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Briefing P4 Parents 2.30 – 3.30 p.m.

Briefing P4 Parents 2.30 – 3.30 p.m. Gifted Education School website: www.acspri.moe.edu.sg. Mr Terry Tan HOD/GEP (Math & Sc) Mdm Josephine See HOD/GEP (Humanities). Gifted Education Programme. Started in 1984

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Briefing P4 Parents 2.30 – 3.30 p.m.

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  1. Briefing P4 Parents2.30 – 3.30 p.m. Gifted Education School website: www.acspri.moe.edu.sg

  2. Mr Terry Tan HOD/GEP (Math & Sc) Mdm Josephine See HOD/GEP (Humanities)

  3. Gifted Education Programme • Started in 1984 • Seeks to meet the needs of the intellectually gifted through the provision of an enriched curriculum within a stimulating & interactive environment

  4. Intellectual Giftedness Gifted (top 1%) -- The Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) formally identifies the intellectually gifted and caters to the top 1% of the national cohort. High ability (top 2 to 5%) in English Language, Math and Science Exceptionally gifted (2 to 3 per national cohort)

  5. Adapted from Gagne (2000) CATALYSTS INTRAPERSONAL Physical: characteristics, handicaps, health, etc. Motivation: needs, interests, values, etc. Volition: will-power, effort, persistence. Self-management; concentration, work habits, initiative, scheduling, etc. Personality: temperament, traits, well-bring, self-awareness & esteem, adaptability, etc. Positive/negative impacts DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS Informal/formal learning & practising Positive/negative impacts ENVIRONMENTAL Milieu: physical, cultural, social, familial, etc. Persons: parents, teachers, peers, mentors, etc. Provisions: programs, activities, services, etc. Events: encounters, awards, accidents, etc. POTENTIAL REALIZED Fields Academics: language, science, humanities, etc. Arts visual, drama, music, etc. Business sales, entrepreneurship, management, etc. Leisure chess, video games, puzzles, etc. Social action media, public office, etc. Sports individual & team. Technology trades & crafts, electronics, computers, etc. POTENTIAL Domains Intellectual (Academic) fluid reasoning (inductive/deductive), crystallised verbal, spatial, memory, sense of observation, judgment, metacognition. Creative (Aesthetics) inventiveness (problem-solving), imagination, originality (arts), retrieval fluency. Socioaffective (Emotional) intelligence (perceptiveness), communication (empathy, tact), Influence (leadership, persuasion). Sensori Motor (Sports) Sensori: visual, auditory, olfactive, etc. Motor: strength, endurance, reflexes, coordination, etc

  6. Goals of the GEP • Emotional, Social & Moral Development • 4. To enhance aspirations for individual excellence and fulfillment • 5. To develop a strong social conscience and commitment to serve society and nation • To develop moral values and qualities for responsible leadership • Cognitive Development • To develop intellectual depth and higher level thinking • To nurture productive creativity • To develop attitudes for self-directed lifelonglearning

  7. Content • greater breadth • greater depth • infusion of moral • ethical issues • Approach • more individualised • strategies to promote higher level thinking • independent learning • Environment • learner-centred • out-of-school learning experiences Variety in products Enrichment Model Basic Curriculum

  8. Enriched Subjects (P4 - P6) English Language Mathematics Science Social Studies CL & HCL Civics & Moral Education (CME)

  9. Goals of the GEP include the social, moral and emotional development of the pupils Affective education Civics and moral education – a subject Discussion of moral issues in all subject areas Pastoral care sessions Community Involvement Programme AE

  10. Classes CL/HCL PE Mixed classes - interactions between GEP and non-GEP pupils Learn to work with other pupils of different ability and background Widen circle of friends

  11. GEP CURRICULUM Tests, assignments, mini projects, portfolios, quiz, etc. No ranking Baseline standard for promotion is overall 70%

  12. GEP PROMOTION CRITERIA • GEP performance (P4 to mid P6) • Attitude • PSLE • Pass Social Studies

  13. Higher Education GCE ‘A’ Level Exam/NUSHS Diploma/IB GCE ‘A’ Level Exam Junior College/Polytechnics JC1 to JC2 Integrated Programmes (IP) Y1 to Y6 GCE ‘O’ Level Exam School-Based Gifted Education Programmes (SBGE) Y1 to Y6 School-Based Special Programmes (SBSP) S1 to S4 Primary School Leaving Examinations and/or Direct School Admission Gifted Education Programme (GEP) Primary 4 to 6 Identification & Selection by MOE Education Landscape for the Gifted Primary 1 to 3 Regular Stream

  14. The IP schools which are offering School-based Gifted Education (SBGE) IP Track (Year 1 – 6)

  15. The IP schools with dual track (Taking the `O’ Level exam)

  16. The IP schools with dual track which are offering School-based Special Programmes(SBSP)

  17. Home Support • Be familiar with the goals of the GEP • Give your child time to adjust to the Programme • Ensure that your child does his/her assignments and homework regularly • Help your child in time management • Work with the school

  18. How do you support? • Gifts need to be developed with effort • A willingness to move out of comfort zone • To improve, children must work with others who have similar interests, ability and drive. Help your child to build resilience, not to fear failure, work hard and value effort

  19. “Parents should not shield or try to protect children from risks or hard work. Parents also need to allow children to experience the tensions and stress that rise from challenging ideas and high expectations.” Olszewski-Kubilius, 2000

  20. Wish List from P5 pupils: One wish they would like to ask of their parents Please stop buying so many assessment books as I do have homework to do. You will also be wasting your money as I do not have enough time to complete the books you bought. Parents should not focus on results, but on learning process. Parents should give priority to schoolwork instead of home assessments. I wish that my parents would send me for one less enrichment class to spend more time together. Do relax about me and don’t get stressed easily.

  21. MATHEMATICS MR TERRY TAN

  22. P4 Math Topics • Whole Numbers • Factors and Multiples • Tables and Graphs • Fractions • Problem Solving Heuristics • Decimals • Average • Lines • Angles • Area and Perimeter

  23. P4 Math Programme • Covering P4 mainstream content • Difference : investigation paper (25marks) • Research & Group work • Experiential learning • Differentiated through breadth and depth • learning beyond the normal curriculum, e.g. selective enrichment topics

  24. Selective Enrichment • A form of differentiation from the normal curriculum. • Ancient Numeration System, Gauss Theorem and Magic Squares. • Varied interest and passion – stretch them according to their intellectual ability.

  25. Differentiation • Breadth: • Looking beyond • Depth: • Looking deeper

  26. SCIENCE MR HO SHIN HOO (4H) MR CHAN SUM POH (4I)

  27. SCHEDULE OF WORK

  28. THEMES AND TOPICS • CYCLES • (Matter & Water Cycle) • ENERGY • (Heat & Light) • SYSTEMS • (Parts of Plants & Functions) • DIVERSITY • (Materials)

  29. PROCESS SKILLS • Observation • Inference • Classification • Using equipment • Planning an experiment

  30. ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT

  31. ASSESSMENT • DAILY WORK • Quality of Work • Well-explained answers • Well- drawn diagrams • Effort • Meeting deadlines • Corrections done properly

  32. ASSESSMENT • PERFORMANCE TASK • Pupils will be given a problem to solve based on a topic taught. • Task will be conducted during curriculum time.

  33. ASSESSMENT

  34. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MAINSTREAM & GE CURRICULUM • More group / pair work • More hands-on activities • Greater focus on process skills • Greater depth and breadth of topics covered

  35. RESOURCES • TEXT BOOKS (Lower & Upper Block) • TOPICAL WORKSHEETS & NOTES • TOPICAL REVIEWS • PRACTICE ASSIGNMENTS • E LEARN PORTAL “WIZLEARN”

  36. CME Gifted Education

  37. CME Programme • CME programme • Work very closely with the Gifted Education Branch • Different themes every term (e.g. understanding giftedness in term 1) • HOPEFUL Values • Infuse our school values into the CME Programme • Pastoral Care • Small group session • PC / CME journal

  38. COSI • Involves all P4 – P6 GEP pupils • COSI talk • Help pupils to understand the rationale behind it. • 2013 COSI Programme • Fund raising

  39. MS DING JIA (4H HCL) MS TAM XINYI (4I HCL) MDM TAN YOKE JOO (CL) CHINESE

  40. GEP CHINESE CURRICULUM • Aligned with the current MOE curriculum - Oral - Listening Comprehension - Composition, - Paper 2 (Vocabulary & Reading Comprehension) • Enriched Curriculum - Affective Education - Encourage Creativity - Arouse Students’ Learning Interest - Broader Learning Content - Emphasize Higher Order Thinking Skills*

  41. GEP CHINESE CURRICULUM Higher Order Thinking Skills*: • Paul’s Reasoning Model Issue, Purpose, Concept, Point of View, Assumptions, Evidence, Inferences, Implications • Bloom’s Taxonomy Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation • Brainstorming • 5 senses ( composition writing skill )

  42. GEP CHINESE ACTIVITIES • P4 Chinese Alive for CL students - Movies - Songs - Poems • P4 Cultural Activity • P4 Poem Writing & Recitation Competition

  43. GEP CHINESE/HIGHER CHINESE • Promotion to P5 HCL: - For P4 HCL students: * Overall 50% for HCL - For P4 CL students: * Overall 75% for CL * Overall average of 70% for the other 4 examination subjects.

  44. ENGLISH LANGUAGE MRS SHIRLEY TOH

  45. Components Cloze Writing Grammar Vocabulary Punctuation Concept Units Reading Comprehension Listening Comprehension Oral Communication (Speaking) Extensive Reading Programme(ERP)

  46. Components Text Types are used for contextualised learning of English Text Types Narratives Information Texts Explanation Texts Personal Recounts Poetry

  47. Expectations Pupils need time to adjust to the programme as there is a change: - GEP English Curriculum - Strategies used in the teaching and learning of English - Set Realistic targets as the work is going to be pitched at a higher level

  48. Expectations - Support and encourage them at home - Remind them to clarify with the teacher if they have difficulty coping with any of the assignments - Avoid imposing undue pressure in meeting expectations

  49. Expectations - Always insist that they do the work on their own – parents can help during the brainstorming process but the write-up and presentation must be done by the boys themselves

  50. INDIVIDUALISED RESEARCH STUDY (IRS) Mrs Shirley Doray-Toh

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