P4 and P5 Parent Briefings

2020

Our Vision

Leaders of Character, championing Service and Excellence

Our Mission

To nurture future-ready students, anchored on values

Our Values: R3ICH – self and others, individual best for common good

Respect for All

• Respect for self• Respect for others (& environment)

Responsibility in Actions

• Individual responsibility • Social responsibility

Resilience in Adversity

• Individual resilience• Social resilience

Integrity Our Core

• Will to act on the right things

• Caring individuals• Communication for cohesion

Care for Community

• Care for self• Care for others & community

Harmony in Diversity

Our Philosophy

Every Child Matters

Students

Staff

ParentsCommunity Partners

Culture

of Excellence

Culture

of Care

Our School Culture

School Culture

Culture of Care• We value every student• Embrace all learners

Culture of Excellence• Every student wants to succeed• All can learn

Our School Focus

Whole-Child

Well-being

Wellness

Learning Mastery

Do Well

Character Development

Do Good

Student-Centric, Values-Driven Education

Core Values and 21st Century Competencies preparing our young to be work ready, world ready and life ready

Holistic Development

Learning and Character Development

• Roots – rooted on values, the moral character to do good; e.g., respect, integrity, care…

• Wings – empowered with SEL and 21CC, the performance character to do well; e.g., responsibility, resilience, innovation…

Partnership @PVPS

Engagement with one another

• Mutual respect

• Active listening

• Collaborate to address the child’s needs, focusing on the child’s well-being, character and learning development

Staff Students

Stakeholders

Parents

Parents as Partnersin nurturing our children

• Support and work with the teachers

• Support and persevere with your child

Care and Commitment. Communication and Collaboration.

Direct. Truthful. Caring.

our focus and common interest:

the best for our children

Learning for Life Programme, LLP

LLP is MOE’s support for schools in developing distinctiveness (funding provided) as part of the Good School Movement.

Our Distinctiveness

LLP1 – Sports Experiential Programme

Area: Sports and Outdoor Education

LLP2 – Leader in Me

Area: Community Service and Student Leadership

Subject Based Banding (SBB)

Why Subject Based Banding (SBB)?

• Every child will be encouraged to do the subjects at thelevels that best meet his abilities

• To provide more flexibility to students with strengthsand abilities that vary across subjects

Subject Based Banding (SBB)

Subjects:

• Standard (S) subjects: E, M, S and MT

• Foundation (F) subjects: FEL, FMA, FMT, FSc

• Higher Mother Tongue (H): HMT

For HMT, students will sit for both Standard and Higher Mother Tongue examinations.

HCL

• When applying to SAP schools, HCL students will continue to receive an advantage.

• Although HCL results do not count towards the PSLE Score, if students with the same PSLE Score are applying for limited places in the same SAP school, those with better HCL grades will be allocated a place ahead of other students.

Subject Based Banding (SBB)

How does SBB work?

Once parents have selected a subject combination, students will have to take it for at least a year.

Summary

At End of P4School recommends a subject combination based on

P4 examination results and performance. Parents select the preferred subject combination.

At the Start of P5Student takes the selected subject combination

How does SBB work?Students take a subject combination determined by the school at End of P5

Students who do well and meet expectations

Students who do notmeet expectations

Continue with the subject combination

Switch some subjects to foundation level

Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE)End of P6

PSLE

PSLE 2021

• From 2021 onwards, the PSLE will be scored with widerbands and the scores will reflect the student’s individualperformance and not his performance relative to his peers.

• The changes are more educationally meaningful inunderstanding your child’s learning at this point in hiseducation journey, and helping him plan his next step.

Wider Scoring Bands to Reduce Fine Differentiation

• Each subject will be scored using 8 bands known as AchievementLevels (AL), with AL 1 being the best score and AL 8 being the lowestscore. The ALs reflect the student’s level of achievement in thesubject.

• The student’s PSLE Score will be the sum of the four subject scores.

• The PSLE Score will range from 4 (best) to 32. There are 29 possiblePSLE Scores, compared to around 200 different T-scores today. Thiswill reduce excessively fine differentiation of students at a youngage.

Wider Scoring Bands to Reduce Fine Differentiation

Scoring for Foundation Level Subjects

• Foundation subject grades will be graded in 3 scoringbands from AL A to C. Like Standard subject ALs, theFoundation subject ALs will reflect a student's level ofachievement, rather than how he has performed relativeto his peers.

• For the purpose of Secondary 1 posting, Foundation levelAL A to AL C will be mapped to AL 6 to AL 8 of Standardlevel subjects respectively, to derive a student's overallPSLE Score.

Scoring for Foundation Level Subjects

Eligibility for Secondary School Higher Mother Tongue Language (HMTL)

• The eligibility criteria for taking HMTL isintended to ensure that students can copewith the higher academic load, and takesreference from the current criteria.

• For students who do not meet the criteria (seetable), secondary schools will continue to havethe flexibility to offer HMTL to students, if theyare assessed to have high ability and interestin MTL and are able to take HMTL withoutaffecting their performance in other subjects

Indicative Achievement Level (AL) Cut-Off Points (COPs)

• To support parents and students in making informedsecondary school choices, MOE will provide information oneach secondary school's indicative COP in AL terms in thefirst half of 2021.

• These AL COPs will be derived from the PSLE Scores andchoice patterns of the 2020 Secondary 1 posting exercise.

Direct School Admission (DSA)

Objectives of Direct School Admission

• To give schools greater flexibility in student admission

• To allow a more diverse range of talents and achievementsto be recognised

• To allow schools the flexibility to consider students withabilities not reflected in the PSLE range

Direct School Admission

• Selection exercise based on students’ talents in academic and non-academic areas *[from 2019, students can apply online, through a single form]

• Criteria is determined by each individual secondary school

• Students given a confirmed offer are guaranteed a place before thePSLE results *[course qualification]

• Amendments or cancellations will not be allowed after the closure ofthe exercise

• Currently, 146 Secondary Schools offer DSA

Resilience… Home. Help. Hope.

See Possibilities. Create Meaning. Make a Difference

Learning… test of Character, not just a test of ability

Caring and Enabling Learning Environment for our children

• Well-being – Health and Safety, basic needs• Character – Moral Values and 21CC

Learning Journeys and

Programmes

Learning Journeys & Level Programmes

Objectives

○ Support Teaching & Learning process○ Provide varied authentic learning experiences○ Relate learning to real-world contexts, and make

sense of the learning○ Develop values, 21st century skills and social-

emotional learning (SEL)

Learning Journeys

• Ceramic Programme at National Gallery Singapore

• Kampong Glam Heritage Tour

• Visit to Road Safety Community Park

• Visit to Science Centre

• NE Show

• Little India Heritage Tour

• Science Centre

• Kheng Chiu Lodge

• Jamiyah Home

P4 P5

P4 Project Work (PW)

Objectives• Encourage creativity and innovative thinking amongst students• Provide opportunities for students to collaborate with their peers• Promote self-directed learning• Enhance students’ communication skills

What will your child be doing?• Going through the Design Thinking Process (Empathise, Define, Ideate,

Prototype & Test) and apply it to real-world context• Write procedural text and do a oral presentation based on the games

created

P5 Coding Programme

Objectives• To develop the basic computing literacy and skills that would

enable students to become informed and responsible users of computing technology.

• To grow a pool of students who have the talent and interest in Computing, so that they will take up the subject and subsequently pursue careers in related fields.

What will your child be doing?• Basic coding such as conditionals, loops, variables, debugging, and

user-defined functions

Objectives:

•To develop and instill a sense of pride and belonging to the neighbourhood

•Promote social cohesion and harmony

What will your child be doing?

•Project Festive

•Litter-Free Neighbourhood

P4 Values-in-Action (VIA): PRIDE Project

P5 Values-in-Action: One Love Many Lives

Venue : Kheng Chiu Lodge and Jamiyah Home

Objectives: Allow students to recognise that theyhave a responsibility towards thecommunity by touching the lives ofpeople and bringing them closer tothem

P4 ProgrammesCognitive Physical Aesthetics Social &

MoralLeadership

• LiteratureAppreciation(Frindle)

• Math Investigative Task

• MS Powerpoint

• 3D2N Camp

• Ceramic Programme

• Abstract Art• Digital Art• Digital

Music• Ukulele

• CyberWellness

• Leadership Camp

P5 ProgrammesCognitive Physical Aesthetics Social &

MoralLeadership

• Math Investigative Task

• MS Excel 2013 (basic)

• 3D2N Camp

• 3D Installation Cubism Sculpture

• Digital Art• Guitar

(Beginner)

• CyberWellness

• Leadership Camp

P4 & P5 Key Programmes

3D2N P4 & P5 Camp

Date:Suspended till further notice

Objectives:

• Create Self-awareness and instil School Shared Values

• Develop Leadership and Teamwork

• Develop interest in Outdoor Adventure

• Develop Skills to overcome Problems & Challenges

COMMUNICATIONS

AND SOPs

• Letter to Parents will be issued via Parents Gateway

• Available on our school website http://www.parkviewpri.moe.edu.sg

Information on School Programmes and Activities

• Message in Student’s Handbook or email

• Teachers’ email addresses are listed on our school website.

Contacting or making appointments with teachers

Partnership & Communication

Get a visitor pass at the

Security Post

Proceed to the General Office

Teacher will meet up with

you at the General Office

Partnership & Communication

Meeting with teachers

Note: For security reasons, parents are not allowed to go to areas other than the General Office

Working with the school to know and support your child

Ask the teacher for the best way

to contact him/her

Respect the teacher’s time,

contact the teacher during

school operating hours

only

If you keep going to the teacher for

updates, your child may miss the chance to learn about

responsibility

Child’s Well-being.

Child is unwell/ injured/ Early Dismissal

• If your child is unwell or has sustained an injury, the parents /guardians will be informed.

• If your child needs early dismissal, give advance notice to the Form Teacher via email or Student’s Handbook.

• Parents are to go to the General office to pick your child.

• Required to sign the “Permission to Leave School” form before you take the child home.

• No child in this situation is allowed to go home on their own.

Absenteeism

• Submit medical certificate (MC)

• If your child is ill or suffering from a contagious/infectious disease, please inform the Form Teacher and do NOT send your child to school. Your child would need a doctor to certify that he/she is fit before returning to school

• Students who are absent due to medical reasons for any school day or assessment must submit a medical certificate (MC) to their FT upon their return.

Note:

• Students with no MC will be marked as absent in the Attendance

• Students who are absent will not be awarded any marks for weighted assessment papers (HA, CA & SA) which they have missed.

Absence due to Medical Reasons

Place payment in an envelope and seal it

Payments (Enrichment Programme) Ensure your child

has sufficient pocket money to buy food

Parents must advise their child NOT to borrow from others or lend money to others

Teach your child to be responsible

Pocket money for recess or

lunch

Money Matters

Name, Class, Amount and Enrichment

Teaching Responsibility

Forgetting to bring books or materials

If your child forgets to bring his books/materials, please do NOT bring it to school for him.

Instill in students a sense of personal responsibility.

Teaching Responsibility

Mobile Phones While the school allows students to bring mobile phones to school, it is not encouraged. Students who bring mobile phones to school are to adhere to the following guidelines:

- Switched off during lessons/curriculum and CCA.

- Only allowed for communication with caregivers in the canteen before school, during recess or after school.

- If a student is caught using a mobile phone inappropriately, his phone will be kept. You will be contacted to make arrangements to collect the mobile phone.

- The school will not be held accountable for any loss of mobile phones.

Travel Declaration

• Parents need to submit a travel declaration if your child is travelling overseas during semester breaks.

• Reminder via Parents Gateway

Road Safety

• Parents to promote road safety consciousness in their children

• To obey school security guards acting as road safety wardens.

Safety Matters

Going Away During Term Time

Students are to be in school throughout term time.

If students have to be away from school for a period of time due to compassionate reasons (e.g. serious illness of family member, etc):

no make-up lessons will be conducted;

no worksheets will be given in advance.

Thank You