Sec 4 N MeettheParents 27 May 2016 Friday

Sec 4 N Meet-the-Parents 27 May 2016 (Friday)

Greendale turns 10! Greendale Secondary School Nurturing Talents, Developing Character, Inspiring Lives

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 Greendale Secondary School Nurturing Talents, Developing Character, Inspiring Lives

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School Leaders

Key Personnel Academic Excellence Team Mr Ghazali HOD EL Mrs Elsa Khoo HOD Humanities Ms Vani HOD Math Mr Soh Chung Wei HOD/MTL(Ag) Mr Chen Poh Keong HOD Science Mr Chang Man Ho HOD/D&T

Key Personnel Academic Excellence Team Miss Yue Yoke Har HOD/ICT Ms Tan Jie Qi LH/EL Mr Colin Phee HOD/PE Mr Jacky Tan SH/Science Mdm Siti Zaleha SH/EL Mr Darius Tan SH/Maths

Mdm Halimah SH/Malay Language Mr Jason Lian SH/Normal Technical Miss Lee Pei Ni SH/Data Management

Key Personnel Character Excellence Team Mrs Tan Li May HOD/CCE Mr Abdul Halim SH/OAE Mr Zaini SH/Discipline Ms Adeline Liew SH/Student Leadership

Key Personnel Year Heads Miss Kerry Lim Year Head/ Sec 1 Mrs Serene Ang Year Head/Sec 2 Miss Tng Wee Li Year Head/Sec 3 Mrs Koh Hui Leng Year Head/Sec 4

Key Personnel Administration Team Mr Tama Operation Manager Mr Ariff Operation Manager Ms Khairunnisha Administration Manager

Secondary 4 NA FTs Class FT (s) 4 A 1 Mr Ng Jin Rong, Mdm Usha 4 A 2 Mr Harold Ho, Mdm Goh Swee Eem 4 A 3 Mr Augustine Seah, Mrs Lokeman

Information that parents need to know nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

Joint Admission Exercise Post-sec Institution Posting based on Junior College L 1 R 5 Centralised Institute L 1 R 4 Polytechnic EL R 2 B 2 ITE EL B 4 / EL R 1 B 3 / EL R 2 B 3 L 1–First Language; R–Relevant subjects; nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER B–Best subjects ▪ inspiring LIVES

Academic Studies Program nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

School Targets Stream Criterion Target Normal Academic EMB 3 15

Our Level Outcomes A confident and valuesdriven youth who excels and contributes to society. nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

MOST IMPROVED STUDENTS NAME CLASS Ian Farahdhea Bte Mohd R 4 A 1 Yong Yue Cheng 4 A 1 Ryan Harrison 4 A 3 nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

What the school is doing to help your child succeed – Overall Scheduling for Graduating Cohort

ACADEMIC CALENDAR – ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAMME Month 31 May – 7 Jun 8 Jun – 17 Jun 11 Jul – 22 Jul 15 Aug – 31 Aug 13 Sept – 29 Sept period Programme Intensive Lessons Self Study Programme Target Audience Ex, NA classes Selected students from Ex and NA classes Extended Academic All classes Programme Intensive Timetable 4 NA/4 NT for 4 NA/NT Sept term break Sept academic All classes programme During O/N levelnurturing TALENTS Consultation All classes ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES Exam period Sessions

ACADEMIC CALENDAR – ASSESSMENT Month Assessment Stream July Oral Examinations All Streams, except NT 2 Aug – 12 Aug Preliminary Examination All streams 5 Aug Submission of GCE NA classes ‘N’ Level Coursework (Internal) nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

Subject Specific Matters English • Students need to be immersed in the subject everyday. This can be done through: - Reading the newspaper for current affairs and language features. - Practise writing skills by using ten-year series topics. - Brush up on their grammar by studying the grammar reference book. - Improve their vocabulary by collecting useful new words when reading novels. - Getting a comprehension assessment book to practise regularly.

Subject Specific Matters Mother Tongue • Very important to do well for oral and listening component (40%) for 4 NA. • In 2016 there will be O level HMTL oral exam (20%). Students will need to prepare their script. • MTL teachers will help students to prepare well for the exams. Students will need to focus, hand up work on time and do self revision and preparation (doing past years papers and other school's exam question papers).

Subject Specific Matters Mathematics • Students are expected to • (1) understand apply maths concepts and skills in a variety of context. (2) organised analyse data and information. (3) Solve problems including those in real-world context by using appropriate techniques. (4) Interpret maths results. (5) solve high order thinking problems. (6) write mathematical explanation • For national examinations, the phrasing of questions is different from previous years, especially for Paper 1. Students must have good conceptual understanding of the topics to perform well in these questions. • The last question in the O level paper 2 is focused on applying mathematics to a real-world scenario. • (1) Revision schedule will be given to the students focusing on sec 1 to 3 topics • (2) Stretch and expose students to higher order thinking questions and varied phrasing of questions for the same topic. (Pass with Distinction Book) • (3) Students will do Weekly Self-assessment to check for understanding of the topics learnt 25

Science Subject Specific Matters • Knowledge from 2 to 3 topics is required to answer a question. Students must learn to see the inter-relatedness of the science concepts from different topics. Doing a concept map across related science topics will help. • We see a trend towards more “explanation” questions. Students must explain with examples to elaborate their points. Students must have sufficient content knowledge and apply to relevant situation to explain scientific fact. Example: “Metals are extracted in many different ways. Use the reactivity series, with examples, to explain the fact that some metals can occur in the ground as the un-combined metal. ” • Students must be able to justify scientific facts, not simple memorising. Example: “Iron and calcium require different conditions to react with water. By referring to these conditions, justify the relative positions of iron and calcium in the reactivity series. ” 26

Subject Specific Matters Social Studies / Elective History Areas of focus for the subject? 1. Source-based skills – inferring, comparison, reliability, utility and purpose 2. Structured essay questions – explanation and judgment How parents can help in your subject areas? What are the study skills required? § Read up prior to lesson and revise conscientiously § Help to monitor your child to do constant revision and to submit work on time. 1. Critical thinking - questioning and weighing up evidence as they learn 2. Condensing information, summarizing and the use of keywords (graphic organizers, mindmaps)

Subject Specific Matters Elective Geography Areas of focus for the subject? 1. Geographical Inquiry Skills – Interpret and analyze geographical data, present findings and analysis, evaluate reliability of data and improve data collection and analysis 2. Open-ended questions – Interpret data, describe (demonstrate knowledge), constructing explanation and iscuss issues (Giving judgment) How parents can help in § Read up prior to lesson and revise conscientiously your subject areas? § Help to monitor your child to do constant revision and to submit work on time. What are the study skills 1. Critical thinking - questioning and weighing up evidence required? as they learn 2. Condensing information, summarizing and the use of keywords (graphic organizers, mindmaps)

Subject Specific Matters POA • The revised POA syllabus has more focus on thinking questions that test the students’ ability to apply their conceptual knowledge. • To score a distinction grade, rote learning is insufficient. • Students should revise all syllabus content from Sec 3 to 4 and attempt all questions in their POA workbook to build a strong foundation in basic concepts. • We would expose students to as many types of questions through revision compilation. Coursework subjects (D&T, Art, CPA, EBS) • Time consuming thus time-management is crucial. • Students are aware of the expected schedule • Do consistent work so that other subjects are not neglected. 29

Partnerships Parental Involvement n n n Provide a conducive learning environment Provide a pair of listening ears Be supportive Be understanding Be present! Collaborate with the school nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing LEADERS of CHARACTER nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

Let us work together to help our students BELIEVE & ACHIEVE! nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing LEADERS of CHARACTER nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing LEADERS of CHARACTER nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES