MEET-THE-PARENTS SESSION PRIMARY FOUR 2015

27 Mar 2015

DAMAI PRIMARY SCHOOL

AGENDA

1. P4 Programmes for the Year

2. Support for Pupils & Parents

3. Class homework – Expectations

& Guidelines

4. Core Subjects Briefing

Programmes for the year

• Term 1

– Learning Journey to The Maritime Experiential Museum (Thu, 5 Feb 2015)

• Term 2

– Parents’ Workshops (Sat, 25 April 2015)

– Open House cum SG50 celebration (Sat, 23 May 2015)

– Meet the Parents Session (Wed, 27 May 2015)

Programmes for the year

• Term 4

– P4 Traffic Games (Post Exam Activity) – Mon, 16 Nov 2015

Parental Support for Child :

• Encourage child to be more responsible and more self- disciplined in : • packing his/her own school bag according to daily

time table • his/ her interactions with friends in school • the completion of school homework first • having a home timetable to follow to ensure daily

revision and enough rest time

Teachers’ Support for Pupils :

• Form Teacher Guidance Period (FTGP) - teach pupils to understand self, his emotions & decisions, his interactions with peers & family • Form Teacher Interaction Time (FTIT) - one-to-one chat between Teacher & Pupil to understand pupil better

School Support for Parents

• MSF Family Matters @ School Programme

- monthly parenting talk

- parents are encouraged to sign up (blue

form)

• Parents Workshop on Sat, 25 Apr 2015

- tips to help child in different subjects

Class Homework – Expectations & Guidelines

Parents can help their child by: • spending time to go through his/ her school work • helping him/her to learn through homework

assignments • assist him/her to establish a good pattern of study • consult teachers on the student’s progress

Primary 4 • Homework for English, Mathematics, Science and

Mother Tongue • About 1 hour in total every weekday

P4 English – Format of Paper

COMPONENT CONTENT MARKS

ORAL • Reading Aloud

• Stimulus – Based Conversation

16 marks

LISTENING

COMPREHENSION

• Picture matching (MCQ)

• 4 Short texts (80 – 100words

each) (MCQ)

14 marks

LANGUAGE USE

AND

COMPREHENSION

(1 h 15 min)

• Vocabulary (MCQ)

• Grammar (MCQ)

• 2 Grammar Cloze Passages (FIB)

• Vocabulary Cloze (FIB)

• Synthesis (Open – ended)

• 2 Comprehensions: Basic and Non

– Basic (OE)

50 marks

P4 English – Format of Paper

COMPONENT CONTENT MARKS

COMPOSITION

(50 min)

• Guided pictures with prompts and

helping words/ A picture series of 3

pictures and 1 question mark

• Choose one question

• Pupils to write at least 120 words

20 marks

Oral

Pupils will be able to:

• read and communicate with accurate pronunciation and appropriate intonation

• communicate ideas fluently , coherently and cohesively when given a stimulus

Listening Comprehension

Pupils will be able to:

• use appropriate strategies to process meaning from texts as well as to evaluate spoken, visual and audio texts

Language Use and Comprehension

Pupils will be able to:

• process and comprehend questions and texts

• answer literal, inferential and evaluative questions

• apply grammatical rules at word, phrase and sentence levels

• use appropriate words for the different contexts

Writing

Pupils will be able to:

• generate ideas based on the pictures given.

• organise and express their ideas coherently and cohesively.

• write neatly in paragraphs as well as use accurate and consistent spelling .

• use good phrases in writing.

English – Parental Support

• Encourage your child to read and complete the AVID Reader booklets

• Use MC online portal for revision https://www.mconline.sg/LEAD/login/lms_login.aspx

Mathematics – SA1 and SA2

• Duration - 1 hr 45 mins • Total Marks – 100

Section A (30 marks)

Section B (40 marks)

Section C (30 marks)

15 Multiple Choice Questions

(2-marks each)

20 Short-Answer Questions

(2-marks each)

Structured / Long Answer Questions

2 questions

( 3-marks each) 6 questions

( 4-marks each)

P4 Mathematics - SA1 Topics

• Whole Numbers (to 100 000)

• 4 operations of Whole Numbers

• Fractions

• Angles

• Perpendicular & Parallel Lines

• Geometrical Figures (Squares & Rectangles)

P4 Mathematics - SA2 Topics

Topics Estimated Weighting (%)

Whole Numbers 25

Decimals 20

Fractions 15

Geometry 15

Measurement (Time, Area and Perimeter)

15

Data Analysis (Tables and Graphs) 10

P4 Mathematics - SA2 Topics

Estimated Weightage (%)

Whole Numbers 25

Whole Numbers (to 100 000) Multiplication of Division of Whole Numbers

Parental Support : Help your children to -master basic addition and subtraction facts within 20 -commit to memory multiplication facts from 2 to 12 -master long multiplication (up to multiplication of a 3-digit number with a 2-digit number) and long division algorithms (up to dividing a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number)

P4 Mathematics - SA2 Topics

Estimated Weightage (%)

Decimals 20

Tenths, Hundredths, Thousandths Rounding Off 4 operations of decimals

Areas of weakness – place values, convert decimal to fractions/mixed numbers, multiplication algorithm (e.g. 13.29 x 6), long division (e.g. 49.42 ÷ 7, 22 ÷ 8)

P4 Mathematics - SA2 Topics

Estimated Weightage (%)

Fractions 15

- Mixed numbers and Improper Fractions - Different representations e.g. Equal parts of a whole, division of a number line, Fraction of a set of things (e.g. ) - Add and subtract fractions (e.g. )

Areas of weakness – Pupils have difficulty in most areas

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P4 Mathematics - SA2 Topics

Estimated Weightage (%)

Geometry 15

- Measuring angles using a protractor - 8-point compass - Vertical and horizontal lines - Perpendicular and parallel lines - Angles in Squares and Rectangles - Symmetry, Tessellation

Areas of weakness – Reading a protractor and 8-point compass

P4 Mathematics - SA2 Topics

Estimated Weightage (%)

Measurement (Time, Area and Perimeter) 15

- Time (seconds, minutes, hours, 12-h clock, 24-h clock - Area & Perimeter of a rectangle/square

Areas of weakness – Time (find duration, starting time, ending time), Problem solving related to Area & Perimeter

P4 Mathematics – Problem Solving

Remarks

Whole Numbers 4 operations, up to 3 steps

Fractions Addition, subtraction & multiplication, up to 2 steps

Decimals 4 operations, up to 2 steps

Areas of weakness: Model drawing , Unitary Method

Suggested Activities for self directed

learning

• All Damai pupils have an account with http://www.learnlogy.com/ for learning problem solving skills by topics

• https://www.mconline.sg/LEAD/login/lms_login.aspx for topical revision

• http://www.kidsmathgamesonline.com/ for educational games

Science – P4 Topics for SA1

Past Year P3 TOPICS • Theme: Diversity - Living and Non- Living Things - Plants - Animals - Fungi & Bacteria - Materials

• Theme: Systems - Plants and Human Body

Science – P4 Topics for SA1

P4 TOPICS • Theme: Interactions - Characteristics of Magnets and Making Magnets • Theme: Cycles - Life cycles of plants and animals - Matter and properties

Science – P4 Topics for SA2

P4 TOPICS • Theme: Interactions - Characteristics of Magnets and Making Magnets

• Theme: Cycles - Life cycles of plants and animals - Matter and properties • Theme: Energy - Heat - Light

Science – Format of Paper

Item Type Examination Format for P4

Marks per

question

Number of

questions

Weighting

Booklet A:

MCQ

2 30 60%

Booklet B:

Open-ended

2 – 4 14 40%

Total 44 100%

Knowledge

With

Understanding

40% - 50% Application &

Process Skills

50% - 60%

Duration 1 h 45 min

Science – Steps to Processing & Answering

MCQ & Open-ended questions R Read the question/part question I Identify the Topics & key concepts P Process the question using Process and/or Investigative Skills

Science – Focus for Term 2

• Hands-on activity – Exploration (Every Child a Seed

project & Mealworm Project) • Mastery of concepts – Emphasis on Concept mapping • Application of concepts in different/authentic

situations • Apply R-I-P and use of concept words/phrases when

answering MCQ & OE questions • Focused remediation on specific Process Skills or

Experimental Skills

Science – Parental Support

• Suggested activities: Revise P3 & P4 topics on consistently Read textbooks, guidebooks, McOnline resources Revisit workbook exercises, revision papers &

worksheets, Science notes in Science Files Concept map in Biology Book/journals Watch Science Documentary on OKTO Channel

(Mon, Wed, Fri from 9 to 10 pm)

Mother Tongue – ML, CL and TL

Paper 1 (Writing) Pupils are required to: • Write at least in a continuous prose ML – 100 words CL – 80 words TL – 60 words • Weave a story from a series of 4 pictures. • May use the helping words given for each pictures to help

them sequence their story. • Use grammar, punctuation and vocabulary appropriately.

Mother Tongue – ML, CL and TL

Paper 2 (Language use and comprehension) Pupils are required to: • Demonstrate understanding the content of textual

information. • Identify key messages, main ideas and details in a variety of

written texts. • Show understanding; make judgment and evaluation by

reading and/or viewing closely critically. • Demonstrate the correct use of grammar, spelling and

punctuation, and the appropriate use of vocabulary in given contexts.

Mother Tongue – ML, CL and TL

Paper 3 (Listening Comprehension) MCQ Pupils are required to listen to a range of texts for a sustained period of time. Part 1: • Listen and match teacher’s reading to the correct pictures. Part 2: • Demonstrate understanding the content of a variety of

spoken texts.

• Infer and draw conclusions by listening critically.

Mother Tongue – ML, CL and TL

Paper 4 (Oral Communication) • Reading aloud – Pupils are required to read aloud, pronounce and

articulate words clearly and read fluently with appropriate expression and rhythm in order to convey the information, ideas and feelings in a passage.

• Picture conversation – Pupils are required to express their personal opinions and ideas effectively with grammatical accuracy based on a given picture.

• Topic discussion – Pupils are required to converse with the examiner based on a given topic with grammatical accuracy. Pupils may elaborate by giving examples, descriptions or their personal experiences.

Mother Tongue – Parental Support

• Engage your child with a host of interesting and relevant digital multimedia resources, including games that can be found in the TINTA website. http://tinta.moe.edu.sg/mekar/slot/u112/PRI/index.html http://www.pazhahutamil.com (Assigned tasks and already

completed exercises will be made available throughout the year.) http://sangamam.moe.edu.sg (Develops and enhances knowledge

and skills in the Tamil Language with the digital interactive resources in the Sangamam)

• Use Word games such as 《超级疯狂猜成语》’Pintar Peribahasa’(idiom) app which can be downloaded into your android handphone and tablet to reinforce his/her learning of the language in an enjoyable manner.

Mother Tongue – Parental Support

• Expose your child to the use of Mother Tongue Watch infotainment programmes. Exposure to mother tongue in authentic settings and

support his/her learning of the language. Use every opportunity as a teaching moment for the

language. Make learning of mother tongue fun for your child!

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