This document summarizes the key programmes and assessments for Primary 5 Patriotism class in 2014, as presented by form teacher Miss Soh Chern Hui. The main programmes focus on academic excellence, holistic development, and partnering with parents. Key subjects include strategies for English, mathematics, science, and assessments with targets. Parents are expected to support home reading and homework. The form teacher's contact details are also provided.

1. MEET-THE-PARENTS SESSION
18 JAN 2014

2. Primary 5 Patriotism
(2014)
Form Teacher : Miss Soh Chern Hui

3. 1) Teacher’s belief & philosophy
2) Key Programmes :
- Academic Excellence
- Holistic Development
3) Assessment
4) Targets & Expectations
5) Partnering with Parents

4. Every child can succeed, in their
own ways

5. Class Motto
No Pain No Gain

6. Class Blog
http://www.missysoh.blogspot.com

8. Key Programmes : ENGLISH
Reading Skills
• Strategic Reading (Comprehension)
- Infuse Thinking Skills in Reading
 Sequencing/ Predicting/ Comparing/
Inferring
- Infuse Thinking Behaviours in Reading
 Managing Impulsivity/ Persisting
 Applying Past Knowledge to present
situations

9. Strategic Reading Symbols
Active Reading
Strategies
First Reading
Symbols
?
!
+
“Fix-up” Strategies
Symbols
Re – reading
RR / rr
Visualizing
V
Making
Connections
I don’t understand. / I need to read on. / I need more information.
Wow! Really? I’m impressed!
I know about this. / Yes, that’s right. / I agree.
That’s new information. I didn’t know that.
How / When to use them
I should read the text again; to improve my understanding of it.
I am able to form a mental picture of what I have just read.
I have experienced this. (text to self)
I have read about this. (text to text)
I have watched a movie / documentary on this. (text to world).
I can gather contextual clues from within the text to aid me in my
understanding of it.
Gathering
Contextual Clues
Infer
How / When to use them
I
The contextual clues that I have gathered have led me to form a
conclusion / form an opinion.
Empathize
I am able to understand the plight / thoughts / feelings of the
characters / author.
Research
I need to use a dictionary / conduct further research / use other
resources to find out more about it.

10. Key Programmes : ENGLISH
Writing Skills
• Writing Skills
- Use writing strategies to scaffold pupils’
writing (SPACE)
- Write a story based on a picture or
situation
• STELLAR Units with Thematic
Cycles
- 3 or 4 week cycle for various themes (e.g
Fire, Crime etc)

11. Narrative Writing Structure
Grab the reader’s
attention
Setting
Questions are raised & curiosity
is aroused.
Description of Setting
Elaborate with a snapshot of the
character/object setting. It lets
the reader experience he’s there.
Build Suspense
Purpose
What is the story about? Give
hints of what is going to happen.
Make the reader wonder & worry
along with the main character.
The Main Event
Actions
Part by part mix of action,
description and dialogue, and the
main character’s thoughts and
feelings.
Action leading to
conclusion
Final action that closes the story.
1) Action
2) Dialogue
3) Questions
4) Thoughts/Feelings
5) Sound Effects
Answer questions about story-critical
character/object/setting.
Show what feelings look, sound, and feel like.
Don’t simply ‘tell’.
1) Character asking QUESTIONS.
2) Using ‘It’
3) The Magic-of-Three
Blend together the following:
Action
Dialogue
Description
The main character’s thoughts/feelings
A close to the Main Event.
Conclusion
Extended Ending:
Memories, hopes,
decisions
Emotions
Include these:
A memory of the main event
The main character’s feelings
The main character’s hopes/wishes
A decision/defining action

12. Other Programmes : ENGLISH
• Newspaper Reading
- (Whatsup Newspaper)
-
Development of critical reading skills
Build vocabulary
Opinions and Standpoint
Letters to Editor

13. Key Programmes :
MATHEMATICS
∗ Topical tests
- Rationale
 To check the understanding of pupils at the end of each topic
∗ Weekend Revision Programme (WRP)
- Rationale
 To provide pupils with practices on Paper 1 Booklet A – MCQ questions
(online AsknLearn Quiz)
 Practices for Paper 1 Booklet B – short answer questions
(printed as worksheets)

14. Key Programmes :
SCIENCE

Concept Mapping
-
Rationale
 To enable pupils to link & remember the basic concepts
of a particular topic or sub-topic
STEPS Package
(Striving Towards Excellence in Process
Skills)

-
-
Rationale
 To expose and teach the pupils the techniques used in
tackling process skills questions
Strategy
 Focused teaching of specific skills needed

15. Key Programmes :
SCIENCE

Inquiry Based Learning (IBL)
-

Rationale
 To allow pupils to explore and learn scientific concepts
through hands-on activities, exploration & discovery
Fieldtrip
-
-
Rationale
 To integrate the topic on photosynthesis and expose
pupils to Science beyond the text
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve
Science Revision Ws
Hydroponics

16. Key Programmes :
SCIENCE

Investigative Science
-
-

Rationale
 To apply the Science concepts and skills learnt in their
Science investigations
Strategies
 Teachers in the level will select 2 topics for the groups to
work on and standardise the information that they need to
have in their presentation
Practical Science Test
-
This makes up 10% of the SA2 exam

17. Summary of Extra Classes

Supplementary (Mother Tongue)
-

Supplementary (English, Math and Science)
-

Target group: All pupils
Day: Tuesdays
Time: 2.30 to 3.30pm
**HMT : 3.30-4.30pm
Target group: All pupils
Day: Thursdays
Time: 2.30 to 4.00pm
Morning Remedial (English & Math)
-
Target group: selected pupils
Day: Wed and Fri
Time: 7.30-7.50am

20. Key Programmes

Character Development
-
Model Class Award
Model Pupil Award
PRIDE Awardees (to encourage pupils to display school
values)
Habits Of Mind (HOM) cum FTGP lessons
Leadership posts
 NE Champions, ICT Leaders, PE Leaders, Monitors and
Group Leaders
 100% of the pupils to assume leaderships post at least
once

21. Key Programmes

Values in Action
(VIA)
-
Newspaper, Plastic bottles, Paper Recycling
Programme
Use Your Hands Campaign
 Cleaning of classroom
Cleaning of Campsite
P1-P5 Buddy Programme ( 8- 10 Jan)

22. Key Programmes:

Information Communication Technology
-

Skills to be taught by Term 1 during MCCA periods &
incorporated into Interdisciplinary Project Work (IPW)
 Windows Movie Maker
Learning Journeys/ Fieldtrips
-
NE Show for National Day
Bukit Timah Nature Reserve (Science)
Singapore River (Social Studies)

23. Key Programmes:

Modular CCA - curriculum time
-
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

Objective
 To expose pupils to a variety of CCAs and develop them
holistically
ICT – Windows Movie Maker
Pottery
Tae -Bo

24. Programmes & Activities

In-house 2-day Motivational Programme
(9-10 Jan)
Theme: I’MPOSSIBLE
Level Motto:
∗ See Possibilities,
∗ Seize Opportunities
∗ Start with an end in mind
∗ Stretch your limits

25. IMPOSSIBLE

26. Programme includes…
∗ Motivational video clips
∗ Talks
∗ Stories
∗ Activities with learning points
∗ Target-setting
∗ Level cheer  level identity

27. Talks

28. Activities

29. Activities

30. Assessment :
English/ Math/ Science
& Mother Tongue
Weightage :
SA1
SA2
TOTAL
40%
60%
100%
Remarks :
In order to take the same subjects at P6, pupils
must meet the minimum criteria set by the
school.

31. English Papers
English- Table of Specifications
Paper
1
Writing
(1h 10 min)
2
Language Use and
Comprehension
(1h 50 min)
Component
Marks
Situational Writing
15
Continuous Writing
40
Booklet A (MCQ)
Grammar
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Cloze
Visual Text Comprehension
10
5
5
8
Booklet B (OE)
Grammar Cloze
Editing for Spelling & Grammar
Comprehension Cloze
Synthesis/ Transformation
Comprehension OE
10
12
15
10
20
Weighting
27.5%
47.5%

32. English Papers
English- Table of Specifications
Paper
Component
3
Listening
Comprehension
(Abt 35 min)
Marks
Listening Comprehension MCQ
20
4
Reading Aloud
Oral Communication
(Abt 10 min)
Stimulus- based Conversation
Total
Weighting
10%
10
20
200
15%
100%

33. Assessment : Mathematics
Paper 1 (50 min)
Calculators not
allowed.
Paper 2 (1h 40 min)
Calculators are allowed.
Booklet A
Booklet B
Short
Problem
Answer
Sums
Questions
10 x 1m +
5 x 2m
=20m
10 x 1m +
5 x 2m
= 20m
5 x 2m =
10m
5 x 3m +
5 x 4m +
3 x 5m =50m

34. Assessment : Science

Booklet A
-

60 marks
30 MCQ questions (2 marks each)
Booklet B
-
40 marks
14 open-ended questions
Topics from P3 – P5
Thematic
 Diversity, Cycles, Interactions, Systems and Energy
Total duration: 1h 45min
Note: Practical Test will make up 10% of SA2

35. Targets – 5 Patriotism
EL
Math
Sci
Pass
38
38
38
A-A*
(75% & above)
16
15
14

36. Expectations
Group Work
- Contribution/Sharing
- Team work
- Know their roles
Homework
- Careful, neat and checked
- To be handed in the next day (unless otherwise stated
by teacher
Parents signature
- Spelling/Dictation/Unit Booklets/Reviews/ Topical
tests
- Files – at least once a term

37. Guidelines for Homework
∗ Duration for each piece of work will be given to
pupils as a guide.
∗ Longer duration will be set aside for more
tedious work (eg: practice paper; challenging
problems)
∗ Space out practice papers to help pupils to cope.
∗ Total duration spent on homework to be capped
at 2 hours per day. (additional 2 hours during
weekend)

38. E-Learning
∗
∗
AsknLearn
Quizzes
Assignments
Reflections
Shared blogs
Online research
∗ E-Learning Day
- Pupils are assigned work online on the days they
need not come to school eg: Meet parents session
in May; PSLE Oral exam days & PSLE marking days

39. Parents as Partners
Home Reading
-
Daily reading is encouraged
Mastery of Concepts in Mathematics
-
Daily revision and reinforcement
Weekend Revision online quizzes & worksheets
Other Ways of Partnering
- Volunteering for field trips/excursions/school events
- Daily checking of School Handbook for any entries
- Daily checking of Homework/Personal File for Homework &
Notices

40. Contacts

Miss Soh Chern Hui
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
67830923 ext ( 318 )
soh_chern_hui@moe.edu.sg
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