1. ST. HILDA’S PRIMARY SCHOOL MEET THE PARENTS’ SESSION

2. Programme Form Teachers’ time (0830 – 0845) Subject Teachers’ sharing (0845 – 1015) 1 to 1 meeting (strictly by appointment) (1015 – 1230) Lunch (1230 – 1345) 1 to 1 meeting (strictly by appointment) (1345 – 1500)

3. P4 Subject Teachers’ Briefing Schedule SubjectTeacher (Email) VenueTime English nazima_shaik_mohammed @moe.edu.sg P6/9 9.45-10.15

4. Language Arts – Level Performance Total of ComponentsLevelClass % passes 96.3%100% % achieving at least A 29.9%100% Highest Score 88.3 Average Score 68.481.9

5. Language Arts – Areas for Improvement (Situational Writing) Meet the demands of a given situational text Challenge: -To use the correct format (e.g. formal letter) and show an understanding and clear awareness of the purpose, audience and context

6. Language Arts – Areas for Improvement (Continuous Writing) A piece of narrative writing based on a pictorial stimulus or an account of a given situation. Requires fully relevant, ample and well-developed ideas Recommendation: – Read extensively (include news articles and model compositions) – Listen to the news or radio – Let the drama unfold The 5 senses to elaborate Feelings of characters Rich vocabulary (Phrases book) NICE Tab / Word Bank Book

7. Language Arts – Areas for Improvement (Continuous Writing) Introduction Lengthy Irrelevant Plot Development Rising Action, Climax & Falling Action – Main part of story Short – in a hurry to finish Recommendation: – Narrative hooks for introduction – Expand rising rising action, climax & falling action – Use 5 senses to describe – Describe the what is happening / feelings through actions

8. Language Arts – Areas for Improvement (Language Use) Comprehension Cloze At Mustafa, ______ are usually secured in plastic bags with a cable-tie. This is to ______ anyone from sneaking goods they have not paid for into their bags. Challenge: – Limited vocabulary knowledge – Nuances of the meaning of synonymous words – Identify contextual clues

9. Language Arts – Areas for Improvement (Language Use) Editing – Must be able to spell commonly misspelt words (e.g. ‘pronunciation’ incorrectly spelt as ‘pronounciation’; ‘successfully’ incorrectly spelt as ‘sucessfuly’) Comprehension – Reading questions and ability to answer to what the question requires.

10. Language Arts – Areas for Improvement (Compre) Comprehension Open ended: Common errors: –Does not understand the demands of the question  5 Ws & How  Key words – change, difference, before & after, etc  Evidence – How do you know –Inappropriate inference  Inference about events  Character inference and supporting details –Insufficient elaboration / Not able to explain

11. Language Arts – Areas for Improvement (Compre) Recommendation: – Select texts of suitable reading level and read extensively to develop knowledge and vocabulary (include information texts) Readers are able to understand a passage without much difficulty if it is a familiar topic. Eg. A baseball game – Read the passage carefully Tap on prior knowledge and personal experience Read on to find information Reread to clarify Infer from clues Highlight key information in passage

12. Language Arts – Areas for Improvement (Compre) Comprehension Open ended: Explain in your own words why at first Mano’s heart sank and later his spirits soared.(Inferential) Common error: –Many pupils were unable to explain why Mano’s heart sank after reading the passage – he had to swing the axe at his grandfather’s leg again

13. Language Arts – Areas for Improvement (Compre) Comprehension Open ended: In your own words, describe how Pedro reacted after Mano succeeded in freeing him. (application) Common error: –Unable to explain why he felt relieved after the initial shock

14. Language Arts – Areas for Improvement (Compre) Recommendation: –Participate in N.I.C.E. quizzes in Ask-n- Learn to stretch their comprehension skills –Practise annotating (as taught in class) to help in understanding texts

15. Language Arts – Areas for Improvement (Oral) Weaknesses / Common error:  Reading - Efficient reader vs expressive reader  Conversation – Limited experience Recommendation :  Expressive reader – vary tone, speed, pitch. Pause for effect  Talk about what pupils would have done under such situation

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