Curriculum Briefings for P3 Parents

23 Jan 2016

Overview

Organisation Chart

Strategic Goals & Directions

Assessment Policy

Safety & Security

Parents as Partners-in-Education

Level Programmes (GEP/CCA)

School Management Team

– School Leaders

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Mrs Sylvia Kwek

Vice Principal (Admin) Mrs Eliza Yeong

Vice Principal

Ms Liza Rahmat

Vice Principal

School Management Team

– School Staff Developer

4

Mr Andrew Koh

School Staff Developer

Key Personnel

– Year Heads

5

Ms Amy Lam Hui Hui

YH – Lower Pr

Mr Low Kok Guan

YH – Middle Pr

(Covering)

Mr Mohamed Ashiq

YH – Upper Pr

Key Personnel

– Instructional Programmes

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Mdm Anissa

Ferdaus

HOD English Mdm Arlinah Arsad

SH Malay Language

Key Personnel

– Instructional Programmes

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Mr Jimmy Tan

LH Mathematics

Mrs Eliza Ee

HOD Science

Ms Low Mei Yan

LH Science

Key Personnel

– Student Development Programmes

8

Mr Mohamed Ashiq

PE & CCA

(Covering)

Mr Low Kok Guan

SH Pastoral Care Ms Wong Pih May Rae

HOD Character &

Citizenship Education

Key Personnel

– ICT & Special Projects

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Ms Sheena Lai

SH Special Projects

Mr Hoon Thing Ming

SH ICT

Key Personnel

– Administration & Operations

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Mr Koh Phee Tat

Operations Manager

Mr Dave Ong

Administration Manager

Previous Mission, Vision, Values

• Mission – To ignite passion in pursuit of excellence to

meet the challenges of the future

• Vision – Passionate Learners, Global Citizens

• Values – Compassion, Excellence, Perseverance,

Respect, Responsibility, Self-Discipline, Integrity

Re-envisioning@TKP

2016 and beyond

The Journey

Int&Ext Scans

(Nov 2013)

SWOT Analysis

(Jun 2014)

Conver-sations with Stake-holders

(Oct - Nov 2014)

Strategic Planning

(Jan – Oct 2015)

Mission

To nurture students so that they can excel in their pursuits &

contribute to the society through providing

a holistic education & a dynamic learning environment

Vision

Passionate Learners •

Caring Leaders •

Global Citizens

Values

Perseverance Respect Responsibility Integrity Discipline Empathy

TK PR2IDE

4 Strategic Thrusts

1) All-round Education

2) Character & Citizenship Education

3) Staff Competence & Engagement

4) Partnerships

All-Round Education

Strategic Goals:

• Students who enjoy learning in the cognitive, physical and aesthetics domains

• Students who attain mastery in the cognitive, physical and aesthetic domains, through self-directed learning and critical thinking

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All-Round Education

Key Strategies:

– To engage students in teaching and learning through a balanced curriculum that nurtures different interests based on the Instructional, Interactive, and Inquiry (3i) approach

– To clarify concepts and challenge students in teaching and learning through a balanced curriculum that nurtures different abilities and talents based on the 3i approach

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Science

English Mathematics

Mother Tongue

Physical

Education/

Art/Music

Social

Studies

The 3i Approach for Instructional Programmes

Character and Citizenship Education

Strategic Goals

• Students who are of good character with moral courage and willingness to serve

• Students who have a sense of rootedness, are civic-minded and able to contribute to the nation and the larger community that they are a part of

Key Strategies: Values inculcation and values-in-action(VIA) to

enable our students to become morally upright and socially responsible and contribute back to the community

Socio-emotional(SE) competencies to help our students succeed in life

Leadership development to help our students lead oneself, care for others and stand up for what is right

Heritage programmes to develop in our students a sense of rootedness to the school, community and nation

Character and Citizenship Education

Objectives: • Develop knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable active

participation in sports beyond time in school • Display teamwork as students engage in team sports • Develop competencies that will help students thrive in a fast-

changing world

Programmes: • Active Lifestyle Programme • Sports Pursuit Programme

Team Sports Excellence @ TKP - a Learning for Life Programme (LLP)

Active Lifestyle Programme

Objectives: Provide opportunities for all students to • develop strong tactical and technical

skill foundation that is broad-based

• apply skills in different contexts of team sports

Lower Primary (P1 – P2) Middle Primary (P3 – P4) Upper Primary (P5 – P6)

Develop fundamental movement skills (technique) i.e. loco-motor, non loco-motor & manipulative skills

Introduction of tactical knowledge development in tandem with techniques

Refine students’ technical skills & tactical awareness at team level

Advance fundamental SE competencies i.e. self-awareness, social awareness & self management)

More advanced technical skills introduced as they develop higher degree of motor control

Demonstrate appropriate tactical decision-making within parts of the team

Emphasis on making right individual tactical choices

Demonstrate appropriate movements involving the whole team

Focus for Active Lifestyle Programme by Levels

Sports Pursuit Programme

Objectives: • Develop interest and talent in team sports

• Develop game-specific techniques and tactical awareness

• Identified four team sports: football, netball, hockey and floorball

Our LLP at a quick glance:

Team Sports Excellence @ TKP P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6

Active Lifestyle Programme • PE Curriculum (Games) • PAL – Games Modules • Lower Primary Sports Day • Games On!

Sports Pursuit Programme • Football & Netball Beginners Programme • Football & Netball Intermediate Programme • Hockey & Floorball Beginners Programme • CCA – Football, Netball, Hockey, Floorball

Strategic Goals

• Mutually beneficial partnerships with external organisations (other education or non-educational organisations, other local & overseas schools, community centres, pathfinders)

– To adopt a comprehensive approach in engaging external organisations as strategic partners for mutually beneficial partnerships

• Purposeful partnerships between school and stakeholders (parents of current TKP students, ex-TKP students, staff and SAC)

– To maintain a conducive climate for purposeful partnerships

Partnerships

Home-School Partnership

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Parents are important partners in education

Support Your Child through Primary School

• Help your child develop good homework habits and time management skills

• Create a conducive learning environment at home

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Support Your Child through Primary School

• Participate with your child in his learning activities

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Support Your Child through Primary School

You can also:

• Emphasise the learning process instead of results

• Focus on developing your child’s strengths

• Encourage your child to learn from mistakes

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Partners-in-Education

• Join Parent Support Group to volunteer in school (PSG Welcome Tea – Fri, 29 Jan; 11.00am – 1.00pm)

• Participate in activities involving parents(Learning@TKP – Sat, 5 Mar)

• Attend parenting workshops by FamilyMatters@School

Websites

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MOE Website (www.moe.gov.sg) MOE on Facebook

(www.facebook.com/moesingapore) Parents in Education (PiE) (http://parents-in-

education.moe.gov.sg/) – merged with Schoolbag Schoolbag – online newsletter for parents

(schoolbag.sg)

Assessment Policy • Absent

– With Valid Reasons

• Medical certificate

• Compassionate grounds approved by P

• Marks will be pro-rated

– Without Valid Reasons

• 0 mark will be entered for the component

• Unwell on the day of exam/test

– will not be allowed to sit for exam/test

– parent will be informed to fetch the child home

Security Matters

• Sending & Picking Up

– Bookshop Area & Porch(in front of General Office)

• Early Pick-up

– General Office

– Sign out at Guard Post

• Visiting

– General Office

Traffic Woes

• Sending to & Picking up from School – Take note of timing(allowance made for school buses)

– Dropping off at the Porch

• Stopping/Parking along Seraya & Haig Road; Jln Binjai & outside Fowlie Gate – Obstruction

– Inconvenience

– Danger

Key Events in 2016

• TKP’s 15th Anniversary

Carnival on International Friendship Day(IFD)

• 8 Apr (IFD)

Dinner cum Concert

• 27 May (last day of Term 2)

Commemorative Book

• Linking the past, present and the future of TKP

P3 Gifted Education Programme (GEP) Identification Exercise

• GEP Screening Exercise – Opt-in basis

– 26 Aug (Fri) during curriculum time

– EL & Math (P1 -3 Syllabus)

– All P3 Math topics except ‘Area & Perimeter’, ‘Geometry’ and ‘Time’

• GEP Selection Exercise – Shortlisted

– 18 & 19 Oct (Tue & Wed)

– EL, Math & General Ability

– All P3 Math topics except Angles, Perpendicular and Parallel Lines in ‘Geometry’

Co-curricular Activities (CCA)

• Objectives Of Our CCA Programme

– To develop well-rounded students instilled with values of leadership, self-discipline, perseverance and excellence

– To promote friendships among students from diverse backgrounds as they learn, play and grow together

– To help students discover their interests and talents

CCA@TKP

– Students are not allowed to switch CCAs without the consent of their CCA teacher-in-charge. Provisions will only be made with the permission from the Subject Head PE/CCA

– At P3, some CCAs will start identifying students who show potential so as to inform them of the talent that they possess in view of making a further commitment to the CCA in P4

CCA@TKP

• Our CCA Policy

– It is compulsory for all students from Primary 4, 5 and 6 to participate in at least one CCA

– Balloting will be conducted for CCAs which are oversubscribed

– Students who show strong abilities in a particular CCA activity will be afforded the support to develop their talents in order to eventually represent the school in performances and competitions

CCA@TKP

Niche / Main CCAs

Sports Performing

Arts Clubs

Cricket Guitar Ensemble

Cub Scouts

(BOYS & GIRLS)

Floorball

(BOYS & GIRLS)

Modern Dance

(Auditions will be

held)

Infocomm Club

Netball (Niche) Chinese Dance Art Club

Football (Niche) Malay Dance Club Health &

Fitness

Hockey

Choir

(Auditions will be

held)

CCA@TKP

Modular CCAs

Module 1 Activities

(Term 1 & Term 2)

Module 2 Activities

(Term 3)

Inline Skating Badminton

Rock Climbing Bowling

Table Tennis Archery

Robotics Board Games Club

Basketball Science Club

Thank You