white sands primary school · 28 march 2019, thursday (class 4a, 4b, 4e and 4g) time: 7.45 a.m. –...
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WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
2 PASIR RIS STREET 11, SINGAPORE 519075
TEL: 6922-9100, FAX: 6581-5013
30 January 2019
Through the Principal, Ms Audrey Wong
Dear Parents,
PROGRAMMES ORGANISED FOR P4 PUPILS – TERM 1
The school strives to provide our pupils with a holistic education through a range of programmes and activities which encourages them to explore and discover their interests and passions. Through developing their interests and passions, we hope to kick-start their life-long journey of learning and become effective and confident communicators who will contribute back to the society. Our P4 pupils can look forward to the following level programmes in Term 1. Please refer to Annex A for a brief outline of the various programmes.
Programme Date
NLB Books 2 Go 18 and 19 February
Home-based Learning Readiness Exercise 16 – 24 March (School Holidays)
Traffic Games @ Road Safety Park 27 March, Wednesday (4C, 4D & 4F)
28 March, Thursday (4A, 4B, 4E & 4G)
We would also like to invite you to join us for our annual School-Parents Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS). Through this programme, it would provide you with a better understanding of school’s programmes and the classroom learning experiences which your child would enjoy in school. Please indicate your attendance in Annex B and return it via your child. Finally, you would find useful information in the following attachments for your reference.
1. Programme for School-Parents Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS)
2. Primary 4 Assessment Information for Parents
3. Malay Language Oral Workshop for Parents
4. MOE Kindergarten Open House
For your easy reference, this letter will be uploaded onto our school’s website at
http://whitesandspri.moe.edu.sg. Please contact the General Office at telephone number 6922 9100 or email to me at [email protected] should you have any further queries on the above.
Yours sincerely, ___________________ Mr Wong Yexiang Year Head P3 & P4 (Covering) Scan QR code to access WSPS Website
ANNEX A White Sands Primary School
Summary of Programmes for Primary 4 – Term 1
NLB Books 2 Go
Dates: 18 and 19 February 2019
Time: 8.15 a.m. – 2.15 p.m.
The National Library Board will be holding a 2-day mass borrowing exercise where your child
can borrow books from a wide array of titles. Do encourage your child to develop the habit of
reading by participating in this programme. Your child would need to bring along his / her
student pass for this programme.
Cost: No payment required.
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Home-Based Learning (HBL) Readiness Exercise Date: 16 March to 24 March (Term 1 School Holiday) The objectives of HBL are to provide opportunities for pupils to cultivate independent learning
strategies and to ensure that pupils can still be engaged in learning during a school closure
due to emergencies.
As preparation for the upcoming HBL exercise, pupils will be accessing the Student Learning
Space (https://vle.learning.moe.edu.sg) at home to identify any issues they may encounter.
Pupils will be briefed by their C4RE teachers on the procedures for the readiness exercise.
This exercise will take no more than 30 minutes for pupils to complete. We seek parents’
support on the above and in making alternative arrangements for your child to access the
portal if he/she does not have a computer with Internet connection at home.
Cost: Fully Subsidised by School
Traffic Games @ Road Safety Park
Dates: 27 March 2019, Wednesday (Class 4C, 4D and 4F) and
28 March 2019, Thursday (Class 4A, 4B, 4E and 4G)
Time: 7.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
As part of the school’s efforts to raise pupils’ awareness on Road Safety, the P4 pupils will be
participating in the Traffic Games at the Road Safety Park. Pupils will participate in the Traffic
Games by adopting one of the various roles: Cyclist, Go-Kart Driver or Pedestrian.
Through this interactive activity, pupils will learn about the precautions which they should take
when on the roads as well as the importance of following traffic rules in Singapore.
More details of the activity which the pupils will be participating in can be found on
https://sg.kidlander.com/location/road-safety-park/
Cost: Fully Subsidised by School
ATTACHMENT 1
School-Parents Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS)
Primary 4
Date: 8 February 2019 (Friday)
Time: 3.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.
All parents are invited to attend our annual School-Parents Engagement and Communication
Session (SPECS). This session is to provide parents with the opportunity to understand the
school’s programmes in 2019 so that parents are well-informed to support your child’s learning
and growth.
Details of the programme:
Time Primary 4 Venue
3.00 p.m. – 3.30 p.m.
Principal’s Address Hall
3.40 p.m. – 4.10 p.m.
Mother Tongue
Language
Curriculum Briefing
Chinese Language
PAL Room
ISH Block Level 2
Malay Language AV Room
Block B Level 4
Tamil Language Tamil Room
Block A Level 4
4.20 p.m. – 5.00 p.m. C4RE Teachers’ Presentation
(please proceed to the respective
classrooms of your child)
4E Block B
Level 2
4C & 4F Block B
Level 3
4A, 4B & 4D Block B
Level 4
4G Block A
Level 3
ATTACHMENT 2
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
2019 PRIMARY FOUR
Term 2
Day/Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 7
8 May
CL/ML/TL:
SA1 Oral
9 May
EL: SA1
Oral
Week 8
13 May
EL: SA1 Paper 1
& Listening
Comprehension
14 May
CL/ML/TL: SA1
Paper 1 &
Listening
Comprehension
15 May
EL: SA1
Paper 2
16 May
MA: SA1
17 May
CL/ML/TL:
SA1 Paper 2
Week 9 22 May
SC: SA1
Term 4
Day/Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Week 4
9 Oct
CL/ML/TL:
SA2 Oral
10 Oct
EL: SA2
Oral
Week 5
Week 6
21 Oct
EL: SA2 Paper
1 & Listening
Comprehension
22 Oct
CL/ML/TL: SA2
Paper 1 &
Listening
Comprehension
23 Oct
EL: SA2
Paper 2
24 Oct
MA: SA2
25 Oct
CL/ML/TL:
SA2 Paper 2
Week 7 30 Oct
SC: SA2
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
2019 PRIMARY FOUR
ENGLISH
OVERVIEW:
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Weighting 0% 30% 0% 70%
SA1 Oral
(9 May)
SA1 Paper 1 &
Listening
Comprehension
(13 May)
SA1 Paper 2
(15 May)
SA2 Oral
(10 Oct)
SA2 Paper 1 &
Listening
Comprehension
(21 Oct)
SA2 Paper 2
(23 Oct)
FORMAT: SA1 / SA2
Paper Component Item Type No. of Items Marks
Paper 1
(50 min)
[20 marks]
Continuous
Writing Open-ended 1 20
Paper 2
(1 hour 15 min)
[50 marks]
Grammar Multiple Choice
Questions 8 8
Vocabulary Multiple Choice
Questions 6 6
Grammar Cloze 8 8
Editing for
Spelling &
Grammar
Open-ended 5 5
Synthesis Open-ended 3 3
Comprehension 1 Open-ended up to 8 8
Comprehension 2 Open-ended 5 10
Paper 3
[14 marks]
Listening
Comprehension
Multiple Choice
Questions 14 14
Paper 4
[16 marks]
Reading Aloud Open-ended 1 passage 6
Stimulus-Based Conversation
Open-ended 1 visual stimulus 10
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
2019 PRIMARY FOUR
MATHEMATICS
OVERVIEW:
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Weighting 0% 30% 0% 70%
SA1
(16 May)
SA2
(24 Oct)
FORMAT: SA1 / SA2
COMPONENT ITEM TYPE NO. OF ITEMS MARKS DURATION
Booklet A Multiple Choice 15 30
1 h 45 min Booklet B
Short Answer 19 38
Long Answer 8 32
SCOPE (FOR TESTING)
Chapters / Topics Term 2 Term 4
Chapter 1: Numbers to 100 000
Chapter 2: Factors and Multiples
Chapter 3: Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers
Chapter 4: Whole Numbers: Word Problems
Chapter 5: Angles
Chapter 6: Squares and Rectangles
Chapter 7: Symmetry
Chapter 8: Fractions
Chapter 9: Addition and Subtraction of Fractions
Chapter 10: Decimals
Chapter 11: The Four Operations of Decimals
Chapter 12: Decimals: Word Problems
Chapter 13: Area and Perimeter
Chapter 14: Tables and Graphs
Chapter 15: Time
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
2019 PRIMARY FOUR
SCIENCE
OVERVIEW:
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Weighting 0% 30% 0% 70%
SA1
(22 May)
SA2 (30 Oct)
FORMAT: SA1
BOOKLET ITEM TYPE NO. OF QUESTIONS MARKS DURATION
A Multiple-Choice 24 48 1 h 30 min
B Open-Ended 10 32 FORMAT: SA2
BOOKLET ITEM TYPE NO. OF QUESTIONS MARKS DURATION
A Multiple-Choice 28 56 1 h 45 min
B Open-Ended 12 – 13 44 SCOPE (FOR TESTING):
Book Titles / Topics Term 2 Term 4
Life cycles of some animals
Life cycles of plants
Matter
Light and Shadows
Heat and Temperature
All P3 themes (Diversity, Interactions & Systems)
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
2019 PRIMARY FOUR
CHINESE LANGUAGE
OVERVIEW:
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Weighting 0% 30% 0% 70%
SA1 Oral (8 May)
SA1 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 2 (17 May)
SA2 Oral (9 Oct)
SA2 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (22 Oct)
SA2 Paper 2 (25 Oct)
FORMAT: SA1 / SA2
试卷
Paper
考查项目
Component
考查方式
Item Type
题数
No. of Items
分数/比重
Marks / Weighting
试卷一
(作文)
Paper 1 Composition
(40 min) [15 marks]
SA1看图写段
Writing 2 paragraphs
SA2看图作文
Composition
开放式
Open-Ended 1 15/15%
试卷二
(理解和语文测验)
Paper 2 Language Use
and Comprehension
(1 hour) [45 marks]
辨字测验
Word recognition
多项选择
MCQ 2 4/4%
词语选择
Vocabulary/Grammar
多项选择
MCQ 4 8/8%
词语搭配
Word matching
多项选择
MCQ 4 8/8%
短文填充
Cloze Passage
多项选择
MCQ 4 8/8%
阅读理解一
Comprehension 1
书面互动
Stimulus writing
多项选择
MCQ
开放式
Open-Ended
2
1
4/4%
4/4%
阅读理解二
Comprehension 2
开放式
Open-Ended 5 9/9%
试卷
Paper
考查项目
Component
考查方式
Item Type
题数
No. of Items
分数/比重
Marks / Weighting
试卷三
(口试与听力)
Paper 3 Oral and Listening
Comprehension
朗读短文
Reading Aloud
朗读
Reading 1 10/10%
看图说话
Picture Description
描述图意
Open-Ended 1 10/10%
会话
Conversation
对话
Conversation 1 10/10%
听力理解
Listening Comprehension
多项选择
MCQ 10 10/10%
SCOPE (FOR TESTING)
Term Units
2 P4A Textbook Unit 1 – Unit 8
4 P4A + P4B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 16
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
2019 PRIMARY FOUR
MALAY LANGUAGE
OVERVIEW:
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Weighting 0% 30% 0% 70%
SA1 Oral (8 May)
SA1 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 2 (17 May)
SA2 Oral (9 Oct)
SA2 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (22 Oct)
SA2 Paper 2 (25 Oct)
FORMAT: SA1 / SA2
Paper Component Item Type No. of Items Marks/
Weighting
Paper 1 Writing (40 min)
[15 marks]
Karangan Berdasarkan Gambar (Picture Composition) (Not less than 100 words)
Open-Ended 1 15/15%
Paper 2 Language Use
(1 hour) [45 marks]
Imbuhan (Prefix / Suffix) Multiple Choice
Questions 5 10/10%
Peribahasa (Proverbs) Fill in the Blanks
(with helping words)
4 8/8%
Golongan Kata (Word Class)
Cloze Fill in the Blanks
(with helping words)
5 10/10%
Kefahaman 1 (Comprehension 1)
Multiple Choice Questions
2 4/4%
Interaksi Penulisan (Written Interaction)
Open-Ended 1 4/4%
Kefahaman 2 (Comprehension 2)
Open-Ended 5 9/9%
Paper 3 Listening
Comprehension [10 marks]
Pemadanan Gambar (Picture Matching)
Multiple Choice Questions
3 3/3%
Melengkapkan Dialog (Complete Dialogue)
Multiple Choice Questions
1 1/1%
Text-based Listening Comprehension
Multiple Choice Questions
6 6/6%
Paper 4 Oral
[30 marks]
Reading Aloud
Open-Ended
1 10/10%
Picture Description 1 10/10%
Picture Conversation 1 10/10%
SCOPE (FOR TESTING)
Term Units
2 P4A Textbook Unit 1 – Unit 5
4 P4A + P4B Textbooks Unit 1 – Unit 10
WHITE SANDS PRIMARY SCHOOL
ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
2019 PRIMARY FOUR
TAMIL LANGUAGE
OVERVIEW:
Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4
Weighting 0% 30% 0% 70%
SA1 Oral (8 May)
SA1 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (14 May)
SA1 Paper 2 (17 May)
SA2 Oral (9 Oct)
SA2 Paper 1 & Listening Comprehension (22 Oct)
SA2 Paper 2 (25 Oct)
FORMAT: SA1 / SA2
தததத
Paper
ததததததததததத
Component
தததத ததத
Item Type
ததததததததத
தத
ததததததத
தத
No. of Items
ததததததத
ததததத
Marks / Weighting
தததத 1
Paper 1 (40 min)
[15 marks]
தததத ததததததத
60 ததததததததததத
ததததததததத தததத
தததததததத
ததததததத 1 15/15%
தததத 2
Paper 2 (1 hour)
[45 marks]
தததததததத தததததததததத 4 8/8%
தததததததத / தததததத தததததததததத 5 10/10%
ததததததததததததத
ததததததததததத தததததததததத 4 8/8%
தததததததததததத
ததததததததததத
தததததததததததத
ததததததததததததததததததத
தததததததததத
ததததததத
3 1
6/6%
4/4%
ததததததததத ததததததததததத ததததததத 5 9/9%
தததத
தததத
Oral [30
marks]
1. தததததததததத ததததததததத
ததததததத
1 10/10%
தத தததததததத
2. தததததததத ததததத
ததததததததததத
ததததததததத
1 10/10%
3. தததததததத 1 10/10%
தததததததததத
தததததததத
ததததத
தத
தததததத
ததததத
Listening
Comprehension
[10 marks]
ததததததத ததததததததததத தததததததததத 10 10/10%
SCOPE (FOR TESTING)
Term Units
2 P4A Textbook Unit 1 – Unit 5
4 P4B Textbook Unit 6 – Unit 10
ATTACHMENT 3 Malay Language Oral Workshop for P3-P6 Parents Date: Saturday, 9 March 2019 Time: 9.00 a.m. to 11.00 a.m. Venue: White Sands Primary School The Malay Language Teachers will be engaging parents for an oral workshop to provide
parents with guidelines to better facilitate their child’s learning of Malay Language.
The availability of the place is based on a first-come, first-served basis.
More details will be provided by your child's Mother Tongue Teacher at a later date.
Cost: In-house programme. Fully subsidised by the School
ATTACHMENT 4
30 January 2019
ON TO A STRONG START!
Dear Parents,
Are you looking for a quality and affordable kindergarten programme for your
pre-school child?
We warmly welcome you and your child to visit the MOE Kindergarten Open House!
At MOE Kindergarten, we believe that children are curious, active and competent
learners. We nurture children holistically, so that they are confident, demonstrate
strong social skills and have a good foundation in literacy and numeracy.
Our curriculum is developed by MOE’s curriculum specialists and trained educators
with knowledge and experience in early childhood education and who are familiar with
the primary school curriculum. Your child will embark on an exciting learning journey
at MOE Kindergarten through our two flagship programmes – the HI-Light Programme
and the Starlight Literacy Programme.
Visit an MOE Kindergarten (MK) Open House near you to find out more!
9 Feb 2019, 9am to 1pm (Briefings will be held at 10am)
MK@Anchor Green
MK@Fernvale
MK@Horizon*
MK@Kranji
MK@North Vista*
MK@Oasis
MK@Punggol Green
MK@Punggol View
MK@Springdale
MK@Waterway
MK@West Spring
MK@Westwood
MK@Valour*
* New MKs opening in 2020. Open House for these MKs will be held at various locations.
^ Kindergarten Care is available at all MKs except MK@Tampines
Sign up for the Open House at www.moe.gov.sg/moekindergarten.
We look forward to seeing you!
The MOE Kindergarten Team
ANNEX B
To: The C4RE Teachers of Name: ______________________________ ( ) Class: 4___ Register No: _______
CONSENT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM
(Please complete this form and return to C4RE teachers by 1 February 2019, Friday)
S/N Programme Title Parent Consent*
1 Traffic Games @ Road Safety Park Yes / No *
Programme for Parents Number of parents
attending
School-Parents Engagement and Communication Session (SPECS) 0 / 1 / 2 *
*Please circle accordingly.
I have taken note of the P4 Programmes for Term 1 and given my consent as indicated
above.
I would like to acknowledge the receipt of the attachments stated below
1. Programme for School-Parents Engagement and Communication Session
2. Primary 4 Assessment Information for Parents
3. Malay Oral Workshop for P3 – P6 Parents
4. MOE Kindergarten Open House
______________________ ________________ ________________ Name of Parent/Guardian Signature & Date Contact Number