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Teaching and Assessment (Primary 1)
23 January 2016
Programme Time Presentation Presenter
9.00 am Welcome Vice Principal,
Mr Martin Chan
9.05 am Overview of Holistic
Assessment
Vice Principal,
Mr Martin Chan
9.15 am Enrichment programme
options
Subject Head/Physical Education
Mr Joshua Seow
9.30 am Mother Tongue Languages
Department Programme
Head of Department /
Mother Tongue
Mdm Claire Chan
9.45 am Move to respective P1 classrooms
10.00 am Briefing in classroom Class Form/Co-Form Teachers
10.30 am End of programme
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Vice Principal
Mr Lim Jit Hin
Key Personnel 2016
Mr Syed Fareed
HOD/ Mathematics
Ms Imelda As’ari
HOD/ Science
Mdm Claire Chan
HOD / Mother Tongue
Ms Chua Siew Kheng
HOD / English
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Mrs Sangeet Bajaj
School Staff Developer Ms Ng Lip Kiang
HOD / ICT
Mrs Trina Yee
HOD / Aesthetics
Key Personnel 2016
Mr Joshua Seow
Subject Head / PE/CCA
Mrs Cindy Khoo
Subject Head / Music
Key Personnel 2016
Mr Hazman
Subject Head / Malay
Programme Time Presentation Presenter
9.00 am Welcome Vice Principal,
Mr Martin Chan
9.05 am Overview of Holistic
Assessment
Vice Principal,
Mr Martin Chan
9.15 am Enrichment programme
options
Subject Head/Physical Education
Mr Joshua Seow
9.30 am Mother Tongue Languages
Department Programme
Head of Department /
Mother Tongue
Mdm Claire Chan
9.45 am Move to respective P1 classrooms
10.00 am Briefing in classroom Class Form/Co-Form Teachers
10.30 am End of programme
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Aim of Primary Education
• To lay a strong foundation
• To nurture the whole child
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Where is my child at this stage?
• Formative years
• Early stages of
learning
• Discovering abilities
and talents
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Developing
the
whole child
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For English, my child learns to…
listen to stories read fluently
speak confidently write stories
For Mother Tongue, my child learns to…
listen to stories read fluently
speak confidently write accurately
understand
culture
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For Mathematics, my child learns to…
work with numbers explore patterns
solve problems express thinking
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My child also learns to be …
a Confident Person
a Self-directed Learner
an Active Contributor
a Concerned Citizen
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Holistic Assessment
to support the
learning and development
of the child
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Assessment at Primary 1
Shorter
assessments
More and richer
feedback
Appropriate
types of
assessment
Short weighted assessment
tasks in Terms 2, 3 and 4:
e.g.
•Topical Tests
•Short Writing
•Reading
•Performance Tasks
How will you receive feedback on your
child’s progress?
1) Progress reports (In Term 1 and Term 3)
• Rubrics to indicate key learning outcomes
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2) Mid-year and end of year report cards
(in Term 2 and Term 4)
Marks and/or grades to show your child’s
attainment
Overall qualitative comments on your child’s
learning
How will you receive feedback on your
child’s progress?
How will you receive feedback on your
child’s progress?
3) Holistic Assessment Portfolio
• Progress reports will be shown to parents with
the portfolio
• Portfolio contains a good sample of your child’s
work and performance tasks in the core subjects
- with graded rubrics
- with teacher’s qualitative comments
• Shown at Parent-Teacher-Child (PTC)
Conference sessions on
Friday 27 May 2016
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How will this benefit my child?
• More opportunities
to show learning
• Caters to wider range
of learning styles
• Regular and timely
feedback
• More confident
• Motivated to learn
• Enjoys learning
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Homework
• Monitor the completion of the child’s
homework based on the notes made in
the handbook
• Ensure that the homework given by the
school is given top priority amongst other
work given at home
• Check and sign the child’s books/files
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Role of Parents in making
homework manageable
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• Establish routine for child to do homework
• Provide a conducive environment in your
home that encourages your child to be
consistent in his / her studies.
• Take interest in your child’s learning
• Set high (but realistic) expectations
Role of Parents in making
homework manageable
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Homework load for Primary One 2016
Teachers will coordinate the homework
load daily
Online homework via online portal mconline
• Assigned on Wednesday by the subject
teachers and to be completed by Tuesday
the following week
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No homework to be assigned
• over the weekends
• on eve of public holidays
• during March, September & December
holidays
Homework load for Primary One 2016
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Uninterrupted Sustained Silent Reading (USSR)
Monday and Tuesday
• Mother Tongue Language books
Wednesday and Thursday
• English books
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• Spelling
• English Spelling - Every Thursday
• Mother Tongue – Every Tuesday
• Punctuality
• To report directly to the hall by 7.30 am
• School bag
• Pack bags according to time table
• Wear the right attire for the school day
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Parent- Teacher-Child
Conference
Friday 27 May 2016
ENHANCING
COMMUNICATION
BETWEEN SCHOOL
AND HOME…
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“Education is the best gift we can give our
next generation. At every stage of their
education journey, we will create an
environment conducive for holistic
development, by providing them the time,
space and opportunity to discover and nurture
their talents, strengthen their character, and
develop their lifelong love for learning”
Ng Chee Meng
Acting Education Minister (Schools)
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