Welcome to Whitley Secondary School Secondary 1 Parents’ Evening 6 January 2017
Programme Time Program 6.00 ‐ 7.00pm Interaction with Form & Co ‐ Form Teachers 7.00 – 7.45pm Address by Principal 7.45 – 8.05pm Address by Year Head 8.05 – 8.20pm LEAPS for Secondary 1 by Vice Principal 8.20 – 9.00pm Interaction with Form & Co ‐ Form Teachers Home Sweet Home
School Management Committee Mr Keith Tan Mr Aziz Tyebally Vice ‐ Principal Vice ‐ Principal
Sec 1 Asst Year Head Miss Gloria Ragisree 5
School Management Committee Mr Ivan Ho Mr Koh Wei Ping Mr Has Guanawan HOD/Humanities HOD/Math HOD/Sc
School Management Committee Mdm Yu Meei Jen Mr Foo Moo Tean Mrs Lena Tan HOD/MTL HOD/Aesthetics HOD/EL
School Management Committee Mr Subramaniam Mr Quek Ting Mrs Phua Yong Yong HOD/PE & CCA HOD/Discipline SSD
School Management Committee Miss Low Hooi Yee Mr Tan Teck Hock HOD/PD HOD/ICT
School Management Committee Mdm Sarina Mr Jaswant Singh SH/CCE SH/Discipline
School Management Committee Mdm Ong Chan Hong Mdm Shrila Balachandran SH/Math SH/Chemistry
Form & Co ‐ Form Teachers ‐ 1E1 Mr Ryan Ng Mdm Hanim Form Teacher Form Teacher
Form & Co ‐ Form Teachers ‐ 1E2 Mdm Ng Mei Ling Mr Chua Bo Xuan Form Teacher Form Teacher
Form & Co ‐ Form Teachers ‐ 1E3 Miss Audrey Ng Mr Jimmy Wang Form Teacher Form Teacher
Form & Co ‐ Form Teachers ‐ 1N1 Ms Crystal Goh Mdm Hafizhah Form Teacher Form Teacher
Form & Co ‐ Form Teachers ‐ 1N2 Mr Ng Kai Yong Miss Wong Sow Lin Form Teacher Form Teacher
Mission Mission To nurture Whitleyans to their fullest To nurture Whitleyans to their fullest potential so that they are able and willing potential so that they are able and willing to contribute to society to contribute to society Vision Vision Whitley: A Caring and Learning Whitley: A Caring and Learning Community Community
Motto Towards Knowledge and Sportsmanship Values Respect. Responsibility. Integrity. Discipline.
Past ≠ Future • 2017 is a new beginning • Secondary education is a journey of self ‐ discovery • Seize every opportunity to discover your strengths, and develop your talents and potential
A Learning Community Confident Person Self ‐ Directed • Has a strong sense of Learner right & wrong • Takes charge of own • Knows himself learning • Is Adaptable & Resilient • Questions and • Thinks independently & Explores possibilities critically • Reflects & perseveres • Communicates to overcome all odds effectively
A Caring Community Active Concerned Citizen Contributor • Empathises with and respect others • Works effectively in • Cares for family, school teams and community and takes • Exercises Initiatives action in bettering lives • Takes calculated risks • Grounded in values • Is Innovative and • Rooted to the nation, strives for excellence global in perspectives
Winning Formula for Success Skills Mindset RESULTS! Sets
The Brain is a Network of Cells (Neurons) Communication between neurons is what that allows us to think and solve problems.
Our brain is like a muscle and the challenges, mistakes are like lifting weights.
4. Change your dialogue
Famous People who Succeed Despite Multiple Failures
2016 Top 4NT Students Muhamad Arifin Norbainudin Ong Sin Nam (Green Club, Member) Soccer B Boys (NPCC, Station Inspector) Rahv Peterson Raymond Ng (NPCC, Staff Sergeant) (Broadcasting Club, Vice Chairman)
2016 Top 4NA Students (4N1) Damian Ng Chee Wei Han Yuchen Maram Venkata Badminton Broadcasting Club, Member NCC Land, 2nd Sergeant Yvette Netto Chong Kah Heng Marcus Tan Xing Zhong Trampoline (National) NCC Land, 2nd Sergeant Photography Club
2016 Top 4NA Students (4N2) Rachle Tan Josh, Lee Zhou Xi Kobayashi Masato Trampoline Concert Band Choir
2015 Top 4Exp Students • 4 students attained 7 ‐ 8 Distinctions, in addition to A1s in CCA • Best Net Aggregate ‐ 2 pts • 90% qualify for poly
Curriculum: To develop Growth Mindset Learners…. • Intentionally and transparently teach students about growth mindsets and how the brain can grow • Role Model (show lots of examples) Growth Mindsets in Action. Show the way to overcome challenges. • Make Growth Mindset talk visible with Anchor Charts/ Posters • Talk the talk ALL the time, EVERYONE! • Classroom practices that promote the Growth Mindset
Growth Mindset ‐ How you can help your child 2 1 5 3 4
Reframe What We Say • Focus on effort exerted, not innate ability or intelligence – I can tell you worked really hard on this. – How did it feel when you didn’t give up? • Model how to handle mistakes and approach challenging tasks – Oops! I made a mistake. Even I’m still learning. – I think I need a little more patience/practice with… – I’m so excited to try something new today.
Multiple Pathways in Education
Aggregate computation • JC: L1R5 (Target: 6 V.Gd & Good Passes in relevant subjects, including EL, Humanities, Math, Science) • Polytechnic: ELR2B2 (Target: 5 V.Gd and Good Passes, including EL, Math) Legend: V.Gd Passes: A1-A2 Good Passes: B3-B4 42
Normal Academic: ELMAB3 = EL+ Math+ Best 3 Different Paths: Poly Foundation Programme (PFP) 1 year PFP & proceed to 3 year Poly ELMAB3 ≤ 11, EL ≤ 2 or 3, MA ≤ 3 • Direct Entry to Poly Programme (DPP) 2 years DPP Higher NITEC & proceed to Year 2 (GPA 3.5 or better for Engineering and Info Comm), or Year 1 of Poly course (for others) ELMAB3 ≤ 19, EL ≤ 3 or 4, MA ≤ 4: • Sec 5N for O Levels • Sec 5N & proceed to 2 ‐ yr JC, 3 ‐ yr Pre ‐ U, 3 ‐ yr poly, or 2 ‐ yr Higher NITEC courses • ELMAB3 ≤ 19, EL ≤ 5, MA ≤ 5:
Student Profiling To understand our students better and to cater to their needs and develop their strength: • Student Profile Survey • Teacher ‐ Pupil Conferencing • Student Mindset Survey • Profiling Tool ‐ Learning Style; Emotional Intelligence
Working with School for your Child’s Success • Ensure punctuality and regular attendance at all official school programmes and events • Provide a quiet space and adequate time for revision and completion of school work • Be aware of your child’s timetable and his after ‐ school activities; • Encourage and support your child’s participation in CCA and school ‐ based activities while monitoring his academic learning
Working with School for your Child’s Success • Work with school to build and support your child in having good time management skills and positive learning habits • Help your child prioritise his time among his activities; and limit your child’s time on the computer and handphone. • Work closely together with teachers to support your child’s learning and development. Monitor and ensure that your child is doing homework and self ‐ revision, and has sufficient sleep.
4As of Successful Whitleyans • Attendance ‐ Good Attendance and punctuality help you succeed ‐ Any absence, with or w/o valid reasons, rep lost time in the classroom & a lost opportunity to learn • Attention – Be fully prepared with all approp materials – Play a critical role in creating a positive learning environment ‐ respect and support the rights of all to learn – Be fully participative ‐ collaborate constructively with peers and ask relevant questions
4As of Successful Whitleyans • Assignment – Do your best work and present work neatly and appropriately – Submit any required work on time and with due diligence – Take action when feedback is given by teacher. Do corrections. • Attitude – Organize learning materials neatly in subject files – Build positive learning habits
Build Positive Learning Habits Before a lesson : • Be prepared. Look through the chapter to be covered and get a rough idea of the important concepts. • Highlight the terms that are unfamiliar. Clarify them in class. During a lesson : • Listen attentively and Take notes. Taking notes forces one to listen carefully and allows for retention of information better. Helps in review and revision too! • Clarify doubts ‐ any terms or concepts or questions
Build Positive Learning Habits After a lesson : • Review ‐ Revise by the end of the day, Revise again at the end of the week and again at the end of the month. Helps to store the info in the longer term memory. • Clean up notes and add in the details. • File notes for easy retrieval later.
The Curve of Forgetting
Starting Time of School • Music cue at 7.15am: A signal for all to stop all activities, take a book and move to the assembly area. Start silent reading. • School Bell at 7.30am: Flag ‐ raising. Students not in queue by 2 nd bell will be regarded as late. 52
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