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Welcome to

Teck Ghee Primary School

Meet the Parents

22 January 2016

We are committed to providing our pupils with

quality education, inspiring our pupils towards

excellence, creating a caring environment and

working in partnership with stakeholders.

School Mission

我们的使命我们承诺为学生提供优质教育，激励他们追求

卓越的表现，创造一个互敬互爱的环境，与学

校合作伙伴,携手合作,共同努力。

Nurturing Tomorrow’s Leaders:

Creative thinkers, Confident communicators,

Life-long learners, Responsible citizens

School Vision

我们的宗旨为国家培养明天的领袖: 具有创意的思考者,

毕生求知的学习者和富有责任感的公民。

Aspire & Achieve

School Motto

校训

拥有理想

努力实现

School Values

T – Team Spirit 团队精神

G – Graciousness

P – Perseverance

S – Self-discipline

优雅有礼

不屈不挠

自爱自律

价值观

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Objectives of today’s session

� To strengthen home-school partnership

� To share school programmes and experiences

� To establish mode of communication

Outline of today’s session

• Character and Citizenship Education and

Social Studies

• Highlights of school key programmes:

English, Mother Tongue, Mathematics & Science

• School Homework policy

• Class Expectations

• Other Important Matters

Head, Heart & Hands

Character & Citizenship Development

Your child is introduced to the six key values of

Respect, Responsibility, Resilience, Integrity, Care

and Harmony, and is encouraged to live by these

values in his/her actions.

The school’s values of Team Spirit, Graciousness,

Perseverance & Self-Discipline are also introduced

through various platforms; FTGP, Assembly Talks, CCE

lessons, Values in Action, TGPS Courtesy, School Rules

Head, Heart & Hands


ValuesIn school, students

are taught to:

At home, you can reinforce

what is taught in school by

encouraging your child to:

Respect

Self Discipline

Greet the school’s staff

when they meet them.

Greet parents and family

members in the morning.

Responsibility

Self Discipline

Keep their study area

clean and tidy.

Keep his/her study area and

bedroom clean and tidy e.g.

encouraging your child to

make his/her own bed.

Return the used utensils

after finishing their

meals during recess.

Clean up the dining table after

a meal e.g. return the used

utensils to the kitchen sink and

for the older children, they could learn how to wash the

utensils.

Head, Heart & Hands



are taught to:

At home, you can reinforce what is

taught in school by encouraging

your child to:

Resilience

Perseverance

•Try again and not

give up when they

experience

difficulties or failures.

•Keep on trying and not give up

when he/she experiences

difficulties or failures. Continue to

encourage him/her.•Manage his/her own emotions

when things do not go his/her way,

and remain positive

Integrity

Self Discipline

•Be honest at all

times such as to

return items that

they have found to the rightful owner.

•Be honest at all times even when

nobody is looking and introduce

him/her to good examples of

honest behaviour.

Head, Heart & Hands



are taught to:

At home, you can reinforce

what is taught in school by

encouraging your child to:

Care

Team Spirit

Graciousness

•Help their classmates

e.g. buddy reading,

recess buddy

•Help out with some of the

household chores at home.

Harmony

Team Spirit

Graciousness

•Understand their

classmates better and

learn how to get along

well with others.

•Make friends with

neighbours and other

children they meet in the

neighbourhood e.g. at the playground.

•Accept others who do things

differently and see what can

be learnt from them.

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Social Studies

Field Based Learning

Jacob Ballas Garden

Reflections

Workbook

ActivityQuiz

Assessment

Theme: Knowing

myself, others and

My Surroundings

English @ P1

EL: Learn it. Love it. Live it.

Purposeful and Meaningful EL ActivitiesSpeaking / Listening

Activities

Reading / Writing Activities Time

Frame

Class / group /

paired discussions

STELLAR story Ongoing

Class / group /

paired discussions

MLEA(after any hands-on activities;

learning journey, etc)

Ongoing

Class / group /

paired discussions

Little Einstein Programme (integration of Science)

Termly

Class / group /

paired discussions

Structured Reading Programme Term 2 & 3

Individual / Group

Presentation

Script Writing

for Show-and-Tell

Term 3


English @ P1

Checklist for Speaking Activities

PAVES Strategy

Posture / Body Language

Attitude

Voice

Eye Contact

Smile / Facial Expression

Checklist for Writing Activities

6 Traits of Writing

Content and Ideas

Voice

Organisation

Sentence Fluency

Word Choice

Convention: TGPS


EL Holistic Assessment PlanTerm 1 • Performance tasks

- Listening

-Writing (Penmanship)

Term 2

(20%)

• Performance tasks

- Listening (5%)

- Reading and speaking: Poem Recitation (5%)

-Writing (Penmanship)

• Bite-size written assessment (10%)Term 3

(30%)


- Listening (10%)

- Speaking: Show-and-Tell (10%)

• Bite-size written assessment (10%)

Term 4

(50%)


- Listening (10%)

- Reading and speaking: Pick-Read-Talk (10%)

- Writing (10%)

• Revision test (20%)


English @ P1Tips to support your child in EL learning

� Visit the library, help your child select books, read with

your child

� Activate your child’s interest in learning English –

relate to everyday life – experiences via reading

newspapers/watching the news/reading posters, etc

� Encourage by asking questions especially after reading

a book or watching a movie. Always supplement your

question with ‘why’ so that you encourage your child

to reason. EL: Learn it. Love it. Live it.

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English @ P1Tips to support your child in EL learning

� Allow your child to write about his/her experiences

in a journal

� Role model - Exposure to good spoken and written

English

� Time Management & Develop Study Habit


P1 Mathematics – Teaching through Activity-

Based Lessons

P1 Mathematics

Using Heuristics to solve problems

• Act it out

• Look for patterns

P1 Mathematics

Confidence in using Mathematics

• Discuss and explain ideas to develop reasoning skills

P1 Holistic Assessment PlanTerm Mathematics

1 • Performance tasks

• Bite-size written assessment

2

(20%)



3

(30%)



4

(50%)


• Revision test (50%)

How do you help your child?Build interest and enjoyment in learning Maths

� Authentic learning� Linking Maths to everyday life-experiences

� Play games (eg. Snake and ladder, puzzles, spatial visualisation games)

� Provide a positive and non-threatening environment for Math learning

� Encourage your child to ask questions and get them to verbalise their thinking.

� Refrain from over-preparing

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Learning Support Programme (LSP)

� For English and Mathematics

� For selected pupils (not opt in)

� Small group setting

� To provide support and guidance in literacy and

numeracy

� Parents will be informed if your children are

selected


Department Mission: To empower our students to acquire effective English

language and communication skills for their academic and professional lives

through innovative teaching and promotion of independent learning.

Young Einstein Programme @ P1

What can you as parent do to

help your child: 1. When you observe butterflies in the nature,

you may want ask your child about where do

they come from and explain the life cycle of a

butterfly.

2. When the child plays with toys with magnets,

you may want to ask you child about what

items the magnets can or cannot attract.

P1MT (skills)

• Oral Interactive skills (Situational conversation)

• Written Interactive skills (greeting cards)

• Hanyu Pinyin (CL)/Phonics(ML)/Alphabet(TL)

• Reading (reading passport/portfolio)

• Writing (word/sentence)

• Listening & Speaking (Questioning & Feedback)

• Visible Thinking (White hat)

P1MT (Formative Assessment)1) Activity book

2) Spelling

3) Diagnostic test

4) Sentence construction

5) Reading comprehension package*

*for Chinese only

6) Performance Task & bite-size assessment

Written Homework (To Reinforce Learning)

• The teachers will give the necessary work to

be done at home

• On days when your child has

enrichment/remedial lessons, there will be

minimal homework, if not none at all.

School Homework policy• If your child is suddenly not well in school,

his/her Form Teacher or the General Office

will call parents.

• Your child will not be allowed to go home

alone.

• A dismissal form needs to be signed by

parent/guardian who is picking up the unwell

child.

Unwell Pupil (Safety)

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Communication Channels

• School Website:

http://www.teckgheepri.moe.edu.sg

• Call Us (64548769) / Come to the office

• Pupils’ Diary

• Letters /Emails

Thank you!

Documents

Meet the Parents - MOE · 2016. 2. 4. · e.g. buddy reading, recess buddy •Help out with some of the household chores at home. Harmony TeamSpirit Graciousness •Understand their