Grade 6Wed 18 Sept 2013

What do you value in Education? Units of Inquiry The Written Curriculum Literacy Math Home Learning Key Events Communication Computers Student Portfolios

Agenda

What do you value in Education?

What do your children value in Education?

Units of Inquiry

Who We Are 26 Aug – 27 Sept

Sharing the Planet 30 Sept – 15 Nov

Where We Are in Place and Time 18 Nov – 20 Dec

How We Organize Ourselves 6 Jan – 30 Jan

How We Express ourselves EXHIBITION11 Feb – 25 April

How the World Works 28 April – 6 June

The Written CurriculumProgramme Overview

Literacyhttp://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/school/ls/language-in-the-pyp/

Math

RUCSAC: problem solving strategy

POW: problem of the week

10 Minute Mental Math

: Home study

Grade 6 Math Overview

Mathematics Learning Outcomes

Home LearningReading: 30 minutes a nightCDNIS Policy: 60 minutes a night

Grades 3-6The allocated time includes that which is assigned including Chinese Studies and instrument practice. Project work may extent this homework time on occasion. Students in Advanced Chinese classes can expect to spend more time on homework than other students.

Ongoing: Process journals, blogs, reading, instrument practice, mental math practice, Mathletics, Moodle

* No weekend or holiday homework

ComputersStudent computers are used throughout the day in most disciplines.

A computer case is required to bring it home Computers must be returned to school fully charged.

Computers go home for school work ONLY and for no more than 1 hour of work.

Parents can determine if their child can play computer games at home after work is completed.

Computers will begin going home for a few nights a week and gradually for extended times starting MONDAY.

Key Events3 Way Learning Reviews:

26 – 27 SeptGrade 6 Camp: 2 - 4 Oct6A Assembly: Friday 11 OctYoung Americans: 15-16 NovPYP Exhibition: 7-11 April 2014Grade 6 Celebration: 6 June

Communication Blogs (students, teachers, class,

specialists, Lower School) http://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/teachers/joannesandul

E-mailjoannesandul@cdnis.edu.hk

Flash (weekly) Spotlight (twice a year)

School Website: www.cdnis.edu.hk

Student Portfolios

Thank you for coming!Please join us for refreshments

in the school lobby!