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PARENTS BRIEFING Primary 4 15 February 2019
PARENTS BRIEFINGPrimary 4
15 February 2019
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Vice-Principal’sAddress
Mr Jeremy Ang
Blessed Lunar New Year 2019
Agenda
1. School Updates
2. Subject Based Banding
3. P4 Level Programmes
200 years since the Founding of Singapore
ST HILDA’S SCHOOLS’ 85TH ANNIVERSARY
Run with Endurance –Race with Joy
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Address:
St. Hilda’s Secondary School
2 Tampines Street 82
Singapore 528986
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 63055277
Fax: 67865011
Address:
St. Hilda's Primary School
2 Tampines Avenue 3
Singapore 529706
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 64350211
Fax: 67830527
In support of: Singapore Anglican Community Services, St Andrew’s Community Hospital and St Andrew’s Mission Hospital
School Theme 2019
One Family – Honouring Our Legacy
Founder Archdeacon Graham White’s Legacy
Faith
Courage
Service
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School Values
Serve Humbly
Love Sincerely
Learn Continuously
Lead Wisely
Live Responsibly
St Hilda’s Schools’ 85th
Anniversary
• Fund-raising Carnival (Sat, 9 Mar)
• Combined Founders’ Day (12 Apr)
• Prize Giving Day / Hildan Vision Night (Fri, 5 Jul)
• Combined Teachers’ Day Lunch (Thu, 5 Sep)
• Thanksgiving Gala Dinner (Fri, 15 Nov)
One Family – Honoring our Legacy
Staff
Staff Well-being & Engagement
Students
Learn for Life
Embrace All Learners
Student Well-being
School & Nation
Honoring Our Legacy
Charting our Future
Focus Areas 2019
MOE’s Focus Areas from 2019
Learn for Life
Embrace all Learners
Enhance Student Well-being
CHANGES TO THEPSLE SCORING & S1 POSTING
© MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT GROUP, 2016
Rationale for the changes
Need to re-balance the trade offs in our educational system:
• Rigour vs Joy in Learning
• Sharpening vs Blurring of Academic Differentiation
• Customisation vs Stigmatisation
• Skills vs Paper Qualifications
Subject-based Banding
(SBB)
Nurturing every Hildan
What Subject-based Banding
means for your child
Every child will be encouraged to do
the subjects at the levels that best
meet his abilities.
• Provide greater flexibility to pupils with
strengths and abilities that vary across
subjects
• Provide a strong foundation in literacy
and numeracy
• Encourage greater interaction among
pupils with different strengths
Why introduce Subject-based
Banding (SBB)?
End of P4 (School-based Examinations)
• School recommends subject combination
based on results. Parents select preferred
combination.
At P5
• Students take subject combination chosen by
parents.
End of P5
• Final decision by school on the subject
combination to be taken by the student.
How does Subject-based Banding
work in schools?
How does Subject-based Banding
work?
Band 1 - MT
Descriptors for Achievement Bands and
Grades (P1-P4)
Achievement
BandMark Range Brief Description
1 85 and above Is very good in the subject
2 70 – 84 Is good in the subject
3 50 – 69 Has adequate grasp of the subject
4 Below 50Has not met the minimum requirements for
the subject
How does Subject-based Banding
work?
How does Subject-based Banding
work?
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How does Subject-based Banding
work?
How does Subject-based Banding
work at end of P5?
A student who has considerable difficulties
coping with subjects at the standard level can
switch 1 or more subject(s) to the foundation
level at P6.
Switching to a Less Demanding
Subject Combination
• School will decide to emplace a student from a more
to a less demanding subject combination at the end
of Primary 5, if a student faces difficulties in coping
with the Standard Subjects at P5.
• The school makes the decision after a year of
monitoring the student’s performance and makes the
professional judgement to ascertain the suitability of
the child to continue with the same subject
combination or to switch to a different subject
combination.
• The student’s well-being is central in our decision-
making.
Switching to a Less Demanding
Subject Combination
Option to take HMT in P5 is given only once at
the end-of-year at P4
Extra 1 hour/week taught outside curriculum
time
Marks not included in PSLE aggregate score
Subsequent movement at P6 will be based
solely on your child’s performance and the
school’s decision.
Offer of Higher Mother Tongue Languages (HMTL) at P5 & P6
After P4
Letter of Offer to take up HMT in P5:
• Score at least a Band 1 (85 marks) in the
overall P4 MT results
• Passes EMS reasonably well
• Dropout from HMT class during the year is
not allowed.
Eligibility to continue HMT in P6
• P5 MT overall results – at least 75 marks
(‘A’ Grade)
• P5 HMT overall results – at least 50 marks
(pass)
Students must be prepared to cope with vast
increase in the content for all subjects in
Primary 5, including MTL.
HMT focuses more on:
• writing component (Situational/Continuous)
• Higher order questioning (Comprehension),
in-depth learning beyond text.
Bonus Points for admission to Special
Assistance Plan (SAP) schools
Higher Chinese Grades Bonus Points
Distinction 3
Merit 2
Pass 1
Higher Mother Tongue Languages (HMTL) – Higher Chinese
2020 P5 CLASS ALLOCATION
(SIMILAR TO 2019)
Rationale:
To enhance student well-being, reduce over-emphasis
on academic results and stress resulting from fine-
sorting of students based on test scores
Implementation:
• Students will be allocated to mixed ability classes
with broad banding based on their performance in
English, Mathematics and Science overall results.
• Students who do well in Mother Tongue and meet the
criteria will be offered Higher Mother Tongue
Language (HMTL).
CHANGES TO THEPSLE SCORING & S1 POSTING
© MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT GROUP, 2016
THE PSLE REMAINS A USEFUL CHECKPOINT
It gauges the level of students’ learning (in the key subjects) at the end of six years of primary school and guides their future choices.
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THE CHANGES TO THE PSLE SCORING ARE MEANT TO REDUCE AN OVER-EMPHASIS
ON ACADEMIC RESULTS
By reducing fine differentiation at
a young age
By recognising a student’s level of
achievement, regardless of how his
peers have done
HOW PSLE SCORING WORKS
• Reduce fine differentiation of students at a young age based on exam scores.
• Recognise a student’s level of achievement in each subject, regardless of how his peers have done.
WHAT THE NEW PSLESCORING SYSTEM AIMS TO DO
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• There will be 8 Achievement Levels (ALs) with AL1 being the best.
• A student’s AL for each subject will reflect his level of achievement, rather than how he has performed relative to his peers.
STUDENTS WITH SIMILAR SCORES IN EACH SUBJECT WILL BE GROUPED INTO ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS
*PASS GRADE IS
AL7 OR BETTER
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PER SUBJECT
AL 1 (BEST)
AL 2
AL 3
AL 4
AL 5
AL 6
AL 7
AL 8
• To guide school-based assessments, we will provide reference raw mark ranges for each AL.
• These are based on learning objectives of the curriculum.
CONSIDERATION
• To have educationally meaningful differentiation of students.
REFERENCE RAW MARK RANGES
AL RAW MARK RANGE
1 ≥ 90
2 85 – 89
3 80 – 84
4 75 – 79
5 65 – 74
6 45 – 64
7 20 – 44
8 < 20
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• Foundation-level subjects are designed to support a small number of students who may not be able to cope with Standard-level subjects.
• This enables them to focus on building up strong fundamentals so that they are better prepared for secondary school.
• A student’s achievement in Foundation-level subjects will be mapped to the ALs, based on the learning objectives of the curriculum.
FOUNDATION-LEVEL SUBJECTS WILL BE SCORED ON ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS
• The PSLE Score replaces the T-score Aggregate.
• The PSLE Score ranges from 4 to 32, with 4 being the best.
• Compared to the T-score Aggregate, students are less finely differentiated.
THE 4 SUBJECT ALs WILL BE ADDED TO FORM THE PSLE SCORE
ENGLISH
MOTHER TONGUE
MATHEMATICS
SCIENCE
AL3
AL2
AL1
AL2
PSLE SCORE: 8
• Students will continue to be placed in the appropriate Secondary School courses – Express, Normal (Academic), Normal (Technical) or option bands.
STUDENTS WILL BE STREAMED BY THEIR PSLE SCORE
STREAMING CRITERIA
COURSE NEW
(PSLE SCORE)
EXPRESS 4 – 20
EXPRESS / N(A) 21 – 22
N(A) 23 – 24
N(A) / N(T) 25
N(T) ≥ 26
HOW S1 POSTING WORKS
The PSLE Score will be the first criterion for posting.
If 2 students with the same PSLE Score vie for a place in a school, the following tie-breakers will be used.
1. CITIZENSHIP
(Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents,
then International Students)
2. CHOICE ORDER OF SCHOOLS
(NEW)
3. COMPUTERISED BALLOTING
HOW POSTING WILL WORK
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NEW SYSTEM
Academic merit remains the first criterion for secondary school posting. Choice order will be a new tie-breaker.
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Choice order is introduced as a new tie-breaker to recognise the different considerations that families have in making school choices.
To guide families, MOE will provide information on each school's unique programmes and indicative cut-off points.
• Parents are key navigators of their child’s growth and
development.
• Shared responsibility in your child’s education journey.
- Work with your child / support our teachers
• Recognise and affirm your child’s good efforts.
• Strive for improvements and not just dwell on mistakes
and academic achievements – Learning dispositions
• Build your child’s confidence and resilience.
Partnering the school
Together we can do more for your child!
Looking forward to partner you in your child’s education journey.
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Level Focus
Mr Andrew Soong(Year Head P3&4)
ConfidentArticulate
CaringInnovative
Hildan Distinctives
Key School Programmes
1. Hildan Ambassador’s Education
(Applied Learning Programme)
2. Imprints Alive!
(Learning for Life Programme)
3. School Distinctive Programme
(Co-Curriculum)
Applied Learning Programme (ALP)
Developing Confident Communicators Through an Enriched Global Education
The Hildan Ambassadors Education
A Hildan Ambassador
Confident & Articulate• Express knowledge and ideas
fluently
Authentic• Able to communicate information
effectively through the use of appropriate forms/mediums for various social & cultural contexts
A Hildan Ambassador
Concerned & Loyal Citizen
• Strong HILDAN spirit and love towards alma mater and the country
• Have an international perspective yet culturally rooted to one’s identity with the understanding of respecting differences amongst one another
Learning for Life Programme (LLP)
Nurturing creativity and culture through Performing Arts, Visual Arts and Leadership
Imprints Alive Programme
IMPRINTS ALIVE
• Infusing life-long skills into every aspect of students’ school experience.
• Strengthening partnerships and deepening our outreach with the immediate community both locally and overseas.
1. Values In Action
4. CCA
(P2 - P6)
2. Student Leadership
3. Enrichment &
Lifeskills
HILDAN DISTINCTIVES
ICT skills
Leadership Skills
Cyber Wellness
Skills
Self-management
Public speaking
skills (ALP)
School Distinctive Programmes (SDP)
Co-Curriculum
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Time
Exploration
Relationships
Presentation
CARNIVAL ZONES
Sustaining a Strong Home-School-Community Partnership
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It takes a whole village to raise a childAfrican proverb
Mode of Communication with Parents
1. Main channel of communication
2. You will receive PDF attachment, message notification and event notification from the school in real-time.
3. An app for 3G/4G/WIFI enabled smartphone (iPhone and Android)
1. School-based programmes offering parents and students access to family life education (FLE) resources.
2. Helps parents enhance quality of family life by equipping them with the skills and confidence to build strong relationships.
FAMILY MATTERS @ SCHOOL (FLE) PROGRAMME
Strong partnership with parents will
help us effectively deliver a student-centric,
values-based education to every child.
We can never fulfil our mission alone.
Ho Peng (Ms)
Director-General of Education
taken from Note to Educators
