MYP3 August – October 2022 Overview

Homeroom
Teachers: MYP3A
Kyle Jooste & Tracy Shi Teachers: MYP3B Jonathon Lee & Jasmin Sun

Unit Title: Getting to Know Each Other
ATL skills:
Self-Management—Affective Skills Self-Management—Reflection Skills Communication skill—Email etiquette
Help your child by: Reminding them to use their diaries to write in their homework and to view the messages from each subject teacher on ManageBac.

English Language and Literature

Teacher:

Ms. Lea

Unit Title: Oh, What a Dystopian World Concepts:
Key Concepts: Creativity
Related Concepts: Genre, Setting, Style ATL skills:

Social, Self-Management, Communication

Help your child by:

Encouraging your child to turn off the screen and to read a book of their choice for at least 20 minutes every night.

English Language Acquisition: Teachers:
Michael Koran (Phase 1&2) Ran Zhao (Phase 3&4)

Mrs Challenor (Phase 5, 6)

Unit Title: Adversity
Concepts:
Key Concepts: Connections
Related Concepts: Message, Purpose, Conventions
ATL skills:
Communication skills.
Help your child by: Encouraging your child to read books daily and checking ManageBac regularly.

Unity Title: Adversity
Concepts:
Key Concepts: Connections & Culture
Related Concepts: Purpose, Bias
ATL Skills: Communication: Make inferences and draw conclusions
Help your child by: Ask your child to read to you and tell you about the book they are reading. Encourage them to read for 30 minutes every day.

Individuals & Societies Teacher:
Mr. Dwyer

Unit Title: How Societies are Governed Concepts:
Key Concept: Systems
Related Concept: Power

ATL skills:

Communication, Research, Thinking

Help your child by:

Check your child’s homework diary nightly to check for I&S homework (3A: Tuesday/Friday, 3B: Monday/Friday)
Check your child’s notebook to see what he or she has produced during class time
Invite your child to watch or read the news with your and discuss issues of governance, such as: taxation, providing services to citizens, and what decisions are in society’s best interest

Science
Teacher: Maggie Miao

Unit Title: Chemical reaction
Concepts:
Key Concept: Change
Related Concepts: Evidence & Function
ATL skills: Communication skills & collaboration skills & Research skills

Help your child by:

Encourage them to complete their Homework Discuss about the chemical reactions that happen around us
Encourage them to do more Research when get confused

Encourage them to read more science books and watch more science videos

Mathematics

Teacher:

Jane Feng

Unit Title: Number: Discoveries and developments
Concepts:
Key Concept: Form

Related Concepts: Quantity, Representation, Simplification
ATL skills:
]Research, Self-management:

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

Chinese Language Acquisition: Level:

Teacher:

Momo Li (Phase 1/2)

Teacher:

Jasmin Sun Phase 3/4

Unit Title: Self-Identities
Concepts:
Key concept: Communication Related concepts: Accent, Message ATL skills:
Communication Skills , Thinking Skills Help your child by:

Check their understanding by asking them some questions related to the notes on their Chinese exercise book.

Encourage your kids to introduce a friend by describing his/her name, age, nationality, appearance, dressing and occupation

Encourage your kids to communicate with Chinese people in your community. A language partner would be really helpful.

Phase3/4/5
Unit Title: Self-identity
Concepts:
Key Concept: Communication
Related Concept: Context, Message
ATL skills: Communication , Thinking and Self- Management Skills
Help your child by:
Check their understanding by asking them some questions related to the notes on their Chinese exercise book.
Encourage students introduce themselves from varied perspectives broadly and deeply.
Speak and Communicate with the Chinese friends more and enhance the written ability of the Chinese characters.

Chinese Language and Literature

Teachers:

Carrie Quan & Matthew Lu

Unit Title: Homeland in War: the Breadwinner Concepts:
Key Concept: Perspective
Related Concepts: Character, Theme

ATL skills: Communication and Thinking Skills; Self-management Skills
Help your child by:
Read the assigned literature work and take reading notes, forming good reading habit Purchase all the books (intensive and extensive reading books) and read based on the schedule given
Enhance self-management skills, time management skills, meeting deadlines Cultivating critical thinking and creative thinking skills through reading, analysing and writing

Music Teacher: Nathan Kim

Unit Title: MYP Band: Techniques and Ensemble Building
Key Concept: Development
Related Concepts: Expression

ATL skills: Information literacy, Self-management skills
Help your child by: helping procure for your child a musical instrument. They have been tested on several different instruments and will receive a message soon about which instrument will be assigned to them. Please also encourage practice at home. Because they will be beginners, they should only practice a maximum of 15mins.

Design
Teacher:
Hae young Chung

Unit Title: Design a Portfolio to Showcase your Best work
Concepts:
Key Concept: Communication

Related Concepts: Form, Function, Markets and trends
ATL skills:
Communication, Research, Information literacy skills, Media literacy

Help your child by:

Making sure they archive all of their school/ external projects. If it is in a physical form, taking professional photos of it will help them to display their work on their e-portfolio.
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.

Visual Arts Teacher: Ms. Sanaz

Unit Title: Learning of elements of Art (Visual Arts Foundation) through various Art mediums & practices
Concepts:

Key Concepts: Aesthetics, Change,
Related Concepts: 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.

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: Modify Games: Space Jam Concepts: Change, Adaptation, Environment ATL skills:
Research, Thinking
Help your child by – Encouraging and support your child to take part in any sporting even in school or outside of school