February Updated Events

Whole School Events

 

1. Start of Semester 2

 

2. PTA Core Member Meeting

This is the first PTA meeting in Semester 2, the main contents discussed are:

· Parent-Principal Coffees

· XLIS Action Plan

· M5 Work Experience

· Science Fair

· Semester 2 ECA Registration and Q&A

· PTA Members Daily Observing Student’s Lunch

In the new semester, we look forward to trying more possibilities of home-school collaboration and further improving the parent-school cooperations among Xi’an Liangjiatan International Education Community.

 

3. Start of ECAs

XLIS ECA always aims to “improve students’ whole person development ”. Our ECA program contributes to the social and emotional growth of our students through its diversified curriculum and a strong focus on their mental and physical health. In this semester, there are six categories and 31 ECA courses for students to choose according to their interests. As parents requested, we additionally offered three curriculum including Poetry, Words as Form,& Text as Art, Math Clinic（Free ECA) and Business and Economics Club (Free ECA).

 

Primary School Events

 

1. Assemblies

 

2. Primary Parents’ Workshop

 

· PYP5: 9th, February 2023

This workshop was titled: Approaches to Learning (ATL’s) and Learner Profile Attributes. In this session, parents learned what these terms mean and their importance to the PYP learner. These skills and attributes could be applied to all aspects of children’s lives, including at home and in the wider community.

 

· PYP4: 15th, February 2023

This workshop was themed on how to support children at home to learn how to solve their social issues at school. This workshop was led by our school counselor, Ms. Michelle Taylor.  She introduced some strategies that could be taught and modeled by parents for their children.

 

· PYP6: 23rd, February 2023

This workshop was titled: Preparing students for MYP and understanding how the PYP is linked to the MYP and DP at XLIS. Ms. Lea from our secondary school and Mr. Romann Loubser from the primary school introduced parents to the transition students go through when they change from one program to the next. Parents learned how to support their children at home to prepare them for the new expectations they would encounter when they get to M1 and how these new skills would be applied throughout the rest of their middle and high school years.

 

3. Primary Professional Development Day

Inquiry is the leading pedagogical approach of the PYP. The PYP teachers revisited the essential elements of inquiry-based learning and what they look like in our context, reflected on our practices and role as teachers, and explored best practices and strategies we can apply in the classroom.

 

Secondary School Events

 

1. Secondary Parent Talk

· 22nd, February 2023-MYP4 & MYP5 & DP1 & DP2

· 28th, February 2023-MYP1, MYP2, MYP3

In Semester 1, we successively completed a series of parent activities, which greatly bonded the home-school connection tighter, and demonstrated a good momentum for family-school cooperation and collaboration. To further develop our XLIS community more engaged and connected, and to provide a broader exchange platform for parents, we planned to conduct 2023 “Parent Talk” in Semester 2! The first two sessions we completed in February were tailored for Secondary parents to share experiences on parenting and other educational philosophy, along with the discussion about how to better support students’ growth from parent level. We firmly believe that the collective efforts and collaborations between family and school will lead to positive school climate, as well as to create a high-quality educational environment.

 

2. DP2 Mock Exams

The purpose of the mock exams is to give the students the practice to sit for timed papers in exam conditions. The exams were mirrored on the finals- that was students would be able to sit for all the papers that they will have in the finals. Mr. Shameek Ghosh, our DP Coordinator has been arranging for the conduct of these exams. The results from the Mocks will enable teachers to give valuable feedback to students.

 

3. Secondary Professional Development Day

The secondary teachers spent the day reviewing and mapping the ATL skills across the years of MYP and DP. The aim of this workshop was to have a clear alignment of the ATL skills and to ensure that all skills could be addressed by the time the students reach the Diploma programme. ATL skills do not only apply to the academic development of the students but they also help develop life skills that enable them to face challenges in life. By the end of the secondary education, all students should be equipped with skills that will ensure their smooth transition into tertiary education.

 

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Author: XLIS