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Preparing Your Child for Primary Education

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Getting Ready for School

Where is My Child at This Stage?

• Formative years

• Early stages of learning

• Discovering abilities & talents

Aims of Primary Education

• Nurture the whole child (holistic education)

• Lay a strong foundation in the early years of formal education

• Prepare the child for the future

Preparing our Young for the Future

21st Century Competencies – Balancing Knowledge with

Skills and Values

What Will Primary Education Be Like For Your Child?

Student-Centric, Values-Driven Education • Preparing your Child for the Future • More Engaging Teaching Methods • Programme for Active Learning • Enhanced School Facilities • Holistic Assessment • Focus on Character and Citizenship Education

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In Every Domain of Learning,

In Every School,

At Every Stage of the Learning Journey,

Whatever the Starting Point,

To Create A Better Future Together.

More Engaging Teaching Methods

Teachers make lessons

come to life

• active and creative learning strategies • investigative tasks, experiments • role-play, drama • outdoor activities etc

New Programme for Active Learning (PAL)

• More opportunities for your child to participate in non-academic activities during curriculum time

• Discover new interests, develop a range of skills and build character

• PAL is being progressively rolled out

• All primary schools will transit to single session over the next few years to create more space & time for learning both academic & non-academic areas

• School hours may be extended by 1-2 hours on certain days for non-academic activities

• NOT full-day schools

Enhanced School Facilities to Support Holistic Education

Enhanced School Facilities to Support Holistic Education

• New Design Norms for Primary Schools

- redesigned classrooms, performing arts studios , synthetic turf fields, Indoor Sports Hall etc

Listening post

Holistic Assessment to Support

Learning and Development

• Focus is on building child’s confidence and desire to learn

• Assessment should focus more on information on learning progress

• Richer feedback on your child’s development and a more complete picture of his achievement and progress

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Character and Citizenship Education

• Character Building Know thyself Know others Do the right thing Demonstrate resilience

• Citizenship Education Loyal citizen Show care and concern for others Be socio-culturally sensitive Be able to reflect on and respond to community, national and global issues

Programmes to Cater to My Child’s Strengths and Needs

• Learning Support Programmes

Learning Support Programmes

Aim: provides additional learning support to pupils in the English Language at the time they enter P1

Learning Support Programme (LSP-EL)

Aim: provides additional learning support to pupils in Mathematics at the time they enter P1

Learning Support for Mathematics (LSM)

Through Primary Education…

We want to see children who are:

Confident

Self-Directed Learners

Active Contributors

Concerned Citizens

School-Home Partnership

You are your child’s first teacher!

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What is the difference between pre-school and primary school?

In a primary school,

• Larger learning environment

• more students and teachers

• Longer school hours

• structured timetable and schedule

Support a Healthy Lifestyle

Ensure your child has… •Sufficient sleep •A balanced diet •Unstructured play •Outdoor activities in the day …good habits start young

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Working Hand-in-Hand

Be involved • Attend seminars and workshop organised • Participate in Parent-Teacher Conference • Volunteer in school programme, e .g. buddy

reading, chaperon, etc. • Join the school’s Parent Support Group

Websites • MOE Website (www.moe.gov.sg) • Parents in Education (PiE) (http://parents-in-

education.moe.gov.sg/) • Schoolbag – online newsletter for parents (schoolbag.sg) • MOE on Facebook (www.facebook.com/moesingapore)

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http://www.moe.gov.sg/

http://parents-in-education.moe.gov.sg/





http://www.moe.gov.sg/

http://schoolbag.sg/

http://www.facebook.com/moesingapore

Download the enhanced

Parents in Education (PiE)

mobile application

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www.facebook.com/moesingapore

www.schoolbag.sg

Video: Choosing a Primary School

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Registering Your Child for Primary One

For a child who has a sibling currently studying in the school of choice

Phase 1

How P1 Registration Works

For a child whose parent is a former student of the school and

has joined the alumni association as a member not later than 30 Jun of the preceding year; or

parent is a member of the School Advisory/ Management Committee

Phase 2A1


For a child whose

parent or sibling has studied in the school of choice; or

parent is a staff member of the school of choice

Phase 2A2

For a child whose

parent has joined the primary school as a parent volunteer not later than 1 July 2013 and has given at least 40 hours of voluntary service to the school by 30 June 2014 ; or

parent is a member of the church/ clan directly connected with the school; or

parent is endorsed as an active community leader

Phase 2B



For a child who is not eligible for or unsuccessful in earlier phases

Phase 2C

For a child who is unsuccessful in gaining a place in a school of choice at Phase 2C

Phase 2C Supplementary

For a child who is neither a Singapore Citizen nor a Singapore Permanent Resident

Phase 3


What is new for the 2014 Primary

One Registration Exercise?

Starting from the 2014 Primary One (P1)

Registration Exercise,

•reserve 40 places in every primary school

•for registrants in Phase 2B and 2C

•to ensure continued open access to all primary

schools.




The 40 places will be reserved for Phase 2B

and 2C (20 places for each phase) before the

start of the P1 Registration Exercise.

The number of vacancies remaining after

Phase 2A(2) (this includes the 40 reserved

places) will continue to be split equally between

Phase 2B and 2C.




• Primary One Internet System (P1-IS) for

all Primary Schools.

• The P1-IS serves as an alternate channel to

facilitate the registration of children

during Phase 2C and Phase 2C

Supplementary.


• Parents who register online will have to

produce the originals of each required

document to the school the child is

successfully registered when requested by

the school or upon reporting to the

school.

Online Registration via P1-IS



Parents may register online if,

• your child is eligible for registration in Phase

2C or 2C Supplementary

• both parents have valid SingPass

• your child’s birth is registered in Singapore



The P1-IS is accessible 24 hours during the

following periods:

Phase 2C

Starting from 9.00 am on 29 July

2014 to 4.30 pm on 31 July 2014.

Phase 2C Supplementary

Starting from 9.00 am on 10 August

2014 to 4.30 pm on 12 August 2014.

How are the Places Allocated?

Within each phase, if number of applications exceeds vacancies, Singapore Citizens will be admitted first ahead of Permanent Residents, before balloting is conducted in the following order of priority: - within 1km of the school of choice - between 1 km to 2km of the school of choice - outside 2km of the school of choice

Important Points to Note

Each child can only be registered in 1 school at any one time

A child who is successfully registered in a school based on false information given by the parent will be transferred to another school with a vacancy after all eligible children have been registered

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Thank You

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