welcome to kranji primary school - moe · 2020. 1. 23. · every kranjian matters and deserves the...

Every Kranjian Matters and Deserves the Best

Welcome to

Kranji Primary School


Mdm Goh Meei Yunn(Mdm Goh)

Principal


Vice-Principals

Miss Marion Tay Mdm Neu Siew Lay

(Miss Tay) (Mdm Neu)


Year Head

Mdm Lim Fang Fang

P1 & P2


Principal’s Briefing slides will be available on the school’s website

https://kranjipri.moe.edu.sg/


Agenda

• About the School

• Curriculum Matters

• Pupil Well-Being Matters

• Other School Matters


Our HistoryEstablished in 1997We are 23 years old!


Our School MissionNurturing Minds

Engaging Hearts

Developing Character

School Vision

Gracious Citizens

Champions in Life

Joyful Learners

• Critical and Inventive Thinkers

• Motivated

• Values Driven• Contributes to

community

• Team Players• Lifelong Learners• Gives Personal Best


Our School Values

Responsibility

Resilience

Compassion

Integrity

ResPect


Our School Philosophy“Every Kranjian Matters and Deserves the Best!”

We value every studentEvery student wants to succeed

All can learn


AchievementsStudents

• Sports and Aesthetics related awards 3 (Team/Top 4 for zonal/ nationals/ events)17 (Individual/ Top 4 for competitions)

• Academic Awards 2 (Team/Top 4 for competitions) 30 (Individual/ Top 4 for competitions)

• National Basketball Championships (Senior Girls) 3rd time National Champions

• Singapore Youth Festival 2019 (Visual Arts) Certification of Recognition

• Scouts Frank Copper Sands Award 2018 Bronze

AchievementsSchool & Staff

• MOE Finance Audit Results B

• Singapore Green Award Kopsia Award

• Malay Language Immersion Programme to Perak SurianaMohamed Bakri

• AST Teacher-Led Sharing 2020 2 sharings selected (Math & CL)


Agenda





WHAT DO OUR CHILDREN NEED

TO THRIVE IN THE FUTURE?

15

VALUES

For example:

• Resilience

• Integrity

• Care

21ST CENTURY COMPETENCIES

For example:

• Global awareness

• Inventive thinking

• Communication

STRONG FOUNDATION

For example:

• Literacy

• Numeracy

• Social-emotional core


The Kranji Promise

• Strong Values & Right Attitudes

• Future-Ready Skills (Literacy, Technology, Critical Thinking)

• Opportunities for all students, differentiated by levels

• Warm and nurturing environment

• Joy of Learning through Play


Prof Carol Dweck, Stanford University


I Can Grow my Brain

I Love to Learn

I Embrace Challenges

I Give my Best

I Learn from my Mistakes

I Learn from Others

GROWTH MINDSET MESSAGES


KPS Teaching and Learning Framework

School Vision

Joyful Learners

Gracious Citizens

Champions in Life

Curriculum

- Customised - Forward-

looking

Pedagogy

- Learner and subject centric - Differentiated

Assessment

- Fit for purpose- Feeds learning forward

Learning Environment

- Positive - Supportive

Technology- Deepens

engagement- Supports Curriculum Innovation


• Class library• Library periods• Reading Café• Reading passports• Story telling by NLB• Molly Bus by NLB• KPS Mystery readers• Mother Tongue Fortnight

Future-Ready Skills: Literacy


Applied Learning Programme

Nurturing Joyful Learners through Critical and Inventive Thinking

Scratch Junior Coding Lego WeDo Coding


Learning for Life Programme

Developing Champions in Life through Sports


Budding Champions Day


P2 Programmes

When What

Every Tuesday Programme for Active LearningTerm 1: Outdoor EducationTerm 2: Visual ArtsTerm 3: Sports and GamesTerm 4: Performing Arts (Drama)

Every Friday Co-Curriculum ProgrammeTerm 1: Scratch Junior (Block Programming)Term 2: Basic Robotics with StrawbeesTerm 3: Toy Making with Electro-DoughTerm 4: Basic Robotics with Lego WeDo


P2 ProgrammesWhen What

March Parent-Teacher-Child Conference (13 Mar)

April Budding Champions Day (15 Apr)EL Fiesta (Reading Carnival), Math Carnival (1-2 Apr)

May Learning Journey to Milo Factory (27 May)Parent-Teacher-Child Conference (29 May)

July Mother Tongue Cultural Camp (23 Jul)Mother Tongue Fortnight (13-24 Jul)

August Champion Chef: Cookies Baking

September Learning Journey to Bird Park (2 Sep)

October Spelling Bee Competition (8 Oct)

November Learning Journey to Places of Worship-Waterloo Street (18 Nov)Telemath


No Weighted Assessment

All Subjects Semester 1 Semester 2

P1 & P2 Holistic Assessment

Reporting of student’s learning progress through • Learning Outcomes (LO)• Qualitative descriptors for each LO.


Sample Qualitative Descriptors for each Learning Outcome (LO)

LO P1 EL (Reading)e.g. Demonstrate basic word recognition skills (e.g. know the letters of the alphabet; able to pronounce words accurately).

LO P2 Mathe.g. Understand numbers up to thousand.e.g. Solve mathematical problems involving addition and subtraction.

UPDATES ON PSLE SCORING & S1 POSTING FROM 2021IT’S PART OF A BIGGER STORY

© MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT

GROUP, 2019

P4/5 PARENTS ENGAGEMENT SESSION

30

Over the years, we have been fine-tuning the education system to help ourstudents discover and develop their strengths and interests, while movingaway from an over-emphasis on academic results.

Our PSLE scoring changes aim to:

Reduce fine differentiation at a young age

Recognise students’ level of achievement, regardless of how their peershave done

THE PSLE CHANGES ARE PART OF A BIGGER STORY

PSLE Microsite

THE PSLE REMAINS A USEFUL CHECKPOINT

To understand where our children are at in their learning after six years of primary school

Gauge their learning needs so that they can progress to a secondary school and take subjects at a suitable level

31

HOW PSLE SCORING WORKS

Changes to the PSLE scoring and S1 posting

What you need to know about the new PSLE scoring system

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=25&v=XNhLvEk_B90https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr-9ctEWnaA&feature=youtu.be

33

Reflects a student’s individual level ofachievement

Unlike the current T-score, students’ ALfor each subject will reflect their level ofachievement, rather than how they haveperformed relative to their peers.

FROM T-SCORE TO WIDER SCORING BANDS

ALRAW MARK

RANGE

1 ≥ 90

2 85 – 89

3 80 – 84

4 75 – 79

5 65 – 74

6 45 – 64

7 20 – 44

8 < 20

34

Students’ scores are differentiated finely. Studentscan have a T-score aggregate of less than 80 tomore than 280, which gives more than 200possible different T-score aggregates.


Students will be placed in fewer groups of PSLEScores. Students’ PSLE scores (the sum of theAL for each subject) will range from 4 to 32,which gives 29 possible different scores.

Reduces fine differentiation of students

Students with similar scores in each subject will be grouped into

wider bands measured in Achievement Levels (ALs).

35

The PSLE Score replaces the T-score aggregate.

It is obtained by adding the ALs of four subjects.

The PSLE Score ranges from 4 to 32, with 4 being the best.

Students will be placed in secondary school courses based on their PSLE score – Express, Normal (Academic) or Normal (Technical).

ENGLISH

MOTHER TONGUE

MATHEMATICS

SCIENCE

AL3

AL2

AL1

AL2

PSLE SCORE: 8

PLACEMENT

OUTCOMEPSLE SCORE

EXPRESS 4 – 20

EXPRESS /

N(A) OPTION21 – 22

N(A) 23 – 24

N(A) / N(T) option 25

N(T)26-30, with AL7 or better in

both EL and MA


36

AL bands and mark ranges are set based on the learning

objectives of the curriculum, and mirror the way we learn:

• When we learn something new, after some initial practice,

we often find ourselves improving significantly.

• But as we get better, the improvements become small

steps, and finally, as we reach a high level, we inch just a

little further, even after much learning and practice.

The ALs were designed to reflect this reality of learning. They

help educators, students, and parents know how ready

students are to access the curriculum at the next level.

WHY ARE THE AL BANDS NOT EVEN?

ALRAW MARK

RANGE

1 ≥ 90

2 85 – 89

3 80 – 84

4 75 – 79

5 65 – 74

6 45 – 64

7 20 – 44

8 < 20

WHAT REMAINS WHAT CHANGES

The T-score Aggregate will be replaced

by the PSLE Score, to reduce the fine

differentiation of our students at a young age based on exam scores.

Students will be assessed based on their own

achievement, instead of comparing them to their peers.

Same 4 subjects are

tested, and scores are

awarded to guide students’ choices for

the next stage of their

education journey

Curriculum is

continually updated.

This is not related to the PSLE scoring

and S1 posting

changes.

37

IN SUMMARY…

HOW S1 POSTING WORKS

39

Academic merit, i.e. the PSLE Score, remains the first criterion for secondary school posting.

If two students with the same PSLE Score vie for a place in a school, the following tie-breakers will be used:

1. CITIZENSHIP

2. CHOICE ORDER OF SCHOOLS

3. COMPUTERISED BALLOTING

CHOICE ORDER OF SCHOOLS WILL MATTER MORE

(NEW)


Agenda






Student Wellbeing Framework


A Strong Culture of CareBuilding a strong teacher-student relationship through:

• Class Connect

• Level Connect

• We Chat

• Form Teacher Guidance Period


Warm and Nurturing Staff


Strong Support Network

Year Head/Mdm Lim Fang Fang• [email protected]

Form Teachers

Senior School Counsellor / Mr Roy Tan• [email protected]

Allied Educators(Learning and Behavioural Support)• [email protected]

• [email protected]

• [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


BUILDING

PARTNERSHIPS

BETWEEN SCHOOL AND

PARENTS


Partnering the School

1 Knowing your child

2 Developingyour child

3 Keeping in touch with the school

Knowing your child

1. behavior in school, what he/ she enjoysdoing, how she interact with her peers andovercomes challenges.

2. passions and interests to helps themunderstand and nurture him/her.

Work with your child’s teachers to understand his/her strengths, interests and development in academic and non-academic areas. Find out about his/her

Every Kranjian Matters and Deserves the Best 48

Developing good habits

We want to nurture your child to be a

self-directed learner with good habits and takes responsibility

for his/her own learning.

Relating to others

We want your child to be confident,

respectful and have integrity

when interacting with others.

Managing selfWe want your child

to be able to manage challenges and make ethical

responsible decisions to thrive

in the VUCA future.

Every Kranjian Matters and Deserves the Best 49

Working with the school to know and support your child

We want to develop and strengthen mutual

understanding, respect and trust between the school and parents for the benefit of your

child.

“On a school day, most pupils sleep an average eight hours, fewer than the nine to 10 hours they should ideally clock. This means if a child gets up at 6am, he has to be in bed by 9pm, at the latest.”

Source: Straitstimes.com.sg


• Teachers can be contacted on

Weekdays between 7.30 a.m. and 6.00 p.m.

• 1–3–7 policy for teachers to respond to parents’ enquiries during school term time

• 1 working day for acknowledgement of feedback/query

• 3 working days for reply to feedback/query

• 7 working days for final reply to parent if needing further investigation

KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH THE SCHOOL


Agenda






How Can I Support My Child?

• Be Involved

• Be Interested

• School Festive Celebration Events – Chinese New Year/ Hari Raya/ Deepavali

24 Jan, 8 am - School Hall


Be Part of Our PSG Now!Indicate your interest here !


Follow Us On Social Media

Instagram WhatsApp P2 Parent Support Group

Facebok


Parents Gateway

iOS

https://apple.co/2s6twbX

Android

http://bit.ly/2Rqnj8Y

https://apple.co/2s6twbXhttp://bit.ly/2Rqnj8Y


Principal’s Briefing slides are available on the school’s website

https://kranjipri.moe.edu.sg/

welcome to kranji primary school - moe · 2020. 1. 23. · every kranjian matters and deserves the...

Documents