Primary Malay

Fundamental Years

Primary 2 programmes introduce your child to key concepts needed for middle primary school years. Your child will work on mastering the basics of each subjects while exploring various topics that help them make a real connection between what they learn in school and the world around them. Communication, presentation of ideas and interaction with others remain an integral part of learning and development.

Our Primary 2 Malay programme will help continue to help your child to strengthen key areas of reading, writing and speaking. There will also be increased focus on his or her writing and reading skills

Content and Language Mastery

Students will learn the complete MOE vocabulary list and basic grammar structure to help them to build a strong foundation in the language. These include:

• Thematic word banks
• Grammar synthesis
• Idioms and proverbs

Skills and Techniques

Students will refine their skills in the following key areas:

Speaking

• • effective communication skills for exams and real-world situations
  • presentation and conversation topics
  • accurate and fluent description, interpretation and evaluation of pictures
  • simple articulation of own opinions or feelings about the scenarios in pictures

Reading and Writing  

• • passage and question analysis
  • answering techniques
  • basic and complex sentence structures
  • identification of a sequence of events when given a picture or topic for composition
  • basic plot structures, character descriptions and scene-setting

Contextualized Learning

Students will be introduced to a wide variety of themes that will help them to contextualize their learning in the real world and raise their social awareness. Key themes include:

• Captivating cities
• Technology and science
• Cultural awareness: Malay

Key Growth Years

Middle primary school years are about mastering component-based skills whilst honing learning sensibilities like refinement, precision, self-evaluation and time management. Our programmes aim to achieve these goals whilst continually expanding your child’s academic knowledge in each subject.

The Primary 3 Malay programme will help your child to grow in confidence and ability to understand and use the Malay language. With structured approaches to building both language and skills mastery, your child will be able to interpret and respond to various reading, writing and speaking tasks.

Content and Language Mastery

Students will learn the complete MOE vocabulary list and basic grammar structure to help them to build a strong foundation in the language. These include:

• Thematic word banks
• Grammar synthesis
• Idioms and proverbs

Skills and Techniques

Students will refine their skills in the following key areas:

Speaking

• • effective communication skills for exams and real-world situations
  • presentation and conversation topics
  • accurate and fluent description, interpretation and evaluation of pictures and videos
  • recount personal experiences in relation to the topic of discussion

Reading and Writing  

• • understand the theme, main ideas, and key details
  • source for specific information and infer the meaning of words and sentences
  • question analysis and answering techniques through skills-based modules  write stories which include: introduction, rising action, climax, resolution and ending (with the learning points)
  • addition of exterior monologue in stories
  • differentiated format and language used for various communication media

Metacognition  

• • critical thinking skills
  • analytical skills in examinable components
  • clue-sourcing, error analysis and answer precision

Contextualized Learning

Students will be introduced to a wide variety of themes that will help them to contextualize their learning in the real world and raise their social awareness. Key themes include:

• Captivating cities
• Technology and science
• Sports and entertainment
• Cultural awareness: Malay

Key Growth Years

Your Primary 4 child should focus on refining key learning skills that help him or her to apply knowledge mastery. This year is about setting clear academic and personal growth goals that put your child in stead for managing upper primary.

In Primary 4, your child will focus on honing key component-based skills that lead to the proficient and precise use of the Malay language. Your child will also focus on developing his or her critical thinking and metacognitive skills.

Content and Language Mastery

Students will learn the complete MOE vocabulary list and basic grammar structure to help them to build a strong foundation in the language. These include:

• Thematic word banks
• Grammar synthesis
• Idioms and proverbs

Skills and Techniques

Students will refine their skills in the following key areas:

Speaking

• • effective communication skills for exams and real-world situations
  • presentation and conversation topics
  • accurate and fluent description, interpretation and evaluation of pictures and videos
  • recount personal experiences in relation to topics of discussion
  • use of appropriate vocabulary to briefly articulate own opinions / views / feelings about the topic in discussion

Reading and Writing

• • understand the theme, main ideas and key details
  • source for specific information and infer the meaning of words and sentences
  • compare opinions, content, and changes in characters
  • question analysis and answering techniques through skills-based modules
  • write stories which include: introduction, rising action, climax, resolution and ending (with the learning points)
  • addition of exterior and interior monologue in stories
  • use of some descriptors and good phrases in stories
  • differentiated format and language used for various communication media

Metacognition

• • critical thinking skills
  • analytical skills in examinable components
  • clue-sourcing, error analysis, answer precision and ability to answer inferential questions

Contextualised Learning

Students will be introduced to a wide variety of themes that will help them to contextualize their learning in the real world and raise their social awareness. Key themes include:

• Captivating cities
• Technology and science
• Sports and entertainment
• Cultural awareness: Malay

Critical Years

Your Primary 5 child will be given the necessary guidance and tools to begin preparing for the PSLE.

Content and Language Mastery

Students will learn the complete MOE vocabulary list and basic grammar structure to help them to build a strong foundation in the language. These include:

• Thematic word banks
• Grammar synthesis
• Idioms and proverbs

Skills and Techniques

Students will refine their skills in the following key areas:

Speaking

• • effective communication skills for exams and real-world situations
  • presentation and conversation topics
  • accurate and fluent description, interpretation and evaluation of pictures
  • recount personal experiences in relation to topics of discussion
  • use appropriate vocabulary to articulate own opinions/views/feelings about the topic in discussion
  • relate the topic in discussion to school and society

Reading and Writing   

• • compare opinions, content, and changes in characters
  • comment on content
  • summarise content (HCL)
  • question analysis and answering techniques through skills-based modules
  • write stories which include: introduction, rising action, climax, resolution and ending (with the learning points)
  • addition of exterior and interior monologue in stories
  • use of good descriptors and good phrases to write more interesting stories
  • differentiated modules on format and language used in different scenarios through skills-based modules
  • use of written interaction to communicate

Metacognition    

• • critical thinking skills
  • analytical skills in examinable components
  • clue-sourcing, error analysis, answer precision, ability to answer inferential questions and analysis of assessment rubrics

Contextualized Learning

Students will be introduced to a wide variety of themes that will help them to contextualise their learning in the real world and raise their social awareness. Key themes include:

• Captivating cities
• Technology and science
• Sports and entertainment
• Cultural awareness: Malay

Critical Years

Your Primary 6 child will be given the necessary guidance and tools to begin preparing for the PSLE.

Content and Language Mastery

Students will learn the complete MOE vocabulary list and basic grammar structure to help them to build a strong foundation in the language. These include:

• Thematic word banks
• Grammar synthesis
• Idioms and proverbs

Skills and Techniques

Students will refine their skills in the following key areas:

Speaking

• • effective communication skills for exams and real-world situations
  • presentation and conversation topics
  • accurate and fluent description, interpretation and evaluation of pictures
  • recount personal experiences in relation to topics of discussion
  • use appropriate vocabulary to articulate own opinions/views/feelings about the topic in discussion
  • relate the topic in discussion to school and society

Reading and Writing   

• • compare opinions, content, and changes in characters
  • comment on content
  • summarise content (HCL)
  • question analysis and answering techniques through skills-based modules
  • write stories which include: introduction, rising action, climax, resolution and ending (with the learning points)
  • addition of exterior and interior monologue in stories
  • use of good descriptors and good phrases to write more interesting stories
  • differentiated modules on format and language used in different scenarios through skills-based modules
  • use of written interaction to communicate

Metacognition    

• • critical thinking skills
  • analytical skills in examinable components
  • clue-sourcing, error analysis, answer precision, ability to answer inferential questions and analysis of assessment rubrics

Contextualized Learning

Students will be introduced to a wide variety of themes that will help them to contextualise their learning in the real world and raise their social awareness. Key themes include:

• Captivating cities
• Technology and science
• Sports and entertainment
• Cultural awareness: Malay