Welcome to NYPS

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Welcome to NYPS!

• P5 Meet-the-Principal Session
• 8 Jan 2005

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Agenda

• Report on 2004
• Organisation Structure
• Communication Channel
• Traffic Situation
• Direct School Admission
• P5 2005
• Performance P4 (2004)
• Class allocation
• Chinese Assessment
• P5 camp
• NE Show
• Cooperative Learning
• School DNA
• JPC activities

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Organisation Structure

• CL Ms Chua Hock Yen
• EL Mdm Sim Sock Hoon
• MA Mdm Chin Lan Shiang
• SC/GEP MASC Mrs Joyce Tia
• IT Mr Amos Lum
• GEP (Humanities) Mrs Serene Boey Lim
• Upper Primary Dean Mr Ting Huat Seng
• Lower Primary Dean Mrs Cheryl Lim
  (teo_siew_khim_at_moe.edu.sg)
• Mdm Jung Gee Ting (P4)
• Mdm Brenda Kok (P6)
• Ms Chu Sing Ee (P1)
• Mdm Sunnie Tang (P3)
• CCA Mdm Lim Hai Hoon /Ms Chou Shin Chieh

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Please work closely with the form teacher/subject
teachers.

• Website, information sheet, diary, Newsletter,
  calendar of events, email,
• Meet Principal Friday 8.30am-10.00am

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Traffic, traffic, traffic

• Please exercise more care, more consideration and
  tolerance

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Performance P4 2004
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Class Allocation

• 10 mainstream classes
• 2 not taking HCL
• 8 taking HCL
• 2 top classes
• None opted for EM3

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Chinese Assessment

• New Examination Format Separation of CL and HCL
• CL pupils to sit for only CL papers(2 CAs and 2
  SAs per year). HCL pupils will sit for only HCL
  CAs and SAs(2 CAs and 2 SAs per year)
• Pupils will be notified on the new format for the
  CAs and SAs by their CL teachers.
• CL CAs and SAs papers will be given to the HCL
  pupils as practice. Unit tests items for HCL
  pupils will be geared towards CL test items so as
  to ensure that pupils have maximum practice
  throughout the year
• GEP HCL pupils will also be sitting for only HCL
  papers.The format of the papers will be made
  known to them too.

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Chinese Programme

• SAP Plus
• China Exchange Programme
• 3 weeks to 3 months
• Shanghai, Suzhou, Shenyang, Xiamen

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P5 Adventure Camp

• Date 18 January to 20 January
• Venue Sarimbun Scout Camp
• (Lim Chu Kang)
• Parents please support the camp.
• Camp managed by established outdoor training
• company.
• Teachers will be accompanying pupils throughout
  all
• the activities during the camp to lend support.

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Project Work 2005
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Events and Activities

• School DNA Home access can be improved with
  broadband subscription
• (A rich database of information and lessons
  based on the current syllabus.)
• Adventure Camp ( Term 1)
• Science Trails (Term 2)
• Tea cum Cultural Appreciation (Term 3)
• China Immersion (May-Jun, Nov-Dec, Sept-Dec)
• NE Show
• Language Camp (P5 GEP pupils during the March
  Holidays)

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Direct School Admission (DSA)

• Nanyang Girls High School
• Hwa Chong Institution
• RGS
• RI
• ACS (Independent)
• Dunman High School
• NUS High School
• Sports School

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Direct School Admission (DSA)

• Open House of Sec Schools
• Website of Sec Schools
• Selection normally based on
• Talent
• Sports
• Academic
• Selection through
• Portfolios, P4 5 results, P6 mid year results
• Interviews, Selection Camp, Diagnostic Tests

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Discipline

• Punctuality for school
• Dishonest behaviour
• Self-discipline

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We need your assistance

• To assist by monitoring their childrens work
• To have realistic expectations, especially with
  increased content demands.
• To work out a weekly/daily schedule for your
  child
• P5 is an important year to lay a good foundation
  for PSLE.

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Co-payment for school programme

• Photo (1) Insurance (3) Chinese Magazine (20)
  Diary (3), New South Wales Maths /Science (20),
  Process Skills (5), Science Trail (15), P5 Camp
  (80), e-learning (50), Enriched Curriculum,
  IPW, after-exam activities, outings, heritage
  tours
• Please help to defray costs 200 for a year

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Q A

• Thank you for being here this morning!