Secondary 2

Meet the Parents Session

04 March 2016

Key Personnels

nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

Designation Name of Staff

Principal Ms Amy Ng

Vice Principal Mr Wee Meng Kiat

Vice Principal Mr Leonard Tan

Year Head (S2)

SH/Aesthetics Mrs Serene Ang-Lin

Key Personnels

nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

Designation Name of Staff

HOD/EL Mr Ghazali

HOD/Math Ms Vani

HOD/SCI Mr Chen Poh Keong

HOD/MTL Mr Soh Chung Wei

HOD/D&T Mr Chang Man Ho

HOD/HUMANITIES Mrs Elsa Khoo

LH/EL Mdm Siti Zaleha

SH/EL Ms Tan Jie Qi

SH/Malay Mdm Halimah

LH/Math Mr Darius Tan

SH/PHY Mr Jacky Tan

SH/NT Mr Jason Lian

Key Personnels

nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

Designation Name of Staff

HOD/CCE Mrs Tan Li May

HOD/PE Mr Colin Phee

HOD/Data Management Miss Yue Yoke Har

Year Head/ Sec 4 & 5 Mrs Koh Hui Leng

Year Head/Sec 3 Miss Tng Wee Li

Year Head/Sec 1 Miss Kerry Lim

SH/Data Management Ms Lee Pei Ni

SH/Student Leadership Miss Adeline Liew

SH/Discipline Mr Zaini Murad

SH/PE & OAE Mr Abdul Halim

Secondary 2 FTs Class FT (s)

2E1 Mdm Koh Gek Kiang

Miss Nida

2E2 Mr Su Yan Xing

Miss Rinita

2E3 Mr Willian Teng

Miss Eileen Lim

2E4

Mrs Kanesh

Mr Hamiley

Mr Pee Kai Hing

2A1 Miss Minnoli

Mr Jay Lim

2A2 Mdm Yani

Mr Darius Tan

2T1

Mdm Suriani

Mdm Anggy Toh

Mr Azlan

Secondary 1

A self-driven & respectful

learner who is committed to

the school.

Secondary 2

A responsible team player & an effective

communicator who serves &

cares for others.

Secondary 3

A resilient & upright leader who is able to make critical

decisions.

Secondary 4/5

A confident & values-driven student who

excels & contributes to

the society.

4/5 years Level Outcomes

Learner. Thinker. Leader

TERM 2 HIGHLIGHTS

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Greendale Secondary School

Celebrates 10 years of Excellence

Celebrating 10 with 10!

• Objectives

• Celebrate Success

• Build positive Culture of Care, Learning &

Excellence

• Involve stakeholders and community

• Build foundation for next chapter of Excellence

Key Dates in Term 2

DATE (S) ITEM

7 – 11 March CAMP LEAD

5 – 13 April Mother Tongue Language Oral

16 April (Saturday)

10th Anniversary

Honours Day,

Fun Fair & Homecoming

19 – 21 April NAPFA

29 April – 11 May MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS

27 May (Friday) MEET-THE-PARENTS

1 July (Friday Evening)

10th Anniversary

Greendale, The Musical

@ Kallang Theatre

ACADEMIC MATTERS

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Information that

Parents must know

Weightage of Continual (Tests) and Semestral Assessments (Exams) Sec 1 & 2

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Promotion Criteria

EXPRESS STREAM

Pass in English language

AND

Pass percentage in the average of all subjects

(at least 50 % overall)

A pupil who does not meet promotion criteria will be transferred to the

Sec 3 Normal (Academic) course.

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Promotion Criteria

NORMAL ACADEMIC

Pass in English Language and 2 other subjects

OR Pass in 4 subjects

A pupil who does not meet promotion criteria will be retained in the Sec 2 Normal (Academic) course.

A pupil who attains 70% or higher on average for every subject at the end of Sec 1 or 2 (Normal Academic) may be transferred to the Express Course, if deemed able to cope with the demands of the Express course.

Autonomy is given to schools to assess the suitability of students for lateral transfers to a more academically demanding course.

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Pathways for ‘O’ Level Students

Pathways for ‘N’ Level Students

Information on

the promotion criteria, assessment

criteria , weightage,

progression pathway and Post

Secondary Institutes can be also be

found in the Student Handbook

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TENTATIVE SUBJECT

COMBINATION FOR SEC 3 (2017)

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IMPROVEMENTS

Study of comparable schools

Student survey

TENTATIVE SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (EXPRESS)

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COMMON SUBJECTS OTHER SUBJECTS

ENGLISH

MOTHER TONGUE

MATHEMATICS

COMBINED

HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES,HISTORY)

OR

(SOCIAL STUDIES,GEOGRAPHY)

CHEMISTRY

(SPA)

BIOLOGY

(SPA)

ADDITIONAL

MATHEMATICS

CHEMISTRY

(SPA)

PHYSICS

(SPA)

ADDITIONAL

MATHEMATICS

TENTATIVE SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (EXPRESS)

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COMMON SUBJECTS OTHER SUBJECTS

ENGLISH

MOTHER TONGUE

MATHEMATICS

SCIENCE (CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS)

OR (CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY)

PURE

HISTORY

COMBINED

HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES,

GEOGRAPHY) ART

OR

D & T

PURE

GEOGRAPHY

COMBINED

HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES,

HISTORY)

TENTATIVE SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (EXPRESS)

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COMMON

SUBJECTS OTHER SUBJECTS

ENGLISH

MOTHER TONGUE

MATHEMATICS

COMBINED

HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES,HISTORY)

OR

(SOCIAL STUDIES,GEOGRAPHY)

SCIENCE (PHYSICS,

CHEMISTRY)

OR

(CHEMISTRY,

BIOLOGY)

PRINCIPLES

OF ACCOUNTS

ART

DESIGN &

TECHNOLOGY

TENTATIVE SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (EXPRESS)

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COMMON

SUBJECTS OTHER SUBJECTS

ENGLISH

MOTHER TONGUE

MATHEMATICS

COMBINED

HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES,HISTORY)

OR

(SOCIAL STUDIES,GEOGRAPHY)

SCIENCE (PHYSICS,

CHEMISTRY)

OR

(CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY)

PRINCIPLES

OF ACCOUNTS

ADDITIONAL

MATH

TENTATIVE SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (NORMAL ACADEMIC)

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COMMON SUBJECTS ELECTIVES

ENGLISH

LANGUAGE

MOTHER TONGUE

LANGUAGE

MATHEMATICS(N)

COMBINED SCIENCE (N) (PHYSICS,CHEMISTRY)

COMBINED HUMANITIES

(SOCIAL STUDIES,HISTORY)

OR

(SOCIAL STUDIES,GEOGRAPHY)

ART

MOTHER TONGUE

LANGUAGE (O) 1

MATHEMATICS

(O) 1

COMBINED

SCIENCE (O) 1 (PHYSICS,CHEMISTRY)

DESIGN &

TECHNOLOGY

PRINCIPLES OF

ACCOUNTS

ADDITIONAL

MATH

1To offer Mother Tongue Language (O)/ Mathematics (O)/ Science (O):

Minimum Grade 2 in Sec 2 (Overall) and recommendation from subject teacher

NOTE

ALLOCATION OF SUBJECT

COMBINATION IS BASED ON

MERIT FIRST

(Overall % in ALL subjects),

FOLLOWED BY CHOICE.

Selection will be carried out in October

after end of year examinations.

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SCHOOL

EXPECTATIONS

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School Expectations

Guidelines can be found in

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Student Handbook

School Expectations

Pupils are strongly advised on the following:

• Medical Certificates (not letters) are required as

excuse for absence from school / PE activities /

morning runs (health & safety reasons)

• Physical Appearance (health & safety reasons) :

Girls – hair tied/short;

Boys – short hair but not shaved (sunstroke), no facial hair

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Discipline Philosophy

Discipline by

Teacher Self-Disciplined

“Control” “Connect”

Care

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“DISCIPLINE YOURSELF, AND

OTHERS WON’T HAVE TO.”

- John Wooden

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Partnerships

Parental Involvement

Provide a conducive learning environment

Provide a pair of listening ears

Be supportive

Be understanding

Be present!

Collaborate with the school

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BELIEVE &

ACHIEVE!

Let us work together to help our students

Thank You