Class Group: M1 A/B Period: August – October
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Homeroom MYP1B |
ATL skills: Self-Management—Affective Skills Self-Management—Reflection Skills Communication skill—Email etiquette |
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English Language and Literature Teacher: Ms. Lea |
Unit Title: Good Advice for Middle School Concepts: |
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English Language Acquisition: Teachers: Michael Koran (Phase 1,2 & 3) Ran Zhao (Phase 4) |
Unit Title: A Story of Self Concepts: |
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Individuals & Societies Teachers: |
Unit Title: Life in the Stone Age If able, take your child to a museum in Xi’an and explore artifacts from history – it doesn’t have to be just the stone age. |
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Science |
Unit Title: Matter |
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Mathematics Teacher: Jane Feng |
Unit Title: Numbers and number systems Concepts: Collaboration Skills |
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Chinese Language Acquisition: Teacher: Carrie Quan (Phase 1) |
Unit Title: Self-identities What Makes You-you Concepts: ATL skills: Thinking and Communication Skills; Self- management and Collaboration Skills Encourage your kids to introduce themselves in Chinese Language. Encourage them to include these information: name, age, birthday, their zodiac, family members, hobbies, telephone numbers. |
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Chinese Language Acquisition: Teacher: |
Unit Title: Self-identities |
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Chinese Language Acquisition: Teacher: Emma Yang (Phase 3/4) |
Unit Title: Self-identity |
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Chinese Language and Literature Teacher : Momo Li &Matthew Lu |
Unit Title: Ancient Myths Help your child by: Research information on the Internet and in books, through this works, students will understood writers’ dialectical thinking towards life and their inflexible pursuit of art, and improved their skills of seeing world. |
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Music Teacher: |
Unit Title: Soundtrack to My Life Concepts: |
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Mr. Jonathan Lee Ching |
Related Concepts: Expression and Representation Encourage your children to listen to various styles of music such as: Renaissance, Baroques, Classical, Romantic, Modern, Jazz, Pop (which will be covered in class) and various other sub- genres. Discuss why you think different eras brought forth different styles of music in human history. You might also like to share your favourite music with your children and try to find out more about their favourite music too. |
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Design Teacher: Hae young Chung |
Unit Title: Taking on the perspective of another person Related Concepts: Invention, Function, Perspective Help your child by: Lead by example of being empathetic towards others and have a conversation about this topic with your children. Help them enhance their writing skills by checking the MYP command terms for design in their Design process journal. Ask your children about the Design Cycle and what does it mean. |
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Visual Art Teacher: Ms. Sanaz |
Unit Title: Learning of elements of Art (Visual Arts Foundation) through various Art mediums & practices Concepts: Aesthetics, Change, Communication, Identity ATL skills: Thinking skills, Social skills, Communication skills Help your child by: Let your child visit as many art fairs, galleries and museums. Expose them to various art forms and literature: novels, music, concerts, dance, theatre, cinema, photography and more, with local and International artists that enlarges their experience. |
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Service as Action Teacher: Hakim Halim |
Unit Title: Self-Initiated Service as Action Activities Self-management, Thinking, Social, Communication |
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Physical and Health Education Teacher: Hakim Halim |
Unit Title: Health and Fitness Management: Fitness Components Research, Thinking, Communication |