Parent Engagement TalkSec 1 Express & Normal Academic

by

Mdm Neo ShufenSH ICT, Sec 1 Level Head

11 March 2016

Objective

To provide an overview of our Sec 1curriculum so that teachers, students

and parents can work together to

support our students further in their

learning.

�Education Progression

�School Support

�Parental Involvement

Briefing Outline

Key Personnel

Appointment Key Personnel

Subject Head (ICT) &

Sec 1 Curriculum Level HeadMdm Neo Shufen

Head Of Department

(Physical Education/ Co-Curriculum Activities)Mr S Elangovan

Head Of Department (Art & Craft) Mr Ng Teck Yeong

Subject Head (Literature/ English Language) Ms Shen Simin

Acting Subject Head (Chemistry) Mdm Erlis Binte Abdul Manaf

Senior Teacher (Malay Language) Mr Muhamad Razali Bin Jantan

Teacher (History) Ms Zhou Wensi Eileen

1E&1N(A) Form TeachersClass Form Teachers

1E1Ms Tan Mui Huay

Mdm Warda Mohamed Shariff

1E2Ms Chua Wan Ting

Ms Teo Hsin Fern

1E3Mdm Tan Yoke Leng

Ms Nuraisyah Binte Razali

1E4

Mdm Ng Liang Jeah

Mr Sng Ah Soon

Ms Trina

1N1Ms Liu Yiru Joanne

Mr Chow Weiliang Joshua

1N2Ms Badriah Begum Bte Mohamed Mustafa

Mdm Noor Hanis Bte Jasni

Staff overseeing the development of the Sec 1 students

Coordinator Student Development TeamMr Aloysius Ong

Curriculum Level HeadMdm Neo Shu Fen

Discipline HeadsMs Ho Lian ShiMs Asniza

Role Staff in charge

Advisor Mrs Rose Chen [Vice-Principal]

Overall I/C Mdm Chong Mong Leng

2nd i/c Mr Ng Vic Meng Victor

Sec 1 Mdm Neo Shufen

Sec 2 Ms Shen Simin

Sec 3 Mr Ng Teck Yeong

Sec 4E/5NMr Ng Vic Meng and

Mr Thomas Wan

Sec 4NA/NT Mr Foo Chuan Teck Joshua

Curriculum Committee

�4-5 years of education

�GCE ‘O’ Levels(for Express course)

�GCE ‘N’ Levels (for Normal course)

�6 years of education

�Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE)

Primary

School

Secondary

School

�English Language

�Mother Tongue Languages

Primary

School Secondary

School

�Maths

�Science

�English Language

�Mother Tongue Languages

�Maths

�Science

�Art

�Music

�Design and Technology

�Food and Consumer Education

�Geography

�History

�Literature

Sec 1

Sec 2

Sec 3

Sec 4/5

Spiral Curriculum

that reinforces

learning from sec 1

to sec 4/5

Secondary

School

Education

Progression

Education Progression

• Secondary 1 Express

– A pass in both English and overall percentage

• Secondary 1 Normal Academic

– A Grade 5 or better in English and 2 other subjects OR

a pass percentage in 4 subjects

Promotion Criteria to Sec 2

• Secondary 1 Normal Academic to Secondary 2

Express

– Minimum of 70% in the overall percentage of all

subjects combined

Lateral Transfer

Grading System

CA1[15%]

SA1[25%]

CA2[15%]

SA2[45%]

MSTMid Year

ExamMST

Alternative

Assessment

End of

Year

Exam

Assessment Structure

CA1[15%]

SA1[25%]

CA2[15%]

SA2[45%]

MSTMid Year

ExamMST

Alternative

Assessment

End of

Year

Exam

MCs are to be

submitted if

students are absent

from assessments

Assessment Structure

Term/Week Date EventTerm 1Week 7,8

17-23 Feb MST1

Term 2Week 7,8

29 Apr

2-12 May

Mid Year

Examination

Term 3Week 6

2- 5 Aug Milestone Test 2

Term 4Week 2

21-22 Sep

29 Sep – 7 Oct

End Of Year

Examination

Students will be dismissed from school after the last assessment

paper for the day.

Assessment Period

The purpose of assigning homework to

students is to help them consolidate their

learning and to adequately prepare them

for the next stage of their learning.

Homework Policy

SUBJECT INFORMATION

�English Language

�Mother Tongue Languages

Primary

School Secondary

School

�Maths

�Science

�English Language

�Mother Tongue Languages

�Maths

�Science

�Art

�Music

�Design and Technology

�Food and Consumer Education

�Geography

�History

�Literature

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Syllabus Coverage Assessment FormatExperiential

Programme

Ways that parents can

support the child

� Exposure to text-

types

� Narratives

� Personal

Recounts

� Procedures

� Expositions

� Reading, Writing,

Listening and

Speaking Skills

� Simple Grammatical

Rules

� Tenses

MST1

Paper 1 - Writing

MST2

Paper 2 - Reading

Information Literacy

• How to interpret /

process texts from

various sources

• How to present

their own views in

an appropriate

manner.

Read a variety of texts with

your child and ask him/her

questions to check for

understanding.

MYE

Paper 1- Writing

Paper 2- Reading

EOY

Paper 1- Writing

Paper 2- Reading

Paper 3- Listening

Paper 4- Oral

English---Sec 1 Exp & NA

MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGES

Syllabus Coverage Assessment FormatWays that parents can support the

child

Paper 1

• Narrative Essays

• Email Writing skills

Paper 2

• Comprehension skills

Paper 3, 4

• Listening skills

• Oral skills

(1 min video clip as stimulus)

MST

Paper 2- Comprehension Encourage your child to

• write journal or diary in MT language

• read widely beyond the textbooks

• communicate using Mother Tongue

language and watch MT programmes

• Immerse them in the Mother Tongue

Language Environment

MYE

Paper 1- Composition

Paper 2- Comprehension

Paper 4- Listening exam

EOY

Paper 1- Composition

Paper 2- Comprehension

Paper 3- Oral exam

Paper 4- Listening exam

Mother Tongue---Sec 1 Exp & NA

MATHEMATICS

Syllabus Coverage Assessment Format Experiential ProgrammeWays that parents can support the

child

• Numbers

• Algebra

• Geometry and

Measurement

• Statistics

MST

Short answer questions

and problem sums

Applied Learning

Programme

Stretch Programme

• Close monitoring of child’s

homework assignments –

ensure that he/she

completes given

assignments.

• Remind your child that

Math is not a reading

subject, and to encourage

your child to practise and

review past assignments as

a form of revision.

• Textbook is to be used

together with the resource

books for revision.

MYE & EOY

Paper 1- Short answer

questions and problem

sums

Paper 2- Short answer

questions and problem

sums

Mathematics---Sec 1 Exp & NA

SCIENCE

Syllabus

Coverage

Lesson

implementationAssessment Format

Ways that parents can support the

child

Semester 1

• Biology

• Chemistry

Semester 2

• Physics

• Science Skills

and Processes

• Theory Lessons

• Laboratory

Sessions

MST

Section A- Multiple Choice

Questions

Section B- Structured

Questions

• Science textbook is a good

resource. Get your child into the

habit of reading the textbook,

and remind him/her to complete

work assigned in Resource

Booklet, Workbook and Practical

Book.

• Get your child to share what

he/she has learnt in class.

• Encourage your child to explain

everyday phenomena using

scientific concepts.

MYE & EOY

Section A- Multiple Choice

Questions

Section B- Structured

Questions

Section C- Essay Questions

No assessment for Science

Skills and Processes.

Science---Sec 1 Exp & NA

GEOGRAPHY

Syllabus Coverage Lesson

implementation

Assessment

Format

Experiential

Programme

Ways that parents

can support the child

• Topics:

� Tropical Rainforests

� Water Supply

� Energy Resources

[only for Express]

• Skills:

� Inquiry related

skills

� Map reading skills

� Geographical data

skills

� Geographical

Investigation skills

Geographical

Investigation

Tropical

Rainforests

• Process:

� Individual

contribution

� Group

Contribution

• Product

� Group

product

MST & EOY

• Short Answer

Question

• Structured

Question

Term 2

• Geographical

Investigation

@ Singapore

Botanical

Gardens

• ABC Water

Trail @

Bedok

Reservoir

Term 4

• Map Reading

Trail

Encourage your

child to read

widely to nurture

an interest in

current affairs

such as water

issues.No MYE

Geography---Sec 1 Exp & NA

HISTORY

Syllabus Coverage Lesson implementation Assessment FormatExperiential

Programme

Ways that parents can

support the child

• Topics:

�The History of Early

Singapore

�Early Singapore before

the 19th Century

• Skills:

�Historical Investigation

Skills

� Source-based Questions

(SBQ) skills

- Inference

- Comparison

- Contrast

� Structured Essay

Questions (SEQ)

Historical

Investigation

• Process:

� Individual

contribution

�Group

Contribution

• Product

�Group

product

MST & EOY

• Source-

based

Questions

• Structured

Essay

Questions

Term 1

Historical

Investigation @

National

Museum

Term 3

Heritage Trail

Encourage your

child to read

widely, engage

your child in

conversation to

develop thinking

and analysis skills. No MYE

History---Sec 1 Exp & NA

ENGLISH LITERATURE

Syllabus Coverage Assessment FormatWays that parents can support the

child

• Short novel – Red Sky in the

Morning

• Poetry Analysis

MST

• Short Structured

Questions

Help your child nurture an interest in

reading a genre of works.

MYE & EOY

• Short Essay

Questions

English Literature---Sec 1 Exp & NA

ART

Syllabus

Coverage

Lesson

implementationAssessment Format

Ways that parents can support the

child

Lino PrintingProject Work

Assignment Based

• 4 x Lino Designs

• Test Print 1

• Test Print 2

• Final Product

(Print on Paper Bag)

• Art Booklet

- Help your child foster an interest

in Art by encouraging him/her to

be more observant about designs

used in daily life.

- Have a discussion with your child

regarding his/her experiences

during art lessons, eg: how

he/she feels about the process of

lino printing for the paper bag

project. What are the challenges

faced, and what does he/she

enjoy about the process.

Art---Sec 1 Exp & NA

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY

Syllabus Coverage Lesson implementationAssessment

Format

Experiential

Programme

Ways that parents can

support the child

• Topics:

�Drones Design

• Skills:

�Using the design process

to design drones

�Research into different

factors that affect the

drones

�Decision making on the

research conducted

� Ideation and development

of drones design

�Practical skills in cardboard

and acrylic of drones

� Test Flying the drone

design

Coursework-based

subject with

research conducted

in computer lab and

coursework with

practical lesson

conducted in D&T

workshop

MST

Coursework

Collaboration

with Science

Centre in the

design of the

drones

curriculum

(Term 3 & 4)

• Discuss with your

child the

experiences in

drones design

using the design

journal

• Encourage your

child to be

creative and think

out of the box

MYE

NA

EOY

Coursework

Design and Technology---Sec 1 Exp & NA

FOOD AND CONSUMER EDUCATION

Syllabus Coverage Lesson implementationAssessment

Format

Ways that parents can support

the child

• Topics:

�Balanced Diet

�Healthy food choices

�Budgeting

• Skills:

�Calculate energy value of food

�Calculate body mass index (BMI)

�Modify recipes based on healthy

plate

�Practical Work

~ Cutting skills, healthy cooking

methods, cake making,

presentation of food, cleanliness

& hygiene in kitchen

�Coursework – Meal Planning for

Lunch

Coursework-based

subject with research

conducted in

computer lab and

theory and practical

lesson conducted in

kitchen

MST

• Written

• Practical Encourage your child to

• inculcate a healthy

eating habit, and

choose healthy meals

when eating out

• plan and prepare simple

healthy meals together

e.g. breakfast for the

family

MYE

• Written

• Coursework

EOY

NA

Food and Consumer Education ---Sec 1 Exp & NA

MUSIC

Syllabus Coverage Lesson

implementationAssessment Format

• Topic:

� Performance

� Instruments of orchestra

� Research on rhythm of

Asian music

� Music composition

� Multi-cultural rhythmic

performance

• Skills:

� Singing Technique

� Research skills

� Ensemble Skills

� Digital music composing

Project Work

Group Presentation

and performance in

small ensemble

Music---Sec 1 Exp & NA

School Support

- Bridging Programme for students who were

offered Foundation Level subjects at pri school

- Targeted Remediation

- Revision Papers are given before CA/SA, so that

students are familiar with the assessment format

- Student-initiated Consultation with subject

teachers

Parental

Involvement

Curriculum Timetable

Curriculum Timetable

Co-Curriculum Timetable

15 April (Fri)

Co-Curriculum Activities

Stand-Down

Mid Year Examination begins on 29 April

How to help your child

transit from

primary 6 to secondary 1?

- Communicate with your child daily.

- Communicate with your child’s FTs and Subject teachers

to find out more about his/ her progress in school.

- Monitor your child’s learning, homework completion and

usage of digital devices.

- Guide your child to develop an after school routine that

allows him/ her to have ample revision time and rest.

- Encourage your child to take ownership of his or her

learning.

- Ensuring that your child takes part in all school activities

such as Co-Curricular Activities and school events.

1st A Attendance

2nd A Attire

3rd A Attention

4th A Assignment

5th A Attitude

The 5 ‘A’s Approach

Addressing

Parents’ Feedback

1. Locker for students

Students may obtain a form

from the general office

front desk and apply

through:

www.rent-a-locker.com

Feedback from Parents

2. Opening of School Back Gate

Back Gate 7 at Tampines Primary School

Mondays to Fridays

7.00 am to 7.45 am

Back Gate 6 at Tampines Secondary School

Every Wednesday

7.45 am to 8.30 am

Feedback from Parents

3. Traffic safety around the

school

The school is constantly

working with LTA to

improve the traffic situation

around the school.

Feedback from Parents

4. Communication with parents

The school is exploring the use of Snaapp to improve

communications with parents.

This requires parents to have smartphone to install and use the

app.

Feedback from Parents

Q&A

Thank You