Virtual LIFE@MK Session

K2 Transition to Primary 1

MOE Kindergarten @ Frontier

29th August 2020, Saturday
10.00am - 11.00am
 ZOOM Etiquette

No video taking/
print-screen
Respect one another
 Outline
• What is transition and why it is important
• How the MK prepares children for transition to primary school
• Tips on how parents can support children’s transition to primary
school
• Key messages
• Q&A
1 What is transition and why it
is important
 Changes experienced by the child from
pre-school to primary school
A change in A change in
roles relationships
A change in
settings and routines Many different and simultaneous changes

The transition from

pre-school to primary
school is one of the
largest and most
important changes
children have to
encounter & manage at
that age.
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 What is a successful transition?

Child readiness

School readiness Readiness of family

Why is a successful transition important?

Child’s
transition
experiences
Child’s social
and emotional
well-being and
development

Joy in learning
(lifelong
learning)
Why is a successful transition important?

Research indicates that a successful transition has

a positive impact on children’s future social and
academic performance.
 How does MK prepares children
2
for transition to primary school
 Aims of the MK Curriculum

To nurture children holistically, so that they are confident,

demonstrate strong social skills, and have a good
foundation in literacy and numeracy
 Intentional design of MK curriculum
Focus on holistic development
Reinforce key knowledge, skills (6 learning areas, 6 learning
and dispositions covered in dispositions) to ensure
flagship programmes & nurture children are ready to move
positive learning dispositions to primary schools, and lay
the foundation for lifelong
learning

Develop responsibility &

acceptable behaviour Starlight
Literacy
(EL)
Ensures continuity in
pedagogy
Starlight
Literacy e.g.
(MTL)
Develop ownership of learning, • Use of shared-book
joy of self-motivated learning, approach (SBA) in both
confidence and positive Starlight (EL) and P1
dispositions towards learning English

Continuity in content and skills

Progression from K1 to K2, K2 to P1
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 Targeted Efforts in K2 Term 4
Targeted Efforts in K2 Term 4

MK curriculum includes experiential learning for children to learn

more about the primary school
- Managing feelings and adapting to change
- Making new friends
- Buying things
- Sequencing activities in a day
Children will be provided opportunities to apply skills and concepts
they have learnt
- Reinforces key knowledge, skills and dispositions for a smooth
transition from pre-school to primary school
 On to a Strong Start!
I wonder…
• Introduce life in Primary School
• Provide experience of being in a primary
school setting through videos/virtual tours
• Elicit feelings about going to primary
school using stories and discuss about how
to manage these feelings
 On to a Strong Start!
I find out…
• Gather information about the topics of interest by
interviewing a primary school staff (via online)
• Find out about primary school activities through videos
• Simulate the primary school setting in MK
 On to a Strong Start!

I find out…
• Assembly, mass dance and musical games
• Team building and relay games
• Time and money
 On to a Strong Start!

Part – Whole Relationship allows children to use coins

I find out… of different denominations to form a specific amount.
 On to a Strong Start!
I know…
• Consolidate children’s learning, thoughts, and emotions

Posting questions to others Having discussions about our learning

Dramatizing how to make friends in Documenting our learning through

a new environment writing
 On to a Strong Start!

I know…
• Document children’s learning
• Celebrate children’s learning and development
 Engagement and Collaboration between
MKs and primary schools

To establish a common understanding of children’s learning

and development in the early years and how to support
children in the transition.

helps MK educators gain helps the primary school

a better understanding educators gain a better
of the lower primary understanding of the focus
curriculum of the pre-school years
Engagement and Communication with Families

Family-based PTCs and

LIFE@MK
Activities Newsletters
 Tips on how parents can
3 support children’s transition to
primary school
 Useful tip #1

Help your child build positive relationships

• Model friendly phrases your child can use in school
• Provide opportunities for your child to share and take turns
 Useful tip #2

Provide opportunities for your child

to do simple tasks on his/her own

•Managing his/her toileting

needs
•Dressing himself/herself up
•Packing his/her own bag
for school
 Useful tip #3

Guide your child to see through the completion of

tasks and develop your child’s concept of time

• Encourage your child to complete

his/her work before playing
• Communicate to your child he/she
has a fixed amount of time to
complete specific activities (e.g. you
have 20 min to finish your snack
before we go out and play)
 Useful tip #4

Guide your child in making responsible decisions

•Role model good habits and help him/her understand the
rationale behind it
•Guide your child in managing money
 Useful tip #5

Getting your child excited about school

•Attend the orientation together with your child
•Share your own positive school experience
•Involve your child in preparing for school
4 Key Messages
You play an important role in helping your child transit well
to primary school!
 Partner us in developing a positive attitude towards learning in
your children
• For example, enrich your children’s learning experience
beyond school by encouraging them to explore and ask
questions
 Pay equal attention to their children’s cognitive and non-cognitive
development and don’t over prepare them
 Refer to Transition booklet (to be given out in Term 4)
On to a Strong Start
Q&A MK to Primary 1
curriculum

P1 Orientation
Matters

Administrative
Matters
MK to Primary 1 • Continuity in pedagogy
• Learning outcomes in MK are
curriculum aligned to P1
P1 Orientation • Virtual orientation online for parents and
pupils as parents not allowed to enter
Matters • Booklist and bookshop details will be
shared at a later date
• Buddy will be assigned to P1 children
during recess
• Only cash transactions allowed in canteen
and bookshop
• Weekly menu of school canteen will be
provided (for pupils with allergies, etc.)
• Primary school teachers will inform
parents on their preferred mode of
contact on the first day of school

*Only applicable to Frontier Primary School

Administrative • MK is not affiliated with the
Matters student care organization.
(student care) • We encourage families to
contact the student care line
to find out more about the
enrolment process.

*Only applicable to Raffles Student Care Centre

 Useful Information

Frontier Primary School website

www.frontierpri.moe.edu.sg

Raffles Student Care Centre LLP

Frontier (FT) Branch
20 Jurong West Street 61
Singapore 648200
Tel: +65 6251 4052
(Mon to Fri, 1pm to 6:00pm)
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