COME GROW WITH USAddress by Principal, Mdm Teo Ching Ling

• STELLAR

• Use of HCL textbook and activity book

• Programme for Active Learning (PAL)

• PE, Art, Music

• Holistic Assessment

• Parent-Teacher-Child Conference

• Learning Management System (LMS)

• Play@Recess

LEARNING SUPPORT

• All school-based support for P1 pupils

are conducted during curriculum time

• Identified by the school, no application

or request needed

• Learning Support Programme

• Learning Support (Mathematics)

• Allied Educators (Learning and

Behavioural Support)

HOMEWORK POLICY

• Homework refers to any learning activity that pupils are required by the school to complete outside curriculum time.

• Homework can

– reinforce pupils’ learning

– provide feedback on their progress

– cultivate a healthy disposition towards continual learning

• Usually not more than an hour a day for P1

• No homework on the eve of major celebrations such as National Day or festivals such as CNY, Hari Raya, Deepavali, Christmas

• 3 main types of homework:

– Preparatory homework

– Additional exercises

– Extension / Creative Assignments

HOMEWORK POLICY

• Attendance & Punctuality

• Valid reasons (Medical certificate required)

• Phone calls from school (reply is required)

• Home visits

• Social Responsibility

• See a doctor when your child is unwell

• Stay at home until certified fit to return to

school

• Setting Routines

• Personal health and hygiene

• School work to take priority over tuition work

or work set by parents

• Care for self• Personal hygiene, e.g. hand washing, wipe their

mouth after food, tie their shoelaces, blow their

nose, button their shirt / blouse

• Look out for traffic

• Care for personal belongings• Label all personal belongings – name and class

• Wallet / purse hook

• Water bottle and lunch box

• Care for others• Interacting with others

• Care for school property• Eating habits

• Littering

• Vandalism

DISCIPLINE IN SCHOOL

• No corporal punishment in school• Disrespect for teachers and staff will not be

tolerated• Mobile devices can only be used with teachers’

permission for emergency purposes• School rules and class rules are to be obeyed• Restorative Practice and pupil’s reflections• Pupil who commit serious / criminal / repeated

offence will be caned in the presence of his parents

• Address: 8 Bishan Street 13, Singapore 579793

• General Office: 6259 5396

• Website: www.kuochuanpresbyterianpri.moe.edu.sg/

• Email: kcpps@moe.edu.sg

• Reply to email: 3 – 7 – 21 days

• Emergency contact : Mass SMS

Housekeep your email

account

Keep the school updated

on changes

During the weekdays:

between 7.30 a.m. and 5.30 p.m.

General Office: 6259 5396

It is necessary to make an appointment to

ensure you do not make a wasted trip.

Monday afternoons, between 2.30 p.m. and

4.30 p.m.

General Office: 6259 5396

• Start off the year on a positive note signals to the teachers that they can trust you.

• Be constructive when you join a Parents’ whatsappchatgroup. Beware of personal data protection. DO NOT circulate children’s photos on such platforms

• Establish the best mode and time of communication with your child’s teacher.

• Share important information about your child with the teachers, e.g. strengths, weaknesses, interests, concerns, allergies, feedback from kindergarten teachers.

• Inform the school early if your child has any special assessment reports. Early intervention is important.

• Government-aided school

• GIRO payment

• Level Collections

• Co-payment

• Financial Assistance

• Insurance

MOE FASa. For needy families with Gross Household

Income ≤ $2,500 or Per Capita Income ≤

$625

b. Subsidy for school fees, compulsory school

books and school uniform, transport

c. Provision of daily recess and 2 lunches per

week

d. Singaporeans only

MOE & SMC FAS

School-based FAS by SMCa. For Singaporean needy families who do

not fulfil the MOE FAS criteria, PRs &

foreigners

b. Gross Household Income ≤ $3,500 or Per

Capita Income ≤ $875

c. Partial subsidy for school fees, compulsory

school books and attire

d. Provision of daily recess and 2 lunches per

week

MOE & SMC FAS

Initiated by the Infocomm and Media

Development Authority of Singapore (IMDA),

the NEU PC Plus Programme aims to offer

affordable PCs and broadband access to

students whose families fulfil the eligibility

criteria.

You may approach the General Office counter atLevel 1 for more information.

NEU PC PLUS Programme

School Safety

• General School Safety

• Safety During Physical Education

Lesson / CCA

• Road Safety

• School Bus Safety

All play activities should be done in open areas

allocated for games e.g. the school field, indoor

sports hall, etc.

Do not play in a rough manner, e.g. pushing and

tripping.

Walk briskly and do not run in the canteen and

along the corridors.

Queue up to buy food, stationery and for the school bus / van.

Play with care especially at the playground and parade square.

Proper use of toilet facilities and not to wet the floor after washing their

hands (slippery floor).

All pupils must at all times avoid any mischief that is likely to cause

injury to themselves or to others.

In the event of an incident, pupils must report it to any teacher at the

area or to the staff at the General Office.

General School Safety

Physical Education & CCA• Please let the teacher know if your child has any medical

condition.

• Pupils should not participate in physical activities if they

are not feeling well, on medication or just recovered from

an illness.

• Pupils should hydrate themselves adequately before,

during and after P.E. lessons.

• Pupils should seek medical advice should there be any

sign(s) of injury/illness after a P.E. lesson.

Road Safety• Follow the instructions of the traffic

wardens/security guards when crossing the

road.

• Always cross the road at designated pedestrian

crossings, overhead bridges or underpasses.

• Always be alert for

inattentive drivers at

signalised crossings.

• Always use footpaths

where possible.

Safety & Security

Use of mobile phones while walking and crossing the road is prohibited.

• Inform the bus driver one day in advance if your child is

not taking the school bus.

• Be punctual to wait for the bus.

• Queue up in an orderly manner to board the

school bus.

• No changing of seats are allowed for contact

tracing purposes. Front seats are reserved for

pupils with special needs / injuries.

• On the school bus,

pupils are to remain seated with their

seat belts fastened at all times

(appreciate the help of parents

to remind their children as well)

• Pupils are to help keep their school bus clean.

No food and drinks are to be consumed in the bus.

School Bus Safety

Transport Arrangement

• School Bus

• Car

• Walking/Cycling

Safety & Security

According to LTA advisory, there shall be strictly NO PARKING, where applicable:• At road bends and entrances or

exits of any other premises (inclusive of your own premise) or carparks

• Within 3 meters of a fire hydrant, 6 meters of a road junction, 9 meters of a bus stop and 50 meters of the pedestrian crossing

• Parking abreast to another vehicle

Living Praise

Presbyterian

Church

Main Gate Gate

GH

Side Gate

(Via Blk 166) Traffic Flow in School compound

Car

Park

Bus Parking Area

Towards Bishan St11

Towards Bishan St14

Blk 175

Canteen

Parent’s

Waiting

Area

GH : Guard House

: No Right Turn (6:45am to 7:45am)

towards Bishan St 14

: Parent Volunteer

: Staff

: Security Guard

: Enter

: Exit

x : Barricade

x

x

x

x

School BusArrival:

• School bus will arrive in school between 6.30 a.m. to

7.00 a.m.

• All pupils will alight at the school porch and proceed

to the classrooms for silent reading.

Dismissal:

• Pupils will queue in the school hall

upon dismissal according to their

bus route.

• They will be led to board the bus at

the school porch in an orderly manner.

• Please inform the school OM if your child is taking

bus transport from the Student Care Centre outside

school.

Car – alternative drop-off points

Carpark near Blk 166 (Enter school via side gate)

Carpark infront of Blk 175 (Enter school via main gate)

Car• All vehicles entering / leaving the school compound must

observe the speed limit of 15km/h.

• Please do not alight your child outside the school main gate.

You may alight your child at the carpark in front of Blk 175

(opposite sch’s main gate) or Blk 166 (via side gate).

• Parents’ vehicle will only be allowed to enter school

compound from 7am onwards to alight their children unless

during wet weather. If all the buses have alighted our

pupils before 7am, parents’ vehicles will be allowed into

the school.

• Parents are to drop their children off at the

school porch promptly and drive off. 17 seconds

• Please cooperate and follow the

instructions of the Security Guards / Staff /

Parent Volunteers to ensure safety for all.

Safety & Security – MRT Users

Pupils are strongly encouraged not to cross the main gate of KCPSS but to enter KCPSS at the main entrance, cross the pedestrian crossing near the guard house to walk towards the primary school.

Living Praise

Presbyterian

Church

Main Gate Gate

GH

Side Gate

(Via Blk 166)

Car

Park

Bus Parking Area

Canteen

Parent’s

Waiting

Area

: Bicycle route to

Bicycle Park

Cycling

x

x

x

x

ISH

(Sec)

Pupils will alight and push their bicycles from the 2 Side Gates (via

Blk 166 & next to the school main gate) towards the Indoor Sports

Hall (ISH) to secure their bicycle at the area between Living Praise

Presbyterian Church (LPPC) and the Indoor Sports Hall (ISH).

Dismissal

• No cars are allowed in the school when the school buses are

inside.

• Park your car at the carpark in front of Blk 175 (main gate)

or Blk 166 (via side gate).

• Parents are reminded to emphasize to your child on the

pick-up point (main gate or side gate) to avoid confusion

during dismissal time.

• Please inform the school OM if your child is taking bus transport

from the Student Care Centre outside school.

Wet Weather during dismissal

• No cars are allowed in the school as long as the school buses

have not left.

• Parents are to wait at the sheltered area at the main gate or the

void deck of Block 166 at the side gate.

• Parents are reminded not to crowd near the gate and/or along

the walkway.

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• School uniform (name tag), labelled personal

belongings

• Punctuality

• Buddy System

• Recess at 9.30 – 10.15 am for the first two days

(Canteen will be out of bounds for parents)

• Buying food / packing food from home

• Safety and security matters (visitor’s pass)

• Meeting points / Bus arrangements / Pick-up

and Drop-off

• Health information (allergy,

special medical condition)

• Weight of school bag

• Water bottle, big pencil case,

colour pencils, story books, toys,

lunch box

• Hand-washing / Cleaning up

• Temperature-taking: a one-time

complimentary thermometer will

be provided by MOE

• Punctuality: 7.10am / 7.30am /

7.40am Flag-raising ceremony

• Attendance-taking

• Be in School uniform

• Programme for P1 parents on Tue 2 & Wed

3 Jan 2018

• Curriculum and Cyberwellness Talk for

Parents; Reading Workshop

• Send an email to the form teacher (e-letter)

• Teach your child to pack his or her school bag

• Look out for the School Diary, any notes from

the teacher, any homework?

• Take a firm stand on being responsible for

personal belongings

• Ask your child to share with you what

happened in school – 10 minutes a day

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excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

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