Class Group: M4 A/B First Quarter Period: August-October
Homeroom
MYP4A & MYP4B Teachers: |
ATL skills: Self-Management—
Help your child by: – To check their diary and their homework |
English Language and Literature
Teacher: Mr Rowan Marr |
Unit Title: “The dark Side of Fairy Tales: An Exploration of fairy Tales and Folk Tales” Concepts: Key Concept: Communication Related Concepts: Context, Theme ATL skills: Communication, Thinking
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English Language Acquisition: Teachers: Phase 3: Mr. Roman Phase 4: Ms. Cathy Phase 5/6 Mr. Welch |
Unit Title: Is My Identity My Brand?
Concepts: Key Concept: communication Related Concepts: point of view, purpose
ATL skills: Communication skills
Thinking skills: . Transfer skills
Help your child by: Creating a daily reading routine at home. Start with 15-20 minutes per day and try not to skip a day, not even on weekends and vacations. Ask your child questions about the story’s main idea, characters, and setting.
Also, help them by checking their diary weekly for homework and encourage them to ask questions in class to develop natural inquisitive skills. |
Individuals and Societies: Teachers: Kyle Jooste, David Roe |
Unit Title: Unequal Global Interactions Concepts: Key Concepts: Global Interactions Related Concepts: Identity and power.
ATL skills: Communication, self management, research, thinking.
Help your child by: Asking to see their notebook and requesting an explanation about it’s contents. Have a debate about the impact of Columbus’ voyages. |
Science Teachers: Sunny Si & Kelvin Tian |
Unit Title:
Concepts: Key Concept: Relationship Related Concepts: Evidence & models
ATL skills: – Communication
– Research
Help your child by: Discuss about the chemical elements in our daily life. Encourage them to do more Research when get confused. And encourage them to read more science books and watch more science videos. |
Mathematics
Teachers: Sky Du (EL), Chaslyn(SL), Tanapat(SL) |
Unit Title: Number Sense(All about number; solving the unknown) Concepts: Key Concept: Logic Related Concept: Approximation, Quantity, Representation, Simplification ATL skills: Managing time and tasks effectively Use appropriate strategies for organizing complex information
Utilizing skills and knowledge in multiple contexts Apply skills and knowledge in unfamiliar situations
Help your child by: Constantly checking their notebook and homework status(the dates and brief comments should be marked on if they’ve finished on time.) Encourage them to participate more math-related activities such as math competitions or joining math club,) |
Chinese Language Acquisition:
Teacher: Matthew Lu Phase 1/2 |
Phase 1/2
Unit Title: Self-identities
Concepts: Key Concept: communication Related concepts: accent,message
ATL skills: Thinking Evaluate evidence and arguments Consider ideas from multiple perspectives Creative thinking skills Use brainstorming and visual diagrams to generate new ideas and inquiries Make unexpected or unusual connections between objects and/or ideas
Help your child by: Discuss the concept of “Accent” with your child and help them understand that accents are part of a person’s identity. Explore different accents from around the world through videos, recordings, or literature to promote cultural awareness. |
Chinese Language Acquisition: Level: Phase 5/6
Teacher: Jasmin Sun |
Unit Title: Harmonious Community Concepts: Key Concept: Connection Related Concepts: Audience & Context
ATL skills: Thinking
Creative thinking skills
Transfer skills Combine knowledge, understanding and skills to create products or solutions
Help your child by:
Positive reinforcement can motivate them to continue learning. |
Korean language and Literature Teacher: Keon Yang |
Unit Title: Developing identity
Concepts Key Concept: Identity Related Concepts: setting, self-expression
ATL skills: Thinking skill-creative thinking skill
Help your child by: You can share your reading list with your child. Your child develops their identities with experiences engaging in story-telling |
Chinese Language and Literature Teacher : Carrie Quan |
Unit Title: Exploration into Essay 生活撷英 Concepts: Key Concept: Perspective Related Concepts: Purpose, Structure
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Music Teacher:
Jonathan Lee Ching Nathan Kim |
Unit Title: Goal Setting/Personal Context: Local and Global Concepts: Key Concept: Identity Related Concepts: Personal Efficacy and Agency
ATL skills:
Self-management III. Organization skills Managing time and tasks effectively
Managing state of mind Mindfulness
Perseverance
Resilience
Research
Finding, interpreting, judging and creating information
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.
For instruments, please attend all performances and encourage practice at home. |
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Design
Teachers: Sunil Kumar Pusluri |
Unit Title: Designing a sense of belongingness Concepts: Key Concepts: Development Related Concepts: Collaboration
ATL skills: Research Information literacy skills
Finding, interpreting, judging and creating information
Thinking Critical thinking skills Analysing and evaluating issues and ideas
Transfer skills Utilizing skills and knowledge in multiple contexts
Social Collaboration skills Working effectively with others
Help your child by:
Please go through the lesson plans on timely basis and make sure the student will complete the tasks on time. |
Visual Art
Teachers: Leena Nothoo |
Unit Title: The Landscape (Real & Unseen) Concepts: Key Concept: Aesthetics Related Concepts: Interpretation, style
ATL Skills: Communication, research, media literacy skills Help your child by: Checking they have read the lesson plan prior to class, to come prepared to understand what the class will be about so that they know what’s happening; to be ready to ask questions when they are in doubt, or having difficulty with a concept. Make sure they know the language of instruction is English. Please make sure your child develops or polishes their communications skills. |
Physical and Health Education
Teacher: Hakim Halim |
Unit Title: Games: Volleap Concepts: Key Concepts: Development Related Concepts: Choice
ATL skills: Social (Collaboration skills) Working effectively with others
Self-management (Organization skills) Managing time and tasks effectively
Help your child by: Encourage your child by actively participate in various physical activities at home |
Theatre Teachers: Engela Potgieter |
Unit Title: Realism Theatre Concepts: Key Concept: Identity Related Concepts: Composition, Structure
ATL skills: Thinking
Thinking
Help your child by: Practicing their lines at home. |