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OVERVIEW• Introduction of Teachers
• Attendance
• Attire
• Programmes & Events
• Communicating Student’s Progress
• English Matters
• Mathematics Matters
• PAL Matters
• PE, Arts & Music (PAM) Matters
• How Parents Can Help
• Feedback
• Be a Parent Volunteer
ATTENDANCE• Punctuality
– Mon/ Tues/ Thurs/ Fri: by 12.30 p.m.
– Wed: by 2.00 p.m.
• Silent Reading
– Mon/Tues/ Wed: English storybook
– Thurs/Fri: Mother Tongue Language storybook (students exempted from MTL may read English storybook)
• Medical and other leave
– Medical Certificate
– Parent’s letter or email
P2 PROGRAMMES & EVENTSTerm 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
MotherTongue Fortnight
(Mar)e.g. LJ & classroom-
based activities
EL LJ to Zoo (Apr)
EL Carnival Week (Jul)
e.g. P2 Pets’ Day & classroom-based
activities
Lower Primary Games Day
(Oct)
ICT lessons MTL Speech and Drama lessons
SS/Art LJ to Changi Airport
(Aug)
EL Speech & Drama lessons
EL Speech & Drama Performance
COMMUNICATING STUDENT’S PROGRESSTerm 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
CurriculumBriefing
Parent-Child-Teacher
Conference
Holistic Portfolio
Report Book
Holistic Portfolio
Holistic Portfolio
Holistic Portfolio
Report Book
ENGLISH PROGRAMME PRIMARY 2Language Learning Area STELLAR School-based Curriculum
Reading and Viewing • Shared Book Approach (SBA)• Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)
Explicit teaching of reading comprehension skills
Guided Reading Reading & Writing Journal (RWJ) Self-Selected Reading (includes school library
programme)
Writing and Representing • Penmanship• Spelling (in context)• Modified Language Experience Approach
(MLEA)• Text-Type Writing
• Process Writing (Narrative)• Text-Type Writing• Writer’s Notebook
Speaking and Representing • Speech & Drama • Show & Tell• Stimulus-based conversation
Listening and Viewing • Recognition of sounds and words in context through phonics instruction• Embedded in all key strategies
GRAMMAR Whole-Part-Whole Approach• Explicit teaching of grammar in meaningful context using Big Books
VOCABULARY Text-Based Approach• Big Books
Working with Words • Visual Vocabulary• Spelling (in context)• My Word Bank Book• Text-Based Approach (children’s literature)
STELLARSTRATEGIES FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE
LEARNING AND READINGSTELLAR aims to strengthen both language and reading
skills as well as promote a positive attitude towards reading
in the foundational years through the use of learner-centred
and developmentally appropriate pedagogical approaches
using authentic children's literature.
SHARED BOOK APPROACHThe teacher introduces and shares a Big Book with the children.
The teacher then explicitly teaches word identification and reading skills, vocabulary, grammar, language structures and the concepts of print.
MODIFIED LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE APPROACHModified Language Experience Approach, commonly known as MLEAsimply means having a shared experience and talking and writing about it.
The purpose of this shared experience is to provide the context and content for students to think, talk and write about.
DRAMA IN WRITING
Drama is used as a process help students generate and organise ideas in writing during the pre-writing stage.
EXPLICIT TEACHING OF READING COMPREHENSION SKILLS
• Through the use of authentic children’s literature
• Comprehension Skills– Monitoring (including annotation)– Connecting– Inferring– Summarising
• Reading & Writing Journal (RWJ)– Connect pupils’ thoughts and ideas in
response to reading through simple writing tasks relating to text read
MY WRITER’S NOTEBOOK (PERSONAL JOURNAL)
a) Encourage students to do individual writing based on given topics and guiding questions
b) Encourage students to write creatively through the use of scrap materials together with words to create a journal entry
• Learning about a new word through:
– authentic setting, context or reading
– understanding the characteristic(s) of the word
– making inference about the meaning of the word using contextual clues
– visual representation – expansion activities to
learn more about the word or other words associated with it
WORKING WITH WORDS:VISUAL VOCABULARY
SPEECH AND DRAMA PROGRAMME• Provides the opportunity for
students to learn skills such as voice projection, body language, oral presentation and also be engaged in activities like role-plays, mime etc.
• Lessons will be carried out during English (EL) periods by a certified drama trainer and the EL teacher.
• P2 students will get to perform to their parents.
PRIMARY 2 FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS(ENGLISH L ANGUAGE)
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4Picture Matching & Sound Discrimination
MLEA Group Writing (Trip to Singapore Zoo)
Show & Tell Listening Comprehension & Spelling
First 50 Sight Words(P2 Fry Word List)
Integrated Orala. Reading Aloudb. Stimulus-based
Conversation
Individual Writing Individual Writing
Mini Language Reviewa. Vocabularyb. Grammarc. Comprehension
Mini Language Reviewa. Vocabularyb. Grammarc. Comprehension
Mini Language Reviewa. Vocabularyb. Grammarc. Comprehension
Mini Language Reviewa. Vocabularyb. Grammarc. Comprehension
HOW TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD IN LANGUAGE LEARNING?
Encourage your child to read books and other materials such as thenewspapers and educational magazines.
Encourage your child to talk about the book or article that he/she has justread. Ask him/her to explain his/her inferences and support them with contextual clues. Ask him/her to retell or summarise what he or she has just read.
Encourage your child to look up the meaning of new and challengingwords in the dictionary. Get him or her to construct his or her ownsentence using the new word learnt to demonstrate his or herunderstanding of the word.
USEFUL LINKSMinistry of Education English Language Syllabus 2010
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/syllabuses/languages-and-literature/files/english-primary-secondary-express-normal-academic.pdf
Cambridge Dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/
Oxford Dictionaries http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/
3 PHASES OF LEARNING• Readiness –
• Prior Knowledge• Motivating contexts (stories & songs)• Learning environment (class rules &
routines)• Engagement
– Activity-based learning– Teacher-directed inquiry– Direct instruction
• Mastery– Motivated Practice– Reflective Review– Extended Learning
INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMMES
• Improving Confidence and Achievement in Numeracy (ICAN)
– ICAN is an MOE programme to raise confidence and improve Maths achievement of middle and low progress learners
• LSM (Learning Support Mathematics)
P2 ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE 2019
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Only Formative Assessments
Only performance-based assignment
Performance task Performance task Review Practice
Written Practice Written Practice
File Item
Dark Blue File All Worksheets & Practice Paper
Yellow/Orange File Maths Workbook (if detached)
Acronym Description
CE Calculation errorYou have made an error in your working
MS Missing stepsYou have skipped or missed a step
TE Transfer errorYou have copied the given numbers wrongly
ANNOTATED MARKING
FILES
PROGRAMME FOR ACTIVE LEARNING(PAL)
Primary 1 Primary 2
Thursday5 – 6.30 p.m.
Friday5 – 6.30 p.m.
Students go through 4 modules every year.Each module comprises of 6 lessons.
4 PAL Modules:Visual Arts
Performing ArtsSports and GamesOutdoor Education
SPORTS & GAMESMainly taught by Form or Co
Form Teachers.
Aims to enhance Teacher-Student Relationships.
VISUAL ARTS PAL aims to enhance the learning of Socio-Emotional
Competencies.
Pupils are also learn module-targeted skills.
Lessons are also designed to nurture the 3Cs in the
students:
ConfidenceCuriosity
Co-operation
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
PERFORMING ARTS
Primary 2Sports and
GamesPlanes!
Fundamental movements skills and game creation
OutdoorEducation
What is in my garden?
Appreciating nature
Visual Arts Around the World!
Making Art Pieces representative of the countries
Performing Arts
PAL Drama!
When drama and music meet.
Tanjong Katong Primary SchoolPAM vision
Tanjong Katong Primary SchoolPAM vision
A community of individuals with a love for active lifestyle and the Arts
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Primary 1 – 3, strong foundation is built
Primary 4- 6, broad exposure to sports and games
Primary 4- 6, further development of skills and interests through House
Games and CCAs
National Physical and Sports Development Framework
Physical Education Programme Primary 2
Lower Primary Games Day @ Children’s Day Celebration
Lower Primary Games Day @ Children’s Day Celebration
PE lessons focusing on fundamental skillsPE lessons focusing on fundamental skills
Art Curriculum @ TKPSkill-based Artwork
LEVELS TERM 1 TERM 2 TERM 3 TERM 4PRIMARY 1 Design using Lines and Shapes Self portrait inspired by James
RizziFamily Portrait inspired by
Piet MondrianDrawing
PRIMARY 2 Warm and cool coloursDesign inspired by
Kandinsky
2D Design inspired by Pollock
3D Portrait using recycling items
Drawing
PRIMARY 3 Paper weaving Ethnic Art Photo frame inspired by Anthony Poon
Drawing
PRIMARY 4 3D crepe paper sculpture (Animals)
Poster painting on Singapore icon
Ethnic Art Drawing
PRIMARY 5 Digital Art(vendor-based)
• Poster painting inspired by Pablo Picasso
• Clay art
Batik Painting Drawing
PRIMARY 6 Composition drawing Oil on canvas inspired by Vincent Van Gogh (fruits)
Poster painting – Places of Interest in Singapore(prior art photograph)
Drawing
HOW PARENTS CAN HELP• Organizational Skills
– Pack school bag according to the class timetable
– Check homework file for letters and assignments
– Label all belongings and take good care of them
• Close Monitoring of work
– Parents to sign and acknowledge letters, assignments, assessment papers, etc. and return them within 2 school days or the date stated.
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Register for Golf & Dinner Event
OR register for dinner only
Buy the book!
Donate via cash or cheque!
Booths are located at the back of the school hall and at Pavilion 1
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