Post on 01-Feb-2018
PRIMARY 6 Parent’s
Briefing
4 – 5.30pm
Agenda
• Principal’s talk
• Year Head’s talk
• Classroom Time with FTs and Co-FTs
• Introduction
• Role of the SDT Team
• Supporting your child on their academic journey
• PSLE matters
• Level Highlights
Year Head Briefing
3 broad directions
• Joy of learning *
• Entrepreneurial dare *
• Singapore Spirit
Joy of learning
• Learning through play
• Applied learning
Entrepreneurial dare
• Spirit of enterprise
• Resilience
• Adaptability
STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
TEAM
Year Head: Ms Grace Chan
Assistant Year Heads: Mr Jenfry Tseng Ms Michelle Lim
ROLE OF HPPS SDT TEAM
We oversee the design and delivery of a holistic learning experience that all students undergo throughout their 6 years of primary education.
Its key role is to provide a quality school experience for the students, with emphasis on values education and the development of students’ socio-emotional needs.
SUPPORTING YOUR
CHILD ON THEIR
ACADEMIC JOURNEY
Top 5 questions to ask your
teacher..
• Is he/she nice to the people around him/her?
• Does he/she interact well with his/her friends?
• What are his/her strengths?
• How can I grow my child’s interest in (subject)?
• How can we work together to help him?
PRELIM AND PSLE DATES
(TENTATIVE)
PRELIM SCHEDULE (2018)
(Tentative)
• 16 – 18 July: Prelim EL & MT E-Oral
• 2 Aug : Prelim LC
• 6 Aug : Prelim HMT
• 20 -28 Aug: Prelim Written Papers
PSLE SCHEDULE (2018)
(Tentative)
• 16 – 17 Aug: PSLE Oral
• 14 Sept : PSLE Listening Comprehension
• 27 -28 Sept & 1- 3 October: PSLE Written Papers
PSLE - A Placement Exam
•Reflects the relative achievement level of
pupils within their peers
•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.
The PSLE Aggregate Score
• Incorporates performance
of pupils in all 4 subjects
• Allows pupils to be ranked
fairly
What is PSLE Aggregate Score?
It is a sum of scores.
What are these
scores? Are they
raw
scores?
Can raw scores be used?
NO.
Why Not?
• Different subjects have different
levels of difficulty
• So are the 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
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
How is T-Score calculated for
each subject?
where X: pupil’s mark
for the subject Y: average mark
(mean) scored by all pupils
Z: spread of marks around the
average mark
(standard deviation)
Z
Y)-(X1050T +=
Example:
• Pupil’s mark (X) in exam = 50.0
• Average mark (Y) scored by all
pupils = 68.0
• Spread of marks (Z) around
the average mark (Y) = 14.0
T = 50 + 10 (50 - 68.0)
14.0= 37.14
How is the Aggregate
Score calculated?
By adding the T-Scores of
the 4 subjects
Example:
Subject Total Mark T-Score
EL1 200 105 34
CL2 200 152 51
Maths 100 67 53
Science 100 58 47
Aggregate: 185
ALL SUBJECTS :
English, Math, Science
& Mother Tongue
are given equal weighting
at PSLE
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
John’s Susan’sSubj
Mark(Grade)
T-Score
Mark(Grade)
T-Score
EL1 182A
60 190A*
68
MT 185A*
70 180A
68
MA 91A*
60 80A
58
SC 92A*
56 86A
55
Agg T-Score: 246 249
• Ms. Grace Chan (Year Head) (chan_shi_ya_grace@moe.edu.sg )
• Mr Jenfry Tseng (Assistant Year Head)
(tseng_jenfry_jeremiah@moe.edu.sg)
• Ms Michelle Lim (Assistant Year Head)
(lim_jia_yi_michelle@moe.edu.sg )
Choosing a Secondary
School
“Choosing your
Secondary schools booklet for
admission in 2019” will be issued in
Aug/Sept 2018
Choice of Secondary School
Factors to consider
Besides school’s academic standard,
there are other important factors to
consider:
• Distance
• Affiliated schools
• School programmes/CCAs
• Child’s interest & aptitude
Direct School Admission
(DSA)
Direct School Admission (DSA)
• DSA Home Page
https://www.moe.gov.sg/admissions/direct-
admissions/dsa-sec
–Participating Schools
–DSA Flowchart
–Frequently Asked Questions
Direct School Admission (DSA)• More Details on DSA will be released
sometime in May this year
• Check with respective secondary schools on their DSA criteria (school website)
• Pupils are advised not to attend more than 2-3 selection tests during the selection period
• Commitment to choice
Making that Choice…
• Joint-decision
• Informed decision
• Manage expectations
LEVEL HIGHLIGHTS
(PRIMARY 6)
• Revision classes
• Sungei Buloh learning journey
• Toy Making Project
• Post-PSLE activities
• Graduation party
Open House dates:
Nanyang Girls’ High School:
7 April (Sat)
Hwa Chong Institution:
19 May (Sat)
THANK YOU