Welcome to Chua Chu Kang Primary School

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SHARING SESSION

CHUA CHU KANG PRIMARY SCHOOL

Empowered Leaders

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Scope of Sharing

1. Curriculum & Syllabus

2. Assessment

3. Programmes

4. Role of parents

5. Questions & Answers

English Language Syllabus

Overall Aim of the

EL Syllabus 2010

is to

develop effective language use

Approach to the teaching of English Language

STrategies for

English

Language

Learning

and

Reading

*STELLAR is aligned with skills assessed in

PSLE

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Each STELLAR Unit includes…

Development of the different areas of language learning

• Listening and Viewing

• Reading Receptive Skills

• Speaking and Representing

• Writing and Representing Productive Skills

• Grammar

• VocabularyKnowledge about

Grammar

From P1 - 3a P3b - 6

Learning to Read Reading to Learn

Shared Reading Silent Reading

Big Books Range of Text Types

Making the Transition

Know - Want to know - Learnt (KWL)

used mainly for non-fiction texts such as

information reports

helps students to extract information and

relate it to what they already know about the

topic

STELLAR

Know - Want to know - Learnt (KWL)

guide students to organise, access and

remember information

understand and follow the logic of information

presented in a text, recognise information

that is repeated and distinguish between

main ideas and details

STELLAR

Retelling (RT)

a reading comprehension strategy

that engages students at different levels of

language

provides opportunities for students to recall

events/information, main points and

characters, text structures and language

features

share their understanding with their peers.

STELLAR

Conscientious – doing it well, doing it thoroughly

engaged – personally involved, thinking, visualising,

connecting and responding

Every student in CCKPS is a conscientious and

engaged reader

Reading Programme

Lower Primary- Learning to Read

- Exposed to a variety of story books (for all

abilities)- Progress in their reading age through

levelled readers

Middle Primary- Reading to learn

- Exposed to various genres- Reading Programme

ignites a passion in reading

- Share what they read- Reading becomes a habit- Deepen their vocabulary

bank

Upper Primary- Become part of the reading

culture in CCKPS- Engaged and conscientious

readers- Promote reading

- Voracious readers having a thirst for reading, widening

general knowledge, deepening their vocabulary

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English Department’s Structured Internal Reading Programme from Primary 1 to 6

Reading Programme

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ACE magazine

publishes variety of

informative topics

to inculcate interest

in reading, enhance

general knowledge

and build

vocabulary...

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Encourage students to read non-fiction books and magazines

Oral Strategy for 2019 (P1-P6)Acronym for Stimulus Based Conversation

Thoughts

Reasons

Examples

Experiences

Suggestions and Summarise

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Writing

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P6 (STD) Assessment PlanTerm 1

Component FA 1

Situational Writing

FA 2

Language Use

FA 3

Language Use &

Comprehension

Base Marks 15 28 67

Weighting - - -

Term 2

Component FA 1

Composition

FA 2

Language

Use

MYE

Writing

MYE

Listening

Compreh

ension

MYE

Oral

MYE

Booklet

A

MYE

Booklet

B

Base Marks 40 28 55 20 30 28 67

Weighting - - 27.5% 10% 15% 14% 33.5%

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P6 (STD) Assessment Plan

Term 3

Component FA 1

Language

Use &

Compreh

ension

FA 2

Language

Use &

Comprehe

nsion

Prelim

Writing

Prelim

Listening

Compreh

ension

Prelim

Oral

Prelim

Booklet

A

Prelim

Booklet

B

Base Marks 40 95 55 20 30 28 67

Weighting - - 27.5% 10% 15% 14% 33.5%

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P6 (FDN) Assessment Plan

Term 1

Component FA 1

Situational Writing

FA 2

Language Use

FA 3

Language Use

Base Marks 10 25 30

Weighting - - -

Term 2

Component FA 1

Composition

FA 2

Language

Use

MYE

Writing

MYE

Listening

MYE

Oral

MYE

Booklet

A

MYE

Booklet

B

Base Marks 30 60 40 20 30 20 40

Weighting - - 26.7% 13.3% 20% 13.3% 26.7%

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P6 (FDN) Assessment Plan

Term 3

Component FA 1

Language

Use

FA 2

Language

Use

(Prelim)

Writing

(Prelim)

Listening

(Prelim)

Oral

(Prelim)

Booklet

A

(Prelim)

Booklet

B

Base Marks 60 60 40 20 30 20 40

Weighting - - 26.7% 13.3% 20% 13.3% 26.7%

English Language Exam Format

English Language Exam Format

How Parents Can Support STELLAR

Home support

help your child learn English by providing English language reading materials at home

Activate child’s interest

show your child that you believe language learning is both enjoyable and useful in your daily life

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