1. Dazhong Primary School
welcomes our Primary One 2020 students and parents/guardians!
Achievers Rooted in Values Soaring Beyond Limits

2. Use of photographs and videos
Photographs and video images of students and their parents/guardians may be captured during school activities and events.
The school may use and publish these in school publications, websites, social media channels and other communication channels.
If for any reason you are not comfortable with the school’s use of the materials, please write in to Please indicate the source of the image (e.g. where you saw it, when it was published).

3. Welcome Address
Mrs Rina Liang
Principal, DZPS

4. Vice-Principal (Admin)
DZPS Leadership Team 2020
Mdm Rina Yap Siu Lin
Principal
Mr Nigel Phang Teck How
Vice-Principal
Mrs Serene Boey-Lim
Vice-Principal
Mr Koh See Choon
Vice-Principal (Admin)

5. HOD/Mother Tongue Language School Staff Developer
DZPS Leadership Team
Mrs Michelle Sim
HOD/English Language
Mr Kenny Chin
HOD/Mathematics
Mr Caleb Leong
HOD/Science
Mdm Ng Boon Shuen
SH/Chinese Language
Mr Ho Kok Soon
HOD/ICT
Mr Alan Koh Soon Liang
HOD/Mother Tongue Language
Mrs Amelia Phua
School Staff Developer

6. SH/Student Management
DZPS Leadership Team
Mrs Chia Junli
Year Head
Mdm Jan Lin
Year Head
Ms Ananthy
Year Head
Mr Wu Zongbing
SH/Student Management

7. Ms Shannen Lim HOD/PE & CCA
DZPS Leadership Team
Ms Shannen Lim HOD/PE & CCA
Mr Wee Boon Nee
Lead Teacher/ PE
Mrs Dawn Kuah
SH/Aesthetics
Ms Angie Lim Ai Ying
SH/PE

8. Vision Mission Motto Achievers rooted in values, soaring beyond limits
To nurture and inspire students to be self-directed learners, gracious and resilient, serving beyond self
Motto
With Pride We Excel

9. Our School Values Integrity Responsibility I Excellence R Acceptance E
Perseverance P

11. Our Signature Programmes
Arts Education Programme
Learning opportunities that cover the 4 Arts strands consisting of drama, visual arts, music and dance
Green Technologies
Encompasses urban farming and clean technologies where students will embark on missions through the maker-centred learning approach

12. Preparing your Child for Primary 1

13. Aims of Primary School Education
Lay a strong foundation
Nurture well-rounded individuals and passionate lifelong learners
Prepare the child for the future
When we look at the entire spectrum of a child's development, we recognise that learning begins even before they enter primary school. Hence, we need to give them a strong start and a strong foundation.
The primary school years are an important phase in your child’s education as they lay the foundation for his learning. It is also the time when he is most inquisitive. In these formative years, we want to build your child’s confidence and desire to learn.
Once they enter the school system, we do our best to help them discover their strengths and interests, and develop the right values, skills, attributes and attitudes that will hold them in good stead for life. This is why we have focused on moving away from an over-emphasis on academic grades, and place even greater emphasis on nurturing well-rounded individuals and passionate lifelong learners.
We should ensure that our children continue to stay curious and learn, and acquire useful and relevant skills that would enable them to navigate and thrive in an increasingly complex and dynamic world beyond their schooling years. In this way, one can continue to learn and stay relevant, deepen their skills and achieve mastery in their areas of interest and passion, and achieve their goals.

14. Preparing our Young for the Future
Confident
Self-directed learners
Active contributors
Concerned citizens
To prepare our children for a fast-changing and globalised future, our children need to be equipped not just with content knowledge, but also with appropriate skills, attitudes and values.
These include teaching of values and soft skills such as the ability to communicate clearly and confidently, to cooperate with others and to retain a lively sense of curiosity about the world we live in. These are critical skills and attitudes that the children would need to live and work in the 21st century.
Parents are a child’s first teachers of values and attitudes. It is important that parents support the teaching of these values and competencies. MOE will place greater emphasis on these competencies and infuse them into academic curriculum and CCAs.
Our schools develop in each child skills to navigate a fast-changing world, so that he grows up to become:
A confident person who has a strong sense of right and wrong, is adaptable and resilient, knows himself, is discerning in judgment, thinks independently and critically; and communicates effectively;
A self-directed learner who questions, reflects, perseveres and takes responsibility for his own learning;
An active contributor who is able to work effectively in teams, is innovative, exercises initiative, takes calculated risks and strives for excellence; and
A concerned citizen who is rooted to Singapore, has a strong sense of civic responsibility, is informed about Singapore and the world, and takes an active part in bettering the lives of others around him

15. Every Parent a Supportive Partner
Encourage
Affirm
Build resilience
Role-model at home

16. Year Head (Primary 1, 2 and 3)
Year Head Briefing
Mdm Jan Lin
Year Head (Primary 1, 2 and 3)

17. What do children experience when they enter P1?
Emotional Adjustment
Adjustment in routines
New school environment
Need to make new friends
New teachers
Difference in learning expectations between pre-school and primary school
Greater academic rigour (homework, spelling)
Starting school can be exciting as well as frightening for both your child and you.
Your child will experience new places, people, rules and relationships.

18. What is it like in school?
Subjects taken at P1
English Language
Mother Tongue Language
Mathematics
Social Studies
Arts & Craft
Music
Physical Education
Health Education
Programme for Active Learning (PAL)
Arts Education Programme
PAL is part of the MOE curriculum and in PAL, students are exposed to varied and fun learning experiences in four domains: Sports and Games, Outdoor Education, Performing Arts and Visual Arts. Students also learn socio-emotional competencies such as respecting others and responsible decision making. PAL nurtures confidence, curiosity and cooperation skills in students. 

19. What is it like in school?
Holistic Assessment
Focuses on building greater confidence and nurturing a stronger intrinsic motivation to learn so as to develop your child’s potential
No examinations and weighted assessments at P1 & P2 to ease your child into formal schooling.
Use of appropriate assessment modes to provide useful information to support students’ learning and holistic development
At Pri 1 and Pri 2, when your child is just beginning school, a key focus should be on building his confidence and desire to learn. Thus, assessment should focus more on providing information on the learning progress of the child. Assessment enables the teacher to provide feedback to the child to help him improve. Your child is also guided to correct his mistakes or practise specific skills to improve himself.
Teachers will use a wide range of age-appropriate assessment strategies to check for students’ understanding, and provide timely feedback to improve learning.
With the removal of weighted assessments in P1 and P2 and to further reduce the over-emphasis on grades, the criteria for the Edusave Merit Bursary and Good Progress Award has also been changed, to focus on learning dispositions, instead of academic results.
As parents, you can look forward to richer feedback on your child’s development and gain a more complete picture of his achievement and progress. Parents can also support your child’s learning progress by affirming their efforts and be proud of their learning progress and achievements.

20. Start Right! DZPS P1 Transition Programme
The P1 DZPS student – a confident learner, self-directed, actively contributing in his/her community
Create sense of belonging to school
Develop confident and competent learners
Strengthen partnership with parents

21. Start Right! DZPS P1 Transition Programme
Create sense of belonging to school
Focus on routines
Introduce students to new environment
Buddy system
Class bonding activities
Develop confident and competent learners
Slower pace of EL and Math curriculum in January
No spelling and homework in January
Bridging Programme for selected students
Strengthen partnership with parents
Communication letters
Parenting Workshop (T1D1)
Parent Engagement Session (T1D1)
Parent-Child-Teacher Conference (end May)

22. Start Right! DZPS P1 Transition Programme
First week of school – Focus on teaching routines and building positive relationships
Ice-breaker games in class
Buddy system
School tour
Teaching classroom routines – e.g. class rules, lining up, packing school bag, reading the timetable, buying food

23. Start Right! DZPS P1 Transition Programme
School routines
Attention – Focus Up, 1 Silent Clap
Dazhong Walk
Hands behind your back
Stand tall as you walk
Walk smartly

24. Important Information
School starts on 2 January 2020 (Thursday).
School hours for 2020:
School Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
7.30 a.m. to 1.40 p.m.
Wednesday
7.30 a.m. to 1.10 p.m.
Recess
P1, P4 & P6
9.40 a.m. to a.m.
P2, P3 & P5
10.10 a.m. to a.m.
Remedial/ CCA
No remedial or CCA for P1 students
All students must be in school by 7.30 a.m. Students who reach after 7.30 a.m. will be considered late for school.

25. Important Information
First day of school
What to pack
What to wear
Pencil case
Colour pencils
Water bottle
Pocket money
Snack for snack time
A story book
Books (Refer to P1 Parents Handbook)
School uniform
Name tag
White school shoes

26. Important Information
Assembly
P1 students will assemble at the Indoor Basketball Court (IBC) at 7.30 a.m. on 2 & 3 January 2020.
They will join the rest of the school for Morning Assembly at the Hall from 6 January 2020.
Parents/guardians are allowed to observe their child/ward from outside the IBC for the first 2 days of school. Subsequently, parents/guardians are to drop off their child/ward at the school gate.

27. Important Information
Recess
9.40 a.m. to a.m. (9.10 a.m. to 9.40 a.m. for 2-3 January 2020)
Buddy system in first 2 weeks of school
Parents/guardians are allowed to observe their child/ward at recess for the first 2 days of school from outside the canteen.
Average cost of a meal is $1.40.
Snack Time
12 noon daily
Students have 10 min to eat their snacks in the classroom.
Please pack fruit and dry snacks for your child/ward.

28. Important Information
Dismissal
Dismissal arrangements and parent contact info must be clearly written on child’s name tag.
School Bus
Student Care (Internal/ External)
Fetched by parents
P1 and P2 students are not allowed to return home on their own.

29. P1 Parent Engagement Session
2 January 2020 (Thursday)
8 a.m. to 12 noon
Programme:
Principal’s Address
Curriculum Matters
Holistic Assessment
Forms of Support
Parenting Workshop
Parenting Workshop by Mr Jason Wong, Chairman for Focus on the Family (Singapore) and Founder of the Yellow Ribbon Project and Dads for Life movement. Mr Wong will be sharing about how parents can be involved in their children’s education journey.

30. School Rules: Attendance
Attendance is closely monitored.
Students must attend school every day. Absence from school must be covered by MC.
Non-valid reasons for absence:
Home trips, visits or family tours
Staying at home to take care of siblings
Overslept
Missed school bus
Events for the term will be communicated through the termly school calendar.

31. School Bag
A small pencil case with 3 sharpened 2B pencils, a small sharpener, a soft eraser, a ruler
Coloured pencils
Student Handbook
Homework file
Storybook
Mini-whiteboard
Water Bottle
Snacks for Snack Time
So do not buy expensive and heavy bags and stationery materials.
No trolley bags allowed. School bags should not exceed 8kg for kids’ physiological well-being.

32. What’s in for Me? Join the Parent Support Group (PSG)!
The PSG consists of a group of dedicated parents who partner the school to support fellow parents in nurturing their children. It is the platform for parents to network, share, learn and support each other in this parenting journey.

33. Every DZ Parent a Supportive Partner
Be involved in your child’s education
Set goals with your child.
Ensure that your child brings the necessary items to school daily
Monitor your child’s daily work
Create a conducive environment for your child to complete his/her work at home
Limit screen time

34. Every DZ Parent a Supportive Partner
Work with the school
Make sure your child comes to school every day
Communicate with teachers
Familiarise your child with routines of checking homework, packing school bag according to timetable, reading school letters and student handbook
Respect teachers’ personal time after school hours

35. How can you help?
Familiarise your child with his/her new school environment right from today
Tell stories about what you enjoyed at school and the fun things you did
Find out the daily routines from teachers and let your child know what to expect

36. How can you help?
Support a healthy lifestyle. Ensure that your child has sufficient sleep, a balanced diet, unstructured play and outdoor activities in the day.
Affirm your child. Recognise small successes.
Let us partner each other to bring out the best in our children.
A healthy lifestyle is important. Recent surveys have shown some worrying trends – more children are developing myopia and more have unbalanced diets. As parents, there is much you can do to support a healthy lifestyle, which is crucial for your child’s development. A Healthy & Active Child is a Happy Child!
Ensure your child:
Has sufficient sleep
Research shows that for young children, regular bedtime hour is important for managing their behaviour
About 10 hours for primary school going children
Has a balanced diet
HPB’s healthier meals programmes will also be intensified in schools to ensure that children receive nutritious, balanced and varied meals
You may go to the Health Promotion Board website for more details on the ideal proportion of different foods
Restrict intake of sweet drinks, sweets and unhealthy snacks
Is provided with unstructured and active play opportunities outdoors in the day
World Health Organisation guidelines specify 1 hour of cumulative moderate to rigorous activity per day.
We want to strengthen holistic development of our students by providing them with more opportunities to benefit from Outdoor Education.
Outdoor Education experiences imbue in our students resilience, ruggedness, tenacity and ability to work well in teams in through the enhanced Outdoor Education curriculum..
Formal PE curriculum has been increased to at least 2 hours a week for all schools.
Unstructured play contributes to students’ physical, social and emotional development through peer interaction and self-direction as well as formation of good habits for active living
Research shows that playing outdoors in the day can help reduce the risk of developing / slow down the worsening of myopia in children

37. Importance of your PRESENCE
A child will pass through the hands of many different teachers.
Parents and guardians remain a constant through his/her life. There are many important lessons to be taught at home.
We need to work hand-in- hand to educate and inculcate good values in our children.

38. Parent-Child Activity Book
This is a resource provided by MOE to all parents of P1 children entering school in 2020.
When your child enters primary school, both you and your child will find yourself picking up new routines and lots of information.
Your child will also encounter new experiences, and meet many new people, on their own.
MOE, and the school, would like to support you in helping your child adjust to their new environment. We hope this book will help you and your child have a smoother transition into Primary 1.
When parents and teachers work closely together to support our P1 children, they will be able to adapt to primary school life more quickly, and enjoy learning more.
You don’t have to complete them all – select what you think is useful for you and your child.
You can start using this book from now, and through the whole year.

39. Channels of Communication
Parents Gateway
Student Handbook
Termly Newsletter & School Calendar
School Website:
Telephone:
School Address:
Teacher’s address (found on school website)
YH Address:
Parent-Teacher Engagement Sessions
Dazhong Primary Facebook

41. A really simple guide for Parents On boarding Parents Gateway

42. Step 1 – SingPass Registration and 2FA Setup
SingPass 2-Step Verification (2FA) is required for on-boarding.
If you have not registered for a SingPass or have not set up the 2FA,
please visit the SingPass website ( or scan the QR codes below to do so. Should you require further assistance, please contact SingPass Helpdesk at

43. Step 2 – Download Parents Gateway Mobile App
A. Open the Apple App Store or Google Play Store app on your mobile phone.
B. Search for the ‘Parents Gateway’ mobile app, or scan the QR code below.
C. Download and install the app onto your phone.
D. Enable ‘Allow Notifications’ to receive push notifications.
Note: Supported OS Versions - Android 6.0 or later & iOS 9.1 or later

44. Step 3 – One-Time On-boarding
1. Tap on “Log in with SingPass”
2. Log in with your SingPass (2FA)

45. Step 3 – One-Time On-boarding
3. Tap on “Retrieve” to retrieve your child(ren)’s information
4. Tap on “Done” to complete on-boarding

46. Step 3 – One-Time On-boarding
5. Lastly, you should see your child(ren)’s school announcements and activities (if any)
You can also access the school website by scanning the QR codes below:

47. Parent Workshops (10.50 a.m. to 11.45 a.m.)
Class
10.50 a.m.
11.15 a.m.
11.45 a.m. 1I
Reading to your child (Hall)
Math in Everyday Life (Band Room)
Hall 1R 1E 1A
Math in Everyday Life (Band Room) 1P 1G