programme outline - moe · science learning @pcps adopted inquiry based learning in our science...

PROGRAMME OUTLINE1. Welcome Address by Principal, Mr Yap

2. Academic Curriculum Briefing

3. Assessment Matters

Subject Based Banding 2019

PSLE Year 2021

4. Mathematics Workshop

Welcome by Principal

ENGLISH

LANGUAGE

ENGLISH CURRICULUM

The English Curriculum adopts STELLAR:

Strategies for English Language Learning

and Reading

Language Learning Areas STELLAR SCHOOL-BASED CURICULUM

Reading • Shared Book Approach

• Supported Reading

• Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)

• Literature-Based Comprehension Skills

Pack

• Holiday Reading Lists

Writing • Spelling

• Writing Process Cycle (WPC)

• Budding Writers Programme

• Process Writing (Narrative)

• Digital Storying Telling (ALP@P4)

Listening • Embedded in all key strategies • Marshall Cavendish Listening Skills

Book

Speaking • Embedded in STELLAR lessons • Group Presentation

• Stimulus-Based Conversation

Grammar • Whole-part-whole approach

(Explicit teaching of grammar through

the big books)

• Grammar MCQs

English Curriculum

KEY PROGRAMMES:

• SCHOOL-BASED DYSLEXIC REMEDIATION (SDR)

• READING REMEDIATION PROGRAMME (RRP)

• SMALL GROUP TEACHING

• APPLIED LEARNING PROGRAMME

(HELP)

MATHEMATICS

KEY PROGRAMMES

• TERMLY HEURISTICS PACKAGE

• SMALL GROUP TEACHING

• P4 LEARNING JOURNEY

SCIENCE

SCIENCE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK

SCIENCE LEARNING @PCPS

Adopted Inquiry Based Learning in our Science curriculum and programme.

• Develop pupils to be curious about what they see and observe around

them.

• To be able to make meaning and draw conclusions about the observation in

a scientific way.

• Ask questions, collect data and use such as evidence to communicate

explanations and connect these to the world around them.

Term 1 / Term 2 Term 3/Term 4

MOTHER TONGUE

CL / ML / TL

• MOTHER TONGUE FORTNIGHT

• MOTHER TONGUE CULTURAL DAY (During Curriculum)

• FESTIVE CELEBRATIONS

KEY PROGRAMMES:

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Holistic Assessment

to Support

Learning and Development

of the Child

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Assessment is Part of Learning

Teaching

Assessment

(AfL & AoL)

Your child

shows how

much he has

learnt

Your child acquires

new skills / knowledge

Your child

receives feedback

to help him move

forward

ASSESSMENT @ PCPS

PRIMARY4

ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

SA1 - Total Marks: 100

PAPER 1: (20 marks)

Composition Writing

PAPER 2: (50 marks)

Language Use & Comprehension

PAPER 3: (14 marks)

Listening Comprehension

PAPER 4: (16 marks)

Oral: Reading Aloud & Stimulus-

Based Conversation


PAPER 1: (20 marks)

Composition Writing

PAPER 2: (50 marks)

Language Use & Comprehension

PAPER 3: (14 marks)

Listening Comprehension

PAPER 4: (16 marks)

Oral: Reading Aloud & Stimulus-

Based Conversation

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Paper Marks

Paper 1- Composition 20

Paper 2 – Language Use and Comprehension 50

Paper 3 – Listening Comprehension 14

Paper 4 – Oral (Reading Aloud & Stimulus Based

Conversation)16

Total 100



SA 1 - Total Marks: 80 marks

Numbers to 100 000

Factors and Multiples

Multiplication and Division of Whole

Numbers

Whole Numbers: Word Problems

Angles

Squares and Rectangles

Symmetry

SA 2 - Total Marks: 100 marks

All chapters

0% 30% 0% 70%

Term 2

SA1 Examination Format

Item TypeNo. of

questionsWeighting Duration

MCQ 15

30% 1h 15 minSAQ 21

LAQ 6

Total Marks 80

MCQ: Multiple Choice Questions

SAQ: Short Answer Questions

LAQ: Long Answer Questions

Term 4

SA2 Examination Format

Item TypeNo. of

questionsWeighting Duration

MCQ 15

70% 1h 30 minSAQ 25

LAQ 8

Total Marks 100

MCQ: Multiple Choice Questions

SAQ: Short Answer Questions

LAQ: Long Answer Questions

The Science syllabus also spells out the assessment objectives:

Assessment of Knowledge, Understanding and Application of Science Concepts

Assessment of Skills and Processes

Assessment of Ethics and Attitudes

Content Skills and Processes Ethics and Attitudes

Scientific facts, concepts and

principles

Scientific instruments and

apparatus, including techniques

and safety aspects

Scientific and technological

applications Scientific

Vocabulary, terminology and

conventions

Skills (P4)

Observing

Comparing

Classifying

Communicating

Inferring

Evaluating

Predicting

Using Apparatus and equipment

Curiosity

Creativity

Integrity

Open-mindedness

Perseverance

Responsibility




Themes

• Diversity

• Systems

• Interactions

• Cycles


Themes

• Diversity

• Systems

• Interactions

• Cycles

• Energy

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P3 Topics

P4 Topics

P3 Topics

P4 Topics

SA1 and SA2 Examination Format

-Item Types Number of

questions

Weighting

(marks)

Duration

Booklet A Multiple-

Choice

28 56

(2 marks each) 1h 30 min

Booklet B Open-Ended 12-14 44

(2 to 4 marks)




Listening Comprehension (10 marks)

Reading Aloud (10 marks)

Picture Description (10 marks)

Picture Conversation (10 marks)

Language Use and Comprehension (45

marks)

Writing (15 marks)


Listening Comprehension (10 marks)

Reading Aloud (10 marks)

Picture Description (10 marks)

Picture Conversation (10 marks)

Language Use and Comprehension

(45 marks)

Writing (15 marks)

0% 30% 0% 70%

MODES OF COMMUNICATION

Email

School diary

Contact number: 63857339 (General Office)

Newsletters

Memos and circulars

School Website:

http://punggolcovepri.moe.edu.sg/

ABCS

FOR OUR PCPS PUPILS

A TTITUDES

• Attitudes towards learning / life

• Resilience (coping and not giving up easily)

• Accountability (responsible for one’s actions and words)

• Punctuality (for school, for lessons and for submission of

homework)

• Endeavours to give one’s best.

• Teachability (open to feedback and to learn)

B EHAVIOURS

• Self-awareness and self-management

• Interacting / playing safe with peers

• Respectful

• Regular attendance in school

• Showing care and concern to self, peers and others

• Well-mannered

• Coming up with routines for home for children such as

organisation skills, sleep habits and diet

C OMMUNICATIONS

• Pupils – Parents

• Pupils – Teachers / Adults

• Pupils – Pupils

• Parents – Teachers / School Staff

• The language, words and tone our pupils would use in their

interactions with others.

Subject Based Banding

•Provision of the option of a combination of standard and foundation

subjects

•Caters to the different aptitudes, capabilities and talent of each child

•Help each child to realise his potential, based on his interests and strengths

Subject-based Banding

•Encourage pupils to take all subjects at Standard level

•Pupils are offered subjects which they have specific strength in at Standard

level



School-based examinations at P4

School-based recommendations

Parental choice at the end of P4

Final decision by the school based on P5 results

PSLE SYSTEM IN 2021

CHANGES TO THE PSLE SCORING & S1 POSTING IT’S PART OF A BIGGER STORY

© MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT GROUP, 2016

WHAT DO OUR CHILDREN NEED

TO THRIVE IN THE FUTURE?

VALUES

For example:

• Resilience

• Integrity

• Care

21ST CENTURY COMPETENCIES

For example:

• Global awareness

• Critical and Inventive

thinking

• Communication and

Collaboration

STRONG

FOUNDATION

For example:

• Literacy

• Numeracy

• Social-

emotional

Competencies

OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM AIMS TO:

NURTURE WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUALS

• Develop students holistically in every domain of learning

• Equip students with knowledge, skills, values and competencies for life

PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP THEIR STRENGTHS & INTERESTS

• Diversified school landscape• Multiple pathways at various stages

Over the years, we have been fine-tuning the education system

to help our students discover and develop their STRENGTHS

and interests while moving away from an

over-emphasis on academic results.

This will better enable them to lead fulfilling lives.

THE PSLE CHANGES AREPART OF A BIGGER STORY

The changes to the PSLE scoring and S1 posting

are another step in this direction.

THE PSLE REMAINS A USEFUL CHECKPOINT

It gauges the level of students’

learning

in the core subjects at the end of six

years of primary school and guides

his future choices.

WHY CHANGE?

•Reduce fine differentiation of students at

a young age based on exam scores.

•Recognise a student’s level of

achievement in each subject, regardless

of how his peers have done.

WHAT THE NEW PSLESCORING SYSTEM AIMS TO DO

OVERVIEW• How PSLE scoring works

• How S1 posting works

• Other issues

• Implementation

• Our hopes for our children

HOW PSLE SCORING WORKS

NEW SYSTEM

•There will be 8 Achievement Levels (ALs), with AL1 being the best.

•A student’s AL for each subject will reflect his level of achievement, rather than how he has performed relative to his peers.

STUDENTS WITH SIMILAR SCORES IN EACH SUBJECT WILL BE GROUPED INTO THE SAME ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL

PER SUBJECT

AL 1(BEST)

AL 2

AL 3

AL 4

AL 5

AL 6

AL 7

AL 8 (UNGRADED)

NEW SYSTEM

•This offers a good balance.

• It reduces fine differentiation between students while still giving parents and educators a gauge of a student’s progress at the end of primary school.

•Students can then be matched to suitable academic programmes in secondary schools.

WHY 8 ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS?

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PER SUBJECT

AL 2

AL 3

AL 4

AL 5

AL 6

AL 7

AL 8 (UNGRADED)

AL 1(BEST)

NEW SYSTEM

•To guide school-based assessments, we will provide reference raw mark ranges for each AL.

•These are based on learning objectives of the curriculum.

CONSIDERATIONS

•To have educationally meaningful differentiation of students.

•At the top ALs, the ranges are narrower as the PSLE is designed to show what students can do.

•On average, about half of the students will score AL4 or better.

REFERENCE RAW MARK RANGES

AL RAW MARK RANGE

1 ≥ 90

2 85 – 89

3 80 – 84

4 75 – 79

5 65 – 74

6 45 – 64

7 20 – 44

8 < 20

NEW SYSTEM

•Foundation-level subjects are designed to support a

small number of students who may not be able to

cope with Standard-level subjects.

•This enables them to focus on building up strong

fundamentals so that they are better prepared for

secondary school.

•This way, the student will also build confidence to

pursue learning at a level suitable for them.

FOUNDATION-LEVEL SUBJECTS WILL ALSO BE SCORED ON ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS

NEW SYSTEM

•The PSLE Score ranges

from

4 to 32, with 4 being the

best.

•Compared to the T-score

Aggregate, students are

less finely differentiated.

4 SUBJECT ALs WILL BE ADDED TO FORM THE PSLE SCORE

ENGLISH

MOTHER TONGUE

MATHEMATICS

SCIENCE

AL3

AL2

AL1

AL2

PSLE SCORE: 8

NEW SYSTEM

•Students will continue to

be placed in the

appropriate Secondary

School courses –

Express, Normal

(Academic),

Normal (Technical) or

option bands.

STUDENTS WILL BE STREAMED BY THEIR PSLE SCORE

PLACEMENT

OUTCOMEPSLE SCORE

EXPRESS 4 – 20

EXPRESS /

N(A) option21 – 22

N(A) 23 – 24

N(A) / N(T) option 25

N(T)26 – 30, with AL7 or

better in both EL and MA

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IN SUMMARY

WHAT REMAINS WHAT CHANGES

•The T-score Aggregate will be replaced by the PSLE Score, to reduce the fine differentiation of our students at a young age based on exam scores.

•A student’s AL for each subject will reflect his own achievement, rather than how he has performed relative to his peers.

•Same 4 subjects are tested, and scores are awarded to guide students’ choices for the next stage of their education journey

•Subject curriculum will be continually updated. This is not related to the PSLE scoring and S1 posting changes.

HOW S1 POSTING WORKS

NEW SYSTEM

The PSLE Score will be the first criterion for posting.

If 2 students with the same PSLE Score vie for a place in a school, the following tie-breakers will be used.

1.CITIZENSHIP

(Singapore Citizens, Permanent Residents,

then International Students)

2.CHOICE ORDER OF SCHOOLS(NEW)

3.COMPUTERISED BALLOTING

HOW POSTING WILL WORK

NEW SYSTEM

• Again, suppose the same three

Singaporean students have

chosen School F as one of their

choices, but

there are only 2 places left in the

school.

• Azlina and Colin were not

successfully posted to schools

higher in their choices.

CHOICE ORDER IN THE NEW SYSTEM

17Colin

1. School B2. School F

3. School D...

PSLE SCORE

16Azlina

...4. School A

5. School C6. School F

PSLE SCORE

PSLE SCORE

17Bala

1. School F

2. School B

3. School D...

NEW SYSTEM

• Places are allocated based

on PSLE Scores first, so

Azlina is allocated a place

(similar to today).

CHOICE ORDER IN THE NEW SYSTEM 16Azlina

...4. School A

5. School C6. School F

PSLE SCORE1

NEW SYSTEM

17Colin

1. School B2. School F

3. School D...

PSLE SCORE

PSLE SCORE

17Bala

1. School F

2. School B

3. School D...

• Bala and Colin have the

same PSLE Score.

• To decide who is allocated

the remaining space, tie-

breakers will be used

between Bala and Colin.

• Bala placed School F as a

higher choice compared to

Colin, so Bala will be

allocated the remaining

place in School F.

CHOICE ORDER IN THE NEW SYSTEM

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WHY CHANGE?

WITH BROADER SCORING BANDS:

•More students will have the same PSLE Score.

•Schools will be less differentiated based on cut-off points.

WHY CHOICE?

We recognise that families have different

considerations when choosing secondary schools,

for example, the school’s ethos, culture,

programmes and CCAs, as well as distance

between the school and home.

CHOICE ORDER OF SCHOOLS TO MATTER MORE

IN SUMMARY

NEW SYSTEM

Academic merit remains the first criterion for secondary school posting. Choice order will be a new tie-breaker.

•Choice order is introduced as a new tie-breaker to recognise the different considerations that families have in making school choices.

•To guide families, we will provide information on each school's unique programmes and indicative cut-off points.

OUR HOPES FOR OUR CHILDRENLOOKING BEYOND ACADEMIC RESULTS

• Achievement Levels will reflect student’s level of achievement, regardless of how his peers have done.

• PSLE Scores replace T-score Aggregates, reducing fine differentiation.

• Choice order is a new tie-breaker to recognise the different considerations that students and parents have in making school choices.

REDUCE OVER-EMPHASIS ON ACADEMIC RESULTS

IN SUMMARY

•Develop different aspects of

their character.

•Know that there are different

kinds of talents, academic

and non-academic.

•Know that grades are just

a part of their story.

•Understand that there are

many paths to a fulfilling life.

WE WANT OUR CHILDREN TO:

LET US WRITE THE NEXT CHAPTER

OF THIS STORY TOGETHER…

PARENTSTEACHERSCOMMUNITY

USE OF HCL FOR ADMISSION INTO SAP SCHOOLS

NEW SYSTEM

•Students will be ranked taking into

account their performance in HCL.

•This posting advantage applies

before the tie-breakers for S1

posting.

THIS HCL POSTING ADVANTAGE FOR ENTRY TO SAP SCHOOLS WILL CONTINUE 8 DISTINCTION

8 MERIT

8 PASS

8 NO HCL

9 DISTINCTION

7 NO HCL1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

6th

THANK YOU AND HAVE

A GOOD DAY !

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