P1

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• P1
• PTM 2008

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PTM 2008

• OBJECTIVES
• Know your son/wards subject teachers
• Admin matters
• Subject matters
• Expectations
• Level programmes

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Admin Matters

• Diary
• tool of communication
• homework information
• Absence
• medical certificate / letter
• For absence of leave for more than 2 days, make
  arrangement
• with individual subject teachers (via email)
  to collect your
• sons/wards homework.
• Punctuality
• Please arrive before 7.25am.
• Teaching blocks are out-of-bounds during
  curriculum time
• (7.30am -1.30pm)
• Leave earlier
• parent (s) to approach the General Office first

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English

• Celebrate English!
• Activity Book worksheets
• Me Project is stapled into a booklet.
• Parental assistance is required.
• Spelling Dictation
• small exercise book
• to be sent home regularly for parents to check
• signed.
• Handwriting Skills Step by Step Book 1
• 1 two-inch red ring file with 10 dividers.
• The components are in the following order
• 1) Grammar
• 2) Vocabulary
• 3) Editing
• 4) Comprehension
• 5) Written Expression
• 6) Topical Tests / Exam Papers
• 7) Revision Practice Papers
• 8) Supplementary Worksheets

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Mathematics

• Shaping Math
• Coursebook (1A, 1B) Workbook (1A Part
• 12, 1B Part 12)
• The following will be given to the boys in
  Booklet form
• Level Worksheets (separated into Units)
• ASSAD (start in Term 2)
• Heuristics Level Worksheets-Booklets (start in
• Term 2)
• Mental Calculations (start in Term 2)
• small exercise book
• 1 two-inch blue ring file with 8 dividers.
• The components are in the following order
• a) Term 1
• b) Term 2
• c) Term 3
• d) Term 4
• e) Topical Tests / Exam
• f) Revision Practice Papers
• g) Supplementary Worksheets

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Expectations

• Check their bags diaries daily
• Arrive in school prepared with stationery
• (e.g. colour pencils, ruler, stick glue)
• Label all stationery and ensure that pencils are
• sharpened daily
• Hand in their work punctually
• Corrections to be done when necessary

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Programme

• Learning Journeys (dates to be advised)
• Pets Day
• Math Trail- Integrative Learning_at_Zoo
• Movie Day
• MatheVenture
• Station Work
• (details will be provided at a later date)
• Physical Education Program
• Term 1 3 Gym
• Term 2 Swimming

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• Mother Tongue (Chinese)

• Teachers teaching the following classes

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Chinese spelling starts on Term2 Week1.
Things for Chinese lesson everyday
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Things to Note

• Corrections do corrections in the red bracket
  which the
• teacher provides.

2. ???(Chinese word cards) To put in locker by
21st January (Monday). Put in locker as we
need to use it as revision any day of the
week.
3. ????????? (Singapore Zoo Story) To hand up
to Chinese Language teacher by 25th February.
Students are required to have ????? ???when
we bring them to Singapore Zoo in Term 2 (more
details will be provided at a later date).
Please write down the class and your sons
Chinese name (on the 4 story books and 2
activity books)
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4.??????My First Picture Dictionary To put
in locker by Term 2 Week 1. Put in locker as we
need to use it any day of the week.
5. Yellow File To file all the worksheets given
by the Chinese Language teacher. Please file
in the worksheets immediately after the
teacher returned to your child so that it
will not be misplaced.
6. SA1 and SA2 There will be no SA1 examination
for the P1, however there will be a revision
during SA1. There will be SA2 examination.
7. P1 camp in March and June holiday Students
are encouraged to take part in the activities
in March (language camp) and June (hanyu
pinyin camp). More details will be provided at
a later date.
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Spelling Malay

• Weekly basis from T1 Week 3
• (every Thursday)
• Started in T1 W3 as pupils are taught
• to recognize the sounds of the syllables

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ERP (Extensive Reading Programme)

• This year, our Malay Language Department is
  embarking on an Extensive Reading Programme
  (ERP).
• We will continue with our Buddy Reading
  Programme.
• Pupils are also required to purchase pupils
  magazine, Majalah Cerdik.

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Reading Programme

• Our Theme, Yok, Mari Membaca
• The contents of this booklet are interesting
• Pupils are encouraged to identify their
  favourite characters, draw their favourite
  scenes and many more

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Worksheets-Malay

• Worksheets are done based on units.
• Parents signature is needed at the end
  of each unit to ensure there is Parent
• and Teacher Collaboration.
• Pupils need to place these worksheets in the 3
  inch yellow ring file.
• Parents help is needed to ensure that
• worksheets are placed in the big file
  according to the titles of the dividers.

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Filing of Malay worksheets

• 3 inch yellow ring file with 5 dividers
• 1) Kertas Latihan Berdasarkan Unit
• 2) Bahasa Kertas Tambahan
• 3) Kefahaman Kefahaman Mendengar
• 4) Karangan Nota
• 5) Ujian Peperiksaan

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P1 MEKAR Activity Book

• Parents signature is again needed at the
  end of each unit to help monitor pupils
  progress

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Oral-Malay

• Weekly Oral
• practice
• Booklet for Oral
• Include tips on
• reading
• Include tips on
• conversational
• oral

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Programme

• Mother Tongue Fun Day (Feb)
• A trip to Kampung Ubi Community Centre (March
  Holidays)

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Homework

• Kindly check your sons diary (daily, if
  possible) as they will jot down their homework in
  their diary.
• Any outstanding work will also be reflected in
  their diary.
• Your co-operation is greatly appreciated ?

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Mother Tongue (Tamil)

• Agenda
• P1 Teachers
• Administration
• Work Expectations
• Semestral Assessment Format
• AOB

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Administration

• Arrange for an appointment to meet the teacher
  should anything that is of concern arises through
  email or call to the general line
• To ensure reply slips from circulars such as
  remedial/enrichment classes, excursions/trips,
  etc. to be
• Signed
• Acknowledged with/without letter of excuse
• Returned the following day

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Child on Medical Leave
Homework Subject teachers will compile the
homework to be given to child when he returns.
Arrangement can be made with the form teacher if
a parent wants to collect the homework from the
office. Only if the child is on medical leave for
more than 3 days.
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Tamil Filing

• Do get a set of dividers for Tamil File. Teacher
  will label students dividers for uniformity
• Should get the 3-inch yellow file (like that of
  the secondary school) with Mother Tongue
  written on cover.
• Files would be kept in school and returned every
  Friday from second term for parents to go
  through with their children and to be informed of
  what has been covered thus far.

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Required Tamil Books

• Tamil Osai Textbook
• Tamil Osai Workbook
• One Spelling Exercise Book
• Vocabulary Book(which should be with pupils
  everyday)
• One Jotter Book
• One Writing Book

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Exam Format for Mother Tongue

• Oral - 20 Marks
• Listening Comprehension -10 Marks
• Spelling - 10 Marks
• Language Paper - 60 Marks
• Total - 100 Marks

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Homework Policy

• Parents should update their particulars in
  handbook so teachers may contact them if
  necessary
• Pupils would record homework in handbook
• Parents to check handbook daily
• Pupils are to hand in homework punctually
• Parents are to sign promptly when parents
  signature stamp is seen on the book / worksheets
• Spelling and sentence construction books should
  be signed weekly
• Files and books would be returned before
  examination period for parents to sign and aid in
  teaching pupils.

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Thank you for coming! ?