Tuesday, 9 January 2018

Classroom Routines and Expectations

Character Development

Subjects Briefing and HA requirements

E-learning

Communication Channels

Class-related information

Homework Routine

Spelling Day:

English – English teachers will inform

students

Mother Tongue – Thursdays

Science –Science teachers will inform

students

Parents to acknowledge by signing

Corrections

School Values

◦ Respect, Integrity, Compassion &

Perseverance, Lead Self

Leadership

Rating Scale

Demonstrates

Very Strongly

5

Demonstrates

Strongly

4

Demonstrates

Adequately

3

Demonstrates

to Some Extent

2

Not

Demonstrated

(Not

Observed)

1Primary 1 and 2

20-25Excellent

15-19Very Good

10-14Good

6-9Fair

5Poor

Form Teacher Guidance Period (FTGP)

Quality Interaction

o Interaction activities to build positive teacher-pupil relationship

o Teacher-Pupil Conferencing (TPC) for individual interaction time with pupils

Counselling Support

Security Pass

◦ Request for Early Dismissal

◦ Meeting with teachers

◦ Passing of items to pupils @Security

Dismissal Procedure

Traffic Flow

Travel Declaration in LMS

Term Examination Weighting

1 Holistic Assessment 10%

3 Holistic Assessment 10%

* Absent (MC required)

* Cheating (direct or indirect)

Term Examination Weighting

2 SA 1

•Written Paper (EMS/MT)

•Oral Component

•Listening Component

•Composition

30%

4 SA 2

•Written Paper (EMS/MT)

•Oral Component

•Listening Component

•Composition

50%

* Absent ( MC required)

* Cheating (direct or indirect)

Strategies for English Language

Learning and Reading

STELLAR

Listening & Viewing

Speaking & Representing Writing & Representing

Reading & Viewing

Language Skills:

Teaching & Learning - English

Teaching & Learning - English

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Term 1

Term 2 (SA1)

Term 3

Term 4 (SA2)

Listening Listening Comprehension

Picture Matching

Note Taking

Dictation

-

Speaking Group Presentation -

Reading -

Writing - Composition (4 pictures) Based

on STELLAR themes

Language Use Grammar, Vocabulary,

Word Order,

Comprehension

Grammar, Vocabulary,

Synthesis, Comprehension

Teaching & Learning - English

COMPONENT Time ITEM MARKS WEIGHTING

Continuous Writing 50 min OE 20 20%

Language Use & Comprehension

1h 15minOE/

MCQ50 50%

Listening Comprehension 30min

MCQ 14 14%

Oral Communication 10 min OE 16 16%

Primary 3

- Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract (CPA) Approach

- Activity-Based Lessons (ABL)

- Self-directed learning using online platform (Koobits)

- Getting Engaged in Mathematics (GEM) enrichment to build critical thinking skills

Term 1

Term 2 (SA1)

Term 3

Term 4 (SA2)

Addition &

Subtraction Within 10

000

Mathematics Test 1 Numbers to 10 000Addition and subtraction within 10 000 Time graph from P2

Mathematics Test 2 Solving word problems

Length, Mass And Volume

Mathematics Test 3

Length, Mass and Volume

Fractions

Mathematics Test 4Fractions – Addition and SubtractionWord Problems on Fractions

Teaching & Learning - Mathematics

Item Type No. of questions

No. of marks per question

Marks

MCQ 15 2 30

Short Answer 15 2 30

Problem Sums 5 4 20

(1 hr 45 min) 35 -- 80

Core Lower Block *(P3-P4)

Core Upper Block **(P5-P6)

Diversity -----

Cycles Cycles

Systems Systems

Interaction Interaction

Energy Energy

Primary 3

Inquiry Approach

5E Approach (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate & Evaluate)

Focus

Concepts

Process Skills

Answering Techniques

Term 1 Term 2 (SA1) Term 3 Term 4 (SA2)

Topical Test 1

•Living & Non-

Living Things

Topical Test 2

•Diversity of

Living Things

Topical Test 3

•Your amazing

body as a system

Topical Test 4

•Plants & their

parts

Performance-based task

•On-going

•Process skills

Teaching & Learning - Science

BookletItem Type

No. of questions

No. of marks per question

Weighting (marks)

AMultiple choice

15 2 30

BOpen-ended

6 2,3,4 20

(1 hr) 21 -- 50

BookletItem Type

No. of questions

No. of marks per question

Weighting (marks)

AMultiple choice

24 2 48

BOpen-ended

10 2,3,4 32

(1 hr 30 min) 34 -- 80

25

Term 1

Term 2 (SA1)

Term 3

Term 4 (SA2)

Listening Listening

Comprehension

-

Speaking - -

Reading --

Writing &

Language

Use

Bite-Sized

Assessment -

Vocabulary,

Grammar, Word

Matching, Sentence

Modelling,

Rearrange

sentences to form a

paragraph,

Comprehension

MCQ & OE

1)Composition

(Paragraph-writing)

2) Bite-Sized

Assessment -

Vocabulary, Grammar,

Word Matching,

Sentence Modelling,

Rearrange sentences

to form a paragraph,

Comprehension MCQ

& OE

Teaching & Learning - Chinese

COMPONENT Time ITEM MARKS WEIGHTING

Composition (Paragraph-Writing)

40 min OE 15 15%

Language Use & Comprehension

1h 15 minMCQ/

OE45 45%

Listening Comprehension 20 min

MCQ 10 10%

Oral 10 min OE 30 30%

Malay Language (HA)Subject Term 1

Term 2

SA1

Term 3

Term 4

SA2

Malay Introduction to

Malay Literature:

Written Interaction

&

Language Use

Bite-Sized

Assessment -,

Vocabulary,

Comprehension MCQ

Poem Recitation

&

Language Use

Bite-Sized Assessment

-, Vocabulary,

Comprehension MCQ

Teaching & Learning - Malay

COMPONENT Time ITEM MARKS WEIGHTING

Composition Writing 40 min OE 15 15%

Language Use & Comprehension

1h 15 minMCQ/

OE45 45%

Listening Comprehension 20 min

MCQ 10 10%

Oral 10 min OE 30 30%

• Ms Lau Wan Ting

• Mdm Gu HY

• Mr Low Hiang Meng

• Mdm Shao Jie

• Cikgu Sulaiman

• Cikgu Ainon

• Cikgu Azriena (CCE ML)

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Subject Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Physical

Education

• Athletics

• Educational Gym

• Sports and Games

• Creative Dance

• Educational Gym

• Sports and Games

Art Skills

Creating an artwork using patterns

Presentation

Quality of artwork

Music

Skills

Recorder Playing

Skills

Recorder Playing

Teaching & Learning –PE, Art, Music

Screening Test

English Language & MathematicsTerm 3

(Tentative)Selection Test

English Language, Mathematics & General Ability

Screening & Selection Test Dates

• Learning Management System/ MC Online

• For independent learning / revision

• For continuity of lessons in case of school

closure

• School website – www.yuminpri.moe.edu.sg

• Important school information, circulars

• School / department programmes

Champion’s Handbook

E-mails

ClassDojo

Phone calls

◦ Meeting with Teachers ( make an appointment)

◦ Look out for correspondence from Form/Subject Teachers

◦ Write feedback/questions/requests in the handbook

Update us if there are any changes in your contact (address, mobile, home numbers)

Make time for your child:

Reading

Studies & Homework

Social & Emotional Support

Interaction & Conversation

Reinforce Learning & Values / CIs

When?

22 February 2018

Time?

7.30 a.m to 8.30 a.m

See you there!

‘Make Your Own Bear’ WorkshopA Mother-Child Bonding Activity

brought to you by the Partnership Committee

Details

• Date – 27 January 2018 (Saturday)

• Time – 8.30 am to 12.30 pm

• Venue – PAL Room (Level 4)

• Participants – Open to all levels on a

first come first served basis (first 40

pairs of mother-child participants)

How to empower your child

to be a champion in life

• Date – 27 January 2018 (Saturday)

• Time – 9.00 am to 12.00 pm

• Venue – Teaching Lab (Level 3)

• Participants – Open to all levels on a

first come first served basis (first 50

parent participants)