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TKGS Sec 1 Registration 20 December 2018
TKGS Sec 1 Registration20 December 2018
PRINCIPAL’S WELCOME NOTE
Ms Chew Ing Lim Principal
VICE PRINCIPALS
Mrs Shirley Poh (VP/Admin), Mdm Yehidaah Beevi (VP/Academic) & Mr Low Ying Ning (VP/Student Development)
TKGS Sec 1 Registration20 December 2018
Starting the Secondary One Journey
D E V E L O P P O S I T I V E R E L A T I O N S H I P S
W I T H C L A S S M A T E S A N D T E A C H E R S
B U I L D A S T R O N G C L A S S S P I R I T
A D A P T W E L L T O T H E T K G S E N V I R O N M E N T
REGISTRATION FOLDER
SECONDARY ONE COHORT CAMP – 2, 3, 4 & 7 JAN 2019 (Day Camp)
▪ Report at 7:10AM report to the Performing Arts Studio in full school uniform ▪ Bring along PE shirt and shorts and all the forms you will need to submit▪ In the PA Studio (Level 1), check which class you have been assigned ▪ By 7:15AM, assemble in your class to get ready for morning assembly
Key objectives
▪ To acquaint you to the new school environment, classmates and teachers
▪ To develop a strong class spirit
What to do on the first day of school
What you can look forward to during the camp
▪ Grand Welcome of the Sec Ones on the first day
▪ School Tour
▪ Class Bonding with Form Managers (FMs) and Orientation Group Leaders
▪ Campfire Night
4 JAN 2019, FRIDAY
▪ Parents and siblings are invited to this event▪ Students will be putting up performances by class
Parent Networking Evening, 5:30PM – 6:30PM
Campfire Night, 6:30PM – 8:30PM
▪ Parents are invited to connect with other parents through this event organisedby our Parentlink.
▪ Parents will also get the opportunity to meet briefly with the Form Managers(FMs) during a Meet & Connect Session after the event
Date Cohort Camp Hours2 Jan (Wed) 7.15am - 4.30pm
3 Jan (Thur) 7.15am – 5.00pm
4 Jan (Fri) 7.15am – 8.30pm
7 Jan (Mon) 7.15am – 1.30pm
12 JAN 2019, SATURDAY – SEC ONE MEET THE PARENTS CUM CCA PROMO DAY
▪ Parents are invited to view the CCA Promo booths with their daughters
MEET THE PARENTS SESSION
CCA PROMO DAY
▪ Parents are invited to attend the briefings in the hall to gain a better understanding of the academic and co-curricular programme in TKGS
REGISTER FOR KEY EVENTS ONLINE
REGISTRATION FOLDER
SUBMIT F1, F2 AND F3 ON WEDS, 2 JAN 2019
REGISTRATION FOLDER
PROCUREMENT OF BOOKS, UNIFORMS AND BUS SERVICES
▪ The various vendors for books, uniforms and bus services are available in the Canteen from 9AM – 3PM
▪ To ease the flow of traffic in the canteen, we would like to encourage the following arrangement once the briefings in the Hall end:
Purchase of Textbooks and Stationery: Surnames A – MPurchase of School Uniform: Surnames N - Z
TKGS Sec 1 Registration20 December 2018
Parentlink
• Open House
• Ask-the-Leaders
• Sec 1 Registration
• Sec 1 CCA Promo / Orientation Day
• Sec 4 Refreshments @ ‘O’ Levels & IR
• Parentlink Sales
• Sec 4 Grad Day
• Family Education
• Bonding Activities
• Parentlink Meetings
• Support Network
• Work Attachment Programme
• Career Awareness Day / Bring Your Daughter to Work
• VIA ProgrammeSupporting
TKGianLearning
Supporting TKGianParents
Supporting School &
TKGians at Events
Supporting TKGian
Wellbeing
Mrs Bharti Daswani: … describes the journey of the12 Year Old Karuna Daswani who stepped intoTKGS and left it at 16 years of age filled withconfidence, love and the will to beat all odds.Stepped in a girl shy, reserved with some level ofsocialization difficulties. …….her mom was sothrilled to find PARENTLINK and get involved in theschool activities. ….
…..the mother was put at ease by PARENTLINKwho encouraged her to take a step back as this isthe best development opportunity.
Some sat through Chemo, some sat through with thekids, some took them out for meals so that I couldcontinue breathing. This was the TKGS community.The community supported Karuna, no judgementswere made. She got a Study Buddy Masayu.Tampines hub became a camp out site or the TKGScanteen. She never failed to tell me about theencouraging words Mrs Seah would whisper whilewalking pass. She never failed to tell me how herteachers answered her questions no matter howmany times she did ask and no matter howinsignificant they were. She never failed to rememberhow her tutors abandoned her just before prelims asa child who has no hope.
The community didn’t, they asked if they could helpme pack and unpack. They were excited aboutpositive changes in life and about taking charge of it. Iwas taken into A&E for an emergency surgery. Amajor one. This community stood by like pillars atthe hospital and at home. They unpacked my newplace while the kids were at school.
From Karuna: . I thank PARENTLINK which has putthe presence of parents in school to be angels to allof us here. I thank you all for developing thisresilience in me. I love you all. Thank you.
Bonding …… With Mummies
Bonding ……With Daddies
Bonding with……
TKGS Open HouseFeeding our girls and guests
TKGS Open HouseSharing our Daughters’ Jouney
Sec 1 RegistrationSec 1 Parents Networking
Preparing Treats for Students & Teachers
CCA Promotion Day
Supporting School @ SYF Choir
Parentlink Sales!
Parentlink Sales!
Parentlink Support for Canteen Sales!
Sec 4 Graduation Day!
Parentlink Meetings…..
We meet every quarter!
Supporting the girls Through ‘O’ Levels !!
JOIN US……………………
1) Via What’s App
2) via Facebook
Parents Ignite
• Supporting TKGian Learning • Work Attachment Programme
• Career Awareness Day/ Bring Your Daughter to Work
• ViA programme
• Supporting TKGian Well-Being • Sec 4 Grad day, TK Towkay, Sec 4 weekly
refreshment etc
• Supporting TKGian Parents • Family Education, Community
Engagement
• Mentoring/Buddy/Support Network
Parents Connect
• Public Relations
• Open House, Ask-the-Leaders
• Sec 1 Registration
• Sec 1 Orientation
• Sec 1 Parents Networking
• Communications
• Management of FB
• TKGS Parentlink Handbook
Finance Management
School Liaison Officers(Mrs Wong & Mdm Chee)
Please remember to register for the Cohort Chatgroupduring Sec 1 Networking Evening on 4 January 2019
Thank You !
MUSIC ELECTIVE PROGRAMME (MEP)
20 December 2018
TKGS Music Survey!
https://tinyurl.com/tkgs-music
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Music Elective Programme
(MEP)• Special MOE programme started since 1982
for students with passion and abilities in music
• Provide enriched music learning environment
• Provide in-depth study into music
• Available at Secondary level as a 4-year programme– All MEP students will take music from Sec 1– All MEP students are expected to
continue with their MEP course at Upper Secondary
– All MEP students will offer Higher Music (6086) for the GCE ‘O’ Levels examination
• Also available at JC level as a 2-yearprogramme
STUDENT OUTCOMES
National Projects
Enrichment Programme
Higher Music
Curriculum
MEP @ TKGS
Higher Music Curriculum
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• Students will be engaged in the study of music in 5
Areas of Study:
• Western Classical Tradition
• Asian Music
• Jazz Music
• Popular Music
• Music in Multmedia
• Students will be engaged in learning through 3
components
• Listening
• Creating
• Performing
Higher Music Curriculum
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• Detailed Information of the Higher Music Curriculum will be
provided at a separate briefing held immediately after the
Sec 1 Registration Briefing
• Interested students and parents are welcome to attend this briefing for a better and deeper understanding of what the
Higher Music Curriculum will entail
VENUE: HALL
To provide students with a musically-enriched environment:
– Performance Platforms
–Masterclasses to hone and develop performance skills
–Workshops to deepen understanding of music culture and knowledge
Enrichment Activities(School Based)
Performances
Masterclasses
Workshops
National ProjectsOrganised by MOE for all MEP students
•MEP Camp for Secondary 3 students
•Biennial MEP Concert
•MEP Fringe Concerts
•Higher Education and Careers Fair for upper
secondary students
National Projects
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MEP Camp
National Projects
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MEP Outreach Event
National Projects
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MEP Concert
Further Information
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• Exempted from Food and Consumer Education and Design &
Technology due to extended time needed for MEP (possible
implications on Upper Secondary options)
• Higher Music in the GCE O-Level Examination is equivalent to
a Humanities subject. Students who offer Higher Music will be
able to use their Higher Music grade in lieu of a Humanities
subject grade for admission to a Junior College/Centralised
Institute.
• MEP cannot be taken in conjunction with any 3rd language
studies (including Malay Special Prog & Chinese Special Prog)
Music CCA Groups
What CCAs should I join?*
* MEP students are highly encouraged to join a Performing Arts CCA* Admissions to other non-PA CCAs are considered on a case-by-case basis
Band
Choir
String Ensemble
MEP
Application
Information
Entry Requirements
Enrolled and accepted into TKGS
Minimum
Grade 3
ABRSM/ equivalent
Pass in both
Theory and Practical
Pass
written test and
practical
entrance
auditions
• All applicants would require to sit for a Listening Test &
undergo an interview
MEP AUDITION/PLACEMENT TEST1) Written placement test (first week of Term 1)
▪ Approx. 30-45min
▪ Listening skills
▪ Basic rudiments of theory
1) 2) Performing audition (first week of Term 1)
▪ 5-10min
▪ 2 contrasting pieces of your choice
▪ 1 set photocopies of scores
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All Rights Reserved. 2018. Student Development Curriculum Division. Arts Education Branch.
ReminderInterested students / parents of students on
taking up MEP may remind in the hall after the
Sec 1 Registration for a more detailed briefing
on the Information of the Higher Music
Curriculum
TKGS Sec 1 Registration20 Dec 2018
Briefing on Mother Tongue Languages
Higher Mother Tongue (HMT) • A Sec 1 student is allowed to opt for Higher
Chinese, Higher Malay or Higher Tamil if:
1. She is among the top 10% of students based on PSLEscores
or
2. She is among the top 11-30% of students and hasscored A* in Chinese/Malay/Tamil or a merit inHCL/HML/MTL.
If you fulfil the criteria, you will receive MOE’s Option Form to opt for HMT. Please drop it into the boxes labelled
HMT Form in the centre of the hall or in the General Officeby Friday 21 Dec 2018, 12pm.
Mother Tongue (MT) to Higher Mother Tongue (HMT)
Lateral Transfer Policy
If a student offers MT and wishes to opt for HMT, she is able to do so at the end of Sec 1 or Sec 2.
• Academic Criteria to transfer from MT to HMT:
Student has to attain at least 70% in:
1. English Language
2. Mother Tongue Language
3. Overall average for all subjects
Recommendation by the Mother Tongue subject teacher is required.
Mother Tongue Language (MTL) Information for 2 groups of Students:
A. Students offering French, German, Japanese,Arabic, Burmese and Thai as MTL-in-lieu
B. Students exempted or applying for MTLexemption
Please collect an additional information sheet forMTL apart from the Sec 1 registration package fromthe MTL registration counter after the talks. Pleaseapproach Ms Joyce Tang, HOD/MTL, should yourequire clarification.
Non-Tamil Indian Language (NTIL)
• Non-Tamil Indian students can offer an approved non-Tamil Indian Language (i.e. Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi,Punjabi or Urdu) in lieu of an official Mother TongueLanguage (MTL).
• Students who wish to do so must submit an applicationfor MOE’s approval. Students must receive the officialapproval from MOE before attending their first NTILlesson.
• NTIL lessons are conducted by the NTIL communitygroups on Saturday mornings at designated schools. Alist of these schools can be found on BTTSAL’s websiteat http://bttsal.com/centres.
Applying for 3rd LanguageStudents offering the Chinese Special
Prog/Malay Special Prog/Arabic/Bahasa Indonesia French/German/Japanese/Spanish
• For students who are offered 3rd Language,please complete the registration at yourassigned zonal centre on Friday 28 Dec from8.30am-5.30pm.
• Please check with Ms Joyce Tang, HOD/MTL ifyou are unsure of your application status orrequire clarification.
Applying for 3rd LanguageStudents offering the Chinese/Malay Special Prog
• Students offering CSP/MSP will attend lessonsonce a week, 3 hours per session outsideschool curriculum time at the nearestCSP/MSP centre.
CSP MSP
Changkat Changi Secondary School
Tampines Secondary SchoolZhonghua Secondary SchoolMOE Language Centre (Bishan)
Applying for 3rd LanguageStudents offering Arabic/Bahasa Indonesia
French/German/Japanese/Spanish
• Students offering Arabic/Bahasa Indonesia/French/German/Japanese/Spanish will attendlessons once a week.
• The instruction is divided into:
3 hours 15 minutes per session outside schoolcurriculum time at MOE Language Centre,followed by 45 minutes of online instruction tobe done from home.
Applying for 3rd LanguageStudents offering Arabic/Bahasa Indonesia
French/German/Japanese/Spanish
Foreign Language MOE Language Centre (MOELC)
French/Japanese MOELC (Bishan) for students in the east and north zones
Arabic/BahasaIndonesia/German
MOELC (Bishan) for students from all zones
Spanish MOELC (Newton) for students from all zones
Applying for 3rd LanguageStudents offering the Chinese Special
Prog/Malay Special Prog/Arabic/Bahasa Indonesia French/German/Japanese/Spanish
• Students taking 3rd language will be dismissedat 2.30pm so as to minimise disruption to thecore curriculum.
• Please note that students will need to maketheir own transport arrangements.
