Sharing from Year head

Mrs Audrey Yeoh (Ext 509)

& Assistant Year Head

Ms Maryanah (Ext 501)

Welcome Address & Level Expectations by Year Head

Mother Tongue Languages Department Sharing

T- Score by Mdm Chai Huel Leng

Address by School Counsellor

Briefing in the classrooms by Teachers

Today’s Programme

Communication with Parents

• Parent Handbook

- School Policies

e.g. discipline, assessment, mobile phone, students’ conduct grades

- CCA (Terms 1 & 2)

- Attendance in school

Communication with Parents • Student Handbook

- For communication with teachers

- Monitor student’s homework

- Student’s Personal Revision Timetable

• School Website (www.zhenghuapri.moe.edu.sg)

- Homelink, E-learning portal for students, National

Library Board Digital Account, highlights of school

programmes / activities, Travel Declaration, etc

* Important to have a printer.

Communication with Parents

• CCA

* Holistic education

- Every student to have one CCA.

- Attendance must be regular.

• For students without a CCA or regular CCA attendance:

- Conduct grade: ‘Fair’ and below.

- DSA application (testimonial) will not be supported.

• Week 10

– Superkids Programme 9, 10 and 11 March 2016

• 9 & 10 March (8am to 6pm)

• 11 March 8am to 9.30pm

– 11 March evening

Additional Lessons – Term 1

Focused Lessons during School Holidays

• First week of Term 2 Break 30 May to 3 June 2016

• September holidays 5 & 6 September 2016

Students who fail Math (Below 50 for STD or below 30 for FP) will be required to attend remedial sessions to support them during this period.

Exam Dates in 2016

• SA1: Term 2 Weeks 7 & 8

• Prelims: Term 3 Weeks 8 & 9

• PSLE: Term 4 Weeks 3 & 4

PSLE (tentative)

Oral: 18 & 19 August 2016

Listening Comprehension: 16 September 2016

Written Examination: 29 September – 5 October 2016

Non-core Subjects

• PE, Music, Art, CCE, Social Studies and Health Education

• Play a big role in the character development of our students.

• Holistic Development

Holistic Development • ‘Personal Mastery’ Workshop: Study Skills

(January)

- learning styles, study strategies, motivation

Post-PSLE:

• Learning Journey(s)

• Secondary School Fair (Oct/Nov)

• Sexuality Education Talks (October)

• DARE Programme

• Others

Holistic Development

• Healthy Meals In Schools Programme

– Refer to the school website for information and canteen food prices.

• Personal Time for Your Child

– Tuition, enrichment classes and other personal activities.

The Child – Our Common Goal

• Continue to work closely with the teachers – share information about your child within and beyond the school.

• Attend school events.

• Be a volunteer.

• Participate in Your Child’s School Life.

• Survey conducted in November 2015.

• Statement: I share with my parents (or family) about my daily school experiences.

77.65%

Survey Findings

Thank you

Mother Tongue Languages

Mr Er Kim Hoe, HOD/MTL

StPPard Mother Tongue

PSLE Format for MTL

Standard Mother Tongue Components Marks Weighting

Paper 1 - Composition 40 20%

Paper 2 - Language Use

& Comprehension

90 45%

Paper 3 - Oral 50 25%

- Listening

Comprehension

20 10%

Total 200 100%

Components Marks Weighting

Paper 1 - Composition 40 40%

Paper 2 - Language Use

& Comprehension

60 60%

Total 100 100%

Higher Mother Tongue

Components Marks Weighting

Paper 1- Comprehension 10 10%

Paper 2 - Oral 60 60%

Paper 3 - Listening

Comprehension

30 30%

Total 100 100%

Foundation Mother Tongue

Based on 2015 P5 Results:

Writing Skills

Comprehension Skills

Oral

• Speak to your child in MTL on a regular basis

• Watch educational / cultural / news / documentary / children programmes in MTL

• Read good story books, newspaper articles & magazines in MTL with your child

• Listen to radio programmes in MTL

• Make use of everyday experiences to use MTL e.g. MRT station, sales etc.

5 to 7 short passages

MCQ format

Duration: 30 to 40 minutes

10% for Standard MTL

30% for Foundation MTL

Reading (20 marks)

Picture Description (20 marks)

Conversation (10 marks)

Reading (20 marks)

Picture Description (30 marks)

Conversation (10 marks)

Sample of Oral Picture

Conversation

Thematic Approach

• Topic related to the theme of

the oral picture Example:

Tell us how do you keep yourself healthy if you are not

feeling well, what would you do? Why? How does

your school encourage students to stay healthy? Give

examples to illustrate.

Language Application

Cloze Passage

Comprehension

Language Application

Comprehension

Types of Texts used for Comprehension 1. Short News Report 2. Advertisement / Announcement 3. Brochure / Flyer / Poster 4. Programme Sheet 5. Short Article 6. Short Story 7. Message

1. Direct Questions Answers could be found directly in the passage 2. Inferential/Evaluative Question Answers require students to analyse or evaluate information in the passage

Open-ended Questions

Choose one to write:

1. Based on given pictures, or

2. Based on a given title

Choose one to write:

1. Based on a given title, or

2. Based on a given situation

Use of dictionary - Use dictionaries approved by

SEAB (www.seab.gov.sg)

- Use of digital dictionary applies

only to students taking Chinese &

Malay Languages

s/n Title Pulisher ISBN Number Approved period

1 简明应用汉语词典 商务印书馆 7-100-03344-6

978-7-100-03344-2

2012-2016

2 规范汉语词典 联营出版有限公司 983-820-627-X 2012-2016

3 新世纪学生新词典

怡学出版社。商务印书

馆

981-4133-55-8

978-981-4133-55-5

2012-2016

4 时代最新汉语字典 新加坡泛太平洋教育出

版社

978-981-273-701-4 2012-2016

5 时代商务馆学华语词

典

新加坡泛太平洋教育出

版社

978-981-271-770-2 2012-2016

6 新世纪学生华语词典 怡学出版社。商务印书

馆

978-981-4237-75-8 2012-2015

7 新编小学实用词典 新亚出版社 981-274-954-3

978-981-274-954-3

2012-2018

List of Approved Dictionaries for use in PSLE 2015 Chinese Language

LIST OF APPROVED DICTIONARIES FOR USE IN 2015 PSLE

CHINESE E-DICTIONARIES

S/N TITLE PUBLISHER APPROVED PERIOD

1 Besta All Pass-1 Besta DigiTech Pte Ltd

2013 – 2017

2 Besta New All Pass-1 iKnow Pte Ltd 2015 – 2019

3 HansVision PX2051 Creative Technology Ltd

2014 – 2018

4 HansVision PX2101 Creative Technology Ltd

2014 – 2018

5 HansVision PX2131 Creative Technology Ltd

2013-2017

6 Besta All Pass 2 Besta DigiTech Pte Ltd

2014-2018

LIST OF APPROVED DICTIONARIES FOR USE IN 2015 PSLE

MALAY DICTIONARIES

S/N TITLE PUBLISHER APPROVED PERIOD

1 Kamus Pelajar Bahasa Malaysia (Terbitan Khas KBSM)

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

2012 – 2016

2 Kamus Pelajar (Terbitan Khas KBSM) Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

2012 – 2016

3 Kamus Dewan (Edisi Kedua) Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

2012 – 2016

4 Kamus Dewan (Edisi Ketiga) Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

2012 – 2016

5 Kamus Dewan (Edisi Keempat) Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

2012 – 2016

6 Kamus Pelajar Bahasa Malaysia (Edisi Kedua)

Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka

2012 – 2016

7 Kamus Kopprehensif Bahasa Melayu Oxford Fajar Sdn Bhd 2014-2018

MALAY E-DICTIONARIES

S/N TITLE PUBLISHER APPROVED PERIOD

1 Global Translator / Model M188 e-dictionary (Kamus Bimbit Elektronik Riang Ria)

EDN-Media Consultant Pte Ltd

2013 – 2017

TAMIL DICTIONARIES

S/N TITLE PUBLISHER APPROVED PERIOD

1 Kriyavin Tarkalat Tamil Akarati (Tamil – Tamil Version only)

Cre-A Publishers, Chennai

2012 – 2016

2 Kazhakat Tamil Kaiyakaraathi (Tamil – Tamil Dictionary)

The South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Publishing Society, Tinnevelly Limited, Chennai

2012 – 2016

3 Kazhakat Tamil Akaraathi (Tamil – Tamil Dictionary)

The South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Publishing Society, Tinnevelly Limited, Chennai

2012 – 2016

4 Puthiya Tamil Akaraathi (New Tamil – Tamil Dictionary)

Uma Publications, Kuala Lumpur

2012 – 2016

5 Lakshmi’s Learners’ Tamil Language Dictionary (Revised Edition)

Lakshmi Publications 2011 – 2015