Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Ang Mo Kio Primary SchoolMeet-the-Parents Session 2017

Primary 6

into the

What does it mean

to be part of a

COMMUNITY?

P6 Teachers

Class Form Teachers Co-form teachers

6 Integrity Mrs Shankar Mrs Amy Tan

6 Respect Mdm Fong Yen Yen Mr Ronald Lee

6 Care Ms Goh Cheng Ying Ms Tham Sook Lai

6 Responsibility Ms Yeo Sze Min Mdm Zarina

P6 TeachersClass Form Teachers Co-form teachers

6 Excellence Mrs Yau Siew Cheng Ms Lim Hwee Yng

6 Resilience 1 Mrs Anand Ms Boo Wei Fang

6 Resilience 2 Mdm Letchimi Mrs Faroek

6 Resilience 3 Mrs Ng Kim Gek Mdm Zarinah

Objective

•Parents can work collaboratively

with teachers to enhance

children’s academic performance

and character development

A Self-Directed learner

A Morally Upright Citizen

Character

Development

Academic

Excellence

1. Regular Attendance

‘A child who misses school

most of the time, misses out

on the GOLDEN

OPPORTUNITIES to a

BETTER FUTURE!’

2. Coming to school ON TIME

• Sustained

Silent Reading

• TSR session in

class[Conversation between Teacher

& Pupil]

• Sustained Silent

Reading

English Language Books (Mon, Wed,

Fri)

Mother Tongue Books (Tue & Thur)

[Family Bonding Day - visit the national

library once in 2 weeks.]

• Pre-Assembly

-Values Education-

3. Complete the work

assigned by the teacher

& hand it in ON TIME

Develops

SELF-DISCIPLINE

ACADEMIC

Excellence

Mathematics Lessons• 6 Integrity to 6 Excellence pupils are grouped

into M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 and M6.

• M1 – Mrs Amy Tan

• M2 – Mdm Fong Yen Yen

• M3 – Ms Goh Cheng Ying

• M4 – Mr Ronald Lee

• M5 – Mrs Yau Siew Cheng

• M6 – Ms Yeo Sze Min

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Mathematics Lessons

• 6 Resilience pupils are grouped into R1,

R2 and R3.

• R1 – Mrs Anand

• R2 – Mdm Letchimi

• R3 – Mrs Ng Kim Gek

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

English• Syllabus will be completed by end of Term 2 (4 units)

• Resources:

- School Worksheets (Spelling, Synthesis&

Transformation, Practice Papers)

- Publisher’s Resources (CW, SW, Listening,Oral

and Practice Papers)

- Little Red Dot

- PSLE Book

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

English Language

Primary Six

Standard English

Examination Format

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Paper Components (Marks)

1 Situational Writing (15 marks)

Continuous Writing (40 marks)

2 Language use (95 marks)

3 Listening Comprehension (20 marks)

4 Oral (30 marks)

Paper 1• Situational Writing (1 question) – 15 marks

• Formal

• Informal

• Letter / email / report

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Paper 1• Continuous Writing – 40 marks

• 1h 10 min

• 1 question (write closely to the topic)

• Use at least 1 picture (out of 3 pictures)

• Use the prompters

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Paper 2 (Booklet A)

• Grammar MCQ (10 marks)

• Vocab. MCQ (5 marks)

• Vocab. Cloze (5 marks)

• Visual Text Comprehension (8 marks)

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Paper 2 (Booklet B)• Grammar Cloze (10 marks)

• Editing for spelling & Grammar (12 marks)

Need to identify if it is a spelling or

grammatical error

• Comprehension Cloze (15 marks)

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Paper 2 (Booklet B)

• Synthesis & Transformation (10 marks)

• Comprehension OE (20 marks)

A range of questions

1h 50 min

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Paper 3 (LC)• 20 MCQ

• Pictures (first 7 questions)

• Passages (advertisements / instructions /

stories / explanations / conversations /

speeches)

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Paper 3 (LC)• About 35 min

• Time will be given to pupils to read the

questions

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Paper 4 (Oral)• Reading aloud (10 marks)

– Read fluently

• Stimulus-based conversation (20 marks)

– Personal response to a visual stimulus

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

English Language

Primary Six

Foundation English

Examination Format

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Paper Components (Marks)

1 Situational Writing (10 marks)

Continuous Writing (30 marks)

2 Language use (60 marks)

3 Listening Comprehension (20 marks)

4 Oral (30 marks)

Paper 1• Situational Writing (1 question) – 10 marks

• Formal

• Informal

• Letter / email

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Paper 1• Continuous Writing – 30 marks

• 1h 10 min

• 3 pictures (Choose your own ending)

• Use the helping words

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Language Use and Comprehension (Booklet A)

• Grammar MCQ (8 questions)

• Punctuation MCQ (2 questions)

• Vocabulary MCQ (5 questions)

• Visual Text Comprehension (5 questions)

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Language Use and Comprehension (Booklet B)

• Form Filling (5 questions)

• Editing for Grammar (6 questions)

• Editing for Spelling (6 questions)

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Language Use and Comprehension (Booklet B)

• Comprehension – completion of

sentences (5 questions)

• Synthesis (3 questions)

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Language Use and Comprehension (Booklet B)

• Comprehension Cloze ( 5 questions)

• Comprehension

– Passage A (3 questions)

– Passage B (4 questions)

– E.g. Sequencing, open-ended, graphic stimulus

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Paper 3 (LC)

• 20 MCQ

• Pictures / Note taking / passages

• Passages (advertisements / instructions /

stories / explanations / conversations /

speeches)

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Paper 3 (LC)• About 35 min

• Time will be given to pupils to read the

questions

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Paper 4 (Oral)• Reading aloud (10 marks)

– Read fluently

• Stimulus-based conversation (20 marks)

– Personal response to a visual stimulus

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Mathematics• Syllabus to be completed by end of Term

2

• Resources

- Textbooks & Activity Books (6A & 6B)

- PSLE booklet

- Topical Worksheets

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Format of Standard Math Paper

• Paper 1 (40%)

– 15 MCQs

– 15 Short Answer Questions

• Paper 2 (60%)

– 5 Short Answer Questions

– 13 Long Answer Questions

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

50 min

1 h 40 min

Format of Foundation Math paper

• Paper 1 (50%)

– 20 MCQs

– 10 Short Answer Questions

• Paper 2 (50%)

– 10 Short Answer Questions

– 8 Long Answer Questions

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

1 h 15 min

1 h

• Pupils are allowed to use calculators in

Paper 2 only

• All mathematical statements must be shown

• List of approved calculators will be given with

CA1 notification letter

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Use of Calculators

Science• Syllabus to be completed by end of Term 2

• Resources

- Textbook and Activity Book

(Theme: Interactions)

- Topical Worksheets

- PSLE booklet

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Science• Resources

- Jotter Book

Learning outcomes

Note booking

Concept map

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Format of Standard Science Paper

(New)

• Booklet A (56 marks)

– 28 MCQs

• Booklet B (44 marks)

– 12 to 13 open-ended questions

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Format of Foundation Science Paper

(New)

• Booklet A

MCQ : 18 Qns ( 2 marks each)

Total : 36 marks

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Format of Foundation Science Paper

(New)

• Booklet B

Open-ended Questions :

- 6 – 7 short answer questions (14 marks)

- 5 – 6 open-ended questions (20 marks)

Total : 34 marks

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

English

Supplementary Every Monday/Wednesday

– 2.10 p.m. to 3.10 p.m./2.40 p.m to 3.40 p.m

– Attendance is compulsory

– Starts in week 6

– Term 1 (EL Communication Course)

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Maths Supplementary

Every Wednesday

– 1.40 p.m. to 2.40 p.m.

– Attendance is compulsory

– Starts in week 6

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

Science

Supplementary

Every Monday/Wednesday

– 2.10 p.m. to 3.10 p.m./2.40 p.m to 3.40 p.m

– Attendance is compulsory

– Starts in week 6

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

CHARACTER

BUILDING

AMKP Shared Values,

Key Student

Outcomes & Values-

based Leadership

Traits – Primary 5 & 6

A Self-Directed learner A Morally Upright Citizen

School Shared

Values

Key

Student

Outcomes

Desired Values-

Based

Leadership

Habits

P1

Goals

P2

Goals

P3

Goals

P4

Goals

P5

Goals

P6

Goals

Care

Mo

rally

Up

righ

t C

itiz

en

Is active in making

the lives of self

and others better

I can take care of myself,

and help my friends and

family.

I can help others in my school and

neighbourhood.

I can help others in Singapore and

beyond.

Is active in caring

for the

environment

I do my part in school and

at home to care for the

environment.

I do my part within the

neighbourhood to care for the

environment.

I do my part and encourage others to

care for the environment.

Respect

Acts out of belief

in the intrinsic

value of self and

others

I think before I act or

speak, because I value

the feelings of my family

and friends.

I think before I act or speak because I

value the feelings of others who may

be of different cultures.

I role model and encourage others to

show respect for people, regardless of

their background or abilities.

Works

respectfully with

others to achieve

common goal

I listen when others

speak.

I learn to accept different ideas to

help the team reach its goals.

I work with other teams to reach

common goals.

Integrity

Makes morally

right decisions

and is not afraid

to stand for

what is right

I do what is right even when no one is watching.

1st Student Outcome-indicated by the 3 values (care, respect,

integrity)

[Progressive]

School Shared

Values

Key

Student

Outcomes

Desired Values-

Based

Leadership

Habits

P1

Goals

P2

Goals

P3

Goals

P4

Goals

P5

Goals

P6

Goals

Responsibilit

y

Self

-Dir

ect

ed

Le

arn

er

Displays personal

responsibility

I take care of myself and

my belongings.

I am responsible for my learning,

including my homework.

I am responsible for the choice I make –

how I spend my time, who my friends are

and my plans for the future.

Does what is

promised or

entrusted to do

I can be trusted to do

what is assigned to me.

I can be trusted to help my friends and

family.

I can be trusted to work with others to

maintain positive relationships with the

community

Resilience

Responds to

challenges/new

experiences with

optimism

I want to try new things

and not give up when I

face challenges.

I apply what I have learnt to remain

positive when I face challenges/new

experiences.

I apply what I have learnt to encourage

others to remain positive when they face

challenges/new experiences.

Perseveres in the

face of challenges

/new experiences

I keep working at my

goals until they are

reached.

I practise the Growth Mindset and

put in effort to reach my goals

With the Growth Mindset, I use

deliberate practice to reach my goals.

Excellence

Sets goals to achieve

personal best

I do my best in everything. I am clear about my goals and work hard to

achieve them.

I monitor and refine my strategies to reach my

goals.

Acts on feedback for

improvement

I listen attentively to improve. I reflect on the feedback given and act to

improve myself.

I rally together with others to reflect and improve

myself and others.

Uses thinking skills to

exercise reasoning and

sound decision-making

I think carefully before making a

decision for myself.

I apply what I have learnt to make decisions that are

sound and reasonable.

I work with others to make sound decisions and can

explain my reasoning.

Uses thinking skills to do

things in a better way or

explore new experiences

I try to think differently to do things

better.

I explore new ways on how to do things better. I work with others to come up with creative ideas to do

things better.

2nd Student Outcome-indicated by the 3 values (responsibility,

resilience, excellence)

School Shared Values

Key

Student

Outcomes

Desired Values-Based Leadership

Habits

P5

Goals

P6

Goals

Care

Mo

rally

Up

righ

t C

itiz

en

Is active in making the lives of self

and others better I can help others in Singapore and

beyond.

Is active in caring for the

environment

I do my part and encourage others to care

for the environment.

Respect

Acts out of belief in the intrinsic

value of self and others

I role model and encourage others to

show respect for people, regardless of

their background or abilities.

Works respectfully with others to

achieve common goal

I work with other teams to reach common

goals.

IntegrityMakes morally right decisions and is

not afraid to stand for what is rightI do what is right even when no one is

watching.

RECOGNITION PLATFORMS• PQ360

• Holistic Development Profile rating in report book

• CRITA stickers / Badges

• Good Character Award

• Edusave Character Award (ECHA)

• Edusave Awards for Good Leadership and Service

(EAGLES)

CCA

• Starts in Week 3 [16 January]

Direct School Admission-DSA

• Provides an alternative avenue for seeking admission to a secondary school of your child’s choice before he/she receives the PSLE results.

• Under DSA, your child’s talents and achievements, in both academic and non-academic areas, can be considered for admission into a Secondary School.

Direct School Admission-DSA

• Each Secondary School sets its own criteria for selection, based on the academic and/or non-academic areas that the Secondary School would like to emphasize.

• DSA briefing for all pupils in Term 2.

3 Stages of DSA Exercise

(1) Selection Stage

• June to September (term 3)

(2) Exercise School Preference Stage

• Oct (before PSLE)

3 Stages of DSA Exercise

(3) Results Release Stage

• late November

Once you are successfully allocated to a DSA school, you

are NOT be able to opt for and be posted to a school

during the annual centralised S1 Posting Exercise,

regardless of your PSLE results.

CA1 Examination

•English Paper 2 – 28th February

•Mathematics – 1st March

•Mother Tongue Paper 2 – 2nd March

•Science – 3rd March

•Higher Mother Tongue – 27th February

PSLE Timetable (tentative)Oral 17th & 18th August

Listening

Comprehension 15th September

PSLE 28th Sept – 4th Oct

Written Exams

Every Child, A Leader of Self and for Others, with a Passion for Excellence

PSLE

•Oral – 17th and 18th August

•Listening – 15th September

•English/F. English – 28th September

•Maths/F. Maths – 29th September

PSLE

•Mother Tongue/FMT – 2nd October

•Science/F.Science – 3rd October

•Higher Mother Tongue – 4th October

Work Schedule (P6)Term 1 Syllabus

Term 2 Complete Syllabus

Term 3 Practice Papers

Revision

Preliminary Examination

Term 4 Practice Papers

Revision

PSLE

P6 Activities• Learning journeys to Science Centre

• P6 Sports Carnival

• Camp Excellence

• Secondary School Fair

• P6 Graduation Ceremony

P6 Camp Excellence

Objectives :

1) to increase the motivational level of the P6 pupils so as

to better prepare them for the upcoming PSLE

2) to strengthen the bonds between teachers and pupils

3) to impart life skills and social skills to the P6 pupils

- 30th June to 1st July

Tips to Help Your Child

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun

9 am School School School School School Tuition Rest

10 am School School School School School Tuition Rest

11 am School School School School School Study Study

12 pm School School School School School Rest Study

1 pm School School School School School Rest Rest

2 pm Math Remedial

EL/SCI

RemedialRest Rest Rest Rest Rest

3 pm Math

Remedial

EL/SCI

RemedialRest Rest Rest Rest Rest

4 pm Study Study Tuition Study Study Rest Rest

5 pm Study Study Tuition Study Study Rest Rest

6 pm Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest Rest

7 pm Study Study Study Study Study Study Study

8 pm Study Study Study Study Study Study Study

9 pm Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep Sleep

Example

Check their Work

Newspaper & Books

Educational Magazines

Educational Websites

Assessment Books

Encourage your child to ….

Talk about the ……

……Set a Goal

COMMUNICATION

Channels

COMMUNICATION Channels

• Pupil Handbook

• Helpdesk (GO number) [for teachers to return call]

• Teacher’s email

• Face-to-face appointment

[to call at least one day in advance]

• MTP Sessions

Meet-the-Parents

Sessions

• First session: Saturday, 14th Jan

(For parents only)

• Second session: Friday, 26th May

Discussion with Teacher

Make an appointment using your child’s

Handbook

- meeting

- phone call

- email

Encourage your child to do better

He/She can do it if WE believe he/she can !