P3 & P4 Briefing for Parents Saturday, 19 January 2019 1
School Strategic Co-curriculum Goals and Direction Curriculum Student and Well-being Assessment 2
School Strategic Goals and Direction 3
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What are your hopes and dreams for your child?
I want my child to be happy and enjoy learning!
Positive Education
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Many Paths, New Possibilities We believe every child has strengths and talents. We value every child. Every child can learn and contribute to his community. Every child can find success. Success comes in many forms.
Shifts in Education System • Strengthen holistic education, develop character • Increase opportunities for strengths and interests identification and development • Enable joy of learning and reduce over-emphasis on grades • Encourage creativity and innovation
Joy of Learning, Reduce Grades Over-emphasis, Foster Creativity and Innovation • No exams in P1 and P2 • PSLE grading system change in 2021 – reduce fine differentiation • Enhanced Direct School Admission • Focus on specific talents (eg. Sports) • Expanded to more schools • Programme for Active Learning in P1&P2 (PAL) • Learning for Life Programme (LLP) – Connecting Hearts with the Arts • In QTPS – we do not band our students in the early years • Banding of students starts at P4
Working Collaboratively with you, we hope to achieve our Queenstowner Outcomes(QtOs) Confident individual Critical Thinker Queenstowner Outcomes Caring Citizen Effective Leader 14
What are they? What do they mean?
Confident Individual • Self-assured – confident of one’s own ability and character • Positive Thinker – one who adopts a growth mindset
Critical thinker • Problem Solver • Reflective
Caring Citizen • Compassionate • Civic-minded
Effective Leader • Good Communicator • Team Player
School Values
Our Vision
Theme for 2019 Take PRIDE in everything that you do: • P ersonal • R esponsibility • I n • D emonstrating • E xcellence Reminds us of our focus for the year and bringing us together as a school – TEAM QTPS 22
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School Strategic Goals and Direction Curriculum and Assessment 24
Curriculum & Assessment Curriculum
For Primary 3 SCIENCE IS A NEW SUBJECT - develops an inquiry mind - fosters curiosity about the environment 26
Music lessons P3 and P4 The learning of ukelele provides students the opportunity to express themselves through music using string instrument 27
P4 Museum-Based Art Programme Aim: -To extend the P4 art curriculum by providing students the opportunity to interact with artworks and make meaning for themselves in a context-rich environment - To help students understand our nation’s heritage and history that can be read from the chosen artworks 28
Cyberwellness P3 and P4 For P3 and P4
P3 and P4 Cyberwellness topics ❖ Online Relationships / Cyber Contacts ❖ Online Identity and Expression ❖ Handling Online Content and Behaviour ❖ Balanced Use of ICT ❖ About the Cyber World
Tips for students DELETE messages CHECK with a trusted from numbers that adult before you visit you do not new websites recognise. KEEP all Do not chat personal with information strangers private DELETE emails or AVOID meeting up with messages containing anyone you do not links or attachment that know in real life. you do not recognise 31
To ensure that children are safe and have positive experiences online, parents can: 32
Assessment Assessment
What is Holistic Assessment? It refers to the ongoing gathering of information on different facets of a child from various sources, with the aim of providing quantitative and qualitative feedback to support and guide the child’s development. 34
Distribution of Weightings 2019 Level Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 P3 to P5 0 30% 0 70% (SA1) (SA2) You will receive an Assessment Plan later when you meet your child’s teacher in the classroom 36
Student Handbook 2019 – Page 18
Our communication with parents on assessment Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 “Briefing For Letter to share Letter to share Progress Report Parents” session with parent on with parent on on Formative on 19 Jan the topics to be the topics to be Assessments tested in SA1 tested in SA1 Assessment plan Parent-Teacher- Parent-Teacher for the Child Conference Meeting after SA2 year for P3 in May (Detail of term 1 will be given Parent-Teacher later) Meeting after SA1 Progress Report Result slip Result slip on Formative Assessments On-going communication between parents and teachers to provide parents with feedback through phone-calls, emails, face-to-face meetings, marked assignments, written comments, getting you to sign on child’s assignments QtPSG Milestones 38
We want to balance rigour of learning with joy of learning. We want our child to be a confident and motivated learner – QUEENSTOWNER! 2019 From 2020 - 2021 Remove weighted Remove Mid Year Exam assessments in P1 and P2 at P3 and P5 (include P2 EYE) Weighted Assessments mean the marks achieved is “COUNTED” towards a total score .
GEP Screening Test GEP Screening Test for for P3 P3 50
Gifted Education Programme (GEP) Programme caters to intellectually gifted Students (top 1% o f cohort) • Selection test consists of English language, Math and general ability • No preparation needed 41
GEP Screening & Selection Test Dates Stage Date Participants Papers GEP 23 August 2019 Primary 3 students enrolled English Language Screening (Friday) in government and Mathematics Exercise government-aided schools GEP 15 & 16 October Only shortlisted students English Language Selection 2019 (Tuesday, will be invited to the Mathematics Exercise Wednesday) Selection stage General Ability 42
Subject-Based Banding at P4 Subject-Based SBB Banding at P4
Why Subject-Based Banding? • Students have different abilities in different subjects • To enable students to study their strong subjects to the highest level possible • NOT INTENDED to provide a softer option • To encourage greater interaction among students with different strengths and abilities 54
What does Subject-Based Banding mean for your child? • Every child will be encouraged to do the subjects at the levels that best meet his ability • Subjects will be offered at Standard level or at Foundation level • Foundation Subjects - pitched at lower level than Standard Subjects 55
Subjects at P5 Offered at standard and foundation levels English Offered at standard and foundation levels Mathematics Offered at standard and foundation levels Science Mother Tongue Offered at higher, standard and foundation levels 46
How does Subject-Based Banding work? School recommends a subject At P4 combination based on P4 examination results. Parents select preferred combination. Students take subject combination At P5 chosen by parents 57
How does Subject-Based Banding work? 58
Recommendation Criteria Higher Mother Tongue (HMT) • High Band 2 or better in MT; and • High Band 2 or better performance in English, Math and Science • Minimum of 5 students before subject is offered • E.g. if only 4 students opted to do Higher Malay at P5, then the class will not be open 60
At the end of P4, moving to P5 Subject Combinations - Exercising Options Options Combinations 1 4S1H - 4 Standard + HMT 2 4S - 4 Standard 3 3S1F - 3 Standard + 1 Foundation (MT) 4 3F1S - 3 Foundation + 1 Standard (MT) 4F - 4 Foundation 5 61
At the end of P5, moving to P6 Based on School’s professional judgment Criteria Decision Pass 1 subject and other subjects Continue with P5 subject at least a ‘E’ grade combination Fail all subjects 4 foundation subjects at P6 Pass HMT and obtained a B or C Continue with HMT at P6 51
How shall parents choose? • Understand the abilities and needs of your child • Understand the scoring system for PSLE • Understand the future pathways for your child (eg to qualify for polytechnic education, a pass in Mathematics at `O’ levels is needed) 63
CHANGES TO THE PSLE SCORING We will be holding a session in semester 2 to share with P4 parents the new PSLE scoring system and S1 posting system. 53
School Strategic Co-curriculum Goals and Direction Curriculum and Assessment 54
P4 Camp For P1 – P6
P4 CAMP “Conquering My Mountain” 25 – 27 February 2019 (Mon to Wed) Date: Venue: MOE Dairy Farm Outdoor Adventure Learning Centre “Conquering My Mountain” Theme: Students will learn to: Objectives: 1) Be independent in looking after themselves 2) Adapt to unfamiliar conditions and situations 3) Understand the value of teamwork 56
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