me.

It must have taken up quite a bit of your precious time. My deep appreciation.

I have read & re-read your email several times so as to reflect on the 'next best

course of action‘………………….

Last but not least, you have a wonderful team here. All the 4 teachers responded to

my email. ……

Once again, my heartfelt thanks!

XXXXXXXX

Every parent a supportive partner

Just to share this recent bouquet with you

Thank you for affirming

the work that we do

Parents as supportive partners in education

Join us and have a hand in helping to

shape the

Future of Yu Neng Pri!

We look forward to bringing out the

best in your child…