Secondary 2 Meet the Parents Session 06 March

Secondary 2 Meet the Parents Session 06 March 2015

Key Personnels Designation Name of Staff Vice Principal Mr Wee Meng Kiat Vice Principal Mr Leonard Tan Year Head (S 2) Ms Tng Wee Li Deputy Year Head (S 2) Mr Chia Poh Cheng nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

Key Personnels Designation Name of Staff HOD/Math Ms Vani HOD/SCI Mr Chen Poh Keong HOD/MTL Mdm Fong Lik Khuan HOD/D&T Mr Chang Man Ho SH/EL Mdm Siti Zaleha SH/PHY Mr Jacky Tan SH/HIS Mrs Elsa Khoo SH/Aesthetics Mrs Serene Ang SH/ML Mdm Halimah SH/ CL Mr Soh Chung Wei nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

Key Personnels 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 3 Mrs Koh Hui Leng Year Head/Sec 4&5 Miss Kerry Lim SH/Student Leadership Ms Abby Goh SH/Discipline Mr Zaini Murad SH/OAE & CCA Mr Abdul Halim SH/ICT Mr Pee Kai Hing nurturing TALENTS ▪ developing CHARACTER ▪ inspiring LIVES

Secondary 2 FTs Class FT (s) 2 E 1 Mrs Engracia Tan Mdm Lee Li Kiang Miss Amelia Chew 2 E 2 Mr Chen Zi Jun Miss Eileen Lim 2 E 3 Miss Maggie Choo Mr Aloysius Wong 2 E 4 Miss Rhyss Teo Mr Seng Mun Kong 2 A 1 Mr Keh Chien Yung Miss Siti Amirah 2 A 2 Mr Guo Ji Guang Mrs Jean Wong 2 A 3 Mdm Firhana Ms Tay Hui Kheng

At the end of the session, parents will have a copy of information sheets with the following information : • Key dates • Possible Subject combination to be offered at Sec 3/2016 • Criteria for the subject

4/5 years Level Outcomes 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. Learner. Thinker. Leader Secondary 4/5 A confident & values-driven student who excels & contributes to the society.

TERM 2 HIGHLIGHTS SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

Key Dates in Term 2 DATE (S) ITEM 9 March – 13 March CAMP LEAD 6 – 7 April MTL Oral 17 April HONOURS DAY 20 – 22 April NAPFA 27 – 28 April EL Oral 4, 11 – 19 May MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS 25 – 28 May KAYAKING 1 STAR 29 May MEET-THE-PARENTS

ACADEMIC MATTERS SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

Information that Parents must know

Weightage of Continual (Tests) and Semestral Assessments (Exams) Sec 1 & 2 SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

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 perform consistently well in both the continual (CA) and semestral assessments (SA) will be transferred to the Normal (Academic) course at the end of Sec 2. SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

Promotion Criteria NORMAL ACADEMIC Pass in English Language and 2 other subjects OR Pass in 4 subjects A pupil who attains 70% or higher on average for all subjects 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. This is subjected to the professional advice of the subject teachers. SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

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

TENTATIVE SUBJECT COMBINATION FOR SEC 3 (2016) SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (EXPRESS) COMMON SUBJECTS OTHER SUBJECTS ENGLISH MOTHER TONGUE CHEMISTRY (SPA) BIOLOGY (SPA) ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS CHEMISTRY (SPA) PHYSICS (SPA) ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS COMBINED HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY) OR (SOCIAL STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY) SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (EXPRESS) COMMON SUBJECTS OTHER SUBJECTS ENGLISH MOTHER TONGUE MATHEMATICS COMBINED HUMANITIES PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS SCIENCE (PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY) OR (CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY) ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS (SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY) OR (SOCIAL STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY) DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY ART SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (EXPRESS) COMMON SUBJECTS OTHER SUBJECTS PURE GEOGRAPHY ENGLISH OR MOTHER TONGUE MATHEMATICS COMBINED HUMANITIES SCIENCE (PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY) OR (CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY) PURE HISTORY PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS (SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY) OR (SOCIAL STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY) DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY ART SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (EXPRESS) COMMON SUBJECTS OTHER SUBJECTS PURE GEOGRAPHY OR ENGLISH PURE HISTORY MOTHER TONGUE DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY MATHEMATICS SCIENCE (PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY) COMBINED HUMANITIES ART PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS (SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY) OR (SOCIAL STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY) ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

SUBJECT COMBINATIONS (NORMAL ACADEMIC) COMMON SUBJECTS ELECTIVES ENGLISH LANGUAGE ART MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE COMBINED HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES, HISTORY) OR (SOCIAL STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY) MATHEMATICS(N) DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY COMBINED SCIENCE (N) (PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY) 1 To PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS MOTHER TONGUE LANGUAGE (O) 1 MATHEMATICS (O) 1 COMBINED SCIENCE (O) 1 (PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY) offer Mother Tongue Language (O)/ Mathematics (O)/ Science (O): Minimum Grade 2 in Sec 2 (Overall) SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

NOTE ALLOCATION OF SUBJECT COMBINATION IS BASED ON MERIT FIRST, FOLLOWED BY CHOICE. Selection will be carried out in October after end of year examinations. SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

Information that Parents need to know

BONUS POINTS SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

Bonus Points • ‘Excellent’ for CCA : 2 bonus points • ‘Good’ grade for CCA : 1 bonus point • A 1 to C 6 for both English & Higher Mother Tongue : 2 bonus point (For application to JC/MI only) Maximum of 4 bonus points SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

CCA Bonus Points computed from LEAPS 2. 0

SCHOOL EXPECTATIONS SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

School Expectations Guidelines can be found in Student Handbook SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

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 SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

Discipline Philosophy Discipline by Teacher Self-Disciplined “Control” “Connect” Care SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

“DISCIPLINE YOURSELF, AND OTHERS WON’T HAVE TO. ” - John Wooden SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

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 SERVE. LEAD. EXCEL

Let us work together to help our students BELIEVE & ACHIEVE!

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