Welcome to P5 Networking Session 21 Jan 2017 CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
Outline • Student Development @ OLN Developing the OLN Graduate • Holistic Development for Pri 5 • Cognitive Development • Assessment Matters • Home-School Collaboration CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
Developing the OLN Graduate • Communicates Effectively • Is open-minded and is able to construct new knowledge • Is persevering and resilient Our Beliefs (Mission) Acts according to IJ Mission • Leads with Initiative and Serves with Love CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity • Is socially responsible
• Values-Education Lessons (Social- Holistic Development emotional learning, leadership, cyber- @ Pri 5 wellness) • Growing Years Programme (Mar) • GRACIA Adventure • Values-in-Action (Feb, Mar & Oct) • NE Show (July) Camp (Sept) • Asian Civilisation Museum Trail (Aug) • Sports Fest (Nov) Character & Physical Citizenship Development Development Cultural Aesthetic • MT Fortnight (Apr) Development Development • Twinning Programme Music (Visit by Beihang Sch) • World music and culture • Recorder playing • Soundscape of Singapore • Music theory Art CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity • Renowned Artists and their works
Students’ Well -being: Teacher-Student Chit Chat Session • For all levels • Every Friday, 7.40 am to 8 am • Provides quality one-to-one interaction time between Form or Co-Form Teacher with students
Students’ Well -being: Snack Time • For all levels • Students will be allowed to eat their snacks while the lessons are in progress so that they can be energised. • Scheduled period for P5 is from 9 am to 9.30 am • Parents are to pack healthy snacks for their child. The Healthier Choice Symbol (HCS) endorsed by the Health Promotion Board can be used to guide your purchases of healthy snacks for your child. • Snacks should be nutritious and may include sandwiches, biscuits, buns, muesli bars, dried fruits and nuts, raisins, prunes, dates or fruits. • Cooked food and items need to be chilled (eg sushi) are not allowed to prevent food contamination.
Cognitive Development @ Pri 5 • Remediation support for selected pupils to bridge gaps. Subject teachers will review pupils’ progress termly to decide if the child needs to attend remedial lessons. English Science MT Math Thursday Monday Tuesday Friday 2 – 3 p.m. 2.30 – 3.30 p.m. 2.30 – 3.30 p.m. 2 – 3 p.m. Pri 2 to Pri 6 (Chinese Language) Pri 5 & Pri 6 only (Malay & Tamil Languages) CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
Cognitive Development Supplementary Lessons for ALL P5 classes The objective is to provide opportunities for revision and focused teaching • June holiday: 29 - 31 May • Sept holiday: 4 and 5 Sept More details will be given at a later date. We would like to encourage your child/ward to attend the sessions. CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
Assessment Schedule (Term1) EL Math MT Sci HMT Term 1: Paper 2 Paper 2 Paper 2 CA1 28 Feb 2 Mar 27 Feb 1 Mar 3 Mar (10%) Paper 1: Composition Paper 2: Written CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity Paper 3: Listening Comprehension
Assessment Grading for Primary 5/6 Grade Marks Range Descriptors for the subject A* 91 – 100 Has very good understanding A 75 – 90 Has good understanding B 60 – 74 C 50 – 59 Has adequate understanding D 35 – 49 Has fair understanding E 20 - 24 Has elementary understanding U 0 – 19 Has not the requirements for the minimum grade
General Info on Assessment Students are expected to be punctual and present for all papers. Do not send your child to school if she is unwell. Requests for pupils to take their papers earlier before the stipulated start time will not be acceded to. Should your child be absent from any paper, a medical certificate must be submitted to your child’s Form Teacher immediately upon her return to school. There will not be re-taking of any papers which your child has missed.
Resilience @ Pri 5 Home-school partnership play a very important role in the social-emotional development to help the girls to negotiate the challenges of this transition period and manage their own growth. CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
Supporting Your Child Chat with Your Child Teach them how to reflect: For instance • How their day was • How their recess was • 1 good deed they have done • 1 thing they think they can do better or improve • What they have learnt for the day CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
Supporting Your Child Support them Know your Child’s Interest CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
Supporting Your Child CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
Supporting Your Child Monitor how your child uses technologies • Internet Etiquette • Personal Safety (Cyber-wellness) • Prolonged hours of usage
Thank You! CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
English Language Department CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
Outcomes for English Proficiency All pupils to be able to use English to express • themselves. All pupils to attain foundational skills, particularly in • grammar, spelling and basic pronunciation. The majority of pupils to attain a good/high level of • competency in English, in both speech and writing. CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
Areas of Language Learning • Listening, Reading & Viewing (Receptive Skills) • Speaking, Writing & Representing (Productive Skills) • Grammar & Vocabulary (Knowledge about Language) CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
English @ OLN NATIONAL CURRICULUM • STELLAR ST rategies for E nglish L anguage L earning A nd R eading • The STELLAR Vision Children who love reading and have a strong foundation in the English Language • STELLAR @ P5 - Discussion of STELLAR rich texts in class. - Teaching of grammar and vocabulary items listed in STELLAR’s Scope & Sequence for P5 - Difference Pedagogical strategies are not limited to those within STELLAR • Breadth of work is also not confined to STELLAR. CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
English @ OLN CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
English @ OLN CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
English @ OLN STRETCH Reading Programme – REAL (Rich, Enduring & Active Learning) • Use authentic, rich literary text to create a language-rich environment • Promotes love of reading through enjoyment of great stories (link to The STELLAR Vision - Children who love reading and have a strong foundation in the English Language) • Empathy developed through discussions about characters and themes. • Thinking Skills honed and Discussions based on the book stretch our pupils’ cognitive, linguistic and aesthetic abilities of our pupils. P5 readers - Roald Dahl’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ - Andrew Clements’ ‘ Frindle ’ CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
English @ OLN What Else? • Teaching of Writing techniques through The Writing Workshop. • Teaching of Comprehension Skills. By the end of P5, pupils will be competent in 5 Comprehension skills: Level / Finding Sequencing Inferring Cause and Fact or Point of Skill Info Effect Opinion View and Purpose √ √ 1 √ √ 2 √ √ √ 3 √ √ √ √ 4 √ √ √ √ √ 5 √ √ √ √ √ √ 6 CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
English @ OLN The Straits Times - LRD • Discussion of current affairs To develop critical thinking and oracy Self-Access activities: Language Practices within LRD (Cloze, Comprehension, Synthesis and Transformation) Whole School Reading Programme with the National Library Board Books To Go (Mass Borrowing - once every term) CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
English @ OLN ICT-enriched lessons • Use of media (video clips, movies) • Use of Web 2.0 tools • MCOnline – Assignments (during Term and on Home-Based Learning (HBL) Day) Assignments during school holidays (March, June and September) Examples – Language Practices, Discussions on the Discussion Forum and Discussion on the Social Learning Wall. CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
English @ OLN STRETCH Opportunities (Beyond Curriculum) • Plain Good English Speaking Award (PESA) Competition • Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) Essay Competition • Trinity Guildhall Speech and Drama Elective Enrichment – After curriculum-hours CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
Format of Assessment Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3 Paper 4 Situational Language Use an Listening and Reading Aloud & Comprehension responding to & Continuous Stimulus-based texts Writing Booklet A Conversation Grammar, Vocabulary, Vocabulary Cloze & Visual Text Comprehension Booklet B Grammar Cloze, Editing, Comprehension Cloze, Synthesis and Transformation & Comprehension OE Open- ended Booklet A – MCQ MCQ Open-ended Booklet B – Open- (Face-to-face ended interaction) CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity
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