Primary 1 e-Orientation School Leaders’ Address20 November 2020

Agenda▪ Educational Landscape & PLVPS’ Focus Areas▪ Home-School Partnership▪ Teaching & Learning ▪ Holistic Development Profile ▪ Learning Dispositions

▪ Safety Matters▪ Mobile Devices

A Quick Poll

Student-Centricity, Holistic Education“The purpose of education must therefore be beyond just academics. It must be to prepare our students for life, for work and for citizenship. But life, work and citizenship are evolving rapidly. Hence, our approaches, programmes, and areas of emphasis must keep pace to be relevant for the future.”

Aims of Primary Education▪ Lay a strong foundation

▪Nurture well-rounded individuals and lifelong learners

▪ Prepare the child for the future

FOCUS AREAS

We value every student

Each student is a unique individual with intrinsic worth. He/She has personal strengths, interests, passion and learning needs.

Every student wants to succeed

Each student has hopes and dreams. We are committed to open vistas and find pathways that energise him/her to live a purposeful life.

All can learn

Educators work with students and role model the desire to learn and the process of learning.

Learn for Life

We educate our students holistically to develop in them 21st century competencies, values, an intrinsic motivation to learn and relevant skills for the future.

Embrace All Learners

We honour our students’ individual traits. We embrace a harmonious community of diverse learners as a strength and as an outcome.

Enhance Student Well-being

We care for our students’ mental, physical and social well-being in order to develop strong character, minds and bodies.

Home-School Partnership

We want our children to be▪ Confident▪ Self-directed learners▪ Active contributors▪ Concerned citizens

Adapting to Primary SchoolIn primary school, your child will need to:▪ Adjust to a larger learning environment▪ Adapt to longer school hours and a structured

timetable and schedule▪ Interact with more students and teachers▪ Become more independent and responsible

Encourage Joy of Learning! ▪ not over-emphasising academic performance ▪ focus on your child’s learning journey, rather than compare them

to others

Give our children the time and space to deepen learning

Home-School Partnership▪ Celebrate your child’s successes, both big and

small.

▪ Provide your child with support and encouragement.

▪ Make time to find out about your child’s day.

▪ Praise your child as a kind word goes a long way!

Home-School PartnershipMain communication channels with the school:

1. Student Diary2. Class Teachers’ email address and direct phone extension

number3. PLVPS school generic email 4. MOE Parents’ Gateway App5. Class Dojo (for P1 & P2 levels) – for transition support6. Monthly newsletter – PV Connection

Teaching & Learning

What is Primary School like?▪More engaging teaching methods

▪ Programme for Active Learning (PAL)

▪Holistic assessment

▪ Focus on Character and Citizenship Education

More Engaging Teaching Methods▪ Active and creative learning strategies

▪ Investigative tasks, experiments

▪Role play, drama

▪Outdoor activities

Holistic Assessment▪ Focus on building child’s confidence

and desire to learn▪ Focus on learning progress

▪ Feedback on child’s development

▪ Students’ academic learning progress for all subjects is based on a list of learning outcomes (LOs), using a common set of qualitative descriptors (QDs) for all subjects.

▪ 4-level QDs: Beginning; Developing; Competent; Accomplished.

Holistic Development ProfileDate : 6 Nov 2019

Name : Jane Ong Identification No : T0612345FAge on 1st Jan : 6 S/N : 5 Course : Primary OneClass : P1 AristotleForm Teacher : Ms HidayahForm Teacher : Mr TanMATHEMATICS• Understands number notations, representations and place values up to tens. Accomplished• Understands the concepts of addition and subtraction, including the relationship between

adding and subtracting. Competent

• Matches, sorts, compares and orders quantities/objects (e.g., by colour, shape, size or orientation.) Competent

• Adds and subtracts reliably and fluently using number facts. Developing

Reflection of Learning Outcomes & Qualitative Descriptors

Reporting of P1 & P2 Students’ Learning Progress in the Holistic Development Profile

Learning Dispositions

Backgroundo P1, P2 Edusave Merit Bursary and P3 Good Progress Award will be based on

qualitative judgement of a student’s learning dispositions o Such awards celebrate a child’s learning milestoneso Signals the importance of cultivating the right learning dispositions and values,

from young

▪ Learning Dispositions (LDs) are positive behaviours and attitudes towards learning.

Learning Dispositions @ Palm ViewBased on our school vision and 3 of our 6 R3ICH school values

Learning Disposition ActionsLower Primary

CuriosityThe student demonstrates a desire to seek and learn new knowledge while being resourceful, flexible and adaptable. The student demonstrates an eagerness to make connections about the topics he/she is learning and perseveres when encountering challenges.

▪ Is ready to learn

▪ Is willing to ask questions about the topic being taught and shows his/her interest (e.g. by asking questions)

CareThe student demonstrates care if he/she acts with kindness and compassion, and contributes to the betterment of the school and the larger community. The student believes in succeeding together with peers and his/her actions motivate and inspire others.

▪ Takes care of learning resources and the class/school environment

▪ Encourages his/her peers in group work (helping others to learn)

Creativity The student seeks to generate relatively novel and appropriate ideas while being imaginative and having the ability to envisage possible futures. The student then interacts with others to explore and assess information and ideas, to produce interesting, appropriate and imaginative solutions.

▪ Generates possibilities when presented with a scenario/challenge

▪ Contributes his/her ideas and information willingly

Learning Dispositions @ Palm ViewBased on our school vision and 3 of our 6 R3ICH school values

Learning Disposition ActionsLower Primary

RespectThe student demonstrates respect when he believes in his own self-worth and the intrinsic worth of others. The student demonstrates empathy in his interactions, as well as, affirms and values others’ input to work towards a shared purpose.

▪ Is attentive when others share and waits for his/her turn to speak and contribute

▪ Displays good manners when learning and interacting with peers

ResponsibilityThe student is responsible if he/she recognises that he/she has a duty to himself, his/her family, school, community, nation and the world, and fulfils his responsibilities with care and commitment. The student takes ownership and sets his/her learning goals, from seeking clarification to submitting timely and quality work that reflects his/her best.

▪ Takes note of assigned work (e.g. writing in Student Diary)

▪ Submits work that reflects his/her best and done with pride (e.g. careful, neat)

Resilience The student is resilient if he demonstrates emotional strength and perseveres in the face of challenges. He manifests courage, optimism, adaptability and resourcefulness. The student demonstrates persistence when facing a challenge in his learning and comes up with possible solutions.

▪ When faced with a challenge/obstacle, he/she knows who to approach for help, and acts on it (own learning)

▪ Does his/her best to come to an

agreement with peers on a group task (working with others)

Safety Matters

School Core Values – R3ICH

ResponsibilityRespect

ResilienceIntegrity

HarmonyCare

To be a force for good in the world. Let’s start in school

School Safety Motto: Safety Begins With Me

School Safety Motto: Safety Begins With MeRespect▪ Self-respect▪ Respect others▪ Respect this place (our school)Responsibility▪ Do the right thing and do things rightCare▪ Take care of self and others

School Safety Motto: Safety Begins With MeGeneral Safety MattersComing to schoolWalk or Public Transport▪ Use proper road crossings (traffic light, zebra crossings, overhead bridge)▪ Obey traffic rules▪ Be alert of vehicular movement around the construction site outside school

Private Vehicle▪ Do not alight along the roadsides or at the zebra crossings▪ Sit on left side of the car with your school bags and other belongings▪ Alight safely and quickly

Moving around within the school▪ Walk quietly and pay attention to your surroundings▪ Be alert around corners or near pillars

School Safety Motto: Safety Begins With MeFirst line of Defence – Temperature-TakingDaily Temperature-Taking▪ Personal Oral Digital

Thermometer (ODT)▪ Recording in the Student

Diary

Please do not enter the school if you are on Quarantine Order (QO), Stay Home Notice (SHN), Leave of Absence (LOA) or Approved Absence (AA).

Please stay at home

if you or adults living with you are unwell with flu-like

symptoms.

Let us all play our part in keeping everyone safe and healthy!

Preparing for Emergency

Types of Emergency Evacuation Exercises▪ Evacuation Drill – fire or haze▪ Lockdown with Evacuation Drill – security situation

Stay calm, pay attention and follow instructions

School Safety Motto: Safety Begins With Me

Mobile Devices

School Core Values – R3ICH

ResponsibilityRespect

ResilienceIntegrity

HarmonyCare

To be a force for good in the world. Let’s start in school

Discipline in School: Force for Good

Thank you