AMKsian Herald
Volume 10 , Issue 3
23 October 2014
Table
of
Contents
Principal’s
Message
Principal’s Message
P1
Secondary 3
Parent-Teacher
Conference
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Schedule to
P 2
Purchase School
Books and
Uniform
Semester 1
(2015)
Timetable
Character and
Citizenship
Education
(CCE) –
Education and
Career
Guidance, Use
of ecareers.sg
Portal
The AMA
(Alternative
Modes of
Assessment)
Report Card
The “Conquer
O” Programme
for Sec 3
Express and Sec
4NATT (Sec
4A1 & Sec 4A2)
Extra Lessons
for Selected Sec
3 NA students
P3
2014 has been a successful year for the
school. Our AMKsians have displayed
their talents and abilities via various platforms and the school really wants to
celebrate their successes and achievements. These achievements and involvements have been captured completely in the school’s website.
Aside participating in the bi-annual SYF competitions and yearly sports competitions, AMKsians also staged a successful NOMAD production in Ang Mo
Kio Central which was very well received by all who attended it. The school
want to compliment all participants for the dazzling performance that mesmerised everyone.
As we are nearing the end of the academic year, the school would like to
firstly wish our graduating students all the best in the national examinations.
We also want to take this opportunity to thank all our fantastic students, staff
and various stakeholders for their contributions in realising the school’s vision.
P 3-4
As the holidays are approaching, the school leaders would like to wish all of
you a meaningful and fun-filled vacation. We hope that you will be able to
spend quality time with your children and establish stronger bonds.
As a concluding remark, the school will not have succeeded in our attempt to
provide a holistic education for all students if not for your continued support
and cooperation. Let us work hand in hand to maximise your child’s potential in life.
Mr Abdul Mannan
Principal
Volume 10 , Issue 3
Page 2
Secondary 3 Parent-Teacher Conference
The school is organising a Parent-Teacher Conference (PTC) for the Sec 3 classes. The objective of this conference is for parents to review their child’s holistic development and progress in 2014 with their teachers. This
PTC also provides the opportunity for the students to reflect on their academic performance as well as their progress in other areas such as Character Development. Parents will be able to meet their child’s Form Teachers
and subject teachers to discuss how the school and home can work together to support their child in attaining
his/her goals.
Details of the Parent-Teacher Conference are as follows:
Date:
23 October 2014
Time: 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Venue: Sec 3 classrooms (6 to 6:30pm) and School Hall (7:00 to 8:30pm)
We look forward to meeting the parents of our Sec 3 students at this PTC.
Schedule to Purchase School Books and Uniform
Level
Date of Purchase
Time
Sec 2
12 Nov 2014
9 am to 3 pm
Sec 3
13 Nov 2014
9 am to 3 pm
Sec 2- Sec 5
14,17,18, 19, 20, 26,and 27 Nov
2014
Students on Financial Assis-
9 am to 3 pm
Sec 2- Sec 5
2, 3 ,4, 5, 9,10, 26, 29 and 30
Dec 2014
Students on Financial Assistance : 8 Dec
9 am to 3 pm
Sec 1
22, 23 Dec 2014 (subject to final
confirmation by MOE in Dec)
26, 29, 30 Dec 2014
9 am to 3 pm
Semester 1 (2015) Timetable
The new timetable will be uploaded in the school website on 29 Dec 2014 (Monday) by 12 noon. The hard copy
of the timetable will be issued to the pupils on the first day of school.
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AMKsian Herald
Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) – Education and Career Guidance, Use of
ecareers.sg Portal
ecareers.sg is a web-based portal designed to facilitate education and career development among students in Singapore. It is premised on the ECG Developmental Model and contains features that facilitate identity development
while bringing students through the processes of career awareness, exploration and planning.
We would like to take this opportunity to encourage you to navigate the portal together with your child.
This experience will provide a great opportunity to gain a better understanding of your child’s interests, abilities and
future aspirations.
Key Portal Features for Secondary Site
1
(1) Online Assessment Tools –
enable self-assessment on interests, skills, values that generate career profiles for students.
(2) Occupation and Education Databases –
make available information such as educational pre-requisites, job descriptions, career paths,
salary ranges, occupational videos and industry information to enable students to make informed
education and career choices.
(3) Explore Singapore Education Landscape –
helps create awareness and provide guidance and useful information as students navigate the
diverse educational pathways in the Singapore education system.
(4) Education and Career Planning Module –
helps students reflect, explore and set goals. It helps students to synthesise the information gathered from the portal exploration process with a plan that will bring them
closer to their goals.
(5) Goal Setting module –
helps students set both academic and non-academic goals, reflect and take steps toward
their goals. Students are also able to share their goals with significant adults via email links.
(6) ePortfolio –
allows students to archive the results of their self-assessment, academic results, co-curricular
activities, educational and career plans, and evidences of work and projects that could contribute
towards completing applications for further education, scholarships and bursary awards.
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Adapted from ecareers.sg Parents’ Brochure
Volume 10 , Issue 3
Page 4
The AMA (Alternative Modes of Assessment) Report Card
The AMA Report Card has been issued to all Sec 1 and Sec 2 pupils as well as to all Sec 3 Express and Normal Academic
Stream pupils together with the End of Year Exam Result Slip. This report card reflects your child’s performance in the
AMAs that he/she has completed in the course of the year. For each level, we will be reporting the AMA results of only three
subjects. The purpose of issuing the AMA Report Card is to keep parents informed of the AMAs that your child has completed for the year and the competencies acquired by your child while completing the AMAs.
How Should Parents Respond to the Results Reflected in The AMA Report Card?
As a parent, your response when you see the AMA results in the AMA Report Card is to affirm your child on the strengths
that he/she has demonstrated in the respective AMA and encourage him/her to build on these strengths. In the competencies that he /she is not so strong in, your response would be to try to create opportunities for your child to strengthen them
so that he/she too could bloom in these areas. If your child demonstrates strength in a competency, say oral presentation, in
one subject but not so in another subject, it does not mean that the assessment is not accurate. It just means that your child
is more proficient in that subject and thus is able to articulate the content mastered for that subject better. We encourage all
parents to use the feedback from the AMA Report Card as a tool to guide, develop and strengthen the various competencies
in their child so as to stretch his/ her potential in the area of talent, rather than reprimand him/ her for not performing well in a
particular competency.
The “Conquer O” Programme for Sec 3 Express and Sec 4NATT (Sec 4A1 & Sec 4A2)
To prepare our Sec 3 Express & Sec 4NA Through-Train classes for their ‘O’ Level Examinations in 2015, the school has
set aside about 2 weeks (from 27 Oct to 7 Nov 2014) after the school closes on 24 October 2014 to conduct the “Conquer
O” Programme for these classes. All Sec 3 Express and Sec 4NA Through Train students are expected to report to school
at 7.30am at the parade square for morning assembly during the period of the Conquer O Programme. Teachers will be
teaching some of the topics to be covered in the ‘O’ Level syllabi during this period. Practice papers for the ‘O’ Level examinations will also be issued for students to complete and the teachers will be going through error analysis of the students’
answers.
The school has designated 4 Nov 2014 as the e-learning day for this Conquer O Programme. All Sec 3 Express and Sec
4NA Through Train students will not need to report to school on that day. Instead they will conduct their e-learning from
home. Assignments will be posted on the school’s e-learning portal “AsknLearn” by their teachers for the students to complete and submit online.
The timetable for “Conquer O” Programme in Oct-Nov 2014 will be posted on our school website
(http://www.angmokiosec.moe.edu.sg/main/2014/2014_Sec%203E4TT_Conquer%20O_Class_Final.pdf) before 23 Oct
2014. All Sec 3E and Sec 4NATT students will be issued a copy of this timetable and they have also been informed that this
timetable is accessible from the school website. Please ensure that your child attends all the “Conquer O” lessons.
Thus we advise all parents to plan family holidays only after 8 Nov 2014 so that your child will be able to benefit from this
programme.
Extra Lessons for Selected Sec 3NA students
Some teachers will also be organizing extra lessons after the school closes in October 2014 for selected Sec 3NA students.
These additional lessons conducted by the teachers will help your child to catch up on his/her academic studies so that he/
she would be better prepared for his/her GCE ‘N’ level Examinations in 2014. We are unable to schedule lessons for all the
subjects offered to Sec 3NA due to staff deployment constraints. We seek your support in ensuring that your child attends
the lessons as informed by their subject teachers. Annex A shows the schedule for extra lessons planned for the Sec 3NA
classes.
A copy of this schedule will be posted on the school website by 23 Oct 2014 as well.
Thus we advise all parents to make your holiday plans only after 4 Nov 2014 so that your child will be able to benefit from
this programme.
Date
0745h –
0845h
0845h – 0945h
0945h – 1045h
27 Oct
2014
(Mon)
O Level
Maths
3A1 & 3A2
(Mrs Ang
LL)
MTL
CL:
3A1(Ms Evelyn Yong), 3A2 (Mr Tay TS)
ML:
3NATT & 3B (Ms Radziah/Mr Zulfiqar)
28 Oct
2014
(Tue)
O Level
Maths
3A1 & 3A2
(Mrs Ang
LL)
1045h –
1115h
1115h –
1215h
1215h –
1315h
1315h –
1415h
Elective Humanities
Geog: 3A1 & 3A2 (Miss Linda Soh)
History: 3A1 & 3A2 (Mr Chew MY)
Geog: Sec 3B (Miss Clara Lim)
History: Sec 3B (Mr Tan WK)
F&N:
3B (Ms Goh
Callie)
FNN:
3B (Ms Goh
Callie)
MTL
CL:
3A1(Ms Evelyn Yong), 3A2 (Mr Tay TS)
ML:
3NATT & 3B (Ms Radziah/Mr Zulfiqar)
Elective Humanities
Geog: 3A1 & 3A2 (Miss Linda Soh)
History: 3A1 & 3A2 (Mr Chew MY)
Geog: Sec 3B (Miss Clara Lim)
History: Sec 3B (Mr Tan WK)
F&N:
3B (Ms Goh
Callie)
F&N:
3B (Ms Goh
Callie)
F&N:
3B (Ms Goh
Callie)
29 Oct
2014
(Wed)
MTL
CL:
3A1(Ms Evelyn Yong), 3A2 (Mr Tay TS)
ML:
3NATT & 3B (Ms Radziah/Mr Zulfiqar)
O Level Maths
3A1 & 3A2 (Mrs Ang LL)
F&N:
3B (Ms Goh
Callie)
F&N:
3B (Ms Goh
Callie)
F&N:
3B (Ms Goh
Callie)
30 Oct
2014
(Thurs)
MTL
CL:
3A1(Ms Evelyn Yong), 3A2 (Mr Tay TS)
ML:
3NATT & 3B (Ms Radziah/Mr Zulfiqar)
O Level Maths
3A1 & 3A2 (Mrs Ang LL)
Art
3A1 & 3A2 (Miss Ng SK)
31 Oct
2014
(Fri)
MTL
CL:
3A1(Ms Evelyn Yong), 3A2 (Mr Tay TS)
ML:
3NATT & 3B (Ms Radziah/Mr Zulfiqar)
O Level Maths
3A1 & 3A2 (Mrs Ang LL)
Art
3A1 & 3A2 (Miss Ng SK)
F&N:
3B (Ms Goh
Callie)
F&N:
3B (Ms Goh
Callie)
F&N:
3B (Ms Goh
Callie)
3 Nov
2014
(Mon)
MTL
CL:
3A1(Ms Evelyn Yong), 3A2 (Mr Tay TS)
ML:
3NATT & 3B (Ms Radziah/Mr Zulfiqar)
O Level Maths
3A1 & 3A2 (Mrs Ang LL)
Art
3A1 & 3A2 (Miss Ng SK)
Volume 10 , Issue 3
Annex A
AMKsian Study Programme 2014
Oct/Nov 2014
Extra Lessons for Sec 3A1, 3A2 and 3B
BREAK
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“Always Strive for the Best”
Parent Support Group Appreciation Lunch for Teacher’s & EAS Day
on 4 September 2014
6, Ang Mo Kio
Street 22
Singapore 569362
Phone: 64548605
Fax: 64582425
E-mail:
[email protected]
School website:
angmokiosec.moe.edu.sg
Staff of AMKSS would like to thank our school’s PSG Exco
for organizing the “Appreciation Lunch for Teacher’s and EAS
Day” at Singapore Youth Flying Club on 4 September 2014.
It was indeed an enjoyable experience! We are touched by
the PSG’s generosity, kindness and gratitude.
Enjoy the time set aside for family
bonding during the end of year
holidays!
Acknowledgment
Compiled by : Ms Leona Cheong
AMKSS
(Ang Mo Kio
Secondary School)
Design by: Lester Lim Wee Jie (5/A1— 2013)
Layout by: Ms Jonahlayne Bohol