1. Sec 4N Meet-the-Parents
27 May 2016 (Friday)

2. Greendale turns 10!

3. Celebrating 10 with 10! Objectives Involve stakeholders and community
Celebrate Success
Build positive Culture of Care, Learning & Excellence
Involve stakeholders and community
Build foundation for next chapter of Excellence

4. Save the Date!
Greendale Concert
Friday, 1 Jul

5. School Leaders
Year Heads of Sec 4/5 Student Development Matters & Academic Monitoring
Alternative point of contact, besides Form Teachers/ Co-Form Teachers

6. Academic Excellence Team
Key Personnel
Academic Excellence Team
Mr Ghazali
HOD EL
Ms Vani
HOD Math
Mr Chen Poh Keong
HOD Science
Year Heads of Sec 4/5 Student Development Matters & Academic Monitoring
Alternative point of contact, besides Form Teachers/ Co-Form Teachers
Mrs Elsa Khoo
HOD Humanities
Mr Soh Chung Wei
HOD/MTL(Ag)
Mr Chang Man Ho
HOD/D&T

7. Academic Excellence Team
Key Personnel
Academic Excellence Team
Mdm Siti Zaleha
SH/EL
Miss Yue Yoke Har
HOD/ICT
Mr Colin Phee
HOD/PE
Year Heads of Sec 4/5 Student Development Matters & Academic Monitoring
Alternative point of contact, besides Form Teachers/ Co-Form Teachers
Mr Darius Tan
SH/Maths
Ms Tan Jie Qi
LH/EL
Mr Jacky Tan
SH/Science

8. Mdm Halimah
SH/Malay Language
Mr Jason Lian
SH/Normal Technical
Miss Lee Pei Ni
SH/Data Management

9. Character Excellence Team
Key Personnel
Character Excellence Team
Year Heads of Sec 4/5 Student Development Matters & Academic Monitoring
Alternative point of contact, besides Form Teachers/ Co-Form Teachers
Mrs Tan Li May
HOD/CCE
Mr Abdul Halim
SH/OAE
Mr Zaini
SH/Discipline
Ms Adeline Liew
SH/Student Leadership

10. Key Personnel Year Heads Miss Kerry Lim Year Head/ Sec 1
Year Heads of Sec 4/5 Student Development Matters & Academic Monitoring
Alternative point of contact, besides Form Teachers/ Co-Form Teachers
Miss Kerry Lim
Year Head/ Sec 1
Mrs Serene Ang
Year Head/Sec 2
Miss Tng Wee Li
Year Head/Sec 3
Mrs Koh Hui Leng
Year Head/Sec 4

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

12. Secondary 4NA FTs Class FT (s) 4A1 Mr Ng Jin Rong, Mdm Usha 4A2
Mr Harold Ho, Mdm Goh Swee Eem
4A3
Mr Augustine Seah, Mrs Lokeman

13. Information that parents need to know
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14. Joint Admission Exercise
Post-sec Institution
Posting based on
Junior College
L1 R5
Centralised Institute
L1 R4
Polytechnic
EL R2 B2
ITE
EL B4 / EL R1 B3 / EL R2 B3
L1–First Language; R–Relevant subjects; B–Best subjects
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15. Academic Studies Program
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16. School Targets
Stream
Criterion
Target
Normal Academic
EMB3 15

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Our Level Outcomes
A confident and values- driven youth who excels and contributes to society.
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19. MOST IMPROVED STUDENTS
NAME
CLASS
Ian Farahdhea Bte Mohd R
4A1
Yong Yue Cheng
Ryan Harrison
4A3

20. What the school is doing to help your child succeed – Overall Scheduling for Graduating Cohort

21. Academic Calendar – Academic Support Programme
Month
Programme
Target Audience
31 May – 7 Jun
Intensive Lessons
Ex, NA classes
8 Jun – 17 Jun
Self Study Programme
Selected students from Ex and NA classes
11 Jul – 22 Jul
Extended Academic Programme
All classes
15 Aug – 31 Aug
13 Sept – 29 Sept
Sept period
Intensive Timetable for 4NA/NT
4NA/4NT
Sept term break
Sept academic programme
During O/N level Exam period
Consultation Sessions

22. Academic Calendar – Assessment
Month
Assessment
Stream
July
Oral Examinations
All Streams, except NT
2 Aug – 12 Aug
Preliminary Examination
All streams
5 Aug
Submission of GCE ‘N’ Level Coursework (Internal)
NA classes

23. Subject Specific Matters
English
Students need to be immersed in the subject everyday. This can be done through:
- Reading the newspaper for current affairs
and language features.
Practise writing skills by using ten-year series topics.
Brush up on their grammar by studying the grammar reference book.
Improve their vocabulary by collecting useful new words when reading novels.
Getting a comprehension assessment book to practise regularly.

24. Subject Specific Matters
Mother Tongue
Very important to do well for oral and listening component (40%) for 4NA.
In 2016 there will be O level HMTL oral exam (20%). Students will need to prepare their script.
MTL teachers will help students to prepare well for the exams. Students will need to focus, hand up work on time and do self revision and preparation (doing past years papers and other school's exam question papers).

25. Subject Specific Matters
Mathematics
Students are expected to
(1) understand and apply maths concepts and skills in a variety of context. (2) organised and analyse data and information. (3) Solve problems including those in real-world context by using appropriate techniques. (4) Interpret maths results. (5) solve high order thinking problems. (6) write mathematical explanation
For national examinations, the phrasing of questions is different from previous years, especially for Paper 1. Students must have good conceptual understanding of the topics to perform well in these questions.
The last question in the O level paper 2 is focused on applying mathematics to a real-world scenario.
(1) Revision schedule will be given to the students focusing on sec 1 to 3 topics
(2) Stretch and expose students to higher order thinking questions and varied phrasing of questions for the same topic. (Pass with Distinction Book)
(3) Students will do Weekly Self-assessment to check for understanding of the topics learnt

26. Subject Specific Matters
Science
Knowledge from 2 to 3 topics is required to answer a question. Students must learn to see the inter-relatedness of the science concepts from different topics. Doing a concept map across related science topics will help.
We see a trend towards more “explanation” questions. Students must explain with examples to elaborate their points. Students must have sufficient content knowledge and apply to relevant situation to explain scientific fact.
Example: “Metals are extracted in many different ways. Use the reactivity series, with examples, to explain the fact that some metals can occur in the ground as the un-combined metal.”
Students must be able to justify scientific facts, not simple memorising.
Example: “Iron and calcium require different conditions to react with water. By referring to these conditions, justify the relative positions of iron and calcium in the reactivity series.”

27. Subject Specific Matters Social Studies / Elective History
Areas of focus for the subject?
Source-based skills – inferring, comparison, reliability, utility and purpose
Structured essay questions – explanation and judgment
How parents can help in your subject areas?
Read up prior to lesson and revise conscientiously
Help to monitor your child to do constant revision and to submit work on time.
What are the study skills required?
Critical thinking - questioning and weighing up evidence as they learn
Condensing information, summarizing and the use of keywords (graphic organizers, mindmaps)

28. Subject Specific Matters Elective Geography
Areas of focus for the subject?
Geographical Inquiry Skills – Interpret and analyze geographical data, present findings and analysis, evaluate reliability of data and improve data collection and analysis
Open-ended questions – Interpret data, describe (demonstrate knowledge), constructing explanation and iscuss issues (Giving judgment)
How parents can help in your subject areas?
Read up prior to lesson and revise conscientiously
Help to monitor your child to do constant revision and to submit work on time.
What are the study skills required?
Critical thinking - questioning and weighing up evidence as they learn
Condensing information, summarizing and the use of keywords (graphic organizers, mindmaps)

29. Subject Specific Matters
POA
The revised POA syllabus has more focus on thinking questions that test the students’ ability to apply their conceptual knowledge.
To score a distinction grade, rote learning is insufficient.
Students should revise all syllabus content from Sec 3 to 4 and attempt all questions in their POA workbook to build a strong foundation in basic concepts.
We would expose students to as many types of questions through revision compilation.
Coursework subjects (D&T, Art, CPA, EBS)
Time consuming thus time-management is crucial.
Students are aware of the expected schedule
Do consistent work so that other subjects are not neglected.

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

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

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