1617 Curriculum Night G3 MSL

1. Welcome to Curriculum
Night
Chinese Studies Grade 3 MSL
Miyan Zhang Karen Kee Nicholas Staffa
To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.

2. Agenda
• Written Curriculum
• Taught Curriculum
• Assessed Curriculum
• Reading Program
• Chinese eBooks
• Home Learning & Support Tips
• Library
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3. Written Curriculum
HTWW 世界如何运作
WWPT 我们身处什么时空
HWEO 我们如何表达自己
STP 共享地球
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4. Taught Curriculum
• Curriculum Structure: Inquiry-Based Learning
• Language Acquisition Methodology: TPRS
(Teaching Proficiency through Reading & Storytelling)
• Teacher Tailor-Made Learning Materials
• Student-Centered Teaching & Learning
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5. Assessed Curriculum
• Assessments: Performance & Skills-Based
• Formative & Summative Assessments
• Student Portfolio (SP)
• 3-Way Learning Review (3WLR)
• Student Led Learning Review (SLLRs)
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6. Listening & Speaking
• In class observation
• Listening comprehension check
• Oral presentation, acting-out & retelling story
Reading
• Reading Comprehension Check
• Read weekly reading books
Writing: Pinyin & Characters & Story & Paragraph
Weekly Assessment & Pop Quiz
Formative Assessment
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7. To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.
Reading Program
A Chinese Reading Folder will be sent home in October.
Each year students are encouraged to read and complete entries in their Chinese Reading
Log. By June, they are required to complete 20 entries on the books of their choice. Once
per month they will orally report a chosen book to the teacher. Parents are requested to
sign their child’s reading folder every week.
Students need to return the book every Wednesday to switch for a new book.
Objectives:
• to build up students’ reading habits and interests;
• to expose students to a wider variety of written texts;
• to enhance students’ fluency through reading familiar texts.

8. • Online accounts of the following website and APPs which support
the in-school reading program materials could be purchased based
on individual needs and preferences at your own discretion.
Mandarin Matrix Reading Series Other Reading Series
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Online reading support:

9. Chinese eBooks
• Created by CDNIS teachers specifically for
our students!
• Stories, audio, activities & interactive
features of the eBooks are custom designed
by our team to support and enhance
Chinese language acquisition within the
Language B Stream.
• The purpose of the eBooks is to enhance
enjoyment and motivation for learning.
• Features Include:
stories, games, puzzles,
videos, writing tools,
recording functions
and more!
Custom Stories
Listen to a Teacher Read
Vocabulary Lists
Many
Interactive
Exercises
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10. Chinese eBooks
• eBooks will not be used as a
primary teaching tool in school.
They are meant for providing
an interactive and highly
supportive learning
environment at home.
• Students will still have printed
some materials provided, but
eBooks help us use less paper!
• Participation in the eBook
Programme is highly
encouraged to support learning.
• You will receive registration
instructions very soon!
Reading
Comprehension
True / False
Multiple Choice
Character Structure
& Stroke Videos
Interactive
Games
Songs, Rhymes
& Extra Features
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11. Home Learning
Average G3 MSL class home learning time is about 15 minutes
If you find your child spending much longer on home learning,
please have them do their best and stop.
Try your best and bring your problems back to school
Home learning assignments can be sent home Mon to Thu
Please verify your email subscription to the teacher’s blog
Use Quizlet links for weekly practice
Check Updates on the blog daily for more information
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12. Tips For Supporting
Check the teacher’s blog regularly
Check your child’s red bag for home learning, assessments,
reading folder, library books and other information
Read Chinese books with them or encourage them to read
Chinese resources: friends, books, apps, blogs, Internet, etc
Expose them to Chinese outside school to extend learning
Supervise Writing Chinese Characters (with provided resources)
If you find your child struggling with Chinese, please contact your
child’s teacher as soon as possible for extra support
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15. ThankYou!
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16. To inspire excellence, cultivate character, and empower engagement locally and globally.