P6

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WELCOME
P6 Parent-Teacher Meeting
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Jiemin Primary School A vibrant and caring
community of life-long learners
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Our School Mission
The mission of our school is to provide a
balanced and well-rounded education for our
pupils, to inculcate in them sound moral and
social values and to develop them to their
fullest potential.
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School Strategic Thrusts

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

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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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Points To Note

• Homework
• Attendance
• Punctuality
• Discipline
• Safety and Security

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How does MOE calculate the marks of PSLE?
X Pupils score Y Mean score Z Standard
Deviation
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Pupil B
Pupil A
Subject Q
Mark in exam
80
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T Score
If the average score is higher the T-score will
be lower
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Overview of Posting Process

• When PSLE result is released, all pupils will be
  ranked according to their aggregate scores
• Example
• 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
• Pupil A (score 240) Sch A Sch B Sch C
  Sch D Sch E Sch F
• Pupil B (score 239) Sch A Sch W Sch C Sch
  X Sch Y Sch Z
• Pupil C (score 220) Sch B Sch D Sch W
  Sch X Sch Z Sch Y
• Pupil A will be considered first, then Pupil B,
  and finally Pupil C
• For Pupil A, MOE will try to admit him/her to 1st
  choice school, if not possible, then 2nd choice,
  if not then 3rd choice and so on
• until schools have filled up their vacancies

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First Choice School School A has 140 vacancies
These pupils will be posted to School A
These pupils will be posted to school of second
choice if places are available
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Un-posted Pupils
Post to a school within the same Postal District
that still has vacancy
If pupils could not get into any of the schools
in the 6 choices
Post to a school in a neighboring Postal District
that still has a vacancy
Post to a school anywhere in Singapore that
still has a vacancy
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P6 Formative Assessment 2009
Subjects EL, MA, SC, MT All tests are stand-alone All tests are stand-alone All tests are stand-alone All tests are stand-alone All tests are stand-alone All tests are stand-alone All tests are stand-alone All tests are stand-alone All tests are stand-alone All tests are stand-alone All tests are stand-alone All tests are stand-alone All tests are stand-alone All tests are stand-alone
Assess-ment weighting C1 C2 CT 100 C3 C4 C5 SA1 100 C1 C2 Prelim 100 C3 C4 C5 PSLE 100
Assess-ment weighting
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ENGLISH Examination for P6 (Main)
COMPONENT Marks
Situational Writing Composition Writing 15 40
Oral Communication SAs/Prelim ONLY 30
Listening Comprehension 20
Graphics Stimulus Grammar MCQ 5 7
Vocabulary MCQ Vocabulary Cloze 5 5
Punctuation 3
Grammar Cloze 10
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ENGLISH Semestral Examination P6 (Main)
COMPONENT Marks
Editing for Spelling Grammar 10
Synthesis and Transformation 10
Comprehension MCQ 5
Comprehension OE 20
Comprehension Cloze 15
TOTAL MARKS 200
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ENGLISH Examination for P6 (Foundation)
COMPONENT Marks
Situational Writing Composition Writing 10 30
Oral Communication SAs/Prelim ONLY 30
Listening Comprehension 20
Graphics Stimulus Grammar MCQ 5 8
Vocabulary MCQ 5
Punctuation 2
Information Transfer 5
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ENGLISH Semestral Examination P6 (Foundation)
COMPONENT Marks
Editing for Spelling Editing for Grammar 5 5
Comprehension (Completion of Sentences) 5
Comprehension OE (1) Comprehension OE (2) 4 6
Synthesis 5
Comprehension Cloze 5
TOTAL MARKS 150
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ORAL COMPONENT
Reading Aloud Picture Discussion Conversation
30 MARKS
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ENGLISH - ORAL
ITEM OBJECTIVE
Reading Aloud To assess the ability to read aloud a given text type with fluency, correct pronunciation, appropriate stress and intonation to suit purpose, audience and text.
Picture Conversation To assess the ability to interpret a picture with the use of appropriate vocabulary structure.
Conversation To express oneself interact with the examiner
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1) The theme for Reading Aloud, Picture
Conversation Conversation will the same. For
e.g. Reading Aloud (Passage) Childrens Day

Concert Picture Discussion Talent
Night Conversation Take
part in school
concert
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• Pupils should focus on describing and
  interpreting the main event/activity happening in
  the picture.
• Offering an opinion will be an added advantage.
• 4) IMPORTANT Pupils should not use directional
  words like on the top right hand corner, at
  the bottom of the picture etc. Instead, use
  words like next to the boy, in front of, at
  the door etc.

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What parents can do to help us

• Promote the love of books to your child
• Take time out to read (storybooks/magazines/poems)
  with your child
• Visits to library regularly
• Encourage your child to look up words that are
  unfamiliar to them

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MATHEMATICS
New Syllabus
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Paper Booklet / Item type Number of questions Marks per question Weighting Duration
1 Without calculator Booklet A Multiple-choice 10 1 10 50 min
1 Without calculator Booklet A Multiple-choice 5 2 10 50 min
1 Without calculator Booklet B Short-answer 10 1 10 50 min
1 Without calculator Booklet B Short-answer 5 2 10 50 min
2 With calculator Short-Answer 5 2 10 1h 40 min
2 With calculator Structured/Long-answer 13 3, 4, 5 50 1h 40 min
Total 48 - 100 2h 30 min
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FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS
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Paper Booklet / Item type Number of questions Marks per question Weighting Duration
1 Without calculator Booklet A Multiple-choice 10 1 10 1 h
1 Without calculator Booklet A Multiple-choice 10 2 20 1 h
1 Without calculator Booklet B Short-answer 10 2 20 1 h
2 With calculator Short-Answer 10 2 20 1h 15min
2 With calculator Structured/Long-answer 8 3, 4, 5 30 1h 15min
Total 48 - 100 2h 15min
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Science Process Skills

• Observing
• Comparing
• Classifying
• Measuring
• Communicating
• Analyzing
• Generating
• Evaluating
• Investigating
• INTEGRATED Process Skills

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PSLE ScienceExam Format

• Section A 30 MCQ
• Section B 16 Open-ended
• questions
• Duration 1 h 45 minutes
• P3 P6 Science topics

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To sum up

• Do homework promptly properly
• Prepare for Topical Tests
• Revise P3 to P5 Science Concepts
• Learn to spell Key words
• Map out the concepts check understanding by
  making linkages

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Supplementary classes

• Grouped into different groups
• Selected teachers for each group
• Do running revision
• Teach specific skills in Math and Science

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Chinese Language Teachers Mdm Ng Tze Ling
(CL)-??? Mrs Tan Hwee Min (CL)-??? Mr Chow Yuen
Jeng (CL)-??? Mr Tan Chee Beng (CL)-??? Mr Leow
Boon Tat (CL)-??? Miss Siow Ai Chuin
(BCL)-??? Miss Tan Moh (HCL) ????
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Malay Tamil Language Teachers Mdm Maslinda
Masod (ML) Mdm Aswati Bte Mohd Shariff
(ML) Mdm Muliana Mohammad ( BML) Mdm S S
Amutha (TL) Mr Periasamy (HTL BTL)
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Mother Tongue Language (Main)
Component Weighting
(a) Oral 50 marks/25
(b) Listening Comprehension 20 marks/10
(c) Paper 1 (Composition) 40 marks/ 20
(d) Paper 2 (Usage of grammar Comprehension skills) 90 mark/45
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(a) Oral
Component Weighting
Reading Passage 20 marks
Picture Discussion (Questions Answers) 20 marks
Picture Conversation (Opinions/Views) 10 marks
Total 50 marks
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(b) Listening Comprehension
Component Weighting
Listening Comprehension (15 Questions) 20 marks
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(c ) Composition
Component Weighting
Situational Composition Writing 40 marks
Picture Composition Writing 40 marks
2 Choose 1 2 Choose 1
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Basic Mother Tongue Language
Component Weighting
(a) Oral 30 marks/60
(b) Listening Comprehension 20 marks/40
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(a) Oral
Component Weighting
Reading Passage 10 marks
Picture Conversation (Questions Answers Opinions/views) 20 marks
Total 30 marks
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(b) Listening Comprehension
Component Weighting
Listening Comprehension (20 Questions) 20 marks
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Higher Mother Tongue Language
Component Weighting
(a) Paper 1 (Composition) 40 marks/ 40
(b) Paper 2 (Usage of grammar Comprehension skills) 60 mark/60
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(a ) Composition
Component Weighting
Situational Composition Writing 40 marks
Continuous Composition Writing 40 marks
2 Choose 1 2 Choose 1
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Main Higher MT
More Focus will be placed on

• Comprehension
• Objective To equip pupils with the skills of
• answering questions,
  especially
• open-ended questions.
• Composition
• Objective To equip pupils with the skills to
• write good compositions.

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Basic MT
More Focus will be placed on

• Oral
• Objective To equip pupils with reading
• skills, skills to describe
• pictures and giving own
  views.
• Listening Comprehension
• Objective To equip pupils with good
• listening skills.

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Dictionaries/E-dictionaries

• Pupils are ONLY allowed to bring dictionaries
  (ML, CL TL)/e-dictionaries (CL) that are
  approved by MOE for their Paper 1 (Composition
  exam).

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Chinese Language Teachers Mdm Ng Tze Ling
(CL) ng_tze_ling_at_moe.edu.sg Mrs Tan Hwee Min
(CL) tan_hwee_min_at_moe.edu.sg Mr Chow Yuen Jeng
(CL) chow_yuen_jeng_at_moe.edu.sg Mr Tan Chee Beng,
David (CL) tan_chee_beng_a_at_moe.edu.sg Mr Leow
Boon Tat (CL) leow_boon_tat_at_moe.edu.sg Miss
Siow Ai Chuin (BCL) siow_ai_chuin_at_moe.edu.sg Miss
Tan Moh (HCL) tan_moh_at_moe.edu.sg
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Malay Tamil Language Teachers Mdm Maslinda
Masod (ML) maslinda_masod_at_moe.edu.sg Mdm
Aswati Bte Mohd Shariff (ML)
aswati_mohd_shariff_at_moe.edu.sg Mdm Muliana
Mohammad ( BML) muliana_mohammad_at_moe.edu.sg Mdm
S S Amutha (TL) amutha_shamkumar_at_moe.edu.sg Mr
Periasamy (HTL BTL) kpsamy19_at_yahoo.com.sg
Staff Room 2 6758 6473
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P6 Form Teachers P6 Care Miss Joanne
Lim lim_suat_cheng_at_moe.edu.sg P6 Grace Mrs
Bok-Tay Bee Lian bok-tay_bee_lian_at_moe.edu.sg P6
Kindness Mr Damodaran Prabaharan damodaran_praba
haran_at_moe.edu.sg P6 Diligence Miss Diana
Chan chan_chin_yen_diana_at_moe.edu.sg  P6
Honesty- Mdm Norhayati norhayati_mohamed_ansari_at_mo
e.edu.sg 
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P6 Form Teachers P6 Wisdom Mrs Leong-Ho Peak
Yen ho_peak_yen_at_moed.edu.sg P6 Joy Ms Nair
Soumini_t_k_nair_at_moe.edu.sg P6 Love Mdm
Magdalene Yeo magdalene_cheang_at_moe.edu.sg Mrs
Adrienne Lye chan_pau_lee_at_moe.edu.sg
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THANK YOU