Empowering Mind • Engaging Heart • Extending Hands

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Empowering Mind • Engaging Heart • Extending Hands
YCKPS/P025/2021 8 February 2021 Dear Parents/Guardians,
2021 Primary 3 Assessment Matters This notification serves to provide key information such as assessment weighting, assessment dates, and assessment format, components and topics. Home support and parental encouragement are important success factors in students’ learning. Kindly ensure that your child/ward revises his/her work regularly and prepares well for all his/her assessments this year. Assessment Weighting The table below shows the weighting (in percentage) for each termly assessment.
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
HA (Term 1) WA (Term 2) WA (Term 3) EYE
0% 15% 15% 70%
HA – Holistic Assessment (non-weighted), WA – Weighted Assessment (weighted), and EYE – End-of-Year Examination (weighted).
Assessment Dates and Absentees for Assessments The assessment dates for the year are appended. These dates are also available under the Calendar sub-page in the school website. Please ensure that your child/ward is present on the assessment days. Students who are unwell and not able to sit for the assessment are to see a doctor and submit a valid medical certificate for their absence. Medical certificates or letters issued by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners will not be accepted.* Assessment Format, Components and Topics The assessment format, components and topics for the various subjects are as attached. Kindly look through the document to better assist your child/ward in preparing for the assessments. Please keep the copy for your reference throughout the year.
Examination Rules and Regulations The Examination Rules and Regulations can be found in the Student Handbook 2021 (Pages 24 to 25). Please stress the importance of compliance to the rules and regulations to your child/ward. The school takes a serious view of students who are caught cheating, attempting to cheat or helping others to cheat. For such cases, disciplinary action will be taken and the students will be awarded “zero” mark for that test or examination paper. We trust that the information provided will give you a good head start in preparing your child/ward well for the academic year. Please refer to the school website for the latest updates on assessment matters and any change(s) to this notification. Thank you. Yours in education, Mr Ng Aik Boon Principal This is a computer-generated letter and requires no signature. * Website for list of doctors registered under the “Medical/Dental Registration Act”: https://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_web/healthprofessionalsportal/allhealthcareprofessionals.html
Assessment Dates for 2021:
Weighted Assessment (Term 2) [WA (Term 2)]
Term 2 Weeks 7 – 9
(4 May – 21 May)
Term 3, Week 8 (16 Aug – 20 Aug)
English Language
Mathematics
Mother Tongue Languages
Science
13 - 14 Oct, Wed-Thu
After school hours;
27 Oct, Wed English Language Papers 1 and 2
During school hours
29 Oct, Fri Mother Tongue Languages Papers 1 and 2
1 Nov, Mon Science
English Language Components of English Language Assessment Paper for Primary 3:
Paper 1
(Composition Writing)
EYE √ √ √ √
Format of English Language WA (Term 2) and WA (Term 3) Papers:
Paper Component Item Type No. of questions Marks Duration
2 Language Use & Comprehension
Format of English Language EYE Paper:
Paper Component No. of questions Marks Duration
1 Continuous Writing 1 20 50 min
2 Language Use & Comprehension
3 Listening
1 stimulus-based conversation
16 ~ 6 min
Topics covered for the assessments:
English Language (Primary 3)
1. All of P1 – P3 work 2. Possible Grammar items:
Subject-Verb agreement
Fearless Phil The Wolf’s Story The Blink Off
Previous titles covered Stephanie Investigates A Kitten For The King Camille & Sunflowers
Previous titles covered The Perfect Birthday Present The Gruffalo Life On The River
Previous titles covered Houses in Singapore Give Me That Wallet
Mathematics The Mathematics examination is made up of one written paper consisting of three sections. Format of Mathematics WA (Term 2) and WA (Term 3) Papers:
Section Item Type Number of questions Marks Duration
A Short-Answer 10 10
B Long-Answer 3 10
questions Marks per question
(43%)
30 marks (43%)
(14%)
The topics listed below include the corresponding topics in the course books.
Students should revise all their worksheets, including Heuristics worksheets.
The use of mathematical set is allowed (where applicable).
Students should show their working steps clearly. For questions where method marks are awarded, students may lose these marks if no working is shown.
Mathematics (Primary 3)
1. Numbers up to 10 000
2. Addition and Subtraction within 10 000
3. Multiplication Tables of 6, 7, 8 and 9
1. Addition and Subtraction within 10 000
2. Multiplication & Division
2. Length, Mass and Volume
3. Time 4. Fractions 5. Angles 6. Non-Routine &
Heuristics
2. Money 3. Time 4. Length, Mass,
Volume 5. Bar Graphs 6. Fractions 7. Angles 8. Perpendicular
and parallel lines 9. Area &
Perimeter 10. Non-Routine &
Heuristics
Science Format of Science WA (Term 2) and WA (Term 3) Papers:
Part Item Type Number of questions Marks Duration
A Multiple-choice 10 20
Total 30
Booklet Item Type Number of questions Marks Duration
A Multiple-choice 24 48
Total 80
All topics listed follow the corresponding topics in the textbooks and workbooks.
Students must keep their textbooks, workbooks and all worksheets/booklets for every level until they take the PSLE in Primary 6.
Science (Primary 3)
Performance Task on Classification: Living and non- living things
1. Classification: Living and non- living things
2. Plants 3. Animals 4. Fungi and
bacteria
3. Plants and their parts
1. Classification: Living and non- living things
2. Plants 3. Animals 4. Fungi and
bacteria 5. Exploring
9. Making magnets
Mother Tongue Languages – Chinese Language Components of Chinese Language Assessment Paper for Primary 3:

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50
28 40
Format of Chinese Language EYE Paper:

(%)

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(
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10 10 10 30
44 100 100
:

Mother Tongue Languages – Malay Language Format Penilaian dan Peperiksaan Bagi Darjah 3:
Penggal 1 Penggal 2 Penggal 3 Penggal 4
HA (Term 1) Penilaian Holistik
WA (Term 2) Weighted
perkataan berserta rubrik
Latihan Penggunaan
Kefahaman Mendengar
Format Penilaian Holistik [HA (Term 1)]:
KOMPONEN JENIS SOALAN JUMLAH SOALAN BACAAN LANTANG LISAN 1
Format Penilaian Weighted Assessment [WA (Term 2) and WA (Term 3)]:
KOMPONEN JENIS SOALAN JUMLAH SOALAN
Karangan Berdasarkan Gambar (Tidak kurang daripada 60 patah
perkataan)
Penerangan Berdasarkan Gambar Lisan 1
Perbualan Berkaitan Gambar Lisan 1
Jadual Pengkhususan Kertas Peperiksaan Bahasa Melayu untuk EYE:
Kertas Kandungan Jenis Item
OE 1 15 15 40 min
Kertas 2 Penggunaa n Bahasa & Kefahaman
Imbuhan MCQ 5 10 10
1 jam
Golongan Kata FIB 5 10 10
Kefahaman 1 MCQ 4 8 8
Kefahaman 2 OE 5 9 9
Kertas 3 Kefahaman Mendengar
kurang 20 min)
(lebih kurang 10 min)
Penggal 1 Penggal 2 Penggal 3 Penggal 4
HA (Term 1) Penilaian Holistik
WA (Term 2) Weighted
Peribahasa (1 – 10)
Mother Tongue Languages – Tamil Language Components of Tamil Language Assessment Paper for Primary 3:
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2 (
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4 (
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(EYE) √ √ √ √ Format of Tamil Language WA Paper:
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13
17

4
4
5 10 Total 28 40
Format of Tamil Language EYE Paper:
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5 5 5
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4
4
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Total 44 100 100
Tamil Language (Primary 3)
WA (Term 2)
2)
WA (Term 3)
3)
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1, 2,
3, 4

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