Primary Meet the Faculty

1. Primary School
Meet-the-Faculty
Academic Year 2015 -2016
07 August 2015
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ACSJakarta

2. Meet-the-Faculty
• Get to know teachers
• Find out what is in store in class this year
• Lines of communication
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3. Vice-Principal (Primary)
Mr Melvin Sim
Exec Principal &
Vice-Principal
Executive Principal
Mr Ng Eng Chin
ACSJakarta
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4. Grades 4 – 6
Ms Dian Rumanti
Kepala Sekolah
EC – Grade 3
Ms Ratih Damajanti
ACSJakarta
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5. Chaplain
Rev Denny Nainggolan
Director of Sports &
Chaplain
Director of Sports
Mr Ivan Tan
ACSJakarta
07/08/15

6. 10/8/2015
Indonesian Language
Ms Krisnaningrum Suwarko
English Language
Mr Mark Graham
Mandarin
Ms Lily Sugiarto
Mathematics
Ms Mathilda Agnes Poli
Science
Ms Sunita Jagtiani
Inquiry Learning
Mr Gaetan Marsolais
Character Development
Ms Elleonora Joris
Cambridge Pri Checkpoint
Ms Merry de Fretes
ACSJakarta

7. Nurturing Leaders for
God, Country and Community
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8. T
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xcellence
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9. Expectations
• Learn, play and work together
• Treat each other as we want others to treat us
• Be there for one another
• Do what we need to the best of our abilities
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10. Important Dates
• 18 Aug Independence Day celebrations
• 21 Aug Dedication Service (half day for students)
• 24 Aug Academic Awards Ceremony
• 14-18 Sep Literacy Week
• 23 Sep Inter-House Swimming (Lower Primary)
• 24 Sep Idul Adha
• 25 Sep Inter-House Swimming (Upper Primary)
• 27-30 Sep Gr6 Camp
• 01 Oct Quarter 1 Reports out
• 03-11 Oct Quarter 1 break
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11. Important Dates
Quarter Dates
o Quarter 1: 27 Aug – 02 Oct
o Quarter 2: 12 Oct – 11 Dec
o Quarter 3: 11 Jan – 25 Mar
• (24 Mar - Teacher’s Day holiday)
• (25 Mar – Good Friday)
o Quarter 4: 04 Apr – 09 Jun
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12. Important Dates
• Exam Dates
o Semester 1: 20 – 25 Nov
o Semester 2: 20 – 25 May
o Checkpoint: 25 – 27 Apr (Grade 6, tentative)
o Ujian Nasional: 16 – 18 May (Grade 6, tentative)
• Parent-Teacher Conferences
o 16 Oct and 21 Mar
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13. Assessment
• Takes many forms
o Daily work
o Homework
o Projects
o Presentations
o Tests
o Exams (Grade 4 – 6)
• Spread out
o Not to put too much emphasis on any one assessment
o To assess different skills
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14. Assessments – Lower Primary
Breakdown of assessment marks:
CA1 20%, CA2 20%, CA3 30%, CA4 30%
Semester 1 40%, Semester 2 60%
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15. Assessments – Upper Primary
Breakdown of assessment marks:
CA1 8%, CA2 8%, CA3 12%, CA4 12%
SA1 24%, SA2 36%
Semester 1 40%, Semester 2 60%
CA 40%, SA 60%
Promotion criteria (Gr 4 – 6)
Pass (50% or D) in English and in 2 other core subjects
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16. Reports
• Once a Quarter
• Comments for Core Subjects in Q2 and Q4.
• Usually issued on the 2nd last day of the quarter
• Parent-Teacher Conference follows (17 Oct & 20 Mar)
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17. Checkpoint Overall
No of candidates 60
Mean Score Grade 5.90
5 and above 97.78%
Triple 6s 35 (58.33%)
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18. 2015 Checkpoint Results
ACS Jakarta Global Average
English 5.77 3.7
Mathematics 5.94 3.8
Science 6.00 4.2
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19. IGCSE & IBDP
• Over 60% of our IGCSE cohort attained at least 5
distinctions out of 8 subjects. (Distinctions = A or A*)
• Attained over 70% distinction rates for Indonesian FL,
Additional Mathematics, Chemistry, Mandarin FL, and
Physics
• 100% pass rate of IB Diploma candidates (world = 79%)
• Average of 37.7 vs world average of 29
• Students are placed in top universities worldwide,
some on scholarships
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20. Talk to Us
• Let us know if
• Your child is having difficulties
• Your child is unable to be in school (write in diary)
• Your child needs to leave school early (write in diary)
• Share with us
• Strategies that work with your child
• What we are doing well
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21. How Parents Help
• Be interested
• Guide
• Do not enable bad habits
• Let go (Fail is not a four-letter word)
• Keep your children grounded
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22. Parents Support Group (PSG)
• Volunteers
• Class Parents (CP)
• Class Parent Leaders (CPL)
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23. ONE MORE THING…
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24. A Beacon of Truth and Light
Celebrating 10 years

25. Thank You
Teachers will be eagerly waiting to meet you
EC in the Early Childhood Area
Gr 1 – 3 on Level 1
Teamwork and Humility in Teamwork classroom
Respect and Integrity in Humility classroom
Gr 4 – 6 on Level 2
Gr4 in 4Teamwork classroom
5Teamwork and 5Humility in 5Teamwork classroom
5Respect and 5Integrity in 5Humility classroom
Gr6 in 6Teamwork classroom
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