Parents Info Evening 14-15

Challenge the children. Allow them to think for themselves. Enable them to learn, develop and use the skills necessary to succeed in society. Give them the opportunities to show what they can do.

Encourage the children to challenge and push themselves.

- Timetable

-English

-Maths

-IPC

-Specialist lessons

-EAL

-Homework

-Assessment

-End of Year Exhibition/Production

-Camp adf adsf

-Leave of absence

Timetable

-Units covered:

-Biography/Autobiography

-2 poetry units – Power of imagery/Finding a voice.

-Myths and Legends

-Extending narrative – Narnia

-Argument

-Authors study – Michael Morpurgo

-Journalistic writing.

-Each unit will structured in a similar way: - Immersion – planning – writing – analysis – project. -Importance of reading at home. -Thinking about what they have read.

- The wreck of Zanzibar.

-Guided reading, literacy circles and Impact Word Group

-Over the year, the curriculum is split into various blocks:

-Block A – Counting, partioning and calculating

-Block B – Securing number facts, understanding shape.

-Block C – Handling data and measures. -Block D – calculating, measuring and understanding shape.

-Block E – Securing number facts, relationships and calculating.

Importance of maths challenges/problems. Importance of learning multiplication tables. Mathletics – Computer software for use at home to link with curriculum

-Units covered:

-Host and Home

-Myths and Legends

-Environment

-Drugs education

-Growing Up /Sex Education - There will be a meeting about this unit closer to the date.

Topic based curriculum - Over the year, each unit will ensure that the children cover the various subjects (e.g. geography, history, science, etc…) Before each unit begins, you will receive a letter outlining the goals of each topic.

-Dutch

-Gym

-Handicrafts

-Music

-English as an Additional Language. -- In class for those who’s priority is to master basic English.

-Instead of Dutch lessons. -May have support out of classroom.

-Preparation for the ISH

-Work sheets vs. skill development?

-Mini-projects – useful in skill development.

-Varied structure:

-Independent

-Paired

-Small Groups

-Promoting high standards from the children themselves.

-Reading journals and spelling journals.

-On the whole, no homework over the weekend except reading.

-Help, but don’t help too much – checking over work and asking questions of what they have produced.

-Importance of reading – listening to your children read. Asking questions.

Tweede Kamer – 1 more helper needed.

-Camp

-Greek Play

-Environment Trip

-International Picnic – 19th Sep

-Other opportunities for trips may arise.

-OV Chipkaart

-Parental help on trips would be very much appreciated.

-More trips may be arranged later in the year.

-Assessment – PIE, PIM, In class assessment.

-Periodic SATs testing.

-Parents Evenings and reports.

-Class parent – Please help

-Sharing email addresses between parents?

-8taxi School bus

-International Food Fair

-The End of Year Project–

-At HSV we follow the Dutch tradition of focusing strongly on a final project/production for the end of the year.

-All – inclusive.

-Developing skills – not just acting

-Lateness

-OV Chipkaart

-Children in ID6 have permission to bring in technology (e.g. iPads, iPhones) to support in their education.

-Last year was a huge success.

-Is only for educational purposes.

-Is completely the decision of you as a parent.

If your child is sick?

Phone the school

Or

Email me in the morning/evening before:

aburford@hsvdenhaag.nl

sdavis@hsvdenhaag.nl

lwittenberg@hvsdenhaag.nl

Medicine form.

Class Parent

Is there anyone willing to volunteer as class parent this year?