1. Introduction of Staff 2. Curriculum Matters 3. Assessment Matters 4. Other Matters PROGRAMME 11 Januar y 2012

NameDesignation Miss Cheah Poh Lian Mrs Anna LimVice-Principal Mrs Tan Hwee Min Year Head (Primary 4 – 6) Mr PrabaP5 Assistant Year Head moe.edu.sg

ClassEnglishMathScience 5CMiss Wong Hui Xuan moe.edu.sg Mrs Lim Siew Ching moe.edu.sg Mdm Susan Koh moe.edu.sg 5DMr Ng Ban Hock moe.edu.sg Mdm Magdalene Yeo moe.edu.sg Mdm Susan Koh moe.edu.sg 5GMrs Michael moe.edu.sg Miss Lam Hui Yee Joanne Mdm Tan Li Na 5HMiss Lynn Chng moe.edu.sg Mr Marcus Choo Mrs Adrienne Lye du.sg

ClassEnglishMathScience 5J (Std)Mrs Adrienne Lye moe.edu.sg Mrs Leong moe.edu.sg Mr Praba damodaran_prabahara 5J (Fdn)Miss Nair moe.edu.sg Mdm Khatijah khatijah_mohamed_ibra Miss Yang Gek Whee edu.sg

P5 Assessment (Std) Visual Text Comprehension (MCQ) -Assesses Reading Comprehension which will require candidates to apply viewing skills -visual materials used for candidates (e.g. flyer, web page) - 1 A3 page or 2 A4 pages (change) Sentence Manipulation (Synthesis) - Pupils would have learnt these connectors in the STELLAR texts

P5 Assessment (Std) Reading Aloud (10 marks instead of 6 marks) Stimulus- Based Conversation (20 marks instead of 10 marks) -Given a stimulus and pupils need to express themselves clearly & effectively during a conversation -Stimulus is a springboard for conversation E.g. Pupils can use experiences they have encountered as examples

P5 Assessment (Std) Guided Writing (150 words) Given 3 pictures (not in sequence) -Specific instructions to write a story -Writing can be based on 1, 2 or all of the pictures -Guiding questions will be provided

P5 Assessment (Std) Composition aka Guided Writing (40 marks instead of 20) -Developing of ideas & Interesting pieces of writing (20 marks) -Language Use (20 marks)  Tenses, Structures etc…

P5 Assessment (Std) Comprehension (20 marks) -1 passage -Testing a variety of items such as MCQ, Open-ended, sequencing etc…

P5 Assessment (an addition) Situational Writing (15 marks) -Understanding of context (6marks) -Language Use (9 marks)  Tenses, Structures etc…

P5 Assessment (Std) ItemMarks Oral (Reading Aloud and Stimulus Based Conversations) 10 marks + 20 marks = 30 marks Listening Comprehension20 marks Paper 1 (Situational Writing and Composition) 15 marks + 40 marks = 55 marks Paper 2 (Language Use)95 marks Total Marks for P5 (Std)200 marks

P5 Assessment (Foundation) Visual Text Comprehension (MCQ) -Assesses Reading Comprehension which will require candidates to apply viewing skills -visual materials used for candidates (e.g. flyer, web page) - 1 A4 page (no change) Sentence Manipulation (Synthesis) - Pupils would have learnt these connectors in the STELLAR texts

P5 Assessment (Foundation) Reading Aloud (10 marks instead of 6 marks) Stimulus- Based Conversation (20 marks instead of 10 marks) -Given a stimulus and pupils need to express themselves clearly & effectively during a conversation -Stimulus is a springboard for conversation E.g. Pupils can use experiences they have encountered as examples

P5 Assessment (Foundation) Comprehension - 2 passages (A and B) - Testing a variety of items such as MCQ, Open-ended, sequencing etc…

P5 Assessment (Foundation) Guided Writing (120 words) - Given 3 pictures with the 4 th being a “?” so that pupils will write own ending. -Each box will have some helping words/phrases

P5 Assessment (Foundation) Composition aka Guided Writing (30 marks instead of 20) -Developing of ideas & Interesting pieces of writing (15 marks) -Language Use (15 marks)  Tenses, Structures etc…

P5 Assessment (an addition) Situational Writing (10 marks) -Understanding of context (5 marks) -Language Use (5 marks)  Tenses, Structures etc…

P5 Assessment (Foundation) ItemMarks Oral (Reading Aloud and Stimulus Based Conversations) 10 marks + 20 marks = 30 marks Listening Comprehension20 marks Paper 1 (Situational Writing and Composition) 10 marks + 30 marks = 40 marks Paper 2 (Language Use)60 marks Total Marks for P5 (Foundation)150 marks

MATHEMATICS

Paper Booklet / Item type Number of questions Marks per question Weighting Duration 1 Without calculator Booklet A Multiple- choice 10110% 50 min 5210% Booklet B Short- answer 10110% 52 2 With calculator Short- Answer 5210% 1h 40 min Structured/ Long- answer 133, 4, 550% Total % 2h 30 min

FOUNDATION MATHEMATICS

Paper Booklet / Item type Number of questions Marks per question Weighting Duration 1 Without calculator Booklet A Multiple- choice 10110% 1 h 10220% Booklet B Short- answer 10220% 2 With calculator Short- Answer 10220% 1h 15min Structured 83, 4, 530% Total % 2h 15min

Some notes for P5/P6 Math Paper Both papers will be scheduled on the same day with a break between the two papers Paper 1 comprises two booklets. The use of calculators is not allowed Paper 2 comprises one booklet. The use of calculators is allowed

What Parents Can Do to Help Show interest in your child’s progress in Mathematics and be involved as a parent. Ensure that your child knows the multiplication tables very well. Test your child to check. Encourage your child to revise past years’ topics. Encourage your child to do his/her own work and corrections. Remind him/her not to copy anyone’s work. Relate Mathematics to real-life situations by engaging your child in meaningful and fun activities Teach concepts using things around us Practise, Practise & Practise

Science

Science Process Skills Observing Comparing Classifying Using apparatus & equipment Communicating Inferring Predicting Analysing Generating possibilities Evaluating Formulating Hypothesis *An INTEGRATED Process

PSLE Science Exam Format (Standard) Section A : 30 MCQ (2m each) Section B : 14 Open-ended questions (2,3,4m) Duration : 1 h 45 minutes P3 – P6 Science topics

PSLE Science Exam Format (Foundation) Booklet A : 16 MCQ (2m each) Booklet B : Structured → 6 to 8 qns (2 – 3m) Open-ended → 6 to 8 qns (2 – 4m) Duration : 1 h 15 minutes P3 – P6 Science topics Provision of word list

PSLE Science Exam Format (Foundation) Booklet A : 16 MCQ (2m each) → three options per question

PSLE Science Exam Format (Foundation) Booklet B : 6 to 8 structured qns → e.g. “Matching”, “Fill in the blanks” etc Booklet B : 6 to 8 open-ended qns → 2 to 4 marks

What Parents Can Do to Help Teach concepts and link them to the questions Show interest in your child’s progress in Science and be involved as a parent Do not overload your child with unnecessary information and adhere to the syllabus Encourage your child to revise the previous years’ topics

Objective: To provide platforms for pupils to actively learn MTL and the associated culture so as to experience MTL as ‘living languages’. MTL Fortnight: P1-P6 pupils MTL Camp: P3 pupils Mother Tongue Fortnight & Camp

Primary 5 Chinese Language Teachers Mdm Christy Sia Seok Hui （谢老师） Mr David Tan ( 廖老师 ) Mdm Cheryl Lim Hooi Zoo （林老师） Mr Brandon Chow Yuen Jeng （邹老师） Mdm Ng Tze Ling ( 黄老师 )

Primary 5 Malay Language Teachers Primary 5 Tamil Language Teachers Mdm Aswati Mohd Shariff Mr Muhammad Faizrin Hashim Mrs Samynathan Mdm S S Amutha

TermTest/ ExaminationWeighting 1CA115% 2SA125% 3CA215% 4SA245%

Homework Essential part of child’s learning Volume of homework Submission date Monitoring at home

Working with Parents What to do to support learning?

School Rules and Discipline School Rules stated in Pupil Handbook Attendance and punctuality Attire and Appearance Leave of Absence – Medical Cert/ Valid Reasons Letter to parents/ Consent Forms/ Cancellation Forms (parents will be kept informed of all activities) Conduct Grade – Descriptors in Pupil Handbook

Channels of Communication Pupils’ handbook - notes to subject Ts / Form Ts Phone calls – to leave message with the office staff. Teacher to return call. Number to call: Turnaround period – 2 days