CEDAR PRIMARY SCHOOL 15 Cedar Ave, Singapore 349700

Tel: 6288 5633 Fax: 62830113

E-mail: cedar_ps@moe.edu.sg

www.cedarpri.moe.edu.sg

School Vision: Joyful Learners, Responsible Citizens and Creative Leaders in a Connected Community

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Ref No.: CPS/2019/02/078

3 September 2019

Dear Parents/Guardians

TERM 4 COMMUNIQUÉ

The end of each term is a time for reflection; to think through what we have done so that we can

improve and do better. As a parent myself, one aspect I believe worth reflecting on is how we have

helped to develop our child’s growth mindset. A person with a growth mindset is someone who

believes that skills and intelligence can be grown and developed. He/she embraces challenges and

sees them as opportunities to grow. He/she understands that effort is essential on the path towards

mastery. He/she is receptive to feedback and sees mistakes as learning opportunities. The success

of others inspires him/her and spurs him/her to work hard. A person with a growth mindset is set

for life. He/she is a lifelong learner.

As parents, we can contribute to our child’s growth mindset development by doing the following:

Compliment effort, process and choices. Don’t praise ability or intelligence because doing that promotes a fixed mindset.

Tie good outcomes to effort. Be happy when your child succeeds but attribute it to the effort he/ she has put in.

Respond positively to failure. Your child needs to know that failure is not a bad thing and can be seen as a tool for learning.

Help your child set goals and strategise. Do not just tell him/her to “try hard” because blind repetition does not work all the time.

Teach growth mindset in all areas of life. There is no area where one cannot improve with hard work.

Role model growth mindset. Talk to your child about your own growth mindset efforts. Practise it yourself and share your results with your child.

With Teachers’ Day just round the corner, we have reminded your child/ward that a simple handmade card/ craft with words of gratitude will be enough to show their appreciation to teachers. Please help us to reinforce the message to your child/ward that the best way to thank their teachers is really through their enthusiasm and effort in learning, the good character they display and the collaborative spirit they build with their classmates every single day! Have a good and restful break!

Yours faithfully

Mr Chua Choon Hock

Principal

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I. School-Wide Events and Programmes

a) Cyber Wellness Week Critical thinking is one of the very important skills we need to equip our children with, both in the cyber world

as well as in the real world. With the prevalence of fake news and inappropriate content online in this era of

information explosion, we want our students to be able to analyse them, make the right decisions and take

prompt actions to protect themselves and the peers around them.

In Term 4, 23 – 27 Sep, we will partner DQ World, a social enterprise that champions cyber wellness, and Singtel

to bring to our students engaging assembly programmes, fun and informative recess activities and innovative

online educational materials to educate and equip our students with critical thinking skills to thrive in the cyber

world.

Please refer to Annex A for some tips on how you could to talk to your child/ward and help them to handle

inappropriate content online.

b) Books 2 Go! In partnership with the National Library Board (NLB), students will get to borrow books from a pre-selected collection on 6 and 7 Nov 2019 (Wednesday and Thursday). Do sign up as a member if your child/ward has not done so. For those who are already members, please assist with the following:

Ensure your child/ward brings his/her school ez-link card/library card

Pay the fines (if any) in your child’s/ward’s library account

Return all books in your child’s/ward’s account before the mass borrowing activity

If your child/ward has lost his/her school ez-link card, please report the loss at any public library and have a new library card made. (Note: A fee of $1.00 applies for a new library card.)

Kindly ensure that the NLB books borrowed in the school on 6 and 7 Nov are returned to any public library by the due date that is indicated on the loan receipt and not at the school library. In addition, you are encouraged to sign up for myLibrary to enjoy a suite of enhanced e-services. With the myLibrary ID, you will be able to view your child’s/ward’s borrowing record as well as activating the free reminder service. The reminder service will prompt you to return the books which your child/ward has borrowed, on time. To register, visit https://account.nlb.gov.sg. For further assistance, please contact NLB at enquiry@nlb.gov.sg.

II. Level Event and Programmes

a) P4 Subject-Based Banding (SBB) (for parents/guardians of P4 students only) The Primary 4 students will be sitting for their school-based assessments in Term 4. Based on the results, you will be able to exercise the P5 SBB options for your child/ward. Please refer to Annex B for the information sheet on SBB. More details regarding the exercise will be given in Term 4.

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b) Primary 5 Camp X3 (eXplore, eXperience, eXemplify) The Primary 5 Outdoor Education Module in the Physical Education (PE) Curriculum seeks to build character, social-emotional competencies and develop their leadership skills. All P5 students will be attending the 3-day-2-night residential experience – P5 Camp X3 – at MOE Dairy Farm Adventure Learning Centre as part of the curriculum from 16 Sep to 18 Sep. At the camp, students will Explore, Experience and Exemplify:

Explore: The students will explore possibilities and overcome challenges, and in the process develop themselves cognitively, emotionally and physically. Experience: The students will experience a variety of outdoor learning activities and collaborative tasks, and through them forge stronger friendship with one another. Exemplify: By going through the various exploration and experience, the students will imbibe and exemplify the school values of Kindness, Integrity, Resilience, Responsibility and Creativity.

c) Primary 6 Supplementary Lessons To help the students prepare for PSLE, the teachers will be conducting supplementary lessons during the September break, from 11 Sep (Wed) to 13 Sep (Fri), 8 am to 12.30 pm. The schedule is as follows:

Class 8 am 9 am 10 am 10.30 am 11.30 am

6 KN EL

MA FMA

RECESS

SC

MT FMT

6 IT SC EL

6 RS EL SC

6 RP SC EL

6 CT SC EL

6 RT EL SC

6 CA EL/FEL FSC

6 HM EL/FEL FSC

Please help to ensure that your child/ward attends the lessons as planned.

d) Primary 6 Post-PSLE Activities After PSLE, the P6 students are required to report to school as per normal starting from 3 October (Thursday). To prepare them for the post-primary journey ahead, we have planned a series of programmes, such as learning journeys, coding, Chinese chess, Scrabble, Arts and music workshops, and Secondary Schools outreach programmes. Apart from instilling values and enhancing the students’ social-emotional competencies through these programmes, we also hope that the students will be able to explore the talents and interests beyond their academic studies. More details will be given in a separate letter in Term 4. We seek your cooperation in ensuring that your child/ward attends school daily to benefit from the programmes.

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Cedar Primary School Calendar of Events 2019 Term 4

Date/Day Events Remarks

16 Sep Mon

First Day of School - Term 4

P5 Camp from 16 to 18 Sep 2019

All students are to report to school by 7.40 am.

20 Sep Fri

PSLE Listening Comprehension P1–P5 students are not required to report to school.

23–27 Sep Mon- Fri

Cyber Wellness Week

26 Sep –2 Oct Thu–Wed

PSLE Written Papers Thu, 26 Sep : English Language Fri, 27 Sep : Mathematics Mon, 30 Sep : Mother Tongue Languages Tue, 1 Oct : Science Wed, 2 Oct : Higher Mother Tongue Languages

3 Oct Thu

Children’s Day Celebration Students are dismissed at 1.15 pm.

4 Oct Fri

Children’s Day School Holiday

7 Oct Mon

P3 to P5 Semestral Assessment 2 EL/MTL Listening Comprehension

8–10 Oct Tue–Thu

P3 to P5 Semestral Assessment 2 Tue, 8 Oct : EL Paper 1 Wed, 9 Oct : MTL Paper 1 Thu, 10 Oct : HMTL Paper 1

11 Oct Fri

P3 Semestral Assessment 2 MTL Oral Exams Conducted within curriculum time

14–17 Oct Mon–Thu

PSLE Marking Days

P1 to P5 eLearning Days School Holidays

18 Oct Fri

P3 Semestral Assessment 2 EL Oral Exams Conducted within curriculum time

21 Oct Mon

P4 Semestral Assessment 2 MTL Oral Exams

P5 Semestral Assessment 2 EL Oral Exams Conducted after school

22 Oct Tue

P4 Semestral Assessment 2 EL Oral Exams

P5 Semestral Assessment 2 MTL Oral Exams Conducted after school

24–25 Oct Thu–Fri

P6 Service Learning

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Date/Day Events Remarks

28 Oct Mon

Deepavali gazetted public holiday (Deepavali falls on 27 Oct, Sun)

30 Oct–5 Nov Wed–Tue

Semestral Assessment 2 Wed, 30 Oct : English Language Thu, 31 Oct : Mathematics Fri, 1 Nov : Mother Tongue Languages Mon, 4 Nov : Science Tue, 5 Nov : Higher Mother Tongue Languages

6–7 Nov Wed–Thu

Books 2 Go!

6, 7 & 11 Nov Wed, Thu & Mon

Student Leadership Camp (non-residential)

8 Nov Fri

Creativity Fest

11 Nov Mon

Results Processing Day All students are not required to report to school.

13 Nov Wed

P6 Graduation Day More details will be provided to the P6 students at a later date

Held during curriculum time

15 Nov Fri

Prize-Giving Day (morning) Only Award Recipients, Stage Performers and selected Student Leaders are required to report to school.

2020 P1 Orientation (2.30pm)

21–25 Nov (both dates

inclusive)

Release of PSLE results The 2019 PSLE results will be released tentatively between 21 and 25 November.

An SMS will be sent to the parents/guardians when the date is confirmed.

End of 2019 Term 4

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Annex A

What is Inappropriate Online Content?

Why is it a Concern?

How can Parents Help?

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Key Messages

Resources

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Annex B

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Student takes subject combination decided by his

school and sits for the Primary School Leaving

Examination (PSLE) at the end of Primary 6.

Student sits for school-based examinations.

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