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MEET THE PARENTS 2015
PRIMARY 5 & 6
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Time Activity Location
0800 Principal’s Briefing School Hall
Selection of Secondary Schools by VP
0840 Meeting with Form Teachers Classrooms
0930 END
Programme
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3
The Fairsian …
Refreshed
Outcomes
2015
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Primary 1, 2
Building Leaders of
Self
Primary 3, 4 Building Leaders
who Connect
with Others
Primary 5, 6 Building Servant Leaders
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Hallmark of a Fairsian Leads with Character, Serves with a Heart
The Fairsian…
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P5 Camp 2015 The objective of the camp is to
create a platform for our P5 students to bond with their
peers and teachers, build their confidence, resilience and team
spirit.
Activities: • High elements
• Low elements
• Kayaking
• Rafting
Activities: • Orienteering
• Tele-match
• Night walk
• Camp fire
Date: 9th - 11th April 2015 (Term 2)
Venue: MOE Campsite
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P4 – P6 Compulsory
House Practice & Sports Carnival 2015
Houses Level Date Day Time Venue
Eveland
Pri 4-6
9 January
6 March
Friday
Friday
1.50 pm – 4 pm FMSP Hall
Blackmore
12 January
9 March
Monday
Monday
1.50 pm – 4 pm FMSP Hall
Olson
14 January
10 March
Wednesday
Tuesday
1.50 pm – 4 pm FMPS Hall
Martin
15 January
11 March
Thursday
Wednesday
1.50 pm – 4 pm FMSP Hall
All 13 March Friday 7.15 am – 12 pm Academy of
Singapore
Teachers
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P4 to P6 Sports Carnival 2015 Venue
The event aims to achieve 100% participation of all students in a variety of games and sports, and will build teamwork, cooperation and a sense of camaraderie among house
members.
Venue
It will be held at Academy of
Singapore Teachers (AST)
2 Malan Road, S(109433)
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P4 – P6 Sports Carnival 2015 Transport
10-min walk (about 500m) from nearest MRT station : Labrador Park MRT (on Circle Line) Bus services: 51, 57, 61, 93, 97, 97E, 100, 166, 175, 408, 963, 963E Buses from nearby MRT stations Queenstown MRT : 51 Buona Vista MRT & Commonwealth MRT : 100 Harbourfront MRT : 57, 61, 97, 100, 166 Holland Village MRT : 61 Orchard MRT : 175 Car parking As there are limited parking lots at Malan Road campus, drivers are advised to park at the nearby Gillman Barracks or Alexandra Retail Centre (ARC). Relevant carpark charges apply and are subject to change without prior notice
Transport Pupils who do not take the
school buses will have to make their own transport arrangements to and from
AST on Friday, 13 March 2015.
More details will be provided to the pupils nearer to the
Sports Carnival.
If the child needs assistance for transport, please let us
know.
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Fairfield’s Culture
• Culture of Excellence
- Clear Purpose
- Joy in Learning
- Innovation
• Culture of Care
- Lead with Love
- Serve with Gratitude
- Servant Leadership
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Partners- in-
Education
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Partners-in-Education (PiE)
Over 40 events this year - choice of : • one-off events • on-going support • level/class specific support Special skills - sports, aesthetic, designing
(print/online), photographer/videographer, event decoration, event planning, etc
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On-going events
Runs throughout the year: • Parents-in-Prayer • English reading support
New this year: • Library duties and reading @ recess • Recycling, SG50 trails, sports stacking
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One-off Events
• Arts@Recess (T1) • Total Defence Day (T1) • English Fiesta (T2) • Mother Tongue Fortnight
(T3)
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P5/P6 Level specific
• Sports Carnival - offsite (T1)
Assigned to your child’s class - Chinese P6 Oral Support - English Oral Support
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PERI Upgrading
December 2014
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PERI Upgrading has started in Sep 2013
• Convert schools to Single-Session Primary Schools
• Enhanced Facilities (Standard Items) – Redesigned Classrooms
– Special rooms eg. Band Room, CCA Rooms, PAL rooms
– Teaching Lab
– Outdoor Experiential Learning Areas
– Indoor Sports Hall
• Government-aided school will bear 5% of cost
To be completed by December 2015
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Non-Standard Items
• Performing Arts Studio – This 320-seater facility will provide a conducive
environment for quality learning and performances for both the Primary and Secondary schools
• Competitive Indoor Sports Hall – With a competitive indoor sports hall, the school will be
able to promote spectatorship (parents, guests, pupils, staff) with its seating gallery when it hosts games, events and competitions.
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FUND-RAISING $1.6 million more to go… by Sep 2015
• $1,000 for a brick
• $10,000 for a star
• $50,000 for a room
• Methodist Walk Cards
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Curriculum Hours in 2016 and beyond Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri
7:30 am –
1:15 pm
Formal
Curriculum
7:30 am –
1:45 pm
Formal
Curriculum
7:30 am –
1:15 pm
Formal
Curriculum
7:30 am –
1:15 pm
Formal
Curriculum
7:30 am –
1:45 pm
Formal
Curriculum
2 – 4 pm
School
Team
Training
2:15 – 4
pm
Remedial/ Supplementary
2 – 4 pm
- Uniformed
Groups
- LEAPS
CCA
2 – 4 pm
School
Team
Training
-LEAPS
CCA
2:15 – 4
pm
Remedial/ Supplementary
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Learning Symposium (Academic) Subject Title Date/Day Time
1 English
P1- P4
Raising Readers;
Storytelling
23 Jan
(Friday)
7pm – 9pm
2 English
P5-P6
Improving Oracy Skills 30 Jan
(Friday)
7pm – 9pm
3 Science
P4-P6
Applying and Articulating
Scientific Concepts
Effectively
(re-run of 2014 workshop)
7 Feb
(Saturday)
9am – 11am
4 Mathematics
P2- P4
Problem Solving Strategies
for P2 – P4
(re-run of 2014 workshop)
7 Mar
(Saturday)
9am – 11am
5 Chinese
P2-P4
Picture Description and
Conversation Skills
14 March
(Saturday)
9am – 11am
Registration is open till 18th Jan at
http://tinyurl.com/fmsp-learning-symposium
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Learning Management System (LMS) : MCOnline
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2-way Communication • Pupil Handbook (Primary communication channel)
• Teacher’s email address or [email protected]
• Website - http://www.fmsp.moe.edu.sg/
• School phone number: 67788431
• Termly newsletter NEWSLINK
• SNAC
• Principal’s and Vice-Principals’ Email :
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Subject-based Banding & Choice of Secondary School
Mr Andrew Ng
Vice-Principal
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Subject-based Banding & Choice of Secondary School
Mr Andrew Ng
Vice-Principal
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Subject-Based Banding
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What is Subject-based Banding?
A student has the flexibility of taking a mix of standard or foundation subjects depending on his strength in each subject
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Primary 5 Subject Combination Subject
Combination Subjects
4S1H English Maths Science Mother Tongue
(& Higher MT)
4S
English Maths Science Mother Tongue
2S2F English Foundation Maths
Foundation Science
Mother Tongue
4F Foundation English
Foundation Maths
Foundation Science
Basic Mother Tongue
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End P4
Student sits for school-based examination.
• Based on student’s results, school recommends a subject combination
• Parents fill up option form indicating preferred combination
P5 Student takes subject combination chosen by parents
End P5
Student who takes 4 standard subjects and has difficulty coping: • school may allow him to take 1 or more subjects at
foundation level at P6
How Subject-based Banding works
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End P5
Student who takes 1 or more foundation subject(s) and does very well in the subjects: • school may allow him to upgrade some subjects to
standard level if the school believes he can cope • continue with the same subject combination in P6
All other students:
continue with the same subject combination in P6
P6 Student takes subject combination decided by school
End
P6
Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE)
How Subject-based Banding works
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PSLE Special Arrangements For students seeking MT exemption
For students with learning or physical disabilities (e.g. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), visual/hearing/speech impairment etc.) ◦ May be given special arrangements ◦ Applications must be accompanied by a psychological
report ◦ PSLE Certificates will be annotated for some special
arrangements
Submissions close in end January
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PSLE – Placement Examination
• Need to reflect the relative achievement level of students with their peers.
• Places students 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.
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What is T-Score?
• It gives the relative standing of student’s performance as compared to the performance of all the other level students in that subject.
• PSLE Aggregate Score is a sum of the T-scores and NOT raw score of the 4 subjects.
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EL Ave = 60
MTL Ave = 80
0
85%
John scores 85% in EL & MTL
Example
EL
MTL
His performance in MT is very close to that of his peers.
He did much better in EL as compared to other students.
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Aggregate T-Score
Total T Score = TEL + TMTL + TMATH + TSC
= 61 + 54 + 55 + 58 = 228 T = 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 = 200 (Express Stream)
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X: student’s mark for the subject Y: average mark (mean) scored by all students Z: spread of marks around the average mark (standard deviation)
Z
Y) - (X 10 50 T + =
Calculation of T-score
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Student’s mark (X) in exam = 50.0 Average mark (Y) scored by all students = 68.0 Spread of marks (Z) = 14.0
T = 50 + 10 (50 - 68.0)
14.0
= 37.14
Calculation of T-score
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Example
Subject Total Mark T-Score
English 200 105 34
Chinese 200 152 51
Maths 100 67 53
Science 100 58 47
Aggregate Score = 185
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Choice of Secondary Schools
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Considerations • Child’s academic performance, talents and interest,
special needs
• Distance between school and home
• Schools (Information Booklet)
– School Values, Culture
– School programmes, Special Programmes/Schemes, CCAs, etc
– School achievements and awards (FMSS accorded SEA)
– Distance
• Affiliated School – FMSS
• Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Schools
• Courses in Secondary School
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• Must indicate FMSS as first choice in the option form in order to enjoy priority for admission
• Not all students from FMS(P) can be admitted to FMSS, as admission to affiliated secondary school is subject to the availability of places.
• Refinement of Affiliation Policy to FMS(S) since 2011: Cut-off point to Express Stream is 200
• Students scoring between 188 to 199, obtaining an option band of Express and Normal (Acad), has to opt for Normal (Acad) in FMS(S) to stand a much high chance of being admitted to FMSS.
Affiliation to FMS(S)
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Integrated Programme (IP)
• Students need not sit for GCE ‘O’ level examination and can move on to JC 1 and 2 (i.e. Year 5 and 6).
• Students will sit for GCE ‘A’ level examination or International Baccalaureate (IB) at Year 6.
• Only some schools offer IP (e.g. SJI, RI, MGS, ACS(I), HCI, Dunman High, NJC etc.)
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• Criteria for admission
– Top 10% cohort with CL
– Top 11 to 30% cohort who meet the language criteria: CL – A* OR HCL – Merit
• Bonus Points for admission to SAP schools for HMTL:
–Distinction – 3 points,
–Merit – 2 points and
–Pass – 1 point.
Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools
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• PSLE Students who did not take Chinese as Mother Tongue will not be able to choose SAP schools, in the option exercise.
Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools
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Courses • Special / Express:
– Takes O level at end of 4th year
– Take MT at higher level (Special)
• Normal (Academic)
– Take N level at end of 4th year
– Take O level at end of 5th year / admit to polytechnic foundation prog / admit to ITE higher Nitec
– Admit to ITE
• Normal (Technical)
– Take N level at end of 4th year
– Take O level at end of 5th year / admit to ITE
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Secondary School Courses • Government/Government-aided Schools
– Mainstream schools
– Autonomous schools
– Independent schools
• Specialised Independent Schools
– Singapore Sports School
– School of the Arts (SOTA)
– NUS High School
– School of Science and Technology (SST)
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Secondary School Courses
• Vocational Schools
• Specialised School for Normal (Technical) Students
– Crest Secondary School, Spectra Secondary School
• Privately-funded Schools
- ACS(I), HCIS, SJII
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Direct School Admission (DSA)
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What is DSA?
• An admission exercise to allow participating secondary schools to select some P6 students for admission to Secondary One since 2004.
• The selection will be based on their achievements and talents BEFORE the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) results are released.
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Direct School Admission (DSA)
• To provide students an opportunity to demonstrate a more diverse range of achievements and talents in seeking admission to a secondary school
• To create more flexibility and options in school admission
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Direct School Admission (DSA)
• Admission criteria will be decided by respective participating schools.
• If DSA schools require a testimonial,
students should approach their form teachers and inform them early.
• Tentatively in early July to late November
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Stages of DSA-Sec Exercise Application Stage
Before school imposed deadline
Selection Stage
July to August
Exercise School Preference Stage
October
Results Release Stage
Late November
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Direct School Admission (DSA)
• Successful DSA-Sec students will NOT be allowed to participate in the S1 Posting Exercise, no matter how well the student has performed at PSLE.
• Students are also NOT allowed to transfer to another school after the release of the PSLE results.
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Direct School Admission (DSA)
For more information, please refer to:
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec/
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S1 Posting Method
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By MERIT All PSLE students will be ranked by their PSLE Scores
285
284
263
240 and below
By MERIT By CHOICE
S1 Posting Method
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FULL
284
263
By CHOICE
285
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
FULL
By MERIT By CHOICE
S1 Posting Method
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Postal District
Group
Postal
District
After 6 choices
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2014 S1 Posting Exercise
For more information, please refer to:
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/secondary-one-posting/
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To help guide your child to select schools 1. Explore the Singapore Education Landscape 2. Explore schools (Search by alphabet) 3. Find your favourite schools (Search by criteria)
BC No.: T0123456A Password
Use MOE enhanced ecareers.sg Portal
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Explore the Singapore Education Landscape (Enhanced)
After PSLE, students have different options available