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PRIMARY 1 ORIENTATION
2017
AGENDA
• Address by Principal, Mrs Shahul
• Administrative and Safety Briefing by
Vice - Principal, Mr Nizam
• Dialogue with Form Teachers
SCHOOL VISION & MISSION
Vision
A vibrant school which inspires passion in learning
and purposeful living.
Mission
To nurture thinking individuals who are confident and
self-directed learners with shared values and are
active contributors to society.
SHARED VALUES
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ntegrity our Core
are to Innovate
xcellence our Quest
rdent Pursuit of learning
ynergy for Success
Leadership Journey
• 1994 - MOE undergraduate scholarship to NUS
• 2004 – Presidents Award for Teachers
• 2005 – Dr Ruth Wong Medal (NTU) for Diploma in Department Management
• 2006 – MOE Overseas Postgraduate Scholarship
• 2013 –Public Administration Medal Bronze
• 2013 - Long Service Award (25 years)
Evergreen Primary - Principal
Seng Kang Primary – Principal
Qiaonan Primary School – Vice Principal Masters in Curriculum & Teaching @ Columbia University, New York
MOE Curriculum Planning & Development Division MOE
Compassvale Secondary School - HOD EL
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Sec – Teacher
NUS – Majored in English Lang and History
Parry Primary School - Teacher 1989 - 1994
1994 - 1997
1997 - 1999
2002 - 2005
Jan–Aug 2006
Sep 2006- Aug 2007
Aug 2007-Mar 2009
Jan 2010-Dec 2017
About
Myself…
Jan 2017- Present
Vice-Principals
Mrs Pearlyn Wai Mr Nizam
HOD ICT
Miss Jaycee Tee
HOD SSD
Mdm Jin Pay
HOD Student
Development and
Well-being
Mrs Tracy Lee
HOD- PE & CCA
Mr Ali
HOD EL
Miss Noraisha
HOD-Sci
Mdm Nornizah
HOD CCE
Mr Low CS
KEY PERSONNELS
SH-CL
Mdm Linda Tan
SH-TL
Mdm Saras
SH-ICT
Mr Alan Pillay
SH-PE
Mr Alfiyan
SH-Student Leadership &
Discipline
Mdm Alison Yong
SH Citizenry Education & Community Engagement
Mrs Tracy Lee
SH-PCCG
Mrs Tina Eng
SH-Visual Art
Mdm Radin Bte Rafeah
KEY PERSONNELS
YH- P1 and P2
Mrs May Tan
YH- P3 and P4
Mrs Janice Chang
YH- P5 and P6
Mr Samy Lim
AYH- P1 and P2
Miss Koh MN
AYH- P3 and P4
Miss Aainoo
AYH- P5 and P6
Mdm Woo SL
KEY PERSONNELS
1 Care FT
Mdm Ponmalar
1 Charity FT
Miss Khairunnisa
1 Faith FT
Miss Koh MN
1 Grace FT
Miss Cory Lim
1 Hope FT
Mdm Ling YC
1 Care CFT
Mdm Wei Lin
1 Charity CFT
Mdm Chong SB
1 Faith CFT
Mr Lim TS
1 Grace CFT
Mr Qamarul
1 Hope CFT
Mdm Fatimah
P1 FORM and CO-FORM TEACHERS
P1 FORM and CO-FORM TEACHERS
1 Joy FT
Mrs Loo EL
1 Love FT
Mrs Eddie
Learning Support Coordinator
Mrs Sheryl Ng
Co-FT : 1 Charity
1 Joy CFT
Miss Ang PJ
1 Love CFT
Miss Jessica Tsang
Learning Support Math
Mdm Lim
Co-FT: 1 Care
4 Ps to Excel
•Present
•Purpose
•Passion
•Perform
DIRECTIONS FOR 2018
Positivity in Relationships
Learning with Passion
Actively Contributing
Youthfulness in Living
Multi-Modal Programmes (MMP)
“The science tells us that having the
time and space for your mind to wander
when you are young is critical in
developing creative abilities…We need
to provide a diversity of experiences for
children as they grow up outside of
classrooms," Mr Tharman
Shanmugaratnam, NTU Lecture 20 Sep
2017.
Multi-Modal Programmes (MMP)
Level Term 1 Term 2 Term 3
P1
Self-Management & Social Skills
Aesthetics Language Arts
I + U = WE Hip Hop Dance EL: Choral Reading/Poetry Recitation
P2 Language Arts Language Arts Aesthetics
Reader’s Theatre Reader’s Theatre Dancesport
P3 Language Arts Citizenship Sports
Drama MT Conversation CL/ML PE: SwimSafer
P4
Enterprise Language Arts Media & Technology
Innovation & Service EL: Musical Robotic & Virtual Reality
P5
Media and Technology Aesthetics/Language Arts Language Arts/Aesthetics
Robotic & Drones International Drums/Public Speaking
Public Speaking/International Drums
P6
Self-Management & Social Skills
Sports (Indiv Student’s choice)
PSLE Preparation Building Aspirations, Sustaining Motivation
Wushu/Fencing/Kickboxing/ Inline Skating/Archery/Golf
Partn
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Parents
Seek to Understand
than to be Understood
Parent-Child Activity Book Slides for SLs.pdf
Term 1 Teacher-Parent Interaction
3rd Week
Jan 2018
•More details will be released nearer to the event. Please keep this date/ time available.
And Let’s have a Meaningful Partnership
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Getting Ready for School
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
• First Day of School is Tuesday, 2 January 2018.
• All P1 pupils are to assemble at the canteen at 7.20 a.m.
• Form teachers will lead their respective classes to the hall for singing of national anthem and pledge taking
• All parents are to proceed to the Arts Fusion for a briefing at 7.45 a.m.
• Please refer to the handout for pupils on what to bring for the first day of school.
SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
FOR 1ST
3 DAYS (2-4 JAN)
Time Venue
Eat-With-Your-Teacher
Break Time
9.00 a.m. to 9.30 a.m. Classroom
Buddy Programme
(Parents can be in the
canteen on
2 and 3 Jan)
10.30 a.m. to 11.00 a.m.
(1 Ca, Ch, Fa, Gr)
11.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.
(1 Gr, Ho, Jo, Lo)
Canteen
SPECIAL DISMISSAL ARRANGEMENT FOR 1st 3 Days (2 Jan to 4 Jan 2018)
• Pupils will be dismissed class by class from the hall for the first 3 days of school. Parents are allowed to come to the hall 15 minutes before dismissal time.
• From 5 January 2018 onwards, parents are to pick up their child from either the front gate or back gate.
• In the event of wet weather, pupils will be dismissed in a staggered manner.
• Pupils will be given coloured stickers for easy identification of dismissal pattern.
• Front Gate: Orange
• Bus Bay: Blue
• Back Gate: Green
• Parents are to indicate in the Pupil Particular Form the mode of dismissal.
• Parents are to inform the Form Teacher of any changes so as to avoid any confusion.
School Hours 2018 Primary 1
School Start Time 7.30 a.m.
Recess Time (Mon-Thur)
9.00 a.m.
TGIF (Fri) That’s Great, It’s Friday Recess and PLAY
8.30 a.m. to 9.30 a.m.
Snack Break 12 noon – 12.15 p.m.
School Dismissal 1.45 p.m.
DISMISSAL ARRANGEMENT
Dismissal Time:
• Classes are lined up according to the following dismissal pattern – Front Gate, Back Gate and Bus Bay.
• We seek the cooperation and understanding of all parents to be punctual in picking up your child, so as to avoid unnecessary anxiety for your child.
Dropping Off at Porch
• Parents are allowed to drive into the school for students to alight at the car porch in the morning.
• Do drive slowly and carefully.
• Please ensure that your child has his/her bag ready before reaching the car porch.
• Please ensure that it is done in a fast and safe manner.
Injuries/Illnesses that require
medical attention • If your child sustained minor injury in the school, a first aid trained staff will attend to your child. We will contact you if we assessed that further medical attention is needed for your child’s injury.
• If your child has a temperature of more than 37.5oC, suspected of having chicken pox, HFMD or other communicable diseases, you are required to bring him/her to the doctor.
• Parents/guardian must sign your child out at the General Office before bringing your child home.
• In an emergency, an ambulance will be called. Parents will be informed that an ambulance was called and parents will meet their child at the hospital.
Emergency evacuation
plan
• A copy of the evacuation procedures and a map of the assembly area are displayed in each classroom.
• Emergency procedures such as fire drills are conducted on a regular basis (i.e. at least once a semester) so as to familiarise staff and students with the school’s emergency plan.
Temperature-taking exercise
• The school will conduct a temperature taking exercise at the start of each semester i.e. Week 1 of Term 1 and Term 3.
• Students are expected to have with him/her a working thermometer on the day of the temperature taking exercise.
Road Safety
As a pedestrian • Students must use the pedestrian crossing at all
times when crossing the road and they are to raise their hand high up when crossing at any traffic light or zebra crossing. Do NOT jaywalk.
• Students must always be vigilant and alert for inattentive drivers even at signalised crossings. Do NOT use any electronic device/gadget while crossing the road.
• Students must always use footpaths where necessary.
• Students are to practise the kerb drill before crossing: • Look right, look left, and look right again. • Ensure all vehicles have stopped. • Raise your hand high up and cross the road briskly.
• Students must keep all parts of your body in the vehicle (e.g. car or bus).
• Students are to behave at ALL times in a moving vehicle.
• Students are to wait in an orderly manner before boarding the bus at the bus bay. NO playing is allowed in or near the bus bay.
• Students are to wait for the vehicle to stop fully before boarding or alighting.
Road Safety
As a vehicle passenger or
at the bus bay:
Road Safety
As a cyclist:
• Students are reminded to wear the appropriate safety gear (e.g. helmet, elbow pad, etc.)
• Students are to dismount their bicycles at the main gate and push their bicycles into the school.
• Students are also to dismount their bicycles in areas with high pedestrian traffic (e.g. bus stops and covered linkways).
• Students are to lock their bicycles securely at the bicycle racks provided (near the Guard Post).
Other Matters
Food safety • The school will not be allowing individual
birthday celebrations in class or at the canteen where food is involved. This includes giving out of goodie bags. As a class, the FT would be singing a birthday song with the class for the students celebrating their birthdays for that month, to acknowledge the students’ birthdays and for their friends to be given the opportunity to wish them well.
• Parents are to attend part 2 of the orientation
programme before picking up their children from
the respective classrooms (level 1)
• Please do not purchase the textbooks and school
uniforms if you are applying for Financial
Assistance Scheme (FAS). Please proceed to the
school office for more details.
IMPORTANT NOTE
• Parents who are interested in the student care
services or school bus service, please visit the
booths in the canteen after Orientation Part 2.
• If your child has already successfully secured a
place in our school-based Student Care Centre,
please proceed to the canteen to make your first
payment.
IMPORTANT NOTE
THANK YOU