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Partnership With Parents

Enhance academic performance by monitoring and supporting your child's learning at home in English, Mathematics, Science, and Mother Tongue Language. Implement key strategies, like monitoring reading, vocabulary, homework, and spelling, to improve educational outcomes.

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Partnership With Parents

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  1. Partnership With Parents ENGLISH

  2. English Language Home Support & Monitoring • Encourage reading extensively • Monitor what your child reads • Have conversations in English daily • Keep a notebook of new words / phrases learnt • Monitor your child’s weekly • Spelling performance & daily • homework

  3. Partnership With Parents Mathematics

  4. Mathematics Home Support & Monitoring • Quality practices • - Speed and accuracy (within time limits) • - Revision of concepts • Breaking down of questions • Verbalising his/her thought-processes

  5. Partnership With Parents Science

  6. Science Components of Standard Science Paper • One written paper (1h 45 min) • Booklet A (60%) • 30 multiple-choice questions • 2 marks each • Booklet B (40%) • 14 open-ended questions • 2, 3 or 4 marks each

  7. Foundation Science Components of Fdn Science Paper • One written paper (1h 15 min) • Booklet A (32 Marks) • 16 multiple-choice questions • 2 marks each • Booklet B (38 Marks) • 6 – 8 Structured Questions • - 6 - 8 open-ended questions

  8. Foundation Science Word List • Provided for PSLE and school exams • Includes a list of common Science words • Can be used as a reference for Structured and OE answers • A similar list is provided to pupils in their P6 Science Notes

  9. Foundation Science FOUNDATION SCIENCE WORD LIST SAMPLE

  10. Science Home Support & Monitoring • Emphasize on key words / concepts / phrases • Foundation Science: learn word list • Get your child to identify the topic, recall key concepts and key words, and identify which key phrases in their answers will be awarded marks.

  11. Partnership With Parents MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE

  12. Mother Tongue Language Home Support & Monitoring • Encourage usage of good phrases (constant reminders when child is writing compositions at home) • Discuss with your child how the last picture can be interpreted creatively • Expose child to various reading materials (improves vocabulary) • Remind child to check the marks allocated to each question and write appropriately

  13. Mother Tongue Language Home Support & Monitoring • Child should allocate time for each question • Remind child not to lift sentences directly from the passages • Encourage your child to read the passages several times to gain better understanding • Draw them into discussions pertaining to school happenings, current events, friends.

  14. DSA Provides pupils the opportunity to demonstrate a more diverse range of achievements and talents which could be considered by the participating schools in their application for secondary school admission

  15. Timeline Sep Jun to Aug Oct Pre-Stage 2 Data entry for Applicants status (Confirmed/ Waiting + Ranking/ Rejected Lists) Stage 1 Selection + issuance of letters to all applicants Stage 2 Exercise School Preference (submission via DSA-Sec Internet System) Issuing of School Preference Forms by Primary Schools By SecSchools By PriSchools ByPPS Dec Nov DSA Allocation Reporting at Sec Schools Stage 3 Results Release Jan to Jun – Preparation of Portfolio, identify schools to apply for, take note of dates and application procedures 2011 DSA-Sec Exercise

  16. Suggestions for Preparing a Portfolio for DSA DSA Items required to apply for DSA Cover Page My DSA Portfolio By: Child’s name School Class IC Number Date My Biography Summary of SA1, SA2 results Community Problem Solving Project Teachers’ Feedback (Report Book) Interest-Driven Project • Content Page • Include Letter of Introduction Awards Special Interest Topic (replace this with topic title) Certificates • High Ability Selection Test (HAST), • School and PSLE results, • A portfolio of student achievements, • Interview and teachers’ recommendations. • Performing Arts: To prepare a piece or 2 for audition

  17. Schools Participated in DSA for 2013 • SIS - Specialised Independent School • IP - Integrated Programme • IS - Independent School • AS - Autonomous School • NS - Niche Programme School (CCAs) • Singapore Sports School

  18. Getting More Information • Attend a secondary school/ JC open house. (Check their website for the dates.) • Explore secondary school/ JC website of you and your child’s choice and register for their mailing list. • http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec/ • http://www.moe.gov.sg/education/admissions/dsa-sec/participating-schools/

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