26 Jan 2019

MEET-THE-PARENTSPRIMARY FOUR

P4 Form TeachersClass Form Teachers

4 Graciousness Ms Barathi / Ms Teo Bee Hwee

4 Integrity Mr Fabriz Tong / Mdm Sharon Lee

4 Versatility Mr Mahabir / Mdm Phang Huey Wen

4 Empathy Ms Farzana / Ms Wong Sook Yee

4 Responsibility Ms Leong Xiu Ying / Mr Tay Sam Choon

4 Sincerity Mr Rick Low / Mdm Valli

P4 Year Head Mr Thilak

Teachers email address can be found in this website: https://zhangdepri.moe.edu.sg/about-zps/our-staff/teaching-staff/

P4 Mother Tongue TeachersClass Form Teachers

4 Graciousness Ms Soh Hwee

4 Integrity Ms Chin Meiyi

4 Empathy Mdm Ng Guay Hiong4 Responsibility Ms Tan Lay Ching4 Sincerity Ms Wong Sook Yee

ML Room Mdm Chung Zhao Li

Malay Language Mdm Fauziah / Mr Khalik

Tamil Language Mdm Valli

Teachers email address can be found in this website: https://zhangdepri.moe.edu.sg/about-zps/our-staff/teaching-staff/

KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH THE SCHOOLMaintain regular communication

through official school channels during school hours.Do allow a reasonable time for the

teachers to respond.

Forms of CommunicationLeave a message in the Student’s DiaryLeave a note message with the receptionist (School Tel.

No.: 62740357)Email the teacherSchool Website

PARENTS, OUR PARTNERSYour support and cooperation in instilling values in your child are key to the development of the whole child

ATTENDANCE & PUNCTUALITY Punctuality is a virtue. Be in the hall by 7.25 a.m. for the morning assembly.Students who arrive after 7.30 a.m. will be

considered late and their names will be recorded. Update the form teachers when your child is going to

be absent from school; this will allow the teacher to prepare the necessary work to help your child when they return to school.Ensure that your child hands in reply slips / forms /

homework / letter of excuse / MC promptly.

HELP YOUR CHILDMonitor your child’s online activitiesDiscuss with them about their Internet activitiesCreate a conducive learning environment at home

Subject-Based BandingP4 Parents’ Briefing 2019

Rationale and Intent

To refine the way we deliver ability-driven education in Primary Schools and to steer away from focus only on academic achievements

To allow greater flexibility for pupils to take subjects at different levels depending on their proficiency and aptitude in these subjects

Structure & ProcessSchool-based Examinations at P4

School-based Recommendations

Parental Choice at the End of P4

Final Decision by Schools at the End of P5

Subject combinations @ ZPS- Exercising OptionOptions Combinations

1 Higher Mother Tongue, English, Mathematics, Mother Tongue and Science[4S1HMT]

2 English, Mathematics, Mother Tongue and Science[4S]

3 English, Mathematics, Science and Foundation Mother Tongue[3S1F]

4 Foundation English, Foundation Mathematics, Foundation Mother Tongue and Foundation Science[4F]

English LanguageTeaching strategies – STELLARSTrategies for English Language Learning And Reading Upper Primary StrategiesSustained Silent Reading (SSR), Supported Reading (SR), Know - Want to know - Learnt (KWL), Retelling (RT), Language Activities and Sentence Manipulation, Writing Process Cycle (WPC)

Language AreasListening and Viewing Speaking and RepresentingReading and Viewing Writing and RepresentingGrammar Vocabulary

English LanguageLevel Programmes

a) Read @ ZPS - Teachers will conduct activities based on the magazine purchased in class

- Little Red Dot, Discovery Box, Storytimeb) Creative Writing (For selected students – Term 3)c) School-based Dyslexia Remediation (For selected

students – whole year)d) Reading Remediation Programme (For selected

students – whole year)

School-Level Programmes Sustained Silent Reading, DEAR, Languages Week, NLB activities

Spelling

English spelling will be conducted every week.

It is important that your child learns his/her spelling and dictation regularly.

There is a strong connection between spelling and reading and between spelling and writing.

ReadingResearch findings in applied linguistics and reading research consistently show a strong correlation between reading proficiency and academic success at all ages, from the primary school right through to university level: students who read a lot and who understand what they read usually attain good grades."

Pretorius, E.

What Parents Can Do to HelpRead with your childRole model reading for pleasure and for

informationGet your child to READ EXTENSIVELY e.g. story books, magazines, newspaper

articles and other materialsBorrow books from the school library or NLBDownload E-books Discuss what you have read and encourage

your child to share his/her personal opinions

What Parents Can Do to Help

Provide exposure to listening, speaking, reading and writing opportunities and activities

Encourage the use of dictionary to learn meaning of new words and how to use them appropriately in context

What Parents Can Do to HelpEncourage your child to write journals and

reviews on books/articles to reflect on the reading

Stimulate child’s interest – show your child that you believe learning English is both enjoyable and useful in your daily life.

Converse with your childAsk 5W1H questions (Who, What, Where, When, Why, How)

to encourage your child to express himself / herselfRole model good listening by paying attention to what your

child says Role model good pronunciation and speaking clearly and

confidentlyEncourage your child to speak clearly and grammaticallyEncourage your child to speak Good Standard English

What Parents Can Do to Help

What Parents Can Do to HelpEncourage your child to use the EL

strategies he/she has learnt in the classroom when completing the assignments.

Format of P4 Examination PaperSectionsSection A Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)Section B Short Answer Questions (SAQ)Section C Structured Long Answer Questions

(LAQ)Total Marks 100

Total Time for Sections A, B and C: 1 h 45 min

Mathematics

How can you support your child?

• Promote a positive attitude to MathsParents are in a good position to let their children know

that solving Maths problems can be satisfying.Let your child know that anyone can be good at Maths,

that knowledge of Maths is helpful in life, and that it opens up doors to some exciting career options.If your child is struggling and has lost some confidence, go

back a few steps to the skills that they feel comfortable doing and build from there.

How can you support your child?Encourage your child to give explanationsWhen you and your child are trying to solve a problem,

have your child share his or her thinking aloud and talk about the strategies that he or she used to reach a solution. If some of your child’s ideas are puzzling, ask your child

to explain further. As children talk about their ideas and how they reach solutions, they are learning to reason mathematically.Treat errors and misconceptions as opportunities to

develop reasoning skills and new ideas. Also, prompt your child to think of another way to solve the problem.

How can you support your child?Ask your child to teach you MathsIf a teacher in school encourages children to use

one approach to doing a maths calculation, such as subtraction, and a parent encourages the child to use a different approach at home, the child may get confused between both approaches.As a parent, instead of showing or telling your child

how to subtract the way you learned to do it, a better approach would be to say to the child, “Teach me the way you’re learning subtraction.”

How can you support your child?Use Maths with your child in daily lifeIn the supermarket, compare the prices of multi-packs

of fruit to decide which pack offers the best value. Give children the opportunity to handle money and

receive change. Give the child some pocket money and encourage him/her to budget how the money will be spent. When going on a journey, note the distance and the

speed and estimate how long is left on a journey.

How can you support your child?PracticeMaths, very much like sports or music, is a skill that

needs practice.Direct, targeted practice based on your knowledge

of your son or daughter’s strengths and weaknesses, and complementing their school work.But tread a fine balance as too much/too often is

likely to burn out even the most enthusiastic learner.

Mathematics Programmes @ Zhangde

Math remedial lessonsLearn to solve problems using different heuristicsMath TrailMath Recess Activities / Games

Learning Science

Format of Assessment

Section A: Multiple-choice questions (MCQs)Section B: Open-ended questions

Primary 4SA1: 100 marksSA2: 100 marks

Topics in Science Lower BlockPrimary 3Living & Non-living ThingsPlantsAnimalsFungi & BacteriaMaterialsMagnetsPlant Systems

Primary 4Body SystemsLifecycles of some

Plants & AnimalsThe 3 States of

MatterLight & ShadowsHeat & Temperature

Selected P3 topics will be tested in SA1.All P3 topics will be tested in SA2.

Learning of Science in ZPS

Garden trail

Learning of Science in ZPSHands - On Activities“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” ― Benjamin Franklin

Learning the properties of magnets

Science & Environment ProgrammesScience Centre lessons – term 3Garden TrailsGarden Curriculum (for Primary 4 students)Science Olympiad (for selected Primary 4 students)Recycling Projects: Newspapers, Ring tabs, Plastic bottles, Tetrapaks, Used pens,

Used correction tape holders, E-waste

Environment Commemoration: Environment Week, International Biodiversity Day

ExpectationsStudents should revise what they have learnt in

Science lessons regularlyA timetable must be planned to enable students to

revise regularly.Science worksheets will be filed into the Science Files

and sent back home every term for revision Parents to endorse and return the files on the last

week of each termScience workbooks will also be returned to the

students for revision termly.

Role of ParentsTrigger students’ curiosity in the things around them by asking

them questions

Get students to connect Science to the things around them

Bring students out to different places to experience the Science in living and non-living things around theme.g. Botanical Gardens, Mount Faber, Science Centre, SEA

Aquarium, Hort Park, neighbourhood parks or community gardens, etc.

Objectives of Learning MTLCultureunderstand & develop their unique identity through deeper

appreciation of culture, traditions & history

Communication valuable skill for life and work ability to communicate in MTL gives Singaporean a competitive

edge

Connection able to connect with communities across Asia and the people

who speak that language

Mother Tongue Languages (MTL)

Examination FormatComponent P4

Paper 1 – Composition

Paper 2 – Language Use & Comprehension

Paper 3 – Oral

– Listening Comprehension

15 marks (15%)

45 marks (45%)

30 marks (30%)

10 marks (10%)

MTL – Paper 1 (Composition)

Picture Composition (4 series of pictures)write at least 100 wordshelping words will be given2019/2/7 41

MTL – Paper 3 (Oral)

2019/2/7 42

Reading Aloud short passage about 80 words

Picture Description and ConversationPicture related to a theme – eg. family

Example: 1. Talk about the picture. (Description) 2. Share one activity that you have done with

your family. (Conversation)1

MTL – Paper 3 (Listening Comprehension)

2019/2/7 43

Listening Comprehension

Picture matching

Complete a dialogue

Three short text passages

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Printed Materials

Textbook, Activity Book, Reading Card, Picture Card

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ICT Resources

Video, Audio, Song, Reading Material, Interactive Game, Interactive Book

Games Tool Kit

Board Game, Grammar Card, ‘Values’ Card, Picture Card

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Interactive Game, Post-Reading

MTL P4 Teaching Resource

MTL ICT Resources

Web Address

CL https://xuele.moe.edu.sg/xuele/MOE_web/main.html

ML https://tinta.moe.edu.sg/mekar/slot/u112/ecekap/index.html

TL http://sangamam.moe.edu.sg

interest in MT learning experiences learn through meaningful language gamescultivate a reading habit eg read MT story

books, newspapers, magazineswatch quality MT languages television

programmes eg dramas, news, documentaryengage your child in MT conversations

Tips for Parents

Student Learning Space (SLS)

Username

First 5 letters of Name

Last 4 numbers of B/C

Username: XXXXX0000A

Last letter of B/C

Online Management System

MConline – Online Management System for parent-teacher meeting and travel declaration.www.mconline.sg

Parents’ Account Will Be Available In FebruarySchool will inform parents about it.

Co-Curriculuar Activities (CCA)

Every Friday, within curriculum time.Extra training for certain CCAs (consent forms

will be given by the teacher-in-charge.

P4 Programmes 2019

Term 1 Wk 8: P4 3D2N Adventure Camp 28 Feb – 2 Mar

Sports Education Programme – Sport Climbing. Information for all other programmes will be given via

our school’s Termly Students’ Calendar

Let’s partner together

in this Learningjourney

For your child.