MYP3 November 2023 – January 2024 Overview

ATL skills:

Self-Management—

Help your child by:

English Language and Literature

 

Teacher: Mark Moran

Unit Title: In Fair Verona: Analysis of Shakespearean Dramas

Concepts:

Key Concept: Creativity

Related Concepts: Character, setting, style, theme

ATL skills: Communication, thinking

 

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:

Teachers:

 

Mr. Koran Ph 1/2

Ms. Ran Ph 3/4

Mr. Welch Ph 5/6

Unit Title:  Am I ready for the world?

Concepts:

Key Concepts: Connections

Related Concepts: Purpose, Audience, Message

 

ATL skills:  Communication

 

Help your child by: encouraging your child to practice reading at home by setting aside dedicated time each day for quiet reading, providing a variety of interesting and age-appropriate books, and engaging in discussions to enhance comprehension and language skills.

Individuals & Societies

Teachers: Eva Liu and David Roe

Unit Title: Unit 2 – Cartography, Topography, and Relationships

Key Concept: Innovation and revolution, Perspective

Related Concepts: Global Interactions

Global Context:

 

ATL skills:

Communication

• Exchanging thoughts, messages and information effectively through interaction
• Use a variety of speaking techniques to communicate with a variety of audiences

Research

• Finding, interpreting, judging and creating information
• Make connections between various sources of information
• Present information in a variety of formats and platforms

Thinking

• Analysing and evaluating issues and ideas
• Formulate factual, topical, conceptual and debatable questions
• Generating novel ideas and considering new perspectives
• Use brainstorming and visual diagrams to generate new ideas and inquiries
• Practise flexible thinking — develop multiple opposing, contradictory and complementary arguments

 

Help your child by:

• Asking your child to share what they’ve learned in class as a review
• Use different map tools to explore different locations on the planet with your child to foster an interest
• Encourage your child to spend time on vocabulary and review of class notes

Mathematics

 

Teachers:

Jane Feng

Chaslyn Chetty

 

Unit Title: Patterns and Equations

Concepts:  

Key Concept: Relationship

Related Concepts: Change Models Representation

ATL skills:  

Research, Thinking

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: Phase 1-2

 

Teacher: Matthew Lu

Unit Title: School education

Concepts:

Key Concept: Communication

 

Related Concepts: Function, Patterns

 

ATL skills:

Social

1. Collaboration skills

Working effectively with others

Listen actively to other perspectives and ideas

 

Research

1. Information literacy skills

Finding, interpreting, judging and creating information

Collect, record and verify data

VII. Media literacy skills

Interacting with media to use and create ideas and information

Make informed choices about personal viewing experiences

 

Thinking

VIII. Critical thinking skills

Analysing and evaluating issues and ideas

Interpret data

1. Transfer skills

Utilizing skills and knowledge in multiple contexts

Apply skills and knowledge in unfamiliar situations

 

 

Help your child by:

Discussing School Life:

This could involve discussing daily activities, sharing stories about school experiences, and expressing feelings or preferences related to school.

Chinese Language Acquisition: Phase 3-4

 

Teacher:  Emma Yang

Phase 3-4

Unit Title: Educational System

 

 

Concepts:

Key Concept: Culture

 

Related concepts: Function, Meaning

 

 

ATL skills:

Communication skills

• Make inferences and draw conclusions
• Use intercultural understanding to interpret communication

Research skills

• Access information to be informed and inform others
• Present information in a variety of formats and platforms

 

Help your child by:

 

1. Get involved with your child’s learning by asking them questions related to this unit
2. Help them with vocabulary memorization

Ask your child their opinions of IB education, the advantages and disadvantages and give them suggestions to succeed in academic

Chinese Language Acquisition:

Level:

 

Teacher: Jasmin Sun (Phase 5)

Phase 5
Unit Title: Educational Systems

 

Key Concept: Creativity

Related Concepts: Empathy, Form

ATL skills:

Research Skills: Information literacy skills
Thinking Skills: Critical thinking skills, Creative thinking skills

 

Help your child by:

• Encourage them to speak Chinese regarding school life, school facilities,  and compare education system.

Check project progress of school tour 

Chinese Language and Literature

Teacher: Carrie Quan and Sophia Suo

Unit Title:

 

The Charming of Horror Aesthetics

Concepts:

Key Concept: Connections

Related Concepts: Intertextuality, Style

ATL skills: Thinking, Communication, Self-management Skills

Help your child by:

Reading the assigned horror short stories and  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:

Music Analysis 101 and Performance

 

Concepts:

Key Concept: Communication

Related Concepts: Structure

 

ATL skills:

Communication

1. Communication skills

Reading, writing and using language to gather and communicate information

• Read critically and for comprehension

 

Help your child by:

 

• Encouraging them to listen to music from different styles and genres, and completing their Listening Log if required
• Ensuring that your child is practicing their instrument / singing on a dialy basis
• Checking their homework diary and Managebac for homework, and ensuring that the homework is completed in a timely manner.

Design

 

Teachers:

Hae young Chung

Unit Title: You are never too small to make a difference

Concepts:

Key Concepts: Communities

Related Concepts: Market and trends

 

ATL skills:

Self-management

• Reflection skills
• (Re-)considering the process of learning; choosing and using ATL skills
• Demonstrate flexibility in the selection and use of learning strategies

 

Help your child by:

Help your child by maintaining focus and concentration during designated manufacturing periods. Also encourage them to revise their schedules and plans as needed.

Unit Title:  Exhibition

Concepts:

Key Concept: Identity

Related Concepts: Audience

 

 ATL Skills: Practice positive thinking

Help your child by:

• Encouraging them to practice coloring using different types of media like, pastels, acrylic, oil, color pencil, and markers.
• Having drawing book to practice drawing and sketching.

Physical and Health Education

 

Teacher: Hakim Halim

Unit Title: Aesthetic Movement – Freestyler

Concepts:

Key Concepts: Relationships

Related Concepts: Movement, Refinement

 

ATL skills:

Social (Collaboration skills)

• Working effectively with others(Help others to succeed, Negotiate effectively, Give and receive meaningful feedback)

 

Thinking (Creative thinking skills)

• Generating novel ideas and considering new perspectives(Practise visible thinking strategies and techniques)

 

Help your child by: Encourage your child by actively participate in various physical activities at home

Theatre

Teacher: Engela Potgieter

Unit Title: Group Performance Unit 2

Concepts

Key Concept: Aesthetics

Related Concepts: Composition, Play

 

ATL Skills:

• Give and receive meaningful feedback
• Use a variety of speaking techniques to communicate with a variety of audiences
• Make fair and equitable decisions
• Listen actively to other perspectives and ideas
• Negotiate effectively
• Encourage others to contribute
• Exercise leadership and take on a variety of roles within groups
• Give and receive meaningful feedback
• Bring necessary equipment and supplies to class
• Practise strategies to overcome distractions
• Practise being aware of body–mind connections
• Access information to be informed and inform others
• Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats
• Make unexpected or unusual connections between objects and/or ideas
• Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products or processes

Help you child at home: Rehearsing their lines at home and ensure they have the necessary equipment for the performance.