Meet-the-Parents 2016 Principal`s Presentation

Meet-the-Parents 2016
Principal‘s Presentation
Programme
Time
Activity
0800
Principal’s Briefing
Hall
0840
Meeting with Form
Teachers
Classrooms
0930
END
Location
The Fairsian …
Refreshed
Outcomes
2016
3
Hallmark of a Fairsian
Leads with Character, Serves with a Heart
The Fairsian…
Primary 1, 2
Building
Leaders of
Self
Primary 3, 4
Building
Leaders
who
Connect
with Others
Primary 5, 6
Building
Servant
Leaders
ONE FAIRFIELD
Fairfield’s Culture
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Culture of Excellence
Clear Purpose
Joy in Learning
Innovation
• Culture of Care
- Lead with Love
- Serve with Gratitude
- Servant Leadership
2-way Communication
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Student Handbook
Teacher’s email address or fmsp@moe.edu.sg
Website - http://www.fmsp.moe.edu.sg/
School phone number: 67788431
Termly newsletter NEWSLINK
SNAC
Email school leaders:
law_li_mei@schools.gov.sg
sharon_geraldine_liat@schools.gov.sg
andrew_ng@schools.gov.sg
james_chong@schools.gov.sg
Upper Primary Newsbites
Mr David Yong
Year Head / Upper Primary
Objective:
A platform for our P5
students to bond with
their peers and
teachers, build up
confidence, resilience
& team spirit.
P5 Camp
2016
7 – 9 Jul 2016
Term 3
MOE Campsite
• High & Low
elements
• Kayaking &
Rafting
• Night walk
• Camp fire
NE SHOW (July 2016)
All P5 students
P4 to P6
House Practice & Sports Carnival 2016
Houses
Date
Day
Time
Venue
Eveland
11 Jan
7 Mar
Mon
2.10pm – 4pm
FMSP
Blackmore
13 Jan
9 Mar
Wed
2.10pm – 4pm
FMSP
Olson
13 Jan
9 Mar
Wed
2.10pm – 4pm
FMPS
Martin
11 Jan
7 Mar
Mon
2.10pm – 4pm
FMSP
All
11 Mar
Fri
7.15am – 12.30pm
FMSP
Learning Symposium (Academic)
Subject
Science
P4 - P6
Title
Toying with
Science
Date
(Day)
9 Apr
(Sat)
Time
9am
to
11am
Partners
-inEducation
(PiE)
Sign Up Today!
Online form
http://tinyurl.com/fmsp-pieform
Enquiries
fmsp.pie@gmail.com
Learning Management System (LMS) : MCOnline
http://tiny.cc/fmspsnac
Please download & sign up for this
app if you have not done so
Subject-based Banding &
Choice of Secondary School
Mr Andrew Ng
Vice-Principal
What is Subject-based Banding?
A student has the flexibility of taking a mix
of standard or foundation subjects
depending on his strength in each subject
Subject Combination
Subject
Combination
4S1H
4S
2S2F
4F
Subjects
English
Maths
Science
Mother
Tongue
(& Higher MT)
English
Maths
Science
Mother
Tongue
English
Foundation Foundation
Mother
Maths
Science
Tongue
Foundation Foundation Foundation Basic Mother
English
Maths
Science
Tongue
How Subject-based Banding works
P4 Based on student’s results, school recommends a
to subject combination
P5 Student takes subject combination chosen by parents
Student takes subject combination decided by school
If student takes 4 standard subjects and has difficulty
coping, school may allow him to take 1 or more subjects
P5 at foundation level at P6
to If student takes 1 or more foundation subject(s) and
P6 does very well in the subjects:
• school may allow him to upgrade some subjects to
standard level if the school believes he can cope
• continue with the same subject combination in P6
PSLE – Placement Examination
• Need to reflect the relative achievement
level of students with their peers.
• Places students into different courses
according to their academic ability.
• Enables posting to Secondary Schools by
merit and as far as possible into a school of
their choice.
PSLE Access Arrangements
For students with special needs
(e.g. ADHD, Autism, visual/hearing/speech
impairment)
◦ May apply to request access arrangements
◦ Applications must be accompanied by a medical
report from a professional e.g. psychologist,
occupational therapist
◦ PSLE Certificates will be annotated for some
arrangements e.g. extra time
 Apply through the form teachers
 Submissions close end January
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What is T-Score?
• It gives the relative standing of student’s
performance as compared to the
performance of all the other level
students in that subject.
• PSLE Aggregate Score is a sum of the Tscores and NOT raw score of the 4
subjects.
Example
John scores 85% in EL & MTL
85%
He did much
better in EL as
compared to
other students.
EL
0
His performance in
MT is very close to
that of his peers.
MTL
EL
Ave = 60
MTL
Ave = 80
Aggregate T-Score
Total T Score
= TEL + TMTL + TMATH + TSC
= 61 + 54 + 55 + 58
= 228
T = 50 + 50 + 50 + 50
= 200 (Express Stream)
Calculation of T-score
- Y)
(X
T = 50 + 10
Z
X: student’s mark for the subject
Y: average mark (mean) scored by all students
Z: spread of marks around the average mark
(standard deviation)
Example
Subject
English
Chinese
Maths
Science
Total
Mark T-Score
200
105
34
200
152
51
100
67
53
100
58
47
Aggregate Score = 185
S1 Posting Method
S1 Posting Method
By MERIT  By CHOICE
285
284
By MERIT
All PSLE students
will be ranked by
their PSLE Scores
263
240 and below
S1 Posting Method
By MERIT  By CHOICE
By CHOICE
1st
2nd
285
284
263
FULL
FULL
3rd
4th
5th
6th
After 6 choices
Group
Postal
District
Postal District
S1 Posting Exercise
For more information, please refer to:
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education
/admissions/secondary-oneposting/
Direct School Admission
(DSA)
What is DSA?
• 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.
Direct School Admission (DSA)
• To provide students an opportunity to
demonstrate a more diverse range of
achievements and talents in seeking
admission to a secondary school
• To create more flexibility and options in
school admission
Direct School Admission (DSA)
• Admission criteria will be decided by
respective participating schools.
• If DSA schools require a testimonial,
students should approach their form
teachers and inform them early.
• Tentatively in early Jul to late Nov
Stages of DSA-Sec Exercise
Application Stage
Before school imposed
deadline
Selection Stage
Jul to Aug
Exercise School
Preference Stage
Oct
Results Release Stage
Late Nov
Direct School Admission (DSA)
• Successful DSA-Sec students will NOT be
allowed to participate in the S1 Posting
Exercise, no matter how well the student
has performed at PSLE.
• Students are also NOT allowed to
transfer to another school after the
release of the PSLE results.
Direct School Admission (DSA)
For more information, please refer to:
http://www.moe.gov.sg/education
/admissions/dsa-sec/
Choice of
Secondary Schools
Considerations
• Child’s academic performance, talents and interest,
special needs
• Distance between school and home
• Schools (Information Booklet)
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School Values, Culture
School programmes, Special Programmes/Schemes, CCAs, etc
School achievements and awards (FMSS accorded SEA)
Distance
• Affiliated School – FMSS
• Courses in Secondary School
Secondary Schools
• Government/Government-aided Schools
– Mainstream schools
– Autonomous schools
– Independent schools
• Specialised Independent Schools
– Singapore Sports School
– School of the Arts (SOTA)
– NUS High School
– School of Science and Technology (SST)
Secondary Schools
• Vocational Schools
• Specialised School for Normal (Technical)
Students
– Crest Secondary School
– Spectra Secondary School
• Privately-funded Schools
- ACS(I), HCIS, SJII
Secondary School Courses
• Special / Express:
– Takes O level at end of 4th year
– Take MT at higher level (Special)
• Normal (Academic)
– Take N level at end of 4th year
– Take O level at end of 5th year / admit to polytechnic
foundation prog. / admit to ITE higher Nitec
• Normal (Technical)
– Take N level at end of 4th year
– Admit to ITE
Integrated Programme (IP)
• Students need not sit for GCE ‘O’ level
examination and can move on to JC 1 and 2.
• Students will sit for GCE ‘A’ level examination
or International Baccalaureate (IB) at Year 6.
• Only some schools offer IP (e.g. SJI, RI, MGS,
ACS(I), HCI, Dunman High, NJC, etc.)
Affiliation to FMS(S)
• Must indicate FMSS as first choice in the option form to
receive priority for admission
• Not all FMS(P) students are admitted to FMSS:
– admission to affiliated secondary school is subject to
the availability of places
– Cut-off point for admission to Express Stream is 200
– Students who obtain an option band of Express and
Normal (Acad.) has to opt for Normal (Acad.) in
FMS(S) to stand a much higher chance of admission
Fairfield Methodist Secondary School
Ms Audrey Chen
Principal
Use MOE enhanced ecareers.sg Portal
To help guide your child to select schools
1. Explore the Singapore Education Landscape
2. Explore schools (Search by alphabet)
3. Find your favourite schools (Search by criteria)
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Explore the Singapore Education Landscape (Enhanced)
After PSLE, students have
different options available
Classroom Session
40 minutes