26 March 2015 Dear Parent/Guardian, 1) 2015 PSLE Examination Fees P6 Updates (2/2015) In line with the announcement made by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, in his Budget Speech on 23 February 2015, the national examination fees will be waived for all Singaporean students in Governmentfunded schools sitting for the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) from 2015. The 2015 PSLE examination fees for NonSingaporean school candidates are as follows: Permanent Residents $60 International Students $180 No refunds will be given for the examination fee paid. MOE will continue to absorb the Goods and Services Tax (GST) of the examination fees for all school candidates. Should you have any queries, please contact our Administrative Manager, Mdm Mariam, at 6441 8677. 2) PSLE Registration The PSLE Registration Slips have been given to your child/ward. If there are any errors in the PSLE subject combination or if there are changes to your child s/ ward s personal particulars, the amendment is to be made in ink on the Registration Slip by the parent and the necessary documentary proof is to be submitted. The Registration Slips are to be signed by parents and then returned to the Form Teachers. 3) 2015 PSLE Examination The 2015 PSLE Examination will commence on 20 August 2015. The 2015 PSLE Examination consists of 3 sections. A) Oral Examination (Thursday, 20 August and Friday, 21 August) B) Listening Comprehension Examination (Friday, 18 September) C) Written Examination (Thursday 1 October Wednesday 7 October) 1
Please refer to the attached schedule for the actual dates, paper and time for each examination. 3) 2015 P6 Semestral Assessment 1 Examination Please take note that our P6 SA1 Examination will commence from Week 6 this term. Kindly refer to the attached for details on the topics tested. 4) P6 MeetTheParents Session We would like to thank you for attending the P6 MeettheParents Session on 14 March 2015. The slides presented during the session are uploaded onto MC Online. You may log in to MC Online to download the slides. 5) P6 Campfire With Parents We are planning a campfire for the P6 students on Friday, 29 May 2015 as part of our efforts to foster bonding. We will be inviting you to this event and hope we can collaboratively motivate the pupils in their preparation for the PSLE. Further details on the campfire will be provided at a later date. Once again, we thank you for your continual support and look forward to working closely with you to help our pupils achieve their fullest potential. Yours faithfully, Mdm Tan PS P6 Level Manager 2
Reg No Acknowledgement P6 Updates (2/2015) I have taken note of the content of the circular. Name of Pupil: Class: Name of Parent/Guardian: Date: Signature of Parent/Guardian: 3
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2015 P6 Semestral Assessment One Examinations Please take note of the details of the P6 Semestral Assessment One (SA1): Subject Duration Topics/Components Paper 1 Situational Writing 1h 10m Continuous Writing English English English 1h 50m 1h 10m 1h 20m Paper 2 Part 1 MCQ Grammar Vocabulary Vocabulary Cloze Visual Text Comprehension Part II OE Grammar Cloze Editing (Spelling & Grammar) Comprehension Cloze Synthesis & Transformation Comprehension Paper 3 Listening Comprehension Paper 4 (Oral) Reading Passage Stimulusbased Conversation PAPER 1 Situational Writing Continuous Writing PAPER 2 Part 1 MCQ Grammar Punctuation Vocabulary Visual Text Comprehension Part II OE Form Filling Editing for Spelling & Grammar Comprehension (Completion of Sentences) Synthesis & Transformation Comprehension Cloze Comprehension (Passage A and B) 5
Standard Mathematics Paper 1 (Without Calculator) Standard Mathematics Paper 2 (With Calculator) Mathematics Paper 1 (Without Calculator) 50 min 1h 40min 1h PAPER 3 Listening Comprehension PAPER 4 Reading Aloud Stimulusbased Conversation P5 Whole Numbers P6 Algebra P5 & P6 Angles P5 & P6 Fractions P5 & P6 Ratio P5 & P6 Percentages P5 Area of Triangle P6 Circles P6 Pie Charts Process Skills P5 Whole Numbers P6 Algebra P5 & P6 Angles P5 & P6 Fractions P5 & P6 Ratio P5 & P6 Percentages P5 Area of Triangle P6 Circles P6 Pie Charts Process Skills Whole Numbers, Fractions, Decimals, Data Analysis Measurement Percentage Geometry (Up to P5 Syllabus) Mathematics Paper 2 (With Calculator) Science 1h 15min 1h 45 min Whole Numbers, Fractions, Decimals, Data Analysis Measurement Percentage Geometry (Up to P5 Syllabus) Section A: 30 MCQ Section B: 14 OE Qns Primary 3 Diversity Cycles Primary 4 Systems Interactions 6
Science Chinese 1h 15 min Energy Primary 5 Systems Cycles Primary 6 Energy (all chapters) Interactions 1. Forces and Types of forces 2. Living together 3. Characteristics of the Environment 4. Food chains and Food Webs Section A: 16 MCQ Section B: 67 Structured Qns 68 OE Qns Primary 3 and 4 topics Primary 5 Science Topics Primary 6 Energy (all chapters) Interactions 1. Forces 2. Types of Forces 3. Living Together 4. Characteristics of the Environment 5. Food chains and Food Webs 6. Adaptations for survival 考试范围 : 五年级 ( 上册 ) 五年级 ( 下册 ) 六年级 ( 上册第一课至第六课 ) (1) 听力考试 听力理解 (2) 口试 朗读 看图说话 会话 (3) 笔试 : 试卷一 (50 分钟 ) 作文 ( 二选一 ) (4) 笔试 : 试卷二 (1 小时 40 分钟 ) A 部分 语文应用 7
Higher Chinese Chinese Malay 50min 短文填空 阅读理解 ( 一 ) B 部分 完成对话 阅读理解 ( 二 ) 考试范围 : 五年级 ( 上册 ) 五年级 ( 下册 ) 六年级 ( 上册第一课至第七课 ) (1) 试卷一 (50 分钟 ) 作文 ( 二选一 ) (2) 试卷二 (1 小时 20 分钟 ) 语文应用 阅读理解 ( 一 ) 阅读理解 ( 二 ) 考试范围 : 五年级 ( 上册 ) 五年级 ( 下册 ) 六年级 ( 上册第一课至第六课 ) 六年级 ( 下册第七课至第八课 ) (1) 试卷一 (30 分钟 ) 阅读理解 (2) 口试 朗读 看图说话 会话 (3) 听力考试 (40 分钟 ) 听力理解 (Lisan): 50 markah (25%) bacaan lantang menerangkan gambar perbualan berkaitan dengan gambar (Kefahaman mendengar): 20 markah (10%) petikan teks (Kertas 1): 40 markah (20%) Pilih SATU soalan sahaja. karangan berdasarkan tajuk karangan bergambar 5 dan (?) 1h 40min (Kertas 2 ): 90 markah (45%) 8
Higher Malay Malay 50min 1h 20min 30 min Tamil BUKU A melengkapkan teks dengan perkataan yang berimbuhan peribahasa dalam petikan kefahaman grafik kefahaman objektif BUKU B melengkapkan teks dengan perkataan yang sesuai melengkapkan teks dengan frasa yang sesuai kefahaman subjektif (termasuk kosa kata: menyatakan makna perkataanperkataan yang terpilih) (Kertas 1): 40 markah Pilih SATU soalan sahaja. karangan berdasarkan topik dan senario karangan dengan menyambung atau memulakan karangan dengan ayat yang diberikan (Kertas 2): 60 markah memadankan peribahasa mengedit teks 2 kefahaman o melengkapkan teks o mengenal pasti idea utama o menjawab soalansoalan kefahaman termasuk kosa kata (Lisan): 60 markah bacaan lantang penerangan berdasarkan gambar perbualan berkaitan dengan gambar (Kefahaman Membaca): 10 markah membaca dan memahami petikan serta menjawab soalan (Kefahaman mendengar): 30 markah petikan teks (20 ) 9
5 10 Tamil 50min 1h 40min (50 ) 1 (40 ) 2 1 2 (90 ) ) 8 15 3 5 (30 (60 ) ) ( 10 A. Oral Examination 2015 PSLE EXAMINATION TIMETABLE Date Paper Time Thursday, 20 August & Friday, 21 English Language / English Chinese / Malay / Tamil Chinese / Malay / Tamil 0800 1300 h 10
August Friday, 21 August Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Panjabi / Urdu Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Panjabi / Urdu 0800 1300 h B. Listening Comprehension Examination Date Paper Time Friday, 18 September Chinese / Malay / Tamil Chinese / Malay / Tamil Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Panjabi / Urdu Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Panjabi / Urdu English Language / English 0900 0935 h * 0900 0940 h * 0900 0930 h * 1115 1150 h * * Actual duration may differ slightly C. Written Examination Date Paper Time Duration Thursday, 01 October English Language Paper 1 English Language Paper 2 0815 0925 h 1030 1220 h 1 h 10 min 1 h 50 min English Paper 1 English Paper 2 0815 0925 h 1030 1150 h 1 h 10 min 1 h 20 min 11
Friday, 02 October Mathematics Paper 1 Mathematics Paper 2 0815 0905 h 1015 1155 h 50 min 1 h 40 min Mathematics Paper 1 Mathematics Paper 2 0815 0915 h 1015 1130 h 1 h 1 h 15 min Monday, 05 October Chinese / Malay / Tamil Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Panjabi / Urdu Paper 1 0815 0905 h 50 min Chinese / Malay / Tamil Bengali / Gujarati / Hindi / Panjabi / Urdu Paper 2 1015 1155 h 1 h 40 min Chinese/ Malay/ Tamil Paper 1 0815 0845 h 30 min Tuesday, 06 October Science Science 0815 1000 h 0815 0930 h 1 h 45 min 1 h 15 min Wednesday, 07 October Higher Chinese / Higher Malay / Higher Tamil Paper 1 0815 0905 h 50 min Higher Chinese / Higher Malay / Higher Tamil Paper 2 1015 1135 h 1 h 20 min 12