english department 2015 - fernvale
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ENGLISH DEPARTMENT 2015
Overview
• STELLAR
• Assessment
• How can parents support their children?
STELLAR & its Vision
STELLAR: Strategies for English
Language Learning and Reading
Children who
• love reading &
• have a strong foundation in the English Language
STELLAR & Language Learning
• Teaching and learning of English using more speaking and listening activities
• Children learn reading and writing using rich and interesting books, with discussions led by the teacher
STELLAR & its Classroom
Classroom environment is:
• focused on children’s interaction rather than on teacher talk
• enriched with children’s written language
• filled with various reading materials for children’s use
English language learning is achieved through:
• discussions with other children and the teacher
• informal peer interaction
STELLAR in action
STELLAR Strategies
Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)
• Provides pupils with authentic opportunities to enjoy reading while practising their silent reading skills
Supported Reading (SR)
• Provides opportunities for pupils to make predictions, read assigned sections quietly, discuss text and difficult words as a class
Know – Want to know – Learnt (KWL)
• Helps pupils to extract information and relate it to what they already know.
• Organise, access and remember information.
STELLAR Strategies
Retelling (RT)
• Reading comprehension strategy
• Opportunities for all the major language skills to be applied
Language Activities and Sentence Manipulation
• Oracy, Word Study, Genre, Grammar and Language use
Writing Process Cycle (WPC)
• Applying planning, writing and reviewing process in writing
Differentiated Instruction (DI)
• Appropriate activities to support, reinforce and extend learning
For more information on STELLAR,
Visit
http://www.stellarliteracy.sg
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Assessment – Grading System
Band Mark Range
1 85 and above
2 70 to 84
3 50 to 69
4 30 to 49
U Below 30
Assessment – Mark Allocation
• Writing Paper 1
(20 marks)
• Language Use & Comprehension
Paper 2
(50marks)
• Listening Comprehension Paper 3
(14 marks)
• Oral Communication Paper 4
(16 marks)
Writing
Writing (20 marks)
• Pupils are to write a composition based on the picture prompts.
Language Use & Comprehension
Booklet A Multiple Choice Questions
Booklet B Fill-in-the-Blanks, Open-ended
• Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Synthesis and Transformation, Comprehension Cloze
• Comprehension questions may come in different forms – reasoning, sequencing, graphic organisers, open-ended
Paper 2: Language Use & Comprehension
Area Component Item Type No. of
Items Marks
Language Use
and Comprehension
1.1 Grammar MCQ 8 8
1.2 Vocabulary MCQ 6 6
1.3 Grammar Cloze
- with helping words
Fill-in-the-
Blanks 8 8
1.4 Comprehension
Cloze
Fill-in-the-
Blanks/OE 4 4
1.5 Sentence
Combining OE 4 4
1.6 Comprehension
(2 passages)
MCQ,
Checking(√),
Sequencing,
Open-ended
etc
Up to 10
per
passage
20
Total 50
Listening Comprehension
• Skills tested: noting details, following instructions & making inferences
• Comprises up to 14 questions which test candidates’ ability to understand spoken English.
• The texts may be in the form of news items, announcements, advertisements, instructions, conversations, telephone conversations, speeches and stories.
Oral Communication
Part 1 Reading Aloud (6 marks)
Part 2 Stimulus-based Conversation
(10 marks)
3 criteria for assessment for Reading Aloud:
• Pronunciation and Articulation
• Rhythm and Fluency
• Expressiveness
There are 3 criteria for assessment for Conversation:
• Personal Response
• Clarity of Expression
• Engagement in Conversation
Parents’ Support
Home support – help your child learn English by providing English language reading materials at home.
Activate child’s interest – show your child that you believe learning English is both enjoyable and useful in your daily life.
Role models – read and write notes and messages in front of your child.
Understanding – English language learning requires frequent exposure to listening, speaking, reading and writing opportunities and activities rather than use of worksheets alone.
How you can help your child
• Go to the library together
• Provide books, magazines and newspapers in your home for reading
• Allow your child to choose books to read and reread
• Read to and with your child (or, have your child read to you) – Remember that reading in a mother tongue
language also fosters a love for books and knowledge
• Talk about the books and characters read
Why Read Extensively?
Reading can:
• open up the world for children
• help children think and wonder
• increase children’s vocabulary and knowledge about the world around them
• provide good examples for reading and writing
Why Read Extensively?
Reading can:
• open up the world for children
• help children think and wonder
• increase children’s vocabulary and knowledge about the world around them
• provide good examples for reading and writing
Some language activities you can do with your child include…
• Reading aloud a book and asking your child to identify words beginning with the same sound, for example, ‘p’ – pancake, pick, put, police, pat, etc.
• Helping your child learn more interesting words by thinking of new words to replace known words, for example, ‘big’ – huge, enormous, large, gigantic, etc.
Some language activities you can do with your child include…
• Playing language games like word scavenger hunt. (Looking for a word in print materials.)
• Getting your child to retell a story to you in his or her own words
• Suggesting that your child give a different ending to the story read
NEWS@Fernvale Channel
P4 & P5 English Key Programme
Impact Of Socratic Questioning Through Infusion Of Current Affairs Curriculum On Students’ Critical Thinking
Will be carried out during English lessons (P5
Early Term 1 to Term 3)
NEWS@Fernvale Channel
Objective:
• School’s effort to equip students with the 21st century competencies namely global awareness, critical thinking, information and communication skills.
NEWS@Fernvale Channel
Description:
• students will undergo a series of lessons designed by the teachers through infusing the following components:
– current affairs curriculum (via news articles i.e. Little Red Dot)
– critical thinking strategies:
(a) using Socratic questioning technique
(b) usage of graphic organisers
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Mathematics
Department
Primary 4
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Strategic Goal
• To develop a confident, creative and
competent Mathematics problem solver
– Mathematical problem solving is central to
mathematics learning
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Mathematical Framework
Mathematical
Problem
Solving
Concepts
Reasoning, communication & Connections
Thinking skills and heuristics
Applications and modelling
Monitoring of one’s own thinking
Self-regulation of learning
Numerical, Algebraic, Geometrical
Statistical, Probabilistic, Analytical
Numerical calculation
Algebraic manipulation
Spatial visualisation
Data analysis
Measurement
Use of mathematical tools
Estimation
Beliefs
Interest
Appreciation
Confidence
Perseverance
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Programmes / Activities
• Activity-based lessons with use of
Manipulatives
• Remedial lessons
• Heuristics & Problem Solving Skills
Package
• ‘I Do, You Do, We Do’ Package
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Programmes / Activities
• Diagnostic Quizzes
• Fun @ Recess
• Math Trail
• Termly quizzes
• ICT Lessons
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Mathematics Assessments
Term Assessment
1 CA1
2 SA1
3 CA2
4 SA2
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Continual Assessments (CA1 & CA2)
Item Type No. of Questions Marks
Multiple Choice
Questions
12 questions
16 marks
Short Answer
Questions
10 questions
14 marks
Long Answer
Questions
6 questions
20 marks
Total 28 questions 50 marks
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Semestral Assessments (SA1 & SA2)
Item Type No. of Questions Marks
Multiple Choice
Questions 20 questions 35 marks
Short Answer
Questions 15 questions 30 marks
Long Answer
Questions 10 questions 35 marks
Total 45 questions 100 marks
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Support for Child in Learning
1) Work closely with your child’s Math
teacher
2) Create a homework routine
3) Focus on effort, not mistakes
4) Make learning of Mathematics fun &
relevant
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Gentle Reminders to Child
o Read questions / word problems carefully and
Highlight the Key Words
o Devise a Plan / Strategy / Method so as to solve the
problem
o Encourage your child to show proper and detailed
working steps
o Reinforce the importance of checking answers
o Reinforce the necessity of writing legibly and neatly
o Time management
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Gentle Reminders to Child
• Regular practice to achieve mastery,
improve speed and accuracy
o
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Head of Department
Mrs Junice Tay
Email: [email protected]
Level Head
Mrs Anville Chia
Email: [email protected]
Level Head
Mdm Geraldine Chua
Email: [email protected]
Science Curriculum Primary 4 Fernvale Primary School
Curriculum Framework
CYCLES •Cycles in matter and water - Matter (P4)
INTERACTIONS • Interaction of Forces - Magnets (P4)
SYSTEMS
• Human System - Digestive system (P4)
ENERGY • Energy forms and uses - Light and Heat (P4)
Themes in Lower Block (P4)
Science Learning
• Experiential Learning
• Collaborative Inquiry
• Leveraging on ICT
• Performance Tasks
Key Programmes
• Interdisciplinary Project Work
• LJ to SengKang Floating Wetland & Science Centre
• National Geographic Programme
• Sony Creative Science Award
• Morning Remedial Sessions
• Science Olympiad, Excellence 2000 Programme (E2K) & UNSW Science Competition*
P4 Exam Format
SECTION A 30 MCQs 2 marks each
60 marks
SECTION B 14 Open-ended questions
2-4 marks each
40 marks
TOTAL 44 questions 100 marks
Duration of Paper: 1h 45min
• Knowledge with Understanding Questions (40%)
• Application of Knowledge and Process Skills Questions (60%)
Common Areas of Weaknesses
•Pupils’ misconceptions • Lack of Understanding of Application questions • Lack of Answering techniques - repeating information in question/ generalised answers ( The temperature will change.)
Doing Well in Science
1. Acquire content knowledge
2. Sharpen thinking skills and process skill
3. Improve answering techniques during exams
4. Revise P3 and P4 topics using concept mapping/ thematic revision
5. Using ACRONYMS – eg WOW in seed germination
Partners in Education
• Work closely with your child’s Science
teacher.
• Arouse your child’s curiosity in Science.
• Infuse Science into daily situations.
• Experience Science by exploring with
your child.
Thank you
Contact Us:
Mrs Bhavani Chandra
Mrs Teo –Ong Puay Hoon
Character &
Citizenship
Education Home-School Partnership
Fernvale Primary School
Character & Citizenship
Education Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) aims
to inculcate values and build social and emotional competencies in students.
To develop them into good individuals and useful citizens in a fast changing and globalised world.
It develops students through an understanding of the values that define the Singapore society, inspiring them to show concern about the world they live in, and demonstrate empathy in their relationships with others.
The Big Ideas
Identity, Relationships and
Choices, are core
concepts of the syllabus.
They are interconnected
and impact one another.
CCE in School National Education Events
Values in Action
Student Leadership
CCE Lessons
Sexuality Education (P5 & P6)
Form Teacher Guidance Period
Values in daily lessons
Social Studies
PAL
Greenova (Environmental Education)
Character and Citizenship Education