Welcome to

P6 Curriculum Briefing 2016

29 January, Friday

Self-directed Learners, Compassionate Leaders

& Responsible and Useful Citizens

• Welcome and address by Vice Principal

• Sharing on School Vision , Mission and values

• Introduction to School Management and Level teachers

• 2013-2015 PSLE results

• Different Pathways

• Secondary School Education

• Direct School Admission

• PSLE T-Score

• Secondary One Posting

• Character & Citizenship Education

• Question and Answer

Programme

To develop every pupil into Self-Directed learners,

Compassionate leaders & Responsible and Useful

citizens

School Vision

School Mission : A school of excellence

where pupils and staff grow in wisdom,

stature and in favour with God and Man

(Adapted from Luke 2:52)

GMSP C2015 Student Outcomes

Self-directed Learner

Disciplined

Responsible for his holistic

development

Exhibits 21st Century Skills

Strives for excellence

Compassionate Leader

Love and Reverence for God

Respect for self and others

Empathy for others

Social and Emotional

(SEL)Competencies

Responsible and Useful Citizen

Appreciate Singapore

Strong sense of civic responsibility

Is informed about local and global affairs

Active in serving the community

School Values

R: Respect

I: Integrity

C: Compassion

H: Honour God , Nation & School

T: Teamwork

P: Passion For Learning

Road Safety and Traffic Management

We would like to seek your cooperation on the following matters:

- Road crossing

Dismount from bicycles, scooters, etc

Continue to teach the children to observe safe crossing

- To queue and wait for the public bus and not push their way up.

Regular checks will be done by teachers and security officers

BUT children must own the responsibility

- Dropping off at Block 120

Prepare the child for prompt alighting

Keep schoolbags with the child and not in the boot, if possible

Methodist Schools Primary Schools Affiliated Secondary

Schools

Anglo-Chinese School ( Junior )

Anglo-Chinese School ( Barker Road ) Anglo-Chinese School ( Independent )

Anglo-Chinese School ( Primary )

Fairfield Methodist School ( Primary )

Fairfield Methodist School ( Primary )

Geylang Methodist School ( Primary )

Geylang Methodist School ( Secondary )

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School ( Primary )

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School ( Secondary )

Methodist Girls’ School Methodist Girls’ School

Affiliation to GMSS

• Cut off point to Express Stream ( GMSS ) is

195.

• For pupils who score between 188 –194 and

are given the Option band of Express and

Normal (Academic), they will have to choose

Normal (Academic) if they want to go GMSS.

Skills and Attitudes

Valued by Employers

Every Student, an Engaged Learner

Every School, a Good School

Every Teacher, a Caring Educator

Every Parent, a Supportive Partner

Character Development

School focus: Self leadership / Self -discipline

Reinforcing of school rules

(found in the pupil handbook Pg. 8-12 )

CCE learning outcomes with the conduct rubrics

(found in the pupil handbook Pg. 14-17)

Respect exercises self discipline and be considerate towards others regardless of their race, culture and religion (SM) treats everyone fairly and kindly (SoA) listens attentively and respond appropriately (SoA) cares for the environment (SA, RDM) obeys classroom and school rules (SM, RDM)

Integrity is honest and sincere in words and in deeds (SM, RDM) accountable for your words and actions (RDM) fulfills a promise to your parents, teachers and friends (RDM) plays fairly in sports, games and competitions (RDM) does what is right (RDM)

Compassion is sensitive to others’ feelings (SoA) realizes that your actions will affect others (SA, RDM) contributes positively to the community through kind deeds and actions (RDM) ** put others’ needs before your own (SA, RDM)

Teamwork does your fair share of your work when you are part of a team (SM, RDM) respect everyone’s ideas when working in a team (SoA, RM) investigates new ways of looking at things with your teammates (RDM) gain knowledge and develop your abilities to contribute to your team (RDM) work together as a team to solve problems (RM, RDM) work for a common goal (RM, RDM) ** put your team’s interest before your own (SA, RDM)

Passion For Learning

adopts a positive attitude towards learning (SA, SM) takes pride in work and submit assignments on time (SA, RDM) sets own targets and works towards it (SA, SM) reflects and learns from mistakes and experiences (SA, SM) accepts challenges and looks for ways to overcome them (RDM) studies hard to achieve good grades (SM,RDM)

Conduct Rubrics

Character and Citizenship Education in GMSP

Objective of CCE in GMSP :

To develop Useful and Responsible Citizens and

Compassionate Leaders who are guided by Christian values,

global in outlook but rooted in Singapore

School Values: Honour God , School and Nation, Respect,

Compassion, Integrity, Passion for Learning and Teamwork

‘Train a child in the way he should

go, and when he is old ,

he will not turn from it ’ Proverbs 22:6

Geylang Methodist School (Primary)

Assessment : CA1 2016

Dates Subject

29 Feb EL/ FEL Paper 2

1 Mar Math / Foundation Math Paper 1 and 2

2 March MT / Foundation MT Paper 2

3 March Science / Foundation Science

4 March HMT Paper 1 and 2

Geylang Methodist School (Primary)

Assessment : SA1 2016

Dates Subject

4 May (Wed) EL/Foundation EL Paper 1 and LC

4 May ( Mon ) MT/Foundation MT Paper 1 and LC

5 May (Thur) HMT Paper 1 and 2

9 May ( Mon ) EL / Foundation EL Paper 2

10 May ( Tue ) Math / Foundation Math Paper 1 and 2

11 May ( Wed) MT / Foundation MT Paper 2

12 May ( Thu ) Science / Foundation Science

Geylang Methodist School (Primary)

Assessment : Preliminary Examination 2016

Dates Subject

27 & 28 July EL and MT Oral

3 August EL and MT Listening Comprehension

22 August EL / Foundation EL Paper 1 and 2

23 August Math / Foundation Math Paper 1 and 2

24 August MT /Foundation MT Paper 1 and 2/

25 August Science / Foundation Science

26 August HMT Paper 1 & 2

Geylang Methodist School (Primary)

Assessment : PSLE 2016 (Tentative)

Dates Subject

18 & 19 August EL and MT Oral

16 September EL and MT Listening Comprehension

29 September EL / Foundation EL Paper 1 and 2

30 September Math / Foundation Math Paper 1 and 2

3 October MT / Foundation MT Paper 1 and 2

4 October Science / Foundation Science

5 October HMT Paper 1 and 2

March Holidays No extended learning

June Holidays Extended Learning (first week) Remedial Classes (last week)

September Holidays

Remedial Classes

Holiday Classes

Attendance

• Pupils who are absent from school due to sickness must produce a medical certificate (MC) .

• If the reason is non-medical , (e.g. death in the family) , a letter is required.

• Inform the form teacher when child is unable to attend school (SMS, email) .

• The school does not encourage parents to take their children out during term time and they are to check with the subject teachers with regard to the curriculum that their children will miss as well as the work that will be given for reinforcement of what have been covered. Parents have to get permission from the Principal.

Examinations

• No mark will be given when a pupil is absent without medical certificate (MC) . A letter from the parent / guardian will not be accepted in this case unless for valid reasons such as the death of closed relatives (e.g. grandparents) will be accepted.

• For pupils who do not produce an MC, a ZERO will be given for that subject.

• For pupils who has an MC, marks will be pro-rated (for language component, it depends on which is affected). There will be no re-sitting of examination papers for pupils except for oral. An “MC “ will be reflected in the result slip.

Primary School Leaving Examination

& Secondary Education

P5 and P6 ( Standard) Grading System

Grade Mark Range

Descriptor (Understanding of subject)

A* >90 Has very good understanding

A 75 - 90 Has good understanding

B 60 - 74 Has good understanding

C 50 - 59 Has adequate understanding

D 35 - 49 Has fair understanding

E 20 - 34 Has elementary understanding

U < 20 Has not met requirement for a minimum grade

P5 and P6 ( Foundational) Grading System Grade Mark Range Descriptor

G1 > 85 Is very good at the subject at

the foundation level

G2 70 – 84 Is good at the subject at the

foundation level

G3 50 – 69 Has adequate grasp of the

subject at the foundation level

G4 30 – 49 Has elementary grasp of the

subject at the foundation level

U < 30 Has not met the requirement for

the minimum grade

PSLE

Depending on

your child’s

PSLE

aggregate

Standard

Subjects

Foundational

Subjects

Special

Normal Academic course

Normal Technical course

End of PSLE

Express

Normal Academic

course

Normal Technical course

PSLE

Express

(Sec 1 - 4)

Normal

(Academic) /

(Technical)

(Sec 1 - 4)

N-level Exam

Sec 5 N(A)

O-level Exam

Polytechnics

JC / MI

A-level Exam / Others (IB)

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University

ITE

NorthLight/

PathLight

School

PSLE

The eventual posting to a secondary school

is based on merit and choice (including

affiliated secondary school, GMSS).

The scores reflect the relative achievement of pupil

as compared to the entire cohort.

Based on the aggregate score, pupils apply for

the different secondary courses and their

schools of choice.

Placement test

Secondary Education

• Express Course

• Normal (Academic) Course

• Normal (Technical) Course

Cut-off Points for Streams

Stream Cut-off Points

Express 200

Express / Normal (Academic) 188

Normal (Academic) 160

Normal (Academic) / Normal (Technical) 152

Normal (Technical) Below 152

EXPRESS COURSE

Courses in Secondary Schools

Express (E- course)

• 4-year course

• For candidates who performed well • Top 10% will be eligible for Higher Mother Tongue Language

• Top 11-30% band of PSLE cohort may study Higher Mother

Tongue if they obtain A* in MTL or Merit in HMTL

Language Programme

• Higher Mother Tongue Language for top 10% pf

PSLE Cohort or top 11% - 30% with A* grade in

MTL or a Merit in HMTL.

• If school does not offer such course, pupils will

do HMTL in designated Centres outside

curriculum time. (Ref E)

- Ministry of Education Language Centre

- Umar Pulavar Tamil Language Centre

- EMAS, an elective ML programme at Bukit

Panjang Govt High School for HML

Foreign Language

• Top 10% of PSLE cohort and who have a natural

ability to learn a foreign language.

• Foreign language offered (French/German/Japanese/

Bahasa Indonesia)

• Pupils or one parent must be a Singapore citizen or

SPR.

• Pupils not of Chinese, Malay or Indian race or with

one parent who is not C/M/T may apply for approval to

study a foreign language in lieu of MTL at MOELC

Website: moe.gov.sg/moelc

Integrated Programmes ( IPs)

• Provide a seamless education where secondary

students can proceed to preuniversity without

taking the GCE ‘O’ Levels.

• For students who can benefit from a more

flexible and less structured programme and

engage in broader learning experiences.

• Some IPs may offer alternative curricula and

examinations, e.g. the International

Baccalaureate.

• 4 year course

• Prepares pupils for GCE ‘O’ Level Higher Exam

Music Elective Programme (MEP)

ACS (Independent)

Catholic High School (SAP/Autonomous)

Crescent Girls’ School (Autonomous)

Dunman High (SAP/Autonomous)

MGS (Independent)

Tanjong Katong Girls (Autonomous)

CHIJ St Nicholas Girls (SAP/Autonomus)

Raffles Girls’ School (Independent)

Raffles Institution (Independent)

• 4 year course

• Pupils with academic abilities to undertake

a challenging Art programme.

Art Elective Programme (AEP)

Bukit Panjang Govt High School ((Autonomous)

Hwa Chong Institution (SAP/Independent)

CHIJ Toa Payoh (Autonomous)

Nanyang Girls (SAP/ Independent)

Victoria School (Autonomous)

Zhonghua Secondary School(Autonomous)

NORMAL ACADEMIC &

TECHNICAL COURSE

Courses in Secondary Schools

Normal (Academic) - NA course

• 5-year course

• 4th year – pupils will sit for N-Level

• 5th year – pupils will sit for O-Level

• Eligible to go to JC/Poly/University

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Courses in Secondary Schools

Normal (Technical) - NT course

• 5-year course

• Flexibility in the N(T) course to do 1 or 2

N(A) subjects

• Eligible for Institute of Technical Education

• Depending on result, pupils may continue

to do O-level in the 5th year

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Independent Schools

• They set their own scale of fees and

admission policy.

• Singapore Citizens with outstanding

performance will be invited to apply for the

Edusave Entrance Scholarships for

Independent Schools (EESIS).

• Students who are interested should opt for

Independent Schools among their six choices.

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Independent Schools

• Anglo Chinese (Independent)

• Hwa Chong Institution

• Methodist Girls’ (Sec)

• Nanyang Girls’ High

• Raffles Girls’ School

• Singapore Chinese Girls’ School

• St Joseph’s Institution

Special Assistance Plan (SAP)

• Government, Aided or Independent Schools

• Top 10% cohort with CL

• Top 11% - 30% cohort who met the language

criteria

CL A* grade or HCL – Merit

• Bonus points for admission to SAP schools

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Bonus Points For Admission to SAP Schools only

Higher Chinese Grade Bonus Point

Distinction 3

Merit 2

Pass 1

Special Assistance Plan (SAP)

• Anglican High School

• Catholic High School

• CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School

• Chung Cheng High School (Main)

• Dunman High School

• Hwa Chong Institution (High Sch Sect)

• Maris Stella High School

• Nanyang Girls’ High School

• River Valley High School

• Nan Hua High School

• Nan Chiau High School

• Have greater autonomy to provide a wider range of

innovation and enrichment programmes

• May charge additional miscellanous fees

• Benefit from innovative curricula as well as a varied

range of enrichment programmes.

• Have the flexibility of directly admitting pupils with

niche-related talents into Secondary One under the

Direct School Admission process. This is subject to a

cap of 10% of the school’s Secondary One cohort.

Autonomous schools

Autonomous schools

Anderson Secondary School Anglican High School

Bukit Panjang Govt High CHIJ Katong Convent

CHIJ Secondary School (Toa Payoh) St Nicholas Girls’School

Chung Cheng High ( Main ) Catholich High School

Cedar Girls ’Sec School Commonwealth Sec.

Cresent Girls’ School Dunman HIgh School

Dunman Secondary School Fairfield Methodist Sch

Maris Stella High Nan Hua High school

Ngee Ann Secondary School River Valley High School

Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ Secondary Temasek Secondary

St Anthony’s Canossian Secondary St Hilda’s Sec School

St Margaret’s Sec School Tanjong Katong Sec

Tanjong Katong Girls ‘School Xinmin Secondary School

Yishun Town Secondary School Victoria School

Zhonghua Secondary School

Integrated Programme (IP)

• PSLE results must meet entry requirement

• Integrated Upper Sec and JC education

• Proceed to JC without taking the GCE ‘O’

• Time freed to stretch pupils and provide greater

breadth in the academic and non-academic

curriculum.

• School-based assessments

Integrated Programmes ( IPs) Schools

Indicating IP or ‘O’ Level Programme Secondary School Name Option code

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) 7001

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) – Integrated Programme 9161

Catholic High School 7102

Catholic High School – Integrated Programme 9131

Cedar Girls’ Secondary School 3004

Cedar Girls’ Secondary School – Integrated Programme 9152

CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School 7118

CHIJ St. Nicholas Girls’ School – Integrated Programme 9134

Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary) 7030

Methodist Girls’ School (Secondary) – Integrated Programme 9162

Singapore Chinese Girls’ School 7014

Singapore Chinese Girls’ School – Integrated Programme 9132

Indicating IP or ‘O’ Level Programme Secondary School Name Option code

St. Joseph’s Institution 7020

St. Joseph’s Institution – Integrated Programme 9141

Victoria School 3014

Victoria School – Integrated Programme 9151

Temasek Junior College (only offers IP) 0702

Niche Programme Schools

• Admit students up to 5% of Sec 1 intake on

discretionary basis to build up their niches

• Have greater flexibility in student admission to

allow a more diverse range of pupil

achievements & talents to be recognised

• Gives due consideration to abilities not fully

assessed in the PSLE

Specialised Schools

Cater to pupils who have talents in specific fields

Singapore Sports School

NUS High School of Maths and Science

School of the Arts ( SOTA )

School of Science and Technology

Determine their own curriculum and programmes to develop pupils’ special abilities

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Singapore Sports School (SSS)

Pupils who have the following can apply

directly :

• experience in representing their primary school in inter-primary schools sports competitions

• talents or physical attributes to succeed in the sports offered by the SSS

Website: www.sportsschool.edu.sg

School of the Arts ( SOTA)

Pupils who have the following can register directly :

• Must attend the Talent Academy (TA). The TA is a selection platform which includes live auditions, personal interviews and portfolio reviews

• During the audition, a student's potential is taken into account as well as his or her artistic talent.

• TA is usually held during the March and June school holidays and is open to all Primary 6 students. Students may audition in Dance , Music (Instrumental or Voice) , Theatre , Visual Arts

Website: www.sota.sg

NUS High School

• Specialized Independent school with 6 years of holistic education with emphasis on excellence in Mathematics and Science.

• Intake is based on the following:

-Academic performance in school, especially in the areas of Maths & Science

-Teacher’s recommendation on pupils’ learning aptitude & academic potential

-Performance in activities during Maths & Science camp organised by NHS

- Quality results in PSLE

Website: www.highsch.nus.edu.sg

School of Science and Technology (SST)

• A distinctive 4-year programme which adopts innovative teaching approaches and use of learning spaces that fully leverage on ICT to bring about engaged learning for the pupils.

• Focuses on applied learning and offers Applied subjects like Design studies , Environmental Science and Technology and biotechnology

• Website : http://www.sst.edu.sg

Vocational Schools For pupils who can benefit from a hands-

on and practical approach to learning • Northlight School Website : www.northlightschool.edu.sg

• Assumption Pathway School Website : www.aps.edu.sg

PSLE

T-Score

PSLE - A Placement Exam

• Places pupils into different courses according to

their academic ability.

• Enables posting to secondary schools by merit

and as far as possible into a school of their

choice.

• Reflects the relative achievement level of pupils

compared to their peers.

The PSLE Aggregate Score

• incorporates performance of pupils

in all 4 subjects

• allows pupils to be ranked fairly

Can raw scores be used?

NO !

Why Not?

Different subjects have: • different levels of difficulty • different spread of marks from the

average mark, i.e. the standard deviation

(spread = standard deviation)

DOLLY

I scored 85% in

both English

and Mother

Tongue !

H U R R A Y !

Dolly scores 85% in both EL and MT

85%

EL

EL ave

= 60%

MT

MT ave

= 80%

Her performance in MT is very

close to that of other pupils

She did much better

in EL as compared to

other pupils

0 100

A need for standardisation of

the raw scores

Transformed Score

or T-Score

T-Score EL MT

50

85% 85%

T-Score converts average mark of each subject to a common

score of 50 points. It also converts other marks taking into

consideration the extent to which they differ from the average

and the size of spread of the marks around the average.

Average

= 80%

Average

= 60%

What is T-Score?

• It gives the relative position of a pupil’s

performance as compared to the

performance of all the other pupils in that

subject.

• The raw mark obtained in the exam only

shows how good the pupil is in that

subject, not how good he is as compared

to others.

where

X: pupil’s mark for the subject

Y: average mark (mean) scored by all

pupils

Z: spread of marks around the average

mark

How is T-Score calculated for each subject?

Z

Y) - (X 10 50 T + =

Example:

• Pupil’s mark in exam (X) = 50

• Average mark scored

by all pupils (Y) = 68

• Spread of marks around the

average mark (Z) = 14

T = 50 + 10 (50 - 68)

14 = 37.14

X

How is the Aggregate Score calculated?

By adding the T-Scores of

the 4 subjects

Example:

Subject Total Raw

Mark T-Score

English 200 105 34

Mother Tongue 200 152 51

Mathematics 100 67 53

Science 100 58 47

Aggregate: 185

Finally,

all pupils are ranked

according to their Aggregate

Scores

T-SCORES & GRADES:

Is it possible for a pupil with 3A* and 1A to be ranked lower than another pupil

who has only 1A* and 3As?

Yes, it is possible

Aggregate T-score: 246 249

Subj John’s Susan’s

Mark (Grade)

T-Score

Mark (Grade)

T-Score

EL 180 A

60 190 A*

68

MT 185 A*

70 180 A

68

MA 91 A*

60 80 A

58

SC 92 A*

56 86 A

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Career Guidance

Aims of Education and Career Guidance for P5 &6 pupils

1. nurture one’s self awareness, self-directedness and life skills, to set wise goals, to continually learn and add value to their future workplace;

2. enable the individual to explore viable education and career options through the provision of accurate and comprehensive information

3. inculcate an appreciation for the value of all occupations

and how they contribute to the well- functioning of society;

4. equip our students with skills and means to positively

engage their parents and other career influencers.

Key Message and Key Emphases on Education and Career Guidance for

P5 &6 pupils

Key Message

•Know who I am

•Where I am going

•How to get there?

Key Emphases for

Primary Students

1. Focus on career awareness

2. Develop self-awareness of strengths and interests

3. Explore educational

pathways in Singapore

Overview of ECG Portal ecareers.sg (Primary Site)

Login in using student’s BC number

(1) Who am I?

(2) Where am I going?

(3) How do I get there?

2nd Enhancement

1st Enhancement

Explore the Singapore Education

Landscape (Enhanced)

Find Your Favourite School

Goal Setting Module

Goal Setting Module

(General Tab)

Goal Setting Module

(Termly Goal Setting)

Goal Setting Module

(Non-Academic Goal)

Self Exploration Game - Values

Secondary One Posting Exercise

Timeline S1 Posting Exercise

SEP NOV DEC

Early Sept 26 Nov – 30 Nov

week before

Christmas

Registration

@

Sec Schools

OCT NOV DEC

week before

Christmas

Registration

@

Sec Schools

Late Nov

Direct School Admission (DSA)

• DSA-Sec is an admission exercise to allow

participating schools to select some P6 pupils for

admission to Sec 1 based on their achievements and

talents before the PSLE results are released.

• Pupils who have opted for a school under DSA-Sec

exercise must achieve PSLE results that would enable

them to be eligible for admission.

• Refer to MOE website for actual dates, list of

participating schools and application procedure

– http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-

sec

Option for Secondary School

• In November after the PSLE results

• All PSLE pupils will be given a personalised S1 Option Form together with their PSLE results slip.

• Pupils are to choose 6 secondary schools, in order of preferences

• Parents can submit the completed S1 Option Form either electronically via the S1-IS or physically to their child’s primary school during the S1 Option Phase

Factors to Consider when filling up Option

• Since posting is done based on aggregate

score first, it is important to choose schools

that are comparable to the child’s academic

ability

Reference: School’s assessment

Cut-off scores of schools

(Information Booklet will be given)

Factors to consider

• The Secondary school’s aggregate range of the

previous year

• Academic ability, talents and interest of the

child

• School Values, Culture

• School programmes, CCAs, etc

• School achievements and awards

• Distance from home

• GMSS -the affiliated school

S1 Posting Method

Rank all PSLE

students

by their PSLE

Scores

285

284

263

240 and below

By Merit :

S1 Posting Method

By Choice

285

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th

284

263 FULL FULL

• A pupil with a better PSLE T- score who

chooses a secondary school as his later choice

e.g. 5th or 6th choices will NOT be put at a

disadvantage as compared to another pupil

who chose the same school as his earlier

choice e.g. 1st choice.

• The pupil who has the better PSLE score will

considered for posting to each of his choices

first.

S1 Posting Method

• The PSLE score range for secondary school are not pre-determined before posting.

• The previous years’ “cut-off-point” for each school is the PSLE score of the last PSLE pupil who was posted to the school.

• Depends on the popularity of the school.

S1 Posting Method

Un-posted Pupils

After 6 choices……

Postal District

Group Postal District

Points to Note

• Update latest home addresses

(give to the form tr)

• Know critical dates so that appropriate

travel arrangement can be made.

Thank You!

Geylang Methodist School (Primary)