Class Group: M2 A/B/C
Second Quarter Period: November-January
Homeroom
MYP2A & MYP2B & M2C Teachers: Kyle Jooste Sunny Si Zack Dwyer Maggie Miao Haeyoung Chung Ran Zhao |
ATL skills: Interaction and collaboration
Help your child by: Helping them to understand that we need to be respectful and considerate when interacting with our classmates. Sometimes we are partnered with a workmate that we didn’t choose, but we still need to cooperate respectfully and be considerate in our decisions as a group. |
English Language and Literature
Teacher: Mark Moran |
Unit Title: Making Connections: Novel Study Holes Concepts: Key Concept: Connections Related Concepts: Genres, theme ATL skills:
Help your child by: Provide child with independent reading book to read on a regular basis. Skillbuilding on IXL and vocabulary development on Quizlet are also ways your child can develop English skills. |
English Language Acquisition Phase 1/2: Teacher: Michael Koran
English Language Acquisition: Teacher: Ran Zhao Phase 3/4
English Language Acquisition: Teacher: Annie Clouatre Phase 5 |
Unit Title: Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Concepts: Key Concepts: Communication Related Concepts: context, structure, message
ATL skills: Thinking skills – Analyzing and evaluating issues and ideas
Help your child by: Encourage your child to read at home, especially current news reports. Ask your child questions about the event and have them make connections to what they are learning in class.
Unit Title: Extra! Extra! Read All About It! Concepts: Key Concept: Communication Related Concepts: Conventions, structures ATL skills: Communication and research skills. Help your child by: Encouraging them to read current affairs in various media platforms, discuss and guide them to analyze the events.
Concepts: Key Concept: Communication Related Concepts: Inference and Point of View ATL skills: Communication Help your child by: Discussing with them what is going on in the world. |
Individuals & Societies Teachers: Kyle Jooste David Roe |
Unit Title: Ideas Bring Change Concepts: Key Concept: Change Related Concepts: Innovation and revolution
ATL skills: Communication, Social, Research, Self management
Help your child by: Having a discussion about revolutionary inventions that have changed our lives for the better. Have a look at some of the inventions you use in your home and discuss when was the first time you used them and why? How has it changed over time? |
Science
Teachers: Maggie Miao& Chandra Mogilisetti |
Unit Title: Pure substance and mixture Concepts:Key Concept: Change Related Concepts: Evidence, form ATL skills: Research skills Help your child by:
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Mathematics
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Chinese Language Acquisition:
Teacher: Jasmin Sun (Phase 1-2) |
Phase 1-2 Unit Title: Around the world Concepts: Key concept: Connection Related concepts: message, word choice ATL skills: Self-management skills & Research skills
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Chinese Language Acquisition: Phase 3-4
Teacher: Emma Yang |
Phase 3-4 Unit Title: Travel thousands of miles
Concepts: Key Concept: Culture
Related concepts: Conventions, Message
ATL skills: Communication skills
Information literacy skills
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Get involved with your child’s learning by asking them questions related to this unit. |
Chinese Language Acquisition: Level: Phase 5-6
Teacher: Matthew Lu |
Unit Title: Do as the Romans do Concepts: Key Concept: Culture
Related Concepts: Audience; context
ATL skills: Communication
Exchanging thoughts, messages and information effectively through interaction Use intercultural understanding to interpret communication Use a variety of media to communicate with a range of audiences Reading, writing and using language to gather and communicate information Write for different purposes Paraphrase accurately and concisely Social
Working effectively with others Practise empathy Listen actively to other perspectives and ideas Encourage others to contribute
Help your child by: Explore Cultural Contexts: This could involve watching documentaries, reading age-appropriate books, or exploring online resources that provide insights into the daily life, customs, and traditions of China. |
Chinese Language and Literature Teacher: Carrie Quan and Sophia Suo |
Unit Title: Creative Insights in Detective Stories: Unveiling Moral Dimensions Concepts: Key Concept: Creativity Related Concepts: Setting, Structure ATL skills: Thinking, Communication and Self-management Skills Help your child by: Reading the assigned detective novels and take effective reading notes Follow the guidance of the teacher regarding the PBL Project and hand in the final project on time, further enhancing the self-management and time-management skills |
Music Teachers: Jonathan Lee Ching Nathan Kim |
Unit Title: Ensemble Skills and Performance Concepts: Key Concept: Identity Related Concepts: Audience
ATL skills: Communication
Exchanging thoughts, messages and information effectively through interaction – Interpret and use effectively modes of non-verbal communication
Social
Working effectively with others
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Design
Teachers: Hae young Chung |
Unit Title: Designing of a Trophy for a School Competition Concepts: Key Concepts: Communication Related Concepts: Invention
ATL skills: Thinking
Help your child by: Giving tips on how to conduct effective online searches for tutorials and troubleshooting guidance for CAD programs by using specific, descriptive search terms, and using the programs’ official help resources. |
Visual Art
Teachers: Mr. Arvin Vicho |
Unit Title: Cubist Art Concepts: Key Concept: Identity Related Concepts: Composition
ATL Skills: Seek a range of perspectives from multiple and varied sources Help your child by:
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Service as Action Teachers: |
Unit Title: Concepts: Key Concept: Related Concepts:
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Physical and Health Education
Teacher: Z Dwyer |
Unit Title: Aesthetic Movement – Figure Skating Concepts: Key Concepts: Communication Related Concepts: Movement, Refinement
ATL skills:
Help your child by: Encouraging your child to practice inline skating in a park if he or she has inline skates. If not, they can review the 8 basic figure skating skills. |
Theatre Teacher: Engela Potgieter |
Unit Title: Story Performance – Unit 2 Concepts: Key Concept: Communication Related Concepts: Expression, Narrative
ATL Skills:
Help you child by: Rehearsing their lines at home and ensure they have the necessary equipment for the performance. |
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