Secondary 2 Meet the Parents Session 23 March 2018

School Leaders Ms Amy Ng Principal Mr Derek Lee Mr Joseph Peterson Year Heads of Sec 4/5 Student Development Matters & Academic Monitoring Alternative point of contact, besides Form Teachers/ Co-Form Teachers School Leaders Ms Amy Ng Principal Mr Derek Lee Vice-Principal (Admin) Mr Joseph Peterson Vice-Principal

Academic Excellence Team Year Heads of Sec 4/5 Student Development Matters & Academic Monitoring Alternative point of contact, besides Form Teachers/ Co-Form Teachers Key Personnel Academic Excellence Team Mr Colin Phee HOD/PE &CCA Mr Chen Poh Keong HOD Science Mr Chang Man Ho HOD/D&T Mrs Elsa Khoo HOD Humanities Miss Yue Yoke Har HOD/ICT Mr Goh Cheng Hian HOD/MTL

Academic Excellence Team Year Heads of Sec 4/5 Student Development Matters & Academic Monitoring Alternative point of contact, besides Form Teachers/ Co-Form Teachers Key Personnel Academic Excellence Team Ms Abby Goh SH/Geog Mrs Joyce Kong SSD Mr Darius Tan SH/Maths Ms Tan Jie Qi LH/EL

Academic Excellence Team Year Heads of Sec 4/5 Student Development Matters & Academic Monitoring Alternative point of contact, besides Form Teachers/ Co-Form Teachers Key Personnel Academic Excellence Team Mdm Halimah SH/Malay Language Mr Jason Lian SH/NT Ms Maggie Choo SH/Chinese Language Ms Lee Pei Ni SH/Data Management

Character Excellence Team Year Heads of Sec 4/5 Student Development Matters & Academic Monitoring Alternative point of contact, besides Form Teachers/ Co-Form Teachers Key Personnel Character Excellence Team Mr Zaini SH/Discipline Ms Adeline Liew SH/Student Leadership Mr Shahmir SH/NE

Key Personnel Year Head Team Year Heads of Sec 4/5 Student Development Matters & Academic Monitoring Alternative point of contact, besides Form Teachers/ Co-Form Teachers Key Personnel Year Head Team Ms Kerry Lim Year Head/Sec 3 Ms Tng Wee Li Year Head/ Sec 1 Mr Norman Loh Mrs Chia Hui Hong Level Head/Sec 2 Mrs Serene Ang Year Head/Sec 4/5

Administration Manager Year Heads of Sec 4/5 Student Development Matters & Academic Monitoring Alternative point of contact, besides Form Teachers/ Co-Form Teachers Key Personnel Administrative Team Mr Tama Operations Manager Mr Ariff Operations Manager Ms Khairunnisha Administration Manager

Mrs Clement Vijayalakshmi Secondary 2 FTs Class Form Teachers 2E1 Mrs Sarah Lee Mr Lingesh 2E2 Ms Minnoli Mr Eugene Ang 2E3 Miss Elizabeth Ong Ms Gajae Mrs Clement Vijayalakshmi 2E4 Miss Nida Khan Mr Kelvin Chan 2E5 Ms Gillian Chang Mdm Goh Sim Choo Ms Reena

Secondary 2 FTs Class Form Teachers 2A1 Ms Cheung Ka Yan Mr Victor Wong Miss Faith Ong 2A2 Mdm Goh Swee Eem Ms Liao Yong Mei Mr Ghazali

4/5 years Level Outcomes Learner. Thinker. Leader Secondary 2 A responsible team player & an effective communicator who serves & cares forothers. Secondary 4/5 A confident & values-driven student who excels & contributes to the society. Secondary 1 A self-driven & respectful learner who is committed to the school. Secondary 3 A resilient & upright leader who is able to make critical decisions. Learner. Thinker. Leader

TERM 2 HIGHLIGHTS SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

Honours Day cum Eladneerg ll concert Key Dates in Term 2 DATE (S) ITEM 6 April Honours Day cum Eladneerg ll concert 10 – 12 April Oral Examinations 18 - 19 April NAPFA 2 May – 11 May MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS 21 May – 24 May Innovation Week 25 May (0730 – 1400) MEET-THE-PARENTS

ACADEMIC MATTERS

Weightage of. Continual Weightage of Continual (Tests) and Semestral Assessments (Exams) Sec 1 & 2 Course Semester Weighting CA SA Total Express & Normal Academic 1 20% 25% 45% 2 15% 40% 55% Normal Technical 60%

EXPRESS STREAM Promotion Criteria Pass in English language AND Pass percentage in the average of all subjects (at least 50 % overall) A student who does not meet promotion criteria will be transferred to the Sec 3 Normal (Academic) course.

Pass in English Language and 2 other subjects Promotion Criteria NORMAL ACADEMIC Pass in English Language and 2 other subjects OR Pass in 4 subjects A student who does not meet promotion criteria will be retained in the Sec 2 Normal (Academic) course. A pupil who attains 70% or higher on average for every subject at the end of Sec 1 or 2 (Normal Academic) may be transferred to the Express Course, if deemed able to cope with the demands of the Express course. Autonomy is given to schools to assess the suitability of students for lateral transfers to a more academically demanding course.

Pathways for ‘O’ Level Students

Pathways for ‘N’ Level Students

promotion criteria, assessment Information on the promotion criteria, assessment criteria, weighting, progression pathway and Post Secondary Institutes can be also be found in the Student Handbook

TENTATIVE SUBJECT COMBINATION FOR SEC 3 (2018) SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

TENTATIVE SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (EXPRESS) COMMON SUBJECTS OTHER SUBJECTS ENGLISH MOTHER TONGUE MATHEMATICS COMBINED HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES,HISTORY) OR (SOCIAL STUDIES,GEOGRAPHY) CHEMISTRY (SPA) BIOLOGY (SPA) ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS PHYSICS (SPA)

TENTATIVE SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (EXPRESS) COMMON SUBJECTS OTHER SUBJECTS ENGLISH MOTHER TONGUE MATHEMATICS SCIENCE (CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS) OR (CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY) PURE HISTORY COMBINED HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY) ART OR D & T PURE GEOGRAPHY (SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY)

TENTATIVE SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (EXPRESS) COMMON SUBJECTS OTHER SUBJECTS ENGLISH MOTHER TONGUE MATHEMATICS COMBINED HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES,HISTORY) OR (SOCIAL STUDIES,GEOGRAPHY) SCIENCE (PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY) OR (CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY) PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS ART DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY

TENTATIVE SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (EXPRESS) COMMON SUBJECTS OTHER SUBJECTS ENGLISH MOTHER TONGUE MATHEMATICS COMBINED HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES,HISTORY) OR (SOCIAL STUDIES,GEOGRAPHY) SCIENCE (PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY) OR (CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY) PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS ADDITIONAL MATH

TENTATIVE SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (NORMAL ACADEMIC) COMMON SUBJECTS ELECTIVES ENGLISH LANGUAGE MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE MATHEMATICS(N) COMBINED SCIENCE (N) (PHYSICS,CHEMISTRY) COMBINED HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY) OR (SOCIAL STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY) ART ENGLISH LANGUAGE (O) MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE (O) 1 MATHEMATICS (O) 1 COMBINED SCIENCE (O) 1 (PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY) DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS ADDITIONAL MATH 1To offer Mother Tongue Language (O)/ Mathematics (O)/ Science (O): Minimum Grade 2 in Sec 2 (Overall) and recommendation from subject teacher

COMBINATION IS BASED ON MERIT FIRST (Overall % in ALL subjects), ALLOCATION OF SUBJECT COMBINATION IS BASED ON MERIT FIRST (Overall % in ALL subjects), FOLLOWED BY CHOICE. Selection will be carried out in October after end of year examinations.

SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS

School Expectations Guidelines can be found in Student Handbook

School Expectations Pupils are strongly advised on the following: Medical Certificates (not letters) are required as excuse for absence from school / PE activities Physical Appearance (health & safety reasons) : Girls – hair tied/short; Boys – short hair but not shaved (sunstroke), no facial hair

Discipline Philosophy Discipline by Teacher “Control” Self-Disciplined “Connect” Care

“DISCIPLINE YOURSELF, AND OTHERS WON’T HAVE TO.” - John Wooden

Parental Involvement Partnerships Provide a conducive learning environment Provide a pair of listening ears Be supportive Be understanding Be present! Collaborate with the school

Let us work together to help our students BELIEVE & ACHIEVE!

Thank You!