Grade 6Wednesday 18 Sept

2013

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Ice Breaker Key Events The Written

Curriculum Units of Inquiry Literacy Math Home Learning Communication Student Portfolios

Agenda

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What do you value in Education?

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What do your children value in Education?

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The Written CurriculumProgramme Overview

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Units of InquiryWho 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 EXHIBITION

How the World Works

28 April – 6 June

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

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Math

RUCSAC: problem solving strategy POW: problem of the week 10 Minute Mental Math Home study Grade 6 Math Overview

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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: Portfolio reflections, process journals, blogs, reading, instrument practice, mental math practice * No weekend or holiday homework

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CommunicationFlash (weekly)

Blogs (students, teachers, class, specialists)

http://sites.cdnis.edu.hk/teachers/christinemiller

E-mailchristinemiller@cdnis.edu.hk

Spotlight (twice a year)

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Key Events 3 Way Learning Reviews: 26-27 Sept Grade 6 Camp: 2-4 Oct 6E Assembly: Friday 2nd May Young Americans: 15-16 Nov PYP Exhibition: 9 April Grade 6 Celebration: 6 June

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Student Portfolios

Please feel free to contribute to the questions on the charts displayed around the room with your own questions and/or comments.

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