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

2. BE 21 st CENTURY READY! Theme 2014- 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

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

4. 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

5. 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)

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

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

8. 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

9. BE 21 st CENTURY READY! We Are A Choice School! Stream1 st Choice (%) Express41.5 Normal (Academic)82.5 Normal (Technical)100.0 2013 Achievements

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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 1 - 5 MTL "B" Syllabus Students to co-pay $2 cash (yearly) for each portal they use

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. BE 21 st CENTURY READY! CCA 2014 Start Time  CCA training days  Friday /Wed/ Monday CCA Starting Time LevelMondayWednesdayFriday Sec 1, 2, 31600 hrs1530 hrs1430 hrs Sec 4/51630 hrs1530 hrs1630 hrs Sec 4/5 Sports CCA starting time : 1630 hrs (Mon – Thu), 1530 hrs (Fri)

19. 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

20. BE 21 st CENTURY READY! LEAPS 2.0 (Sec 1) Elective Modules Sec 2 - 4 (NA/NT) Advanced Elective Modules Sec 3E Learning for Life Programme (LLP) ST3 Nurturing Character and Citizenship

21. 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

22. 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

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

24. 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

25. 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

26. 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

27. BE 21 st CENTURY READY! Thank you