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Henry Park Primary School

Henry Park Primary School. PERI for P1 Parents, 4 Jan 2010. Vision. A Leader in every child – with Talents and Strength of Character. Mission. “ Nurturing leaders through a distinctive education in learning and character development.”. School Values. R - Respect

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Henry Park Primary School

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  1. Henry Park Primary School PERI for P1 Parents, 4 Jan 2010

  2. Vision A Leader in every child – with Talents and Strength of Character

  3. Mission “Nurturing leaders through a distinctiveeducation in learning and character development.”

  4. School Values R - Respect I - Integrity C - Care E - Excellence

  5. Communication • Reply within 3 working days • For urgent matters, please call General Office

  6. Laying a Strong Foundation in Primary 1 and 2

  7. Outline • Aim of primary education • Where is my child at this stage? • How will my child be taught? • Assessment • Why? • How? • How does it benefit my child? • How can I help my child?

  8. knowledge life skills social behaviour values Aim of Primary Education • To lay a strong foundation • To nurture the whole child

  9. Where is my child at this stage? • Formative years • Early stages of learning • Discovering abilities and talents

  10. Developmental Stages Learning and developmental needs of children are different at lower and upper primary. lower primary upper primary

  11. Teaching thewhole child

  12. read fluently listen to stories speak confidently write stories For English, my child learns to… 12

  13. For Mother Tongue, my child learns to… read fluently understand culture write accurately speak confidently listen to stories 13

  14. For Maths, my child learns to… • work with numbers • solve problems • express thinking • explore patterns 14

  15. For PE, my child learns… • different physical • skills • teamwork and • sportsmanship • safe practices 15

  16. For Art, my child learns to… SEE EXPRESS APPRECIATE • Sharethoughts and feelings • Usedifferent art materials and media tocreate artworks • Enjoylooking at and creating art • Talkabout artworks • Observesurroundings • Describecolours, shapes and textures 16

  17. For Music, my child learns to… PERFORM LISTEN Insert Photo CREATE Insert Photo 17

  18. For Civics and Moral Education, my child learns to… • consider others' feelings • share personal experiences • interact with others • make responsible choices 18

  19. For Social Studies, my child learns to… show care for environment value self & others relate to others 19

  20. For Health Education, my child learns to… • lead a healthy lifestyle • be socially responsible

  21. Informal Learning … • When a child forgets his things • Pocket money • Homework • Stationery • Spectacles

  22. Assessment to support the whole child

  23. 1. learns a new topic or skill 4. improves Your Child... 2. shows how much he has learnt 3. gets feedback Assessment is part of learning teacher adjusts teaching teacher teaches teacher assesses teacher gives feedback

  24. Assessment at Primary 1 and 2 • Shorter assessments • More and richer feedback • Appropriate types of assessment • Written assessment • Oral assessment • Activity-based assessment • P1 – Short weighted assessment tasks in Terms 2, 3 and 4 • P2- Short weighted assessment tasks in Terms 1, 2, 3 and exam in Term 4

  25. Dramatisation Story Writing Reading Aloud How will my child be assessed for English?

  26. How will my child be assessed for Mother Tongue? Show and Tell Reading Tasks Simple Writing Tasks Teachers ask questions and give feedback to improve pupils’ learning

  27. Journal Writing How will my child be assessed for Maths? Performance Tasks Bite-Sized Tests 27

  28. How will my child be assessed in other subjects? A range of appropriate assessment tasks and practices 28

  29. How will you receive feedback on your child’s progress? • Termly reports in Term 1 and 3 • Rubrics to indicate key learning outcomes • 2) Mid-year and end of year report cards • Marks and/or grades to show your child’s attainment • Overall qualitative comments on your child’s learning

  30. How will you receive feedback on your child’s progress? • 3) Holistic Assessment Portfolio • Termly progress reports will be shown to parents with the portfolio • Portfolio contains a good sample of your child’s • work and performance tasks • in all subjects • with graded rubrics • with teacher’s qualitative comments • Shown at Parents-meet-teacher (PTM) sessions

  31. How will this benefit my child? • More opportunities to • show learning • Caters to wider range • of learning styles • Regular and timely • feedback • More confident • Motivated to learn • Enjoys learning

  32. Will my child be prepared for exams? • My child will be prepared to take exams from end of Primary 2 having gained… • a strong foundation • confidence • a desire to learn • enjoyment of learning • steady progress

  33. How can I help my child? Don’t … • put too much emphasis on marks and grades • compare your child’s performance with that of others • give more homework than necessary, or as punishment Do… • monitor your child’s daily work • give encouragement and support in areas for improvement • praise your child for any progress made

  34. Prepare our children for the test of life and not a life of tests.

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