PRIMARY 5 PARENTS’ WORKSHOP Saturday 28 MARCH 2015

AGENDA

English: 8.30 am to 9.30 am

Tea Break: 9.30 am to 10.00 am @ Canteen

- Vendors will be displaying educational resource

book for purchase.

Mathematics: 10.00 am to 11.00 am

Science: 11.00 am to 12.00 am

WORKSHOP OUTLINE Changes in EL TOS from P4 to P5

Oral

EPPS teaching strategy (Oral Package)

Parental Involvement and Support

Writing

EPPS teaching strategy

Parental Involvement and Support

CHANGES FROM P4 TO P5

2 Components Reading Aloud – 10 marks

Stimulus Based Conversation- 20 marks

In the Stimulus-based Conversation component pupils will give their personal responses to a visual stimulus that is thematically linked to the Reading Aloud passage

PAPER 4 (REVISED PSLE FORMAT 2015)

STIMULUS-BASED

CONVERSATION (20 marks) Main question prompts from

examiner:

(a) Look at the picture. Would

you be interested to try the

food? Tell me why/why not.

(b) What kinds of food do you

enjoy eating, and do you

think your diet is a healthy

one?

(c) Besides having a healthy

diet, what do you do to

ensure that you stay healthy?

My H

ealthy S

nack

Ingredients Needed:

• Carrots, boiled and cut

• Cucumber, thinly sliced

• Cheese, shaped as desired

• Wheat biscuits

• Raisins or Cranberries

STIMULUS BASED CONVERSATION Topics tested will be within the experience of the

students i.e. the conversation topic will definitely not be about purchasing a house or car.

Two parts to the stimulus based conversation:

Part 1 : Make reference to the given stimulus and talk about it using information from the stimulus. Students need to draw on prior knowledge of the topic.

Part 2 : Personal response about the topic with justifications and elaborations. It will be good if students have good general knowledge to substantiate her reasons.

STIMULUS BASED CONVERSATION VALUES IN ACTION

STIMULUS BASED CONVERSATION VALUES IN ACTION : PROMPTS

(a) Look at the pictures. Which of the activities would you

choose to participate in? Why?

Which of the activities will you not participate in? Why?

(b) Do you think children like you should be involved in

community work? Why or why not?

How can doing community work help to develop you to be a

better person?

(c) Why do you think it is important for everyone to

volunteer their services to the community?

How can you find time to volunteer or do community work?

HANDS-ON ACTIVITY

Refer to Annex A

Pen down your responses to the

questions.

HANDS ON ACTIVITY FEEDBACK What were the difficulties you faced in preparing

the answers to the questions?

What do you think will the challenges be for our

P5 students?

How do you think the students should be guided?

HOW ORAL I S TAUGHT IN THE SCHOOL

Building up prior knowledge: 1) use of varied resources

Articles (printed online articles)

Videos

Pictures

2) Group and Class Discussion and brainstorming of ideas

3) Teachers guide students to consolidate ideas.

EPPS ORAL STRATEGY

A.R.E

WHAT IS A.R.E

A nswer the question.

Give a R eason for your answer.

Share an E xperience.

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LET’S TRY!

ANSWER THE QUESTION

“I would choose the fruits as an afternoon snack.”

GIVE A REASON FOR YOUR ANSWER

“Out of all the food available, fruits are the healthiest choice of snack. It does not contain artificial sugar, sauce, fats or oil. I recall learning this during my Health Education lesson. Fruits contain a lot of vitamins, and this is good for my body.”

SHARE AN EXPERIENCE

“In fact, when I am at NTUC [Where] with Mummy [Who], I would conscientiously purchase an array of fruits, ranging from apples to grapes to kiwis and papayas

[What]. Apparently, experts have reported that different coloured fruits contain unique

SHARE AN EXPERIENCE

health components essential to one’s health and wellness

[Why]. Thus, I strive to get the best all around health benefits through my choice of fruits. Nonetheless, I have to confess that I have the propensity to munch on an apple during my teatime [When] because of its crunch factor! And like what Mummy says, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. This is perhaps why I am fit like a fiddle.”

PUTTING IT TOGETHER!

I would choose the fruits as an afternoon snack.

Out of all the food available, fruits are the healthiest choice of snack. It does not contain artificial sugar, sauce fats or oil. I recall learning this during my Health Education lesson. Fruits contain a lot of vitamins, and this is good for my body.

In fact, when I am at NTUC with Mummy, I would conscientiously purchase an array of fruits, ranging from apples to grapes to kiwis and papayas. Apparently, experts have reported that different coloured fruits contain unique health components essential to one’s health and wellness. Thus, I strive to get the best all around health benefits through my choice of fruits. Nonetheless, I have to confess that I have the propensity to munch on apples during my teatime because of its crunch factor! And like what Mummy says, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. This is perhaps why I am fit like a fiddle.

LET’S TRY!

PUTTING IT TOGETHER! To have healthy teeth and gums, we should avoid food that are too sweet.

This means we should avoid the donuts and sweet drinks.

During Health Education lessons, my teacher taught us that eating too much sweet stuff can cause our teeth to decay. This means that our teeth will spoil, and we will have to pull it out/extract it!

“In fact, I am fortunately not a fan of donuts. Firstly, I find them too sweet, and secondly, they are deep fried. Once, I was standing outside JCO Donuts. I saw the baker mixing the ingredients for the donut icing; I was appalled by the amount of sugar added into the mixture! And that was only the tip of the iceberg! I was turned off by the amount of oil that was used to fry a donut! As for sweet drinks, I am aware that not only do they contain high amount of sugar, some of the drinks such as Coke or Pepsi are also corrosive for our teeth. Once, I read on a viral online article that Coke can be used to remove rust from jewelries. I dread imagining the detrimental effects one will ultimately experience on their teeth and gums from the consumption of these sweet drinks.

LET’S TRY!

PUTTING IT TOGETHER!

To stay healthy, we will need to exercise regularly, and have enough sleep.

Exercising helps to build up our muscles, and improve our immune system. This will make us fit and strong! Having enough sleep will make sure that we have enough energy for the activities we do.

“In fact, this is why mummy makes it compulsory for me to be in bed by 10 pm every night, even on the weekends. She wants to ensure that I am well- rested, and can concentrate in class. There was once where I stayed pass my my bed time to complete an assignment which I had forgotten about till the eleventh hour. The next day, not only did I wake up feeling grouchy, I was also unable to understand the content taught in school that day. To make matter worst, I actually dozed off twice during Mathematics lesson. This infuriated my teacher, who made a call to Mummy, but not before embarrassing me in front of my peers with her sarcastic remarks. And as expected, Mummy gave me a piece of her mind when I returned home that day. In retrospect, staying pass my bed time was definitely a bad decision!

LET’S RECALL

What is A.R.E ?

A nswer the question.

Give a R eason for your answer.

Share an E xperience.

PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT

STIMULUS BASED CONVERSATION

Encourage your child to read widely, not just

story books.

Read newspaper articles with your child.

Start collecting information on general topics.

Help your child with the Oral Resource Booklet –

help your child beef up on the information

needed.

Practise with your child to boost his confidence.

Time frame 1h 10 min

2 Sections

Situational Writing – 15

marks

Continuous Writing – 40

marks

MARK SCHEME FOR

SITUATIONAL WRITING

Content 6 marks

Language,

Organisation &

Context

9 marks

Total 15 marks

STRUCTURE OF THE SITUATIONAL WRITING

STIMULUS

WRITING TASK

- SPECIFIED CONTEXT

- POINTS TO INCLUDE

TYPES OF STIMULUS & WRITING TASK

Your Task

Imagine you are Ben.

Write an email to Roy to tell him of the choice

of the gift.

You are to refer to the information on page 4

for your email.

In your email, include the following

information:

• what you and your friends decided to buy

for Sally

• why Sally would find the gift useful

• who disagreed to buying a watch and why

• why Devi thought a purse was not a good

idea

• how you and your friends would make the

gift special

You may reorder the points. Write in

complete sentences.

Your Task

You saw a van hit a car while it was

reversing in the school care park. You

immediately took down some details about

the accident.

You informed the Principal of the accident

and he asked you to write a report of what

you had seen.

You are to refer to the pictures and details

for your report.

In your report, include the following

information:

• the date and time of the accident

• what the driver was doing while reversing

his van

• two details about the van

• what the driver did when he realised that

his can had hit the car

You may reorder the points. Remember to

write in complete sentences.

TYPES OF STIMULUS & WRITING TASK

TYPES OF STIMULUS

1 August 2012, 2.15 pm at playground beside Blk 504 Pasir Ris Street 52

1 August 2012, 2.45 pm at Harvest Veterinary, Pasir Ris Central

The puppy is injured. Let’s take it to the vet.

Don’t worry girls, the puppy will be fine. However, I have to report this to the SPCA.

Rachel, we must report to the Discipline Master what Samad, Ravi and Teck Chong from Primary 6B had done.

Yes, I agree, Linda. Their actions are considered as cruelty to animals.

Let’s look for more stones to throw!

Stop!

TYPES OF WRITING TASK Your Task

Imagine you are the girl in the pictures.

Write an email to the Manager of Bedok

Public Library to inform him of the

librarian’s good deed.

You are to refer to the pictures on page 9

for your email.

In your email, include the following

information:

• when you were at the library

• the name of the librarian on duty

• what you discovered at the bus stop

• how the librarian helped you

• why you could not thank her

• why you feel thankful to the librarian

Your Task

Imagine you are the girl in the pictures.

Write a letter to the residents of your

neighbourhood asking them to return your

rabbit to you if they see it.

You are to refer to the pictures on page 9

for your email.

In your letter, include the following

information:

• the date you lost your rabbit

• where you were when you found out your

rabbit was missing

• two physical features of your rabbit that

will help recognise her as soon as they see

her.

• why your rabbit is in need of care

• how you can be contacted

POSSIBLE TEXT TYPES

Informal

Email or postcard

Formal

Email (Email to Principal, DM, Managers of a

Company etc)

Report (Proposal on Survey results, Eye witness

report)

Letter (Letter of Request, Complain, Apology,

Commendation)

Book Review

Read and understand

the purpose, audience and

context of the stimulus

the writing task

Select relevant information from the given stimulus

Plan an appropriate focus and format

Organise with purpose and audience in mind

Write to express the main ideas using appropriate

grammar, punctuation and vocabulary

using an appropriate register

Date of email

Title of Email

1st Paragraph - State the purpose of email

2nd Paragraph - Write the details of email. (To include the 6 content points)

3rd Paragraph - Action that you require from the reader.

Sign off

16 August 2013

Dear Mr Lee,

Incident Involving Two Boys Vandalising at Void Deck

The purpose of this email is to inform you about two of our school boys’

misdeed that I had witnessed. (State purpose of email)

On 16 August 2013 (Friday), at 2.30 pm, I witnessed two boys vandalising

the walls at the void deck of Block 524, Pasir Ris Street 52. The names of

the culprits are John Tan and Mark Loh, both of whom are from our

school. They are from class 6 Unity. They were drawing some pictures

and playing tic-tac-toe on the wall. I strongly feel that the boys should be

punished as they were wearing school uniforms and their acts had

tarnished our school’s good reputation. (Details of email, 6 Content

points)

I hope the information provided in this email would be useful for you to

take the appropriate disciplinary action against the boys. Thank you for

your attention. (Action you want from reader)

Yours sincerely,

Linda

School Prefect

Date of report

Proposal on. . . . / Accident on Basketball Court . . .

1st Paragraph - State the purpose of report

2nd Paragraph - Write the results of your findings or Recount of what actually happened

3rd Paragraph - Based on the results, what are your recommendations / Action that you require from the reader.

Reported by ____________

1 June 2008

To: Mrs Judy Wong

HOD PE (Name and post/designation of reader)

Report on New CCA Survey Results (Title to give main idea of report)

The purpose of this report is to inform you on the CCA selection survey results

conducted by the Student Council. (Purpose of report. No need for self-introduction for

report)

The purpose of the survey was to find out which new CCA the pupils would like to have

in the school. The survey was conducted on the upper primary pupils in the school.

Based on the survey results, the Track and Field CCA option was the least popular

among the pupils, with only 5% of the pupils voting for it. I recommend that Basketball

be introduced in the school as it has the highest amount of votes. 45% of the pupils

taking part in the survey voted for it. (Details of report, Points 1 to 6 of Qn)

I hope you will consider my recommendation and introduce Basketball as the new CCA

in the school. (Action you want from reader. Reports should not have personal

opinions and comments. Just spell out the facts and state the recommendations as

required by the Qn)

Reported by

Yap Jia Xuan

Chairman of the Student Council

2 August 2012

To : Mr Lee

Discipline Master (Name and post/designation of reader)

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Title to give main idea of report)

I am writing this report to inform/alert you about the misdeeds of three boys from

Primary 6B. (Purpose of report. No need for self-introduction for report)

The incident happened on 1 August 2012 at 2.15 pm at the playground beside Blk 504

Pasir Ris Street 52. Rachel and I spotted Samad, Ravi and Teck Chong from Primary

6B throwing stones at a helpless puppy. Rachel and I asked them to stop immediately.

After the boys left, we realised that the puppy was injured and we took it to the vet.

Fortunately the puppy was not seriously injured. (Details of report, Points 1 to 6 of Qn)

The boys should be punished for animal abuse. I hope the information provided will

help you in your investigations in this matter. (Action you want from reader. Reports

should not have personal opinions and comments. Just spell out the facts and state

the recommendations as required by the Qn)

Reported by

Linda

18 July 2007

Sender’s Address

Reader’s Address

Dear Sir/Mdm,

Complaint on……./ Request for …….. 1st Paragraph - Self-introduction and state the purpose of letter 2nd Paragraph - Write the details 3rd Paragraph - Action that you require from the reader.

Yours faithfully/Yours sincerely

2 October 2007

Blk 502, #05-233

Pasir Ris Street 52

Singapore 915015 (Your address)

The Manager (Designation/Post of reader)

Kico CD Shop

People Plaza #B1-123

Singapore 123456 (Reader’s address, if given)

Dear Sir/Madam,

Complaint on Broken CD (Title to highlight main content of letter)

My name is Henry Lee, a customer of Kico CD Shop. I am writing this letter to complain about one of your

salesgirls, Jane Tan. (Self-introduction and purpose of letter)

On 1 October 2007 at 11 am, I bought a CD, ‘Top 10 Children’s Songs’ from Kico CD Shop and immediately

went home. When I opened up the CD cover, I found that the CD in the box was broken. I went back to the

shop on the same day, 1 October 2007 at 5pm and showed the original receipt and the CD to the salesgirl on

duty, Jane Tan, to ask for an exchange. To my surprise, she refused to give me a new one and to make

matters worse, she accused me of breaking the CD myself. I felt very angry and disappointed as it is clearly

stated on the receipt that goods can be exchanged within three days of purchase with original receipt. (Details

of letter; Points 1 to 6 in the task)

I would appreciate it if you could look into the matter and allow me an exchange for the broken CD that I have

purchased from your shop. Thank you for your kind attention and looking forward to a favourable reply from

you. (Spell out the action you want from the reader and thank the reader for reading the letter)

Yours Faithfully (Use ‘Yours Faithfully’ if don’t know the name of reader)

Henry Lee

5 May 2011

Blk 502, #05-233

Pasir Ris Street 52

Singapore 915015 (Your address)

Mr Alex Tan

Human Resource Director (Name and designation of reader, given in the Qn)

Changi General Hospital (Name of company/organisation. No need to put address if not given)

Dear Mr Alex Tan,

EXCELLENT CARE BY SENIOR NURSE (Title to highlight main content of letter)

My name is Mary Yong, a relative of one of your patients. I am writing this letter to inform you of the

excellent care senior nurse, Judy Sng, had given to my grandmother during her stay at the hospital.

(Self-introduction and purpose of letter)

My grandmother was brought to the hospital on 3 May 2011 at 2pm. The doctor who attended to her

said that she was suffering from food poisoning. She stayed in Ward 45 during her stay in the

hospital. I feel thankful to senior nurse, Judy Sng, as she had attended to my Grandmother’s needs.

(Details of letter; Points 1 to 6 in the task)

I would appreciate it if you could convey my regards and commend senior nurse, Judy Sng, on her

excellent care to her patients. Thank you for your kind attention. (Spell out the action you want from

the reader and thank the reader for reading the letter)

Yours sincerely, (Use ‘Yours sincerely’ since we know the name of reader)

Mary Yong

3 October 2008 Dear Residents, (No need to put names and addresses since the letter is for all residents in the neighbourhood) LOST OF PET RABBIT My name is Sandy Lam, a resident of Blk 53. I am writing this letter to seek your help in looking for my pet rabbit. (Self-introduction and purpose of letter) I lost my pet rabbit, Dottie on 2 October 2008 at around 1.55pm. I was at the lift lobby of Blk 53 when I realised that my rabbit was no longer in her cage which I had carried from school. My pet rabbit, Dottie, is a female rabbit and has white and brown fur. I am worried for my rabbit as it has a heart condition and is in need of medical care. (Details of letter; Points 1 to 6 in the task) I would appreciate it if you would return my pet rabbit to me if it is found. I can be contact at 9876 5432. Thank you for your kind attention and assistance. (Spell out the action you want from the reader and thank the reader for reading the letter) Yours faithfully Sandy Lam

MARK SCHEME FOR

CONTINUOUS WRITING

Content 20 marks

Language,

Organisation &

Context

20 marks

Total 40 marks

Write a composition of at least 150 words about a

challenging experience.

The pictures are provided to help you think about

this topic. Your composition should be based on one

or more of these pictures.

Consider the following points when you plan your

composition.

• What was the experience?

• Why was the experience challenging for you?

You may use the points in any order and include

other relevant points as well.

WRITING SAMPLE

CONTINUOUS WRITING The emphasis in class will be on the planning stage

and brainstorming of ideas.

Students will be taught how to make links between the given theme/topic and one two of the given pictures. Students are not required to link all 3 pictures.

Students can write in any genre which they are comfortable with e.g. expository text, narrative, journal entry etc.

Students are encouraged to use first person narrative as there will be more scope for development i.e. writer’s thoughts, feelings and vivid descriptions.

EPPS TEACHING STRATEGY

1) use of varied resources

Articles (printed online articles)

Videos

Pictures

Writing Process Cycle (A scaffolded process)

Writing Process Cycle

Class

Writing

Group

Writing Individual

Writing

EPPS TEACHING STRATEGY

Individual Writing: Conferencing and Editing

Teacher provides constructive suggestion for

improvement.

Students are therefor able to:

Organise their ideas

Generate and improve their ideas and content

Use correct punctuation, spelling and grammar

EPPS TEACHING STRATEGY

Writing Curve Suggested Vocab

PARENTS’ ROLE AT HOME

CONTINUOUS WRITING

Practice makes perfect. The more they write, the

more ideas they have and the more confident

they become.

Guide them in the planning stage by linking the

given theme/topic with the pictures.

Discuss with your child the various ideas.

More importantly get your child to think through

whether their ideas are realistic.

Suggest alternative words and phrase to make

the composition interesting.

Q&A

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