P6 Briefing for

Parents

13 January 2017

Agenda

• Our plans for your children:– Academic Matters

– How the School will work with your child

– Holistic Development

• Tips for Parents– 2016 PSLE performance

– How parents can support their children

• Curriculum Talks

Our plans for your children:Academic

2017 CalendarJANUARY:

• 9 – Commencement of Remedial sessions

• 16 – Commencement of CCA sessions

FEBRUARY

• 27 – Commencement of CA

MARCH:

• 3 – Last CA paper

• 10 - P6s, not in competitive CCAs, stand down

from CCA

• 13 & 14 – Adam Khoo’s motivational workshop

• After March holidays – post-CA PTM

APRIL

• 20 – Commencement of SA1

2017 Calendar

MAY:

• 8 – Last SA1 paper

• 25 or 26 – PCTC

• 29 – 30 – Holiday Classes

JUNE:

• 22 & 23 – Holiday Classes

JULY:

• 27 – Commencement of Prelim exams

AUGUST:

• 4 – Last Prelim Paper

• 17 & 18 – PSLE Oral

2017 Calendar

SEPTEMBER:

• 6 – 8 – Holiday Classes

• 15 – PSLE LC

• 28 – PSLE EL

• 29 – PSLE Math

OCTOBER:

• 2 – PSLE MT

• 3 – PSLE Science

• 4 – PSLE HMT

• 9 – Post-PSLE Programme Commences

2017 Calendar

NOVEMBER:

• 17 – Last Day of school

• 23 - 27 – Release of PSLE Results (TBC)

DECEMBER:

• Before Christmas - Release of Posting Results

• The day after release of Posting Results –

reporting to Secondary School

2017 Calendar

• A lot of focus on realising your child’s potential in

the PSLE.

• Remedial/Supplementary Lessons

2 afternoons a week in Term I

4 afternoons a week from Term II

• Holiday Plans

March Motivational Workshop

2 blocks during the June holidays with

Wellness activity at end of each day

3 days during the September holidays

Our plans for your children:

How the school will work with your child

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How the School will Work

with the Children

• What my VPs and I intend to do :– Lesson Observations

– Pep talks for the children – whole cohort, class, individual

– Sharing of assessment results with the children

– Recognition of good progress made

– PTM with P or VP for parents whose children are in danger of failing their CA or SA

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• Target setting

• Helping your child move up to the next

grade or more

• Monitoring and expecting every child to

participate actively in lessons

• Mass lectures

• Flipped learning

• Time practices

How the School will Work with the Children

Our plans for your children:Holistic Development

Our Vision

Every Cedarian a

lifelong learner, a person of character

Our Mission

Nurturing

Enthusiastic

Learners and

Responsible

Citizens

Special Programmes for P6 Students

Special Programmes

Pay It Forward Initiative

Semester One

Ukelele and Digital Manga

Arts

Creativity Fest Post-PSLE

Enrichment Programmes

Career GuidancePost-PSLE

Celebratory Events

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Reason for the dual focus

• Providing your child a balanced

curriculum in school, as a means of :

– Managing stress

– Keeping your child engaged

– Reiterating the importance of

character development

Tips for Parents

Tips for Parents

• Our 2016 PSLE Results

• Educational Pathways after Primary

School

• Talent Management and DSA

• Role of parents in helping their children

realise their potential

Our 2016 PSLE Results

Course Eligibility

Anderson Secondary School 1

Ang Mo Kio Secondary School 1

Bartley Secondary School 13

Beatty Secondary School 5

Catholic High School – Integrated Programme 2

Cedar Girls' Secondary School 2

CHIJ Secondary School (Toa Payoh) 3

Chung Cheng High School (Main) 2

Choice of Schools

Choice of Schools

Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) 3

Guangyang Secondary School 5

Holy Innocents' High School 1

Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School 2

Maris Stella High School 1

Nan Hua High School 1

Raffles Girls’ Secondary School – Integrated

Programme2

School of Science and Technology 1

St. Andrew's Secondary School 1

St. Gabriel's Secondary School 6

Tanjong Katong Secondary School 5

Victoria School 1

Zhonghua Secondary School 10

Choice of Schools

Educational Pathways

after Primary School

Cedar

Primary

School Express

4 years

Normal(Acad)

4 years

Normal(Tech)

4 years

‘O’ Level

‘N(T)’ Level

‘N(A)’ Level

Integrated Programme

6 years

PSLE

Sec 5N(A)

1 year

Junior Colleges/

Centralised Institute

2-3 years

Alternative

Qualifications

Polytechnic

3-4 years

‘A’ Level

Universities

3-5 years

Work

Secondary Schools

ITE

1-2 years

Primary6 years

Secondary4-5 years

Post-Secondary3-6 years

Diploma

Seco

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Sch

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Express

4 years

Normal(Acad)

4 years

Normal(Tech)

4 years

‘O’ Level

‘N(T)’ Level

‘N(A)’ Level

Integrated Programme

6 years

Sec 5N(A)

1 year

Secondary Schools

Secondary4-5 years

Cedar

Primary

School

PSLE

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Seco

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Normal(Acad)

4 years

Normal(Tech)

4 years

‘O’ Level

‘N(T)’ Level

‘N(A)’ Level

Integrated Programme

6 years

Sec 5N(A)

1 year

Junior Colleges/

Centralised Institute

2-3 years

Alternative

Qualifications

Polytechnic

3-4 years

‘A’ Level

Universities

3-5 years

Work

ITE

1-2 years

Post-Secondary3-6 years

Diploma

Progression to Secondary School

• Integrated Programme (IP) Course: 6-year

programme leading to the GCE A-Level

Examination

• Express Course: 4-year programme leading to

the GCE O-Level Examination

• Normal (Academic) Course: 4-year programme

leading to the GCE N-Level Examination; A 5th

year leading to the GCE O-Level examination

made available to N(A) students who perform

well in their GCE N-Levels

Progression to Secondary School

• Normal (Technical) Course: 4-year programme

leading to the GCE N-Level Examination;

programme prepares students for a technical-

vocational education at the Institute of Technical

Education (ITE)

Talent Management

& DSA Matters

DSA matters

DSA Matters

• From March onwards – check

respective school websites for

information

• Some specialised schools only admit

students via DSA

• Child must have a portfolio of

recognised accomplishments

• Applying through DSA the child will

continue to contribute through his /

/ her present CCA

DSA Matters

• If your child has a CCA portfolio, he /

she needs to maintain his / her

participation and attendance until the

competition season is over

• We acknowledge external CCA

achievements in the Holistic Report

Card where evidence is provided

• Academic performance is still important

to many schools offering DSA

DSA Matters

• Candidates may be asked to

attend trials, auditions, interviews

and / or aptitude tests

• Shortlisted candidates will be

informed of the outcome:

– Accepted

– Rejected

– Provisional pending certain criteria

DSA Matters

• Candidates who are not rejected need

to confirm their choices shortly after

receiving the option form

• If they are successful and based on

their PSLE results, these candidates may

only have the option of the stream and

additional subjects. They CANNOT

choose another school and must

honour their commitment

Successful DSA Applicants Name of pupil Secondary school DSA for

Jayde Ashlea Yeung CHIJ Secondary (Toa

Payoh)

Track and Field

Kang Daeun NUS High School of

Mathematics and Science

Mathematics and Science

Toh Beam Isaac Raffles Institution Track and Field

Kek Hian Leng School of Science and

Technology

Science

Qu Fangyao Cedar Girls’ Secondary

School (Integrated

Programme)

Mathematics

Martin Luther Julianna

Jothi

National Junior College Track and Field

Charlieze Tan Ka Mun Dunman High School General Ability

The Road Ahead –

How parents can work with their

children

How parents can work with their children

BEING

•Consistent

•Engaged

•Supportive

•Present

How parents can work with their children

Being consistent• Provide as much stability as you can

• Signalling the right expectations to your child

in terms of homework to be completed

• Signalling the right attitude to approaching

school-based assessments

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Homework Matters• 2 forms:

– Incomplete work started in class and to be submitted

the next day

– Assigned homework with a 1-2 day deadline

• Pacing your child and monitoring his / her work – he /

she may not have developed the maturity and

discipline to work at a steady pace. Your child needs to

take his / her school work seriously

• You need to monitor his / her daily and weekend

homework as he / she will need to be able to cope and

complete with the increased workload in time to come.

Regular school attendance is assumed.

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School-based Assessments

• Please ensure that your child takes

assessments seriously as the assessments

serve as a yardstick of your child’s

current progress

• The SA1 and Prelim assessments simulate

the format of the PSLE papers

How parents can work with their children

Being engaged• Monitoring handphone usage

• Monitoring on-line behaviour

• Responding appropriately when you receive

feedback from the school

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Communications• We will be keeping you informed if your child is

misbehaving and we need your support

• Please refer to your child’s Pupil’s Handbook

daily for daily homework updates / important

announcements / PSLE Matters

• Should you need to meet with a teacher, please

make an appointment ahead of schedule and

refrain from contacting him / her after 6pm and

on weekends

How parents can work with their children

Being supportive

• Role model good habits

• Take an interest in the whole child

from your child’s studies to his / her

interests to his / her concerns

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Role Modelling• Role modelling so that the children have a

more positive attitude to reading and the use of Standard English and Standard Mother Tongue

• If you do have external sources of help coaching your child, do monitor whether they are value-adding to your child’s learning by helping him / her improve his / her understanding and his grades. The school is here to support you

• Sending the right signals about attendance of school, afternoon and holiday classes

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Understanding your pre-teen child

• In terms of :

– His / her physical development

– His / her interests and aspirations

especially use of handphone and

social media

– His / her interpersonal relationships

– What is happening at home

How parents can work with their children

Being present

• for formal occasions:• @ PTM

• If and when your child receives an award

from school

• On PSLE Results Day

• When he / she reports to secondary school

• as much as you can

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What can affect your child Cedarian A:

• Parents separated when young

• Had to cope with family issues at 8 – 9 years old.

P1: 73.7%; P2: 74.3%; P3: 71.3% (tipping point)

• Results improved as the family condition

improved; also grew stronger in character.

P4: 74.3%, P5: 75.5%; P6: 75%

PSLE: 230 (4As)

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What can affect your child Cedarian B:

• Steady pupil who was conscientious about her work

P1: 90.5%; P2: 86.0%; P3: 80.0%; P4: 86%; P5: 83%• Lost a parent suddenly in a natural disaster. Parent was

the sole breadwinner and remaining home-maker parent

had to look for work for the first time.

• Remained resilient for her siblings and committed to her

studies.

P6: 82.7%

PSLE: 241 (1A*,1A, 1B)

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What can affect your child Cedarian C:

• Family had financial difficulties

• Was attentive and self-motivated even

encouraged his classmates to be serious about

their work.

P1: 73%; P2: 63%; P3: 53.8%; P4: 64%; P5: 55.8%

• took his teachers’ advice seriously and took pride

in his work made a steady progress throughout

the year

P6: 69.3%

PSLE: 221 (3As, 1B)

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How we would like to work with you

• Do update us, where possible, on what is

happening at home to your child so that

we can provide the relevant support

• We will do our best to support your child

academically and where possible

emotionally

• We need your support and to bring out

the best in your child and appreciate

your following up on advice given to

the best of your ability

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How we would like to work with you

• All our Cedarians are capable of

clearing the PSLE and the result is final

determining the type of course and

school that they qualify for

• So we need to be consistent in our

messaging to them

Curriculum Talks

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Programme for the rest of the

session• Math Curriculum Briefing by K3/AYH,

Mdm Choo

• EL Curriculum Briefing by ST/EL,

Mdm Maimon

• MT Curriculum Briefings:

– Hall for CL

– P5C for ML

– P3C for TL

• Science Curriculum Briefing cum workshop by

Science Department members (ICT Lab 2)