Breakfast with The Principal

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Breakfast with The Principal

• Primary 4
• 30 January 2008

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Theme for 2008
Transforming Possibilities
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P4 Mission
P4 Vision
A self-directed and inquisitive learner

• To provide opportunities for every child to
• become a self-directed learner

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To become a Quality School

• Strategic Thrust 1

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2007 Quality of School Experience
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Action Plan

• Allocation of P4 Classes
• Based on P3 Overall Results for English,
  Mathematics and Science
• 2 best classes (A B) and the rest (C to H) are
  mixed ability
• No last class
• Remedial Programme
• Wednesday, 2pm to 3pm
• or
• Friday, 1.30 to 3 pm

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EMS Programme

• Extensive Reading Programme for EL
• Math Speed Accuracy Tests (twice weekly)
• Math Heuristics (5 questions per week)
• Science Investigative Project with PBL
• Outdoor classroom activities at the Ecogarden
• Weak Pupils
• Weekly remediation in smaller groups (Term 2,
  after CA1)
• High Ability Pupils
• Whats up newspaper and article review
• Participation in web-collaborative projects
• Participation in activities organised by GEP
  Branch
• Activities conducted by the Cluster

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Enrichment Classes

• Discovering Mathematical Thinking Term2
• - Interactive activities Games puzzles
• - Different strategies for solving the same
  question
• - Variation of original question and the
  strategies to use
• Math Olympiad Term 2
• Selected pupils who have achieved Ain the P3
  SA2 Mathematics and those who have obtained merit
  or distinction in 2007 Math Olympiad
• Math calculator workshop for all P4 pupils Term
  4

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Enrichment Classes

• Enrichment Classes
• Chinese Creative Writing Programme Jun Holidays
• Conversational Mandarin / Malay

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Action Plan

• Integrated Learning using Problem based approach
• Term 1 People of Japan
• Term 2 Ship Ahoy!
• Term 3 Digging Up the Past

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To become a leading IT Learning Hub

• Strategic Thrust 2

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Action Plan

• cLc (Connected Learning Communities)
• Newsmaker, Video Technology, Video Conferencing
• E-learning Litespeed
• Free access areas

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To Nurture Every Pupil to be a Creative and
Innovative Thinker and Team Learner

• Strategic Thrust 3

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Action Plan

• Digital Music Term 2 to Term 3
• Busking On going
• Special Art Programme
• Ceramics Programme Term 2
• -Basic Level Art teachers
• -Advanced Level External Art Instructors
• School Arts Festival Term 4

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Action Plan

• Techno_at_Maths Competition Term 3
• Maths Fun Day Term 2
• Pupils invent Math games
• IE Week

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Action Plan

• Science Investigative Project (PBL)
• Focus Environmental Awareness
• Topic Dengue Prevention
• Young Inventors Competition
• - Solving daily problems with their
• invention
• - Launch during IE week
• - Select outstanding entries for Tan Kah
• Kee Young Inventors Award for 2009

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To Mould Every Pupil to be a Responsible Citizen
and Leader

• Strategic Thrust 4

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Action Plan

• 7 Habits of Personal and Social Effectiveness
• Community Involvement Programme
• Fund Raising, Service learning, classroom duty,
  spring cleaning
• Leadership roles in the class
• Prefects
• Class Monitor 3 per class
• Chairperson 1 per class
• Group leaders
• Powerkids

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Action Plan

• NE Ambassadors
• NE Card
• Social Studies Field trip
• Kampong Glam, Little India or Chinatown

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To become a Learning Organization

• Strategic Thrust 5

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Action Plan

• Build ties with parents
• Communication channels
• Parent Support Group
• Meet The Parents Sessions
• 7 March 2008 (Friday)
• 23 May 2008 (Friday)
• School Family Education

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School Family Education

• What is SFE?
• Workshops
• SFE coordinator Mdm Katherine Wong
• Understanding Your Childs Learning Styles (Feb)
• Preventing Internet Abuse (Apr)
• Parent-Child Bonding Through Roller-Blading (May)
• How To Motivate My Child (July)
• Email cck_coordinator_at_yahoo.com.sg
• Tel [phone] (Mon, Wed Thu, 7.15 11.15 am)

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P4 Examinations

• Weightage
• SA1 30
• SA2 70

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Choice of Subjects for P5 after SA2

• Subject Banding
• Briefing in July/August/Sept
• Choice of Subjects through Subject Combinations
• English / Foundation English
• Mathematics / Foundation Mathematics
• Science / Foundation Science
• Mother Tongue / Basic Mother Tongue
• Higher MT

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School Recommendation

• School will make a recommendation for pupil to
  take the subject combination based on pupils
  overall academic performance (English,
  Mathematics, Science Mother Tongue)
• BUT Parents have a choice to choose otherwise
• At the end of P5, depending on the pupils
  performance, the school will decide on the
  subjects they can offer at P6

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Dialogue Session