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Welcome!

• P1 P2
• Parent-Teacher Meeting

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PROGRAMME

• Address by the Principal
• 2. Curriculum Matters
• 3. Assessment Matters
• 4. Meeting the Teachers

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P1 Form Teachers 1 Care -   Miss Candy 1
Grace -   Mdm Caroline Shantha 1 Kindness
- Mdm Sharon Loh 1 Honesty - Miss
Chang Hui Miin 1 Diligence - Miss Melissa
Tan 1 Joy - Miss Erni Suzanah

1 Love - Miss Grace Mathew

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P2 Form Teachers 2 Care - Mr Lim Kwang
Seng 2 Grace - Mdm Serena
Li 2 Kindness - Mr
Mustaffa 2 Honesty - Mdm Sulastry 2
Diligence - Mdm Judy Tng
2 Joy - Miss Lynn Chng
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Love - Mdm Lim Meow Kheng
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Learning Support (LS) Teachers English -
Mrs Grace Tan English - Mdm K S
Sharmila Mathematics - Miss
Noormala
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Address by Principal
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School vision

• A vibrant and caring Community of Life-long
  Learners

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Our Mission

• Providing pupils with a
• balanced and well-rounded education,
• inculcating in them sound moral values
• and developing them to their
• fullest potential

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Our core values

• Integrity (in thoughts and action)
• Commitment ( towards excellence)
• Caring ( for self and others)
• Perseverance ( to achieve)
• Respect ( in speech and action)

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School strategic thrusts

• Building Quality School programme
• Building Staff Capacity
• Building Quality partnership
• Admin Excellence

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Homework

• Essential part of childs learning
• Volume of homework
• Submission date
• Monitoring at home

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School rules and Discipline

• Attendance and punctuality
• Rudeness / disrupting lessons / cheating during
  tests and exams
• Hairstyles
• Leave of Absence
• Others - Pupils Handbook

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Safety and Security

• Use of traffic light crossing outside school
• incidents within school
• Parents appointment with teachers
• Co-operation during dismissal
• Arrangements on wet weather days
• Packing of school bags

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Channels of communication

• Pupils handbook - notes to subject Ts / Form Ts
• Phone calls to leave message with the office
  staff. Teacher to return call.
• Number to call 67586472
• Turnaround period 2 days

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Let's have a fruitful 2009 journey together.....
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CURRICULUM MATTERS

• STELLAR
• Interdisciplinary Trail Learning Journeys

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STELLAR Strategies for English Language Learning
and Reading
A new English Language Curriculum for Primary
Schools in Singapore
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The STELLAR Vision

• Children who
• love reading and
• have a strong foundation in the English Language

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STELLAR Language Learning

• Teaching and learning of English using more
  speaking and listening activities
• Children learn reading and writing using rich and
  interesting books, with discussions led by the
  teacher

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STELLAR is different because

• Classroom environment is
• ? focused on childrens interaction rather
• than on teacher talk
• ? enriched with childrens written language
• ? filled with various reading materials for
  childrens use

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STELLAR is different because

• English language learning is achieved through
• ? vocabulary learned in books
• ? expression of thoughts in oral and
  written forms
• ? discussions with other children and the
  teacher
• ? informal peer interaction

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What is a STELLAR lesson like?
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Why Books?

• Books
• open up the world for children
• help children think and wonder
• increase childrens vocabulary and
  knowledge about the world around them
• provide good examples for reading and writing

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Each STELLAR Unit includes

• Focused Reading using Big Books
• ? reading for enjoyment
• ? reading for knowledge

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Each STELLAR Unit includes

• Key Teaching Points
• ? concepts about print (i.e. spacing between
  words, reading from left to right, punctuation)
• ? vocabulary (i.e. meaning of words, phrases)
• ? word identification activities (i.e. spelling
  patterns, letter-sound relationships)
• ? grammar (i.e. present tense, past tense,
  singular/plural forms)

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Each STELLAR Unit includes

• Development of the four language skills
• ? listening
• ? speaking
• ? reading
• ? writing

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Each STELLAR Unit includes

• Development of social skills
• ? oral interaction among peers in
  non- threatening situations
• ? working in partnership with other children
• ? turn taking respect for others during
  class discussions

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Each STELLAR Unit includes

• Independent learning
• ? individual reading
• ? individual writing
• ? working at learning centres

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Interdisciplinary trail _at_ Singapore Zoological
Garden
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Learning Journey _at_ Pasir Ris Kid's Kampong
Observe and learn...
Hands-on Activities
Enjoyment !
Participation
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P2 STELLAR

• More writing activities
• Expand on Vocabulary
• Comprehension skills

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STELLAR needs Parents Support

• Home support help your child learn English by
  providing English language reading materials at
  home.
• Activate childs interest show your child that
  you believe learning English is both enjoyable
  and useful in your daily life.

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STELLAR needs Parents Support

• Role models read and write notes and messages
  in front of your child.
• Understanding English language learning
  requires frequent exposure to listening,
  speaking, reading and writing opportunities and
  activities rather than use of worksheets alone.

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How you can help your child

• Go to the library together
• Have lots of books, magazines and newspapers in
  your home
• Give your child books about their special
  interests

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How you can help your child

• Allow your child to choose books to read and
  reread
• Read to and with your child (or, have your child
  read to you)
• Remember that reading in a mother tongue language
  also fosters a love for books and knowledge
• Talk about the books and characters read

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Books that interest children have

• Clear print and colourful, attractive
  illustrations or photographs
• A strong storyline
• Interesting characters

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Books that interest children

• Are about everyday life
• Are repetitive and have rhyming words to help
  children remember words

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Some language activities you can do with your
child include

• Playing language games like word scavenger hunt.
  (Looking for a word in print materials.)
• Reading aloud a book and asking your child to
  identify words beginning with the same sound, for
  example, p pancake, pick, put, police, pat,
  etc.

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Some language activities you can do with your
child include

• Helping your child learn more interesting words
  by thinking of new words to replace known words,
  for example, big huge, enormous, large,
  gigantic, etc.
• Getting your child to retell a story to you in
  his or her own words
• Suggesting that your child give a different
  ending to the story read

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Joy of Reading - a NLB and MOE joint publication
Why read?
What to read?
How to choose?

• Key in http//www.pl.sg/
• Select JUST BROWSE
• Select Recommendations then Children
• Scroll down. Select Joy of Reading resource

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Select JUST BROWSE
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Select Recommendations then Children
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Scroll down. Select Joy of Reading resource
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New Chinese Language Curriculum
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Key Recommendations

• New CL Curriculum for Primary Schools
• New Pedagogical Approach
• Modular Approach

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Modular Approach

• Greater customisation and flexibility

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Modular Approach
School-based Curriculum
20-30
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PSLE - only Core Modules
Legend B Bridging R Reinforcement C Core E
Enrichment
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Student Grouping

• P1 2 students are divided into
  Bridging/Core/Enrichment groups based largely on
  
• teachers evaluation of students language
  competency (e.g. through daily communication,
  classroom performance and results)
• home language background

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InstructionalMaterials

• Greater emphasis on oral and reading

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New Structure for Textbook

• Core Module
• Complementary Reading
• Language activities
• Listening and Speaking

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Core Module
Main Passage
Complementary reading
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Core Module
Language activities
Listening and speaking activities
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Structure for Textbook

• Bridging Module
• Activities-based
• Enable students to acquire oral-aural skills, as
  well as learn some vocabulary

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Bridging Module
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New Structure for Textbook

• Enrichment Module
• Extended Reading
• Students are not expected to learn new characters

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Enrichment Module
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Summary of Different Modules
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Reading Programme for Mother Tongue Language

• Objectives
• To build pupils love for reading.
• To improve pupils reading competency.
• To build pupils comprehension skills.

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Parent Support for Mother Tongue Language

• Encourage children to speak to family members in
  Mother Tongue languages.
• Encourage your child to read good Mother Tongue
  language books.

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• Expose your child to good educational Mother
  Tongue television programmes.
• Tap on the environment such as road signs and
  advertisements to engage your child in
  conversations during outings.

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ASSESSMENT MATTERS
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Assessment Matters

• Informal Assessment
• Rubrics ? Tick against a check list
• Daily observation of child
• - at work
• - play
• - class activities
• Conducted in Term 1 and Term 3

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INFORMAL Assessment
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Assessment Matters

• Formal Assessment Primary 1
• Term 1 - No formal assessment
• Term 2 - 3 Class Tests Semestral Assessment 1
• Term 3 - 2 Project Work (1 individual and 1
  group) common test
• Term 4 - Semestral Assessment 2

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P1 Assessment Weighting
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P1 Formative Assessment 2009
Semester 1
Semester 2


T1
T2
T4
T3
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(C1 C2 C3)
50
CA2 20 (PW(I) PW(G) CT2)
CA1 10 (C1 C2 C3)
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Assessment Matters

• Formal Assessment Primary 2
• Term 1 - 2 class tests common test 1
• Term 2 - 3 class tests Semestral Assessment 1
• Term 3 - 2 Project Work (1 individual and 1
  group) common test 2
• Term 4 - Semestral Assessment 2

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P2 Assessment Weighting
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P2 Formative Assessment 2009
Semester 1
Semester 2


T1
T2
T4
T3
20
(C1 C2 CT1)
50
CA2 20 (PW(I) PW(G) CT2)
CA1 10 (C1 C2 CT1 C3 C4 C5)
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Chinese Language Teachers
Mr Ng Eng Moh (HCL) ng_eng_moh_at_moe.edu.sg Miss
Sia Seok Hui (CL) sia_seok_hui_at_moe.edu.sg
Mr Tan Chian Loong (CL) tan_chian_loong_at_moe.edu
.sg Miss Tan Yu Ping, Phyllis (CL) tan_yu_ping_at_mo
e.edu.sg Mdm Wu Xia (CL) wu_xia_at_moe.edu.sg Mdm
Guan Qiao Qiao(CL) guan_qiao_qiao_at_moe.edu.sg
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Malay Tamil Language
Teachers

• Mdm Sharizah Bte Kordi (ML)
• sharizah_kordi_at_moe.edu.sg
• Miss Nur Zawana Mustaffa (ML)
• nur_zawana_mustapha_at_moe.edu.sg
• Mdm Jamaliah sulaiman (ML)
• jamaliah_sulaiman_a_at_moe.edu.sg
• Mrs Kalavathi Samynathan (TL)
• kalavathi_samynathan_at_moe.edu.sg

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P1 Form Teachers (E-mail Addresses) 1 Care
-   Miss Candy Chua
chua_lai_peng_candy_at_moe.edu.sg 1 Grace -
  Mdm Caroline Shantha
caroline_shantha_at_moe.edu.sg  1 Kindness -
Mdm Sharon Loh sharon_loh_weng_lye_at_moe
.edu.sg  1 Honesty - Miss Chang Hui
Miin
chang_hui_miin_at_moe.edu.sg  1 Diligence -
Miss Melissa Tan
martina_melissa_tan_at_moe.edu.sg 1 Joy -
Miss Erni Suzanah
erni_suzanah_jaini_at_moe.edu.s
g  1 Love - Miss Grace Mathew

grace_mathew_at_moe.edu.sg
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P2 Form Teachers (E-mail Addresses) 2 Care
- Mr Lim Kwang Seng 2 Grace - Mdm
Serena Li
li_liyan_serena_at_moe.edu.sg  2 Kindness -
Mr Mustaffa mustaffa_ahmad_at_moe.edu.sg 
2 Honesty - Mdm Sulastry
sulastry_saiman_at_moe.edu.sg  2 Diligence
- Mdm Judy Tng
tng_meng_choo_judy_at_moe.edu.sg  2 Joy -
Miss Lynn Chng
chng_su-hian_lynn_at_moe.edu.sg 
2 Love - Mdm Lim Meow Kheng
lim_meow_kheng_at_moe.edu.sg 
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Learning Support (LS) Teachers English -
Mrs Grace Tan chang_yue_yen_at_moe.edu.sg 
English - Mdm K S Sharmila
k_s_sharmila_at_moe.ed
u.sg  Mathematics - Miss Noormala
noormala_saaban_at_moe.edu.sg   

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P1 parents, please proceed to these classrooms
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P2 parents, please proceed to these classrooms
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Mother Tongue (MT) Teachers and Learning Support
(LS) Coordinators
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THANK YOU.
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