ParentSchool Meeting

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Parent-School Meeting

• 17 February 2005

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Our Education System (Primary)
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School Vision

• To be a school of choice for girls, preparing
  them to face future challenges with emphasis on
  character and physical development, academic and
  aesthetic excellence.

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School Mission

• To develop our pupils as Whole Persons
  emphasising the Formation of the Heart so that
  they can become women committed to service ready
  to assume responsibilities to God, Family and
  Country

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Our Expectations
Translated into the School Curriculum Academic Co-
curricular Self-discipline

• CCPS girls should internalise demonstrate the
  school values
• Care
• Learning
• God

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Outcomes of a CCPS Education

• Resilient, Responsible Compassionate.
• Socially adept and appreciative of the Arts.
• Aware of Gods place in their lives and in the
  lives of others.
• Effective confident communicators.
• Independent Competent Learners.

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When you choose your behaviour,You choose the
consequences
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A CCPS girl is able to

• Care for herself
• Care for her learning
• Care for others
• Care for her school

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Appearance- correct uniform

• Wear the correct
• school uniform
• whenever you are in school
• white blouse
• pinafore
• white shoes
• school socks and
• name tag.
• NO variation allowed.

We care that you look neat and smart
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Hair - always neat and tidy

• Fringe -
• to be kept above the eyebrows
• Colour-
• natural (dyed hair is not allowed)
• Accessories-
• simple and black in colour.

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Others

• Regular attendance
• Jewellery nothing obvious
• No dangling or hooped earrings
• No handphones to be used within school hours
• Only electronic items that are approved by the
  school
• (Pls refer to Student Handbook for more
  information)

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Serious Offences

• Cheating in examinations or tests
• Altering school documents, e.g. forgery
• Using foul language
• Open defiance, rudeness and showing disrespect to
  teachers

• Truancy
• Bullying or extorting money from
• fellow pupils
• Misbehaviour in public
• Vandalism
• Stealing

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When you choose your behaviour,You choose the
consequences
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Programmes Overall

• Choosing Right! Programme
• Assembly Programme
• Community Involvement Programme
• IT Programme, e.g. Photomix, photojournalism,
  access from home
• Leadership programme
• Level Games Fun Fair
• Rainbow Programme

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Programmes

• Primary 5
• P5 Camp
• NE Show
• Traffic Games
• Little India
• Maths Olympiad
• Amazing Maths Trail
• Bicultural Programme
• NeWater
• Omnimax
• Maths Mind Sports

• Primary 6
• Study Camp
• Pulau Semanku
• Bicultural Programme
• Maths Olympiad
• Chinatown
• P6 Mission
• CIP programme

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Our Education System
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Results 2006
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Results by subject
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Results 2003

• Top T-score 269
• Average T-score 212
• National Average T-score 206

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Posting to Sec 1
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Posting to Sec 1
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Results slip Grades reflected
For Higher Mother Tongue and Social Studies, the
grades and mark range are as follows Distinction
(?80), Merit (65 79), Pass (50 64), and
Ungraded (gt50)
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How are Grades related to T-score?
Posting depends on T-score

• A number that says how well you did in the PSLE
• Formula, which depends on the av mark scored by
  all candidates
• Add T-score for all 4 subjects ? T-score for PSLE
  
• HMT 3 points for Distinction, 2 for Merit, and 1
  for Pass.

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How is T-score calculated for each subject?

• Formula

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Aggregate T-Score John 246 Susan 249
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Finding out a schools T-score
1. MOE Website www.edu.sg
2. School Links ? School Directory
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Click this to surface list of schools.
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St Anthonys Canossian Sec
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CHIJ Toa Payoh
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Main points

• It is the mark that counts and not the grade
• There is time to work to gain the grade (and
  school) you want

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Main points

• Attend classes regularly (mind body) daily
  supplementary
• June September
• Do homework, corrections revision
• Revise consistently thoroughly!
• Focus on weak areas / topics
• Ask questions, and work WITH the teachers

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Main points

• Read the question carefully to check
• Read widely gather experiences
• Rest

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What can you do?

• Set a routine
• How long?
• When is a good time?
• Help her manage her study time, e.g. set
  realistic goals
• Provide a study area fixed conducive

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Above all, have faith in her.

• Encouragement praise
• Your expectations vs. her abilities

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What can WE do?

• Communication

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Communication
http//schools.moe.edu.sg/ccps/
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Communication
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Communication
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Lets Work Together

• Check first with teacher dont assume the worst
• Insist on independence
• Align values
• Support our school rules.

• Child is to be punctual and to attend lessons
  unless there is a medical reason.
• if away, pls call the office
• Dont come to school when sick
• Leaving school early

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Parent Volunteers

• Regular or ad-hoc
• Areas Regular, e.g. reading programmes, library
  services
• Areas Adhoc school events, field trips,
  specialist areas, e.g. IT, Marketing, Publicity