WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL P8 TISA – Thursday 28 th August 2014.
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Transcript of WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL P8 TISA – Thursday 28 th August 2014.
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Agenda:• General Information• Mathematics• Units of Inquiry (UOI)• Language Arts• Exhibition Information
Branching off in to individual classes:• A guided tour of your child’s classroom and the timetable• Homeroom teachers’ expectations including homework and lines of communication• Homeroom parents, answering of questions• Email addresses
6:05pm - For parents who have more than one child in the Primary School, they may choose to visit their child’s other classroom(s)Parents wishing to inquire about how EAL works in P8 are welcome to go to the EAL room (107) in TISA 1.
• Thank you • Nut free school• Absences• Birthdays• Homework expectations• Parent participation-
homeroom, trips, birthdays, guest speakers
• Trips – please can children bring packed lunches for field trips
• Change of T Shirt for PE lessons (twice weekly)
• Role of subject specialists
• EAL and LS teachers• Mother Tongue Workshop –
10/9 8:45am – 10:00am in the Primary Staffroom
• PYP Workshop – 4/9 - 8:45am – 10:00am in the Primary Staffroom
• Week 5 Transition Workshop – 17/9- 8:45am – 10:00am in the Primary Staffroom
• Flash drive / USB pen Google Docs
• P8 website and blog
GENERAL INFORMATION
MATHEMATICS IN P8
Number
Measurement
Data handling
Pattern and function
Space and shape
WHAT DOES MATHEMATICS LOOK LIKE IN P8?
Where possible Mathematics is ‘hands on’
Students draw their understanding of knowledge and skills through concepts
Students are empowered to ‘live’ the language of mathematics
P8 UNITS OF INQUIRY – TIMELINE OF TRANSDISCIPLINARY THEMES
How we organise ourselves–18th August – 19th September
Where we are in place and time– 22nd September – 31st October
Sharing the planet– 3rd November – 12th December
P8 UNITS OF INQUIRY – TIMELINE OF TRANSDISCIPLINARY THEMES
How we express ourselves - 5th January – 13th February
Exhibition- 16th February – 1st May
How the world works- 4th May– 19th June
LANGUAGE
Oral language – listening and speaking (debating)
Visual language – viewing and presenting (projects)
Written language – reading (instructional, enjoyment, meaning)
Written language – writing (to inform) including grammar and spelling)
P8 EXHIBITION
What is the exhibition? Decide collaboratively on a central idea.
A personal, local and global connection that leads to action
The role of our students
The role of our P8 teachers and staff (mentors)
The role of the community
Your role and staging of the exhibition.
NAMES AND CONTACTS
Mr Michael Hinds – [email protected]
Mr Nick Palmer – [email protected]
Mr Matt Franklin - [email protected]
Mr Dan Bergthold - [email protected]
Mrs Fiona Hunter - [email protected]
Student Diaries:
Please sign your child’s student diary on a Thursday evening so that
when they come to school on a Friday we too can sign it off for
closure on a school week.
Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
William Butler Yeats
Thank you for your continued support – it is appreciated!