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Principal-Meets-Parents

Session 2015

Secondary 4 Exp & 5 NA

Address by Principal

Mrs Quek Li Gek

1. What’s new in PLMGS (Sec) in 2015

2. Helping your daughter grow up well

Outline

PL School Values

H.E.A.R.T.

Revised

Helping Your Daughter Grow Up Well

1. Stablise her

with

Protective

Factors

Source: http://zanl13.wordpress.com/about/

Source: A guide to building mental Wellbeing of children and youth

For teachers, counsellors and youth workers (HPB)

2. Promote consistency of effort

Helping Your Daughter Grow Up Well

Source: “Memory: A Contribution to

Experimental Psychology” (1913)

Source: https://www.learnthat.org/pages/view/wrong-answer.html

Helping Your Daughter Grow Up Well

3. Review your daughter’s goals

regularly

All-Rounded PL-Lite

Soh Hann Natalie

Sec 4A1 (2014)

GCE O-Level: 7 pts

CCA Grade: A1 (2 bonus points)

CCAs:

• Vice-Captain of Track and Field (2013-2014)

• Member of Tennis (2011-2012)

Achievements in CCA:

• 55th National Inter-School Cross Country Championships (2014) : 1st Individual Placing at

National; 5th Individual Placing at National 800m; 8th Placing at National 4 X 400m; 8th

Individual Placing at National 400m; 3rd Position in Akira/Swift Goh Teck Phuan Memorial

Age Group Cross Country Championships (2014); 1st Position in Wings Cross Country

Championship (2014)

Student Leadership

• House Committee 2014 – House Captain

Awards

• School Colours Award (Sports) (2014)

• Edusave Award for Achievement, Good Leadership and Service (2014)

• Australian Mathematics Competition – Distinction (2013)

• Singapore Mathematics Project Festival (S'pore Maths Society) – Honourable Mention2013

• VJC East Zone Symposium - Silver Award2013

• National Youth Achievement Award - Bronze Medal (2014)

• Edusave Scholarship (2011 – 2013)

All-Rounded PL-Lite

Melissa Goh Li Ting

Sec 4A3 (2014)

GCE O-Level: 7 pts

CCA Grade: A1 (2 bonus points)

CCAs:

• Harp Ensemble - President

Achievements in CCA:

• SYF Arts Presentation (2013) – Certificate of Distinction; Singapore Youth Festival

Instrumental Showcase (2012); School concerts (Symphony of Praise (2013); Musical

Montage (2012 & 2014); External Performance – Marine Parade Cluster Citizenship

Ceremony (2013))

Student Leadership

• Organising Committee Member (CCA Fair and Cross Country) (2014)

• Class Committee Member (2013)

Awards

• School Colours Award - Team Merit (2013)

• School Colours Award – Individual Distinction (2014)

• New South Wales English Competition 2013 – Distinction

• International Biomedical Challenge 2013 - Participation

• National Youth Achievement Award - Bronze (2014)

4. Help her

discover her

interests and

passion

Helping Your Daughter Grow Up Well

25 Apr 2014

13 Apr 2014

BC No.:

T0123456A

Every Pri 5 – Pre U 3 student has a

personal account

Personal

Globe

Inventory

(PGI)

5. Be always available

Helping Your Daughter Grow Up Well

A Poem for Parents

Roots and Wings

by Dennis Waitley

If I had two wishes, I know what they would be I'd wish for Roots to cling to, and Wings to set me free;

Roots of inner values, like rings within a tree; and Wings of independence to seek my destiny.

Roots to hold forever to keep me safe and strong, To let me know you love me, when I've done something wrong;

To show me by example, and help me learn to choose, To take those actions every day to win instead of lose.

A Poem for Parents

Roots and Wings

Just be there when I need you, to tell me it's all right, To face my fear of falling when I test my wings in flight;

Don't make my life too easy, it's better if I try, And fail and get back up myself, so I can learn to fly.

If I had two wishes, and two were all I had, And they could just be granted, by my Mom and Dad; I wouldn't ask for money or any store-bought things.

The greatest gifts I'd ask for are simply Roots and Wings.

[End] Source:

https://www.pinterest.com/explore/roots

-and-wings/

Objectives : 1. To know other fathers in the school

2. To share and support each other in our journey as

fathers 3. To learn new skills and knowledge to help us be

more effective fathers to our children

Date: Every 3rd Wednesday of the month Time: 7.30am to 8.15am Venue: SFE Room Breakfast is provided. All are welcome!

Fathers@ School

CNY Reunion Dinner with International Students

Date: 27 Feb, Friday

Time: 5.45 p.m.

Venue: PL’s Sch Canteen

For PSSG Alumni

(2015 S4 & 5 Parents)

Parenting Workshops

Christmas Dinner

Fantastic 2015!

Level Highlights

Ms Gomes Rena

2015 Secondary 4 & 5

Level Programmes

Presentation Outline

Our Purpose

PL DOE & Level Outcome

Our Programmes

IP & CCP

Our Professional Support

Presentation Outline

Our Purpose

PL DOE & Level Outcome

Our Programmes

IP & CCP

Our Professional Support

Confident PL-Lite

Wise

Articulate

Resilient

Passionate Learner

Pursues Excellence

Self-directed

Critical Thinker

Active Citizen

Loyal

Socially Responsible

Respects

Differences

Inspiring Leader

Proactive

Influential

Exemplary

PL’s Desired Outcome of Education

Our Purpose

To inculcate in our girls HEART values,

equip them with Social and Emotional

Learning skills and 21st century

competencies, to develop them to be

confident PL-Lites

passionate learners

active citizens &

inspiring leaders

PL’s Desired Outcome of Education

Our Purpose

Level Outcome

Our Purpose

Level outcomes

Sec 1: i Discover

The confident PL-Lites will

discover their self identities,

personalities, talents, interests and

citizenship. (Wise, Articulate, Resilience)

Sec 2: i Aspire

The passionate PL learners will

aspire to fulfil their roles and

responsibilities to their family,

school, community and nation. (Pursues Excellence, Self Directed, Critical

Thinker)

Level outcomes

Sec 3: i Influence

The inspiring PL leaders will

influence the people around

them positively. (Loyal, Socially Responsible, Respects

Differences)

Sec 4/5: i Inspire

The active PL citizen will

inspire others by being an

informed citizen and active

servant leader. (Proactive, Influential, Exemplary)

S4/5 Level Outcome

Our Purpose

Sec 4/5: i Inspire

The active PL citizen will inspire

others by being an informed citizen

and active servant leader.

(Proactive, Influential, Exemplary)

Presentation Outline

Our Purpose

PL DOE & Level Outcome

Our Programmes

IP & CCP

Our Professional Support

Our Level Highlights Our Programmes

Term 1

CCA Fair

Science Practical Exam Skills

‘O’ Level Registration

Common Test 1

OFIS / OLJ to Malacca

Teachers Meet Parents

Sports Day

Mini SYF

Term 2

SYF

Symphony of Praise

NAPFA test

EL & CL Internal Oral Exams

MT ‘O’ Level Exam

Prelim Exam 1

June Hols Intensive Revision

Term 3

MT O-Level Oral Exam

EL N-Level Oral Exam

EL O-Level Oral Exam

Prelim Exam 2

MT O-Level LC Exam

Colours Award @ National Day

Careers Day

Term 4

Intensive Revision

Baccalaureate Service

Founder’s Day Service

Early Oct: Sci ‘O’ Level Practical Exam

Mid Sept & Beginning Oct: N-Level Exam

End Oct: Start of ‘O’ level Exam

Mid Nov: Cambridge Dinner

PL Reach Our Programmes

Values in Action through

Service-Learning Programme

• Local & Overseas Faithful in Service

Programmes

Objectives

• To provide students the

opportunity to do

overseas service learning

• To equip students with

skills needed for

Humanities Fieldwork

• To offer students

opportunities for a cultural

immersion experience

Details

• 6 – 7 March (Term 1,

Week 9, Fri & Sat)

• 23 teachers & 230

students

OFIS / OLJ to Malacca Our Programmes

3 Takeaways:

Thoughtful

Teachable

Thankful

Supporting Your Daughter In Preparing

For The National Examination

Mrs Goh Hui Cheng

Sec 4Exp & 5NA PMP – Supporting Your Daughter

in Preparing for the National Exam

Reality Check

O levels

• First O level paper (MTL) – May/June

• Oral MTL – July

• LC MTL – July

• Oral EL – Aug

• Practical Science – Oct

• Written Exams – 19 Oct (Term 4 week 6)

The journey has started …

• O levels:

– Food and Nutrition

– Art

– Music (July)

– Media Studies

What have we done/planned

to help your daughter?

Academically (Forward Planning)

• Consultation slots

• Focused guidance

• Night Revision (Term 2, 3,4)

• Mock papers / Prelim(s)

Cutting down “distractors”

• Stand down for CCAs (enough to secure the girl’s bonus points)

• Sec 4Exp / 5NA

1. MT Intensive lessons in the last 1.5 week

of T2

2. June Revision Lessons

3. Intensive Revision after Prelim 2

(Aug - Sept)

Assessment Framework in 2015

• Sec 4NA / 4NT / 4Exp / 5NA

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

Common

Test +

Informal

Assessment

Prelim 1

Prelim 2

N Level

Exam

N/O Level

Exam

100% 100% 100% --

Exam Preparedness

What can you do to support your

daughter?

• Support your daughter using their love

language

– By acts of service : sending / fetching from

school

– By gifts : A cup of water/ A bowl of chicken

soup/ A snack/ homemade breakfast

– Quality time: talk

– Words of affirmation

– Physical touch

What can you do more to support

your daughter?

• Prayers

• Planning holidays after O levels

• Presence

Thank you

Mrs Goh Hui Cheng

Senior Dean

Instructional Programme

goh_hui_cheng@moe.edu.sg

Mrs Chee Esther

Post-Secondary Options

Post

Secondary

Options

Source : The Sunday Times January 13, 2013

Post Secondary Education

Institutions of Higher Learning

JC/MI

Award :A level Certificate

2/3 years

Polytechnics

Award : Diploma

3 years

ITE

(Higher Nitec)

GCE ‘O’ Levels

Sec 4Exp Sec 5

Sec 4NA

Lead to the GCE ‘A’ Level examination

2 years (JC)

3 years (MI)

Junior College (JC) /

Millennia Institute (MI)

Aggregate Computation Points/Grades

Required

L1R5 (excluding CCA) Less than

or equal to

20

Requirements for admission

to Junior Colleges

L1 English Language / Higher Mother Tongue

R5 1 – Humanities/Higher Art/

Higher Music

2 - Maths / Scienc

3 - Hum/Higher Art/

Higher Music/Maths/Science

4

5 Any GCE ‘O’ Level Subjects (except

Religious Knowledge & CCA)

L1R5 for JC

Core Subject Requirement

English Language A1 to C6

Mother Tongue Language

OR Higher MTL

OR Mother Tongue ‘B’ Syllabus

A1 to D7

A1 to E8

Merit or Pass

Mathematics

OR Additional Mathematics

A1 to D7

A1 to D7

Requirements on Core Subjects

Eligibility Criteria For JC Admission

Aggregate

Range for L1R5

(excludes bonus

points)

Meet Minimum Requirement of the core

subjects

YES NO

15

Eligible

16 - 20

Eligible for Conditional

Admission

Eligible for Conditional

Admission only if

students have grades of

A1 or A2 in all the R5

subjects

Requirements for admission to Millennia

Institute (3-year Pre-U course)

Aggregate Computation Points/Grades

Required

L1R4 (may include

CCA)

Less than

or equal to

20

L1R4: For Millennia Institute

L1 EL/HMT

R4 1 – Humanities/Higher Art/Higher Music

/Mathematics/Science

2 - Humanities/Higher Art/Higher Music

/Mathematics/Science

3

4

Any GCE ‘O’ Level Subjects or CCA

(except Religious Knowledge)

Eligibility Criteria For MI Admission

Aggregate

Range for L1R4

(excludes bonus

point)

Meet Minimum Requirement of the core

subjects

YES NO

15

Eligible

16 - 20

Eligible for Conditional

Admission

Eligible for Conditional

Admission only if

students have grades of

A1 or A2 in all the R4

subjects

A Level Curriculum

At a glance , all students will offer

GP, PW, MTL at H1 level

3 H2 content-based subjects

1 H1 content-based subject

At least one from a contrasting

discipline

Three different levels of study: Higher 1 (H1), Higher 2

(H2) and Higher 3 (H3).

Levels of study at JC

The following are examples. They are for

illustration only and do not limit your options.

Maths & Science

• H2 Physics

• H2 Chemistry

• H2 Mathematics

• H1 Economics

(contrasting subject)

• H1 MTL

• GP

• PW

The following are examples. They are for

illustration only and do not limit your options.

Maths & Science Humanities & the Arts

• H2 Physics

• H2 Chemistry

• H2 Mathematics

• H1 Economics

(contrasting subject)

• H1 MTL

• GP

• PW

• H2 Economics

• H2 Literature

• H2 Geography

• H1 Maths

(contrasting subject)

• H1 MTL

• GP

• PW

1. CCA grade

2 Affiliation (ACJC)

3 HMT (A pupil must obtain A1-C6 for both

English and Higher MT in order to be

entitled the bonus points)

4 MSP/CSP

Limited to a Maximum of 4 BP only

Bonus Points (BP) – 4 categories

2 BP (A1 – A2)

1 BP (B3 – C6)

2 BP

2 BP

2 BP

Choice of A–Level Subjects & Their Relevance to Education Beyond A–Level

University Courses Relevant A-Level Subjects

Arts,

Social Science OR Law

English Literature, History, Geography,

Economics, Chinese, Malay, Mathematics

Science Mathematics,

Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computing,

Economics

Engineering OR

Computer Technology

Mathematics, Physics

Medicine OR Dentistry Chemistry, Physics and/or Biology

Pharmacy Chemistry

Accountancy,

Business Administration OR

Commerce

Mathematics,

Principles of Accounting (MI only)

Architecture,

Building OR

Estate Management

Mathematics,

Physics and/or Chemistry

Computer & Information

Sciences

Mathematics, Computing

For pupils who wish to pursue applied and

practice-oriented training

Lead to a diploma

Usually a 3-year course

Polytechnics

Net ELR2B2 aggregate

score excluding CCA

≤ 26

Requirements for admission to

Polytechnics

ELR2B2 : For Polytechnic Courses

Aggregate Type ELR2B2-A (Arts &

Humanities)

ELR2B2-B (Business)

ELR2B2-C (Science &

Technology)

ELR2B2-D (Design,

Graphic &

Animation)

EL English Language

R2 1st gp of

relevant

subjects

Arts

Humanities

Higher Music

Higher Art

Elementary Mathematics (E Math)/

Additional Mathematics (A Math)

2nd gp

of

relevant

subjects

Arts

Humanities

Mother Tongue

Lang

E Math/A Math

F&N

POA

Arts

Humanities

Mother Tongue

Lang

F&N

POA

Science

D&T

F&N

Science

D&T

F&N

Media

Studies

B2 Best 2 other subjects excluding CCA

Some Polytechnic Courses Courses marked with (*) are also offered to those with ‘A’ Level Qualifications

Course Requirements Grade Career Opportunities

Accountancy * EL1

E Maths / A Maths

Any 3 other subjects

(excl. CCA)

1-6

1-6

1-6

Accountants

Auditors

Financial Personnel

Middle-level Managers

Bank Officers

Retail Managers

Business Studies *

Business Management

Marketing *

Mass Communication EL1

E Maths/A Maths

Any 3 other subjects

(excl. CCA)

1-4

1-6

1-6

Public Relations

Media Executives

Journalists

Advertising

Interior Architecture &

Design

EL1

E Maths/A Maths

2 other subjects

1 other subject

1-6

1-6

1-6

1-7

Designer

Art Directors

Executives

Journalists

Legal Studies EL1

E Maths/A Maths

Any 3 other subjects

(excl. CCA)

1-4

1-6

1-6

Officer Administrators

Nursing EL1

E Maths/A Maths

A relevant Sc subject

1-7

1-6

1-6

Registered Nurse

Nanyang Polytechnic

Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Republic Polytechnic

Singapore Polytechnic

Temasek Polytechnic

For students with GCE ‘O’ or ‘N’

Level certificates.

1- to 2-year technical or vocational

courses (Nitec to Higher Nitec).

Students who do well will be able to

proceed to the polytechnics for

diploma programmes.

Institute of Technical Education

Courses Requirements Grade Career Opportunity

Nursing 2 ‘O’ Level Grades OR

‘N’ Level Grades in EL,

Math and Science

1-8

1-5

Nurse

Clinic receptionist

Business Studies

English Language

Mathematics

One other subject

1-6

1-8

1-7

Business

administrator

Service Skills

(Retail, Office or

Tourism)

2 ‘O’ Level Grades OR

‘N’ Level Grades in EL

and 2 other subjects

1-8

1-5

Sales representative

Supervisor

Digital Animation Completed ‘N’ or ‘O’

Levels

Animator

Illustrator

Some courses and related career opportunities at ITE

ELB4, ELR1B3 & ELR2B2 : For ITE Courses

ELB4-A (Early Childhood/

Wellness Mgt)

ELR1B3-B (Business)

ELR2B2-C (Science & Technology)

EL

English

Language

EL

English

Language

EL

English

Language

B4

Best 4 other

subjects

excluding CCA

R1

E Math

A Math

POA

R2

E Math

A Math

Science

D&T

Computer Studies

B3

Best 3 other

subjects

excluding CCA

B2

Best 2 other subjects

excluding CCA

Requirements for admission to ITE

For more information on courses

available in the Junior Colleges, Millennia

Institute, Polytechnics and ITEs, please

refer to :

http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/

~ Specialised schools

• LASALLE College of the Arts

• Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA),

• Shatec

~ Overseas ducation

Other Options

Private Education

The Council for Private Education (CPE) is a statutory board established in December 2009 under the MOE, to regulate private education institutions (PEIs) in Singapore.

http://www.cpe.gov.sg/

SGC

(School Graduation Certificate)

Holistic Report of a student who

has completed 10 years of

formal education

Who issues SGC?

Ministry Of Education with input

from schools and Singapore

Examinations and Assessment

Board (SEAB)

What does it look like?

It is a beautiful blue folder with

transparent pockets for the various

sections. It is printed on special high

quality paper.

It is an important document that has

to be kept properly and securely.

It is printed by MOE and delivered to

schools around April/May the

following year for distribution.

If lost, it can only be reprinted by

MOE and NOT on special paper.

What’s inside SGC?

Section A: Student’s Particulars

Section B: Academic Achievements

Section C: Co-Curricular Activities

Section D: Personal Qualities

(Testimonial)

Section A: Student’s Particulars

Endorsed by

Director

General of

Education

Section B: Academic Achievements

Only subjects passed are printed.

Section C: Co-curricular Activities

A student’s summary of

-CCA Records,

-CIP hours,

-Number of Character Development Programme

Modules completed

(Over the 4 to 5 years in secondary school)

Section D: Personal Qualities

(Testimonial)

Based on student’s general

attitude and behaviour in her

class, CCA and

school involvement.

Thank You