Primary 6 Info Nite 19 February 2016 The Happy Home of Quality Holistic Education … Where We Learn to Love and Love to Learn

Introduction of Primary 6 Teachers

Primary 6 Marshall Teachers Mdm Wu Shemei Form Teacher Mr David Lim Mathematics Mrs Jessi Siva Form Teacher English Language Mrs Shaiful Science

Primary 6 Gandhi Teachers Mrs Mumtaj Menon Form Teacher English Language Mr Kevin Tan Mathematics Miss Jutina Loh Form Teacher Mdm Katherine Lim Science

Primary 6 Churchill Teachers Miss Kat Quek Form Teacher English Language Miss Vanitha Mathematics Miss Zahara Form Teacher Miss Nazrah Science

Primary 6 Lincoln Teachers Miss Junice Ong Form Teacher English Language Mdm Sarah Seah Science Mdm Aslinda Form Teacher Mrs Grace Ang Mathematics Miss Irfana Banu Mathematics

Primary 6 Luther King Teachers Miss Toh Shu Ying Form Teacher Mdm Sarah Seah Science Mrs Velmu Form Teacher English Language Mathematics Miss Irene Kwok English Language Miss Hazi Science

Chinese Language Teachers Miss Jutina Loh Mdm Wu Shemei Miss Zhang Fujun Miss Wen Zhibin Mrs Aileen Tan

Malay Language Teachers Mdm Kasimah Mrs Amy Adams Mdm Sanisah

Tamil Language Teacher Mrs Junesh

PSLE Examination Dates

2016 PSLE Dates Oral ExaminationThu, 18 August – Fri, 19 August 2016 Listening Comprehension Fri, 16 September 2016 Written Examination Thu, 29 September – Wed, 05 October 2016

Important Dates (Tentative) Distribution of Booklets Semester 2 PSLE Results1 st week of Nov/Dec school holidays Option Form Submission and Capturing Within 1 week of release of results Posting Results2 nd last week of Dec Reporting to Secondary School The following day after Posting Results has been released.

Home-School Partnership

How can you do your part? Guide and monitor your child’s progress. Give him/her emotional and moral support. Encourage and praise him/her regularly.

Secondary School Education: Parents in Education: PSLE Timetable and Information: PSLEExamTimeTable.pdf Education & Career Guidance: iMTL website (Mother Tongue Learning Portal) Useful Websites

Helping your child cope with exam stress

What is stress? A state of mental or emotional strain resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances

Is stress good or bad? A normal response “Good stress” vs “Bad stress” Short-term stress can motivate and give a person the extra energy to complete a task successfully. However, prolonged and/or extreme stress can wear down the body and cause negative behaviours.

Signs and Symptoms of Stress

Behavioural Change in eating patterns Sleep disturbances Forgetfulness Anger outburst Loss of concentration Withdrawal Signs and Symptoms of Stress

Emotional Irritability Anxiety Guilt Fear Restlessness

Physical Ulcers Tension headaches Back or joint pain Indigestion Fatigue Signs and Symptoms of Stress

Using the stress scale 0105 No stress at all Very, very stressed Stress level Causes How has it affected you? How to bring it down? What will cause the score to go up?

Helping your child manage exam stress Be realistic – Set achievable goals (SMART) Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timely – Target-setting and regular review of targets set

Helping your child manage exam stress Ensure a suitable environment for study/revision – Television as a distraction – Use of music – Schedule of other siblings

Helping your child manage exam stress Ensure a suitable environment for study/revision – Television as a distraction – Use of music – Schedule of other siblings

Helping your child manage exam stress Foster good time management skills – Sorting priorities – Setting a time-table and keeping to the time-table Collaborative Factor in breaks and play time in the schedule

Helping your child manage exam stress – Monitor usage of social media Social media serves as a distraction. Limit the time your child can use his/ her mobile phone/tablet. Discourage use of mobile phone/tablet during study, meal times and before bed time.

Helping your child manage exam stress Ensure your child maintains a healthy lifestyle – Time for exercise/ physical play – Balanced diet – Enough time for sleep/ short naps (9-10 hours) nline.com/singapor e/lower-primary- school-children- not-getting- enough-sleep

Helping your child manage exam stress Allow your child time for himself/ herself – Grounding techniques – Meditate/pray – Expressive methods

Helping your child manage exam stress Maintain an open communication with your child – Self-disclosure – Adopt a non-judgmental attitude

Helping your child manage exam stress Encourage use of positive self-talk – Use positive words – Use action words – Eg. “If you don’t study, you will fail.” vs “If you work on your decimal, you can score higher for Math.” – Reframe negative thinking (E + R = O)

Conclusion Stress can be harmful if it is extreme and/or prolonged. Stress can be manifested through the physical symptoms, emotions as well as behaviour. Among ways to help your child manage stress include: (i) Being realistic (ii) Fostering good time management skills (iii) Monitoring usage of social media (iv) Ensuring a proper environment for study (v) Ensuring your child maintains a healthy lifestyle (vi) Allowing your child time for himself/ herself (vii) Maintaining an open communication with your child (viii) Encouraging the use of positive self-talk