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Secondary 1
Principal Tea Session
28 Mar 2015
Good
morning
and
Welcome
nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES
Time Programme
8.30 – 9 am Registration
9 – 9.45 am Dialogue with Principal
9.45 – 10.15am Tea break
10.15 – 11.45am Parenting Talk on “Managing
Transition and Expectation
Programme :
Academic Programme
Character Developme
nt Programme
Holistic development
of the child
nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES
nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES
Academic Programme
• How will the students be assessed?
Assessment structure
• What is the emphasis of this subject?
Area of focus for subject
• What are the specific skills set required by the subject?
Study skills
• What role can parents play?
What parents can do at
home to help
2015 Highlights
English Department
Greendale Secondary School
Assessment Structure
Paper Duration Structure Marks
Sec 1E/NA
Paper 1: Writing
1 hr 50min
Section A: 1 editing exercise (10m) Section B: 1 situational writing composition (30m) Section C: 1 free writing composition (30m)
70
Paper 2: Comprehension
1 hr 30min
Section A: Comprehension for visual text (5m) Section B: Narrative text (20m) Section C: Informative Text (25m) – only for EOY
Paper 3: Listening Compre
45 min 5 sections: Listening for main ideas and note-taking
30
Paper 4: Oral
Reading Aloud (online) – only for EOY 10
Assessment Structure
Paper Duration Structure Marks
Sec 1NT
Paper 1: Writing
1 hr 15mins
Section A: Functional writing Section B: Guided writing
60
Paper 2: Comprehension
1 hr 20mins Section A: Language Use Section B: Reading Comprehension
80
Paper 3: Listening Compre
45 min
Listening comprehension with listening tasks such as matching and ordering
20
Paper 4: Oral
Reading Aloud (online) – only for EOY 15
Secondary 1 English Areas of focus for the subject
• Grammar
- Tenses, Subject-verb agreement,
parts of speech
- Very important for writing and comprehension
• Process-writing
- Students to go through the question analysis, brainstorming and planning stages before they start writing. Students need to write more than 1 draft to improve their writing
• Reading Comprehension
- Scanning VS closed reading using contextual clues
- Answering factual, inferential and vocabulary questions
- Understanding visual texts (posters, webpages, brochures), focusing on target audience, purpose and intended message.
Areas of focus for the subject
• Oral (Reading Aloud)
- Pronunciation
- Articulation
- Expressive
- Awareness of purpose, audience and context
Study Skills Analyse and organise text using P-E-E-L structure
• P – main POINT
• E – Elaboration/Explanation
• E – give Examples
• L – Link back to main point
How parents can help?
1) Encourage your child to read the newspapers or books from the library.
2) Encourage your child to listen to English radio and TV programmes
3) Encourage your child to learn and use new words and phrases
4) Discuss social issues and policies in Singapore
5) Speak good standard English with your child at home or encourage your child to speak good standard English
6) Supervise your child to do his homework in GOOD handwriting
2015 Highlights
MTL Department
Greendale Secondary School
Assessment Structure
Paper Duration Structure Marks
Sec 1E
Paper 1: Writing
2 hrs Section A: 1 Email Writing (20m) Section B: 1 Compo writing composition (40m)
60
Paper 2: Comprehension
1 hr 30min
Section A: Cloze passage (10m) Section B: Comprehension (MCQ) (20m) Section C: Comprehension (Structured & Higher order questions) (40m)
70
Paper 3: Listening Compre
30 min 10 questions (MCQ) that test listening for information & understanding of audio passages
20
Paper 3: Oral
10 mins preparation per student
Section A: Reading a passage (10m) Section B: Conversation on Topics after viewing a video stimulus(40m)
50
Note : Assessment structure is the same for End of Year exam as well as ‘O’ level
examination assessment structure
Assessment Structure
Paper Duration Structure Marks
Sec 1NA
Paper 1: Writing
2 hrs Section A: 1 Email Writing (20m) Section B: 1 Compo writing composition (40m)
60
Paper 2: Comprehension
1 hr 30min
Section A: Cloze passage (10m) Section B: Comprehension (MCQ) (20m) Section C: Comprehension (Structured & Higher order questions) (30m)
60
Paper 3: Listening Compre
30 min 10 questions (MCQ) that test listening for information & understanding of audio passages
20
Paper 3: Oral
10 mins preparation per student
Section A: Reading a passage (20m) Section B: Conversation on Topics after viewing a video stimulus(40m)
60
Note : Assessment structure is the same for End of Year exam as well as ‘N’ level
examination assessment structure
Assessment Structure
Paper Duration Structure Marks
Sec 1NT
Paper 1 50 mins
Section A: MCQ with short verbal communication passages (10m) Section B: MCQ on short structured passages (10m) Section C: MCQ on real life materials eg. posters, advertisements etc and short written response. (10m)
30
Paper 2 (Oral)
50 mins Section A: Reading a passage (20m) Section B: Conversation on Topic after viewing a video stimulus (15m)
50
Paper 3: Listening Compre
30 min
10 questions (MCQ) that test listening for information & understanding of audio passages
20
Note : Assessment structure is the same for End of Year exam as well as ‘N’ level
examination assessment structure
Assessment Structure
Paper Duration Structure Marks
Sec 1 MTLB Syllabus
Paper 1 50 mins Using Text typing to write either an email or picture composition (Need to use laptop to type)
20
Paper 2
I hr MCQ on short structured questions, news article, daily conversational passages etc
30
Paper 3: (Oral)
10 mins preparation per student
Section A: Section A: Reading a passage (10m) Section B: Conversation on a topic after watching a video (20m)
30
Paper 3: Listening Compre
30 min
10 questions (MCQ) that test listening for information & understanding of audio resources
20
Note : Assessment structure is the same for End of Year exam as well as ‘MTLB’
syllabus examination assessment structure
Assessment Structure
Paper Duration Structure Marks
Sec 1 HMTL
Paper 1: Writing
2 hrs Section A: 1 Email Writing (20m) Section B: 1 Compo writing composition (60m)
80
Paper 2: Comprehension
2 hrs
Section A: Cloze passage (10m) Sentence Correction (10m) Section B: Comprehension (MCQ) + short structured questions (10m) Section C: Comprehension (Structured & Higher order questions) (38m) Section D: Summary (12m)
80
Paper 3: (Oral)
10 mins preparation per student
Section A: Oral Presentation based on a topic after watching a video (20m) Section B: Discussion based on Oral Prompts (20m)
40
Note : Assessment structure is the same for End of Year exam as well as ‘O’ level
examination assessment structure
Areas of focus for the subject?
• Grammar
- Tenses, Subject-verb agreement, parts of speech
- Very important for writing and even comprehension
• Process-writing
- Students to go through the question analysis, brainstorming and planning stages before they start writing. Model essays are given for weaker students to know how to write better and improve on their writing skills.
• Comprehension
- Reading using contextual clues
- Answering Inferential questions & higher order thinking questions
• Oral & listening skills
- Framework with guiding questions to train students to speak with sense and give detailed description.
- Modeling with good exemplars to help weaker students to be able to speak with content.
- Pick up key words for Listening comprehension.
Study Skills • Use of flow chart to help students remember the components of a good narrative composition.
• Train students to utilise good sentences and how to do vivid description.
How parents can help? • Encourage your child to read the newspapers or books from the library.
• Encourage your child to listen to MTL radio stations and TV programmes
• Encourage your child to learn and use new words and phrases
• Discuss social issues and policies in Singapore
• Speak good MTL with your child at home and encourage your child to use the language.
• Supervise your child to do his homework in GOOD handwriting.
2015 Highlights
Mathematics Department
Greendale Secondary School
Assessment Structure
Paper Duration Structure Marks
Sec 1E
Paper 1 1 hr 12 - 13 short questions (2m – 4m each)
40
Paper 2 1 hr 30min
6 questions (8m – 12m each) The last question in this paper will focus specifically on applying mathematics to a real-world scenario. Candidate are required to answer all questions
60
Sec 1NA
Paper 1 1 hr 12 - 13 short questions (2m – 4m each)
40
Paper 2 1 hr 30min
Structured and long-answer question There will be 7 – 8 qns of 4 – 8 marks each. The last question in this section focuses specifically on applying mathematics to a real-world scenario. Candidates are required to answer all questions
45
Assessment Structure
Paper Duration Structure Marks
Sec 1NT
Paper 1 and Paper 2
1 hr 15mins
5-6 short qns 2 - 5 marks each. largely free from context, testing more on fundamental concepts and skills, 2 long qns 6-8 marks each developed around a context Candidates are required to answer all questions which will cover topics from the following strands • Number and Algebra • Geometry and Measurement • Statistics and Probability • Real-World Contexts related to Number and Algebra, Geometry and Measurement, Statistics and Probability
40
Areas of focus for the subject?
1.Numbers Factors and Multiples Real numbers Approximation and Estimation
2.Algebra Algebraic manipulation Simple equations in 1 unknown Simple inequalities Number Patterns Data Handling
How parents can help in your subject areas?
Help to enforce this routine: Evening/Night: Revise the Math concepts taught in class by
writing summary notes, and reading the examples in the textbook.
What are the study skills required?
1. Problem-solving skills: Understanding what the question is asking for and listing the information given.
2015 Highlights
Science Department
Greendale Secondary School
Assessment Structure
Duration Structure Marks
Sec 1E 2 hours
A: 20 MCQ (Format 1&2 = 14:6)
20
B: Short Structured Questions 45
C: 2 Long Questions (one Data-based / Problem-solving question, 12 marks)
20
Total 85
Assessment Structure
Duration Structure Marks
Sec 1NA 1 hour 15 minutes
A: 20 MCQ (Format 1&2 = 14:6)
20
B: Short-Answer & Structured Questions
(one Data-based / Problem-solving question, 12 marks)
30
Total 50
Assessment Structure
Duration Structure Marks
Sec 1 NT 1 hour 15 minutes
A: 25 MCQ (Format 1&2 = 14:6)
25
B: Short-Answer & Structured Questions
(one Data-based / Problem-solving question, 12 marks)
35
Total 60
Areas of focus for the subject? 1. Biology and Chemistry 2. Approximately half of the content is a continuation
of Primary School Science Curricula. Examples, digestion, ecology, transport systems in plants and humans.
How parents can help in your subject areas?
Help to enforce study routines at home: • complete daily homework assigned to them. • allocate some time over the weekend to do revision on the topics they have learned e.g. make summary notes, practise questions in TYS. • Ensuring that the students have a study plan
What are the study skills required?
1. Use of concept maps as summary tool. 2. Understanding key words in questions and answers.
2015 Highlights
Humanities Department
Greendale Secondary School
Secondary 1 Geography Assessment Structure
Duration: 1hr 15 mins There will be a total of 2 Sections in this paper and all questions are compulsory.
Section A: Mapwork & Geographical Skills [20m] Atlas map identification (World or Regional Maps) Data Interpretation and analysis (Graphs and
Photographs) Field Sketching
Section B: Structured Questions [30m] What is Geography Water Supply
Areas of focus for the subject?
1. What is Geography? 2. Map & Geographical Skills
Oceans and Continents Basic Atlas Reading Skills Interpreting graphs and charts Sketching
3. Water Supply
How parents can help in your subject areas?
Ensuring that the students complete all their work
Expose the students to current affairs Ensure that the students have their basic supplies
ready (pencil, eraser, ruler, calculator, protractor)
What are the study skills required?
1. Note-Taking skills 2. Usage of Graphic Organizers 3. Interpreting command words
Secondary 1 History Assessment Structure
Duration: 1hr 30 mins There will be a total of 2 Sections in this paper.
Section A: All questions are compulsory
Source Based Questions [30m] Inference Comparison
Section B: Choose 1 out of 2 given questions. Each question will consist of 2 sub-questions
Structured Essay Questions [10m] Sub question (a): Identify 3 causal factors of a
historical event or issue in Singapore Sub question (b): students are to describe the 3
casual factors identified in (a).
Areas of focus for the subject?
1. Source-based skills; inferring & comparison
2. Short-structured questions; describing & explanation
* The format is similar to Upper Sec Social Studies & History Elective exam format
How parents can help in your subject areas?
Encourage your child to take subject seriously as it opens up wider path of post-sec educational choices
What are the study skills required?
1. Critical thinking - questioning and weighing up evidence as they learn
2. Condensing information, summarizing and the use of keywords (graphic organizers, mindmaps)
2015 Highlights
Art Department
Greendale Secondary School
Coursework Assessment Structure
(Highlighted Domains are focused at Sec 1 Level)
ASSESSMENT DOMAIN ‘N’ ‘O’
1 Gathering and Investigation of Information (30%) 15% 20%
2 Exploration and Development
of Ideas/Concepts (40%) 15% 20%
3 Aesthetic Qualities 25% 20%
4 Selection and Control
of Materials and Technical Processes (30%) 25% 20%
5 Personal Response 20% 20%
Secondary 1 Art Areas of focus for the subject?
• Art Appreciation & Discussion • Using the Feldman’s Approach of Looking at Art:
• Describing • Analysing • Interpreting • Evaluating
• Art Making • Mini-coursework
• Technical skills • Line Quality • Tonal Value • Medium Focused: Pencil & Colour Pencil
How parents can help in your subject areas?
• Encourage your child to take subject seriously as it opens up wider path of post-sec educational choice
What are the study skills required?
• Collaborative skills • group participation in mini-coursework to optimise learning from
peers
• Creative Thinking • Generate new ideas for design
2015 Highlights
Design & Technology
Department
Greendale Secondary School
Assessment Structure
Structure %
Sec 1E/NA/NT
CA1
Common Test – Students will be tested on their understanding of what design is Class Test – Students will be tested on how we can sustain our environment when designing products Graded Assignment – Design of the car wheels using Solidworks – Research on car body
70
SA1 Solar Car Project – Students will be graded on the workmanship of their project
30
Areas of focus for the subject? Design process - Research and design of solar car Graphical skills - SolidWorks programme Teamwork - Pairing for solar car project Technology - Electronics, Gears, Motors Technical workshop skills - Making of solar car
How parents can help in your subject areas?
1. Monitor child’s work to ensure that they submit their homework and assignments
2. Allow the child some time to conduct research using the computer and printing of their research
What are the study skills required?
1. Creative Thinking – design solar car profile 2. Collaborative Skills – work in pairs to complete solar car project
Sec 1: Clean Energy
Creating an awareness to environmental issues: -Media (Newspapers, Magazines, Websites, Videos) -Research (Environment and Clean Energy) -Learning Journeys (National Design Center, National Design Trail) -SolidWorks CAD -Project (Solar Car, Solar Boat)
2015 Highlights
Physical Education
Department
Greendale Secondary School
Secondary 1 P.E Areas of focus for the subject?
• Swimming (SwimSafer Programme)
- Students advance to the next stage of their swimming ability in the 14 week programme. Refer to the next slide for details.
• Physical & Health Education
- Fitness Conditioning
- Building fitness through F.I.T.T principles
- Understanding Nutrition
• Principles of Games
- Understanding Different classifications of Sports
- Applying Different Types of Movements
- Understanding games concepts
• Outdoor Education - Orienteering - Applying Campcraft
Secondary 1 PE
How parents can help?
1) Encourage your child to keep fit
2) Ensure that your child has proper meals and right portions of nutritious food.
3) Participate in physical activities together. Jog with your child.
4) Monitor the intake of rice, carbonated drinks and tidbits.
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nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES
Character Development Program
Secondary 1
A self-driven & respectful
learner who is committed to
the school.
Secondary 2
A responsible team player & an effective
communicator who serves &
cares for others.
Secondary 3
A resilient & upright leader who is able to make critical
decisions.
Secondary 4/5
A confident & values-driven student who
excels & contributes to
the society.
4/5 years Level Outcomes
Learner. Thinker. Leader
Level Programmes
iLiVE Lessons
Singapore
Kindness Moveme
nt
Cohort Activitie
s
Inter-Class Games
Camp SHINE
Connect Time
Enrichment Programmes
–SHINE Program
Fostering healthy
friendships and team spirit
Strengthening
coping and
providing
support
Shaping identity
and equipping
skills
Values in Action
Projects
Understanding
our community
and building an
inclusive
society
Leadership Development
Personal Leadership Where Leadership opportunities are made
available for all Sec 1 students
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LEAPS 2.0
Recognition System for Co-Curricular Attainment
Leadership
Enrichment
Achievement
Participation
Service
LEAPS 2.0
DOMAINS
– to recognise
students’ holistic
development
Participation Domain in LEAPS 2.0
• At least 75% attendance each year
• Levels 1 - 4:
• Participation in a CCA for 2 to 5 years
• Levels 4 – 5:
• Continuous involvement in the same CCA for 4 or 5 years
• Levels 3 – 5:
• Exemplary conduct and active contribution in CCA with at
least 3 years of participation in any CCA
Achievement Domain in LEAPS 2.0
Representation
• Level 1:
• Represent class / house / CCA (Intra-school)
Representation/Accomplishment
• Levels 2 – 4:
• Representation school or external organisation in an event
• Accomplishment in an event represented
• Levels increase with no. of years of representation/accomplishment
• Level 5:
• Represent/accomplish Singapore / MOE / Singapore Schools /
National Project of Excellence (NPOE) / UG HQ in international
UG competitions
Leadership Domain in LEAPS 2.0
• Level 1: • Completed 2 modules on leadership
• Levels 2 – 3:
• National Youth Achievement Award:
• Level 2: Bronze
• Level 3: Silver and above
• Levels 2 – 5: • Recognition of progressive student leadership
development through leadership positions
• Level 1-4:
Highest level attained in either:
• Number of hours of service
• Number of VIA projects
• A combination of both
• Level 5:
• VIA project: • Student-initiated
• Impacts the community beyond the school
Service Domain in LEAPS 2.0
• LEAPS 2.0
– Enrichment domain complements the other
domains for students’ holistic development
– Will be recognised in School Graduation
Certificate
– Will not have levels of attainment
Partnering Parents
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Avenues for Communication
Parents
Letter from Form teacher
Phone call to school
(63158616)
School email (greendale_ss@mo
e.edu.sg)
Parents Portal
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