A Big Welcome to

Parents of Pupils

in

Primary 1

√ Key Personnel 2017

√ School Focus

√ School Support

√ Class Expectations

√ Programmes and Activities

√ Assessment

√ Safety of Pupils

√ Modes of Communication

Agenda

Key Personnel for 2017

There are some new appointment holders (names are highlighted in blue) and we would like to share this information with you as they may be communicating with you this year.

Key Personnel - 2017

Name Appointment

Mr Thomas Koh Principal

Mr Tayeb Rajib Vice-Principal

Mr James Chew Vice-Principal (Admin)

Ms Frances Goh HOD/English Language

Mrs Audrey Yap HOD/Mathematics

Mrs Katherine Michael SH/Mathematics

Mr Wong Wai Lit HOD/Science

Mdm Herdawati Suleiman SH/Science

Mrs Ming Loh HOD/Mother Tongue

Mdm Yang Yiqun SH/Chinese Language

Mrs Danielle Hon-Selvanathen HOD/Character & Citizenship

Education

Key Personnel - 2017 Name Appointment

Mdm Yasmin Anguillia HOD/Discipline

Mdm Murni Bte Masuath HOD/ICT

Mr Stephen Tan HOD/PE, CCA & Aesthetics

Mr Sheikh Alauddin Abdul Aleem SH/PE & CCA

Mrs Annie Choy HOD/School Staff Developer

Mrs Tan Chor Kheng Year Head/P5 & P6 *

Mr Danny Koh Year Head/P1 & P2 *

Ms Norshahidah Bte Aziz Asst Year Head/P1 & P2

Mdm Dianaros Abdul Majid Lead Teacher/English Language

Mrs Jaysree Ravindran Senior Teacher/CCE

Mdm Azizah Abdul Razak Senior Teacher/English Language

Mr Wu Puwen Senior Teacher/Science

• Pending the appointment of a Year Head for P3 & 4 later this year, Mr Danny Koh will be YH

for P3 and Mrs Tan CK will be YH for P4 wef Term 2.

Key Personnel - 2017

Name Appointment

Ms Rachel Lee Senior Teacher/Mathematics

Mrs Cherlyn Raeburn Senior Teacher/Educational Support

Mr Tan Yong Seng Administrative Manager

Mr Eugene Sebastian De Cruz Operations Manager

MTP sessions for P1 to P4 parents

3 MTP Sessions in 2017 ◦ Fri 10 Feb

◦ 25 May (date to be confirmed - after SA1, held during school hours)*

◦ Nov (date to be confirmed – after SA2, held during school hours)*

*P1 students will not be sitting for SAs. Teachers will provide feedback on HA (Holistic Assessment).

We’re 60 this year!

Our Main Activities: Activity Date Remarks

Blessing of Jubilee

Piazza & Statue of St

Stephen’s

Thu

6 Apr

Our Jubilee Piazza celebrates our nation’s milestones

and also houses the Jubilee Tapestry, created in 2015 to

celebrate our Jubilee Year.

60th Anniversary Mass Thu

6 Apr

For invited guests only. Parents who are keen to attend

may contact the school

Stephenian Family

Carnival

Sat

8 Apr

Making a comeback this year is a favourite of our

stakeholders – our family carnival. There will be games

and food galore. Please do support us as funds raised

will go towards the construction of our Heritage Room,

which will feature the history of our school.

Official Opening and

Blessing of Heritage

Room

Fri 17

Nov

If you know of any old boys (your husbands, brothers,

fathers, uncles, grandfathers) who would like to

contribute items for our Heritage Room, please do let

us know. These items could include old report books,

testimonials, any souvenir items with the old school logo,

photos from the 1950s-70s. If they are too valuable to

be donated to the school, we can scan copies of them

and return them to the owner(s)

Enhancing Positive Classroom Culture

2017

School Focus 2017

Holistic Character Development “Enhancing Positive Classroom Culture” ◦ Strengthening Teacher-Student / Student-

Student Relationships ◦ Build Parent Partnership ◦ Values-driven Education

Positive School Culture of Care

Positive School Discipline

Positive Approach Responsible Thinking Process (RTP) Educative & Pro-active Pupils’ Written Reflections

Pupil Incident Referral & SOP Communication to parents via phone / email Reflection taking Parent Acknowledgement Form (PAF)

School Expectations (refer to handbook Pg 28-35)

Decorum ◦ Punctuality

◦ Attire

◦ Gracious Language & Behaviour

Handphones ◦ Use at designated areas

Prohibited Items ◦ No toys / trading cards / electronic gadgets

Cyber Safety ◦ Prohibited websites

◦ Social Media platforms

Disciplinary Procedures ◦ All concerns and feedback with regard to pupils

will be referred to:

(in the following order)

1. Form Teacher/Subject Teacher 2. Level Discipline Manager / Level Manager 3. Discipline Committee / Discipline Mistress 4. Refer to diary page 33

School Expectations (refer to handbook Pg 28-35)

Name Tags o Can be ordered from the General Office accompanied by

payment

o Advised to iron on and sew above the school crest for both uniform and PE attire.

MC/Letter needed if your child is absent from school or needs to excused from PE o Inform teachers on pupils absence through emails or

leave a message with the GO

o Refer to page 27 of the School Diary.

o If your child has a medical condition please obtain a medical letter from your doctor for submission to school.

School Expectations (refer to handbook Pg 28-35)

School Support

FMS (Family Matters @ School)

◦ Talks organised for parents

◦ Letters will be given out periodically

FAS (Financial Assistance Scheme)

◦ Depending on family’s income

◦ To check with GO for eligibility criteria

◦ Confidentiality will be respected

School Support

School Counsellors

(Mdm Sun , Mrs Ann Tan & Mrs Veloo)

Special Needs Officers

(Mdm Hidayah & Mdm Kong)

After school care

(YMCA)

Class Expectations

Classwork ◦ Submission of quality work on time

◦ Incomplete work will be taken home to be completed

Endorsement of Assignments by Parents

Class Timetable o Parents’ assistance is necessary:

to monitor the packing of school bags to ensure only the necessary books and items are in the bags to minimise the weight of the bags

to ensure pupils come to school in the correct attire on PE/Non-PE days

PAL

The Programme

for Active

Learning

Objectives:

◦ Enjoy group experiences and teamwork

◦ Express themselves effectively

◦ Exhibit confidence in what they do

◦ There are four modules throughout the year.

- Visual Arts

- Performing Arts

- Outdoor Education

- Sports

PAL (Programme for Active Learning)

Visual Arts Making wearable

art

Exploring colours using batik dye

Performing Arts

Learning to play the boomwhackers

Sports: Parachute Activities

OE: Building a simple shelter

Ethics and Catechism

Programmes @ St Stephen’s School

At St Stephen’s School, the Ethics

Programme and Catechism Programme

are offered as part of the school

curriculum in support of the holistic

development of our Stephenians.

Please note that pupil placement in the

abovementioned programmes is

according to the option selected by

parents when the child was first

enrolled in the school as indicated in the

Individual Student Details(ISD) Form,

unless advised otherwise by parents.

Please also note that if your child was

admitted to our school under Phase 2B

(Church Affiliation) it is compulsory

for your son to attend catechism lessons.

Programmes and Activities

Learning Journey

(letters to be issued at a later date)

Learning Support Programme - conducted during curriculum

- parents of identified pupils will

be notified

Letter informing parents on Holistic

Assessment matters has been issued.

Assessment

English

Term 1 (0%) Term 2 (20%) Term 3 (30%) Term 4 (50%)

Non-weighted

assessments in term

1 to ease pupils

into primary school

Environment

Reading Aloud

5%

Read aloud a passage

of about 50 words in

length

Listening

10%

(Sound Discrimination

and Picture Matching)

Show and Tell

5%

Carry out a Show and

Tell presentation

based on a given

topic.

Mini Test 1

10%

Grammar, Vocabulary

& Comprehension

Reading Aloud

10%

Read aloud a passage

of about 50 words in

length

Listening

10%

Sound Discrimination

and Picture Matching

Mini Test 2

20%

Grammar, Vocabulary

& Comprehension

Pick-and-Tell

15%

Carry out a Pick and

Tell presentation

based on an item that

is picked by a child.

Individual Writing

15%

Write a story of at

least 50 words.

Listening Comprehension Book

Supplementary Worksheets

◦ Editing

◦ Grammar components

◦ Joining sentences

◦ Comprehension

Supplementary Materials

Term 1 (0%) Term 2 (20%) Term 3 (30%) Term 4 (50%)

Non-weighted

assessments in

term 1 to ease

pupils into primary

school environment

Mini-Test 1 (20%)

- Numbers to 20

- Numbers Showing

Position

- Addition and

Subtraction Within 20

- Length

- 2D Shapes

Mini-Test 2 (20%)

- Numbers to 40

- Addition &

Subtraction Within

40

Performance Task 1

(10%)

- Numbers

- Number Showing

Position

Mini-Test 3 (20%)

- Multiplication

- Division

Mini-Test 4 (30%)

- Numbers to 100

- Addition and

Subtraction

Within 100

- Time

- Money

Mathematics

STEMS Booklets

Level Worksheets

Supplementary Materials

Term 1 (0%) Term 2 (20%) Term 3 (30%) Term 4 (50%)

No weighted

assessments

in Term 1

to ease pupils

into primary

school

environment

会话 15%

Daily Conversation

Engage in a short

conversation.

朗读 5% Reading Aloud

Read aloud a few

vocabularies or

phrases.

听力 15%

Listening

Comprehension

Listen to hanyu pinyin,

and sentences and

choosing the correct

corresponding answer.

朗读 5%

Reading Aloud

Read aloud sentences/

passage, about 50

words.

小测试 10%

Mini Assessment 1

Hanyu Pinyin,

grammar, vocabulary,

sentence making and

comprehension.

听力 10%

Listening

Comprehension

Listen to hanyu pinyin

and sentences and

choosing the correct

corresponding

answer.

小小演说家 20%

Show & Tell+Q&A

Elaborate on a topic

given and answer

questions.

(Q&A no weightage)

小测试 20%

Mini Assessment 2

Hanyu Pinyin,

grammar, vocabulary,

sentence making and

comprehension.

Chinese Language

Malay

Term 1 (0%) Term 2 (20%) Term 3 (30%) Term 4 (50%)

No weighted

assessments in

Term 1

to ease pupils into

primary school

environment

Perbualan

Conversation 15%

Engage in a short

conversation based on

a topic given.

Bacaan Nyaring 5%

Reading Aloud

Read aloud a few short

sentences or phrases.

Kefahaman

Mendengar 15%

(Listening

Comprehension)

Listen to words,

phrases and

sentences and

choosing the correct

corresponding

answer.

Bacaan Nyaring 5%

Reading Aloud

Read aloud a

passage, poem, etc,

about 50 words.

Ujian Mini 1 10%

Mini Test 1

Spelling, grammar,

vocabulary, sentence

making and

Comprehension.

Kefahaman

Mendengar 10%

(Listening

Comprehension)

Listen to words,

phrases and

sentences and

choosing the correct

corresponding answer.

Unjuk & Ujar 20%

Show & Tell+Q&A

Elaborate on a topic

given and answer

questions.

(Q&A no weighting)

Ujian Mini 2 20%

Mini Test 2

Spelling, grammar,

vocabulary, sentence

making and

comprehension.

Term 1 (0%) Term 2 (20%) Term 3 (30%) Term 4 (50%)

No weighted

assessments

in Term 1

to ease pupils

into primary

school

environment

உரையாடல்

15%

Conversation

Engage in a short

conversation.

உைக்க

வாசித்தல் 5%

Reading Aloud

Read aloud a few

short sentences or

phrases.

ககட்டல் கருத்தறிதல்

15%

ListeningComprehension

Listen to sentences and

choose the correct

corresponding answer.

உைக்க வாசித்தல் 5%

Reading Aloud

Read aloud sentences

fluently.

கதர்வுத் தாள் 10%

Mini Test 1

Phonetics identifying,

word/vocabulary recognition

and sentence writing.

ககட்டல்

கருத்தறிதல் 10%

Listening

Comprehension

Listen to sentences and

choose the correct

corresponding answer.

காட்டிப் கேசு

Show & Tell+Q&A 20%

Elaborate on a topic given

and answer questions.

(Q&A no weightage)

கதர்வுத் தாள் 20%

Mini Test 2

Phonetics identification,

word/vocabulary

recognition and sentence

writing.

Tamil

Safety of Pupils

Please note the following:

1) All pupils should only use rounded-

edge scissors and keep them in the

pencil case when not in use.

2) Parents should sign out for their

child at the General Office if they need

to take their child home during school

hours.

3) Parents are not allowed to go to the

canteen or classrooms at any time.

4) Please refer to page 24 of the pupils’

diary for matters pertaining to safety

and security.

To improve traffic flow in school

compound during peak morning

arrival

1.Pupil not ready to alight at the drop-off areas. -> To get child ready when approaching school gate. -> To alight child on the left hand side. -> To refrain from temporary parking car at the alighting areas/lanes or getting out of car to open car door for child. Staff will help if child is having difficulty getting out of car -> To temporary park car at further end of bus alighting bay or any car park lot, if you need to get out of car. 2.Long queue form, mainly to use the inner lane, resulting in traffic stopping along Siglap View. -> To use the outer drop-off lane to let your child alight when there’s long queue at the inner lane. Parent volunteer and staff at the end of foyer to assist and teach kerb-drill to pupils to cross the road at zebra-crossing.

For any feedback or questions , you may

write to

1.Mr James Chew – VP (Admininstrative)

Email:

james_chew_soo_Kwang@schools.gov.sg

or

2. Mr Tayeb – VP (Teaching and Learning)

Email: Tayeb_RAJIB@schools.gov.sg

Outer drop-off lane

Modes of communication

Email:

School diary

Contact numbers: 62419513 / 62414648

Newsletters

Memos and circulars

School Website:

http://www.ststephens.moe.edu.sg/