Welcome to Unity Primary School

Parent-Teacher Connection

18 Jan 2019

Agenda for this session

Welcome and Introduction

School Vision, Motto and Values

Key School Programmes (LLP/ ALP)

English

Mother Tongue

Math

Science

Physical and Health Education

General Matters

Q & A

Unity Primary School

School Vision

Creative Minds,

Caring Hearts

School Motto

In Unity,

We Achieve!

School Values

Integrity

Courage

Respect

Responsibility

Value Inculcation at UPS

‘Taught’ and ‘Caught’

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‘Taught’

Explicit teaching of school values and SEL competencies

Main platforms:

- FTGP Lessons

- Assembly Talks

- CCE Lessons (Mother Tongue)

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‘Caught’

Values-In-Action (VIA)

- Daily and Termly Classroom Cleaning

- Recycling movement on Fridays

- Clean up of Pang Sua Waterway

Friendship Week

Gratitude Week

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Caught In Action (CIA)

To recognise good values being exemplified

To have good role models for peers

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Learning for Life Programme

(LLP)

CharGE UP!

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CharGE UP!’s Vision

Engaged Contributors, Caring Individuals

MOE Learning for Life Programme

Unity Primary School

CharGE UP! – Character development through Green and Experiential Learning @ Unity Primary

CharGE UP! ‘s Mission Provide opportUNITY through Green Education and Experiential Learning

for students to develop into students of character who are concerned and

active contributors of our community

CharGE UP!

Pang Sua

Waterway

Clean-up

Unity Primary School

Mass Classroom Cleaning & Green

Why do you think it is important?

So what is one thing you have done well?

What can be better?

What is the value or lesson learnt from this

experience?

Now how do you display this value

learnt in your daily life? You may

write or draw a picture.

Learning Objectives

Students to learn :

1. Respect and Responsibility

towards the environment

Dear parents, please sign on the dotted line when you

have observed your child carrying out this activity as

he/she has pledged.

Sample

Applied Learning Programme

(ALP)

CAPtivate!

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Applied Learning Programme (ALP)

Our CAPtivate Booklets

Post-Reading Questions are aligned to Critical Thinking

Elements tagged to the level

Purpose

Assumption

Information

Precision

Point of view

Question at Issue

Mass Borrowing

Parents’ Symposium –

NLB Sharing on Raising Readers

CAPtivate in Action!

Book Buzz by NLB

Officer

CAPtivate in Action!

English

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To promote the Joy of Learning the Language the Joy of Learning the Language

Primary 4Storytelling Workshop by Julia Gabriel in Term 3

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• REACH to CAPtivate – to nurture Effective Communicators

• CAPtivate Activities – to nurture Critical Thinkers

Chinese Language

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Chinese Language DepartmentInfusing Joy of Learning!

Chinese Language DepartmentInfusing Joy of Learning!

Enrichment Programmes

- Selected P2 to P5

pupils with interest

and aptitude

Highlights:*Cross Talk

*Speech & Drama

*Creative Writing

Malay Language

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Malay To promote the Joy of Learning the Language

Fun with ML! To nurture active

learners and proficient

users

To promote self-directed

and collaborative

learning

Highlights:• ICT portals/apps eg

eCekap, iMTL/SLS,

Pintar Peribahasa,

Pintar Kata

• board and card

games

• learning journeys

• workshops

ML CAPtivate ! To promote love for

reading

To develop critical

thinking

Highlights:• ML class library

• Pre, during and post

reading activities

Malay Language Department MTL Fortnight

[July] To enable students

to learn and use ML

in novel and exciting

ways

Highlights:• outside-class ML

activities

• level competitions

• games & quizzes

Parents’ Symposium [March]

To provide opportunities for

parents to have a better

understanding of the ML

curriculum

and the different

strategies to help

and guide their

child in the

learning of ML

Conversational CL and ML (CCM) [March]

To strengthen Singapore’s multiracial compact

To enable students to pick up simple 3rd language

- Beginner : P3 selected students

- Basic 1 & 2: P4 to P5 CCM students

Mathematics

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Concrete

stage

Pictorial

stage

Abstract

stage

KEY TO THE SUCCESS IN LEARNING OF

MATH

Early success

Strong basics

Steady progress

How we learn Math in UPS

PictorialUse of pictures

AbstractWithout the help of

concrete materials/pictures

Given the fraction on the left, give another 8 equivalent fractions.

Concrete Use of manipulatives

Science

PRIMARY 4

EVERY CHILD A GARDENER

PET ROCKET

PRIMARY 4

LAB LESSONS

Physical and Health Education

Physical and Health Education

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CAMP FORTITUDE

Outdoor Education

LJ to Limbang Park

HIGHLIGHTSP4

Parental Support

Languages

• Cultivate the love for reading, eg read to them before

bedtime, bring them to the library etc

Math and Science

• Authentic application in everyday life, eg For Science-use

science concepts to explain everyday observations,

eg water freezing/ boiling. For Math – use concept

of fraction to divide pizza, measurement of

ingredients when baking

How can you support as parents?

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• Plan a personal timetable with your child

• Be genuinely interested in your child’s learning

• Monitor the amount of time your child spends on

computers and mobile devices

How can you support as parents?

Other Matters

Absence from school:

Do inform the class teacher if your child is

absent from school.

Medical certificate or letter from parents is

required to cover for valid absence.

If a child is unwell, we encourage parents to

bring your child to the doctor. A maximum of 5

letters will be accepted per semester.

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Use of SNAAPP

• The school uses the SNAAPP app as a means of

communication with parents

• Teachers will use it for attendance-taking

everyday

• Consent forms and letters from school will be sent

via this app

• All parents should download this app in order to

receive the intended information from the school

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Expectations

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Thank you!

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