Class Group: M3 A/B
Third Quarter Period: February – April 2023
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Homeroom MYP3A & MYP3B Teachers: Mr. Kyle Ms. Tracy Mr. Jonathan Ms. Jasmin |
ATL skills: Self-Management—Affective Skills Self-Management—Reflection Skills Communication skill—Email etiquette Help your child by: Asking them what homework they have been given and checking their diaries to confirm whether they have written it down and completed it. |
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English Language and Literature
Teacher: Ms. Lea. |
Unit Title: Video for Change Concepts: Key Concept: Creativity Related Concepts: Audience Imperative, Intertextuality ATL skills: Communication, Self-management, Reflection Help your child by: Encouraging your child to read for pleasure offline for at least 20 minutes per day. Completing ReadTheory five times a week. |
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English Language Acquisition: Phase 5,6 Teachers: Mrs Challenor
Phase 1,2 Teacher: Mr. Michael
Phase 3,4 Teacher: Ms. Ran |
Unit Title: Videos for Change / Film and Media Concepts: Key Concepts: Creativity / Communication, Connections Related Concepts: Audience, Point of View / Audience, Message ATL skills: Thinking, Social, Self-management, Communication / Thinking, Communication Help your child by: Discuss what your child is doing at school with them. Encourage them to read English books and view English documentaries that capture their interest. / Discussing favorite/new films and what is being talked about in popular media, completing the ‘at-home reading sheet’ |
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Individuals & Societies Teacher: Mr. Dwyer |
Unit Title: Dynamic Earth Concepts: Key Concept: Time, place, and space Related Concepts: Processes ATL skills: Communication (vocabulary and making summary notes) Research (collecting and analysing data) Thinking (propose and evaluate solutions) Help your child by: Providing opportunities to read non-fiction texts. |
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Science Teachers: Maggie Miao & Sunny Si |
Unit Title: From cells to organisms Concepts: Key Concept: System Related Concepts: Function and interaction ATL skills: Social, Collaboration skills Help your child by: Remind them to review the keywords regularly. Encourage them to do more Research when get confused. Encourage them to read more science books and watch more science documentaries. |
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Mathematics Teachers: Jane Feng/Tanapat Treyanurak |
Unit Title: Triangles and 3D shapes Concepts: Key Concept: Relationships Related Concept: Generalization, Measurement ATL skills: Thinking: Critical-Thinking 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; |
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Chinese Language Acquisition: Phase: 1-3 Teacher: Matthew |
Unit Title: Culture around the world Concepts: Key Concept: Culture Related Concepts: Relationship ATL skills: Communication skills Help your child by: Encourage them to go to restaurant and try to use Chinese to order food using their knowledge acquired in class time. |
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Teacher: Jasmin Sun Phase4-5） |
Phase 4-5 Unit Title: Culture Experienced in China and Around the World Key Concept: Culture Related Concepts: Context, Conventions ATL skills: Communication and Self-Management Skills Help your child by:
Encourage your kids to communicate with their peers in Chinese. A language partner would be really helpful. |
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Chinese Language and Literature Teacher: Carrie Quan and Sophia Suo |
Unit Title: The Aftershock Concepts: Key Concept: Connections Related Concepts: Self-express, Genre ATL skills: Thinking Skills (Critical and Creative), Transfer Skills, Communication and Collaboration Skills Help your child by:
Further enhance the ability of producing text through writing like diary everyday and read more Chinese books |
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Music Teacher: Nathan Kim |
Unit Title: Phantom Ship Concepts: Key Concept: Change Related Concepts: Expression, Style ATL skills: Collaboration: Help others succeed Help your child by: Encouraging practice at home and acquiring a lessons teacher. Help students maintain good organization of their materials for school. |
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Design Teacher: Hae young Chung |
Unit Title: How can designers bring other people’s ideas to life? – Toy Design Concepts: Key Concept: Connections Related Concept: Perspective ATL skills: Communication, Collaboration, Organization, Information literacy, Critical thinking, Creative thinking Help your child by: Have a conversation on their art and what kind of ideas they had when they were a small child. Talk about thinking in other’s perspective and what kind of strategies they can use to understand other people’s perspective. |
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Visual Art Teacher: Sanaz Sasannejad |
Unit Title: Soft Sculpture Concepts: Key Concept: Aesthetics Related Skills: Visual culture, Structure ATL skills: Social: Collaboration Help your child by: Assist your child by reading more books, novels of all cultures and beliefs. Know about one’s myths and beliefs and learning about other cultures’ myths: it can bring human closer to each other with less conflict/ wrong stereotype and judgmental views that result in terrible consequences if not well managed. We become therefore more tolerant and human. Visiting museums and traveling are other ways to help understanding cultures and understanding our own better. |
| 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. |
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Physical and Health Education Teacher: Hakim Halim |
Unit Title: Track and Field: I am Bolt! Concepts: Key Concepts: Development Related Concepts: Refinement, Adaptation ATL skills: Communication, Social Help your child by: Encouraging and support your child to take part in any sporting even in school or outside of school. |