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17.09.2013

Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School. P.5-P.6 Level Parents' Day. Welcome. 17.09.2013. Programme. Introduction on School Focus 2013-2014. Major Concern of 2013-2014. Brush up students’ literary skills so as to enhance the learning of all subject disciplines

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17.09.2013

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  1. Sir Ellis Kadoorie (S) Primary School P.5-P.6 Level Parents' Day Welcome 17.09.2013

  2. Programme

  3. Introduction on School Focus 2013-2014

  4. Major Concern of 2013-2014 • Brush up students’ literary skills so as to enhance the learning of all subject disciplines • Cultivate students’ positive attitude so that they will strive for excellence with focus on perseverance. • Nurture students to be independent learners through fostering their study skills and problem solving skills.

  5. Objectives: • Tea with Headmistress—Parents Enhance home-school cooperation (e.g. sharing of current school affairs, parenting skills) Parents’ view and school’s view can be exchanged. Promote parent activities (e.g. parental talks, parent interest class) Invite volunteer-parent helpers for school functions (e.g. Sports Day) Enhance peer communication among parents

  6. Tea with Headmistress—Parents • Parents’ view can be listened • Your worry can be eased • Your concern can be taken into consideration enhance home- school cooperation

  7. Tea with Headmistress—Parents 1st TermDates: 21/11/2013 (Thursday) 16/ 1 /2014 (Thursday) • Twice a term • Sharing on parenting skills • Leisure chats… • Time: 8:40-9:40 am All parents are welcome

  8. Pre-Secondary One Hong Kong Attainment Test (Pre-S1)

  9. What is Pre-S1 HKAT? • The existing the Pre-S1 HKAT is used as a scaling instrument. • The average of the two most recently sampled Pre-S1 HKAT results is used to scale the internal assessment results (i.e. P. 5 Final Exam, and P.6 Mid-year and Final Exam) of the P6 students proceeding to S1. • The sampled pre-S1 HKAT results will be collected biennially for allocation of SSPA.

  10. What is Pre-S1 HKAT? • Secondary Schools can make use of the information obtained from Pre-S1 HKAT for identifying the strengths and weaknesses of their S1 entrants in the subjects of Chinese, English and Mathematics so that appropriate support measures could be designed. • Our P6 students have to take the Pre-S1 HKAT at the allocated Secondary School after they got the SSPA result in July.

  11. Scope of Pre-S1 HKAT • Chinese: • Listening (10mins), Reading & Writing(40mins) • English: • Listening (15mins), Reading & Writing (35mins) • Mathematics (50mins): • Questions on Number, Algebra, Measure, Shape and Space, Data Handling

  12. TSA or Pre-S1 • Pre-S1 for P.6 in 2013/2014 • Our P6 students will take Pre-S1 in July 2014 . • Our P5 students will take TSA in June 2015.

  13. Adjustment in Curriculum • Design activities and tasks to consolidate learning • Design supplementary materials to familiarize students with the question types • Practice on different text types and speaking activities • Provide timed practices of mock papers and follow up discussions • Provide extra support to students in need

  14. Parents’ Role • Daily Support: • Check their homework and do revision with them for quiz and exam • Encouragement: • Positive feedback and praise on their effort and improvement in studies

  15. Secondary School Places Allocation System (SSPA)

  16. Secondary One Admission For September 2014 Intend to study in a public-sector secondary school (All P.6 pupils) • Apply to a preferred school • directly • No restriction on school • net • Apply no more than two • participating schools • Date: 3 January 2014 to • 22 January 2014 • Admission criteria for • application are set by • individual school • Notices will be issued for parents’ reference Participate in SSPA System Apply for a Discretionary Place Not apply for a Discretionary Place • Make choices with reference to the • Secondary School • List • Submit the form to • EDB in early May • Complete and • submit the form irrespective of whether a • discretionary place • has been applied for Fill in Choice of School Form Part A: Unrestricted School Choices Part B: Restricted School Choices • Will be allocated according • to banding, parental choice • and random number • Will not be centrally • allocated to a place if secure • a discretionary place Central Allocation Release of SSPA Results (8 July 2014) Pre-S1 Test (15 July 2014) Registration (10-11 July 2014)

  17. Private School DSS school Schools participate in the SSPA System (Apply not more than two schools [DP]) Aided schools DSS schools Government schools Jockey Club Ti-I college

  18. Secondary School Places Allocation(SSPA) • 2 years’ of exam result will be counted: - P.5 Final Exam - P.6 Mid-year Exam - P.6 Final Exam • School has to submit pupils’ result to EDB for assessing their academic standard as a reference for allocating secondary schools • Procedures starts after the P.5 Final Exam

  19. Interviews • Clean and tidy Uniform / Clothes and hair style. • Be polite. • Answer questions confidently with smiles. • Prepare answering questions of different areas: - Introduce themselves - Hobbies - Achievements - Future jobs - Favourite subjects

  20. Parents’ Preparation • Get your child prepared - Discipline : good conducts - Academic : good performance in all subjects - Service : join services inside and outside school e.g. uniform groups, CYC, JPC, prefects etc - Activity : join music, sports, Visual Arts, language activities etc • Documents - Handbook : clean and tidy handbooks with no bad records in discipline or homework responsibility etc - Portfolio *

  21. Portfolio • For applications and interviews • A clear holder filing pupils’ document: 1. Report cards - as many as possible - if lost apply a transcript from school through writing 2 . Internal and external awards - Certificates / Letters of prove - Little trophies or middles (photos) 3. Good pieces of writing (Chinese / English)

  22. Apply an Identity Card (ID) for your child right after their 11th Birthday! • Give a photocopy to class teacher. 11

  23. Open Forum

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