BE 21 st CENTURY READY! Address by Principal 2 January 2014 Welcome Back to Seng Kang Secondary School

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! Theme Be 21 st Century Ready Punctuality-lessons,assignments Social Graciousness – bow and greet with name, no littering, queue for your turn Self-motivation- best effort + a little extra

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! School Leaders Mr Tan Teck Tian Vice Principal 2 Mr Azlan Bin Dahlan Vice Principal 1

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! Welcome to our SKSS Family Mr Kenneth Chua Teacher – Math/ CPA Mr Brian Tan Teacher – EL/ Lit Mdm Satvinder Kaur Teacher – EL/ Lit Ms Pamela Zheng Teacher – Chem/ Math Mrs Sibyl Yap Teacher –Chem/ Math Mdm Debbie Gan Teacher – PE/ EBS Mdm Shirley Peh Teacher – CL

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! Newly Appointed Key Personnel Mdm Eunice Koh : HOD (Coursework Subjects) Ms Joani Lim : SH (Curriculum Innovation) Mr. Mohamed Zulfadli : SH (Discipline)

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! External Validation 2013 SEM Score Range: 300 – 349 Business Excellence Award (People) 2013 School Achievements

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! 2013 N Level Results 4 NA4 NT 82.5 % passes to 5NA 100% ITE

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! SYF Arts Presentations 2 COD :Guzheng, Choir 3 COA :Band, CO, drama 1 COC : Modern Dance Sports Competitions 3 Zone Top 4 1 National Top 2 Uniform Groups 3 Gold (2 Guides, NCC) 2 Silver (Red Cross, NPCC) SAA (UG) 2013 Achievements

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! We Are A Choice School! Stream1 st Choice (%) Express41.5 Normal (Academic)82.5 Normal (Technical) Achievements

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! ST2 :Targets 2014 Sec 4 E & 5NA : 100% Poly (L1R2B2 = 20 pts, ~B4) 60% JC (L1R5 = 20 pts, ~B3) Sec 4 NA 10% PFP {EMB3 = 11, EM (3)} 90% Eligible for 5NA Sec 4NT 100% ITE

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! ST2 : Achieving Academic Excellence Reading Programme (EL & MTL) – 0725 H Reading – 0745 H Morning Mocha – 0750 H Flag Raising – 0800 H 1 st Period Lesson DAYACTIVITYVENUE Mon, Wed, ThursEL ReadingHall / Parade S. TuesNewspaper reading cum Journal Activity Classroom FriMTL readingHall /PS

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! ST2 : Achieving Academic Excellence E Portal for EL and MT EN(a)BLER portal (EL) S1–S2 E S1–S3 N(A) we-LEARN portal (EL) S1–S3 N(T) iMTL portal (MT) S1 - 3 all streams Sec MTL "B" Syllabus Students to co-pay $2 cash (yearly) for each portal they use

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! ST2 : Achieving Academic Excellence Structured Remedial Periods – Mon:Maths – Tue:Coursework subjects – Wed:Humanities – Thurs:EL – Fri:CL, TL, ML & Science

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! – 25% for CA1, SA1, CA2, SA2 – Sec 1 : 3 Com Tests, MY & EOY exams – Sec 2 – 3 : 4 Com Tests, MY & EOY Exams – Sec 4 & 5 : 2 ComTests, MYE & 2 Prelims – Assessment for Learning (AfL) – Jun & Nov Holiday Assignments Note : CT2 in Term 2 (due to CNY hols) S ST2 : Achieving Academic Excellence Assessments

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! ST3 :Targets 2014 Conduct Grade 100% Good or better CCA Grade 65% Distinction / Excellent (Leaps) 100% At least C6 / Good (Leaps) NYAA 80% Bronze

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! 16 Opportunity Fund (based on Housing Type declared) 1.Singapore citizens 2.Stay in HDB 1-room to Executive Flat 3.For compulsory programmes (Camps & Project work) Full sponsor for coach fees, transport fees, notes and handbooks Food coupon for FAS (upon request) School Financial Support For Teaching & Learning

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! FT/CD Period FT :Wed (last two periods) CD:Thurs (last two periods /Care Session) Two Recesses (40 Mins) 15 minutes snack break Modular Subjects : Literature/Arts for Lower Sec Exp/NA ST3 Nurturing Character and Citizenship

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! CCA 2014 Start Time  CCA training days  Friday /Wed/ Monday CCA Starting Time LevelMondayWednesdayFriday Sec 1, 2, hrs1530 hrs1430 hrs Sec 4/51630 hrs1530 hrs1630 hrs Sec 4/5 Sports CCA starting time : 1630 hrs (Mon – Thu), 1530 hrs (Fri)

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! CD lessons Students’ Reflection/Self and Peer Evaluation Lesson observations VIA Project Work CARE Sessions : CD periods IP, CCA attendance, social-emotional needs ST3 Nurturing Character and Citizenship

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! LEAPS 2.0 (Sec 1) Elective Modules Sec (NA/NT) Advanced Elective Modules Sec 3E Learning for Life Programme (LLP) ST3 Nurturing Character and Citizenship

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! Learning for Life Programme (LLP) Building Character Through Physical Education & Sports From July 2013 Leverage on existing PE, CCA & CCE programmes Develop students to lead and promote a healthy lifestyle to the community

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! 22 School Improvement For Teaching & Learning A big fan added in school hall Fans added in classrooms Air-conditioned 2 classrooms 30 Wireless Access Points added

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! Safety Floor treatment with non-Slip solutions School Improvement For Teaching & Learning

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! Mathematics Literacy 1.Shanghai 2.Singapore 3.Hong Kong 4.Chinese Taipei 5.Korea Singapore Ranked 1 st for computer- based assessments (Math & Reading) Reading Literacy 1.Shanghai 2.Hong Kong 3.Singapore 4.Japan 5.Korea Science Literacy 1.Shanghai 2.Hong Kong 3.Singapore 4.Japan 5.Finland 2013 PISA Findings

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! Positive Trends for low performers 2009  2012: Math 9.8 to 8.3% Reading 12.5 to 9.9% Science 11.5 to 9.6% Lower % better

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! Positive Trends- High performaners 2009  2012: Math 35.6 to 40%, Reading 15.7 to 21.2% Science 19.9 to 22.7% Higher % better

BE 21 st CENTURY READY! Thank you