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WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOLWHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL 2 PASIR RIS
STREET 11, SINGAPORE 519075 TEL : 6922-9100, FAX : 6581-5013
__________________________________________________________
29 January 2019 Through the Principal, Ms Audrey Wong Dear Parent / Guardian, PROGRAMMES ORGANISED FOR P6 PUPILS – TERM 1 In line with our objective to provide a holistic education for our pupils, the school has planned a range of programmes and activities to give your child/ward a wide exposure and opportunities to discover and develop his/her talents. Some of the programmes are subsidised by the school and you are required to make co-payment for those not subsidised. We strongly encourage your child/ward to participate in all the planned programmes.
Item No
During School Hours
After School Hours
1 Feb 2019
No payment required.
Week 2 → 8
18 & 19 Feb
9 March
14 March
Programme Summary Please refer to Annex A for details of the programmes. Full details of the programmes will be given closer to the date. In addition to the above programmes, please find in the attachment the following documents:
1. School Parent Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS) 2. P6 Assessment Information Letter for Parents (Standard / Foundation) 3. MOE Kindergarten Open House
For your easy reference, this letter will be uploaded onto our school’s website at http://www.whitesandsprimaryschool.moe.edu.sg. Please contact the General Office at telephone number 6922 9100 or email at [email protected] should you have any further queries on the above Yours sincerely, _______________ Mr Faisal Hassan Year Head Pr 5 & 6
White Sands Primary School Summary of Level Programmes for Primary 6
1. Title: P5 School-Parents Engagement & Communication Session (SPECS)
Date: Friday 1 February 2019 Time: 3.00pm – 5.00pm (After school hours) The session is conducted with the aim of sharing with parents on school matters related to the level expectations, curriculum requirements, school assessments, pupil matters and forms of school-parent communication. Cost: In-house programme. Fully subsidised by the School ___________________________________________________________________________
2. Title: Sand Animation (New Media Art)
Date: Week 2 – Week 8 Time: During school hours. New Media is a key programme in the visual arts component within White Sands Primary School. During this module, pupils will enhance their learning of script writing and storyboard creation, building on their experience from the previous year. This process then leads into the creation of a piece of animation recorded live and edited into a movie clip. This year, to commemorate the merger of White Sands Primary School and Coral Primary School, the seven Primary 6 classes will each be working on clips related to the six core values of the merged White Sands Primary School with the 7th clip featuring the merger itself. These clips will then be combined into a mini movie that would showcase every pupil’s contribution.
Cost: In-house programme. Fully subsidised by the School ___________________________________________________________________________
3. Books 2 Go by the National Library Board
Dates: 18 – 19 February 2019 Time: 8.15 a.m. – 2.15 p.m. The NLB will be holding a 2-day mass borrowing exercise where your child can borrow books from a wide array of titles. Do remind your child to bring along his / her student pass for the exercise. Cost : No payment required
___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Title: Malay Language Oral Workshop for P3-P6 Parents
Date: Saturday, 9 March 2019 Time: 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. Venue: WSPS
The Malay Language Teachers will be engaging parents for an oral workshop to provide parents with guidelines to better facilitate their child’s learning of Malay Language. The availability of the place is based on a first-come, first-served basis.
More details will be provided by your child's Mother Tongue Teacher at a later date. Cost: In-house programme. Fully subsidised by the School ___________________________________________________________________________
5. Title: Parent-Teacher Conference
Date: Thursday 14 March 2019 Time: 8.00 am – 1.30pm (During school hours) The main focus of Parent-Teacher Conference(PTC) is the students’ learning. At the PTC, teachers discuss important factors such as pupils’ behavioural and social development that can affect learning. Attending PTCs is one way parents can be involved in their child’s learning and help him/her succeed. PTC presents a great opportunity to share your child's strengths and needs. All parents, especially those who had been requested to attend, are strongly encouraged to meet-up with the teachers. Cost : No payment required ___________________________________________________________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 Title : P6 School-Parents Engagement & Communication Session (SPECS) Date : Friday, 1 February 2019 Time : 3.00pm – 5.00pm (After school hours) All parents are invited to attend our annual School Parent Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS). This is an information sharing session and not meant for a one-to-one interaction time regarding your child’s progress. C4RE Teachers will meet the class parents as a group to communicate the class and level expectations and other matters relevant to the level. We hope that through this session, you will gain an understanding of the school goals and outcomes that we would like our pupils to achieve in their learning and development.
Time Programme
3.40 pm – 4.10 pm Mother Tongue Curriculum Briefing
Chinese Language – PAL Room (Level 2)
Malay Language – Band Room (Level 4)
Tamil Language – Tamil Room (Level 3)
4.20 pm – 5.00 pm C4RE Teachers Presentation
ATTACHMENT 2 WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW PRIMARY SIX 2019
Term 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 8 28 Feb
1 Mar MA/FMA: CA1
5 Mar SC/FSC: CA1
6 Mar HMT: CA1
Term 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 6 29 – 30 Apr (after school hours) EL/FEL & MT/FMT: SA1 Oral
Week 7
Week 8
14 May MT: SA1 Paper 1 MT/FMT: SA1 Listening Comprehension
15 May EL/FEL: SA1 Paper 2
16 May MA/FMA: SA1 Paper
17 May MT/FMT: SA1 Paper 2
Week 9 22 May
Term 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 5 29 – 30 Jul EL/FEL & MT/FMT: Prelims Oral
Week 6
EL/FEL & MT/FMT: PSLE Oral
23 Aug MA/FMA: Prelims
Week 9
26 Aug MT: Prelims Paper 1 & Paper 2 FMT: Prelims Paper 1
27 Aug SC/FSC: Prelims
Term 4 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
27 Sep MA/FMA: PSLE
30 Sep MT: PSLE Paper 1 MT/FMT: PSLE Paper 2
1 Oct SC/FSC: PSLE
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT FORMAT 2019
PRIMARY SIX ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Papers 1 & 2 (28 Feb)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (13 May)
SA1 Paper 2 (15 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Papers 1 & 2 (22 Aug)
PSLE (26 Sep)
Situational Writing Open-ended 1 15
Continuous Writing Open-ended 1 40
Paper 2 (1 h 50 min) [95 marks]
Grammar Multiple Choice
Questions 10 10
Vocabulary Multiple Choice
Questions 5 5
Questions 8 8
Editing for Spelling and Grammar Open-ended 12 12
Comprehension Cloze Open-ended 15 15
Synthesis and Transformation Open-ended 5 10
Comprehension OE Open-ended Up to 10 20
Paper 3 [20 marks]
Listening Comprehension Multiple Choice
20
PRIMARY SIX FOUNDATION ENGLISH LANGUAGE
OVERVIEW:
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Papers 1 & 2 (28 Feb)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (13 May)
SA1 Paper 2 (15 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Papers 1 & 2 (22 Aug)
PSLE (26 Sep)
Situational Writing Open-ended 1 10
Continuous Writing Open-ended 1 30
Paper 2 (1 h 20 min) [60 marks]
Grammar Multiple Choice
Questions 8 8
Punctuation Multiple Choice
Questions 2 2
Vocabulary Multiple Choice
Questions 5 5
Questions 5 5
Editing for Grammar Open-ended 6 6
Editing for Spelling Open-ended 6 6
Comprehension (Completion of Sentences)
Open-ended 7 10
Stimulus-Based Conversation Open-ended 1 visual stimulus 20
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT FORMAT 2019
PRIMARY SIX STANDARD MATHEMATICS
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1
Paper 1 (1 hour) [45 marks]
Booklet A Multiple Choice 15 20
Booklet B Short Answer 15 25
Paper 2 (1 hour 30 minutes) [55 marks]
Short Answer 5 10
12 45
The use of approved scientific calculators is allowed only in Paper 2. SCOPE (FOR TESTING)
Chapters/Topics Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Chapter 1: Algebra
Chapter 2: Fractions
Chapter 3: Ratio
Chapter 4: Percentage
Chapter 5: Circles
Chapter 7: Speed
Chapter 9: Pie Charts
P1 – P5 topics
PRIMARY SIX FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1
Paper 1 (1 hour) [50 marks]
Booklet A Multiple Choice 20 30
Booklet B Short Answer 10 20
Paper 2 (1 hour) [40 marks]
Short Answer 10 20
6 20
The use of approved scientific calculators is allowed only in Paper 2. SCOPE (FOR TESTING)
Units/Topics Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Textbook 6A Unit 1: Fractions
Textbook 6A Unit 2: Decimals: Multiplication and Division
Textbook 6A Unit 5: Area of Triangles
Textbook 6B Unit 1: Triangles, Squares and Rectangles
Textbook 6B Unit 3: Volume
P5 Foundation topics
PRIMARY SIX SCIENCE
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1
B Open-Ended 12 – 13 44
SCOPE (FOR TESTING)
Book Titles / Topics Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Forms and uses of energy & Sources of energy
Adaptations * **
All P3 & P4 Themes (Diversity, Cycles, Systems, Interactions & Energy )
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT FORMAT 2019
PRIMARY SIX FOUNDATION SCIENCE
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1
A Multiple-Choice 18 36
Structured 6 – 7 14
Open-Ended 5 – 6 20 SCOPE (FOR TESTING)
Book Titles / Topics Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Forces
PRIMARY SIX CHINESE LANGUAGE
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 2 (4 Mar)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 2 (17 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Paper 1 & 2 (26 Aug)
PSLE (30 Sep)
(1 h 40 min) [90 marks]
A
Booklet A
[70 marks]
P5A Textbook & Workbook
P5B Textbook & Workbook
P6A Textbook & Workbook ^
P6B Textbook & Workbook ^^
For pupils taking CL For pupils taking HCL
^ CL textbook: Units 1 – 3 only HCL textbook: Units 1 – 4 only
^^ CL textbook: Units 1 – 8 only HCL textbook: Units 1 – 9 only
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT FORMAT 2019
PRIMARY SIX FOUNDATION CHINESE LANGUAGE
OVERVIEW:
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 1 (4 Mar)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 1 (17 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Paper 1 (26 Aug)
PSLE (30 Sep)
P5A Textbook & Workbook
P5B Textbook & Workbook
P6A Textbook & Workbook ^
P6B Textbook & Workbook
HIGHER CHINESE LANGUAGE OVERVIEW:
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 2 (6 Mar)
SA1 Paper 1 & Paper 2 (23 May)
Prelims Paper 1 & Paper 2 (28 Aug)
PSLE (2 Oct)
Pupils who take Higher Chinese Language will have to sit for all the Standard Chinese components as well as the Higher Chinese components. FORMAT: CA1 / SA1 / PRELIMS
Paper
[40 marks]
P5A Textbook & Workbook
P5B Textbook & Workbook
P6A Textbook & Workbook ^
P6B Textbook & Workbook ^^
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT FORMAT 2019
PRIMARY SIX MALAY LANGUAGE
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 2 (4 Mar)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 2 (17 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Paper 1 & Paper 2 (26 Aug)
PSLE (30 Sep)
Weighting
Paper 1 Writing (50 min) [40 marks]
1. Topic Essay 2. Picture Essay (Not less than 120 words)
Open-Ended 2 choose 1 40/20%
Paper 2 Language Use (1 h 40 min) [90 marks]
Booklet A
Questions 10 20/10%
Comprehension 2 Multiple Choice
Listening Comprehension Multiple Choice
Questions 4 Texts 20/10%
Oral
3 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 6
4 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 8
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
FOUNDATION MALAY LANGUAGE
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 1 (4 Mar)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 1 (17 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Paper 1 (26 Aug)
PSLE (30 Sep)
/ Weighting
Part A Language Use
the Blanks
1 2
2 4
Reading Aloud Free Response 1 30 / 15%
Conversation Based on Video Stimulus
Free Response 1 40 / 40%
Paper 3 Listening Comprehension [30 marks]
Listening Comprehension
3 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 6
4 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 6
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
HIGHER MALAY LANGUAGE OVERVIEW:
Weighting 0% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 2 (6 Mar)
SA1 Paper 1 & Paper 2 (23 May)
Prelims Paper 1 & Paper 2 (28 Aug)
PSLE (2 Oct)
Pupils who take Higher Malay Language will have to sit for all the Standard Malay components as well as the Higher Malay components. FORMAT: CA1 / SA1 / PRELIMS
Paper Component Item Type No. of Items Marks
/ Weighting
Topic Essay
Open-Ended 2 choose 1 40 Picture Essay (Not less than 120 words)
Paper 2 Language Use (1 h 20 min) [60 marks]
Proverb Fill in the Blanks 5 10
Text Editing Free Response 5 10
Comprehension 1 Free Response 6 16
Comprehension 2 Free Response 7 24
SCOPE (FOR TESTING)
3 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 6
4 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 8
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT FORMAT 2019
PRIMARY SIX TAMIL LANGUAGE
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 2 (4 Mar)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 2 (17 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Paper 1 & Paper 2 (26 Aug)
PSLE (30 Sep)
No. of Items
Marks /
1.2 (6 ; 5 ; 8 )
2
(1 )
40/20%
No. of Items
Marks /
Booklet A
(45%)
‘’
5 10/5%
A2 /
5 10/5%
5 10/5%
A4
5 10/5%
B5
4 8/4%
11 32/16%
D8
(Oral)
1.
1 20/10%
2.
1 30/15%
Comprehension) [20 marks]
2 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 7
3 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 9
4 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 9
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT FORMAT 2019
PRIMARY SIX FOUNDATION TAMIL LANGUAGE
OVERVIEW:
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 1 (4 Mar)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 1 (17 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Paper 1 (26 Aug)
PSLE (30 Sep)
3 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 7
4 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 9
/ Paper
Component
No. of Items
/ Marks /
Weighting 1
(15%) (40 )
‘’,‘’,‘’ ‘’
5 5
‘’
2 4
‘’ • •
(55%) ( 10 )
• 1 15
• ( )
1 40
Sub Total 2 55
(30%)
•
Dear Parents,
Are you looking for a quality and affordable kindergarten programme for your pre-school child?
We warmly welcome you and your child to visit the MOE Kindergarten Open House!
At MOE Kindergarten, we believe that children are curious, active and competent learners. We nurture children holistically, so that they are confident, demonstrate strong social skills and have a good foundation in literacy and numeracy.
Our curriculum is developed by MOE’s curriculum specialists and trained educators with knowledge and experience in early childhood education and who are familiar with the primary school curriculum. Your child will embark on an exciting learning journey at MOE
Kindergarten through our two flagship programmes – the HI-Light Programme and the Starlight Literacy Programme.
Visit an MOE Kindergarten (MK) Open House near you to find out more!
9 Feb 2019, 9am to 1pm (Briefings will be held at 10am) MK@Anchor Green MK@Fernvale
MK@Horizon* MK@Kranji MK@North Vista*
MK@Westwood MK@Valour*
* New MKs opening in 2020. Open House for these MKs will be held at various locations. ^ Kindergarten Care is available at all MKs except MK@Tampines
Sign up for the Open House at www.moe.gov.sg/moekindergarten.
We look forward to seeing you! The MOE Kindergarten Team
CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR P6 PROGRAMMES (To be returned to C4RE Teachers by 31 January 2019)
To: The C4RE Teacher-in-charge
S/N Programme Title Parent Acknowledgement (Parent’s Signature)
1 Sand Animation (New Media Art)
2 Malay Language Oral Workshop for P3 - P6 Parents
3 Parent-Teacher Conference (for P6 level only)
4 NLB Books 2 Go
S/N Programmes for Parents *Attending ()
1 School-Parent Engagement and Communication Session
(SPECS) on 1 February 2019
Yes No
*(Tick) accordingly
Attachments Received:
No Description
3 MOE Kindergarten Open House
I have taken note of the P6 Programmes for Term 1 as indicated above.
I acknowledge receipt of all the attachments listed above.
_____________________________________ __________________
Contact : ____________________ (HP) ____________________ (Home)
29 January 2019 Through the Principal, Ms Audrey Wong Dear Parent / Guardian, PROGRAMMES ORGANISED FOR P6 PUPILS – TERM 1 In line with our objective to provide a holistic education for our pupils, the school has planned a range of programmes and activities to give your child/ward a wide exposure and opportunities to discover and develop his/her talents. Some of the programmes are subsidised by the school and you are required to make co-payment for those not subsidised. We strongly encourage your child/ward to participate in all the planned programmes.
Item No
During School Hours
After School Hours
1 Feb 2019
No payment required.
Week 2 → 8
18 & 19 Feb
9 March
14 March
Programme Summary Please refer to Annex A for details of the programmes. Full details of the programmes will be given closer to the date. In addition to the above programmes, please find in the attachment the following documents:
1. School Parent Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS) 2. P6 Assessment Information Letter for Parents (Standard / Foundation) 3. MOE Kindergarten Open House
For your easy reference, this letter will be uploaded onto our school’s website at http://www.whitesandsprimaryschool.moe.edu.sg. Please contact the General Office at telephone number 6922 9100 or email at [email protected] should you have any further queries on the above Yours sincerely, _______________ Mr Faisal Hassan Year Head Pr 5 & 6
White Sands Primary School Summary of Level Programmes for Primary 6
1. Title: P5 School-Parents Engagement & Communication Session (SPECS)
Date: Friday 1 February 2019 Time: 3.00pm – 5.00pm (After school hours) The session is conducted with the aim of sharing with parents on school matters related to the level expectations, curriculum requirements, school assessments, pupil matters and forms of school-parent communication. Cost: In-house programme. Fully subsidised by the School ___________________________________________________________________________
2. Title: Sand Animation (New Media Art)
Date: Week 2 – Week 8 Time: During school hours. New Media is a key programme in the visual arts component within White Sands Primary School. During this module, pupils will enhance their learning of script writing and storyboard creation, building on their experience from the previous year. This process then leads into the creation of a piece of animation recorded live and edited into a movie clip. This year, to commemorate the merger of White Sands Primary School and Coral Primary School, the seven Primary 6 classes will each be working on clips related to the six core values of the merged White Sands Primary School with the 7th clip featuring the merger itself. These clips will then be combined into a mini movie that would showcase every pupil’s contribution.
Cost: In-house programme. Fully subsidised by the School ___________________________________________________________________________
3. Books 2 Go by the National Library Board
Dates: 18 – 19 February 2019 Time: 8.15 a.m. – 2.15 p.m. The NLB will be holding a 2-day mass borrowing exercise where your child can borrow books from a wide array of titles. Do remind your child to bring along his / her student pass for the exercise. Cost : No payment required
___________________________________________________________________________ 4. Title: Malay Language Oral Workshop for P3-P6 Parents
Date: Saturday, 9 March 2019 Time: 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. Venue: WSPS
The Malay Language Teachers will be engaging parents for an oral workshop to provide parents with guidelines to better facilitate their child’s learning of Malay Language. The availability of the place is based on a first-come, first-served basis.
More details will be provided by your child's Mother Tongue Teacher at a later date. Cost: In-house programme. Fully subsidised by the School ___________________________________________________________________________
5. Title: Parent-Teacher Conference
Date: Thursday 14 March 2019 Time: 8.00 am – 1.30pm (During school hours) The main focus of Parent-Teacher Conference(PTC) is the students’ learning. At the PTC, teachers discuss important factors such as pupils’ behavioural and social development that can affect learning. Attending PTCs is one way parents can be involved in their child’s learning and help him/her succeed. PTC presents a great opportunity to share your child's strengths and needs. All parents, especially those who had been requested to attend, are strongly encouraged to meet-up with the teachers. Cost : No payment required ___________________________________________________________________________
ATTACHMENT 1 Title : P6 School-Parents Engagement & Communication Session (SPECS) Date : Friday, 1 February 2019 Time : 3.00pm – 5.00pm (After school hours) All parents are invited to attend our annual School Parent Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS). This is an information sharing session and not meant for a one-to-one interaction time regarding your child’s progress. C4RE Teachers will meet the class parents as a group to communicate the class and level expectations and other matters relevant to the level. We hope that through this session, you will gain an understanding of the school goals and outcomes that we would like our pupils to achieve in their learning and development.
Time Programme
3.40 pm – 4.10 pm Mother Tongue Curriculum Briefing
Chinese Language – PAL Room (Level 2)
Malay Language – Band Room (Level 4)
Tamil Language – Tamil Room (Level 3)
4.20 pm – 5.00 pm C4RE Teachers Presentation
ATTACHMENT 2 WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW PRIMARY SIX 2019
Term 1 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 8 28 Feb
1 Mar MA/FMA: CA1
5 Mar SC/FSC: CA1
6 Mar HMT: CA1
Term 2 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 6 29 – 30 Apr (after school hours) EL/FEL & MT/FMT: SA1 Oral
Week 7
Week 8
14 May MT: SA1 Paper 1 MT/FMT: SA1 Listening Comprehension
15 May EL/FEL: SA1 Paper 2
16 May MA/FMA: SA1 Paper
17 May MT/FMT: SA1 Paper 2
Week 9 22 May
Term 3 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 5 29 – 30 Jul EL/FEL & MT/FMT: Prelims Oral
Week 6
EL/FEL & MT/FMT: PSLE Oral
23 Aug MA/FMA: Prelims
Week 9
26 Aug MT: Prelims Paper 1 & Paper 2 FMT: Prelims Paper 1
27 Aug SC/FSC: Prelims
Term 4 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
27 Sep MA/FMA: PSLE
30 Sep MT: PSLE Paper 1 MT/FMT: PSLE Paper 2
1 Oct SC/FSC: PSLE
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT FORMAT 2019
PRIMARY SIX ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Papers 1 & 2 (28 Feb)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (13 May)
SA1 Paper 2 (15 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Papers 1 & 2 (22 Aug)
PSLE (26 Sep)
Situational Writing Open-ended 1 15
Continuous Writing Open-ended 1 40
Paper 2 (1 h 50 min) [95 marks]
Grammar Multiple Choice
Questions 10 10
Vocabulary Multiple Choice
Questions 5 5
Questions 8 8
Editing for Spelling and Grammar Open-ended 12 12
Comprehension Cloze Open-ended 15 15
Synthesis and Transformation Open-ended 5 10
Comprehension OE Open-ended Up to 10 20
Paper 3 [20 marks]
Listening Comprehension Multiple Choice
20
PRIMARY SIX FOUNDATION ENGLISH LANGUAGE
OVERVIEW:
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Papers 1 & 2 (28 Feb)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (13 May)
SA1 Paper 2 (15 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Papers 1 & 2 (22 Aug)
PSLE (26 Sep)
Situational Writing Open-ended 1 10
Continuous Writing Open-ended 1 30
Paper 2 (1 h 20 min) [60 marks]
Grammar Multiple Choice
Questions 8 8
Punctuation Multiple Choice
Questions 2 2
Vocabulary Multiple Choice
Questions 5 5
Questions 5 5
Editing for Grammar Open-ended 6 6
Editing for Spelling Open-ended 6 6
Comprehension (Completion of Sentences)
Open-ended 7 10
Stimulus-Based Conversation Open-ended 1 visual stimulus 20
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT FORMAT 2019
PRIMARY SIX STANDARD MATHEMATICS
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1
Paper 1 (1 hour) [45 marks]
Booklet A Multiple Choice 15 20
Booklet B Short Answer 15 25
Paper 2 (1 hour 30 minutes) [55 marks]
Short Answer 5 10
12 45
The use of approved scientific calculators is allowed only in Paper 2. SCOPE (FOR TESTING)
Chapters/Topics Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Chapter 1: Algebra
Chapter 2: Fractions
Chapter 3: Ratio
Chapter 4: Percentage
Chapter 5: Circles
Chapter 7: Speed
Chapter 9: Pie Charts
P1 – P5 topics
PRIMARY SIX FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1
Paper 1 (1 hour) [50 marks]
Booklet A Multiple Choice 20 30
Booklet B Short Answer 10 20
Paper 2 (1 hour) [40 marks]
Short Answer 10 20
6 20
The use of approved scientific calculators is allowed only in Paper 2. SCOPE (FOR TESTING)
Units/Topics Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Textbook 6A Unit 1: Fractions
Textbook 6A Unit 2: Decimals: Multiplication and Division
Textbook 6A Unit 5: Area of Triangles
Textbook 6B Unit 1: Triangles, Squares and Rectangles
Textbook 6B Unit 3: Volume
P5 Foundation topics
PRIMARY SIX SCIENCE
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1
B Open-Ended 12 – 13 44
SCOPE (FOR TESTING)
Book Titles / Topics Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Forms and uses of energy & Sources of energy
Adaptations * **
All P3 & P4 Themes (Diversity, Cycles, Systems, Interactions & Energy )
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT FORMAT 2019
PRIMARY SIX FOUNDATION SCIENCE
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1
A Multiple-Choice 18 36
Structured 6 – 7 14
Open-Ended 5 – 6 20 SCOPE (FOR TESTING)
Book Titles / Topics Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Forces
PRIMARY SIX CHINESE LANGUAGE
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 2 (4 Mar)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 2 (17 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Paper 1 & 2 (26 Aug)
PSLE (30 Sep)
(1 h 40 min) [90 marks]
A
Booklet A
[70 marks]
P5A Textbook & Workbook
P5B Textbook & Workbook
P6A Textbook & Workbook ^
P6B Textbook & Workbook ^^
For pupils taking CL For pupils taking HCL
^ CL textbook: Units 1 – 3 only HCL textbook: Units 1 – 4 only
^^ CL textbook: Units 1 – 8 only HCL textbook: Units 1 – 9 only
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT FORMAT 2019
PRIMARY SIX FOUNDATION CHINESE LANGUAGE
OVERVIEW:
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 1 (4 Mar)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 1 (17 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Paper 1 (26 Aug)
PSLE (30 Sep)
P5A Textbook & Workbook
P5B Textbook & Workbook
P6A Textbook & Workbook ^
P6B Textbook & Workbook
HIGHER CHINESE LANGUAGE OVERVIEW:
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 2 (6 Mar)
SA1 Paper 1 & Paper 2 (23 May)
Prelims Paper 1 & Paper 2 (28 Aug)
PSLE (2 Oct)
Pupils who take Higher Chinese Language will have to sit for all the Standard Chinese components as well as the Higher Chinese components. FORMAT: CA1 / SA1 / PRELIMS
Paper
[40 marks]
P5A Textbook & Workbook
P5B Textbook & Workbook
P6A Textbook & Workbook ^
P6B Textbook & Workbook ^^
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT FORMAT 2019
PRIMARY SIX MALAY LANGUAGE
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 2 (4 Mar)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 2 (17 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Paper 1 & Paper 2 (26 Aug)
PSLE (30 Sep)
Weighting
Paper 1 Writing (50 min) [40 marks]
1. Topic Essay 2. Picture Essay (Not less than 120 words)
Open-Ended 2 choose 1 40/20%
Paper 2 Language Use (1 h 40 min) [90 marks]
Booklet A
Questions 10 20/10%
Comprehension 2 Multiple Choice
Listening Comprehension Multiple Choice
Questions 4 Texts 20/10%
Oral
3 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 6
4 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 8
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
FOUNDATION MALAY LANGUAGE
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 1 (4 Mar)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 1 (17 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Paper 1 (26 Aug)
PSLE (30 Sep)
/ Weighting
Part A Language Use
the Blanks
1 2
2 4
Reading Aloud Free Response 1 30 / 15%
Conversation Based on Video Stimulus
Free Response 1 40 / 40%
Paper 3 Listening Comprehension [30 marks]
Listening Comprehension
3 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 6
4 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 6
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
HIGHER MALAY LANGUAGE OVERVIEW:
Weighting 0% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 2 (6 Mar)
SA1 Paper 1 & Paper 2 (23 May)
Prelims Paper 1 & Paper 2 (28 Aug)
PSLE (2 Oct)
Pupils who take Higher Malay Language will have to sit for all the Standard Malay components as well as the Higher Malay components. FORMAT: CA1 / SA1 / PRELIMS
Paper Component Item Type No. of Items Marks
/ Weighting
Topic Essay
Open-Ended 2 choose 1 40 Picture Essay (Not less than 120 words)
Paper 2 Language Use (1 h 20 min) [60 marks]
Proverb Fill in the Blanks 5 10
Text Editing Free Response 5 10
Comprehension 1 Free Response 6 16
Comprehension 2 Free Response 7 24
SCOPE (FOR TESTING)
3 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 6
4 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 8
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT FORMAT 2019
PRIMARY SIX TAMIL LANGUAGE
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 2 (4 Mar)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 2 (17 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Paper 1 & Paper 2 (26 Aug)
PSLE (30 Sep)
No. of Items
Marks /
1.2 (6 ; 5 ; 8 )
2
(1 )
40/20%
No. of Items
Marks /
Booklet A
(45%)
‘’
5 10/5%
A2 /
5 10/5%
5 10/5%
A4
5 10/5%
B5
4 8/4%
11 32/16%
D8
(Oral)
1.
1 20/10%
2.
1 30/15%
Comprehension) [20 marks]
2 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 7
3 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 9
4 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 9
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT FORMAT 2019
PRIMARY SIX FOUNDATION TAMIL LANGUAGE
OVERVIEW:
Weighting 100% 100% 100% 100%
CA1 Paper 1 (4 Mar)
SA1 Oral (29 – 30 Apr)
SA1 Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 1 (17 May)
Prelims Oral (29 – 30 Jul)
Prelims Listening Comprehension (19 Aug)
Prelims Paper 1 (26 Aug)
PSLE (30 Sep)
3 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 7
4 P6A + P6B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 9
/ Paper
Component
No. of Items
/ Marks /
Weighting 1
(15%) (40 )
‘’,‘’,‘’ ‘’
5 5
‘’
2 4
‘’ • •
(55%) ( 10 )
• 1 15
• ( )
1 40
Sub Total 2 55
(30%)
•
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CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FOR P6 PROGRAMMES (To be returned to C4RE Teachers by 31 January 2019)
To: The C4RE Teacher-in-charge
S/N Programme Title Parent Acknowledgement (Parent’s Signature)
1 Sand Animation (New Media Art)
2 Malay Language Oral Workshop for P3 - P6 Parents
3 Parent-Teacher Conference (for P6 level only)
4 NLB Books 2 Go
S/N Programmes for Parents *Attending ()
1 School-Parent Engagement and Communication Session
(SPECS) on 1 February 2019
Yes No
*(Tick) accordingly
Attachments Received:
No Description
3 MOE Kindergarten Open House
I have taken note of the P6 Programmes for Term 1 as indicated above.
I acknowledge receipt of all the attachments listed above.
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