P4 Briefing for Parents 26 January 2018

Agenda

• School’s Directions

• CCA Matters, DSA & Talent

Management

• Subject Based Banding and

Implications

• How the School will work with your

child

• Tips for Parents

• Curriculum Talks

Our Vision, Mission and Values

Our Vision Every Cedarian a

lifelong learner, a

person of character

Our Mission

Nurturing

Enthusiastic Learners

and Responsible

Citizens

Our Values

Courtesy

Care

Enthusiasm

Determination

Adaptability

Responsibility

• Striving for Academic Excellence for Lifelong Learners

• Developing Cedarians of Character

• Pursuing Staff Excellence to build capacity and

competency in Teaching, Administrative Efficiency and Customer Service

Our Strategic Foci

Developing Cedarians of Character

Nurturing Responsible Citizens and Individuals

of Character

Quality Teaching

& Learning

Nurturing Active

Contribu-tors

Nurturing Upstand-

ing Leaders

Talent Manage-

ment

Active Contributor

Our Strategic Focus on Academic

Matters

Community Outreach

Go for H3 Programme for the ROSE Programme

- Amount Raised : S$10, 881

- Our staff, students and their parents

helped out in 2 sessions last year (Jul &

Aug)

Upstanding Leader

Our Strategic Focus on Academic

Matters

Upstanding Leader

For the Talented

School Leadership

For the Selected

Team leadership

For the Masses

Class Leadership

Briefing for Class Leaders

Striving for Academic Excellence

Nurturing Enthusiastic

Lifelong Learners

Quality Teaching

& Learning

Nurturing Effective

Communi-cators

Nurturing Creative Thinkers

Talent Manage-

ment

Effective Communicator

Our Strategic Focus on Academic

Matters

Eff

ecti

ve

Co

mm

un

icato

r

Think

independently

and critically

• Expository

writing

(perspective

taking on current

affairs)

• Literature

appreciation

• Persuasive

writing

• Debating:

Research &

evidence-based

arguments

Communicate

effectively

• Understanding

purpose,

audience,

context, culture

• Clarity &

concision

• Nonverbal skills

• Confidence

• Use of

props/equipment

• Active listening

Upstanding Leaders

Public speaking skills for P3-P6

student councillors and other identified student leaders

Creative Thinkers Presentation

skills & etiquette (for

competitions)

Talent Management

Interview skills for DSA &

competitions

Effective Communicators’ curriculum

Debate & Oracy

Competitions

Student Achievements

English

Gifted Education Branch’s Wits and Words

2017 national debate competition

o Top 8 (Division 2)

o Top 5 (South Zone)

National English Writing Competition

o 4 essays published in 2017 compilation

Primary Schools Debate Open 2017

o Good Speaker Award

Raffles Institution Debates 2017

o Best Speaker of their respective rounds

ICAS English 2017

o 1 High Distinction (English)

o 8 Distinction (English)

Student Achievements

Mother

Tongue

(Chinese

Language)

International Chinese Language

Competition (ICLC):

o 2 Silvers (International Category)

o 2 Golds, 1 Bronze (Local Category)

11th National Primary Schools On-the-Spot

Poetry Writing Competition

o 2nd placing

o 1 Merit

Mother

Tongue

(Malay

Language)

• National Malay Scrabble Competition

o 4th placing (South Zone)

• National Malay Language Singing

Competition

o 3rd placing

Student Achievements

Mother

Tongue

(Tamil Language)

National Tamil Spelling Bee Competition –

o 1st Position

National Tamil Singing Competitions

o Two 1st prizes

o Two 2nd prizes

o Five 3rd prizes

National Tamil Creating Advertisement

Competition – 1st, 2nd, 3rd

National Tamil Language Oratorical

Competition – 1st, 2nd, 3rd

National Tamil Language Quiz Competition

– 1st, 3rd

Thirukkural Recitation Competition – 1st,

2nd

National Tamil Language Drama

Competition – 1st

National Tamil Language Story Telling

Competition – 1st

National Tamil Essay Writing Competition –

2nd

Creative Thinker

Our Strategic Focus on Academic

Matters

Creative

Thinkers

Tier 1 &2

• Customised CIT

curriculum

• Customised PAL

Lego Programme

• External

Competitions

• Pay It Forward

• Learning

Carnival

• Creativity Fest

Creative

Thinkers

Moving

forward • Integrated HP

Programme

• Integrated

Curriculum

• Student Ideas

Bank (SIB)

Upstanding Leaders Provide

opportunity for pupils to challenge

themselves in solving issues

Effective Communicators

Provide platforms for

pupils to showcase

presentation skills &

etiquette (for competitions)

Talent Management

Provide platforms for

pupils to showcase their

talents and skills through

competitions and DSA

Creative Thinkers’ curriculum

Active Contributors

Provide opportunity for

pupils to contribute

positively to school

initiatives

MOE ExCEL

Fest 2017

Student Achievements

Singapore Day in Melbourne

Student Achievements

Singapore Day in Melbourne

Student Achievements

Robotics

Asia Pacific Youth Robotics Competition –

Summer 2017

2nd Runner Up, Team Fortress R (Junior

Category)

Infocomm

Club

National Coding Competition 2017

o Platinum Award (Top Gold Award)

o Silver Award

Future

Innovators

’

Programm

e

Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors’ Award (Top 27

National)

Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors’ Award (Top 7

National) – Commendation Award

Special Programmes for P4

P4 Transition Programme

Language and Cultural

Camp

Code For Fun

Sports Enrichment

Programmes

Creative & Inventive Thinking

Learning Journeys

CCA, Talent Management

& DSA Matters

• Collect and Sift relevant information from Pupil Information Form

• Make Reference to

2015 Data (SA2, 2015 Talent Tracking Form, External Competitions)

• Observe and Inform AYHs/CCA OICx

• Lead Conversations during Level Meeting / CCA (Surface Potential Talents)

• Collate and Update

relevant KPs during Exco

• Plan with Level Teachers possible platforms at Level Based events

• Collate whole school’s information on Talent Management

• Plan with AYHs,

Programme Co-ordinators and/or CCA OICs possible platforms at Department/School Level and/or external events

• Source for External Partnership that will possibly enhance students’ talent as well as to attain strategic recognition.

Form/Subject Teachers

AYHs Relevant KPs

Talent Management Structured Approach to Talent Management Across School (Acad)

Talent Management Structured Approach to Talent Management Across School (Non-Acad)

• Collect and Sift relevant information from Pupil Information Form

• Make Reference to

2015 Data (SA2, 2015 Talent Tracking Form, External Competitions)

• Observe and Inform CCA OICs and TICs / CCA Coaches and Instructors / Vendors

• Lead Conversations during Level Meeting / CCA (Surface Potential Talents)

• Collate and Update

relevant KPs during Exco

• Plan with Level Teachers possible platforms at Level Based events

• Collate whole school’s information on Talent Management

• Plan with AYHs,

Programme Co-ordinators and/or CCA OICs possible platforms at Department/School Level and/or external events

• Source for External Partnership that will possibly enhance students’ talent as well as to attain strategic recognition.

PAM Teachers CCA OICs and TICs Relevant KPs

Constant Interaction with each other to support talents in their Academic Excellence

CCAs We strongly encourage your child to

opt for one because it allows him/her

to:

– Hone his/her skills in a talent / sport including soft skills important for

communication and teamwork

– build up a portfolio of achievements

It is part of our holistic development of

each child

CCA & Direct School Admission • Children with recognised portfolios of

achievements have another means of

entering a school of choice at the end

of P6

• Using their CCA achievements, they may

be provided provisional admission to a

school of choice at a discounted cut-off

PSLE score

• Continued good performance is still a

requirement by many secondary

schools

• Offering a CCA at P4 provides your child

to hone and possibly master his / her

CCA

• CCA achievements are best garnered

through commitment to a CCA

• If the child enters a secondary school at

the end of P6 because of his / her CCA

achievements, he / she will be expected

to continue to contribute to the CCA in secondary school

CCA & Direct School Admission

DSA Matters • The DSA-Sec Exercise is an admission

exercise to allow participating secondary

schools to select some Primary Six (P6)

students for admission to Secondary One.

• The selection will be based on their

achievements and talents before the

Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE)

results are released.

DSA Matters • If your child has a CCA portfolio, he / she

needs to maintain his / her participation and

attendance until the competition season is

over

• We acknowledge external CCA

achievements in the Holistic Report Card

where evidence is provided

• Academic performance is still important to

many schools offering DSA

• More information on DSA and participating

schools can be found at: http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-

sec/

2017 DSA

School

ANDERSON SECONDARY SCHOOL (Robotics)

BOWEN SECONDARY SCHOOL (2) - Football

CHIJ KATONG CONVENT (Choir)

NANYANG GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL (Robotics)

NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE (Squash)

ST. GABRIEL'S SECONDARY SCHOOL (Judo)

Subject Based Banding (SBB)

& Implications

After P4 At the end of P4:

• Based on your child’s results, he /

she will be recommended to offer

English, Math, Science and Mother

Tongue at Standard or Foundation

levels and Higher for Mother

Tongue only

• Parents’ decision at the end of P4

• School’s decision at the end of P5

After P4 What is the difference?

• Standard level is what most children offer

• Foundation level is what some children offer because they have difficulties coping with the subject

• Higher Mother Tongue is offered to children who are proficient in the language and can manage a fifth subject – no bearing on the actual PSLE T-score but may have relevance for Junior College admission

Mark Range Grade

91 and above A*

75 to 90 A

60 to 74 B

50 to 59 C

35 to 49 D

20 to 34 E

Below 20 U

SBB & PSLE:

Standard Subject Grading

SBB & PSLE:

Foundation Subject Grading

Mark Range Grade

85 and above G1

70 to 84 G2

50 to 69 G3

30 to 49 G4

Below 30 U

Mark Range Grade

80 and above Distinction

65 to 79 Merit

50 to 64 Pass

Below 50 Ungraded

SBB & PSLE:

HMT Grading

After P4 • We strive to have all our children offer

subjects at Standard level and Higher Mother Tongue (HMT), if they can manage HMT – they have more secondary school options in terms of streams and choice of schools

• Most schools offering DSA would be looking for scores achieved through offering all subjects at Standard level

PSLE Scores reflecting

Standard Subjects only ENGLISH MATH

MOTHER

TONGUE SCIENCE T-SCORE STREAM

A* A* A* A* 265 EXPRESS

A A A* A* 250 EXPRESS

A A A A 239 EXPRESS

B A B B 214 EXPRESS

B A C C 204 EXPRESS

C A C C 191 EXPRESS /

N(A)

B C B C 173 N(A)

After P4

• The more Foundation subjects your

child offers, the more limited his / her

options in terms of choice of schools

and streams – for some they can only

opt for Normal (Technical)

• Relevance of this information at P4 –

your child must continue to build on

his / her foundation in P4 to have

more options later on

PSLE Scores reflecting a mix of Standard and Foundation Subjects

or purely Foundation Subjects

ENGLISH MATH MOTHER

TONGUE SCIENCE T-SCORE STREAM

C 2 A 2 170 N(A)

C 3 A 2 155 N(A) /

N(T)

3 4 1 2 138 NT

3 2 2 - 109 NT

Progression to Secondary School

• Integrated Programme (IP) Course: 6-year

programme leading to the GCE A-Level

Examination

• Express Course: 4-year programme leading to

the GCE O-Level Examination

• Normal (Academic) Course: 4-year programme

leading to the GCE N-Level Examination; A 5th

year leading to the GCE O-Level examination

made available to N(A) students who perform

well in their GCE N-Levels

Progression to Secondary School

• Normal (Technical) Course: 4-year programme

leading to the GCE N-Level Examination;

programme prepares students for a technical-

vocational education at the Institute of Technical

Education (ITE)

Educational Pathways after

Primary School

Cedar

Primary

School Express

4 years

Normal(Acad)

4 years

Normal(Tech)

4 years

‘O’ Level

‘N(T)’ Level

‘N(A)’ Level

Integrated Programme

6 years

PSLE

Sec 5N(A)

1 year

Junior Colleges/

Centralised Institute

2-3 years

Alternative

Qualifications

Polytechnic

3-4 years

‘A’ Level

Universities

3-5 years

Work

Secondary Schools

ITE

1-2 years

Primary 6 years

Secondary 4-5 years

Post-Secondary 3-6 years

Diploma

How the school will work with your child

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• Do take note that the children tend to do

very well in P4 SA2 because certain test

items are pitched at testing fundamental

knowledge

• Quite a few children experience a drop in

performance in P5 SA1 because of the

amount of new knowledge and former

knowledge they are expected to master

• Many of them will catch up, with effort, by

P5 SA2

How the School will Work with your Child

Tips for Parents

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How parents can work with the

school - Communications

• We will be keeping you informed if your child is

misbehaving and we need your support

• Please refer to your child’s Pupils’ Handbook

daily for daily homework updates / important

announcements / PSLE Matters

• Should you need to meet with a teacher, please

make an appointment ahead of schedule and

refrain from contacting him / her after 6pm and

on weekends.

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How parents can work with the

school – Assessment Matters

• Taking homework seriously and completing it on

time

• Having your child attend all extra sessions

recommended by the school

• Taking assessments seriously - A poor

performance can mean the offering of a

Standard Subject at Foundation level in P5 or P6

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How parents can work with their

children- Supporting your child

• Pacing your child and monitoring his / her

work and recreational activities

• Ensuring that he / she attends school regularly and is punctual

• Providing balance

• Role modelling wherever possible

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How parents can work with their

children- Understanding your

child

• In terms of : – His / her physical development

– His / her interests and aspirations

– His / her interpersonal relationships

– What is happening at home

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Conclusion

• We intend to work with and build up

your child’s capacity over the years

• We appreciate their active

participation during and regular

attendance of lessons

• We continue to strive to partner you

in realising your child’s potential

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Programme for the

rest of the evening • EL Curriculum Briefing by Ms Marianne Ha

• Math Curriculum Briefing by Mr Nicholas Tan

• Science Curriculum Briefing by Ms Ng Chun Hui

• Cyberwellness Talk by Mr Ivan Foo

• Health Talk by Mr Travis Neo

• MT Curriculum Briefing by respective MT Coordinators,

o CL – ICT Lab 1

o ML – Room 9

o TL - Music Room

Time Venue Activity

5pm – 6pm School Hall Principal’s address English, Mathematics and Science Briefing for Parents

6.05pm – 6.25pm

ICT Lab 2 Healthy Living: Importance of Sleep

6.25pm – 6.45pm

ICT Lab 2 Cyber Wellness Talk

6.45pm – 7pm

ICT Lab 1 (CL) Room 9 (#02-10) (ML) Music Room (TL)

MT Briefing for Parents