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Welcome 23 Dec 2021
Panellists
MS RACHEL LEE MISS TEO GEOK SIAN MS ADELINE PHUA MISS PAULA KESAVAN MR FRANCIS YAP
PRINCIPAL VICE-PRINCIPAL VICE-PRINCIPAL VICE-PRINCIPAL YEAR HEAD (Lower
(ACAD) (ACAD) (ADMIN) Sec)
MS CHRISTINE KOH MR YEO KEE SHENG MS SHIRLEY ONG MISS SUM KAR MUN MRS YEOH TING TING
AYH (Lower Sec) SH /LSS , HOD MOTHER AG HOD CCE LT, ART
SBB COORDINATOR TONGUE STUDENT LEADERSHIP
Supporting our IJ Girls • For counselling support, please email: wang_le_feng_andrea@moe.edu.sg • For learning behavioural support, please email: fong_ling_yin@moe.edu.sg
Overview
• Address by Principal
• Year Head Sharing and Reporting Details
• Orientation Information
• AEP Briefing
• Mother Tongue and Third Language
• Subject Based Banding
• Administrative Information (School Transfers
,Purchase of Textbooks and Uniforms, Financial
Assistance)
• Q and A
2022 Secondary One Registration
PRINCIPAL’S ADDRESS
Who We Are
Established in 1854 at
Victoria Street
Formerly known as Town
Convent
Mother school of the CHIJ
family
( 11 IJ Schools in Singapore)
Our Mission
A CHIJ school is
a Christ-centred school community
where all work together
for the promotion
of truth, justice, freedom and love,
with special reference
Blessed Nicolas Barré
Founder of the IJ Sisters to the needs of persons
who are disadvantaged in any way.
School Motto Simple in Virtue Steadfast in Duty
Our Vision
An IJ Girl is...
a THINKER, LEADER and
COMMUNICATOR
who is
confident with humility,
principled with compassion,
and cultured with grace.Holistic Education
3Ls@IJ
LEARN ⬥ LIVE ⬥ LEADHolistic Development
•CoE ( Language & the Arts) Programmes
•Drama lessons for all Lower Secondary
Classes
•Drama Elective Programme
. (DEP)
•Art Elective Programme (AEP)
•Values-in-Action Projects
•Milestone Programmes : Level Camps from
Sec 1-5 (E.g. OBS, Self Awareness Camp,
Work Attachment, Leadership Camps &
Hikes, Orientation)
•Talent Development ProgrammeHolistic Development •Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) •Masses •Level Retreats •Student Leadership Programmes •Student Initiated Activities •IJ Fiesta & IJ Spirit Day •IJ Goes Global (Twinning and Immersion) •IJ BEACON (Missions) •Comprehensive Education & Career Guidance & Values in Action Programmes •Catholic Formation Programme ( for Catholic students only)
Holistic Development Secondary One & Two • English Language • Mother Tongue Language (Chinese / Malay/ Tamil/ HMTL ) . • Science • Mathematics • Art • PE • Character Education (CE)
Holistic Development Upper Secondary • English Language •Elementary Math • Literature •Additional Math • History •Biology • Geography •Physics • Social Studies •Chemistry • Mother Tongue Languages •Food & Nutrition (Chinese / Malay/ Tamil ) •Principles of • Higher Mother Tongue Accounts Languages •Drama
Transition to Secondary School • Increase in the number of subjects • New Subjects • CCA + School Programmes • Difference in Rigor & Expectations • Longer School hours - Typical day ends beyond 1.30 pm • Recess & Snack Time
Transition to Secondary School Socio-Emotional Transition •Transition from tween to teen, then from teen to young lady •Critical period of growth •Self-Discovery: Personality, Preferences •Greater level of independence; Greater peer influence * Partnership between school and family critical
School-Home Partnership
• Building Mental Resilience –
- School Counsellors and Allied Educators
- Project in collaboration with NHG
• Parent Support Group
• School website and social media accounts
• Parent Gateway for announcements and consent
forms
• Join us for school activities – Breakfast Talks, IJ
Fiesta, PTM, Briefings, Career Seminars
• Keep in regular contact with school teachers - via
email, between 7am to 6pm.
18OUR IJ FAMILY Welcome to the IJ family Be a Part of the IJ legacy
2022 Secondary One Registration
YEAR HEAD SHARINGHousekeeping Matters
Information Sessions • Sec 1 Orientation: 4 Jan 2022 (Day 1 onwards) • “Breakfast” Meetings with Parents (virtual) - Subjects taken at Secondary One - CCA concerns & LEAPS 2.0 - School programmes - 14 Jan 2022, Friday, 4:30 pm • Parent-Teacher Meeting : (10 Mar 2022, Thur)
Communication • Email addresses of all form teachers & subject teachers (to be advised) • School Email Address: chijtpss@moe.edu.sg • Termly IJ newsletter: IJ Quarterly (online)
First Day Matters • Report by 7.20am (student leaders will assist) • Morning Assembly in classroom, followed by First Day Address by Principal, Key Personnel • CHIJ Orientation programme information to be given to students • School Badges will be given to girls on Campfire Night, at Induction. Not available for purchase at school bookstore for Secondary Ones
Appropriate Footwear
Inappropriate Footwear
Responsible use of Devices Mobile Phones: • Students' mobile phones should be kept in their lockers during curriculum time (by 7.30am), including recess. Mobile phones should not be used in the classroom block, even after curriculum time. Personal Learning Devices (iPad): • 2022 Sec 1 students are not required to bring learning devices to school until further instructions on purchase of personal learning devices.
Traffic Concerns
Front Gates CHIJ Sec main gate car park entrance (Gate 1)
Front Gates 1 & 2 Side gate 2 beside main entrance Turnstile at Gate 2
Traffic Concerns
GATE 1 & 2 bus-stop
GATE 3Traffic Concerns • Please keep on left-most lane for entry to CHIJ Secondary for morning drop-offs • Turn left into driveway (follow directions) • Designated Drop-Off points along driveway • No drop-offs at porch area unless it is raining • No drop-offs at bus-stop • Traffic Wardens will support exit of vehicles from 6.45am-7.30am.
Traffic Concerns GATE 3 (near coffeeshop)
Traffic Concerns
GATE 1 & 2 bus-stop
GATE 3Alighting from vehicle at Side Gate 3 (near coffeeshop)
Left turn before bus-stop Right turn into HDB car-park
(alight at the roundabout for safety)Alighting from vehicle at Side Gate 3 (near coffeeshop) walkway beside coffeeshop Side Gate 3
Security Matters Parents’ Car Access via Main Gate 1: (Car Decal required for access) ● 6.30-7.30am (Mon- Fri), 4.30 pm onwards (Mon-Fri) ● Please wait at main carpark area for PICK-UPs. ● No access to driveway in the afternoon. ● Access arrangement will be updated when necessary. Opening Hours of Side Gate 3: (near coffeeshop) ● 6.30-7.25am (Mon-Fri) ● 12.30-4.30pm (Mon- Fri) After 4.30 pm, students exiting the school on foot may only leave via Gate 2
See you again on 4 January 2022
2022 Secondary One Registration
Orientation BriefingOverview ● Term 1 Week 1 schedule ● Orientation programme
Term 1 Week 1 Schedule
Date Activity Assembly Dismissal
Time Time
4 Jan, Tue Orientation programme 7.30am 12.40pm
5 Jan, 7.30am
Orientation programme 1.40pm
Wed
CCA Orientation: 5.00pm
● Online sharing for parents
6 Jan, Thu Orientation programme 7.30am 2.20pm
Lessons according to timetable 7.30am
CCA Orientation:
7 Jan, Fri ● CCA Briefing 12.40pm 8.00pm
● CCA Showcase
Campfire 6.00pmTerm 1 Week 1 Schedule
Date Activity Assembly Dismissal
Time Time
4 Jan, Tue Orientation programme 7.30am 12.40pm
5 Jan, 7.30am
Orientation programme 1.40pm
Wed
CCA Orientation: 5.00pm
● Online sharing for parents
6 Jan, Thu Orientation programme 7.30am 2.20pm
Lessons according to timetable 7.30am
CCA Orientation:
7 Jan, Fri ● CCA Briefing 12.40pm 8.00pm
● CCA Showcase
Campfire 6.00pmOrientation Programme Objectives ● To induct our Secondary 1 students into the IJ family; ● To familiarise Secondary 1 students with our school layout, system and expectations for a seamless transition from Primary to Secondary school.
Tue, 4 Jan (Day 1)
Time Activity Venue
730–840 Morning Assembly Classrooms*
*Student leaders will be stationed around the school
to welcome our new students and direct them to
their classrooms. Due to safe management measures,
parents/guardians are not allowed to enter the
premises.
840–920 FT Contact Time Classrooms
920–1000 Recess Canteen
1000-1040 Address by Year Head Classrooms
1040-1220 Peer Support Leaders (PSL) Session 1 Classrooms
1220-1240 FT Contact Time Classrooms
1240 DismissalWed, 5 Jan (Day 2)
Time Activity Venue
730–800 Morning Assembly Classrooms*
800–920 CCA Briefing / Recess Classrooms
920–1320 Connecting with IJ: Various venues
● School Amazing Race
● Counsellor check-in
● IJ Songs
● IJ IT Intro Session
1320-1340 FT Contact Time
1340 DismissalThu, 6 Jan (Day 3)
Time Activity Venue
730–800 Morning Assembly Classrooms*
800–840 PSL Session 2 Classrooms
920–1320 Connecting with IJ: Various venues
● Student Management Briefing
● CHIJMES Virtual Tour
● Introduction to House
● Financial Literacy
1320-1340 FT Contact Time
1340-1420 IJ Identity Talk
1420 DismissalFri, 7 Jan
Time Activity Venue
730–800 Morning Assembly Classrooms
800–840 FT Contact Time/ Campfire Rehearsal Classrooms
840–1200 Lessons according to the timetable Classrooms
1200–1240 Lunch Break Canteen
1240–1400 CCA Orientation Briefing/ Classrooms
PSL Session 3
1400–1630 CCA Orientation Various venues
(Rotation)
1630–1715 FT Time Classrooms
1715–1745 Dinner Canteen
1745–1800 Final prep Classrooms
1800–2000 Campfire Classrooms2022 Secondary One Registration
AEPART ELECTIVE PROGRAMME SCHOLAR • PRACTITIONER • ADVOCATE • LEADER 3h/Week 4-Year Programme Students in the AEP will take AEP in place of Art, Design & Technology (D&T) and Food & Consumer Education (FCE) at the lower Secondary level.
What to Expect in the 4-Year AEP Programme
The AEP curriculum is not just about honing technical skills.
The programme builds
Confidence Strong
to pursue fundamental
artistic understandin
pathways g
New ways Breadth
You will have opportunities to
of seeing and
Develop creativity, conceptual and analytical and versatility in
thinking making knowledge
Learn through studio practice and art criticism
Engage with a range of materials, media and
creative processes
Learn from art practitioners and peers from AEP
schoolsIs this Programme for You?
4-Year Commitment
Scheduled Lesson Timings
1-hour: during common Art lesson time
2-hours: after school, on Fridays (S1) &
Mondays (S2-4)
Enrichment and Extended
activities
e.g. VIA, Learning Journeys, Workshops,
Competitions
Subject Choices at
Homework Upper Secondary
for AEP projects and assignments Need to offer Higher Art at GCE O Levels
(as of 2021)AEP Selection Exercise
Tuesday, 28 December 2021
9.00 am to 10.30 am
Materials required: Graphite Pencils (eg. 2B, 4B, 6B)
Portfolio of selected artworks (if The selection exercise
any) involves short art tasks:
• Observational studies
Venue: Report to General Office at 8.45 am to • Creative task
be directed to the test venue • Writing component
• Review of Art portfolio
Prerequisite: PSLE – Achievement Levels 1-4 in
It will take both students’
English current aptitude and
potential into consideration.
Registration: by Monday, 27 Dec 2021
via
https://go.gov.sg/2022ijaepselection2022 Secondary One Registration Mother Tongue and Third Language
Mother Tongue Languages
Mother Tongue Languages HMTL MTL ‘B’ Third MTL-in- Language lieu
Higher Mother Tongue Language Eligibility: • Students with a PSLE Score of 8 or better and offer MTL at PSLE, or • Students with a PSLE Score of 9-14 and obtained AL1/AL2 in MTL or D/M in HMTL • PG consent form will be sent by 24 December 2021, 12pm • Please return the completed form to the school by 31 December 2021 • HML and HTL: Lessons at HMTL Centres (outside of curriculum time) • HCL: Lessons in IJ (during curriculum time)
Mother Tongue ‘B’ Criteria: • AL 7 or 8 in Standard MTL or • AL B or C in Foundation MTL • Lessons will be conducted at MTL ‘B’ Centres Registration: • The school will arrange for registration for students • Please send an email to ong_kim_luan_shirley@moe.edu.sg
Third Language • Successful applicants will receive a PG notification by 24 Dec 2021 Registration: • For students posted to MSP and CSP Zonal Centres, please refer to the respective school website for instructions for registration • For students posted to MOE Language Centres (Bishan and Newton), please go to the MOE Language Centre website (moelc.moe.edu.sg) to confirm the acceptance of the offer and complete the online registration
Third Language [continued] Important: • Registration for Zonal Centres and MOE Language Centres will be from Thursday 23 December 2021 to Thursday 6 January 2022 • Places that are not taken up by Thursday 6 January 2022 will be reallocated to other applicants • Lesson commencement dates will depend on the timetable allocated to you. Please confirm the actual date at the respective MOE Language Centre or Zonal Centres during registration
MTL-in-lieu • Students do not need to submit a re-application if they wish to continue with their private study arrangement. • Students do not need to submit a re-application if they are offering Asian language as MTL-in-lieu (Arabic, Burmese or Thai). MOELC Waiting List for students offering Foreign Language as MTL-in-lieu • Secondary One students may submit a re-application to offer foreign language as MTL-in-lieu (French, German or Japanese) and to be placed on the waiting list for admission into MOE Language Centre (MOELC).
MTL-in-lieu [continued] MOELC Waiting List for students offering Foreign Language as MTL-in-lieu • As MOELC is a third language centre and priority is given to third language students, students will be notified through the school to sit for a readiness test should there be vacancies at the MOELC. • Students who have not been notified by the school to sit for a readiness test or did not pass the test, are required to continue with private study.
Non-Tamil Indian Language as MTL-in-lieu • Indian students who are non-Tamil speakers may apply to offer a Non-Tamil Indian Language (NTIL: Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu). • Students who have obtained approval at the primary level are not required to re-apply. • It is compulsory for NTIL students to register as soon as possible upon approval at one of the approved NTIL community groups, attend NTIL lessons with these CGs and sit for examinations set by the Board for the Teaching and Testing of South Asian Languages.
For any further queries on MTL, please contact Ms Shirley Ong at: ong_kim_luan_shirley@moe.edu.sg
2022 Secondary One Registration
Subject Based BandingWHY SUBJECT-BASED BANDING (SBB)?
- Every student is unique and possesses different strengths.
- Subject-Based Banding can:
(a) nurture their strengths
(b) Provide them more educational opportunities
(c) Encourage them to be more engaged in learning
(d) Allow them to build a stronger foundation in subjects that
they are good atWHAT ARE THE SELECTION CRITERIA FOR SBB?
- Parents of eligible N(A) and N(T) students would have received an
offer letter, via PG, based on the following criteria:
Course PSLE Standard PSLE Foundation Option to offer
Grade Grade subject at
N(A) AL5 or better - Express
AL5 or better - Express/ N(A)
N(T)
AL6 AL A N(A)
- 1 PG letter will be sent for each subject offered.
66WHAT IF YOUR DAUGHTER IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SBB NOW?
Subjects offered: *Students will Subjects offered:
English Language, be offered only English Language,
Mother Tongue, 1 additional Mother Tongue,
Mathematics, SBB subject at Mathematics,
Science each insertion Science,
exercise. History,
Geography,
LiteratureOTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE UP HIGHER-LEVEL SUBJECTS
via school-based assessment, after Sec 1 WAs or year-end
examinations, based on:
(a) Excellent performance in the subject;
(b) Excellent performance in the overall average;
(c) Positive learning attitude to cope with the higher
academic demand; and
(d) Teachers’ recommendationsWHAT IF MY DAUGHTER STRUGGLES WITH THE SBB SUBJECT(S)?
- Students to continue SBB until the end of
Secondary 2 (‘adjustment’ period)
- Constant monitoring of students’ progress
- Monitoring of students’ socio-emotional and
academic needs
- Provision of necessary support to students
to help them cope, e.g. bridging lessons will be
conducted for all SBB insertsWILL MY DAUGHTER CONTINUE WITH HIGHER-LEVEL
SUBJECTS ALL THE WAY TO SEC 4 OR 5?
- Entry into SBB at Secondary 1 does not automatically
guarantee transition to higher-level subjects at
Secondary 3.
- Child’s performance need to meet the school’s criteria at
the end of Secondary 2 (subject combination criteria applies).For any further queries on SBB,
please contact Mr Yeo Kee Sheng at:
yeo_kee_sheng@moe.edu.sg2022 Secondary One Registration
TransferTRANSFER • Please inform the school should you be successful in your appeal to another school by 4 Jan 2022.
2022 Secondary One Registration Other Administrative Information
School & GO Operating Hours
Monday - Saturday Sunday &
Friday Public
Holiday
School 6.30 am - 7.00 6.30 am - 1.00 Closed
Operating pm pm
Hours
General 7.00 am - Closed Closed
Office 5.00 pm /
Operating 4.30 pm
HoursFinancial Assistance
MOE Financial Assistance
Eligibility Criteria
- Gross Household Income $2,750 or below OR
- Per Capita Income $690 or below (per capita income =
Total Household Income / No. of Household Members)
IJ Bursary
Eligibility Criteria
- Per Capita Income $1,250 or belowFinancial Assistance Application Forms can be downloaded online or collected from the General Office Please complete the application forms and submit it with required documents to the school’s General Office or via email by 28 Dec 2021, 4.00 pm Links to other financial assistance information (e.g. Self-help Groups such as CDAC, MSF, etc) are available on our school website
Safe Management Measures To ensure that those deemed to be at higher risk of exposure to COVID-19 and those who are unwell are kept away from school: - Please inform the school if: - Student is C+ / Ag+ or has received a HRW - Household members are C+ / Ag+ - Students are to bring their TT token to school daily - Students who will be sent home if: - they are unwell / exhibiting flu-like symptoms - Daily visual screening at school entrance - Daily temperature taking in classrooms
Safe Management Measures Visitor Management • Screening: for flu-like symptoms, temperature • Registration: TraceTogether only SafeEntry and Visitor Management System
Safe Management Measures Other SMM will continue: - Wearing of masks - Wipe Down Routine - Reinforcing good hygiene habits - Safe distancing
Sale of Textbook and Uniforms • Sale of school textbooks and uniforms will be conducted online from 24 - 31 Dec • Online order and payment can be made at the supplier’s websites (details are in the school website) • There are limited slots to collect your items at school for online order. Please consider opting for delivery services • Approval letters will state Instructions for placing orders, for students under the MOE FAS or IJ Bursary
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