Primary 213 February 2015
5.30pm to 7.00pm
Objectives
1. Strengthen home-school
partnership
2. Enhance parent &
teacher interaction
3. Inform about school/class
practices & expectations
Agenda
• Introduction
• Holistic School Experience@LHPS
• School & Class Matters
• Announcements
• Q&A
Physical Intellectual Social-
EmotionalAesthetics
Holistic School Experience@Lianhua
Physical
Physical Development Programme
• Weekly PE Lessons (taught by qualified PE teachers)
• Modular PAL Sports & Games (Thursday)
• Modular PAL Outdoor Education (Thursday)
• Lower Primary Sports Day (Term 3)
• Enrichment
– SwimSafer Programme
– Sports Talent Identification (Term 4, during PE)
– CCA Exposure Week (Term 4 after school)
Physical Development Programme
Learning Areas Primary 2
Dance PE & PAL
Sports & Games PE & PAL
Gymnastics PE & PAL
Outdoor Education PE & PAL
Physical Health &
Fitness
Health Ed
(An Active & Healthy Me Book)
Sports Talent Management
Programme
Formative Assessment
(Skills, Attitude & Cognitive)
Child’s Sports Talents are identified at Primary Two
(PE, PAL)
Sports Talent Development Programme
(CCA from Pri 3)
Direct School Admission (Sports)
How to Raise A Healthy Child
Healthy Child
Body Care
Healthy Eating
Regular Exercise
Hygiene & Safety
Body Care (Health Edn)
• For more information about eye care and dental care, please visit1. http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/health-article/190
2. http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/health-article/4256
Eye Care (Primary One)
1.What is myopia
2.Good eye care habits:
a) Eye break after 30 min of
near work
b) Spend less time on mobile
devices and computers
c) Keep a good distance when
using the computer or
watching television
Dental Care (Primary Two)
1.Learn about milk and permanent
teeth
2.Good oral hygiene habits
3.Keep our teeth healthy
Healthy Eating (Health Edn)
For more information about My Healthy Plate, please visit http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/programmes-article/HPB064355
Primary One
1. How to use My
Healthy Plate
2. Importance of
Breakfast
3. Know your Body
Mass Index (BMI)
Primary Two
1.Importance of good
eating habits and
exercise for healthy
growth
2.Over-eating & zero
physical activity make
obese children
3.Know your Body Mass
Index (BMI)
Exercise, Hygiene & Safety (Health Edn)
For more information about exercise, hygiene and safety, please visit1.https://www.myactivesg.com/start-out/families/benefits-of-sports
2.http://www.hpb.gov.sg/HOPPortal/health-article/7054?orginalId=HPB053149
3.http://sg.kidlander.com/highlights/school-bus-safety/
Exercise, Hygiene & Safety
(Primary One)
1. Good daily habits
2. Importance of washing hands
3. General Safety
a) How to prevent accidents
b) Protect our skin from the sun
4. Road Safety
a) Types of pedestrian crossings
b) Road safety
Exercise, Hygiene & Safety
(Primary Two)
1.Prevent the spread of diseases
2.Safety during physical activity
3.Causes of road accidents
4.Road safety rules
5.Safety rules when taking the bus
Intellectual
What is a lower primary STELLAR
lesson like?
1.Shared Reading
Experiences
2. Shared Writing
Experiences3. Language Use
Activities in Learning
Centres
Children read a storybook
with the teacher and
engage in discussion with
teacher and peers.
The teacher prepares mini-lessons
based on specific needs of children
to prepare them for reading & writing
activities, e.g. grammar, vocabulary,
word recognition, decoding skills &
spelling.
The teacher models writing
using children’s language.
Children engage in writing
together and writing
independently.
English Programmes
• Reading Programme
– SURF (Silent Uninterrupted Reading for Fun)
– Reading is Fun!
– Read & Share
– Extra support provided for struggling readers
• Oracy Programme
– Thematic Library Presentation
• Writing Programme
– Modified Language Experience Approach (MLEA)
– Publication of good stories
Library Programme
Book Quizzes
Library Activity Weeks
Book talks/Storytelling
Thematic Library Presentation
- A short skit
Partnership with NLB
NLB Library Membership Drive
Reading Interest Profile
Mass Borrowing sessions
Read, Swap & Share
School Activities
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Listening &
Viewing
1)Picture Matching
2)Sound
Discrimination
1)Sound
Discrimination
2)Sequencing of
events
1)Picture
Matching
2)Sequencing of events
End-of-Year
Assessment
a. Listening
Comprehension
(Picture Matching,
Sound Discrimination
and Sequencing of
events)
b.Oral
1. Reading Aloud
2. Picture Discussion
c. Composition
d. Language Use
-Grammar
-Vocabulary-Comprehension
Speaking &
Representing
Picture Discussion Picture Discussion Picture
Discussion
Reading &
Viewing
Reading Aloud Reading Aloud Reading Aloud
Writing &
Representing
1)Spelling Cloze
2)Group writing on
Grasshopper and
the Ant (Fractured Tales)
1)Spelling Cloze
2)Picture
Composition-Individual writing
Individual
Writing-Picture
Composition
Language Use Mini Test
(Language Use)
-Grammar (10m)
-Vocabulary (5 m)
-Comprehension (10m)
Mini Test
-Grammar
-Vocabulary-Comprehension
Mini Test
-Grammar
-Vocabulary-Comprehension
Holistic Assessment
Mathematics
Content / Mastery of Basic Concepts
• Counting in tens and hundreds
• Comparing Numbers (greater, greatest, smaller, smallest)
• Addition and Subtraction Algorithms
• Multiplication and Division within Multiplication Tables of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 10
• Understanding Fractions as part of a whole
• Counting Money in Dollars and Cents
Numbers
• Telling Time to 5 minutes
• Understanding duration of 1 hour / half hour
• Measuring Length / Mass / Volume in Standard Units
• Identifying and Describing 2D and 3D Shapes
Measurement and Geometry
• Reading Data from Picture Graphs with scalesStatistics
What do I KNOW?
• What do I KNOW?
• What do I WANT to KNOW?
• Choose a STRATEGY or ACTION and SOLVE.
• Does my answer MAKE SENSE?
• I DID IT!
Mathematics
Hi-Five! Problem-Solving Process
MathematicsTo acquire conceptual understanding
and make sense of one’s learning
Learning by Doing
Learning by Interacting
Mathematics Assessment
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Non-
Weighted
Journal
Diagnostic
Test
Journal
Diagnostic
Test
Performance
Task
Journal
Diagnostic
Test
-
Weighted Mini-Test Mini-Test Mini-Test Semestral
Assessment
‘P.O.T.S.’Primary One and Two Science
RationaleRationaleRationaleRationale
� To continue providing our pupils with a head
start in the learning of Science
� Pupils learn basic process skills such as
observing, comparing and communicating
through first-hand experiences
• One period a week
Mother Tongue
• Active Learners
• Proficient UsersCurriculum
• Interactive oracyNew Skill
Mother Tongue Programmes
Reading
Programmes
Mother Tongue Fortnight
• To provide pupils with
access to books of different
genres
• To inculcate in pupils the
love for reading MT books
• To create an immersive
environment for the
learning of MT
• To provide platforms for
pupils to learn MT and the
associated culture
Assessment
• Listening • Reading
• Show and Tell • Penmanship
• Conversation • Written Expression
Use of ICT to
Support Curriculum• Every child has the opportunity to experience and learn
baseline ICT Skills through various subjects in the following
areas.
– Basic operations
– Word processing
– Learning with multimedia
– Internet research
• For example, pupils will learn how to publish their own
writing using MS Word
Online Learning Portal
• Provide pupils with opportunity for self-directed learning
• MC Online (www.mconline.sg)
• Brainpop (www.brainpop.com and www.brainpopjr.com)
E-Learning Days@Lianhua
• Conducted in conjunction with Meet-The-Parents
sessions and during the PSLE Marking Days
• Develop self-directed learning
• Lessons and assignments will be assigned to pupils via
the MC Online portal.
Social-
Emotional
Character and Citizenship
Education (CCE)
Form Teacher Guidance Period (FTGP)
CCE Lessons (4 languages)
National Education & Social Studies
Values-in-Action (VIA)
Form Teacher
Guidance Period (FTGP)
Key Domain of
Social Emotional
Skills
Description
Self-Awareness • My feelings
• Knowing myself
Self-Management • Managing my emotional state
• My learning
Social Awareness • Appreciating diversity
• Relating to others
• Adapting to a new school and
making friends
• Self-responsibilities
• Building positive relationships
• Respecting others
• Caring for others
Character & Citizenship
Education Lessons
National Education &
Social Studies
National Education Social Studies
Commemorative Events
- Total Defence Day
- International Friendship Day
- Racial Harmony Day
- National Day
Cluster of
Study
Inquiry Focus
Coming
together as a
nation
What unite us
as people of
Singapore
• Develop socially responsible citizens who contribute
meaningfully to the community
• Approach:
• Recent involvement: – CNY Hamper Making Event
Know the Values
Understand the Values
Apply the Values
Internalize the Values
Values in Action
Project Work – Robo Intro
• Interdisciplinary
� English
� Mathematics
� Art & Craft
� Science
� Mother Tongue
• Robot:
� Moway
Project Work - RoboIntro
• Skills & Values
• Critical Thinking &
Problem-Solving
• Communication
• Computing & ICT
Literacy
• School / NE Values
Aesthetics
Art & Craft
Seeing
Expressing
Appreciating
• The art framework is organized by levels in
2-year blocks
Art & Craft
Levels Seeing Expressing Appreciating
Primary
1 & 2
• Identify simple
visual qualities
in what they see
around them
• Be curious
about what they
see
• Share their
imagination,
thoughts and
feelings
through art-
making
• Use select art
materials and
media
• Enjoy looking at
and creating art
• Talk about what
they see and
experience
• Exploring 2D artwork using different art medium– Oil pastels
– Colour pencils
– Poster paints
• Assessment– Rubrics
Art & Craft
Music
• Educate students in music knowledge
• Enable students to create original pieces
• Empower students to perform confidently
Programmes
Mass singingRecess & Assembly
Performances
SG50 Celebrations
School Matters
Homework Policy
• Purpose of homework
– Practise what is learnt
– Acquire knowledge prior to lesson
– Assess what students have learnt
• Considerations
– Time spent in school (Longer days, less homework)
– Public holidays (homework should be minimal)
– Level of difficulty ( difficulty, quantity)
Homework Policy
• General guideline:
P1 & P2 P3 & P4 P5 & P6
0.5 h to 1 h 1 h to 1.5 h 1.5 h to 2 h
Complete school
homework first
• Absent during Semestral Assessment– There will be no make-up for exams missed
– Student will take the paper when he/she returns to school
– Marks will not be taken into consideration in the
computation of results, but feedback on the performance
will be given.
• Considered absent when:– A medical certificate from a doctor is produced
– A valid reason is produced
Examination Matters
0 marks will be given when there is
no MC or valid reason produced
Late Coming
Announcements
P1 to P6 slides are available
on the school website at
www.lianhuapri.moe.edu.sg
Breakfast Chat
with Principal
Level Date Time Register on MC Online
P1 & P2 5 March
(Thurs)
8.00am to
10.30am
23 – 27 Feb
P3 & P4 9 April
(Thurs)
24 – 30 Mar
P5 & P6 14 April
(Thurs)
Please visit www.mconline.com to complete an online
survey for the school. Log in via your child’s account to
check his/her mail.
Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Feedback for Parents’
Briefing
Have a safe journey home
& a restful weekend
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