Jy-2015

Humanities
Mathematics
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
Such is a famous Confucian quote.
This year, with all the levels roped in for the Humanities Inquiry Approach, learning in Humanities subjects Geography, History and
Social Studies is question-driven with reliance on evidence and knowledge construction by the students. Students become engaged
learners as they take on roles as reflector, explorer, critical thinker, knowledge producer and reporter. Students also participated in
local competitions such as Singapore Geospatial Challenge 2015 and iTrails Competition 2015 to increase their understanding of
the Humanities subjects and at the same time interact with students from other schools.
It is a year filled with even more field studies organised by the department in fulfilling the Geographical & Historical Investigation
learning experience for the students:
Sec 1 GI: Field Study at Japanese Garden
GI question: Will our taps run dry?
Sec 1 HI: The Maritime Experiential Museum (Hidden Cities Unearthed + Typhoon Theatre)
HI question: What was Singapore like before 1819?
vision
Every JYian a Global Citizen
Sec 2 GI: Nanyang Community
Centre neighbourhood
GI question: What makes
some places in the neighbourhood
special to their
residents?
Sec 2 HI: ArtScience
Museum (Singapore Stories
exhibition)
HI question: What should be
remembered in Singapore’s
history in the 1960s to
1970s?
vision
“Every JYian a reflective learner with strong mathematical
foundation to excel in an ever-changing world”
MISSION
Inspiring Learning, Inculcating Values, Impacting Lives
Long term goals
1) To inspire a love for Mathematics in JYians
2) To inculcate confidence in JYians to apply Mathematics to
real world problems
3) To impact the lives of students to be a Reflective, Self-directed
and Collaborative learner
2015 started out on a positive note with the release of the GCE
‘O’ Level examination results for the previous cohort of students,
showing that for both Additional and Elementary Mathematics,
our students had done well.
The Secondary 4 Express students performed above expectations
for Elementary and Additional Mathematics while the Secondary
5 Normal Academic students performed within expectation.
At Juying Secondary, various programmes are implemented that
cater to the needs of both our high and low ability students in
the learning and mastery of Mathematics.
Our main programmes
1. ICAN programme (Improving Confidence and Achievement
in Numeracy)
ICAN was continued for the second year running. Lessons
are made more interactive with clear objectives set out by the
teachers. This enhances the ability of the students to retain
their knowledge and skills.
2. FGC (Focus Group Clinics), NTU-BP mentoring programme.
These programmes enable students to receive additional
support from teachers as well as student mentors from NTU.
3. Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) Training.
For students with higher ability, a 5-day training session was
organized for them. Students were exposed to questions that
require greater problem solving skills and of various contexts.
They also participated in the AMC competition and have
achieved positive results for the past 4 years.
4. Use of e-learning platform
ICT tools were used to help students understand mathematical
concepts through visualisation. An e-learning platform with
applets and self-marking exercises enabled students to view
lessons anytime and this promotes independent learning.
5. Professional learning for teachers
Teachers spend their time every week to discuss good teaching
practices and aspire to teach more effectively.
This year, the Mathematics teachers were engaged
in creating lessons involving a focus on subject literacy.
Various methods were discussed in order to help students
retain knowledge and understand concepts better. All
teachers also went through a course on Assessment for
Learning which helps teachers better assess students’
learning.
Our Achievement this year:
Australian Mathematics Competition
- 1 Distinction 11 Credits and 34 Proficiency Awards.
- Congratulations to Jacqueline Salim (4E1) for achieving Distinction
at the competition.
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