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1 P 6 C U R R I C U L U M B R I E F I N G J A N

2 O v e r v I e w GENERAL SCHOOL MATTERS Attendance Attire Assignments Administrative Matters PRIMARY 6 HIGHLIGHTS Learning Journeys Level Programmes School Programmes ASSESSMENT & FEEDBACK SUBJECT BASED CONTENT ENGLISH MATHMATICS SCIENCE PARENT INVOLVEMENT Q&A SURVEY

3 G E N E R A L S C H O O L M AT T E R S

4 ATTENDANCE Punctuality Report to school by 7.30 a.m. daily Monday (School Hall) Tuesday Friday (Parade Square) Silent Reading Mon/Tues/ Wed: English story book Thursday/Fri: Mother Tongue book (students exempted from MT may read English story book) Medical and other leave Medical Certificate Parent s letter or

5 ATTIRE School Attire Name Tags, Black School Shoes, T-shirt/shirt tucked into shorts PE Days Learning Journeys General Appearance Boys: neat short hair Girls: dark green and black hair accessories (Please refer to Kidz Organiser page 9)

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7 Samples of unacceptable haircuts

8 REVISION & ASSIGNMENTS Daily Revision (30mins-1hour per subject) Submit Promptly Neat and legible handwriting Corrections (done in green ink/coloured pencil)

9 ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS Collection of Forms & Payment Submission of reply slips by the given date Cash Payment Seal money in an envelope Label neatly on an envelope: Name, register no., class, amount, purpose

10 P R I M A R Y 6 H I G H L I G H T S

11 LEARNING JOURNEYS SCIENCE CENTRE : ECO GARDEN DATES: Term 2 (23 March 4 May) DETAILS IN TERM 2 LEVEL LETTER

12 SEXUALITY EDUCATION PROGRAMME LESSONS What Is Happening To Me? What Can I Do? (Part 1) What Can I Do? (Part 2) Lesson Objectives At the end of the lesson, pupils will be able to: know what puberty is identify the physical changes during puberty identify the stresses caused by physical changes during puberty describe ways to manage the stresses caused by physical changes during puberty identify the stresses caused by physical and emotional changes during puberty describe ways to manage the stresses caused by these changes during puberty DETAILS IN TERM 1 LEVEL LETTER What Are Families? What is My Role? What is Safety? Stop It! Run! Tell! know that there are different types of family structures know that every family is unique state that the three basic functions of families are to provide love, protection and guidance identify the right sources of help to turn to when in need know that gender is about being male or female choose not to stereotype by gender know what sexual abuse is know that there are laws in Singapore that can protect them from sexual abuse know their rights in keeping themselves safe from sexual abuse protect themselves by resisting and removing themselves from harm and seeking help from a trusted adult know their responsibilities in minimizing the risk of sexual harm. Session 1 : 22 March 2018 Session 2 : 26 March 2018 Time : 2: p.m.

13 SCHOOL PROGRAMMES Form Teacher Guidance Period (FTGP) Every Monday in class School-based Value Inculcation Programme (Connecto) Every Monday in class 1-to-1 Teacher-Student-Relationship Session During Connecto Every Monday in class E-Learning Day 28 March

14 PSLE TENTATIVE DATES

15 A S S E S S M E N T & F E E D B A C K

16 OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENT 2018 Formative Assessment Assessment for Learning: -to support classroom learning and teaching and improve student s learning -takes place most of the time in the classroom Examples: Math- Open-ended task, Mental/ Speed Sums English - Comprehension skills, Stimulus Based Conversation practice, RWJ entries Science - Concept maps, Science Journals Summative Assessment Assessment of Learning: -to measure student s academic achievement -carried out at the end of a unit, semester or year Examples: Science - PBA, Practical Test English - Semestral Assessments

17 COMMUNICATING PUPIL PROGRESS Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Mock Tests Report Book Prelim PSLE Parent-Teacher Meeting PSLE

18 E N G L I S H

19 ENGLISH PROGRAMME PRIMARY 6 Language Learning Area Reading and Viewing Writing and Representing Speaking and Representing Listening and Viewing GRAMMAR STELLAR Supported Reading Retelling KWL Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) Writing Process Cycle (WPC) Text-Type Writing Effective and purposeful interaction and group discussion embedded in all key strategies School-based curriculum Explicit teaching of reading comprehension skills Newspaper in the EL class Self-Selected Reading (includes school library programme) Reading & Writing Journal (RWJ) Process Writing (Narrative) 5 Traits of Good Writing Text-Type Writing Personal Journal Writer s Notebook Stimulus-based conversation ICT-integrated EL lesson (videography) Listening and viewing skills for understanding and critical thinking taught through all key strategies using audio and graphic stimuli Whole-Part-Whole Approach Explicit teaching of grammar in meaningful context using STELLAR readers 1/14/2018 VOCABULARY Text-Based Approach STELLAR readers Working with Words Visual Vocabulary Spelling (in context) Text-Based Approach (children s literature)

20 EXPLICIT TEACHING OF READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS Through the use of authentic children s literature, What s Up newspaper & STELLAR readers Comprehension Skills & Strategies Inferring/Summarising etc Surface & Deep Annotation Question & Answer Relationship (QAR) Supported Reading KWL Retelling Reading & Writing Journal (RWJ) Connect pupils thoughts and ideas in response to reading through simple writing tasks relating to text read 1/14/2018

21 TEACHING OF 5 TRAITS OF GOOD WRITING 5 (+1)* Traits of Good Writing (Steve Peha) Ideas Organisation Word Choice Sentence Fluency Convention Voice* 1/14/2018

22 WRITER S NOTEBOOK Encourage students to develop their repertoire of materials for individual writing based on given topics Encourage students to write extensively to activate schema before their actual individual writing based on given topics 1/14/2018

23 WORKING WITH WORDS: VISUAL VOCABULARY Learning about a new word through: authentic setting, context or reading understanding the characteristic(s) of the word making inference about the meaning of the word using contextual clues visual representation expansion activities to learn more about the word or other words associated with it 1/14/2018

24 ENGLISH ASSESSMENTS (PRIMARY 6] Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Assessment Structure for English Formative Summative Summative Teachers will conduct formative assessments and provide students with constructive feedback via mock tests, checklists and rubrics. Formative assessments are not weighted. Paper 1: Writing (27.5%) a.situational Writing b.continuous Writing Paper 2: Language Use & Comprehension (47.5%) Paper 3: Listening Comprehension (10%) Paper 4: Oral (15%) a.reading Aloud b.stimulus-based Conversation Paper 1: Writing (27.5%) a.situational Writing b.continuous Writing Paper 2: Language Use & Comprehension (47.5%) Paper 3: Listening Comprehension (10%) Paper 4: Oral (15%) a.reading Aloud b.stimulus-based Conversation (0%) (100%) (100%) 1/14/2018 PSLE

25 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT A C L O S E R L O O K A T T H E A S S E S S M E N T C O M P O N E N T S 1/14/2018

26 WRITING: PAPER 1 (55 MARKS) Components Part 1: Situational Writing (15 marks) Task Fulfilment (6 marks) Information is contained in stimulus. Pick out the correct information from stimulus based on points required by the task. Language/Organisation (9 marks) Clear presentation of ideas Points are well-linked and wellsequenced Minimal grammatical mistakes 1/14/2018 Clear understanding of PURPOSE, AUDIENCE and CONTEXT

27 WRITING: PAPER 1 (55 MARKS) Components Part 2: Continuous Writing (40 marks) 1/14/2018 Content (20 marks) Ideas are relevant, clear, developed & interesting Language (20 marks) Word choice that conveys intended message Variety of sentence structures Meaningful links across paragraphs Write a composition about a given topic based on either one or more of the 3 given pictures Pictures are not in sequence. Students write a continuous prose in either a narrative or non-narrative form

28 LANGUAGE USE & READING COMPREHENSION : PAPER 2 (95 MARKS) Components Booklet Section Mark 1/14/2018 Booklet A (28 marks) Booklet B (67 marks) Grammar MCQ Vocabulary MCQ Vocabulary Cloze MCQ Visual Text Comprehension Grammar Cloze Editing for Spelling & Grammar Comprehension Cloze Synthesis & Transformation Comprehension OE (with a range of item-types) 10 marks 5 marks 5 marks 8 marks 10 marks 12 marks 15 marks 10 marks 20 marks

29 ORAL: PAPER 4 (30 MARKS) Components 1/14/2018 Reading Aloud (10m) Clear & consistent pronunciation Fluent with appropriate pauses and no hesitation Ability to vary pitch and tone Stimulus-based Conversation (20m) Able to express personal opinions, ideas and experiences clearly and effectively in a conversation in relation to a picture stimulus Good explanation to support interpretations Use a wide range of vocabulary; relevant to the context Use a wide range of accurate sentence structures

30 SOME TIPS FOR PARENTS Encourage your child to read books and other materials such as the newspapers and educational magazines. Encourage your child to talk about the book or article that he/she has just read. Ask him/her to explain his/her inferences and support them with contextual clues. Ask him/her to retell or summarise what he or she has just read. Encourage your child to look up the meaning of new and challenging words in the dictionary. Get him or her to construct his or her own sentence using the new word learnt to demonstrate his or her understanding of the word. 1/14/2018

31 USEFUL WEBSITES Steve Peha s Writing Strategies 1/14/2018

32 E N G L I S H ( F D N )

33 FOUNDATION ENGLISH Language Learning Area STELLAR School-based curriculum Reading and Viewing Supported Reading Retelling KWL Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) Explicit teaching of reading comprehension skills Newspaper in the EL class Self-Selected Reading (includes school library programme) Writing and Representing Writing Process Cycle (WPC) Text-Type Writing Process Writing (Narrative) 5 Traits of Good Writing Text-Type Writing Personal Journal Reading & Writing Journal (RWJ) Speaking and Representing Effective and purposeful interaction and group discussion embedded in all key strategies Stimulus-based conversation ICT-integrated EL lesson (Podcast) Listening and Viewing GRAMMAR Listening and viewing skills for understanding and critical thinking taught through all key strategies using audio and graphic stimuli Whole-Part-Whole Approach Explicit teaching of grammar in meaningful context using STELLAR readers VOCABULARY Text-Based Approach STELLAR readers Working with Words Visual Vocabulary Spelling (in context) Text-Based Approach (children s literature)

34 EXPLICIT TEACHING OF READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS Through the use of authentic children s literature, What s Up newspaper & STELLAR readers Comprehension Skills & Strategies Inferring/Summarising etc Surface & Deep Annotation Question & Answer Relationship (QAR) Supported Reading KWL Retelling Reading & Writing Journal (RWJ) Connect pupils thoughts and ideas in response to reading through simple writing tasks relating to text read 1/14/2018

35 TEACHING OF 5 TRAITS OF GOOD WRITING 5 (+1)* Traits of Good Writing (Steve Peha) Ideas Organisation Word Choice Sentence Fluency Convention Voice*

36 WORKING WITH WORDS: VISUAL VOCABULARY Learning about a new word through: authentic setting, context or reading understanding the characteristic(s) of the word making inference about the meaning of the word using contextual clues visual representation expansion activities to learn more about the word or other words associated with it

37 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT A C L O S E R L O O K A T T H E A S S E S S M E N T C O M P O N E N T S

38 FOUNDATION ENGLISH ASSESSMENTS (PRIMARY 6] Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Assessment Structure for English Formative Summative Summative Teachers will conduct formative assessments and provide students with constructive feedback via mock tests, checklists and rubrics. Formative assessments are not weighted. Paper 1: Writing (26.7%) a.situational Writing b.continuous Writing Paper 2: Language Use & Comprehension (40%) Paper 3: Listening Comprehension (13.3%) Paper 4: Oral (20%) a.reading Aloud b.stimulus-based Conversation Paper 1: Writing (26.7%) a.situational Writing b.continuous Writing Paper 2: Language Use & Comprehension (40%) Paper 3: Listening Comprehension (13.3%) Paper 4: Oral (20%) a.reading Aloud b.stimulus-based Conversation (0%) (100%) (100%) PSLE 1/14/2018

39 WRITING: PAPER 1 (40 M ARKS) Components Part 1: Situational Writing (10 marks) Task Fulfilment (5 marks) Information is contained in stimulus. Pick out the correct information from stimulus based on points required by the task. Language / Organisation (5 marks) Clear presentation points are welllinked and well-sequenced Minimal grammatical mistakes Clear understanding of PURPOSE, AUDIENCE and CONTEXT

40 W RITING: PAPER 1 (40 MARKS) Components Part 2: Continuous Writing (30 marks) Content (15 marks) Language / Organisation (15 marks) Write a story based on a series of pictures, using the given helping words and phrases Pictures are in sequence with the last picture blank.

41 LANGUAGE USE & READING COMPREHENSION : PAPER 2 (60 MARKS) Components Booklet Section Mark Booklet A (20 marks) Booklet B (40 marks) Grammar MCQ Punctuation MCQ Vocabulary MCQ Visual Text Comprehension Form Filling Editing for Grammar Editing for Spelling Comprehension (Completion of Sentences) Synthesis Comprehension Cloze Comprehension OE (Passages A & B) with a variety of item-type 8 marks 2 marks 5 marks 5 marks 5 marks 6 marks 6 marks 5 marks 3 marks 5 marks 10 marks

42 LISTENING COMPREHENSION: PAPER 3 (20 MARKS) Components Understand the content of a variety of spoken texts at the literal and inferential levels Identify main ideas and details in a variety of spoken texts Infer and draw conclusions by listening critically

43 ORAL: PAPER 4 (30 MARKS) Components Reading Aloud (10m) Clear & consistent pronunciation Fluent with appropriate pauses and no hesitations Ability to vary pitch and tone Stimulus-based Conversation (20m) Able to express personal opinions, ideas and experiences clearly and effectively in a conversation in relation to a picture stimulus Good explanation to support interpretations Use a wide range of vocabulary; relevant to the context Use a wide range of accurate sentence structures

44 SOME TIPS FOR PARENTS Encourage your child to read books and other materials such as the newspapers and educational magazines. Encourage your child to talk about the book or article that he/she has just read. Ask him/her to explain his/her inferences and support them with contextual clues. Ask him/her to retell or summarise what he or she has just read. Encourage your child to look up the meaning of new and challenging words in the dictionary. Get him or her to construct his or her own sentence using the new word learnt to demonstrate his or her understanding of the word.

45 USEFUL WEBSITES Steve Peha s Writing Strategies

46 M AT H E M AT I C S

47 TOPICS Semester 1 Semester 2 P6 Algebra Fractions Ratio Percentage Circles Angles in Geometric Figures Speed Volume of Solids and Liquids Pie Charts Solid Figures and Nets Revision P6F Fractions Decimals: Multiplication and Division Percentage Average Area of Triangles Triangles, Squares and Rectangles Pie Chart Volume Revision

48 P6 ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE 2018 Practical test only for P5 foundation to reinforce basic skills. Level P6 (Standard) Overall Weighting (100%) SA1 (35%) SA2 (65%) Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Component Component Marks Allocati on Component Marks Allocation Component Mock test (0%) Written Paper 100 marks (0%) Mock test (0%) Written Paper (Prelim) 100 marks (100%) NA Marks Allocation NA P6 (Foundati on) Mock test (0%) Written Paper 90 marks (0%) Mock test (0%) Written Paper (Prelim) 90 marks (100%) NA NA

49 Paper Booklet Item Type PSLE MATHEMATICS: EXAM FORMAT A B Number of questions Number of marks per question Number of marks Multiple-choice Short-answer Short-answer Structured/ Long-answer 12 3,4,5 45 Duration 1h 1h 30 min Total h 30 min Note: The use of an approved calculator is allowed in Paper 2 but not Paper 1.

50 2018 PSLE FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS: EXAM FORMAT Paper Booklet Item Type Number of questions Number of marks per question Number of marks Duration A Multiple-choice h B Short-answer Short-answer h Structured 6 3,4 20 Total h Note: The use of an approved calculator is allowed in Paper 2 but not Paper 1.

51 SCHEDULE Both papers are on same day with a break between the 2 papers Paper 1 comprises 2 booklets. The use of calculators is not allowed. Paper 2 comprises 1 booklet. The use of calculators is allowed

52 RIGHT Strategy for Math Problem Solving Read and underline Have I read and understood the problem? Circle the numbers, Underline the keywords & Bracket the Goal of the Question (CUB) Information gathering Goal of the question Hidden information Try it out Tick Have I gathered all the information? What am I looking for? Have I formed the correct relationships with the given information? Have I used the correct strategy? To check the Reasonableness of answers Operations and Transfer errors (ROT)

53 INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMMES For Engagement: Math HP programme (Maths Olympiad-P4 to P6 & E2K-P4 & P5) Math Olympiad and E2K training are the key vehicle to stretch the thinking of the HP students To provide opportunities for the HP students to be stretched in their thinking capacity and to participate in higher-order thinking activities such as external competitions and carnivals.

54 FILES (P3 TO P6) File Dark Blue File Light Blue File Yellow/Orange File Item Topical Worksheets & Practice Paper Problem Sums Worksheets Maths Workbook/Homework Book(if detached) ANNOTATED MARKING Acronym CE FS MS SF SU TE Description Calculation error Final Statement for word problem Missing steps Simplest form Standard units (cm, m, km, cm 2, m 2, $, g, kg ) Transfer error

55 M AT H E M AT I C S ( F D N )

56 TKPS ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE 2018 Overall Weighting (100%) Level SA1 (100%) Prelims (100%) Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Compon Compon Component Compon ent ent ent Marks Alloca tion Marks Allocati on Marks Allocatio n P6 (Fdn) Mock test (0%) Written Paper 100 marks (0%) Mock test (0%) Written Paper (Prelim) 100 marks (100%) NA NA

57 2018 PSLE FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS: EXAM FORMAT Paper Booklet Item Type Number of questions Number of marks per question Number of marks Duration A Multiple-choice h B Short-answer short-answer h Structured 6 3,4 20 Total h Note: The use of an approved calculator is allowed in Paper 2 but not Paper 1.

58 CHALLENGES F O R O U R K I D S Low in confidence & motivation Weak in foundation skills e.g. literacy & numeracy Time management skills Examination skills

59 TIPS FOR STUDYING MATHS

60 S C I E N C E

61 INFORMATION ON TKPS SCIENCE CURRICULUM Website:

62 SCIENCE PROGRAMMES

63 Topics for P6 Science 2018 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Energy 1. Energy in food 2. Forms and uses of energy 3. Sources of energy Interactions 2. Living together 3. Food chains and food webs 4. Adaptations Interactions 5. Man s impact on his environment Mock Test Mock Test SA1 Prelim PSLE Interactions 1. Forces

64 Assessment

65 FORMAT OF ASSESSMENT SA1, Prelim & PSLE Source:

66 HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD IN THE LEARNING OF SCIENCE? To start revision of P3 to P5 Science topics now to prepare them for the Science exams. Refer to the relevant textbooks, activity books, Science Journal and worksheets, practice papers, exam papers in Science files. Other tips to be inserted by Science Teachers on slide (if any)

67 S C I E N C E ( F D N )

68 INFORMATION ON TKPS SCIENCE CURRICULUM Website:

69 SCIENCE PROGRAMMES

70 Topics for P6Foundation 2018 Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Energy 1.Energy from the Sun Interactions 2. Forces Interactions 1.Living Together 2.Food chains 3. Adaptations 1.Man s Impact on the Environment Mock Test 1 SA1 Mock Test 2 Prelims PSLE

71 P6 ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE 2018 Level P6 Fdn Component SA1 (100%) SA2 (100%) Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4 Weighting of SA1 Mock test (NW) Component Weighting of SA1 Written Paper (70m) Component Weighting of SA2 100% Mock test (NW) Prelims (70m) 100% Component PSLE Weighting of SA2

72 EXAM PAPER FORMAT FOR P6 FDN SA1 & Prelims (1 h 15 minutes) Booklet A - 18 MCQ with three options per question (36 marks) Booklet B - 6 to 7 Structured questions (14 marks) e.g, Fill in the blanks, matching & etc Total marks = 70-5 to 6 Open-Ended questions (20 marks)

73 HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD IN THE LEARNING OF SCIENCE? To start revision of P3 to P5 Sci topics now to prepare them for the Science exams. Refer to the relevant textbook, activity books, Sci Journal and worksheets, practice papers, exam papers in Science files.

74 PA R E N T I N V O LV E M E N T

75 HOW PARENTS CAN HELP Routine to Reinforce Acceptable Work Attitude Completion of homework daily Learning from corrections Child to take PR2IDE in his or her work Persevere in difficult work Respect the teacher s assignments Take personal responsibility in completing and filing work Integrity in work (try yourself first, no copying from friends) Discipline in daily work Empathy with friends: help each other when in need

76 HOW PARENTS CAN HELP Organization Skills Packing School Bag according to time table Daily Homework File for Worksheets and Letters Importance of filing Close Monitoring of work Parents to sign off acknowledgement having seen the Kidz Organizer/letter/assignments/assessments/reply slips) Meeting deadlines for assignments

77 SAFETY AND SECURITY Driving to School Slow down at drop-off/ pick-up point Pick up and drop of quickly Do not park at the season parking (red lots) at the nearby carpark at Block 65, or park illegally obstructing traffic there

78 OTHER MATTERS Early Day: Wednesday ends at 12.30p.m. Recess: 10 am 10.30a.m. Snack Break at about 12.30p.m p.m.

79 PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS Parent Support Group to Get Involved! We value your partnership! Reading Programme for EL & CL Learning Support for Math Education & Career Guidance Environmental Programme Heritage Programme Art Outreach ICT Lab Lesson Kindness Movement Week Total Defence Day International Friendship Day Racial Harmony Day Festive Celebrations Lower Primary Games Day

80 OTHER MATTERS School Website AsknLearn Parent s Portal