26 JAN 2019MEETING WITH FORM TEACHERSPRIMARY THREE

Emergency Evacuation Route & Assembly Area

PUNCTUALITY

• Students are encouraged to be in school by 7.15am • Time is dedicated every week to silent reading as

follows:

Day TimeTuesday

7.15am – 7.30amEnglish storybooks/novels

Friday Mother Tongue storybooks/novels

ABSENCE FROM SCHOOL• If your child is absent for medical reasons, a medical

certificate has to be submitted • If your child is absent for other valid reason, a letter

from parents must be submitted to the Form Teacher on the next school day to explain absence from school.

• Student must not leave school without official permission during school hours

• Permission must be sought from the Form Teacher to leave early in the event of illness or unexpected circumstances

[KCS] Dear Parent/Guardian, your child/ward is not in school at 09:30. Please contact the General Office at 6255 2502 for clarifications. Thank you.

An SMS will be sent to the students’ guardians at 9.30am if the student’s attendance is marked as absent without valid reason.

The SMS will look like this:

HOME-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPDAILY ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOL

BEING RESPONSIBLE DIGITAL LEARNERS

Students must learn to be responsible digital learners to ensure that there is a safe, healthy and conducive online environment.

ICT USER ACCEPTANCE POLICY (AUP) AGREEMENT:Pg10 (Student Handbook 2019)

KCS CYBER WELLNESS PLEDGE:Pg11 (Student Handbook 2019)

HOME-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP

HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT YOUR CHILD

• Do ensure that your child only brings required books and stationery to school.

• Please check his/her Homework file and Handbook daily for homework

• Up to 3 hours/day

• Sign any forms/letters required and return by the due date

• Sign class assignments returned to the students

COMMUNICATION WITH TEACHERSContact number: General Office: 6255 2502If you are not able to contact me, you can leave a message with the general office. I will get back to you within working hours.

Email address: 1. Form teacher’s email address: 2. Form teacher’s email address:

Student Handbook: We will inform all students to write down any updates.You can also write notes to me. Do remind your child to pass the handbook to the teacher if there is a message that we need to take note of.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

AGENDABriefing by P3 Teachers

1. SUBJECT BRIEFING

2. HOLISTIC EDUCATION AND SCHOOL EXPERIENCE IN KCS

3. EXPECTATIONS AND PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS

4. PARENT–TEACHER COMMUNICATION

Termly Supplementary Booklets• Learning Sheets (Based on STELLAR Units)• Grammar and Vocabulary Cloze Passages • Synthesis (Joining Sentences)• ComprehensionOthers• Oral & Listening Comprehension Booklet• Spelling & Dictation Booklet• KCS Avid Reader Booklets • Composition writing • Reading Programme using Novels • Pre-assembly Reading Passages

ENGLISH LESSONS IN KCS

Term Component Weighting Preparation2

Week 9Weighted Assessment –Paper 2 only• Grammar• Vocabulary• Punctuation• Synthesis• Comprehension

50 marks(15%)

• STELLAR Reading passages

• STELLAR Learning Sheets

• Supplementary Booklets

• Spelling/DictationBooklet

PERI HA WEIGHTED ASSESSMENTS

Term Component Weighting Preparation3

Week 7Weighted Assessment –Composition only

20 marks(15%)

• Compositions written• Classroom practices• Self and/or peer-

editing & revision• Feedback by teachers

on the compositions written

PERI HA WEIGHTED ASSESSMENTS

Term Component Weighting Preparation4

Week 4SA2 Oral• Reading Aloud• Stimulus-based

Conversation

16 marks • Oral skills practice in the classroom

• Classroom practice with rubrics for peer assessment

4Week 6

SA2 Paper 1 • Composition

20 marks • Composition Starter Pack

• Compositions written• Classroom practices• Self and/or peer-

editing & revision• Feedback by

teachers on the compositions written

PERI HA WEIGHTED ASSESSMENTS

Term Component Weighting Preparation4

Week 6SA2 Listening Comprehension • Picture Matching &

Sequencing• Note-taking• Text Comprehension

14 marks • Critical listening skills taught in the classroom

• Classroom practice

4Week 7

SA2 Paper 2• Grammar• Vocabulary• Punctuation• Synthesis• Comprehension

50 marks • STELLAR Reading passages

• STELLAR Learning Sheets

• Supplementary Booklets

• Spelling/DictationBooklet

PERI HA WEIGHTED ASSESSMENTS

• All P3 classes will participate in the Reading Programme using Novels.

• There are 8 titles.• Students follow a schedule and will read all 8

novels by the end of Term 4.• Parents to help monitor that your child reads the

novels provided.• A child who READS will usually WRITE well.

P3 READING PROGRAMME

1) Freckle Juice2) Sadako and the thousand paper cranes3) Helen Keller4) My teacher is an alien5) Ramona and her father6) Charlotte’s Web 7) Fly Away8) Roxie and the Hooligans

Students will take the books home to read.

P3 READING PROGRAMME

Ensure that your child • completes his/her corrections and learns from the

mistake/s made• studies for spelling/dictation• sets aside time for homework, especially in completing

the STELLAR Learning Sheets & Supplementary Booklets

Encourage your child to READ widely across different genres.Parents are encouraged to role model reading for your child and discuss stories read with him/her.

TIPS FOR HELPING YOUR CHILD

TIPS FOR HELPING YOUR CHILD STELLAR Learning Sheets Supplementary booklets

• Comprehension• Grammar & Vocabulary Cloze Passages• Synthesis (Joining Sentences)

Encourage your child to revise the exercises marked in the above booklets on a daily basis. READ when there is no homework for the day.

Sign his/her work after checking.

MATHEMATICS

Mathematics Framework

WorkbookFactual Fluency

Learning Sheets

Problem SumsPackage

Engaging LessonsMathemagicSmall Successes

Homework

÷ and ConquerC-P-A ApproachVisible Thinking Routines

P3 Mathematics AssessmentTerm 1 Term 2

(15%)Term 3 (15%)

Term 4 (70%)

Topical Reviews

- TR 1Wk 6

TR 2Wk 9

-

SA 2 - - -

Wk 7Checkpoints & Learning Sheets

Non-weighted

Non-weighted

Non-weighted

Non-weighted

Reviews Topics DateTR 1 Numbers to 10 000;

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication & Division

Term 2 Week 8

TR 2 Fractions; Length, Mass; Volume; Time

Term 3 Week 9

Topics for Topical Reviews

Topical Review Format (40 min)

Item Types No. ofQuestions

Marks Per Question

Marks

Section AMultiple Choice Questions

5 1 5

Section B Short Answer Questions

9 2 18

Section CLong Answer / Structured Questions

1 3 71 4

Total 16 30

SA Exam Format (1 h 45 min)Item Types No. of

QuestionsMarks Per Question

Marks

Section AMultiple Choice Questions

15 2 30

Section B Short Answer Questions

15 2 30

Section CLong Answer / Structured Questions

6 3 – 4 20

Total 36 80

Item Types In MathematicsItem Types Descriptors

Multiple Choice Questions

• 2 marks per question• Four options are provided of which only

one is correctShort AnswerQuestions

• 2 marks per question• Workings are to be shown• Marks are awarded for correct method

even if answer is wrongLong Answer / StructuredQuestions

• 3 – 4 marks per question• Workings are to be shown• Only answer mark awarded if answer

is correct but no workings are provided

Types of MarksMarkTypes

How They are Given

MethodMark(M Mark)

• Awarded for correct method• Not lost for numerical errors, algebraic slips or

errors in units• Not given for an incorrect method even if it

arrives at a correct answer• Awarded for comparable steps in alternative

solutions• Awarded for follow-through computational

errors in previous steps when necessaryAccuracy or Answer Mark(A Mark)

• Awarded for a numerically correct answer• Not given for ‘correct’ answers obtained from

incorrect method

Checkpoints

• Unlike other form of written tests, Checkpoints are not graded as the total score is not useful.

• Teachers use the error analysis to decide what to remediate or focus on for the subsequent lessons.

Learning Sheet• To gather students’ responses to a specific

question, statement or a set of instructions, with a short write-up to assess their understanding of the concepts.

Example:

You have a wire of length 40 cm. Make a four-sided

figure with the largest area. Draw or use words to

explain your answer.

Presentation of WorkSiti had $840. She bought a bag and had $588 left. How much did the bag cost?

Bag = 840 – 588= 252

Ans: $252

$840

$588 ?840588

252

‒

Write label to help organise train of thoughts

Model

Workings on the right side

No need to write units in number equation e.g.$840 ‒ $588 = $252

Final answer with units

Write units only when it is standard units e.g. cm, kg, l, cm2. NO need to write for non-standard units e.g. boys, apples

How to Help Your ChildGet your child to:• Show you the whole process of solving the

problem, not just the solutions, i.e. explain the steps and sequence

• Understand the problem initially and how to make sense of the problem

• Look at alternative methods and then choose the most appropriate method

• Reason out his / her solutions• Show all workings clearly and label the number

equations• Check his / her answers

• Review what they have learnt in class – spend at least 15 –30 minutes every day to revise their daily work or concepts

• If your child has made a mistake in a specific question, allow him/her to redo it without referring to the answer provided by the teacher

• Do not over teach. Refer to http://www.moe.edu.sg/ for the syllabus

• Teach conceptual knowledge instead of procedural knowledge

• Master factual fluency

How to Help Your Child

SCIENCE

AGENDA1. Holistic Assessment2. Examination format3. Themes4. Science Skills and Processes 5. Teaching Approach6. Strategies7. Activities and programmes8. Parents’ Support

HOLISTIC ASSESSMENTTopics Individual assignment

marks

Term 1

1. Classification Non-weighted

2. Animals Non-weighted

Term 2

3. Classification of Animals Non-weighted

4. Plants Non-weighted

5. Fungi and Bacteria Non-weighted

6. Theme: Diversity (Life Science) 15%

HOLISTIC ASSESSMENTTopics Individual Assignment

MarksTerm 3

7. Practical Test (Theme: Diversity) 15%

Term 4

8. Human Systems & Human Digestive System Non-weighted

9. Plant Systems Non-weighted

10. End-of-Year Examination 70%

EXAMINATION FORMAT

Booklet Type Number of questions

Marks per question Total Marks

A Multiple Choice 20 2 40

B1 Short-Answer 10 1 10

B2 Open-ended 5 - 8 2, 3, 4 20

DURATION OF PAPER: 1 hour 30 minutes

End-of-Year Examination (SA2)

THEMES

1. Diversity• Classification• Living and non-living

things• Animals• Plants• Fungi and Bacteria• Materials

2. Systems• Human Body

Systems• Digestive System• Plant system

Science and Process SkillsSkills Lower Block (Pri 3 and 4)Observing ✓Comparing ✓Classifying ✓Using apparatus and equipment ✓

Communicating (verbal, pictorial, graphical, tabular )

✓

Inferring ✓Predicting ✓Analysing ✓Generating possibilities ✓Evaluating ✓Formulating hypothesis ✓Processes Lower Block (Pri 3 and 4)Creative Problem Solving ✓Decision-Making ✓Investigation ✓

• Workbook• Non-weighted Assessments• Topical Worksheets• Solve & Discover (SD)• Mindmap / Concept map• Just-in-Time worksheets (JIT)

Formative Assessments

Teaching Approach

Inquiry Based Learning (IBL)

• Using 5Es inquiry model

• Students actively engage in acquiring knowledge

• Apply skills and scientific processes through series of activities (e.g. investigations)

• Hands-on experience• Mind mapping• Cause & Effect• AMAZING 6• ICT in lessons

Strategies

ANSWERING TECHNIQUESQuestions involving observation and comparisonskills.

• Use the names of the things given in the question.• Use comparative adjectives such as greater, more,

lesser.

Example:

Animal A has a bigger mane than Animal B.

Animal A Animal B

Based only on the picture above, state ONE similarity between Animal A and Animal B. (Do not compare their colour, size and shape) [1m]

Animal A Animal B

Both have four legs. OR Both have hair. OR Both have tails.

Study the two animals, A and B below.

Both live in a jungle. X✓

Based only on the picture above, state ONE difference between Animal A and Animal B. (Do not compare their colour, size and shape) [1m]

Animal A Animal B

Animal B has stripes but Animal A does not OR Animal B has hooves but Animal A does not

Study the two animals, A and B below.

Animal A eats meat but Animal B does not X✓

ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMMES1. Learning Journey: Young Explorers @ the Zoo

(YEZ!)

2. Parents Outreach @ Toa Payoh Sensory Park

Parents’ Support

• Use the ‘W’s and one ‘H’ questions.• Use the correct scientific terms and

understand the objective of the question.

• Study and understand the correction which your child did in his/her written work.

Reinforce with your child to:• Identify the task. (What needs to be done. Eg,

Compare, state etc)• Identify the topic. (Recall the Science concepts)• Highlight the important phrases from the question

stem.• Answer specifically to the questions.• Use SCIENTIFIC TERMS.

IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC TERMS TO USEClassification:

• We classify things based on similarities and differences.

Plants:• Roots absorb/take in water.

Animals:• Animals have outer body coverings.

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