PTM Setting Expectations 20 January 2017 Primary 6
Agenda General Expectations and Home-School Partnership(refer to Handout) School Communications Channels Level Programmes and Activities DSA and T-Score Level Subject Matters Class Expectations
Home-School Partnership Support your child in his/her education Supervise and moderate extreme behaviours of your children, if necessary Reinforce good behaviours and habits (Anthonian CARE Habits)
School Communications Channels Anthonian Updates for monthly updates and announcements; via email School Website for official announcements and school info www.stanthonyspri.moe.edu.sg School Facebook Page for regular school updates of activities https://www.facebook.com/sapsanthonian Email: saps@moe.edu.sg General Office: 65690822
Level Programmes & Activities Primary 6
Level Programmes & Activities Back-to-School Programme Motivational & Study Skills Camp (11-13 Jan) Setting Expectations Meeting with Parents (Fri 20 Jan) Support Lessons Semester 1: Mon (MT), Thu (EMS) [all students] Semester 2: Additional sessions on Tue/Fri for selected students June hols (final week of holidays first 3 days); 0815-1245 Sep hols (first 3 days); 0815-1245 Learning Journeys - Singapore Botanic Gardens (tbc) Values In Action CARE Buddy (P3/P6), Elder Care Social Studies Project ACE ( A PPLY C REATE E XCEL ) Direct Schools Admissions (DSA) Post-PSLE Programme
Direct Schools Admission Gives participating schools greater flexibility in their admission of students Adheres to key principles of transparency and meritocracy Talents and achievements, in both academic and nonacademic areas, can be considered for S1 admission Each participating school sets its own criteria for selection based on the academic and/or non-academic areas that the school would like to emphasise Includes (but not limited to) portfolios, trials, interviews and/or tests Once a student accepts the DSA, s/he CANNOT take part in the Sec 1 Option Exercise and change schools after the PSLE results
Direct Schools Admission More information about DSA-Sec Exercise can be found at: MOE s DSA-Sec Website at www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec Websites of participating schools through www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsasec/participating-schools
PSLE Dates (tentative) Registration March (take note for special arrangements) Oral Thu 17 & Fri 18 Aug Listening Comprehension Fri 15 Sep Written Papers Thu 28 Sep Wed 4 Oct Marking Thu 19 Tue 24 Oct Results Week of 20 Nov 2017 S1 Posting late December (18-22 Dec) To report to Secondary school day after posting No appeal entertained; no testimonials required
What is T-Score? Standardization of raw scores into a Transformed Score (T-Score) It gives the relative position of a student s performance as compared to the performance of all the other students in the cohort in that subject The raw mark obtained in the exam only shows how good the pupil is in that subject, not how good he is compared to others
H U R R A Y! DOLLY I scored 85% in both English and Mother Tongue!
Dolly scores 85% in both EL and MT Her performance in MT is very close to that of other pupils 85% She did much better in EL as compared to other pupils EL MT 0 EL ave MT ave 100 = 60 = 80
EL T-Score MT 85% 85% ave = 60 50 ave = 80 T-Score converts average mark of each subject to a common score of 50 points. It also converts other marks taking into consideration the extent to which they differ from the average and the size of spread of the marks around the average
How is T-Score calculated for each subject? (X - Y) T = 50 + 10 Z where X: pupil s mark for the subject Y: average mark (mean) scored by all pupils Z: spread of marks around the average mark (standard deviation)
Example: Pupil s mark (X) in exam = 50.0 Average mark (Y) scored by all pupils = 68.0 Spread of marks (Z) around the average mark (Y) = 14.0 T = 50 + 10 (50-68.0) = 37.14 14.0
How is the Aggregate Score calculated? By adding the T-Scores of the 4 subjects
Example: Subject Total Mark T-Score EL1 200 105 (52.5%) 34 CL2 200 152 (76%) 51 Maths 100 67 (67%) 53 Science 100 58 (58%) 47 Aggregate: 185
Finally, all pupils are ranked according to their Aggregate Scores
T-SCORES & GRADES: Is it possible for a pupil with 3A* and 1A to be ranked lower than another pupil who has only 1A* and 3As? Yes, it is possible
Subj John s Mark (Grade) EL1 182 A MT 185 A* MA 91 A* SC 92 A* T- Score Mark (Grade) 60 190 A* 70 180 A 60 80 A 56 86 A Susan s T- Score 68 68 58 55 Aggregate T-Score: 246 249
Level s Key Personnel Contact Information Year Heads Mr Kok Boon Siang (Lower Pri / P1 P3) kok_boon_siang@moe.edu.sg Mr Kelvin Koh (Upper Pri / P4 P6) koh_hock_lai_kelvin@moe.edu.sg Assistant Year Heads Mrs Cherlyn Pang (Lower Pri / P1) koh_may_luang_cherlyn@moe.edu.sg Mrs Patsy Yap (Upper Pri / P4) teo_hsien_lei_patsy@moe.edu.sg
Level Subject Matters Primary 6
Opportunities to Learn How to Live Well @ SAPS Home- School Care Prog Anthonian Conduct Rubric Sexuality Ed lessons Care Buddies Back to School Prog. Anthonians Matters! Primary 6 Learning Journeys & Camps Values In action prog With integrity and faith, an Anthonian cares, respects and Cyberwellness & ECG lessons serves by taking initiative to add value to society/nation and beyond. CARE Quest Leadership & CCA & Edusave Character Award programmes Project Work NE Core Events Let s Do It Right! Programme Living Well & CCE lessons
ENGLISH Primary 6
Primary 5/6 English Subject Matters Assessment Paper 1: Situational Writing (15m) & Continuous Writing (40m) Paper 2: Language Use & Comprehension (95m); two Booklets A & B Paper 3: Listening Comprehension (20m) Paper 4: Oral Communication (30m)
Primary 6 English Subject Matters STELLAR Readers & Learning Sheets PSLE Booklet 2014-2016 Little-Red Dot (LRD) School-prepared resources Teacher-prepared resources
Primary 6 English Subject Matters Recommendations: - Converse with your child using grammatically correct and complete sentences - Encourage reading, reflecting and questioning - Discuss current events and stories of interest (LRD) - Exposure to language via community organized programmes e.g. NLB - Watch and listen to good speakers of English
MATHEMATICS Primary 6
Primary 6 Mathematics Lessons: Hands-on activities in class Use of ICT (e.g. McOnline and Learnlogy) Diagnostic Practices (from MOE CPDD) Heuristics worksheets Practice Papers
ICT portal: Learnlogy
Primary 6 Mathematics Content Updates Assessment 1) Similar to P5 format in 2016. Last batch of pupils taking the old assessment guideline. 2) Paper 1 (50 minutes): - No calculators are allowed. - 1-mark and 2-mark questions Paper 2 (1 hour 40 minutes): - Calculators are allowed. - 2-mark to 5-mark questions Area of Focus 1) Get pupils to use POLYA s problem-solving steps
SCIENCE Primary 6
P6 Science Exam Format Standard Science (1h 45 min) Booklet A 56 marks Booklet B 44 marks Total 100 marks Foundation Science (1h 15 min) Booklet A 36 marks Booklet B 34 marks Total 70 marks
Primary 6 Science Textbooks: Energy & Interactions Workbooks: No workbook. SAPS is using our own teaching & learning resources. Assessments: Term 1, Mid-Year & Prelim Exams Areas to focus on: Teach and learn science through conceptual understanding. Process skills such as inferring, analyzing & predicting will be emphasised. Important: Pupils need to apply science concepts learnt into new situations.
Upcoming PTMs Parent-Teacher Meetings Fri 9 Mar (Term 1 Week 10) Fri 26 May (Term 2 Week 10) Please use MC Online portal to book slots with your child s Form/Subject Teachers. Information on how to use the system will be given in due course.
Upcoming Parent Workshops (P6) P5/P6 Mathematics (Sat 18 Feb) P5/P6 Science (Sat 8 Apr)
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