Thoughts on Announcement on FSBB by Mdm Yehidaah https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev Think Along with Us en-us 2022-02-23 08:20:53 UTC 2022-02-25 05:25:25 UTC hello@padlet.com Reflection questions Yehidaah2015 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2062160949 How would this impact on you and your colleagues?
What might be some implications that we need to consider? 
What are current strengths  that we can leverage on?
What would be some support that you and your colleagues would need?]]> 2022-02-23 08:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2062160949 Reflection questions Yehidaah2015 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2062164926 How would this impact class , level and school identity?
What might be some implications that we need to consider?
What are current strengths that we can tap on?]]> 2022-02-23 08:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2062164926 Reflection questions Yehidaah2015 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2062169066 How might this impact on school structures (e.g. timetabling, resource allocation) and deployment?
What might be some implications that we need to consider?
What are current strengths that we can tap on?]]> 2022-02-23 08:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2062169066 Reflection questions Yehidaah2015 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2062171759 How might parents respond to this?
How can we engage parents on this matter?
What might be some implications that we need to consider?


]]> 2022-02-23 08:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2062171759 Meng Hong https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064105122 More manpower coming?]]> 2022-02-24 07:49:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064105122 chee_bee_phaik https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064106191 Timetabling concerns; ending school day later as teachers will have more student grps]]> 2022-02-24 07:50:36 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064106191 haryati_hussin1 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064106824 I think parents will probably think TKGS has gone down in terms of the standards because we are accepting other ‘streams’ and no longer single stream. ]]> 2022-02-24 07:50:53 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064106824 Hope timetable will not clash https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064106972 2022-02-24 07:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064106972 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064107292 Keeping an open mind will help greatly in this journey. As a community, we can do it together!]]> 2022-02-24 07:51:16 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064107292 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064107967 Will there be an increase in workload for teachers? ]]> 2022-02-24 07:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064107967 goh_ai_wee https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064107971 With SBB, would there be allowances for more teachers for each subjects ? ]]> 2022-02-24 07:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064107971 Some of us are used to be teaching single/express stream and may need time to adjust our pitching. Nevertheless, with exposure to DI strategies, we are generally prepared to support the G2 students - provide them with more scaffolding et . https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064107980 2022-02-24 07:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064107980 Will sch day end late? Then after school programmes? https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064108144 2022-02-24 07:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064108144 lee_wei_xun1 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064108330 Will there be any schools that won’t implement FSBB?]]> 2022-02-24 07:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064108330 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064108431 Will there be more prep for teachers? ]]> 2022-02-24 07:52:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064108431 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064108803 I wonder how the alumni feel about this. Will an ex-tkgian still feel a sense of belonging to a school system that they may no longer resonate to?]]> 2022-02-24 07:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064108803 Form teachers https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064108869 Form Teachers plays a critical role in SBB classes]]> 2022-02-24 07:52:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064108869 Our mission https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109268 Is it our mission to get capable G2 students take SEC exams at G3 level ?]]> 2022-02-24 07:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109268 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109403 Challenge us as teachers to be more accepting, understanding and opening our minds to a changing TKGS student landscape.]]> 2022-02-24 07:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109403 Focus on cohort activities to strengthen identity. https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109716 2022-02-24 07:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109716 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109785 We have colleagues from three stream schools. We can learn strategies from them in engaging the students in class.
With more students in school, may mean more Teachers in school in time to come.
What is the difference in syllabus content in G2 and G3 science? Is science (Chem/Bio) considered a G2 level subject?

When and how do we assign the students to G2 or G3 levels when they are beyond sec 1?

]]> 2022-02-24 07:53:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109785 Can teachers specialise in a specific G1 or G2 subjects ? goh_ai_wee https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109815 2022-02-24 07:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109815 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109833 Teachers will need to tweak their teaching pedagogies to suit a diverse class. Some teachers may be too used to teaching G3-standard students and may not realise that the same teaching approaches would not suit G2 students.]]> 2022-02-24 07:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109833 Impact on FTship https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109860 FTs will likely not teach the whole class at Sec 1 with FSBB. FTs will need to find other ways to nurture TSR  with the whole class. ]]> 2022-02-24 07:53:14 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109860 Being optimistic about it as we are already applying DI strategies in our teaching. Keep open mind about this. https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109996 2022-02-24 07:53:22 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064109996 chee_bee_phaik https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064110155 More collaboration between teachers  needed, within dept & cross dept, as teachers will have multiple lesson preps]]> 2022-02-24 07:53:29 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064110155 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064110442 Would MOE still dedicate a few schools that only take in G3 students?]]> 2022-02-24 07:53:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064110442 Will there be more manpower? https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064110498 2022-02-24 07:53:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064110498 The biggest takeaway from the Temasek sharing noor_ghazali_md_nor1 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064110764 ...was that the FTs played an integral role in the FSBB classroom. I didn't get to ask them how they chose the FTs for the task, but I suppose experience, rapport and charisma play a part. ]]> 2022-02-24 07:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064110764 Students's choice https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064110789 Students can opt to take exam at their preferred G level?]]> 2022-02-24 07:54:00 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064110789 Sec 3 common curriculum subjects https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064110954 In lower sec, students have 6 common curriculum subjects that bond the class together. With upper secondary class, they will only have 2 common curriculum (pe and legacy). How then will we cultivate the sense of togetherness and class spirit among the students?]]> 2022-02-24 07:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064110954 Liana https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064111022 Really curious how assessment would look for Sec 1 Humanities since they will all be taking the same assessment as there is no differentiation yet? ]]> 2022-02-24 07:54:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064111022 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064111074 Does this affect our autonomous status? ]]> 2022-02-24 07:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064111074 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064111764 Based on our learning from plmgs, the classes have to be further broken down into groups such that more than one timetable can run concurrently. ( to prevent too many connecting parts)]]> 2022-02-24 07:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064111764 Is this new certificate recognised by overseas university? goh_ai_wee https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064112314 2022-02-24 07:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064112314 Will we have Sec 5? https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064112431 2022-02-24 07:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064112431 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064112704 With a variety of different student profile, there should be a smaller class size (max 35 students) so that form teachers will be able to have ample time and opportunity to get to know your form class students.]]> 2022-02-24 07:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064112704 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064112835 Timetabling: if we use home room / civics group system, at current student teacher ratio, no way we can have one teacher in the classroom at all times for the whole school day. There will be free periods amidst a longer school day. How can we adapt to this?]]> 2022-02-24 07:55:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064112835 Will support n guidance be given? Some of us are not familar with G2 requirements n standard https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064112898 2022-02-24 07:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064112898 Some schools can start later and end earlier on some days due to the different students... noor_ghazali_md_nor1 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064113049 Slightly messier, but with a tap-in system for attendance maybe this could work?]]> 2022-02-24 07:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064113049 With this new certificate, does this mean our local teachers will be marking the papers ? goh_ai_wee https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064113331 2022-02-24 07:55:56 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064113331 chee_bee_phaik https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064113350 FSBB is a national direction so all schools have to try it out for the sake of students, and make the best of it with what resources we have]]> 2022-02-24 07:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064113350 cherryc21 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064113539 Possible to have form class by CCA groupings? Can help strengthen CCA bonds amongst students which is one of the key pillars in school. ]]> 2022-02-24 07:56:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064113539 What about SAP schools? Will these schools have Full SBB? https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064113598 2022-02-24 07:56:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064113598 tang_yilin1 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064113863 Are we going to have Sec 5 in the future?]]> 2022-02-24 07:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064113863 Angie Sew https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064113989 With the banding of core curriculum (languages, maths and sci) and Teachers teaching them, the common curriculum subjects may have to explore single period lesson and timetabling solutions. ]]> 2022-02-24 07:56:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064113989 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064114296 If my child is a G3 student, what will the school be doing to ensure that lessons are not thumbed down to meet the needs of G2 students? ]]> 2022-02-24 07:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064114296 srnlyn https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064114467 Will there be smaller class size since now that there is this differentiation? ]]> 2022-02-24 07:56:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064114467 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064115349 So, does it mean a G3 student cannot take G2 subject? And G2 subject cannot take G3?]]> 2022-02-24 07:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064115349 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064115945 There may be a thinking by students, alumni, teachers and parent  that the quality of TKGS has 'gone down'. We need to work together as a whole school to address this and shift this mindset. ]]> 2022-02-24 07:57:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064115945 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064117209 While seeking to use education as a social leveller, how do will the school retain its  academic excellence?]]> 2022-02-24 07:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064117209 Angie Sew https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064117436 Enhance sch identity through CCA, student development and common sch experience. ]]> 2022-02-24 07:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064117436 How will JC/Poly admission be affected? https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064118378 2022-02-24 07:59:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064118378 cherryc21 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064119664 What will be the new AL for incoming P6 intake for G1 and G2? ]]> 2022-02-24 08:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064119664 Econs https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064125792 Would the school be considering to offer g3 econs to g2 students?]]> 2022-02-24 08:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064125792 haryati_hussin1 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064129315 A lot of this labelling has been entrenched for decades. It will take us all some time to adapt especially the more ‘senior’ ones. 😬]]> 2022-02-24 08:07:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064129315 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064129742 More teachers to support the department as the levels of prep work will increase even if our teaching periods don’t. How will Teachers be supported? It’s an increase of an entire class size. It cannot be the same number of Teachers teaching the same subject at that level. ]]> 2022-02-24 08:08:18 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064129742 kristenong https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064281858 With this, will MOE take away mid year O level Paper for MTL?]]> 2022-02-24 09:59:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2064281858 https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2065616444 Will the students taking subjects at mainly G2 level likely be DSA students? If so, will the school allocate the DSA students into the same class (e.g. sports DSA students are put in 1 class, while music related DSA students are put into another class)?]]> 2022-02-25 01:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2065616444 Dropping of subjects vs change of G level https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2065846024 Students that cant cope with a certain subjects are traditionally encouraged to drop the subject. With the FSBB, they can now simply be asked to switch from G3 to G2 without having to change school. This is good for the student as they dont have to face the trauma of adapting to a new school environment.]]> 2022-02-25 05:23:30 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2065846024 Exam and WA https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2065847489 There would be more papers to invigilate during Exams and WAs. I wonder how chaotic that would be!]]> 2022-02-25 05:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/Yehidaah2015/qv33ng3qdbqnjvev/wish/2065847489