7 April 2011 5.00 p.m. 6.30 p.m.

1. 7 April 2011 5.00 p.m. � 6.30 p.m.

5. Address by Principal Briefing on Subject-based Banding Supportive & Enrichment Programmes English Mathematics Science Mother Tongue

14. Every child will be encouraged to do the subjects at the levels that best meet his abilities Removal of streams in Primary 5 and 6 What does Subject-based Banding mean for your child? Every child will be encouraged to do the subjects at the level that best meet his abilities. If your child is doing well in all subjects, he will take these subjects at the standard level. If your child is good at some subjects but very weak in others, he will be able to take a mix of standard and foundation subjects. This will help stretch and develop your child further in his strong subjects. It will also allow your child to proceed at a pace he can manage for his weaker subjects. For those of you who are familiar with the previous method of streaming, what this means is that Subject-based Banding will replace the merged and EM3 streams from next year�s Primary 5 cohort, i.e. your child�s cohort. This system is more flexible than the merged and EM3 streams � it allows pupils to take a mix of standard or foundation subjects, depending on the pupils� abilities. No child would be worse off with Subject-based Banding.What does Subject-based Banding mean for your child? Every child will be encouraged to do the subjects at the level that best meet his abilities. If your child is doing well in all subjects, he will take these subjects at the standard level. If your child is good at some subjects but very weak in others, he will be able to take a mix of standard and foundation subjects. This will help stretch and develop your child further in his strong subjects. It will also allow your child to proceed at a pace he can manage for his weaker subjects. For those of you who are familiar with the previous method of streaming, what this means is that Subject-based Banding will replace the merged and EM3 streams from next year�s Primary 5 cohort, i.e. your child�s cohort. This system is more flexible than the merged and EM3 streams � it allows pupils to take a mix of standard or foundation subjects, depending on the pupils� abilities. No child would be worse off with Subject-based Banding.

15. To provide more flexibility to pupils with strengths and abilities that vary across subjects To encourage greater interaction among pupils with different strengths

17. The Primary 4 examinations will continue to be school-based. The Primary 4 examinations will tell us your child�s academic ability in the various subjects and the school will recommend a subject combination based on the results. Instead of recommending a child to EM3, or merged stream, we will now recommend a combination that is most suited for your child. So for example, we may recommend that the child will do Foundation English, Foundation Science, Foundation Mathematics and Standard Mother Tongue. This remains our recommendation. You will make the final decision on what your child will take in Primary 5. The school will monitor your child�s performance in Primary 5, and decide at the end of the year what combination best suits your child. Parents who are familiar with the previous streaming exercise will notice that the process is exactly similar to the current one.The Primary 4 examinations will continue to be school-based. The Primary 4 examinations will tell us your child�s academic ability in the various subjects and the school will recommend a subject combination based on the results. Instead of recommending a child to EM3, or merged stream, we will now recommend a combination that is most suited for your child. So for example, we may recommend that the child will do Foundation English, Foundation Science, Foundation Mathematics and Standard Mother Tongue. This remains our recommendation. You will make the final decision on what your child will take in Primary 5. The school will monitor your child�s performance in Primary 5, and decide at the end of the year what combination best suits your child. Parents who are familiar with the previous streaming exercise will notice that the process is exactly similar to the current one.

18. I have just given you the broad overview of how Subject-based Banding is done across schools. Let�s now look at some details to make it more concrete for our school. I have just given you the broad overview of how Subject-based Banding is done across schools. Let�s now look at some details to make it more concrete for our school.

27. Guidelines for Movement After P5For pupils taking at least 1 Standard subject: Pass at least 1 standard subject at the end of P5 ? same subject combination at P6 Fail all subjects at the end of P5 ? switch to a less demanding subject combination at P6

28. Guidelines for Movement After P5 For Pupils taking examinable foundation subjects only Regardless of performance ? proceed to P6

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31. Differentiated and individualised Reading Programme � SRA Reading Lab Weekly Supplementary Class Daily Reading Programme (small-group) to support struggling readers to increase their - sight vocabulary - ability to understand story read - ability to retell Daily Parallel Teaching for the class in need to ensure a more optimal teacher-pupil ratio so as to better support pupils with greater learning needs

32. Mini-Literature for �A� band classes � Charlotte�s Web by E.B. White Differentiated Writing Enrichment Class (Term 3) Post SA2 enrichment class - Newspaper as an alternative genre (in preparation for newspaper-reading in P5 and 6)

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41. Use of Calculators in Primary Mathematics(Primary 5 & 6) There will be 2 parts to the examination. Paper 1 --- non calculator component In paper 1, students would not be allowed to use calculators Paper 2 ---- calculator component Students are allowed to bring along the calculators. They may use the calculators to help them with the computations. There will be a break of about an hour between the two papers. There will be 2 parts to the examination. Paper 1 --- non calculator component In paper 1, students would not be allowed to use calculators Paper 2 ---- calculator component Students are allowed to bring along the calculators. They may use the calculators to help them with the computations. There will be a break of about an hour between the two papers.

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