parents’ engagement day

XINMIN PRIMARY SCHOOLCONFIDENT CITIZENS OF CHARACTER, READY FOR THE FUTUREEvery Xinminite, a Confident Citizen of Character, Ready for the Future

XINMIN PRIMARY SCHOOL

P6

Parents’ Engagement Day

2021



Agenda

• Expectations • Challenges in Upper Primary• Key Activities in P6• Key Information For Parents• Level 1 offence slip• Time management & Cyber Wellness• Q & A



School Mission & Vision

Every Xinminite, a confident citizen of character, ready for the future

Nurturing the hearts and minds of Xinminites for a changing world



UPPER BLOCK RULES

Exercise self-discipline at all times

Be a good role model



Expectations

• Exhibit school Core Values

RESPONSIBILITY

RESILIENCE

RESPECT

CARE



Changes in Assessments

Classmates(Peer Competition/ Peer

Pressure)

New Teachers/ Teaching Styles

TimeManagement

(CCA/Supplementary/ Tuition/Enrichment)

A More Demanding Curriculum

Concerns/Issues?



Activities in P6Workshop (Champion's Mindset, internet addiction)

PSLE Post PSLE activities- VIA , Wushu/Music/dance/drum lessons*

- Lessons on secondary school’s subjects*

*TBC



English LanguageReading Programme

Reading for Pleasure (Extensive reading)

Class Book Flood

Little Red Dot Subscription (20 issues)

MYON online library subscription

Reading with Meaning (Intensive reading)

Close reading strategies to help students understand a text



Focus : Learning Experiences and content mastery to achieve a steady progress in student’s learning.

With the problem solving strategies, we are exposing the students to varied forms of questioning and mastery.



Koobits and SLS

- Promote self-directed learning of the students

- Video lesson and detect weakness



SCIENCE

Sequence of Topics

Term Theme Topic

1 Interactions • Forces• Living Together

(Environment)

2 Interactions • Food Chains & Food Webs

• Adaptations• Man’s Impact on the

Environment



SCIENCE

Highlights

• Week-of-Wonder! (WOW!) – Science Fun Week

• Experimental Kits – Individual Experimental Kit for every student



MOTHER TONGUE DEPT P6

Reading Programme

Integrated ICT Lessons

Competitions

Festive Celebrations

P6 POST-EXAM VIA



MOTHER TONGUE DEPARTMENT

MOE Primary School MTL curriculum • Greater emphasis on spoken & written

interaction skills;• Greater focus on authentic activities to

better engage students and develop their communication skills; and

• Continue to expose students to their own culture & values through MTL learning



CCE DepartmentLearning for Life Programme(LLP): Our CCE curriculum

• “Cultivating a Life of Values and Excellence” or CLOVE is our CCE curriculum as well as our school’s LLP.

• The school adopts a holistic approach to Character and Citizenship Education.

Objectives of CLOVE:We want our students to…become assets to our society by acquiring the following core beliefs and character traits: Care, Respect, Responsibility and Resilience.

become contributing citizens in your school, family and community.



CCE Department

Care

P6 Values In Action(VIA) Project:Fund-raising project

Respect ResilienceResponsibility

Our School Core Values:

• Upcycling projects• Items made will be sold to

other levels via a ZOOM auction and funds will be donated to FOODBANK SINGAPORE



AESTHETICS DEPARTMENT

Vision

Every Xinminite, an artist and a musician.

MISSIONNurturing the Passion for the Arts (Visual Arts & Performing Arts)

in Every Xinminite.



AESTHETICS DEPARTMENTLEVELS ART MUSIC

P5Batik

PointillismUkulele

P6Metal Tooling

Wire SculptureGarageband

Above are some of the key programmes we have for the students for the specific levels,

it is to develop our Xinminites with:

Visual inquiry skill (Art) and Musical skills (Listening, creating and performing)

Awareness, appreciation and respect for the cultures of various art forms (Visual art and Music)

Enjoyment in art making and music making



Key Information For Parents

• Student Learning Space• PSLE subjects format and changes• Direct School Admission (DSA) • Modes of communication• How to help your child• Cyber wellness



What can students do on SLS?

Students can:• Revise their

subjects at home• Learn with

interactive: lessons simulations quizzes videos



• Teachers might assign learning packages and online homework on SLS. Please grant permission to your child to access the Internet at home to complete their online work.

• Do monitor your child’s online activities and regulate their screen time.

• Speak to your child’s form teacher if you do not have a computer with Internet access at home.



Help to check on the rate of completion of your child’s lessons



NEW PSLE SCORING AND SECONDARY ONE POSTING FROM

2021



Changes to the PSLE scoring and S1 posting (Malay subtitles)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Brc1LLqsw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FxojcpegHk

Changes to the PSLE scoring and S1 posting (Chinese subtitles)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHa0G0LWhz8

Changes to the PSLE scoring and S1 posting (Tamil subtitles)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09Brc1LLqsw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FxojcpegHk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHa0G0LWhz8



Direct School Admissions (DSA)

• Direct School Admission for secondary schools (DSA-Sec) allows students to apply to some schools before taking the PSLE.




• Students apply based on their talent in sports, CCAs and specific academic areas.

• If your child is admitted to a secondary school through DSA-Sec, they are not allowed to submit school choices during the Secondary 1 (S1) posting process.




Categories CCAs in Xinmin Primary

Sports and Games Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball

Visual, literary and performing arts

Choir, Guzheng, Chinese Dance,International Dance

Uniformed groups Scouts, Brownies, Red Cross

Leadership Prefects




CCAs Secondary Schools

Football Bowen Sec, Sengkang Sec, Montfort, St.Gabriel’s

Basketball Montfort, Holy Innocents, Sengkang, ACS,Catholic High

Chinese Dance Nan Chiau, Anderson, Xinmin Sec, St Margaret’s

Volleyball(Girls) PLMGS, Anderson, Xinmin Sec

Guzheng PLMGS, Xinmin Sec, Presbyterian High

https://beta.moe.gov.sg/

https://beta.moe.gov.sg/



Modes of communication

1) Student Handbook

2) Email

3) School’s phone number: 62835479



Supplementary Lessons

• Dates are indicated in the School Calendar of Events.

• Written excuse by parents must be submitted for any absence one day in advance.

TUESDAYS THURSDAYS

2PM TO 4PM 2 PM TO 4PM

SCIENCE 6A-F MOTHER TONGUE 6A-F

ENGLISH 6A-C

MATHS 6D-F

MATHS 6A-C

English 6D-F



Instilling responsibilityTracking of level one offences

LEVEL ONE OFFENCES• Not doing and /or handing in of assignments• Failure to bring books or other required materials to class• Creating a disturbance in the classroom• Open defiance and/ or rudeness• Skipping lessons• Inappropriate attire and grooming• Littering



LEVEL ONE OFFENCES

• Not doing and /or handing in of assignments

• Failure to bring books or other required materials to class

• Creating a disturbance in the classroom

• Open defiance and/ or rudeness

• Skipping lessons

• Inappropriate attire and grooming

• Littering

Number of slips Consequences

1-2 Verbal warning Parents will be

informed

3 ‘Notice of Warning’

letter will be issued

4 Loss of privileges

Eg: supervised recess

5 and above Detention after school Suspension from

school

* Blue Copy: Parents and FT *Pink Copy: Students’ Handbook *Yellow copy: AYH



Helping your child manage

their time

• Discuss the weekly schedule

• Make your expectations clear



Study Timetable



Cyber WellnessSigns of online addiction:

1) Spends too much time online

2) Poor sleep patterns.

3) Unable to hold conversations with others

4) Decline in other offline activities

5) Reacting strongly when asked to reduce online activities

6) Depression, anxiety, extreme mood swings

Source: www.betterinternet.sg



Cyber WellnessWhat you can do:

1) Time management – Set up a screen time contract within the family.

2) Monitor their social network activity - Use of parental control apps.

3) Be a role model – Ensure that screen-free times are observed by all family members.

4) Spend quality time outdoors with your child without their device.

5) Keep your child’s device outside the bedroom at bedtime.

Source: www.betterinternet.sg



CyberWellnessParental Control Apps

Tracks location of your child

Block usage during study and sleep time

Web content filtering (Block inappropriate sites)

Screen Time Tracking and Control

• www.qustudio.com

• https://famisafe.wondershare.com/

http://www.qustudio.com/

https://famisafe.wondershare.com/



Cyber WellnessWebsites you can refer to:

1) Media Literacy Council

2) Cyber Wellness Parent Kit by MOE

3) Internetmatters.org

https://www.betterinternet.sg/Resources/Resources-Listing?topic=screen+time&persona=parents

https://www.moe.gov.sg/docs/default-source/document/parent-kit-on-home-based-learning/parent-kit---cyber-wellness-for-your-child.pdf

https://www.internetmatters.org/



We need to work together…



We need you to…

• monitor your child’s homework

• ensure that your child has breakfast before school

• ensure that your child has enough sleep

• restrict the use of electronic gadgets

• keep track of your child’s involvement in social

media



Thank you for attending Parents Engagement 2021. We would like to get your feedback on this session. Please

complete the form found on this link.https://go.gov.sg/parentsengagementfeedback

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