WE LC O M E T O O UR 2 B CL AS S !

While you wait take the time to look around the classroom and complete the Human Bingo!

A N N O W E N

• 15th year of teaching

• 5th year teaching at CDNIS, in Grade 2

• Taught various grade levels from Kindergarten to Primary 6

• Learning Leader for Grade 2

• Teaching Philosophy

YVO N N E L E U N G

• BA Psychology, Minor in Film Studies

• PGCE (Certificate in Education)

• 2nd year as EA at CDNIS

• Muay Thai kickboxing, music, spending time with friends and my nephews, tech geek (according to Ann)

WI T H A H I G H 5 , GR E ET T H E P ER S ON NE XT T O YOU A ND I N F RO NT OF YOU . MAK E S UR E YOU KN OW EAC H O T HE R ’S N AMES (NO T J US T “T HAT ’ S SC A RL ET T ’ S DAD ” )

GR EE T I N G

2B E S S E N T I A L AG RE E M E N T S

OVERV I EW OF OU R UN I TS OF I NQU I RY

WH O W E AR E :OU R P E R S ON A L W EL LB E I N G I S

AF FEC TE D BY T HE C HO I C E S WE M A KE .

HOW WE E XPR E S S OU R SE LVE S : I MAGE S AN D

L AN G UAG E ARE US E D TO C ONVE Y I DE AS AND E N GAGE AN

AU D I E NC E .

HO W W E O RG AN I SE O U R S ELVE S

T HE VALU E O F G O O D S AN D S ERV I C E S I S

CO N N EC T ED T O WAN T S AN D N E E D S .

W H E R E W E A R E I N P L ACE A N D T I ME

S I G N I F I CA N T P E O P LE H AV E M AD E

CO N T R I B UT I O N S T O S O C I E T Y AN D

CH AN G ED L I V E S .

WH E R E WE AR E I N PL AC E AND T I M E

BY N U RTU R I NG PL AN T L I F E , W E AR E CAR I N G FOR AN D S US TA I N I N G

TH E E ARTH.

HO W T HE W ORL D W O RK S :

EART H I S PART OF A S Y S T E M W HI CH

AFF EC T S L I F E ON T HE PL AN ET.

H O W D O W E M AK E O U R U N IT S O F I N Q U I RY

T RA N S D I S C I PL I N ARY ?

S A M PL E U N I T W H O W E AR E - N U T R I T I O N

MAT H E M AT ICS

WR IT I NG

R EA D I NG

ARTS

WORD

ST UDY

SC I E NC E

MA S S A ND C A PAC I T Y

DATA H A N D L INGFRAC T I O NSWR IT I NG TO

I NS TR U CT: RE C I PE S

NON -F I C T I ON TE XT , R E AD IN G

TO L E AR N ABOU T

NU T R I T I ON

S T I L L L I F E DRAWI NG , O BS E RVAT I O N AL

DRAW IN GDA NC I NG AS A F O R M

O F E X E RC IS E

EXPAND I NG VOCABU L ARY

T H ROU GH U N IT REL ATE D WOR DS

F O O D S C I E NC E : WH AT I S I N F O O D, U NDE R S TA ND I NG

F O O D L A B E L S

W HO W E A R E

A S K S OM EON E N E XT TO YOU T O S H A R E T W O H I G H L I GH TS OF TH E I R DAY.

C H EC K I N W I T H E AC H OTH ER.

L I TE RACY - W R I T I N G

W H O W E A R E

H O W W E E X P R E S S

O U R S E LV E S

H O W T H E W O R LD W O R K S

H O W W E O R G A N I Z E O U R S E LV E S

W H E R E W E A R E I N P L A C E

A N D T I M E

S H A R I N G T H E

P L A NE T

P U R P O S E T O I NS T R U CT

T O EN T ERTA I N

T O D ES C R I BE

T O P E R S U A D E

T O R E C O U NT

T O D E S C R I BE

T EXT T Y P E R E C I P E S NA R RAT I V E I N F O R M AT I O

N R E P O RT SP E R S UA S I V E

L E TT E RB I O -

G RA P H I ESD ES C R I P-

T I ONS

EM B EDDE D I N T O OU R UN I TS OF I N QU I RY

L I TE RACY - R E A D I N G

• readers “Build Good Habits”

• explicit teaching using mini-lessons

• guided reading groups with personalised coaching

• linking reading to writing and the UOI

EM B EDDE D I N T O OU R UN I TS OF I N QU I RY

Mathematics in the PYP

Number

Pattern & Function

Shape & Space

Measurement

Data Handling

5 Strands Learning Math model

M AT H

W H O W E A R E

H O W W E E X P R E S S

O U R S E LV E S

H O W T H E W O R L D W O R K S

H O W W E O R G A N I Z E O U R S E LV E

S

W H E R E W E A R E I N

P L A C E A N D T I M E

S H A R I N G T H E

P L A N E T

S T RA N D

M E A S U R EM E N TN U M B E R

D ATA H A N D L I N G

N U M B E RS H A P E &

S PA C E

M E A S U R E ME N T

N U M B E R

M E A S U R EM E N TN U M B E R

M E A S U R EM E N TPAT T E R N & F U N C T I O N

PAT T E R N & F U N C T I O N

N U M B E R

F O CU S

M A S S & C A PA C I T Y, F R A C T I O NS , G R A P H S

S Y M M E T R Y, P L A C E VA L U E , 2 D A N D 3 D S H A P E SP R O B A B I L I T

Y

T I M E , T E M P E R A -T U R E ,PAT T E R N & F U N C T I O N

M O N E Y,A D D I T I O NS U B T R A C

T I O N

T I M E L I N E S, M U LT I P L I -C AT I O N , D I V I S I O N

L I N E A R M E A S U R EM E N T,P R O B L E M- S O LV I N G ,

H O W D O W E A S S E S S I N A L L AR E A S O F T H E C U R R I C U LU M ?

F O R M AT I V E AN D S U M M AT I V E AS S E S S M E N T

• Assessment is ongoing and occurs in stages.

• The big focus is on Formative Assessments.

RE P O RT ING P RO C E SS Oct 6-7: Three-way Learning Reviews

Jan. 6: Progress report available online

Apr. 27: Student-Led Learning Reviews

June 8: Progress report available online

Student Portfolio: iFolio

S U BS CR I B E T O YOU R CH I L D ’ S I F OL I O !

H O M E L E A R N I N G• Reading is an activity we promote everyday.

• Word Study (Spelling) - assigned weekly activities

• Unit related activities

• Mathematics - POW each week

Occasionally:

HO W DOE S YO U R CH I LD S E E H I M / HE RS E LF ? HO W DO YO U S E E YO U R CH I LD?

DI A MON D RA N K I N G

H O W YO U C A N H E L P. . .

read together

10-12 hours

balanced diet

arrive on time

let them have unstructured time

WH AT A R E 2 T H I NGS YOU L E A R N E D TON I G H T ? TH I N K- PA I R- S H A R E

S HA R I N G

C O M M UN I C AT I O N

• Class blog: http://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/teachers/annowen

• Email: annowen@cdnis.edu.hk yvonneleung@cdnis.edu.hk

• Student diary

• Phone: especially for emergencies

C L A S S BLOG• http://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/teachers/annowen

QU E S T I O N SC OM M E N T S