parents engagement day 2021

XINMIN PRIMARY SCHOOLCONFIDENT CITIZENS OF CHARACTER, READY FOR THE FUTUREEvery Xinminite, a Confident Citizen of Character, Ready for the Future

XINMIN PRIMARY SCHOOL

Parents Engagement Day

2021



Agenda

• Key Instructional Programmes

• Providing a Holistic Education

• Parent-teacher Partnership



Key Instructional Programmes



ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Oral Communications Programme

Speak Up! (Term 1)- school-based public speaking programme

to develop confident communicators

OBJECTIVES• To teach students to present

effectively in class and on stage• To improve their speech writing

skills• To boost students’ self-esteem• To build students' confidence in

expressing their views

AREAS COVERED• Building a speech• Six traits of speaking

• Poise• Voice• Life• Eye contact• Gestures• Speed



ENGLISH LANGUAGEReading Programme

Reading for Pleasure (Extensive reading)

Class Book Flood

Little Red Dot Subscription (20 issues)

MYON online library subscription

Reading with Meaning (Intensive reading)

Close reading strategies to help students understand a text



With the problem solving strategies, we are exposing the students to varied forms of questioning and mastery. Koobits and SLS are the platforms that we use to bring forth the self-directed learning of the students.

MOE, Curriculum Planning and Division



SCIENCESequence of Topics

Term Theme Topic1 Energy • Energy in Food (Photosynthesis)

• Forms & Uses of Energy

• Conversion of Energy

Cycles • Reproduction in Flowering Plants

2 Cycles • Reproduction in Humans

Systems • Plants Systems

3 Systems • Plant & Human Respiratory Systems

• Circulatory System

• Unit of Life (Cells)

• Electrical Systems

4 Cycles • Water & Changes of State

• Water Cycle



SCIENCEHighlights

• Week-of-Wonder! (WOW!) – Science Fun Week

• Science Enrichment: Acquisition of Process Skills Through Experiential Learning

• Experimental Kits – Individual Experimental Kit for every student



MOE Primary School MTL curriculum • Greater emphasis on spoken & written

interaction skills;• Greater focus on authentic activities to

better engage students and develop their communication skills; and

• Continue to expose students to their own culture & values through MTL learning

MOTHER TONGUE DEPT P5



MOTHER TONGUE DEPT P5

Reading Programme

Integrated ICT Lessons

Competitions

Festive Celebrations

Cultural Camp



1

SLS – Password Reset Email Address



ICT DepartmentSLS – Assignments

We seek your help to ensure that your child completes their online tasks. Online homework carries the same importance as those on hard copies. Incomplete tasks will be reflected under the ‘Assigned’ and ‘In Progress’ columns.



Challenges for your child

• New topics in Upper Primary

• Big ‘jump’ in level of difficulty

• More questions of higher order thinking in the examination papers

• More time needed on homework



Support From The School

• Remedial Lessons Starting in Week 5

• Differentiated Learning and Instructions

• Smaller class for more teacher and student engagement

• Use of ICT to engage learning and develop 21st C skills



Remedial Lessons

• Written excuse by parents must be submitted

Remedial Lessons Selected students will be required to stay after school for remedial lessons on the dates below. If your child is selected, a consent form will be issued at a later date.

Tuesdays Thursdays

2 Feb, 16 Feb 4 Feb, 18 Feb

23 Feb, 2 March 25 Feb, 4 March



One Formal Examination

TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 TERM 4

NO MID YEAR

EXAMSEND OF

YEAR EXAMS

CLASS QUIZZES* Marks will be given



Subject Based Banding (P5)

School assesses the student’s ability to cope with the current subject combination at the end of the year. Adjustment to the number of standard and foundation subjects can be made if necessary.Applies to Higher Mother Tongue as well.



Towards a Holistic Development of Your Child



AESTHETICS DEPARTMENT

Vision

Every Xinminite, an artist and a musician.

MISSIONNurturing the Passion for the Arts (Visual Arts & Performing Arts)

in Every Xinminite.



AESTHETICS DEPARTMENTLEVELS ART MUSIC

P5Batik

PointillismUkulele

P6Metal Tooling

Wire SculptureGarageband

Above are some of the key programmes we have for the students for the specific levels,

it is to develop our Xinminites with:

Visual inquiry skill (Art) and Musical skills (Listening, creating and performing)

Awareness, appreciation and respect for the cultures of various art forms (Visual art and Music)

Enjoyment in art making and music making



P5 Sports Carnival• Embracing holistic education and character

development through Sports in a celebratory Carnival.• Students are exposed to various stations (Carnival

themed) to play, learn new sports and have ‘fun’.

PE & CCA Dept



P5 Camp @ Labrador MOE CampsiteDates: 3 to 5 June (Day Camp)

PE & CCA Dept



Uniform Gp Sports Performing Arts Clubs

Brownies Basketball GuzhengEnsemble

Infocomm Technology (Infocomm)

Red Cross Soccer Choir Environmental Science(Eco Green)

Scouts Volleyball Chinese Dance Art & Craft

Modular Sports

Modern Dance(Int’l Dance)

PE & CCA Dept

P3 to P6



Direct School Admissions (DSA)

• Direct School Admission for secondary schools (DSA-Sec) allows students to apply to some schools before taking the PSLE.

• Students apply based on their talent in sports, CCAs and specific academic areas.

• If your child is admitted to a secondary school through DSA-Sec, they are not allowed to submit school choices during the Secondary 1 (S1) posting process.



Direct School Admissions (DSA)

Categories CCAs in Xinmin Primary

Sports and Games Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball

Visual, literary and performing arts

Choir, Guzheng, Chinese Dance,International Dance

Uniformed groups Scouts, Brownies, Red Cross

Leadership Prefects



Successful DSA Applicants (2020)Areas Secondary Schools

CCAs offered by Xinmin PrimaryVolleyball Football Chinese DanceGuzhengBasketballInternational DanceChoirScouts

Other AreasBilingualismTrack & Field

Anderson SecXinmin SecHwa Chong InstituitionMaris StellaNan Chiau HighVictoria SchoolPresbyterian HighNorth VistaHoly InnocentsSengkang SecHougang Sec



CCE DepartmentLearning for Life Programme(LLP): Our CCE curriculum

• “Cultivating a Life of Values and Excellence” or CLOVE is our CCE curriculum as well as our school’s LLP.

• The school adopts a holistic approach to Character and Citizenship Education.

Objectives of CLOVE:We want our students to…become assets to our society by acquiring the following core beliefs and character traits: Care, Respect, Responsibility and Resilience.

become contributing citizens in your school, family and community.



CCE Department

Care

P5 Values In Action(VIA) Project: Let’s start Feeding!

Respect ResilienceResponsibility

Our School Core Values:

• To start a food donation drive in school

• Pack and donate food collected to FOODBANK SINGAPORE



Other Challenges Your Child May Face

• Puberty

• Peer Pressure

• Coping Strategies

• Time Management

• Online Addiction



To support your child’s socio-psycho development



Growing Years Programme

Objectives :

• To allow students to understand the physiological, social and emotional changes they experience as they mature

• To build healthy relationships with peers, anchored on the love and support from their families;

• To exercise safety in potentially harmful situation



• It is a classroom based lessons with an objective that the lessons can lead to an improvement in students’ knowledge in sexuality issue. It also helps students to understand their gender role and how they relate to others in society.

Growing Years Programme



Growth Mindset

“When students believe they can get smarter, they understand that effort makes them stronger. Therefore they put in extra time and effort, and that leads to higher achievement.”



Interaction With Form Teachers

• Form Teacher Guidance Period

• One to One Interaction

• Class Family Time

• Circle Time



UPPER BLOCK RULES

Exercise self-discipline at all times

Be a good role model



Instilling responsibilityTracking of level one offences

LEVEL ONE OFFENCES• Not doing and /or handing in of assignments• Failure to bring books or other required

materials to class• Creating a disturbance in the classroom• Open defiance and/ or rudeness• Skipping lessons• Inappropriate attire and grooming• Littering



LEVEL ONE OFFENCES

• Not doing and /or handing in of assignments

• Failure to bring books or other required materials to class

• Creating a disturbance in the classroom

• Open defiance and/ or rudeness

• Skipping lessons

• Inappropriate attire and grooming

• Littering

Number of slips Consequences

1-2 Verbal warning Parents will be

informed

3 ‘Notice of Warning’

letter will be issued

4 Loss of privileges

Eg: supervised recess

5 and above Detention after school Suspension from

school

* Blue Copy: Parents and FT *Pink Copy: Students’ Handbook *Yellow copy: AYH



Punctuality• Students are to be in school by 7.30 am for

flag-raising.

• Security guards will record your names if you enter the school later than 7.30am.

• Consequences:

3 times - Detained for 30 minutes after school

More than 5 times - ‘GOOD/FAIR/POOR’ for conduct in the report book depending on your attitude and behaviour.



How can you help your child?

• Have an open communication with your child

• Provide a conducive place for your child to study

• Monitor their use of digital devices

• Develop a weekly schedule



Cyber WellnessSigns of online addiction:

1) Spends too much time online

2) Poor sleep patterns.

3) Unable to hold conversations with others

4) Decline in other offline activities

5) Reacting strongly when asked to reduce online activities

6) Depression, anxiety, extreme mood swings

Source: www.betterinternet.sg



Cyber WellnessWhat you can do:

1) Time management – Set up a screen time contract within the family.

2) Monitor their social network activity - Use of parental control apps.

3) Be a role model – Ensure that screen-free times are observed by all family members.

4) Spend quality time outdoors with your child without their device.

5) Keep your child’s device outside the bedroom at bedtime.

Source: www.betterinternet.sg



Cyber WellnessWebsites you can refer to:

1) Media Literacy Council

2) Cyber Wellness Parent Kit by MOE

3) Internetmatters.org

https://www.betterinternet.sg/Resources/Resources-Listing?topic=screen+time&persona=parents

https://www.moe.gov.sg/parentkit

https://www.internetmatters.org/



Helping your child manage

their time

• Discuss the weekly schedule

• Make your expectations clear



Study Timetable



Partnership with the school

1) Email the teachers

2) Student Handbook

2) Set an appointment

3) School’s phone number: 62835479



It is important to recognise efforts rather

than end results



We need to work together…

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