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METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL2017 Level Parents’ Briefing

Sec 2 Briefing Slides

LEVEL THEME

BEING A TEAM PLAYER

LEVEL VERSE-

1 Corinthians 12: 20-25

“But God has put the body together, giving

greater honor to the parts that lacked it,25 so

that there should be

no division in the body, but that its parts

should have equal concern

for each other.”

MILESTONE PROGRAMMES

• ROCs 2 (Local)

• Arts appreciation

• Leadership programme

Secondary 2ACADEMIC MATTERS

O-LEVEL TRACK

SCHOOL TERMS IN 2017

Semester 1

Term 1: 3 Jan – 10 Mar

Term 2: 20 Mar – 26 May

Semester 2

Term 3: 27 Jun – 31 Aug

Term 4: 11 Sep – 27 Oct

CURRICULUM STRUCTURE FOR 20176

- Lessons are in 60 min or 90 min blocks

- 2 half-hourly break times every day except Wed.

- The timetable will be structured in a 2-week (odd &

even) cycle.

Semestral Modules-Lower Sec Sciences: Bio/STEM, Chem/Phy-PTK for Sec 1 – 3 SBA-General Music-Home Econs

Semester 1: Jan – Apr 2017

Semester 2: May – Sep 2017

SCHOOL HOURS

Day Flag raising

Dismissal Planned afternoon lessons

*Scheduled remedial / enrichment

Slot 1: 2.30 – 3.30 pm

Slot 2: 3.30 – 4.30 pm

CCA Start Time

Mon 7.30 am 2 pm / 2.30 pm

2.30 - 3.30pm

S3 & S4 HMT

3 pm

Tue 7.30 am 2 pm / 2.30 pm

2:45 - 4.15 pmS1 MEP

3 – 6 pm S4 Art

2.45 -6.30pm S4 MEP

Sec 1&2: Lang & Sci

Sec 3&4: Hum & Maths

4.30 pm

Wed 8.25 am 2 pm / 2.30 pm

3 pm

Thu 7.30am 2 pm / 2.30 pm

2:45 - 4.15 pmS2 MEP

3 – 6 pm S3 Art

2.45 -6.30pm S3 MEP (IP)

2:45-4 pm S4 CLB

Sec 1&2: Maths & Hum

Sec 3&4: Sci & Lang

4.30 pm

Fri 7.30am 2 pm / 2.30 pm

2.45 – 6.30 pm

S3 non-MEP

3 pm

* Scheduled to start after CNY

School Attendance during curriculum time and School events

Categories of Absence from School

CategoriesActual attendance

recorded

Effect on

Attendance %Examples

Absent with Official Reasons

- approved competitions repr

school or Singapore

Considered

"PRESENT"Not affected

- child sent to activities by school or

nation

- students not taking subjects on day of

exam

Absent with medical

certificate/ hospitalisation

Considered

"ABSENT"

Decrease - short term mc or long term

hospitalisation

Absent for all other reasons

covered parents' letter

Considered

"ABSENT"

Decrease - letter from parents,

Absent for all other reasons

without parents' letter

Considered

"ABSENT" &

"TRUANCY"

Decrease

& booked with

9 DEMERIT

POINTS

The following are the consequences if a student

accumulates or receives an outright,

9 or more demerit points:

▪ Detention Class

▪ ‘Fair’ or ‘Poor’ conduct rating in her Semestral

Report

▪ Disqualification from school and other awards

Demerit Points & Consequences

❖ Letters❖ Emails and phone calls❖ Announcements through MGS website❖ Newsletters❖ Termly Progress Reports❖ Parents’ Level Briefing❖ Parent-Teacher Meeting with class, subject &

CCA teachers (1 April 2017, Saturday)❖ ParentLink

COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS WITH PARENTS/GUARDIANS

● Letters

● Emails via MGS gmail addresses

● Announcements through MGS website

● Newsletters

● Termly Progress Reports

● Morning announcements

● Broadcast

● Public Address system

● Noticeboards & posters

● Level briefings, Chapel, Assembly …

COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS WITH STUDENTS

Broad-based, content and skills leading up to the

rigour and demands of the O-levels, A-levels

and beyond.

Transition from Primary curriculum to O-levels

LOWER SEC O-LEVEL CURRICULUM

SEC 2 CURRICULUMEXAMINABLE SUBJECTS

O-track enrichedSec 2D, 2H, 2M, 2T

O-track SBASec 2E, 2I, 2O

Language Arts Language Arts

Mother Tongue Mother Tongue

Mathematics Mathematics

Sciences Bio, Chem, Phy modules

Sciences Bio, Chem, Phy modules

Geography Geography

History History

MEP@ MEP@

Third Lang# Third Lang#

@ S2 MEP lessons (for SBA students) on Thursday afternoons 2:45- 4.15 pm

# Third Language lessons in MOE LC.

SEC 2 CURRICULUMNON-EXAMINABLE SUBJECTS

O-track enrichedSec 2D, 2H, 2M, 2T

O-track SBASec 2E, 2I, 2O

STEM STEM

PTK

IPW IPW

Home Econs (nonMEP) Home Econs (nonMEP)

General Music General Music

Art Art

Code4Life Code4Life

PE PE

CCE CCE

Mother Tongue is mandatory under Singapore’s bilingual policy.

Exemptions from MT must be approved by MOE.

Fresh applications for exemptions need to be made for GCE ‘O’ levels.

MOTHER TONGUE

Students take the GCE O-level Mother

Tongue paper at the end of Sec 3.

If student scores B3 or better, she will take the

Higher Mother Tongue paper at end of

Sec 4.

HIGHER MOTHER TONGUE

For O-track:

Bonus points at JC admissions:

2 points if student passes both English and HMT.

Students with good HMT scores can take up Chinese Studies as a H2 subject or join JCs offering the Chinese LEP.

HIGHER MOTHER TONGUE

Offering Higher Mother Tongue to Students

Target Groups Criteria for eligibility to do HCL Remarks

P6 to S1 1. Top 10% in PSLE (~250 pts & above) & took CL, ML, TLOR2. 11-30% in PSLE & A* in CL, ML, TL &/or Merit/Dist in HCL, HML, HMT

Offer letter given by MOEat Sec 1 Posting

S1 to S2S2 to S3

1. Min 75% in CL, ML, TL & min 75% for overall %

OR2. Min 80% in CL, ML, TL &

Min 70% for overall %

Offer letter given by schoolafter EOY exams

AFTERNOON CO-CURRICULAR SCHEDULE

MEP lessons, 3rd Language classes & remedial lessons take priority over all other afternoon activities except when there are compulsory school

events or participation in approved competitions

Note on L3:1.Be committed for the whole year. Marks will captured from Sem 1

and are included in overall percentage for the year.1.Withdrawal process is via the language centre2.Students shall leave promptly after school lessons are over and be

on time for their L3 lessons. She should give herself 30 - 45 min to travel by train from MGS to language Centres. Train ride durations:

KAP to Newton: ~ 13 minsKAP to Bishan: ~ 22 mins

Each subject will set approx.

1 – 1.5 hr of homework per week

Average time spent on homework in a week = 6 - 10 hours

Students need to exercise good time management, discipline

HOMEWORK POLICY

CONVERSATIONAL MALAY PROGRAMME

Another Language Learning Opportunities for all levels

● Conversational Language competency and cultural awareness

● Curriculum focus on listening, speaking and recognising simple words/characters

● 5 weeks Elementary module○ 2 hr (3:00 pm - 5:00 pm)○ Every Thursday○ Week 5 (2 Feb) to Week 10 (9 Mar)

■ No lesson on week 6 (9 Feb) due to Swim heats

● Registration forms are available from Class Form-Teachers or any of the Mother Tongue Languages (MTL) teachers.

STEM Enrichments for 2017

STEM module for Sec 1 & 2 ScienceCode4Life for Sec 2s

Sec 1: STEM Day by UN Women (together with ROCs1)

Sec 3: STEM Day (post MYE)STEM workshops & talks (sign up basis)STEM Career talks for parents & students

CURRICULUM ENRICHMENT

SECONDARY 2 ASSESSMENTS

O-Track

Mid-Year

Progress

Report

Progress Report

Year-end

Summative

Report

Assessment

type

Mid-Year

Exam

Assignments &

class tests for

Term 1 – 3

End-of-Year Exam

Weighting for

LA, MT, Maths30% 20% 50%

Weighting for

Geog, Hist25% 40% 35%

Weighting for

Sciences

25%

(Chem exam)25%

50%

(Bio & Phy exam)

Promotion to Secondary 3 is based on Overall performance at CAs and Year-End Examinations.

▪Attain 50% overall marks

▪Attain 50% Language Arts marks

Streaming is based on

▪Overall percentage

▪Rank Average

An information session on streaming and post-secondary pathways

will be organised on Sat, 1 April 2017.

SECONDARY 2 PROMOTIONS

O-Track

Valid Reasons for absence

1. Unwell and covered with Medical Certificate valid for test day (copies of mc to be given to FT & to respective subject teachers)

2. Test falls on the same day of an approved competition (interschool, international). The teacher i/c of competition will inform the staff BUT students should also take responsibility to alert their respective teachers.

For other extenuating reasons, parents are to write to the Principal (cc Form Teachers) for consideration.

ABSENCE FROM TESTS & EXAMS

All girls who are absent for any Mid-Year & End-of_Year Exam papers are expected to sit for these papers under timed conditions as TIMED PRACTICE Papers

- these papers will be scheduled during the marking days & days for review of exam papers

- the papers will be marked to give students feedback

The purpose of girls needing to sit for the TIMED PRACTICE is for all girls to consolidate and have feedback on their learning through these critical exam platforms.

ABSENCE FROM Mid-Year & End-of-Year EXAMS

SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR CANDIDATES WITH DISABILITIES

(internal exams & O-levels)

❑ Applications need to be submitted by end of Term 1 with documents.

❑ Learning disabilities (e.g. Dyslexia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dyspraxia ..)

❑ Permanent physical disabilities (e.g hearing impairment, visual impairment, physical impairment,…)❑Medical or psychologist reports will have up to 3 year validity.❑Note: Special arrangements granted for school internal exams do not translate to automatic approval by SEAB for GCE O-levels.

o special arrangements made for candidates during GCE examinations will be annotated in the certificates:

Extra-time allowance;

Use of word processor facilities and other computer aids;

Modification of examination papers;

For O-levels only:

Exemption from satisfying the full range of assessment objectives in a subject (e.g. exemption from oral, listening comprehension etc.);

Use of Readers or Amanuenses/Scribes;

Special consideration in assessing the performance of the candidates;

invigilatory assistance, e.g. use of practical assistant in reading instrument with fine readings during practical examination.

APPEAL FOR SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR CANDIDATES WITH DISABILITIES (internal exams & O-levels)

Promotion to Secondary 3 is based on Overall performance at CAs and Year-End Examinations.

▪Attain 50% overall marks

▪Attain 50% Language Arts marks

Streaming is based on

▪Overall percentage

▪Rank Average

SECONDARY 2 PROMOTIONS

OVERALL AVERAGE FOR SEC 2

Language Arts

Mother Tongue or HMT

Mathematics

Science

Geography

History

Rank Average

= (LA + Ma + S + Hu) / 4

WHAT IS RANK AVERAGE?

LA = Language Arts

Ma = Mathematics

Sc = Science

Hu = Humanities average

PATHWAYS BEYOND ‘O’ LEVELS

New ‘A’ Levels

IB Diploma

Polytechnic Diploma

Subject choices for GCE ‘O’ Levels

An Information Session on this topic

will be conducted at our PTM on 1

April 2017.

Subject Combination groups Remarks

2 Languages + 2 Mathematics + 2

Sciences + 2 Humanities*

Most flexible for

post-secondary

pathways

2 Languages + 2 Mathematics + 3

Sciences + Combined Humanities

Not for MEP students

2 Languages + 2 Mathematics + 3

Sciences + 2 Humanities*

Heavy curriculum

load**

SEC 3 O-LEVEL OPTIONS

3 broad combination groups will be offered

**Only students who have excelled with a consistent academic record

She should score > 75% for overall average AND > 75% for rank average.

50% 80%60% 70%

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Secondary 3 pathways To ‘O’ Level Track To MGS-Integrated Programme

MGS-INTEGRATED PROGRAMME

Year 3 intake in 2018 for additional 20 students

For who?

• Sec 2 MGS students

• Sec 2 Non-MGS students

Application process will open end of May.

Forms and Information will be on the school website.

20 May 2017 (Yr 3 IP Information Session)

MGS-INTEGRATED PROGRAMME

YEAR 3 IP

Criteria for Selection 1. Selection Tests results 2. School results for Sec 1 & Sec 23. Other Achievements4. Performance at Interview 5. Viewpoint Essay

Results of application will be released after the End-of-Year Examination.

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