MYP2 February – April 2023 Overview

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Class Group: M2 A/B

Third Quarter Period: February – April 23

Homeroom MYP2A & MYP2B Teachers: M2A: Ms Momo & Mr Welch M2B: Mrs Challenor & Ms Sunny	ATL skills: Self-Management—Affective Skills Self-Management—Reflection Skills Communication skill—Participate, share and collaborate Help your child by: Ask you child about their day. Encourage them to be prepared for lessons by reading all communication on Managebac and email, and completing homework to the best of their ability. Support them to sign up for ECAs.
English Language and Literature Teacher: Ms. Lea.	Unit Title: Making Connections Concepts: Key Concept: Connections Related Concepts: Genre, Theme ATL skills: Communication, Social, Research, Thinking. Help your child by: Encouraging your child to read books of their choice for at least 20 minutes every evening. Completing 5 ReadTheory practices weekly.
English Language Acquisition: Teachers: Ms. Ran Mr. Kyle Mr. Michael	Unit Title: The Developing World Key Concepts: Change Related Concepts: Empathy, Purpose ATL skills: Social, Thinking Help your child by: Encourage your child to read a book daily. Have conversations about recent news and issues around the world. Practice on Quizlet and IXL.
Individuals & Societies Teacher: Eva Liu	Unit Title: Trade and Equity Key Concept: Global interaction Related Concepts: Equity, Resources ATL skills: Research – design research question and action plan Thinking – analyzing research results to draw conclusion Help your child by: Discussing experiences of how you have handled unfair treatments and suggest actions they can take when faced with unfair situations While shopping, pay attention to any items that are fairly traded (I.e. chocolate, coffee, etc.) and discuss why this is important for everyone involved in the trade


Science Teacher: Maggie Miao	Unit Title: Pure substance and mixture Concepts: Key Concept: Systems Related Concepts: Form & Evidence ATL skills: Research skills and thinking skills Help your child by: Ask questions about pure substance and mixture to spark their curiosity. Read books or watch videos about how to separate mixture Give real life examples about mixtures in industry
Mathematics Teacher: Jane Feng	Unit Title: 2D and 3D Geometry Concepts: Key Concept: Relationships Related Concept: Generalization, Measurement ATL skills: Self-Management: Transfer Skills Communication Skills Help your child by: Reminding them to keep an organized notebook and homework book; Encouraging them to develop skills to take effective notes; Reminding them to complete homework; Encouraging them to do review after class; Encouraging them to work on IXL;
Chinese Language Acquisition: Teacher: Jasmin Sun （Phase 1-2）	Unit Title: Festivals& Customs Concepts: key concept: Culture Related concepts: Form, Message ATL skills: Social skills, Research skills and Thinking skills Help your child by: Encourage your children to introduce main Chinese and western festivals and offer opportunities for them making payment by cash in their daily life. Encourage your kids to communicate with their peers in Chinese. A language partner would be helpful. Check their understanding by asking them some questions related to the notes on their Chinese exercise book. Ensure your children can finish their assessments and tasks on time. Please help to develop their self-management skills and balance their academic and leisure time. .

Chinese Language Acquisition: Teacher: Carrie Quan (Phase 3-4)	Phase: 3-4 Unit Title: Customs and Traditions Concepts: Key Concept: Culture Related concepts: Message, Word Choice ATL skills: Thinking Skills, Transfer Skills, Self-management Skills Help your child by: Enhance learning motivations Use the learnt topics in real-life situations Further enhance self-management skills, especially in meeting deadlines
Chinese Language and Literature Teachers: Matthew Lu, Eunice Hou	Unit Title: The Silent Spring Concepts Key Concept: Perspective Related Concepts: Context, Point of view ATL skills: Research and Thinking skills Help your child by: Encourage them to seek a range of perspectives from multiple and varied sources in order to evaluate evidence and arguments.
Music Teachers: Jonathan Lee Ching	Unit Title: Introduction to Band and Orchestra Concepts: Key Concept: Aesthetics Related Concepts: Expression, Interpretation, Play ATL skills: Communication Skills, Self-Management Skills, Research Help your child by: 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.


Design Teacher: Hae young Chung	Unit Title: Rube Goldberg Machine Challenge Concepts: Key Concept: Systems Related Concepts: Collaboration, Invention ATL skills: Collaboration, Affective Help your child by: Review the 6 simple machines and how they work. Practice thinking about the process and not only the end product. Have a conversation on how to be resilient and how to ‘bounce back’ after mistakes or failure. Talk about how to work with others effectively and how to give and receive meaningful feedback.
Visual Art Teacher : Sanaz Sasannejad	Unit Title: XXL SDG SCULPTURE Concepts: Key concepts: Change Related Concepts: Interpretation & Presentation ATL skills: Social: Collaboration Skills Thinking: Critical thinking Skills Help your child by: Assist your child by encouraging them to participate in a group work and help others to integrate and be an active part of a project. Take this opportunity to lead a group and participate in different activities of the collective art work. Look for solutions. Practice patience and resilience.

Service as Action Teacher: Hakim Halim	Unit Title: Self-Initiated Service as Action Activities Concepts: N/A ATL skills: Self-management, Thinking, Social, Communication Help your child by: Support your child with their self-initiated activities in school or outside of school by supervising them and make sure that they have enough resources to support their activities.
Physical and Health Education Teacher: Hakim Halim	Unit Title: Track and Field: Run Forest Run! Concepts: Key Concepts: Development Related Concepts: Movement, Space ATL skills: Social, Self-management Help your child by: Take part in performing a modify training plan to improve sports-specific skills that your child will be working on for their assessments.