Red Swastika School

P5 & P6 Parents’
Conference 2017
3 Feb 2017
Housekeeping

P
 Programme
• Welcome and Introduction
• Principal’s Address
• Sharing by Year Head
Upper Primary
• Sharing by HOD Culture &
Internationalisation
Welcome

It takes a
village to raise
a child
Welcome Address

Principal
Mrs Jenny Leong
 School Leaders
Vice Principal Vice Principal Vice Principal
Mrs Serene Ho Mdm Poh Qinyu (Admin)
Ms Serene Ong
 P5 & P6 Level Managers

Mdm Rebecca Wong Mdm Roziana Bte Rumli

P5 Level Manager P6 Level Manager
 Outline
• RSS - Xingzhi Culture and the
Three Littles
• Useful resources for parents
• 2016 PSLE Results
• P5 and P6 Level Highlights
(SBB, DSA, Sec 1 Options,
PSLE preparation)
• Other matters
 School Vision
Caring Community
Innovative Leaders
 School Mission
To nurture a community of
independent learners, effective
communicators, active citizens
and reflective leaders.
School Motto

恭 Respect
宽 Magnanimity
信 Trustworthiness
敏 Alertness
Xingzhi Culture
 Our School Values

Care Honesty
Respect Responsibility
Magnanimity Resilience
Helpfulness
Teamwork
Leadership
SAP distinctiveness
提高
说与写能力
Increase CL
communication
ability 加强
学校中华文化
学习氛围
Enhance CL
learning 鼓励
environment 中国文化
浸濡交流活动
Encourage China
Immersion
Efforts
Legends

• FTGP – Form Teacher Guidance

Period

• ASM – Assembly

• SBE – School-based Enrichment

P4 to P5 Class Allocation
P4 to P5
 Allocation based on SBB options by parents
 Increased curriculum rigour
 1 or 2 Classes for approximate Top 80
students who are taking HCL
 The rest of classes – HCL / CL
 Mix of students
 Gender
 Learning & behavioural needs
 Learning Pace

P5 to P6
Reallocation strictly based on school’s decision
on SBB to better support students
Subject based Banding

P4 to P5
• SBB
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/primary/files/subjec
t-based-banding.pdf
Subject based Banding
Subject based Banding
Subject based Banding

Progression to secondary level depends on

your child’s PSLE score. The different
expectations of standard and foundation
subjects will be taken into account when your
child’s PSLE score is calculated.
Subject based Banding
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/secondary-
one-posting/eligibility-letter/

Bonus Points for Admission to Special Assistance

Plan (SAP) Secondary Schools
• Students in the top 30% of the Primary School
Leaving Examination (PSLE) cohort who take
Higher Chinese at the PSLE will be given bonus
points for admission to SAP schools according
to :
o Distinction: 3 points
o Merit: 2 points
o Pass: 1 point
 SAP Secondary Schools
Special Assistance Plan (SAP) Secondary
Schools

1. Anglican High 7. Maris Stella High

2. Catholic High 8. Nanyang Girls’ High
3. CHIJ St Nicholas Girls’ 9. River Valley High
4. Chung Cheng High(Main) 10. Nan Hua High
5. Dunman High 11. Nan Chiau High
6. Hwa Chong Institution
 RSS 2016 PSLE Results
Highlights

100% passes for ALL doing

Standard Subjects!!!
 % for Quantity Passes (A*C)
Year EL CL Maths Science

2016 (A*C) 96.5 97.30 93.3 93.1

% for Quality Passes (A*A)

Year EL CL Maths Science
2016 (A*A) 55.0 72.3 56.3 50.0

*All Above National Performance*

 Overall Performance for
Express Course Eligibility

Year %
2016 83.1
Paths After PSLE
Paths After PSLE
Direct School Admission
4 main categories of Sec Schools

Types of Schools
Schools with Integrated Programme (IP) or
Specialised Independent Schools (viz. NUSHS,
SOTA, SST)
Independent Schools (without IP)
Autonomous Schools (without IP)

Schools with Distinctive Programmes [i.e. Schools

with Applied Learning Programmes (ALP), Learning
for Life Programmes (LLP) and/or Niches]
 Direct School Admission
• The DSA-Sec Exercise is an
admission exercise to allow
participating secondary schools to
select some P6 students for
admission to Secondary One.

• The selection will be based on their

achievements and talents before the
Primary School Leaving Examination
(PSLE) results are released.
http://www.moe.gov.
sg/education/admis
sions/dsa-sec/
Website
will be
updated in
May 2017
 Direct School Admission
• Students who have opted for DSA must
achieve PSLE results that would enable them
to be eligible for their opted DSA-Sec
schools.

• Students admitted through DSA-Sec

Exercise will not be allowed to participate in
the annual Secondary One Posting Exercise.

• Students admitted through DSA-Sec

Exercise will not be allowed to transfer to
another school after the release of the
PSLE results.
 Direct School Admission
• Application stage
(note: deadline is different for different schools)

• Selection stage (Jul to Aug)

o Shortlisted student goes for selection tests / camps
or interviews at the DSA-Sec school(s)
o Student receives outcome of application

• Exercise School Preference stage (Oct)

o Student receives a School Preference Form from
his/her respective primary school
o Parents can indicate their child’s school
preference(s) for up to 3 schools in the form

• Results Release Stage (late Nov)

o Student collects his/her DSA-Sec allocation result
together with his/her PSLE results.
Direct School Admission

Word of Advice
Students must continue to
work hard to achieve good
PSLE results so as to remain
in the talent group in the
secondary school.
Sec 1 Option Exercise

The Option Exercise is for all

PSLE candidates immediately
after the release of the PSLE
Results in late November
every year.
Sec 1 Option Exercise

• Reflects the relative achievement level

of students among their peers.

• Places students into different courses

according to their academic ability

• Enables posting to secondary schools by

merit (PSLE aggregate score) and as far
as possible into a school of their choice
(6 choices).
Sec 1 Option Exercise

Important Dates
• Distribution of Sec Sch Booklets:
Sep/Oct
• Release of PSLE Results: late Nov
• Option Form Submission: late Nov
• Posting Results: late Dec
• Reporting to Sec Sch: late Dec
 For P6 Parents,
Booklet:
Choosing Your
Secondary
Schools
for admission to
Secondary One in 2017

In Oct 2017 after

PSLE
School will continue to disseminate information
for the P6 through various modes
School Support
• Counsellor’s Class to Class Talk
(P6) Coping with Stress, before SA1

• Encouragement (P6)
o RSS Customised Gift
o P5-P6 to Well Wishes
o Teachers’ Well Wishes
 Other Matters

• Curriculum / Post-exam activities

continue after PSLE – attendance is
still expected
 Home-School
Holistic Development

Partnership
Parents are important partners in education
 Communication
At RSS, parents are welcome to keep the
communication channel active. We communicate
with parents via:
• Student Handbook (most encouraged)
• School Website
• Emails
• Phone calls
• Smart Notification Acknowledgement Console
(SNAC)
• Letters to parents
• SMS system
• RSS Link (Newsletters)
• Parents’ Conferences
• Parents-Teacher Meeting
• First point of contact – Form Teachers
through emails / phone calls /
messages / meetings

• School-related matters – School is still

the best point of contact

• Keep posted of school matters and

updates through our website or Smart
Notification Acknowledgement Console
(SNAC) or letters / circulars sent out
Smart Notification Acknowledgement
Console
SNAC™ is a Trademark and Copyright of.
 Introduction to SNAC
• What is SNAC™?
• SNAC™ is a communication solution that uses
smartphone (iPhone & Android) 3G/4G/WIFI network
to receive notification send by the school.
• Recipient will receive an alert tone on their
smartphone when a new notification is send to you
via your smartphone.
• Benefits of using SNAC™ Communication
• Receive real-time notifications and circulars from
school
• Grant real-time digital acknowledgement to
activities
• Kept updated with events and activities
SNAC™ Smartphone App Interface

Menu Screen Notification Summary Screen

Reading Notification(s)
• Tap to read the
notification

Note: New
notification will
appear with a red
tab “Unread”

Notification that
is/are pending your
response will have a
“Pending” yellow
tab
Responding Notification(s)

• It is a good
practise to
scroll your
notification to
the bottom to
look out for
response
options
available
Responding Notification(s)
• Certain options
requires you to input
remarks in the text
field provided for your
selection.

You are required to

enter your
“Authentication Code”
to authorise your
response.
Tap on “Submit
Response” to complete.
Responding Notification(s)
In the event, if you have
forgotten your
“Authentication Code”.
You can tap on “Send
Authentication Code to
my email”
Tip: For security purposes
and easy remembering for
future authorisation, it is
strongly recommended
that you change the
default system generated
authentication code.
 For queries and
clarification,
please feel free to
visit the booth
during the break.
 Home support
• Set reasonable goals with him/her
• Focus on developing your child’s
strengths
• Emphasise the learning process instead
of exam results
• Avoid comparing your child’s
performance with that of others
• Praise your child for his/her efforts
• Pay attention to your child’s needs and
fears
• Make time for fun and play
Parent Support Group (PSG)

Parents will have opportunities to work with

school personnel on programmes and projects
that will benefit their child and the school.
Family Matters@ School
Participate in the parenting workshops and
family bonding activities to enhance the
quality of family life.
 MOE Links

• MOE Website (www.moe.gov.sg)

• Schoolbag – online newsletter for

parents (www.schoolbag.sg)

• MOE on Facebook
(www.facebook.com/moesingapore)

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Well-being of your child

Safety
• School Security
• Drop Off and Pick
Up during School
Arrival and Dismissal
• Road Crossing
• Safety on School
Bus/Public Bus
• Bicycle Safety
Health
• Social Responsibility
• Medical Attention
• Insurance
• Annual Health Check
• Temperature Taking
Exercise
 Single Session / PERI Upgrading

• We are looking into ensuring that a full

suite of facilities is available to cater
to the whole student population when
we transit to operate in single-session.
• We are continuing to work closely with
MOE on the timeline and implementation
details for the transition to single-session.
• When the timeline is confirmed, we will
inform the parents.
WRSS Bursaries
In commemoration of 65 years of
education and nation-building, the RSS
School Management Committee (SMC)
has set up 3 bursaries:
1)The World Red Swastika Society
Bursary
2) Goh Keng Swee Foundation Bursary
3) Choong Yeok Yin Bursary
to provide financial assistance to
students from low-income families.
WRSS Bursaries
By setting up the bursaries, it hopes to
• touch the lives of RSS students, and
• instil in them greater awareness of the
values of charity and compassion.

Look out for the application form in Term

4 this year for Bursaries 2018
Our Partnership
• We work in partnership for the
children
• We care enough to be working for
our students
• I hope parents care enough to
treat my staff as you would want
to be treated
Sharing by Senior Teacher
Sharing
Ms Tan Zhi-Ling

by
Holistic Development

Year Head
Upper Primary
 At RSS, we hope to develop
every student holistically in the
following 5 domains:
Moral (德) Physical (体)
Aesthetics
Cognitive (智)
Social (群) (美)
 Primary 5 & 6 – Key Highlights
Academic Focus Holistic Focus
PSLE Access Meal Break
Arrangement
Assessment Plan Learning For Life Programme
(LLP)
Academic Support MOE Sexuality Education

Education and Career

Guidance (ECG)
School-Based Enrichment
(SBE)
Post-Exam Activities
 PSLE ACCESS
ARRANGEMENT
ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS
• To allow candidates with learning
disability or permanent physical
disability to apply Access
Arrangements (AA) during the
examination.
• Make provisions for help for the
child who may need assistance in
the specific area.
ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS
• As such provision involves the candidate
taking the examination under a
different condition, the PSLE
certificates and result slips will be
annotated.
• Applications are subjected to approval
from Singapore Examinations and
Assessment Board (SEAB).
• Provision of AA will not be re-instated
once it has been withdrawn.
 Who qualifies?

• Permanent Physical
Disability

• Learning Disability
Permanent Physical Disability

Examples :
• Hearing Impairment
• Visual Impairment
• Speech Impairment
• Physical Impairment
 Documents required

• A copy of medical report from

qualified professionals
(registered medical practioners,
occupational therapists, speech
and language therapists)
• AA Form (Completed by FT)
• MC is insufficient
 Learning Disabilities
Examples:
• Dyslexia
• Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
(ADHD)
• Austism Spectrum Disorder
(ASD)
 Documents Required

• A copy of a psychological / professional

report (Reports are valid for 3 years)
• Eg: 2017 PSLE – no earlier than
September 2014
• AA Report
• A photocopy of student’s school exam
results (P1 – P5)
 SOME EXAMPLES OF AA

• Extra time
• Enlarged question booklets &
Single-sided question booklets
• Separate room
• Prompter (Only for Written papers)
• Reader (N.A. for language papers)
 Access Arrangements
• Do consult Form Teachers on the
need of access arrangements for
your child.
• Do apply early if needed so that
your child can practise taking
school exams under the approved
access arrangements conditions.
2017 P5 Assessment Plan
Subjects Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

English Mock Test

SA1 CA SA2
Language (unweighted)

Chinese Mock Test

SA1 CA SA2
Language (unweighted)

Mock Test
Mathematics SA1 CA SA2
(unweighted)

• Science
Practical
Mock Test Assessment
Science CA SA2
(unweighted) (SPA)
• SA1
2017 P6 Assessment Plan
Subjects Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 Term 4

English
CA SA Prelim
Language

Chinese
CA SA Prelim
Language

Mathematics CA SA Prelim

Science CA SA Prelim
Academic Support

• Extra Lessons (sup/remedial)

- level-wide (P6 sup class during June and
Sept)
- class-based on a needs basis

• Morning Worksheets (P6)

- will start Term 3 week 1

• CCA Stand-down (P6)

- in general, at the end of April
 A.M. Session
Meal Break NEW

P5 & P6: 8.25 am - 8.35 am

(10 min)

P3 & P4: 11.55 am - 12.05 pm

(10 min)
RSS Meal Break Guidelines
 Special chime to signal meal break and
instill discipline.
 Meal break will be in class. Students will
not be going to the canteen.
 Lesson can still carry on with order in
class or toilet break.
 No meal break during assessment.
 To ensure hygiene and cleanliness, empty
the basket at the main rubbish bin so
that the classroom is free of pests
 RSS Meal Break
Food Items
 Food to be brought into classroom
Museli bar, dry cereal without milk, fresh/
dried fruit, buns, bread, biscuits, muffins,
nuts, plain water
No ice-cream, chocolate, sweet, chips, sweet
drinks
 Should still be in line with healthy meal
programme
 Parents may give children pocket money to
purchase snacks. However, students will have to
purchase before the meal break.
 No sharing of food as students may still have
allergy
Learning for Life Programme (LLP)

“Every RSS Student a Leader”

• Class leadership roles
• Cohort leadership training

Aligned to our school vision of “Caring

Community, Innovative Leaders”
Focus: Community Service and
Student Leadership
CIS Leadership Framework
In RSS, we hope to through a
whole-school structured approach:
• develop the 9 character traits as
encompassed in the “Three Littles” as
student leaders
• build SE competencies in students
through VIA (Values in action)
platforms
Level Focus
P1 & P2 Character
P3 & P4 Innovation
P5 & P6 Service
• Every student is developed to
• be a leader since P1.
(Classroom leaders)

• There are different leadership roles in

a class. Students serve as a leader in
the various capacities in the class.
Level Cohort Leadership
Trainings have been planned
into curriculum time.
Level Focus Modules
P1 Character Self-Leadership
P2 Basic Leadership
P3 Innovation Design Thinking
(Team work)
P4 Design Thinking
(Research Skills)
P5 Service Servant Leadership
P6 Servant Leadership
(Prefect-led Donation
Drive
More service platforms will be provided
for them to put values in action, serving
progressively from class to school and the
wider community for all levels at different
period of the year .

Our VIA domains start from the self,

family and school when the child first
joins RSS.

P5 & P6: Self/School/ Community/

Nation
MOE Sexuality
Education
 is...
about the emotional,
MOE social and ethical aspects
Sexuality in addition to the physical

Education aspect of sexuality

is NOT...
Sex education
 Goals
To help students make wise, responsible and
informed decisions through the provision of
1 accurate, current and age-appropriate
knowledge
To help students know themselves and build
healthy and rewarding relationships through
2
the acquisition of social and emotional skills

To help students develop a moral compass,

3 respect for themselves and for others as sexual
beings, premised on the heterosexual married
couple forming a nuclear family as the basic unit
of society through the inculcation of positive
mainstream values and attitudes about sexuality
 Curriculum Time
Growing Years (GY) eTeens
Primary 4 hours per level per year NA
Pri 5 Four 60-min lessons
NA
Pri 6 Four 60-min lessons
Secondary 5 hours per level per year 4 hours for Sec 3
Sec 1 Five 60-min lessons NA
Sec 2 Five 60-min lessons NA

Sec 3 Five 60-min lessons One 60-min mass talk &

Three 45 to 60-min class-based
lessons
Sec 4 Five 60-min lessons NA
JC/CI 2 hours per level per year 2 hours for JC/CI 1

JC/CI 1 Two 60-min lessons One 60-min mass talk &

One 60-min class-based lesson
JC/CI 2 Two 60-min lessons NA
 The Curious Minds
5 Teaching Approaches
1 Making Connections to Real Life Situations
2 Using Case Scenarios for Practice of Skills
3 Using Narratives
4 Cooperative Learning strategies
5 Using Characters
Providing Information on SEd to Parents

Parents may opt their children out of GY, eTeens and/or

Sexuality Education programmes by external providers
Education and Career
y
Guidance (ECG)
Helping our students realise their
dreams
 Aims of ECG
The purpose of ECG is to help our
students:
• become more aware of their strengths, interests
and values

• make informed decisions when making

education and career choices

• find relevance in the subjects they are studying

• be more motivated to work hard and do well in

school
Nurturing Self-Awareness
• Students become more aware of
their values, interests and strengths
by having them try the
.
‘Self-Exploration games’
• Students who know themselves and
find matching opportunities become
motivated and are more likely to lead
fulfilled lives and contribute to
society.
Enter pupil’s NRIC
Enter pupil’s
password
What is the role
as a parent
in ECG?
What is the role as a parent in ECG?

You play a crucial role to:

• help your children discover their

interests and develop their strengths

• guide them to make informed

education and career choices that
will impact their future significantly
School-Based Enrichment (SBE)

• LLP – Cohort Leadership

Training
• SAP Lessons – Chinese
Culture Programme
• Motivational Programme
• Code For Fun Workshop
• Supplementary Lessons
Post-Exam Programme
• Secondary School Talks
• Secondary Schools Fair
• Secondary School Experience
• P6 Next Steps Programme
• Career Talk
• ICT Assessment
• Donation Drive
• Post-exam Games
• Graduation Concert
Sharing by Senior Teacher
Ms Tan Zhi-Ling
Our partnership
Holistic Development
to support the
whole child
 What can I do to support my
child in his/her development?

• Encourage your child to read in both

EL and CL
• Monitor your child’s progress
• Reinforce the importance of time
management and checking of work
upon completion
• Ensure homework is completed on time
• Update the form teacher immediately
on matters relating to your child’s
well-being
 put too much  monitor your
emphasis on marks child’s daily work
and grades
 give encouragement
 compare your and support in
child’s performance areas for
with that of others improvement

 praise your child

for any progress
made
Prepare our children for
the test of life and not
a life of tests.
Sharing by Senior Teacher
Sharing
Ms Tan Zhi-Ling
by
Holistic Development
HOD Culture &
Internationalisation
文化与国际交流
 海外浸濡活动

马来西亚马六甲

中国（江苏和四川）
21st Century Competencies, School Vision, Mission & Motto

宽
Self 正确的学
习态度
Management
参观著名重点学府和
著名历史文化景点

观摩教学和体验当地
生活
Innovative Independent
Learners Learners

Effective
Communicators
 海外浸濡活动的宗旨
开拓学生国际视野、把学习带出课堂。
(陶行知“生活即教育、社会即学校、教学
做合一”）
通过参观著名历史文化景点，学生了解中
华化、历史、文学，因此提高对学习华文的
兴趣。
通过参观著名重点学府，学生与当地学生
进行文化交流，因此加深对其他国家的历史、
教育、经济、社会、风土民情的认识。
通过浸濡活动，学生培养自主能力、群体
精神互助互爱、尊敬容忍等优良价值观。
 March 2011
杨瑞清校长、陈玲玲校长
南京浦口区行知小学
Nanjing Pu Kou Qu Xingzhi Primary School
成都市实验小学西区分校
成都市草堂小学
艺莲苑

钓龙虾
包饺子

做黏土
篆刻
农家寻宝
 行知学校
宿舍

爬山

篝火晚会
南京行知学校
陶
明孝陵博物馆
行
知
纪
念
馆

夫子庙

中山陵
 2017 Red Swastika School Overseas Learning Journeys
2017年卍慈学校海外浸濡活动
6D 5N March Chengdu 1. Chengdu Cao Tang Primary School
March Immersion Trip 成都市草堂小学
成都浸濡 2. Chengdu Experimental Primary School
成都市实验小校（西区）

3D 2N March Malacca Malacca Yok Bin Mamdarin School

March Immersion Trip 马六甲育民华文小学
马六甲浸濡

22 D 7th SAP Scholars Programme Nanjing Xing Zhi Primary School

June 南京深度浸濡 南京浦口区行知小学
“儒子游” Nanjing La Sa Lu Primary School
南京拉萨路小学

8D 7N September Nanjing 1. Nanjing Xing Zhi Primary School

September Immersion Trip 南京浦口区行知小学
南京浸濡 2. Nanjing Bai Yun Yuan Primary School
南京市白云园小学
我校的浸濡活动对象是五年级至六年级的
学生。

为了提供均等机会，每一个孩子都可以参
加一次海外浸濡活动。

学生操行和课堂表现（级任老师和科任老
师的反馈）

如果报名过于踊跃，不曾参加过任何学校
主办的海外浸濡活动的学生会被优先考虑。
谢谢！