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Primary 3 Meet-the-Parents Session 22 February 2019 Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

Programme 1. Introduction 2. Curriculum Briefing 3. Gifted Education Programme (GEP) 4. Observations 5. Level Programmes 6. School-Home Partnership Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

School Vision : Empowering Mind, Engaging Heart, 3 Extending Hands School Mission : To nurture confident and self-directed learners who are keen to serve Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

Our Philosophy To recognise each child as an individual and help him achieve his personal best Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

School Motto Youth of Character 5 Keen to Serve Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

School Values Care Respect Responsibility Integrity Resilience Excellence Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

Learning for Life Programme (LLP) CREATE @ YCKPS Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

CREATE@YCKPS A 3-tier ACE approach will be deployed: Tier 1 – A wareness and Appreciation of the Arts Tier 2 – C apacity and Competencies development Tier 3 – E xcellence in the Arts Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

CREATE@YCKPS Tier 1 – Awareness and Appreciation of the Arts • PAL Programme (P1 to P2) • Art and Music (P1 to P6) Curriculum • Theatre Exposure Programme • Museum Education Programme Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

CREATE@YCKPS Tier 2 – Capacity and Competencies Development Towards the end of Primary 2, students are talent scouted for entry into various CCAs. Among the 14 CCAs available in school, 7 are Performing Arts and Visual Arts: (1) Handbell (2) Angklung (3) Chinese Dance (4) Malay Dance (5) Indian Dance (6) Choir (7) Art Club Students of these CCAs are exposed to a greater level of learning, involvement and exposure in the Arts in order to stretch and develop their ability in each of their specialised areas. Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

CREATE@YCKPS Tier 3 – Excellence in the Arts Selected students who have been identified to have a greater capacity of talent and creativity, will be provided platforms to further develop and refine their skills. This is done through putting up external performances and exhibitions in collaboration with various external agencies. Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

Applied Learning 12 Programme (ALP) E STEM@YCKPS Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

E STEM@YCKPS E nvironmental STEM-based 13 applied learning at YCKPS Focus: E nvironment & Sustainable Living Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

E STEM@YCKPS Science Technology English Mathematics with Values-in-Action(VIA) and Education & Career Guidance (ECG) Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

E STEM@YCKPS Utilising a problem-based learning approach which leverages S.T.E.M. and integrating with other disciplines for students to learn more about environment and sustainable living. Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

E STEM@YCKPS Tier 1 - Awareness about the Environment 16 Students will understand the vulnerabilities of the environment through assembly talks, assembly shows, Earth Day activities, PAL lessons and Learning Journeys. Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

E STEM@YCKPS Tier 2 - Connecting with the Environment 17 P4 to P6 Environmental Project Work ( E PW) Problem-based approach where students co-construct their understanding of real-life problems with their peers Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

E STEM@YCKPS Tier 3 - Extending Learning 18 Students with greater interest and aptitude will further enhance their E STEM@YCKPS experience through additional activities and at external platforms. Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

19 CURRICULUM BRIEFING Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

20 ENGLISH LANGUAGE Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

Key Assessment Focus Examination Components Key Assessment Focus • Paper 1: Narrative: Writing based on the given theme and with 1, 2 or Continuous 3 of the random pictures provided. • Writing Narrative to be at least 100 words. Interesting and coherent (20 marks) content/plot line with sound expression through descriptive 21 vocabulary. • Paper 3: Listening for gist and detail in the following: • Listening Picture Matching; Picture Sequencing; Listening for Info: Comprehension Note-taking; Listening for Info: Passage – MCQ (14 marks) • Paper 4: Oral Reading Aloud – Based on pronunciation/articulation , Communication fluency and expressiveness . (10 marks) • (20 marks) Stimulus-based Conversation – Examiners engage the candidate in a conversation – with accurate grammar and vocabulary structures – on a theme broadly related to the passage and picture. (10 marks) *The candidate is assessed on his/her ability to engage in a sustained conversation. Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

Key Assessment Focus Examination Components Components Vocabulary: MCQ Paper 2: 22 Grammar: MCQ Language Use Grammar Cloze (1): Fill-in-the-blank (personal pronouns) (50 marks) (60-70 words) Grammar Cloze (2): Fill-in-the-blank (subject verb agreement) (60-70 words) Vocabulary Cloze: Fill-in-the-blank (helping words) Synthesis Editing for Spelling and Grammar Comprehension OE 1 (180-220 words) Comprehension OE 2 (220-260 words) Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

STELLAR TELLAR STrategies for English Language Learning And Reading STELLAR aims to strengthen both language and reading skills as well as promote a positive attitude towards reading in the foundational years. Broad Strategies:  Shared Book Approach (SBA)  Supported Reading (SR)  KWL  Modified Language Experience Approach (MLEA)  Writing Process Cycle (WPC) Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands

KEY fo KE focus: us: rea eadin ing  Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) Programme  Morning Silent Reading & Silent Reading Periods  Mum’s The Word: Reading Mums Yio Chu Kang Primary School Yio Chu Kang Primary School Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands Empowering Mind  Engaging Heart  Extending Hands