Welcome to TKP Open House - Tanjong Katong Primary School

Curriculum Briefings
for P1 Parents
23 Jan 2016
Overview
 Organisation Chart
 Strategic Goals & Directions
Assessment Policy
 Safety & Security
 Parents as Partners-in-Education
 Level Programmes (HA/PAL)
School Management Team
– School Leaders
Mrs Eliza Yeong
Vice Principal
Ms Liza Rahmat
Vice Principal
Mrs Sylvia Kwek
Vice Principal (Admin)
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School Management Team
– School Staff Developer
Mr Andrew Koh
School Staff Developer
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Key Personnel
– Year Heads
Mr Mohamed Ashiq
YH – Upper Pr
Ms Amy Lam Hui Hui
YH – Lower Pr
Mr Low Kok Guan
YH – Middle Pr
(Covering)
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Key Personnel
– Instructional Programmes
Mdm Anissa
Ferdaus
HOD English
Mdm Arlinah Arsad
SH Malay Language
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Key Personnel
– Instructional Programmes
Mr Jimmy Tan
LH Mathematics
Mrs Eliza Ee
HOD Science
Ms Low Mei Yan
LH Science
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Key Personnel
– Student Development Programmes
Ms Wong Pih May Rae
HOD Character &
Citizenship Education
Mr Low Kok Guan
SH Pastoral Care
Mr Mohamed Ashiq
PE & CCA
(Covering)
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Key Personnel
– ICT & Special Projects
Mr Hoon Thing Ming
SH ICT
Ms Sheena Lai
SH Special Projects
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Key Personnel
– Administration & Operations
Mr Dave Ong
Administration Manager
Mr Koh Phee Tat
Operations Manager
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Learning Support Teachers
– Learning Support Co-ordinators(LSC)
Mrs Pamela Oon
LSC
Mdm Noormala
LSC
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Learning Support Teachers
– Learning Support for Mathematics(LSM)
Mdm Nurhanin
LSM
Ms Waylah Saud Marie
Allied Educator for Teaching & Learning
(AED/T&L)
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Previous Mission, Vision, Values
• Mission
– To ignite passion in pursuit of excellence to
meet the challenges of the future
• Vision
– Passionate Learners, Global Citizens
• Values
– Compassion, Excellence, Perseverance,
Respect, Responsibility, Self-Discipline,
Integrity
Re-envisioning@TKP
2016 and beyond
The Journey
SWOT
Analysis
Int&Ext
Scans
(Nov
2013)
(Jun
2014)
Conversations
with
Stakeholders
(Oct Nov
2014)
Strategic
Planning
(Jan –
Oct
2015)
Mission
To nurture students so that they
can excel in their pursuits &
contribute to the society
through providing
a holistic education &
a dynamic learning environment
Vision
Passionate Learners
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Caring Leaders
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Global Citizens
Values
TK
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PR IDE
Perseverance
Respect
Responsibility
Integrity
Discipline
Empathy
4 Strategic Thrusts
1) All-round Education
2) Character & Citizenship Education
3) Staff Competence & Engagement
4) Partnerships
All-Round Education
Strategic Goals:
• Students who enjoy learning in the cognitive,
physical and aesthetics domains
• Students who attain mastery in the cognitive,
physical and aesthetic domains, through selfdirected learning and critical thinking
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All-Round Education
Key Strategies:
– To engage students in teaching and learning
through a balanced curriculum that nurtures
different interests based on the Instructional,
Interactive, and Inquiry (3i) approach
– To clarify concepts and challenge students in
teaching and learning through a balanced
curriculum that nurtures different abilities and
talents based on the 3i approach
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The 3i Approach for Instructional Programmes
English
Social
Studies
Mother Tongue
Mathematics
Physical
Education/
Art/Music
Science
Character and Citizenship
Education
Strategic Goals
• Students who are of good character with
moral courage and willingness to serve
• Students who have a sense of rootedness,
are civic-minded and able to contribute to
the nation and the larger community that
they are a part of
Character and Citizenship
Education
Key Strategies:
Values inculcation and values-in-action(VIA) to
enable our students to become morally upright
and socially responsible and contribute back to
the community
Socio-emotional(SE) competencies to help our
students succeed in life
Leadership development to help our students
lead oneself, care for others and stand up for
what is right
Heritage programmes to develop in our students
a sense of rootedness to the school, community
and nation
Team Sports Excellence @ TKP
- a Learning for Life Programme (LLP)
Objectives:
• Develop knowledge, skills and attitudes that will enable active
participation in sports beyond time in school
• Display teamwork as students engage in team sports
• Develop competencies that will help students thrive in a fastchanging world
Programmes:
• Active Lifestyle Programme
• Sports Pursuit Programme
Active Lifestyle Programme
Objectives:
Provide opportunities for all students to
• develop strong tactical and technical
skill foundation that is broad-based
• apply skills in different contexts of
team sports
Focus for Active Lifestyle Programme by Levels
Lower Primary (P1 – P2)
Develop fundamental
movement skills
(technique) i.e. locomotor, non loco-motor &
manipulative skills
Advance fundamental SE
competencies i.e. selfawareness, social
awareness & self
management)
Middle Primary (P3 – P4)
Introduction of tactical
knowledge development
in tandem with
techniques
Upper Primary (P5 – P6)
Refine students’
technical skills & tactical
awareness at team level
More advanced technical Demonstrate appropriate
skills introduced as they tactical decision-making
develop higher degree of within parts of the team
motor control
Emphasis on making
right individual tactical
choices
Demonstrate appropriate
movements involving the
whole team
Sports Pursuit Programme
Objectives:
• Develop interest and talent in team sports
• Develop game-specific techniques and
tactical awareness
• Identified four team sports: football,
netball, hockey and floorball
Our LLP at a quick glance:
Team Sports Excellence @ TKP
Active Lifestyle Programme
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6
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PE Curriculum (Games)
PAL – Games Modules
Lower Primary Sports Day
Games On!
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Sports Pursuit Programme
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Football & Netball Beginners Programme
Football & Netball Intermediate Programme
Hockey & Floorball Beginners Programme
CCA – Football, Netball, Hockey, Floorball
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Partnership
Strategic Goals
• Mutually beneficial partnerships with external
organisations (other education or non-educational
organisations, other local & overseas schools,
community centres, pathfinders)
– To adopt a comprehensive approach in engaging
external organisations as strategic partners for
mutually beneficial partnerships SAC & Alumni
• Purposeful partnerships between school and
stakeholders (parents of current TKP students, ex-TKP
students, staff and SAC)
– To maintain a conducive climate for purposeful
partnerships
Home-School Partnership
Parents are important partners in education
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Support Your Child through
Primary School
• Help your child develop
good homework habits and
time management skills
• Create a conducive learning
environment at home
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Support Your Child through
Primary School
• Participate with your child in
his learning activities
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Support Your Child through
Primary School
You can also:
• Emphasise the learning process instead of
results
• Focus on developing your child’s strengths
• Encourage your child to learn from mistakes
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Partners-in-Education
• Join Parent Support Group to volunteer in school (PSG
Welcome Tea – Fri, 29 Jan; 11.00am – 1.00pm)
• Participate in activities involving parents(Learning@TKP
– Sat, 5 Mar)
• Attend parenting workshops by FamilyMatters@School
Websites
 MOE Website (www.moe.gov.sg)
 MOE on Facebook
(www.facebook.com/moesingapore)
 Parents in Education (PiE) (http://parents-ineducation.moe.gov.sg/) – merged with Schoolbag
 Schoolbag – online newsletter for parents
(schoolbag.sg)
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Assessment Policy
• Absent
– With Valid Reasons
• Medical certificate
• Compassionate grounds approved by P
• Marks will be pro-rated
– Without Valid Reasons
• 0 mark will be entered for the component
• Unwell on the day of exam/test
– will not be allowed to sit for exam/test
– parent will be informed to fetch the child
home
Security Matters
• Sending & Picking Up
– Bookshop Area & Porch(in front of General Office)
• Early Pick-up
– General Office
– Sign out at Guard Post
• Visiting
– General Office
Traffic Woes
• Sending to & Picking up from School
– Take note of timing(allowance made for school buses)
– Dropping off at the Porch
• Stopping/Parking along Seraya & Haig Road; Jln
Binjai & outside Fowlie Gate
– Obstruction
– Inconvenience
– Danger
Key Events in 2016
• TKP’s 15th Anniversary
Carnival on International Friendship Day(IFD)
• 8 Apr (IFD)
Dinner cum Concert
• 27 May (last day of Term 2)
Commemorative Book
• Linking the past, present and the future of TKP
Programme for Active Learning (PAL)
Objectives:
– Broad exposure and experiences through
fun and varied activities:
• sports, games and outdoor education, and
• performing and visual arts
– Facilitate holistic development of students
in the moral, cognitive, physical, social and
aesthetic domains
– Provide varied avenues for students to
develop social and emotional
competencies
What is PAL like?
• Experiential, reflective and communicative
• Learning in a creative way
• Provides opportunities for children to create
What is PAL like?
• Incorporates values
education and
social-emotional
learning
• Fun and enjoyable
Holistic Assessment
• Assessment focus more on information on
learning progress
• Richer feedback on your child’s development
• Building child’s confidence and desire to learn
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Holistic Assessment
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Thank You
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