2. Frontier Primary Open
House 2013
Time Activity
12:45pm Arrival of guests
1:15pm Welcome Address by Principal
1:30pm Tour of school facilities
2:30pm Talk by Principal + Q&A Session
3:30pm End of programme
4. 2011 Formation
-PERI was introduced in 2008
as part of an effort to enhance
primary school education
-To facilitate all primary
schools to go single session by
2016, MOE has planned to
build 14 new primary schools.
-FRONTIER PRIMARY is the first
and only out of the 14 schools
to be ready for 2012
-It will contain the new PERI
norms to run the PERI
programmes
12. Mission
Through a nurturing environment, we
nourish each Frontierer to be effective,
self-directed and joyful learners who are
able to overcome future challenges.
13. Values (3R IC)
R3- Respect, Responsibility and Resilience
Innovation
Care
18. SCHOOL LOGO
After 6 years of education in Frontier Primary, each and
every of our pupil will shine forth after being nurtured by
our caring staff in a dynamic culture of learning strongly
grounded in Values, Knowledge and Competencies.
19. SCHOOL LOGO
The word ‘Frontier’ urges
Frontierers to dare to forge
ahead to achieve
breakthroughs in boundaries.
Hence we have consciously
included the word in our logo to
remind us of our aspirations to
evolve and expand beyond the
status quo.
The pupil will shine brightly. The
pupils are also depicted as
leaping forward to welcome
the future with confidence and
competence. Only the pupil is
represented in orange to show
the school’s commitment to
focus on every child and
nurture him/her to the best
he/she can be.
A dynamic culture of
learning. This culture
includes a curriculum
which is progressive,
holistic and attuned to
the changing landscape
and diverse pupil needs.
This culture is also
enabled by committed
and caring staff. This
culture of learning
propels the child towards
excellence.
A strong foundation in
Values,
Knowledge
and Competencies.
23. PERI FACILITIES
Collaborative and
Independent Learning
Differentiated Teaching
Approaches
Programme for Active Learning
for Life Skills and
Character Development
Outdoor
Experiential
Learning
‘Home in a School’
Experience
for Socio-Emotional
Development
Redesigned
classrooms
SBB Room
LBS Room
LSP/LSM Room
Band Rooms, Dance Studios
PAL Rooms
Performing Arts Studio in MRL
Indoor Sports Hall
Outdoor running track
Synthetic Turf for Field
Outdoor Lab
Eco Garden
Herb Garden
Student Care Center (Sem 2)
Outdoor Fitness Playground
24. SCHOOL BACKGROUND
-PERI was introduced in 2008
as part of an effort to enhance
primary school education
-To facilitate all primary
schools to go single session by
2016, MOE has planned to
build 14 new primary schools.
-FRONTIER PRIMARY is the first
and only out of the 14 schools
to be ready for 2012
-It will contain the new PERI
norms to run the PERI
programmes
26. KEY PROGRAMMES
C
L
A
P
S
Cognitive Pursuits
Leadership Practices
Aesthetics Passion
PERI Programmes
Socio-Emotional
Wellbeing
Literacy & Numeracy skills through
engaging & experiential learning
Leadership skills development for
all pupils
PAM – PE, Art & Music
programmes and resources
Aesthetic culture
Programme for Active Learning
Form Teacher Guidance Period
Socio-emotional Learning
29. STELLAR
Strategies for English Language
Learning and Reading
- Use of rich literature and activities that motivate and engage
young learners.
- Integrates all language skills
– Skills are enhanced through daily practice.
– Key language items are explicitly taught to children.
– Alignment with the 2010 EL Syllabus.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE curriculum
30. Pupils discussing the story
during SBA lesson
Pupils enjoying the
experience before class
writing (MLEA 1)
36. My Reading Portfolio – CL & ML
(Rainbow Reading Programme)
Colored Reading Cards pupils
have to complete before the
awarding of the reading badges.
Objective:
To promote the culture of reading
among our pupils.
To encourage our pupils to read
more Mother Tongue Language
storybooks.
37. Activities during MTL Fortnight
Language Games – Pupils are engaged in a series of
Language Games such as Word Search, Fun with
Chinese Idioms, Poetry Appreciation.
Girl passing the hidden message to her
teacher
Pupils with their
masterpieces
40. 《弟子规》学习营 – Di Zi Gui Camp
Parents are invited to share the joy of their child’s learning at the end of the day.
Pupils expressing their appreciation to their parents. What a warmly sight!
41. Pupils singing Malay kid’s songs,
hearing stories being told by their
friends, did quizzes in class, solving
riddles, and watching a video on
how to make a traditional Malay dish
called Roti Kirai. A whole two weeks
of fun-filled activities.
Malay Language & Cultural Activities
42. ML Cultural Camp
Pupils playing the
congkak and
Pupils learning
how to make the
bunga manggar.
Pupils playing the
batu seremban
(five stones and
Pupils designing
the baju
kurung/Melayu.
45. PAL
Objectives of PAL
1. To provide pupils with
broad exposure and
experiences through age-
appropriate, fun-filled
activities
2. To facilitate the holistic
development of pupils in
the physical, cognitive,
social, aesthetic and moral
domains
3. To provide varied avenues
for pupils to build values
and develop social-
emotional competencies
46. PAL
Overview of 2013 PAL: 3-3 Model:
Three modules each in Pri 1 & 2
Domains/Level P1 P2
Sports &
Games
Skipping and Ball
Games
Outdoor
Education
Nature Immersion
Programme
NIP
Visual Arts Clay Illustration
SCATA (Stories Come
Alive Thru Art)
Experiential Art
Art Alive!
Performing
Arts
Dance And Movement
DaMo
Boomwhackers
Rhythm And Movement
48. eLF
eLF Vision
Every eLF must have
•a positive self-concept;
•the moral courage to accept one’s limitations and motivation to build on one’s
strengths;
•the independence and tenacity to initiate innovative and meaningful improvement
to school and community;
•the interpersonal skills to foster collaborative relationships with peers; and
•the reflexivity to become effective agents of positive change
49. eLF
Student Leadership Programme
eLF-Pass & eLF-Log
eLF-Investitures, Elf bands
• Class & Group Leader
• T.A.C Leader (Technology.
AVA. Cyberwellness)
• Core Leader (EL/MT/MA/SC
• PAM Leader (PE/Art/Music)
• Welfare Leader (HE/SS/NE)
• Environmental Leader
• Emergency Leader
Training & Development
Class eLF - Roles
50. Leadership focus
Mini case studies
Mini scenario planning
Team building games
Training & Development
S-eLF-L.E.S.S.
Student-eLF – Leadership through Enhanced Skills & Sensibilities
51. S C AT A
Stories Come Alive
Thru Art
FRONTIER PRIMARY
SCHOOL
52. What is SCATA?
Pupils learn the art of clay craft (working
with jumping clay), taking on the roles of
background, props and character artists
Pupils create visual representations of SBA
stories they learn in their English lessons
The visual representations come alive thru
simple stop-motion clay animation
End-product : 3-D representation of story +
animation videos
53. To explore the two stories
Shark in the Park !
Author: Nick Sharrat
The Lazy Duck
Author: Jo Windsor
61. It is a 2-year National Arts Council (NAC)
programme where it aims to use the arts as a
pedagogical tool for engaged learning because of
its exploratory, experiential and expressive nature.
The NAC will provide an experienced artist to be
attached to the school to co-run the programme
with the teachers involved.
There is also funding given by the NAC.
At Frontier, we aim to use Arts (Drama) as a
pedagogy in Social Studies.
What is TTAP@Frontier?
62. Through the use of drama, the pupils will
be able to experience the characters
and the storyline in the big books better.
With that, it is hoped that the pupils will be
more expressive and learn more about
themselves, their friends and their
community better so as to become a
better citizen of Singapore.
Why Social Studies?
63. Use of Arts (Drama) as a pedagogy in Social
Studies.
To use drama to get the pupils to acquire the SEL
(Social & Emotional Learning) competencies to
become a better citizen:
Self-Awareness
Self-Management
Social Awareness
Relationship Management
Responsible Decision Making
To train teachers to adopt Arts pedagogy as a form
of teaching strategy across all subjects.
Programme Objectives:
64. Lesson scheduling
Pre-lesson observation
Ongoing reflection and lesson planning
sessions between teachers, artist and
NAC
Co-teaching of 4 Primary Two classes
Training of teachers
Post-project reflection and
documentation
Programme Framework:
65. The Artist being in the ‘hot seat’ as pupils
got to be the reporters…
66. Writing / Drawing their findings
after taking turns to interview their
friends on their favourite food…
82. Parental Feedback
But I believe that if the leaders care about
the parents' concerns and take efforts to
welcome the parents and make them feel
involved, it is a good start. Yup... hope you
find a great school for your kids too. I have
been very satisfied and happy with our
choices so far.
We don't go by blind faith either. We
attended the soft launch, we asked Qs, we
read up (Facebook and website of the
school) and asked around (try to find MOE
insider info). So far what we gleaned has
been favourable, so we decided to go for it!
For primary schools, between popular and
not so popular schools, I don't see too
much of a difference. At least, I don't
think it will be a significant difference. In
fact, I think being in a new school means
new facilities, and the teachers and P will
be able to give them lots of attention
because they are the only students they
have for now. And they are the pioneer
batch. There's something nice about being
pioneers.
I like that the staff are open and very good
at communicating with the parents too. I
believe this means the partnership between
the school and home will be close and
strong? 5
83. Parental Feedback
I am really quite impressed in what I see
in Frontier Primary. Think the school has
potential even though it is new. 11 Feb
I am staying near to Frontier Primary
School. So far, I am happy with the school.
The teachers are quite caring. My DD likes
her teacher very much. She was a little
disappointed when she gets to know her
Math teacher changed this year. ... 6 Jan
I thought the orientation was quite
well organised and the teachers
were quite well organised too. I am
pretty impressed by how professional
they were, considering the fact that
they only join the school in Dec (as
mentioned by the p during the soft
launch). Dec
84. Parental Feedback
Jen Yew Thanks for the info. I
do really appreciate the Blog
that has been created recently.
The information in the blog are
great and we are being fully
updated with what is happening
in the school. Hope to see more
pictures and info for the CNY
celebration... Is just a regret that
parents are not invited to watch
the concert, as my child is
performing on the stage. Thank
you
Jen Tan26 April 2012 18:38
Great way to learn through play, actually
this is very effective and less stressful way
of learning. So nice to see our kids these
days have such conducive learning
environment. Keep it up FPS!
HarJa OLs when they have
to bring their plants back to
school? my girl long beans,
kang kong and spinach are
growing well with the care of
my girl :) she enjoy watering
the plants and looking at it
everyday before and after
school :) May 10 at 12:00pm · ·
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