Red Swastika School

P3 Parents’ Conference 2016

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Housekeeping

• Welcome and Introduction

• Principal’s Address

• Sharing by Year Head

Upper Primary (Covering)

Programme

Welcome

It takes a

village to raise

a child

Welcome Address

School Leaders

Level Manager & Year Head (Upper Primary)

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Outline

Caring Community Innovative Leaders

School Vision

School Mission To nurture a community of independent learners, effective communicators, active citizens and reflective leaders.

School Motto

恭 Respect

宽 Magnanimity

信 Trustworthiness

敏 Alertness

Xingzhi Culture

Our School Values

Care Respect Magnanimity

Honesty Responsibility Resilience

Helpfulness Teamwork Leadership

鼓励 中国文化

浸濡交流活动

SAP distinctiveness

加强 学校中华文化

学习氛围

提高 说与写能力

Parents are important partners in education

Home-School Partnership

• Channels of Communication • Home Support • Affirmation Toolkit • Tips & Activities for a Great Start

to Primary School book • Parent Support Group (PSG) • MOE Links • Safety and Health

Communication

At Red Swastika, parents are welcome to keep the communication channel active. We communicate with parents via: • Student Handbook (most encouraged) • School Website • Emails • Phone calls • Letters to parents • SMS system • RSS Link (Newsletters) • Parents’ Conferences • Parents-Teacher Meeting

Communication

• First point of contact – Form Teachers through emails / phone calls / messages / meetings

• School-related matters – School is still

the best point of contact • Keep posted of school matters and

updates through our letters / circulars sent out

• Set reasonable goals with him/her • Focus on developing your child’s strengths • Emphasise the learning process instead

of exam results • Avoid comparing your child’s performance

with that of others • Praise your child for his/her efforts • Pay attention to your child’s needs and

fears • Make time for fun and play

Home support

Parent Handbook

• Parents will receive the handbook through your child.

• Contains information on communication, safety and health, financial support, learning and behavioural support and a set of affirmation toolkits.

The Affirmation Toolkit

Affirmations make him feel better about himself and increase his confidence and self-esteem.

Privilege cards: the privilege should be something that your child enjoys doing and it could be given to your child for something he has done well or done right.

• Affirmation stickers: could be pasted on your child’s work (both school work and work given by parents).

• Affirmation notes: could be

pasted on your child’s student Handbook for the Form Teacher’s endorsement so that the Form Teacher knows about this affirmation and the good work he has done.

Parents will have opportunities to work with school personnel on programmes and projects

that will benefit their child and the school.

Family Matters@ School

Participate in the parenting workshops and family bonding activities to enhance the quality of family life.

Parent Support Group (PSG)

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• MOE Website (www.moe.gov.sg) • Schoolbag – online newsletter for

parents (schoolbag.sg)

• MOE on Facebook (www.facebook.com/moesingapore)

MOE Links

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www.facebook.com/moesingapore

Safety • School Security • Drop Off and Pick Up during School Arrival and Dismissal

• Road Crossing • Safety on School Bus/Public Bus

• Bicycle Safety

Well-being of your child

Health • Social Responsibility • Medical Attention • Insurance • Annual Health Check • Temperature Taking

Exercise

o Change in session o Reallocation of classes o Not streamed/banded o Balanced mix of students Gender Learning & behavioural needs

o Additional subject – Science o P3 to P4 No change in class Teacher deployment

P2 to P3 Transition

• FTGP – Form Teacher Guidance Period

• ASM – Assembly

• SBE – School-based Enrichment

Legends

• Aims to identify suitable students with high intellectual potential who will benefit from the enriched curriculum provided in the programme.

• The identification exercise is conducted in two stages – Screening and Selection.

Gifted Education Programme (GEP)

• All P3 students are invited to participate

• Participation is not compulsory • Tentative Screening Exercise will be

held in the school on 26 August 2016.

• The students will sit for the English Language and Mathematics papers which consist of questions based on what they would have learnt from P1 to P3 syllabuses.

GEP Screening Exercise

• Shortlisted students will be invited to sot the GEP Selection Exercise (English Language, Mathematics and General Ability) on 18 and 19 October 2016.

GEP Selection Exercise

The school will be issuing the necessary circulars from MOE in time to come.

More information on the GEP can be obtained from the MOE website: http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/programmes/gifted-education-programme/

Gifted Education Programme (GEP)

Updates

AM Session (Primary 3 & Primary 4)

Reporting Time

7.30 am (Be in school at least 5 min before

reporting time)

Curriculum Time

7.30 am to 1.30 pm

Recess Time

10.00 am to 10.30 am

Healthy Meals in Schools Programme (HMSP)

• Saturated fat (promote use of healthier oil) • Sugar • Salt

• Whole-grains

• Fruit • Vegetables

HMSP Guidelines 2016

Deep-fried food, pre deep-fried food

upon purchase (e.g. pre deep-fried

chicken nuggets and pre deep-fried

French fries) and preserved food

shall not be sold.

To include at least 20% whole-

grains for :

a.Rice/porridge

b.Bee Hoon

Due to the increase in cost

and to include fruit in the main meal, Stalls 2, 3, 4 & 6 charge

the following sizes and prices:

Size Price

Extra small (XS) $1.00

Small (S) $1.30

Medium (M) $1.60

Large (L) $2.00

HMSP Guidelines 2016

Single Session / PERI Upgrading

• As we work towards turning single session, to ensure that our full suite of facilities can cater to the whole student cohort when we transit to operate in single-session.

• We are continuing to work closely with MOE on the timeline and implementation details for the transition to single-session.

• When the timeline is confirmed, we will inform the parents.

WRSS Bursaries

In commemoration of 65 years of education and nation-building, the RSS School Management Committee (SMC) has set up 3 bursaries: 1)The World Red Swastika Society Bursary 2) Goh Keng Swee Foundation Bursary 3) Choong Yeok Yin Bursary to provide financial assistance to students from low-income families.

WRSS Bursaries By setting up the bursaries, it hopes to • touch the lives of RSS students, and • instil in them greater awareness of the

values of charity and compassion. Look out for the application form in Term 4 this year for Bursaries 2017

WRSS Donation Drive

World Red Swastika Society (WRSS) hosting Spring Festival Luncheon for the Underprivileged Families

Spreading a little kindness…

Our Partnership

• We work in partnership for the children

• We care enough to be working for our students

• I hope parents care enough to treat my staff as you would want to be treated

Sharing by Senior Teacher

Ms Tan Zhi-Ling

Holistic Development Sharing

by Year Head Upper Primary (Covering)

At RSS, we hope to develop every student holistically in the

following 5 domains:

Moral (德)

Cognitive (智)

Physical (体)

Social (群)

Aesthetics (美)

Primary 3 – Key Highlights Academic

Focus Holistic Focus

Science Co-Curricular Activities (CCA)

Assessment Plan Learning For Life Programme (LLP)

School-Based Enrichment (SBE)

Science Curriculum

Provide students with: • experiences which build on their interest and stimulate their curiosity about their environment • basic scientific terms and concepts to help them understand themselves and the world around them

• opportunities to develop skills, habits of mind and attitudes necessary for scientific inquiry

5 Themes in Primary Science (Lower

Block)

DIVERSITY (P3)

eg. living & non-living things, materials

SYSTEMS (P3)

eg. plant system, human systems

CYCLES (P4)

eg life cycles of plants/animals, matter

ENERGY (P4)

eg. light, heat

INTERACTIONS (P3)

eg. magnets

LOWER BLOCK

TEACHING AND LEARNING: THE SCIENCE INQUIRY APPROACH

In RSS:

- Cooperative Learning

- Learning Journeys

- On-going Investigations and

hands-on experiments

- Teacher demonstrations

- Questioning

- Concept-maps

- Building of process skills through

activities in activity book, workbook

and process skills worksheets

Science Process Skills (MOE website – Science Syllabus Primary 2014)

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/sciences/files/science-primary-2014.pdf

6. Inferring

7. Formulating hypothesis

8. Predicting

9. Analysing

10. Generating possibilities

11. Evaluating 60%

Application

1. Observing

2. Comparing

3. Classifying

4. Using apparatus and equipment

5. Communicating

SCIENCE @ HOME: SIMPLE TIPS

Surface opportunities for informal Science learning at home, playgrounds or complete activities in the young scientists cards to stimulate interest.

SCIENCE @ HOME: SIMPLE TIPS

Good resources: National Geographic magazines / channel, Discovery channel, Young Scientists magazines, visits to Singapore Science Centre

Develop process skills through exposure to charts, tables, graphs etc

PROCESS SKILLS :

Comparing,

classifying,

analysing,

communicating

Example of guiding questions:

- How do I read the information in this flow-chart?

- What are the ways in which organisms are classified?

- Can a “tiger” be classified under Group A? How can I know?

A B C D

Develop process skills through exposure to charts, tables, graphs etc

PROCESS SKILLS :

Observing,comparing,

analysing, inferring,

evaluating

magnet

iron

nails

Example of guiding questions:

- What do you observe in this picture?

- What do you notice about the number of iron nails attracted?

What could have caused the difference?

- What can you infer about the magnetic strength of the

different magnets? Why do you think so?

Assessment Plan (Weighted)

Subjects Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

English Language

• Class Test 1 • SA1 • Readers Theatre Presentation

• Class Test 2 • Class Test 3

• SA2

Chinese Language

• Listening Comprehension Test

• Class Test 1

• SA1 • Performance Task

• Class Test 2

• SA2

Mathematics • Class Test 1 • SA1 • Class Test 2

• Class Test 3 • SA2

Science • Class Test 1

• Science Task

• SA1 • Science Practical Assessment (SPA)

• Class Test 2

• SA2

Co-Curricular Activities (CCAs)

• Instill in students a spirit for excellence

• Platform for showcasing talents

• School offer a myriad of CCAs

• Requires parental support to ensure commitment of students

Co-curricular Activities (CCAs)

• P3 CCA Matters • CCAs are developmental as such

change in CCAs is not encouraged • Case by case basis

No Change in CCA after SEMESTER 1

CCAs @ RSS

• 5 Sports & Games

• 5 Aesthetics

• 4 Clubs

• 2 Uniformed Groups

SPORTS AESTHETICS CLUBS & UGs

From P3 ATHLETICS BALLET ART CLUB

BADMINTON CHOIR CHINESE SPEECH & DRAMA CLUB

TEN-PIN BOWLING

CHINESE DANCE ENGLISH SPEECH & DRAMA CLUB

TABLE TENNIS CHINESE ORCHESTRA SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS CLUB

WUSHU GUZHENG ROBOTICS CLUB

BROWNIES

CUB SCOUTS

CCA COMBINATIONS

• 1 Club + 1 UG

• 1 Club + 1 Club

• 1 Aesthetics + 1 Club

• 1 Aesthetics + 1 UG

Process for Change of CCA

• Inform current CCA Teacher of the intention

• Proper letter of resignation to current

CCA Teacher

• Subjected to approval and availability

• To encourage development - 1 change only

Other matters • The CCA list is available on the

school website

• Look out for CCA Letter for details

• For further enquiries, email Mdm Yasmin Seah at seah_sher_li@moe.edu.sg

Learning for Life Programme (LLP)

“Every RSS Student a Leader” • Class leadership roles • Cohort leadership training

Aligned to our school vision of “Caring Community, Innovative Leaders”

Focus: Community Service and Student Leadership

CIS Leadership Framework

At RSS, through a whole-school structured approach, we hope to: • develop the 9 character traits as

encompassed in the “Three Littles” as student leaders

• build SE competencies in students through VIA (Values In Action) platforms

• Every student is developed to

be a leader since P1. (Classroom leaders)

• There are different leadership roles in a class. Students serve as a leader in their various capacities in the class.

P1 Character

Self-Leadership

P2 Basic Leadership

P3 Innovation

Design Thinking (Team work)

P4 Design Thinking (Research Skills)

P5 Service Servant Leadership

P6 Servant Leadership (Prefect-led Donation

Drive

Level Cohort Leadership Trainings have been planned into curriculum time.

More service platforms will be provided for them to put values in action, serving progressively from class to school and the wider community for all levels at different periods of the year . Our VIA domains for P3 & P4 focus on the self, family & community.

Primary 3 & 4: Self, Family & Community

School-Based Enrichment (SBE)

• CCM – Conversational Malay Programme

• LLP – P3 Cohort Leadership Training

• SAP Lessons – Chinese Culture Programme

• VIA Project

Sharing by Senior Teacher

Ms Tan Zhi-Ling

Holistic Development Our partnership to support the

whole child

What can I do to support my child in his/her development?

• Encourage your child to read in both EL and CL

• Monitor your child’s progress • Reinforce the importance of time

management and checking of work upon completion

• Ensure homework is completed on time

• Update the form teacher immediately on matters relating to your child’s well-being

put too much

emphasis on marks and grades

compare your child’s performance with that of others

monitor your child’s

daily work

give encouragement and support in areas for improvement

praise your child for any progress made

Prepare our children for the test of life and not

a life of tests.

Thank You!